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Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-28
PROPERTY ROW MAY GO
TO THE SUPREME COURT
Pasadena Owners Object to City's
Proposal to Open Maple
Way

PASADENA, April 27.-Owners of
property abutting on Maple way which
the city desires to open through to the
next street, declared today that they
would carry the matter to the SUI
preme courts of the state before sub
hitting to a course hich they feel
will work a great injury on their prop
erty.
The city mas refused a petition of
John Earle Jardine, president Of the
Euclid avenue company, for permls-
sion to run a pipe line outside the
city limits, it being feared that water
needed by the city might be so sold
outside the city if the line was in
stalled.
The bid of the A. G. Spauling COM
pany to equip the Carmelita play
ground with apparatus for $500 has
been rejected, as the city has only
$500 to eXpend in fitting up this gar
den playground.
The Twilight club met this evening at
the Hotel Raymond and listened to an
article on Good Roads," read by c.
d. Daggett, chairman of the Los An
geles County Good Roads association.
Professor Ferdinand Ellerman of the
Mount Lowe observatory gave an il
Illustrated lecture tonight before the
Methodist brotherhood. The lecture
described the work of the observatory
workers in detail.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-28
LAY RAILS FOR ELK
VILLAGE ON WHEELS
Santa Fe Officials at Redondc Beach
Are Putting in Tracks for
Visitors Pull
mans

REDONDO BEACH, April 27.-Ow-
ing to the demand for trackage for
Pullman cars during the Elks' con-
vention the representatives of the
Santa Fe railroad here are planning to
widen the tracks and to lay sufficient
new ones to accommodate the 300 Pull
man cars in which several thousand of
the visiting Elks may live. This will
relieve the congested hotel conditions
and also allow the visitors to enjoy
the cool sea breezes by the transpor-
tation companies to carry, them to and
from Los Angeles morning and night.
and an all night service is being con-
sidered. 1t is planned to have sutfi-
cient trackage to make a big Elks'
city on wheels and provide the visit
ors with the best line of amusement
and entertainment possible. A meet
ing of the railroad men will be held
this week to approve the plans.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-28
AGED GERMAN GIVES
UP BATTLE OF LIFE
WRITES FAREWELL MESSAGE
BEFORE SUICIDE
Finds Existence All Sickness and
Trouble, and Says Capitalists Have
the WorId-Turns Revolver
on Himself
Especial to The Herald.I

SAN PEDRO. April 27.-The body of
an aged German. supposed to be
Frederick Knoll. was discovered by
City Marshal Baker in the public lava
tory, near the city hall, at midnight
last night. He had committed suicide
by means of a 3S-ealiber revolver,
which was found still clutched in his
right hand. The bullet had penetrated
his heart.
Suicide had evidently been contem-
plated for some time, as an old piece
of folded wrapping paper found in his
pocket bore a parting message. rms
was written in ink, in German. Trans
lated, it reads:
Dear Friend-Write in a book, This
was a man.. Life is battle, all sick
ness and trouble. Here 1 give up.
IF X"
On the reverse side, in pencil, was
the following, also in German:
Capitalists have the world, and men
may go to he'll. When will 1t change?
The right way teaches us to be Social
lists. f. *.
The slip of paper also stated that he
was born in Germany, in May, 1887,
and had been twenty seven years in
America On the other slips appeared
the name and address believed to be-
long to the suicide. "Fr. Knoll, 452
Grand street. New York"
No money was found by the marshal
an Elgin watch with gold chain being
the only valuables on the man. The
revolver had five remaining cartridges
unused. The clothes worn by the de-
ceased were good and his appearance
indicated that he had taken good care
of himself. No one here knew the man
and the coroner's inquest revealed
nothing of additional interest in the
case.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-28
OFFER BONDS FOR NORTH
PASADENA IMPROVEMENTS
Mayor Declares Intention of Rebuild
ing Rain-Washed GulIies
and Drains

