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HEBREW COMMITS
SUICIDE IN PARK
Mystery Surrounding Death of
Young Man Baffles San
Francisco Police
BACK SHOWS AN OLD WOUND
Find Glasses Stamped with Los
Angeles Address, but No
Clew Develops
fAssoclatcd Press]
SAN FRANCISCO, July 20.—A fresh
bullet wound in tho back of an un
identified young Hebrew whoso body
■was found on a bench in Golden Gate
park this afternoon with a pistol
Wound in his head and a pistol at his
feet, adds to the mystery surround
ing the circumstances of his death.
According 1 to the police, it is a clear
case of suicide and they are of the
opinion that the wound in the back,
which was roughly dressed, will figure
prominently in the solution of the af
fair.
Allen Garcia, a pedestrian, discovered
the body and the police removed it nt
once to the morgue, where the wound
in the back was discovered.
The youncr man was well dressed.
In his hat were the initials "H. R.,"
and he carried two pairs of gold spec
tacles in cases stamped with the name
"J. C. Fleming, D3l South Broadway,
Los Angeles, Cal." He was about five
feet nine inches in height, of medium
build and was dressed in a suit of
dark blue serge, with white pleated
shirt and black neck tie. His derby
hat bore a San Francisco haberdasher's
name. On his handkerchief was a
laundry mark "A-10-P." His pockets
contained only some postage stamps
and a lead pencil.
The police advance the theory that
the young man feared to have his
•wound dressed by a surgeon for fear
of an investigation. This wound is
between the fourth and fifth ribs and
Is thought to have been inflicted about
two days ago.
Through the marks on the man's
clothes it is hoped t& establish his
identity.
J. C. Fleming, according to the di
rectory, is an optician at the address
given and does not recall any cus
tomer answering the description and
having initials H. R.
FITTSBURGERS START
'BLUE SKY' CAMPAIGN
Railroads Assist in Fight Against
Smoke Nuisance
PITTPBURO, July 20.— "The Blue
Fky" campaign Is on in earnest in
Piltsburg. J. M. Scarle, chief of the
division of smoke inspectors, almost
dally surveys from the top of a sky
■craper, and leveling a powerful glass
;:t all four points of the compass he
spots offending- smokegtacka and then
proceed* to have tha offender fined.
Not long agro the offenders were so
numerous that the main puzle was to
find an aosis, as it were, in the expanse
of smoke.
It is said that the railroads are help
ing greatly, the Baltimore & Ohio now
suspending for thirty days any fire
men who permit their locomotives to
belch black smoke within the city
limits. The Pennsylvania imposes a
ten-day sentence. The plan of the rail-
Foads has been followed by several
manufacturing plants. After Installing
smoke preventers in the factories the
employers have warned the enginemen
that needless smoke will cause their
suspension. i
CONTINUE TESTIMONY
IN DYNAMITING CASE
SANTA ROSA, Cal., July 2C—Two
more witnesses were examined this
morning- before the grand jury in the
of the disappearance of Lou Etta
Smith, chief witness in the trial of Dr.
Wlllard P. Burke, charged with hav
ing attempted to kill the Smith woman
and her Infant child by dynamiting the
tent in which they slept. Dr. H. F,
Dessau, resident physician at Pr.
Burkes hospital, testified that he had
received no word concerning the wo
man since she left the institution, and
Miss Elinore Lennox, head nurse for
Pr. Burke, likewise failed to throw
iinv llgrht on the matter.
District Attorney Lea stated today
that he had Information upon which
he hoped to Becure the return of the
Pmlth woma n,
DENTISTS INDORSE OWEN'S
PLAN FOR HEALTH BOARD
DENVER, July 20.—The National
Dent tion at its session in this
city today adopted a resolution en
dorsing Senator Owen's bill for a na
tional department of public health.
Senator Owen'i I provided fora
cabim t officer to be at the head of the
proposed <!■ pan merit.
Member; immlttee which suc
ully advocated the resolution
v ere: . • ■'■ F. Finl \ r and Dr. Wil
liam I ■ ' ' ■ iiington, D. '■ :
Dr, P. '.. ■ li t of En i rancisco, and
pr. Charli 8 W. ; ton.
