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Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-14

Edited By
Jay Davidson
GOSSIP OF THE DIAMOND
BY RED PERKINS

good with the Crown city team. The
outfield will be composed Of Hilliard,
Wolf and Wells, three sluggers.
Manager Harry Dexter announces
that the fans are liberal in their pur-
chasing of stock for the new baseball
park ana that actual work in building
the fence and grandstand will be start
ed this week and that everything Will
be In readiness for the opening of the
park November z, when the Pasadena
club will try conclusions with the San
Diego team. Next Sunday Dexter Will
take his team to Azusa for a game
with the Azusa team in the California
Winter league.
There was no meeting of the Cali
fornia Winter league directors last
night on account OF President Harry
Lelande going on hunting trip up
the Santa Barbara mountains. Tho
meeting will be held in the office of
the city clerk next Tuesday night.
Lyman Preston--The information you
seek can be gotten from Manager Louis
Filter by calling up Main 525L
The Hughes baseball team wants a
game for Sunday morning. Call Ray
Hughes after $3.50 o'clock. Home phone
3048.
Two protests were made at Chutes
park yesterday afternoon. one by Pop
Van Haltren and the other by Captain
Edward Dillon. The first protest was
made by Van Haltren on the ground
that an American league ball was used
instead of the regular National league
ball, while Dillon made his protest re-
garding McCay, who played third base
for the Oaks, on the groundS that he
was not released from the Shreveport
team. McCay since made statement
to the effect that he signed with the
Oakland team at IL o'clock yesterday,
and showed clearance papers to van
Haltern at the time.
The Johnson Machine company base
ball team wants to hear from any
Sunday morning. Call Boyle GIT after
o'clock.
Rusty" Bill Miller of the State
league is among the absent these days.
He is suffering with lame back and
is under the care OF a doctor.
An interesting meeting Of the South
ern State league directors was held last
night at the Democratic club at which
many matters of the league were dis
cussed, among them being the failure
of the press agent falllng TO KICK III
with the lineups of the different teams
for publication in the various news
papers the Friday preceding the game.
Manager Pete Hansen was raked over
the, Goals for failure to keep order and
discharge his duty as sergeant-at-arms.
Lincoln Leonard is requested to call
up Manager Jay Welton at F6746 or
Main 6746 between 1 and 5 in the
afternoon,
Frank Simpson desires a ball game
for Sunday. Call Manager Tilley, Main
1889.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-14
NELSON-GANS MOVING
PICTURES ARE SHOWN

The moving pictures made OF the
Nelson Cans fight Labor day were ex-
hibited last night at the Peoples thea
ter before a crowded house. The fans
iammed the lower floor and the bal
cony, attracted by the chance to see
the reproduction of the great light
weight championship battle which
proved beyond all question that the
Dane is the best man of the day in
that division.
The pictures are unusually good FOR
fight photographs, and they are thrown
on the canvas in clear and distinct
shape, so that the audience can dis
tinguish between the two at all times.
while the blows also are distinct and
the entire fight is produced in remark
ably clean and perfect pictures.
For the most part the pictures are
shown without the usual jerking mo-
Ii IN that tires the eyes and causes a
headache, but occasional periods are
encountered where this unpleasant
sensation is experienced. However,
the fact that the figters can be dis
tinctly seen at all times in the course
of the fight minimizes this unsatisfac-
tory portion of the show.
After one has seen these pictures
there remains no doubt - to which of
which of the two is entitled to ran6
as the premier fighter of the light
division. Nelson simply wore down
the former champion and when the
black wonder could stand the pace no
longer he fell to the floor and was
counted out. There is much in the
pictures to confirm the statement of
]. Ed Mathews. representative in
charge, that Cans yet is far from all
In, as the exhibition of boxing which
he gave throughout the fight until worn
down to exhaustion is evidence that
he would be hard one to beat any
time he is sent against any OF them,
barring Nelson alone.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-14
HERBERTS IN
fine CONDITION
FRIDAYS CARD IS CREATING
INTEREST
MUCH SPECULATION AMONGST
FANS
Bubbles Robinson Confident He Can
Master Congo Coon Over Ten-
Round Course Regardless
of Last Showing

