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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-21
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-21

An amusing story is related of recent incident in a Paris law court A very eloquent lawyer was about to plead in an interesting case, and judge of an- other tribunal had gone expressly to hear him, and was standing among the audi ence when a neighbor happened to tread on his toes. 'I beg your pardon. sir politely exclaimed the rather awkward person, who was very plainly dressed. You ought to be more careful the judge replied hotly. Do you know who I am?" and he gave his name and his judicial rank. And I am M. Briand,' the other answered simply, much to the confusion of the irascible parsonage. whose mode of introducing himself to the minister of justice had been so very un- fortunate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-21
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Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-02
CURRENT ITEMS OF NEWS
COLLECTED AT PASADENA

PASADENA, Feb. William Con-
ger, aged 67. is dead in his home or
Cypress avenue. Conger lived in Pasa-
dena. twenty-three years. The funeral
will be held Wednesday,
c. E. Kelsey, special agent of the de-
partment of the interior for California
Indians, left today for Los Angeles
after visit lasting a week and passed
with relatives in this city.
Because his car jumped the track
twice on two different trips out of Los
Angeles, Motorman w. E. Townsend
on the Pacific Electric line, is con
vinced that Sunday is an unlucky day
for him. No one was hurt but the ac-
cidents hung up traffic for some little
time.
In the month of January the Pasa-
dena police force made fifty-nfne ar
rests, Of which but twenty-five were
tried in the city courts. Fines were
imposed and bail forfeited to the extent
of S97, which is a low water mark.
The Elks' committee having Charge
of the festival which closed SATURDAY.
night announces the drawing for the
prizes will take place Wednesday even
ing.
Rev Leslie S. Learned, who invited
Dr. Elwood Worcester of the EN-
manuel movement to visit Pasadena
when he shall make his proposed trif
to Los Angeles, has received a telegram
in which DR.. Worcester declares he vii
be unable to come to Pasadena; in fact
lack of time may make it necessary fol
him to curtail his visit to Los Angeles
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-02

PATENTS AND PATENT RIGHTS
PATENTS-U. s. AND FOREIGN; INFOR-
nation book free to inventors. BROOKS &
LIDDERS. 6OS-61o L A. Trust bldg. Third
and Spring streets SILK
G. E. HARPHAM GETS PATENTS, INvEN-
tions financed; patent litigation; rs years
experience. SIT UNION TRUST BLDG
12-4-6mo
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-02
SANTA ANA sREvITIEs

SANTA ANA. Feb. 1.-Col. A. M.
Case, manager of a 10-cent theater here,
disappeared Thursday night and his
company says he took the receipts of
the box office for three weeks with him
and left it's members stranded. The
show continued Friday and Saturday
nights in a sort of way, but today the
house is closed and the show people
have left town. Case failed to settle
hotel bills amounting to a considerable
sum, and also left without paying a
grocery bill of $50.
Certified articles of Incorporation of
the Orange County Gas company were
filed here today. The company is cap
italized for $200,000 of which amount
S30,020 actually has been subscribed.
The principal place Of business is Los
Angeles, and the directors are the fol-
lowing Los Angeles men: D. L. Peters,
M. L. Bellus, John w. Kemp, E. B.
Rhoades and John S. Mitchell.
Final decree of divorce was today
granted Mrs Flora NJ. Clark against
George A. Clark.
A marriage license was today issued
to Edwin H. Clark and Mary c. Spark
ling, both residents of Los Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-02
EDUCATION BOARD TO
COMPEL VACCINATION
MEMBERS RESIGN RATHER
THAN ENFORCE MEASURE
Vacancies Filled by Men Known tc
Favor Order of State Board of
Health to lnocuIate
Children
Especial to The Herald

LONG BEACH. Feb. 1.-E. S. Gunby
and Ellis Hakes resigned from the
board of education this morning rather
than vote for a resolution ordering the
compulsory vaccination law be en-
forced.
George H. Marshall and David
Hughes were selected in their place
and their appointment was confirmed
by County Superintendent Mark Kep-
pei.
The board then adopted the resolution
instructing the superintendent and
principals of schools to comply with the
law and to refuse admission to pupils
who are not vaccinated.
In a conference with the district at
torney, superintendent Graham secured
a delay of one week in which the stu
dents may be vaccinated.
The district attorney has complaints
sworn to by the state board of health
and he had threatened if the board did
not agree to enforce the vaccination
order by noon today he would proceed
to prosecute.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-02
VENICE
Home 4o15. Sunset 1881
Home 4o1s
BREAKS ALL RECORDS FOR
GETTING BACK INTO JAIL

