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Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-05
WATERWAYS BODY TO
START ACTIVE WORK
MUNICIPAL ASSOCIATION TO
SPREAD INFORMATION
Close Corporation to Be Formed and
Members Will Benefit One
Another in Business
Ways

The Municipal Waterways assoc1a-
tion expects to start an educational
campaign in the near future, and will
hold meetings from time to time for
the purpose of bringing its members
together so that they may cooperate
with the board of directors in further
ing the best interests of all concerned.
1t also proposes to establish an infor-
nation and boosters bureau, to be diff
ferent from anything ever established
here before by a commercial or civic
body.
1t is planned to make the member
ship of the association a close corpora
ton. Members are expected, under the
plan, to boost each other.
The association will hold monthly
meetings and the entertainment of
those attending will be an object to be
carefully carried out. Talks and dis
cussions concerning the city's trade,
it's foreign relations, its public utili-
ties, its various branches of business,
its possibilities and its general welfare
will be given.
It is the purpose of the association,
according to a circular sent out to
members, to bring to light all new
ideas and to act on any proposition
which may be developed for the COM
mon good. 1t will of course work in
harmony with all other commercial or
civic organizations
H. c. Quick, secretary of the asso-
citation, is sending out circulars ex-
planning how the members may be OF
mutual business assistance to each 9TH
err. The plan, it is expected, will great
lv increase the membership of the as
ISOLATION,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-05
HELD TO ANSWER TO
CHARGE OF FORGERY
Proprietor of Plumbing Shop Is Ac-
cused of Passing Bogus Check
for $135 on Main Street
CIothier

H. F. Richards, proprietor of a
plumbing shop at 1905 San Pedro street,
was given his preliminary examination
in Police Justice Frederickson's court
yesterday afternoon on a charge. of for
gerry and held to answer to the superior
court in bonds of $500.
Richards is alleged to have passed
check for $135 on H. II. Nathan, a
South Main street clothier The check
was signed &c. A. oliver" 1t was pre-
scented to the bank and returned
marked mo funds"
According to the testimony of wit
nesses, Richards did some work for II.
J. Oliver at Ell Monte, and he received
a check for $40. He bought some goods
from Nathan, rendered the check in
payment and received the balance in
money At that time he told Nathan
he had received the check as payment
for some work and would get another
larger check within a few days.
Several days later. the witness stat
ed, Richards appeared and had Nathan
cash check for $135.
Richards attorney stated he did not
wish to cross-examine the witnesses;
that a plea of guilty would be entered
in the superior court and an applica-
ton for probation would be made.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-05
YOUTHS WITH $1,000 ARE
HELD TO HIGHER COURT
Boys Are Said to Have Come from
Darien, conn.-one Companion
Disappears

Fred Peterson and Roy Edwards.
who came to Los Angeles a short time
ago with two companions having $1,000
said to have been stolen from the IA
Their of Edwards, and who were ar
rested several days ago by Patrolmen
Clifford and Roberds, who found the
lads carrying revolvers of enormous
size, were given their preliminary
hearing in Police Justice Frederick
son's court yesterday on charge OF
forgery. Owing to the fact that Ed
wards is under age his case was passed
to the juvenile court and Peterson was
held to answer in the superior court in
bonds of $500.
The young fellows are accused Of
having passed a check for SIS, pay
able to Eugene Willmont and signed
'.F. b. sherwood" Willmont was one
OF the boys who accompanied the ac-
cused from Darien, Conn, TO Los AM
geses, and who is said to have shared
in the division of the $1,000 He has
since left the city and his whereabouts
are unknown
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-05
MAN WHO MISTREATED
WIFE DOUBLY PUNISHED
Sentenced to Ninety Days in Jail After
sprainng Ankle Trying to
Escape Arrest

John Sullivan, 80 years old, a team
ster living at GA Ceres avenue, was
doubly punished for beating his wife
at their home early yesterday morning.
His first punishment was sprained
ankle, which he sustained when he
leaped from a second story window in
his attempt to elude an officer who
heard the womans cries and hurried to
her assistance. The next was in the
form of ninety-day Jail sentence, i'm
posed by Police Justice Frederickson
on charge of disturbing the peace.
The wife of the accused appeared in
court and stated her husband came
home drunk, abused her and then beat
her cruelty. She screamed for help, and
when the patrolman arrived Sullivan
tried to escape by jumping from win
dow.
The accused had recently been re-
leased on probation a short time ago
for a similar offense. .
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-05
PLEADS GUILTY TO CHARGE
OF FAILURE TO SUPPORT
Mining Man viii Appear for Sentence
of Court Today-Wife Claims
Desertion

