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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-14
Wonen's Clubs

At meeting of the Ruskin Art club
yesterday officers were elected for the
coming year as follows: Mrs. w. s.
Taylor, president; Mrs. J. w. Hen
drick, first vice president; Mrs. w. j.
Chambers, second vice president Miss
Sue Barnwel recording secretary;
Mrs. A. c. Bradley, corresponding sec
rotary; Mrs. G. L. Hutchinson, treas
urer; Miss Letha Lewis, financial sec
rotary; Miss Belle Smith, librarian;
Mrs. c. e. Day, curator.
Directors are Mesdames J. w. Hen
son, w. F. Saunders, W. ]. Chambers,
w. S. Taylor Frank b. Long, Miss
Victoria Wilmer, Hiss A. e. Wadleigh
and Miss Frances Clarke.
Mrs. S. B, Long was made chairman
of the membership committee, Mrs. w.
j. Saunders, chairman of the hospital
ity committee, Mrs. F. e. Fay, chair
man of the housekeeping committee,
and Miss A. E. Wadleigh, chairman of
the program and printing committee.
The club will have literary and ar
tistic programs from October until
Christmas, discussing current art
events. After December the topic will
be arts and crafts pertaining to the
home, one program being devoted to
the building of the home, another to
the furnishing, another to the garden
ing and other such subjects. At the
end of the year there will be an arts
and crafts exhibit.
The club will not issue it's usual. book
until after Christmas, leaflets being
used previous to that time.
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DIVERT SYCAMORE
GROVE OF PALMS
PARK BOARD SETTINGS ARE
INCONSISTENT
General Encouragement of Landscapes
Favored to Avoid Charge of
Too Much Sameness In
Breathing Spots

Park Commissioner William Hum
phreys told the park board yesterday
that he thought palms were inappro-
pirate for Sycamore grove on Pasa-
dena avenue, which is named after
the many sycamores standing there.
He favored removing all of these
palms and making 1t distinctively a
sycamore forest.
All of his colleagues agreed with
him and an ordinance made that the
palms be removed.
Then the board dismissed the charge
that too much sameness was charac-
teristlc of all Los Angeles parks, and
a discussion resulted on how to get
away from this criticism.
superintendent John Morley said he
had long contemplated changes, but
lack of funds prevented any radical
changes.
He was instructed to bring in new
plans for several of the parks with
a view to making some alterations in
the roads, setting of greenery and
lakes and other landscape features,
to avoid the suspicion of any studied
or sameneSS.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-14
AUTO HAS HARD
ENDURANCE TRIP
COUNTS RAILROAD TIES FROM
ARIZONA
FOLLOWS TRAIN OVER BRIDGE,
LEAPING BARRIER
Los Angeles Motorlst and Mining Man.,
with Sick Companion, Expert
ences Trying Journey in
White Steamer

r. S. Fenner, we'll known in local
motoring and mining circles, arrived
in Los Angeles yesterday afternoon
after an eventful trip from Kingman.
Ariz., in his White steamer runabout.
He was accompanied by Mr.. Durfee,
mining associate who was taken
sick at Needles, necessitating their
stopping there for two days.
In crossing the Colorado river the
car was run over the railroad bridge
behind passenger train and the track
was followed for several miles until
the car could be gotten back to the
road.
When the Colorado river was reached
Fenner was unable to get a ferry
across and had to resort to the railway.
In trying to get from the ferry to
the railway deep sand delayed their
progress to such. an extent that they
were seven hours in traversing one
stretch of 200 yards.
Not knowing the time of the trains
Fenner was afraid to attempt making
the trip over the railroad bridge, so
the men waited and caught a freight
from Topock to Needles, where they
got breakfast and lunch and dinner of
the day before at one meal.
A stop was made over night at
across the river the next morning,
when the machine was driven across
the stream after the passenger train
had passed.
One section foreman stopped the car
by placing tie across the track and
by waving a red flag. AS he had a
small rifle In his hands he appeared
to be out to do or die. When told that
the travellers had the permission of
one of the high railway officials to use
the right of way he plainly showed
his disbelief of the story.
When asked about the tie he told
Fenner that it was placed there to stop
the car, and Fenner then gave him an
exhibition of the good climbing quail
tiles of a steamer by driving the car
over the obstruction and continuing
his way down the track for q short
distance further to where he could
reach the road.
The car that Fenner used is the
same '05 runabout that he has had for
so long and with which he moved a
house and has done other stunts with
out number.
1t demonstrated it's staying qualities
by making the trip from Kingman,
distance of 800 miles, without trouble.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-14
OWNERS OF PROPERTY
DELAY CARONDELET SEWER
City VIII Start Condemnation Pro-
ceedIngs at Once to Enforce
Right of Way at Equt-
able Terms

