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The herald., 1896-09-18
SANTA CATALINA.
Arrival Of Yachting Parties from the
North-Isiand Amusements.

AVALON. Sept. 17.-There was
booming of cannon yesterday morning
at o'clock that sounded like a pitched
battle between the pirates and the
home guard. It turned out to be the
salutes from the beautiful yachts Ra-
mona from San Francisco and San Di
ego Of San Diego. The Ramona con-
tains a party Of ladies and gentlemen
from San Francisco, who are making
trip to points Of interest south of
there, including South American ports.
The San Diego left with Captain and
Mrs. Burnbaum and family aboard,
bound for San Diego and points of in
terest along the coast. They do not ex
pect to return until January.
Among the Metropole arrivals are:
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Meier and child,
Denver. Col; s. Herzog and p. H.
Cochrane, San Raphael.
Walter Robinson, captain Of police,
will visit Los Angeles Friday on busi-
ness.
Major NJ. T. Owens has arrived with
his rod and reel, and expects to have
good luck landing the willy yellowtall
taken rooms at the Metropole for ten
days stay.
A game Of tennis was played for
the championship Of Avalon by Messrs
w. Hargreaves and WIG. Smith against
E. Hargreaves and H. Sutton. The for
iner team came off victorious, after a
very close and exciting contest.
moonlight trip was taken on the
Esperanza. Among the party were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Griffith, Harry
Policy, Mrs. Lewis A. Croft, Miss Groff,
Miss Frances Croft, ]. Fred Blake and
Gregory Croft.
A candy pull given by the Misses
fNoty vH1o off ffnvs t1.ax l.,
sailing party.
A goat hunt was taken by Messrs.
H. A. Tubbs, A. P. Deacon of Oakland
and H. B. Bouten of New York.
They visited Middle ranch. and
returned with several pair Of fine
horns. Mr.. Beach was guide.
Mr.. and Mrs F. D. Black with Mex
tcan Joe as boatman, brought back
large catch Of fish from the isthmus.
They also captured kid to take home.
The Jonathan club, with about 200
members will arrive Saturday.
Miss Orilla Donnell has issued invi-
tations for a reunion of her Catalina
Carita.
Mr.. Walter Patrick. Mrs. L. A. Croft,
Miss Frances Croft and Mr. Frank
Griffith made the swim to the bath
house to the buoy. The distance is half
a mile. l.l
Ihe IouoWlng party p1cn1cked at
wild cherries: Miss Dorothy Warner,
Mabel Warner, Margaret Warner, Sa-
die Burns, Alice Rogers. Celia Knowles,
Messrs. Frank keenan,, Morton Mich
OILS, Roy Henderson and Archibald Nc
Donald. Banjo music was enjoyed.
The arrivals at the Pasadena hotel
are: A. N. Star, c. +. Andrews, Pasa-
dena: Mr.. and Mrs. w H. Carpenter,
Mrs. w. H. Hall, San Pedro; Mr.. and
Mrs. c. H. Griffin and two daughters
Sacramento; w. G. Smith, Mrs. r. S.
Jones and two children, Los Angeles:
Mary Louise Wood. Towanda, Pa.
The herald., 1896-09-18
RIVERA.
The Walnut Crop Ready for Harvest
Political and Personal

RIVERA, Sept 17.-By the burning of
the depot the other day the loss of the
Walnut association was 5000, not $4,000,
as stated.
Walnuts are beginning to drop. The
weather so far is just what we need
Pickers will be paid 25 cents a sack this
year.
Court Rivera, I. o. F., held a called
session of the Grand Orient Tuesday
night. Quite a number were present
from Court Downey. Ten limitations
were put through tbs work with due
solemnity, after which refreshments
were served.
Several carloads Of material are side
tracked here for the new iron bridge
soon to be constructed over the New
river.
There will be political speaking in the
town hall Saturday evening. Hon. Jud
Rush and others will speak on the silver
question.
A fine boy was born to Mr. and Mrs.
A. Fl. Dunlap on the 18th inst.
Mr.. John Perkins and Miss Etfie Orick
were married last night.
DIR. Groton Is moving into his new
house on North Topeka street.
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POMONA.
Additions to the High School Course
Political and General.

