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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-24
MAY NDORSE
JOINT TICKET
POLITICAL PARTIES TO JOIN
HANDS
FACTIONS TO MEET TOMORROW
NIGHT
Men Who VIII Run for Office During
Coming Campaign Are Selected
by Factions at
Beach
PARTIES TO JOIN
HANDS

Special to The Herald.
OCEAN PARK, Feb. 23.-After an ar
gumentive session, which ended with
the dove of peace lowering over the
Park Progressive party and the Ocean
Park Independence club last night
postponed the final stating of their joint
ticket until Tuesday night.
A committee of five men was APP
pointed from the o. P. I. c. to meet
with the committee of five from the
Progressive party. Following the for
NAL meeting last evening the joint
committees held an executive session
and will hold a second one tomorrow
evening. At the open meeting Tuesday
the work of these two committees will
be placed before the members for APP
prevail or reverse action.
Undoubtedly the two committees will
come to an amicable agreement and it
is thought that at Tuesdays meeting
only the one ticket will be offered the
members for adoption. However, In
case the two committees cannot come
together in the stating of the nominees,
each will present before the joint meet
ing list of candidates, and the two
will be given consideration and voted
upon at that time.
The committee named last night as
representative of the o. P. 1. c. is
#. o. Evans, w. r. Mcconnell George
F. Gallagher, w. o. Stamps and c. L.
Jordan. The Progressive party's conf
mittee is James H. Blagge, DR.. w. H.
Kiger, A. T. Dickens, Charles Groes-
beck and I. A. Ewing.
So far as can be ascertained the two
clubs in uniting their support for the
one ticket will slate c. w. Damerel, DIR.
e. B. Goodwin, A. i. Meigs, M. r.
King and DR.. J. B. lands for trustees;
J. p. Rothwell for city marshal; J. w.
Lawrence of city treasurer, and If he
will consent to accept the nomination,
Plez James for city clerk.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-24
FLEET COMMITTEE TO
MEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT
School Children VIII Be Given HoIi-
day, in Order to Afford Them
Chance of Visiting
Warships
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
= VENICE, Feb. 23.-Owing to a mis-
understanding In the hour the meeting
which was to have been held last night
by the executive committee to further
plans for the entertainment of the
Atlantic fleet was postponed until
Wednesday night at o'clock, when a
business session will be held at the ship
Cabrillo.
At Wednesdays meeting the various
subcommittee an auxiliary of women,
a school committee and publicity COM
mittee will be appointed. One feature
which it is planned to incorporate as a
part of the plans will be the naming
Of school childrens day. One day Tor
this purpose will be set aside and the
children from Venice, Ocean Park,
Santa Monica. Palms and Sawtelle will
be given a holiday and the opportunity
Of visiting the battleships.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-24
FACTIONS WAR
IN PASADENA
POLITICAL CAMPAIGN OPENS IN
CROWN CITY
OLD SUPPORTERS FIGHT MA
CHINE MADE TICKETS
Republican Party Split and Many un-
complimentary Remarks Are
Passed Between Former
CoWorkers
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
PASADENA, Feb. 23.-A bitter war
fare has been inaugurated between the
two factions of the Republican party IN
Pasadena, and the fight for supremacy
bids fair to become a prolonged con-
fest. Local politicians who in years
gone by have stood side by side in sup
porting machine made tickets are now
engaged in exchanging uncompilmen-
tary personalities.
Urged on by the election of Charies
w. Bell to the state senatorship in the
last campaign those of the party VINO
foresee a probable upheaval in political
conditions in California this year are
focking to the so-called Independent
movement known as the Lincoln-
Roosevelt league in the hope OF Wrest-
ing the campaign machinery from the
old time party workers, who are now
charged with standing in line Tor ana
with doing the bidding OF tne so-caieo
Southern Pacific political bureau.
Postmaster j. w. Wood, who Is a
member of the state central committee,
has been forced to publicly defend the
action of the committee in its Ialiure
to indorse the candidacy or secretary
Taft. Local Lincoln Roosevelt FORCES
are pushing the Taft band wagon WIN
force and Senator Bell openly charges
Postmaster Wood with being unfrleno-
~ to the Ohio statesman at the bidding
of the Herrin-Parker machine.
1t is thought that when the local
Lincoln Roosevelt league becomes. well
organized an effort will be MADE 70
GUST Postmaster Wood from a place
on the stata committee and that the
claims of Senator Bell will be pushed
for the place. AS this fight develops
politics will become more interesting
to the outsider and a bitter struggle Is
predicted to last from now until the
approach of the election.
Democrats are the amused spectators
and although in the last campaign there
was a tendency on the part OF tne
leaders of this party to affiliate with
the independent Republicans there is
no probability that the party Will do SO
in this campaign.
A large part of the local democracy
see in the .dissension in Republican
ranks a chance for the party to achieve
results and a conference is to be held
soon to discuss probable action.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-24
THREATEN
TO BLOW UP
MAGAZINE
"BLACK HAND" LETTER WARNS
NAVAL OFFICER
Powder Station Near West Point to
Be Destroyed UnIes Discharged
Men Are Reinstated
Is Word