The convi ition .!. o voti ii its ap
proval of i vy depart meat bill
giving rank to dentlsta >:; ih.- United
States na\ y
GIFFORD PINCHOT SPEAKS
FOR KENT AT SACRAMENTO
SACRAMENTO, July 20.- G
Plnchot and William Kent, cand
)■'<;■ the Republican n<>ti ■ c.on
| i man from the Sir .n,l ili: t;
«lalifornia, wi re speaker al o mi
held in tho Clvi ■ ■ tonight.
It was a meeting called for the pur
pose of launching t ■ i tor Kent
in Sacramento, and Plnchot was i
upon to assist, ha n a friend
of the candidate for twentj
years.
SHUT OFF FREE BEER
ORKENSBTTRG, Pa., July 20
dors have been liumed by th< federal
authorities, it in declared, to several
large brewerlea In \\ i iui I,
thai the practice of glvln ; away bi
tn visitors at the breweries mv
intlnued. ■ r, it is hi
not wholly within the letter of thi
and revenue officers have beon In
structed that the practice which has
been In vogue for many years mvi t bo
•topped.
CHARLES HANLEY! DYING
MOTHER YEARNS FOR YOU!
T^ylns: at the point of <l<-ntli In an Oak
laud hfttnttali .vmimtiiK for one ln-1 look
npon the face of her wayward mm, Mr*.
K. I', llsmlry npi'rulcil to Chief Uallowny
yesterday to locate lit'f ear-old son,
Charles Ilunlcv.
The appeal WN made In a telegram re
ceived h.v Chief Onllowiiy from Mrs. 11.
Keed of Oakland. According to *ln< com
munication, the boy left his home almost
a year aspo without notify ins his mother
of his Intention to leave. She did not
hear from him nntil several months a^o,
when lie wrote her saying ho van work
ing In a prooery store here. Since that
time she has not heard from him.
GRAND TRUNK MEN
WON'T ARBITRATE
Vice President Murdock of Strik
ers Says Compromise
Out of Question
[Associated Press]
MONTREAL, July 20.—The news
out of Ottawa that the minister of
commerce and labor was trying to get
both sides of the Grand Trunk strike
together on a basis of arbitration pro
voked Vice President Murdock of the
strikers to a sharp retort tonight.
"Arbitration," he said, "is out of the
question. As far as we ore concerned
there will be no arbitration. The com
pany did not talk arbitration until it
hud nagged the men to a finish."
Today the Grand Trunk gained
ground, but very slowly. More pas
senger trains were operated. This af
ternoon local suburban service was
partially restored and a couple of
freights made up ami started.
!\ warning was sent today to the
president of the Delaware A; Hudson
from strike headquarters. Complaint
had been made that Delaware & Hud
son men had been used for "unusual
purposes" on the Grand Trunk tracks.
BRITISH RAILROAD FAILS
TO END SERIOUS STRIKE
Operates Trains with Station
Masters and Clerks
NEWCASTLE, England, July 20.—
The situation surrounding the strike
of employes of the Northeastern rail
road was aggravated tonight by fail
ure of representatives of the railroad
nnd tfte strikers to reach a basis of
understanding after a four hours' con
ference.
Thousands of coal miners are idle be
cause of the railroad company's In
ability to run freight trains. Ten
thousand men hnd quit work last
night, and every hour since has
brought reports of further desertions.
The regular passenger trains were
still being operated with fair regular
ity, but the company was obliged to
command the service of station mas
ters and clerks In order to man the
ft w- local trains it was able to move.
The situation along the river Tyne
grows Increasingly serious.
OUTBREAK IN VERMONT
MARKS STRIKE IN N. E.
BOSTON, July 20.—One Blight out
break by strike sympathizers at Island
Pond, Vt., the closing of a mill at
Monson, Mass., because of lack of sup
plies and the resumption of the com
plete passenger schedules on almost
every line marked the second day of
the Grand Trunk and Central Vermont
strike in New England today.
Following the trouble at Island Pond,
tho railroad officials asked Governor
Prouty fur protection. Investigation
showed that a crowd of young people
had thrown missiles at a trainlovd of
strike breakers, broken car windows
and done other damage,
GRAND TRUNK MAKES NO '
ATTEMPT TO MOVE FREIGHT
TORONTO, Ont., July 20.—Tho sec
ond day of the strike on the Grand
Trunk lias been uneventful in Ontario.
Through passenger trains are running
nbout on time, A few locals have been
abandoned. No attempt i== being made
to move freight.
The freight Bituatlon hore is serious.