PASADENA, April 27.-The storm
water policy of the second Farley ad-
ministration was definitely set out this
morning at the council meeting by
Mayor Farley, when he stated that
temporary repairs would be made from
the general funds and a bond issue
offered for the permanent improvements
much desired by the inhabitants of the
north and east sides, where great gull
lies are washed out by the rains each
winter AS an alternative to the bond
issue, the assessment of a limited area
is proposed. He said he already had
asked the city engineer to survey a line
for a great storm water drain which
will protect the streets of the east side
from floods, and as soon as this work is
completed the work of getting the nee
essary land will be undertaken. Both
purchase and the right of condemna-
ton will probably have to be used in
getting this land. Property owners
who agree to sell will be asked to put
deeds in escrow until the whole line has
been secured, either through purchase
or by the action of the courts.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-28
REDONDO BEACH
Zoe $. Pacific Ave. Phone 100.
Correspondent Phone so.
BIG POMPANO RUN
KEEPS RODMEN BUSY
Redondo Beach Spends Day Catching
Fish, More Than Twelve Thou
sand Being Taken by
Anglers
1snecial to The Herald.l

REDONDO BEACH, April PA
phenomenal run of pompano kept the
ROD and reel artists busy today. Dur
ing the afternoon standing room on
wharf No. was at a premium, while
every fishing rod in the CITY was put
into commission.
There was no waiting except by the
fish while hooks were being baited.
Conservative estimates put the eaten
at II, 900, which seems very low one,
as many fishermen went away with
sacks full. This is the first run of
these particularly choice fish this year,
and is the largest ever known here.
Pompano are considered very rare. and
bring about 40 cents per pound when
on the market. At shutdown there was
no letup to the sport, and fishermen
look forward to grand time tomorrow.
Shark meat is used for bait, and one
fish market had sales of over $16 for
bait all of which was cut from one
large shark. MAN. fishermen are re-
naming on the wharf all night in or
der to secure a favored seat for to-
morrow.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-28
PASADENA PHYSICIAN
DIES, AGED EIGHTY
Gave Up Practice of Medicine Only a
Few Months Before His
Death

PASADENA, April 27.-Dr. Alvarado
Middleditch, for more than fifty years
practicing physician, died in this
city last evening in his home at 1921
North Los Robes avenue. He has
been a resident of this city for the
past six years and only during the last
few months has he absolutely given
up his practice. He was so years old.
Mr.. Middleditch was a graduate of
the Albany, N. Y, medical college, but
came to Pasadena from Waterloo, Ind,
where he had spent the greater part
of his life. He is survived by two
children, Mrs. Florence Clubine of
Rialto, Cal, who was with him at the
time of his death, and son, Herbert
Middleditch, who lives in Honolulu.
The funeral will be held Thursday
afternoon, Rev. Frank NJ. Bowling
having charge of the service at the
home.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-28
FINISH CHRISTIAN
ENDEAVOR PROGRAM
PLANS FOR BIG CONVENTION
ARE COMPLETE
p..eh.u and Basketball Games Ar
ranged with Trips to Orange
Groves and Show Places
for Visitors