VENICE, Jan. 31.-William Sellers OF
Sawtelle has broken the record fol-
quick return to jail, in this city at
least.
Last evening he was picked up by a
member of the Ocean Park police, suf-
fering from overindulgence in alcoholic
beverages, and fined So.
Not having the cash with him he
remained in the lookup until this morn
ing, when Officer Fair accompanied
him to Sawtelle, where the amount was
obtained and the man given his free
DOM
Fair took the car and got back to
his beat as soon as possible. Return
ing to police headquarters a short time
later he found his late charge occupy
ing cell and wrapped in deep slumber,
havingabeen locked up by Sergt. Ivy as
a plain drunk. The sergeant found his
man in a stupor just outside the jail,
waiting to be locked up.
Ivy asserts that this is the record,
at this station at least, for the return
of a guest, and fears that his hostelry
will get so popular with Sellers that it
will become a habit.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-02
SAN BERNARDINO
Office sos Third Street.
Phones: Home S75. Sunset Main 1ss.
WILL DECLARED VOID:
ESTATE DISTRIBUTED
HEIRS OF TESTATOR AGREE TO
COMPROMISE
Property of Mrs. Pierce BirdeII Miller,
Los Angeles, Amounts to
$35, 5,000-Husband
Gets $4,000

SAN BERNARDINO, Feb. by
stipulation today the will of the late
Mrs. Pierce Birdeu Miller of Los An
geles was declared invalid, it being
agred that Mrs. Miller at the time OF
making the instrument, which was done
just prior to her death, was of unsound
mind and incapable Of dispoSing of her
property interests.
Mrs. Miller died at private hospital
in San Bernardino about year ago.
BY the will her husband was given a
liberal share of her estate and a life
estate in the remainder. The will i'm
rGediately was contested by her mother,
Mrs. Emily Baird of Rialto, on the
ground that her daughter was incapa-
bic of making a will at the time.
After the filing of the stipulation an
nulling the will an agreement was
reached as to a division of the estate,
which amounts to about $4,000. Mrs.
Baird, the mother, and Arthur Baird,
a brother, each is awarded $4,000, the
husband, Pierce Birdell Miller, will get
an orange grove in Rialto, while the
remainder of the estate is divided in
small allotments among several other
heirs, a $500 dressing case going to
Frances Charles Baird of New York.
The family formerly resided in Ches-
ter place, Los Angeles, having been
married but two years when her death
occurred
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-02
WANT FIVE TREES REMOVED
IN ORDER TO PLAY POLO

PASADENA, Feb. Claiming un-
less they are allowed to take up five
trees which cucumber the infield at the
Tournament park the Pasadena horse
show will be a financial failure if moth
ing more, officers and directors of the
association appeared before the city
commissioners today and asked they
be allowed to remove the trees.
They argue the scheduled polo game
between the crack Burlingame team and
the All-England players, who are tour
ing the United States, is to be the prin-
cipal attraction of the show, and unless
the trees can be removed they cannot
get field of proper size as the sport
requires a tract 9GOOx6OOO feet.
President Fred e. Wilcox, Vice Presi-
dent w. J. Hogan and Secretary E. D
Neff appeared for the horse show asso-
citation. Mayor Farley and Commits
sioner William Medill were strong in
opposition to the removal of the trees
1t finally was decided the commission
ers and representatives of the horse
show association shall inspect the park
Wednesday morning with a view to
learning just what can be done in the
situation.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-02
LICENSE GRANTED TO
VENICE AUDITORIUM
BOARD OF TRUSTEES HOLDS
WARM DISCUSSION
Defeated Member Declares Action
Taken Will Precipitate Prohibition
Movement That Will Sweep
the Beach
Especial to The Herald. ,

Especial to The Herald!
OCEAN PARK, Feb. 1.-The liquor
Question bobbed up again at the meet
ing of the board of trustees this even
ing, an application being made for a
license for the Venice auditorium.
Trustee Griffith moved that it be not
granted and the motion was seconded
by President Eakins, who turned the
chair over to Trustee McKinnon in or
der to discuss the matter.
The discussion developed into a warm
argument, all the trustees taking part
and the large audience of citizens ap-
plauding. Finally the question was
put to vote, after an amendment had
been proposed by McKinnon, providing
for the granting of the license for one
month only. Trustees McKinnon,
Mayer and Foster voted to grant the
license and Griffith and Eakins voted
against it.
1t was charged by President Eakins
that the license expired at midnight
December 81, 1908, and that liquor was
sold after that time in violation Of the
law. He stated that the trustees and
the police had been guilty of negligence
in not taking cognizance of the offense.
After the meeting President Eakins
stated that, in his opinion, the board
had done much to further the cause
of absolute prohibition on the beach,
1.-THE people," he said, "Will not stand
for this indiscriminate giving OF Ii
censes, and, you mark my words, you
will see prohibition movement start
ed on this beach before long that will
sweep all before it and result in the
closing of every place that sells
liquor
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-02
SANTA ANA
Office S15 N. Sycamore.
Home Phone 315.
WATER COMPANY TO
DENY ALLEGATIONS
Declares Contention That Ditch Is on
City Streets Is Wrong and Claims
1t Is on Property
Line

