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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-10
LEGISLATORS TAKE TRAIN
TO WHITTIER AND PATTON
Determine to Make Personal lnVesti-
cation, as Large Appropriations
Are Asked by overseers of
Both State Institutions

The legislators of Southern Califor-
mia, who for two days have been in ses-
sion in the rooms of the chamber of
commerce, listening to suggestions of
legislative reforms as propounded by
their constituents, left Los Angeles at
II o'clock yesterday morning in a spe-
cial car to visit the state institutions
at Whittier and Patton.
The senators and ACKNOWLEDGEMENT elect
did not hold an extra session yesterday
morning, as was at first proposed, but
decided that better results would be
obtained by making a personal inspec-
ton of the state schools. They are
anxious to determine the conditions at
Whittier and Patton, as extensive al
terations and large expenditures of
money have been asked for by the over
seers of the two institutions.
Eighteen members of the next legis-
lature made the trip, first going to
Whittier, where luncheon was served,
and thence to Patton.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-10
ACCUSED OF FIRING
AT Ills SWEETHEART
Waiter Arrested on Charge of Assault
to Murder Girl Who Ran
Away from Him at
Bay City

Edward Lundgren, waiter, who came
here recently from San Francisco was
arrested near the st. Croix rooming
house at 7041h West Third street last
night and booked on a charge of as
sault to murder.
Lundgren is accused of firing a shot at
Mira Bohanan, a young woman with
whom he is said to have formerly lived
in San Francisco. The woman is said to
have tired of her alleged mode of liv-
ing and ran away from Lundgren, COM
ing to Los Angeles, obtaining employ
ment in a restaurant She was room
ing at the st. CroiX with Maude Griffin,
girl with whom she worked.
Lundgren found out where she was
living and is alleged to have gone to
her room and asked her to resume her
relations with him. When she refused,
1t is charged, he pulled a revolver and
fired point blank at her. The bullet
flew Wild however, and before another
shot could be fired the assailant was
disarmed by Miss Griffin and a man
who was passing in the hallway. Lund-
gren ran from the house. but was pur-
sued and arrested by Patrolman Busse
and Detectives Hosick and Zeigler
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-10
Immediate Sacrifice
Creditors Order Sale of Mems Clothing,
CrdOenette RGfncOGts, Mems Furnish
ingS, Hats and Shoes at Once
Prices Shattered
Mems underwear as follows:

Mems underwear as follows:
soc and soc balbriggan cut to Ice. 25c and
35o; Use values in blue tan, white and
pink ribbed garments. soc; 81 values In
lightweight wool and baibriggan in Egyp-
tian white and colors. 45c: soc brown rib
underwear. 19c; $3.50 wool underwear, s5c.
50 wool and silk underwear. csc; 81 wool
heeced health underwear 49c; $3.50 lambs
wool underwear $t.15. Hundreds or others
In great reductions,
Regular soc and 75c golf shirts in stripes.
plalds, etc, 35o; 81 madras shirts with extra
quality silk bsoom, 49c; gigantic limo OF
s125, $3.50 and SO shirts in all desirable
finished, in all the latest patterns. dots,
stripes. plaids and plain colors. at this sale
for csc and soc; special 81 values at 95c;
$3.50 mems coat sweaters. Si15; coat sweat
ers, Csc.
zoe fancy hose. brown and black, 1Oc; $50
and SO values In fancy hose fancy pretty
lace patterns lie and 1sc; soc and I5c
imported hosiery made of mercerized silk.
dozens OF pretty patterns TO select from,
sold too low-25c.
Thousands OF mems ties all late styles
and colors: 15c bow ties, SC; 35c ties in four
in hand and Teck style. 19c; SOC four-in-
hand ties, 25c: 75c and 81 ties. 4se and soc.
1Oc hemstitched linen handkerchief, &c.
15c pure linen hemstitched, exc; csc extra
fine linen, loo: soc linen handkerchiefs at
lee; a limited line of good values in red
and blue fancy handkerchiefs at lac; 81
hats for men, 95c; SO late style mems hats,
s165; "a swell hats, sails
$500 buckslSn gloves. 45c; s25O blankets.
csc; SO pongee silk shirts Sl25; 15c rubber
collars, SC: 25c rubber collars lbc.
! marked Forced Sale, 10 West Third
Angeles Merchandise Co, Receivers.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-10
TOUCHED LIVE ELECTRIC
WIRE; HURLED TO GROUND
Building Mover Tries to Clear Roof
So 1t Will Pass Under Trolley
Guides and Gets Shock.
VIII Recover