BY Associated Press
NEW YORK, Feb. 23.-In a letter
signed "Black Hand" and addressed TO
Commander Braunstrueter, in charge
Of the United States naval magazine
at Iona island, the threat has been
made that the enormous stores of
smokeless powder on the island will be
blown up unless the married men dis
charged from employment on the island
January l, 1908, be put back to work
at once. There are three million pounds
of smokeless powder and other explo-
sives stored IN the numerous maya
zines.
Secret service men are working TO
discover the identity of the writer of
the letter. Printed by hand, the letter
was mailed at the Haverstraw postof-
flee two weeks ago.
1t was as follows:
IF the married men that were dis
charged from Iona island are not
taken back again at once all the maya
zines on the island will be blown up.
The writer does not fear death.
BLACK HAND"
On January 1 between thirty ami
forty men, all civilians, who had been
employed on the island were discharged
owing to delay in forwarding funds
from Washington to continue work,
rms delay was looked upon at the time
as temporary, and it was understood
the men would be taken back as soon
as the money arrived.
Among the men discharged, most of
whom were laborers, were many Ital-
ians.
since the receipt of the letter every
approach to the island has been guard
ed day and night by marines, and the
civilians employed have been kept un-
der the strictest surveillance.
Iona island is about seven miles
south of West Point.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-24
EVIDENCE IN ALLEGED
FORGERY CASE DESTROYED
Man Held in Milwaukee at Request
of Pasadena Officers viii
Be Given His
Liberty
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
PASADENA, Feb. 23.--Chief of Police
Favor has given up his proposed trip
to Milwaukee to bring back Collie Mar
shall, wanted here on a charge of forg-
cry, and he will write to the Milwau-
kee chief an apology for the trouble
he has been put to in arresting and
OBTAINING Marshall.
This action is taken upon advice from
the district attorneys Office after an
investigation into the evidence in the
case. A search revealed that the can
-celled checks on the Union Savings
bank which had been cashed for Mar
shall have been destroyed, hence the
loss of substantial evidence. 1t is said
that at the time the circular letters
were issued to chiefs throughout the
country asking them to apprehend
Marshall these checks were in exist
ence, and the local police were then
informed that Marshall would be pros
ecuted If brought back here.
Since then, however, the forged checks
have been turned over to an agent or
Colonel Jones, who swore to the COM
plant, and were by him destroyed.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-24
SOL We MYSTERY OF
BIG CHINESE ROBBERY
WHITE MAN CoNFESSES THE
THEFT
duplicates Two Negroes in Job and
Officers Expect to Arrest Them
Within a Short
Time

Special to The Herald.
SAN BERNARDINO, Feb. pa
man, said to be one of those who robbed
Wong MIN, the king of the local
Chinatown" has been jailed Horace
Trimble is the man, and he has con-
fessed to a part in the job.
The officers are now on the trail of
two negroes who are also implicated
with Trimble, one of the men having
only recently been released from the
county Jail.
Trimble, who is a local character,
was recently released from the county
jail, and it is believed the plot was
concocted by the men while confined
in the bastile.
The men, in carrying out the robbery,
wore Chinese shoes to throw the officers
off the scent. and came near doing it.
By accident q clew was found leading
to Trimble's cabin, and when he was
confronted with the evidence he told
the story.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-24
WILL SELECT MANAGER
FOR NEW PLANT SOON
Amount of Money Available Thought
to Be insufficient and Committee
Is Discussing Plans to
Raise More
snsoial to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
PASADENA, Feb. 23.-Mayor Farley
has not yet announced the selection of
a manager of the municipal lighting
plant and 1t is said none will be made
until the administration is ready to in
stall commercial lighting. In the mean
time II is understood that disposition
of the fund voted at Thursdays bond
election will be made under the direc-
ton of the mayor and the council COM
mittee on electric lights.
While the amount voted is $4,000 but
$50 900 is available for the light plant,
as sec. 900 reverts to the general fund
from which that amount was taken to
pay demands against the plant. The
mayor Is said to favor carrying out the
Scattergood plan of replacing some of
the arc circuits with incandescents.
especially on the east side, where shade
trees largely interfere with the rays
from arc lights.
In the opinion of those familiar with
the amount of work involved in chang
ing circuits this plan will prove. ex-
pensive, and if all lights petitioned for
in all parts of the city are installed
there is doubt If $4,000 is adequate to
meet all demands that may accumulate
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-24
LOS ANGELES CLUB WOMEN
VISITORS IN PASADENA

