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SCOPE OF CHARITY
GREATLY CHANGED
ANTI-TUBERCULOSIS LEAGUE
GROWS FROM CAMP PLAN
Promoters of Health Banltarlum for
Indigent Consumptives Believe
New Scheme Is More
Practical
Pasftdenft Agency,
16%1 6% Last Colorado Street.
Telephone Main 7»2.
PASADENA, Dec. 28.— For a time at
least, and probably forever, the project
Of establishing a health camp for the
care of indigent tuberculosis sufferers
at Linda Vista has been abandoned.
This charitable object has been under
consideration for a long time by prom
inent Pasadenans, and after purchasing
the Linda Vista site It was supposed,
in spite of the strenuous objections of
the Linda Vlstans, that a sanitarium
would be built thereon at once, but
this plan has been altered,
ltI It now seems certain that the original
scheme of caring for indigent sufferers
from the great white plague will be
altered so that the work of the Health
Camp association, so called, will In the
future hear more of tho nature of an
anti-tuberculosis league. In fact, the
matter has progressed so far that tho
officers of the association seriously con
template changing the name to that
of the Pasadena Anti - tuberculosis
league.
Several of the prominent men back of
the proposition, chief among them S.
Hazard Halsted, believe after investiga
tion that perhaps the work can be done
in a different anil more advantageous
manner. They think that Instead of at
once building on the Linda Vista site a
tuberculosis health camp, it is advis
able to have a dispensary In Pasadena
from which a trained attendant can
dispense simple remedies, refer suffer
ers to doctors Interested in the work,
and give such other aid as can be fur
nished.
The officers of the association are.
simply looking about to find a suitable
house for such a dispensary, when they
undoubtedly will either lease or make
a purchase. For such Indigent suffer
ers as need hospital attention an ar
rangement will bo made to care for
them at a sanitarium. It has been
found that a local Institution will care
for B limited number for less expense
than the same number could be treated
In a health camp.
It is apparently tho plan of the asso
ciation to hold the Linda Vista site
until the work of the association shall
have been enlarged to a proportion
which will warrant the maintenance of
R good sized health camp at that or
some other spot.
Spend a Week at Cnronndo.
CHEAPER FARES PROMISED
Railway Passenger Agent Says Change
Will Come When Traffic
Justifies It
Special to The Herald.
SANTA MONICA, Doc. 28.— T'. A.
Short, general passenger agent of the
T,ob AnfrelPS-Papinc railway, addressed
i\ meeting of the executive committee,
of the board of trade last night, and in
his remarks otnbodipd tho first official
statements concerning the reduced fare
proposition that the board has boon fa
vored with.
Mr. Short said that tho matter of
cheaper faros had been discussed by the
officers of the road and that a cut rate
would bo made wien the bay section
]iad built up sufficient to guarantee
enough steady travel to justify a
change.
This, he said, would be soon, and
that the time would be hastened by rea
son of the extensive improvements now
being made along the lino of th? rail
way. Ho stated that within six months
the entile lino would be standard
gauge and that many new cars would
bo in service by then.
Spend a week at Coronado.
BRIEF NEWS NOTES
FROM CITY OF CANALS
Special to The Herald.
VENICE, Dec. 28.— Under auspices of
the Arlon club of Los Angelea a
masquerade carnival will be held on
New Year's eve at the pier dancing pa
vilion. The affair promises to be one of
the biggest society functions ever held
here, it being expected that at least 400
couples will participate in the grand
march.
Last night's rainfall amounted to 1.52
Inches and was the heaviest that has
fallen here this season. The Southern
Pacific rain gauge recorded 5.52 inches
of rain for the season.
Yasuplro Yamaji, secretary to Yu
me.to Kushtblkl, representative of the
mikado at the Japanese exhibit hero,
makes emphatic denial of having ex
pressed the sentiments attributed to
him in a Los Angeles paper yesterday.
Mr. Yamaji says that the only war
with the United States that Japan Is
at all likely to enter Into is a commer
cial war, but even that, he says, can
only be In the distant future. Yamaji
disclaims having said that Japan want
ed the Philippines. He says ho doesn't
think Japan has the remotest idea of
acquiring them.
Coronado ana return $5.00 today.
