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10 Latest News from Neighboring Cities OCEAN PARK Circulation, Trolleymiv. bet. Pier aye. and Marine si. Home 4711. Correspondent—Homo 4381; Sunset 701. VETERAN TIRES OF LIFE'S TRIALS JOHN L. V. FONCK JUMPS INTO OCEAN HE IS ALSO BELIEVED TO HAVE TAKEN POISON Member of Soldiers' Home, Early Day Patrolman in Los An. geles, Pens Farewell Note Before He Dies [Special to The Herald.] OCEAN PARK, Jan. 23.— Finally tir ing of life after a trial of more than four score years, John L. V. Fonck. a member of the National Soldiers' home at Sawtelle, deliberately committed sui cide this morning by jumping Into the ocean from Bristol pier. It is thought he also swallowed some powerful poi son before his fatal leap was made, but this has not been definitely ascer tained. This theory is supported by the fact that the body was found float ing on the surface of the water by per sons pleasure ashing on the pier. The body is at the Kirkelie undertaking establishment awaiting action by Coro ner Hartwell. Proof conclusive that the suicide of Fonck was premeditated is contained in a memorandum found in nis coat, which Jie removed before entering the water. On a lent' of a little book was written the address of his granddaugh ter, Mrs. Mary ililhc.m, lib? Indiana avenue, station JL. Los Angeles. A number of postal cards, self-addressed by the granddaughter, were in the old man's pocket, un one of these Fonck had written: Pens Farewell Message "Goodbye, dear Mary, and all." So fur as is known, no one saw Fonck commit his rash act. G. Giese, who resides near the Bristol pier, was the first to discover the body floating among the piling of the pier about 10 o'clock this morning. He fastened his (ishhooks in the clothing and called for help. Although there were no signs of life evident, the body was yet slightly warm when removed from the water, where it had been perhaps an hour. M. J. Clark and F.ddle Averill, young men residing near by, got the body into a boat and brought it to shore. Fonck belonged to Company L. at the Soldiers' home, hut had been on a long furlough. He returned to the home last night, entering the hospital. He was treated for a throat affection, his throat and chest being carefully ban daged. Kept Plans to Himself According to the surgeon in charge, Fonck left the hospital about 8 o'clock this morning:. No inkling of his inten tion to take his life was given any of his comrades. As the time elapsing between his departure from the homo and the finding of the body in the surf was comparatively short, it is thought he had made up his mind to do away ■with himself before he started. In the opinion of the police, Fonck must have sat upon the railing of the pier and ta ken poison, thought to have been chlo roform, from the effects manifested, and when the drug got in its work he Ball to iii-: d< ath. Mrs. Mllhean was called by Under taker Kirkelie on the telephone as soon as her address was discovered in the dead man's effects, and informed of the suicide. In early days Fonck was a member of the L,os Angeles police force. He whs once captain of a company of state militia and served through the war with Company H, Second California cavalry. RABBIT FOUND IN OCEAN PARK COUNCIL CHAMBER OCEAN PARK, Jan. 23.—Ocean Park officials are puzzled tonight over the finding of ;t small jack rabbit In the trustees' room at the city hall. The hare, which is scarcely more than a month old, was found by Janitor Stod dard when he made the rounds of the buildine. It. required the united ef forts of City Clerk <!. C. Watt. City Kngineer Lewis and the janitor to sur round and capture the intruder. The trustees' sanctuary la on the second floor of the building, and is ap proached by a flight of steps of tnf usual height. That the animal was able to mount the stairs and make its way to the council chamber alone is considered impracticable by several of the city officials, who declare that a joke has been played upon Janitor Stoddard. As la well known to visit ors to this city, the city hall stands In the eastern end of Ocean Park In a sparsely populated district, but where the number of jack rabbits Is unlimited, according to owners of gar dens. RIVERSIDE Corner Eighth mnd Main «t». Phone* Main 287, Home 1441. WOMAN DESPONDENT OVER LOSS BECOMES INSANE Mrs. Domencia Moisio Comes from Italy Expecting Fine Home Provided RIVERSIDE, Jan. 23.—Mrs. Domen cia Molslo, who has been here from Italy for the past three months, was yesterday committee to the Highland asylum by Judge Densmore. The woman expected to find that her husband had provided a handsome home for her. but. when she arrived, I that he had squandered the 40,000 francs which he had when he left home on dry land that is practi cally worthless. The loss weighed M on her mind that she threw herself in front of a moving Santa Fe train on Thursday In a vain effort to commit suicide. SAN PEDRO Correspondent—Sunset 26!6j Home i. Circulation—ll7 W. Sixth ntreet. Sun net 2900; Home 38. NORWEGIAN CONSUL IN fISTIC ENCOUNTER GEORGE H. PECK AND JOHN ANDERSON CLASH Affair Result of Attempt to Have Official Removed as Nor. way's Representative at San Pedro [Special to The Herald.] SAN PEDRO, Jan. 23.