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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-08-14

Cormack is proprietor of the McCor-
mack hotel at Reno.
G. e. Barth, mining man of Den
yer, is registered at the Hayward.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Cox of Hartford,
Conn, are stopping at the Alexandria.
Goodyear Pitts, a mining man of
Culiacan, Mexico, Is registered at the
Hollenbeck.
Lieutenant B. H. Williams of the reg
u1ar army and Mrs. Williams are guests
at the Alexandria.
Rufus Harvey and ]. H. P. Horton,
prominent oil men of Pittsburg, Pa,
are at the Alexandria.
John Greenville Mott, a leading
wholesale merchant of Chicago, is reg
istered at the Lankershim.
A. B. Evans and Louis H. Smith,
prominent merchants of Fresno are
registered at the Angelus.
Walter C. Coe and wife of Stamford,
Conn.,, are making a coast tour and
are at the Alexandria while in Los
Angeles.
Fred J. Green, a leading fruit and
produce wholesaler of Denver, is at the
Lankershim while looking after some
of his coast fruit contracts.
captain II. M. SplVey anu Wlle VI ~
peka, Kas., are stopping at the Hol-
lenbeck. Captain Spivey is connected
with the Santa Fe railroad service.
C. S. Hardy, the Republican boss Of
San Diego county, is here to talk over
primary election results with local Re-
publican machine leaders. Mr.. HARDY
is registered at the Van Mugs.
DR.. William Cannon, a leading ply
stefan, publicist and hotel owner of
Galveston, Texas, is the guest at Hotel
Hayward of Room Clerk Bedell. DR..
and Mrs. Cannon are making tour
of the Pacific coast. He is the pro-
prfetor of Hotel fremont, one of the
most prominent hostelries of the coun-
try. of which Mr.. Bedell was formerly
11a crors
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-08-14
OLD MAN TAKES POISON
WHEN MONEY is LOST

PARSONS, Kan, August 13.-Stuart
Huntley, rs years old, en- route from
California to his home in Decatur, ILL.,,
committed suicide here today by taking
poison.
He was recently robbed of money
and was divorced from his wife and
estranged from other relatives. He is
said to have money in a Los Angeles
bank and an estate in Illinois.
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Notice

For sale, cheap-the entire stock, fix
lures and good viii of the Famous
Clothing company. 122 North Spring
street. Positively retiring from bust
ness. The stock consists of about 500, :
900 Of high and medium grade clothing,
shoes and furnishings for man and
boy, and is now on sale at 331-3c on
the dollar, at old stand, 1872 North
Spring street. Stetson hats, S2.65:
Arrow and Silver collars. TIC; Boston
gartefs. Zoe. Everything else in pro-
portion.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-08-14
CLOVER DECIDES TO STAND
TRIAL IN SAN FRANCISCO

Howard X. Glover, who several days
ago expressed his intention of resisting
the application for an order for his re-
moval to San Francisco, where he Is
wanted to answer to a charge of inn
personating naval officer in order to
secure a small amount of merchandise
from a San Francisco firm, changed his
mind, and yesterday his attorney an
nounced that Glover waived the exam
nation, which was set for Yesterday,
and would return to the northern city
to stand trial.
Clover furnished bonds in the sum
of $4,000 for his appearance In the north
ern court some time in September.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-08-14
WESTERN CANADA BADLY
IN NEED OF FARM HANDS

WINNIPEG, Aug. 1S.-The provin-
cial department of agriculture is flooded
with requests for farm help from all
over the province. There remain be-
tween 500 and 600 districts to be heard
from
1t is expected that by the time all
requests are in there will be between
100 and 1900 men needed in western
Canada's harvest fields.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-11
SANTA ANA NEWS NOTES

