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'BOOZE' INTERESTS
ON ANXIOUS SEAT
JUDGE BORDWELL WITHHOLDS
DECISION
Takes Amendment to Liquor Ordl.
nance Under Consideration and
Qlvea No Promise of
Quick Decision
1 was an uneasy day the councllmen
and. i lie liquor dealers spent yesterday
waiting for the decision which they
hoped Judge BOTdWSII would hand
down in the liquor amendment injunc
tion case, but which failed to make Its
appearance and may not bo given out
before Saturday morning.
From the beginning of tho case it
has been a constant light on the part
of the liquor dealers to got the case
out of court and back Into tho hands
of their own little councllmen whom
they know and can trust to take care
Of them. ■ . ;
When tho officers of the Municipal
league heard of the amendment which
would give an almost unlimited power
to the wholesale liquor dealers In tho
downtown districts they promptly pre
vented the passing of tho amendment
by Injunction proceedings Instituted in
the superior court.
Tho restraining order prevented
Mayor McAleer from passing upon tho
amendment to the liquor ordinance un
til such time its the court released the
Injunction. The date set for the lionr-
Ing of the injunction wan January 4.
In tho fear that the case might ho
held ovrr until tho now city officials
would have a chnneo at it, tho liquor
men began to squirm and finally man
ngod to have tho hearing set for Jan
uary 2.
Taken Under Advisement
Hut even that respite is falling of Its
purpose. When the argument for the
release of tho Injunction had boon com
pleted by Attorneys Frank James, a
police commissioner, and Tsadore Doek
woiior, representative of the wholesale
Liquor Dealers' association, Wednesday
evening. Judge Bordwell stated thnt ho
would dike the Question under ndvlse
monl nnrl that the attorneys might file
briofrt upon certain points of the law.
fetterday was the time set for pre
senting the brlofs and the attorneys!
for the liquor interests were on hand
•nrly with their papers so as to lose no
time.
Judgp Bordwell received the briefs
but had an argument to hear In court
which kopt him away from the liquor
case during tho morning. Early in the
afternoon the attorneys for the liquor
Interests again appeared in court and
wanted to know If the case wasn't
about ready to be decided, so that tho
present administration might get
whack at settling It.
They wore disappointed when Judge
Bordwell state* that he would have to
look up certain points of law in the law
library, and that he didn't expect that
ho would get through very soon, and
that he didn't intend to return a ver
dict until he was sure of the case. As
a result the liquor interests are wonder
ing when they will get a chance at the
ordinance amendment.
The ordinance was paßsecl aa an
rniersreniy amendment, alleged to be
for the safety, health, peace and pro
tection of tho city, and that clause is
considered ridiculous.
Tf Judge Bordwell phould decide to
mnke the Injunction permanent, then
neither the present administration nor
any other will have a chance at it, and
tho old conditions regarding the re
stricting of tho sale of liquors in the
downtown districts will prevail.
NEW BOARD LIKES
CHIEF KERN'S WAY
INVITES POLICE HEAD TO LEAD
INSPECTION TRIP
Former Councilman's Decisive Orders
for Clean Streets and War
on Fakers Makes
a Hit
The new police board is regarded by
politicians as friendly to Chief Kern.
He has "shown them."
Such Is the consensus of comment of
those who at the first joint meeting of
the new and old police commissioners
Wednesday night took careful note of
all points of information.
In the short time that tho former
councilman has worn the chief's uni
form he has shown a disposition to do
things. He started with two reforms,
and his orders are being carried out.
The first waß designed to put a slop
to the habit of porters of sweeping store
accumulations of dust into the gutters
at a time when the sidewalks were filled
with pedestrians, and of teamsters to
haul dirt and excavated material in
wagons that have carelessly built boxes,
permitting much of the loads to sift out
on the streets.
It was a blow for clean streets that, if
enforced, will do much toward keeping
the mud off Los Angeles thoroughfares.
