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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-14
REDLIGHT DISTRICT
SUSPECTS ARRESTED
THOUGHT TO HAVE ROBBED
DESERTED HOUSES
Officers Follow Man Under Suspended
Sentence to Uninhabited DWELL
ing, Where Two Others Are
Found in Bed

In the arrest of Frank Shaw of 1916
East Fifty-second street the police
think they have the man who has been
robbing the houses in the redlight dis
trict which have been uninhabited
since the recent crusade.
Shaw, with John Abonisia and Frank
Sergeant, was pointed out to Patrol
men Armstrong and McAuliffe by a
woman named Dollie Marden, whose
house on Commercial street was en-
tered and robbed several nights ago.
The woman declared Shaw looked like
the guilty man. The officers followed
Shaw and saw him enter a house on
Commercial street near the one that
had been robbed.
They entered the place and found
Shaw sitting on the bed talking to
Abonisia and Sergeant, who were in
bed. The trio were arrested, and while
waiting at the patrol box Sergeant, it
is declared, warned the others to keep
quiet and they would have no trouble
in securing their release. He then be-
gan to abuse the police, it is asserted,
and one of the officers slapped him on
the mouth.
police court on charge of vagrancy
and released under a 100-day suspended
sentence He is said to have been
identified as a man who held UP and
robbed a Chinese, but because of the
absence of the prosecuting witness the
state was unable to make case
against him, and he was prosecuted on
vagrancy charge.
Since the closing of the redlight dis
trict a number of houses in that sec
ton have been entered and robbed, and
the police believe an investigation will
connect Sergeant, and probably his
two COMPANIONS, with the offenses.
Sergeant and Abonisia were booked
on vagrancy charges. while Shaw was
locked up as a suspicious character.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-14
WEALTHY MINING MAN OF
MEXICO CITY DISAPPEARS
Secretary Says Last He Knows of
Employer Was When He Went
to Ride in Auto with
Woman

Santiago Rodriguez, a prominent
mining man of Mexico City, has dis
appeared from his apartments at the
Hotel Decatur, Ocean Park, and his
secretary, Louis Garcia, fears some ac-
cident has befallen him. He called at
the central police station yesterday
and asked the authorities to aid him
in his search for his employer.
Rodriguez arrived in California
little more than a week ago.. He in
tended passing the winter at the beach
and secured apartments. for two
months, paying in advance.
Tuesday night, according to the
story his secretary told the police,
Rodriguez rented an automobile and
with a woman companion went for
ride. That is the last his secretary
has heard or seen of him. Where he
rented the motor car or with whom ne
went is not known.
Rodriguez is interested in large MIN
ing concessions in Mexico and Is
wealthy. When he left his apartments
Tuesday night he had about 500 in MS
possession.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-14
LABORER DRAWS GUN
ON PARK WATCHMAN
Deputy Sheriff Is Brought to Officers
Assistance, Would-5e Assailant
Is Disarmed and Taken
to Jail

Jacob Herring, a laborer in Griffith
rark. was arrested by Deputy Sheriff
Jim Moore and Albert H. Johnson,
mounted Waterman stationed at Grit
fifth park. brought to Los Angeles and
locked up in the city Jail on charge
of being drunk Later more serious
charge may be placed against him.
johnson, who is one of the most eff
ficient men in the park service, left
the park yesterday morning. on MS
return in the afternoon he was met at
the entrance to the grounds by Her
ring. The latter was in quarrelsome
mood and was armed with shotgun.
as soon as Johnson rode up Herring
leveled his weapon at the Waterman
and told the latter he intended 10 XIII
him, it is said. Johnson never carries
a weapon and was at the mercy OF the
laborer, He reasoned with the angry
man and finally was allowed to leave
AS he was riding away Herring, II IS
said, told him to get a gun and return
and they would fight it out at twenty
five PAGES.
johnson got Deputy Sheriff Moore
and the men returned to the park, dis
armed Herring and placed him under
arrest. They brought him to town ana
locked him up in the city jail.
Herring was fierce in his denuncia-
ton of his captors, and declared he had
number of political friends who
would obtain his liberty soon. and
when he did so would get gun and
finish what he had started.
johnson is a quiet, unassuming man
and is not of a quarrelsome nature. AL
though the district of which he has
charge is a wild and isolated part of
the country he hardly ever goes armed.
He enforces the laws regarding the
park by peaceable means.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-14
Taxation Conference

