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The Press., 1909-03-03
Dental Incubation,

"Tommy," said the visiting uncle, "seems to me that baby sister of yours is pretty slow. She hasn't any teeth yet, has she?''
 "She's got plenty of teeth" replied the indignant Tommy. "She's got a whole mouthful of teeth, only they ain't matched yet."-Woman's Home Companion.
The Press., 1909-03-03
Proerastination.

''Why is procrastination said to be the thief of time?'' asked the teacher
 "'Cause 1t takes fellow so long to say it," answered the bright boy at the foot of the Chicago News.
The Press., 1909-03-03
ANTHONY ADAMS.
EnqIand's NatIonaI Anthem.

There is fourth verse of the na- tional anthem with which very few Englishmen indeed are familiar But it was given, apparently in all good faith. in an old Hanoverian musical. work, and the daring of the last rhyme almost reconciles one to the shocking character of the sentiment:
 God save great George, our kinat Long live our noble kinEl t God save the kingi Send us roast beef a store.
 If it's gone. send ua more.
 And the key of the cellar door. ats That we may drink.
 London ChronicIe
The Press., 1909-03-03
Barefaced.

Freddie" said the visitor, ''I hear your father gave you a watch on your birthday. Was it a hunting case watch?''
 ''No, ma'am," replied Freddie. ~It was barefaced watch."-Exchange.
The Press., 1909-03-03
Not Sn hnra.

Every London man should remember that in the ordinary way. if he has reached 8 p. m. without getting mar fied, he is. by a merciful dispensation of ecclesiastical law, safe for that day at any rate. e.-London Punch.
The Press., 1909-03-03
Considerate Parent,

"What are you doing these days?" "I have joined the sons of rest" "How can you do it?"
 "By having a father who didn't"
The Press., 1909-03-03
WALES,

N. M. Stebbins and Walter Stebbins will move their families to Palmer next week.
The Press., 1909-03-03

EOR SALE.-3 New Milch Cows with 1' calves. JOHN KING, stafford Street. 4W'
The Press., 1909-03-03
BORN,

AcErnu nrovants Proumonia
The Press., 1909-03-03

BORN. Wales. Feb. 25th, 8 daughter (Pearl Milicen) to Clayton and Alice Royce FeltOn.
The Press., 1909-03-03

M ASHING, Ironing or Cleaning. In
 w Quire M1S KANE, Stafford Sp'gs, Box 82.
The Press., 1909-03-03

A long, white motor car crawled down the road to the railroad station.
The Press., 1909-03-03

' O~T.-Fountain Pen. Finder please
 A return to Pres Off1ce.
The Press., 1909-03-03

I.'OR SALE.-38O Egg Cyphers Incu. bator, good as new. N o. WARD, West WilllngtOn, Conn.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-15
SAN BERNARDINO
Onice sos Third Street.
Phones: Home sT5 Sunset Main 16e.
AGED WOMAN SAID TO
BE VICTIM OF GIRLS
Young Women Alleged to Have Lured
Victim from Home and Per-
mitted Boy to Make
the Haul

SAN BERNARDINO, May 4.-As
the result of robbing an aged Spanish
woman of San Bernardino two sisters.
Annie and Emma Amaris, and their
17-year-old brother, Edward, were to-
day arrested by Probation Officer w.
H. Baldwin charged with the crime.
The victim of the robbery is the aged
and almost blind mother of M. NJ. Diaz,
a well known rancher of this section.
The two girls, who are about 20 years
old, were intimate friends of the aged
woman and knew well the hiding place
of her money and jewels. Wednesday
night they persuaded her to take a
ride, and while absent young Amaris,
who had been in hiding, smashed the
lock on her trunk and secured $3.50 in
money, besides a number Of jewels.
Helpless with her age and the loss
of her sight, the victim of the act
of her supposed young friends was I'M
able to make known the fact of the
robbery, and it was not until her son
visited her last night that the police
were notified.
During the time between the robbery
and notification the girls almost entire
ly had rid themselves of the money
by purchasing many handsome clothes.
The jewels have not been recovered.
Young Amaris has confessed and
states he gave the entire loot to his
sisters.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-15
WISH SAN BERNARDlN0 TO
BE CONNECTED WITH RIALTO

