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Pictorial City Section. The City and Environs California's Costa Rical Ed i tori a ts Nevss Business Society Sports V' XXXVIth YEAR WEDNESDAY. JUNE 13. II: 10 PAGES. TrrlTT TTAV I i r4raf rM mm rt tV1 "1 HIHItilllllimUlMHI Million -dollar Combine.

Sequel. I 1 1 I II ll Mil Boomerang. Called "Queen" of Narcotic Ring. JAB ALLEGED HEADS OF DRUG SYNDICATE HERE. Seven Men and a Woman Arrested as International Smugglers.

rw, 1 1 t. AVE YOU PAID INCOME TAX? Million Dollars of the Two Millions Doe Hereabonts to Still Out. With Friday the last day for payment of the Income tag in the Sixth Internal Revenue District. Collector Carter estimated yesterday that of the $2,000,800 to be collected in this district is still outstanding. A number of Urge payments wer received yesterday, but much is yet to be tendered.

An appeal Is made to the patriotic sentiment of those liable to th tax. for the money is badly needed by the United States Treasury. The date wi not be extended under any circum- stance, it Is asserted, and those who do not settle with the collector will have to set- tie with the government later on. tiw mi hhh I'HH Two Victims. SCALDED BY STEAM.

Supply Pipe" in Hotel Borsts and Engineer, Badly Burned About Body, is Rearmed by Fire Laddies Child Hurt In a Gas Blast Dan Holland. 32 years old, of Xo. 6507 Long Beach avenue, engineer of the Westminster Hotel, received first and second degree burns on the arms, legs and body, when a steam pipe exploded In the hotel engine-room late last night. He was rescued by members of the fire department, who were called to combat the live steam, and taken to a private hospital. Sydney J.

Goldberg, 2 years old, was whipped last evening for playing near the gas stove In his home. No. 906 North Soto street. Ten minutes later he turned on three burners of the range, lit a match and threw the flame Into the midst of the escaping fumes. He was rushed to the Receiving Hospital for treatment by his father, Police Chauffeur Goldberg.

The baby was severely burned on the face and ears. SOLD SOLDIERS LIQCOR? Fred Bernard, a marine fireman, was arrested at Los Angeles Uarhor last night a charge of violating the National Conscription Act. According to the police he made a practice of securing bottled beer from San Pedro saloons, and then selling it to uniformed soldiers. He Is held in the San Pedro Jail pending trial. Ewningt PROMINENT MAN CALLED SLAYER Detectives Believe He Killed George W.

Quick. Car Damaged and Otcner Spoke of a Collision. Witnesses to Accident Ready to Identify Him. The mystery of who killed George W. Quick, the long-mlaslng man whose body was found burled In the Potter's Field under the name of Charles Johnson, will be solved within a day or two with the naming of a prominent Los Angeles business man as the person responsible for the fatality, according to the po lice detectives and those of the M.

E. Firman agency, retained by the widow. Information was turned over to Chief Butler yesterday Indicating that Mr. Quick was killed by an au tomobile. The man who drove the death car Is said to have become so frightened that he left the Injured man lylnr at Seventh and Los Angeles streets.

This occurred on March S3. Shortly afterwards pe destrians found the victim. The Receiving Hospital was notified that a man, terribly Injured, was lying In the street, but the Informer refused to give his name. It Is believed by O. C.

Firmsn that, this person was responsible for the fatality. There are witnesses who can positively Identify him. As a result of the accident, the machine's fender and the radiator were bent To friends, the owner Is known to have mentioned a collision over which he was much perturbed. This information was turned over to Capt. Home of the detective bureau, who detailed Detective Ixmls Rico on the search for the autolst.

Detective Firman, working for the widow, is following a similar clew. After months of anguish endeavoring to solve the mystery of her husband's continued absence, Mrs. Quick, accompanied by friends, buried her husband for the second time yesterday. The funeral was conducted by W. A.

