Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-14
AROUND TOWN
Prof. Kirk to Speak


Prof. Kirk to Speak
Prof. Thomas H. Kirk Of Occidental
college will speak on Party Pledges
and the Tariff at the regular weekly
luncheon of the Jefferson club to be
held at the Holenbeck hotel at 12:15
p. m. today.
Impresario to Speak
L. e. Behymer, impresario of Los
Angeles, will be the speaker at the
City club today. Mr.. Behymer will
speak on Music in the City's Life
and will tell what other municipalities
are doing and what Los Angeles should
do for music.
To Discuss Conditions of Workers
Conditions of the working people In
Los Angeles will be discussed by Mrs.
Won Wagner next Sunday afternoon in
her address delivered in the Walker
theater building, at Cleveland hall, be-
fore the Christian Socialist Fellowship.
The lecture will begin at o'clock in
the afternoon.
Body Is Cremated
The funeral of Milton L. Canfleld,
who died suddenly at his home, 1647
lockwood street Tuesday, was held
yesterday afternoon at the chapel of
Pierce Brothers, Rev. Baker p. Les
officiating The body was cremated
at the Rosedale cemetery crematory,
Horseman Cut Severely
Thomas Pyne, a horseman employed
at Agricultural park, was treated at
the receiving hospital last night for a
number of knife wounds in his head,
face, neck and shoulders received in q
fight with a man named John Davis,
with whom he is said to have quar-
relied at the park over trivial matter.
To Shorten Ocean Time
Travelling time between New York
and London will be materially reduced
after August 25, when all steamers
of the Cunard line plying between
New York and Liverpool, will stop at
Fishguard to land passengers and mail
before going on to the terminal port.
Advices to this effect were recently
received by the steamship department
of the German-American Savings bank.
Fingers Amputated
As the result of crushing his left
hand in machinery while at work at
800 West First street, r. r. Wickerd,
a machinist, had the third and fourth
fingers of the hand amputated at the
receiving hospital yesterday morning.
Wiekerd was adjusting a piece of
machinery in rotary machine when
belt of the machine could be detached
the hand was drawn in.
Elect Officers
At the annual meeting of the Res
taurant Mems association of Southern
California the following were elected
to serve the coming year. President,
AL Levy; first vice president, NJ. l..
Godfrey; second vice president, w. r.
Davis. secretary c. H SAWYER: treas
urer H. C. Fryman; executive COM
mittee, S. A. Mckee, John Brink, e.
j. Fulton, ]. S. Mitchell, M. L. Godfrey,
AL Levy and C. II. Sawyer.
Solicitor Arrested
Clarence Crane, an advertising So
licitor, was arrested at Sixth and Los
Angeles streets last night by Lyle
Pendegast, executive secretary to the
chief of police and placed in central
station on suspicion. Crane is alleged
to have passed a forged aqueduct pay
check for $50 on Rappaport Bros,
clothing dealers, in payment for a bill
OF goods, the greater part of the check
being given him in change.
VIII Hold Funeral This Afternoon
The funeral of c. C. r. Hoist. who
died recently, will be held at the resi-
dence. 2901 West Eighth street, this
afternoon at 2 o'clock Rev. Mr..
Schaefle, pastor of the Pico Heights
Congregational church, will officiate.
The burial will be held at the Ingle-
wood cemetery. Those remaining in
the family are his wife and seven
brothers and sisters as follows Mrs
Louis c. Harper, Mrs. Emily M. Fin
ley, Edward Hoist of San Francisco,
A. Hoist, Mrs. T. P. Bruce and Walder
Hoist.