w. H. ellis, a mining man, pleaded
guilty in Police Justice Frederickson' s
court yesterday to a charge of failure
to provide for his wife, Katherine Jane
ellis, and will appear for sentence to-
day.
According to the woman's story to
Deputy District Attorney Arthur
Keetch, ellis deserted her in Chicago
five years ago. She came to Los An
geles and met him on the street a
short time ago. They effected a re-
Cancellation and lived together several
days, when, she says, he refused to
provide for her and left her in desti-
tute circumstances.
ellis admitted he refused to furnish
her with the necessaries of life, but
stated she had left him and come to
California five years ago and he did
not know her whereabouts until he met
her On tina streat
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-05
GOOD GOVERNMENT LEAGUE
TO CHOOSE MORE MEMBERS
Four More Necessary to Complete
/ Number of Twenty-Five Required
by Constitution

The twenty-one members of the good
government organization, formed at a
meeting in Blanchard hall Monday
afternoon, will meet Thursday after
noon, and four other members will
be chosen to complete the personnel
of the executive committee number, 25
as required by the constitution.
Various non-partisan organizations
who read of the organization yester-
day morning expressed pleasure that
such a body, consisting of representa-
tive men of Los Angeles had been
formed. That it will insure and safe
guard the efforts for better civic gov
eminent in Los Angeles is the general
opinion. L. j. Clarke, secretary of the
association, stated yesterday he had
received many assurances of member
ship and expressions of approval Tor
the formation of the organization.
Even when cabinet portfolios are exhausted.
there's the big bath tub How about Inc
Keeper of the Bath ?'-Atlanta Constitution.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-05
NEW YORK POLICE SEND
FOR SMOOTH PICKP0CKET
Man Arrested at Pasadena Is Wanted
in Gotham on Charge Of
Murder

According to a telegram received by
Captain of Detectives Paul Flammer
from the New York police authorities,
Detective Sergeant John McMullin is
now on his way to Sacramento with
requisition papers for Benjamin Adel-
son, alias Sheeny Berry, who is wanted
in New York on a charge of murder.
Addison was arrested in Pasadena
April IA by j. I. Brady of Pomona
while he tried to pick a diamond stud
from the shirt of the latter.
Addison, who is said to be one of the
smoothest pickpockets in this country,
was brought to Los Angeles and meas
ured by the Bertillon system, and found
to be the man wanted in the eastern
city for murder He is at present con-
fined in the Los Angeles county iaiL
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-05

ST. PAUL, May 4.-Great Northern
passenger train No. 8. known as the
flyer" westbound, ran into a light en-
CINE at Delano. Mimi, last night. Two
day coaches were burned and about
twenty passengers more or less serious
ly injured. Engineer Andrew Watson
OF st. Paul of the passenger train was
probably fatally hurt.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-05

nat at the Aneelus grin
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-05
RECOVERY SUITS FOR
INJURIES ARE FILED

In a suit filed in the superior court
yesterday by Mrs. A. N. Altman,
whose husband, James Altman, was
killed by a car at Long Beach avenue
and Thirty eighth street, December 20
last, damages in the sum of $4,000 are
demanded from the Pacific Electric
company.
Laura H. Wilson filed suit against
the CRYSTAL Springs Water company of
Sawtelle, asking $10,4S9 damages on
account of injuries sustained when she
stumbled over a hydrant box January
25.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-05
Wise Talks
By the "Office Boy"

81 hear your daughter Is going to
marry a duke
eyes, a love match"
''Do you mean to tell me she gets
him for nothing"
1 often think there is nothing
so good that you cannot bite off
too much. Still, people afflicted
with kleptomania always seem
to feel that they should take
something for 1t. The Old Man
says, "'Don't worry is an en-
couraging motto, but suppose
the fellow is guilty?" Yesterday
the Old Man had to go up to the
Police Court on account of some
young fellows having forged his
name to a check. 1t was a
bungling job, and the check was
drawn on a bank in which we
have no account; but someone
cashed 1t. Every man, woman
and child in this community
should know that when the Old
Mans name appears on an ar
ticle, either the article is first
class OF lIlc IletIIl0 has DSSI COuli-
forfeited. We never sold a piece
of merchandise or signed check
that was not worth one hundred
cents on the dollar in gold coin.
We've Just been making our big
Broadway Basement Store still
larger. The demand for soft
collar shirts, khaki suits, cordu-
roy trousers, knockabout gloves,
etc, has increased to such an
extent that we simply had to
have more room. The character
of goods we sell in our Basement
store is the same to the clothing
merchant as sugar is to the gro
cer-they're sold on an awful
small margin of profit. We
charge no rent to our Basement
store, and are therefore able to
give you wonderful values in
that department. Stairway in
rear of store near Sixth street
entrance. Come in and go down.
+. B. SilVerW God
Five stOress
eel South Spring Ia. An~s,..
Broadway q 9Th
bakersfield Long Beach
San Bernardino.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-09
Vice Dives on
Opera Alley

