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Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-25
PASADENA HIGH SCHOOL
WINS DEBATING H0N0RS
Long Beach Orators Go Down in De-
feat Before Crown City
Speakers

LONG BEACH, Nov. 24.-In the first
interscholast site debate of the year the
Long Beach and Pasadena high schools
met tonight at the Auditorium. There
was a tremendous crowd and a vast
amount of enthusiasm. The subject
debated was: Resolved, That the Ed
ucation of the Negro Is Preferable to
Geographical Segregation as a Means
of Settling the Negro Question in the
United States"
The Long Beach debaters were Fred
Cranston, center on the football team;
and Harry Riley; president Of the stu
dent body. The Pasadena debaters
were Miss Carroll Greene and George
Felker. Pasadena had the affirmative
and Felker was the first speaker. He
had also five minutes for rebuttal. Each
other speech was limited to eighteen
minutes.
The judges decided that the Pasa-
dena debaters won the contest When
the decision was announced the sup
porters of the winning team made
jubilant demonstration. The judges
were Prof. r.. d. Hunt of u. S. C.i
Prof. George Bush, principal Of South
Pasadena high school, and Prof. George
Sumner Of Pomona.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-25
Late News from the Neighboring Towns and Cities

held at the First Christian church Mon
day evening, when r. A. Waite, inter
national secretary of the Y. Nj. G. A.,
will be heard. 1t will be a direct talk
to parents about their boys.
Bert Bagnard while riding in ms
automobile on Raymond avenue, was
struck by a short line car. He was not
injured. He was unable to move his
machine off the track owing to break,
and the car crashed into him.
Charles f. Crosse has purchased
property at the corner of Fremont and
Buena Vista avenues for $4,000 ano
will erect a $25, 900 home.
A sneak thief in the Pasadena Ath-
letic club has relieved members OF
small sums of money. Prof. .Uytter'
hove was one of the victims.
Through the efforts of Detective
Schultz the suicide found in San Fran
cisco bay has been identified as Thomas
]. Hagerman. brother of Mrs. N. ii
Stanton of 25 North First street, Al
hambra. His father lives at 310S Soutf
Main street, Los Angeles.
j. H. Simpson, plumber, while rid
ing a bicycle, was kicked by hors'
he was passing. He was struck on tho
chest and rendered unconscious for tif
teen minutes.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-25
BALLOON EXPERIMENTS TO
BE CONDUCTED AT VENICE
Ascensions Will BE Made by Menu
bers of Company A, State
Signal Corps

VENICE, Nov. 24.-Venetans are
looking forward with interest to the
balloon experiments which Capt. Slot
terbeck of company A, state slSnal
corps. has announced will soon be
made here. 1t was given out today
that the first ascension would prob
ably be made December 5, although
this is not certain, because the Los
Angeles company is lacking in funds
for this work.
The purpose of the signal corps is to
make tests in the effort to prepare
charts of the air currents of this sec
ton of Southern California for war
records. The ascensions here will be
made from the beach. Later Capt.
Slotterbeck hopes to be able to prove
his claim that balloon may be sent
up from a vessel at sea with ease.
The experiments will be conducted
by a member of the signal corps who
has not yet been designated. The bal
loon to be used is capable of carrying
one man.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-25
REDLANDS NEWS

REDLANDS, Nov. 24.-Judge Clifford
had several men before him yesterday
on the charge of playing for money in
the stable of Alejo Martinez. The
owner of the stable was fined 800 for
permitting the game. F. Dables, e.
Renosa, NJ. Oera, f. Martinez and b.
Reyes were fined $40 each, A. Martinez
was found not guilty, as he went into
the place to get money owed him and
sat down to wait for the man to win
enough to pay him.
HI. Seymour of the firm of Seymour
Bros. proprietor of a planning mill, was
injured yesterday when he had his arm
broken while working at a circular
saw bench. Part of the board flew up
and struck him on the arm, throwing
him to the ground. He was attended
by a physician, who pronounced the in
jury a serious one.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-25
To Increase Voting Precincts