Litigation will probably be necessary
before the Carondelet street sewer dis
trict work can go ahead.
The ordinance of intention, City En-
gineer Homer Hamlin states, cannot be
presented to the city council for adop-
ton until certain necessary rights of
way are secured for the construction of
the sewers.
AS some of the owners of property
over which the rights of way are need
ed have not made desirable terms, the
council has instructed the city engineer
to furnish the city attorney with neces-
sary descriptions in order to start con-
demnation proceedings toward securing
the rights.
Until these matters have been settled
it is impossible to give relief to the
property owners in the Mountain View
avenue sewer district, as petitioned for
by E. F. Lytle and others.
Engineer Hamlin has recommended
that City Attorney Leslie R. Hewitt
give immediate attention to this matter
in order that it be brought before the
court as soon as possible.
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JUDGE WILBUR HEARING
WOMAN'S DAMAGE SUIT

Most of the time of Judge Curtis d.
Wilbur in department eight of the SUI
perior court was taken up yesterday
with the hearing of the damage suit
of Mrs. Minnie Justis of this city
against the Santa Fee Railroad COM
pany. Mrs. Justis is. demanding 5000.
The case was still on when court closed
yesterday afternoon.
According to the testimony of the
complaining Witness who is the wife of
a rooming-house keeper in this city,
she was on the way from Los Angeles
to Kansas City March 26, 1906, when
tibet train on which she was riding
with her little child, when east of Flag
staff, Ariz., got into head-on collision.
She claims she was severely injured
and was unconscious "a hours
The railroad company, in it's answer,
contends Mrs. Justis accepted a set
Element and absolved the company
from all blame while she was in
Kansas.
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CITY WANTS ROAD AREA
ALONGSIDE ELYSIAN PARK
Commissioners Will Ask Hellman
Estate and Barlow Sanitarium
to Yield Slice of Prop
critics for Lanes

The park commissioners have been
unable to reach satisfactory under
standing with the l. w. Hellman estate
in regard to some lands on a knoll OPP
posite Elysian park needed for road
purposes.
Yesterday the board instructed Com
missioner William Humphreys and Su-
perintendent John Morley to confer
with the city attorneys office with a
view to instituting condemnation pro-
ceedings, If necessary.
The park road winds in such a way
that part of it crosses Hellman proper
ty. The board wants 1t set aside for
road purposes to straighten the lines.
Superintendent Morley was also au-
thorized to confer with the Barlow
sanitarium directors with a view of
getting $50 feet of their holdings set
aside so that it could be converted into
a road and the sides banked with flow
ers. The effect will be in the interest
of Identification of Elysian park.
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TO CORRECT REPORT THAT
LOS ANGELES OVERCHARGED
Postmaster Flint Asks Chamber of
Commerce to Deny New York
Papers Statement That This
City "Fleeced" Bluejackets

At the meeting of the chamber of
commerce yesterday Postmaster Mot
ley H. Flint submitted a communica-
ton citing the published statement in
several New York papers to the effect
that Los Angeles had overcharged and
fleeced the bluejackets who visited us
during the fleets sojourn here. These
papers represented that Los Angeles
business men had overcharged for
meals, beds and other necessities. The
matter was referred to the committee
on publication, with power to act.
The matter of carrying out the pro-
gram of the glad hand excursions was
brought up at the meeting of the
chamber of commerce yesterday and it
was decided to postpone those which
had been scheduled for Portland, Salt
Lake and along the coast line.
The following new members were
elected to the chamber: Los Angeles
Ostrich Farm; Charles Wilkins, c. r.
Rowdybush and Walter Mallard.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-14
ELKS PRAISE GENEROSITY
OF LOS ANGELES PEOPLE

Postmaster Motley H. Flint of Los
Angeles, chairman of the sub-commit-
tee of the fleet reception committee on
the entertainment of enlisted men, re-
ceived the following "glad hand" letter
yesterday which delighted him, espe-
cially since he is also chairman of the
boosting committee of the Los An
geles Elks to get their 1909 meeting of
the grand lodge of the Elks for Los
Angeles. The letter reads as follows:
"B. P. o. E., Torrington lodge No. 372,
Torrington, Conn.
Brother Flint: Dear Sir-Yours of
recent date received and your wishes in
the matter will be complied with by our
representative to Dallas; of that have
his promise.
Yes, sir--any city that has done so
generous an act as Los Angeles did to-
ward our sailor boys should not be for
gotten when a favor is asked, and your
hospitality I know will overflow to-
wards the man with the antlers. Sue
cess to your efforts and hope to meet
you where the orange blossoms grow in
1909. Sincerely and fraternally,
'E. IT. CLARK, Secretary"
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-14
PASADENA BoARD OF TRADE
INVITES MAYOR HARPER

Next Monday night the Pasadena
board of trade will hold it's annual ban
quet at Hotel Maryland.
l-ayor A. c. Harper has received a
formal invitation, but 1t is probable
that he will be absent from the city at
that time and hence may name a rep
resentative in his place.
Well known speakers will discuss
subjects of interest to all Southern
California communities, DR.. u. Malaby
being chairman of the committee.
The boards directorate includes c. D.
Sargent, M. P. Green, D. M. Linnard,
A. J. Bertonneau, J. w. Wood, F. ".
ryder, William f. Knight, z. T. Off
and DIR. c. j. Tracy.
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Luncheon at Jonathan Club

Miss Gertrude McCaffery was special
guest at a luncheon given Saturday at
the Jonathan club by Miss Edith Cliff
and Miss Mabel CARVE. After lunch
con the guests were entertained with
a box party at the Orpheum. Those
present were Mrs. H. L. Cornish, Mrs.
Pierce of San Francisco, Miss Ger
trude McCaffery, Miss Mona Taylor,
Hiss Edith Cliff and Miss Mabel Gar
vie.
Miss McCaffery, her mother, Mrs.
Thomas McCaffery, and Mrs. J. c. Nc
Monomy left Monday for New York,
whence they will sail for Europe
aboard the Asiatic, to be gone six
months.
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Dance at cumnock Hall

Faculty and students of the College
of Physicians and Surgeons will give
dance in honor of the graduating
class Saturday evening at Cumnock
hall.
The dance will be preceded by a
clever sketch, Hank Graham, M. d"
by Thomas j. Cummins, a senior. The
sketch, which will be staged under the
direction of Edmund M. Clinton, will be
given by the following cast: Hank
Graham, M. D., H. " Bogue; w. john
ston Jones, M. ID, r. Heinendeen; Ezra
Biggs, Andrews Peterson; Samantha,
wife of Ezra Biggs, Addie b. Allen;
Susan Jane Biggs, daughter of Ezra
Riggs, Miss Sadie Smith; Joe Biggs,
son of Ezra Biggs, Lawrence Lindsey.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-14
RECORDING OF DEED HELPS
MATHEWS STREET PROJECT

Recording of certain deed will en-
able the improvement of Mathews
street to proceed and render unneces-
sary the condemnation proceedings or
dered by the board of public works on
March 27 last.
City Engineer Homer Hamlin has
prepared for transmission to the city
council a deed corrective of a certain
deed conveying to the city of Los Ange-
les lands for opel-ing Mathews street,
from Sixth street to point about 900
feet north,
This deed has been approved by the
city engineers office as to description,
by the city attorney as to form, and
bears the notation of the municipal
searcher that it is signed by the proper
persons.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-14
WILL HOLD ENTERTAINMENT
CONSISTING OF VAUDEVILLE

A unique entertainment consisting of
vaudeville, moving and stereopticon
pictures will be given by the Women's
Union Label league tonight at the
Labor temple. Maple avenue, between
Fifth and Sixth streets.
The allied printing trades, bakers
and BARRIERS union labels will be ex-
hibited with descriptive lectures.
There are eighty different labels, and
1t is the plan to hold monthly meetings
descriptive of them. Admission ana
refreshments tonight will be free.
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Sent Up for vaarancy

w. J. Young was arraigned before
Justice Chambers yesterday charged
with vagrancy. He pleaded guilty 10
the charge and was sentenced to Sixty
days on the chain gang.
Made to Educate Child
Justice Selph yesterday dismissed the
case of Albert Seaman, charged with
failure to send his child to the pubic
school. Since the issuance of the COM
plant. Seaman has complied with the
school law.
Fined for Cruelty
William Jones and w. M. Phillips
were arraigned before Justice Cham-
bers Yesterday, charged with cruelty TO
animals. They pleaded guilty to the
charge Jones was fined SIS and Phil
lips S..
Smith May Own Road
Rumor is current at Goldfeld that F.
M. (Borax) Smith has bought the Bull
frog e. Goldfield railroad and VIII thus
extend his Tonopah & Underwater sys-
tenn, which thus far reaches only 10
Beatty.
Rivalry Ends In Court
Marshall Dawes was arraigned before
Justice Chambers yesterday ana nneu
$50 for disturbing the peace Dawes
is said to have assaulted A. B. Dotter,
who called to see the same woman on
the same night.
City Attorney Of AIhan,bra
Attorney Sloan Pitzer, formerly Of
Los Angeles, has been elected unani-
mously by the city trustees of Alham-
bra. where he now makes his home, as
city attorney of that municipality, sue
ceeding w. M. Northrup in this office.
Santa Fe Moving Offices
Equipment of the Santa Fe offices Is
being moved from the Pacific Mutual
building to the new Kerckhom building
which the railroad will occupy entirely,
having a ten-year lease on 1t. Inc EN-
ployes will occupy the new location
about June 1.
Fined for Selling Opium
Wong Suey was arraigned before
Justice Chambers yesterday charged
with selling opium TO w. NJ. Stoddard.
He stated he was not guilty of the
law in regards to opium selling. but
pleaded guilty to the charge. He was
fined $50.
Orders Estate Distributed
Judge Rives yesterday issued an or
der for a partial distribution OF the
estate of tibet late Eben Smith. l.. ID.
C. Gray was appointed to appraise the
estate for inheritance taxes, succeed
ing A. M. Gates, who recently resigned
the commission given him to appraise
the property.
Paper Seller Arrested
Joseph Kemp, assistant manager of
the Amos News company, was ar
raigned before Justice Rose yesterday
and pleaded not guilty to the charge OF
selling papers which contained tips on
the races. The date of his trial was set
for Nav 90. He was released on bail
furnished by himself.
Distilate Lamp Explodes
A distillate lamp exploded at the
Angelus hospital yesterday morning,
causing some commotion among the in
mates, but no damage The explosion
was caused by the supply of distillate
being suddenly cut off and as suddenly
resumed, and striking the hot burner
caused combustion.
Norwak Man Under Bail
Charles Phillips of Norawlk, who was
arrested on a charge of violating the
county ordinance providing for quar-
antine against the Texas fever tick, de-
posited $500 bail with Justice Selph yes
terday morning for his appearance for
trial on May ". The complaint was
sworn to by DR.. Ward p. Rowland,
county veterinarian.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-14
NEED SANITARY SEWER
ON WEST FIRST STREET

City Engineer Homer Hamlin has on
file instructions to prepare plans for
paving first street west of Olive.
Before such work is undertaken it is
advisable that the sanitary sewer on
First street, from a manhole about 100
feet west of Olive street to the manhole
at the intersection of First and Olive
streets. be relaid, on account of the
present sewer having settled so much
that there are six inches or more of
sewage constantly standing in the first
manhole.
This produces a strong odor, hence the
attention of Inspector of Public Works
D. K. Edwards will be given to the
case at once
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-14
CHIEF INSPECTOR PRAISES
COUNTY JAIL CONDITIONS
Health Department CongratuIates
Sheriff HammeI on Cleanliness
Prevailing In Temple Street
Institution

Chief Sanitary Inspector George
Furtsch yesterday made an official in
spection Of the Los Angeles county jail.
The health department sends its in
spectors to all city institutions at ir-
regular and unannounced intervals, and
Chief Furtsch dropped into Sheriff Will
liam Hammers bastile in the morning.
He found all cells, kitchen, dining room,
store room, laundry, barber shop and
quarters in shipshape sanitary condi-
ton.
IT found the condition of the Jail
kitchen and dining room was above
that of many restaurants and lodging
houses" said Inspector Furtsch.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-14

Do yourself the favor of find
ing the one best" want ad for
YOUR PURPOSES in the pa
per today.
Until you have want ad help
in the task, don't decide that it
can't be done.
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SON OF ALFRED CASTLE OF
LOS ANGELES DIES IN CHICAGO

