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Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-06
Arbor Day in Hollywood

At the instigation of the Womans
club of Hollywood Saturday will be OBJ
served in the foothill city as civic
house cleaning day. Some time ago
committees of club women were ap-
pointed to interview residents in diff
ferent parts of the city in regard to
clearing their yards, boulevards and
vacant lots, and in cases where this
has not been done names of property
owners will be sent to the city trustees,
and the work viii proceed at the eX-
pense of said property owners. Every
one living in Hollywood is expected to
remain at home Saturday, and to sweep
before his or her own door, unless he
or she has already attended to the out
door spring cleaning. The good work
is also progressing in East and South
Hollywood. A commendable move to-
ward the city beautiful was made by
the Hollywood club women earlier in
the year, when they secured an option
on many of the vacant lots in the city
and then found teamsters and others
who kept horses who agreed to rent
these lots and plant them to barley.
This has been done, and now the ef-
forts of these Voteless citizens are be-
ing rewarded in field after field covered
with a beautiful growth of green, and
they have also gotten rid of one of the
most prolific hotbeds of weeds.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-06
DEATHS

DUTCHER-Mrs Cloha A. butcher. ~
years, widow, native OF Canada, 2si7 Oar
win avenue; broncho-pneumonia.
GRAVES-Selwyn Il. Graves % years. sim
gle, native of California. North Main and
Redondo street; mangled in collision be-
tween auto and Southern Pacific train;
burial at San Gabriel
HALL-Miss Emma b. Hall, 33 years. sim
gle, native OF Iowa. 416 North Breed
street; pulmonary tuberculosis
HALSTEAD-Mrs. Hattie Halstead, SO
years, widow. native OF New York, 9o7
Orange street; apoplexy.
HESS-John b. Hess, ~ years. married,
native of Germany, California hospital;
pneumonia and tuberculosis; burial at
Spokane
HOLLIS-Willlam c. Hollis 81 years, di-
vorced, native of Pennsylvania. 314 East
Fourteenth street; lobar pneumonia.
KAMl.ERER-Wtlliam T. Kammerer, 20
years married, native OF Pennsylvania,
243 South Olive street; tuberculosis; cre-
nation.
MARZET-Joseph Marzet, IS years. widow
err native OF France, recently of Bis
Macy street, French hospital; lobar pneu-
monia.
NICHOLAS-Lorna Doom Nicholas. days,
native of LOS Angeles, 527 south Los AM
geles street; hemorrhage
PRAEGER--Ida Praeger, years, single
native OF California, 65f North Boyle ave-
nue.; diphtheria.
RAMSEY-Mrs. Emma Amelia Ramsey. AZ
years. married, native of Ohio. 1922 Stan
ford avenue; phthisis pulmonalis; crema-
tion.
years married, native of Little Rock, 1868
East Sixth street; general peritonitis.
WILSON-Mrs. Annie Wilson, 70 years
widow, county hospital; exhaustion, men
tai strain
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-06
Wonen's Clubs

4 MONG the interesting club events
n of the week was the program af-
ternoon given Wednesday by the
Galpin Shakespeare club in the audito-
rum of the Alhambra high school be-
fore the Alhambra Wednesday After
noon club. An enjoyable portion of the
program was furnished by the Philo-
mel quartet.
The AFTERNOON included the following
numbers:
Opening remarks by president, Mrs.
r. II. F. Variel; "Some Ethical Values
of Shakespeare" Miss Jessica Law
renee; music, (a) "Orpheus with His
Lutte" (Manney), (b) BLOW, Blow,
Thou Winter Wind" (Sarjeant), Philo-
men quartet, Miss Willy Smyser, Miss
Jessica Lawrence, Miss Edna Wenger,
Miss Julie Kie Christin, Mrs. H. P.
Flint, accompanist; readings from the
Winters Tale trial scene, Mrs. E.
H. Barmore. Mrs. Clara Baker, statue
scenes Mrs. ]. Bert Stearns. Miss Mar
garet Philipson, Hiss Ellen Galpin,
Miss Mary Baldwin; music, (a) "OVer
Hill, Over Dale" (Beach), (b) lyon
Spotted Snakes" (McFarren), Philo-
mel quartet; character sketch, "Bian-
ca" Mrs. c. B. Mcclure; reading, clos
ct scene between Hamlet and his moth
er, Miss Dora Holmes; music, (a)
Come Unto These Golden Sands"
(Beach), (b) "Hark, Hark, the Lark"
(SchuberD, Philomel quartet.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-06
LATE NEWS FROM YOUR HOME STATE
CONNECTICUT