-The second of the Kern strokes was
directed against the fakers who tell for
tunes and separate weak-minded men
and women from their dollars.
Kern directed his men to "bring in" all
of the gentry who could not display
licenses. Special permits are not recog
nized. Here the police power ends'.
The activity of the police in these two
lines of reform was tommented on
favorably Wednesday night, though
nothing was said to Chief Kern and
Oapt. Flammer, who were present at
the meeting.
The new board has two men ex
perienced in police affairs in its make
up. Commissioner Lewis has served on
the board once, giving way when Mayor
McAleer succeeded Mayor Snyder.
Sheriff win White, the other member,
lenows a thing or two about the conduct
uf a department and has data from
other cities which will be helpful to
Mm.
After the session Wednesday the
commissioners, old and new, iuvitud
Chief Kern to accompany them on a
trip Qf Inspection and waited
City hall until he changed his uniform
for citUen's clothes. Under the regula
tion* the chief cannot umoke or drink
while on duty, and the thoughtful com
missioners suggested that he put aside
the blue cloth and gold braid so that
they could all move about us plain cltl
•
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Affent Illinois Central R. it., 118 w. eth.
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AGED SOLDIER LOSES MONEY
Matches Coins with Strangers and It
Coats Him His Roll of
Bills
,T., T. D. A dima wan arrested Wednesday
night by Patrolman Frank Bartlett on
a charge of operating a bunco game of
coin tossing similar to "heads I win,
tnlln you loose," In which James J.
Jones, an aged soldier, wad the victim
to the extent of losing $170 in the al
leged swindle.
Jones claims that ho wad Induced to
piny the game with Adams and another
man who Jinn not been found. The two
men matched coins against Jones, and
although It seemed to the Innocent old
man that he had every advantage over
his opponents In the game they under
stood their profession well and it did
not require a very long time before
Jones was minus his roll of bills.
Adams Is now languishing In Jail
awaiting his preliminary examination
ln police court on ii. charge of grand
larceny. Tils pal Is being looked for.
lt Is thought that the men are mem
bers of the notorious "Poker" Davis
gang, who have worked the same trick
before. j
ACCUSED ROBBER
GAINS LIBERTY
NOT GUILTY VERDICT CAUSES
ASTONISHMENT
Jury in Police Justice Court Acquits,
Presumably Out of Sympathy,
Despite Evidence of Re
spectable Women
In tho face of every evidence to the
contrary, as sustained by tho testi
mony of three women of unimpeach
able honesty, a jury of twelve sup
posedly Intelligent and capable men
returned a verdict of "not guilty" yes
terday afternoon in the case of James
Hudson, court plaster peddler, who has
gained much notoriety recently by al
leged snatching of women's jewelry
while trying to intimidate them into
buying his wares by alleged vile and
obscene language.
The specific charge upon which he
was tried yesterday was brought
against him by Miss Hortense Jones
of 330 West Thirtieth street, who de
clares that Hudson went to her home
on December 17 and while standing at
the door endeavoring to induce her to
make a purchase of court plaster, he
suddenly snatched at a bracelet on her
wrist with the obvious purpose of run
ning off with it. When he found him
self unable to release the bracelet
from Miss Jones' arm, he fled for the
street, but was pursued by a bulldog,
which connected with the peddler's
nether garments.
Miss Jones, who is well known as a
local artist, and her mother and a
friend all testified that Hudson had
acted according to Misa Jones' accu
sations In the complaint, and stated
that after leaving the Jones home Hud
son had gone to a neighbor's house,
where he used vile and abusive lan
guage when the woman who lived
there refused to open the door to talk
with him. He is also accused of curs
ing Miss Jones and her mother when
they refused to buy his goods.
Has a Bad Record
Hudson is aaid to have been arrested
many times In the past on similar
charges as that preferred against him
by Miss Jones, but through some tech
nicality of law he has escaped pun
ishment in each instance.
