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Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-29
MUCH WANTED MAN
CAUGHT IN SEATTLE
$4,000 REWARD TO BE PAID
sLAYER'S CAPT0RS
is Charged with Breaking from nus
SIAN Prison Under Sentence for
Murder-Also with statu-
tory offense

BY Associated Press a. x,,.r
SEATTLE. wash; Aug. z o. w ,'.,,rs
standing reward OF sooOV Lor ms caR Ves \,
a aiias[nd 10 be wanted to serve Ire
s sa,,tsnce for murder. o. Karlson. alias
4 7sa,''ert a local grocer's clerk. has been
l rs.,.sSfed here on a statutory charge.
me brother Of Kate Negaioff. the al
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-29
RED ROSES WIN LEAD
WITH TWENTY POINTS
Friendly Battles Waoed with Great
Deal of Zest by Warriors of
the Combating
Armies

The great day of the Y. W. G. A.
war of the roses dawned bright and
clear yesterday morning, and the two
for the Red Roses and Capt. Emma
Rosa for the White Roses, with able
assistants stationed at various points
of vantage In the city, waged their
friendly war.
AT $3.50 last night the result of the
battle was made known, and 1t was the
side of the Red Roses to whom the
honors of the day were awarded. The
Reds had to their credit 767 points as
sum total for the war, the Whites
giving their rivals close run with TAT
points. The reported count from the
several recruiting stations was the fol-
lowing: Vile de Paris, 26; Boston
store, %; Coulter's, 127; Fifth Street
store, 27; Staubs, 107; Bullock's, IL;
Blackstone's, "a; Broadway, 80; Y. w.
c. A., ITO, thus making total gain of
497 points for the day.
The total number of points made by
both sides aggregates 1914, which rep
resents about 1000 new members. Three
of this number are life members, pay
ing $100 each, the others being either
acting, associate or sustaining. At
rough estimate the present campaign
will net the association from member
ship fees alone something like S12Q0%
The campaign will close Thursday
evening and the crowning of the sue
cessful captain as queen of the May
will be a part of a big celebration that
is being planned for Friday night.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-29

