Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-16
AROUND TOWN

To Hold AlI-Day Session
The state executive committee of the
w. c. T. u. will hold an all-day ses-
sion next Saturday at Temperance tenn
pie, beginning at 10 a. m.
Veterans VIII Give Social
Roosevelt camp No. 9, Spanish War
Veterans, will give a big stag social
tonight at the hall, 2201a South Main
street. All members of the G. A. r.
and Spanish war veterans are invited.
VIII Give Stereoptlcon Views
An evening of picture and song will
be given by Prof. and Mrs. Dobbins,
including beautiful dissolving colored
stereopticon views, using optigraph
moving picture machine, this evening
at Volunteer hall, 124 East First street
Woman's Room Robbed
Miss E. Reil of S45 South Hill street
reported to the police yesterday that
during her brief absence from her room
Tuesday night a thief entered her
apartment through a rear window and
stole S25 from dresser drawer.
Accused of EmbezzIement
Louis Cena, charged with embez-
zling $100 from his employer, j..
Pagliano of First street and Santa Fe
avenue, was arraigned in Police Judge
Williams court yesterday and his pre-
liminary examination vas set for Sep
tember 25.
Improvement Bodies to Meet
The semi-monthly meeting of the
North, Northeast and Northwest I'M
provement associations will be held at
o'clock this afternoon at 145 North
Spring street. All property owners
who are not~members are urged to at
tend, as important matters will be dis
cussed.
Attendance Large
The superintendent of the state nor
NAL school reports that the opening
attendance at that institution is larger
than at any time in its history. The
enrolment yesterday, the third day,
reached 615, and 1t is expected the num-
Der in attendance will be increased by
100. The entire enrolment last year
was $40, and 24S were graduated.
Demurs to Complaint
After being allowed to withdraw his
plea of not guilty to a charge of driv-
ing his automobile in excess of the
S0-mile limit. which, If a conviction is
obtained, is punishable by minimum
jail sentence of ten days in Jail, ]. H.
Snowden of Snowden Bros, horse deal
ers, through his attorney, entered a
demurrer to the complaint on the
grounds that the ordinance Is uncon-
stitutional. The arguments on the de-
murrer will be made September 25.
To Hold Minister'S Funeral
Funeral services for Rev. j. A.
Wright who had resided in Los An
geles many years, will be held at 10
o'clock this morning at the Trinity
Methodist church South, burial to be
in Evergreen cemetery. Rev. Mr..
Wright resided at 81 North st. Louis
street where he died Tuesday. For
a number of years he was connected
ha Tnc An "
having retired from the active min
istry before coming to Los Angeles. He
is survived by his wife. Mrs. Fannie E.
Wright.
Vagrant Had $1e5s.15 In Sock
Augustus Miller. who stated that he
had no home and was a wanderer on
the face of the earth, was arrested
last night at the corner Of Franklin
and Spring streets, charged with
drunkenness. When searched at police
headquarters $195S.15 was extracted
from the sock on the left foot of Mill
Ter. The prisoner was unable to give
an accurate account of himself and was
locked up at police headquarters,
booked on suspicion, as it was not
deemed wiso to allow q person with
such an amount of ready cash to go
about the streets.
Charged with Battery
Deputy District Attorney Alexander
yesterday issued complaints against
Frank and Joe Sposito of $50 Haw-
thorne street, charging them with COM
mitting battery on the persons of
George Schram and William Walker
while the latter were returning with
their sweethearts from skating rink
on East Twelfth street. Walker was
with Miss Sposito and Schram was
escorting another girl. According to
the complainants, the trouble occurred
because the Sposito brothers objected
to their sister attending the skating
rink with Walker.
Arrested in Raid
Pleas Of not guilty were entered in
Police Judge Williams court yesterday
by the persons arrested when the police
raided the Hotel Courtland at 3161s
South Spring street, Saturday night,
and their trial was set for September
27. Those who win apear on that date
are Margaret Gray, Mrs. George Gill
bert, Grace Sherman, Lula Love, and
Anna White, charged with vagrancy;
c. Williams. charged with frequenting
a disorderly house, and Mrs. A. NAL
lory, accused of conducting a disor
derly house. The case against J. G..
Gilbert, charged with frequenting a dis
orderly house. was dismissed.