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PASSION PLAY GIVEN
DRESS REHEARSAL
Principals Try Costumes and Seen.
cry. and Lighting Effects Are
Experimented with at
the Auditorium
For the first time, the costumes for
the Passion Play, which will be given
at the Auditorium theater the week of
March 14. were worn at the rehearsal
of the .principals on the Auditorium
stage Monday night. While the chorus
of the play was being drilled at St.
Joseph's hall by Edward Hayes, those
with speaking parts were receiving in
structions in regard to the wearing of
beautiful dresses and robes by William
Ktoermer at the Auditorium. The
settings for several of the scenes were
placed in position and experiments
with the light effects were made.
All who witnessed the rehearsal
argue that the scenic splendor of the
Passion Play will surpass by far any
thing that ftas been seen in Los An
geles.
A very poor Impression of what the
final performance will be was to be
gained last night, however, because of
the confusion and excitement. Many
of the costumes will have to be re
made in order to Insure perfect fits.
By the opening night of the play
everything must be prepared in such
a way that there shall be no room for
criticism in any detail.
The wardrobe mistress of the Pas
sion Play will be a busy woman for
the next three weeks. Claiming her
attention, the 900 participants In the
production should be able to leave her
with little leisure time. The costumes
used In the San Francisco presentation
must be altered. It is the intention of
those in charge of the play to be as
conscientious in this feature of the
work as in all others.
MANY PATENTS GRANTED
TO CALIFORNIA MEN
Hazard &. Strause, Patent Agency, Re.
ports Long List of Successful
Inventor*
The Pioneer Patent agency, Hazard
& Strause-of Los Angeles, reports the
following list of patents granted to
Inventors of Southern California for the
week ended February 15, 1910:
Henry All and B. M. Backland, Sul
tana, railway tie spacer; Andrew J.
Bellah, Coalinga, pocket guard; Frank
E. and J. S. Bradley, Corona, cultivator
tooth; Adam B. Bruner, Los Angeles,
hydrocarbon burner; Miladin Bunyetin,
Bakersfleld, traction engine; Ira Fore
man and J. L. Thornton, Los Angeles,
machine for forming artificial pressed
fuel; Paul L. Fowler, Crockett, clothes
rack; Thomas 8. Greene, Pasadena,
resonating support for sound producing
Instruments; R. W. Kelley, assignor
one-half to G. E. Harpham, Los An
geles, slack adjuster; Lawrence Massa,
Coalinga, coupling for rotary drills;
Dwight L. Mcßride, Pasadena, pencil
sharpener; Henry P. More, Ploasanton,
straw and chaff separator and stacker;
Davis G. Morgan, Jamestown, drill
sharpener; Linnaeus C. Pond, Los An
geles, and C. C. Wagner, Denver, Colo
rado, intermittent grip device; Mar
t'ollus Pruyn, Florin, weed cutter;
Frank J. Randall, Los Atogeles, gasket
forjjipe joints; Brooks A. Russell, Los
Angeles, portable metallic tool chest;
William H. Smith and J. H. Klassen,
Los Angeles, vehicle spring.
BARNES' BROTHER DIES
Woru wag received yesterday from
Jay Barnes, press representative of
the Belasco theater, that his brother
had died suddenly in Oakland Sunday.
Mr. Humes was called north Satur
day and arrived at his brother's bod
lide hist before the young man passed
iwa>» '
HAS WHISTLE PLAN
FOR TRAFFIC SQUAD
Sergeant Butler's Trial at Fifth Street
and Broadway Finds Favor
with Comissioner
Davidson
One whistle, north and south traffic
stops—two whistles, east and west
traffic stops. This is one feature of
the plan In the mind of Police Com
missioner A. N. Davidson to control
traffic conditions in the congested por
tions of the business district. Mr.
Davidson suggested his plan to the
police commission, and the commis
sion has instructed Chief Galloway to
take the matter up with Sergeant But
ler of the traffic squad and work out
better facilities for handling the
traffic.
Sergeant Butler tried out his plan
at Fifth street and Broadway several
ag».
•'While in the east last summer I
found I could get along better in my
automobile on Broadway, New York,
than I can on Broadway, Los Angeles,"
said Mr. Davidson, "and I noticed that
the traffic policemen all carried whis
tles. One whistle meant that traffic
going north and south had to stop and
let the east and west traffic have a
chance and two whistles stopped traffic
going the other way. Of course, there
they have more than one policeman to
a crossing, while we have only one,
and some important crossings have
none, but the whistle seemed to help
solve the difficulty."