The yards and sidings are congested,
the ice companies are suffering and
much preishable freight is beinij ruined.
MINISTER OF LABOR TO
WORK FOR COMPROMISE
OTTAWA, Ont., July 20.—MacKen
zio King-, the Canadian minister "f
labor, says he will uro every opportu
nity to obtain at least a temporary
compromise between the Ftriking con
ductors and trainmen and the Grand
Trunk railroad.
CHILDREN DIE IN FIRE
BRADFORD, Pa., July 20.—Four
children perished in a. burning barn on
the farm of Juhn Adams at Ha
this afternoon. Several others had nar
row escapes. Three of the four vic
tims were suns of Adams. The fourth
was a neighbor's boy.
MURDERER IN PRISON
THREATENS RELATIVES
NEW YORK, July 20.—Before Isldor
Ncuman, a 40-year-old East Sider, was
sentenced today for murdering his wife
and their Infant son, the mother and
or the •lead woman told the court
that since lie had been confined In the
Tombs prison Neuman lias written let-
I thai some day hi would be free
and would kill them as he did his wife.
Judge Poster sentenced Neuman to
i "i le s than twenty years on the wife
murder charge and issue,l a bench war
rant BO that the prisoner, if he lives
out hi.s first term, may be rean
i nd brought up for sentence on the
■ o£ cutting his child's throat.
BOARD LOWERS ASSESSMENT
RANTA ANA. July 80.—But a
tlon to the assessment valuationa
( lias I n made to the
county board of equalisation. The "i.
jector was W. T. Newlanda of Hunt
lngton Bench, and hla petition ti> havo
i on a certain forty acres
bo reduced from $45 to V^> In con
formity to other lands adjacent thereto,
was granted.
LOS ANGELES HERALD: THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 21, 1910.
ANGRY PUBLIC IS
ON BOARD'S TRAIL
J Highway Commissioners Brought
to Bay by Protests on
Delay
S. P. INFLUENCE INSINUATED
I Federated Improvement Associa
tion Wars on Officials and
Dilatory Tactics
As a result of the dilatory tactics
pursued by the Loa Anselea county
highway commission and tho board of
supervisors in their construction of the
highway leading from Los Angeles to
San Pedro such a deluge of protests
has begun to pour in on those bodies
that it became apparent yesterday
they will be compelled nt once to
hasten the completion of the long-de
layed boulevard, as demanded by the
shippers and Jobbers, and by tho vari
ous civic improvement associations of
the city.
Investigation into the delay of the
highway commission, permitted by the
county supervisors, has led to much
: gossip and speculation, and it has been
j frequently charged by the promoters
of the San Pedro highway project that
i Southern Pacific influence is at work
to postpone the completion of the high
way as long as possible In order, It Is
believed, to permit that ra.ilroad cor
i poration to continue its monopoly of
; the freight traffic between Los Angeles
■ and the harbor.
It was learned yesterday also that
'< numerous requests from the taxpayers
: urging that tho harbor ' highway be
hastened to afford better transporta
i tion between the business section and
the port have received but little en
couragement, and no material response
from the board of supervisors. *
When A. M. McPherron, clerk of the
board of supervisors, took up a com
munication from George Vansycle, pro
testing at the intention of the high
way commission to postnone the com
pletion of the highway until next year,
and asked if it should be read, "Tuss"
Eldrldge replied: "What's the use.'
It's been printed In the newspapers."
Mr. McPherron, however, was asked
by Supervisor Pridham to read the
communication. Mr. Vansycle's letter
called attention to the fact that the
proposed postponement of the harbor
highway work was an astounding reve
l^ion to the property owners along the
road, as well as to the shippers and
jobbers who are vitally interested in
the early completion of the road.
DEMAXD GENERAL
There Is a g-eneral demand for the
completion of the harbor highway for
the reason that motor trucks can be
utilized in the transportation of traffic
to and from Los Angeles as soon as
the highway Is completed, and this
transportation can be had for much
less than the Southern Pacific now
charges. Many motor trucks are ready
for the service, but the highway com
mission appears determined to delay
the work as long as possible, thus per
mitting the Southern Pacific company
to continue its harvest of excessive
profits, derived from rates that have
done much to retard the development
of Los Angeles harbor, discriminate
against local importers and shippers
and divert commerce from Los Angeles ■
to San Francisco.
