Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-15
AROUND TOWN
To Sell Property

To Sell Property
An auction will be held at the city
hall Wednesday at 10 o'clock for the
disposal of property on which taxes are
delinquent.
Equipping Boat with Wireless
Work of equipping the Banning
steamer Hermosa with a wireless ap-
paratus was begun yesterday by the
United Wireless company. Work on
the Hotel Green station also is under
way.
Fire Drill at Polytechnic
Mayor Harper. members of the fire
commission and other city officials wit
messed a fire drill at the Polytechnic
high school yesterday afternoon. The
efficiency OF the pupils was commended
heartily by the mayor.
Messengers to Have Banquet
There will be great doings among the
messengers of Los Angeles Christmas
day. Manager Blunt of the American
District Telegraph company will give a
banquet to about seventy-f1Ve of the
boys from the various offices about the
city at LeVy's cafe.
Collects from Collector
M. Koss of 1927 Essex street is coin
collector, but a valuable assortment
of old coins which he had accumu-
lated was collected from him Sunday
night by an unknown visitor who has
not yet been located by the police.
To Observe "Quiet Day"
The annual Advent quiet day for the
women of the Episcopal diocese of Los
Angeles will be held today in st. Paul S
pro-cathedral, in charge of Rev. FL.
officer. The service will open at 1O:15
o'clock and will continue until p. m.
Luncheon will be served at l o'clock
in the parish house.
Petty Thieves at Work
A. Pellow of 416 South Main street
reported to the police yesterday that a
violin had been stolen from that place
Sunday night. Another petty thief
craWled over the wire screen in front
of the cigar stand of Max Roth at 141
South Broadway and carried away a
fountain pen and a pipe.
Thief Uses Open Door
Charles Lion of 644 Gladys avenue
left his home for a walk Sunday even
ing, neglecting to lock the front door,
as he intended to be away but few
minutes. He reported to the police
yesterday that thief had entered the
house in the brief period he was alb
sent. Lions loss was $40 in cash.
Three Transfers Fined
An argument as to the proper man
to pay for the drinks cost George Riley,
Joe Flores and e. Greenwood $40 each
in fines at Justice Austin's court yes
terday. The men, who are teamsters,
started the argument in the Eureka
cafe Sunday evening, and in the fight
that followed Val Smith, head waiter
of the cafe. secured a blackened eye.
To Address Democratic League
George e. Overmeyer, a Los Angeles
attorney who has made a thorough
study of franchise tax questions, will
I, he nal o.
leagues luncheon at the Westminster
hotel today. He will discuss the mer-
its of the proposition to annul the
franchise tax assessed against the Los
Angeles Railway company last year
Pastor to Make Address
DR.. Charles Edward Locke, pastor of
the First Methodist church, will speak
before the Methodist Brotherhood at
it's regular monthly meeting in the
auditorium of the church, at o'clock
tonight. 1t will be "open night" and
an invitation is extended to all to at
tend. The executive committee will
meet at Z p. m. and the Brotherhood
at 715, in the Sunday school room.
Alarm Given; Burglar Caught
Charles Doran, who is held at the city
Jail on a burglary charge, was arrested
as he was climbing over fence in the
rear of 423 South Main street before
0aXllRnC
been summoned to the place by a
burglar alarm. Doran is charged with
breaking the lock from the rear door
after boring holes around it. The open
ing Of the door is said by the officer to
have set off the alarm.
Discuss Street Improvement
The question of widening Sunset
boulevard brought to the attention of
the board of supervisors by petition
han Of Toll oft
zens,swas taken up at the board meet
ing Yesterday and referred to Super
visor Eldridge for investigation and
report. Action on the matter it is be-
lieved will not take place before the
newly elected members of the board
take their seats in January.
Pool Room Ralded
A barber shop and pool room at Ora
ham Station was raided by Louis Duni
and other officers from the district at
torney's office late Sunday night, and
Scott Sense, the proprietor, was ar
rested, charged with conducting a
gambling house In rear room of the
place the officers found half a dozen
men playing poker, Sense it is said re-
ceiving a rake off, from the games
Sense was taken to the county jail and
later released on $500 bail. He will be
tried i'm Pasadena.
viii Address Federation
The federation of the w. c. T. u.
will hold an all-day meeting at the
Y. M. c. A. building tomorrow. The
morning will be devoted to a business
session. For the afternoon the follow
ing program Is announced: Bible les
son, Miss Edith Combe; address, THE
Private Citizens Relation to Public
Affairs" Councilman A. j. Wallace;
address, 'Does the Y. M. G. A. Aid in
the Building Up of Christian Citi-
zenship?" D. E. Luther, general Sec