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Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-13
SCULLING CHAMPIONSHIP
GOES BACK TO ENGLAND

i LONDON, Oct. 12.-After being !
j. held for ten years in Australia, 4
< the professional sculling cham !
]. pionship OF England was won by !
! Ernest Barry of London this !
i. morning. He easily defeated George !
T. Towns of Australia by a length I
i. and a half over the Putney-M Mort 4
j. lake course, of four and a c-Iar- I
i ter miles. Barry's time was 81 !
i minutes 10 1-5 seconds. In addi- \
i ton to the title Barry won 4
!. purse of $4,000. The new champion !
j. is brother Of w. A. Barry, from !
!. whom Towns wrested the title in !
!. 1893 !
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-13

Moneta, r. j. Rodgers. rs................. iVo
Mckinley home, w. r. Chandler.....s 20
South Park ave-, Emma M. Prudeh.... 'Ve
Fifty-frst street, Mary G. Biner. ....... W
Hooper avenue, Mrs Jennie Donahue.... 10
Vernon avenue, Kate Mccarthy. ise
Mckinley avenue, Arthur c. Browh.... 1s5
Twenty eighth street. A. w Plummef'' ase 2
Twentieth street, j. p. Yoder. r........... 2o0
San Pedro street, b. w. Reed. ........... 1so
staunton avenue, Mary A. j. Phelps... Nv
Ninth street, j. b. Millard. ........... 2Oo
Boyd street. Katherine Clark .......... lso
Hewitt street, b. w. Griffiths..... l59
Amelia street, Mary A. Henderson. ..... loe
Macy street, Robert II. Lane. e.........s' 1oo
Ann street, Mrs. M A. White. ........... To-
Utah street, Alice J. Cushing. ......... leo
Second street, r. B. Emery. l6e
Hostetter street, Mrs Minnie E. Merrill 30
Euclid avenue, Charles ]. Fox. 100
Breed street, Addie J. Samuels .s..s.. 10
First street, Lillian D. Hazen. ........s. l5o
Cornwell street, Clara Bruere. ........ lou
Bridge street, Anna NJ Whitman. n.....s.. DO
Parental school, 1. z. Thurston. ....s.ss 10
Boys evening, ]. c. Reinnard. ....s... W
High school, w. H. Housh. .....-..ss... go
Polytechnic HIGH J. H. Francis. 10
Gardena high, Mary r. Jacobs....... 100
The teachers committee reported
that the resignation of Birney Donnell
be accepted.
That leave of absence be granted to
the following named teachers:
Cornelia Bruere, extended to OCTOBER
10, 1908; Kate E. Smith, extended to
November 9, 1908.
That Nina T. Updyke, having passed
the required examination, be elected
substitute teacher in the high school
department.
That Harriet d. Gerould be elected
assistant supervisor of domestic sci
ence in the elementary schools, sub
ject to the regulations governing
emergency appointments.
That the following transfers and as
| A Il 4 hTaFY1a m
Grand avenue, Miss Fellows place;
Ethel f. Fellows, Grand avenue, to
Grand avenue, Miss Thornton's place;
Ruby Kimble, from Hobart boulevard
to West Vernon avenue, A3, B4 (new);
Mrs. Grace A. G. Franks, from Cali
Mrs. Waller's place: Mrs. Maud Waller,
from Twenty-fourth street to Twenty
fourth street. Al BIZ (new); Althea
Salyer to Twenty-third avenue, Miss
Voorhees, place; Alice L. Record to
Twentieth street, x. A, p. M. (new);
| Ida M. Horner to Ninth street, cook
| cry. three days and advance sewing,
| Normandie avenue, Manchester avenue
and Gardena; Mary J. Workman, from
Utah street to Amelia street, K. D.,
p. M; Charlotte Bailey, from Logan
street to Utah street, K. A., Miss
Workmans place.
To Catch Truants
Provisions were made for compelling
all children of school age to attend
regularly. J. C. Reinhard and W. T..
White, the attendance officers, were
allowed $40 a month for motorcycle
| expenses.
This action on the part of the board
shows that the erring truant will have
hard row to hoe and cannot expect
to escape the inevitable motorcycle
truant officer on his bachelor auto.
This provision is to date back to
| the opening of school when the truant
| officers were first put on the force.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-13
$4,000 Ere In North