Fourth-North of Sixth and east of
Linden, j. G. Hunt. F'ifth-South of
Fourth and between Linden and Pine,
]. G. Munholland, 122 American ave-
nue.. Sixth-Between Fourth and
Ninth from Pine to Linden, Russell
Kingcaid. 402 American. seventh
Ninth to Anaheim, from Pine to LIN
den, r. H. Jackson, Tenth and Amer
ican. Eighth--Pine to Magnolia, south
of Fourth, ]. M. Nelson, city hall.
Ninth-Tourth to Ninth, from Pine to
Magnolia, A. M. Goodhue, Sanitarium
hall. Tenth-Ninth to Anaheim, from
Pine to Magnolia, w. M. Chamberlain.
Observation-Disclosures to Magnolia, south
of State. A. w. Mcdonnell, 1903 Pine
Twelfth-North of State, A. White,
state street hay market. Thirteenth
West of Magnolia and south of sixth,
7. Fl. Fairbanks. Fourteenth-North
of Sixth and west of Magnolia, l. l.;
Fetterman. First Alamitos-North OF
Anaheim, F. G. Butler, Burnett school
house. Second Alamitos-City limits to
Cherry. south Of Anaheim, ]. 7. Newell.
Third Alamitos-Cherry to Redonoo'
south OF Anaheim, George II. Bioaht'
Alamitos school. Fourth Alamltos-
Naples precinct, all east of Redondo,
F. A. Knight, corner Grand avenue and
Livingstone drive.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-29
NEW ARMORY, TO BE
OPENED BY DANCE
MEMBERS OF GOVERNORS
STAFF WILL ATTEND
Convicted of Burglary, Is Sentenced
to San Quentn-Other News
Notes from San Ber-
nardino
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
SAN BERNARDINO, April 2s.-The
formal opening of the new armory of
company K, N. G. c., will occur the
evening of May with a ball at which
the regimental officers, representation
from the governors staff and others
will be present.
j. b. Warren, charged with attempt
ing to burglarize the Elks' club room,
has been sentenced to one year in San
Quentin, the light sentence resulting
from the uncertain character of the
evidence, he claiming that he was
merely drunk and had no idea of COM
mitting burglary.
The Third street natatorium, which
has had a varied career since Its erec-
tion because of financial troubles, is to
be reopened
Jessie Franks has been granted an
interlocutory decree of divorce from her
husband. A T. w. Franks, who was
formerly a baker In Redlands.
Work was commenced today by Con-
tractor Samuel Letter on the new ex-
change building for the Pacific Tele-
phone and Telegraph company.
A small smashup occurred on the
Santa Fe last night at Rialto by a
string of loaded cars getting away In
the grade in the yards and smashing
into an empty car which was turned
into kindling wood.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-29
JORDAN
SPEAKS AT MEETING
DESCRIBES HOW FRUITS HAVE
BEEN DEVELOPED
Unexpected Address Delivered by Dr.
Jordan at Riverside Convention.
Delegates Visit indian
School
Srecial TO The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
RIVERSIDE, April 2S,-An unexpect-
ed address at the state fruit growers
convention was delivered by President
David Starr Jordan of Stanford uni
versity, who described the manner In
which our fruits have been developed
from their wild state.
He declared the development in Sc
lective breeding as practiced by Bur-
bank has just begun.
State Horticultural Commissioner
Jeffrey reviewed the work of his office
for the year. In his address on the
walnut ]. B. Neff of Anaheim predict
ed a big crop for the coming season.
He advocated the grating of old tops.
No cure for the blight has yet been
found and the entire walnut industry
is menaced by 1t. Prof. Bremner of
Sacramento in his address on the grape
said the grape acreage in California
is larger than ever before.
Attention was called to the menace
of the flea beetle and it was stated
that no remedy has been discovered for
it. Insects and their parasites were
discussed by Horticultural Commits
sioner Pease OF San Bernardino. In
dian chiefs of the MoJave, Lake county,
Shasta and Banning told Of the needs
of their tribes at todays sessions of
the Indian conference.
Mrs. ]. e. Coleman of OILS Angeles
explained the purposes of the Sequoia
league. In the afternoon the delegates
visited Sherman institute, the govern
ment Indian school located here, where
a musical and literary program was
presented by the Indian boys and
girls
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-29
BEACH CITY ON EDGE
OF GENUINE OIL BOOM
LEADING BUSINESS MEN ARE
INTERESTED
Surveying Parties Now In the Field
and Entire Country as Far as
the Mountains Is Being
inspected
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
SANTA MONICA, April 2S.-There is
a robust probability that this section
is on the ragged edge of a genuine oil
boom.
Leading business men of Ocean Park
and Los Angeles are deeply interested
and several surveying and prospect
ing parties are now out upon the field
covering points near the ocean and
back as far as a dozen miles into the
mountains.
1t is confidently believed that ulti-
mately oil will be taken out of the bed
of the ocean, just as it is at Summer
land.
1t is not the least hopeful sign that
the movement is not speculative. Not
an inch of the famous Cheney ranch
will be leased to any one who does
not guarantee to work claims in a
bona fide manner. Much of the pros
pecting is being done with as much
secrecy as possible. Jack Henry is
already boring and oil in hopeful guam
titles has been found.
The name of T. H. Dudley of the
Ocean Park bank has been connected
with the exploiting of oil, but that gen.
tleman told The Herald correspondent
today that he thought most of the
preliminary work is being done by or
for Walter Wheat of Los Angeles and
DR.. J. A. Stanwood of Santa Monica.
A party of four surveyors is now at
work for these men at Garapito, ten
or twelve miles north of Santa Monica,
and at an altitude of $500 feet. Options
have been obtained all along the To-
panga canyon.
r. c. Gillis, land agent of the South
ern Pacific railway, owns valuable oil
land a mile north of long wharf, and
oil sand with an important asphaltum
deposit has been definitely located.
William Coolbaugh has gore into the
territory for Grant Smith, Daniel w.
Baker and other Ocean Park men. who
have secured options on 2000 acres and
are still enlarging their possibilities
They have secured oil rights also on
homestead property. Their most hope
full prospects are about six miles back
in the hills.
The whole section is ready for an
outbreak of excitement. The names of
Messrs. Fraser, Gage and Jones, who
have been so conspicuously identified
with Ocean Park development, are con-
nected with the new enterprise. 1t is
not denied that these gentlemen have
valuable holdings in the territory
known to possess oil. 1t is hoped that
the experiences had in the Santa Bar
bara field will recur here.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-29
TWILIGHTERS BANQUET
AT LONG BEACH HOTEL
Pasadena and Los Angeles Members
Gather at EIaborats Feast at Vir-
gInia and Enjoy Entertain
ing Program
Special to The Herald.