POMONA. Sept. 1.-THE board Of ed
ucation met last night and besides ap-
proving Of the former full high school
course a scientific course was also
adopted. excluding the studies Of Latin
and Greek, If SO desired by the pupil
wishing to take the course.
Miss Grannis was elected vice presi-
dent Of the Central school.
Miss Georgia Eells was given Miss
McGaugheey's room during the latter's
seven months absence this year.
Miss Mount was elected to substitute
Miss Eldora Lee, who suffered severe
injury to her knee, which will incapaci-
tate her from doing any school work for
several months to come.
The Young Mems Mckinley Marching
club will meet this evening in the Ar
mory to listen to an address Of q Los An
geles speaker. The club has organized
with 100 members. who are to march
IN uniforms during the present cam.
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VENTURA.
Bean Threshing in Full Swing-Building
More Warehouses.

VENTURA, Sept. 17.-Bean harvest
ing is in full blast out in the valley.
Some fifteen threshing machines and
outfits are soon to be in operation. J. r.
Willoughby sent out two well-equipped
machines yesterday. Cook and Cannon
have begun work near Springville,
while Frank Cook expects by Wednes-
day to start out with one of the best
bean threshers made. Robert Brand &
Co. of Oakland are in the field with a
new machine, which they claim has SUI
perior merit.
company is building 100-foot addition
to the 200-foot warehouse near the depot.
The failure to dispose of the crops of last
year necessitates additional room for
the coming harvest.
At q meeting of the officers Of the
Bryan Silver club last evening Judge
Thompson was elected successor to
Thomas o. Toland, to act as secretary
of the club. He will be found in the club
room all day from now till the close Of
the campaign.
The herald., 1896-09-18
NEW JOURNALISM

"Whats Edgar Saltus doing this
morning?"
Reporting divorce case, SIR
"All right. And William Dean How
ells?"
Following "A Circle In the Water,
SIR
'All right. Tell him to head his ar
ticle How 1t Feels to Be Drowned.
Has Edmund Clarence Stedman got an
assignment"
Yes. sir. He's shadowing faro
bauk"
well, tell Conan Doyle to fillow those
detectives and give us a good story on
the Jones murder, and If Richard Wat
son Glider hasn't anything else to do
let him give US an article on The Mag
azine as q Newspaper. Atlanta Con-
stitutlon
The herald., 1896-09-18
CORONADO
Arrivals at = the Big Caravansary-
Some Social Events

CORONADO, Sept. IT, Mrs. Eliza
beth Hollenbech. the well-known Los
Angeles philanthropist, is here, ac-
companied by Miss Mary Wilson.
Percy r. Wilson and son Of Los An
geles have been sightseeing at Corona
DO this week.
A camping party including the
Messrs Gordon. Surr, Vincent, Surr,
Mrs. Krause and Mrs Surr left Coron-
ado "Wednesday morning bound for
Witch creek, Julian Warmers ranch and
Smith mountain.
A coaching party left Coronado on
Thursday morning for Julian, where
they will be the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Arnold 8. Babcock. The number in
cludes Miss Isabel Ingle, Evansville,
Ind: Miss Nettie Pauly, San Diego;
Miss Healy, Miss Helen Healy and Miss
Mary Babcock. Coronado; Messrs. New
Diego: DIR. Barlow, La Mesa Springs,
and Rex Page, Coronado. Miss Clara
Ing1e. Coronado. chaperoned the party.
A dance at the dedication Of the new
town hall at Julian on Friday evening
will be a feature Of the outing, and the
return will be made on Sunday.
John D: Bicknell and daughter. Miss
geles for q visit at the hotel.
Mrs. Major T. ]. Cochrane and daugh-
ter. who have been visiting here from
Los Angeles. have returned to that city,
accompanied by Miss Hope Watkins of
Coronado
John Lavery, chief clerk of the Arlipy-
ton, Santa Barbara. was here this week.
Manager K. H. Wade was down on
Monday.
The Rev. George Nelson Deyo has
severed his connection with Christ
church (EpiscopaD, Coronado, and re-
moved to Los Gatos where he Will be
rector Of st. Luke's parish.
A. A. Russell Of Los Angels is So
journing here.
Frederick 8. Hussey. Victoria, B. C..
accompanied by his bride, formerly
Miss Good Of Los Angeles, is staying at
the hotel.
George L. Stinson and sons of Pasa-
dena have again been spending q few
days at the hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs w. A. Barker and Mr..
and Mrs. w. H. Holiday are among Los
Angeles guests now at the hotel.
8. B. Lewis and daughter Miss Lila
Lewis, are here from Los Angeles,
Mrs. H. A. Jerome has returned to
Coronado from San Francisco, accom-
panied by Miss Zane of that city. who
will be her guest.
A delightful party was given We'd
liesday evening at the hotel. Those par
ticipatlng were: Mr.. and Mrs. w. T,
Dishcp. 5r.. and Mr.. ana Mrs. r. J. Wild
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Little Evelyn Jones went with her
mother the other day to make call
upon neighbor whose niece had re-
Gently died. In offering her condolences
Mrs. Jones said. among other things,
that 1.-The good die young" and that it
seemed as if the bad and useless people
lived on indefinitely. while those who
were of real use in the world were the
first to be taken. That night Evelyn
was saying her prayers, when her moth :
er was somewhat surprised to hear her
clusion supplicate, And now, dear God,
wont you please nike nne bad and
useless little girl, and mamma. papa and
little brother too. so we can go on liv-
ing forever and ever? Amen.'-Frorl
Judge
The herald., 1896-09-18
LOGIC OF THE SILVER CAUSE