Grading was begun on the harbor
boulevard from Gardena to Wilming
ton more than a year ago, shortly after
■which the highway commission ceased
work with the statement that there
were bo many fills necessary In the
vicinity of Nigger slough, which could
not be macadamized until after the
winter's rains had settled the fills, that
a delay of several months would be
necessary. The winter rains have been
over for some time, however, and the
summer is half gone, but the mac
adamizing has not been started.
The following is a copy of the letter
read and delivered to George H. Bixby,
M. C. Marsh and John W. Calvert,
comprising the Los Angeles county
highway commission, by J. K. Wick
ham, a member of the committee from
tho Federated Improvement associa
tion, at a meeting of the committee
with the highway commission In the
office of the commission at 10 o'clock
Monday morning, all members of the
highway commission and Messrs. Cur
ran, Hansen and Wtckhajn of the
Federated Improvement association
committee being present, also the com
mission's reply to the letter of Mr.
Wickham.
WICKHAM'S LETTER
LOri ANGELES, Cal., July IS, 1910.
Messrs George 11. Bixby, M. C.
Marsh and John W. Calvert, com
prising the Log Angeles County
Highway Commission, Los An
geleSi Cal,;
Gentlemen—ln view of the fact
that on July 13, during a call at
your office by the committee of
the Federation Improvement asso
ciation, of which I am one of the
members, some very "earnest" con
versation occurred between the un
dersigned and your Mr. Calvert
with reference to the immediate
construction of the highway lead
ing from Los Angeles to San Pe
dro, it is perhaps due all parties
concerned that I should hand you
this communication.
At the meeting of the Federated
Improvement association held July
7 a communication from Mr.
George If. Bixby, chairman of your
commission, was read, purporting
to reply to certain resolutions
adopted at the meeting of said
association held on June 2, In which
y hi promised that at some time
after the next rainy season and af
ter the city of Los Angeles should
have completed certain intersec
tions, and all under certain strict
requirements, you would then com
mence to build the highway in
question; upon the reading of this
communication, exception to the
same was taken by the associa
tion; a committee was appointed
and directed to take the matter of
the construction of said road up
with the highway commission, with
the board of supervisors and with
any other body from which It might
bo possible to secure relief for the
citizens and the general public on
account of your failure to construct
Bald highway. This committee met,
organized and at the date named
vent to the office of your commis
sion, succeeding, however, in find
ing only your Mr. Culvert present;
lie informed the committee that
there was no rock available for
the present construction of such
road; also that there were other
. ,Ds< for the delay in tho con
struction Of this road, which he
refused to mention.
From the fart that tho under
sifrnorl and lilh associates limil dur
ing the yonrs 1908 and 1909 pro
cured and offered to your commis
sion a supply of rond rock, more
than sufficient for tho construc-
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tion of the whole 307 mtles of pro
poser! road, upon terms which could
not be duplicated; one offer be
ing to give the commission, free
of cost, a quantity of rock suf
ficient for the construction of
twenty-five miles of road, as a test,
after which, if such rock was
found to be satisfactory, the com
mission could purchase as much
more as it might require at the
price of 3 cents per ton royalty,
or were at liberty to remove all
machinery from the premises; or,
the owners of the rock deposit
would purchase the plant. Several
propositions wore made, all of
which were put in writing and filed
with your commission and with the
board of supervisors. None, how
ever, were accepted. •
NO INTEREST IN ItOCK
The undersigned has at the pres
ent time no interest whatever in
said rock deposit, having disposed
of such Interest about one year
Therefore, when your Mr. Cal
vert stated at the meeting above
referred to that your committee had
been absolutely unable to secure
rock in sufficient quantity for the
construction of roads the under
signed felt that he could do noth
ing less than to inform the com
mission of its former action in re
fusing to accept a supply, which
was accom.anied by reports of
testa by Prof. L. W. Page of the
United States department of agri
culture, office of public roads,
showing the excellent quality of
the rock offered for the purpose of
road building. In presenting our
propositions we were antagonized
by your engineer and by the gen
tleman who was then acting as
your chairman, as well.
As above stated, I have no In
terest, direct or indirect, at this
time in said rock deposit; but as
one of the officers of the Nob Hill
Improvement association of Ban
Perlro, and .'is a member of the
above named committee- of the
Federated Improvement associa
tion of Lios Angeles, and also as a
private citizen. I nm interested In
the building of the proposed 307
miles of road which the electors of
T.os Angeles county voted bonds to
build at an election held on June
80, 1908.