BREEZY BREVITIES FROM
VALLEY'S CROWN CITY
Special to The Herald,
PASADHNA, Dee. 28.— Heirs of Cath
erine Gray, the aged woman killed iv
cently in a street car accidents are
bunttng witnesses to the accident with
the object Of bringing r.ult. The amount
for which suit will be entered is un
known.
The First Baptist choir will give a
concert next Sunday afternoon at the
regular men's meeting of Y. M. C. A.
Dr. B, L. Conger, Lloyd Macey and
IdrS. Scott Way have been chos.ii as a
lobby committee for the Pasadena Hu
mane society to represent thai organ
isation at tho next session of the State
legislature to lobby in favor of bills
presented by the Humane BOOtfty.
At a meeting of the Health Camp
association last night it was decided to
ih, subscribed runds for the aid
. of luli.r, ..' »sis patients.
The mothers' circle of the McKlniey
grammar school have planned a unique
entry lur the tournament parade. The
school «iii be represented by a Boal
Illustrating the digging of thi I
i.i nal by Uncle Sam.
I'l.iiiu.iiin mid i ' i..1i ..I i. ■>.. no today,
NOTICE)
To 11. .1,1,,.. of Hernia i-i,.,,,, «„„„„„,
Stiuliu closes January 5, 1907. AH cou
pons must bo presumed not later than
Wednewluy, January 2, 1907.
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EMBEZZLED. ROBBED. STOLE
lt Arrested on One Charge and Held
for Hearing on Three at
- Pasadena
Spcelni to Tli/ ll.iahl.
PASADENA, Dec. 28.— Arrested on a
charge of robbing th« till In ft lorn!
restaurant of a revolver Men H.
Krnuse was taken from hit bed at 4
o'clock this morning nnd lodged In the
city bnstlle by Officers. Favor and
Hayes.
At the •' ill. in this morning It was
discovered that he. hnd .1 charge of
embezzlement ngnlust him In a local
Justice, court nnri that a warrant whs
out for him on a complaint sworn to
by the Klectrlo Express officials. Had
his arrest on the burglary chart been
deferred till break he would have
been apprehended on the charge of
embezzlement.
Krnuse came to Pasadena some c.lx
months ago and has been employed
at odd jobs since his arrival. Latterly
he wound up as a delivery expressman
for the Electric Express people and
collected delivery charges to the amount
of $20, which he (ailed to turn In. Prior
to this as an employe Of Morrison
Urns. In a similar business he (allied
to turn In funds. Tlp was forgiven' for
this and no complaint was lodged ow
ing to the compassion of his employers.
Last night at a few moments after
midnight he entered the restaurant of
Charles Grimes, South Fnlr Oaks ave
nue, and "lifted" the revolver from the
till In the cash register stand. When
arrested he confessed the primp, to the
officers and said ho Stole It because
ho needed the money.*
He Is held for hearing ,/anuary 2.
f s.o o—T here find back— Coronndo.
PROVES ALIBI IN SPEED
ORDINANCE VIOLATION
Spcr-lnl to Tlio Hornld.
PASADENA, Dec. 28.— Harry Burt
of i,os Angeles appeared In the local
police COUri this afternoon to stand
trial on a charge of severely fractur
ing the speed ordinance of tho Crown
city. Tho case was dismissed owing to
the fact that Burt proved by a bevy
of alibi witnesses that he wan doing
anything else thnn fracturing the
speed rulings of the Pasadena city
fathers.
Burt bought a go-devll machine; from
Ed Tufts of the Tufts-Lyon Arms
rompnny. He forgot to have the num
ber changed. The auto rlld stunts and
Tufts was hauled up for the Infringe
ment of local rules. Tufts indignantly
Informed the officers that It was only
the sixth time that month nnd told the
name of the purchaser of the machine.
Burt was then pulled in out of the wet,
but denied the charge.
As the result of a conference between
the attorney secured by Burt and
Deputy City Attorney Byrnes of Pasa
dena the ease was dismissed and the
prisoner discharged. The name of th»
real ordinance fraeturer was given and
it was found to be a man named Dc
Lovelace who was employed at the
time as a chauffeur for Burt, but wrn
wns discharged the day after the speed
ordinance was broken. The case will
bo Investigated and a new warrant
issued.
New Year's gayety at Coronado.