Brown, undertaker, and the body was laid to rest In the family burial plot at Downey Cemetery. The widow stated last night that she would bend every effort toward locating the person or persons responsible for her husband's ath. "Until his body was found burled In a pauper's grave." she said, "I still was a little hopeful that I would (Continued on Tenth Page.) "Stort Open 1ST" f. ARRESTED on suspicion of having violated the Harrison Narcotlo Act, eight alleged member of a 1,000.000 drug-smuggling syndicate which ha existed in the United States for the past five years, have been taken Into custody In Los Angeles by police department and Federal stents In the last three days. The prisoners gave the following names: Charles Conn, Louie Max Sllveratein, Mrs.

Eva 811-versteln. Max Stelner, Joseph Smith, Sam Levy and Alexander Gladstone. The Federal government now has la Its possession more than worth of morphine and heroin, which these eight persons are alleged to have smuggled Into this country from Canada and Mexico. The eight are in the City Jail and refuse to talk. According to the detectives the men and women have been engaged lor years in the United States as members of one of the biggest smuggling gangs ever brought to light.

GREAT DRUG SYNDICATE. The detectives allege that the organization has disponed of millions of dollars' worth of drugs In this country since it first started operation, five years ago. That a syndicate actually existed and successfully evaded the government agents baft Ion? been knoun. The members of the organization, clever and unscrupulous, used every means possible to cover trp their activities. The first arrests made in connection with the case were those of Oscar Klrshon and Max Singer In New York City, two weeks ago.

These men had in their possession at the time of arrest, more than $500,000 worth of morphine sulphate crystals, heroin tablets and opium. For many days Detectives Jones, O'Brien, Lacher, Peoples. Federal Inspector Putnam and Federal Agent Esterbrook, watched drug fiends In Los Angeles, upon information to the effect that there was several thousand dollars' worth of drugs in this city. They were rewarded by seeing a prominent drug agent sell several ounces of morphine to a lesser agent. They arrested the second agent, followed the first one to his home, and there found more than $60,000 worth of morphine and heroin In a steamer trunk in his residence.

LONG VIGIL. Last after watching a house for seventeen hours. Detectives Jones, O'Brien, Lacher and Peoples arrested four men and a woman, Cohn, Bernzaft, Mr. and Mrs. Silverstein and Stelner.

According to the detectives they operated as drug runners and agents. The police say that Silverstein is an opium user. In his apartments was found a complete opium smoking outfit, and several grains cf "yen shee," or second-degree opium. The quintette were placed in the City Jail. Monday afternoon Alexander Gladstone walked into the Central Police Station in the company of Attorney D.

M. Hlxey, and asked to Eva Sflverstein, Arrested with seven men here aa alleged heads of a drug-running syndi OWN FIGURES CONFOUND IT. San Francisco's Attach Upon this City Kicks Back. Government's Estimate Shoics Us Far in the Lead. Los Angeles Beats Bay City and County Together.

The official estimate of the population of I OS Angeles is MS. 535, according to a report received yesterday by Mayor Woodman from the United States Census Bureau. The same report gives San Francisco a population of 471,025. The population of Pasadena is giv en as 49,620, while the total popula tion of Los Angeles county was estimated at 747,816. Based upon some home-made mathematics and couched in a quasl- humor whose peevish sarcasm plain ly betrayed the green-eyed monster peeping through, San Francisco has for some days past been poking some not-too-good-natured fun at Los An geles on the old and in Ban Fran cisco sore point on the relative pop ulations of the two cities One of the leading morning papers of the Bay City came out last Friday with something over a column or thinly-disguised railing at Los An geles' well established claim to being the largest city on the Coast.