The proclamation is definite In its
character and calls for the con-
Btruction of certain roads which
are named and numbered in con
secutive order.
In my judgment It was the, Inten
tion that these roads should be con
structed in the order named; and
that if a suit Was instituted, your
commission might bo enjoined from
building these roads In nny other
manner; as a matter of general be
lief, your commission has given no
consideration to consecutive order
in constructing these roads, or
rather In the commencement of
such construction, fur, as a mat
ter oH fact, although two years
have elapsed since the bonds were
voted, Rcarcely two miles of road
have been completed.
From present indications and
general belief the entire bond is
f ne will be insufficient for the con
struction of the proposed system
of nnils as contemplated In the
. rod imatlon for the election at
which such bonds were voted,
Tli" proclamation describes the
road In which we are particular
ly Interested at this time, as No.
7: mv Information is that the first
road upon which work was com
menced by you, is designated as
No. 9.
SHOULD BE FINISHED
It is my belief that if there is
any one road that should be com
pleted at once, that it is the road
known as "7, Los Angeles, Wil
mington and San Pedro Road;"
therefore as one of the members of ■
the committee of the Federated
Improvement association, above re
ferred to, I wish to emphasize the
importance of the construction of
this road to the harbor during the
present season; If there is a sup
ply of rock available for other roads
of less Importance than this road,
why should such have precedence
over this road to the harbor? "Why
not complete this road at once and
allow those of less pressing demand
to be delayed? The people of the
city of Los Angeles are paying
about 62 per cent of the entire cost
of the proposed system of good
roads. In addition to this they are
expending millions of dollars for
harbor improvements. Kver since
the bonds were Voted the roads
from the city to the harbor hnve
been exceptionally bad. There ;ire
preater numbers of citizens and
tax payers interested In the con
struction of the road to the har
bor, than are Interested in the con
struction of any other road. From
the fact that this road will be
largely used for commercial pur
poses,' and that It Is now demanded
by all of the commercial Interests,
what are the reasons for tho delay?
Why should nothing but delay be
promised?
So far as I am concerned, I am
representing, to the best of my
ability, the interests of the people
who are demanding the construc
tion of the highway to the harbor.
The funds for the construction of
this road have been at your dis
posal for nearly two years; prac
tically nothing has been done, dur
ing all of such period to in any
manner Improve, for use. any por
tion of such highway. It is my pur
pose in serving on this committee,
to jJ^e all possible argument to con
vince you of the Justice of our posi
tion In demanding the immediate
completion of such highway. I be
lieve, gentlemen, that ynu owe it
to yourselves, and to the public,
to see to it, that this highway Is
completed and ready for use during
the present summer nnd fall.
Sincerely yours,
J. K. WICKHAM.
BIXBY HKPI.IKS
Replying to this communication
Oeorge H. Blxby, chairman of the
Highway commission, in a letter to
Mr. Wiekham, denied that there was
any obligation on the commission to
build the roads In tho order stated
given In the proclamation. In this con
nection he wrote:
The point presented by you that
the commission is legally or even
morally bound to improve these ,
various roads in the order of their
numbering in the preliminary re
port on which the bond issue was
based Is a novel one to me. I
can only Bay that no such thought
ever occurred, at any time, to
those who were making the report,
as may be Illustrated by noting
such occurrences as this: Santa
Busani Pass road before Washing
ton street; iv>s Angeles-Inglewood
and Hermosa Beach road before
Long Peach boulevard, or in num
bers before the 1 Tolly wood -Toluea
road, or 36 numbers before the
Telegraph Laguna and Ten Mile
House road, etc.
The set terms of the report do
not bear you out in this construc
tion, while the fact of lack of any
such intention can be easily proven
by testimony.
As I understand it, one of the
main reasons actuating the com
mission in making selections for
improvement is Che desire to give
various sections and supervisor
districts, as near as possible, a
square deal; another, the feasibil
ity of distribution T>y various rail
roads and from various sources of
stone supply.
This road No. 9 is certainly nn im
portant one. My own personal
Wilmington and San Pedro proper
ty interests would also tend to bias
me in favor of its immediate Im
provement if I really thought it
best.
I think I pointed out to you
quite conclusively in our conversa
tion why it would be folly to mac
adamize this road this year.