PASADENA, April 27.-Under the
direction of II. H. Godber of TINS Guy
state president of the CallIorH Nc
Christian Endeavor societies, ana D. n
NIarsereau. chairman of the Pasadena
entertainment and convention COM
nittee, the plans for the convention ~
be held here June 25-29 by the state
society have been prouent ~ Su r,.ac-
noint as to make the program prac-
ticallv complete. There are two OF
three vacancies in the list of leaders
for the different meetings ana sew
aral in the list of principal speakers,
hut otherwise the program as given
out today by President Godber is COIL
plete. The delegates from the horth
probably will arrive here, 6Oo strons'
late June "a on two special trains,
one coming by way of San Francisco
and the other by the Sacramento val
lev route The convention Will open
Friday afternoon, and from that time
until late Wednesday night in the 1ol-
lowing week there will be one meetlhs
after another, some of them heces-
stating that the delegates arise az
$50. while there will be no night on
which they will get TO bed before IL
O'Clock. Tuesday morning the business
session will be held and the officers for
the next year elected. The afternoon
of the same day will be given over TO
baseball games and basketball matches
between men and women of the north
and south.
on Wednesday there will be trips to
the beaches, the orange groves ana
the mountains, as well as tours Of IN
spection to the show places of this
city, interspersed between the morn
ing meetings and the last rally at
night to bid godspeed to the dele
gates to the International convention
in st. Paul. The Pasadena Presby-
terrain church will be the official church
of the convention, and most of the
weekday meetings, save the night
mass meetings, will be held there. the
mass meetings will be held in a big
tent, the site for which has yet to be
selected. Most of the prominent preach
ers in the city will take part in the
convention in one way or another, and
many of the best men from the north
and south are down for some part
of the program. The addresses of
welcome will be delivered by Mayor
Thomas Farley for the city and Rev.
Frank M. Bowling for the church
people of the city. Officers of the
Christian Endeavor union will respond
to these speeches.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-28
WILL INSTALL MACHINERY
FOR NEW WATER SUPPLY

PASADENA, April Choking for
ward to the time when the owens river
water will be available as a source of
power, the city of Pasadena is planning
to exchange the sixty-cycle machinery
in it's municipal light plant for fifty
cycle machines. The sixty-cycle ma
chinery now in use is tho onlv one of
the kind now in Southern California,
and could not be used with water pow
err, as the increased revolutions would
bring too severe a strain on the parts.
Bids will be opened by the city council
at a special meeting to be held tomor-
row, and the change will probably be
decided upon then.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-28
SANTA ANA
Office 315 n. Sycamore.
Home Phone 315.
SEVERELY BURNED IN FIRE
THAT DESTROYS TANNERY
Proprietor of Place Knocked Down
and Rendered Unconscious
by Explosion

SANTA ANA, April 27.-Isaac Glenn
ems was severely burned this afternoon
in a fire that destroyed the tannery
building recently erected on c street
by Isaac Clemens & Co. The fire is
believed to have been caused by the
explosion of some chemical used in the
tanning business. Clemens was Knocked
down and rendered partially uncon-
scious, and while in that condition was
burned about the head. face and arms.
He was taken to the Santa Ana hospi-
tai and his condition is tonight consid-
cred critical. The property loss is esti-
mated to be $500.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-28
To Pave C Street

SAN BERNARDINO, April 27.-The
city council last night awarded the con-
tract for paving C street from Third to
Sixteenth in three different sections.
The portion from Third to Ninth was
awarded to the Highway Construction
company of Redlands for $22, 066 AZ.
From Ninth to Base Line was awarded
to the Johnson & Shay company of
Riverside for $7575.59. The remaining
section from Base Line to Sixteenth
street went to the Highway Construc-
ton company for S6403.24 The total
amount of the improvements on this
street amounts to 1856, 045.25, which is
nearly 5000 under the engineers esti-
mate, representing saving of Z per
cent.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-28
MONROVIA BRIEFS

MONROVIA, April 27.-The Horace
K. Turner art exhibit will be held at
the high school on Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday afternoons of this
week. The entire proceeds will be
given the high school to be used in
purchasing pictures.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. S. Hume, who are
spending their honeymoon in Quartz,
were surprised last evening by a large
number of friends. Tin cans and rice
formed a prominent part of the pro-
gram.
Miss Ellen Maxson left yesterday for
New York city.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-28
JUDGE ORDERS DEPARTURE;
PRISONER SEES VISION
Pasadena Man Shows Sudden Desire
to Visit Mother in
Denver