"There Is no gold in silver countries.
and plenty Of silver in gold countries" !"
while people can get along admirably
without gold, they cannot get along at
all without silver.-Atlanta Constitu-
ton.
They tell us that the free coinage Of
silver would be a bad thing for the
country, and in the same breath insist
that an we really need IL the free COIN
age Of confidence. whatever that may
themselves, there IL SO cents worth Of
The herald., 1896-09-18
a.. JOHN N. STEVENSON.
629 Bellevue avenue, Los Angeles. Cal.

To the Public: take pleasure in tes-
flying ty to y my maryelops ms & recovery under ses
Upper Main st., Los Angeles, from a num-
were chronic icI-headaches, dyspepsia
and kindred stomach troubles, heart affec-
slider this physician excelled in. SO far as
my case is concerned, was in the restora-
ton of my eye service. Astigmatism,
coupled with other disorders was my af-
Fiction In. this, respect and. although a
number of well known skilled oculists in
some Of the larger cities of this country
advised me I should always have to de-
service even then. DIR. Wong Him's rem
edies have enabled me to abandon totally
the use of any artificial help to sight. and
my eyes continue to give such service.
both for near work and distant. as is truly
wonderful. To the skill and remedies of
the physician named can alone be attrfb-
uted a. revolution in my physical condition
throughout that puzzles those who knew
Of the "incurable'' character of my af-
tiictions. Respectfully; n,onr,,.~
Pico Heights p. O., Cal, Sept s, 1898.
The herald., 1896-09-18

ChatsWorth Pafk-LeAyes from andf 0Ee
rfves at River Station San Fernando atx
only.
Sundays excepted. - Sundays only.
THE INSIDE TRACK.
All 8. p. Co.'S trains stop ct First ee
Commercial st. (except the 900 o'clock Sen
Francisco evening tvain), in business cepF
ter Of the city, saving time and street oaS
fares to passengers.
Trains for eea beach points leave Rive4
station 20 minutes earlier than from Al.
cade depot. ~ m i ~
TICKET OFFTCES-No. 70 s. Spring st,
general office; Arcade depot, through and
local: River station. local; First st., localS
The herald., 1896-09-18
READ THIS LETTER

