Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-19
AROUND TOWN
To Be Sent East for Burial

To Be Sent East for Burial
Funeral services for Salome NJ. Beck
or OF Casa Verdugo will be held Fri
day morning at o'clock at the chapel
of Overholtzer & Mills. The body will
be sent to Scranton, Pa, for burial.
Improvement Body to Meet
The semi-monthly meeting OF the
members of the North and Northwest
Improvement association will be held
at 4 o'clock this afternoon at las
North Spring street All property own
ers of the district are invited to be
present. Important matters will be dis
cussed.
Lectures Discontinued
Rev Robert Rennison, rector OF st.
Marks Episcopal church, has been
forced to discontinue his lectures on
the book of Revelations at the Y NJ.
c. A. building on account of a serious
cold affecting his throat. Rev. Mr..
Rennison expects to resume his lectures
October IL.
Katy Agent Promoted
]. T. Bate of the Missouri, Kansas &
Texas Railway company, who has rep
resented the interests of the railroad
here as commercial agent, has been
raised to the position of general agent
the agency Just having been estab-
AiGl0u. AL OI 1dllIOIlld SOulu OF I0d-
kersfield, San Luis Obispo. Arizona and
New Mexico comprise the territory.
Funeral Services Held
Funeral services for Alfred Erskine
Lea were held yesterday afternoon at
Bresee Bros chapel. Mr.. Lea died at
his home, 91S South Bonnie Brae street,
Monday. Rev. J. Adams off1ciated at
the services yesterday. Gen. II. Lea of
Chinese army fame is a son of the dead
man, who is also survived by two
daughters.
Code Words Must Be Shorter
A new regulation of the cable compa-
nies designed to offset code combina-
tions by which cipher messages will be
charged for at the rate of five letters
for one word where code words are
used, will go into effect September /,
according to advices received at the
local telegraph office. The present rate
Is on basis allowing ten letters to the
word.
Identified as fastener
Pierce Bros, undertakers, have iden-
titled the old man who died at the
county hospital Monday morning as
w. r. Phares of Elkins, w. Va. A
memorandum book was found in the
effects OF the dead man in which was
written: "In case of accident please
Through telegraphic communication
identification was made possible. The
body will be sent to IElkins for burial
Visits Catalina Island
Gen. w. L. Marshall, chief OF the
corps of engineers, United states army,
went to Catalina island yesterday after
his inspection of the harbor and con-
ference with the Los Angeles harbor
commission on the government work In
future at the seaport. He was accom-
panied by Mrs Marshall and Lieut..
Charles T. Leeds. The party will re-
turn tonight, and Gen. and Mrs Mar
shall will leave for Washington tomor-
row morning.
Charged with Gambling
Five alleged gamblers who We're ar
rested when the police raided the no
torious Central club, 143 South Broad
way, were arraigned in Police Justice
Chambers court yesterday morning and
will appear August q to plead. The
men who were arrested gave the names
of C. o. Cartlich, T.. C.. Davis, r. j.
Horner, George Warren and H. Henry.
The former is charged with conducting
a gambling house and Is at liberty
under bonds of 5000, and the others de-
posted bail in the amount of $100 each
and were released.