—Efforts of prominent Norwegians to have George H. Peck removed as Norwegian con sul ut San Pedro resulted in a fight encounter last night in front of a local theater between Peck and John A. Anderson. Peck was coming out of the theater and accosted Anderson. Soon the two were struggling to get at each other, with Officer Sparks, the huskiest man on the force, bumping their heads against the wall of the theater lobby. The men wore taken to the station, each with a bloody lace, but no charges were preferred. Peck, wlio is not a Norwegian, has been consul of Norway for several years. For the past year Anderson and some of the other Norwegians here have been endeavoring to have him removed. Recently charges have been preferred against Peck, support ed by affidavits and court documents, to show that property which he owns had been rented for immoral pur poses. Norwegian societies in Los Angeles and elsewhere have taken up the fight and there has been considerable agita tion over the matter in several of the Norwegian papers. SAN BERNARDINO Ofrilce 384 E Street Ph«Mi Home 16*. Sunset Mate lto. TRAFFIC MEN TO MEET WITH SAN BERNARDINO MERCHANTS Conference Is Result of Campaign in Behalf of Better Freight Rates SAN BERNARDINO, Jan. 23.—T0 endeavor to arrange freight rates to the satisfaction of the merchants of San Bernardino, who have been con ducting a systematic campaign for a number of months against alleged dis crimination in the rates on freight to and from San Bernardino, the heads of the traffic departments of the three railroads will be in this city February 1, to confer with the committee which has been conducting the fight. The traffic men coming are: W. Cr. Barnwell, general freight agent of the Santa Fe; F. A. Warm, general traffic manager of the Salt Lake; and T. A. Graham, assistant general freight agent Of the Southern Pacific. The Southern Pacific has already made numerous adjustments desired by the merchants, principally to the Im perial Valley, and other points. The Santa Fe is preparing a new rate schedule and it has been intimated that company is now ready to take the same steps as the Southern Pacific. The state railroad commission will meet here tomorrow, but such a marked degree of success has been at tained by the merchants' committee that it is probable that no complaints will be laid before this body. COMMITTEE CHOSEN FOR CHARTER REVISION WORK Judge Oster Announces Names of Cit izens to Draft San Bernar. dino Document SAN BERNARDINO, Jan. 23.— Judge F. F. Oater, chairman of the g< neral committee of sixty-one citi zens appointed by the mayor to revise the charter, has announced his selec tion of the men who are to serve on ilm subcommittee which Is to have charge of the revision work. The men who will serve as members of the subcommittee, with Judge Oster as chairman, are Judge B. F. Bledsoe, George M. Cooley, J. W. Curtis, F. B. Daley, B. S. Draper, H. Ooodcell, C. C. Haskell, J. J. Hanford, Joseph Inger soll, B, E. Katz, W. F. lemon, W. A. Manson, W. M. Parker, N. A. Rich ardson and M. B. Shaw. NO TYPHUS IN CITY WATER SAN BERNARDINO, ' Jan. 23.—1t has been conclusively demonstrated that the city water .has been in no degree responsible for the typhoid eases that developed here a few weeks ago. Tests were conducted by the Santa Fe railroad company, which uses large quantities of water from the city mains, and it is announced that the report of the chief surgeon of the Santa Fe hospital at Los Angeles shows no typhoid germs in the sam ples of water secured by the com pany's physician here. TO INSPECT AUTO ENGINES SAN BERNARDINO, Jan. 23.—The fire committee of the city council, con sisting of J. C. Cole and Thomas Holmes, will visit Los Angeles and other cities this week Inspecting au tomobile fire engines. It is the inten tion of the council to purchase au tomobile equipment for the downtown station, moving the present wagon to the Pennsylvania avenue station, In the northwest portion of the city, which is at present without fire pro tection. PETITION FOR MACADAM SAN BERNARDINO, Jan. 23.—The property owners of H street have signed a petition to the city council re questing the macadamizing of that thoroughfare from Second to Eighth street under the Vrooman act. This adds six blocks of improved streets to i In- ninny mtles now under way or ted. LOS ANGELES HERALD: MONDAY MORJONG, JANUARY 24, 1910. PASADENA Office a: South Fnlr Onks Avenue. Home 48; Sunset 400. Circulation Dept. Home 1842 J Sunset 2740 BOND OPPOSITION ISSUES ALLEGATIONS QUESTIONS PUT TO ADMINIS- TRATION FACTION Pro.Bond Party Insists That Several of Them Have Already Been Answered —Campaign Be. comes Interesting [Special to Thi- Herald.] PASADENA, Jan. 23.