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Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-24
MAY ASK COURTS
TO DELAY PAVING
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
PASADENA, Sept. 23.-The nature Of
the netition filed by the Los Robes prop
erty owners was made public today. 1t Is
a request for delay in the laying Oh all
sewer gas and water pipes.
There is also fear expressed in the
petition that besides paying for the value
of bitulithic pavement they may be forced
to pay a royalty to the patentees, and
they say that they are Informed that as
good a pavement of a similar nature car
be put down for less money.
The petitioners also intimate that unless
the council protects them in the matter
that they will resort to the courts. Such
a proceeding has been predicted by those
favoring bitulithic as an almost certain
step that would be somehow accomplished
by the Barber asphalt people
In the specifications of the work an
addenda in red ink calls attention of the
bidders to the fact that the patentees of
the bitulithic will license any contractor
who gets the job, and they also have fur
nished bond to insure their furnishing the
material at their stated market price.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-24
NEGRO cENTENARIAN'S
LAST WISH OBSERVED
srecial to The Herald.

Srecial to The Herald.
SANTA MONICA, Sept. 23.-The last
request of Aaron Burks. the negro CEN
tenarian, who died here yesterday, was
carried out today when his body was
sent to Pasadena for burial. Burks made
his home with his son, Levi Burks. at 622
South Fifth street, who is in possession
of interesting dat4 concerning the early
life of his father.
Born in slavery, the deceased had been
owned by various Southern families be-
fore the emancipation proclamation gave
to him his liberty. His first recollections
were conferred about the plantation OF
Capt. C. G. Slade, wealthy cotton grow
er at Columbus, Miss.
The exact age of his father the sor
does not know, but is convinced that hi
was past his fiftieth year when he gained
his freedom. He had been a resident o.
Southern California since 1891.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-24
DANA BURKS QUESTIONED
FROM AUDIENCE AT MEETING
Milton Carlton Accuses Board of Fa-
vorins Santa Monica and Of Bad
Observation-Disclosures, Pres
ident Responds

Special TO The Herald
VENICE, Sept. 23.-Charges Of misman-
agement were made against the admins
tration at dsincorporation meeting to-
night by one of the audience-Milton
Caflton-who challenged President Dana
Burks to answer the questions he would
PROFOUND.
The main allegation of Carlton was
that the board had favored Santa Monica
in the use of Ocean Park funds, intimat-
ing that interests of the officials in the
former town were the cause OF their
action. He also accused them Of bad
Judgment
Burks once refused to obey the order
of Chairman Thomas Aispitt to sit down
and was applauded. He responded to the
questions.
The meeting was held on the ocean
front.
Cartons name was on the book Of the
gambling joint recently raided.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-24
ENGINE BROKEN, LAUNCH
LIES IN BREAKERS AN HOUR

Special TO The Herald.
LONG BEACH, Sept. 23.-The fishing
boat Camiguin, Capt. A. H., Mason, with
seventeen passengers, drifted into the
breakers four miles east of the pier last
evening and was only kept from going
ashore by the crew throwing out the
anchor.
Because of personal feelings between
them Capt Mason refused an offer Of
assistance from Capt. Art Paschall of the
Eagle and the Camiguin remained in her
dangerous position more than an hour
until Capt. Will Graves of the Tourist
towed her away from the breaker line
The engines breaking down caused the
trouble. The machinery was repaired and
the Camiguin reached the pier under her
own power, nearly two hours later than
usual.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-24
WILMINGTON DECISION
DELAYS STREET GRADING
Special to The Herald.

SreclaI to The Herald.
LONG BEACH, Sept. 23.-When two
teams and grading machine started to
work at Sixteenth street and Pine ave-
nue. this morning, under instructions from
the street superintendent office, Capt.
A. w. mcdonnell, who lives in that vi
cinity, came out with a protest against
the work being done, asserting that the
supreme court had handed down de-
cision in the Wilmington incorporation
cases which vitality affects this city's con-
troll of North Long Beach.
Street Superintendent Taylor ordered
his men to return to town, the city at
torney was notified and steps will be
taken to test the matter in the courts.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-24
PASADENA COUNCIL IS
TO FIX TELEPHONE TAX
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
PASADENA, Sept. 2S.-Tomorrow prom
ises TO be full and busy day for the
civ council, as, besides routine matters,
the ordinance relative to the telephone
mole fax comes up for second reading.
the proposed garbage incinerator will
probably receive some consideration and
the matter of a double track franchise
for the Pacific Electric is due as tomor-
row Is the last day for receiving bids.
>The rate of the pole t1x, 1t is thought,
will be changed from 81 to ST. as the
higher rate might furnish good excuse
for raising the rate of telephone rentals.
Those who profess to know say that
the Pacific Electric will bid for the fran
chise, and if they do the council will
doubtless accept the bid II 1t reaches the
amount set as the minimum price ac-
ceptable.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-24
RESIGNS Passionate TO
TRAVEL FOR PUBLISHER
Rev. E. w. Thornton of First Christian
Church, Long Beach, VIII Preach
His Last Sermon Next
Sunday
Long Beach Office,
% Locust avenue.
Phone-Home 26o.