son, shoe merchant on G street |;
r. L. Stocking, assistant postmas-
ter; w. H. Michaels, Hotel Sterl-
ling; Olympia Oyster company; Pa
cific Grocery company, Sheridan
company, Charles G. Hamlin. jew
feler; John Nishr, restaurant:
Charles M. vandyke & Co., jewell
ers; Olympia Candy company,
Ladies' Home Bakers, Stone-Fisa-
er company, Rhodes Brothers, p.
B. and H. G. Wallace and John s.
Baker of the Fidelity Trust COM
pany.
The petition declares the con-
ditions a disgrace. The place is
filled with low white and colored
people and the saloon is center
from which issues foods of pro-
family and filthy language that
drives decent people from the Sec
ton.
The action of Judge Stiles in
closing up the dive of Pete Sand
berg on Fourteenth street drove
the inhabitants of the cribs out
and they rushed to Opera alley,
where they secured quarters In
the old shacks that line the street
from Eleventh. TO Thirteenth. The
police have apparently winked at
the proceedings and it has gone
from bad to worse until the bust
ness men will stand 1t no longer.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-09
BUSINESS MEN PETITION CITY
AUTHORITIES TO CLEAN
OUT DISORDERLY RESORTS
AND SALOON.

Opera alley, which formerly
was noted for being a cesspool
of vice, Is fast regaining its old
reputation much to the disgrace
OF the community and the demon
alization of legitimate business.
Occupied principally by shacks
owned by wealthy people whose
only object apparently is to get
large returns from no investment,
the roperty is rented to the scum
of society, according to business
men in the neighborhood, and this
element is now holding high car
nival in vice and disorder.
The police have been informed
of the conditions repeatedly but
no relief has been given and to-
day the business men on G street
arose en- masse and protested IN
q petition to the mayor and city
council asking that the conditions
be relieved and the license of my
Brothers" saloon he revoked.
On the petition are the names
OF Kennedy Brothers, the Arcade
Store; H. H. Blackburn, of The
Arcade hotel; Louis J. Buren,, of
the Olympic Laundry; C. F. Coul-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-09
WILL ASSIST
CHINA TO
WAKE UP

Tacoma will assist China In
awakening.
The local chamber of commerce
will send a delegate to the Celes-
tial kingdom next February with
other chambers on the coast and
friendly business relations will be
promoted between this city and
China.
The Chinese, noting the ad-
vancement of Japan and observ-
ing the visit of the American bus
mess delegates to the Mikado's
|county's last year as guests of the
chambers of commerce of their
large cities, has undertaken a
similar excursion to their country
All the chambers of commerce on
the coast have been invited to
send delegates to China and the
associated chambers have Just
voted to accept the invitation.
A delegate will go from here
about next February.
China is arousing to the posi-
bilities that lie within her and she
will make an effort to Guido the
entertainment given by Japan last
year to the Tacoma and other del
Iegates.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-09
CARELESS TAILOR
MOURNS HIS
MONEY

City detectives are hot on the
trail of a man who went into w.
Ell. Brewitt's tailor shop shortly
before noon today to have a pair
of trousers shortened and who is
supposed t have left there 15 min
utes later with $45 in his posses
sion that did not belong to him.
The man was sent into a small
room used by workmen to keep
their clothing to wait while the
work was being done. A few
minutes after he left John Cobble-
staed, tailor, went into the room
to change his clothing before GO
ing out to lunch. When he put
on his trousers he missed a purse
containing the money that he says
was In the pockets when he hung
them up this morning. AS the
man who had his trousers shorten
ed a few minutes before was the
only person in the room during
the forenoon suspicion fell upon
him and the matter was reported
to the police.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-09
LAD SHOOTS SIX
MOUNTAIN LIONS