An important resolution was adopted
at the conference of life insurance in
terests on stath taxation, declaring that
life nsurancstaXation should be more
consistent, uniform and less burden
some to policy holders, and that the
question be referred to the joint execu-
tive committee of the Life President s
association, the American Life conVen-
ton and the Canadian Life associat-
ton, to cooperate with a committee
the state superintendent
of insurance. The general trend of the
favored the proposition for
a uniform tax of 1 per cent on pre-
miums, to be in lieu of all other taxes
except on real estate.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-14
NURSES AT HOSPITAL
ADOPT INFANT CHILD
MOTHER OF BABY BOY DYING
AND PENNILESS
Little One, Although Emaciated from
PrivatIon, Is Improving Through
Tender Care of Philan-
thropic Attendants

Nurses in the ia ward of the county
hospital have adopted a boy mascot
and have named him Reggie. Reggie
Is but eight months old, but he pre-
sents one of the most interesting cases
at the hospital, and one the nurses are
giving unusual attention.
Although eight months old the baby
weighs but IA pounds, but is bright and
cheerful due to the care the nurses
have given to what they call the hos
pital legacy"
Reggie was born at the county hos
pital eight months ago, and shortly
afterwards was taken away by his
mother. The mother became i'll and
without funds, and the little one was
bufeted about from one home to an
other, and for a child of it's months
has seen much of the adversities of life
Two months ago a woman who had
volunteered to care for the infant de-
cided the hospital was the proper place
as medical attention was necessary and
! it was returned to the county hospital
where it has since remained.
1t is not customary to keep children
at the county hospital. and they are
generally turned over to the Children's
nome, but the nurses took a kindly in
terest in this one and started to see if
| proper care and nourishment would
build up the emaciated body. which
had been ravaged by disease and lack
of proper nourishment.
Today the baby is nestled in a little
basket in the nurses room and young
as he is seems to realize at last he
really is being cared for and already
little glow of health is evident on its
face and he is slowly beginning to take
on weight.
No baby born of royal parentage, or
with the proVerbial gold spoon in its
mouth, ever received better care than
Reggie.
The nurses say the child gives but
little trouble, outside Of its almost COM
plete helplessness, and they have taken
a keen interest to see If their endeaVors
will result in the normal development
of the child
The young mother of the child is dy-
ing and is being cared for by friends,
but she regularly sends to the hospital
for news of her child.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-14
UNDERWRITERS
MEET THURSDAY
LIFE ASSOCIATION TO HOLD
ANNUAL MEETING
BANQUET AND BUSINESS SESSION
AT THE ALEXANDRIA
Entertainment Given National Body
Greatly Advances Reputation Of
Los Angeles Through Reports
of Eastern Delegates

The Life Underwriters association OF
Los Angeles will celebrate its animal
meeting next Thursday evening with a
banquet at the Hotel Alexandria. The
election of officers and much other
business of Importance for 1909 will be
taken up.
Officers of the association who are
just finishing year of service are Jonn
w. Wilmington, president; |. j. Muma'
first vice president; j. r. Norris, Sec
ond vice president; C. S. Montgomery
secretary; j. L. Collins, treasurer Inc
executive committee consists of 1. j.
Muma, chairman; c. S. Montgomery
secretary; j. w Wilmington, w. b.
Stirdivant, j. r. Norris, <. l.. Ed
Tedge, w. f. Barnes, F. N. CORN, T.
l.. Moses and j. l.. Collins.
During the year the association mas
been instrumental in advancing the in
terests of the life underwriters and OF
insurance in Los Angeles in number
of important ways. The manner IN
which its officers and committees han
died the entertainment of delegates TO
the convention of the National Associa-
ton of Life Underwriters in August
last brought a great many compli-
ments to the hospitality of Los An
eeles.
No set of nominations for office has
been completed by the nominating COM
mittee, and the election probably Will
be an open contest throughout.
President Wilmington has an un-
usual amount of work on the Pacific
coast as first vice president of the ma
tional organization. and therefore will
not allow his name to be presented
again. l. ]. Muma is most generally
mentioned as the associations next
executive The nominating committee
has prepared partial report.
An important phase of the work out
lined for the coming year is the secur-
ing of better legislation, and this will
be taken up at Sacramento in conjunc-
ton with the San Francisco Association
of Life Underwriters.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-14
SEEK TO ENCOURAGE
HOME RULE METHODS
VERMONTERS APPEAR BEFORE
LEGISLATORS
Principle of Township Self-GoVern-
nent Advocated and Bill Em-
bodyng Suitable Provisions
to Be Prepared

