Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-01
AROUND TOWN
Gives Annual Dance

Gives Annual Dance
Montgomery council, Young Mems
institute. gave it's annual dance ana
New Years entertainment last night
in Conaty hall, Downey avenue.
.SatorcaI Club to Meet
The Oratorical Contest club will hold
it's regular semi-monthly meethg tllis
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the clubs
4 headquarters, I'LL South Hill street.
To Keep Open House
The Young Women's Christian AS
sociation building will remain open
n New Years day. Tea will be served IN
the members room to ali visitors from
20 5 o'clock in the afternoon
Cash and Jewelry Stolen
six dollars in cash, a ring and
revolver were stolen by burglar VINO
entered the home of John A. Weaver,
ZOO South st. Louis street, Thursday.
The police were notified yesterday.
Held in $500 Bonds
Justice Williams held Fred f. Delis-
ser to answer to the superior court IN
$500 bonds yesterday on charge OF
passing a, worthless check. Delisser is
said by the police to have criminal
recordI
Defective FIue Causes Fire
defective flue at the home of John
Smith. Ninth avenue and Thirty-slXth
street, last night caused hre Whlch
resulted in a damage of $500 TO the
contents and loss of $500 on the
building.
Steals RevoIvers
sneak thief crawled through the
transom of the home of F. +. ThatcheF'
3OS1b East Third street, Thursday ar
ternoon and carried away several re-
yolyers, Thatcher reported the rob-
berry to the police yesterday.
4 Thief Takes JeweIry
]. B. Thomas, 926 East Forty-ninth
lstreet. reported to the police yester-
iday afternoon that a thief had en-
Itered his home Thursday afternoon dur
ling the absence of the family and had
itaIen a watch, chain and ring.
lFire Causes Loss of $4oo
Fire of mysterious origin which
1 started on the first floor of the two-
story frame building occupied by Q.
I Rosen at 1100h East seventh street.
Hast night, entailed a loss of $500 on
/ the building and $100 on the contents.
IPaced on Probation
Ibstice Williams placed "Curly" Har-
] ris. a negro charged with fighting and
l inflicting injuries on several persons
! Christmas day. on six months proba-
tion Yesterday afternoon. The terms
of the probation are that Harris must
leave liquor alone and support his wife
and children.
Held to Superior Court
Anthony H. Skies, Alameda, charged
n with passing two fictitious checks on
tx. r, Courtwright, 425 South Soto
4 street, was arrested Thursday night In
\ Main street by Detective Mcnamara,
4 Judge
y liams yesterday morning, and after en-
| tering a plea of guilty was held to an
swer to the superior court in bonds
I of $500.
h Finds Intruder in House
II While Mrs. Ed McCleary, 2943 Wa
Nj bash avenue, was taking her after
XII noon nap Thursday afternoon, she
w heard noise in the hallway and ris-
M ing from her couch confronted a
strange man who had entered her
N house. The man turned and fled from
n the house on seeing the woman. Mrs.
NJ MCleary notified the police yesterday
MI morning.
N Broken Revolver Stolen
A revolver with a broken handle was
all that was taken by some person who
climbed the iron mesh inclosing the
cigar stand of r. c. Malick in the In
ternational Bank building yesterday
morning. When the cigar dealer OPEN
ed his place of business yesterday he
made an inventory of his stock Of
goods after discovering heel prints on
the counter Only the revolver was
missing and it is believed the burglar
was frightened away.
|. Y. M. C. A. to Keep "Open House"
"open housei' viii be held at ne
l Young Mems Christian Association
building today from 10 o'clock IN the
morning until II at night. The swim
\ ming pool will be open for inspection
from to 5 O'Clock and from to 10.
Refreshments will be served from 10
to IL o'clock in the morning and from
to in the afternoon. A gymnastic
exhibition will be given in the even
\ ing including water polo, gymnasium
events and indoor baseball.
No More Deputies Needed
No more men needed as special dep
utles for Aviation week was the word
4 sent out by Sheriff Hammel yesterday.
"The list of 300 men wanted for SER
4 vice during the week the flyers are
4 here is more than filled" said the
sheriff yesterday. II have just re-
n ceived word from the aviation commit
tee that this list must be cut in half
Even $50 may be too many, the MEM
bers of the committee saying they may
i need not more than eighty men,"
Truck Blocks Traffic
Traffic on the northern division of the
Pacific Electric railway was brought
TO a standstill last night shortly be-
fore 5 O'Clock when a truck belonging
to the Cudahy Packing company was
FL Nailed at Also and Alameda streets
he set nut broke and the right front
heel came off just as the truck was
.Sssing the tracks. 1t was fully thirty
hutes before the truck was finally
moved. Dozens of cars bound in
In directions were halted, completely
Ing up traffic.