Special to The Herald
SANTA ANA, Aug. 10.-Silverio Rios.
charged with forging the name of DR..
J. M. Burlew to a check for IS, today
was given his preliminary examination
and held in $500 bonds for trial in the
superior court.
The police are looking for the man
who broke a big plate glass window in
the opera house block at the corner of
Fourth and Bush streets, sometime
yesterday afternoon, crashing into it
with an automobile. No one saw the
accident, but persons in the upper floor
of the building felt the jar and came
hurriedly to the scene, but the auto and
driver had disappeared. The damage
will probably be 500.
While j. w. Angel, agent at Anaheim
for the Durocar, was driving one of
those machines south on Main street
here yesterday afternoon some part of
the steering gear broke and the car
ran wild, dashing across the street and
through a wire fence, but fortunately
remaining right side up until under
control, after running fifty or sixty
yards. None of the occupants of the
car were injured.
B. E. Knott, a resident of Whittier,
has enlisted the services of the sheriff
to assist him in locating ]. w. Ross,
who is presumed to have made away
with d whitewash spraying outfit be-
longing to Knott, which he had leased.
The whitewash plant is worth $500.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-11
CHARTER AMENDMENT MEN
TO MEET AND ORGANIZE
Pasadena Mayor Calls Committee to
Get Together This Afternoon-To
Inspect School Plumbing
This Week


Special to The Herald.
PASADENA, Aug. 10.-The charter
amendment committee appointed some
weeks ago by Mayor Farley will be
called together tomorrow afternoon at
2 o'clock, unless something unforeseen
prevents This is the statement of
Mayor Farley this afternoon.
The committee consists of the mayor,
City Attorney J. 2. Wood, w. H. We'd
der, Mel E. Wood and f. S. Wallace.
Nj. H. Weight and George r. kerna-
ghan are advisory members.
AS Mr.. Vedder will leave the city
soon it is necessary to organize the
committee at once. 1t has not yet held
a meeting, but the mayor hopes to get
the matter well under way tomorrow.
The function of the committee is to
consider amendments to the city char
ter and report on them to the council.
Next Wednesday or Thursday the
mayor and Plumbing Inspector A. G..
Shaver will make a joint inspection of
the plumbing in High and Mckinley
schools, which Shaver has ordered re-
moved because it is unsanitary and
does not conform to the city ordinance.
The board of education already has
voted to let it remain, and Shaver
threatens a suit. The mayor says he
is only making an investigation for his
own information and that he does not
contemplate any official action in the
near future.
If he decides Shaver is in the right
he may bring the question before the
council, unless the board of education
decides to modify it's stand.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-11
OUR CITRUS RATES
CANNOT BE RAISED


SAN BERNARDINO, Aug. 10.-The
most striking paragraph in recent
decision of the Interstate commerce
commission with reference to the Flor
ida citrus fruit rates is to the effect
that under no consideration will the
rate of the California fruit shipments
be increased.
A certified copy of the decision in the
ordered some reductions, is just re-
ceived, and in discussing the case the
commission says:
while the rate from California is a
low one, certainly as applied to terri
tory east of Buffalo and Pittsburg it is
still 5 cents per hundred higher than
this commission formerly found to be
reasonable. That the rate is of great
benefit to the California producer and
to the consumer in the east.
"This commission could not order an
increase in that rate, nor would it in
tentionally make any order which
would lead to such an increase"
A few months since intimationS came
from railroad sources that the rate on
oranges and lemons would be increased
10 cents per hundred. A little later 1t
was stated in sem1-official SOURCES
that no increase would be made.
Well Informed shippers believe the
roads received information that the
commission would not stand for the in
crease, and it was never ordered.
An increase of 10 cents per hundred
for the seasons shipments of citrus
fruit would amount to about $4,000,
which the rates bill has saved to the
growers.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-11
nY sIpLE LAWRENoE