PASADENA, Nov. 24.-By January
Pasadena is to have twenty-three Vot-
ing precincts instead of seventeen, If
the present plans of the county super
visors are carried out. An investiga-
tion has shown six precincts where the
voters number far in excess of the
legal number of 300. Precincts 1, 2, 8,
and 10 will probably be split In two at
Villa street and precinct 13 may be
split in two at Washington street. A
long shoe string circling along the
southerly city limits as part of pre-
cinct 16 will be divided among pre-
cincts T. and 9.
The change will come in the midst
of preparations for a bond election for
municipal water purposes, and much
confusion will probably result. The
election is planned for the middle of
January, and will be carried out ac-
cording to the old precinct lines. The
new registration beginning January l
will complicate matters for the election
officials.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-25
LEMON GROWERS
FILE BIG BOND
PUT UP $250,000 SURETY IN
RAILROAD RATE FIGHT
UNUSUAL METHOD ADOPTED TO
PROTECT THOSE INTERESTED
Extra Charge Will Be Put in Escrow,
to Go to the Winner After
Contest Is DETER
mined

To protect themselves against the
extra charge of fifteen cents a hun
dred pounds, which has been imposed
on the lemon growers of Southern Cali
fornia by the railroads handling their
crops, the members of the Citrus Pro-
tectiye league have filed surety bond
for $25O,OOO to support the injunction
which they have produced against the
railroads in the United States circuit
court.
The growers who are making this
concerted effort to maintain the pre-
sent rate of one dollar hundred
pounds, include more than 120 citrus
exchanges, associations and firms.
They are plaintiffs in the action
brought to restrain the railroads and
other transportation companies from
enforcing the rate of $1.15 a hundred
pounds until after the justice and rea-
sonableness of the 81 rate can be passed
on by the interstate commerce COM
mission.
To protect the National Surety COM
pany, which has given this bond, one
of the largest ever filed in any similar
proceedings in this locality, arrange
ments have been made whereby the
difference of fifteen cents in the two
rates will be paid to the legue by the
shippers, and deposited in banks in this
part of the state. If the growers lose
their fight, the money will thus be at
hand to pay the railway companies and.
If, they prevail in their contention, 1t
will be returned to them by the league.
This novel procedure, which is de-
signed to save the growers from prose-
cutting innumerable suits to recover the
difference in case the transportation
companies are worsted in the contest.
was devised by Mayer, Meyer. Aus
trian & Platt attorneys of Chicago and
Joseph II. Call of Los Angeles and
A z. Call of San FranciSco.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-25
HUNTINGTON BEACH CANNERY
TO BE OPENED AS TANNERY

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Nov. PA
movement is now on foot to transform
the Huntington Beach cannery and its
plant into an up-to-date tannery. The
cannery has not been in operation for
several years. Parties with ample cap
ital are seeking to secure the plant as
part of the machinery now in the large
building may be used in the proposed
enterprise.
This will furnish employment for a
large force of men, and cottages for
workmen are already on the ground
ready to be occupied.
Wild ducks are plentiful since the re-
cent rain storm but hunters have not
put lin their appearance in large num-
bers. The limit is bagged by all who
have been on the field so far,
The regular meeting of the Womens
club occurred yesterday afternoon
Mrs. Fannie II. Byram, a probation
officer of the juvenile court of Los An
geles, addressed the club on Some
Phases Of the Juvenile Court Work"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-25
LONG BEACH NOTES