—1n a startling series of questions and allegations the anti-water committee this evening challenged the pro-water or adminis tration faction to battle in the tew short days before the election on a million and a quarter bonds with which to purchase the ciiy water plants. The election will be held next Wednesday. The question! are as fol lows: "We do not oppose municipal own ership, but we must not cripple our credit by wasting $1,200,000 to oh Ige stockholders who have placed false values on stock that belongs to land. "Will you believe that these water companies are great revenue producers when they are continually in debt and making assessments? "Was the Lake Vineyard company ever in financial condition to pay divi dends When it immediately asked the stockholders to pay it back the assess men of $5 per Share to build a reser voir? They had planned this improve ment before they paid the dividend. "The mayor has said he would not agree to pay this price if the rebates were not legal. During his three years in office why has he not taken this matter to the supreme court and set tled it? Answer —The water companies will not permit It. Impugns Council's Purpose "What do you think of a report fixed up by the coucil to suit their wicked purpose? "How do you like paying for this report and its postage out of the pub lic treasury? "Why buy $284,600 of land and get no more water? "On July 16, 1906, the Pasadena Lake Vineyard Land and Water company under oath swore that the corporation was a corporation not for profit and that no value should be placed on its water or water rights. -That the total market value of all its stock was $254,077. "Don't forget South Pasadena. She must receive forever her legal share of water. She fixes the price, which Is less than we pay. She will receive her share of the plunder and will never have to pay a cent of the bonds or In terest. Moreover, she can tax the plant and the franchise. You cannot vote for such a scheme. "No matter what these plants may be worth they have been built with the money paid by you and all water users, and belong to the land. Why should you mortgage your home to buy these plants? "Why did the mayor figure the In come of one company during the years innT-S-9 and the income of the other company during the years 1906-7-8?" Several Questions Answered The city administration, represent ing the pro-bond faction, has answered a number of these questions b<" re they were asked. In a communication to voters issued several days ago the statement was made that the valuation of the water properties as appraised by experts and committees was a million and a half, f"r which the city will pay, at the option price it holds, one million dollars, gaining $'>00,000 in the deal. That the water companies are con tinually making assessments and are continually in debt is denied by the is suance recently of dividends on the water stock of two of the companies and the issuance of dividends at stated intervals on all water stock in the city. Figures will lie Issued later show ing the absolute income of the water plants. Already it has been shown that under dividend management the companies have been making enough to pay all the running expenses of the water plants and provide for payment of interest on the bonds and of depre ciation and extension of the plants. "The list of questions is aimed at our motives," declared a municipal of ficial this afternoon. "The anti-water people seek to impugn our motives and misrepresent our stand in the mat ter of municipal ownership. It amounts to nothing less than passing the lie direct. Why do they not come out and pass the lie around personally so that we may individually answer?" HOME DOES NOT CHANGE WITH THE COSTUMES Dr. Daniel F. Fox Says It Stands for Love and Purity and Is Im. mune to Time PASADENA, Jan. 23.—Dr. Daniel F. Fox this evening preached on the twentieth century home. He divided his subject so as t( include affinities, divorce and marria;. ±. "There is no difference essentially between the home of the twentieth century and the home of any other century," he said. "A home is a home, whether in a Chicago fiat, a dugout or a California bungalow. The spelling of 'home' is not h-o-u-s-e. Love, loyalty and piety constitute the home. Marriage Hhould not be con stituted because of money, convenience or title. The home must be based on love. And If parties are not contented in love there is no home. "The three lovely expressions of home are from the three great English writers, Longfellow, Whlttler and Burns. 