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Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-18
BURGLAR CAUGHT RED
HANDED BY LANDLADY
Woman Who Assisted in Capture of
Thief a Year Ago Surprises and
GrappIes with UNLIMITED
Guest

Miss Nora Sullivan. proprietor of a
rooming house at 24s1s East Fifth
street. caught a burglar in the act of
escaping from the house about o'clock
yesterday morning, rushed toward him
and wrenched from his grasp suit
of clothes which he had taken from one
of the rooms. Miss Sullivan assisted
in the capture of thief about year
ago when she followed a man who
had attempted to rob her house until
he ran into the arms of a patrolman.
The plucky woman was walking along
the hall early yesterday morning, when
she saw man sneak out of one of
the rooms. The man was so surprised
at being detected that for a moment
he was at loss what to do Miss Sui
livan grappled with him and attempted
to hold him until assistance arrived.
The thief succeeded in breaking her
hold and fled down the stairs, drop
ping a suit Of clothes he was carrying.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-18
ANIMAL LEAGUE LAYS
BILL BEFORE COUNCIL
CLAIM FOR $7101 REPORTED
BY HEWITT AS GOOD
Sum Asked for Embraces Dog License
Receipts Since June II, Less
Amount Already Paid
to Vacher

The city attorney yesterday presented
a report to the city council in which
he said the claim of the Humane Ami
NAL league for $7101 was valid, and it
was the duty of the council to order it
paid.
The league presented the claim to
the council at it's session Monday. The
money represented rs per cent of the
dog licenses collected since June /,
minus the amount paid George
Vacher, former dog catcher, during the
same period.
The city's contract with the Humane
Animal league reads that the league
shall receive rs per cent of all dog
licenses collected from June of each
year. the city to retain the other %
per cent. AS the league must have
money to carry on the work, and did
not feel justified in digging into its
own pockets to take care of the city's
dog and animal pound until next June,
the claim was presented for $7101.
1t was shown that since June l the
city has collected $11 1872 in dog licenses.
Seventy-five per cent of this amount
should be $S349. But of this amount
$1248 was paid to George Vacher, who
was pound keeper until the first of the
present month. The amount paid
Vacher was deducted by the league
from its rs per cent and it asked for
the remainder, $7101.
Supporters of the league point out
that in deducting the amount paid
Vacher from the 70 per cent the league
was more than fulfilling the letter and
spirit of its contract. According to the
contract the league could legally claim
the entire rs per cent, irrespective of
any money paid Vacher. or it would
have been acting in a spirit of fair
ness had it deducted the amount paid
Vacher from the total and taken the
rs per cent of the remainder. But the
league went further and took the
amount paid Vacher from its own legal
claim, thereby evidencing it's good
faith
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-18
LAMB, KATE AND HARE
WILL SEE TO THE DOGS
Humane Animal League Officials Are
Granted Special Stars as an Adj
dition to Their Present
Qualifications

The dog pound, under the new man
agement of the Humane league, is more
than the canine retreat" the esthetic
title given it by DR.. w. A. Lamb,
the official dog inspector. 1t is whole
menagerie.
This was shown yesterday in the APP
plications for special police stars which
the police commission received from DR..
Lamb and two of his deputies.
Lamb, Katz and Hare all asked for
stars. Lamb is DR. w. A. Lamb, presi-
dent of the Humane Animal league;
'Katz" is short for George M. Katzen-
berger and Hare is George Hare, both
the latter being deputy inspectors as
ISOLATED with the Humane Animal
league in looking after the dogs.
The police commission had some fun
with the names. but granted the re-
quests for police stars
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-18
POKER PLAYERS RAlDED,
FOUND GUILTY AND FINED
Justice Austin Assesses Managers of
the Game Fifty Dollars Each,
While Patrons Pay Hall
That Amount

Ben Boynton. I. n. Wiley, NJ. A.
Agner. J. A. Axe. II. Whitney and c.
d. Leach, who were arrested while
playing poker in room at the lodg-
ing house conducted by II. NJ. Ellef-
son, 223 South Main street, were ar
raigned in Police Justice Austin's court
yesterday morning on charges of
gambling.
Boynton and Wiley were charged
with being the keepers and were fined
$50 each, while the others pleaded
guilty to gambling and were allowed to
go under fine of s25 each.
Leach is a well known contractor OF
Covina; Agner and Axe are cigar deal
ers and Whitney is a teamster. Leach
says he was approached on the street
by the keepers and induced to enter the
game.
Ellefson was arraigned in police court
on charge of failing to register his
guests and was fined SIS after entering
plea of guilty.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-18
AFTERMATH OF HALLOWEEN
PRANK HEARD IN COURT
of Beating an Old Man Asks
for Dismissal of the
Complaint

