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The Long Beach Telegram and The Long Beach Daily News from Long Beach, California • 8

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LONG BEACH DAILY TELEGRAM. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1913 EIGHT 208 Fmo WICKHAM BROS. Table Linen Fancy Linen Dres Linen v8 Fine Towel Handkerchief bed Line BU1LD1KQ PERMITS THIN LEIF COLD LINENS KRYSTAL KAFETERIA On the root of the P. E. Station.

Breakfast Lunch Canned Goods E. F. FELLOWS TnE GROCER New store corner fifth sad Pin Ave Steamships Beaver, Bear, Rose City. Newest modern coastwise steamers San Francisco. A tona and Portland direct, Feb 2.

7, 12. 17, 22, PACIFIC MAH. STEAMSHIP CO, $65 00 on way to Honolulu, round trip $110 Japan. China. Manila and around the world tour.

Panama line See the canal Low excursion rates. Ticket Office Arlington Hotel. Youngmark. agent. Sunset 131 "Indestructo" Make TRUNKS A SHIRT PLACE 113 Hast Ocean Avenue Mrs.

T. R. Harriman of ibis city is registered at Hotel Argonaut, San Francisie Mr and Mrs. J. M.

Broat and C. Buchanan, of Idaho Falls, are recent arrivals in Long Beach Divine Healing service at the Peoples Mission every Wednesday at 2 m. Mr Taggart of the M. E. church will speak at 7.30.

F. E. Sheek, formerly of this city, returned yesterday from Canon Citj, and will probably locate here permanently in the near future. Dell Knott, of Los Angeles, an impersonator, will entertain the children at Hotel Virginia tonight with a varied and amusing program. Three carloads of Canadians will leave the chamber of commerce at 10 o'clock tomorrow for the picnic at Venice and incidentally to boost for their own picnic next week.

Mr. and Mrs. J. E. MacLean, of Winnipeg, and Mrs.

W. J. Rowley, of Calgary, are among the latest addl tions to the large colony of Canadian tourists visiung in Long Beach. Seven speeders appeared before Police Judge Hart yesterday afternoon and received suspended sentences of $25.00 each, this makes the total suspended sentences since the first of the year 62 out of 70 arrests made for this offense. There will be a stated meeting of Long Beach lodge.

No. 327, F. A. Thursday, February 6th, at 7:30 o'clock. All visiting Masons are cordially invited to be present.

Bro. Louis N. Whealton will open discussion in good of order. At least 25 plates will have to be taken off the hull of the freight teamer Mackinaw, which is now on drydoek at the Craig plant for repairs. It was stated at the shipyard this morning that the estimate of $10,000 as the probable cost of repairs was none too large.

Preparations are being made at Hotel Virginia for the big championship tennis tournament which will be held on the Virginia courts from Feb. 19 to 22. The best players on the coast will be here to participate. Mrs. Doeia Melville and Mrs.

J. Robinson, of Salt Lake City, Utah, are new arrivals who will spend some time at the beach. Friday noon a special car will start from Hotel Virginia for the Mission piay. A large party will go from the hotel, and others who may wish to take the trip are asked to send in reservations. After the Mission play the special car will go to Glendale and the party will be served a Spanish dinner at La Ramada.

The car will return here about 9'30 pm. L. Moore, 19 years old, was picked up on the beach last night by Officer Winters on suspicion. It developed after the suspect was taken to headquarters that the man boy was a runaway from Santa Ana where his parents now reside. Moore is being held at the station pending the arrival of his father who will take him back to his home.

In the meantime, young Moore is scraping up an intimate acquaintance with the bucksaw and the city woodpile lu payment for his meals furnished by the city. Judge W. S. Crowell, of Medford, who served as United States consul at Amoy, China, from 1885 to 1S90 under President Cleveland's administration, is a guest at the Kennebec hotel. Judge Crowell's home is now in Medford, Ore.