Township government is likely to be
one of the issues sprung before the Cali
fornia legislature.
Among the many subjects presented
to the members of the legislature at
the chamber of commerce last week
none was given closer attention than
uniform township government for this
state
It was shown that the people have
twice voted for it, and that the con-
stitution is mandatory in its require
men3 that the legislature shall enact the
necessary law. Instead of small
cities, township government was recon-
mended.
Outside of the cities, it was argued,
the people have no government unless
they go to the county seat and ask
the aid of the supervisors. They can
do nothing for themselves because they
have no local government.
Under township government the peo-
pie have what they want and what
they pay for, and are always respon-
sible for their own management of
local affairs.
Township government is applied m
itiative, referendum and recall. under
better name and In every way more
truly American, was the direct state
ment of speakers.
VIII d. Gould, in behalf of the YER
mont Society Of Southern California,
presented the subject and promised to
prepare and Submit bill embodying
the provisions of the Vermont law,
which has been in successful operation
in that state for more than 100 years
He urged that it is safer and wiser to
copy and adopt a law that has been
tested and proved to be the best the
world has ever known rather than to
try some new experiment.
South California with township gov
eminent may be an accomplished fact
in the near future. If delayed much
longer we shall be denied township
government for all California" said
the promoters of the new measure.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-14
THE CAST
BY LEMUEL PARTON


The Burbank stock company offers
a well staged and well acted play in
"The Stubbornness of Geraldine,
which opened yesterday afternoon
Miss Mary Hail. the new Burbank
leading woman, who follows Miss
Florence Stone, made her first APP
pearance with the company. MISS
Halls reception was enthusiastic. All
the end of the third act she was COM
PEELED to answer eight calls and to
appear in front of the curtain. Her
achievement is all the more creditable
in view of the fact that THE Stub
bornness of Geraldine" is a bad play
There is q tenuity of plot and re-
dundancy of talk, with an underlying
theme that is nothing more than
pifflous Not once in blue moon dc
YOU find an actress who can make her
premiere before a new audience in the
face of such difficulties and score sc
decidedly as did Miss Hall.
Her acting is a marked antithesis tc
that of Miss Stone, and yet her appea
to the same audience seemed none the
less Her work is characterized bS
mobility of expression, power in re-
serve and perfect naturalness of voice
and carriage. 1t was only in her in
| telligent portrayal of the part of Ger
aldine that the real background of the
| play was seen-the Woman's unWaVer'
/ ing and unreasoning faith in her lover
In the climax in the third act she
| achieved the highest reach of express
| sion in the piece with an aScendancy
as gradual as a well played muslca
crescendo. Her close following o.
Mary Mannering's Geraldine is appar'
ent, and yet she by no means gives
| the impression of merely mlmcklns
! the part. She has an abundance O.
physical attractiVeness and by hel
! licked and mobile Interpretation she Is
enabled to reinforce her expression
with all the charms of her personality
Alice Lowell Taylor, who iii play
a brief engagement at the Burbank
appeared as vi Thompson, the giddy
| girl from Butte, who captures Lore
! Tillbury. Miss Taylor was almost al
cordially received as Miss Hail. Sh'
is we'll cast in the part.
Harry Mestayer's Lord Tillbury
while perhaps a trifle exaggerated a
times. was good. Mr.. Mestayer is a
his best in society character parts
William Desmond would have beer
much better as Count Carlos Kinsk!
| if a committee of linguists had gon'
over his lines and made the dialec
consistently Hungarian, French, Ger
man or Italian. The polyglot mixture
kept the audience so busy guessing
what the count was intended to b.
| that they forgot to listen to what h
was saying. Miss Katherine Kirk
wood also is at a disadvantage in ;
! German dialect role. A. Byron Beas
| ley is at his best as the eminently re
spectacle Mr. Wrighto!n.
James ]. Corbett succeeded in making
l his audience forget, in Facing tn
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-14
PACIFIC MUTUAL SENDS OUT
GREETINGS FROM NEW HOME

