Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-14
AROUND TOWN
Chinese Plead Guilty

Chinese Plead Guilty
All Quong and All Lee, members of
the Chinese colony, pleaded guilty in
Police Judge Williams court yesterday
to violating the lottery ordinance, and
were fined $25 each.
Will Speak on "HeraIdry"
"Heraldry" will be the topic of an
address by Mrs. ]. r. Robertson, state
vice regent of South Carolina, before
the women of the Daughters of the
Revolution at the home of Mrs. Ad-
die Mitchell, 915 Orange street, this
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
Constable Sentenced
Charles Schwartzman, former
deputy constable, who was found gull
ty in Police Judge Williams court sew
eral days ago of attempting to eXtort
money from the proprietor of
tamale wagon, was given a suspended
sentence of 1S0 days in the city jail
by Judge Williams yesterday.
Alleged Burglar Held
Leslie Carter Bergsland, accused of
having entered the house at 1913 South
Bunker Hill street and stealing a
cheap ring, was given his preliminary
examination in Police Judge Williams
court yesterday on charge of burg
larry and held to answer to the su-
perior court in bonds of $4,000.
Continues Gambling Case
Police Judge Chambers yesterday
continued the case of E. C. Davis, r.
]. Horner, George Warren, H. Henry
and c. o. Anderson, who were arrest
ed on charges of gambling, when the
police raided the Central club at 143
South Broadway, August II, until De-
cember l, when the men will be tried
before a jury.
Public School Glasses Formed
Two new classes in the Vernon ave-
nue. school and one new class in the
Amelia street school have been ordered
to take care of the large increase of the
enrolment of pupils, which will neceS-
state the increase in numbers of half
sessions. More than 5000 pupils in ex-
cess of the number last year have been
registered.
Held to Superior Court
Edmund Fisher, accused Of having
cut George Baker in a quarrel over
the payment for a round Of drinks
in front Of a saloon at Sixth street
and Central avenue, September 7, was
given his preliminary examination in
Police Judge Williams court yester-
day on a charge of assault with a
deadly weapon, and held to answer
to the superior court in bonds of
$4,000.
viii Scatter Ashes
The ashes of Mrs. Alma Dora Ditson
will be scattered on the waves from
the Colorado avenue pier at Santa Mon
lea on Sunday afternoon at o'clock.
Mrs. DitSon, who was widely known In
Southern California, died in Seattle
September 8. The remains were Gre
mated, and the ashes will be disposed
of as she requested. The ceremony
will be in charge of Reynold r. Blight,
minister of the Los Angeles Fellowship.
Gets Thirty Days for Fighting
For fighting on the street and later
resisting an officer, John Murray, a
participant in a free-for-all fight on
Market street the night of October 10,
was sentenced by Police Judge Rose
yesterday to serve thirty days in the
city Jail. His younger brother, Jack,
who is alleged to have bitten a piece
out of the ear Of Patrolman Zeigler,
probably will be tried on a charge
of mayhem.
Prohibitionists Will Picnic
A Prohibition picnic and celebration
in commemoration of the fortieth ami
versary of the founding of the Prohibi-
tion party, will be held next Saturday
at an adjourned all-day assemblage at
IEastlake park, beginning at 10 o'clock.
All the temperance organizations,
schools and churches are included in
the invitation. There will be a general
round of festivities incident to such
events.
Club Elects Officers
The Ayuda club of the Y. w. c. A.
has elected the following officers: Miss
Clara Terrass, president; Miss Hattie
Brown, first vice president, head of the
friendship department; Miss Nellie
Morrill,, second vice president, head of
the membership department; Miss Mar
tina Hendy, third vice president, head
of the social department.; Miss Flor
ence Banks, recording secretary; Miss
Pearl Bartz, corresponding secretary
and Miss Josephine Gervais, treasurer
Esperantos to Meet
The Esperanto society has planned
to give a number of talks and lectures
on Esperanto during October and No
vember for the purpose of affording
the public a chance to learn of the
recent progress of the language and
the advantages to be derived from its
study The first of these lectures will
be given this evening at the quarters
of the society in the Blanchard build
ing. The next world congress of Es-
perantists will be held in this country
at the city of Washington in 1910, and
is expected to greatly stimulate inter-
est in the study of Esperanto this
winter.