SAN BERNARDINO, May 14.-An
enthusiastic mass meeting was held
last night at Rialto for the purpose of
discussing the projected electric line to
connect this city with that place.
The meeting was presided over by
Kenneth MacRae of Rialto and numer-
Gus speeches were made by all the
prominent residents, including several
from the members of the San Bernar-
dino delegation present.
1t was explained the matter had been
put up to the San Bernardino Valley
Traction company and that General
Manager A. B. Merrihew of that COM
pany had gone over the proposed route
and that he had gone to Los Angeles
for the purpose of laying the matter
before his superiors in an effort to Sc
cure the Huntington system interested
in the project.
It was resolved, on this statement,
to await the decision of the larger
company, but If the Huntington sys-
tenn could not see their way clear to
construct the road, then Rialto would
stand ready to meet the people of this
city half way in financing an indepen-
dent road.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-15
MAN SUPPOSED TO BE
DEAD RETURNS AGAIN
Claims He Was Victim Of Aged Man
Who Had Given Him a Tea
Which Had Hypnotized
Him

REDLANDS, May 14.-One of the
most peculiar cases known here for a
long time is that of John Ortman, who
disappeared mysteriously about two
months ago, the police in several cities
being informed in regard to the man
but unable to locate him.
Yesterday he returned to Redlands
after having been supposed dead by
his relatives. His version of the past
two months Is that he was not feeling
well and had told an aged man, August
Fagonallos, about it. The latter
claimed he had an herb that would
cure him. After he had taken the
medicine he claims to have been kyp-
Noticed by the man, who seemed to be
able to make him do anything he liked.
After he succeeded in securing $125
from him, the man suggested a change
of climate, and they went to San Fran
cisco, where they took the boat to Qua
temala, in Central America. The last
dose of the tea was taken just before
going on the boat, and when they had
been on the sea for four or five days
he realized his condition but was I'M
able to write. After he arrived in
Guatemala he did not write. When
his money gave out the old man desert
ed him, and he then applied to the
consul there, who sent him back to
California, and he arrived in Redlands,
where he was warmly welcomed by his
family, and he will open small shoe
repairing shop on Orange street
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-15
Weather Conditions
MARRIAGE LICENSES