The Pacific Mutual Life Insurance
company is sending to its agents and
friends in the east and elsewhere hand
somely engraved announcement cards
notifying them that the company is
now housed in its new home office
building, at Sixth and Olive streets. An
engraving of the handsome structure
accompanies an invitation to call when
in Los Angeles.
The transfer from the old building
was made smoothly. and the force of
200 officials and employees finds the ar
rangement of rooms admirably adapted
to the purpose for which they We're de-
signed. Visitors are particularly in
terested in the system of vaults. which
is considered the most perfect west OF
Chicago. These are for storing inn
portant documents and records.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-14
CHRISTMAS MOVING PICTURES
BEST OF BRACKET SERIES

1t requires long experience in the amusement field to enable
manager to devise which will appeal to the puDc
steadily and as Brackets moving picture heater to
which The Herald offers daily free The bill now running
the best which yet given and Mr. Bracket announces
that Improvement will continue The Christmas week Dill nc
declares will by the best in the city and will include nun
Der of delightful Christmas The Bracket show has as
tnctive quality which makes impossible for other heatef 10
its attractions The films not trust anu be
this account YOU are enabled pictures which will not DC
able elsewhere Remember Herald coupon au0 ~
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-14
Armstrong for superintendent

william w. Armstrong may be New
York's superintendent of insurance
after February 1. Governor Hughes
wishes to get rid of Superintendent
Kelsey. and is said to have offered the
place to Mr.. Armstrong.
An Albany report says the place was
offered to Armstrong some time ago,
but he was then ineligible because he
was a member of the legislature. Now,
it is said, he is free, and willing to take
fhe place, and Governor Hughes has
niedees from a majority of the new
state senators that they will aid in end
inc Kelsey's career and will confirm
Armstrong.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-14

strong insurance reform law, limiting
the amount of money a life insurance
company may pay in commission to
agents, does not affect contracts made
with agents prior to the time the new
law went into operation. As result
of this decision the limit of expenses
which the law was supposed to fix may
be increased many hundreds of thou
sands of dollars, as life insurance COM
panies will be compelled to pay COM
missions at the old rate on agency con-
tracts made before the reform law took
effect
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-14
MAKE TWO RAIDS ON
YOUTHFUL GAMBLERS
TWELVE BOYS ARRESTED AT
CRAP GAMES
Police Get All of First Party, hut Sew
eral in Second EIude Authori-
ties by Scaling High
Fence

Twelve boys were arrested and locked
up on charges of gambling yesterday
afternoon when the police raided two
crap games in different parts of the
city. They range in age from IL to
10 years.
The first party was arrested by Pc
trolman Watson of the University sta
ton. He found a number of lads in
tent on rolling the dice and oblivious
of surroundings They were playing
at Central avenue and Twenty
street when the officer arrived. Some
of the boys fled, but Watson succeeded
in capturing seven and holding them
until the arrival of the police patrol
from the central station. The boys
gave their names as Joe Meriwether,
Delos Banks, Charles Addison, Jack
Cohen, George Dudley, Charles Dudley
and Leo Mumford.
On the return trip to the station the
patrol stopped near an alley on Sixth
and Wall streets, where Patrolman
Browning had detected a game in prog
ress. The players heard the police
wagon and made a desperate effort 20
escape. Both ends of the alley We're
guarded, but THE boys scaled a high
board fence on one side of the passage.
way and all but five succeeded in get
ting away.
The raid attracted considerable at
tention and several persons went to
the assistance of the officers. The boys
climbed over a fence into yard. and
when the owner of the premises.
large negro woman, attempted to block
their progress they ran against her,
knocking her down. When she arose
they had disappeared, and she relieved
her anger by denouncing the boys to
the police.
Those arrested in the second raid
gave their names as Samuel Rhodes,
James Hermit, Buyrle Bray, Bruce
Black and Ross Page. They were
taken to the detention home and locked
up.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-14
Insurance on Broadway Stores Stock

