Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-12
AROUND TOWN
To Hold Medal Contest

To Hold Medal Contest
The Womans Prohibition Party clul
Will hold a matrons oratorical silve
medal contest in Diele's hall, corne
Central avenue and Adams street, oil
Monday evening.
Business College Graduation
The graduation exercises and socia
of the Eclectic business college will b.
held on Wednesday evening, Decembe
30, at the college building, 1913 Soutl
Main street.
Aged Resident Dies
c. r. Waldt, aged 81 years. who hat
resided at 224 South Beaudry avenu
for the past twenty-nine years, diet
there yesterday morning after Ions
illness. Funeral arrangements have no
yet been completed.
Five Are Fined
Five speeders were arraigned IN Po-
lice Justice Frederickson' court yes
terday and the following fines were inn
posed: B. F. Ford, $25; H. C. Smith
F. B. Long and S. p. Thompson, SIC
each, and Fred Cooper s..
Prominent Italian Dies
Joseph Peduzzi who came here nine
months ago from Denver for his health
died yesterday at Ala Bauchet street
He Is survived by his wife The funera
will be held Monday at 1870 p. IN. al
the Church of San Pietro.
President Baer Returns
President John Willis Baer Of Occi-
dental college has returned from a
trip throughout the east. He declares
prosperity has arrived and as an in
direct result he predicts an exodus of
fasteners to California this winter.
Singers Here Again
The famous Williams jubilee singers,
the best in the United States, who sang
here last year to such large and appre-
ciative audiences, will appear at Simp
son auditorium December IA and Is,
under the auspices of the colored Y.
NJ. c. A
Negress Promises to Be Good
After promising she would be good
and lead an honest life, Susie Anderson,
young negro school girl who pleaded
guilty to stealing from her school
mates, was released under a suspended
sentence of fifty days by Police Justice
Frederickson yesterday.
Funeral Today
Funeral services for DR.. e. $: Car
Isle of 2813 Downey avenue will be
held this afternoon at 2 o'clock at the
Church of the Epiphany. Dr. Carlisle
had resided in East Los Angeles for
the past tWenty-four years and was
prominent in the medical profession.
To Discuss Electric System
The American Institute of Electrical
Engineers will meet next Tuesday
evening at the University of Southern
California. How Far Can We Go with
Automatic Regulation of Our Electric
SYSTEM" will be the paper to be read
by j. A. Lighthipe. A discussion will
follow.
Deranged Motorman Dies
Alfred e. Pardue, motorman of Los
Angeles, whose mind became deranged
on religious topics, died yesterday at
the Patton Insane asylum. The body
is at the undertaking parlors of the
Connell company, where funeral serv-
ices will be held this afternoon at
O'Clock. Burial will be in Rosedale
cemetery.
Will Hold Inquest
The inquest on the body of Moreno
Osti, who died at the Sisters hospital
as the result of an accident on truck
at the Southern Pacific yards will be
held this morning at 9 o'clock at the
j. d. Button morgue. The funeral will
be held Monday morning at O'Clock at
the Church of San Pietro. Burial will
be in Calvary cemetery.
To Hold Funeral
Funeral services for Gotthold e. Kalt-
meyer, who died at 1862 Glendale place,
will be held this afternoon at o'clock
at the chapel of Orr & Edwards the
burial to be in Rosedale cemetery. Mr..
Ealtmeyer had resided in California the
past forty years. He is survived by
three daughters, Misses Mathilda, Ber-
tina and Hulda Kaltmeyer.
Picture Theaters Fined
Of To;
and w. c. Ross of 255 South Main
street, proprietors of moving picture
pleaded guilty in Police JUS
tice Fredericksons court yesterday to
children under IA years of age
TO enter their places of amusement and
were fined $25 each. The complaints
We're sworn to by Humane Officer
To Unite Improvement Societies
A meeting of the various improve
ment associations of the city has been |
called for December II in the Chamber
of Commerce building. The object is
to effect a permanent organization of |
the different societies in order that the |
possibilities for greater work will be !
increased. 1t is requested that MEM
Ders of improvement societies in Los |
Angeles send the names of their re-
spective secretaries to w H. OConnell, |
1914 Moneta avenue. telephone South
1866.
Poly" Wins Debate
The Polytechnic high school defeated
he Los Angeles high school last night
n a debate held in the auditorium of
he Polytechnic high school. The sub
ect was: Resolved, that Los Angeles
should adopt the Des Moines system
If government" The debate was not
IN official league debate, but one ar
'anged between the students of the
wo schools. For the last two seasons
he league was unable to match the
wo local high schools and in order to
prevent a recurrence of the affair this
ear the students arranged the contest
or themselves.
OS ANGELES COUNTY