ROTH OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES D. Roth,
age 81, native of Michigan, and Cecil Breck-
enridge, age 81, native Of Iowa; residents OF
Los Angeles.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES A. Terry, age 20,
native of Colorado, and Irene shultz, age Is.
native of Illinois; residents OF Los Angeles
McCLAIN-MASTERS - William H. McClain,
age 81, native of Ohio, and Edna Masters. age
25 native Of Minnesota; residents Of Santa
Ana.
ERGER-BAsKERvILLB Charles E.
Lionberger, age 20. native of Missouri and
Helen l. Baskerville. age q, native of Cali
fornia; residents of Los Angeles.
DE LONG-COWAN-Ernes S. DeLong, age 49,
and Hazel L. Cowan, age %; natives OF Iowa
and residents of Ontario.
DEZ-BERMUDEZ-Jose Valdez, age "a
and Leodora Bermudez, age Is; natives Of
Mexico and residents Of Santa Anita.
MOORE-JOHNSON-Ch W. Moore, age 2s
native Of Ohio, and Toliver F. johnson, age
IS, native OF New Mexico residents OF San
Bernardino.
RIOs-oCHoA-Marcos Rios. age %, and Fran
ces ochoa, age IS; natives of California and
residents of Santa Monica.
INCONSISTENCIES NJ Nichols, age
A. native of New York and resident Of Pasa-
dena and Caroline A. Kelley, age A, native
of California and resident OF Douglas,
NIGHTINGALE-WITT-P Nightingale, age
3d. native of Nebraska, and Hulda M. Witt
age %, native of Missouri; residents OF Pasa-
dena.
age rs, native Of Missouri, and Lulu Lee
Myers, age % native Of Kansas; residents Of
Los Angeles.
Y-PRIESTLY-Melville A Blay, age 36,
native of California, and Jessie M. Priestly'
age &c, native Of Wisconsin; residents Of Los
Angeles
PETERSON GREEN-Alfred G. s. Peterson.
age 49, native of Wisconsin and resident or
Los Angeles, and Florence Bessie Green, age
81, native of Minnesota and resident OF Po-
mona. .
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES P. Rempp, age "a,
native of Germany. and Wealtha L, Harris
age o. native of Michigan; residents OF Los
Angeles -
FERRIS MURRAY-Jeff w. Ferris, age 81.
native of Nebraska, and A Louise Murray,
age IS, native of Pennsylvania; residents OF
Los Angeles.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Edward Boudreau.
age o. native of Canada, and Leone Schultz,
age 49, native OF Missouri residents of Dow
ney. "a
DAVIS WARREN--Sila R. Davis, age %, ma
tive Of Illinois, and Maude E. Warren, age
"a native of California; residents Of San Fer
nando.
BUNTING NAGEL-Bentamn H Bunting.
age 81 native OF Michigan, and Mildred H.
Nagel age 10, native Of Iowa; residents OF
Whittier.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-15
EDISON COMPANY TO FIGHT
FOR BUSINESS IN PASADENA
Electric Concern Plans improvements
to Meet Competition of
City Plant

PASADENA, May 1.-THE Edison
Electric company in this city is going
to fight the municipal electric light
plant for the business of Pasadena
With the city planning to expend the
$15O,OOO recently voted by the people in
new equipment and extensions of the
service, the Edison people have come
down to the struggle prepared to save
themselves from determination if pos
sible.
Already solicitors are explaining to
the public at large the merits of the
new system which they propose in ex-
change for the meter rate which has
constantly kept the Edison users bills
above those of the users of city power
A fiat rate is offered not only to the
new subscribers which can be secured
but also the old ones who it is feared
may break away. The company is also
spending about $4,000 in immediate i'm
provements, and it is admitted at the
office that within a month or so work
Will be begun on the extensions of the
system into parts of the city where it
has heretofore been impossible to Sc
sure the installation of an electric
light. The city light department is al
ready at work on it's extensions
throughout the city, and plans by the
middle of September to be able to take
care of all the business it can get with
the new equipment.
Assistant District Agent Booth of the
Edison people said today that there
was no use in denying that his COM
pany was making bid for the bust
ness which the city plant has captured
or may capture, although he denied
that the extensions to be begun were
part of the new plan. He said they
were planned two years ago, and the
work delayed bv the stringency of the
money market. He was unable to say
just what amount would be expended
on the extensions, as the plans are not
yet fully completed. The last report
of Manager Koiner of the city plant
showed the service to be not only on a
paying basis, but to be making money
over and above the cost of operation.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-15
CHARGES PREFERRED
AGAINST POLICE HEAD
CHIEF ACCUSED OF DRINKING
IN ROOMING HOUSE
Witnesses Mentioned by Deputy Con-
stable Deny They Saw Officers in
Unbecoming ituation-Favour
Explains Trip East
Especial to The Herald

