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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-15
BEACH POLICE SEEK
$4,000 JEWEL THIEF
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
SANTA MONICA, Jan. 14.-That the
theft of Jewels valued at $4,000 from
the residence Of Madame Arcadia b
de Baker at 412 Ocean avenue last
night was the work of one well in
formed on the movements of the house
hold and acquainted with the premises
is the belief of the police who worked
on the case today.
The robbery was committed between
$3.50 and 1880 o'clock while the family
was at dinner.
Entrance to the building was OBJ
tanned by means of pass key and the
thief appears to have gone direct to
the room of Mrs. Delos D. Ward, q
neice of Mrs. de Baker, where he forced
the lock after which he ransacked the
apartment.
The stolen jewelry consisted largely
of Spanish heirlooms handed down 20
Mrs Ward by her father, the late Don
Juan Bandini.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-15
BICYCLE RIDER FALLS AND
SUFFERS PAINFUL INJURIES
Special 70 The Herald.

Special 70 Tho Herald.
LONG BEACH, Jan. H.-While riding
down Pine avenue this afternoon II. c.
Thompson. a jeweler at Two Pines, tried
to catch his hat which was blown off
his head by the wind He fell heavily
from his bicycle. striking on his shout
ders and knees on the pavement. He was
painfully bruised and the ligaments of his
right shoulder were torn.
Max Feldman, a tailor living at 1924
Atlantic avenue, while riding on his
bicycle along Atlantic avenue, last night
collided with buggy in which John
Funk of Pasadena avenue was riding
Feldman was thrown to the ground and
his shoulders and knees were painfully
bruised and cut.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-15
MVENTS PROCESS TO
RECLAIM ARID LANDS
LONG BEACH MAN NOW CON-
QUOTING EXPERIMENTS
Government Engineers Are Investi-
eating Scheme and Are Expected
to Make Favorable Report on
1t to Department
Long Beach Onieo.
"a Locust avenue.
Phone-Honls go.

LONG BEACH, Jan. 14.-To reclaim
thousands of acres of arid lands and make
them fit for pasturage by means of
drainage pipes which will carry off the
alltali is the scheme of George Fl. Bixby.
More than 800 acres have already been
piped in this manner, Two government
engineers are watching the process and
they are expected to report favorably
upon the scheme as a successful method
for the reclamation OF such lands
Mr.. Bixby desires to increase the pas
turage for his herds of cattle owing to
the great increase in the demand for
milk. The cost Of putting in the drainage
pipes, he said, is about $50 an acre.
The pipes are laid four or five feet be-
low the ground and connect with a main
drainage pipe which will pour the alkali
into the San Gabriel river.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-15
CITY ENGINEER TO SELECT
PLANS FOR NEW PIER