The testimony and circumstances as
brought out in yesterday's trial were
all so unfavorable to the defendant,
however, that It was thought impossi
ble that the jury could bring other
verdict than guilty, and no one ex
hibited more surprise at the result than
did Police Justice Austin, the magis
trate before whom |he case" was heard.
The attorney fort Hudson made use
of his client's misfokune of having had
his left hand manglld in an accident a
few years ago, and played upon the
sympathies of the jurymen in that way
to the extent that they were Influenced
to disregard all demands of justice in
acquitting a man who the police de
clare to be a positive menace to the
women of Los Angeles.
Hudson's testimony, which was all
that was given in his behalf against
that of three highly respected women
to convict him, was so hesitating and
contradictory that many expressed the
opinion that he should be held on a
charge of perjury.
DECISION IN MINING CASE
Property Valued at $20,000,000 Goes to
E. A. Montgomery on Court
Decision
By Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 3.— Mines
valued by the owners at over $20,000,000
in the Bullfrog district of Nevada were
awarded to E. A. Montgomery by Judge
Sewell today against the claims of C. B.
Flemmlng, who had sued for a half in
terest because of a disputed grubstake
agreement. It is now stated that the
properties will be transferred to Charles
M. Schwab, the steel king, who has
awaited a verdict clearing the titles be
fore closing the deal. The mines are
known as the Shoshone group, the In
dian Johnny, the Polaris and the Beatty
Townslte group.
Tho decision of Judge Sewell was
based upon a question of fact, namely,
whether the original agreement exist
ing between Klemming and Montgom
ery in July, 1901, was in existence when
tho latter discovered and located tho
contested claims In the fall of 190-J.
Klemmlng, a mining man of Los An
geles, claimed that the agreement still
hold, while Montgomery proved that liv
had received no aid from lilh partner
except in the summer of 1901, when
they shared the expenses of a prospect
ing trip made by Montgomery in Death
Valley.
W. S. KINGSBURY IS WATCHED
Assietant City Engineer Is Honored
by His Office Asso
ciates
W. S. Klngsbury, assistant city en
gineer, who will leave for Sacramento,
today to take up his work as state
surveyor general, was presented with
a costly gold watch by his associates In
the city's engineering department.
Near the close of the working day
the men gathered In the front office
and to the surprise of Klngabury the
gift was bestowed.
City Engineer Homer Hamlln, as
spokesman, tendered the token, calling
attention to Mr. Kingnbury's faithful
service, and the recipient responded
brielly but feelingly.
Tin- watch is of the finest make and
appropriately engraved. «
H. M. Taylor, chief draughtsman, be
comes assiatant city engineer next
week.
Everything you want you will flnd la
the classified pag«— modem encyclo
pedia. On* cent » word.
LOS ANGELES HERALD: FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 4, 1907.
LANDSLIDE FOR
HOLMBY POULTRY
LETTS' BIRDS GET SCORES OF
PRIZES
Eighty-eight Ribbons and Cups Are
Awarded Magnificent Display— One
Cockerel Beats Famous
Imported Bird
To the casual visitor at tho Chutes
park poultry show it would seem as If
Arthur Letts' Holmby farm birds had
taken almoßt every ribbon and cup In
sight. Such, however, Is not the case.
His birds captured only eight-eight
prizes.
Thirty first prizes, twenty seconds,
thirteen thirds, seven fourths and three
fifths give proof of tho high breed of
birds entered from the Holmby farm.
Besides the blue, red and white ribbons
with which the birds' pens are now
adorned, tho proud owner has to his
credit fifteen silver cups. As the own
er's exhibit Wai the largest of any In
the show— 2oo birds having been en
tered—the feathered nrlstroerats sue
ceeded In bringing* homo the largest
number of prizes ever awarded to any
one competitor on tho coast.
Tho two finest birds or Mr. Lotts' en
tries are a buff Orpington cook and a
black Orpington cockerel. Kneh of these
birds Is valued nbove the $800 mark.
Cockerel Wins High Honors
The cockerel won tho blue ribbon In
his clrbs, taking It ovor tho. head of an
Kngllsh bird which took the honors at
the Crystal Palace show in London.