'Snow Bound,' by Whittier; 'The Hanging of the Crane,' by Long fellow, and the 'Cotters' Saturday Night,' by Burna, are the three great word pictures of *lOME. "They enforce and amplify the word home. They stand for love and purity. There are more happy homes in Amer ica than in any other country, but if we do not observe the principles of home, love, piety and purity, we will soon be on the rocks of scandal, a shipwrecked race." BOY FALLS FROM SWING PASADENA, Jan. 23.—Willie BfiO« field, 256 Camden street, fell from a swing at Central park this afterno in, contracted several severe contusions on the forehead and was unconaoioui for an hour from temporary concus- Rlon of tho brain. While swinging high the la.l. who is 13 years of age, fell backward over tho board, land iiiK on his head and shoulder. Ho was taken to the emergency hospital, where his wo,, .ds were treated by tho poiico surgeons. He was afterward removed to his home, where his in juries wore pronounced not serious. FRIENDS HOLD ANNUAL MEETING PABADENA, Jan. 23.— The Friends of Southern California hold their an nual meeting at Pasadena tiiis after; noon and evening. Three hundred at tended. The sermon of the day was that of Prof. \v. P. Pinkham of the Huntingdon Park seminary of Los An ii "Qod Forbid Thai r Glory in Any Praise but of Him." A luncheon was served by tho women of the church ami following the luncheon hour this afternoon was given up to a discussion '»f the affairs of the church by the delegates assembled from the various meeting houses. EIGHT CHARGED WITH GAMBLING PABADBJJJA, Jan. 23.—i. ColMns ami eight cithers were arrested early this morning at 39 North Fair Oaks for gambling. The raid was led by Lieut. Copping of the Pasadena police. The men were arraigned and lot out on ball to be tried Monday. The raid was cunningly planned on inside In formation ami proved successful. Make Shoes at Venice VENICE, Jan. 23.—The Mintor-Bll lings Shoe Manufacturing company will be.gin to make shoes at Venice next Monday, employing twenty-five hands. The factory, situated along the line of the Los Angeles-Pacific railway in tho eastern part of the city, was formerly owned by tho » Venice Shoe company, which had a short life. 1 The local concern is one of the very , few shoe factories in the west. VENICE Circulation—Home 4711; Sunset 5361. Correspondent—Honie. 4381, Kunaet 791 j BATHER DEPARTS FROM VENICE PLUNGE LEAVING SET OF FALSE TEETH Owner in Order to Regain Thsm Will Be Compelled to Show the Management That They Fit VENICE, Jan. 23.—"Found—Set of false teeth which were left at Venice salt water plunge yesterday among 'valuables.' Owner may have same by applying personally and proving prop erty to the satisfaction of the manage ment." The above isn't exactly a classified advertisement, but something like it may be expected to appear in the newspapers soon unless the "valuables" are claimed by their owner. Consid erable amusement was furnished the young woman in charge of the ticket office and check room at the bath house by the discovery of the teeth today in one of the little drawers used to store valuable* while their owners are pad dling in the tank. The unusually warm weather yester day brought a large number of people to Venice, many of whom enjoyed swimming in the plunge. Just who the teeth belong to is not known. The teeth, brand new and forming an upper plate, were hidden beneath a piece of paper in the drawer. The owner, prob ably unused to their adornment, is thought to have removed his other valuables from the drawer and de parted, unaware that he had left be hind a most important adjunct to his digestive system. The teeth belong to a man. Least ways, th;it's the opinion of the girl at the ticket window. "Do you suppose a woman would for get her teeth?" she asked today when urged to give a reason for her opinion Sho continued: "When valuables are left here by patrons of the bathhouse, the rules re quire us to have the owner identify his property satisfactorily before we turn it over to him. Whoever owns these teeth may have them if he can show us that they belong to him. He must try them on here. A man whom I told about the teeth this afternoon wanted me to give them to him as a souvenir of his visit to Venice, but when I asked him to see if they fitted him he appar ently loßt all desire to collect dental Bouvenlrs*" RIVERSIDE NEWS NOTES KIVEKSIDK, Jan. 23.—Harry F. Shedd has been re-elected secretary of the Riverside Business Men's associa tion. Tlie directors at the conclusion of their meeting partook of an oysler sup per as the guests of F. P. Younglove, newly elected president of the associa tion. T. Brennenstuhl has begun a suit for divorce against his ■wife, Mrs. Ellen Brennenstuhl, and asks for the custody of an 18-month-old baby girl which he alleges the mother has left to his entire care the past year. MAN WITH BROKEN FINGERS HALTS HORSES, SAVES GIRL Hero Ignores Pain and Grasps Bridle of Runaway Horses Drag. glng Young Woman GREENWICH, Conn., Jan. 23.