"CASINO" ASSOCIATION
AT LOSS FOR NAME
Special to Tho Heralrt,
PASADENA, Dec. 28. — The committee
having in charge the formation of a
company to float the pleasure park
and casino project is looking for a name
under which to Incorporate. When the
name is securer! the incorporation pa
pers will be filed, the organization of
tho board of directors completed an<l
the stock disposed of. Then will come
actual construction of tho building ami
the pleasure park and casino, so called
for want of a better name, will be a
reality enjoyed by Pasadena.
Secretary E. J. Pyle of the nameless
association has issued a statement that
name or no name the papers will be
filed as soon as tho two attorneys now
working them have completed and that
will be within tho next two or three
days.
New Year's gayety at Coronado.
ONE-FOOT STRIP BORE
TO PASADENA COUNCIL
Rprrinl to Tho Herald.
PASADENA, Dec. 28.— Tho city
council is puzzling over a problem fit
for the proverbial Philadelphia lawyer.
C. C. Brown, former street superin
tendent of this city, owns a strip o£
land 255 feet long and one foot deep
fronting the long way on Hull street.
Improvements on Hull street have
been ordered and the city dads are in
a quandary as to whom the assessment
for the street work should be made.
Brown claims it* is the people back of
his property who will derive the benefit.
He refuses to pay. The people owning
the real building lots on Hull street
state that they cannot be assessed be
cause in order to get to the street they
are forced to cross Brown's property.
It is stated that Mr. Brown has many
overtures for purchase and will sell at
a good round price.
Coronado— There and back— ?s. oo.
CHINAMAN TRADES INFIRM
HORSE FOR "COW PUP"
Special to The Herald.
PASADENA, Dec. 28.— Lewis Sing is
Chinese, but he has more than, the
usual cuteness of the celestial. When
he was ordered by the humane officer
to shoot a decrepit ohl horse ho traded
tho animal to J. S. Double for a "cow
pup," as ho called it, in other words, a
calf.
Sing kept tho calf for two days nnd
then gave it back to Double because
the calf drank so much milk it became
a white elephant.
Yesterday Double was arrested for
having In his possession an animal con
demned to be shot by the humane
Officers. He told the story nnd stated
the Chinaman bad not told him of .'is
condition when the trado was made.
The horse was killed and the case will
!"■ dismissed.
Coronado— There and back— ss.oo.
THREE HUNDRED POUNDS OF
BLACK POWDER EXPLODES
By Associated I'r, .--:
SANTA CRUZ, Dec. 28.— With a roar
that rattled the windows of this city,
two and a half inlleH distant, 300 pounds
of black powder axploded shortly after
x o'clock t'iin morning at the Dupont
powder mills, formerly known as the
California powder works, B. f. Britt
san, who was working In a mill 150
yards distant, hud his hand crushed.
The roofs Of tWO Of the mills were
oarricd away, the "oharge" hou
ompletoly v ... i,. .1. and all "f the
windows In the neighborhood were
shattered.
The explosion ooourred In the Uaqfc
powder department, and had it oc
curred ten minute* later the lomh O f
life- would have lieen great, as a new
uf men were read) to enter the depart
ment al tin' lime.
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LOS ANGELES HERALD: SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 29, iQOfi.
GOBBLES UP MORE
VENICE RESORTS
HARRIMAN AGENTS BUY AMUSE
MENT PLACES
Employes of the Los Angeles. Pacific
Road Will Manage Beach Con.
cessions for the New
Owners
Day by rln new facts are leaking
out showing thai control of Venice has
been obtained by Harrlman Interests.
As printed some days ago In The Her
mm, the new owners of the Los Angeles-
Pnclflc and Interurhan roads will spend
millions in developing the Los Angeles
lines and also In building up the beach
territory which is contiguous to Its
rails.
The Venice Midway, with its variety
shows and circus, ii Harrlman's intrst
venture, B"or s cash consideration of
the Venice Concessions company
transferred -ill Iti interest in the Plal
■ance and the Midway park to the Los
Angelei-Paclflc Railroad company.
While Abbot Kliiniy and the man
agers of his Interests al Venice will
nol admit as much, It generally la KG*
Cepted 111 business circles thai the dr;il
is hut. another step toward the acquire
ment of every amusemenl enterprise in
Venice by railroad representatives.