REDWOOD CITY. Oct 12.-The ware
houses and wharf at Pigeon Point be,
longing to Loren Coburn We're destroyer
by fire at midnight last night. Ihe
cause of the fire is unknown. The
damage is estimated at $4,000
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-13
Noted vIruInIan Dead

GALLIPOLIs, O.. oct. 12.--Mrs,
Ruth Early Nash, sister of Gen. Jubal
Early Of the Confederate army died
here last night. Mrs. Nosh was the
wife of the late Hon. Samuel s. Mash
and is the last of the Early generation
of the famous Virginia family.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-13
SUMMARY

Earned runs--Huutington Park, /. Two-base
hits-Kanrich, Karsten, Verdugo Heaston.
Sacrifice hits--Bachelor Daniels, Wattron. Left
on bases-Huntington Park, 8; San Gabriel, 4.
Bases on Balls--Oh Daniels. 2; of Verdugo. 3.
struck out--By Daniels, 8; by Verdugo, Z.
Double play-San Gabriel Hit by pitched ball
-verdugo Bachelor. Time of game-2 hours.
Umpire Butler.
The Redondo ball team was de-
feated by the Hollywood team last
Sunday in one of the fastest games of
the series, the Score being 2 to l in
favor of the Hollywood club.
The Hughes ball team defeated the
Racycles last Sunday on the Thirty
eighth and Santa Fe diamond by the
score of 9 to 8. Two-base hits were
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-13


H1 HREE of the fastest semi-profes-
sionals In Southern California
n are "Applehead" Scanlon, Dutch"
Hoffman and Harry Wicker, who have
played on various teams in this neck
of the woods. Scanlon is considered
one of the best shortstops now playing
In the miscellaneous ranks and Is
slated for higher company, as he Is
fast on his feet and never misses q
chance to make good. He is connected
with the Santa Anita team. dutch"
Hoffman, who Is backstop for the
Maiers ball team in the California
Winter league, is one of the best
catchers In that organization. and has
caught for nearly every amateur team
In the south before joining the winter
ranks Hoffman shows marks upon
his hands where he has sustained
broken fingers or fractured knuckles,
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-13
SUBURBAN LEAGUE

There will be a special meeting of
the directors of the Suburban league
tomorrow night at the Currter build
ing, at which several important mat
ters in regard to the league will be
discussed. One of the matters that
will be brought before the league Is
the way the San Gabriel team is re-
ceiving everything gratis One of the
directors said yesterday that he did
not think 1t fair and just for the San
Gabriel aggregation to receive car fare
and playing balls free when other
clubs in the league had to pay for
them. 1t was understood before the
league started that each team would
pay the car fare of the San Gabriel
team and throw up both balls and that
the winning team take both.
President Mcdonald of the Suburban
league stated yesterday that he would
shift the two umpires around to the
different fields to suit his own judg-
ment. Beck, 1t is understood, never
has umpired a game where the San
Gabriel team has played, and there
fore he has revised the schedule OF
umpires for next Sunday, as follows:
Park Redondo game at Redondo, while
Butler will officiate in the Hollywood
San Gabriel game at Hollywood. p.
Last Sunday the Huntington Park
team defeated the San Gabriel club
on the Huntington Park grounds.
! Kaurich, karsten, Verdugo and Hea-
ton made two-base hits, while Pitcher
Daniels struck out five and Verdugo
struck out seven. Following is the
tabulated score In detail:
|
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-13