special 10 Inc tterdlu.
LONG BEACH, April 2S.-The Twi-
light club of Pasadena held its seventh
regular meeting tonight at Hotel Vir-
ginia, where an elaborate dinner was
served and an entertaining program
was given. 1t was ladies night" and
a memorable occasion for all who at
tended.
Special Pacific Electric cars met the
guests at Hotel Maryland at $3.50 and
stopped at the Van Nuys to pick up the
Los Angeles guests. Dinner was served
at the Virginia at O'clock
The program included piano numbers
by Miss Alice Coleman, flute solos by
DR.. E. B. Hoag, violin solos by Reginal
Bland, songs by Tom Karl and Lucille
Saunders and a reading by Miss Mar
garet Stewart teacher of expression at
Throop. The following are members Of
the club and with their ladies attended
the meeting tonight:
George E. Abbott, Norman Bridge, c.
A. Briggs, Robert j. Burdette, Solon
Briggs, E. A. Batchelder, Nelson w.
Bell, John Willis Baer, Paul Boehncke,
Frederick L. Brown, Ray G. Coates, A.
H. Chamberlain, Theodore Coleman
James F. Chamberlain, Walter A. Ed
wards, Leroy D. Ely, Torrey Everett,
Norval G. Felker Robert A. Ford, Wal
lace X. Gaylor, G.. A. Gibbs, Fordyce
Grinnell, L. H. Gilmore, E. S. Gosney,
]. Sherman Glasscock, Elmer Grey, w.
e. Hibbard Fred R. Harris, George e
Hale, c. H. Hamilton, Myron Hunt, A
S. Halsted, A. L. Hamilton, Ernest B.
Hoag, Paul Honberger, John e. James,
John B. Johnson, S. F. Johnson Henry
H. Klamroth, Charles Lee King, Charles
d. Lockwood, e. S. McKitrick, u. T.
Malaby, j. H. Mcbride, F. C. e. Matti-
son, r. r. Meredith. E. H. May. Henry
Newly, Garrett NeWkirk, B. M. Page
Edward j. Pyle, Benjamin r. Page, H.
C. Reynolds, r. 1. Rogers, E. II. Strait
ford, Robert Strong, George w. Slim
son, H. l. Stuart, Benjamin F. Stacey,
Charles II. Stearns, Seward A. Simons,
A. c. Vroman, William II. Vedder, D.
B. Van Slyck, j. w. Wood, Melvin F.
Wood, II. W. Wadsworth, F. S. Wal
lace, M c. Wentworth and w. L.
Zuill
Officers of the society are: President,
Rev. e. S. McKitrick; vice president
H. w. Wadsworth; secretary and treas
urer, Arthur L. Hamilton. Benjamin
F. Stacey, Charles Lee King and Ray
G. Coates We're members of the COM
mittee arranging the program given
tonight,
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-29
POMONA
Office 1872 w. Second ST.
Homo Phone 498.
CITY TRUSTEES APPOINT
STREET SUPERINTENDENT
C. Lemery Gets Coveted Job-Water
Rates Are Discussed and Pro-
posed Reduction Voted
Down