—With his fingers broken and suffering acute pain, Joseph Martin, a liveryman in the employ of F. A. Mosher, saved the life of Miss Jessie Benedict, a wealthy New York woman, who had been thrown from her sleigh and, her feet entangled in the reins, was being dragged along Oreenwich avenue, the main thoroughfare here. BUM Benedict is a guest at the coun try home of J. Robinson Beard, her brother, and she was driving in his sleigh to the village. The runners be riimr caught in the car tracks and the sleigh was overturned, throwing Miss Benedict and the coachman to the ground. Miss Benedict's feet were caught and the horses ran away. Martin, whose fingers were broken a ■hort time before while he was ciank lng an automobile, ran out and grasped the bridles. He was dragged sonic dis tance, and the pain from lilh broken ftngeri wan intense, but he stopped ths horiee. He was rewarded by Miss Met. No Monopoly "I want a license to marry the best eir! In the world," said the young man. "Sure," commented the clerk, "that makes thirteen hundred licenses for that girl this season."—Christmas Puck. JAIL BREAK PLOT FOILED BY CONVICT CONFESSION OF PRISONER IN SING SING HEEDED Inadequate Quarters at New York State Penal Institution Are Feared by Warden to Be Insecure NBW YORK, Jan. 23.—0n1y the con fession of a fear stricken convict pre vented an attempt Of 300 prisoners In Sing Sine; prison from making a break for liberty New Year's night, and even then their plans were frustrated only by desperate and quick action on the part of the prison authorities. Since the word of the contemplated outbreak was first received tin- prison guard has been doubled. Owing to the inadequate and crowded conditions prevalent at Sing Sing 300 convicts are housed in an improvised dormitory removed from the main buildings and before the proposed out break they were insufficiently guarded and a plan to overpower the six guards in charge of them was temptingly feas ible. Probably never before in the history of penal Institutions has such a great number of prisoners entered info a plot to gain liberty. Unlike those In the main cell houses, the prisoners confined in the impro vised" dormitory have privileges which Permit of their being together several hours after they quit work and they are allowed to converse among them selves long after the convicts in the main buildings are put away in solitary confinement. New Year's Day Chosen . - This condition was responsible for the breeding of the plot for a wholesale delivery. Xew Year's night was select ed according to the convict who weak ened and told the story, because the men did not have to work that day and naturally they expected a lenient and holiday spirit would be manifested, extending to the guards. When the guards were apprised of the situation they were overwhelmed with fear until steps were taken to prevent the outbreak and reinforce ments came to their aid. It is said that several men were immediately mustered in and rushed to the tin shop dormitory, where they remained throughout the night. The convicts were told that their plans were known and any attempt to obtain freedom would provo disastrous. The word pissed among them that the first man making a suspicious move would be shot dissipated all hopes of a concerted attack. Warden Jesse D. Frost, on being un able to obtain sufficient men on such short notice for the task, heavily armed himself and acted aa guard throughout the night of terror which followed. When the hour appointed for the outbreak had passed there was deep feeling of relief among all the guards on duly. The building where the three hun dred convicts are domiciled every night stands some distance from the other buildings, and in all likelihood the six guards on duty could have been over powered and tiie large number of pris oners get away over the wall without attracting the attention of the guards or officials in the main buildings. The large room where the convicts sleep is adequately barred at the win dows and doors, but an ordinary wooden floor Is the only obstacle the men would have to face once there was no resistance or interference from the guards. The building is a two-story structure. Prison Overcrowded The crowded condition of the prtson is a source of terror to the officials, and they fear that unless relief comes soon a successful outbreak is immi nent. For the 1903 prisoners confined there there are 1200 cells. Last sum mer it became necessary to remove the hospital above the. mess hall, and pro vision was made for housing sixty three convicts in the old hospital build ing. The Protestant chapel was dis placed and prisoners of that faith now worship tn the old Catholic chapel. Two hundred convicts were then placed in the Protestant