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Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-13
FUNERAL OF A. ]. MUM IS
AWAITING WIDOWS ARRIVAL
Mrs. Mum Is on Way to Los Angeles
from Weston, Ohio, Where She
Received Notice of Hus-
bands Death

Arrangements for the funeral of An
drew j. Mum, proprietor of the Hotel
Mum, will not be completed until the
arrival of his widow, who is on her
way to Los Angeles from Weston,
Ohio. She has been notified by tele-
graph of the death of her husband.
MIR. Mum died late Wednesday night,
having just returned from theater
He fell in the hall of his hotel and
soon succumbed, heart failure being
given as the cause of death.
Mr.. Mum, who was 67 years old,
has been a resident of Los Angeles for
ten years, during which he has been
prominent in the hotel business.
Aside from his wife, Mr.. Mum leaves
a son and two daughters, the latter
being Mrs. James V. Baldwin and Mrs.
A. c. Vedder
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-13
INSURANCE RATE INCREASE
MAY CAUSE DAMAGE SUIT
Property Owners Threaten to Sue the
Manager of made in California"
Exposition for Underwrit-
ers' Action

Property owners in the block with
the Made in California exposition
building are threatening to bring suit
against Manager Newman for damages
because the board of fire underwriters
has ordered an increase in insurance
rates.
THE inflammable nature of the expo
sition building and the unprotected ma
ture of adjoining structures has called
for an advance in rates, said to amount
to $4,000 for one year.
The property owners have been dis
cussing the matter, and in case they
find a suit not advisable they may go
to the city council and ask that the
ordinance permitting the construction
of temporary exposition buildings shall
be repealed so far as that part of it is
concerned
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-13
JEALOUS WOMAN TRIES TIC
COMMIT SUICIDE BY LYS0L
Alleged Attentions Of Street Car Con-
ductor to Others of Her Sex
Causes Wife to Wish
to Die

Mrs. w. L. Erickson, wife OF a street
car conductor, living at 1853 South San
Pedro street, is said to have made an
unsuccessful attempt to commit sui
eide last night by drinking lysol. The
acid drug burned her mouth and tongue
so painfully she elected what she had
drank without swallowing any of it.
Her husband, who was present at
the time took the bottle from her and
telephoned for the police Mrs. Erick-
son was removed to the receiving hos
pital. 1t was found only necessary to
apply soothing ointments to her lips
and tongue, after which she was sent
to her home.
The police say a quarrel with her
husband over alleged attentions to 9TH
err women is the motive which caused
Mrs. Erickson to attempt 20 end her
life
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-13
UTAH AGGIES STOP
AT SANTA BARBARA

+ Once more the Utah Agricultural \
!. college football eleven disappointed =
= the st. Vincent boys and the In =.
i terested public by failing to arrive J.
+ last night according to schedule. !
= When they failed to show up, in =
j. vestigation as to the reason there =
!. fore was begun, and 1t was ascer- =
+ tanned that the team had stopped y
= over a few hours at Santa Bar 4
i bara and would not arrive until !.
i this evening. They will make 4
4 headquarters at the Lankershin. =
/. The Saints propose to make the 4.
i visitors enjoy their trip, even if !
i It is necessary to defeat them. A i
i banquet Saturday evening at !
4. Levys and q box party at the =
j Orpheum are among the plans of =
= entertainment mapped out. i
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-13
Wed to Stop Prosecution
HIah School Gives Concert

The Los Angeles high school gave
the first of three musical recitals
Wednesday night on North Hill, the
one in question being known as 1.-THE
Becker Concert" An excellent pro-
gram was admirably rendered before a
large and most enthusiastic audience.
These concerts are under the auspices
of the chamber of commerce and are
designed to give the school talent,
which is abundant. an opportunity of
EXPRESSING itself,
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-13
Practising Without License

ID. L. Nelson of Monrovia was ar
rested yesterday, charged with prac-
ticing optometry without license. He
was released by Justice Summerfield
on a deposit of 800 cash bail and his
trial was set for November 20.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-13
POLO CHAMPION is DEAD