Special to The Herald.
SANTA MONICA, Jan. 14.-At a
largely attended meeting of the Sew
enth Ward Improvement association
held last night it was decided to i'm
prove the grounds at the Mckinley
school by planting trees, the expenses
to be met by the association.
The organization of volunteer fire
department will be effected by the as
sociation at a citizens meeting to be
held Friday night.
Finding themselves stumped in the
matter of making a selection from
among the sixteen sets of drawings
that have been submitted for the pro-
posed $4,000 municipal pier. the city
council has passed the matter up to
City Engineer T. H. James, with In
structions to act as his own ideas and
such expert advise as he may avail OF
dictates in the matter
Mayor Dudley Is anxious to have q
selection of plans ready for acceptance
at the next regular meeting of the city
council.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-15
NEWLY PAVED STREETS
IN FILTHY CONDITION
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
POMONA, Jan. lathe several blocks
of street paving recently completed on
Third and Thomas streets are in a filthy
condition, with no immediate prospects
of clean up.
The paving was done by Wilton, Fair
child q Gilmore of Los Angeles and the
contracts were let by the property own
ers and not by the city.
The property owners claim the work
was not done according to specifications
and have not accepted it and in the
meantime the street sweepers and sprink-
lers have no orders from the city to do
any work on these streets.
DR.. r. p. Shepherd, manager of the
county division campaign, spent yester-
day in consultation with Attorney e. A
| Meserve at Los Angeles. He returned tC
Pomona last evening", when the various
precinct committees held closed meet
ing. The exact plans have not been made
I public.
The Newberry grocery store, sold two
! me as ago to w. C. Pond, is again in the
Ids of the Newberry company. Mr..
Pond came to Pomona from the east and
was obliged to leave behind business in
terests that now demand his personal at
tention and he was compelled to give up
his venture here. w. E. Smith, vice
president of the Newberry company, is
at present in charge of affairs.
q
The annual installation of officers for
Pomona court of Foresters will be held
tonight. Several high officers will be
present.
Andrew Jameson and wife, who have
been travelling in Europe for the past four
months, arrived in Pomona yesterday.
While abroad they visited the old home
of Mr.. Jameson in Scotland. They re-
port a pleasant voyage.
81
The various fruit packing houses in
Pomona have shipped more oranges SO
fax. this season than in any previous year
at the same date. The mild eastern win
ter has made the market exceptionally
good.
Mrs. Harriet NJ Dorimer and two sons
have come to make their future home In
Pomona. Their previous home was in
Brooklyn, N. Y.
The handsome new home of Deputy
County Assessor Frank Wheeler at Clare
mont has been completed and the family
is moving in.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-15
WIDOW OF A PIONEER
is DEAD IN PASADENA
Special to The Herald

Special to The Herald
PASADENA, Jan. 14.-Mrs. Perry M,
Green died this morning at her home on
South Orange Grove avenue. Her only
surviving daughter, Miss Mary Green is
also critically i'll from nervous prostra-
ton because of anxiety over her mother S
protracted illness. The daughter was not
told of her mothers death for several
hours afterward.
Deceased was the widow of P. M. Green,
who came to Pasaden thirty years ago
and located where the present home now
stands. At that time the family came
here because of Mrs. Green's health and
she was an invalid during that time.
Notwithstanding her inirmity Mrs,
Green was prominently identified with the
First Methodist church. No arrangements
for the funeral have yet been made.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-15
STORE KEEPER MUST BURN
HIS STOCK OF TOBACCO
Special to The Herald.

Special TO The Herald.
PASADENA. Jan. Ito escape more
severe punishment for selling tobacco to a
boy of the Wilson school. c. A. Devaux, a
Ramona street grocer has consented to
sacrifice his entire stock Of tobaccos,
which will be the basis of bonfire for
the beneft Of the boys Of Wilson school
at the noon hour tomorrow.
The match will be applied by Field OH
Ger McAney of the Humane society, who
caused the arrest of Devaux at the in
stance of Principal Stewart or the school.
Devaux's store is opposite the school, and
it was charged that he sold tobacco to a
bow not quite 16 years old, who In turn
distributed 1t among smaller boys. Judge
Mcdonald assessed fine of S.. agreeing
to mako the amount no larger If the store
keeper would destroy his stock SO 1t
would forever be out of sight OF the
school children. Devaux consented TO this
and hereafter only candy and cakes will
be sold to the boys and girls.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-15
SALVATION ARMY REFUSES
TO ACCEPT OFFERED HOME