I ;s stated by those concerned In
tho sale of the Midway that the Venice
rink, owned by W. H. Wheat, T. O.
Evans .'mii others; the bathing pavilion,
under lenwe to the Reynolds brothers,
and the ship hotel, auditorium and big
dancing pavilion within the next few
months will be run by mangers In the
employ of the street car company.
W. H. Wheat, C. N. Gaiy and F. A.
Short, general passenger agent of the
Los Angeles-Pacific, are the chief
stockholders in tho Concessions com
pany. They bought tho property about
six months ago from the Akoun Amuse
ment company.
Tho Sells-Floto clrcim is moving Into
the Midway showhouses with animals
and performers. Several of the attrac
tions along the Plalsance are leased,
but these rights also will pass Into the
control of the new Interests.
An official who has the inside track
of Venice affairs said last night that It
was the Intention of the railway to en
tirely renovate the Midway buildings
and to prepare at once for a grand
midwinter opening.
This, he said, will take place about
the middle of January, by which time
quarters will have been made ready for
the Sells-Floto circus and many other
first-class attractions will have been
secured. At present and for several
months past the Midway has boon prac
tically shut tight and tho prospect for a
change in conditions is causing gen
eral rejoicing among persons engaged in
business there.
WOMAN CLIMBS ALL ALONE
TO TOP OF LONG'S PEAK
Special to The Herald.
ESTES PARK, Colo., Dec. 28.— Tha
distinction of being tho first woman
to climb Long's peak unaccompanied,
even by a guide, has been won by Miss
Mabel Brougham, but at the expense of
having two toes frostbitten in 1 the
stormy night that she had to pass at
the summit.
"No, I did not mind it at all," said
Miss Brougham after she came down
the peak, accompanied by three guides,
who scaled the mountain to show her
the way after she had missed the trail
in the storm and darkness. "I have
had many happy excursions into the
wilds and many strenuous experiences
out with nature," she said, "so that
this one, although the most severe of
all, will in no way cause me to cease
mingling with tho outdoor world alone."
In making the climb up the peak the
young lady took with her for companion
ship Scotch, a collie dog, the property
of the old guide, Mills, at Long's Peak
inn, and it may be that to Scotch Miss
Brougham owes her life, for during the
long, cold night the dog- did his best to
take care of the young woman and
bring her safely home.
After gaining the summit of the peak
Miss Brougham lingered so lonp to
enjoy the world of light and shade
below that darkness came upon her
when she had descended but a short
distance from the summit. Not com
prehending the protests of Scotch, she
took the wrong rou'.e and was compelled
to spend a cold, windy night among
the crags.
Miss Brougham is an athletic young
woman of prepossessing appearance
and is jolly and self-reliant. Last year
she took a special course in the Univer
stity of Colorado, and Monday she will
leave for Chicago to spend the winter
at the University of Illinois. Her home
is at Saulte Ste. Marie Mich.
GHOST ALMOST HANGS TRAMP
Hobo Awakes with Spirit's Rope
Around His Neck, if Story
Is True
Special to The Herald,
WADENA, Minn., Dec. 28.— 1t would
seem as If the ghost of Andrew Ballet,
the Leaf river farmer who hanged him
self not long ago, Is doing things, if
the story of a hobo Ih to be believed.
O. W. Osborn and George Gordon
came from Leaf river and told a queer
story. It was in effect that a hobo had
slept In the Ballet barn one night, ]!■■
lay down In the downstairs part of
the barn in an alleyway. Toward
morning lie awoke and found himself
upstairs in the hayloft with a rope
around Ills neck. Tho rope w.is
thrown over a beam and some unseen
hand was pulling at it. It was this
that awoke the holm. He saw no one,
but was almost frightened to death.
The next morninu he aCOOSted a well
known resident of Leaf river and asked
for breakfast. The farmer asked him
why he had not got his breakfast whore
he had slept all night. The hobo re
plied that he had slept In a red barn,
which was found to be- the Ballet bain,
and then related his experience. The
hobo is said to have trembled in every
limb when seen tho next morning and
In quickly left the vicinity.
Andrew Uallet hung himself In the
haymow of his barn several
ago. Leaf river residents who have
beard of the hobo's experience bellvve
in the hands of Ballet's ghost.
