Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-11
AROUND TOWN
eeta Preliminary Hearlnn

Gets Preliminary Hearing
The preliminary hearing OF J. II.
Sim on the charge of assault with q
deadly weapon on George Staehle will
be set In Police Judge Roses court
today.
Wiley j. Phillips viii Speak
Wiley ]. Phillips, editor of the CAL
ifornia Voice, will speak before the
Los Angeles Fellowship in Music hall,
232 South Hill street, this evening on
LOS Angeles After Dark" The public
is cordially invited.
BrickIayer Falls Eleven Feet
The left wrist of Charles Affleck, n
bricklayer was broken and his left
elbow was dislocated yesterday when
he fell eleven feet from a wall upon
which he was working at 12S North
San Pedro street.
Newspaper Man Injured
James f. Taggart, a newspaper man
of Hollywood, was treated at the re-
ceiving hospital yesterday for the
laceration of the scalp sustained when
he stepped from a car In San Fer
nando street and alighted in hole.
VIII Continue Bible Lectures
Mark Lev will give three more lee
lures on 1.-THE Inspiration OF the Bible"
IAuIhQdy anu at f.lo " AAOIh
in the afternoon and also Friday at
1880 o'clock. His subjects will be-:
practical Lessons from the Book Of
Ruth" Come, Go, Depart" and ''The
Names of God"
Aged Woman Sentenced
Mrs. Lydia r. Mittier, 60 years old.
who created a disturbance at the Ger
man-Amerlcan Savings bank and at
tempted to destroy bank books, was
given a suspended sentence of five
days In the city Jail by Police Judge
Rose yesterday on a charge of dis
turbing the peace.
Tries to End Life with Gas
L. Botwin tried TO commit suicide
yesterday morning by inhaling gas at
his room at 105 North Vignes street,
but was taken to the receiving hos
pital when his condition was discov-
cred and revived. He Is. a cleaner
and dyer and was discouraged because
of his financial condition.
Expressman and Wife Injured
While driving an unruly horse at Pico
and Wall streets yesterday, w. b.
Hardwick. an expressman of 1853 San
Julian street, and his wife were
thrown from their buggy and taken
to the receiving hospital for treat
ment. Hardwick sustained fracture
OF his left leg and the dislocation Of
his right shoulder, while his wife suf-
fered general bruises. Later they were
removed to their home.
Loses Fingers OF Right Hand
Anthony DIETRICH, a laborer en-
ployed by the Hughes Manufacturing
company, suffered the loss of all OF the
fingers OF the right hand when, while
working at a shaping machine, his
hand became entangled In the knives
which revolve at a high rate of speed.
He was taken to the receiving hos
pital. where police surgeons ampu-
tated the digits Later he was removed
avenue.
To Hold Annual Social
The former and attending students
of the Los Angeles Business college
will hold their annual social and dane
ing party at Kramers hall the even
ing OF Friday, November 10. The fol-
lowing have been selected as COM
mittee in charge: Misses Bryant, Hol-
combe, Cox. Berthold, Clarke, Thill;
Messrs. Callahan, Graylish, Clink-
scales, Lyle, Melville, Brewer, King.
Mailing, Biescar, Yerrington, Potter,
Johansen, Coe and Stellar.
Thirty Days for Wild Motorcyclist
George Brodie was sentenced to
serve thirty days in the city Jail yes
terday by Police Judge Rose for hav-
ing driven his motorcycle in so reck-
less a manner that he broke the leg
of B. B. Baker, a street car motor
man. Brodie collided with Baker at
Forty-seventh place and Central ave-
nue. and after striking him nearly hit
o. II. May, one Of the secretaries of
the chief of police and another pedes-
trian, and finally stopped when he ran
into an electric light pole.