Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-19
AROUND TOWN
On Last Lap of Long Tour

On Last Lap of Long Tour
MRS. Jennie j. Wild, 223 South Grand
avenue, arrived at New York yesterday
morning on the steamship George
Washington. Mrs. Wild left Los An
geles September s.. 1909, on q tour
around the world.
Two FinIanders Arrested
Gus Maxi and Charles Trainman,
Finlanders, who arrived in San Pedro
on the steamer Frances III. Leggett
yesterday, were later arrested by Dep
uty Sheriff Crowley and placed in the
county Jail. They are wanted in Eu-
reka to answer to charges of grand lar
ceny.
Will Talk to City Club
Hon. John 2. White of Chicago will
address the City club of Los Angeles
on the subject 1.-The Necessity for Di-
rect Legislation for the State and
County," at it's regular weekly lunch
con at Levy's cafe today at 1915. Mem
bers are invited to bring guests to the
meeting.
Hunt ParoIed Prisoner
Deputy sheriffs are searching for j. J..
Bedney, a paroled prisoner from San
Quentin. S. Creiger swore to q COM
plant before C. C. McComas, assistant
district attorney, yesterday, charging
Bedney with embezzlement. He said
he loaned Bedney a horse and wagon
February 10 and has not seen his prop
erty since.
New Lines Established
The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph
company recently has completed the
extension of four telephone lines within
California. One of these reaches to San
Francisco, one to Fresno and two to
Bakersfield. This will give an addt-
fhrOIIpb line I'm San Francisco.
and means decided Improvement In
the through service to that city.
Burned Trying to Save Life
In attempting to shut off a floZ of oil
which was feeding flames caused by an
explosion OF furnace at the Burling-
ton hotel, 1925 West Ninth street, last
night, Oscar Olson, engineer at that
place, was burned on the face and
hands and narrowly escaped serious In
jury. He was taken to the Pacific hos
pital, where his injuries were dressed
Foreman Injured in Fall
Robert Baker, So years old, foreman
for the Llewellyn iron works, living at
31O11h South Main street, while work.
ing on the hall of records building near
the court house, missed his footing and
fell from the second floor to the ground.
He was taken to the receiving hospital,
where the police surgeons found he had
sustained a fractured left wrist and a
conclusion of the brain.
Beaten by Three Thugs
S. Hiyuma of 446 Jackson street re-
ported to the detectives yesterday that
he was attacked by three men in front
of 432 Jackson street at o'clock yes
terday morning, and after being beaten
on the head, was left in an unconscious
condition. He remained in the street
for several hours and was discovered
bv neighbors and taken to the receiv-
ing hospital, where several decorations
in the head were dressed by the police
surgeons.
Mexican Trains Running
The management of the National
Railway company of Mexico has noti-
fed ]. j. Byrne of the Santa Fe road
that trains in Mexico are running on
schedule time, despite recent reports to
the contrary. II. ]. Snyder, general
agent for the Mexican road, says: "All
differences between the railroad and
train employees have been satisfactorily
adjusted, and full assurance can be
given that there will be no interruption
of traffic from this cause"