BAKER ENGAGES FRANK
M'DONALD AS TRAINER
Hairy HaW.-r. wlm is scheduled to
lb< attall January 18, has al
ready taken tv the road and will start
active training New Year's day. a
point in Bakers favor Is the Faci thai
he has engaged Frank McDonald «« a
ahe Alien had dickered with
McDonald, but Baker evidently did
Some ' ftVctive talking.
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|l|ll||'ll|||ll> B p Ik testants. More- than throe thousand people participated in the
'■^BujdnKwl contest. The names of the three winners arc printed below.
■MHafFx Besides these, a large number won prizes of $25, $50 and $100 each.
T^P^> These certificates, which we are prepared to honor upon presentation, are
worth their face value in cash when applied on the purchase of any new pi-
ano in our house. i
We were unable to supply many who called during the holidays owing to the unusual demand upon our stock, but
now, with eight carloads of new pianos being placed on our floors, we are prepared to supply all.
I st Prize 2nd Prize 3rd Prize
$600 Knabe Piano $500 Fischer Piano $400 Price & Teeple Piano
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Oentlemen— As winner of first prize The Wiley B. Allen Co., city. The Wiley B. Allen Co.,
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for your generosity and also for your to thank you very much for the cnur- Gentlemen— Having won the third
patience and kind courtesy when innk- teous treatment shown mo when mak- prize In your word contest I cannot
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Several Carloads of Delayed Christmas Pianos Just Arrived
To those who won certificates of credit and to all others who are interested in a new piano, we desire to announce
that several carloads of fine pianos which have been tied up in the freight jam for some time are now on our floors
and ready for your selection. These were intended to arrive before Christmas. These delayed shipments make
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Credit Men's Association Holds An.
nual Banquet and Happy Time
Is Passed with Merry
Jests
About seventy-five members of. the
Los An?eles Credit Men's association
held their Christmas high jinks at
Levy's grill last night.
A Jollification was probably the
greatest event in the history of the
credit men during their association
with the Los Angeles wholesalers'
board of trade.
W. T. Mushet, auditor-elect, was
presented with an oak cabinet contain
ing a set of 175 pieces of silver. The
gift Is one of the most beautiful ever
brought to Los Angeles. A cut glass
punch bowl, with glasses and ladle, was
added to the gift.
The presentation speech was made
by Herman Blapau. Mr. Slapau's re
marks were couched in his own humor
ous style and created merriment among
those assembled around tho board.
The speaker referred to Mr. Mushet as
being a tlirt and couquettlng with the
dangerous if ancient dame. "Politics."
The further accusation of desertion
was hurled at Mr. Mushet, who has
resigned his position as secretary of
the Los Angeles wholesalers' board of
trade.
Mr. Musho' made a happy responds
with agreeable anecdote In acceptance.
He was taken entirely by .surprise by
the magnificent testimonial tendered
him and his bearers were delighted
with his happily worded response, He
denied the Impeachment of flirting with
the Old dame politics, but admitted
be had couquetted with the young and
attractive maiden— the non-partisan
group,
No other speeches were made, but an
elaborate program kept the guests un
til a U'te hour.
WED QUICK TO GET JOB
"FOR MARRIED MEN ONLY"
By Associated
COUNCIL BLUFFS, la.. Dee. 28.—
The marriage In this rity of Hush su
cott and Miss Grace Wood I mil, wliuli
was solemnised at the home of the
bride's pare/its, was attended t>y more
than the usual Interest, for the reason
tiiaL upon the marriage hinged a very
Important oommlislon for the bride
groom, an unusual condition which
was imposed upon young Silcott by his
employers.
Shortly alter leaving lOhOOI the
young man got a situation with an
Omaha firm. He '• rapidly
that be wa.s considered for 1 1 j
agement c| t the branch bouse, When
tha manager or the concern found sn
iutt was unmarried, he told him such
positions only went to the married
nun.
BUcott did some fast thinking dur
ing which in- boarded a Muffs-bound
car and laid the mutter before his
affianced. She readily greed to the
proposition and the marriage was held
many months ahead of the bet lime.