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SAN JOSE, CAL, Aug. o.
Farmers living in the vicinity of
Black mountain, few miles to the
north of this city, are showering
congratulations on 15-year-old
John Wade today, who single
handed attacked six mountain
lions and succeeded in wounding
five and killing one of the mon
ster cats.
The mountain lions were seen
by the youngster near shutdown
yesterday when they rushed from
the underbrush and made a
combined charge on some cattle
belonging to Wade's father, who
is wealthy rancher.
The boy, armed with a rifle,
hurried to the aid of the terrified
cattle and opened fire on the prey
ing beasts. Until one of the big
felines was killed and the others
wounded the animals stood their
ground.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-09
DON'T BE STUNG

Occasionally during the past years has
warned the to be their guard against the green
goods representing certain offer all Of
worthless prizes and I'll be heir
victim and sign contract to take Of their
These gold-brick know don't the paper.
Therefore, they bait their hook with these allurngb
false gittering-gs They admit that their
merits worth reading therefore they offer all of the
special Inducements
when these attempted to brace their
dwndng circulatons through automobile
the Times warned its readers and the few didn't
take the warning had good it
They stung.
Whether it be clock, fatiron chance
auto free ticket something which they offer
be caught don't let them add to their list of easy
marks"
Just recently about $50 good Tacoma people
the bait PAY Streak" offer joined
Tins They signed the when
worth of Streak tickets offered premium
they found the
them prize for their bravery signing
which they did worthless About half
Pay Streak attractions refused recognize the tickets
turned them the people who swallowed
bait which bolster
laton this similar schemes feels to
be stung.
The number fortunately was small. One of the Pay
the
today that than $50 had bit speaks
well for Tacoma peopeony $50 out of 10000
the scheme
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-09
l4-YEAR-OLD BOY
BUILDS AIRSHIP
AND FLIES I'm 1T

feet before 1t settled gracefully
to the ground. A crowd collected
rapidly and found that the aviator
was young Waterman, and the
aeroplane a lightly constructed
affair of bamboo, the power being
furnished by a small gasoline en-
CINE.
Young Waterman refused to
discuss his aerial experiments,
which he admitted had been in
progress for many weeks. He
stated that his air craft has not
yet reached the state of perfection
for which he hopes and announced
that he would not make public
fight until he was assured of Its
success.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-09
in
SWEDISH
STRIKE
PRINTERS QUIT WORK AND
NEWSPAPERS CEASE PUB
LEGATION - MOVE WILL
PROBABLY HASTEN SETTLE
MENT.

STOCKHOLM, Aug. 9.-No
newspapers were published in
Stockholm today, the printers
having Joined the general strike
yesterday. 1t is believed that this
new phase of the situation will re-
suit in arbitration being opened.
Now that the people have no
way of disseminating information
regarding the situation, it is not
believed that the condition of af-
fairs can be tolerated long.
There are many indications that
the strike is near an end, and 1t
appears probable that the men
and the employers soon will reach
an agreement. A number of fac
tories are resuming operation,
and some cars are running. 1t is
believed that both sides are anx-
ious for settlement.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-09
LIST Of FERRY'S
HEIRS MADE
PUBLIC

Saturday, August 81, was set
as the date for hearing the petit
ton of Frank B. Cole and Herbert
s. Griggs for letters of admins
tration of the estate OF Clinton P.
Ferry, by Judge Shackleford in
the superior court today.
A list of the heirs was filed with
the county clerk today together
with the number of shares left TO
each. The list is as follows:
Clinton Trafton Ferry, son, 8,400
shares; May Siebler, daughter, of
Strasbourg, Germany, 1880; EN-
ma Muller, adopted daughter, of
Geneva, Switzerland, S.4OO; 9E9
dra Byles, sister, of Ft. Wayne,
Indiana, 2,400; Caroline p. Ferry,
mother, of FIT. Wayne, 5000; Har-
riet P. Mcmillan, sister, of 11pei
catur, Indiana, 2,400; Minnie p.
Orvis, niece, of Decatur, 2,400:s
Mrs. Sara ]. Townsend, of Taco
ma, 600; Horace and Emma
Thielson, 600;. Ferry Museum,
$4,000. The shares are worth
about 81 each.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-09
COURTESY COSTS
CAR CONDUCTOR
HIS LIFE
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Los ANGELES, Cal, Aug. g.
Courtesy to passenger on his car
cost the life of Lyman A. Brink
ley, a conductor for the Los An
geles-Pacific Electric Railway
company. Brinkley was in charge
of Venice bound car that was
carrying large Sunday night
crowd of beach-goers last evening.
As the car stopped to permit a
passenger to alight, hat belong
ing to man standing on the rear
platform blew into the adjoining
tracks.
The conductor leaped to the
ground and pursued the lost
headgear. He did not see Los
Angeles car sweep around a
curve a scant fifty feet distant and
he was killed instantly beneath
the heavy trucks.
Brinkley was 80 years of age
and was married. The body was
brought to this city today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-09
7. ROOSEVELT
RESUMES HUNT