NEW HAVEN, March 5.--Judge Ly-
man e. Munson, Yale law school 1851,
died at the home of his son-in-law, DR..
Thomas II. Russell, at the age of Sc.
He was born in Great harrington.
Mass. and was appointed to a United
States judgship in Montana by Presi-
dent Lincoln.
NEW BRITAIN--A case of smallpox
was discovered at AZ Chestnut street.
The patient is Charles Scarlet, the s.
year-old son of Isaac Scarlet, a bar
ber Health Officer w. w. Brackett
was notified by doctor who had seen
the boy and diagnosed his case as
smallpox.
DANBURY-Mrs. Lucy NJ Osborn,
a real daughter of the American revo-
luton, died.
Mrs Osborn was born here Decem-
Der 8. 1907, the daughter of soldier
of Washington's army. Her mental
faculties were keen and alert to the
day of her death, and she kept herself
Informed on current affairs. Physically
she was as active as many women
much younger than she. Her illness
lasted two days.
MIDDLETOWN-An alleged disor
derby house on the Meriden road, about
four miles from here, was raided and
four men and four women We're arrest
ed The men gave bonds of $25 each
and the four women gave bonds aggre-
eating $475. State Policeman Louks
made the arrests.
WATERBURY-Adam Reid, head, of
the dry goods firm of Reid & Hughes
in this city, Norwich and Lawrence,
Mass, died in this city. Mr. Reid frac-
tured a hip in a fail while about to
enter the drug store of the Apothe-
carries Hall company and had been In a
serious condition for several days. Mr..
Reid, who had been in the dry goods
business for thirty years, was also an
officer of the Norwich Savings bank.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-06
OHIO

RAVENNA, o., March 5.-J. c. Neil
was arrested here, charged with
bigamy. 1t is alleged he married a
wealthy widow at Kendallville, Ind,
and deserted her in 1905. In November,
1907, he married Mrs. Birdie Pepper Of
Cleveland. He was arrested on COM
plant of her sister, Mrs. John Ryal, of
this place.
MARIETTA-In a fire which de-
stroyed two dwelling houses in the
flood district Goldie Ackerman was
badly burned before being rescued in a
boat and two babies thrown into the
water were nearly drowned before being
picked up.
CANAL DOVER-Pleading guilty to
the charge of driving crapet tack
through the tongue of Sampson Fowler,
z years old, an inmate of the Tuscara-
was County Children's home, Miss
Clara Sterling. assistant matron, was
fined $40 and the costs by Mayor Deten-
bacher.
AKRON-Because the birthplace and
homestead of John Brown, the hero OF
Ossawatomie, remains unmarked, rep
resentatiVes of the Germans alliance,
consisting of fifteen German societies of
this city, appeared before the county
commissioners to request the use OF one
of the massive pillars Of the old court
house to be used az monument TO
Brown to be placed on Portage path
near Browns residence for many years,
and on the line that once constituted
the western boundary of the United
States.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-06
TRUST COMPANIES
HAVE THEIR INNING
Legislative Committee Which Is Con-
sIderinu Banking Laws Hears
From Delegation of
Flnanclers
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 5.-The
morning session OF the special legis-
lative committee on banking laws was
taken up today in listening to recon-
mendations of representatives and Off
cials of the trust companies.
l. w Hellman, jr., vice president of
the Union Trust company; John D.
Mckee. cashier of the Mercantile Trust
company, and B. G. Tognazzi, cashier
of the Central Trust company, COM
posed the representation.
The bankers differed from the saw
ings bank representatives, who were
before the committee on the previous
day, regarding the separation of saw
ings and commercial banking, to the
extent of forbidding the two kinds of
business by one institution. They
thought the two kinds of business
should be kept separate and the two
funds should not be mingled, but one
institution should be permitted to do
both kinds of banking under certain
restrictions.
Mr.. Hellman explained the legitimate
functions of trust company as being
the depository for estates of deceased
persons, estates of minors and incom-
petents, and of trustees funds. He
said there was not enough of this kind
of business to enable the trust compa-
nies in this city to exist if they were
prevented from doing a commercial
business. or from accepting savings
accounts. but he thought restrictions
should be thrown around the three
kinds of business.
He said the bank commission had not
the time to do the expert work required
for the thorough examination of a
bank. He thought an expert examI-As
to head the commission could nos~-e
employed for less than $4,000 a year,
and the services of the district COM
missioners were worth $4,000 year.
The banker said the commission should
be made non-political. and that in or
der to accomplish this result the pow
er of appointment should rest with the
governor and the power of veto with
the banks who assumed the cost OIL
maintaining the commission.
All the bankers were opposed to trust
acting as fidelity or guar
antee companies, or as surety compa-
nies.
Senator Curtin has been considering
a measure framed on the Oklahoma
banking law, providing for the estab-
lishment of state guarantee fund for
the protection of depositors from loss
by insolvent banks. He suggests that
the fund could be raised and main
tanned by a tax of half of per cent on
the average of the daily deposits OF
each bank. Hellman explained this
tax would come out of the depositors
in reduced interest, that it would fos-
ter carelessness on the part of depos-
itors who knew they could not lose;
that it would place a premium on ols-
honesty among bank officials; ana that
while the act. il passed. might attract
hank deposits from other states, 1t
would drive banking capital out of the
state,
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-06
"APPLE BLOSSOMS" GIVEN
ITS PREMIER IN THIS CITY
Los Angeles Women Afford Happy
Surprise at Dramatic Recital
of Dobinson School of
Expression