Along the Rialto the chief sporting
event of interest is the card which the
Pacific Athletic club has arranged for
the fans for Friday evening. Seldom
has more been offered for one evening
and as the popular prices which have
been drawing the crowds at the pa
vilion will prevail there is no reason
why the building will not be crowded
to the doors when the -four main
event" program begins.
George Herberts has trained down
in the few days since his advent INTO
Los Angeles to the figure at which he
will meet Frank Picato and all doubts
of his being in the lightweight class
have been dissipated, for he tipped the
beam yesterday morning at 1So1s ana
he will easily work off the fraction
before 8 o'clock Friday.
Picato Is using the pavilion FOR ms
training purposes and Roy Page Is
handling the swarthy lad, which means
that he will be brought into the ring
in prime condition. Picato has come
UP so rapidly of late that there have
been many fans who have been de-
sirous of seeing him go against class
and his meeting with Herberts, who
has beaten the best of the bunch IN
Frisco and the middle west, will De
watched with keen interest.
Bubbles Robinson declares that over
the ten-round course he will be able TO
get his dusky opponent, Congo Coon
In their four-rourTd scrap at McCarey
last Friday the Coon let himself loose
for the short bout and it was all Bub-
bles could do to forestal defeat. Congo
also is training for the event and he
said Yesterday that he will be able TO
go the route and that Robinson VIII
have to step lively to get out OF tne
way of that poised left of his and Keep
from going down. 1t certainly Will be
a hot bout and there are many VINO
believe Bubbles has bitten off more
than he can get away with in taxing
on the lively Congo Coon
OF all the boys on the Friday pro-
gram Snyder and Russell are the most
anxious to make good. for all the1r
future depends on the outcome OF thelr
session battle. Russell made sucn
hit with the spectators when ne
dropped Kid Murray for the count re-
Gently that they have been anxious tc
see him in action again and he VII nave
a great opportunity to show what Is
in him when he gets into the ring Wltf
Snyder The newsboy kid has peer
credited with a great wallop. but M
did not display it when he met f1she
because of too much caution admin
istered from his corner. Now, how
ever, he will let himself out and L
Russell gets in one of his haymakers
something is going to drop.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-14
RESULTS AT LEXINGTON
race. q mile, selllnl

LEXINGTON, Ky, Oct. 1.-THE featur,
of today's sport was the remarkable but un.
successful attempt OF Dan Patch to lower
his record OF 1:55
Although he went the mile in 1:56N
considering his age and condition, his effori
is said to have been more remarkable ever
than his record-malSing performance. Hs
was very tired at the finish. Summarizes:
Walnut Hall Farm cup. 2:15 trot. $4,000
three In five-Uhlan won in three straight
heats in 2:0SM, 2:07M, 2:07h.
2:12 pace, $1,000, three in lve-CaycS
Jones won three straight heats In 2;0Sh
2:09, 2:09A.
2:1S trot. $1,000, three in five--Maxine wor
three straight heats In 2;O9%, 2;0sk, 2:18A
Grand special to beat 1865 pace--Dar
lost Time by quarters. :2s. :5sM. 1;25h
1:56K.
The Hill Farm cup for 2:O5 trotters wa.
won by Uhlan. who took the first three heats
In 2:Osh, 2:O6h, 2:07h. RED Cross cap.
tured second money
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-14
EXTENSIVE THIEvING
CHARGED TO DRIVER
ICE COMPANY EMPLnYE SAID
TO HAVE STOLEN $500
Sums Taken Range from Few Cents
to So, and 800 Separate Counts
Are Placed Against Ar
rested Man

J. F. Wilson, driver employed by
the Merchants Ice and Cold Storage
company and living at 1926 East Fifth
street, was arrested last night on 300
charges of embezzlement made against
him by f. IS. Calkins, vice president
and general manager of the company.
The total of his alleged populations is
placed at $500, in sums ranging from a
few cents up to So.
Mr.. Calkins said Wilson had been
employed as a driver in the Westlake
residence district and had been deliv-
ering and selling ice for several months
in small quantities without making any
accounting. :,
Suspicion was aroused by the small
returns and the large amount of ice
taken out by Wilson, and check was
placed on him, and it is claimed he had
been receiving money from customers
who never were reported.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-14
TECKNICALITY RESPONSIBLE
! FOR MEDIUMS ACQUITTAL
Exposer of Alleged Fake SpirituaIists
Complains When He Is Ordered
to Pay License for His
Educational Work"

