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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-25
SUSPECTS ARRESTED:
WANTED IN BAY CITY
Information from North States Ross
and HoIIender Are Believed to
Have BurgIarized Store
of $4,000 in Goods

From information received from San
Francisco yesterday by the local police
the prisoner S. A. Ross, alias Ross
Mackingtosh. who was arrested Friday
night last, is wanted in that city with
John Hollender on a charge of rob-
berry of the San Francisco Suit and
Cloak house of more than $4,000 worth
of goods.
HOllender also is under arrest here,
having been captured by Detectives
Jones and Boyd early yesterday morn
ing.
When Ross was arrested and his
rooms searched nearly $4,000 worth of
fine cloaks and tailored suits was found
in his baggage. On his person he had
at the time of his arrest diamonds to
the value of $500 and cash amounting
to 1886.
The police say Ross and HolIender
are expert shoplifters and fences and
have in their employ, the police claim,
three women said to be the most skill
full store thieves in this country.
While detectives all over the United
States have been looking for these peo-
pie for months they We're not found
until they arrived in Los Angeles: bur
so far all efforts of the local detec-
tives in their search for the women
who are alleged to work for Ross and
Hollender have been futile. and it is
believed they are not in this city, or
if they are they are in hiding. HAVING
taken alarm at the arrest of their
male companions.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-25
BR0WNSON DAY NURSERY
REQUIRES ENLARGEMENT

The Brownson day nursery at 12S
North Anderson street continuously is
being enlarged to meet the demands
of it's work. There children are cared
for during the day while their mothers
are engaged in work. The nursery was
started about a year ago. from the
proceeds of vaudeville entertainments
given for the association.
Miss Hurley, a trained nurse, is mat
ron, and gives the little ones her per-
sonal care. They are taken to the
nursery by the mothers early in the
morning and are returned to their par
ents in the evening.
All children, without regard to. race
or creed, are welcome to the advan-
tages of the nursery.
Miss Hurley is very enthusiastic over
her work among the children, and dur
ing the summer plans to place the beds
out of doors that the children may en-
joy all the fresh air possible.
Appeals for furniture, clothing and
articles of all kinds for children are
being sent out by the nursery, and all
gifts are received thankfully at this
philanthropic institution. Baby clothes
especially are needed by the workers
for the little ones, many Of whom are
scantily clad when received at the nur-
Sery.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-25
RECALL TESTIFIES TO
MORAL ENTHUSIASM
tCont1nued from Page onel

right to demand from their public
servants an account of their steward
ship. 1t is a demand that the ap-
pointees- of the mayor shall be men of
capacity and prObity; and that the
people intend to see that such great
civic enterprises as the Owens river
aqueduct shall be conducted without
faint of graft or waste of incompetency.
1T is singing rebuke to a mayor
who so far forgot the dignity of his
office as to go into business partner
ship with men engaged in the business
of debauchery and vice. 1t means that
the people will not condone the protec-
ton of vice, and serve notice upon their
public servants that Los Angeles must
be clean city morally and that human
vampires shall never be permitted to
batten upon the youth, the innocence
and ignorance OF its citizens.
IF Los Angeles rises to it's oppor-
tunity, recalls its mayor and puts a
man into the high office whose char,
acter and capacity shall command the
confidence of the community it will be
a source Of encouragement to every
fighter for municipal reform in the
country"
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-25
ANOTHER RAIN STORM
VISITS LOS ANGELES

Another storm came in from the
Pacific yesterday and the rain last
night visited the greater part of Cali
fornia. The weather outlook for today
is rain along the coast and in the val
leys, but this side Of the Tehachapi it
is to be accompanied by fresh south
winds"
In several sections near Los Angeles
and in most parts of the city the
downpour was heavy early in the even
ing and materially interfered with
church services. The evening services
in number of churches were aban-
doned. At San Bernardino, Pasadena.
and other nearby towns heavy rain
fall was reported.
Railroad service was somewhat i'm
proved on the Southern Pacific last
night. The Valley line will be open
today, but service will not be resumed
on the coast line for another day or so.
The sudden drop in temperature APP
peared to be much greater than it was
in reality, owing to the rains. This
was heightened yesterday by the sight
OF a greater amount of snow upon the
mountains. The snow is lower than
usual upon the back range.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-25
HANDS JOINED
FOR CHARITY
COUNTY AND PRIVATE BODY
WORK IN HARMONY
WOOD YARD AND LABOR BUREAU
WELL PATRoNIzED
Applicants Given Assurance That Ina
dustry Will Be Rewarded with
Steady EmpIoyment-Cus-
toners Wanted