DUBLIN. Nov. 12.-John Watson,
the famous polo player, is dead at
Navan, county Meath. He won the
champion cup of England three times
and was captain of the British polo
team that went to the. United states
in 1885 and brought back the American
Gun to England He had been master
of the Meath hounds since 1891.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-13
HARVARD BEATS YALE j..
IN ANNUAL LONG RUN
Herbert Jacques Finishes First by {
Great Margin Of Lead Over Light
ner in cross-country Six
Mile Race

BROOKLINE, Mass, Nov. 12.-Har-
ward defeated Yale today in the second
annual cross-country meet over q six
mile course by the score of 80 to rs.
Herbert Jacques, jr., of Harvard led
the field after the first two miles and
won over Lightner of Yale by q great
margin. jacques time was 80 minutes
3S seconds. The running Of Villas of
Yale, who was picked to win the event,
was disappointing, as he finished
seventh.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-13
GOSSIP OF THE DIAMOND
ny RED PERKINS

at the club meeting tonight at 1121 Cen
trail avenue, when matters of great inn
portance will be discussed. The meet
ing will be called at 8 o'clock.
J. s. Allen has made many changes
in his Joy park field, placing the right
field fence back thirty-five feet and
building new bleachers forthe patrons
who attend the games at his park every
Sunday
Principal E. E. Dolland of Washing
ton street school has selected the fol-
lowing members of the girls baseball
team: Hazel Smith, Eunice Secor, Irene
Anderson, Jessie Davis, Edith Herman
son, Alice Burns, Rose Henderson and
Laura Long; pitcher not yet chosen.
Claude Berry, backstop of the San
Francisco team, and Oscar Jones of the
of the Calexico club during the winter,
according to report received in Los
Angeles yesterday.
Dummy" Price, who was injured in
the last Portland-Los Angeles game, is
back at work again.
November % the Southern State
league picked team will play the Giants.
Thanksgiving day the Giants will play
the San Diego team at Joy park, and
November q the All-Stars will try con-
illusions with the southern team, while
on November 20 the Giants will play
the Mccormick team at the same park.
Manager Mason of the San Pedro
Merchants announces a fast game OF
ball for Sunday afternoon at HarboT
City park, San Pedro, when the team
plays the Salt Lakes. The team has
been materially strengthened by seour-
ing Carson, the National Lacquer, to
assist Young in the pitchers box, and
Daley, from Cincinnati. for center field
Suess, who injured his foot in the game
November 1, will be able to play Sun
day. The lineup for Sunday follows:
= a III Arlr-
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-13
SANTA CLARA MEETS NEVADA

SAN JOSE, Nov. 12,-The Santa
clara college Rugby team leaves to-
morrow morning for Reno, New, to
meet the fifteen of Nevada State uni
versity in a match game Saturday
afternoon,
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-13
laid to Rest in Everqreen

Funeral services for Jacob l.. Lanter-
man were held yesterday afternoon at
the residence of his daughter, Mrs. La
Fetra, at Glendora. Burial was in the
family lot in Evergreen cemetery.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-13

IT'S as easy TO secure a bargain In a used
automobile, through want advertising, IL
used TO be--and still is-to secure horse
and carriage.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-13
Win be RurIed in compton

Funeral services for Mrs. Harriet
Ann Johnson of 14S0 East Twenty-first
street, who was killed in a runaway
accident Wednesday, win be held this
morning at 10 o'clock at the chapel Of
Bresee Bros. Burial will be in the
Compton cemetery.
Find "A use for a want ada task for it,
Needn't be a usual or an easy task.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-13

Lose a good-pay tenant, or boarder? Let
q want ad help you to take It like y philoso-
pher.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-13

THIS FILM WAS PRODUCED FROM THE
pEcr AND MOST COAlDI ErE ARIGINAI.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-13