REDLANDS, Jan. 14.-The Salvation
Army home will not be built in this city,
as the officers have finally refused to ac-
cept a deed to the home with the pro-
vision that 1t shall revert to the people
of this city who have subscribed $1,000 to
build IL IL the Army at any time fails to
continue to use it for a home.
The courts will be asked to return the
money to the subscribers.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-15
ATTRACTIONS BOOKED FOR
POMONA OPERA HOUSE
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
POMONA, jar. 14-Attractions have
been booked for the Fraternal Aid opera
house for this month. The Buster Brown
company has the boards for January 81
and this will be followed by 1.-THE Vir-
ginian," Quincy Adams Sawyer" and
1.-THE Holy City,
Rev. ]. Sibley, pastor of the Presby-
terrain church of Long Beach, will hold
special meetings here every evening dur
ing the coming week.
S.
The Pomona Ebell club at its meeting
Wednesday will definitely decide the prop
osition of purchasing a lot and building a
club house.
j. W. Struggled of Los Angeles, who
owns the Union block, corner of Second
and Thomas streets, is having plans
drawn for remodeling and improving his
Pomona property.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-15
NEW LEAGUE FACTOR IN
BEACH TOWN POLITICS
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
OCEAN PARK, Jan. 14-That the Good
Government league of Ocean Park is to
be an important factor in the forthcom-
ing political campaign is evidenced by
the interest which the organization is ex-
citing among voters
Since its formation week ago, the
league has received ffty-seven applica-
lions for membership and has held, an
enthusiastic meeting at which several
prominent citizens of this section ex-
pressed their views on the political situa-
ton.
The league will enter the campaign as
the mouthpiece of the Venice interests,
which means the Venice chambr of COM
merce, in turn recognized as expressing
the policy of the Abbot Kinney company.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-15
NO BLAME ATTACHED
FOR BOILER EXPLOSION
sreoial to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
PASADENA, Jan. 4.-The investigation
as to the blame for the boiler explosion
at the Villa street engine house will
probably come to nothing, as the commits
sioners are not sure the blame can be
attached to any one
One of the commissioners is not salts
fed with the report of the expert, e. G.
Hough, for the reason that his informa-
ton is not specific. While at the engine
house last night the commissioners heard
what the flremen on duty there had to
say, and decided to make no recommen-
dalton censuring anybody. Neither will
the investigation be carried further. so
it is said by one of the commissioners.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-15
BROKEN BOTTLE ALMOST
SEWERS BoTTLER's HAND
Special to The Herald.

PASADENA, Jan. IA broken bottle
almost severed the right hand of c. w.
Durham, an employee of the Livitl Water
company, today. The Jagged edge of the
bottle neck, revolving rapidly on machin-
cry, cut into the main arteries of the
wrist and went almost the entire way
around before Durham could extract the
member from the machine.
Prompt action and the hurried call of a
physician saved him from death from
loss of blood. Durham was engaged in
corking bottles when the accident &C.
Cured The sudden breaking of the bot
tie neck quickly dragged his wrist down
onto the Jagged edge. The injury is seri-
Gus and the attending physician is not yet
sure but what amputation will be nee
essary.
Durham is about So years old and re-
sides at 1886 South Hudson street.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-15

The janitor of small church on the
South Side raises a few chickens IN 2
small Enclosure in his back yard. fne
eggs of these he sells to some members
of the church in which he works.
Last Saturday. one of his customers
asked him if ne could spare a dozen
eggs within the next two or three days.
"Oh yes, ma am" replied the janitof,
'Tn bring you a dozen fresh ones to-
morrow morning.
oh no." protested the housewife; 4
shouldn't want you to bring them on
Sunday--not on Sunday, john.
WELL" replied John, "all right,
ma'am. if you say so, but it don't make
no difference to the hens. "-Harper's
Weekly.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-15
BEGIN WORK ON NEW
BRIDGE ACROSS HARBoR