PASADENA, April 27.-After a night
spent in the city tank on charges of
drunkenness and disorderly conduct,
w. B. Baxter announced to Judge
Klamroth that he had seen vision
which commanded that he leave the
city at once to visit his mother in
Denver. Baxter was arrested on
charge of annoying woman who has
looked after his welfare since he be
came afflicted with a religious mania
a few months ago. She gave him 81
yesterday and, in some way, he be-
came possessed of liquor, it is said,
and began to abuse her. Judge Klam-
roth ordered him to leave the city I'M
der a suspended sentence.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-28
BELIEVE JACINTO GARCIA
KILLED MAN ON RAILROAD
Authorities of Santa Ana Think Father
and Son Are Hiding in
Foothills

SANTA ANA, April 27.-The authori-
ties now believe Jacinto Garcia muir
dered Reyes Molina, the man found
dead on the Santa Fe railroad track
near Santa Clara avenue crossing sun
day night, and they also believe his
son, Elidoro Garcia, who shot Luis
Memo Sunday evening, is with his
father in the foothills, and that the pair
are being assisted to eVade arrest by
relatives here. An inquest was held
this afternoon on the remains of Mo-
lima and a verdict returned that the
man was murdered by some person or
persons unknown.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-28
POMONA NOTES

POMONA, April 27.-Mrs. A. N. Wit
man, sr, of North Main street, enter
tanned the Philathea class of the Bap-
fist church, of which she is leader, at
her home last evening in honor of Mrs.
Anna Murdoch, state secretary for
Home missions of the Women's Baptist
Missionary society.
Mrs. Hugh Capp started today for her
future home in Boston after visiting at
the home of her sister, Mrs Mabel Fl.
Dills for few weeks.
Miss Sarah M. Jacobus has returned
from a trip to Northern California,
where she attended the sessions of the
California State Library association at
Oakland. Miss Jacobus is public
librarian here.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-28
SAN BERNARDINO
Office sos Third Street.
Phones: Home 875. Sunset Main 16S.
SYNDICATE BUYS ORCHARD
IN SAN BERNARDlNO VALLEY

SAN BERNARDINO, April 27.-One
of the most important deals made in
orchards property that has been nego-
tiated in this valley in many months
has been closed by a syndicate made up
of A. NJ. Ham, Judge B. F. Bledsoe,
Victor C. Smith and C. M. Grow of this
CITY, and W. F. Grow and w. D. Grow
of Highland, with Col. ]. B. Shepherd
son. The property consists of S3.5 acres
in North Rialto, 675 acres of which are
in oranges. The price paid was $4,000
Fifteen acres of the land is in eucalyptus
trees two years old. With the property
goes ninety-two shares of improvement
company water stock, in addition to an
interest in the surplus water in Lyle
creek.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-28
CAPTAIN SHOOK EXPECTED TO
REACH LONG BEACH TODAY

LONG BEACH, April 27.-Capt. A. M.
Shook, who went to San Clemente island
several days ago in the launch Tourist,
is expected to return tomorrow. Be
sides visiting San Clemente, Shook
went to San Diego, thence returning
again to San Clemente, where he picked
up a man whom he left there on his
former visitation to the island. This
man. whose name is unknown here,
had become alarmed because of the long
continued absence of his brother. who
went to San Clemente some time ago,
and chartered Shocks launch that he
might go and search for the missing
rela tive.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-28
DEATHS

O'Dononghue. 46
years, native of Michigan, 1O43 South
Alvarado street; heart disease. ~
GTELLO-Josephine L. Arguello. 40
years. native of California. 4S9 South
Breed street; tuberculosis.
GUIDERO-Toney Guidero, years. native
Of california, 1910 Mozart street; abscess
of brain.
DANAHY-Dominichs Danahy. rs years. ma
tive of Ireland, county hospital carci-
mona.
New York, county hospitals; pneumonia.
Amelia Wheelock, 70
years, native of New York. 1920 Westches-
ter place. endocarditis.
w1IIiAMs-John williams, n years, ma
tive of England, Home for the Aged;
pneumonia.
L. Williams. As years.
native Of New York, Clara Barton hospi-
tai; nephritis.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-28
SAILOR ON BENNINGTON
CHARGED WITH VAGRANCY

