Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-28

fnterrnezzo, 'Cupid's Headings" (voelker).
Selection, Macbeth" (verdD.
1.-THE Colored Wedding Uaurendeau).
i Finale.
Anti-cigarette Service
At DR.. Yoakum's tent, Avenue Sixty
one and Pasadena avenue, today the
nti-Cigarette league will hold song
service The meeting will be opened
at Q o'clock.
Arrested for Non-Support
Charged with failure to provide for a
wife and minor child, David Jones, a
former business man, was arrested by
Patrolman Hoover yesterday morning.
on the charge.
George Dickinson Improving
George Dickinson of the firm Of
Strong & Dickinson, real estate brok-
ers, who has been i'll at the Good Sa-
marian hospital for several weeks, Is
rapidly recovering and will be back
at his desk In a couple of weeks, 1t Is
believed.
Said TO Have No License
u. J. Phelen and c. M. Dunnuck,
charged with running an employment
agency without a license, were ar
raigned before Police Justice Rose
yesterday Their trials were set for
| July Is, and both were released under
bail.
VIII Sing offertory
Madam Mauricia Morichini, the noted
metropolitan opera singer who has
been singing the past week at the Or
pheum, will sing the offertory number
this morning at the 10:45 o'clock mass
at st. vincent's church. She will sing
Gounod's Redemption"
House Burned Down
Fire, caused by an explosion of a
gasoline stove, destroyed the residence
Of James Phillips, Johnson street and
Mission road, early yesterday morning.
| The loss is placed at $500 on the house
and 500 on the contents. No one was
injured.
Runs Needle Through Foot
While playing In the yard near his
home, 1920 Santa Fe avenue, yester-
day afternoon, James Atchison, a 10
year-old negro boy, stepped on needle
which penetrated his foot. The lad
was taken to the receiving hospital,
where the needle was taken out.
Plan Big Smoker
The Southern California Walters
association has arranged for big
smoker to be-eiven at their club rooms.
| 221M West Fourth street, Wednesday
night, July /. at o'clock. Bob Fem
nelly is chairman of the entertainment
committee. assisted by Tom Young and
Louis Riel.
Fire Due to Incubator
A one-story frame shed In the rear
of the house at 70S East Fifteenth
street was destroyed by fire yesterday.
ana an auto owned by ]. Busby was
damaged by the flames. The loss is
placed at $500. A lamp in an incubator
in an adjoining shed overturned and
set fire to the place.
Thrown from Auto
Charles Severson, 1901 Dewey street,
was thrown from an automobile. which
was being towed by another machine.
in a collision with a. runaway at Pico
and Union yesterday The injured
man was treated at the American Hos
pital associations headquarters, 424
South Broadway.
Eye Hit by Flying Steel
A. Heckler, an iron worker employed
In local foundry, was struck in the
right eye by a small piece of flying
steel yesterday morning and 1t was
necessary for his friends to take him
to the receiving hospital to have the
| steel removed. Heckler was unable
| to return to work and was taken to
his home, 1874 East Sixth street.
Run Over by Bicycle
Nicholas F.. Murphy, 70 years OF age,
living at 707 North Main street, was
struck by bicycle while crossing Main
a short distance from his home yester-
day afternoon. The injured man was
taken to the receiving hospital, where
it was found he had suffered num-
Der of bruises. His forehead was cut
and his right eye severely injured.
Accused Of Crap Shooting
Charged with gambling, o. e. Snow,
young man, was arrested in room
on South Spring street about 2 o'clock
yesterday morning and is now a pris-
oner at central station. He is said
to have been shooting craps with a
number of friends. Twenty-Five cents
he is said to have won few minutes
before the arrest is held as evidence.
Will Preach Farewell Sermon
Rev. Burt Estes Howard will preach
his faremell sermon as pastor of the
First Unitarian church today. He will
take for his topic "a Unitarianism for
Today" The church will tender Rev.
and Mrs. Howard a reception in the
church parlors next Wednesday even
ing from to IL o'clock, to which the
public is invited.
Sentenced for Stealing Tools
Charged with petty larceny, James
Culp. youth formerly employed by
the Southern Pacific, was arrested
near the shops OF the company yester-
day morning, said to have stolen a
number Of small articles from the
shops of the company, which he sold
to a junk dealer. He was sentenced
to ninety days in Jail.
Accused of Robblng Veteran
A. Gemmentti. proprietor Of the East
First street saloon who was arrested
Friday charged with robbing man,
was taken before Police Justice Rose
yesterday. His preliminary examina-
ton was set for July 1. Gemmentti
is charged with stealing a purse con-
tanning a number of silver dollars
from an old soldier. The purse was
afterward found.
Federal Contracts Awarded
Four new contracts for work on the
federal building in Los Angeles. have
been let by the treasury department
at washington. Two of these con-
tracts go to Los Angeles firms. The
awards are: Plumbing and gasfitting,
Thomas j., Haverty, Los Angeles,
S42,17O; electric wiring, F. q. New
berry s. Co., Los Angeles, $13,400; ele-