Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-28
AROUND TOWN
room Entered by Thieves

had been entered during his absence anc
$50 in cash and suit of clothes stolen.
Are Guests of Y. M. C. A.
Delegates to the American Live Stock asso-
citation We're the guests last night Of the Los
Angeles Y. M. c. A, where they were enter
tanned by the young men with an interesting
program.
Prof. Hale to Lecture
Prof George Z. Hale will tell of the work
being done by the Mt Wilson Solor observatory
at the meeting of the Southern California
Academy of Sciences in Symphony hall next
Monday night.
Pool Seller Is Fined
al Morton, proprietor of a cigar stand in the
Ramona building, Third and Spring streets,
who was arrested December % on a charge Of
operating a handbook, pleaded guilty in Police
Justice Roses court yesterday and was filed
$50
Elect New Members
AT meeting of the board of directors of the
chamber Of commerce yesterday the following
were elected to membership: The John Douglas
Co., Wisteria Sweet Shop, A. NJ. Mortensen,
Richard G. Roberts, McCan Mechanical works,
F. w. Stith Co.
Defective Wires Cause Fire
Fire caused by crossed wires near an electric
meter in the plant of the Hicks Printing COM
pany, 1856 East Thirty-seventh street, early
yesterday morning caused loss Of $1,000,
covered by insurance. The building was a two
story frame structure.
Mexican Exile Fined for Vagrancy
Francisco Estrada, a Mexican, who is said
to be an exile from Mexico and to which place
he dare not return for fear of being shot, was
sentenced by Police Justice Chambers yester-
day to pay a fine Of $40 serve forty days in
the workhouse for vagrancy.
Visitors day at Polytechnic
This will be visitors day at the Polytechnic
high school, when parents of pupils and other
friends of the big institution will be shown
what progress is being made. Reception hours
will be from to 4, and entertainment will be
provided forenoon and afternoon.
Robbed by BicyIist
Mrs w. J. King of Alhambra was robbed of
a purse containing $17 at Sixth street and
Broadway last night shortly after o'clock as
she was waiting to take car to her home.
man mounted a bicycle snatched it
from her and dashed down the street
Lecture at Y. M. c. A.
This evening in the Y. NJ. C. A. auditorium,
72f South Hope street, Marshall D. Taylor will
deliver stereopticon lecture entitled Among
the Savage Tribes of India The lecture,
which is free, is given under the auspices of
the 24-hour-a-day club of the Y. M. c. A.
Admits Selling Liquor
Mrs. A L. Hoffman, proprietor of the Grand
Pacific hotel, appeared in Police Justice Aus
tins court yesterday and changed her plea of
not guilty to that of guilty to a charge of SELL
ing liquor without retail liquor dealer s
license. She will appear for sentence Friday.
Say Check Is Worthless
C. Ukropina, who hired a horse and buggy
at the Nevada stables two days ago and gave
a check in payment, was arrested at Hunting
ton Beach last night. The draft is said to
have been fictitious. Ukropina is said to have
abandoned the horse and buggy at Watts and
is said to have been trying to get out of the
country when arrested.
Fellowship Conversation
The Los Angeles Fellowship will hold it's
regular Thursday evening conversation in the
art gallery annex, fourth floor, Blanchard
Studio building, 2S2 South Hill street. at s
o'clock, under the leadership of Reynold E.
Blight. There will be a general discussion on
rs There a Personal God?''
Claims Check Fictitious
Charles R. Campbell a salesman living at
2S17 Harvard boulevard, was arrested last
night and booked at the central station a
fugitive from justice. He is alleged to have
passed fictitious check at Santa Barbara
on a merchant there in payment for bill
of goods. He will be taken north today.
To Give Delegates Ride
owners of automobiles who are interested
in advertising the beauties of Los Angeles and
the surrounding country to visitors from other
parts of the United States who are here as
guests of our city will bring their machines to
the chamber of commerce today at 1:30 sharp
to take the delegates to the American Live
Stock association for ride around the city.
Prohibitionists on Warpath
The Los Angeles Prohibitionists are in a
n8ltlQg- mood against the local option Dill
now before the state legislature. They have
called a meeting to be held tomorrow afternoon
at o'clock at 81 Temple block for the pur-
pose of formulating plans to defeat the. bill.
Action will also be taken at the same meet
ing to defeat amendment No. 4 of the city
charter. \-.-
Retains Shine; Fractures Ankle
In attempting to cross a small mudpuddle at
Arlington and Pico streets without getting his
freshly shined shoes muddy, Tony Kasso, bar
ber living at 800 North Hill street, slipped
from a narrow plank that had been placed
across the puddle, and sustained fracture of
the right ankle. He was taken to the receiving
hospital for treatment, later being removed to
his home.
Appropriates Money; Fined $50
James Grey. formerly employed as night
clerk at the Volunteers of America hotel,
pleaded guilty in Police Justice Roses court
yesterday to a charge of misdemeanor embez-
element and was given a suspended sentence
of $50 alternative of thirty days in the
workhouse, and placed on probation for six
months. Grey confessed to appropriating to
his own use $3.50 belonging to the hotel.
Fish Dinner to Be Given
A free excursion and fish dinner will be
given the members of the American National
Live Stock association and the Walla Walla
eXcursionists Saturday, January 80. The party
will leave Los Angeles at II a. m. and will
reach Redondo about noon, when a fine fish
dinner will be served. Tickets may be Sc
cured at the chamber of commerce or at the
Arrested in Church; Insanity Charged
Mrs. Nora Whalen 40 years old, was taken
to the police station yesterday and booked on a
charge of being insane. The woman was ar
rested in the st. Vibiana cathedral. Mrs.
Whalen created disturbance in the church
by declaring she had been sent to the place by
the Star of Bethlehem and was ordered to re-
main there forty-eight hours and pass the time
in prayer and fasting. She was removed to
the county hospital
Raid Blind Pig; Liquor Taken
A wagonload of liquor was confiscated by the
police yesterday afternoon when they raided an
alleged blind pig conducted by Frank Ola
and Louis Bankhead at 2205 East Ninth street
and arrested the two men. Bankhead a negro.
and Ola, an italian, were arraigned in Po-
lice Justice Chambers court yesterday after
noon on charges Of selling liquor without a re-
tail liquor dealers license. The liquor was
stored at the police station and will be used
as evidence against the men.
interpretations
The following articles of incorpora-
tion were filed in the county clerks
office yesterday:
Orange Belt company, capital $780,
600. Directors: B. G. Shepherd and A
e. Tate, Pomona; A. H. Rose, Los An
geles.
Moreland company. automobiles: can
ital stock $25.000 Directors: Watt L.
Moreland, George H Townsend and
Benjamin F. Mansfield
Clearwater Commercial company.
capital $4,000. Directors: George A
Williams, Long Beach; Clarence G.
Jennings, Frederick Peterson, Henry
A. Croker, Mary j. Dougherty, Clear
water.