Special to The Herald.
PASADENA, Feb. Becoming from
Los Angeles in special car members
of Eschscholtzia (Poppy) chapter,
Daughters of the American Revolution,
were yesterday afternoon entertained
at the home of Mrs. Roscoe Ashley in
Prospect square as guests OF Pasadena
chapter.
Mrs. Ashleys home was profusely
adorned with California poppies and
each Los Angeles guest was presented
with a favor in the form of white
paper spinning wheel with a water
color sketch of the poppy. Local mem
bers were presented with pink wheels
bearing a sketch of a red rose. These
were worn on the shoulder as means
of distinguishing the membership.
Among the special guests of honor
were Mrs. William Riddle, president OF
the Cliff Dwellers' association, and Miss
Fremont, daughter of the distinguished
pathfinder" Talks were made by Mrs.
Robert J. Burdette of this city and by
Mrs. Nathan Cole, jr. Candied cherries
sprinkled over ices and cakes were
among the refreshments served, sug-
gestive of the occasion of Washington
birthday.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-24
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL

The annual Washington's birthday
ball given by the hotel Friday evening
was brilliant affair. Over three hum
dred invited guests, including many
from Los Angeles, danced until 10
o'clock, when the cotillion began.
The lobby and banquet hall were
trimmed with the national colors and
flags and Chinese lanterns were hung
upon the verandas and in the lobby.
The favors were fans, ribbons, umbrel-
las, lanterns and horns. Miss Ruth
Rays and Ralph Gage led the cotillion.
about eighty couples taking part. The
orchestra under the direction of Fred
erick Grover gave program of popu-
lar dancing music and all was merry
until late hour.
Refreshments were served in the
breakfast room and punch in the Jap
anese tea room.
A charming guest returned to the
Hollywood the past week from the east,
Mrs. ALA Raymond, daughter of former
Governor Beveridge. Mrs. Raymond
will spend the entire season here.
s
Mrs. Jennie Hankey of New York is
among the recent arrivals and will re-
main several weeks.
s.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. B. Gedney from Min
neapolis have taken apartments at the
Hollywood for the spring months.
s.
Mrs. A. NJ. Bogy of ST. Louis has re-
turned for the season. The entire Bogy
family are very popular at the Holly
wood.
Mrs. Elizabeth A. Sears, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederick Pelanz, Chicago; Miss Lucy
E. Worthington, Miss M. c. Nasler,
Spokane; Mrs. Charles Curtis, Seattle:
Mrs. G. p. Curtis, Alameda: Mrs. T. K.
Ryan and children, Mrs. V. Fleeharty,
Erie, Pa; Mr.. and Mrs. John Hendry.
Miss A. I. Hendry, Van Couver; Miss
Agnes A. Halleran, Chicago; Miss M.
Wilkinson, II. Pipp, Chicago; Mrs.
Laura Best, Louis Best, III. A. Ensign.
New York; Mrs. L. D. Freeman. Mrs.
rockingham, ]. E. Northrup, Mime
apolis; Mr.. Lyon, New York, all are
new arrivals during the past week.
spending Sunday at the Hollywood.
Miss Mott is fine pianist.
Mrs. ]. c. tombstone entertained at
dinner last Sunday. Her guests were
Mrs. Perry, Mr.. and Mrs. Modini-
Wood, Mrs. Vera 8. Beane. Genevra
tombstone Bishop and General NJ. II.
Snowman.
At the Sunday evening concert at
the Hollywood Miss Mott played and
the male quartet called 1.-THE Strollers'
sang.
This week is to be a gala one at the
hotel. Many dinners are planned. and
Wednesday evening the Dominant club
of Los Angeles entertain at a 7 o'clock
dinner the great pianist, Nine. Carenno.
-
Monday IL o'clock breakfast will be
given at the Hollywood in honor of
Mrs. McMiller (nee Anna Chapman).
Covers are laid for eighteen. The in
vited guests are: Mrs. McMillen, Mrs
Judge Chapman, Miss Chapman, Mrs.
C. Modini-Wood. Mrs. L. p. Johnson.
Miss Sadie johnson. Mrs. George Guy
err, Mrs. John Norton, Mrs. E. p. Clark.
Miss Marjorie Smith, Mrs Van Mugs.
Mrs A. c. Bilicke. Mrs. Edmond Do
heney, Mrs. Ross Clark, Mrs. Lee, Mrs.
Carrie Jacobs Bond of Chicago, Miss
Arley Mott. Miss Florence johnson.
Miss Ricketts, of Chicago, Mrs. Chan
dler, Mrs. Hattie McCutchen, Mrs. J.
c. tombstone. The breakfast Is given
by Mime. Genevra Johnstone- Bishop.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-24
MAY CALL FOR NEW
PLANS FOR LIBRARY
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
LONG BEACH, Feb. 23.-The library
commission has become convinced, af-
ter the inspection of several library
buildings in other Southern California
towns, that plaster work will not be
the best for the proposed Carnegie in
stitution to be built here, and entirely
new plans will probably be called for.
The commission had also considered
putting up building to which, when
more money was available, additions
could be made. 1t has now been prac-
tically decided that it will be better
to put up a finished structure costing
just the amount which has been Of
fered for the erection of the building
by the steel king.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-24
BEACH CITIES VISITED BY
PLEASURE SEEKING CROWDS

