Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-07-14
AROUND TOWN
Organize Precinct Club

OT9dHiZS ETCClnCI OluD
A good government club was organ
ICED last night In the Twenty-hrst pre-
cinct, with S. A. Waldron president
and William Mcintyre secretary and
treasurer.
To Appear for Sentence
A. II. Hess. proprietor of a planning
mill at Highland Park, was found gull
ty by jury in Police Justice Freder-
icksons court yesterday on a charge
of conducting a planning mill in a dis
trict wherein such business is pro-
hibited and will appear Thursday for
sentence.
Boys Charged with Theft
Probation Officer Leo Marden left
yesterday for Coalinga to bring back
Roderick Fleming, aged II, and James
p. Keary, aged IA, who were arrested
by the city marshal yesterday while
they were emerging from a box car.
The lads are alleged to have entered
Johnson's grocery store at TIA Lamar
street, Los Angeles, and to have stolen
a quantity of tobacco and cigars.
Certificate of Suicide
Coroner Hartwell yesterday signed
a certificate of suicide in the case of
Joseph Motz of 1925 Mignonette street,
VINO ended his life by taking poison
on the way from Judge Davis court
to. the county Jail Monday afternoon,
because of dependency resulting from
his arrest on a bench warrant issued
on account of breaking orders given
by the court in divorce proceedings.
Drug Clerk Fined
S. w. Morine, clerk employed by
John u. Bohemian, proprietor of a
drug store at Temple street and Broad
way, pleaded guilty in Police Justice
williams court yesterday to charge
of violating the retail liquor law and
was fined $50. Bohemian. proprietor
of the drug store, and G. r. Schreyer,
a clerk, pleaded not guilty to similar
charges and will appear for trial
July q.
Sentenced for Embezzement
A. Cowan, a peddler of typewriter
supplies, charged with accepting a 50
gold piece rendered in payment for a
dollars worth of supplies and failing to
return with the change, was sentenced
by Police Justice Williams yesterday
to serve 20 days in the city Jail on a
charge of misdemeanor embezzlement.
Cowan was arrested by Detective
Chapman after a chase of several
blocks on South Main street several
days ago.
Line of Parade Changed
In order to avert probable accidents
and not risk the lives of number OF
children who will be on the floats in
the Elks' parade Friday morning, the
line of march has been changed so
that the hill at Temple street and
Broadway has been excluded and the
parade will turn east at First street
and Broadway instead of continuing
north on Broadway to Temple street,
This change was made at the sugges-
ton or Sheriff Hammel, grand marshal
of the parade.
G. r. Branch Organized
The organization of a coast branch
Of the grand lodge Of the Grand Fra
ternity was perfected yesterday by the
delegates at Maple hall in the Fra
ternaI Brotherhood building. Reports
of committees were heard and ritual
was adopted for use in the coast
branches. Officers were elected for the
following year, preceding which were
short addresses by George S. Caruthers
and George p. Cook. The delegates will
be the guests of the Los Angeles lodges
today on the Balloon route excursion.
No Postal Delivery Friday
The ostmaster-general has made an
order that there will be no house to
house delivery by letter carriers
next Friday. This is done in order to
hermit 260 letter carriers to parade in
fhe floral parade with their band, In
addition 15O postoffice clerks will
parade in uniform. In order that the
business men and the general public
NAV he nut to no Inconvenience, they
can receive their mail between a. m.
and 9 a. m. by calling at the main Of
flee or stations whore they should re-
ceiye their mail. The main office will
be open for business all day. except
delivery by carriers; and all stations
OF the office will be open from 8 a. m.
to a. M, and from 2:5O D. m, to p. m.