PASADENA, May 14.-Oscar Kumz-
man, deputy constable and formerly
a member of the police force of Pasa-
dena, has preferred charges against
Chief of Police H. H. Favour, and in
addition made a separate charge
against Chief Favour and Captain j.
E. Pierce, alleging the captain and
the chief were caught by Roy Page
and James Marshall in a roomfng house
at the corner of West Fair Oaks ave-
nue. and Union street in a room drink
ing beer with the landlady-
Page and Marshall tonight denied
that they had seen the two officers
in the rooming house, which is over
the city hall and directly opposite the
building in which the two men ROOM
Both men denied positively that they
had given Kumzman any information
to lead him to make the charge against
the two officers. Page is a waiter, and
Marshall a teamster
Kumzman was asked two years ago
to resign his position on the Pasadena
police force. 1t is said that he har-
bors a grudge against the chief dat
ing from that incident.
The rumors that informal charges
have been preferred against Chief of
Police H. H. Favour were confirmed
while refusing to give out the name
of the man making the complaints,
says that the charges have been
brought to his attention and that the
matter involved is one which he and
the police commissioners will see thor
oughly investigated.
Believes Chief Innocent
At the same time he expressed his
II, ho nd sold he
was confident the investigation would
be productive of nothing in the least
out of the way. The charge has to do
with a recent trip of Chief Favour and
Constable Walter c. Austin back to
Oklahoma with a prisoner.
It(alleges that the prisoner paid the
expenses of both officers on the trip
and made them a gift in addition.
After long talk with the mayor this
afternoon, the chief gave out a state
ment in which he said: 1.-THE charge
that there was graft in that trip back
east is rubbish. l went at the re-
oner the man was. He did not want
to take the man east single-handed
and asked me to accompany him.
asked and received permission from
the commissioners to go, and the trip
was made. My travelling expenses and
hotel bills were paid by Constable Aus
tin. but there was no other payment
made me-"
Constable Austin himself bears out
this statement. He said: LAS con-
stable can accompany a prisoner any
where or go after one. On this par
ticular trip the man wanted to go home
to clear himself of an embezzlement
charge and offered to pay my expenses
and the expenses of a guard if I could
arrange it. We went: the prisoner,
myself and Chief Favour, and the man
proved his innocence. The chief was
not paid a cent from start to finish.
l paid his car fare and the other neces-
sary hills, but that is ALL"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-15
MONROVIA
IO7 e. Olive avenue.
PS:Ones:
re, Green 1853, residence, Black 2s6'
MoNROVIA BRIEFS

MONROVIA. May 14.-Saturday will
be cleanup day in Monrovia In view
of the fact that Monday, May II, Is
the foothill city's twenty-third ami
versary the city officials, assisted by
every public spirited citizen, will clean
up yards, streets and parkways The
city has had men at work during the
past week, and a marked improve
ment may already be noted. Prof e.
e. Knepper has addressed the pupils
of the various schools, and an active
interest is being shown by all
Mr. and Mrs F. N. Halves, accom-
panied by Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin 5.
Davies, leave Saturday for week S
outing at San Ysidro ranch, near Santa
Barbara.
The high school auditorium was well
filled this evening to hear Miss Irene
Taylor pianist Miss Taylor was the
drawing card of musical program
given by the eighth grades of the
Orange and Charlotte avenue schools.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-15
WOMAN DROPS DEAD
OF HEART FAILURE
HAD BEEN STAYING WITH
FRIENDS AT BEACH
Son Who Was with Mother Previous
to Time of Demise Is Notified
and Body Is Held at
Long Beach

LONG BEACH, May 14.-Mrs. Lucy
Freeman of 416 West Sixtieth street.
Los Angeles, dropped dead on Elm
avenue at 8 o'clock this afternoon in
front of the Victoria apartments, just
south of First street. She was walking
toward the beach from a cottage on
Elm avenue, where she had been stay
ing for a short time.
She was accompanied by Mrs. NJ. S.
Lawler of 416 Towne avenue, Los An
geles, an old friend. Heart failure was
the cause.
A son of Mrs. Freeman had pre-
coded them to the beach and Mrs
Lawler, as soon as she saw that her
friend was dead, ran to the beach TO
find him. He was not found, however,
for some time, and in the meantime the
body was taken to the Walker under
taking rooms on West First street.
Mrs. Freeman was about 50 years
old.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-15
LONG BEACH sREvrIEs