Special to The Herald.
OCEAN PARK, Feb. 23.-Ocean Park
and Venice were visited today by many
hundred residents from Los Angeles
and other nearby inland cities. The
day was warm and pleasant and such
as to attract people to the beach re-
sorts.
At the plaza in Ocean Park the band
was the chief center of attraction and
the broad cement promenade between
Pier avenue and Venice was thronged
with pleasure-seeking pedestrians.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-24
VALUABLE MINING CLAIMS
INVOLVED IN LAWSUIT
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
SAN BERNADINO, Feb. 23.-The
suits recently filed here by C. M. Ames.
George Foster and Roy Woodward
against E. C. Perkins, John Button and
c. NJ. Tucker, to quiet the title of three
mining claims. involve the most valu-
able part of the business section of the
new town of Hart on the desert.
The claims are said to be rich in ore
values and also valuable as business
properties. Reports from there indi-
cate that sort of an armed truce
exists between the opposing claimants
until the matter can be adjudicated in
court. Charges of "backdating" on the
filing of claims are also involved and
there promises to be lively contest.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-24
FRIGHTENED OPERATOR
NEARLY SHOOTS FRIEND
Lodge Man Returning from Meeting
Brought to Sudden Halt When
Confronted by Large
Revolver
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
BEAUMONT, Feb. 23.-Beaumont
has had a holdup affair. Several citi-
zens of the town went over to San
Jacinto to attend lodge meeting, re-
turning at an early morning hour.
Half an hour before the party re-
turned a night engineer at the round
house discovered a man proving about
the depot and he gave the night orer-
ator warning. With visions of raid
on the station safe surging through his
brain, the night operator proceeded to
arm himself and breathlessly awaited
the attack.
aalf an hour later he heard someone
fumbling at the door opening into the
stairway leading to the living rooms
above the station. Then key was fit
ted into the lock and the door opened.
When the owner of the key stepped
inside he found himself looking into
the muzzle of a revolver in the hands
of the night operator.
The intruder proved to be Agent
Joseph McCue just returning from
lodge meeting. He fastened to pro-
claim his identity and the revolver was
lowered. Then two men took long
breaths and swore secrecy, but the
story leaked out.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-24
from changing and increasing the num-

from changing and increasing the num-
Der of lights.
1t is said the mayor is in favor OF
the city installing it's own pole system,
owing to the present strained relations
with the Sunset Telephone company re
rarding a franchise. At least 1000 poles
will be required, according to estimate,
and these will cost an average of $20
each, requiring another expenditure of
$40, 900.
AS soon as all legal formalities are
passed upon the bonds will be offered
for sale, and pending this action the
mayor and lighting committee will hold
conferences and decide upon plan to
be followed.
An executive session was held yes
terday, but the result is not to be made
public at present.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-24
GROWERS ARE GUARDING
AGAINST ARMY WORM
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
POMONA, Feb. 23.-The shipments
of oranges will be much heavier dur
ing the next week.
The recent rains have brought evil
dences of the army worms, and these
pests do great damage to orange trees
when they can reach the heavily laden
branches.
growers are picking the fruit from the
lower limbs
The cover crops that are planted for
fertilizing purposes are also being
cleaned out from beneath the trees, as
the worms climb these as a means of
reaching the trees.
The eastern markets are stronger
again since the cold snap has passed.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-24
ELKS FEAST AND ROMP
IN MOUNTAIN SNOWDRIFTS

