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10 CHARGES CLERK WITH EXTORTION GROCER ASSERTS $500 WAS DEMANDED BOLD SCHEME FRUSTRATED BY PRIVATE DETECTIVES Gift of Drink to Friend Sunday Used by Edward Watkins as Basis for Action, Is As sertion Accused of attempting to extort $500 rroni f. C. Elnies, proprietor of ,a gro at 320 East Beventh sin i t, Bidward WatkiM, a clerk formerly em ployed by Kimes, was arrested by de tectives of the Nick Harris agency, and locked in the city jail -'it noon ye«- Ratkins, so Hie officer! say, evl heme to frighten hii employer Into paying money and endeavored to guade Sarah Reiser, also a clerk ■ ployed by Elmos, to Join in the Plan. The woman refused, then tearing ln.it ■Watkins would harm Klines, told the latter about th< Intended scheme to de fraud him. v atkins-, It seems, learned that Elmes kept a buttle of whisky ii ■tore and treated hU friends occa sionally. The clerk entered the Btore one Sunday morninp a Short tl ago uinl Invited two friends to ha drink with him. Elmes was asked to produce the bottle and furnish the drinks for the crowd, Watklni plaining thai all saloons were closed and they could nol get any nquor. The ston kei per ga.\ ■■ them the drink and as they were turning to walk out ins placed 50 i> nt on the t-oun i d remarked: "Here la the n with that Watkln 1 itore and nothing more • ttoned about the matter tint days later when Watkins, it is all demanded that Blmei give him under penalty of being arrested for sellinß liquor Sunday without ■ license, Has Witness Ready Rime* flenli d he had sold any liquor and Watklni remarked he had witnessei to prove that ■ nts had been p lid for drinks-. "They did not know that I owed you thai m ■ thought I I aid it for the w h Watkins i;- alleged to have said "Con will testify that v ere ; aid for the liquor." Elmes asked for time to think ovi the matter and then placed the ma tor in the handl Of ]<rh Finally Wutkll to keep quli about the matter if he was pal on account and the balam •■ In iul Installments. Klines demurred at pa; in^r this amount and later told We kins that 16 would !"• paid on accoui at ."5 o'cloi k I'li-l i ion. The plan was to n i at Sixth ar Main street! an i I U ilis in a SUI tloua manner. Detectives were wnl int; for the a cv d, but he failed t ap] "in: \\,ts made. Thll time the plan w Watkins walk into a saloon nea nth and Main streets. Detectives were stationed Inside the saloon and at 11 o'clock Watklns en tered the plai spi 'i b to Elmes and asked the latter ir he hail the money. Klmes tendered a 16 bill that had been marked. Just ai Watklns was placing the money in his pocket he v iis nelzed by the detectives nd placed undi rai rest. "" • . The officers say Watklns confi to having planned the scheme and that Imlts having attempted to i 1800 From Elmes, Thi i I probably will be arraigned In police ■ ourt Mon day morning. MAN'S DEATH CAUSES JURY TO SCORE S. P. FACILITIES Coroner Determines Laborer Died in Accidental Explosion but Recom mends Changes in TanV Cars At .-in Inquest held at th< Button undertaking parlors >• !• rday over the body of \n-' usto Boi i»agll, who died Thursday night as the reaull oi burn* Incurri d In an i sploi lon ol tank car, the coroner's Jury i turned a verdict tect that di atli was I ■< i< i • ntallj that the Southern Pai Iflc em| I liirni.-h electric lit;!]!.- tor laborers working in tank cara. Every effort \v;is made by the rail road tompanj to BuppreM the news of the accident. Augusta Soi paull and his broth, r Martin were cleaning "il refuse from a tank cb In the yurils. Auirunto ■was inside the tank. He frund it too <!nrk to , lean the car tnd Btruck a match to light a candle. Instantly there was an explosion and hi.s clothing was Ipniti'd. Martin hurried to the uiJ of his brother and made a desperate effort to save him, Augusto was severely burned on tlu< f.tue, amis and body, lie dlid shortly after being taken to the Kisters" hospital. Martin alsu suffered burns on the face ani hinds. He is considerably Improved, according to physii-j report. Lump In Your Stomach Stuart's Byspep* sia Tablets will dissolve it at once. Enjoy every meal. Eatyourfoodwitli zest. Don't kill your stomach. Keep it alive and properly working. Send for the free trial package. F. A. Stuart Co., 130 Stuart liklfj., Mar shall, Mich. Sold by drud^ists every ivhere. 