John Fleming, 81 years old. house
mover, living at 1908 East Ninth street,
was treated at the receiving hospital
for burns inflicted by touching a trolley
wire and for bruises caused by falling
from the roof of a house at Twenty
ninth and Main streets yesterday morn
ing, where Turner was assisting in NOV
ing a building. A part of the roof
would not clear the wires and he
climbed on the house to hold them up,
believing there was sufficient insula-
tion. When he grasped the live wire
he was severely burned on the left hand
and thrown to the pavement, where he
escaped with bruised left hip.
After being treated by the police sur
geons he was sent to his home.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-10
ASKS COURT TO COMPEL
FAMILY TO CARE FOR HIM

C. w. Marden, 10 years old and in
straitened circumstances, filed suit in
the superior court yesterday asklIS
that the proceeds of five acres Of land
decided by him to M. M. McNeely and
wife. be declared a trust fund for his
benefit. Marden says he gave the Nc
Neelys a deed to the land, which is
situated near Anaheim, on their prom
Use to care for him during his life
time. After the property was given
them, he says. the couple turned him
out of doors, sold the property and IN
vested in land near Pasadena.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-10
GETS DIVORCE, HUSBAND
HAVING WISH GRATIFlED
Plaintiff Declares He Swore at Her,
Called Her Fool and Asserted
He Was Anxious for
Separation

A decree of divorce was granted Ma
bel Lack from Fred Lack a the su
perior court yesterday. Mrs. Lack said
her husband swore at her frequently.
called her a fool and said he wanted
a separation.
Ada Newman said her husband,
Charles e. Newman, left their home
in 1905. Ave years after their marriage
and she had not heard from him since.
A decree was granted.
Louise c. Bean charged her hus-
hand. William T. Bean, with non-sup-
mort and a decree was granted.
The following divorce suits We're
filed: William A. Dolan against Mary
70. Dolan, Narcissa Cronin against John
Cronin, Masu Tonigawa against Zen
shire Tonigawa, Clarence r. Smith
against Pearl Smith. and Nelson a.
Platt against c. w. Platt.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-10
Arnuments In DAMAGE suIt

Arguments in the suit of Mrs
Frances A. Judd against the Broadway
department store in which $53, 300 dam
ages are asked on account of personal
injuries. will be begun in Judge Hous-
er's department of the superior court
today, and the case will probably go
to the jury in the afternoon. Most OF
Yesterdays session was taken up with
the testimony of physicians. who said
Mrs. Judd's left leg, which was in
jured while she was ascending in one
of the elevators at the store in Feb
ruary. would in time be restored to Its
normal condition.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-10
ALL EXCEPT ONE GRANTED
NATURALIZATION PAPERS

The following persons were granted
naturalization papers yesterday by
judge James of the superior court; M.
S. Moses, James Mccain, Joseph
Bowers, c. A. Swanson, Joseph Free
man. Patrick G. O'Donnell, Edward
Clibborn. II. Klibansky, Louis Cohn, d.
O. Cortil1er w. p. Goblin, j. j. Tuka-
check, c. e. Senften, w. S. Raines,
George Blooms, II. w. Rapier and Z.
NJ Quisetis.
Michael Urban. a German, said he
left his wife and six children in the
old country because she was living with
another man. He secured a divorce in
Texas, he said. His application for
citizenship was continued a month, to
await the arrival of the papers In that
action.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-10
CHINESE BEATS Boy
CHUM HURLS BRICK
Oriental Has Rescuer Arrested and
Youths Say Former Provoked
Trouble by Grmaces and
Offer to Fight

4 had TO protect my chum from that
Chinese or he might have been killed, -
said Wesley Sriver, 16 years old, to the
desk sergeant at the police station yes
terday afternoon. He had my pal on
the ground and was beating him with
a buggy whip when L hit him on the
head with a brick
The boy was arrested at Central ave-
nue. and Thirty-seventh street by Pa
trolman Watson of the University sta
ton on a charge of battery. The
Chinese sustained d laceration of the
scalp.
Sriver and his partner were driving
a team when they met the Chinese.
The latter is said to have made grim
aces at the boys and offered to fight.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-10
NEw INTERPRETATIONS