By the simple process of comparing draft totals for San Francisco city and county (they are consolidated and cannot be considered except together) with the draft total for Los Angeles city alone, the author of the fretful screed proved to his own satisfaction that Los Angeles Is In the habit of regularly adding a hun dred thousand or so to her actual population, for publicity purposes, and at the same time subtracting a like amount from that of San Fran cisco with equally fell intent According to his figures the real popu lation of Los Angeles Is 42Z.7K0 ana that of San Francisco 612,910. Continuing, he remarked: "The broad acres of the city of Los Angeles were populated in Imagination with more than 600.000 persons. By the same heroic imagina tion San Francisco was to oe an own as a town of some The whole was thus captioned: "Los Angeles Bubble Goes Bust When Draft Hits It" The government estimates for the two cities, compiled by the Census Rnreau. were made public for both yesterday, turning San Francisco's own figure-juggling on nersen wiin disastrous results. These estimates take no account of civic rivalries but are based upon the most conservative data obtainable.

These are tne figures: Snn Francisco (city and connty,) Los Angeles (city only.) 533.535. Los Angeles (city and county,) 747,818. According to this official estimate Los Angeles city Is bigger by 62,510 than San Francisco city and county together. Los Angeles city and county are bigger than San Francisco city and county by 276,791. In passing It may be noted that Los Angeles county lacks but 102,000 of equaling in population the aggregate of San Francisco, San Mateo and Alameda counties the entire bay district LAYNKS FTTATE.

In twenty-four words Richard Laynes of Long Beach, who died May 30, last, left his estate to his widow, Bessie E. Laynes, and his son, Richard R. Lavnes, 16 years old, in equal shares. The will was filed for probate yesterday, on the petition of W. S.

Stevens, The estate Is valued In excess of $10,000, consisting of real and personal property in this county. ULSTER SOCIETY'S MEETING. The Ulster Society will meet in the Fraternal Brotherhood Hall, Flgueroa and Lincoln streets, tomorrow evening. Frank Balthls, of Glendale, will give an address on "Woodrow Wilson, the Man of the Hour." Rough cate said to have brought millions of dollars worth of morphine, heroin and other narcotics into this country and disposed of It In violation of the Harrison Act. see the five people at rested the day before.

CHIEF TAKEN? Under dramatlo circumstances Gladstone waa arreeted by Detectives Peoples and Jones and placed In the City Jail on a charge of being one of the heads of the organized syndicate. He denied that hi knew anything about drugs, although he was at liberty on a writ of appeal after having been convicted of smuggling 180 cans of opium Into the United States from Mexico. He appealed his case to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals. With his arrest the police believe they secured one of the chief workers. In the drug ring.

He Is known to have been a close associate of Klrshon and Singer, who were taken into custody In New York. Yesterday afternoon while being taken to the Identification Bureau at Central Police Station to be photographed, Gladstone attempted to get away from hi Jailers. refused to be photographed, and only after a desperate struggle, daring which he struck several operatives of the bureau, were his picture taken. He was arrested December 13, 1915. near San Diego, with 180 cans, of opium in his) possession.

Joseph Smith, said to be the chief of the local distributors, for the International organization, was arrested at Sixth and Main streets by Detectives O'Brien, Lachjr, Jones, Peoples and Federal Inspector Ester-brook, two weeks ago. He was arraigned before United States Com-mixsloner Hammack Monday and released on ball. In his possession were 100,000 morphine tablets, 70,000 heroin tablets and a few minor ounces of morphine sulphate crystals. The police allege that there Is a shipment of several thousands of dollars worth of drugs now en route to Los Angeles from New York. FROM EUROPE.

According to the police, the syndicate secured its drugs from London, shipped them into Canada, smuggled them into the United States, and then Bhlpped directly to the various large cHtes. which were nsed as points of distribution. That lots of $20,000 and even $50,000 were shipped at one time, is said by the police to have been common. That the combine, which was organized to beat the Harrison Act, kept up prices, made its members known to each other, aided in sta bilizing the market, and otherwise commercialized Illegal drug using, is charged by the police. Arrests are expected throughout the United States in connection with the case.

A charge of white slavery may also be brought against Silverstein, and his alleged co-plotters, as It Is said they transported women from one location to another for Illegal purposes. Silverstein, Gladstone, Stelner, Bernzaft Levy, Cohn and Mrs. Silverstein will be arraigned before Commissioner Hammick today. FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE FOLK. The New Hampshire State Society will meet In The Times Assembly Hall next Monday evening, June 18 Judge M.