On the ground that he had already
paid a fine for the offense, Teoflio VAL
DEE, charged with beating Henry Will
liams, 70 years old, of Sherman until he
became unconscious, asked Justice
Selph yesterday to dismiss the COM
plant charging him with assault to do
great bodily injury.
Williams gate was stolen on Hal
loween, and after making an investiga-
ton his suspicious rested on Walden
as the person who took the property.
When he spoke to the latter, 1t is said,
Valdez threw him to the ground and
beat and kicked him numerically.
Valdez was arrested, charged with dis
turbing the peace and fined So by a
Sherman justice. A complaint charg-
ing assault was then filed against him
in Justice Selph's court, but on his con-
tention that he had already been placed
in jeopardy for the same offense the
matter was continued to Saturday.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-18
JAPANESE DELIBERATELY
HURLS HIMSELF TO DEATH

S. Makaro a japanese. committed
suicide yesterday morning by jumping
head foremost from his bedroom win
dow on the second floor of the house
at 500 Banning street. Dependency
because Of his inability to break him
self of the drink habit is said to have
induced the rash act.
Makaro on several occasions had
threatened while under the influence
of liquor to take his life, and his death
was no surprise to his friends. He
had been drinking heavily for the last
two weeks.
Although he was sleeping with H. NJ
Yamamato, the landlord, the latter was
not awakened when the latter leaped
TO his death.
The body was discovered by Patrol
man r. A. Gardner and was warm
when picked up. He probably had been
killed instantly, as his skull was frac-
tured
The body was taken TO the undertake
ing establishment of Bresee Bros. and
the coroner probably will sign a certi-
fcate of death without holding an in
dueSt
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-18
LIFE MADE WRETCHED BY
JEALOUSY; GIVEN DECREE
Husband Says. He Was Kept Awake
at Night by Accusations and
Forced Continually to
Move

Cyrus Sanford, to whom a decree of
divorce was granted by Judge Wilbur
yesterday, said his wife, Minnie T. San
ford, made his life almost unbearable
by reason of her jealous disposition.
The couple were married eight years
ago and short time later, according
to Sanford, his wife began berating
MIN for suspected infidelity.
"She would awaken me several
times during the night to accuse me
of unfaithfulness. said Sanford, and
made my life miserable. l was COM
PEELED to move from place TO place be-
cause of her accusations"
The following divorce suits were
filed: Mary +. Barton against George
E Barton, Reuben NJ Atkinson
against Nellie Atkinson and Jessie
Fisher against Robert Fisher.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-18
FIGHT FOR ESTATE OF
JOHN GIBBS ENDED

A settlement of the contest over the
estate of John w Gibbs, who died July
0, leaving porperty valued at s125,000,
was reached yesterday when Maud Jo-
sephine Gibbs Payler, daughter of the
deceased, who by the terms of the will
was cut off with 500, agreed to a dis
missal Of the case upon payment to her
of $500.
the allegations that other members of
the Gibbs family had exercised undue
influence on the mind of her father and
that they had represented TO him that
she was immoral
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-18
NEW INTERPRETATIONS

To arouse the interest of the humane
world in the subject of child marriage
in India, and to bring about better con-
ditions among the women of that coun-
try, are the purposes of the Women's
Restoration League of the World
which filed articles of Incorporation in
the county clerks Office yesterday. The
directors are Jennie M. Holmes, Mary
e. Garbutt, Margaret NJ. Fette, Isabel
Helfenstein, Stella A. Merritt, May f.
Pierce, Alberta NJ. Strobel, Jennie Lowe
and Christina Nicholson of Los Ange-
les and Sara J. Gill of Sierra Madre.s
Other articles filed yesterday We're as
follows:
Euclid Heights Presbyterian church;
trustees, Jerome Caldwell Harold
Sandholm, John Inkster, David T. Per-
ny, Alonzo E Snyder, Thomas Hughey,
f. F. Grether, r. E. Dillon, P. B,
WEIGH.
Dixie National Oil company, capital
81 900 000 directors, D. l.. Paten. F. e.
Schaad, J. s. Eddy, E. B. Rhoades and
John w. Kemp.
Western Crude Oil company, capital
81 100000 directors, w. D. Wilson, w.
William Lacy and r. N. Lacy.
Inyo Consolidated Marble company;
capital 100000; directors, Warren X.
Dunn, Addie l.. Dunn, Foster G.
Wright, F. Med. Spencer, Los Angeles,
and Karl Elliott, Pasadena.
Smith and Smith Investment compa-
n.y.. capital. $4,000: directors, Oscar B.
Smith, Julius r. Smith, T. Arthur Can
nell, A. F. Speicher and F. A. Brown.
National Hospital association of Cali
fornia, capital $4,000: directors, p. A.
Layman, o. NJ. Justice, B. P. Ehrlick,
E. P. Rock, w. c. V. Francis, Charles
w. Allen, Hugh Evans.
Ocean Front Building association,
Long Beach capital 100000: directors.
r.. r. Creeth, w. b. Mckinley, ]. F.
Clinton Blythe. James N.
Dovers, j. p. Kennedy and Jonah
Jones, Long Beach.
Long Beach Trading company, CAPT
tai $4,000; directors. B. F. Bond w. ].
Fred w. Johnson, w. e. Hin
shaw of Long Beach and L. D. NAL
Tory, Thermal
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-18
ASKS THAT ADMINISTRAToR
BE CALLED TO ACCOUNT