TT has been many years, about
twenty. 1 believe. since David
"A Belasco and H. C. DeMille wrote
"The Wife" The old play, however
was successfully revived upon the local
Belasco stage last night, and If the
audience which greeted it did not fill
fine theater that fact may justly De
attributed to the weather The drama
is as Interesting today as 1t was Two
decades ago There is a gripping
reality about its story that readlly eH-
plains the plays longevity. Doubtless
were the David Belasco of today to
revamn This earlier work he would
produce a drama somewhat DETER IN
the development of its plot ana ex-
bibiting added stagecraft, but doubt
whether he could much improve upon
the main story presented or upon the
characters through whom that story Is
told ,.z m.ooa.
no bush;" and by the same token there
is little need at this late day for a
critical consideration of THE Wife.
Time has treated her kindly. and the
matron who was introduced twenty
years ago still has many of the charms
and graces of the current season
debutante.
This play as you probably know,
was the first presented upon the Be
lasco stage. Two members OF last
nights cast were in that earlier pro-
dn3ction hut neither of them played
his old role In the cast of 1904
Howard Scott played Matthew Culver.
This week Harry Glazier is Culver.
while Scott plays the old servant.
Richard Vivian four years ago was
Jack Dexter. Charles Ruggles has sue
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-11
POSTOFFICE COMMITTEE TO
WORK FOR FREE DELIVERY
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
SANTA MONICA, Aug. 10.-Presi-
dent Goetz of the board of trade has
appointed ]. H. Clark, c. ]. Noyes and
]. E. Milled to act as postoftce COM
mittee and confer with the Venice
chamber of commerce committee to
bring pressure to bear on the represen-
tatives of this district in congress with
regard to free delivery
The postoffice department has signi-
fed it's desire of having one main Of
flee and two branches. The citizens OF
the beach towns desire free delivery,
but want three separate postoffices, the
same as at present.
The Venice postoffice is the only one
that is in Ocean Park proper. The
Ocean Park office is on the southern
line Of Santa Monica, so that really
there are two offices in Santa Monica
city.
The chamber of commerce commit
tee is composed of Abbot Kinney DR..
], A. Stanwood, c. j. Daley, Milton
Carlson and Mr.. Avery.
A meeting has been arranged for at
an early date.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-11
MT. WILSON ASTRONOMER
FINDS NEW SOLAR SPOTS

Special to The Herald
\ PASADENA, Aug. 10. = Prof. !
\ George e. Hale, director of the !
!. Mount Wilson solar observatory, J
= has nearly completed a series of !
\ observations on sun-spots which !
i reveal new phenomena of great !
!. Importance. The statement print )
!. ed that he has formed a new !
- theory of the origin of sun-spots !
+ is incorrect. He has merely !
\ brought to light very important !
X new data concerning them. :
= A paper on this subject will be \
\ printed in a future number of the :
). Astrophysical Journal, published :
!. by the University of Chicago. I'm !
!. til that time Prof. Hale is unwill- :
\ ing to make a definite statement :
\ of his conclusions. The results, =
- of q highly technical nature. he \
\ says an ordinary astronomer \
:. would hardly understand and are :
!. not yet fully tabulated. :
! The five-foot lens of the great :
!. telescope will not be unpacked :
+ until the workers are ready to in =
\ stall it. It Is probable this will :
). not be before October l. :
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-11
PLANS ANNOUNCED
FOR STONE SEASON