LONG BEACH, Sept. 23.-After eighteen
years of successful ministry, the Rev. e.
w. Thornton, pastor of the First Chris
tan church, prominent in church and
educational circles throughout Southern
California will resign his pastorate Oc-
tober to enter the field of Sunday school
work He will travel for the Standard
Publishing company of Cincinnati.
DR.. Thornton's announcement that he
wished to retire caused not little sur
prise. Although he had considered the
matter for several months, few knew OF
his plans. The trustees of the church
accepted his resignation and committee,
composed of G.. H. Windham, c. A. Buff
fun and w. j. Morrison, was appointed
to select his successor and supply the
vacancy temporarily, at least, at once.
The popular pastor will preach his fare
we'll sermon next Sunday.
Rev. Mr.. Thornton expects to devote
the next six years to the Sunday school
work, which will consist largely in trav-
cling along the Pacific coast, interview
| ing superintendent and teachers, hold
ing institutes and conducting round
tables He hopes to become an authority
on methods and teacher training.
| Before taking up this active work he
will spend four months in travel in the
east. q tour of inspection having beer
arranged for him by the publishing COM
pany.
The pastor came here two years ago
from Waynesburg, Pa, and during his
pastorate the membership of the local
church has grown from 300 to $40. The
Sunday school under his supervision has
reached a total enrolment of 400. His
work in this Sunday school and his other
work in connection with the state Sun
day school work of his church led to the
flattering proposition made him by the
publishing company.
His former pastorates have been in
Waynesburg, Pa; Kansas City, Mo-;
Carrollton, Mo-; Mayfeld, KY, and Pitts
burg, Pa.
HIS family will maintain their resi-
dence here.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-24
MANY TEACHERS
POSTS CHANGED
PAY ALL BILLS is DECISION OF
BOARD
First Meeting Since Beginning of Term
Marked by Adoption of Reports.
Enrolment Already $4,000
and Growing

The board of education held an impor-
tant meeting last night, being the first
since the opening of the new scholastic
year. :.
Various reports of the different commit
tees were received by the secretary OF
the board. That Of the finance committee
caused a discussion. There were num-
Der of bills on the report which had been
turned down by City Auditor Mushet.
These bills the committee claimed should
be pal according to an ordinance re-
Gently passed by the city council, includ-
ing the particular report in question.
Mr. Mushet is charged with having over
looked this phase of the report and con-
demned 1t. The finance committee insist
ed last night that the school board should
pay all the demands, Notwithstanding the
objections of the city auditor
Some of the members at first hesitated,
but later on the measure was adopted by
the board and the bills will be paid In
spite of the auditors protest. The sum
| in question amounts to $500.
4 The building committees report wal
read Recommendations were made fol
| the construction of a number of tenn
porary buildings to accommodate the in
creasing attendance, which in number
of localities in the out-of-town district
is causing the board considerable worry.
The report was adopted.
Following are the schools which will
be affected by the report: Vernon avenue
school, Fifty-second street school, Fifty
first street school and Gardena school.
The temporary building at CASTELAR,
street school will be moved to Eagle
Rock avenue school and the temporary
building at the Tenth street school will
be moved to the Vernon avenue school.
Two kindergarten schools were ordered
to be established-one at the Twenty
fourth street school and another at the
Seventeenth street school
Principal Housh of the Los Angeles
High school was authorized to have
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-24
BANQUET CELEBRATES
Y. M. C. A. SCHOOL OPENING
Increased Membership Expected This
Year-SeveraI New Courses to Be
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to Send
Clerks to Lectures