The council has recently passed a
new traffic ordinance that will be in
effect in about two weeks, and the
provisions of this ordinance will help
unravel the congestion problem. This
ordinance was framed by the legisla
tion committee In conjunction with
Sergeant Butler, and it contains many
of the traffic sergeant's Ideas.
PLAN ANNUAL CEREMONY
TO COMMEMORATE LINCOLN
Illinois Society Members Meet, and
Midwinter Picnics Will Result
from Resolutions
Hereafter, or so long as the Illinois
association of Southern California ex
ists, Lincoln's birthday anniversary
will be fittingly observed by the Illi
noisans In Los Angeles. That they
were determined to celebrate the birth
anniversary of the "emancipator" by
giving a midwinter picnic became
known at a meeting of the members
of the board of control of the society
Monday night.
The meeting, held in room 300 In the
Union Trust building, was called for
the purpose of effecting a permanent
organization of the Illinois club, which |
will work to bring about a closer bond
between Illinoisans in Los Angeles and
elsewhere in California; also to scatter
to the winds any pessimism and nos
talgia which might linger with the
newcomora. Deputy District Attorney
Frank W. Blair, formerly of Chicago,
was elected president of the club. Dr.
D. D. Nice was chosen vice president
and John E. Murray was elected sec
retary-treasurer.
At the next meeting, March 5, to be
convened in the same room, the com
mittee on headquarters will announce
its selection of a suitable room or suite
of rooms where both organizations will
have a. home.
VIVISECTION'S ENEMIES TO MEET
A meeting of the California Auti-
Vlvlseptlon society will be held Thurs
day afternoon at 2 o'clock In the com
mittee room of the Chamber of Com
merce building:. Dr. "V. K. Fullmer
will deliver an address on "Some of
the Useless and Hcientifloally Mislead
ing Features of Vivisection." All be
lievers in arjti-vlvis'ection are Invited.
LOS ANGELES HERALD
WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 23, 1910.
HARRIS, IN JAIL,
TALKS AT LAST
ADMITS HE TOOK MONEY FROM
MACFARLAND CO.'S SAFE
THOUGHT HE. HAD RIGHT TO DO
SO AS THE SECRETARY
Trial on Charge of Grand Larceny Set
for March 31—Defense to
Fight Case to
Finish
For the first tfme since his arrest,
two months ago, Herbert Leslie Har
ris, held in the county jail to await
trial on a charge of grand larceny,
made a positive declaration yesterday
concerning the alleged theft of $587.75
from the safe of tho MacFarland Shirt
company December 19.
Harris, talking, through his leading
counsel, W. Ona Morton, acknowledged
that he had taken the money, asserted
Its ownership for himself or other per
sons associated with him and evaded
the question when asked to explain
why he had denied that he had been in
the MacFarland store. He also failed
to give a reason for hiding the money
in out of the way places In the John
son building.
Harris' trial is set for March 31 in
Judge Willis' criminal department. At
torney Morton said yesterday that the
case will be strenuously fought.
"There will be no plea of guilty and
request for probation in this case," he
said. "We will be able to show that the
MacFarland Shirt company was a cor
poration and that Harris was secretary
and acting manager of that corpora
tion. We will show that he was still
entitled to that office when the money
was taken."
"Then you admit that Harris took
the money?" was asked.
"Yes, that Is conceded, but we be
lieve he was entitled to it," replied Mr.
Morton.
"Let me tell you the story from the
beginning, and as much of our defense
as we can reveal at the present time,"
continued the attorney. "In May, 1909,
a man named AustermiU bought out
the corporation from MacFarland for
about $30,000, giving some cash and
notes for the balance. In July Harris
became the owner of a few shi*res of
stock and was made secretary and
general manager, and actually took
possession of the store. He was in
control until September.
"In the meantime MaeFarland had
gone east on account of poor health.
In September Harris and AustermiU
went away, and shortly after their de
parture MacFarland returned and took
illegal possession of the store, which
Harris and AustermiU had turned over
to the employes. Agents of AustermiU
and Harris protested to MacFarland
against his action in claiming the
property, and it is the contention of
Harris that MacFarland is still In
wrongful possession of the store."
PATRIOTIC SOCIETY
RE-ELECTS OFFICERS
Sons of the Revolution Hold Annual
Session and Pass Resolutions
Regretting Death of
Members
The society of Sons of the Revolu
tion in the state of California met
yesterday in their apartments in the
San Fernando building for their regular
annual business meeting and re-elect
ed the incumbent officers unanimously.