Los ANGELES, January I, 1854 :
70 the public: l was seriously afflicted
for about ten years with lung, liver and
kidney troubles. Tongue could never ex-
press the misery endured during those
years. I was reduced in flesh until was
q mere skeleton. My sight and hearing
were badly impaired. was constantly
troubled with constipation and piles and
HAD severe chronic cough. In short, life
was burden and death would have been
welcome. was treated by various spec
ialists without avail. ! finally resolved to
give DIR. Wong Him. Of No. 639 Upper Main
street. trial. OF course. like MANY others,
! had no faith in q Chinese doctor. but 1t
took only. few doses OF his life-giviny
herbs to knock all the skepticsm out OF
me. In just five weeks the doctor pronoun-
ced me cured, and now can truthfully say
that was never healthier and never feit
better in my life. My sight and hearing
are both fully restored; that obnoxious
cough. constipation aud piles are entirely
cured, and am rapidly gaining in 1esh.
having gained forty pounds in two months,
/ earnestly recommend all sufferers ard
skeptics to give the doctor a trial and be
convinced OF his superior skill as ply.
sician.
The herald., 1896-09-18
MOUNT LOWE RAILWAY,
TIME CARD
In Effect August 18th. 1896.

IN AUG 10tI1,
Cars for Echo Mountain and Alpine Iav-
ern leave Los Angeles via Pasadena ami
Los Angeles Electric Railway as follows:
500 a. m. 900 am. LOO pm. 800 pm.
Returning, arrive at Los Angeles:
11:OO am. 4:00 pm. 5:30p.m.
Via Los Angeles Terminal Railway, leave
Los Angeles at:
$3.50 am. y+ $3.50 pm.
Returning, arrive at:
11:15 am. 5:15 pm.
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BAKERIRONWORKS

GO TO go BUENA VISTA ST..
LOS HNoDL@S oHLIH 0RrsIN
Adjoining 9. Z. 0rouAdA Tel II
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D..''..s'.. y e
Leave for