The opening Of the fall term of the
Y. M. C. A. institute was celebrated last
night by the usual annual banquet OF
the teachers of the school, he'd in the
Federation Coffee club in the Citizens
National Bank building. Nearly every
member of the faculty and educational
committee of the local Y. M. G. A. were
present.
Several lengthy speeches were made by
the older members of the faculty.
The banquet was presided over by James
G.. Warren, chairman of the educational
committee of the faculty. Lloyd A. Aus
tin. educational director of the school,
was one of the speakers. W. H. Frost.
president of the Western Gas Engine
company, spoke for the new members.
w. ID. Howard, H. e. Brett and f. Lee
Fuller spoke for the old members OF the
faculty. d. e. Luther, general secretary,
smoke on the handsome new building to
he constructed for the Y. M. G. A.
Among those present were George s..
Reane of the University of Southern Cali
fornia, H. e. Brett, Frank II. Brooks,
]. p. Dupuy, f. Lee Luller, Theo Fulton,
r. ]. Krabill, w. G. Lincoln. A. W. Nye,
r. u. Osenburg, s. W. Peterson, Fred T.
Richards, E. P. Powell, w. j. sprenger.
w. Thomson, Ricardo Tribe, l.. H. West
colt, ]. A. Wood, Arthur Mas, r. j.
Dobbs, assistant educational instructor;
G. H. Price and H. Vorhauer, physical
instructors.
The fall term opens September 80. Ar
opening entertainment will be given FRI
day, September q, when DR.. Smither of
the First Christian church will present
a stereopticon lecture on his recert trip
through Europe and Asia. Nearly 500
pupils were enrolled in the school last
fall and larger enrolment is expected
this time.
A new feature of the work is the
course on salesmanship for clerks and
EMPLOYEES of commercial houses. Ham
burgers, the Central department store, tho
Broadway department store, the Bon
Marche have consented to serd their
clerks for the daytime course.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-24
FEARING COLLAPSE, SANTA
MONICA PASTOR RESIGNS
Rev. H. p. Wilbur Of the Presbyterian
Church Forced to Leave Pulpit
He Has Occupied Seven
Years
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
SANTA MONICA. Sept. 2S.-Threat-
ened by a physical breakdown ReY. HI
P. Wilbur, who for seven and half
years has filled the pulpit of the Pres
byterian church, has rendered his res
ignation to the church directorate II
take effect at once. @
Since becoming identified with the
local church DR.. Wilbur has Instituted
many changes with the result that II
has grown and prospered.i He will &c
into the mountains for long rest be-
fore seeking a new pastorate.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-24
Ocean Park School Opens
80 A. erx.n IIo~oId

EpecIaI
OCEAN PARK, Sept 23.-The city'a
public school opened today with an at
tendance about % per cent in excess OF
last years enrolment of 245 pupils
The previous terms full quota OF
teachers and three additional instruc-
tors were none too many to care for
the greatly enlarged classes.
The new appointees are Mrs. Nellie
D. Taylor of Terre Haute, Ind, who
last year was principal of the South
Pasadena public school; Miss Stewart
of Whittier and Miss Adelia Adams of
San Diego. During the vacation period
many improvements were made to the
schoil building and grounds.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-24
SEAL TAKES BOAT FOR
HOME; OPPOSES ELECTION
Long Beach Man scurries from Attack
Clineing to Pier, Worsts Bark
ing Amphlbious Animal
with an Oar
special to Tho Herald.

Special to The Herald.
LONG BEACH, Sept. pa large seal
which had made itself at home in a row.
boat moored near the outer wharf re-
fused to disembark this morning when
an employee on Long beach-San Pedro
pleasure schooner climbed down the lad
der from the pier to row out in the skiff
to the larger craft
The seal parked savagely at the boat
man and ran at him threateningly.
Selling an oar, the man crawled to a
position of safety on the ladder, from
where he pounded the seal and jabbed 1t
sharply with the oar, forcing 1t finally to
desert the boat and take to the water.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-24
YOUNG HUNTER INJURIES AZ
coMRADE BY ACCIDENT

Special to The Herald
LONG BEACH, Sept. 23.-Oral Ballou,
IA years old, was accidep ally shot in the
right ankle today by William Brown, a
companion, while they were hunting
ground squirrels near the Ballou lads
home at Anaheim street and Vine avenue.
Luckily the ball, which was from a
22-caliber rifle, passed between the ankle
bone and the cord, injuring neither, and
came out on the inside of the foot, close
to. the heel bone.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-24
Disappears; May Have Been Slain

SAN JOSE, Sept. .2S.-Mrs. c. Bacci of
this city reported to the police today that
her husband. who started home from San
Pablo, Contra Costa county, on September
6 with $500 in his possession. has not
been heard from since. She fears he has
been murdered.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-24
ZONE MAN BAND" IN JAIL;
STOLE WATCH Is CHARGE
snecial to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
LONG BEACH, Sept 2S-Ed White, a
vaudeville artist known as the "One-
Man Band" was arrested in Los Angeles
today by Officer Phillips and locked up
In the city jail here, charged with having
stolen a gold watch from the room OF a
tourist staying at the Eastman apart
ments on the beach.
The robbery is said to have been COM
rnitted last week while White was en-
gagged at the Tarrytown theater here.
The watch in question was found In
Los Angeles pawnshop.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-24
MOTHER SEEKS BABY BOY;
FATHER KIDNAPER, SHE SAYS