50 cts. full sized pki£. EVERYBODY! See Page 9, section 1, in this issue for announcement of $25,000 Voting Contest. Read it over carefully and if any thing is not perfectly clear to you call up the Contest De partment of the Los Angeles Herald, Chamber of Commerce building, write or telephone. Phones—Home 10211, Sunset Main 8000. Ask to have everything explained to you. All information is furnished gladly. Be one of the first if you would be among the high er.t. ; ; FILING CLOSES ON YUMA LANDS FIRST DRAWINGS TAKE PLACE THIS WEEK NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS TO TAL 1690 Persons Who Have Selected the Same Unit Permitted to Decide Among Themselves Who Shall Have Possession Contrary to expectations of officials ■■i the (lovernmenl land office In Los Angeles an avalanche ol appld an( the Vuma I not sweep in at M close or the Ming yesterday. Less than 100 applications were tiled. although crowds of persons, among them remnants of the old Vuma land line, hung anxiously about the en trance t,i the land offices in the chnin ln r of commerce building. Applica tions t'i tlie amount of 1890 were filed ..nt ; lied for March 1. Farm unit ah bears the names of 151 persona and is tlie most p pularly contested for farm in the entire tract. Rei and R( sister Van Buren an- nounced list night that dates will im- it.iv lie gel for the drawings, the rring Tuesday or Wednesday. "We have Co and that it would be nlble to hold the drawlni .ill the firm units at once," said Mr. Van Buren last night, "and havi cided to hold the drawing for one or two unit- tit the same time. Thi pllcants who have (lied on a certain unit will !»• notifii i by the land office when the drawlt.g for that unit takes plai c. Applicants will have the choice of deciding among themselves which l: them shall have possession of thi farm or of drawing for it under our supervision." TRANSPLANTED ILLINOISANS PLAN RECEPTION APRIL 2 Newcomers Are Urged to Join Society, Which Is Arranging Several Entertainments lilinolsnns in Los Angeles are plan nine to hold a "love feast." not of the political kind, but ■ "g«t-togeth, r-and qualnted" loclal aad reception, venlng "f April 2, In the lodge 1-. >. .ni ,n ii id Masonic Temple build- South Hill street. The of ficials of the Illinois Association of Southern California, at ■ meeting held taut night In the association's head quarters In the Masonic Temple build- Ing, planned the reception and social, which "ill be informal, Intending t<> ac i th ■ re/mt comers from Illinois wiili the • 1 aims of tha ently organised Illinois club, and with the plans for the picnic I and reunion to be held May 28. Ident 'i. K. Barrere appointed • immlttees to arranere for the reception John T. Pope, formerly of ■ M'"\ [11., !■ scheduled us one "f the speakers. Other addresses, brief in length, will l"' made by residents of the several county societies and by representatives of counties not v i the entertainment eommlt i,-,. is planning for one or two musical i rs. Tli ■ reception is open to all i olsans. SERVICE COMMISSION SEEKS ADDITIONAL HELP Department Employes Forced to Work Overtime in Efforts to Per. form Official Duties Plying straight In th<» face of the supply committep, which Is out with it knife to pruno the salaries of city employes, the civil service commission . ; i [or more help and an In e in galarlt g. An assistant examiner to help P. --. Dee i- the additional help the con nlon iisk and It wants the ualai \\ ,\. Bpaldlntr, secretary, and Mr. Dee Increased from $150 to $200 a month. Although the work of the civil le rapid Btrideg count of the Incn ased grow th of Ity, th< aqueduct work anil the n,-w territory that lias bei n added, the civil service department hai had no additional help i:> 11 >• - laßl threi years. H nnds the work beyond Its i ,i force, according to a ■ tatement by the commission t<> the , il. and believes those employes it lias . | ,' lU i,[ receive i xtra conspen atlon of their additional dul PYTHIANS WILL BE GUESTS OF MAJ. BOYER AT ANAHEIM 250 Members to Take Trip—Parade in, Los Angeles Will Follow Return ; Two hundred nnd fifty members of the uniform rank of the Knights of Pythiaa in full uniform will stint in a special car at the Banta Fa ptatlon this morn i at 8:30 o'clock and go " Ana helm, where they will be