apple Blossoms" a dramatic sketch
by Florence A. Dobinson and Amanda
Mathews, two well-known Los Ange-
les women, was given its premier in
a dramatic recital last night by the
students of the Dobinson School of Ex-
preston.
Mrs. Dobinson, in her dramatic read
ings and Miss Mathews in her literary
work have won many admirers and the
result of their combined work was
pleasant surprise last night.
An old man, bereft by death of his
life's helpmate and who had gambled
in Wall street, is recalled by his sweet
little daughter, whom he idolized,
and she proves the agent of her father S
rescue.
The various characters, beautifully
portrayed by these two clever Los An
geles women, won all. The tender low
ingness of the speculation-wild father
the tender child and the tender finale
in apple Blossoms last night were a
decided success.
The characters in this sketch were
portrayed by Bert Robinson and Eliz-
abeth Dehmlow.
The students portrayed their parts
in the program in a commendable
manner and We're vouchSafed much ap-
plause. Following is the program:
"a Happy Pair" COMEDY in one act)-
Irene Gunner and Guy L. Cuzner.
Engaged (scene from act ID-Lult
Hartsock, Lillian Wade, Olive Mcdonald
Bert Robinson and J. M Hartsock.
"The Other Woman" dramatic sketch)-
Jane Burbank and Margaret Burbank.
"A Loyal Heart" (story of veteran)-
May Moore.
"Ingomar (scene from act D-Luh
Hartsock and Olive Mcdonald
"a Pair of Lunatics' (farce)--Lilliar
Wade and j. B. Brumheld.
apple Blossoms (original dramatic
sketch)-Written by Florence A. DobinsoI
and Amanda Mathews. Characters by Ber
Robinson and Elizabeth Dehmlow.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-06
NEW YORK

WARSAW, N. Y, March 5.-Work
has again shut down on the Hunt
Cuba extension of the Erie road for the
present. About 500 men received their
pay at the company's office at Portage
ville 1t is expected that work will be
resumed in the spring.
ALDEN-The remains of Mrs. Ar
mena Peeler Ludwig, who died at her
home in Akron, were brouht to Alden
for interment. Mrs. Ludwig was for
many years a resident of this village.
NEW YORK-A well dressed man
who was identified as Harris Rosen-
berg, a pawnbroker Of S56 Eighth ave-
nue., jumped in front of a abound
train at the Fiftieth street station OF
the subway and was ground to pieces.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-06
BIRTHS
BOYS.