He served throughout the civil war in the 29th and 105th Ohio regiments and was promoted to the rank of captain. Afterward he became very prominent in Ohio politics and was elected state senator. His appointment as consul to China Judge Crowell states he owed to W. C. Whitney, whb was sec-retan- of the navy under President Cleveland, and to Col.

W. P. Thomason, formerly a colonel in the Confederate army and a man against whom Judge Crowell fought during the war. Col. Thompson afterward became secretary of the Standard Oil company, later selling out his interests for $10,000,000 Penult Valuation January 190 304,874 February 20 18,490 February, 1912 129 162.381 The following building permit ere issued today: Repairs to dwelling, E.

M. FreelaDd, 1US5 East 7th st. cost $300; Five-room California dwelling, C. Kelly, 443 Olive ave. cost $500; Five-room frame dwelling, W.

Greenlee. 1990 Myrtle ave. cost $1500; Six-room frame dwelling. J. C.

Douglas. W. Jay Burgin, builder at 2433 El lot st. cost $2500; Garage, J. C.

Douglas, W. J. Bur-gin builder at 2433 Eliot st. cost $100; Move and repair dwelling, D. M.

Magill, 431 Magnolia ave. cost $300; Three-room frame dwelling, R. Dix, 320 Newport ave. cost $400 Mrs. E.

F. Bechtel has sold her property on "4" Newport and returned to her home at 1145 East Ocean avenue. The ninth annual gathering of the Onarga Society of Southern California will be held in I. O. F.

Hall, corner Broadway and American avenues. Long Beach, on Ferbuary 6th, 1913 Dinner 12 oclock prompt. Bring a well filled basket. Mrs. Milton Doolittle, Pres A.

M. Peck, Secretary. V. L. Marshall, chaffeur for the Ed ison Motion Picture company appeared in police Court this morning and entered a plea of guilty to a charge of leaving his car standing in the street one hour after sunset without any lamps burning He was given a sentence of a one dollar fine and sentence suspended.

H. S. Coleman, after four years' faithful service in the employ of J. J. Mottell, the funeral director, has retired, and will hereafter be called upon only as a special assistant when his services are urgently required.

Mr Coleman has located on Appleton street and. If all that The Telegrams little bird says is true, some wedding bells may be a-ringing not very long hence. The North Dakota Association of Southern California will hold a basket picnic at Sycamore Grove, Saturday, February 15. All North Dakotans invited and requested to bring their friends. Prominent speakers from the State are expected.

Coffee served free from 12 to 1:30 pm. to all wearing the Association Badge. Take South Pasadena or Garvanza cars, in event of rain the ricnic will be postponed until Friday, Feb. 21. The case of Dr.

FYanklin, of the Kensington apartments charged with practicing palmistry without a license was continued In Police Court this morning, Attorney Sherwood for the defense stating that he had made an agreement with City Attorney Long whereby Dr. FYanklin could by taking out the proper license avoid any further prosecution in the case. Assistant City Attorney Hoodenpyl who was present at the time stated that he knew nothing of any such arrangement. On the plea of Mr Sherwood for a continuance until Mr. Long could be present, the date of hearing was set for tomorrow morning at ten o'clock.

The second charge, that of practicing the art of healing without a license, was also continued on the same grounds. S100 REWARD LOST On the beach, between bathhouse bandstand and outlet pipe west of bathhouse runway, pair of diamond earrings. Return to Jas. H. Atkin, 616 South Olive street, Los Atfgeles.

3 4 We will buy all yonr poultry. S. M. Peach. 2471 American.

S.S. 664M. J15-f5 THE BEST ARIAS from the grand opera gem PagUaccl Is one of this month's records on the Victor. This and 3000 other records at Harthorn's, 240 Pine ave. SEEMS I AND DINNER.

Tonight' Event Vaudeville and Pictures. Bentley Grand Theater. Vaudeville. Boston Theater. Moving Pictures, Theatorium, Art.