Will Purdy, Mr. Letts' manager of the
Holmhy ranch, is dee-lighted. Tn fact,
ho linos not believe thut any bird can
surpass the famous young cockerel.
His enthusiasm has communicated it
self to A. W. Stewart of this city with
the result that Mr. Stewart is ready
to wager $1000 that the Letts bird can
outclass Barry Owens' famous Import
ed $760 fowl. In ease Mr. Owens ac
cepts the ehfillege, the birds will be
taken to Chicago within the next two
weeks, where the best experts in the
country will bo called upon to decide
as to their respective merits.
In point of percentage, the entries of
O. S. Hoffman of San Jacinto are even
more wonderful. His seventeen birds
took seventeen prizes, among them
three special prizes and the silver cup
offered by the National Buff Wyundotle
club for the finest display of these
birds. His first prize for the best
cockerel is disputed by T. T. Gardner
of Gardenn., who has filed a protest
against the decision placing his bird
second. All the awards of ribbons and
cups have now been made.
LIBRARIANS ARE COMING HERE
Will Be Entertained by Chamber of
Commerce Committee While
in Los Angeles
The Southern California Librarians'
annual association meeting which is
now being held at Redlands will offer
more attractions to its members than a
mere convention.
Saturday morning the librarians will
go to Pasadena, where they will be the
guests of the board of trade at a recep
tion to be tendered them.
In the afternoon the delegates will
come to Los Angeles. Presdient Wash
burn of the chamber of commerce has
appointed a committee consisting of A.
W. Skinner, G. G. Johnson and W. L.
Cleveland to provide for their enter
tainment while they are in the Angel
City.
GAS INSPECTOR
DEFIES COUNCIL
SAYS FIGHT IS ON MAYOR, NOT
ON HIM
State Law Protects Him and His
Attorney Will Do the Rest.
Meanwhile He Draws
Pay
Gas and Gas Meter Inspector Cabell
Read Is not losing sleep over the ac
tion of the council Wednesday in re
solving to demand the return of all
city paraphernalia stored in his office
and the decision to get a new tenant
for the inspector's office held by the
city under a lease and from which he
has been legislated.
Read says it is a fight on the mayor
— not on him — and he can afford to
stand back and enjoy the fun.
"My salary Is paid till the end of
the month," said former Inspector
Read, "and I can hustle for a new $125
a month job any time.
"It is not I. but the mayor, whom
they are aiming at. The bunch in the
council that cannot control Mayor Mc-
Aleer, but yields allegiance to the gal
company, used me as a target. I am
not worried.
"The state law provides that my of
fice shall stay and the new council,
composed as it will be of business men,
will sink personalities for public inter
est. The plea that my fees did not
amount to as much as tho mainten
ance expenses is tommyrot. The very
fact that there is a city Inspector to
keep check on the gas companies is a
deterrent that works for good for tho
consumers.
"I keep an ollice, on Hill street in or
der to be able to get gas from both
the Los Angeles and the Lowe com
panies In order to test the products of
both at all hours. Their pipes go Into
my office, where 1 "keep my testing ap
paratus.
"The standard of gas required now Is
so low that It Is not worth while to at
tempt any trickery and as long as it
is so low the companies will comply
with the law. The thing for the city
to do is to make the standard higher
tn heating power. My last annual re
port explains why."
Inspector Read says he will not take
any legal steps for a day or two until
he Hints out where he "Is ut."
Directors and Officers Elected
The annual meeting of the stockhold
ers of the ],os Angeles Abstract and
Tins', company was held Thursday. Di
rectors elected were: M. N. Avery,
George 1. Cochran. I* J. Selby, M. I.
Bnyder, Boyle Workman, W. V. Cullun
der, t.. U. Burck, Gall U. Johnson. O. J.
Wlgdal, Milbank Johnson, Alex Culver,
0. L. Crenshaw,, Frank It. Strong, W. 11.
Obear. R. J. Waters. ■■■.