heirs of the estate of Plutarcho Botiller
filed a petition in Judge Rives' court
yesterday for the removal of Dionisio
Botiller as administrator of the prop
erty, alleging that he had failed to file
an account until almost two years
after his brothers death.
1t is also claimed that the administra-
tor has been guilty Of mismanagement
and one instance is cited where he is
alleged to have paid out $3.50 as salary
to L. Gutierrez, receiving nothing in re-
turn. The rtquest that the admins
traitor be cited to appear in court to
show cause why he should not be re-
moved was not granted by the court,
and the matter was continued until to-
morrow.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-18
news OF TIL OURTS| t71HI|
SCOPE OF WEATHER
BUREAU Is EXTENDED
Forecaster Wollaber Arranges for
Work of Assistants at Towns
in the Citrus Fruit
Belt

An addition to the government
weather service that promises to be of
great benefit to fruit growers has been
made by the local Office of the weather
bureau with the approval of Willis L.
Moore. chief of the bureau. Co-opera-
tive observers have been secured at
Pasadena, San Bernardino and Red
lands, who will make daily reports to
the local forecaster, A. B. Wollaber,
similar to those now secured at River
side.
This will greatly extend the work CT
the local Office said Mr.. Wollaber,
who has returned from a trip to the
three points to make the arrangements
necessary for the service. 1T will fur
nish data which should be of material
benefit to fruit growers. At Pasadena
and San Bernardino the observers have
records running back for a number of
years, and both are experienced men,"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-18
Receipt That Cures
Weak Men-Free
Semd Name and Address TOday-You
Can Have II Free and Be Strong
and Vigorous

l have in my possession a prescription for
nervous debility. lack Of vigor, weakened
manhood. failing memory and lame back.
brought on by excuses, unnaotural drains
or the follies OF youth. that has cured so
many worn and nervous men right in their
own homes-without any additional help or
snedicine-that l think every man who
wishes to regain his manly power and viril-
stv quickly and quietly. should have a copy
~ 1 have determined TO send copy Of the
prescription. free OF charge. in a plain ordi-
nary sealed envelope, to any man who win
write me for IT.
This prescription comes from a physician
who has made a special study of men and
am convinced II is the surest acting com
hinatton for the cure OF deficient manhood
ana vieor-failure ever put together.
i think owe 1t to my fellow man TO send
then a copy in confidence, so that any man
anywhere who is weak and discouraged with
repeated failures may stop drugging himself
with harmful patent medicines, secure what
7 believe ia the quickest acting, restorative
,,nbuildink, sPOT-TOUCHTNG remedy ever
devised. and so cure himself at home quiet
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rsfroit Mich. and I will send you a copy
81 THIS splendid receipt IN plain, ordinary
sealed envelope. free Of charge.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-18
ATTRIBUTES ITS LOSS TO
FIRING GRASS cARELEsSLY

Suit in which damages of S4467 are
asked was filed in the superior court
yesterday by the Clark Sherman Land
company against Hans Michelsons,
lessee of oil lands at Gaylord
In December, it is alleged, Michelsons
set fire to the dry grass on his land
without first taking the precaution of
blowing. as required by law. The fire
spread across a stream of oil-covered
water and destroyed derricks and tanks
belonging to the company.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-18
TO RECOMMEND CALL AS
DELEGATE TO CONVENTION
Mayor Harper viii Propose That
Council Allow $500 for Expenses
Incurred in Attending Con-
qress at Washington