SANTA ANA, Feb. 1.-Answer to the
complaint in the case of the city OF
Santa Ana against the Santa Ana Val
ley Irrigation company, in which a de-
murrer was overruled last week by
Judge Bledsoe of San Bernardino, will
be filed in course of few days and
probably will set up the defense that
the water company's ditch is not in the
city's streets, as alleged, but on the
property line as established by former
city engineer, and that therefore the
city has no cause Of action.
The suit was brought to compel the
irrigation company to change the man
ner of use of irrigating water now dis
tributed through an open ditch and
place its conduits under ground.
e. E. Keech, one of the attorneys for
defendant, who was city engineer here
at one time, says he is absolutely GER
tain of his contention that the water
company's ditch is not in the street
and is preparing data to prove his case
when the time of trial arrives.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-02
DENOUNCES PURPOSE
OF EDISON COMPANY
SAYS CONCERN is FIGHTING
CITY OWNERSHIP
Manager of Municipal Lighting Issues
Letter condemning Attempt of
Private Enterprise to Corr
troll Utility
Especial to The Herald.l

PASADENA, Feb. General Man
ager Koiner of the municipal electric
light plant has issued a letter COM
mandatory of city ownership of the
plant and condemning the course of the
Edison concern. in trying to buy the
property from the city. The communi-
cation will be used as a campaign docu-
ment in the preliminary work to be
done before the bond election, which
will be held February IL.
The extracts given herewith give the
substances of its contents:
you no doubt are aware of the fact
that the Edison Electric company is
opposing this bond issue and, of course,
you understand the reason why they
are trying to defeat it. AS long as
they have no opposition they are able
to get the high price for electrical
energy that they charge where they do
not have competition from the city's
system. Moreover, do not lose sight of
the fact that all fiat rates will be abol-
ished by the Edison company as soon
as the capacity of the city'S plant is
reached, and this will be very shortly.
Therefore it is going to be necessary
for all to be as active as possible in
getting out the vote February IL, so
that the system can be extended, there
by giving a reduced rate to all of the
inhabitants of the city
II wish to call your attention to the
manner in which the Edison Electric
company is trying to regain lost busl-
ness by offering fiat rates. In this
connection I wish to advise you that
this is the season of the year when
your bills are the largest. In consider
ing this question there is a broader
principle at stake than the mere saw
ing of a few dollars at this time. With
your business given to the Edison COM
pany, it means the ruin of your prop
erty, i. E., the municipal lighting works,
and ultimately the establishment OF
the former rates. By continuing with
the city it means independence and the
possibility of lower rates.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-02
ASSURED LAWMAKERS WILL
PASS FULL CREW MEASURE

SAN BERNARDINO, Feb For
mer Assemblyman w. F. Lemon, who
this year is legislative representative
OF the order of Railway Conductors,
was home Sunday from his duties at
the capital.
He is confident the 'fulI crew. bill,
which has been introduced at the re-
quest of the conductors and other train
orders, will become law.
1t is a fact that a majority of both
houses agreed to support this bill be-
fore the session began, and they are
expected to make good these promises.
Nothing has yet occurred to change
the situation, though it is admitted a
difficult fight will be made on the bill
by the railroad interests. The bill is
designed to correct the habit of rail-
roads of Judging on the carrying of
a full crew often when they think a
cut of one or two men can be made,
and it is said a great number of acci-
dents are directly traceable to this
nractice
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-02
POMONA
115 South Thomas.
Home Phone 1896.
PLANT OF DAILY REVIEW
SUFFERS DAMAGE BY FIRE
Loss Estimated at $1,000, Covered by
Insurance-Adjoining Premises
Injured by Water