- Tlio directory elected officers as fol
lows: President, Gall B. Johnson; vice
president, Lawrence 1). liurck; secretary
and manager, L. J. Sefby, "
STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION
OF Tin:
Equitable Savings Bank
NORTHEAST COMtm FIRST AMI (9PUINU HTHI3KT9
JANUARY 1, 190T
ASSETS LIABILITIES
'•""•"■ $842,820.01 Capital , „.$ no.nnn.nn
Bond* 142,427.04 Surplus 34,507.34
Ilnnk PremUeM 220,54(1.5a i DepoKlt* , 1,348,205.03
Safe deposit vaults, Imnk vault* nml fixtures 20,816,0-t 1
Cnuli and due from bunks , 20r,,(i5 1 ' ' ■ .
$1,432,893.31 $1,432,893.31
DETAILED STATEMENT OF ASSETS
bonds LOANS
Descrlntlon. Pur Value Cost. No. Pfr cent of Vnluc Lonned. Atnt. T.oitnnl. Security.
United States ....$ (10,000.00 « 51,7N1.2.*> 14S. Not rxorrdlmc .1:1 1-3 per rent. . .*15(1,:»«7.r,0 $ 811,150.00
City of Monrovia 7,800.00 H,l!i2.:;a 8a - Over 33 1-3 per «-en«, not cxcepil-
Inur 40 per itiil 174,2*0.00 l,"i(l 040 00
City of Simla Barbara 10,2.*0.00 K1..VM.17 200. over 40 P <r crnt, not ■».rr,n,,-
Oily of Snn lllcko 21.000.011 22.000..-.0 - ln ROc per rent 472,7!»5.1l (MM.000.00
' 6. Over BO per rent, not exceeding
City of ■•■ill urn 2,000.00 2,003.00 j 55 percent 0,375.00 17,175.00
Cnlmeiißn School nintrlrt 23,000.00 2.',0dh.30 .„- ' — —^— ______
i.a Verne School Dl.trlct 2,000.00 2,030.10 **• »842,820.01 .2,270,205.00
Cuenmongn School District 2,000.00 2,035.70 yn . t, o ,.«tio B of Loan.. Amt. Loaned. seimrltir
Monetn School Dlxtrk-t , 1,000.00 1,014.30, 480. l.on \nu -lr< Coiinty $771,570.01 .* I ,I»SH.7<ir,.OO
Corcoran School DlMrlct 0,000.00 • 0,840.00 | £ J^'Ko'co'u'n?/ "I:::":: '. "S "feSS
Newport Deaeh School District 4,000.00 4,040.80 | 1. Orange County 8,500.00 25,000.00
Total 8135,050.00 $142,427.04 i 406. „ $842,820.61 *2,270.205.00
Every loan held by this bank is properly and sufficiently Secured by first mortgage on real estate. Valuations aro very generally
below the soiling value. No money. is loaned on personal security. No loans are made to any officer, director or employe on any
security whatever, neither are they personally-Interested, directly or Indirectly, In any loan made or security purchased.
Under the law the directors are trustees for the depositors, and as such will gladly furnish Information to them at any time con-
cerning the Investment of their funds.
We encourage small savings accounts, as well as the larger deposits, for permanent Investment. Interest compounded seml-
annually.
INTEREST ALLOWED ON DEPOSITS
4 PER CENT ON TERM DEPOSITS 3 PER CENT ON ORDINARY DEPOSITS
For the accommodation of those who have money temporarily Idle, but which may be needed at any time, WE ISSUE CERTIFICATES
OF DEPOSIT : mum. 3 PER CENT INTEREST FOR TIME ACTUALLY DEPOSITED, with a stipulation that thirty days 1 notice
may bo required before payment. It is the custom, however, to pay these on presentation.
Deposits in Savings Banks Are Exempt from Taxation
The right, uniformly reserved by savings banks, to require notice before any sum may bo withdrawn, Is not ordinarily enforced, but
as a general rule depositors are permitted to make withdrawals at will. .