There will be no friction between the
Associated Charities and those in
charge of the county's charitable work
when Hobart M. Crane, recently ap-
pointed by his brother-in-law, C. J.
Nellis, chairman of the board of su-
peryiSorS, to the Office of county su-
perintendent of charities, takes Office
February L.
Spencer K. SeWall is the incumbent
and also holds the office of secretary
of the Associated Charities. There is
work enough for both men, and,
although a few dollars will be shaved
from the salary of each, Sewal and
Crane are expected to perform their
labors in concord and free from any
friction that might retard the objects of
the two bodies or result in hardship to
the unfortunates they wish to aid.
Although there will be a partial
change in the administration it is not
expected that this will affect the most
important proposition recently put into
effect by the Associated Charities and
the charity conference committeee-the
Los Angeles wood yard and labor
bureau. This yard and bureau have
been under the management of Spencer
K. Sewal, Rev. Thomas c. Marshall
and George H. Kress, since they were
started three weeks ago, and the re-
suits of their labOrs show that it is Of
the highest Importance that both yard
and bureau be enlarged and made per-
manent.
Assured of Better Work
Plans have been so arranged as to
put premium on industry. No money
is paid, but reasonable assurance is
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-25
SCIENCE MAY LAND US IN
ATTENUATED PHILOSOPHY
Larger Conception Of the Universe
Brings Danger in Loss of Con-
seriousness of Vital Relation.
ship with the Creator

God, Our Mother" was the subject
Of an address by Reynold E. Blight,
minister of the Fellowship, at Blanch-
ard hall yesterday morning. He said
in part:
God was very near to man in the
olden times, but the present age has
lost him. Science has given us a new
universe and to the intelligent man the
old ideas of heaven and hell, of God
and revelation, are no longer tenable.
There is a danger in our philosophy
that our idea of God may become so
vague, so attenuated, that we may
lose consciousness of our vital relation
ship to him. In our protest against the
outgrOWn conception of God as "a great,
non-natural man. there is a tendency
to swing to the other extreme and lose
our grip on reality in a general diff
fusiveness. Any conception of God
that sacrifices that tender trust, that
personal relationship, that feeling of
mutual confidence that made the relig
ious life of the past so sweet so salts
flying, SO inspiring, so joyful, is doubt
full gain.
God is speaking to man today with
greater clearneSs and force than at any
other time in the worlds history. There
are times when every one of us wants
God; not only a God that manifests the
sterner qualities Of father but one
who possesses the tender sensibility
and love Of a mother. The Great Com
panion is not dead. There is a tender
love that sheds a radiance around in
nocent childhood; q. strong love that is
the companion to powerful maturity; a
consoling love that we know in hours
of grief, and a love that lights with
a celestial sunset the declining years.
This love is the love of God. Unless
our spiritual perceptions have been
dulled by sensualism, distrust and sill
fishness, we may realize that God is
closer than breathing, nearer than
hands and feet and we may live in
the joyous consciousness of oneness
with him."
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-25
TRULY MUCHADO
ABOUT NOTHING
DOMINIC CIVILIZED ATTIRE
BRINGS TROUBLE
VEST AND MUCH NEEDED FUNDS
STRANGELY MISSING
After Summoning Detectives and Ex-
aiming Entire Hotel Force, Mil
Iionaire Finds 1t snuqIy
Fitted to Him