The Pacific Coast league is great
training school for budding stars. The
league has lost by sale or draft ten
of its most promising players and of
them three are Los Angeles players.
The following players will depart for
the big league next year. Rube Ellis,
Dolly Gray, Teddy Easterly, Deacon
Wright, Tom Rafferty,, "Babe" Danzig,
Tom Madden and Bobby Groom.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-13
FOR
SCHOOL LOW
ECONOMY OF BOARD OF EDU-
CATION SHOWN
OTHER CITIES PAY MORE THAN
DOES LOS ANGELES
Provision Made for Housing Pupils
Crowded Out of the PoIy-
technic High
School

That the expenses of maintaining
the Los Angeles city schools have been
appreciably lower than those of other
large cities was the substance of d
report made by the finance commit
tee to the board of education at the
semi-monthly meeting last night.
The report of the current expenses
of the Angel city, in comparison with
New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Bos-
ton, Baltimore, Cleveland, Buffalo and
other cities of similar size, showed
that desite the rising prices of COM
modities, wages and supplies, by eco
nomical and judicious management,
the expense had been kept down to
S5.3S per capita In 1907, while the eX-
pense per capita in the eastern cities
mentioned had in 1904 been $5.87 per
capita.
Figures were not attainable for the
last year, and this gives Los Angeles
the disadvantage in the comparison
since everything essential to the main
tenance of schools has risen in price
since then. The figures show that the
main item of expense has been the
teachers salaries, and this, the board
thinks, is not fact to be regretted
as the city may well feel proud IN
having teachers we'll paid for the work.
The finance committee also brought
forward a report showing that the
cost of supervision in Los Angeles when
compared with cities of 100000 to 6O0,-
900 population, proves this city to be
on the lower half of the scale.
More Room for Pupils
Provision was made for the pupils
L., .f Oh q
grades in the various grammar schools
who will be ready for high school in
the middle of the year. The old
Olive street school, which has been
abandoned for grammar purposes, is
to be fitted to receive the ninth grade
pupils, or those in the freshman class
of high school, while Polytechnic Is to
be supplemented by two new tempo
rary buildings for those desiring the
technical course.
These were recommended by Super
intendent Moore in his report and We're
received favorably by the board, to
be referred to the committee of the
whole with entire power to act. 1t
is probable that provisions will be
made for 200 new high school pupils:
The coal bill for last year from the
Diamond Coal company, which has
been hanging fire for some time owing
to a disagreement in the price, was
ordered paid, upon a suggestion from
the city attorney that some definite
action be taken.
Several minor communications were
read. the most important being pc
tition from residents near the Olive
street school, complaining that city
water was allowed to flow in the gut
| ters in an unhealthful manner, and
which prevented carriages and autos
from coming up to the Clinton hotel
which is close by.
The German-American Alliance made
the request that it be allowed to as
certain by means of blanks how many
students desired to study German.
The salaries of the principals were
fixed as follows for 1908:
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-13
NEWS AND NOTES OF THE DIAMOND

HTHEN 1t comes to freak playing
w no club In the country has any
thing on the Oakland club in
the State league. The tailenders of
the outlaw organization have hung up
many kinds of records this season. In
the first place they startled the sport
ing world by losing twenty-eight con-
secutive games. which is a worlds rec
ord. They also went fifty-two innings
in succession without ever reaching
the home plate and they probably
would have kept this pace UP IL the
whitewash had not run out. At Stock
ton they chased the ball in single
game for thirty-eight minutes before
being able to retire the leaders. An
even dozen games were lost in row
by single run and thirty pitchers
have gone on the mound for the OUT
law team. The team has won only
four games out of sixty-nine played
and has an average of 058.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-13