Mayor Harper will send a message
to the city council this morning recon-
mending that Joseph H. Call be named
as the official delegate from the city
to attend the fifth annual convention OF
the National Rivers and Harbors con-
gress which meets in Washington De-
cember Gil.
The message will also contain rec
ommendation that the council allow
Mr.. Call $500 for his expenses. The
council has been approached on the
matter and most of the members favor
the proposal. Mr.. Call is president of
the Municipal Waterways association,
an organization interested in a free
harbor at San Pedro.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-18
PROPERTY LEFT UP IN AIR;
ASKS FOR DAMAGES OF $3.50

Annie Kenealy has petitioned the
council to allow her $3.50 for damages
to her property. caused by the cutting
down of a street in front Of some of
her lots.
She represents that she owns two
lots in the Diamond street tract, and
says that when Vendome street was cut
down to grade her property was left
from seven to seventeen feet i'm the
air. To prevent further damage to the
property she must build a retaining
wall and put in other improvements,
and she asks the council to pay for
these
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-18

central station force at the workhouse
will be carried out. The department is
now split into two divisions, central
and University. 1t will now be COM
posed of the central, University and
east side sections.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-18
NEW DIVISION OF POLICE
FORCE WILL BE CREATED

BY resolution of the police commits
sion yesterday Chief of Police Kern
was given authority to separate the de-
partment into three subdivisions
This means that the contemplated
matter of stationing a portion of the
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-18
Eat Al DE AngeIus griIl.

II you want to go east. c. Haydock. Agent
III nois Central r. r.. i1s ". sxtn street.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-10-01
A KINGS HOBBY.
The Mania OF Frederick William Z.
For Collecting Giants.

The Mania OF Frederick William 4.
For Collecting Giants.
OF ell the manias that afiict man.
Kind the most ancient and curious f.
probably that for collecting. The VIC
tins collect pretty nearly everything
from books to shoe buckles and from
pots TO postage stamps, but giant col.
lecting was the hobby OF Frederick
William l., king Of Prussia.
Nature designed him for a recruit.
ing officer; destiny made him a mon.
arch. All were fish who came 10 his
net - Saxons, Austrians, Hessians.
Turks, Swedes, Engllshmen. Irishmen,
Africans-prOvided they were at least
two yards long. Some OF his speci
mems were seven feet longt~Now and
then be obtained one still more pro
diRlous.
The Saxon cabinet minister Wack-
erbarth. foreseeing the possible nd
vantages Of standing we'll with so near
neighbor, in 1915 dispatched 10 Der.
jim a recognition Of his Prussian mai
esty's birthday, Aug IA, no less fat.
terlng than unique, since it consisted
OF a large bundle Of tobacco leaves.
two handsome Turkish pipes and
bagful OF fragrant Latakia. oil com.
mitted to the hands Of seven foot pas.
sengers, with a misslye imploriDg the
kings gracious acceptance Of these
tri6es and the Cupid who bore them -
st. Louis Post Dispatch.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-10-01
THE PILLORY.
Ttus oatss and Daniel psfos Beth
Suffered In Il,


In the year 1887 the British parlia-
ment passed an act that put an end to
punishment by pillory. Previous to
the conquest this particular instrument
or correction was In use In England
ana went by the name Of the stretch
neck" 1t consisted Of a wooden frame
erected on stool In which We're three
holes for the head and arms. For
days together offenders against the
common law were thus exposed to pub
lie view. From historic accounts It ap-
pears that this particular form of pun
lshment was melted out to those con-
victed Of frauds Of every description
not only In England, but in nearly
every country in Europe In the days
or the star chamber, when religious
Keeling ran high, the plllory was the
ordinary punishment meted out to
those who offended against the church.
In 1885 Titus Oates was sentenced to
be pflloried for FIVE days In every year
during the rest OF his lie. Another
famous sufferer was Daniel Defoe. tho
author Of Robinson Crusoe." who
stood for three days in the pillory in
Cheapside. 1t happened on occasions
that the offender died while under
going bis sentence. During the time OF
exposure the condemned man was not
allowed to receive food OF any sort or
description. The last occasion on
which a plllory sentence was passed
was In 1S14.-London Globe.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-10-01
AN ISLAND OF QUIET.
Vet Doing Downtown In Madeira 10 an
Exciting Event. "a .,s,