Insurance losses on the stock of the
Broadway Department store were adj
1usted by H. c. Koempel and J. p.
Treanor of San Francisco The total
insurance carried by Mr. Let's was
s69000O of which unadmitted companies
held SAIL $50. OF that amount $235,050
was with the London Lloyds.
1t is said that the estimate was $685.
900 on the smoke and water damage,
but that the companies interested set
tied for about 100000. A considerable
amount of the insurance was carried
with mutualS.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-14
nreat Western ReIlcensed

The Great Western Life. which has
heen in the receivers hands since last
March, has been granted authority to
raeurne business by the Missouri in
enrance department. James Chappelle
81 Topeka is now secretary and treas
gIrnT
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-14
Armstrong Law Setback

THE New York court of appeals held
sast week that section 81 Of the ARM
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-14
MISS HALL IS GIVEN
OVATION AT BURBANK
NEW LEADING WOMAN WINS
AUDIENCE
Stock Company Gives Excellent Per-
Torrance - Miss Alice Lowell
Taylor Appears with the
Morosco Players

THE sTUBBORNNEss OF GERAL-
DINE" a comedy in four acts, by Clyde
Fitch. Produced under the stage direction
of Gilbert Gardner,
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-14
Free Admission
Good Only on Date Of Issue.)

GOOD Only on Date OF 1ssue')
TRHmS coupon to Free ADMISSION "
the famous Bracket show South Spring street. be-
tween hours and g o'clock p m
bottom
BRACKET SHOWS guaranteed 70 tne ae" ~
ing by MIR to CLASS, CLEAN AL
This keeping with nne po,S
wher mOnstroNtes
IChage Angeles "a Guy
fourteen
tering accompanied y an Oder
Monday December IA, 1908.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-14

Lose a gOOd-pay tenant, or boarder? Let
a want ad help you to take it like philoso-
pher.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-14

Poker sets, chess, dOmln0es, playing cards.
SanbOrn, Vail & Co., 494 and 1876 5. Bdway.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-10-01
The Treasury Vaults
WIN. H. IRISH,
County Judge.

The first question the average Wis
itor to the United States treasury
building asks is, Couldn't burglars
tunnel, under the vaults and rob the
government Well, that is not likely.
An armed guard sits beside the vaults.
Every twenty minutes he is required
to ring an alarm just to show that he
Is awake. An armed patrol makes the
rounds hourly. Secret service men in
plain clothes, with concealed weapons,
keep watch and ward outside and In
side the building As to tunneling, the
officials hold that If man by any pos
sibility should manage to bore under
meath a vault the heavy metal would
crush him to a jelly, thus administer
Ing a lasting gold cure. Even If the
tunnel burglar should get away with
his life he could not get away with
much gold. Ten thousand dollars in
double eagles weighs thirty-eight
pounds. Forty million dollars In gold
certificates Of the $4,000 denomination
weighs eleven and a half pounds.
Even burglars prefer the gold certif'
Gates to the real thing.-Buffaio Times.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-10-01
Notice OF General Election.

STATE OF WISCONSIN ca
COUNTY OF bayfield,
NOTICE IsHEREBY GIVEN, that at a genera
election to be held in the several towns
WI rds. villages, and election precincts of the
County of bayfield,, State Of Wisconsin or
the first Tuesday OF November "A. ID. 1908
being the third day of the said month the
following officers are to be elected:
Thirteen electors of President and Vice
President of the United states.
A Governor in place OF James ., Davidson
whose term of office will expire on the first
Monday in January A. ID. 1909.
Lieutenant Governor in place OF w. ID
Conner, whose term of office will expire or
the first Monday in January 1909,
A secretary of State in place OF James
Frear. whose term OF Office will expire on the
first Monday in January 1903.
A State Treasurer in place OF Andrew Dahl
whose term of office will expire on the first
Monday in January, 1903.
An Attorney General in place OF Frank I
Gilbert, whose term of office Will expire on
the first Monday in January, 1909.
A Commissioners of Insurance In place Of
George E. Beedle, whose term OF office will
expire on the first Monday in January 1909