LONG BEACH. Nov. 24.--H. II. Pow
ell, an employe of the Home Telephone
company was struck in the face to-
day by a horses head and the mans
nose was broken.
The city council this morning or
dered forty-seven arc lights installed
in the Belmont Heights territory and
twenty-six in the mo Mans Land"
territory which was annexed Novem-
Der 20.
The Long Beach lodge Of Elks will
hold it's annual lodge of sorrow at the
First Methodist church Sunday, De-
cember 5. The Rev. II. E. Murkett
will deliver the memorial address. The
eulogy will be given by the Rev. VIII
A. Belts.
The Ministerial association this
morning made arrangements for a Sc
ries of lectures, beginning December
8, by Prof. Earl Flynn, who is now
engaged in similar work in Pasadena.
r. J. Foley, sos West Ocean avenue,
yesterday was presented with a fat
turkey. During last night it was
stolen from his barn. The tracks
about the barn, it is said, led him to
the belief that a woman and small
child visited the roost. He has secured
no further clew.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-25
SECURES OFFICERS PISTOL
AND STRIKES HIM WITH 1T
Man Arrested on Charge of Drunken
ness Springs Surprise on
Policeman

LONG BEACH, Nov 24.-While Pa
trolman George Austin was taking
Charles Berges to the police station to-
night on a charge of drunkenness the
latter suddenly reached into the po-
licemans pocket, extracted the officers
revolver and rapidly struck the aston
ished guardian of the law several
healthy blows on the head. Austin
wrestled with his prisoner and in the
scuffle four shots were fired from the
revolver, but none took effect.
The patrolman again secured his gun
and laid out the supposed drunk with a
well directed blow Oh the head from
the butt end of the pistol. He then
took him to the police station.
Berges was arrested on East Second
street near Pine avenue, about II 80
o'clock tonight and the fight ensued
almost Immediately. Little is known
here of Berges, who has the appear
ance of a labOrer.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-25
compromlse on Missouri Pacific

TOPEKA. Kas., Nov 24.-Governor
Stubbs and Vice President c. f.
Clark of the Missouri Pacific effected a
compromise today with reference to the
improvements in the central branch
after an exciting and heated discus
sion. The governor will not ask for
a receiver If the company makes the
following improvements The Missouri
Pacific to spend $750,000 on the central
branch in 1910 and lay 100 miles of new
S5-pound rails and 140 miles of rock
ballast. Governor Stubbs and Mr.. Clark
will go over the line next week to
agree on the improvements.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-25
SIX BURNED IN
TENEMENT FIRE
BLAZE IN NEW YORK FATAL TO
SLEEPERS
TWO WOMEN, MAN AND THREE
CHILDREN PERISH
overerowded Apartment Building in
New York Scene of Early Morn
ing confIagration-ltalians
Meet Death
Associated Pressl

NEW YORK, Nov. 24.-At least six
persons were burned to death and ten
seriously injured in a fire which swept
through a tenement house in Haven's
place, Brooklyn, before daylight today.
When the fire had been controlled a
search of the house revealed six bodies,
most of them burned beyond recog-
milton.
They were those of two women, one
man and three children. the latter be-
tween the ages of two and four years.
Another woman is missing and she may
have been consumed in the flames.
The tenement which was intended
for the use of only four families, was
occupied by eight families and most OF
tlrem had many boarders. The police
said there were nearly 100 persons
crowded in the structure and asleep
when the fire started.
All of them were Italians. Instead or
sending in a fire alarm, the first occu-
pants to be aroused by the names De
gan firing reYolvers out of the windows
and this added to the panic.
Starting in the cellar, the fire choked
the narrow stairways and before the
firemen arrived a dozen persons had
either leaped from windows or had
jumped to one-story extension IN the
rear. A woman who leaped from a
suffered fatal injuries.
Injured by Jump
Most of the others who jumped were
also injured.
The first firemen to arrive took out
scores of persons on ladders.
Mrs. Rose CaraVilla was carried down
from her second floor apartments, and
upon reaching the street she broke
aWay from the firemen and dashed
back into the building to rescue her
two small children. She was not seen
alive again, but later her body ana
those of her children were found
Police reserves from several stations
were called to quell the panic which
had spread to neighboring tenements
in the foreign section of the city and
much trouble was experienced. Ten or
the injured were taken to hospitals,
where it was said that several might
die The police did not discover the
cause of the fire.
One of the exciting incidents of the
fire occurred when Mrs. Rose Monte
forte, p years old. appeared at third
floor window with her 1-year-old baby
in her arms. She remained there call
ing for help until the window showed
red with flames, when she threw the
child to the crowd below and then
Jumped from the window. The baby
was caught by a man and was not
seriously injured.
The mother failed to clear coping,
and striking on that, she rolled off onto
the sidewalk, sustaining probably fatal
in iuries
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-25
HABEAS CORPUS NEXT
STEP IN ALIMO CASE
CONSTITUTIONALITY OF up
LAND LAW ATTACKED
James E. Bond, One of Proprietors oi
Wet Goods Club, Refuses to
Pay Fine and Desires
Freedom
Especial to The Herald