Special to The Herald
LONG BEACH, Sept. 23.-Mrs. l.. ].
Mccormick of Los Angeles came to this
city today in scare of her three-year-old
son, whom she said her husband kid
mapped yesterday. She sought aid from
her husbands stepfather, w. ]. Miles.
Mccormick is said to have left his wife
on a former occasion but to have returned
to her shortly afterward. The family
formerly lived in Long Beach.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-24

From the information received by the
was stolen recently In C1aremont and
shipped to Pasadena by express. From
the description furnished by the express
agent Detective Coping located Bryant
and arrested him. He was identified by
the local agent OF the express company,
and after being locked up confessed to
having taken the gun.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-24

the walls of his office and some of the
library departments of the school re-
papered.
Then came the teachers committees
report, which was adopted on being
read. Comment was made by the report
on the increasing number of pupils,
which has already reached $4,000, and Is
daily growing larger. The committee re-
ports that all the changes which were
suggested by E. C. Moore, superintendent
of city schools, are in practice already.
A number of transfers and new assign
ments were then gone through with by
the board at the suggestion of the teach
ers' committee. Each of the many names
were checked up by the members of the
board, and all have been chosen as rec
commended by the teachers committee.
They are as follows:
List of Changes
Sara M. Dole from Seventeenth street
to Gates street, Miss Lovejoy's place;
Bertha, s. Myers to Twentieth street,
Miss Schmitts place; Haidee, Glasscock
from Ninth street to Norwood street,
Miss Moores place; Ella M. Frye to Four
teenth street, Miss Blake's place; Mrs.
B. Maud March from Norwood street to
Norwood street, Miss Teahan's place;
Minnie Lommen from Olive street to
Norwood street. Mrs. Marchs place;
Rebecque M. j. Cooper from Main street
to Twelfth street. Miss Sutton's place;
Ethel c. Thompson to First street, Miss
Rice's place; Elizabeth M. Jones to Dem
yer avenue, first grade; Nancy Irwin to
Twenty-eighth street, fifth grade; Bessie
f. Fowble to Twentieth street, Miss
Haas place; e. Page Kerns from Tenth
street to Fortieth street, Miss Bland S
place; Mrs. Grace A. G. Franks to For
| tieth street, Miss Kerns' place; Blanche
l.. Vance to Main street, Miss Cooper s
place; M. w. Chandler, Seventeenth
streets; Miss Fields place; Emma j. Rob-
inson to Ninth street, Miss Glasscock' s
place. Persy z. Mccarthy from Olive
stree to California street, Miss Hill
place; Augusta Carhart from Fortieth
street to Twentieth street, Miss Bristor' s
place; RANGES Bristor from Twentieth
street to Second street, Mrs. Wilson'S
place; Edith Runyan to Fortieth street,
Miss Carhart's place; Lillian Harrison to
Santa Fe street, Miss Ehrlicks place;
Louise Stokes to Mckinley avenue, K.
assistant; w. r. Mcconnell to McKin-
ley home, sloyd; Mrs. Ella c. Dawson to
Fourteenth street, Miss Cooney's place;
Hazel G. Brobst from Main street to
Washington street, Miss Curren's place;
Mrs. Nellie Jonas from Berendo street to
Main street, Miss Brobst's place; Flor
ence Chase from First street to Berendo
street, Mrs. Jones place; Ida Jackson
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-24

Customer-who is that lady your
clerks are treating with so much def
erence?
Bookseller That? Oh. that's Mrs
Laytest. She is one of our six best
buyers.-Puck.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-24

In the future The Herald Will issue to sub
scribers holding six months contracts The
Hcuaelxeeper instead OF the Woman's Home
Companion The Housekeeper is preferred by
many Of our ;,atrons II Is bright. full Of ex-
cellent articles of especial interest to women
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-24
cLAREMoNT BURGLAR
coNFEssEs TO THEFT
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
PASADENA. Sept. 28--John w. Bry-
ant. a carpenter living at 2s6 North Ches-
ter avenue, was arrested this afternoon
by Detective Coping on information
from the officers of Claremont. who want
him to answer to charge OF burglary
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-24
PAINTERS SECRETARY
ACCUSED BY UNION