BODEN WAS PROMINENT
AMONG SPORTING MEN
John Boden, jr., who died recently at
Saranac, N. V.. was one of the best
known turf authorities in the country,
and for more than ten years was sport
ing editor and turf writer of the New
York Press. He was appointed racing
Becretary of the Brighton Beach as
sociation about five years ago, but con
tinued his turf writing in conjunction
with this work, at one time being the
turf editor of both the Evening Sun
and Daily American.
He was secretary of the Plmlico
meeting as well, anrl was interested in
the stable of which his coußin, John
Boden, sr., secretary of the racing
commission, is the head.
In addition to bring- an authority on
all things pertaining to the horae rac
ing game, no one was superior to
"Junior" Boden as a prize fighting ex
pert.
He was born in St. John, New Bruns
wick, thirty-nine years ago, and came
to New York In 1889, in that time ac
quiring a reputation with sporlng men
that extended across the continent.
SKATING RACE
DATES ARE OUT
SECRETARY GIVES OUT OFFICIAL
LIST
Time for the Championship Skating
Tournament of the United
States Association
Is Set
n.v Associated Press.
NEW STORK, Dec. 25.-The dales for
the championship skating races were
given out officially yesterday by G. M.
Clarke, secretary Of the Skating As
sociation of the United Slates. The
first big mccl of the season will be held
it Baranac lake on January 2s, 30 and
;i. I:. iih amateur and professional
races will i>e beld there.
On the Montreal Athletlo associa
tion's track the Canadian champion
ships win be decided February ". United
states championships will be held at
Verona Lake, X- J-. on Lincoln's birth
day. February l^'.
The indoor world's championships
will be held al Duquense garden, I'itts
burg, February 83 and 88.
CARD PARTY PRIZE CAUSES
ARREST FOR GAMBLING
IpeetaJ to The Kertld.
BAVKR KAi-i.s, Pa., Dae. 28.— Mrs.
James Bronion brought suit against
Mrs. J. L. Harsha before Justice of the
Peace Henry L. Bhtuter here under the
art of March, IMO, whlob prohibits
gambling, Mrs. Bronson alleged that
Mrs. Harsha iia<i given • series of card
parties, at which the leading prize was
an oil painting, a bearing was had in
the oasc I set night. Mrs. Harsha
pleaded Ullty and the squire fined her
5. i and fn.sts.
The COM excited much interest in
sen iui circles, and the result, it is
thought, Will have Ilie effect <,f putting
a stop in the praotice of giving prises
at card partis*. Both women In the
mlnent, one in church and
tin- other In social oirolea.
Mrs. Branson, In her testimony said
her reason for bringing suit was be
cause her. daughter was giving: all her
lime to card parties where prizes were
offered and was neglecting her studies,
i.-ii i.-i household tacks and her church
duties.
'ET ISS BURGLARS'
WAKES NEIGHBORS
HEBREW AND GERMAN IN
STRUGGLE
Old Gardener Says He Merely Went
to Sleep on the Porch, but
Householder Believes
Otherwise
An excited little Hebrew, H. Kauf
man, 849 Sunset boulevard, and a fat,
red faced little German were the center
of a big crowd und shouting neighbors
about the home of Kaufman at 1
o'clock this morning. The little Ger
man was proclaimed a burglar and the
little Jew held on to his squirming
captive with all his might and main.
"I caught him on mem back porch
trying to ged in," yelled Kaufman. "He
Iss a burglar— he tried to get In mei'i
house through the vindow."
"You are yon big liar," remonstrated
the little German with equal force of
language. "You try to kill me— you
drag me on your porch and try to shoot
me, alreddy."
Amidst the babble of the crowd and
the fussing of the alleged burglar and
his captor, the patrol wagon arrived.
As near as could be learned from thn
excited Hebrew he had been awakened
in the night by his daughter who said
she heard a knocking on the kitchen
window. He rushed to the window
designated, and saw in the dim moon
lißht the. figure of a man standing bc
neatb the *ill and also observed that
the window pane had bean cracked
near the bolt with the obvious purpose
<>r opening the sash.
Kaufman says he turned the porch
light on by pressing an electric button.
and when the light flooded the yard
the man at the window ran, and he
saw the burglar standing on the porch.
Parade in Night Clothes
This man bolted for the right side
of the house and ran to the front yard.