SAN BERNARDINO, Nov. PA
writ of habeas corpus is now sought in
the case of the Order of the Alimo, the
wet goods" club, at Upland recently
put out of business by a decision from
the superior court, sitting en- banc, de-
manding the release of James e. Bond,
one of the proprietors sentenced to pay
a fine of $50 which he refused to do, re-
naming in the custody of the marshal.
Attorney John D. Pitts represents
Bond and has started an attack on the
constitutionality of the prohibition or
dinance of Upland. The petition for
the writ of habeas corpus sets forth the
allegation that each member of the
club purchased his own liquor, leaving
ii in the custody of the steward, who
merely gave them what in the first
place belonged to them.
The writ is made returnable next
Monday in department two of the su-
peFior court. Bond has also been adj
mitted to bail in the sum of 500 pend
ing the hearing of the petition.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-25
RIVERSIDE
Corner Eighth and Main sts.
Phones Main 2s7, Home 144I.
WOMAN NURSE INJURED BY
BEING THROWN FROM HORSE
Night Attendant at Patton Asylum Is
Patient in Riverside City
Hospital

RIVERSIDE, Nov. 24.-Mrs. Mary
Girard. a night nurse at the asylum
at Patton. is at the city hospital suf-
fering serious injuries as the result of
being thrown from a horse. With a
number of friends who are employees
at the asylum, she passed yesterday In
the city, in the afternoon securing
some saddle ponies. The party had not
proceeded far when Mrs. Girard's horse
became frightened and ran away
throwing its rider against telephone
pole at the corner of Main and Four
teenth streets.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-25
Suitcase Recovered

LONG BEACH, Nov. 24.-Miss Annie
Rogers, a resident Of Whittier tcle-
phoned to the police today that She
had the suitcase belonging to Mrs.
Princess Long, the singer and that
she was as anxious to exchange suit
cases back again as was the vocalist,
Mrs. Longs suitcase was taken from
a Pacific Electric car Saturday after
noon by mistake, according to Miss
Rogers.
cific Electric depot that she would
bring the Long suitcase down, but did
not do so. Today she explained that
she had to make a trip to her home
In whittier and therefore could not
hiring the suitcase to town yesterday.
Today the suitcase was returned, with
contents intact. and Miss Rogers re
ceived hers in exchange.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-25
PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP
COMPANY MOVES OFFICES
New Headquarters Are on Wharf No.
8, One Mile South of Wharf
No. /

REDONDO BEACH, Nov. 24.-The
Pacific Coast Steamship company has
moved its local headquarters into its
new office building on wharf No. 3,
about a mile south of wharf No. /,
where the company has retained its
office since it was first established in
Redondo Beach. Deputy Collector of
Port C. A. Sheldrick is preparing to
move the United States customs office
into the new building constructed for
the purpose on wharf No. 3,
Although the change makes it much
more convenient for the officials, it is
considered an inconvenient move as
far as the public is concerned. For n
considerable part of the distance to the
new offices pedestrians are compelled
to walk on the railroad. Nearly all
large vessels, especially thost Of the
Pacific Coast company, moor at wharf
No. 3.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-25
To Improve Sewer Farm