B. S. Garrison, G. e. Baxter and
Marie l.. Clark, who were arrested by
Patrolmen Busse and Beaumont on
charges of conducting "spook" busi-
ness without having license, were
acquitted by Police Justice Austin
yesterday. afternoon. The discharge
of the defendants was due to a tech
nicality.
Garrison testified that he Is an ex-
poser of mediums and spiritualists
and such persons and declared he
should not. be made to pay license
for educating the people," Although
he claimed he exposed methods used
by "fake' mediums he is said to have
charged heavily for persons wishing
to be enlightened.
He was represented by counsel who
was told by Assistant Prosecuting At
torney Ford to arrange for securing a
license and pay for back license in
order to avoid further prosecution.
Madame Clark did not have an op-
portunity to testify.
81 wish they would have allowed me
to take the stand" she whispered to
Garrison. 81 would have told these
people something that would make
them open their eyes. Oh, certainly
would have given it to them."
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-14

never been protected are paying high
er wages than those that are protected.
Raising Wages
''What has brought the wages Of la
Dor up? The tariff? No. The growing
intelligence of labor did it. The work.
ingmen are banding themselves to-
gether and demanding rightful share
of their earnings.
st think Mr.. Bryan brought out a
conspicuous thing when he pointed out
that the farmers and laboringmen did
not profit by the tariff, but the manu-
facturers did, as 1t was the latter class
which contributed most of the CAM
paign expenses of the Republicans.
Senator Dolliver was right when he
said that Roosevelt's policy was one
of the paramount issues. The Roose-
welt dynasty is one of the issues.
1.-THE character of Mr.. Bryan has
never been successfully attacked. That
is a great deal.
I'VE know of Mr. Taft mainly as an
appointive man. He was even appoint
ed a candidate for president. Bryan
stands out as he has done for years on
his own merits.
AT defy any one to find William Jen-
nings Bryan in a deal like that Repub-
licans are mixed in. A man that has
a public record equaled by no Ameri-
can citizen, a man who, after twenty
| years of public life, has not been con-
fronted with one damaging charge. 1t
is republican.
Taft's Franchise Sale
Moreover, you cannot find in the
record of Mr.. Bryan as representa-
tive of the American government that
! the mere sum of $3,000,000 be granted
perpetual franchise for railroad as
! Taft did. Any one who has knowledge
of political economy knows that per-
petual railroad franchise is an eco
nomic monstrosity and 1t does no credit
| to any mans judgment
! "Any congressman, whether he goes
! from Los Angeles or elsewhere ought
| to lose his job if he sets in his seat in
actively or as some do, absents him
self.
And any congressman that at this
stage who does not know whether he
will vote for Uncle Joe Cannon for
speaker ought to lose his job.
"The nation is changing. Its leaders
are changing. We ought to be thank
full that there is one party that is able
to keep up with the problems of the
nation"
In closing Prof. Handley revered the
oil exposures.
1.-THE Republicans not only had
oil, but all the by-products of
was i'll advised for Theodore Roose-
welt to attack Mr.. Haskell, for he had
forgotten that Mr.. Dupont, the Re-
publican light, was being sued by the
great trust-busting organization.
"There is not an American citizen
that has been SO loyal to his convic-
tions or who has changed his opinions
so little as Mr.. Bryan.
at is a sign of littleness il man
does not change sometimes"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-14
XIV oU going2'
"Well you know am. ST
Il would not miss the game for