LONG BEACH. May 14.-Johnam
Bixby, jr., narrowly escaped serious in
jury last night when his red touring
car skidded on the corner of Third
street and Chestnut avenue A wheel
was wrecked against the curb.
A concert will be given in the aud
itorium October 81 by Sousa's band.
The Fitzgerald Music company, after
Directing for some time has decided
that it is willing to pay the usual sum
for the use of the auditorium for the
concert.
Gustavus Wollbrinck was thrown
from a grocery wagon last night when
the horse ran away and was painfully
bruised.
The state sanitary exhibit car will
visit Long Beach Monday.
A 5-year-old boy caught a 13%-pound
halibut Off the Long Beach pier yester-
day. Clarence owen gated the fish
and helped pull it up.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-15
ELkS TO BE GIVEN GREAT
WELCOME AT LONG BEACH

LONG BEACH, May 1.-THE boost
ers' committee of the Long Beach Elks'
lodge is rapidly working out the plans
for the entertainment Of the visiting
Elks here on Long Beach day, July 10.
The vessel City of Long Beach will be
chartered solely for the Elks' use.
The decorating of the interior of the
big municipal auditorium in white and
purple will be undertaken In a few
days. and is to be completed by the
night of June 5, when the Elks will
give an athletic entertainment there.
The committee on badges was au-
thorized last night to place IN order
for 1000 heavy gold plate badges, typi-
cal of Long Beach. Shell souvenirs for
Elks' women are being manufactured
here The work of wiring the pier,
Ocean avenue and Pine street for spe-
cial electric lighting is progressing.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-15
Late News from the Neighboring Towns and Cities

opened with an invocation, asked by
the Rev. Leslie E. Learned OF All
Saints Episcopal church, President OFF
introduced DR.. Burdette, who made one
of his customary humorous speeches.
The first speaker introduced was
Joseph Scott of Los Angeles, president
of the board of education of that city,
whose topic was "Some Phases of Edu-
cation" He was followed by Joseph D.
Bradford, president of the California
Bankers association, another Los An
geles man. who talked on the subject,
What of the Future?"
Rev. Albert Hatcher Smith of Pasa-
dena gave the history of Pasadena in
his address, 1.-The Progress of Pro-
gressive City" and was followed by G..
RAY Horton, deputy district attorney of
Los Angeles. His topic was, "A
Trained Public Servant"
The banquet was the most successful,
both from point of attendance and from
the interest aroused, in. the history of
the board
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-15
TO OPEN HOTEL VIRGINIA
ON THE NIGHT OF MAY 20

LONG BEACH, May 14.-Several To-
cal men who are interested in Hotel
Virginia, accompanied by Carl Stanley,
new manager of that hosiery, went
into the country today in an automo-
bile to look over several proposed sites
for large and modern country club.
There is said to be no doubt the
project will be carried out and that
fine grounds will be laid out, including
golf links, lake, winding walks, gar
dens and a big country house, which
will contain ball room, dining room,
cardrooms, reception rooms and also
several sleeping rooms.
The party went first to the Fred
Bixby ranch and from there looked
over several locations. In the auto
were A. NJ. Goodhue, George c. Flint,
Jean G. Drake and Mr.. Stanley.
Hotel Virginia will open with a din
ner and ball the night of May 20.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-15
SYRIAN PEDDLER IS
ROBBED, HE CLAIMS
SAYS HE WAS VICTIM IN GAME
OF POKER
Declares He Was Relieved of SIS
While Playing Short Cards
and That He Had Been
Dragged