BESBER--To George w. and Cora Besber
(nee Rathbun), 9+4h Wall street.
BYRNE--To Christopher G. and Katharine
Byrne (nee Underwood). 23S Johnston
street.
CALLAwAY-To Clyde olive- and Ella Cal
laway (nee Selsen). 2115 Vallejo street.
CAVANAUGH--To Dennis and Harriet Eli
zabeth cavanaugh (nee Harding). 2o10is
East Ninth street.
EDMoNDsON-To Septimus and Emma Ed
mondson (nee Schry), 1850 Elwood street.
FRY-To John f. and Sarah NJ. Fry tnee
Twomey). California hospital. residence
San Diego.
GoLDBERa-To Morris and Lillian Gold
berg (nee Fleischer). 3l7 North Beaudry
avenue.
HAMILToN-=To william John and Helen
Dale Hamilton (nee MARTINI, Good
Samaritan hospital. residence Tucson,
Ariz.
L1CHTENsrEIN-To Jacob BENJAMIN and
Jennie Lichtenstein (nee Schoemacher),
Sis T6wne avenue.
LIDAMoRE-To Elvin David and Harriet
Wealthy Didamore (nee Stoddard), 973
East Forteth street. .
MAcKENzIE-To Rev. D. r. and Edith
Mackenzie (nee Badgley). Good samari-
tan hospital.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-06

distinguish the features of the appari-
tions he was able to tell by the voices
that they were those of persons who
had died years ago. He also said he
had weighed these spirits and found
them to weigh as much as human be-
ings, all of which was conclusive evil
dence to his mind that they were really
spirits
Guy Eddy, city prosecutor, in ad-
dressing the jury spoke of the delu-
sions affecting some persons and how
easy it is for them to see objects which
do not exist.
The work of the Baxters, he said,
offers a splendid field for fraud and
graft, for it was comparatively easy to
work upon the mind of a man or
woman who, suffering from the pangs
of bereavement, because of the death
of a loved one seek almost any conso-
lation and are susceptible TO the inf1u-
ence of others who, from base motives,
misrepresent the facts.
Not Religious Prosecution
This is not religious persecution"
he said. "These people have the right
to worship as they see fit. but there
is a law that says they must pay
license. and it has not been paid in
this case.
"They are in the same class with
others who have to pay licenses to
carry on their business. and l see no
reason why there should be any dis
elimination in this instance.
Fraud and deception are not ele-
ments of religious power and when
these people tell you they have been
prosecuted and Disseminated against
they are not telling what is true"
S. A. D. Gray. attorney for the Bax-
ters. said his clients were operating
under a charter granted by the state.
He admitted that Mrs. Baxter
claimed to be a spirit materializer, but
said no fixed fee was charged for ad-
missions to the seances.
The case was given to the jury at 5
O'Clock and within half an hour ver-
dict of guilty was returned.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-06
BERKELEY DENOUNCED;
URGED TO FIGHT RATS
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
BERKELEY, Cal. March 5.-A spe-
ciaI committee appointed to report on
the possibility of plague infection In
the bay region has finished its work
and in 5OOO-word document scores the
Berkeley town trustees for apathy and
calls for the raising of $4,000 immedi-
ately to be placed in the hands of rep
resentatives of the United States
marine hospital service for the purpose
of carrying on a sanitary campaign
and a war on rats.
On the committee were DR.. jacques
Loeb, the biologist; Charles Gilman
Hyde, sanitary engineer; DIR. A. r.
Fard, state bacteriologist, and others
of equal note.
There are no cases of plague in
Berkeley, but there is danger that
plague-infected rats will be driven
from other localities into town unless
the city co-operates in the work of ex-
termina ton.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-06
WOMEN WILL PLANT TREES
AT ARBOR DAY EXERCISES