First base on ETors-Hughes M. Co., q Ra-
cycles g. Bases on balls-On Pierce, l; off
Clark. D. Struck out-By Pierce. IA; by Clark
49, Passed ball-McCoy. Wild pitches-Ciark,
i; Pierce, l. Hit by pitched ball-Courland,
Alexander. Mccoy.
There was a rumor yesterday TO
the effect that Jack Doyle of the Thir-
ty-eighth and Santa Fe diamond was
trying to secure the services of Clin-
ton, who is connected with the Salt
Lake club for the Maiers team. Doyle
is reported to have said that any time
Clinton was out of a baseball job he
was as welcome as the flowers in
May on the Maiers club.
Baseball meetings scheduled for this
week will be as follows Wednesday
night, Suburban league, at Currier
building, Third and Spring streets;
Friday night, City league, at 524 South
Spring street; Tuesday night. Southern
State league, at Democratic headquar-
tiers on South Spring street, and Cali
fornia Winter league at Edison build
ing on the same night.
Sunday morning the Ascot second
team defeated the Slauson junction
team by the score of II to 2. John
Hasimer, captain and manager of the
Ascots, was the star of the game. In
the fifth inning he sent the sphere
out for a home run, with Pitcher
Richie on second base and Johnson on
third, bringing in all three runs. The
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-13

Manager Louis Pitzer of the South
paw baseball team wants to meet all
his players next Sunday morning. The
following are the players requested to
report: Gervais, Bingham, Cowan,
Rich, Nick De Maggie, Fred Annis,
Lyman Preston, Stewart, Siegal, Nor
risey and Robbins Pitzer has ar
ranged games for the next three Sun
days.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-13

made by M. Pierce, who was credited
with two, and Tom Clark, who got one.
Pitcher Pierce struck out fourteen,
while Clark famed thirteen. Follow
ing is the tabulated score:
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-13
Monthly


School. Principal salary.
sixty-second ave-, Christine M. Benson. $3.50
Fifty-fourth ave, Carlotta r. Thornton. $50
Loreto, Jessie NJ. Gearhardt. .......... 120
Thirty-fifth ave-, Rose. e. Cowan. %
Twenty-irst ave, Mary s. Murphy. 135
Prichard, Charlotte Teae. ............. 80
Gates Mary A. Ramsdell. 100
Twenty-third ave-, M. r. Pendleton..... l20
Griffin avenue, Isabel McFadden. ...... lob
Marengo HeghtS Louise c. Flynn. 80
Nineteenth ave-, ella I. Pfeninger. 125
solano ave, EmmA Markell. ............. 95
CASTELAR, street, w. F. Hughes. 145
California street. Elizabeth j. Gibson... 1so
Alpine street, Belle Wallace. .......... 100
Custer avenue, Mrs. Estelle B. Smith,. 165
Temple, Harriet Hanlon. ............s... lZ0
Edendale, Harriet e. Gu. r............ 80
Logan, Rose A. Davis. 145
Micheltoreno, Alice II. Phillips........ 100
Casco Gertrude Horgan. .............a.. 100
Union avenue, J. W. Hamer. .......... 1S0
Fremont avenue, Cora B. Freeman. 13S
Normal training, Kate L. Osgood. ..... lS5
Grand avenue Janet M. Henderson. 1e5
Cambria, w. B. Frackeiton. ........... 145
Berendo street, Rose II. Hardenberg 165
sentous street. Mrs. Jennie L. Throop.. lob
Sixteenth street, Louise A. Williams. lB5
Seventeenth street, Mary f. Claypool... 130
Norwood street, Leta A. Lodge. e......... 145
Magnolia avenue May Stansbury. ....... lS5
Washington street, Edward Dolland. 49,. 100
Twenty fourth street, M. Amelia Foshay 145
Thirty-sixth street. Mrs Nellie l. Potter 100
Vermont avenue. Helen e. Hunt .....:: l65
Thirty-seventh street, Vesta A. Olmstead lb5
Jefferson, Mary A Lang. g.............. 15o
Thirtieth street, w. w. Tritt. ......... 200
Trinity street, Rachael H. Jamison..s. 100
West Vernon avenue, Josephine Bont.... 14o
Normandie avenue, A. q. Ayers. ...... 70
Main street, Grace e. Finney. .......... 1bo
Denver avenue, Emma A. Moore. ...... 30
Manchester avenue, A. b. Heacock. 10
Athens, Mrs. ]. D. Green. 80
Gardena, Ad. Fl. Gibson. n.'..'''......''.' ITO
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-13

A real estate advertise, ant sells one mans
property before another a ms FOR SALE"
nIacard has even commeno to gather dust.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-13