ENGAGEMENTS announced for the
Lewis S. Stone company, which will
open an extended stock season at the
Auditorium August 81, include MISS
Florence Oakley as leading woman
Miss Ray Beveridge, Miss Leslie Pres
ton, Miss Beatrice Noyes. Miss Ida
Lewis, George Farren, Bennett South
ard, Edwin August. William Garwood,
Darrell Standing and James A Apple
bee.
The stage will be under the direction
of William E. Mason, formerly stage
director at the Castle Square, Boston,
one of the best known stock houses IN
the country Robert Brunton, formerly
scenic artist of the Belasco theater
here, will have charge of the scenic
department. The opening play will be
1.-THE College Widow" and George AIDE,
who wrote the comedy, is expected TO
come here TO superintend rehearsals.
John H. Blackwood, business man
ager of the Lewis S. Stone company,
returned early yesterday morning from
the east. In addition to the personnel
of his organization he announced also
a considerable number Of plays which
will be given early presentations at
the Auditorium The list includes in
addition to 1.-THE College Widow" The
Pit" played here by Wilton Lackaye
at the Mason; THE Test" new play
by Jules Eckert Goodman; Beau
Brummel." Clyde Fitch's first big sue
cess, which served Richard Mansfield
for many seasons and which never has
been played in stock; 1.-THE Man on the
Box" "The New Generation" The In
vader," a new play by Walter Hack
EFT; "The Searchlight," a play which
Richard Barry is now writing for Mr..
the Hoorah," ION the Quiet" "A
Stranger in q Strange Land" "The
Walls of Jericho" and "The Christian
Pilgrim" q dramatiZation of Pill
grim's Progress" which Henrietta
Crosman used in the east last season.
Miss Oakley comes to Los Angeles
from the Harlem opera house, where
she has been playing in support of
Paul McAllister. She is under contract
to join David Belasco's forces in Sep
tember 1909 Miss Ray Beveridge was
member of Mrs. Patrick CampbelPs
London company has played with Re
Jane in performances given in French
in New York city and also has played
with the Conried German company.
Miss Preston has been a member of
Proctors Fifth avenue company In
New York She appeared in Los An
geles three years ago with Blanche
Bates.
Miss Noyes was formerly member
of George Fawcett's stock company IN
Baltimore.
George Farren has had large stock
experience with the Pike company IN
Cincinnati, in Chicago and in MilWau-
kee, having been a member or the
Pabst company. Bennett Southland will
be well remembered here. He was
formerly a member of the Burbank
company.
Lewis S. Stone and his wife returned
home yesterday with Mr.. BlackWood.
The other members of the company are
expected to reach here next Saturday
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-11
SANTA MONICA
s12 Oregon ave. Home phone 1875.
OCEAN PARK
ia Pier ave. Homo 4015; Sunset 1881.
FRATERNAL BROTHERHOOD
MEMBERS GO INTO CAMP
Three-Company Battalion Now Organ
ICED, and Daily Drill and Guard
Mount to Be Put in
Operation
snecial to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
| SANTA MONICA, Aug. 10.-About a
hundred members of the uniform rank
| of the Fraternal Brotherhood went
into camp here today with their famt-
/ lies. Many others are expected to ar
rive Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day, so that before the close of the
| encampment quite a showing will be
made.
The camp is pleasantly located
among the trees in the Seventh street
park, being away from the noise and
hustle of the beach and yet close
enough for the members to indulge in
a dip in the surf whenever they
choose.
The companies are organized into a
three accompany battalion. which in all
probability will be increased to five
or six before the week is out. They
are company No. 1, Captain L. eau
batz; company No. 2, Captain w. L.
Grein, and company No. 4, Captain G..
e. Underwood.
James A Foshay, commander in
chief, is present, as is also General
George Adolph with his staff, which is
composed of the following officers:
w. D. Gibbs, adjutant general; H. b.
Davis, quartermaster general; c. A.
Post, judge advocate; c. w. PREM, sur
geon general. Lieutenant Colonel
Schneider of the Seventh regiment N.
G. c., will act as tactical instructor
and teach the boys many movements
and evolutions to which they are new.
The camp will be run in strict mill
tary order, including guard mount and
daily drill, with recreation hours in
the afternoon, so that business will
be combined with pleasure and useful
knowledge as well as pleasant out
ing result.
The following is the order of the day,
giving the principal service calls:
Reveile, 6:10 a. M; mess call for
breakfast, a. M; company drill $40;
guard mount, 9:15; battalion drill,
1910; mess call for dinner, IL O'Clock.
First call for evening parade will be
sounded at $40 p. M; mess call for
supper at $50, and taps at 10 p. m.
The public will be welcomed at the
camp at all times. The uniform rank
band will furnish music at all cedemo-
MES and will give a concert from to
10 in the evening. A platform for dane
ing has been erected.
It is expected that Mrs. Emma R.
Neidig, vice president of the Frater-
nal Brotherhood, will be present during
the encampment.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-11
LONG BEACH BRYAN
CLUB PROGRESSING
WILL SOON MOVE TO FINE
NEW QUARTERS
Owner Of Stewart Hall Donates Build
ing-W. S. Bailey Out for Super
visor-Conventio Delegates
Are Nominated

Special to The Herald
LONG BEACH, Aug. 10.-Permanent
headquarters for the Bryan club of TINS
city have been secured at Stewart hail
on East Third street, the owner of the
building having donated it for this pur-
pose.
The lower floor will be used as re-
ception room, reading room and distrib-
uting point for literature, while mass
meetings will be held in the spacious
hall above.
A large banner, bearing an appropri-
ate inscription, will be suspended across
the street in front of the hall.
w. S. Bailey, a leading Democrat OF
this city, has announced his candidacy
for supervisor.
The following delegates have been
nominated for the county convention
in Los Angeles, August 20; F. M. New
kirk, D. NJ. Cate, E. F. Davis, II.
Browne, George Cooley, w. s. Bailey,
G. L. James, G.. G. James, ]. c. Will
holt, Jesse Driscoll, w. p. Julian, ].
w. Moist, H. Pillsbury, William Saint,
L. G. Farrar, S. G. Long, A. M. Taylor,
j. w. Chapman, J. H. Stewart, b. f.
McCracken, J. H. Samples. L. w. Shu-
man, ]. M. Clanton, c. l.. Foster and
George Spicer.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-11
NEGROES GIVE SUCCESSFUL
MINSTREL ENTERTAlNME EMIT
Special to The Herald