The work will be carried on this year
under the direction of Frank C. Pres
cott, president; Ora E. Monnette, vice
president; Edward T. Harden, secre
tary; Willis M. Dickson, registrar;
Bradner W. Lee, treasurer; Rev. Baker
P. Lee, chaplain; Willard Nichpls, his
torian; Maj. Andrew J. Copp, N. G. C,
marshal.
Resolutions of regret were adopted
for the four members of the society
who have passed away during the past
year: Frank W. Moore, mining en
gineer, who died of the fever in Hon
duras; John C. F. Hull, president of
the Merchants Trust company; Brig
adier General Edwin B. Atwood, U.
S. A., retired, and Brigadier General
John G. Ballance, U. S. A., retired,
who died suddenly on ZTeb. 10. leaving
by his will a valuable collection of
documents to the society.
Gen. Ballance was born in Illinois in
1853, the scion of a long line of mili
tary ancestors, two of whom were In
the war of 1776, me of them receiving
fatal wounds while serving with the
Tenth Virginia regiment. He gradu
ated from West Point in 1875 and
served with great honor throughout
the Indian troubles, Spanish-American
war and the Insurrections in the Phil
ippine Islands, being breveted four
times for distinguished service.
The documents which he left to the
society include a complete record of
the service seen by Gen. Ballance and
are not to be duplicated outside the
national archives at Washington.
A bill will be introduced in the sen
ate at this session by Senator Frank
p Flint who is a member of the Cali
fornia society of the Sons of the Rev
olution, providing for the publication
of the records of the war of the rev
olution. The departments of the in
terior and war have hundreds of chests
of such records stored in the capitol,
and their publication will be of great
interest. __-_^«
TEACHERS WILL GET PAY
That district lying outside the school
district of Hollywood before it was
annexed to I,os Angeles and which
was controlled by three families, there
by making it Impossible for seventeen
teachers of that district to receive
their last month's salary, was yester
day declared a nart of Hollywood for
school purposes only by the board of
supervisors. The teachers have been
waiting for their last month's pay for
almost a month.
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<•> I'lirrutiViirliem associations, Child ■'*>
S Study circle* au<l auxiliaries outside of <|>
■,i-,JL»n Aiiurlm are Informed that » de- <S>
partm«nt for tln'ir news ami uso will •>>
<$> be publislied each Thursday by The <*>
<.•» Herald. Send ill your inrHlnitu, (en- w
iV» eral newt and personals each week. *£>
SLANDER ON WAITING WIFE
PUTS ONE MAN IN HOSPITAL
Bartender Speaks Lightly About Wo
man on Street and Husband
Gets Into Action
For making uncomplimentary re
marks about a young woman standing
in front of a barber shop on Seventh
street, near Central avenue, J. C. John
son, 27 years old, a bartender living at
130 South Rio street, was roughly han
dled by the husband of the woman and
later was treated at the receiving hos
pital for a long cut on his forehead
yesterday afternoon.
Johnson was emerging from the bar
ber shop when he saw the woman,
wearing a veil, standing near the edge
of the sidewalk. He looked at her
for a moment, then turned to one of
the barbers and remarked that the
woman myst be a negress. The hUß
band of the woman was being shaved
at the time. He heard the remark and,
without hesitation, sprang from the
chair and struck Johnson a heavy blow
in the face. The latter fell backward
and as soon as he gained his feet ran
away as fast as he could.
DOCTOR SAYS RABIES
CAUSED BOY'S DEATH
DOG BITE PROVES FATAL TO
JOSEPH SCOTT, JR.
After Conducting Thorough Investi
gation Autopsy Surgeon Warnc
Parents to Be Alert for
. Symptoms of Disease
Rabies, said to be the second case
known in medical history in California,
resulting: from the scratch mark made
by a dog's teeth, .caused the death of
JoSSph Scott, jr., son of Joseph Scott,
president of the city board of educa
tion of Los Angeles, and president
elect of the chamber of commerce.
That the 10-year-old son of the presi
dent of the board of education was be
lieved to have been afflicted with rabies
was announced yesterday exclusively
in The Herald.
Proof of the statement was made
public last evening by Dr. Stanley-
Black, who was the autopsy surgeon.
The postmortem examination conducted
in the interest of science in the hope
that the surgeon's investigation might
tend to prevent death in similar cases
was made at the undertaking place of
Cunningham & O'Connor. Dr. Black
was aware of the fact that Drs. H. G.
Brainerd and John R. Colburn were
admittedly baffled while they battled
for the boy's life, and that the boy in
his dying hours displayed an aversion
to water.