Bijou and Joyland. Dancing. Majestic Pavilion. Knights of Pythias. Castle Hall.

L. B. Chapter, R. A. Masonic Temple.

Seaside Camp, Roval Neighbors. Order of Redmen, Stewart Hall. coming Events Feb'. 3 Meeting of Long Beach Business Men-'s association. Hotel Virginia; subject, "Union of Church and State." Feb.

6 Onarga, 111.. Annual Picnic. Feb. 6 Woman's City club. Hotel i Virginia; 10 a.m.

Feb. 6 auspices of Woman's City club, sewers and municipal market issues; auditorium, evening. Feb. 7 Lecture-recital at Chapel hall, under auspices of kindergarten club. Mrs.

W. E. Wiseman and Mrs. Emma Greenleaf, accompanied by-Mrs. Helen Gordom.

7:30 pm. Feb. 7 Canadian concert. Long Beach municipal band; auditorium, evening. Feb.

8 Basketball: minor league. Baptists vs Christians; major league. Businessmen vs. Baptists; Y. M.

C. evening. Feb. 8 Long Beach and Pasadena high schools basketball game, final and championship; Poly campus, afternoon. Feb.

8 Annual meeting California Chautauqua society, auditorium; 3 m. Feb. 11 Realty board, chamber of commerce; 7:30 pm. Feb. 11 Social-center meeting at Carroll park school; 8 p.m.

Feb. 12 Canadian picnic, auditorium; noon and afternoon. Feb. 12 Illinois mass-meeting and picnic In celebration of Lincoln birthday; sunparlor, afternoon Feb. 12 Patriotic celebration of Lincoln's birthday, under auspices of GAR; auditorium, evening Feb.

12 Long Beach municipal band in orange showr parade at Los Angeles. Feb. 13 Woman's City club. Hotel Virginia; 10 a m. mm mention Marriage licenses were issued yesterday in Los Angeles to Clark H.

Shaw, 30, and Edna M. Tracey, 21, both of Long Beach. Miss Myrtle Hardenbtirgh and Asa Hardenburgh, of Atlantic, la, and V. F. Sheridan, of Chicaeo.

are new guests at the Arlington. Edward Brassy, of Lewiston, has joined Mrs. Brassy at the Kennebec for a stay of several weeks He was accompanied hither by J. H. Charters, also of Lewiston.

Job Harriman will lecture on Socialism and Private Property," at Universal Temple, Tuesday evening, Feb. 4, at 8 o'clock. Miss Ermine Hansen, who is employed by the law firm of Ilenio and Hart and who for the past four or five days has been confined to her home through illness, resumed her woik today, feeling much improved in health MiBS Hansen resides at 78 Atlantic avenue with her mother. Mrs. MacKinnon, secretary of the Alamitos Library association announces a meeting to be held in the library building on Wednesday, Feu.

5 at 2:30 pm. It is to be an important meeting and it is hoped that all the members of the association will be present. WKITI NS A When Wheels of Heavy Auto Roll Over Him Robert Worthington. the eight-year-old son of W. W.

Worthington of 826 East Second street was run over by an automobile driven by J. C. Davidson jesterday at noon at the corner of Fourth street and Olive avenue The hoy was thrown to the pavement and the rear wheel of the heavy machine passed over the bovs leg breaking the right thigh near the hip joint The boy was going to luncheon from the Atlantic avenue school and in crossing the street attempted to dodge a passing motorcycle. In doing so the little fellow stepped almost in front of the passing auto with the above results. He was taken to his home in a passing automobile and Drs.

Galbraith and Shippy called to reduce the fracture. Davidson failed to report the collision to the police as is required bv the citv law and a complaint was made this morning, and a warrant issued for his arrest. Under Circumstances Which Alarm His Parents G. H. Hess, of Santa Ana was in this city yesterday conferring with the Chief of Police regarding the disappearance of his son George Twenty-four years of age who left his home last Sunday, and since that time has not been heard from.