Specialize The Herald.
LONG BEACH, Jan. 1.-THE first con-
crete work on the new Salt Lake railway
drawbridge across the mouth of the Long
Beach harbor began this afternoon In the
caisson of pier A on the west bank. This
caisson is So feet deep and the other
dimensions are 40 and 20 feet. There will
be about 1900 yards Of concrete in this
first pier.
WilllaN C. Doran, son Of C. C. Doran,
has gone to Imperial, where he will be
connected with the legal department of
thu Imperial Investment company.
DIR. W. A. Lang and Calvin Ferguson
of this city have purchased the hex min
ing property, Including ten claims. near
Needles. Ferguson left tonight to take
charge. A stamp mill will be erected
80
Harry Thorne, 211 West Sixth street,
chopped the first finger of his left hand
with Ratchet this morning while split
ting kindling.
The principals and teachers of the pub
lie schools who last week defeated the
Daisy avenue grammar school baseball
team by score of 10 to 5, now realize
they have yet few things TO learn about
the national game. Today they drank
the dregs of the cup Of defeat when the
high school team defeated them by a
score Of 10 to l.
81
The Los Angeles and Long Beach men
who have planned to take hunting trip
to Mexico in the near future on the
steamer Nellie are doomed to disappoint-
ment, as the trip has been postponed In
definitely. Capt Thomas Keeney. who
arrived in San Francisco today, wired
President George Hughes of the Nelson
Navigation company that Chief Inspector
Birmingham, from whom he was to Sc
cure a permit for the boat to make the
trip, is in the east.
-
The Merchants and Manufacturers as
sociation last night instructed the secre-
tary to send a resolution to Congressman
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-15
OFFER VALUABLE LOT
AS SITE FOR LIBRARY


Special to The Herald.
LONG BEACH, Jan. 14.-The residents
of the eastern part of the city are work
ing to have the proposed Carnegie library
established in BixOy park instead of Pa
cidc park. Numerous protests to the
location of the building in the latter
place have been voiced
The Alamitos people contend there is
plenty of room in Bixby park. They
offer to give the city a valuable lot or
the bluff near the new Meyers mansion
Tor city hall provided the library is
established where they want it.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-15
Pointed Paragraphs

One way to destroy weeds Is to marry
a widow
to their own sets.
But the average man is too selfish
really to enjoy life.
II the physician prescribes bark the
ratient shouldn't growl.
More physique and Jess physic is what
Il good many Of us need.
When a singers voice fails he is unable
to take up his notes
TELL mo, my poor man." said the
good-hearted old lady, ito what do you
attribute your fondness for drink2 Is At
hereditary"
mo, ma'am." replied the poor man,
ITS thirst. philadelphia Press
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-15
SAWTELLE MARSHAL ON
TRAIL OF DOG PoISoNER
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
SAVTELLE Jan. 14.-NIarshal Keener
is directing his energies to running a dog
poisoner, who has within a short time
caused the deatf of four valuable ami
mails owned by residents of Sawtele.
Rewards that have been posted for the
apprehension of the poisoner have not
had the effect Ct bringing to light any
clue on which the marshal can work.
Persons who are mourning the loss of
their pets include f. NJ. Wilson, w. j..
Beecher, A. c. Grinton and d. l.. Allen.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-15
MANY BELIEVE REHWoLD
COMMITTED SUICIDE
Special to Tho Herald.

| RIVERSIDE, Jan. 14.--In spite of the
verdict that Julius Rehwold died from ex-
posture there is a belief among the people
| here that 1t was a case of suicide.
He had been Respondent for long time
and is believed to have taken his life by
jumping from the high Salt Lake trestle,
falling among the rocks, killing him in
stantly.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-15
McLachlan urging him to oppose the par
GELS post bill.

GELS post bill.
Additional complaints that the Long
Beach Water company was discriminate
ing in rates were received and the coun-
Gil will be asked to give this matter a
thorough investigation.
s.
Twenty employees Of the city street de-
partment under the former administra-
ton filed into the office of c. ]. e. Tay-
lor. former street superintendent, today
and surprised him almost beyond words
by presenting to him a beautiful and
costly Masonic ring, bearing the double
eagle and emblems of the Scottish Rite,
the Royal Arch, the Chapter and tie
Commandery.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-15

Improvement company TO A.
G. Naples, lots % and 20, block NJ.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-19
JEWELL MONU MENT
 TO A. A. HANDLE
IMPRESSIVE SERVICES ARE CON- QUOTED BY BESSEMER WOOD MEN AT CEDAR HILL GENIE TERY-BESSEMER NEWS.

