Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-04-12

the Union avenue school Will meet neXl
Wednesday afternoon Mrs. Nellie Car
Isle Noble will address the meeting
and refreshments will be served.
Postal Clerks Examination Postponed
The examination Of Postal Clerk Guy
P. Byrd of the Los Angeles office
which was set for yesterday at the
Saturday, April 1S-He is charged with
embezzling funds from letters.
Arrange for Meeting
The April meeting of the biological
section of the Academy of Science
will be held Monday evening at the
Pacific College of Osteopathy. The lee
turere of the evening will be DR.. G. O.
Esterly, his subject being Star Fish
| Behavior"
/ To Sing "The Crucifixion"
The choir of St. Johns Episcopal
church will sing Stainer's cantata,
1.-THE Crucifxion," this evening in OBJ
servance of Palm Sunday. The solos
will be sung by Miss Charlotte Pink
ham, Miss Crystal Waters, Messrs.
Hannum and Peterson.
Sale of Home Made Refreshments
The Parent Teachers association of
the Cornwall street school will give a
social and sale at the home Of Mrs.
Il william SIFOeuelt IEf NOIll OlliCdBO
street, Wednesday. Proceeds from the
sale of ice cream, cake and homemade
candies will be used for the benefit of
! the school.
Arrest Alleged Deserter
Wesley Jones, said to be deserter
from the United States navy, was ar
rested yesterday afternoon on Spring
street by Plain Clothes Officers Glenn
and Stevens and taken to the central
police station, where he will be held
pending instructions from the naval
authorities
Dies {: Family Home
Miss Edna Adellne Whittlesy, daugh-
ter of DIR. r. T. Whittlesy, died at the
family home, 707 Boyle avenue, late
Friday night after a long Illness. Flu
neral services will be held Monday at
p. m. at the residence. DR.. Henry
Harrison Brown of the Now Folks
home, Santa Cruz, will officiate.
Railroad Issues Folder
Persons who contemplate attending
the national Democratic convention to
be held in Denver next July will be In
terested in a handsomely illustrated
folder just issued by the passenger de-
| partment of the Denver & Rio Grande
railroad. 1t contains much valuable in
formation regarding tours through the
Rocky mountains.
Body Is Cremated
Miss Annie Lee Macdonald died late
Thursday night at Fruitland. She was
sister of Miss Macdonald, proprietor
/ of the Macdonald hairdressing parlors
! in Mercantile place. Funeral services
will be held Monday at the chapel of
Oberholtzer & Mills, the hour not hav-
ing been decided. The body will be Gre
mated in Evergreen cemetery.
Flagman Hit by Auto
While at his post of duty at East
Main street and the river, John Faux
ner, a ffagman for the Santa Fe rail-
road, at 11:45 o'clock yesterday MORN
ing was struck by. an automobile driven
4 by H. C. Lee, knocked to the pavement
and sustained severe bruises about the
right side and hip. He was taken to
the Santa Fe hospital for treatment
Legal Aid Society to Organize
Every one interested in the forma-
ton of a Legal Aid society is invited
to be present Tuesday evening at 8
o'clock in the offices of the Columbia
Trust company, second floor Collins
building, 313 West Third street, when
a meeting will be held for the purpose
of organization, adoption of a consti-
tuition and election of a board of de-
rectors.
Street Cars Collide
Two cars collided on the Los Angeles
railway tracks near Elysian park
shortly after o'clock yesterday morn
ing when the brakes of car No. 515,
south bound failed to work and the
car rolled down on the single track
on which northbound car No. 315 was
crossing. The tenders on both cars
were wrecked. but none of the passen-
gers were injured.
Old Man Hit by Auto
John D. Bartlett, aged rs, living at
1907 West Forty-sixth street, was
struck by an automobile as he was
crossing the street at Fifth and Spring
streets, knocked down and received a
cut over his left eye and numerous
bruises about the body. He was taken
to the receiving hospital, where his in
juries were dressed and the injured
man sent to his home.
Alleged Burglar Held
Charged with burglary, A. p. Rose
was given his preliminary hearing be-
! fore Police Justice Rose yesterday
morning and held to answer in the
1 superior court in bonds of $4,000. The
prisoner is alleged to have entered the
apartments of August Roemer, 900
South Hill street. on March 81, and to
have stolen a tin box containing min
ing stocks valued at several thousand
dollars.
Drought In San Joaquin
According to the frequent and anx-
ious calls concerning the likelihood of
rain in the San Joaquin valley received
at the local Los Angeles weather bu-
reau it would appear as though a
drought were threatened there. Grain
, growers are especially worried over
! present conditions and ask daily
whether there is any hope of rainfall in
that section. But so far the weather
bureau has been able to offer no hope
in that direction.
Oregon Land Trial Again
Arguments in the Oregon land fraud
hearing, In which Los Angeles men are
interested, will be heard before United
States Commissioner William Van
} Dyke at the Tajo building. commence
ing tomorrow morning. This case has
lasted over a month"; and it is expected
Il that it will be concluded this week.
This is but preliminary hearing be-
fore the commissioner to determine
i whether Walter Gillelen and others of
Los Angeles be taken to Oregon for
trial