chapel. The dormitory where the New Year's plot was hatched was pressed into service last October, the tin working machines being crowded into the wagon fac tory below. Relief from the congested condition is being sought in several directions. C. V. Collins,' superintendent of pris ons, has asked the present legislature for a big appropriation to carry on the work of erecting ample prison buildings on the site purchased last year in Washington county, north of Saratoga. The prison site commission pur chased another 600-acre tract last year on th! west shore of the Hudson river, at Bear Mounain, between Fort Mont gomery and lona is'and, which is six teen miles north of Sing Sing. The preliminary work of clearing this land has begun, 100 convicts quartered in a stockade being at work, but since the land is included in the site of the pro posed state park, which is to be cre ated from "and donated from Mrs. Edward H. Harriman and other wealthy persons, some of the prison authorities believe the work will be stopped and the site abandoned. COMIC SONG AVERTS PANIC IN PLAYHOUSE "Has Any One Hear Seen Kelly?" Re. assures Timid Ones When Fire Starts NEW YORK, Jan. 23.—During the first act of a comedy at the Broadway theater the insulation of the wires leading to the music stand of one of the men in the orchestra became broken, and the wire began spitting sparks into the gloom of the orchestra pit. There was quite a display of fire works. Some of the occupants of the first two rows of the orchestra circle became uneasy and stood up. Their example was followed by several per sons in the boxes. All the material for panic was ready. Jack Norworth and two other mem bers of the company came to the foot lights and assured the audience that there was no danger. The uneasy ones, however, seemed difficult to reassure. Nora Bayes, who had just finished singing, "Has Any One Here Seen Kelly?" and had retired to the wings, then returned to tho stage. She came down to the conductor's desk and asked smilingly. "Has any one here seen Kelly?" Everybody laughed, the frightened persons, who had stood up ready to make a rush for the doors, joined in the merriment and sat down. Misa Bayea ni applauded, the performance proceeded and an incident filled with ugly possibilities was at an end. CLEtaCEAU IS NOW AFTER THE PRESIDENCY French Political Circles See in Resig. nation from Radical Party Move Toward Higher Nomination I'ARis, Jan. 22.— M. Clemenceau'i resignation from the Radical party has mused considerable sensation in po litical circles. The novel position and remarkable prsstlffe retained by M. Clemencaau after lil sfiill from power gives considerable importance to his resolution, especially in View of the approaching flections, for the former premier lias the reputation of being a master of electoral tactics. It is not surprising the executive committee of the Radical and Radical-Socialist party has decision, and is sending to him the papers connect— with the mu nicipal elections of Toulon, in order to show that if It supported the uni fied Socialist "list" in that town, it was simply because there was no choice, as the opposing list contained a number of reactionary candidates as well as Progressives and Radicals. M. Berenger treats M. Clemenceau's action as a counterblast to the mani festo of M. Combes at the banquet held recently in defense of the pres ent electoral system. M. Combes on that occasion called in the Unified So cialists to desert the cause of elec toral reform and to reconstitute the old "Bloc," offering them a number of concessions which it seems highly Improbable the mass of the Radical party would bo disposed to grant. On this view H. Clemenccau has retorted by a declaration of hostility to the Unified Socialists which his support ers can hardly fail to understand. Letter Causes Comment The letter in which M. Clemeneeau tendered his resignation to M. Valle, president of the Radical and Radical- Socialist party, has not been published, but it is generally reported to cm tain a sentence in which the Unified Socialists are described as "les enne mls les plus caracterlses" of the Rad ical-Socialist party. These words are the object of comment, since they ap pear to be directed at the policy of M. Combes, and explicitly replace the dogma of "No enemies on the left" by that of "neither reaction nor revolu tion." Whether M. Clemeneeau main tains his resignation or not, it Is clear his action Is an important move in the political same which will find its issue in the next elections. The Journal dcs Debats remarks: "Henceforth one may say the Radical party has been cut asunder as the na ture of things and the exigencies of political life required. The Radical- Socialists are reduced to seeking for someone to save them, but by the irony of fate their chief of yesterday, M. Clemeneeau, is a Radical