Special to The Herald.
POMONA, April 28.-The city trus-
tees at a meeting this afternoon set
tied the matter of new street super
intendent by appointing G. Lemery 10
succeed the late Sy Slanker. He Will
begin his new duties at once. Tnere
were dozens of applicants for the Jop.
The trustees took up the water rate
proposition and spent some time con-
sidering the advsability of fixing
lower rate, but finally wound up by
leaving the old rate stand Members
of the water company were present
and stated that the proposed change
would take from them all of their
profits. The rate is 81 per $50 cubic
feet.
The travel section of the Pomona
Ebell was entertained yesterday after
noon at the home Of Mrs. Charles Loud
on East Holt avenue. Several inter-
esting papers We're read and the pro-
gram was followed by social hour.
Refreshments We're served.
The Pomona valley branch of the
Los Angeles Medical society meets to-
night at the home of DIR. and Mrs. S.
w. Davis Papers will be read by
Drs. Toland, Forester and Garcelon.
The Epworth league of the Trinity
M. E. church will hold May carni-
val Saturday evening at the home of
j. w. Hollister, corner of Center and
Gibbs streets. An excellent program
has been prepared.
Mrs. E. A. LeCoq has returned from
visit at the beach resorts and Los
Angeles.
Saturday next the Pomona high
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-29
OLD RAILROAD MAN DIES
AT HIS LONG BEACH HOME
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
LONG BEACH, April 2S.-George W.
White, for thirty years an employe of
the Southern Pacific railway at Carson
City and Hawthorne, New, died last
evening at his home in this city, where
he had lived two years, during which
time he had not engaged in any bus
ines. He was 65 years old and a native
of Oskaloosa, Ia. His widow, two sons
and a daughter survie him. The sons
are H. ]. White of Nevada and Ray
mond White of this city. Mrs. R. B.
McAfee of Long Beach is the daugh-
ter. Funeral services will be held to-
morrow afternoon at 2:30 from the
Walker chapel under the auspices of
the Odd Fellows.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-29
LONG BEACH
Office 23 Locust ave.
Phone Home EGO.
MAY FINISH BRIDGE
WITHIN FOUR MONTHS
DIFFICULTIES OF BUILDING
ARE OVERCOME
salt Lake Drawbridge Over Mouth ot
Long Beach Harbor Progressing
Satisfactorily, Say Builders
and Railroad Men
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
LONG BEACH, April 2S.-The extern
sion of time given to the Salt Lake
Railway company for the completion
of its mammoth steel drawbridge
across the San Gabriel river, the mouth
of the Long Beach harbor, expires to-
morrow, with the bridge still far from
completion. Another extension Will be
granted.
Numerous difficulties have presented
themselves to the contractors building
the bridge and once or twice 1t mas
been feared that these difficultles
would prove serious, if not fatal, to
the railway company's plans. 1t is said
now, however, that these things have
been conquered and that no further
backsets are to be expected.
The Los Angeles Dock and Terminal
company officials assert that the bridge
should be completed within four
months.
The principal difficulty encountered
so far has been in the caisson on the
west side of the river. Here the quick
sand threatened to make the compile
ton of the caisson a serious problem.
The caisson is now in good shape,
however, and cement is being pumped
into it and also into the outside cais-
son on the east side of the channel at
the rate of about seventy-yards daily.
Day and night shifts are being en-
ployed to hasten the bridgework.
The steel for the bridge has already
been built by the Lewellyn iron works
in Los Angeles and is now ready for
shipment The iron works company
officials say the steel can be erected
in forty days, although by contract
they have been given sixty days for
that work.
The big electric dredger which is
now excavating in the turning basin,
will be used Immediately upon the
completion of the bridge to dredge
the short channel which will connect
the harbor with the open sea.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-29
PASADENA NEWS NOTES
Special - The Herald.