Madeira Is populated, yet Is one of
the quietest as well as one Of the most
beautiful places in the world. AL
though the roads are paved with round
beach stones there is nothing TO re
mind one of the fact, because, as Da-
vid G. Fairchild, agricultural explorer
Of the department of agriculture. ex-
plains in the National Geographic
Magazine, there are no horses or Jolt
ing wheels.
All vehicles In Madeira are on run.
ners. II you. go calling 1t is in bull.
lock sledge with canopy top and COM
Portable seats. II you move a bank
safe or steam boiler 1t is carried on
stone boat" or sledge OF poles. and
YOU may have to get forty oxen to pull
II. II you are In q villa on the hillside
md want to get downtown you take
running car and slide down over the
cobblestones.
Two strong men. each holding a
guide rope, pull your car over a bag
or grease to grease the runners and
then give you running shove and
Jump each on a runner behind as the
car shoots down at breakneck pace
over the cobblestones.
The men yell, hens and dogs scam
per, foot passengers cling close 10 the
wall Of the narrow street. the runners
get hot and oil the mir with odor of
burning wood as you shoot round sharp
corners, down the busy thoroughfare.
past gorgeous masses OF Towering
creepers which hang over the walls of
the private villas that border your
road.
But. oh, the change when you get to
the bottom! You are obliged either to
walk or take n caro-. drawn by slow
moving bullocks, squeaklng and slip
ping over the stones.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-10-01
AN ELOPENIENT

John l.. Mckinney a well known
young business man OF this city.
and Miss Hale Movies the young
daughter OF Engineer J. Helsley
Movies. eloped to Aberdeen, ohio,
and We're married wednesday morn
ng. They returned to Bluefeli
last night. Mr. Movies cried ID
Intercept them when he found they
had gone. bot they succeeded i'm
evading capture. MISS Movies is
only u years OF age.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-10-01
LOST A LIMB
S. VI. CAMPBELL VICTIM OF A
SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT LAND
GRAF.

An accident occurred at Landgraf
yesterday evening that cost S. NJ.
Campbell limb, If not mis- life.
He was a passenger on No. 10 and
did not notice that the train had
reached his station until it was
STARTING again. He than tried to
jump off but was thrown with one
foot under the wheels and his right
leg was mashed off. He was taken
to the Miners hospital at Welci
where his injuries were promOtly
attended to. 1t is feared thai he
Wi, not recover.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-10-01
WAS REFUSED
+. ADM|TTANCE
EVELYN THAW DENIED PER-
MISSION TO SEE HER HIS
BAND.

White Plains, n. Y, oct. l.
Evelyn T'haw was refused admission
TO the White Plains jail yesterday
when she came here to visit her
husband She arrived In White
Plains about noon dressed in black
and went Immediately to the Jail
Sheriff Lane informed her that he
was very sorry that she could not
see the prisoner but that he had
received orders which would pre-
vent him from granting her admit
lance.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-10-01
SEA BATHING.
80
The Eesbts Of Salt Air and Water en-
the Human Body.

ms F8pcts OF Salt Air and Water en-
the Human Body.
There Is a reason why parents have
In all times and In oil ages endeavored
to give their children the benefit Of sea
air and sea bathing. An Italian physi-
clan, Gerosa, tells about It.
It is agreed, he says, that all living
organisms began their first existence in
salt water and that as a result the hu-
man body land indeed every animal
body Is largely made up OF salt. IL
you taste your blood OF your tears.
which are the extract OF blood. Won
Will find that both are quite salt I'm
flavor More than this, however. every
living being possesses within his body.
In the cellular stage, all those strange
marine organisms which we study so
curlously I'm museums. And, seeing.
says Gerosa, that the amount OF sea
water contained IN every body Is equal
20 one-third Of that body's weight Il IN
clear that I'm the enthusiastically rudt-
mentary form all known marine life
must be present In the blood. The re-
suit is that when we battle in the sea
OF breathe the sea air we replace the
amount Of essential salt which Is con-
stantly decreasing In the system and,
OIL unconsciously 10 ourselves. weak
ening IT, Salt water. says Gerosa, IS
really the main principle Of life, since
It Is the first condition Of existence
which the living organisms knew. IL
is therefore always good for the body.
whether II be enjoyed at the sensible or
brought in bottles from the sea. In
particular Is II very valuable in the
case Of weaklIng children. and there 81
no bodily stimuIant so invigOratlng 10
the very young as sea wafer
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-10-01
SEVEN
VARIETIES
WAITS OF ALL KINDS SEEKING
HOMES IN THE WEST.

Milwaukee, Wis, Oct. There
were 81 of them and 67 different
varieties. They were babies firm 2
years up TO five. all colors. shapes
sizes and previous con1iti1ns Of
servitude. Little waif1 sh-y we're
discards Of New York. ont in search
OF homes far from the center Of
sorrows and woes the; :hey wsr,
born into. They passed through
Milwaukee today.