SANTA ANA, April 27.-Joe Myers, a
sailor on the Bennington when she was
destroyed by an explosion in San Diego
harbor June 81, 1905, was before the
township court today on a charge of
vagrancy, but on showing the scars of
wounds received in the accident, and
promising to accept at once job prom
ised him, he was released from custody
and allowed to go.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-28
JUMPS FROM LADDER TO
PULL RECALCITRANT TOOTH

LONG BEACH, April PA young
man known as Happy" resorted to an
unusual method OF pulling an aching
tooth this morning after other almost
as strenuous methods had failed.
Climbing to the top of a ladder lean
ing against the lfe-saving station on
the beach, he tied one end of a string
around a timber in the tower and the
other end around the tooth. Then he
jumped. The tooth came out. Happy"
has only three teeth left.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-28
To Visit Santa Ana

SANTA ANA, April 27.-San Bernar-
dino business men have accepted an in
vitation to visit Santa Ana in the near
future, and will be the guests of the
Santa Ana Merchants association. The
exact date of the visit has not been de-
termined. but it will occur some time
within thirty days" The reception pro-
gram includes luncheon at the Mer-
chants association rooms and an auto
mobile drive around the county, with
stops at the various towns en- route.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-28
Late News from the Neighborng TOWNS and Cities

puts a cloud on the title, but FORUM
ately one which can be easily removed,
and it is not believed the city Will take
advantage of it's opportunity to make
trouble over the clearing of the title.
The only requirement will be the paying
of the back tax and of a penalty fixed
by law for the neglect which allowed
the property to come into the city's
hands. The back taxes now due the
city total $997672, but almost half of
this sum is accounted for by the de-
linquency of the Hotel Wentworth
company, which owes over $4,000.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-28
Woman Escapes Accident

LONG BEACH, April PA car
which Mrs. S M. Philpot was boarding
at Sixth street, for trip to Los An
gees, started just as she grasped hold
of the hand rail and before she had
mounted the step. Her hand was
sprained and cut, as she as unable
to get it out from between the rail-
ings.
Had not her husband been beside
her and quickly lifted her upon the
step Mrs. Philpot probably would have
been dragged some distance and fright
fully injured. Mrs. Philpot is from
Lincoln, Neb.. and is staying tenn
porarilY at $40 Daisy.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-28
POMONA
1l5 South Thomas.
Home Phone 1896.
POPULAR POMONA COUPLE
ARE UNITED IN MARRIAGE
Ceremony Is Performed in Los An
geles at Cathedral of st.
Vibiana

POMONA, April Wv. ]. Wilkinson,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Wilkinson,
and Miss Emma Kerr of Los Angeles.
formerly a school teacher here, We're
married in Los Angeles at the cathedral
this morning by Rev. F. Harnett. The
bride has numerous friends here and
the groom also is popular, being teller
in the First National bank After q
wedding trip Mr.. and Mrs. Wilkinson
will return here to make their home.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-28
ATE ROUGH ON RATS
RATHER THAN WORK
FOR $3.50 PER DAY
Mechanic, Distressed by Offer of Pit
lance, Attempts Suicide by
Taking Poison-Found
by Patrolman
Lsneclal to The Herald

REDLANDS, April 27-When work
was offered to Walter Hotchkiss yes
terday at $3.50 a day the shock was so
great that he took a large dose of
rough on rats.
Hotchkiss is a trained mechanic and
was almost overcome when the two
fifty-per proposition was put up to
him. Wild-eyed and agitated, he rushed
to his home in Vine street, and trem-
bling with emotion told his wife and
small child of the insult. 1t preyed on
his mind until last night he took the
poison.
Hotchkiss was found early this MORN
ing by a patroman in the dooryard at
the rear of the residence of j. Fl.
Strobel in East Vine street. He was
taken to a local hospital and is in a
critical condition.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-28
DIED