Spec1al - ne Herald
PASADENA, April 2S.-That S. w.
Pyle, commissioner in the matter of
widening South Wilson avenue, placed
in his demand on the city treasury an
item for $3.50 for personal bond fur
nished, for which he did not pay
any none, was the statement made
by Mayor Farley in council session this
afternoon. He had deducted that
amount from the demand for SILT.
Mr.. Pyle's demand with those of s.
Stormer and w. Bowser came before
the council for the sixth time this af-
ternoon, having been turned back py
City Auditor Kellogg. After review
of the opinion of City Attorney Wood
on the question, the demands were de-
clared to be illegal and were turned
down by a vote of four to two.
Visiting editors of the California
Press association were received IN
Pasadena today and entertained royal
ly. They were met at Mission street,
South Pasadena, and were conducted
in automobiles around the city TO
Throop institute, where they were
shown through the buildings by Presl-
dent A. H. Chamberlain, Dean b. +.
Stacey and Secretary Theodore Cole
man. and were then taken to the Mary
land hotel for luncheon. Directors OF
the board of trade acted as a reception
committee.
F. S. Allen has been selected to NIL
the position of president of the Tourna-
ment of Roses association. j. II.
Holmes has been made vice presiuenI
and willis Johnson secretary, While +.
W Rider has been elected treasurer.
The city council has decided to per
r,it the Pacific Electric to pave its
North Fair Oaks right of way with
oiled macadam, in spite of a protest
signed by most of the property owners
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-29
SCHOOL TEACHER ENDS
LIFE WITH POISON
BODY Is FOUND BY GIRLS
FATHER
Young Woman Recently Attended Miss
Shepard When Latter Committed
Suicide in a Similar
Manner
Srecial TO The Herald.

Special TO The Herald.
REDLANDS, May 2S.-Miss Marie A.
Wilmer, for several years a teacher in
the public schools here, committed sui
eide this morning by drinking three
ounces of carbolic acid.
Her condition was discovered by her
father a short time before her death.
She was unconscious at the time.
Less than a year ago the young
woman took up professional nursing
and was employed at the Redlands hos
pital some months ago when Miss
Shepard took her life in a similar
manner.
The two young women were intimate
friends, and when the Shepard woman
killed herself Miss Wilmer said she
wanted to go the same way if her
health did not improve. Lately she be-
came despondent over her condition
and concluded to take her own life.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-29
SHERIFF GOES AFTER
ALLEGED HORSE THIEF
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
SAN BERNARDINO, April 2S.-Sher-
iff Ralphs left today for Santa Clara
for Will Carter, under arrest there,
wanted here for horse stealing, the
offense being committed some time
ago.
Epif1nio Cullen is on trial here to-
day for the murder of an unknown
Mexican at Needles some months ago.
His defense will be that he was in
the habit of shooting cats, and that
supposing that it was a cat prowling
about the place he shot, and the next
morning found the dead body of the
man, who had been employed but
few days as a section hand by the
Santa Fe.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-29
SPECTATORS PANIC-STRICKEN
BY BLAZE IN THEATER
Special 10 the Herald.

Special 10 The Herald.
SAN BERNARDINO, April 2S.-
This city had narrow escape from
a bad theater fire this eveninD when
lust before the opening of the. per-
formance at the Bijou moving picture
theater the films caught hre In the
picture machine, causing the wnole
interior of the house to blaze.
The machine operator barely es-
capped with his life and the score or
more of people in the house barely got
out without being caught In the fire.
The house is a small one with no
side exits and had the hre occurred
fifteen minutes later when the house
would have been crowded the results
might have been serious. The nns house Ss
was operated by Leonard and Ed
monds. the latter recently from Long
Beach. 80,
The Kennedy millinery and City dye
works adjoining suffered damage to
their stocks of goods. The loss of
fixtures and building will be at least
$2500. partially insured.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-29
PASADENA OFFICIALS
AMEND ORDINANCE
CASES AGAINST TELEPHONE
MEN DISMISSED
Action Of City Fathers Taken a Week
Ago Is Reversed at Request
of Engineer and Presl-
dent
Special to The Herald.