who re fuses to be a Socialist, and their mas ter of today, L. Briand, is in another sense a Socialist who refuses to be a Radical. The supposition is that M. Clemeneeau is making a strong play for the presidency. A COOL HAND Two interesting stories are told by Sir Henry Drummond Wolff in his book of "Rambling Recollections." of how .i debtor evaded arrest when debtors were liable to imprisonment. On one occasion the sheriff's officers waited the whole night in pursuit of a certain gentleman of good family In London who was constantly in debt. They saw him enter Vauxhall gardens. Not wishing for a public exposure, they plactl members of their body at each door to as to arrest him when leaving. But they stayed all night. The gar dens were shut and he never appeared. It turned out that his powers of per suasion were so great that ho had in duced the aeronaut to take him up in the balloon, which was one of the at tractions of Vauxhall, to drop him some miles from London on the way to Dover and to lend him sufficient money to go to the continent. On another occasion this same gen tleman, who was the son of a well know r: member of parliament, celebrat ed for his collection of antiquities and old furniture, was traced by the sher iff's officers into his father's house. They knocked at the door and found the father just going out. He said that his son was not In the house, but that they were quite at liberty to search it. Till':, they did, but in vain. Some days afterward they found their prey, with whom they were always on good terms, und asked him how he escaped from his father's house, as they had traced' him in at the door and waited, and had ateG searched the house. To this he re ptled: "Well, I saw you," and then ex plained that in order to escape them he had dressed himself in al old suit of knight's armor that stood in the hall and while they were searching the house he had glared at them, holding the sword In his hand. It's as easy to secure a barrain In a used automobile, through want advertising, v II ■■ed to be—and still U—to secure a horas and carriage. ATTORNEYS.AT-LAW BECKER LAW AND COLLECTION AGEN CY— WE WORK EVERYWHERE. A well equipped agency; established 1896. Our system and personal contact with the people owing money brings the returns, all manner of claims handled; you pay us for results only. Phones A 3232; Main 5232. 410-411-412 Henna Bid?., 122 W. THIRD ST. 1-6-lmo I* A. LAW AND COLLECTION CO.—NO fee without success; consultation free; es tates settled; damage suits. marriage laws. liens, etc.; attorney and notary. 516 GRANT BLDQ. 1-6-lmo E. M. WITTE, NOTARY PUBLIC—PEN sIon papers, wills, insurance and collec tions negotiated. 244% S. BROADWAY. ■*' 1-ly-tf MARRIAGE LAWS EXPLAINED. GEN eral practice. Advice free. Fee moderate. 213 I.ISSNER BLDO. 12-30-2 mo CE&i3POOLB CESSPOOLS CLEANED OUT. All work done satisfactory to Inspector. L. A. SANITARY CO., Phone 69143. Temple 593. 10-19-1/ CEBSPOOLB CLEANED OUT BY THE RED Cross Sanitary company In one to two loads, 14.50 per load; no other charges. 'Phone 59004. 10-7-tt IMPERIAL CESSPOOL PUMPING CO.—WB take out largest load. West 53%: 22040. 3-10-tf STORAGE LAUUB PRIVATE, LOCKED, IRON ROOM 3 for furniture, etc. 11.50 and $2 per month; trunks, boxes, etc.. 25* to 60c; open vans, 16 per day, or 75c per hour. We pack and ship household goods everywhere at re duced rates. COLYEAR'S VAN AND BTORAQE CO., offices 609-11 S. Main St. Warehouse 415-17 San Pedro st Phones Ft 171: Main 1117. »-25-tf \ DENTISTS DR. H.U.IIMA.NN, 205-200 Majestio Theater bid*, 841 S. Bdway. 16081; Main 3816. 7-l-tJ DR. G. A. COFFIELD, 214 WRIGHT & CAL lender Bldg.. hours 9 to 5. Phone F220£ L 1-H-lmo ASSAYING MORGAN J"jPco^~*»TTiott»n"'M»iji; Main 1611. Assayera, ' smelten and reuneri. - l-l-tl JOHN UEKIIAN, 262V4 S. Main. Not satis tactloo, but accuracy guaranteed. 11-U-M ADVERTISERS Ceant six average words aa one Una, No ad. accepted for less than the price of three lines. The Herald reserves the right to revise advertisements and to reject or omit and refund the amount paid. Report promptly to the classified man ager failure to get returns or experience with fraudulent or dishonest advertisers. Two or more Insertions are better than one. Try a threr-tlme ad. Hesults almost certain for anything. For contract solicitors and advertising advice call SUNSET~MAIN 8000 HOME 10211 AND ASK FOR CLASSIFIED MANAOBB specialTrates Want artp. lo a word each ln»ertio«. Rooms for rent, S linea, 3 tlm'»| Rooms ullh board. 3 lines, 3 times. 25 CENTS HFT.P WANTED —Male and female, S lints. 8 times. 25 CENTS SITUATIONS WANTED, FREE THE WEATHER LOS ANGELES, Jan. 23, 1910. Time |Barom.|Ther.|Hum.| Wind |Vlc.|Weathef 5 a.ra.l 29.89 69 [ 4S I NE • I 9 I PtTCldy 5 p.m. I 29.95 161165 ) S 110 | Cldy "Maximum temperature* 70. Minimum temperature, E>s. Weather Conditions SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 23.