SEV GU going2 .
"Well you know / am. 'T
would not miss the game for
anything"
That Is all you could hear among the
amateurs yesterday regarding the last
game of the series for the champion
ship of the Valley league between the
Woodiil-Hulse and Racycles at Athletic
park. The game will be called at 10
o'clock. This Will be a diamond battle
to the gore, as the last time these two
teams met it took thirteen innings to
decide which would win, and at that
Efhe score was to 2 in favor of the
Racycles.
You will see fast game and good
material. Tom Clark no doubt will go
upon the mound for the Racycles, while
either Parker or John Dear Will enter
the box for the Wooddill-Hulse aggre-
cation. The Racycles is the only club
that defeated the Woodill-Hulse club
in the Valley league series last year.
What is baseball? One of the grand
est and greatest of all outdoor athletic
sports and the most popular amuse-
ment.
Most prominent among the local fans
is the name of II. A. Pierce, justice OF
the peace of Los Angeles. Hark1ng
back yesterday to the days of his old
swimming pool, Judge" Pierce tod
of the times when he played baseball.
1t was in 1875 that Henry Pierce, as
the boys called him, helped to organize
the old Cosmopolitan baseball team,
and / guess there are a lot or you OLD
vets" that remember those times. The
"Wide Awakes" and the Live Oaks"
were also playing ball for the cham
pionship of California, and the hnai
score was 62 to 48. I laughed when the
T,,A tl11 nd x
planned: 1--WE used the Van Horn ball
those days. and 1t was much lighter
and contained more rubber than the
present day ball. If you hit 1t square
Il Travelled q mile, and If yon hit 1t on
the ground before the fielder caught 1t
the ball would bound back in the air
fully forty or fifty feet high Then
again the pitcher could pitch nine balls,
and he was only forty-hve feet away
from the batter. We never got through
our games In an hour and half or two
hours we generally played all day, so
you see the players had no easy time
of 1t. We had no gloves or big mits
either, and this shows you (holdfng up
his twisted fingers) what baseball did
for me-"
These are some of the things I know
of Henry Pierce. He is great on base
ball, and he is great on law, and these
are great prominent elements that make
the game what 1t is. and they are rea-
sons why I personally like to see my
honored friend on justice bench in
Los Angeles county.
Carl Wells, right fielder for the Pas
adena team, arrived yesterday from
Des Moines, where he has been playing
with the Des Moines team in the West
ern association. He was recommended
by "Bulger' Walsh, who played with
Wells on the same team. Wells Is a
fine fielder and q heavy hitter, and
from all appearances ought to make
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-14
|. A. A. c. GOSSIP

The Southern California branch OF
the Pacific Amateur Athletic associa-
fion will hold it's next meeting Wednes-
day night at the Los Angeles Athletic
club. Among other things that will
be brought before the members of the
board will be the sanctioning OF COM
mittees which will represent the club
and the Southern California Swim
ming association at the meet during
the Elks carnival.
The dub" handball tournament is
expected to end this week. Might
mare" Witt looks like the winner. He
leads the bunch and has only one game
to play with "Johnnycake." "Hippy"
is second, with Fuzzy a faraway
third "Iippy" picked himself a win
ner many months ago and still per-
sists that he will have an opportunity
to play Nightmare" as he believes
"Johnnycake" will defeat the dreamer,
thus making it tie for first place. he
also is of the opinion that Detroit will
beat Chicago in the post-season series
now being played. Too bad, "Hippy."
The standing of the "dubs' is as fol-
lows:
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-14
SALESMAN ALLEGED TO HAVE
PASSED FICTITIOUS CHECK

Don Kimball, a salesman, was ar
rested last night in Oxnal | by Sheriff
w. E. Kelley for the Los Angeles po-
lice on a charge of passing fictitious
checks.
1t is alleged that Kimball, who for
merly carried an account at the First
National bank in this city, induced
Cashier w. S. T. Hammond of that in
stitution to o. K. a check for $50 for
him after his account had been closed
that fact being unknown to Mr.. Ham
mond.
Kimball secured the money on this
check, and also passed another for $2C
on a clothing house in payment for a
suit of clothes. He then left the city
and went to OXnard.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-14
TOO MUCH LIQUOR CAUSED
MARRIED COUPLE TO FIGHT

Adeline Ortega, tall and handsome
woman of Spanish and Indian birth,
was sent to the receiving hospital last
night for medical treatment, and her
husband, Lugo Ortega, was locked up
at central police station on the charge
of disturbing the peace.
Ortega and his wife are witnesses in
an Indian liquor selling case from Graf
ton in the United States court, and have
been stopping in a lodging house at
3101s North Main street.
Last night they procured a jug of
wine from some liquor dealer and drank
it in their room. Lugo became quarrel
some and proceeded to beat his wife,
and she jumped through a glass win
dow to the floor below.
The landlady hearing the noise sum-
moned the police, and the woman, who
was found groaning, was sent to the
hospital in an ambulance. 1t was found
that she was suffering from fractured
nose, decorations of the scalp and
numerous bruises.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-14
HOME WHERE METcALF WAS
GUEST LOOTED BY ROBBERS

OAKLAND, Oct. 3f.-While the fam
lily of p. q. Bowles, president of the
First National bank of Oakland, was
absent from the home at 3l7 Grand
avenue Sunday morning, the home was
ransacked by burglars. A tin box con-
tanning some personal effects of histor-
ical value and jewelry valued at $500
were taken by the thieves. Just before
the family left the house a large guam
tity of silver plate and some valuable
ieweIry were taken to the safe deposit
vaults. 1t was at this house that Sec
refarv Of the Navy Metcalf and his
family were entertained during the
fleet Festivities
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-14
FERDINAND GoTTscHALK TO
BE LAID TO REST THURSDAY