Nothing suspicious attended the boy's leaving home, he merely stating that he was going to Dominguez to the aviation meet. Sunday alter-noon his mother having occasion to look Into her sons trunk found his jewelry and watch and several trinkets tied in a parcel and addressed to his mother. Opening the parcel, the mother found a check payable to his mother, which Investigation developed was the entire amount of his savings In one of the local banks The cashier of the hank informed Mr. Hess that the boy had on February First asked the bank to balance his book, and then had drawn the entire amount In a cneck made payable to his mother. The parents of the boy fear that he has committed Euicide, as he appeared to be moody and despondent, although he stated no reason for his despondency.

No reason is known by the boys father for such an act, the ody suspicion of such being his act In leaving the trinkets and check addressed as they were to his mother. Photographs of the boy have been left with the police, and also a description of tb boy together with his photo will be furnished every police department on the coast. He is described as being about five feet eight inches In height, weight about 160 pounds, and light complexion. At the time of leaving home he wore a suit of light gray, black hat and shoes. His parents are very anxious concerning him.

and any Information regarding him will be greatly appreciated by the much worried parents. To Raise Funds for Chamber of Commerce Work The Finance and Membership Committees of the Chamber of Commerce held a banquet and meeting last evening at Flower Cafeteria, the object of the meeting being to plan for a membership campaign and also to designate members to get busy and collect money for financing the Chamber for the new ypar. About spventy-five workers were present and sifter a splendid chicken dinner, addresses were made by Messrs. W. H.

Wallace, chairman of the Finance Committee and Llewellyn Bixby, Chairman of the Membership committee. Another meeting will he held tonight, to whicn all workers and boosters are invited. Another chicken dinner will be served tonight Secretary BIsby stated that no attempt to collect funds will be made at the meeting, but added that the banquet room would be the only safe place In town where the booster would be Immune from contributions. The full plans for the campaign will be completed tonight and the members of the various committees ill start tomorrow on the collection work. I If You Want ROSES Now Is the time to put out your rose hushes.

You will find a full assortment of the kinds that do well In Long Beach at the LONG BEACH NURSERY COR. 7TH AND LOCUST AVE. Try our special blend 35c COFFEE, 3 LBS. FOR valuable coupon given. J.

H. Feers, 220 Pine Ave. Home phone 152. Sunset 216. WE DELIVER.

Successors to Great American Tea Co Special Bargain A close in corner 100x150, on car line, near the ocean. In locality of rapid advancement in values. Exceedingly good for speculation or for Improvement. Splendid site for flats or for three nice houses. Price only $1000, nice east front lot on Atlantic near 20th.

$700 each, two fine lots on Freeman close to 7th st. $750 each, three nice lots on Temple near 7th st. car line. C. N.

HUTTON Frank Robinson, associate. 233 Cast Broadway Horn 16. unst 481-W. IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A LOT In Long Beach for a residence, or a business we have em anywhere from $250 up. M.

1. Dyer, 40 Locust Q. A. GRIFFITH HARDWARE 136-138 East First 6L Full Line House Paints Brushes Long Beach Dairy Co' (Incorporated.) SUPERIOR QUALITY PASTEURIZED MILK AND CREAM WHOLESALERS OF BUI 334 EAST FIFTH ST. Phones Home Sunset 104.

Panama Cafe and Cafeteria 146 W. OCEAN AVE. GOOD EATS NUFF SED. RELIABILITY I wrapped up in every package sent out from our store The best In Hardware always. Hoover Bennett, The House of Quality.

115-119 East Broadway. The Leng Beach Junk Ci. A. Carll. has moved from 415 Olive ave.

to 232 Palmers Court, facing 221 E. Third, in the rear. Home 8284; S.S. 130J. Edison Phonographs VictorVictrolas $15 up to $200.

Musical Headquarters. ARTHUR MASON MUSIC CO, 248 East Broadway. C. H. Windham High-grade Investments.