The Herald will gladly give space
TO ali grammar school athletic events
and the captains and managers are
requested to send in their different
lineups and scheduled games so that
they can be published each day. Ad-
dress all news items to the sporting
editor.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-13

The Aihambra high school athletic
club was organized last Friday and
prospects for a busy season are good.
The students will be playing basket
ball In few weeks and tennis is pop
ular. new tennis court Is needed.
TO meet this and other expenses 1t has
been decided to give an entertainment
and large audience is desired.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-12-31

Naples, December 30-Time only confirms the un-
speakabe catastrophe History perhaps never will dlvuge
its supremes individual tragedies for earth and ruth
lesy claimed thousands of human beings and the flames
mercessly completed the unfinished devastation.
Naples, vibrant with the memory of Vesuvius, is
Frustrated at the misery and from Messna
fined to her The hotels and homes crowded with
refugees and the people vieng with each other in
aiding the stricken.
Those who have explicit knowledge on the subject
agree that the center of the catacm the strait OF
Messna which also the center of the volcanic zone,
whose highest peak, Aetna is silent From this base
the elurc disturbance extended abatng little by little,
northerly far Cape Vacano and southerly far
as the Bay of Catana, ravagng the western region of
Caabria and the coast of Sicily for distance of
nearly 100 miles,
It is impossible to accurately ascertain the extent Of
the and west in the inland regions, but it
certain that the beauty of of the most charming
tons of southern Italy has been rrevocably despoed
Vineyards more; waving of lemon orange and
olive trees have been torn up and the enchanting coast
line with its soft and fragrant foliage has been made into
desert Reggie whose gay aspect set off the severity of
the mountains and Pam perched jauntiy amid orange
and olive trees have become bots the horizon
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-12-31
FORCE OF THE EXPLOSION
TERRIFIC AND DEADLY
Eight crews Of Rescuers Are at Work
and No Trouble Is Experienced
In Working In the Shat
tered Shafts.

Bluehelds, W. Va, December a1.-Tha
work of exploring the Lick Branch col
liery in which the destructive explosion
occurred yesterday still continues and to-
night a total of q dead have been recov-
cred.
Two Of these were taken out alive and
died from the effects Of their injuries
afterwards.
The cause of death In most of the cases
was due to asphyxiation from after
damp and smoke caused by the exnlo-
sion. although the force OF the death
dealing blast was terrific Nine eaHs shat
tered to splinters and other debris zas
blown out OF the entrances and = Haa-
dred feet away from the mine mouth lnfs
the open. Eight crews o neseaarz -
at work and have been on duty eazzIz=
uously all day exploring the mIae Has-
sages in the search for bodies. The after
damp is peculiarly lacking and % lnasa-
veniences have been encountered b. fHa
rescuing parties from this source. uhlaa
is very unusual.
In a large building near the mines s
temporary morgue has been established
and this. together with a large area azza4s
the mine mouth. has been rorsd or -
keep back the curious There are uzz-
pitiful scenes about the little village ana
tonight watchers sit by the cofIfus Of
three in one home. and IN three other
homes there are two awaiting fnferment
tomorrow.
There Is absence OF excitement usual
In such accidents, but from many houses
can be heard the means of women. as
husband. father or brother is brought
home dead.
It is now estimated that the death list
viii reach 80. Following Is a list af ne
known dead:
White--Charles Little, Wyle Little.
Cleveland Alexander. Peter Kenndy, Sam
Bateman, Jim Roane, ali unknown Rus
sian two Unknown italians. John Erown.
a Greek OF
Henry Lockhart. Richard Loekhisat. 5os
Estes, John Miller, Kemp Sanders. J. II
Hairston, John Hicks, R. Mitchell Rob-
ert Webber Matthew Weber, Reed An
derson.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-12-31
air Sicily Is No1O a Land OF Deso1ation
And It's Stricken People Mourn Their Dead
AN APPEAL IS ITALIANS
BY BAR/JN DESPLANCHES