OUR NEW SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS AFFORD EVERY MODERN SAFEGUARD FOR THE
SAFE-KEEPING OF VALUABLES
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
W. J. WASIIBURN, President. ■ G. E. BITTINGER, Vice President First National Bank.
WILLIS H. BOOTH, Vice President. JOSEPH SCOTT, Attorney at Law.
P. F. JOHNSON, Caahler. J. O. KOEPFLI (Bishop & Co.), Director First National Bank.
FRANK P. FLINT, President Metropolitan Bank and Trust . ■ C. S. BRADFORD, Stockwell & Bradford.
Company. R. T. JONES, Assistant Cashier.
STUDENTS WILL
PRESENT PLAY
Members of the Polytechnic Dramatic
Society to Produce "Twelfth
Night" as Number in En
tertainment Course
The members of the Polytechnic Dra
matic society are about to render the
school play which will constitute the
nfth event of the entertainment course
given by the board of control of the
Polytechnic high school.
The society gave a number of try
out plays before the school, which met
with great success, and from them
characters were chosen to form the big
play. Much of the success of the try
outs is due to the competent and effi
cient efforts of the society's president,
Houston L. Walsh.
Miss Kate Smith, head of the English
department of Polytechnic, had charge
of the selection of the play, and in her
effort to give the society a high, clas
sical and literary selection, containing
plenty of good character work for the
students, decided upon "Twelfth Night,
or What You Will." At first It was
doubted whether or not the ability of
the students would allow them to cope
with such a difficult production. A fair
trial, however, firmly established an
opinion in the mind of the coach.
Miss Butt of the Cumnoek School of
Expression, who for some time was a
prominent member in Otis Skinner's
theatrical company and who has had
three years' experience of stage life,
was selected as coach for the society.
She was much surprised at the talent
she found in several members of the
school, and she states that though the
play is difficult it will undoubtedly be
a splendid success and fine entertainer
in every way.
A set of costumes will be rented for
the play by the board of control, and
with some additions to the school's
present supply of scenes and stage set
tings, the play will be produced In
regular theater style. The power for
the electric lights will be supplied by
the school's own plant, and all wood
work, fixings, settings of scenes and
general managing will be In the hands
of the students, making the play a
school play in every senoe of the word.
The members of the east selected i>y
Miss Butt have been rehearsing at the
school during tho Christmas vacation,
and it is expected the play will be
Staffed as early as January 25, 1907.
Mis.-i Uutli Miller is doing splendid
credit to the difficult part of Viola. Her
voice is exceptionally clear and strong,
and she is also a good alto singer.
Kveiet Oharlton is a typical Malvo
lio. He displays good talent in his part
both comic and otherwise. He is very
graceful and exceedingly natural,
Miss Marie Laux, in the part of
Maria, wjll undoubtedly be a strong
backbone to the play. Her part is very
difficult, but at the rehearsals she
handles It with tho quickness and ease
of a professional actress, she will add
a great deal to the life of the play, and
her support 18 extremely Important.
Arthur Coover, an Sir Toby Belch and
Houston Walsh as Sir Andrew Ague
. h.ek work well together in the plot
against Malvolio. Coover acts the
tipsy knight In a wuy that one might
believe he was quite accustomed to be
in a state of unstable equilibrium. He
is rather stout and looks his part to
perfection.
The graceful part of Olivia is bandied
with success by Mlsa Addle Judy, and
Clarence Jay takes the part of the
duke.
The other characters need conslder
able coaching, though they all do well,
but from the fine and talented showing
made by the leading characters there
is no doubt that the play will be a suc
cess. Miss Butt has rearranged several
of the scenes and one. or two have been
entirely removed to make the situation
more appropriate to the good though
limited conditions of the school.
Principal Francis and the officers of
the society have done a great deal to
encourage the young people. The offi
cers of the society have been present at
all rehearsals to render their assistance
to the coach, and they take an active
interest in the work. Their names are
as follows: President, Houston Ij.
