Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-04

and was unnoticed until the wagon was
empried at the dump at Boyle and Vernon
avenues The body was taken to the under
taking establishment of Pierce Brothers, by
orders of Coroner Hartwen, and an autopsy
will be made.
BurgIaries Reported
While L. Dirchfer was absent from his
room at S19 South Hill street Tuesday after
noon a sneak thief entered by means of a
pass key and stole 81 from dresser drawer
burglar entered the home of W. j. West,
536 Gallardo street, while the family was
asleep early yesterday morning and ran
sacked several rooms small gold watch
and $3.50 were taken.
Thousand School Graduates
1t is estimated that 1000 pupils will
graduate from the public schools of Los
Angeles at the end of the first semester next
week. Out of this number about $50 can
be accommodated at the high school and 100
at the Polytechnic high school. The Olive
street school will be fitted up to receive
about 500 Of these students in preparing for
the second year work at either the high or
the Polytechnic school. DR.. A. w. Wilson
will be principal of this school.
Baseball Victim Better
The condition of Louis Haller IA years
old, of Jacob H. Haller of 761 Harold
way, HOLLYWOOD, who was operated on at
the Sisters hospital Monday when the sur
geons trephined his skull and removed a
blood clot, is greatly improved and the
physicians and attendants say the operation
is entirely successful. The lad playing
baseball Saturday when he struck above
the right ear by a batted ball. which rup-
tured a blood vessel and formed the clot on
the brain
w. CIT. U. Medal Contest
w. C. T. U. matrons' silver medal con-
test will be held under the auspices of the
Los Angeles union this afternoon in the
First Methodist church. Mrs. Camille Min
ming who will give THE College Oil Cans "
has been. blind for the past twelve years,
but is an enthusiastic worker Other con-
| testants will be Lima Edwards, "The Con-
victs soliloquy;' Mae Benner, Down with
| the Traffic. Julia c., CHM, THE Christmas
| Story" Emma Shedd, 1.-The Spirit of Prog
ress;" Jennie Lindley, pledged with Wine
The public is invited.
Transfer Man Disappears
! Mortimer Fox, formerly connected with
| the American Transfer company, living al
1920 East Forty-frst street, accompanied
| his wife a shopping tour Tuesday after
noon and promised to await her in front OF
the Broadway department store When she
/ had finished her shopping Fox had disap-
| peared and has not been seen since He is
| SO years old and five feet 4 inches tall
weighs 1872 pounds and has black hat1
tinged with gray. He is smooth shaver
/ and has brown eyes. He wore a blue serge
sack suit and black derby hat.
Prisoner Injured
| chants Ice and Cold Storage company, liv-
| ing at 1719 East Seventh street. ar
| rested at Seventh and San Pedro streets las
| night a charge of drunkenness. On the
| way to the cetral station in the patro
| wagon Lutrelle attempted escape b3
| plunging headlong from the wagon. Wagon
| man Fred Hurt caught him by the heels a!
| he was going out of the wagon and helt
! onto him. Lutrelle was dragged for severa
feet and when placed back in the wagon !
was found that his right shoulder had beer
| dislocated.
Parents Association Active
The Parent Teachers association of th'
| Avenue Twenty-one school met in the kin
| dergarten room Tuesday afternoon with al
| attendance of ffty-nine mothers and teach
| ers The children of the kindergarten fur
nished program. good report was made
| of the emergency work being done by thu
/ circle. Mrs. L. E. Hawn was elected to thu
| office of treasurer. to fill a vacancy caused
by resignation. Judge Curtis D. Wilbu
| will address the circle at a meeting to b.
held the last of February in a hall at tn,
| corner of Downey avenue and Avenut
Twenty one having for his topic, "a Privat,
| Talk with Mothers"