Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-15
AROUND TOWN

AROUND TOWN
City Club to See AIrshlps
There will be no meeting Of the City
club this noon. The regulad luncheon
has been postponed In order that the
members of the club may see the events
at aviation field.
Funeral Services Today
Funeral services for Miss Nell Ray
Farmer, niece of c. z. Farmer and
Mrs A. f. Rich, who died Thursday
at sol North Avenue Sixty-four, will
be held this afternoon at o'clock at
the chapel of Dexter Samson.
Druggist Sells Whisky; Fined
Alphonso Ireland, proprietor of a
drug store at S44 West Seventh street,
pleaded guilty in Police Judge Fred
ericksons court yesterday to selling
whisky without q physicians preScrip
ton and was sentenced to pay fine
of $75
Tender Reception
A reception to the members of the
Union Avenue Methodist church was
rendered last night by the Ladies' Aid
and Epworth league of the church.
The event was given in the church
parlors and attended by a large num-
Der of members and friends
Accused of Statutory Crime
A. Schuleman, charged with commit
ting statutory offense by Miss Rosie
Cohen, was arraigned in Police Judge
Frederickson's court yesterday and his
preliminary examination was set for
January %. He was unable to furnish
bail and was sent back to jail to await
his hearing.
Discusses Liquor Traffic
Home and Business Relationships
When the Men Are Slaves to the
Liquor Traffic was the subject dis
cussed by j. H. Woerdendyke last
night at the Newman Methodist
church. He will give the last of his
series of lectures tonight at the Boyle
Heights Methodist church.
Prayer is Discussed
prayer" was discussed yesterday
at the monthly meeting of the Evan
gelical Prayer union in the First Ger
man Methodist church. Speakers were
Rev. H. C. Waddell, Rev. John F.
Male, Rev. Herbert ]. Weaver, Rev.
j. H. Stewart, Rev. w. B. Gantz, Rev
j. II. Sammis and Rev. e. p. Ryland.
Man and Wife Injured
Robert Freiberg and wife were
thrown from O. wagon in which they
were riding in State street in Boyle
heights yesterday and suffered bruises
and decorations They were taken to
the receiving hospital, where their in
iuries were bandaged, and later they
went to their home at lao South Mott
street.
Fugitive Woman Arrested
Sadie Klein, a ward of the Juvenile
court, who a short time ago escaped
from the county hospital where she
had been sent from the detention home,
was recognized by Patrolman Frank
Abbott at Third street and Broadway
yesterday and arrested as fugitive.
She twas booked at the central police
station and later sent to the detention
home.
Land Fraud Trial Nears End
United States District Attorney Oscar
Lawler late yesterday afternoon closed
the final argument for the prosecution
in the land fraud trial of Frank N.
Chaplin, David H. Chaplin and Paul
II. McPherrin in the United States
district court, and the case will go to
the jury at 1880 o'clock Monday morn
ing, there being no session of court
today.
Another Charge Against Takekawa
Deputy District Attorney Paul Nc
Cormick yesterday issued a complaint
against NJ. Takekawa, president of the
defunct Japanese-American bank,
which was ordered closed by State
Bank Examiner Burton V. Moore a
short time ago, charging Takekawa
with receiving $17S,60 from a Japanese
when the bank was in an insolvent
condition.
Arrest Boys with Stolen Skates
Having in their possession three
1I-n fTr. ,s.1lN i
as those stolen from the Panaroma
rink several nights ago, David Levin
son, Nathan Kaufman and Abe Turk,
newsboys, were arrested in Fifth street
yesterday afternoon and booked at
the central police station on charges of
suspicion. They were later removed to
the detention home, where they will be
held pending their arraignment in ju-
Venile court.
Messenger and Money Missing
A complaint charging Charles Blu
menthal, a messenger, with embezzling
$25 from the Western District Messen-
ger company was issued yesterday. Ac7
cording to the complaining witness,
Blumenthal was intrusted with a
package on which he was to collect
$25. He collected the money, returned
to the office of the messenger company,
left his bicycle outside the door and
hurried away. Since that time he has
not been heard of.
City Employe Dies
Funeral services for George Weeks,
formerly connected with the city
clerks office, will be held this after
noon at 1870 o'clock at the chapel of
John r. Paul. The body will be Gre
mated at Evergreen cemetery Mr..
Weeks died late Thursday at the Dea-
coness hospital, where he had been a.
patient several days He suffered a.
fall from a wagon several years ago.
He is survived by his wife. He was
a veteran of the civil war and a MEM
Der of the knights of Pythias.