Walsh; vice president, Victor W. Kil
lick; secretary, Miss Cary Fisher; as
sistant secretary, Miss Marie Laux;
electrician, Elmer C. Richardson.
EXCURSIONISTS WILL
SAIL IN FEBRUARY
ALL READY FOR HAWAIIAN
TRIP
Chamber of Commerce Sends Out
Postal Cards to Members, Giving
Data of Proposed Junket to Hono
lulu — Three Hundred May Go
Plans for the chamber of commerce
Hawaiian excursion are rapidly taking
shape and the committee having the
affair in charge is now ready for excur
sionists. A descriptive postal card has
been mailed to all members of tho
chamber, describing at length the cost,
time of departure and other particu
lars. A return card is attached, on
which members are requested to sign
their names and tho number of tickets
they desire. The postal card reads:
Ho for Honolulu! From San Pedro
The chamber of commerce is arrang
ing an excursion to the islands of Ha
waii, and asks if you, your family or
your friends desire to take advantage
of the most enjoyable excursion ever
arranged for the entertainment of the
members of the chamber.
The date of the excursion is February
The number of people required to
guarantee the excursion is 200; the
limit, 300. The capacity of the ship is
500, First come, first served.
The rate, $lt>o round trip from San
Pedro l<> Honolulu and HilO, including
meals and berth for twenty-five days.
Side Irips on shore extra. This rate
Includes board on the vessel while in
port.
Entertainment will be furnished by
the residents of Honolulu, an enjoyable
time aboard the vessel, and a picnic
every hour while on land.
join the crowd and celebrate the
event of sailing on the first vessel for
Honolulu "Hi of San Pedro harbor.
An immediate reply is requested, and
uiiisi be ill our hands l>y January 10 on
return postal.
The boat will not be crowded.
No one will be permitted to be sick.
R. ii. iikkron. Chairman.
frank WiaoiNS, Secretary.
INCORPORATIONS
lUef Lumber company- Directors:
Hans ii'ef, Julius (i. uief, Catharina
Kiel', Helena F. Kief, M. a Bshman.
Capital stock $ r >o,uuo, or whiota $20,000
has been subscribed'
Homestead Live stock company. Pi
reotors: W. C, Price, RL C. Prloe, v.
<i. Lawrence, O. Morgan, Lawrence
Holmes. Capital stock $75,000, of which
$5 has been subscribed.
Hillside. Construction company. Dl
rectors: J. O. Hiatt, Win. M. matt,
8. O. Mills, Edward M. Selby. Capital
stock »25,000, of which $600 has been
subscribed.
BREATHING GAS
ALMOST FATAL
Man Is Rescued from Bedroom Filled
with Fumes Just in Time to
Save Him from As
phyxiation
\Almost dead from Inhaling gas which
escaped in his room from a defective
gas jet, George Thome, a machinist em
ployed at night at the Southern Pacific
shops, was found In bed at his room,
722 Lamar street, yesterday morning.
He was taken to the receiving hospital,
where he was soon revived by stimu
lants, but the police surgeons stated
that if Thorne had remained in the gas
filled room fifteen minutes longer his
life would have paid the penalty.
There was no indication of attempted
suicide about the man's near asphyxia
tion, as he was taking his usual day
sleep and had left the gas burning to
heat the room. During the morning the
flow of gas became so weak that the
flame was extinguished and a little
later the pressure became full, filling
the room with the deadly fumes.
Thorne was found by other roomers
In the house, who detected the odor of
the escaping gas and traced it to
Thome's room. Tt was necessary to
break in the door, and the man was
carried to the open air.