2:o5 pmIs. Fran. eac'm'tol
800 pm Portland, Ore. -. j
$50 pm Ell Pnso and Eastf
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SUNDAY only.
Take Grand avenue electric cars or Main
street and Agricultural park cars.
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Los ANGELES AND REDONDO RAIL
way Company.
Los Angeles depot: Corner Of Grand ave-
nue. and Jefferson street.
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ing hours; very likely 100, 900 win be found 20
be- moderate estimate OF the number Of people
who, for commercial purposes. arc citizens Of
New York, though legally residents beyond lts
limits. No ono Ia likely to doubt that the popu-
lation on an average business day. could every
soul within It's limits be counted. Ia q, 200. 600.
The figures are 80 stupendous that one can
scarcely realize the number, but II the people
we're 10 form In line, ~Rrasping hands. and allow
Ing comfortable shoulder room, they would OK
tend Just 1000 miles across the country. They
would form a double rank In marching order
from the Grand Central station along the New
York Central Railroad clear to Buffalo.
or the cosmopolitan character of the popula-
ton little need be said; but because one hears
occasionally ill-natured remarks about some OF
the foreign " characteristics OF the metropolis,
IL Ia perhaps worth while recalling the fact that
II from this population all foreigners we're elm
mated. there would still remain enough Amcri-
can citizens to outnumber any other American
urban population with Its foreigners counted In.
Moreover. II was not In the metropolis that the
Anarchists dynamitcd the police. nor here that
the citizens lynched the members OF the Malta.
Turning from population to business one will
find the most striking feature in the extraordi-
nary capacity for commercial transactions. The
capacity of the harbor has been often mentioned
in print, but perhaps not a few readers are un-
aware OF the real extent Of wharfage to be found
here. For the sake OF comparison It should be
said that while old New. York was already
the port with the greatest length Of wharfage of
any In tho world, Liverpool was second. Liver
pool, counting both sides OF the Mersey, has
thirty;nyo miles of wharfage, Old New York
alone had ftty-fvc miles. To this must now DO
added all that great extent OF piers and wharves
beginning at Long Island City and extending
down to South brooklyn, not to mention the
Staten Island wharfage.
It is a curious fact in regard to this newly
added wharfage that II 10 nearly all private
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centre Of the city. with the building Of the
elevated roads and the AnneIinR OF the twenty.
third and Twenty-fourth wards the centre OF
was very near the geographical centre. a more
remarkable effect has been produced Nv the last
centre. FOR now the geographical centre OF the
metropolis Is vt tho head OF The cycle nhIn ana
Boulevard, one block south of Prospect. Park.
A rough estimate Of the cash value OF the new
city may be had by reference TO the tax rolls.
New FORK city, real estate N assessor ~ Sl'oaos
value. BROOKLYN real eatate IL assessed. at
Ss4o, sos, $40 on 6 basis OF 90 per e eSSn ~ . OF n is
ON personal estate and Brooklyn S23,B27,440:
But when one considers now mnch persohnl
eS,rsvagnnt statement TO say that the actual
value OF the Greater New York real estate is
50, 600. 900, 900. while the personal property
should double this sum.
In view OF the wealth and intelligence OF this
METROPOLITAN centre, II Is Nh interesting fact that
we Nu nave In Brooklyn and New YORK alone
2ob.o2 miles OF cObble stone pavement thnt Tor
rugged simplicity and destructive tendencies In
the matter OF wheeled transportation Is not TO
OF the Interior.
or asphalt pavements in the two larger
municl palitics there are but 1907 miles. How
ever, there are some hundreds OF miles OF dirt
roads that make very. good bicycle trails In the
summer after a rain has laid the dust.
II the system of street paving Is not n matter
OF pride there are q number Of bridges within
the metropolis well worth the study OF the en-
glneer and she attention Of the lover of The pic
its as those afforded by the East River suspen-
sion bridge and tho steel arches OF the boulevard
bridge over the. Harlem. Nor are the stone
arches Of High bridge over the Harlem, Ma
combs Dam bridge, and the other small bridges
across the Harlem to be omitted In "A mention
OF engineering works. Moreover. these arc but
the beginning of a vast system which within O
couple OF decades will be found here. One OF
the chief arguments Of the advocates Of union
was that " consolidation mems more bridges
more facilities for travel"
And then there are the systems by which this
vast urban population Is supplied with potable
water. The huge tunnel which was needed to
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"AMERIoA's oREArEsT RAILROAD
NETWORK
CENTRAL.
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From Grand Central Station, 49d street
'i sss,s -: , raj n tse world. stops oppspaaat' albany. SSass.:
sSy sssqs iln nnd IS aSf I, Il. This ED train naH Is iin siss 70 4 10
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LOO i. M,-Daily:, southwestern Limited for 90.
stops at PousbkssPsie. Albany. Utica. syracuse.
,oS e. M.,@ aqa RgfF"t Chicago sp.c,., for ps.ro..
Sisy.Iand. Tolsdo' s snSon Ss,ssaEo. u s,Ss' q syI pSnss.
$40 r. M.-Except sunday. West Point, Plough.
4. sso'i +: M."Esil If0 .No seas' sssrs I,m,tsa; Du. Pc
S 'r%,, ' Flea A. AMI Nj s ShlsasS $50 p M Stops at Al
600, + BsiIy;; FsT Albany. Troy r , vsis ssd hH,.
NIAGARA Fails. cleveland. Toledo. betrois, Chicago
fIsttstursh, 81. hlbans: and Men{reaf..-,.u -
' "'t,e "a; Nh 1aid R1..y; For st. hq Igsis, cs S'ssss' s ss'l.
e q pG g M.HSsiiy Alp carries sn .ie epIGs; car passenger.
only. for points On Fail Brook Railway. Via Lyons.
s1s = M."S"iIy,. For Syracuse; osTrs .|9:: T =.
G 1ena; v Tnlsa2' and Ss' ,hS 2us sn@ f s1Sfp' Saturday i0'
1e,iO Night.-Theatrs train for CHICAGO and nc pr!n-
Ssts = y ;,sS ssS s,ss p =. M Is +; Il: ' ssssp, suna.,
g pI,ts,;ld, Via n,r on,r p .S s,,ss o,,a and tn. p.rs.
'A'r' 1 n,nii ' Il r TRhISs TO YoNKERs;
Yen Ssfi S S,i$is rails s1s.s &c, # s2 ssw T TSs only line running
T raSn. I,I P",HSs csrs w IN al p,a 5hrSpf FIT trains
~ IIosSway' e Psrb pace, 2 Ssl t aniu BToss% sS q
IVES. i25tn st. and i8sth s. station, Sew York ses
and fas :se tu eh%es sca arc rom noG h St%H' or iyes i'd H'V by lie
yoisN n HsETsi' Company GEORGE H. DANIELS,
General Manager. General Passenger Agent.
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4 BROOKLYNITE IN NEW YORK
He catered the Tend.rioin, