Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-11
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Violate Speed Ordinance

Violate Speed Ordinance
For violating the speed ordinance, F. K.
Benchley +. r. Kellogg and r. Nosburg were
arraigned in Police Justice Frederickson
court yesterday. Benchley and Kellogg were
fined SIS and Vosburg was med $40. Ihey
paid their fines.
Stanton Post Anniversary
Stanton post G. A. r. will celebrate the
twenty-ffth anniversary of its organization
this evening in the hall, 1853 South Spring
street. The program will consist of music
history of the post by j. NJ. Quinn ana snort
addresses by the surviving charter members
Burned by Acid
Charles Brown 2S years old living at 1923
Maple avenue, was painfully burned on poth
feet yesterday. He is employed at the Los
Angeles laundry and was carrying bottle
of sulphurc acid when the bottle broke ana
both shoes were filled with the fiery liquid.
He was treated by the police surgeons at the
receiving hospital
Sues for infringement
Tiffany Co. of New York have taken excep-
ton to the adoption by Charles H. Kelley OF
the name Of the Tiffany Jewelry company ana
filed action in the federal court YESTERDAY
calling on Kelley to show cause why the name
adopted by him should not be abandoned. Kel-
ley has engaged recently in the jewelry busi-
ness in Pasadena.
Robbed of Her Purse
Mrs Laura NJ. Locke of 297S Roxbury street
was robbed last night at Fisueroa and orange
pair of gold eyeglasses by two men who grap-
bed her purse she was passing, ana ran OH
with it, escaping in the darkness before she
could give the alarm. Detectives HaWley ana
Mckenzie were assigned to the case
For Benefit of Negro School
Prominent negroes of Los Angeles have united
for a free entertainment at Burbank hall to-
night to further the work of the Los Angeles
Industrial trade school, and the efforts OF Its
officers to raise fund of s25O0O TO purchase a
school site in South Pasadena. Addresses will
he delivered by w. j. Thompson, president
of the school. and w. B. Coleman,
Auto Victim May Die
w E. Turner, collector for the Domestic
Gas company who sustained fracture at the
base of the skull when he was run over by an
automobile driven by H. l.. Ferguson at YER
mont avenue and washington street Wednes-
day afternoon, is in critical condition at the
emergency hospital. The physicians there say
he has only a slight chance for recovery
Will Lecture on Africa
At banquet to be given by the Twenty-four
Hours a Day club at 615 o'clock tonight, at
the Y M C. A. auditorium, DR.. Il. ii. Rlch-
ards who has just returned from Africa, where
he has passed the last thirty years. VIII enter
tain the gathering with an address when ne
calls IAN African Dish" At the conclusion
of the dinner DR.. Richards will entertain with
a stereoptcon lecture on Darkest AFRICA
The lecture is free.
Held for Attempted Murder
Edward Lundgren a waiter, was arralsneo
in Police Justice Fredericksons court yester-
day on a charge of assault to murder and MS
preliminary examination set for Saturday
morning. His bail was fixed at 5000 Lund-
gren is accused of firing a shot at Miss Mira
Bohanon at her room at the st. Croix hotel
7O4lb West Third street, Wednesday night
because she refused to resume intimate rela-
tions with him.
Japanese Arraigned
Y Ishimitaco, who conducts a store at SoS
North Alameda street. was arraigned in 20
lice Justice Frederickson's court yesterday on
a charge of conducting the business or
wholesale liquor dealer without a license. He
will appear in police court Saturday to enter
a plea to the charge. The place was raided
by the police at noon yesterday and a guam
tity of liquor was conhscated and taken TO
the police station for evidence
Hotel Men Banquet
One of the notable eventst of the season
will be the first banquet of the Hotel and
Restaurant Mems association or Southern
California, which takes place at LeYys care
Monday evening next at 1880 O'CLOCK me
list of members who viii be present has
bers daily notifying the banquet conf
mittee of their determination to be present
The mayor will respond to one of the regular
toasts and other invited guests among whom
are Niles Pease and the other members OF
The council. Chiefs Kern and Lips and other
heads of departments, the presidents and
secretaries Of the chamber of commerce and
Merchants and Manufacturers association
representatives of the press of Los Angeles
will impart zest and merriment by their
presence