All members of the Political Equality
leagues of the city are requested to
meet at the First Methodist Episcopal
church Saturday at 12:45 o'clock to
participate in the Arbor day exercises.
Mrs. George Drake Ruddy, president of
the Los Angeles league, will plant
tree in honor of Mrs. Josseffa Tolhurst,
president of the Friday Morning club
Mrs. Lulu Pyle Little, county presi-
dent, will plant tree for the county,
and Mrs. H. c. Dillon will plant a tree
for the Westlake Political Equality
league.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-06
PENNSYLVANIA

HARRISBURG. March 5.-Rev. DIR.
Silas C. Swallow of this city. Prohibi-
tion candidate for president in 1904, is
seriously i'll with typhoid pneumonia.
POTTSVILLE, Pa, March 5.-Frank
Koble, a rural mail carrier, volun-
tarily surrendered himself to Justice
p. j. Martin for the murder of his own
babe, twenty-five years ago. He said
he drowned the baby in Mahantongo
creek, where the body was found.
District Attorney Reed investigated
Koble's statement tonight and found
it correct, and Kobles was committed
to Jail for murder. Koble said that the
murder preyed upon his mind to such
an extent that he felt compelled to
confess.
CONNELLSVILLE- RS. Armita
Baker, aged 106, the oldest woman in
Fayette county, died at her home at
Trotter. She was a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. William Nolan and was born
at the old Fayette Furnace in May,
1902 Her husband, Solomon Baker.
was killed during the civil war. She
had no children. Her last years were
spent with her grandniece, Mrs. Willis
Walker.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-06
GIRLS.

BLUM--To Michael and Augusta Blum (nee
Brandes), 2ai4 East Eighth street.
COMFORT-To Eibert II. and Beatrice
Comfort (nee Kincaid), 1908 West Thirty
seventh street.
COWEN-To Jerry and Esther Messila
Cowen (nee> Butler). 146 North Hope
street.
DETER-To Otto and Harriet Deter (nee
Lueben). 1879 West Pico street.
FRIEDMAN-To Ben and Fanny Friedman
(nee Frome), 151 Glass street.
INWOOD-To Alfred and Annie G. Inwood
(nee williams), 202 North st. Louis street
IRURZUN-To Bernardino and Bonita
Irurzun, California hospital. residence
Pico Heights station.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-06
ILLINOIS

EFFINGHAM. March 5-Lieutenant
Governor Lawrence Y. Sherman was
married yesterday in Montrose. VIII
lage near Effingham to Miss Mary E.
Stelle Splitter, woman of % years,
whom he has known since she was a
child, he being twenty-seven years her
senior. Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman are on
their way to Colorado Springs, Ell Paso,
Old Mexico and Hawaii.
GRANITE CITY, ILL.,, March 5.-While
q number of boarders were seated
around the dining table in a boarding
house here Tasho Tartanoss, q Greek,
shot; 1 can shoot so well that 1 believe
l will kill myself" He quickly drew a
new revolver and shot himself through
the heart, dying instantly. He had
spent the afternoon at target practice
with the revolver. 1t is said he was
despondent because he could not secure
employment.
DECATUR-The large grain elevator
owned by the Farmers Elevator COM
pany at Marva, thirteen miles north of
this place, was completely destroyed by
fire. The building was nearly full of
grain. The loss is estimated at 5000,
with insurance OF $z4,UOO. Inc cause
of the fire is not known.
ARCOLA-W. w. Pepper. who resides
northeast of this city, near Newman,
is at work with number of hay balers
baling up snow for next summers use.
He tried the experiment last year and
found that baled snow makes an ice of
letter quality than ordinary frozen or
manufactured ice. He had no trouble
in disposing of last years output and
will work on a bigger scale this year.
The baled snow will stand more hot
weather than ordinary ice will.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-06
KENTUCKY