Washington, December 30-Baron Ed
monde Mayor Desplanches, Italian anihas-
sador to the United States, tonight issued
proclamation to the Italian people in
the United States, appealing to them for
aid for their suffering countrymen in the
earthquake region.
In asking the Associated Press to carry
his message to the Italians in this coun-
try. Baron Desplanches expressed his de-
sire that 1t be printed In Italian for the
benefit of those of his countrymen who
are unable to read English.
The proclamation is as follows:
"Rega ambascata d"1talia.
"Italiani di America:
II disastri di Calabria di Stella .
vono aecomunare gil animi nostri in !
pensero di amore per la grande madrs
antica orbata di tanti soul fgli, in un
pensiero di solidarieta col fratelli afflltti
da tenta sventura.
'Membri di una vasta famiglia dimostri-
amo col fatti che la disgrazia del nostri
connazionali e'da moi sinceramente pro-
foundamente sentita. Non vani complaint,
ma efficaci soeoori 81 richeggono.
"L'Italia sopporto' attire prove dolorose
erisose. Cost anche questa volta, merce'
il volere intelligence concorde del popolo
e del suo augusta sovrano, corso. Come
sempre, In doloroso pellegrinaggio, sui
luoghi piu 'colpit rItalia trionfera' delle
cieche forsee della natura. e Eproprio del
forti 10 attingere dalla calamita nuove
energie. Sulle rovine di Messina di
Reggie fioriranno ben presto, in un rigolio
di nuove primavere, citta 'piu 'prospere 9
plu belle. II popolo Italiano puo' essere
eolpito, non abbattuto.
"Intante Sc mel momento piu' grave al
cunche' puo' lenlre. L'esaeerbazone del
nostro dolore. valgano acio' lie simpatie
del monde civile valga la generosa fra
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-12-31
RED CROSS SENDS
MONEY TOTAL Y
Large Sums Are Raised On
Appeal To New Workers
.PROCLAMATIONS ARE ISSUED
Subscription Lists Are Opened and
Money Is Coming In Rapidly.
Christian Herald Sends
$4,000.
PROCLAMATIONS ARE ISSUED

New York. December 30.--The work of
organizing relief for the victims of the
earthquake, which was begun here almost
simultaneously with the receipt of the first
news of the disaster. assumed official
form today with the Issuance by the
mayor of proclamation calling upon
the people of the city for subscriptions
for the relief of the sufferers. Mayor
Mcclellan will act In conjunction with
the American Red Cross society, forward
ing all subscriptions TO Jacob II. schiff
treasurer of the New York branch of the
society.
A systematized effort Is 10 be made for
the Capitalization of the many channels
of relief through which funds for the sue
cor of the hungry and homeless of Sicily
and Calabria are now being collected. The
Italian Red Cross society has already
been recognized as the agency through
which funds contributed by svmpathizers
in foreign countries are to be distributed
1t is now aimed to make the American
Red Cross society the medium for trans
mission to the Italian Red Cross society
of all money collected In the United
States. With that idea in mind Bishop
Greer today sent out a proclamation to
the clery and laity of the Episcopal
church in his diocese. asking that all
funds subscribed for the earthquake suf-
ferers be sent through the New York
state branch of the society.
George w. Davis, chairman o. the CEN
trail committee of the society, has noti-
fed the publishers of the various Ital-
ian papers that had opened lists of sub
scriptions for the relief of the earthquake
victims of the role which 1t was the in
tention of the National Red Cross society
to play in the present emergency and a
prompt response is expected from that
source.
Already the society has cabled $4,000
which was dispatched on Tuesday. In
addition the executive committee of the
national society has arranged to remit I'M
mediately to the Italian Red Cross society
the sum of $4,000. The Christian Her.
aid advanced $4,000 on fund which it
purposes to raise 'shortly by contrbu-
tions from its readers and cabled the
sum over to the Italian Red Cross So
ciety direct.
Another remittance sent by cable to-
night was $1,000 contributed by the Ital-
ian newspaper II Progresso