Bessemer, October 1S.-(SpeciaL)- The unveiling of the A. A. Randle monument at Cedar Hill cemetery took place this afternoon before a very large crowd. This being the first time the Woodmen of the World have ever un- yelled at this cemetery, the members or the Bessemer camp turned out in large numbers and there was also quite a number of visitors from other Wood men camps.
 Judge Samuel L. Weaver was orator of the day, and was visibly moved while referring in terms of highest praise to the life of his departed broth- CT and personal friend. The entire service was beautiful and most impress sive. The singing of an appropriate song and the words spoken by each of fcer of the camp of one who had de- parted from the ranks had the effect of bringing the brothers closer together in their fraternal relations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-19
Tbe Aubu1u-AZabama Game
BY HUGH w. ROBERTS.

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-19
Nexf Season 5 Crackers
 WlU PYeSent Neh Faces

over year, and now the call will not be in vain.
 Bill Is hard luck player. He can per form great feats on the road, but when he comes home he does not shine. The managers all say he is great player, but the fans think otherwise and Smith Is coming around to their way of looking at it. That PIP batting of 1908 has about marked the finish of the well-educated but weak batting MT. Dyer.
 Just how Smith will patch out his infield he. doesn't know himself, of course, but it is a notable fact that several of the infielders he has signed for next year are reputed to be hard hitters.
 It is a significant fact that Bill Smith has signed only one outfielder for next year. This is taken to mean that he will stand practically pat on his present outfield. The batting of his outtielders of this year was: Winters 1902, Becker .257, Moran .237. The stick work of the last named was not extra strong, but he was a good man on the bases and pop ular. However if the one new outfielder, Jake Hem, dsplaces anybodyit will prob ably be Moran. The other two men are veterans and have their places practically cnched.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-19
Rur1lar Frustrated.

The timely appearance on the scene of the night watchman at the Wood ward Iron company's ore mines pre- vented another burglary at the com missary early this morning.
 The would-be burglar had bored many holes in the back door and was in the act of knocking out the cir cular piece of plank which would have made a hole large enough for him to have entered when the watchm man put in an appearance and fired several shots at the man as he turned and fled through the woods.
 It Is believed that the holes were bored in the early part of the night, for the watchman had passed by the place just short time before dis covering the man. A carpenters tool chest had been broken open in the tool house and it is the opinion of some of the men connected with the commissary that last nights attempt was made by the same person who eff fected an entrance into the store sev eral weeks ago by boring holes in the floor and removing a part of the floor ing, at which time pretty good haul was made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-19
WOMEN DISCUSS
 PUBLIC MATTERS

Buffalo, N. Y., October 1s.-What wom- an, with the ballot in her hand could do to. ward alleviating the hardships and suffer ing in the industrial world, due to in- justice and inequality, was told at an in dustrial mass meeting at the Star thea tre today by delegates to the fortieth an- nual convention of the National Woman Suffrage association. President Anna H. Shaw, in opening the meeting, said that every human being should be given the opportunity to toil; that Gods greatest gift to the human race was when hetsent man forth into the world to earn his bread by the sweat of his brow.
 Miss Jean M. Gordon, factory inspector for the parish of Orleans. New Orleans was introduced as an industrious young woman whom the political ring of New Orleans sought to have removed, but who still retains her office.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-19
Alabama Makes Last Trip.

Washington, October 1S.--The navy de- nartment received a wireless message from the commander of the pattieshlp Maine today stating that the Alabama and the Maine parted company in mid ocean on the 14th. According to the de- partments advices, the Alabama IS ex- pected to arrive in New York on the 2lst while the Maine should reach Ports mouth tomorrow night Ihese Vesseis preceded the Atlantic fleet on it's trip around the world, and the advices are in accordance with the prearranged pro- gramme for the movements of the Maine and the Alabama. The Alabama will he placed out of commission and the Maine will undergo repairs at Ports- mOuth