Special to The Herald
SANTA MONICA, Aug. 10.-William
Tecumsah Simpson, Santa Monica
negro poundmaster, is foremost in
movement for the advancement OF the
citizens of his race residing in Santa
Monica. Mr.. Simpson believes in get
ting them together for social purposes
and intellectual instruction, always
aiming tn bring out the best there is
in each member.
Under his auspices a genuine colored
minstrel show was given at the North
Beach auditorium this evening. Negro
Jokes, characteristic songs and dances
and a one-act comedy We're given. in
which the performers did themselves
full justice.
A large audience of white and colored
people of the beach filled the hall to
overlooking and assured the financial
success of the entertainment.
The performance will be repeated
Thursday evening at the request of
large number of people who could not
get seats for this evenings entertain
ment.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-11
LONG BEACH BREVITIEs


LONG BEACH, Aug. 1O.-The police
have been notified that $50 was stolen
from a money drawer in the office of
the Majestic dancing pavilion last Sat
urday night The money had been
placed in the drawer with a novel laid
on top. Later the novel was removed.
and the robbery is supposed to have
occurred while the book was being Pc
rused.
The Christian convention pledged $500
yesterday for the missionary work in
Arizona and Southern California dur
ing the coming year. This amount will
probably be increased to $4,000 before
the convention now in progress ends.
Contracts for painting the eXteriors
and for repairing the roofs of several
of the public school buildings were let
by the school board this morning
Plans for the new Burnett building
were looked over, but action was de-
ferred until s o'clock tomorrow morn
ing.
The annual picnic of the Presbyterian
Sunday echool will be held at Bixby
park tomorrow. Preparations for an
enjoyable day have been made by the
committees in charge.
John Roach Straton, a preacher OF
Baltimore, will give a program of negro
dialect readings at Hotel Virginia to-
will sing.
Mrs. P. M. Simpson, 65 years old, died
this morning at her home at the corner
Of Fourth street and Grand avenue
Funeral services will be held at Il
o'clock tomorrow morning from the
Walker chapel, Rev. w. A. Belts off.
ciating. A son, the Rev. Fred Simpson
of Kansas City, Mo-, arrived Saturday
The funeral of Mrs. Frances G.
Browning will be held at 2 o'clock to-
morrow afternoon from the Walker
chapel. Mrs. Browning's death resulted
from heart disease. Her husband /;
the proprietor Of the Hotel Savoy.
Three elections are to be held in thii
city in the near future. An election
will be held in West Long Beach Satur
day to choose a councilman to succeed
the late c. A. Lewey as representative
from the Sixth ward. On August II al
election will be held to determine thu
question of annexing to this city Car
roll Park and the east side beach. On
the next day an election will be hel;
on the Incorporation of the PROPOSED
city of Belmont Heights. Because o
the fear that the building of the Maple
boulevard would be made impossible
were either to carry there is a move
ment TO defeat the two last nance
propositions.
The First Christian church has ex
tended a call to the Rev. F. M. Roger
of Springfield, ILL.,, to succeed the Rev
e. w. Thornton. The new pastor will
take charge Octnhac J.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-11
San BernardinO News
oRice sos Third Street.
Phcnes-Home s7OI Sunset heo 1870
1875 IN THE SHADE
AT NEEDLES FATAL
DESERT HEAT KILLS CAR
INSPECTOR
old-Tlmers. at San Bernardino Declare
Heat There Worst in Years.
Many LeaVe-Rains
Still Fall
snecial to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
SAN BERNARDINO Aug. 10.-The
intense desert heat has claimed another
victim, Josiah Phelps, car Inspector
for the Santa Fe railroad at Needles.
He inspected the sunny side of long
freight train and seemed exhausted
from heat, when he went home TO he
down, remarking that he thought ne
had done work enough for not uay'
The thermometer registered 126 de-
grees in the shade.
The next day he was found dead IN
bed when he failed to snow up Tor
work, his family being away at santa
Ana for the summer.
Old timers here and eastward agree
that not in a score or more OF years
has this valley suffered from the heat
as 1t has this summer.
The hot weather continues, and peo-
pie are getting away to the mountains
and coast as rapidly as possible
The weather the past week has been
doubly bad, owing to the extreme and
unusual humidity.
Heavy rains continue in the noun
tains on all sides of the valley, though
no special damage has been done by the
storms of the past two days.