SANTA ANA, May IA Syrian
peddler arrived here last evening with
a story of having been drugged and
robbed at Los Alamitos while sitting in
a poker game with Americans and
Mexicans in a pool room at the sugar
town.
The man laid his case before the dis
trict attorney, but as he spoke very I'M
perfect English and admitted he was
drunk when the alleged robbery took
place it was decided to look into the
matter a little closer before taking
action.
The Syrian says he was robbed of $75
at poker, and finding he had been
drugged went outside and lay down
under his wagon to sleep it off, and
when he awoke he found some one had
looted his stock of goods and had stolen
nearly everything he had.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-15
GAS COMPANY ATTEMPTS TO
SHOW REASON FOR INCREASE

LONG BEACH, May 14.-The city
council met in special session last night
to consider the matter of gas rates,
considerable opposition having been
expressed to the recent step by the
local gas companies in increasing their
rate to SIPS a thousand cubic feet.
Formerly the rate was 81.
Officials of the two companies sub
mitted statements of their last year s
business and argued the increase in
the cost of oil made it necessary to
advance the price. They said they
would not have to make a further in
crease, however, beyond the S1.25 rate.
The council took no action, but asked
that each councilman be supplied with
the reports read.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-15
TO GO TO PORTO RICO AND
TEACH HOW TO GROW ORANGES

REDLANDS, May Thames Talbot,
formerly of Boston and Porto Rico but
for the last several months a resident
of Redlands, left yesterday on his way
to Porto Rico by way of Boston. Since
coming here he has investigated the
method of growing, packing and ship
ping oranges, and has worked in the
different departments to gain prac-
teal knowledge of the business. 1t is
his intention to return to Porto Rico
and give the orange growers of that
island the benefit of his experience.
The islanders are using primitive meth
DDS at the present time and do not get
the returns they should from their
land.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-15
TO BUILD EXCLUSIVE AND
EXPENSIVE RESIDENCE COURT

PASADENA, May 14-Permits for
the building of eleven bungalows TO
cost $4,000 each were issued today to
the Frank G. Hogan company by the
building inspectors office. This 1888 goo
represents the money which is TO be
put into St. Francis court, a new and
exclusive block which is to be erected
inside high stone walls in East Colo
RADIO street.
The work is already well under way,
and the houses will be ready for occu-
pancy next fall.
Two of the winter residents of the
city have taken out permits to make
extensive alterations in their homes
during the coming summer one is
Lawrence Newman of 800 Waverly
drive, who plans to spend $4,000 in re-
modelling his residence, and the other
Chef Leavitt, who will spend $4,000 in
altering his residence at 400 Maylin
street
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-15
Tao Day to Be Held

LONG BEACH, May 14-Next Tues
day will be tag day here to raise a
fund for the advertising of Long Beach
throughout the interior of the state.
Mrs. George Miller, assisted by a score
eral supervision of the tag selling. At
night Willey's municipal band will give
a concert in the auditorium. Vocal
numbers will be given by soloists and
a quartet, and stereopticon views
which will be shown on the bands COM
ing trip through the state will be ex-
bfbited
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-15
PASADENA MOTORCYCLE
CLUB SEEKS HEADQUARTERS

PASADENA, May IA committee
of the newly organized Pasadena Mo-
torcycle club is looking for a house con-
venient to the center of the city and
which can be fitted up as club head
quarters. The club already has MEM
bership of twenty-five, and 1t is eX-
pected that fully as many more Will
be admitted at the next meeting, from
the rate at which the applications are
coming in to the secretary. John Brie-
ner, jr., and Selden Palmateer are the
members of the committee which is
seeking the club house.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-15
SANTA ANA BRIEFS

SANTA ANA, May 14-The will of
the late DIR. w. B. Wall, who died here
April 20, was today filed for probate.
The estate is valued at $97,475. OF this
amount S74, $50 is real estate and $22,-
9S5 personal property. William billiard
Wall, son of the deceased, who is
named as executor in the will, today
petitioned the superior court for letters
of administration. =
Letters testamentary were ordered to-
day to issue TO H. c. Dillon of Los An
geles in the matter of the estate of
Helena Chlapowska.