Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-24
AROUND TOWN
To Mold Medal Contest

To Mold Medal Contest
An oratorical silver medal contest
will be held under the auspices of the
Los Angeles Central w. c. T. U. in
the Bethlehem Institutional church, $40
Vignes street, tonight. Good music
will be under the direction of Mrs
Margaret Craig.
Six Auto Speeders Fined
Six autoists pleaded guilty in Police
Judge Fredericksons court to charges
of driving their motor cars in excess of
the limit provided by law and We're
fined $25 each. Those who paid fines
are A. L. Miller, F. e. Wheeling, H. b
Browne, r. Chandler, L. Toombs and
C. F. Burton.
Had a Narrow Escape
]. French of Oak Knoll had a mar
row escape from serious injury and
probably death yesterday afternoon
when while driving a large touring car
he drove over q 20-foot embankment
near Bairdstown. The motor car was
demolished completely, but French es-
capped with slight bruises.
Ice Wagon Driver Held
Sam Reid, a driver for an ice COM
pany, who is alleged to have stabbed
with an ice pick negro in an alterca-
tion the night of August 80, was given
his preliminary examination in Police
Judge Frederickson's court yesterday
and held to answer to the superior court
on a charge of assault with deadly
weapon. His bail was fixed at $500.
New Teachers at Y. w. C. A.
The following teachers have been
added to the Bible study department
of the Y. w. c. A: Mrs. G. +. De
Lany, who will give instructions in the
gospel Of ST. John; Robert P. Shepard,
superintendent of teachers training of
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who will conduct a training class for
teachers and others, and Miss Mary G.
Holmes, study class teacher of the
mission.
Says He Hit Her with Glass
L. f. Wilbur, a plumber living at
1923 Glen Albyn drive, appeared at
the receiving hospital early yesterday
morning to be treated for deep cash
above his right eye. Wilbur told the
police surgeons he was passing a
saloon near Main and Temple streets
shortly before 1 o'clock when a drunk"
staggered out of the place and hurled
a heavy beer glass at him, striking him
above the eye.
Bible Rally Sunday
The Y. M. C. A. is planning a Bible
study rally for next Sunday afternoon,
when the department will be opened
for the season. "The Relation of the
Churches" will be the subject of Rev
Stanley Ross Fisher. Miss Mary Cum
ningham will speak on "Bible Study
as a Vital Force in Individual Life"
and Miss Cora L. latham on "Bible
Study in the Life and Work of the
Association"
Circus Men Fined $25 Each
Despite the fact that Albert Hodgini,
a bareback rider of Ringing Bros.
circus, and George Munkeboa, his
trainer, stated in court yesterday that
a tack burr" is a necessary device for
the proper management of horses in
the circus rings and that the burrs are
not inhuman or painful. Police Judge
Frederickson decided that the circular
leather pads with the many blunt steel
tacks were not just the proper thing
for directing the trained horses about
the ring and found the men guilty of
cruelty to animays and fined them $25
each.
Greet Fellowship Leader
A large crowd gathered last evening
at Cumnock hall to greet Mrs Mary
Russell Mills, who will leave tomor-
row for an extended trip to the east.
Mrs. Mills gave an address on the
principles of The Fellowship and
brought a warm message of greeting
from The Fellowship organization in
the north. The music was furnished