Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-25
AROUND TOWN
Concert to Be Given

Concert to Be Given
Professor H. p. Moore and the mu-
nicipal band will give concert this
afternoon at the Violet street play
ground, Violet and Mateo streets.
optometrist Pleads Guilty
]. H. Girling pleaded guilty in Police
Judge Frederickson's court yesterday
TO a charge OF practicing optometry
without a license and was given sus-
pended sentence of ninety days in the
city jail.
Pleads Guilty of Embezzlement
John C. Howell, collector for j. v.
Mills, proprietor of a grocery store,
pleaded guilty In Police Judge Cham
bers' court yesterday to a charge of
embezzling $34 from his employer and
will appear for sentence Friday.
VIII Celebrate Thanksgiving
The Los Angeles Fellowship will cele-
brate Thanksgiving with a lecture In
Music hall by the young orator and So
cial worker, Warren c. Eberle, on
From the Slums of Europe to Ameri-
can citizenship" 1t will be illustrated
by stereopticon views.
Awarded $4,000 Damages
A jury in Judge Hervey's court last
night returned. a verdict awarding to
Charles Hill $4,000 In his suit against
the Eureka Planning Mill company for
$4,000 on account of personal injuries.
Hill was injured while wrecking a
building for the mill company In June.
VIII Discuss Charities
meeting of the new board Of di-
rectors of the Associated Charities
elected at a recent meeting, will be
held tomorrow afternoon to elect Of
90 IAa Accumulated Cha ffflaa PIoY N a
are being formed for the calling of a
conference of the charity societies of
Southern California, November 80.
Dies Suddenly
DIR. ]. d. Moody, ont of the best
known dentists in Los Angeles, with
offices In the Laughlin building, died
suddenly at his home In Highland Park
yesterday morning Of heart failure,
The funeral will be held at 2 o'clock
In the afternoon Friday from the
Highland Park Presbyterian church.
Japanese Arralgned
4. ShIma, allegtd to have fired three
shots at his former benefactor, X.
Igarashi, was arraigned In Police
Judge Chambers court yesterday on a
charge of assault with a deadly weap-
on and his preliminary examination
was set for November 29. He was un-
able to furnish $500 bail and was sent
to jail.
Improvement Association to Meet
The Arlington Heights Improvement
association will hold its regular month
ly meeting tomorrow at 8 o'clock in
the evening at the Church of the Mes
siah, Van Ness and Washington
streets. Reports of parks, schools and
street improvements with a musical
program and an address, will be fea-
lures of the evening.
Burbrdge Arralened
o. II. Burbridge, who created a dis
turbance at the Hollenbeck hotel bar
ber shop Tuesday, was arraigned in
Police Judge Chambers court yester-
day on charge of carrying concealed
weapons He entered q plea of not
guilty to the charge and his trial was
set for Friday. He was released on
his own recognizance and left the court
room in company with two friends.
Harbor Expert VIII Speak
T. p. Flynn of Oakland, the civil en-
gineer who planned the harbor i'm
provements for that city, will be the
speaker at the City club Saturday. He
will tell the club about "Harbor I'M
provements." As the redocoration of
the Westminster has not yet been COM
pleted, the club will again meet at
Christopher's, 551 South Broadway,
where the weekly luncheon was held
last Saturday.
Chinese Pleads Guilty
Wong Wing, who pleaded guilty in
police court Tuesday to a charge of
violating the lottery ordinance, ap-
peared in Police Judge Chambers court
yesterday and was sentenced to serve
sixty days In the city Jail. The Chinese,
who is alleged to have been convicted
of a similar offense several times be-
fore, gave notice OF appeal and wasl
released after his fellow countrymenl
furnished an appeal bond of $500.
VIII Lay Corner Stone
The postponed ceremony of the lay
ing of the corner stone of the Kaspare
Cohn hospital will be held this after
noon at o'clock on the new site, a
five-acre tract on Stephenson and In
diana avenues, Boyle Heights. Max
Newmark will be master of ceremonies
Dr. l. Myers, DR.. d. w. Edelman, Kas-
pare Cohn, founder of the hospital;
Rev. H. l.. Radowitz, DR.. S. Hecht and
Max Lowenthal will take part in the
program.
Old Resident Dies
DR.. George H. Schmitt died yesterday
at his home, 3437 South Figueroa street.
DR.. Schmitt was 81 years old and a
native of Michigan. He had resided in
Los Angeles the past ten years and the
preceding twenty in San Diego. He is
survived by a widow, an adopted SON
and a brother, Charles Schmitt. The
funeral services will be held Saturday
at 2 D. m. at the chapel of Overholtzer
& Mills Rev. William MacCormack
will officiate. The body will be Gre
mated at the Los Angeles crematory.
Bitten by Savage Dog
G. #. Leavy, 55 years old, grocer
living at 1874 West First street, was
bitten on the leg by a savage bulldog
while walking in Third street near
Broadway, yesterday. He was taken
to the receiving hospital, where the po-
lice surgeons cauterized four deep
puncture wounds in the calf of the
right leg. Leavy said the dog is owned
by driver of a laundry wagon, who
allows the animal to run at large. The
grocer declared there have been sew
trial horses bitten by the same dog.
He will take up the matter with the
prosecuting attorney.
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