J. Moore of Texaa will talk on the war. lhat A J-J that 1.45 IXAKES REVEL 1 AROUND HOMES. Fifth Avenne Stays Indoors as VIm 9 I IxHig, Disport. Fifth avenue remained Indoors tor some time yesterday.

The residents feared snakes. A large reptile, accompanied by several smaller ones slithered over the well-kept lawns; basked In the hose streams and frightened children and dogs. Motorcycle Officer Fred Haver killed two of the visitors. One of them was mors than nine feet long and of the gopher snake variety. ttii iti im hum 1 1 1 1 Snuffed.

OIINSON TWINS GO TO WIIITTIER. INSEPARABLE TOUXG THIETES HALTED AT LAST. Have no Real Comprehension of Right and Wrong so Far as Other People's Property is Concerned I-atest Kflcapade was Theft of Five Autos. The Johnson twins are withdrawn from circulation permanently this time, that la. until they are 21 years old, and they are 14 now.

Superior Judge Reeve sentenced them to Whlttier yesterday after they had talked over their affairs with him. William Laurence said he "guessed it would be all right" to go to Whit-tier, and Charles Leonard said If brother William Laurence thought It desirable he was agreeable. So they left the room with the probation officer, whistling and entirely happy, since they were to be together. Ever since they were little tads they have been getting Into trouble, stealing together, running away, breaking into places, but not lying. When they are caught they confess their crimes.

They were at the George Jr. Republic together, also In the Strickland Home. And they never have been one entire day apart from each other. Superior Judge Reeve says they are entirely lacking In a moral conception of property. They have no sense of ownership, and what they want they take.

Recently It has been automobiles, five of them. Thv drove one to San Diego, sleeping In the big seats, stealing gasoline from stations into which they had broken. Their depredations finally became so numerous that Detectives John B. Powell and Fred Ijwe of the Automobile Club of Southern Callfor-nla became attracted. Four days later they had the pair In court aarain.

and now the Johnson twins. who finally disturbed the operation of the automobile club, are to be withdrawn from circulation. No Indictments. INQUIRY IS FINISHED. Grand Jnry Completes Investigation of Supposed Theft of Gold from County Treasury and Resumes Charges Involving Local Men.

The county grand Jury concluded Its investigation yesterday of the disappearance of the $10,000 bag of gold from the county treasury, but returned no Indictment All the evidence collected by the police and the District Attorney's office was submitted. The Jury continued its examination of witnesses regarding the alleged operations of a local refrigerating company in cutting prices in outlying communities. Fred User, proprietor of a similar concern In Owensmouth, returned to further testify and presented documents purporting to show the local concern's efforts to drive him out of business by reducing rates to a ruinous figure. Road. quaintance of a young German woman, purpose matrimony.

Miss Hartmann thought the prospect Interesting. She wrote Ehrmann, sent her photograph, and In return received a letter urging her to come. She did so, after she had telegraphed Ehrmann to reserve a room for her. Upon her arrival, she says, Ehrmann met her and introduced her to a woman he called his sister. The sister helped Miss Hartmann establish herself at No.

$14 North Flgueroa street. Each day the brother and sister called, and Ehrmann conducted his wooing with great show of gallantry, according to the girl. One day he suggested to Miss Hartmann, the latter says. It was dangerous for her to wear her rings in this city as it might Invite the assault of thieves; that he was going to the bank, and if she cared, he would place the' Jowelry in a safety deposit box. She handed him her rings, and he returned with an alleged false certificate of deposit Also she said she gave him her money to deposit for her, and It is charged he made false returns of deposit One day he failed to call.

Miss Hartmann became suspicious. An investigation was started and a complaint against Ehrmann was Issued. Capt. Austin believes Ehrmann alternated between San Francisco and this city In luring the women West. Whenever he wished to escape one, he went to the alternate city and met another one, according to the official theory.