REFUSES TO SEE WRONG
IN MAN WHO STABBED HIM
SANTA ANA, July 20.—Hullo Puarte,
the man who was stabbed in the shoul
der twice yesterday by his bosom
friend, Louis Pacheco, the latter using
his pocket knife, is in the Damon and
Pythias class. He refuses, though ly-
Ing wounded at the Santa Ana hospi
tal, to believe that Pacheco meant to
injure him and that it was all a piece
of fun.
Meanwhile the man who did the stab
bing is in the county jail awaiting his
preliminary examination, set for Au
gust 4.
YEOMEN GIVE PROGRAM
TOIIONA, July 20.—Following the
rcßuliir meeting of the Brotherhood of
American Yeomen last night, nn in
teresttng musical and literary program
«;is given. Miss W. Kent ronderod a
rjolin solo, a vocal solo was plven by
MIH Anna Bowermaater, a piano solo
by E. L. Reed, a reading by Mrs. J.
B. Stokes, a cornet solo by Mlsn Myrtle
Elßley, a vocal solo by Vtotor Youn«,
and a piano solo by Alfred Kchwi'ii
ti'iiberg. The local lodge is rapidly
growing in membership.
X Yl/l t/iJiC-/ O ■• -y^r
Now and again you see two women pass- //f \^_
inff down the street who look like sitters. f/f njfflm*fStß*£'S.
You are astonished to learn that they are I If f% Ou^ra^ScmiA \\
mother and daughter, and you realize that jlt Wv^|>«S«Bi®B?ffll \l
a woman at forty or forty-five ought to be //I lO^Nv)*^^^ II
at her finest and fairest. Why iaa't it to? j| /^*-^l. \l[ 3r H
The general health of woman is so in- lit V T, rm\x fl
timatcly asM>oiated with the local health \\\ r Z' \£& /J
of the cMentiitlly feminine organs that \'\ S™^ >«e < 'C It
there can be no red cheeks and round v«, \ 'XEX±*r"< ' V^. fj>
form whore there is female weaknett. \V Jk3S3ry&^***^*/J
Women who haTe suffered from >y
this trouble hare found prompt
relief and oare in th» ■•• of Dr. "' ,
Pieroe's Farorlt** Preaoription. It (ire* rigor and vitality to til*
organs of iroaaasikood. It clears the complexion, brightens the
eyes and redden* the cheeks.
No aloohol, or habit-forming drag* is oontained in "Favorite Prescription.**
Any tiok woman may ooosult Dr. Pieroe by letter, free. Evsry letter is
held as saoredly confidential, and answered hi a plain eavelope. Addres*|
World* Dispensary Medioul Attwoiation, Dr. R.V. Pierce, Prss., Buffalo, N.Ys,
EXTINGUISHER EXPLODES;
INJURES TWO FIREMEN
Fire Starts in Japanese Restau
rant and Destroys Ad
joining Property
SANTA ANA, July 20.—Flames con
■umed a frame and sheet iron building
at 312 Hush street shortly after 9
O'clock last night, completely destroy
ing it and threatening adjoining valu
able propi ty with destruction.
The building was ona story, owned
by C. Wi Higgins, and was occupied
by two Japanese, one being Frank
Nakagi, operating a restaurant, and
the other T. Sasaki, a fish man. Hig
fftm iUitolned a damage of $450, with
insurance of $300. Nakagt lost $500 on
his restaurant, and Sasaki's loss was
$100, neither having any insurance. The
tire department fought successfully to
save the adjoining buildings, and in
their gtrenuoui operation* two of the
firemen, T. JVI. Hill and Sid Smith
wick, woro hurt by a chemical fire ex
tinguisher, from which the top was
blown, striking both men in the face
and tilling Hill's eyes -with acid. His
face was cut with bits of glass and his
lift wrist received a two-inch gash
from flying glass. Smltbwick was hurt
less seriously. Hill may lose the sigjit
of one eye. The fire is believed to have
originated In the Jap restaurant, where
Nakagi had left a vigorous fire in his
store while he visited a Jap pool room
near by.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
SANTA ANA, July 20.—Marriage li
censes issued In Santa Ana: '
Robert J. Eyton, 36, and Elizabeth
Short, 38, both of Los Angeles.
Frank J. Hartley, 48, and Ida 8.
Covert, 45, both of Los Angeles.
Hnrry Murphy, 48, and Georgia
Owens, 40, both of Anaheim.