The Peoples Water company Of
Palms filed articles of Incorporation in
the county clerks office yesterday,
with capital stock of 100000 The
directors are Robert e. Jones, Joseph
Hurley and Albert harrington
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-10

Jacob Holly who pleaded guilty to
stealing a horse belonging TO the La
Canada stables, was sentenced TO foui
years at San Quentin by Judge Jami-
son Yesterday.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-10
To Resentence MeskIII

AS result of the decision of the
supreme court at San Francisco af-
flrming the decision of the superior
court here in condemning Daniel Mes
kill to death for the murder of Police
man Patrick Lyons November 80, 1907
MeslSill will be returned to Los An
geles to be resentenced. The neces
sary formalities. 1t is believed, viii
take from twenty days to two months
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-10

Framed pictures and picture framing.
sanborn, Vail q Co., 43l and 1877 S. Bdway.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-10

Look for the red circles on window
Street. between Spring and Main. Los
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-10-19
CLOSING UP. SQUARE
GROUP OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS
NEARLY COMPLETED.
When Finished, National Capital VIII
Have Most Imposing strue-
lures on This Continent, y
Not In the World.

The doors of a
new luxuri o US
Office building will
swing open for 90
United s tat e s
senators on their
return to Wash
ington in Deem
Der. The la S t
stone has been
set in the monu-
mental structure.
Apart from many
costly furnishings
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-10-19
Horse Commits Suicide.

Sioux City, Ia.-Alleging that. al.
though his horse deliberately commit
ted suicide 1t could not have done so
had 1t not been for the huge embank-
ment left by the city in dangerous
condition, E. Eppstein called at the
police station to- ascertain the best
method OF instituting proceedings for
recovery Of payment for the animal.
That the horse really jumped over the
embankment with suicidal intent
there is little doubt In the mind of
Eppstein, who is peddler He said
that for several days the animals
teeth had been SO affected that it was
next to impossible for it to masticate
its oats, and the beast at frequent in
tervals would stand upon the ledge OF
the bank and gaze for several min
utes at the roadbed 60 feet or moro
below. The horse deliberately trotted
20 the edge and jumped of he said.
The animal was about 10 years aid.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-10-19
Come from Everywhere.

The people of Washington are peo-
pie from all parts of the United
States. In limited degree they are
people from every corner OF the world.
but the foreign-born population here is
not as large in proportion to the ma
tiveborn population as 1t is in many
other cities. 1t was in 1900 only IL
per cent, in comparison with 81 per
cent. for New York, 35.1 per cent for
Boston, 346 for Chicago, 22.S per cent.
for Philadelphia, 1914 per cent. for st.
Louis and 1875 per cent. for Baltimore.
On the other hand, only 46.4 per cent
of native-born Washingtonians were
born ips the District of Columbia, while
TAI per cent of Baltimores popula-
fion are Marylanders, 500 of Boston's
people born in Massachusetts, SIS of
New York's people born in the Empire
state, and. 65.3 of Philadelphia's people
born in Pennsylvania. These percent
ages show striking comparison with
the Washington percentage when the
large foreign-born population of Balti.
more, Boston, Philadelphia and New
York and the small foreign-born popu-
1ation of Washington are taken into
consideration. Charleston, s. c., af.
xots1s much more striking compari-
son, No less than 90.3 of it's inhab-
itants are natives of South Carolina.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-10-19

apartment by rear door, descended
an iron ladder fire escape to a court
in the rear Of the building, crossed the
court. assembled another iron ladder,
trayersed an unoccupied apartment
and left the building at the rear en-
trance in Riverside drive.
There another carriage was in
waiting, and in this Mr.. and Mrs.
Imbrie were whirled away to a rail-
road station, from which they de-
parted on their wedding journey.
The wedding guests waited in front
of the apartment building for more
than an hour Then one of the more
impatient friends of the bridegroom
went to the door of-the Dietrich apart
ment and rang the bell.
Mr.. John F. Dietrich, father of the
bride, answered the ring.
Aren't they ever coming out?'
They left an hour ago." Mr.. Diet.
rich answered
The disappointed ones were not
willing to give up so easily. They
re-entered the apartment building and
searched through all the corridors.
At an entrance in West One Hundred
and Nineteenth street they came upon
a janitor polishing brass-work and
whistling as he polished.
They're gone" said the janitor, in
answer to inquiries. Il helped EN-"
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-10-19
NEWL YWEDS STEAL OFF
ON TWO FIRE ESCAPES
JANIToR HELPS COUPLE ELUDE
BoMBARDMENT OF RICE
AND OLD FOOTWEAR.

New York-With the assistance of
two carriages. several iron ladders and
a janitor, Miss Daphne Dame Dieter
ich, who had just been married to Mr..
Schuyler Imbrie, young broker, cir
cumvented $50 wedding guests who
had gathered in front of the apart
ment building to toss rice and old
shoes at her and her new husband.
While the custodians of the old
shoes and the rice waited for the APP
pearance Of Mr.. and Mrs. Imbrie, and
while carriage also waited osten-
sibly for them, Mr.. and Mrs. Imbrie,
piloted by a janitor. left her fathers
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-10-19
DOCTOR FIGHTS HUNGRY SEALS.
New York Physician Barely Escapes
with Life.

Avalon, Santa Catalina Island.-Dr.
w. A. Pratt, prominent physician of
New York, had an experience here
which came near costing him his life
In an encounter with seals whom
hunger had driven savage the doctor
was compelled to struggle for life 40
minutes. The only weapon he had
was an old broom handle. He was
about ready to give up the struggle
when help arrived.
The doctor went fishing early in
the morning and returned to the island
with % albicore. While at lunch near
the wharf half dozen hungry seals
appeared On the quiet surface of the
bay and in moment they were strug-
CLING furiously to get aboard his
launch. Defending his catch with a
broom handle, the doctor succeeded in
getting his launch to the pier, but the
seals were not yet beaten and re-
newed their attack more savagely
than before, attempting to snap his
legs and arms and trying to throw
themselves into the boat.
An old blind, seal recently brought
to Avalon from West Lake park, Los
Angeles. led the attack. The doctor
struck 1t across the face a dozen
times before 1t dropped into the water.
Finally. when. just about exhausted,
the doctor dropped four big fish oyer
board. While the. seals were Selling
these help arrived and the doctor got
away with the rest of his catch.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-10-19
BUFFALO HAS A
REAL LIVE GHOST
"sPookY" APPEARANCE scAREs
PEOPLE IN YARD OF MUIR
DERED MANS HOUSE.
TWO BROTHERS SEE SPECrER
Believed to Be Spirit of Man Recently
Shot by Wife-Description Of
Apparel TaIIIes with That
Worn by Him.

Buffalo, N. Y.--Out on Niagara
street near the scene of Bunalo's last
murder case, the ghost Of alexander
Sutherland walks at night time. At
least there are men who are firmly
convinced they have seen the spirit
of the dead man in the quiet hours
that just precede the dawn, and they
insist that their belief is well founded
Immediate neighbors who have seen
anything of the apparition cannot be
found, but this may be because the
folk of the neighborhood retire early
Two men, Fred Maigh and his brother,
Charles Maigh, are the witnesses to
the ghost story.
The Maighs live in a. boarding
house about a block from the Suth-
erland house: One night about ten
days ago Fred Maigh saw what he
thought was a ghost. A few nights
later the two brothers saw 1t, or else
both were decidedly deceived. AT any
rate, they were much frightened.
Fred Maigh told about his expert
ence, and it was not of a nature in
clined to make timid man want to
go hunting for more adventure of the
same sort. He was homeward bound
after two o'clock in the morning and
walked past the Sutherland house.
His own words best describe what
happened.
Il was walking along without
paying any particular attention to my
surroundings" said he, when 1 heard
a Gathering noise as If man fell and
then bumped down stairway. The
noise may not have come from the
house. l really could not tell where
1t came from, but l looked into the
yard. There l saw figure of a man
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-10-19
The Specter Held One Hand Over
His Breast"

open at the neck. He held one
hand over his breast. 1t was not a
usual sight at that time of night, for
the man wore no hat, but / did not
connect it with the Sutherland case. |
glanced up and down the street, / sup
pose it was instinctively. to see if l
was alone on the street. When looked
in the yard again nothing was there.
'The disappearance of the man was
so sudden it started me thinking, and
then recalled that in the house near
by Alexander Sutherland was shot and
killed by his wife. / can tell you my
hair stood on end and did not linger
in the neighborhood to investigate.
The next day l told my brother Char
ley of the experience. but he didn't
take any stock in it. He does now,
though, because he was with me last
Thursday night, or rather Friday
morning, and saw something Of the
same sort"
Charley, who was with his brother
when the story was told, verified the
account of the latest occurrence. The
two brothers were bound home after
midnight and when near the Suther-
land house heard a Gathering noise.
Both were pretty much frightened. be-
cause the noise was similar to to
Fred's. description of what he. heard
preceding the first apparition. To-
gether they looked where he had previ-
ously saw what he took for a man.
Nothing was there. Then his brother
seized his arm and exclaimed:
Look there. back by the barn"
The form of a man was seen moving
out of the space between two houses.
The two men were so nervous thew
did not examine it closely enough to
describe accurately its appearance
they say, but in a general way Il an
swered to the description of the man
previously seen by Fred. 1t stood still
q moment, then walked forward and
disappeared.
The popularity of apparel, tallying
as 1t does with Sutherland's when he
was killed, the clutching of the breast
Sutherland was shot through the
breast) and the other unusual features
of the case, however. seem enough
to warrant them In their belief that
they really saw the spirit Of the dead
man.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-10-19

anu uAtureS, the
Building costs the government s3,250.-
600.
The interior construction is well
nnder way. The furniture has been
contracted for at $4,000. That means.
m round numbers, something like
$500 for each of the suites of two
rooms. Moreover, there is a big sub
way between this Office building and
the capitol, through which the sena-
tors can travel without exposure to
Indictment weather. 1t is among the
possibilities that rubber-tired jaunt-
ing cars, driven by stored electricity,
VIII be run to and fro for senatorial
convenience.
INTELLECTUALLY the building is an
ornament to that legislative corner of
the federal city. But it is much more
than that, for the marble pile stands
as next to the last to be completed
before the magnificent square of pub
He buildings on Capitol hill will be
reality. 1t will easily be the most
splendid group of imposing public
buildings on this continent and, 1t
may be, in the world
The capitol, which had cost 3d.
100000 up to 1896, and which has
been renovated at an expense of
100000 more since then, occupies
the western side of the square. 1t
does not fill in the whole of the space
by any means, but looms forth in the
midst of the capitol grounds as the
most notable of all the many public
fhe east front of the old portion of the
capitol building may be refaced with
marble, so as to improve the architec-
tural appearance and symmetry. That,
1t is estimated, will cost $1.200,O0
Otherwise the capitol, which has been
growth in construction for about
half-century, is wellnigh completed.
On the south side of the square
stands the new house office building
OF marble. 1t cost 100000. 1t was
opened to the representatives, with its
100 rooms, last December. Workmen
are still putting finishing touches upon
It. including outside treatment" 1t
is almost an exact counterpart, in its
exterior, of the senate office building,
which is directly opposite, but on the
north side and outside of the capitol
grounds. The house building fronts
on B street south, and the senate
building on B street north, as the
streets are called in Washington.
1t is a distance of four city blocks
between the two. That is the width
Of the capitol grounds. Skirting one
half of the eastern boundary of the
grounds is the library of congress,
claimed by some to be the most beau
fiful building OF its size in the world
1t cost s6,5OO,0O0.
The last structure contemplated for
the square is temple of justice,
which will probably cost at least
$5,000,000 more. 1t is to occupy great
square just opposite the northwestern
half of the capitol boundary, and it
must be a counterpart of the library
of congress Speaker Cannon and
Senator Hale, supported by friendly
sentiment In both branches of con-
gress, are supposed to be contemplat-
ing an appropriation for that new
building at the coming session, now
that the senate Office building is COM
Melted
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-10-19
RELIGIOUS Works in Dialect.

A missionary deaconess in Liberia
has edited in native dialect a book
containing the Ten Commandments,
the Apostles Creed, the doxology and
q number of the best-known hymns.
The book is not only the first book pub
lished in the dialect, but the first sue
cessful attempt to make it a written
language