Also he knew that a "tramp dog
had attacked the boy last December
and its teeth had left scratches across
the calf of one of his legs. Investiga
tion of the history of the case showed
that the dog was not killed at the time,
as was presumed, but fled from the
Scott home at 984 Elden avenue, after
biting the boy. Whether the dog at
tacked and bit or scratched other chil
dren or adults Is not known. It is pre
sumed that the dog died of hydropho
bia afterward. Dr. Black made public
the result of his search for the rabies
germ so that parents and physicians
and surgeons could prepare to act ac
cordingly.
The funeral of the boy will be held
this morning at 9:15 o'clock at the
Scott home. Rev. John J. Clifford will
be in charge of the services at the
residence. The body will be taken from
the house at 10 o'clock to St. Vlbiana
cathedral, where solemn .requiem mass
will be celebrated by Rt. Rev. Mgr.
Harnett. Rev. Frank J. Conaty will
conduct the services at the interment
at Calvary.
The seven children in the family of
Joseph Scott had each a godfather. Six
of these —W. E. Hampton, Michael
Rush, P. J, McDonald, James C. Kays,
I. B. Dockweiler and John P. Burke—
will be pallbearers at the boy's funeral.
The seventh godfather was the late
John F. Francis.
TODAY MUST BE RECORD
FOR Y. M. C. A. "AVIATORS"
Gatherings at Big Building Yesterday
Promise Well for Membership
Campaign at Close
Today is to be the big day of "Av
iation week" for the Y. M. C. A.—the
last day—and a record run is expected.
One of the big events of yesterday
evening at the T. M. C. A. building
waa the meeting of the team of the
"Gibbon-Dyas Dirigible" in one of the
halls of the building. This team is
"made up largely of the members of the
T M. C. A. brot: erhood and the men
of the dormitory, and at the present
time they are among the leaders, hav
ing reported the largest Increase of
membership of any of the crews on
several days. 4
While Mr. Burbank was talking of
these things, two squads of the Tri
angle Cadets came in from a long
hikes into the country. They appeared
fresh and ready to proceed right away
again on a Jaunt of just as many miles.
The boys left the building last Mon
day evening and tramped to Verdugo
canyon. There they camped for the
night and returned on the following
morning after going through a num
ber of military maneuvers.
As a final appeal before the close of
the campaign, General Secretary Lu
ther yesterday asked that every man,
whether a member of the association
or not, talk of the campaign, remind
his friends and neighbors, whether he
be in the office, the store or In the
factory, and make this one day the
greatest in the history .of the Insti
tution. The entire outcome and suc
cess of the past week lies In the num
ber of members brought in today.
Many well-known business men and
city officials joined the organization
yesterday.
SHERIFF COMES. FOR PRISONER
Sheriff Freeman of Springfield, Mo.,
arrived in Los Angeles yesterday, and
expects to return to the Missouri city
today, taking' with him W. A. Ingram,
arrested several days ago on a charge
of passing a bad check and held in
the county jail awaiting Freeman's
coming. Ingram was arrested while
at work In a department store here.
He denies all lHiowledge of the offense
charged against him.
BALLOONISTS TO
TRY FOR RECORD
HARRISON WILL AID HARMON
ON FLIGHT
expect to travel from gulf
to canada
AaeroViaut Recognized by Local Aero
Club and License Will Be Is.
sued by New York
Organization
George B. Harrison, the Los Angeles
balloonist, left yesterday afternoon for
San Antonio, Tex., where he is to act
as aid to Clifford B. Harmon, who is
to start his balloon New York in an
effort to break the world's record for
distance and time in the air in a bal
loon.
A special Quality of gas is being pre
pared for the balloon in San Antonio,
and it is expected that no balloonists
will ever have attempted a journey s»
completely equipped as Harmon and
Harrison. The gas is to be nearly pure
hydrogen and should have a lifting
capacity of about sixty pounds to
the thousand cubic feet.
It is expected to begin the trip about
Friday, when weather conditions point
to a southwest gale, which is expected
to carry them to the Great Lakes or
into Canada. Harrison figured the
gale woufii cary them forty to fifty
miles an hour for a day or two.
The moon will be full at the end of
this week, sa that night traveling
should be excellent. If the weather is
cloudy the balloon is to be lightened
so that It will ride just above the cloud
bank at night, where it is expected to
keep its general trend northeastward.
Harrison goes as a representative of
the Aero Club of California, but in his
official capacity of aid to Harmon he
acts only under Harmon.