Kaufman followed through the house
und succeeded in capturing the fleeing
man mi the front sidewalk leading to
the porch. He threw himself on the
man's bark und shouted "Help! Help!
Burglar 1" Soon the street was tilled
with neighbors in nlghtclothes, anil
many of the men became so excited
that they called for a rope to lynch
the now palsied little German.
At the central police station the man
captured for a burglar gave his name
as Louie Miller, an old gardener who
works at his trade in private gardens
and is supposed to be a respect able old
German. He lives at HIS West Edge
ware avenue.
When he was taken into the police
station last night the deßk sergeant
recognised the frightened little fellow
and roared with laughter. "Well, if it
isn't my old friend Louie — my, what a
burglar. Ho, ho, this is rich!"
Miller is said to be well known to the
police, as he has frequently been ar
rested as a drunk, but never for any
thing worse. He claims that he was
lntoxicated and lay In the front yard
of Kaufman's place In a stupor. Kauf
man saw him, he alleges, and dragged
him In the bouse, where he telephoned
for the police to come for a burglar.
Says Story Is Untrue
Kaufman, however, ridicules this
story of the German and says that it is
simply a trumped up tale, He says he
believes Miller has long been planning
9
to rob his house, as he has been found
loitering about his premises at unusual
hours.
"Last Thursday morning about 1
o'clock someone called me up on the
telephone at my house and said that my
store on Main street was on fire," said
Kaufman. "I rushed down town only
to find that the telephone message was
a joke. When I returned to the house
an hour later my daughter said that a
man had been heard trying to make
entrance to the house. I am convinced
that this was an attempt on the part of
Miller anrl his confederate who figured
In this morning's work to burglarize
my house during my absence to the
city."
The man who made his escape from
Kaufman's house this morning is de
scribed as being well dressed, tall,
dressed In dark clothes and wearing a
black slouch hat. No trace of him could
be found after the patrol arrived.
WOMAN AS A PORCH CLIMBER
Pair of Burglars Frightened from
House After Getting Loot To
gether in the Parlor
Special to The Herald.
OYSTER BAY. L. L, Dec. 28.— A
woman ransacked a part of the home
of former Assemblyman John W.
Weeks, a neighbor of President Roose
velt, on the Cove road, while a male
companion remained on guard outside
the house. Either the woman In tho
house or the man on the stoop made
so much noise that one of the servants
was awakened und made an investiga
tion. She opened a window and looked
out and saw the man. She called to him
to get off the premises, but he pretend
ed not to hear her. Then she screamed
for help. The man ran around to the
rear of the house, where the -woman
joined him. They fled from the place
without the booty they had piled up
in the parlor near tho front door.
Deputy Sheriff John Mills, who has
been working on tho case, says tho
woman did all the inside work and that
ho believes she entered the house by a
second story window, which was found
to have been opened. To get In this
window she must have been boosted
up by the man. She descended to the
parlor floor and set to work to pack up
things.
GROCER MATES TWO
LONELY CUSTOMERS
Special to The Herald.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Deo. 28.— The
Hammond (Ind.) correspondent of the
News sends the following story of
rapid-fire courtship and marriage:
Ernest Karan, a grocer of this city,
last Monday had for a customer Mrs.
Anna Hennlng, a widow, wishing- apart
ments above the store, who, while pur
ihuKing supplies, lamented her lonely
condition.
Mr. Karan suggested that she should
marry, and Mrs. Hennlng laughingly
replted that she was of similar mind,
and In response to a question, what she
would give (or a husband, offered $5.
The next day John Freyman, paint
contractor, ■..-till** making purchases, re
marked to Karan: "I wish I had some
woman to «at this turkey -vith me. I
need a wife, but I cannot get one."
Karun, with an eye to business and
remembering the incident of the day
before, ask«d Freyman what be would
give for a wife, and Freyman responded
"$10." The bargain was sealed.
Karan went after the widow and they
were Introduced. The principals were
so well pleased with each , other ; that
they went to Chicago and were : mar
ried, and this week they entertained
their friends with a reception' at the
Freyman home.
Homeless children received, ' and
placed In houses for adoption. Apply
Rev. O. V. Rice,' Superintendent Chil
dren's Horns society, til Bradbury
building. Los Angeles. »»»ur*