PASADENA. Nov. "a. - Oranges,
eucalyptus and alfalfa are to replace
corn as products of the city's sewer
farm near Alhambra, irrigated by waste
sewage water. The city has adopted
the policy of planting for the future,
regardless of whether the farm makes
money for a year or more.
As starter thirty acres each OF
eucalyptus and oranges will be planted
next spring, and the following year the
acreage OF orange trees will be in
creased to 100. The city farm now in
cludes a municipal piggery to eat the
city's garbage and a municipal nursery,
in addition to the products which are
raised by means of the sewage water.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-25
WESTMINSTER PROPERTY IS
SOLD UNDER FORECLOSURE
Pier Realty Company Bids $4,000 at
Long Beach for Valuable
Site

LONG BEACH, Nov. 24.-The West
minister property just west of the Long
Beach pier, a highly valuable strand
property, was sold under a decree ot
foreclosure today at the court house to
the Pier Realty company who bid $SS,-
413.35. It's bid covered the amount Of d
Judgment given that company Septem-
ber II, 1906, against the Westminster
company, former owners, and the ac-
crued costs The former owners w. J..
Porterfleld and associates, two years
ago announced plans to build an cnor-
NOUS building on the site. The Pier
Realty company was given a fors-
closure judgment against them for
S87, 1915
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-25
SANTA ANA
Office Si5 n. Sycamore.
Phones-Home 104; Sunset Black 1872.
Answers Embezzlement Charge

SANTA ANA, Nov. 24.-Charles H.
Parker, late collector for the local
Edison Electric company, who disap-
peared two or three months ago with
$114.70, which he had collected for the
company, and who reappeared here
about ten days ago to give himself up
and take his medicine" as he said, was
in the superior court this morning to
answer to a charge of felony embeZ-
element.
Although he gave himself up volun-
tarily. Parker apparently will fight for
his liberty on the ground of temporary
Clyde Bishop is his
attorney. Parker is also to answer to
a charge of wife desertion.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-25
3 MARRIAGE CEREMONIES
TAKE PLACE AT ANAHElM

ANAHEIM, Nov. 24.-Within three
hours this morning there occurred
three weddings in this city. A special
feature was that a double wedding was
aolemnized at $3.50 o'clock this morning
att the Catholic church, and was wit
messed by several hundred friends and
relatives Miss Clara Mary Baum be-
came the bride of Robert O. Quarton,
and Miss Pauline Bayha became the
bride of Leo j. Fiala.
Another notable event of the season
was the marriage Of Miss Matte L.
Yorba Of Yorba. who became the bride
Of Lawrence Pelancon of Los Angeles
The ceremony took place at 10 o'clock
this morning in the Catholic church at
Yorba. Father Dubbel, who had just
finished officiating at the double we'd
ding, hastened to Yorba. a distance of
six miles, to marry a native daughter
ni~s Ynrha-
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-25
Married in Santa Ana

SANTA ANA, Nov. 24-Love some
times laughs at church weddings as
we'll as at locksmiths So it was in
the case of NJ. Kaufman Schwartz, 26
years old, and Miss Grace A. Sutliff, "a
years old who gave their friends at
Pasadena the slip this morning and
came down to Santa Ana, the Gretna
Green of Southern California, where
they were quietly married this after
noon by Justice Smithwick, the marry
ing justice. The young persons were TO
have been the principals in church
wedding in the Crown City tonight.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-25
SEWER OUTFALL WILL
BE COMPLETED MONDAY

SAN BERNARDINO. Nov 24.-It
was announced today that the long de-
layed sewer outfall on lower e street
will be completed Monday, and it will
then be possible to connect up the
whole Mount Vernon sewer district and
also relieve the c. street system. For
months the health of the city has been
threatened by the failure of the
Gregory company, the leasers
OF the sewage, promptly to construct
the outfall to their farm.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-25
Confesses to Thefts