HYDEN, KY, March 5.--Will Jones
was given life sentence in the peni-
tentiary for the murder of his g.
months-old infant Jones threw the
child against the floor while in a stage
of excitement, trying to make it stop
crying, and in doing so he broke its
back.
RICHMOND-A verdict for $500 was
returned by a jury today for Thomas
Baker, a student, who sued his alma
mater, Berea college.
He had sued for $4,000 damages al
leging that he had been arrested on
warrants sworn out by the officers of
the school.
These had charged him with having
broken into lockers OF brother students.
He proved not guilty.
MAYSVILLE-After an illness of one
week with pneumonia, c. l.. Sallee
died at his home in this city. Mr..
Sallee was born at Fernleaf, this coun-
ty, June 20, 1856. He was the son of
w. T. Sallee. one of Mason county's
early settlers He began his career as
a lawyer with Col. r. l.. Nelson in
Newport, and in 1882 removed to this
city and formed a partnership with
his brother, James II. Sallee, which
continued until the death of the latter
six years ago. He was an Odd Fellow
and Mason, and served several terms
as a member of the board of education.
He was secretary of the Maysville
cemetery and was an elder of the
Christian church. He leaves a wife,
one son and two daughters. also a sis
ter, Miss Burton Sallee of Cincinnati.
and two brothers. c. K. Sallee of Mis-
souri, and e. w. Sallee of Texas.
LONDON-Curran. the 2-year-old
son of United States Commissioner
George c. Moore, succumbed to an at
tack OF meningitis after an illness of
three days
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-06
EXTENSION OF TIME is
ALLOWED TO STOCKHOLDERS

An order was yesterday entered by
Judge James of the superior court ex-
tending to April 8 the time allowed to
stockholders of the Citizens Savings
bank of Long Beach in which TO put
into effect plans whereby the bank may
be kept out of the hands Of a receiver.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-06
CASPER BAUER SLATED FOR
SPEECH ON CLASS STRUGGLE

AT the meeting for employed and
unemployed worknen at Howell hall,
S14 South Main street, Sunday after
noon, commencing at $3.50 o'clock,
under the auspices of the Industrial
Workers of the World. Casper Bauer
will speak on THE Glass Struggle: Its
Cause and Remedy"
Open platform and free admission,
with a welcome for all will mark this
gathering,
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-06
MONTANA

HELENA, Mont, March 5.-The state
board of railroad commissioners passed
a regulation requiring railroads operat-
ing mixed train service to put all cars
save coaches, diners and sleepers ahead
of mail and baggage cars. This VIII
apply principally to perishable freight
given passenger train service. The pur-
pose is to protect employees in the pos
tai and baggage cars in case of wrecks.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-06
Art Exhibit

The Hollywood Woman's club is
planning an art exhibit for April l, the
club rooms to be open afternoon and
evening. There is TO be an exhibit of
the work of local artists, both oils and
water colors, fine examples of the best
work being shown in ceramics. en-
broidery, etc, and displays made from
other arts and crafts
Miss Bertha Corbett. the Sunbonnet
Baby artist, has agreed to give a chalk
talk in the evening.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-06
Defective Hose

Mrs. Gotham-Isnt this scandalous about
the fire departments defective hose?
Mr. Gotham--Yes. dear; and please don't
forget my defective hose today They need
darning, you know.-Yonkers Statesman.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-06
Weather Conditions

weather Conditions
BY Associated Prssa
SAN FRANCISCO. March 5.-The pres
sure Lad risen steadily over the Pacific
coast, and although there have been show
ers in central California. conditions
favorable for generally fair weather. The
temperature is much below the normal
throughout the whole state. The snowfall
has been heavy over the Sierra and light In
the coast range. At Mt. Tamalpais .OS
inch of snow has fallen. The pressure dis
tribution favors fair weather Friday with
light north winds and heavy frosts in the
morning.
Forecast
For Los Angeles and vicinity--Fair today;
light frost in the morning; light north
winds.
For San Francisco and vicinity--Fair to-
dag; light frost in the morning: light north
winds
For Santa Clara valley-Fair today; heavy
frost in the morning; light north winds.
For sacramento valley and San Joaquin
valley-Fair today; heavy frost in the morn
ing; light north winds.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-06
THE WEATHER

LOS ANGELES March s. 1905.
Time. Bar ITher. Hum IWindI Vel Weather
am 5000 a. rs NV Clear
pm. so.le 81 AZ sw II Clear
Maximum temperature 81.
Minimum temperature 40