PASADENA, April 2S.-After more
than an hour of debate in the city
council session this morning. the ordi-
nance which requires telephone COM
panies to place fuses and lightning ar
resters in their telephone circuits, and
under which the president and man
ager of the Home Telephone company
were arrested some time ago, was or
dered amended, and, following this ac-
tion, the cases against the company
were ordered dismissed. City Attorney
Wood was instructed to so move when
the cases come Up for plea in Judge
McDonald's court tomorrow.
President w. NJ. Eason started the
argument by requesting that the
ordinance be amended so as to apply
only to newly installed telephones
whose wires are not enclosed in con-
duits. He was followed by Engineer
c. Copeland. who read a long report
and who declared the fuses required to
be a useless expense City Electrician
Reeves answered the arguments put
forth, but the council, nevertheless. re-
versed it's action of a week ago.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-29
PLANT WIZARD ELECTED
MEMBER OF w. c. T. U.
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
PASADENA, April 2s.-Luther Bur
bank, the plant wizard, was elected an
honorary member of the Los Anseies
countv w. C. T. u. at a meeting or
the executive committee held before
the sessions of the twenty-fourth an
nual convention, which opened in the
First Christian church this morning.
The members voted also to accept the
shasta daisy as the state flower or
the W. c. T. U. and discussed plans
for their convention to be held at
Santa Ana next month.
A department conference was nelo
this morning. and during the after
noon reports from the officers were
received.
This evening Judge Curtis D. Wilbur
delivered an address on prison he
form and the Juvenile Court" and
Mavor Thomas Farley and Rev. Frank
M. Dowling were present to welcome
the delegates.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-29
WILL HOLD CAUCUSES
TO SELECT DELEGATES
Special to The Herald.

LONG BEACH, April 28-Notices
were posted today by chairmen of the
various precincts calling the caucuses
for Thursday night, when delegates to
the Sixty-ninth Republican assembly
district caucuses, to be held on May 12,
will be selected. AT that time eleven
delegates will be elected to the state
convention. The county committee,
which called these caucuses on April
16 withheld the notice from local par
ties until last Friday. Two delegates
will be chosen in each precinct except
Naples and Terminal, which get one
each. Long Beach township will have
thirty-six votes in the assembly. There
will be ninety-five altogether
The list of precincts, with names of
chairmen and the meeting places so far
announced, follow:
First-East of Hermosa, C. A. Moh-
renstecher, Descanso street grocery.
Second-IIermosa to Alamitos, A. c.
Walker 12a Cerritos. Third-Linden to
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-29
RIVERSIDE SCHOOL WILL
BE ADDED TO CHAIN
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
RIVERSIDE, April 2S.-Negotiations
are practically complete for the estab-
lishment of the boys preparatory
school by DR.. c. Hanford Henderson
of Boston, In the Allesandro valley,
where he has already acquired 120 acres
of land and will add to this amount
later.
DR.. Henderson, who operates schools
of this sort in New Hampshire and
Switzerland, has been looking about
this section of the state for several
weeks for a suitable site and has de-
termined on the Allesandro district as
the one best adapted to his needs.
Temporary buildings will first be erect
ed. The school here will be used for
winter work only, the students being
transferred during that season from
the New Hampshire school.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-29
Boy Accidentally Killed
Special to The Herald.

SAN BERNARDINO, April 2S.-Da-
vid. the 6-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
r. w. Waldie of Rialto, met death
last night accidentally by being
thrown from wagon from which the
father was distributing orange boxes
throughout the grove. The team took
fright and started to run, throwing the
boy off, his head striking the corner
of a box, crushing his skull. He lived
but a short time.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-29
Young BURGLARS CAUGHT

Special to The Herald.
REDLANDS, April 2S.--A pair of
youthful burglars have been rounded
up here by the police.
They are Peter and Ronaldo Daniels
and are II and IA years of age. They
were caught in the act of robbing a
secondhand store. Peter, the younger,
will be given another chance, but the
older boy will be sent to the reform
school. The boys have given the Off
GERS considerable trouble before and
the older one is believed to be the ring
leader in the lot,