Ferdinand Gottschalk, a pioneer OF
Los Angeles, will be buried Thursday
afternoon, just three weeks from the
date of the burial of his aCed wife
The service will be held Thursday at
2 D. m. from the residence of his
daughter, Mrs. Charles Matthay. DR.
j. S. Thomson of the Independent
Church of Christ will officiate. The in
terment will be in Rosedale cemetery
Mr.. Gottschalk was SO years of age
and came here in 1881. One grandson
is a well known musical composer
Mrs. j. Bond Francisco is grand
daughter of decedent.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-14
ELEVEN JURORS PROCURED
FOR TRIAL OF ABE RUFF

SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 13.--In Judge
LawIor's department of the superior
court today Gustavus A. Blank, can
dy manufacturer, was passed by both
sides, subject to a peremptory chal-
lenge. as the eleventh juror to try
Abraham Ruef on the charge of having
bribed Supervisor Furey 60 vote for a
trolley franchise for the United Rail-
roads.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-14
RESULTS AT LEXINGTON
Nv Oct 13.-Results:

LOUISVILLE, KY, Oct 13.-Resuts:
First race, furlongs-Merriclx won, Marbles
second. Financier third; time 1:1S 1-5
Second race. furlongs-Elizabeth Harwood
won, Ctvita second. Mrs. Sewail third; time
1:H.
Third race, mile and 20 yards-Wine Mer-
chant won. Ethel Carr second Banrida third;
time 1:46 3-6.
Fourth race. ftrlongs-Whisk Broom won.
Barnesdale second. Banagher third; time liza.
Fifth race, 5h furlongs--Jer Bernstein won.
Alice George second, Melissa third; time 1909.
Sixth race. / 1-16 miles-Arrowswift won,
Raleigh second. Seyerus third; time 1;ls.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-14
ALBERTA TOWN is VISITED
BY FIRE; DAMAGE $25o,oot

WINNIPEG, Oct. 1S.-A large Sec
ton of the town of Stetler, Alberta,
was wiped out by fire this morning.
including the large Grand Union hotel,
twenty stores and four other hotels,
the Merchants bank and the postoffice.
Leslie Miller, who was sleeping in
a store, lost his life. The loss will
reach $250.000
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-14
Required
n-a.k.

There will be a meeting of the
Southern California branch of the Pa
cific Amateur Athletic association to-
night in the parlor of the Los Angeles
Athletic club. Several matters of i'm
portance will be brought before the
board, among them being the formal
recognition of the selected committees
which will represent the Los Angeles
Athletic club and the Southern Cali
fornia Swimming association during
the gigantic athletic carnival to be
held in Los Angeles during the Elks'
reunion next July.
The cribbage tournament is getting
to the point where the interest will be
enlivened as the players begin to draw
away from each other. Fourteen mem-
bers at present are in the running and.
with the exception of Barnett, they are
pretty we'll punched around the 667
mark. Barnett has not lost game to
date, although he has played but three.
The percentages of the various par
ticipants is as follows:
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-14
Sheep Herder Found Dead

SUSANVILLE, Oct. 1S.-The dead
body of French sheep herder who was
mans shotgun had evidently exploded,
as the ramrod had been sent through
his lungs.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-14

Chauncey Mohannah was up against
a master hand yesterday when he was
defeated at handball by Hippy Nest;
Hippy plays superb game except
when contesting in tournament. The
score was 81 to is.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-14

Coach AL Treloar will accompany his
squad of rowers to Naples this after
noon and put them through their reg
ular training stunt in preparation for
the faIl regatta.
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MASCOT TICKETS WILL
Be HELD UNTIL FOUR

The second production of 1.-The Mas
cot" the opera which scored such a
decided success on Thursday night,
takes place tonight in the Opera
House, and the indications are that the
clever amateurs composing the COM
pany will greet another full house
when the curtain rises for the opening
song.
The big demand for tickets, and the
fact that some tickets were held on
telephone orders until too late for sale
on Thursday, has led to a ruling of
the management that all tickets for
tonight must be called for before four
o'clock this afternoon. No ticket will
be held after that hour, and those who
have telephone orders in viii do well
to note the fact. There is no desire
on the part of the mana cement to be
accommodating but with the MEM
DRY of the sheaf of unpaid-for tickets
on Thursday and the fact that money
was turned away in order to hold
them, there appears nothing else to
be done