Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-04
AROUND. TOWN
Admits Conducting Handbook


A. Burke pleaded guilty in Police
Justice Chambers court yesterday to a
charge of conducting q handbook at
the b. and L. saloon on South Srping
street and was fined SIS.
Rev. Mr.. Locke to Speak
Rev. c. e. Locke pastor of the First
Methodist church, will speak at the
Union rescue mission, 145 North Main
street, tonight. Occidental college mu-
sicians will furnish music.
Files Bankruptcy Petition
A petition in bankruptcy was filed
in the federal court yesterday by H. S.
Stern of Los Angeles who gives his
liabilities at $1S0191 and his assets, con-
sisting of real estate, which he is will
ing to turn over to his creditors, at
$475.
Body to BE Cremated
The body Of C. d. Hampton. who was
killed at Pico Station, will be cremated
this morning at Evergreen cemetery.
A telegram was received by Bresee
Eros. yesterday from B. III. Pendleton
of Oakland giving instructions to that
effect.
To Hold Funeral Today
Funeral services for Nathaniel
Pryor, who died at his home, 1913
Pleasant avenue, will be held this aft
ernoon at o'clock at the family resi-
dence and subsequently in st. Mary's
church. Burial will be in Calvary cem-
etery. Mr.. Pryor was pioneer of Los
Angeles.
City Club Speakers
At the City club luncheon to be held
at the Westminster hotel Saturday,
March 6, at 1915 o'clock, Dana w.
Bartlett will speak on "A New Polit-
ical Alignment and julius A. Brown
on 1.-THE Washington Conference for
the Care of Dependent Children and Its
Lessons"
To Discuss "our Fate"
"Can We Master Our Eater" will be
the topic of the discussion by the Los
Angeles Fellowship at the regular
weekly conversation this evening at
o'clock in the art gallery annex OF the
Blanchard building, 2S2 South Hill
street, under the leadership of Reynold
e. Blight.
On Charge Of Forgery
H. v. Noel, who was arrested at San
Diego several days ago on a warrant
charging him with forgery, was
brought to Los Angeles yesterday by
Detective Dixon and locked in the city
jail. Noel is accused of passing
forged check for $SS.25 on c. l.. Brim-
hall OF 2426 Hoover street on January Z.
Injured by Lamp Explosion
BY an explosion OF an oil lamp at
her home on Calhoun street in the Oc-
cidental tract early yesterday Mrs.
Elizabeth Redcold, was painfully
burned on the face. her hair being
singed The dwelling was almost to-
tally destroyed. Mrs. Redcold was sew
eral feet away from the lamp when 1t
exploded, and only o small quantity of
the burning oil fell on her.
Negro Held for Murder
Henry Judge Render, a negro,
charged with killing his wife by shoot
ing her to death at their home, 911
Mateo street, February rs, was held to
answer to the superior court without
bail by Police Justice Frederickson yes
terday Render, who was employed as
a bootblack at the Arcade station, told
the police he shot his wife four times,
killing her. because she was in love
with another man.
To BE Placed in Vault
The funeral services for Mrs. Martin
Nelson, who was killed last Sunday by
a Covina car, will be held this after
noon at 1880 o'clock at the chapel OF
Bresee Bros. The body will be placed
in the vault at Rosedale cemetery. AS
soon as Mr.. Nelson is able to travel
he WILL tdhc liC DOQy VI lib wiz W
their home in Spring Valley, Wis, for
burial Mr. Nelson was injured severe
ly at the time his wife was killed. A
coroner's jury exonerated the car crew
from all blame.
Postal Rates Changed
Postmaster Flint is advised by the
postmaster general that, beginning
March 1, the letter rate of postage to
the Bahamas and Newfoundland will
be cents an ounce instead of cents
as formerly, and that parcel post pack
ages to Australia, Austria, Neither
lands, Belgium, Germany, italy and
Norway can now be sent up to eleven
pounds with a valuation not exceed
ing $50. Parcel post packages to Great
Britain and Ireland will be received
up to an eleven-pound limit, without
regard to the valuation Of same.
VIII Hold AIl-Day Session
The Women's Federation of Christian |
Missionary Workers will hold an all
day session in the Trinity Methodist
church, South, today. Mrs. Murray M. |
Harris will conduct workers confer
ence at the morning session and DIR. r.
e. Hagen of Japan will make an adj
dress. Rev. J. w. Shoaff will open the
afternoon service with devotional ex-
ercises. followed by Foreign Missions
at Home" at which Mrs. j. @. A. Hen
ry will preside. 1.-THE Burden of the
White Woman Concerning India" will |
be the subject of an address by DR.. |
w. G.. Menzies.