Special to The Herald.
LONG BEACH, Sept 23.-George Russell,
financial secretary of the local painters
union, was arrested today on warrant
charging him with having embezzled
funds in his keeping. Members Of the
union preferred the charges.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-24
GIRL RIDER INJURED
BY FALLING OF HORSE
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
LONG BEACH. Sept. 23.-Miss Rena
Thompson, II years old, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. H. G. Thompson, is confined to
her home with broken ankle, the result
of an accident which occurred while she
was riding horseback. At the corner OF
First street and Pine avenue her horse
slipped and fell with her, crushing the
ankle severely.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-24
HORSE Is KILLED IN
COLLISION WITH CAR
Special to The Herald

Special to The Herald
PASADENA, Sept. pa horse belong
ing to Harry Burton, a public carriage
driver, was so badly injured by being
struck by street car today that 1t had to
be shot. AS Burton was crossing South
Raymond avenue with woman passen-
ger in his rig local car came around the
corner and struck his team while his at
tention was attracted by car just pass
ing in the opposite direction. Neither Of
the occupants was injured, though they
very narrowly escaped.
Julian Belancourt was arraigned today
in Justice MacDonald's court on a charge
of failing to attach license tag to his
trial set for Thursday morning. This is
the first arrest for such a violation of
the ordinance requiring dogs to be tagged
with their license number.
The final payment of $4O7.44 was made
today on the Dakota street fire depart
ment building to Dawson e. Daniels, the
contractors. The claim was for extra
work, and as it stood originally was dis
puted by the commissioners. The build
ing has been accepted for some time.
William Morgan, one of Pasadena's well
known business men, has closed out his
various interests in Chicago and Traverse
City, Mich, and will devote his attention
to his Pasadena holdings, which are quite
extensive, and some valuable mining in
terests he is developing in San Bernar-
dino county.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-24

Mrs. Ezra Zones of Alamitos avenue
picked up the cutting end of lawn
mower last night at her home. The re-
volving blades caught the second finger
of her right hand, tearing the flesh
frightfully and almost completely ampu-
tating the end of the finger.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-24

At the quarterly reference meeting of
the Central Methodist Episcopal church,
a resolution asking the annual conference
to return the present pastor, the Rev.
w. e. Lusk, was adopted unanimously.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-24

II you want TO go east. C. Haydock.
Agent Illinois Central R. R.. lis w. eth
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-30
Weeks Calendar of Sports
Monday.

Monday. Sam Langford vs. Joe Jeannette, at Rochester, N Y. Amby McGarry vs. Tommy Murphy, at Bridgeport, Conn. Opening of fall meeting of the Brighton Beach Racing Association. Opening of annual horse show at Louisville. Ky.
 Tuesday. Opening of race meeting at Lima, Ohio.
 Wednesday. Intercollegiate tennis championships at Merion Cricket Club, Philadelphia. Harvard Bowdoin football game at Cambridge, Mass. YaIe-WesIeyan football game at New Haven, Conn. |. Pennsylvania-villa football game at Philadelphia.
 Ten-mile swimming race of Missouri A. c. on Mississippi River at St. Louis
 Saturday. Western Association A A. IT. track and field championships at St. Louis. Harvard Maine football game at Cambridge, Mass. Yale-syracuse football game at New Haven, Ccnn.
 Princeton stevens football game at Princeton, N. J. ( Pennsylvania Bucknell football game at Philadelphia.
 Corneu-oberlin football game at Ith- aca, N. Y.
 University of Michigan Case School football game at Ann Arbor, Mich. Indiana -DePauw football game at Bloomington, Ind.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-30
RALLY DAY EXERCISES
 BY BAPTIST CHILDREN
RecitatiOns. Songs and Addresses Given at the Clayton
 Street Church.

RecitatiOns. Songs and Addresses Given at the Clayton
 Street Church.
 Very interesting Rally Day" exer- cises were held yesterday morning by the children of the Clayton Street Baptist Sunday School. the excellent program that had been arranged be- ing enjoyed by a large attendance of friends and relatives of the pupils.
 The exercises were held in two di- visions. one by the primary depart ment and the other by the older chill dren. Both went off very well, and the superintendent of the school told the children that the program far ex- ceeded his expectations.
 The feature of the primary depart ment program was the promotion of several little ones from the cradle roll to the primary department and of others from the primary department to the junior.
 There were several recitations, songs and addresses by different mem bers of the school and by different classes, and at the conclusion of the program the primary children marched to the main school and back again.
 The program in the main school, also. consisted of songs, recitations, dialogues. etc. All were excellently rendered, and the exercises are de- clared to have been among the bsst ever carried out by the school.