Special to The Herald.
SAN BERNARDINO, Feb. 23.-The
Silver Tips, the side degree of the Elks
of this city, Los Angeles, Redlands and
Riverside, are today disporting them
selves ON the mountains at Pine Crest
and Squirrel Inn initiating class of
new members and having royal time
generally.
A delegation went up yesterday and
more followed this morning. The ex :
perience of an outdoor feed in the
snow was enjoyed both yesterday and
today.
and tonight will also be spent there.
The party will come down from the
hills Monday morning.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-24
PRISONER FREED WHEN
JUSTICE FINDS THEY
FOUGHT EACH OTHER

Special to The Herald.
LONG BEACH Feb. GAS the re-
suit of a conversation between Police
Justice Lawson and William Hart, q
prisoner against whom the judge had
dismissed a minor charge, the men
found they had fought on opposite
sides in the Civil War, and that their
companies had been in conflict in at
least one historic battle.
The judge and his former prisoner
left the court room at the city hall
together, the latter as the former
guest for the remainder of the day.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-24
AREA OF PETRIFIED WOOD
FOUND NEAR kELSO STATION
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
SAN BERNARDINO, Feb. ga
vast area of petrified wood has been
discovered near Kelso station on the
line of the Salt Lake road, according
to Postmaster F. o. Ricketts, of that
place, who came in from the desert this
week.
He states the find covers a consider
able area and that some handsome
specimens have been found.
The locality is thiclly strewn with
rocks of various shapes and colors.
The find is of great scientific interest
and will probably soon be visited by
large numbers of scientists.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-24
SAN BERNARDINo WANTS
NEXT c. A. r. CONVENTION

SAN BERNARDINO, Feb. ga
movement is on among local G. A. R.
men to secure the next meeting Of the
encampment of the G. A. r.. for the
department of California and Nevada
for this city. In this they have been
promised the support of many of the
Southern California delegations when
the encampment meets this spring In
Santa Ana. The matter will be taken
up with all Southern California dele
cations at once.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-24
AUTO SPEED CASES ARE
DISMISSED BY PROSECUTOR

Special to The Herald.
PASADENA, Feb. 23-Assistant City
Attorney Honberger has dismissed the
charges pending in police court against
w. ]. Burt, M. Katalona, c. kussman
and b. II. Dye for violating the speed
ordinance. The arrests were made on
January 1s, and a jury trial in the case
of Burt resulted in disagreement.
Rather than go to the expense of a new
trial the city prosecutor recommended
that the cases be dismissed.
j. w. Davis and PREGNANT Powers,
public carriage drivers. were today ar
rested by Sergeant Reynolds on
charge of violating the ordinance re-
quiring public vehicles to STAND more
than fifty feet apart.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-24
OFFICERS ELECTED BY
LiNcoLN-RoosEvELT CLUB
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
PASADENA, Feb. 2S.-The Lincoln
Roosevelt wing of the local Republican
party organized permanently last night
by the election of the following officers:
Mel E. Wood, president; Senator c. w.
Bell, j. Perry Wood and S. I. Root,
ST., vice presidents; Guy X. Crump,
secretary. The president is one OF the
city's Oldest residents and is engaged In
the real estate business.
In the list of vice presidents the city
administration is represented by CITY
Attorney J. Perry Wood and Council
man Root. Secretary Crump is young
attorney and represents the younger
element of the party.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-24
LONG BEACH
Office 23 Locust ave.
Phone Home ESQ.
STEPS ON SLEEPING
FOOT IN CHURCH AND
SPRAINS HIS ANKLE
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
LONG BEACH, Feb. 23-E. M.
Wheeler, a local insurance agent, is
suffering with a severely sprained
ankle, the result of a peculiar and I'M
usual accident.
Wheeler went to church yesterday.
While sitting in the pew his foot went
to sleep. When Wheeler arose to leave
he stepped on the member and sudden
ly uttered q cry of pain. He was as
sisted from the church by friends and
upon examination it was found the in
jury was serious.