POMONA, Feb. 1.-The fire discov-
cred in the printing rooms Of the
Daily Review last night caused a loss
of about $1000 fully covered by insur-
ance. The damage was confined main
ly to presses and paper cutter.
The front Office rooms, containing a
linotype, office fixtures, paper stock
and type, were uninjured.
The Pomona fire company did good
work in fighting the flames, which
were evidently caused by electric
wires.
The adjoining real estate Offices OF
J. R. Garthside, George Cowdery, Fris-
bic & White. Rays restaurant and The
Herald local agency suffered somewhat
from water, but all books and accounts
were saved
The building containing the Review
and these other offices is owned by j.
E. McComaS and was fully insured.
The Daily Review was today printed
on the presses of the Daily Progress.
Brief Local Notes
Messrs. Cartwright, who have come
recently to Southern California from
Iowa, were here today on business
relative to opening a livery and feed
stable on South Thomas street.
Vice Principal H. P. Reynolds will
soon move into his new home on Pasa-
dena street, recently purchased from
c. K. Ingham.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-02
WINDOW SHADES, BRASS RODS

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WE Make WINDOW SHADES. H. G. ELK
ELEs SON. ssl So. Broadway. F27S5.
n 3Oe1. 12-16-7Ot
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-02
TWO ACCIDENTS "a HOURS
APART HAPPEN SIMILARLY

PASADENA, Feb. George Cop
ping, aged 81, of II West Colorado street
and Mrs. Frank Baldwin, aged SO. of
146 North Bonnie avenue, are injured
seriously as the result of two accidents
twenty-four hours apart, but happening
at nearly the same place at a similar
time in the day and on the same car.
Last Friday night Mrs. Baldwin, in
alighting from moving Lamanda Park
car, was thrown violently. Besides a
concussion of the brain and a severe
scalp wound in the back of her head
she was bruised
George Coping Saturday night for
got his street, Chester avenue, until
just as the car passed it. He sprang
to the steps, shouting at the conductor
to stop, and either fell or jumped 1t
is believed he has sustained a fracture
of the skull, and he is cut and bruised.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-02
LONG BEACH ITEMS

LONG BEACH, Feb. Mayor Wind
nam will go to Sacramento to assist
Senator Savage in his fight on the con-
solidation bill. This move was agreed to
at the council meeting this morning.
Tomorrow the annual election of di-
rectors of the chamber of commerce
will be held. The polls at the chamber
Of commerce headquarters, IA Pacific
o'clock.
The council this morning ratified an
order for the tenants of. booths on the
pier, opposite the auditorium, to vacate
by March 1. 1t was reported also that
J. E. Carter, jr., lessee of the Fisher
building, had signified his willingness
to vacate, and that building will be de-
molished.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-02
SAN PEDRO
CORONER TO HOLD INQUEST
OVER BODY OF MAN SLAIN
Absence of Marks on Corpse Leads to
Belief That Heart Failure
Caused Death
Correspondent Home S12.
Circulation 125 5th st.

SAN PEDRO, Feb. THE coroner
will hold on inquest Tuesday afternoon
at o'clock over the body of the Greek,
George ,Pelivos, who died here in the
city jail last evening after being ar
rested by Officer Jack Franks for fight
ing with Meek Dekes, another Greek.
These men are said to have been ac-
qualnted in Greece, as both came from
the Same town, and apparently some
old score was being settled
There are no marks of violence on
the dead man, which leads mary to
believe death is the result of heart
failure, due to excitement or over
exertion. An autopsy probably will be
held today.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-02
LONG BEACH INDoRsES
PROTEST ESTATE HARBoR

LONG BEACH, Feb. 1.-The indorse-
ment of the city council was given this
morning to a resolution by the VIII
mington chamber \of commerce, which
protests against pending bills in the
legislature providing for state harbOr
control, leasing abandoned navigable
lands for oyster bed culture and nulli-
flying expired patent lands.
The matter was brought up by 7. w.
Lincoln Of Wilmington, town which
is particularly interested, as 100000 in
bonds have been voted for improving
the Wilmington water front by reclaim
ing thirty-seven acres of submerged
land.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-02
DEATHS

SCHUBERT-Lizette Schubert, 81 years,
native of Germany, 453 South Soto street;
cerebral hemorrhage.
MOORE-Eliza Moore, SO years, native Of
Prince Edward Island, 4236 South Olive
street; pericarditis.
SNYDER-Park LIE Roy Snyder, Is years.
native of Ohio, Second and Bunker Hill
streets; electrocution, accidental.
HUNTER-Samuel Hunter, 65 years, native
of Pennsylvania, 1888 East Thirty seventh
street; apoplexy.
LEYFORD-Robert c. Leyford years ma
tive of California. 3O12 Maple avenue;
meningitis.
California 1876 Buena Vista street;
ptomaine poisoning.
FARWELL-Henry S. FarweH, At years,
native of Illinois, Lankershim hotel;
heart failure.
GARDNER-Benjamin F. Gardner, SO years,
native of New York. SIT West Twenty
first street: cerebral hemorrhage.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-02
PACIFIC ELECTRIC OPERATES
THROUGH CARS TO NAPLES