125 East First St. Waste Paper Baskets German imported waste paper baskets, finest line weve ever shown; 60. patterns, only one of eab pattern In stock. New York Racket, 506-508 Pine Home Thone 279 Prompt delivery. Picture Framing and Artists Materials.

We have Just received a new supply of stencil pattern n. THE LONG BEACH PAPER PAINT CO. 4 FINE AVE. I Want advertising solves, every day, a lot of selling-problems. (Your 1 not i too hard Is Regarded as Cure-All Specific by Natives LONDON, Feb.

4. The natives of India, use the genuine gold cure, according to the bullion report of Messrs Samuel Montague just published here Gold in the form of thin leaf is allowed for medical purposes. A frequent form of piety is to regild the dome of religious buildings; 6ich operations can easily absorb or more. Sovereigns with a shield on the observe are in constant request An inquiry as to the ultimate use of some thousands of pounds revealed the curious fact that a Rajah of rococo tastes had imparted them to form a center to each pane in the windows of his palace. As a contrast to the savings of France, which are utilized to promote the trade of the w-orld, those of India are buried or boarded The world's production of gold is to exceed that of last ear nv $20,000,000 and will probablv he in the neighborhood of $490,000,000.

Demand Same Rights Accorded Other Citizens ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 4. The right of Russian subjects of the Jewish Faith to assume ordinary Russian first names and to confer them on their children instead of those recognized as characteristically Hebraic is to be brought before the Senate for derision by the Ministry of the Interior The custom has recently grown among Russian people of this religious sect to resort to the use of erdl-nary names in order to avoid business and social embarrassment. The Ministry of the Interior has hitherto held that while a man could not arbitrarily assume another name than that entered on his record at his birth nothing could prevent Hebrew parents from conferring on their children non-pat-riarchai names.

The Holy Synod has objected strong ly to this custom and as a consequence of this the ministry has appealed to the Senate and a decision is expected shortly. Incoming Trains to New Orleans Show Heavy Travel NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 4 New Orleans Is crowded with visitors from all parts of the United States who will take part In the great Mardl Gras carnival tonight All Incoming trains are filled to capacity and the city is prepared to usher In the Lenten season with an unprecedented program of gayety. Boxing contests and all possible forms of amusement have been planned for the benefit of the visitors. The shopkeepers and hotel proprietors are delighted over the prospects of making up for the losses business has suffered during the dull season.

Ask Privilege ot Signing Death Certificates NEW YORK, Feb. 4. The board of health of this city will. It Is expected, announce its decision todav regarding giving osteopaths permission td sign death certificates. The matter has caused a great deal of agitation between osteopaths and doctors practicing medicine.

The former declare that osteopaths are equally as capable of diagnosing a disease as a physician with a degree of doctor of medicine and therefore is capable of making a proper report Physicians representing various medical societies have been' fighting against them. Both sides have been represented by legal counsel In the fight Long Beachs Greatest Attraction THE OSTRICH FARM WITH ITS 60 MAGNIFICENT aND MOST INTERESTING BIRDS. TOURISTS SHOULD NOT MISS THIS AS IT WILL BE YOUR LAST OPPORTUNITY. THE FARM WILL POSITIVELY BE MOVED AWAY AFTER MARCH 1. NO TRIP TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COMPLETE UNLESS YOU SEE THE OSTRICHES.

TAKE MAGNOLIA AVE. OR WILLOWS CARS DIRECT TO FARM. f3-m3 Mr. Investor! If you want quick returns buy In INDIANOLA TRACT J. B.

McAllister, 112 Pine Ave. FORTUNES IN BUILDING STOCKS Quarterly dividends. Mutual Home Builders, Los Angeles, are paying 16 per cent. Last stock sold $1.80, no more can be bought from company. A client needing cash will sell 100 to 1000 shares for $1 10.

Address Jas. Flirlonge Co. (brokers), 209-11 Wright Callender Bldg, Los Angeles. Made to order. Home 30.