Dummy Price, who was injured in
the last Portland-Los Angeles game, is
back at work again.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-07
DESERTED BY LOVER
GIRL DRINKS POISON
SAN RERNARDlNo WOMAN DIES
IN DISGRACE
Alleges She Was Lured to Ruin and
Then Left to Fight Her own
Battle In Red Light
District
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
SAN BERNARDINO, Jan. 6.-Deserted
by her lover, a man named Rice. whom
she alleges had lured her away from her
home at Anaheim, pretty Mrs. Eva John
son committed suicide last night in a
disorderly house by taking poison. The
story of the yourg girls ruin will be told
before Justice of the Peace G. l.. Thomas
tomorrow morning, the justice acting as
coroner in the absence OF Coroner Van
VIE, whose father died this morning at
Ontario.
Mrs. Johnson came to this city with
Rice two weeks ago. He initiated her into
the red light world and deserted her. The
allegation is made that this is not the
first woman who has followed his lure to
ruin.
Despondent, the girl locked herself in
her room last night refusing to mingle
with the other inmates. At / o'clock this
morning she was heard to be breathing
heavily. and the other inmates on invesu-
eating found her unconscious, a bottle of
dark brown liquid near telling the story
of her rash act.
H. o. May was sentenced this morning
by Judge Oster to serve ten years in Fol
som, having been convicted last week OF
an heinous offense upon 1-year-old Eddie
Wilton. The trial of the case was pa
thetic, owing to the ageo mother of the
accused being a constant attendant at the
hearing and collapsing when the verdict
of the jury was announced.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-07
LATE NEWS FROM YOUR OLD HOME STATE
VIRGINIA

RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 6.-Prof. John
Kessnich, one of the best known must
clans of the city. died of bronchitis. from
which he had suffered for many years,
Prof. Kessnich was a native of Germany.
He served in the Prussian army and when
he came to Virginia he served as soldier
in the Confederate army.
sTAUNTON--At a shooting match al
Churchvlle in which all the sportsmcn
of the neighborhood were participating. 81
young negro, John H. Jones, in a spirit
of frolic, secured a shotgun from one Of
the men in the shoot, and placing a loaded
shell in the gun. pointed the gun at
white boy, John Armstrong 10 years old,
and remarked that he would make him
dance. The gun went off and the entire
load of rabbit shot entered the boys side
and he died within hall an hour. The
negro was Immediately taken before a
magistrate and held for the grand jury.
BRIsTOL-Luther Wallace. 2s years old.
who shot and killed Lee Eldridge, a
prominent man, near Eldridge, was cap
tured by a posse of citizens, headed by
Sheriff Hortenstine near Abingdon, Va
There is considerable excitement. and II
is reported here that mob has been or
ganized to take the prisoner from the off
GERS. He is being heavily guarded. Ed
ridge was assisting in the arrest of Wal
lace for breaking into the postoffice when
the latter fired, killing him instantly.
LYNCHBURG-w. S. Plymale a grocer.
made an assignment. with liabilities of
$4,000 and assets of $1,000.
NORFOLK-An effort is to be made by
the antisaloon forces to greatly reduce
the number of saloons in this city. It
was announced that all the antisaloon
forces will unite for that purpose. There
are now 200 saloons in the city. and II Is
proposed to reduce these to about TO-
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-07
GOLDFIELD
POWER co.
CUTS WAGES
NEW SCALE EFFECTIVE ON
JANUARY 10
Action May Result in Shutting off
Current Which Supplies Nearly
All the Mines in the
District
BY Associated Prssn.

BY Associated Press
GOLDFIELD, New. Jan. s.-The-N Ne
vada- California Power company. which
furnishes light and power to all the
camps of southern Nevada and supplies
three-fourths of the mines of the dis
trict with operating power, today an
nounced q new scale of wages to go into
effect January 10, providing for maxi
mum wage of Sc a day, or 81 per day
less than the former scale.
The company also announced that 1t
will conduct its plant upon the OPEN
shop plan and will employ union and
nonunion men at its discretion.
The new scale of the mine owners is
81 per day lower than this scale for
electricians, but the power company
comedies the extra dollar because of the
superior skill required of its employees.
What will be the result of this cut in
wages is not yet known, but the cleo
tricians have 1t In their power to tenn
porarily shut off the light of the entire
town and camp of Goldfeld.
A telegram was received from the war
department this afternoon authorizing
the renting of the Merchants hotel at
Columbia a suburb of Goldheld, for
army barracks. The hotel will house
both companies now in camp. 1t is
advantageously located at the base of
Columbia mountain and almost in the
heart of the mining territory. The hotel
is fully furnished.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-07
GIGANTIC WHALE
TOWS BOYS TO SEA
LONG BEACH YOUTHS HAVE a
DANGEROUS RIDE
Monster Becomes EntangIed in Set
Line and Gives Owners Strange
Observation-Disclosures Three
Miles in Fast Time

Special to The Herald
LONG BEACH, Jan. Crank Paschall
and James Harvey We're given the ride
of their lives this morning in a rough
sklff, big brown whale which had be-
come entangled in their setline towing
them three miles to sea at terrific
speed.
Just as the young men were about to
sever the heavy line, thinking the thrash
ing monster was about to descend, the
line parted ana the rowboat slowed down
almost as suddenly as it had started.
The whale carried off a dozen yards
of the setline and almost thirty hooks
The line which the youths set out to
examine was about mile southwest Of
the pier.
Harvey noticed a number OF whales
basking in the sunlit water some distance
away, but the first intimetlon either fish
erman had that a whale was entangled
in their line was when their skin was
jerked through the water with a velocity
which nearly threw them out of the boat
Thinking me whale would break loose
from the entangling line they did not cut
loose. Their ride lasted q little more
than ten minutes.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-07
RHODE ISLAND

PROVIDENCE, r. l., Jan. GA special
committe which was requested by the re-
ceivers of the Union Trust company to
make plans for the resumption OF the
bank issued a statement recommending
against liquidation and suggesting that
the present board of officers resign, that
the capital stock of 100000 be surrendered
and new capital stock be secured by issu-
ing 10000 shares, the value of Which shall
be S1OO, but which shall be sold at $3.50, Sc
curing a new capital stock of $l,00O,000,
with a surplus of 100000.
NEWPORT-Edward r. Thomas, the
well-known clubman and turfman, has
transferred his Newport summer home
to his wife, Linda Lee Thomas, by deed
filed for record here.
The estate, known as Stoneacre, fronts
1852 feet on Bellevue avenue and was pur-
chased by Mr.. Thomas from John w
ellis September q, 1903. The transfer is
made subject to mortgage of $125, 600
made by Mr.. Thomas several weeks ago
TO the Farmers Loan and Trust company
OF New York. The estate is valued at
about 100000. though it is taxed for only
SIG 200
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-07
GEORGIA


CORDELIA, Ga, Jan. 6.-Duncan Shelf
field very prosperous farmer living at
Winona, near here, was killed by his
son. Details of the affair are meager
but it is said that Sheffield and his son
became involved in a quarrel about
horse and buggy. AS yet the son has
not been arrested and no warrant has
been issued.
ATLANTA-The Neal State bank was
closed. Its deposits were $2.0O0,0OO. Sew
eral hundred persons gathered outside
and read the simple line: This bank is
in the hands of the state bank examiner.
President Thornton of the institution is
confident that all the depositors win be
paid in full. No other banks In this city
have been affected.
MACON-The body of Mrs. John Watts
was found badly charred on the bank OF
the Ocmuigee river. She was the wife
of John Watts. formerly impounding Of
ficer of Macon. The last seen of Mrs.
Watts alive was when she left the house
of a friend whom she visited at ! o'clock
In the afternoon. 1t is reported there
was some trouble between Watts and his
wife about another man. Watts was ar
rested and jailed. The coroner's Jury
decided the body had been burned after
the woman's death and held Watts as an
accessory to the homicide.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-07
MAYOR SENDS COUNCIL
FIRST ANNUAL MESSAGE
Santa Monica Executive Recommends
Many improvements Along Beach
Front, New Fire Stations
and Jail
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
SANTA MONICA, Jan. 6.-Chief among
numerous recommendations submitted by
Mayor Dudley this evening in his first
annual message to the city council are
his conclusions on matters pertaining to
the city's proposed $4,000 outfall and on
establishing an adequate fire service.
The mayor asks the council to provide
in arranging its plans for the outfau pier
that the structure be not less than fifty
feet wide and that twenty feet of the
width be dedicated for railway purposes.
The possibility of utilizing the pier for
the unloading of vessels as well as other
commercial purposes through which a
revenue acrue to the municipality is sug
gested by the chief executive as one for
watch the board should make provisions.
A fire bond issue to raise $4,000 for a
building and additional equipment is
deemed imperative by Mayor Dudley. He
recommends that the present fire house
be converted into Jail building and that
the present insanitary prison quarters
under the municipal building be aban-
doned
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-07
MAINE

AUBURN, Me-, Jan. 6.-Harry f. Doe,
a Bowdoin graduate and master at the
high school at bingham, Mass, was
married here to Miss FRANKIE Ida Gibbs,
an Augusta school teacher. The cere-
mony was performed at the home or
Mr.. Bisbee, "a James street, by the Rev.
George w. McCombe, pastor of the First
Baptist church, at Halloweil, Me-, and
a schoolmate of both the groom and
bride Guy Gibbs, brother of the bride,
was best man. The bride was attended
by Miss Lucie Martin of Rumford Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. Doe will reside in Hing
ham and will be at home after Febru-
airy d
PORTLAND - Newell Edison, jr., a
teacher In the Hill school at Philadel-
phia, and Miss Jennie Body, formerly a
teacher Of drawing In the birmingham,
Mass. normal school, were married at
the home of the bride in Deering by the
Rev. E. p. Wilson, formerly of the
Woodfields Congregational church Miss
Body is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank H. Body of Deering. The we'd
ding was attended by many people from
outside of the state and was followed
by a reception.
AJJGUSTA-"I am not a candidate for
the Democratic nomination for governor
under any circumstances" said the Alon.
Charles f. johnson of Waterville today.
This leaves only two prominent can
didates in the field-Sheriff William M.
PennelI Of Portland and former Master
Gardner of the state grange.
BANGOR-Rev. NJ. C. McDonough,
vicar general of the diocese of Maine,
and rector of st. Mary's parish, has
been appointed pastor of st. Patrick s
church in Lewiston, to succeed the late
Rev. Mgr Thomas H, Wallace. He came
here from Bath and will go to his new
charge early in January.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-07
MISSOURI

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo-. Jan. "a mys-
FERROUS shooting occurred here. Miss
Florence Faulkner, sister of Mrs NJ X
Mengel, rushed out from the Mengei resi-
dence and fell on the lawn, 3--caliber
bullet having pentrated the abdomen,
coming out Of her back
Miss Faulkner was an employee Of the
telephone company. Her first statement
was that she had been shot by man
concealed in the room. Later she said
It was an accident. AS there was no
cause for suicide the case is a mystery
She is at the city hospital in dan
gerous condition.
MONTGOMERY-Ne of the death OF
Aylette Devault OF this county, has been
received. To avoid a threatening blizzard
he Travelled seventy-five miles on horse
back in six hours, but the continued hard
riding brought on spinal trouble, which
resulted In his death.
TRENTON-E. M. Crawford, city col
lector fell dead here. He had been III
for several weeks but was convalescent.
LOUISIANA-C. w. Piper was arrested
on a charge of obtaining money und 81
false pretenses. He had given numbe'
of checks on the Bank of Louisiana when
he had no funds there. He was fined $lO
and costs on each of seven counts. In
default of payment he was sent to jail.
Mrs. J. Nj. Stahlberg was badly sca.d-
ed by the overturning of a kettle of boil
ing water.
Hon. A. d. Hoss and wife Of Deer
Lodge. Mont, are spending the holidays
with relatives in this city.
ROLLA-The musical department OF the
Saturday club gave a recital at the homo
of Mrs. L. e. Garrett.
Mrs. Marion Bowen and grandson,
Marion Harris, of White Hall, Va, are
spending a few days with her son. Prof j.
II. Bowen and wife. They were joined
in st. Louis by her son, Prof Shirley
Bowen of Columbus Mo.
F.. ]. Eastin of st. Louis is visiting with
his brother, l.. S. Eastin, east OF Rolla.
Charles Allen, assistant cashier of the
Mechanics American National bank OF
st. Louis, accompanied by his wife, are
visiting with his parents, Granville Allen
and wife, Of Rolla.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-07
BEACH PIONEER DIES AFTER
ILLNESS OF TWO MONTHS

Special to The Herald.
HERMOSA BEACH. Jan. 6.-L. Fl. Pen
dergrass for fourteen years a, resident OF
Redondo, and for the last four years a
resident of Hermosa Beach, died this
morning at 10 o'clock.
Mr.. Pendergrass has been a valuable
and respected citizen, for many years be-
ing a member of the acknowledgements
high school board until the time Of his
death. He has long been connected with
the Redondo Lumber company. Death
followed an illness of two months. The
funeral will be conducted at the Redondd
Undertaking parlors Wednesday at 1890