ELOCK-Louise A., aged "a years,
mother of Benjamin A. Wheelock and
Frances Wheelock Rosenheim, wife or
Alfred F. Rosenheim, sister OF Lydia c..
son Jersey City Funeral services at
chapel of Orr & Edwards. Tenth and
Flower streets at $3.50 o'clock Wednesday,
April %. Interment Inglewood Park
cemetery Private. New York, Boston,
providence, ST. Louis, San Francisco and
San Diego papers please copy 4-2S-1
her home, 1918 Lacy street
Mrs j. w. Preston. Tuesday, April ~.
Services to be held from the parlors Of
Cunningham O'Conner, 1881 South
Grand avenue Thursday 1880 p. m In
terment at Calvary cemetery. 4-2S-l
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-28
MONROVIA
I07 Il. Olive avenue.
P':ones:
Tice, Green 159, residence, Black 2s6.
MONROVIA CITIZENS
PLAN SEWER SYSTEM
Expenditure Will Reach 100000 and
Will Provide Ample Drain
for City

MONROVIA, April 27.-A meeting
of a committee of fifteen to investi-
gate Monrovia's proposed sewer sys-
tenn was held last night at the city
hall. Mr. Frank Gillelen of Los An
geles was present and answered many
of the questions asked by the in
vestigating committee. Among other
things he assured them that the cost
would not exceed $780, 900, and that the
proposed system would be in every
way adequate to the needs of much
larger city than Monrovia. Two ques-
tions, however, arose for which it was
deemed advisable to appoint investi-
eating committees. c. O. Monroe, c..
E. Slosson and NJ. r. Williams We're
appointed to Investigate the first of
these, that of procuring proper ground
on which to install the proposed sys-
them. The other, that of ascertaining
the proper depth for sewers in various
parts of the city, will be thoroughly
looked into by J. A. Farman, c. H.
Ainly and A. e. Johnson. w. A.
Chess is chairman and w. F. Dunn
secretary of the committee which prom
Uses to make a sewer system in Mon
rovia no longer a thing of conjecture.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-28
Susnect lncendiarism

LONG BEACH, April PA fire
which threatened to destroy the merry
go-round on the beach last night was
discovered before it had gained much
Roadway and was eXtinguished. Under
one corner of the carousal was found
a box stuffed with papers. The fire
started in this box and is believed to
have been incendiary The police are
working on the case.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-28
New School Completed

LONG BEACH, April 27.-The new
Burnett school building has been COM
pleted and gardeners are now at work
around the building. The school has
cost about $4,000. The building will
not be used for school purposes be-
fore next fall. 1t covers an area 80X120
feet and contains three stories. 1t will
supply a long-needed want, as the pop
ulation has grown rapidly in that dis
trict
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-28
MAN FOLLOWED BY
TWO MOUNTAIN LIONS

WHITTIER, April 27.-Arthur Wood
stock, bee rancher, whose place is iii
the hills back of this city, had an en-
counter with two monster mountain
lions last night and believes that only
the presence of his dog saved him from
being torn to pieces by the beasts. The
lions followed him for some distance,
and finally approached close to him.
At this instant his dog attacked one Of
the lions and was torn to pieces, and
while this was going on Woodstock
made hasty retreat and reached his
house.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-28
COMMENCES WORK ON
GREAT SEASIDE WALL
CONTRACTOR OF LOS ANGELES
BEGINS $4,000 WORK
Bulkheading viii Be Made of Con-
crete and Sunk in Sand After
Forms Have Solicited
in Molds

LONG BEACH, April 27.-Contractor
A. II. Calkins of Los Angeles TINS
morning started work on his $4,000
contract to build the seaside walk and
wall. which will be of concrete and
more than a mile long, extending along
the beach from Chestnut avenue to the
harbor
The bulkheading will be made of
concrete and sunk in the sand after
the forms have solidified in 'molds
which will be prepared near the A. b.
Snow Lumber company's plant. The
concrete walk will be thirty feet wide.