Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-03
AROUND TOWN
Seek Doa Poisoner

Seek Dog Posoner
The police are searching for man
who is said to have poisoned a number
+ of valuable dogs in the Boyle Heights
section of the city.
City Club Speaker
John A. Fox of Arkansas, special d.
3 rector Of the Rivers and Harbors con-
gress, will be one of the speakers at
the City club today.
i Thrown from Street Car
While riding on southbound Main
street car yesterday morning, LLOYD
Thomas, IL years old, a newsboy, liv-
ing at 12171s North Main street, was
thrown off and sustained a slight con-
cussion. He was taken to the receiv-
ing hospital, where his injuries were
treated.
Gives Review Of Work
A review of the work for the past
year of the w. c. T. u. was given yes
terday afternoon by Mrs. Julia D.
Phelps, county president, at the meet
ing of the Central union in Temperance
temple. Arrangements were made for
the county convention to be held in
Long Beach in April.
Held on Theft Charge
Robert C. Wilcott, who was arrested
in and brought back from San Diego
on the charge of having stolen 5000
from a vest which c. e. Rich left
hanging in toilet room of the room
ing house at Sixth and Hope streets,
was yesterday held to answer in the
superior court by Police Judge Cham
bers.
RImpostor Is Fined
C. A. Rosenfeld was fined $50 by
Jolice Judge Rose yesterday and sent
to the workhouse In default of pay
ment. Rosenfeld, who pretended to be
deaf and dumb, was arrested on South
Park avenue while begging for money
ostensibly to buy himself ticket to
his old home in Texas. He was charged
with vagrancy.
Baptists to Meet
The monthly meeting of the Baptist
Ministers conference will be held Mon
day morning IN Berean 9 ahn r rortine
business. A. P. Griffith of Azusa VIII
speak on Impressions from Recent
Trip to Japan" Mr.. Griffith was a
member of the recent chamber of COM
merce party touring Japan and mas de-
livered his lecture before that BODY.
To Be Buried Monday
Arrangements for the funeral of
Edgar Tevis Smith, who died at his
home 225 Occidental boulevard, late
Thursday night, will be completed to-
day. 1t is expected that the service
will be held Monday at the residence
Mr.. Smith was actively engaged In the
sheep and cattle business and owned
a large ranch near Seligman, Ariz. He
came here four years ago from ILL.,
nois.
Quarrel Over Division of Spells
Harry Radigan, Chicago youth, and
Walter Moran, bellboy, who quarreled,
II Is said, over a division of money ex-
torted from two young married women,
were in police court yesterday on
charges of disturbing the peace. Radi-
gan was fined $50 and Moran $50 by
Justice Chambers, and as they did not
have the money to pay were sent to
the workhouse to serve out their SEN
fences Radigan was cut in the face,
IL is alleged. by Moran. This he denied
in court yesterday.
Banning Company, Applies
The Santa Catalina Island company
has filed with Captain Amos A. Fries
of the United States corps or engineers
application to construct a Wnarr 5oV
feet long at Avalon, running into the
ocean opposite Catalina avenue. This
is part of the improvement planned at
Avalon as a result of an agreement
between lot owners and the Banning
interests. The application will not be
considered until next Thursday In or
der to allow time for filing any OBJ
jections.
Garbage Question Discussed
The disposition of the garbage was
the principal subject discussed at the
meeting of the Federated Improvement
association on Euclid Heights Thurs
day evening. Several city officials were
in attendance at the meeting and dis
cussed the various plans for the dis
position of refuse matter. w. M.
Humphrey of the board of public
works, w. Fl. McGill of the city health
department and G. T.. Paul, a member
of the sanitation committee, took part
in the discussions. No definite action
was taken, but the consensus of
opinion was in favor of incineration.
Playground Programs
Programs for the Saturday evening
entertainments at the Fairgrounds are
as follows: Playground No. 1, Violet
street, a play will be given by young
women from the state norpal school;
II was written by Miss Geraldine Fitz-
gerald. Playground No. 2, Echo park,
readings and music by students of the
California College of Music, Miss H.
Benedict, cornet; r. M. Dance, piano:
Mollie Johnson, violin. Playground
No 3 recreation center. readings by
Miss Lutte M. Miller and musical pro-
gram by the following students from
the w. p. Chambers College of Music;
Miss Junita Holiday, violin; Miss
Ethel Stewart, accompanist; Fred
Gross, mandolin soloist; Miss Lillian
Harlow either SOloiSt.