—Rainfall data: Stations— Past 24 Seasonal Normal ■» hours to date to date Eureka 22.60 Red Blurt 0.26 10.43 13.02 Sacramento 0.12 8.12 9.73 Mt. Tamalpals 0.17 16. 11.53 San Francisco 0.29 12.37 11. San Jose 0.16 9.89 7.13 Fresno t 10.14 4.80 Independence 0.00 6.42 4.74 San Luis Oblspo 0.23 15. 8.37 Los Angeles 0.00 10.34 7.14 San Diego 0.00 , 8.17 4.69 Forecast San Francisco and vicinity—Unsettled weather with occasional rain Monday; moderate south west wind. Santa Clara valley— Monday, followed by fair; brisk southwest wind, moderating. gacrameno valley—Showers, warmer Monday; brisk south wind. San Joaquln valley— Monday; brisk south wind. Los Angeles and vicinity—Monday rain; brisk south wind. ■ ■ FUNERAL NOTICE MILLER—Bean D. Miller' died January 22. Will be burled January 24, 10:30 a. m. at Evergreen cemetery. 1-24-1 SWEETZER—M. A. Sweetzer died January 22. Will be cremated January 24, 3 p. m. at Evergreen cemetery. 1-24-1 =============================== CEMETERIES ~ INGL^WOOD^^ARir" CEMETERY Two miles outside the city limits on the Los Angeles and Redondo Ry. ; 200 acres of per fect land with Improvements outclassing any cemetery on the coast. - 207 S. Broadway. Room 202. Phones F3303, Main 4659. Supt. 'phone. A 9693. 4-1-Uma EVERGREEN CEMETERY The Los Angeles Cemetery Association. Boyle Heights near city limits. Operated un der perpetual charter from Los Angeles city* Modern chapel and crematory. Office, 339 Bradbury building. j Phones —Main 88%; AM 08. Cemetery—Homo IH083) Boyle 9. I Illllt ROSEDALE CEMETERY An endowed Memorial Park noted for its nat ural beauty: endowment fund for perpetual care, over $25<>,000; modern receiving vault, chapel, crematory and columbarium; acces sible: city office, SUITE 302-304 EXCHANGE BLDG., N. E. corner Third and Hill sta. Phones, Main 909; A 36?". Cemetery office. 1831 W. Washington et; phones 72858; West 80. 6-2-l?mo CHURCH NOTICES Ciristiaa Science Services Second Church of Christ, Scientist at the church edifice. West Adams street, near Hoover. Services Sunday 11 a. in. and 8 p. m. ; sermon from the Christian Science Quarterly subject: "Love." Sunday school 11 a. m. ; Wednesday evening meeting 8 o'clock. Reading rooms, 704 Herman W. Hellman Bldg., Spring and Fourth streets, open daily, Sundays excepted, from 9 a. m. to 0 p. m. 1-24-8 NOTICE TO CHURCHES-COPY FOR ALL church notices for the Saturday and Sun day morning Issues Is requested to be turned In at The Herald office by Friday noon. If possible. This will assure proper classification and publication. • 2-11-tf PHYSICIANS BrTlSickokl -~-«--~ DR. HICK SPECIALIST FOR WOMEN. Treats all diseases of women under a pos itive guarantee. Ladles mho have formerly paid for each treatment, whether benefited or not, will appreciate the difference. Fay only for satisfactory results. Charges mod erate. DR. HICKOK gives modern antisoptlo treatment and patients are in no danger of blood poison or Infection, Everything U sterilized before use. DR. .HICKOK provides a private home, with nursing, for women in confinement. Expert care and home comforts at reasonable rates. Confinements by modern methods are safe and free from pain. DR. HICKOK gives personal attention to every case. Consultation Is free and confi dential In all troubles. Any woman not sat isfied with her condition is Invited to call for free consultation and free examination. DR. HICKOK carefully examines every case and gives an honest opinion and reliable ad vice free. X-ray examination made when necessary. If a case Is accepted for treat ment a cure is guaranteed. Moderate charges for satisfactory results. Terms can bo al ways arranged. Hours 10 to 4; Sundays 10 te 1. 'Phone FB2SI for appointment at other times. • „ ■ DR. HICKOK MS W Sixth it. ralt^W^ SKIN DISEASES, WEEPING ECZEMA, scald head, chafing, ulcerated nipples, sexual rawness and sores, cancerous moles and warts, excrescences: also foot ailments. SKIN CLINIC. 107 W. *"lrs^ ' i ■ ; DR. CROCKER. • Specialist for Women. Hamburger's Majestic Theater Building. Absolute privacy. Hours 10 to 4. CONSULT FREE, -i 12-28-12 m PILES—AH, KINDS. I CURE THEM WITH ■ out pain, cutting or detention from busi ness. Moderate charges. Free consulta tion. DR. HICKOK. .81 W. Sixth 1 J t M * tt DR INEZ DECKER, 702 SO. SPRING ST. Obstetrics. Hours 11 to 4. Room *»j g _ tf - DR. PRITCHARD, RECTAL. FEMALE AUDI cbronlo diseases. 717-28 QKOSSK BU).^ DR. TAYLOR. 817 Vi S. MAIN ST. DISEASES of women. 12-2-tr BUSINESS PERSONALS lTSn~lTirS~Ti>ou —FOB —REAL BUSHNE33 W eardi; delivered In 24 hours. BROWN PRINTING CO.. JJO Merchants Trusted* MKS. MASSON. THJI NOTED LONDON palmist, 822 3. BPRINO. over Owl drug store. u-»s-»» STOVEB STOVES REPAIRED "~ . Phone Main . 2898. We call to give cost of repairing free. . TURNER .' & OADBURT. 012 Ban Pedro st. l-9-S#