Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-17
AROUND TOWN
Manaaer penles Guild

Manager Denies Guilt
When arraigned before Police Judge
Williams yesterday morning char ged
with permitting a minor to attend the
moving picture shows at the Regal
theater, pleaded not guilty and de-
theater pleaded not guilty and de-
manded a jury trial. The time for
tr' was set for November IS.
Druggists Are Fined
The crusade against druggists SELL
ing poisons to patrons without OBJ
tanning signatures is under way and
yesterday morning six druggists were
arra1gned before Police Judge Will
liamf. These druggists pleaded guilty
and were fined as follows; S. w.
Marin, $50; Earl Rogers, $40; C. H.
Lewis $40; C. Christensen, $40; D. Nc
Carol. $40; P. P. Pratt, $50.
VIII Take WoodhalI
A telegram was received from police
officials of Boston yesterday to the ef-
feet that requisition papers had been
granted and an officer was on his way
to Los Angeles to return with William
H. Woodhall,, charged with embez-
zling $2755.16 Woodhall is we'll known
in Massachusetts, and for several
years was treasurer of the Woodhall
Furniture company of Boston.
Wants $4,000 for Injuries
James w. Atherton, who was injured
when a brick fell on his head while
employed on a building being econ-
structed by the Southern Pacific COM
pany filed suit in the superior court
yesterday demanding $4,000 damages
from the railway company on account
Of his injuries According to Ather-
toms complaint, the accident, which oc-
CURED April 10, caused concussion Of
the brain.
Certlfies to Suicide
A certificate of suicide was signed
terday by Coroner Hartwell In the
case of Louis II. Nesbit, who shot and
killed himself Wednesday at Glendale.
Nesbit lived at the home of his
brother-in-law, c. 1. Shook. He served
several years in the navy and of late
had been respondent He attempted
suicide a few days ago, but failed.
The funeral viii be held this afternoon
at 2:30 o'clock with burial in Forest
Lawn cemetery.
Chicago Man Guest of Club
George Ellsworth Hooker, civic Sec
retary of the City club of Chicago,
was, the guest Of a number of MEM
bers of the City club at luncheon at
ths Westminster yesterday. Mr..
Hooker is in Los Angeles to gather
data about the Owens river aqueduct
and the San Pedro harbor. Former
Senator Robert N. Bulla will be the
speaker at the City club Saturday.
Mr.. Bulla will deliver an address in
favor of state division.
Fine Postcard Dealers
Charged with having and exposing
for sale postcards of a vulgar and in
decent nature, W. H. Haskell, George
M Sheets, Z. F. Johnson and Mrs. o.
i. McLain were fined $5 each yester-
dav morning nv PO1ica JIdoR Cham
bers. The cases Of all of the twenty
three dispensers of vulgar postca rds
have been disposed of, except Earl
Hunter, who pleaded not guilty and
whose case is set for November TO- he
having demanded jury trial.
University Citizens Meet Tonight
A meeting will be held by the Uni
versity Improvement nt-association in the
university gymnasium at Thirty-fifth
and Hoover streets at o'clock this
evening for the purpose of protesting
against locating rock bunkers and
other enterprises regarded by residents
of the neighborhood as undesirable
along the front of Agricultural park.
Councilman Wallace of the Fifth ward
is expected to be present and will ex-
plain his attitude regarding the matter.
"Prohibs" Will Picnic
The "cold-water committee" on the
celebration of the founding of the Pro
hibition party will hold an all-day pic
mic at Eastlake park Saturday, October
g. The program will begin In the fore
noon with games and sports. At noon
dinner will be served, and at 1850 O'Clock
the program viii be continued, includ-
ing speeches by men who remember the
entire Prohibition party history and by
representatives of the W. G.. T. u,
Womans Prohibition party and Inde-