LONG BEACH, Feb. 1.-The Pacific
Electric company this morning began
operating through cars from Long
Beach to Naples, the cars running over
the Alamitos Bay line to Mira Mar.
Instead Of two cars an hour to Ala
mitos Bay now there will will be one
car to the bay and one to Naples each
hour.
The Pacific Electric is continuing
work on East Seventh street and will
build the long talked Of new line to the
east city limits on that street. Perhaps
the line will be continued to Signal
Hill
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-02
Brief Local Notes
Kinq Of Chinatown Arrested

SAN BERNARDINO, Feb. 1.-Wong
MIN, the king of Chinatown was
today arrested on a charge of selling
opium. The opium habit has been the
cause Of several tragedies here in the
past few months and the officers hope
to break it up. 1t is a belief the traf-
fic has been carried on two years with
out any attempt being made to check
it. He put up 5000 cash bail for his
appearance for trial the latter part Of
the week
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-02
Becomes Insane on Train

PASADENA, Feb William Deem
engineer, of Albuquerque, N. M. be-
came insane on the Santa Fe limited
which reached Pasadena from the east
this morning. He was taken in charge
by Patrolmen Schultz and Connors. All
though Deen had resisted three train
men he accompanied the officers with
out a struggle. He was later taken to
Los Angeles by his friends.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-02

WANTED-To BUY TICKET TO ST. LOUIS
or Chicago or Louisville. GARFIELD DIX
ON, 1902 W. 11th st. 2-1-3
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-02
CHURCH NOTICES

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE ERVICES-SECOND
Church of Christ, Scientist, Simpson auditor
ium, 7S4 s. Hope street. Services Sunday IL
a. m. and p. M. sermon from the Chris
tian Science Quarterly. Subject. Spirit"
Children's Sunday school, $50 a. m. Wednes-
day evening meeting at o'clock at Simpson
auditorium and also the Gamut club, 1914
S. Hope street at SIS. Reading rooms 510-
511 Herman w Helman building, Spring and
Fourth streets, open daily, Sundays ex-
cepted. from 9 a. m. to p. 2-1-7
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-02
GOVERNOR AGAIN REFUSES TO
INTERFERE; SILVER MUST DIE

SAN BERNARDINO, Feb I'm all
probability Ed Silver will hand Febru-
airy 19 for the murder Of Deputy Sheriff
Will Smithson at Daggett a year ago
last winter.
A letter has been received from Gov
ernor Gillett by the district attorneys s
office stating he had a second time gone
into the circumstances surrounding the
killing and had reached a conclusion
not to interfere in the execution which
was fixed by Judge BIedsoe here re-
Gently.
This is probably the last resort for
the case, which has in different forms
been twice before the supreme court.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-02
AGED WOMAN DROPS DEAD AT
THE RESIDENCE OF HER son

OCEAN PARK, Feb. Mrs. Emily
Walters, aged 78 years, dropped dead
at the home of her son, G. A. Butler,
532 Ashland avenue, this evening.
Decedent was apparently in the best
of health and an inquest must be held
lefore the cause of death can be ascer-
tanned.
The body is at Kirkelee's undertake
ing parlors awaiting the action of the
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-02
Justice Fined for "scorchinq"

SAN BERNARDINO, Feb. 1.-Justice
was today fined SO by Justice Thomas
of this city on a charge of exceeding
the speed limit for automobiles at Red
lands. Clifford a few days ago was a
witness in the superior court here He
took an electric car to Redlands and
then an auto to his residence, but he
speeded the auto too much and was ar
rested. He today pleaded guilty and
paid the fine.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-02
PALMIsTs AND MEDIUMS

THE ELECTION OF TAFT
AND THE DEFEAT OF BRYAN.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-02

wANTED-$S5oo FOR THREE YEARS AT
per cent, on Ocean Park residence
property, worth $1,000. Address ROOM
224. San Fernando bldg. 1-31-s
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-02
INFORMATION WANTED

INFORMATION WANTED OF EITHER OF
my three children. going under assumed
name of Smith; Margaret, age IA; George, 2;
1-ni-Mai, 2, by their father. GEORGE w.
GRUMBLES. general delivery. Los Angeles.