POLICE CAPTURE SWINDLER
Man Who Collects Money for Bogus
Christmas Packages Taken Into
Custody
Albert Talbert, alleged confidence
man, was arrested In the lobby of the
Angelus hotel yesterday by Patrolman
O. T. Walker, on a charge that he is
the man guilty of swindling many
people out of small amounts of money
by making the pretense that he was
the representative of an eastern pack
age forwarding company. He would
visit people in hotels, according to
the allegation, and tell them that his
Office held a holiday package addressed
to them, which could not be delivered
Until a sum of several dollars was paid
in advance for delivery fee.
Miss A. Brown, employed In the
manicuring parlors of tho Hollenbeck
hotel, was swindled out of $5.60 by
the man's representations, ami at tho
time he was arrested yesterday be was
ill the act of trying to obtain $6.40
from tho Angelus hotel clerk on the
same proposition.
BURGLARS ROB ARMS STORE
Enter Building During Horn When
Electric Lights Are Extinguished
and Steal $15
When the electric tights went out
Thursday morning, remaining extin
guished for an hour, burglars took ad«
vantage of toe darkness and entered
the store of the Southern California
Arms company at 118 West Third street,
believing they would not be detected by
patrolmen on the street.
The burglars secured US trout the
cash register, which was broken open,
thirteen pearl handled knives and a :;j
caliher revolver. Detectives have been
assigned to search for the miscreants,
but no trace of them has yet b. en dis
o\ ered
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HELD ON FORGERY CHARGE
Young Man Is Accused of Signing Con-
tractor's Name to Bad
Checks
On a charge of forging the name of
C. Leonardt, building contractor, to
sixteen checks aggregating a sum of
over $20, Roy Latham, who was ar
rested on the count several weeks ago,
was held over to the superior court
yesterday in Justice Rose's court on
$l. r >oo bonds.
Latham is considered one of the best
forgery catches ever made by the local
police. His daring in defying the po
lice by continuing to forge the name
of the same man while detectives were
on his trail was particularly unusual.
CONSOLIDATION PETITIONS
CIRCULATED IN SAN PEDRO
BUSINESS MEN WANT TO JOIN
LOS ANGELES
Efforts Being Made to Insure the De.
feat of the Freeholders' Charter to
Be Voted Upon by Citizens of the
Harbor City Next Monday
In San Pedro yesterday a number of
the business men of the harbor city
began the circulation of petitions to
the town trustees asking for the call-
Ing of a special election on the propo
sition to consolidate with Los Angeles.
These petitions are being circulated
at this time in hope that it will have
the effect of insuring the defeat of tho
freeholders' charter, which the citizens
of San Pedro will vote upon next Mon
day.
Should this charter be adopted It will
render impossible the consolidation of
San Pedro with Los Angeles for at
least two years, or until the proposed
constitutional amendment is passed by
the legislature and adopted by the vot
ers of California at the general election
to be held in November, 1908.
lf, on the other hand, the charter is
defeated, petitions asking for a special
election to decide upon consolidation
with San Pedro will be circulated In
Los Angeles, and the election will be
held within sixty days thereafter.
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TRUCK DRIVER IS RECKLESS
Overturns Man's Buggy and Drives
Away with Insolent Laugh — Is
Not Identified
A light buggy being driven by Ed
ward Phillips, a salesman for Kahn,
Beck A Co., was overturned near First
and Main streets yesterday morning
by a heavy wagon loaded with gravel,
I'hillips was thrown into tho gutter,
and his buggy was badly scratched.
The driver Of the gravel wagon, whose
name could not be learned, drove off
with an insolent laugh, never troub
ling BO much as to look back upon the
victim of his rank carelessness. Phil
lips escaped injury, further than a
niire-soakcd suit of clothes and Slight
bruises.
OBJECT TO "DEAD" DERRICKS
A determined protest against civic
eyesores is being made by residents on
Bunker Hill avenue and nearby resi
dents and property owners.
Yesterday a protest was filed with
the city clerk asking that all oil dii
ricks not in use in their vicinity be re
moved at once.
Delegations have frequently appeared
at the city hall on this subject, and
with the new council In session next
week it is thought some action will be
taken against the unsightly rterrlcka
over oil wolla which are "dead,"