SANTA ANA, Nov. 24-Arrested by
Constable Jackson this morning, Byron
Pickering, a 16-year-old youth who re-
Gently came to Santa Ana from Oak
land, confessed to a wholesale list ol
petty thefts. These include a gold
watch, walnuts by the sack turkeys
ducks, hens, S. bank note and a hand
full Of pennies. The youthful offender
seems unconcerned over his misdoings
and over being put in Jail. He will be
looked after by the juvenile court.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-25
SUPPLIES COLLECTED
FOR DESERVING POOR
SCHOOL CHILDREN CONTRIB
UTE LITERALLY
Combined Thanksgiving Services to
Be Held This Morning at the
First Methodist Episco-
pal Church
Especial to The Herald


LONG BEACH. Nov. 24.-The pupils
in the various city schools today con-
tributed considerable money ana
enough clothing food and articles OF
household use to fill a number of big
wagons. These contributions are to be
given to those deserving by the Parent
Teachers federation.
At 1920 o'clock tomorrow morning
the churches of the city will unite IN
a Thanksgiving service at the First
Methodist Episcopal church. The Rev.
f. Nj. Rogers will preside, and the
following program will be followed:
Voluntary; hymn; invocation, Rev.
Shelton Bissell Scripture, the Rev. II.
X. Booth music, Y. M. c. A. quartet;
prayer, Rev. Andrew Mitchell; reading
of proclamation. Rev S. Dell Johnston;
solo, DIR. Thomas l.. Rogers; sermon,
Rev. viii A. Belts; offering, under the
direction of Rev. J. Lewis Smith;
hymn; benediction, Rev. d. j. Snyder;
postlude.
The public school holiday will con-
tinue over Friday.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-25
THREE MEN SERIOUSLY
HURT IN AUTO SMASH
Two Riversiders in Buick Crash Into
Vegetable Wagon Driven by
Chinese

SAN BERNARDINO. Nov. 4.-Wm.
d. Erdine, assistant manager of the
Pacific Lumber company, and Fred
Maxim, the proprietor of the Manhat-
tan cafe, both oS Riverside, ana a
Chinese were hurt severely early this
morning in an automobile accident near
Bunker Hill, between san Bernardino
and Cotton.
The two Riverside men in a Buick
machine struck a Chinese vegetable
man head-on. The horse was killed in
stantly its head being crushed into its
chest. Both men were thrown from the
automobile and seriously bruised, while
the Chinese was terribly cut about the
face and body. Nearly all the Asiatic's S
teeth Were knocked out.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-25
Annual Banquet to Be Given

PASADENA. Nov. 24.-The annual
banquet of the Merchants association
will be held Tuesday evening, Decem-
ber Z, at the Hotel Maryland and Rev.
F. Fox, the new pastor of the First
Congregational church, who has not as
vet arrived in this city to occupy the
pulpit, will be the principal speaker.
His subject will be Men and Things
Herman r. Hertel and Edward F.
Hahn will also speak. Rev. Matt s.
Hughes of the First Methodist church
will be the toastmaster.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-25
Annelenos Married

RIVERSIDE, Nov. 2A-Two out-of-
town couples were married today by
Superior Judge Noyes. They were b.
J. Padley, IS years old, and Ida May
Fry so years old, both residents of Los
Angeles, and a san Bernardino couple,
Roy B. Richardson and Maude kayan.
The latter couple skillfully eluded their
friends, coming over in an automobile
and picking up a friend at Highgroye
for a witness. Mr.. Richardson is an
employe of the San Bernardlno Gas and
Electric company, and the bride, who
is a handsome young society woman OF
San Bernardino, was formerly a resi-
dent of Los Angeles, where she dis
played talent as an actress.