(By United Press Leased Wire. }
NAIVASHA, British East Afri-
ca, Aug. 9.-Colonel Roosevelt,
Edmund Heller, the California ma
turalist, and Kermit Roosevelt
started for Kenia today to resume
their hunting. Major Mears and
Professor Loring will remain here
a few days preparing specimens
for the Smithsonian institute. An
other consignment of specimens
will be shipped next Monday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-09
NEUBAUER' SPR|zE
WORTH $4,000

The valuation of $25, 900 placed
on the claim drawn by Herman
Neubauer is based on the fact that
there is some exceptionally fine
timber land on the reservation and
it is near transportation lines. The
fourth choice is practically as good
as the first.
1t is estimated that about 700
persons left Tacoma to file on
land, but SO far Neubauer is the
only name that has appeared. He
left here on an excursion party in
which there were $50 persons.
The party was organized by j.
Markson.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-09
DECLARES He IS
GREATER Than
CHRIST
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(By United Press Leased Wire.)
OMAHA, Neb., Aug. Sim
the most remarkable man who
ever lived and : have powers far
beyond Christ" Reverend Charles
Mclean is quoted today as having
said at a meeting attended by be
LEVERS in faith healing last night,
Mclean, known as king
Schlater," then essayed to PROVE
his contention by the statement
that he has "cured seven thousand
persons of Affections, while Christ
healed but ten lepers at a time.p
Rev. Mclean Is a faith healer.
His quoted remarks have occas-
Toned much discussion here.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-09
TRIP THROUGH !
LONG TUNNEL
is NOVEL ONE

e. J. Healy, general agent for
the Great Northern, spent yester-
day Turing trout from the noun
tain streams beyond the Cascade
tunnel. and returned last night
with two baskets filled with trout.
"Electrifying the road through
the tunnel made q journey
through the big bore pleasure, .
said Mr.. Healey to the Times.
Three Of the powerful electric
engines are in use now. and the
windows OF the coaches are kept
open during the passage through
the tunnel, which Ii now lighted
|by electricity
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-09
WILL MAKE IRRIGATION =.
CONGRESS PERMANEK1

SPOKANE Aug. 99.-The repQrt
of the executive committee OF the
National Irrigation congress
brought in today, at the seven
teenth annual convention of the
organization, presents a re-writ-
ten constitution designed to make
the organization permanent.
The projected constitution pro
vides for the enlargement of the
board of governors to seven per-
sons with the provision that nc
two members of the board of con-
troll shall be from one state.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-09

last night when he came in answer
to her screams for help.
Sem and Miss Haven had taken
a machine ride to San Mateo and
stopped at hotel for dinner
While waiting for her TO come
down stairs. Sein heard her CRY
out in terror. He dashed to heI
aid and found the Chinese in the
middle of the room while the
white faced girl stood with her
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-09
Up OLD
BEAVER BOILERS

A platform has been built
around the Beaver boilers, OPP
posite the Interurban passenger
station, for the convenience of
those who desire to inspect the
relic. When coat of paint is
applied to the remains of the
pioneer steamer the relic will not
be an unsightly one, and in time
will probably come to be looked
upon as one of the show places IN
Tacoma.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-09
81 HURT In
ACCIDENTS
AT CHICAGO

(By United Press Leased Wire. }
CHICAGO. Aug. 9.-This was a
day of accidents, and up to noon
81 persons we're reported to have
been hurt in collisions. In a col
lision of street cars on the West
Side bridge twenty-five persons
were hurt. A Wisconsin Central
passenger engine collided with a
Pennsylvania fast mail train al
Deerfield. ILL.,, this morning. tele-
scoping two cars and injurIne
three persons. Five other per.
sons were hurt in minor accidents
in the city this morning.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-09

til tomorrow, when 1t is announced
Mrs. Castle will waive preliminary
hearing and the matter will go to
the grand jury for Investigation.
There, according to a close per-
conal friend of Craig, the whole
thing will drop, as Craig will re-
fuse to appear before the inquisi-
torial body.