the guests of Mi ]. .1. A. Royer. The companies will have their pic ture taken in a group and will go ta Pullerton in the afternoon. They will return i.i lx>s Angelea ii 6:30 o'clock, after which the) will parade tho streets. Next Wednesday evening companlea 25, '& and 4U will no to Venice, leaving the Hill street station at 7 o'clock. They will compete with northern com panies for the silver cup to be given by the Venice company LOS ANGELES HERALD: SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 20, 1010. HOTEL NOTES Hotel men throughout the city last night were authority for the statement that more eastern tourists were arriv ing; at this late season than are leaving tor their hunies. The hotels wen crowded laal night and many guests were turned away for want of tempo rary accommodation!. As a result many of the small hotels In the vicin ity of the business aiul shopping dis tricts of the city did aliig business, Walter E. ]>ormin, son of a promi nent merchant of Sacramento and trav eling salesman for Rosenfleld a Wild, Chicago clothiers, wu a late arrival at Hotel Alexandria last night. The Misses Helena und Laura St.ill" r>c Cincinnati, each heiress to jiu.umutoii through the death of their grandfather, Alexander McDonald, at the Virginia hotel. Long Beach, Friday, were late arrivals With their chaperon, Miss Palmer, at Hotel Alexandria last night Mr, and Mrs Charles L. Hogan o( Los Angeles arc spending their honey moon al the Van Nuya hotel. J. Henaon Wien and B. A. Queberson, Jr., well known oil nun of Bakersfleld and Coallnga, were late arrivals at the I Van Nuya hotel last night. Mrs. Ella M. Jones, wife of a prom in i in, rchant of Buffalo, N. v., *\.is an arrival al Hotel Alexandria last nigh! with her daughter, Miss Nellie M. Jones, R. ,M. Bhackelford, wealthy rancher of Paso Robles, Is a gu< si at the Wesl minster hotel. ENGINEERS PLAN EXHIBIT A meeting of the general committee of arrangements tor the seventh an nual state convention of the National Association Btatlonarj Engineers was held last night In the Btlmson build ing and plans made for the holding of an engineering and mechanical > -xiiii.it ■ from .May 28 to the 28 on the fourth floor "i tl ■■ il imburger building. exhibit hai received the Indorsement of the chamber of commerce and thoi Merchants and Manufacturers 1 asso ciation, * ;t :'77 M llumplireys' Seventy-Seven Famoua Remedy for (»ri]> & COLDS March, April and May. the changeable months of Spring, are 1 more fraught with danger of ill ness than the steady cold of Win ter. If you will carry Ind take a i close of "Seventy-seven" at the first feeling of lassitude and weakness, you will be proof against weather changes. "Seventy-seven" breaks up hard stubborn Colds that hang on—Grip. Handy to carry, fits the vest pocket. All Drug Stores, 25c. Humphreys' Homeo. Medicine Cc,, corner William anil Ann itreeti, N>w York. No Need to Pay a Single Cent for Interest— No Need to Pay Exorbi tant "Installment House" Charges— Advantage of The Gem's "UNLIMITED CREDIT" Plan and Buy Your Entire Outfit at The GEM'S AT ROCK-BOTTOM BARGAIN PRICES! 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Tho cost of thli W asher-$25-wiii hardly be noticed, and It can b» trade. Get our prices-come here first-then |] f^KtefCSt J^'^.V"?;.^- 1 "LT»7T?n l\X£ T.'.e' ■l^'is^u^'a^nl look around—you'll come back! wu • _^_____^____ Yes, This Is the Gas Range Bar- $| {^J s h^. em JT\ miihf fITTTIL __ gain That Has Made Hundreds of ID D^ a Ef/gm High Grade &|^& aa Patrons fcr , , fiVfe-ii B<*tFmish The Gem Lffi'SW'TS IMifNy Enameled f|^;|«\M|i "i^^^a^f _ A .„,„,„, tl! ,„„,:. ■"""•'■ =^^» Iron Bed -i*UJSSaa^>-*' flM^ffifll burner and oven range, fW7% I^H^QI At The 'rftU/d •"£"• '^iCEMV^-mw' Qemr a.,,1 fully guaran- „ A^l^ S^^Hlf /VI 1 lit? fcJJ* /I ilfli. 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M^ V-^ pay for them ~ -«- V-# Men's Golf Shirts Boys' Suits Special White and fancy, neat effects with attached Two-pair Knickerbocker Pants Suits in many and detached cuffs in black . s\ s^ nobby designs and patterns - — and white stripes and m % 'W flf in the new grays, 1L SM ,yO figures, an M. &B. 2IL B mX^x^ etc., ages 7to 17 21 = special value at ' " -A. years A Store for the People— Everybody Welcome ■ •d • s^i The Mullen & Bluett Clothing Co. BROADWAY AND SIXTH I——