III. E. Hibbern is a millionaire oil
man from Wheeling, w. Va, a globe
trotter and absent minded. Thanks to
this latter trait he passed a most I'M
easy time Saturday and had the de-
tective department and all the floor
help at the Hotel Chickasaw in a state
suppressed excitement.
Mr.. Hibbern is on a tour Of the
world, and for the past eighteen
months has been travelling in strange
and out O. the way places in every
cline.
On the last leg of his journey home
he came to Los Angeles Saturday
morning and registered at the Chicka-
saw. He proceeded to remove the dust
OF travel and put on fresh linen. He
donned an undershirt and then, his
mind dwelling on scenes in Honolulu
and Japan, picked up his vest and put
That on. A freshly Numbered negligee
shirt went on over this and was fol-
lowed by -ollar and necktie.
Then came a search for his vest It
was nowhere to be found. Mr.. Hibbern
tried his door, it was unlocked and the
whole thing flashed over him. While
he was in the bath room some one
had entered and taken the vest. 1t
contained magnificent gold watch,
negotiable express company orders for
PONN
The house management was notified
first and then the police. Detective
Zeigler went to the hotel and inter-
viewed Mr.. Hibbern, the porters and
the floor girls. 1t was very uncom-
Portable time for the latter, for MI.
Zeigler was direct in his manner and
pointed in his questions. All the help.
however, told straight stories and the
puzzled detective retired to think it
over.
Then Mr.. Hibbern donned a white
vest and frock coat and went to the
bank, where he had a long two hours
or so wire talk with his eastern bank
ers before he could get draft cashed.
All day the detective, Mr.. Hibbern
and the hotel help worried and won
dered about that missing vest. Finally,
having concluded to make the best of
bad bargain, Mr.. Hibbern proceeded
: enjoy himself sightseeing, and took
in as many of the beauty spots of Los
Angeles as the daylight left him time
or. Then, tired out, he retired early
He removed the frock coat, the white
vest and the negligee shirt, and. stand
ing in front of the mirror saw snug
ly fitting to his form the missing vest
with its treasure lined pockets Then
Mr.. Hibbern remembered the whole
thing; telephoned the police and apollo
glzed; apologiZed to the management,
the help and everyone; went to bed
and slept so soundly that he didn't
even dream of pickpockets, sneak
thieves or robbers.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-25
BRANDENBURG
ON TRIAL TODAY
MRS. CLEVELAND WILL BE A
WITNESS AT HEARING
Newspaper Men and Society Equally
Interested in Case Of Journalist
Accused of Selling Bogus
Interview

NEW YORK, Jan. 24-Broughton
Brandenburg, a writer and literary
agent, charged with having sold a
bogus interview with Grover Cleveland
to the New York; Times for $500, will be
placed on trial before Justice Bowling
in this city tomorrow, and on the eve
Of the trial the newspaper men and
others are evincing a lively interest in
the case for the reason that it will be
the first case of it's kind to be tried i'll
this city, if not in the United States.
Society also is deeply INTERESTED in
the arraignment Of the young journalist
for the reason that Mrs. Cleveland will
be one of the principal witnesses.
District Attorney Jerome, who will
conduct the case and the prosecution,
will be assisted not only by friends OF
the Cleveland family, but the owners
of the Times as well.
Brandenburg' counsel fought for de-
lay, but the district attorney obtained
an affirmative ruling on his plea to
have the case proceed at once.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-25

man to be a politician and a good
Christian as it is to be patriot or a
soldier and a Christian, and many
honest men are in politics today; but
1t goes without saying that the cor
ruption of the politics of this country
today is one of the great failures of
our republic. 1t is a custom to prac-
tlcally license nearly all forms of vice.
Certain sections of our city are con-
fesSedly given up to denominations. BY
the consent of the people the rum
traffic goes forward with increasing
diabolism, debating the policies of po-
Htical parties, defying the home and
the church, despoiling our growth,
crowding our prisons and asylutns and
graveyaI DIS.
1.-THE custom is on us to shift our
responsibility on others and the devil
of drink goes on unrestrained and
making of itself our greatest national
curse; worse, many times worse, than
the slavery of the negro in America
1t is custom among some Christians
to seek their amusement in places
where every Christian virtue is as
sailed.
1.-THE tyrant custom must be COM
batted. Nothing but contest can rid
humanity Of the monster Of evil GUS
toms. The evils of the insurance COM
panies and meat packers and railroads
could only be uprooted by fierce denun-
citation and attack. AS in the days of
Epamonidas there is so much to do
in these stirring times that men ought
not to take time to die.
Custom neglects and even discounts
the family altar and strict adherence
to principles Of righteousness. House
hold religion was honored among the
ancient Romans as they reverenced
the lares and penates, and Rome could
not be overthrown as long as these
affairs in the home were maintained.
Foolish Americans are we when in
these hurrying years as we follow the
multitude in indifference we surrender
the secret which made our fathers and
mothers invincible and our nation i'm
pregnable. Any man who is himself
the product Of family altar who does
not maintain a family altar in his own
home is not doing for his generation
what was done for him by his parents
Our best warriors against the ty-
ranny of evil customs come out OF
Christian homes. Whoever would en-
ter this battle must be prepared for
wounds and even for sacrifice The
fate of Telemachus and Savonarola
AND John Brown awaits some of those
who would overthrow the wrong, but
though men fall, principles prevail,
and the coliseum was abandoned as
a place for bestial gladiatorial shows,
the De Medici family was overthrow
and there is not slave in America.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-25
Only Two
Dollars a Week
Regularly for Four Years Is
Making Small Fortunes for
Many Los Angeles People
YOU CAN LEARN HOW
WITHOUT COST