Word was received by Mr.. and Mrs.
Alfred Castle of All West Adams street
of the serious illness of their son, Alfred
Martin Castle, in Chicago last week.
They fastened on their journey east,
but their son had died before they ar
rived in Chicago.
The deceased, while a young man,
possessed stirling qualities and was the
manager of the extensive iron and steel
firm of A. M. Castle a. Co. of Chicago.
He had made several winter visits with
his parents and sister, Mrs. ]. J. Byrne,
in Los Angeles.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-14
COMMITTEE is NAMED TO
INVESTIGATE sHIPN SUBSIDIES
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
VICTORIA, B. c., May 13-News was
brought by the steamer Tosa Maru
which arrived this afternoon that a
committee has been appointed by the
Japanese government to investigate the
possibility for reduction of the sub
sides to japanese shipping lines. A to-
tai of $6,500,0OO is paid in subveptions.
The Nippon Yusen Kaisha alone re-
sceives about million and half dol
lars.
The present subsidies expire at the
end of next year.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-14
MINER BREAKS LEG WHILE
WALKING IN HIS SLEEP

i John Erickson, So years old. a +
!. miner from Acton, was taken to +
+ the receiving hospital yesterday +
! morning, having received a broken !
!. leg while walking in his sleep. !
!. Erickson stepped on to fire +
4 escape at tibet Santa Rosa hotel, +
+ Fourth and San Pedro streets, and +
+ fell two stories to the sidewalk. +
! He later was removed to the +
4 county hospital. +
4 !. 4. 4 4. 4. !. !. i !. 4. 4 1. + + !. 4. 4.
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To Work for EIks' Convention

The board of directors of the cham
Der of commerce yesterday instructed
the president of that body to appoint
representatives from the membership
of the board to attend the chamber
Elks' excursion to Ell Paso, there to as
sist in the work of securing the Elks'
convention in Los Angeles for 1908. The
president named the following repre-
sentatives G.. G.. Johnson, John Luck
enbach and Thomas Thornton
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-14
Social at Home of Mrs. coIburn

A social will be given Thursday even
ing at o'clock at the residence of
Mrs. John r. Colburn, 9S4 Westmore-
land avenue, under the auspices of the
Woman's Home Missionary society of
Trinity M. e. church south. A feature
of the evening will be a Japanese fan
drill by ten young women. There will
be a musical program. The public is
cordially invited.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-14
PLAN EDUCATIONAL AID
FOR JEWISH INN GRANTS

Mendelssohn House association will
be the name given to the reorganized
association formerly known as the
Jewish Women's Foreign Relief asso-
citation, of which Mrs. Bertha Hirsch
Baruch Is president.
While a relief department will be
maintained the plan will be to estab-
lish educational features for the Jewish
immigrants.
A special meeting will soon be held
to elect officers and formulate plans for
the work
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LOOKING FOR RELATIVES OF
MAN WITH BLANK MIND

The Los Angeles police have been
asked to locate the relatives of D. S.
Stenger, who was found unconscious
by the Pasadena police early yester-
day morning. When revived at the
police station it was found his mind
was unbalanced. He did not know
where he lived or how he came to Pasa-
dena,
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Society,"
compIimented with Elaborate Tea

Mrs. Sidney Wayles, who will be re-
membered by scores of friends as Miss
Adelaide Brown of this city, is visiting
her mother, I.rs. e. T. Brown, on West
Twenty-fifth street.
Mrs. Wayles will be special guest at
an elaborate tea to be given Saturday
afternoon by Mrs. Leo Chandler of
West Twenty third street.
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Returned to Michiqan

Mrs. Albert Lehmicke who has been
visiting her mother, Mrs. Jacob Bean,
at her ranch at Alhambra, will leave
Saturday for her home in Saltwater,
Mich. Mrs. Lehmicke has many
friends, who remember her pleasantly
as Miss Anne Bean.
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To Live in Detroit

Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred T. Higgins, who
were married last week at the home of
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B.
S'pencer, 22SS West Twentieth street,
will leave today for their new home in
Detroit. Mr.. Higgins is a newspaper
man connected with the Detroit Free
Press
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-14
Enhancement Announced

The engagement of Mrs. Lucille D.
Gay and H. Barclay Brown, both Of
this city, has been announced. Both
parties have many friends in and
about Los Angeles who will extend
congratulations. Mr.. Brown is we'll
known in the local business world as
head of the II. Barclay Brown Co.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-14
Leaving for Denver

Mrs. Louis Spratlin, popular society
woman of Denver, Colo, who has been
the house guest of Mrs. Waller G.
Chanslor and Miss Byrd Chanslor of
Harvard boulevard, will leave today
for her home,