37th Anniversary Celebration Sale Prepare for your vacation and select your Ukulele-Banjo or Ukulele now, while you can get them at these ex-, tremaly low prices. Ukalele-Banjos Ml Orders given prompt attention. Shipment suDjaot to your Inspection ilJkfettmtii 318-320-322 South Broadway Extraordinary Clearance "BLACKSTONE SPECIAL" CORSETS 'Although not exactly one of the accepted corset-buying months of the year, unusual price concessions Till be enjoyed by all "who "Break the Rule of Custom" and purchase at this sale Shop around everywhere and you Bereavement. APSM SOUNDS FOR 1 YOUNG SOLDIER. FATAL IIXNESS IS CONTRACTED AT rRESlDIO.

Clarence Hauser Snccnmbu to Pneumonia After More than a Week's Struggle Body will be Brought to Los Angeles Tomorrow Morning for Interment Here. The final summons has come for Clarence Fillmore Hauser, youngest son of Julius Hauser of the Hauser Packing Company. "Died In service" may be written of this popular young man. He expired at the Palace Hotel, San Francisco, at 5 o'clock last evening, after an illness of a little more than a week, contracted while carrying on his duties at the officers' training camp at the Presidio. The body will be brought to Los Angeles on the Lark tomorrow morning, and funeral arrangements will be made later.

Members of the Hauser family and a host of friends are deeply stricken by the death of this young man, who was the first of the Los Angeles men who entered the training camp to pass away. Clarence Hauser waa born and reared In Los Angeles. He was in his twenty-fourth year, a young man of high character and loveable disposition. Fired with patriotism, he made application to enter the oN fleers training camp as soon as the plans were definitely announced, and he took a keen Joy in Its service. After his illness developed into serious state, he was removed to the Palace Hotel, and members of the family were with him until the end.

Young Hauser was a graduate of the Los Angeles High School, then attended Culver Military Academy, Indiana, and later entered the University of Southern California. He was assistant treasurer of the Hauser Packing Company. Ha waa a Mason, an Elk, a member of the University Club and of the Delta Chi Fraternltv. Besides his father, Julius HauserJ he leaves four brothers and one sister. The brothers are E.

H. L. A. and Frank M. Hauser, and the sister is Mrs.

B. Gllmore, all residents of Los Angeles. Their Reward. WILL GET DEGREES. Fourth Annual Banquet and Commencement Exercises of Southwestern University's School of Lew and School of Commerce.

The fourth annual banquet and commencement exercises of Southwestern University school of law and school of commerce, accounts and finance, will be celebrated at the Jilerra Mad re Club tomorrow evening. The speakers will be Hon. N. P. Conrey, Col.

3. 3. Steadman, Harley W. Brundlge and Arthur H. Krieger of New York City.

The degrees will be conferred by Dean Arthur J. Abbott of the School of law. and Dean Reynold E. Blight, C.P.A.. of the school of commerce, accounts and finance.

An artlstlo musical pro-gramma will ba rendered by Mrs. J. W. Gorman, contralto; Miss Edith Morgan, violinist, and Mrs. Herbert Iske, planlste.

Degrees will be conferred upon Mrs. Florence L. Stephens, Miss Dora Berres, Paul J. Batkln, Luis Bobadllla, Ove J. Preus, and James A.

Hall. The certificate of aocount-ance win be conferred upon Jaoob C. Cummins. Farewell. MINISTER RESIGNS.

Action of Pastor of the Atherton Baptist Church in Giving Up His Place is Approved by the Congregation with a Unanimous Vote. Rev. J. Howard. Adams, for more than three years pastor of the Atherton Baptist Church, Forty-ninth and Flgueroa streets, tendered his resignation last Sunday morning' to the congregation assembled in business session, and the resignation was accepted by unanimous vote.

Monday evening the advisory board of the church named a committee of seven to seek men available for filling the pastorate. For a month, at least, supply preachers will be used, as Rev. Mr. Adams's resigna tion will not take effect for thirty days. Meantime he Is on a vaca tion and will not appear in the pul pit.