We are known by every banker and
every newspaper publisher in Los An
geles and by most all of your neigh
bors.
:. We mean every word of the above
heading.
We are organizers of Plans to create
new wealth which in new communities
like this usually goes to waste
By one of our New Plans we have
established seven of the widest known
farming town communities in Califor-
nia-Wasco, Alpaugh, Clark Colony,
etc., but this Two Dollar Plan has
naught to do with colonization
You stay in the city at your present
avocation and without effort or care
on your part and without one penny
of your money being at risk you make
81 a week laid aside for only four
years create you an available asset
that rapidly becomes a snug fortune of
from $1,000 to $4,000.
We are not stock promoters.
We are not oil promoters.
We are not mining promoters.
We are not invention promoters.
We are not town lot promoters.
We organize the creation of new
wealth.
In all new communities there are
valuable sources of economic wealth
going to waste.
We can snow you beyond your power
of disbelief-and won't charge you for
the interview
We want all the school teachers. all
the wage arners, all the salaried
folks, all the professional men to heed
this call.
If you cannot come to our lecture
today at p. m. or this evening at s
p. M, then write us to tell you how 81
laid aside by you weekly for only four
years will create you a snug fortune
in a way not Jointly mixed with any
other member, but individually on your
own property basis.
We have patriotic interest enough in
the development of this Plan to take
pleasure in submitting it to you in full
without charge.
Very respectfully yours,
California Home Extension Association
Ground floor, Chamber of Commerce,
Los Angeles California.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-25
SOME PLUCK ABOUT HIM

The old gentleman in his heart did not object
to the young man as a son-in-law, but he was
Of the kind of gentlemen who like to raise
objections first, and then reach an agreement
though comforting favor. When the young
man called he ready for him.
49," he interrupted. freely, almost before
the sutton could commence, you want me tc
let you marry my daughter, do your
The young man very coolly responded:
II didn't say so, did To-
The old gentleman gasped-
but you going to say sop
who told you I WASP" inquired the appli-
cant, seeing his advantage
But you want me to let you marry her
don't your
mo"
MOI exclaimed the old gentleman. almost
falling off the chair
That's what said.''
''Then what the mischief do you want?'
81 want you to give consent" replied the
youth. pleasantly. II am going to marry her
anyhow, but thought your consent wouldn't
be bad thing to have a start"
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-25
LEADING PIONEER PASSES
AWAY AT ADVANCED AGE
James G. Mcdonald, Elected County
Surveyor In 1862 and Twice
Member of City Coun.
ell, Expires

James Greer Mcdonald, a prominent
pioneer Of this city, died at his home
1925 East Twentieth street, SATURDAY
last.
MIR. Mcdonald was born in Wilson
county, Tenn, in March, 1924. Wher
Col John E. Hayes was appointed sur
Veyor general Of California in 1853 Mr.
Mcdonald accepted deputyship under
MN, the two men being close friends
and came to California, via the isthmus
of Tehuantepec.
He continued in the work of SIR
vey1ng throughout Southern California
up to 1856 and then returned to Sar
Antonio, Tex, where he married
IN April, 1858, he organized a sur.
Veytng party and came across the
plains over the Southern route. Both
ne and Mrs. Mcdonald had many ex-
citing adventures and narrow escapes
during this journey.
Settling in Los Angeles, he was
elected county surveyor in 1862 and he
and Uncle Billy Workman became in.
terested In mining speculations which
dld not prove successful. He engaged
IN the orange raising business, rentine
the famous Wolfskill orchard. and
subsequently planted forty acres of his
own on which the home in which he
died still stands.
Mr.. Mcdonald was twice elected tc
the city council and served each time
without remuneration. Throughout
these terms his record was excellent
in all respects.
An authority on horticulture. he was
appointed horticultural inspector.
Mr.. Mcdonald leaves a widow and
three children, all of whom are mar
r1ed, viz: James T. Mcdonald, 1915
Tarleton street; Mrs. Thomas Weiss,
1870 East Washington street, and Mrs,
Grant Roberds, 1857 East Twenty-first
street.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-25
To Hold Funeral Services

Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth
c. Davies will be held at the family
residence, Pill Glendale place,
Wednesday at $3.50 o'clock. Mrs.
Davies was the mother of Mrs. Robert
Wankowski and died January in
Paris Mrs. Wankowsh had gone to
France to be with her mother during
her illness and was met in New York
by Gen Wankowski, who accompanied
the body home and arrived in Los An
geIes late Saturday night. Rev. Baker
P. Lee will officiate and interment will
be in ROSedale cemetery.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-25
Dies After Long Illness

Ionell Higgins, aged n years, and a
prominent retired capitalist, died yes
terday at his home, 1856 West Twenty
first street, after an illness of two
years. Mr.. Higgins had resided in Los
Angeles the last eighteen years and
was prominently known. He is sur
vived by one daughter, Mrs. P Mason,
who resides in Los Angeles. Arrange
ments for the funeral have not been
COMPLETED
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-25
CLAIMS CUSTOM IS
EVILS PROGENITOR
DR.. LOCKE SAYS VICE PRACTI,
CALLY Is LICENSED
Pastor DepIores Habit of Politics of
City and State Being Manipu-
lated by Constituencies
Demagogues

DR.. Charles Edward Locke at the
First Methodist Episcopal church Sun
day evening delivered another sermon
in the series on IF Christ Should Come
to Los Angeles"
Last night his subject was: "Some
tyrannieS of custom and fashion he
would rebuke" Text Thou shalt fol-
low a multitude to do evil" Exodus
1892. DR.. Locke said in part:
IF Jesus Christ came into our midst
he would discredit custom as possess
ing any absolute certificate of right
eOusness. Everybody does it. is not
sufficient guarantee of rectitude of an
action when our standards, our con-
science and our experience are against
it. 1t was the custom to ridicule poor
old Noah during the 120 years of his
preaching and rebuilding 1t was
the fashion to worship the golden calf
at the base of Mt. Sinai. 1t was the
fashion to follow the example of KING
Solomon in the worship of AShtaroth.
1t was the custom to prosecute the
early Christians to death. 1t was the
custom to grant indulgences for sin.
1t was the custom to buy and sell hui
man beings. Custom is a cruel and
memorable tyrant, as Pindar says:
Custom rules the world Custom so
far defiles and distorts the conSciences
of men that some writer's have de-
clared conscience is not a product of
nature, but of custom. 1t is certain
that conscience, which 1 contend is a
divine gift, can be so calloused by Gus
tom that it no longer rebels against
manifest evils.
Slavery Defended by Custom
For long time the abomination Of
human slavery had for its strongest
defense the argument of custom It
must be right because it had always
been. According to Cowper we have
been such slaves to custom that with
packhorSe constancy we keep the road
crooked or straight, through quags or
thorny dells, true to the jingling Of
our leaders bells
Custom recOncileS us even to evil:
that which at first we hate then we
endure, pity and embrace. We forget
the old maxim which teaches that
Vice can only be conquered by flight
mo more today than in the past can
custom be depended upon to furnish
true ideals of morality and religion.
There is a growing inclination to spend
Sundays in festivity and recreation.
The automobile excursions and the
Sunday evening dinners are a social
abomination. Neglect of prayer and
Bible reading is an increasing custom
in some circles.
1T is deplorable custom to permit
the politics of the city and state to be
manipulated by constituencies dema-
gogues. 1t is just as possible for a
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-25

New departments are to be inaugurated IN
The Sunday Herald Junior. Young artists
will be interested. and may win prizes