Expert Repairing. 211 E. Broadway. SO LSeuunc as il) BE Hoffman in New York Evening Journal. CHECKED COAT IS THESE QUABTEB DENOTE Silk frocks and tailored street gowns of light weight wool and other season able materials will be covered in the treet next spring by good looking walking coats In three-quarter lengths.

The coat Illustrated Is a stunning affair of this genre, made of checked worsted with plain cloth trimmings. It Is decidedly smart and snappy, 1 Sleep. Now blessings light on him that first Invented sleep. It covers a man all over, thoughts and all, like cloak; It Is meat for. the hungry, drink for the thirsty, heat for the cold and cold for the hot Cervantes.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS No. 22615. Estate of George R. Browning, deceased. Notice is hereby given by the undersigned the executor of the estate of George R.

Browning, deceased, to the creditors of, and all persons having claims against the said deceased, to exhibit the same with the necessary vouchers, within four months after the first publication of this notice to the said executor at the office of Geo. A. Skinner, his attorney herein, and whose office is in the National Bank of Long Beach building. Rooms 403-4, lnLong Beach, In the County of Los Angeles, and being the place appointed for the transacting all business pertaining to this estate. Dated this 4th day of February, A.

D. 1913. FRED W. BROWNING, Executor of the Estate of George R. Browning, Deceased.

Geo. A. Skinner, attorney for executor. mi A i.owa, bu I'mUT QUITE T. Holz and wife, of Idaho Fall3, Ida are new arrivals in the city and will visit for several weeks with Mr.

Holz's parents Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Holz, who came here about a ear ago from St. Louis, where Mr.

Holz was for thirty years city salesman for the St. Louis paper house. They liked Long Beach so well that they concluded to make it their home and became identified by buying property. Mr. Holz Is one of the successful sales men for the J.

W. Young Realty company and 6ays he feels quite sure he will be able to get his son to close out his business in Idaho and locate here. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Byrum and their three children from Shelby County, Mo, arrived In Long Beach today and are contemplating making this their home If all the stories that have been told them by their relatives who are already residents hero are true.

Mrs. Byrum is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs G. W. O'Brten and Mr.

Byrum is the nephew of Mr. J. J. By-rum who moved here last fall from Colorado. STREET SIGNS Are Barred as Room Decorations at Harvard BOSTON, Feb.

4. The faculty of Harvard University has decided that hereafter sign posts, street signs and similar unsighly objects shall not be used by students as room decorations In barring signs the faculty breaks up a custom of long standing. Hereafter the decorations of students rooms must he confined to the use of conventional pictures, photographs, banners, etc. It has been the delight of students in the past to collect street slgn3 during their evening outings afd post them conspicuously around the walls in their rooms. The practice caused mnch annoyance, especially when street signs were taken.

and merchants were frequently required to rppace their business signs several times during the school year. Ontario Legislature Meets OTTOWA, Ont. 4. The Ontario Legislature met today. The legislative chamber has been completely renovated.

It is expected that much labor legislation will come before the body during the session. Hardwood Men Meet CINCINNATI, Feb. 4 The annual meeting of the hardwood manufacturers association of the United States met here today at the Sinton hotel. The meeting has attracted about 600 visitors, all of whom are owners of standing timber or mill operators. A number of important features relative to the Industry will be discussed during the two days that the convention will be in session.

Charter Commissioners for Cleveland CLEVELAND, Feb. 4 This city Is today electing charter commissioners. As soon as possible the new commissioners will get to work redistricting the city to be ready for the fall election. It is almost certain that the city council will be cut in size and that its members will be elected by districts. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has been examined by eminent analytical chemists who certified that it contained no narcotics.

LETTER IS NOT AS EASY AS IT SPECIAL SUNDAY London Pudding1 Order by Saturday Call up 491 either phone. PEOPLES ICE COLD STORAGE COMPANY Third and AJamitoi..

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