Harrison has qualified for a pilot's
license and his credentials have been
forwarded by the Aero Club of Cali
fornia to the Aero Club of America
for issuing- of the official document.
.His trip with Harmon should make
'him famous. He is making an ex
haustive study of air currents for data
to be used in future balloon trips.
BELIEVE ROBBINS
HAD MOCK WEDDING
Assayer Under Arrest in Mexico on
Charge of Bigamy, May Be In •
nocent of Accusation
Against Him
Although a marriage license was
issued to George C. Robbins, assayer,
to marry Genevieve A. Lindsay, Jan
uary 6, no record showing that a wed
ding ceremony was performed can be
discovered. The alleged bigamist, no
tice of whose arrest In Mexico City
was received by Sheriff Hammel Thurs
day, is still held by the Mexican au
thorities until the necessary proceed
ings for his extradition are completed.
The register at the marriage license
bureau shows that Robbins obtained
the permit to wed Miss Lindsay Thurs
day, January 6. The law requires that
the license shall be returned to the
recorder's office by the marrying jus
tice or minister withfli three days
after the ceremony; More than six
weeks have elapsed since the license
was issued and no information that a
wedding took place has been received.
"It Is barely possible that the license
has been forgotten by the person who
performed the ceremony," said a clerk
in the recorder's office yesterday.
"This is the first instance, however,
that I can remember where a permit
was not returned within six weeks."
The belief now is that if a wedding
occurred it was a mock ceremony, in
which event Robblns can not be held
on a charge of bigamy.
FIND CIVIL WAR RELIC
BOSTON, Feb. 22.—A souvenir of
the capture of a southern blockade
runner during the civil war, an old box
containing about $35,000 in Confederate
bonds, has been found In the customs
house.
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Hl cocoa beans, in marvelous machinery that practically JH
JH extracts all the cocoa butter, thus making the cocoa
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Just One Great :;
Gas Range Value
—Others at $32.50.
—Others (with oven underneath) at $15.
—Down to Gas Plates at 25c.
A great new department has just been
opened at Bullock's (sth floor) — •
The best Gas Ranges we could find after
searching the world over. /
You can't afford not to see them if you
need a new Gas Range.
GUERNSEY IS OUT TO
DEFEAT PERCY HAMMON 1
Newspaper Man Hopes to Obtain In.
dorsement of Lincoln.Roose
velt Republicans
L. G. Guernsey, newspaper writer and
athlete, also a Democrat, thinks the
time is opportune for the voters in the
seventy-fifth assembly district to de
feat the political ambitions of Percy
Hammon, assemblyman incumbent,
and when not in that office a deputy
district attorney. Guernsey announced
yesterday his desire to receive the
nomination to the office of assembly
man, and in a day or two his nomina
tion petitions will be in circulation.
The writer said he hoped to receive
the indorsement of the Lincoln-Roose
velt league. Guernsey is a member
of the Los Angeles Athletic club, one
of the founders of the old Press club,
a member of the Congregational
church and a college graduate.
MERCHANT DIES AT HOSPITAL
H. Eckenroth, a prominent merchant
of Cleveland, 0., who arrived yester
day morning from his home, died at
3 o'clock yesterday afternoon at the
Clara Barton hospital, where he had
been removed on the arrival of the
train. Mr. Eckenroth was accom
panied by his wife, who will take the
remains to Cleveland»for burial.
Classified Ad. Section
HIGHLAND PARK BAPTISTS
WILL BUILD NEW CHURCH
Structure to Cost $15,000 to Be Erect.
Ed on Lots Recently Purchased
on Monte Vista Street
The Highland Park Baptist church
is planning to erect a modern $15,000
church building on the lots recently
purchased on Monte Vista street near
Avenue Fifty-nine. It is the plan to
erect the Sunday school department
first, which will be two stories high,
58x51 feet. This part of the building
will contain a main auditorium, five
class rooms, a large primary room,
three robing rooms and a kitchen on
the first floor. The second floor will
be occupied by a gallery, the pastor's
study and rooms for the Men's Broth
erhood of the church.
The building will be of frame con
struction, shingles and piaster to be
used in the exterior construction. The
church has been successful sinco Rev.
A. J. Copass took charge of the church
last September. Since that time forty
new members have been received and
money has been raised to purchase the
church lots, as well as to start the new
building.
Major E. F. Elwell, O, P. C6ve and
T. H. Stewart are the building com
mittee.
The Ansel...! grill nas excellent «enr-
Urn nnd better food. Fourth and Spring.