Members of the advisory board stated yesterday that. In resigning. the pastor had In view work that held larger advantages for him. Rev. Mr.

Adams came here from Alturas, where he had removed from Connecticut. Poor Policy. BACK TO HIS CELL. Prison Romeo, Who Wrote Letters to Sweethearts of Other Convicts and Later Called on Them, Gets Three Years for Check Kiting. Richard Holden, the prison Romeo, who wooed the sweethearts of other prisoners by skillful writing while serving a term In San Quentln, will go back to the latter today to serve three more years.

He was convicted of having cashed a fictitious check and was sentenced by Superior Judge Craig yesterday. The convict is reported to have been so adept at writing love letters that his services were In demand among the swains who were behind the bars. After he secured the names and addresses of the young women, it is alleged he conducted a little correspondence of his own, and after he concluded his prison term, he called personally on his postal acquaintances. Persons interested In his behalf Informed the court that he had spent much money on women he met In this way, and It was really due to his prison romances that he must return to prison again. Patriotic BUYERS' ASSOCIATION.

Annnal Meeting of the Department Heads at Jacoby Store Results in Fledges to Work for Sale of Liberty Bonds, Jacoby Buyers' Association held its annual meeting last night and the following officers were elect ed for the ensuing year; President Benjamin Straus; vice i president, Mrs. Mae Cronin; secretary, Charles Billheimer: treasurer. C. C. Munson.

Following the routine business of tne meeting, the entire at which all deDartment heads and their assistants were present, 11s- unea 10 an earnest, patriotio talk by Leo Jacoby on the all-lmnortant subject of the National' Liberty Loan, and pledged themselves to further canvass the employees of me store that the grand total of Liberty bonds subscribed by Jacoby employees may be as large in comparison aa those subscribed by the people of any other mercantile inauiuuoa in to city. This is a regular model, especially redooed for this eocasioa. and f.v 1 approval 1 GALLANT GERMAN JAILED AS A FIANCEE-SWINDLER. will shll nnd tnese values unequauea. CORSETS a to were priced ct.uu t7nn Quite the most effective and most satisfactory model the makers of these famous corsets have originated.

A magnificent assortment including styles for slight, medium and stout figures. Developed in beautiful pink and white satin broche. Ukuleles Model lots Illustration pectaJTy prioed $4-4. Other styles as low as Speoial bargains in Brass, Reed and all string ed' instruments. COMPANY CORSETS were priced to $2.50 RICHARD EHRMANN, a bold and gallant German, with a way with woman and who is reputed to have waxed most prosperous in his love affairs, was placed in the County Jail yesterday on a charge of embezzlement The charge grew out of the arrival here several weeks ago of Miss Olga Hartmann, a comely German girl.

She came to marry Ehrmann, she said, but she remains to 'prosecute him. She charges him with having taken her diamonds, valued at $1000, and $2200 In money, which she brought with her to start her married life in a manner becoming a bride of her expectations. Capt Austin of the Investigating bureau of the District Attorney's office, said yesterday he has additional information, which he believed would show Ehrmann has practiced the luring of eastern girls here on promise of marriage, for more than a year, but that his other alleged victims had not prosecuted him. Miss Hartmann said she left Germany during late 1916 because of the unpleasant conditions due to the war. She had no relatives In this country and was very lonely, she although she had sufficient funds to care for herself without worry.

She said she read an advertisement In a German religious weekly, in which Ehrmann 18 alleged to have said he was a wealthy land owner of Southern California, with a town snd country homes. Hs sought the ac Nobody in town is offering anything near this value all the more wonderful because prices are soaring and merchandise is hard to get Broken lines of discontinued models for medium and stout types. Made of batiste and coutil effects. Don't forget our great Piano and Player-Piano sale. Great money-saving opportunity awaits yoA in low, medium and high bust 75c BRASSIERES Values to $1.50 'IJLMUSIC A bargain-wonder in all-over embroidery and embroidery trimmed brassieres anticipate your future needs in this sale-sizes 34 to 46.

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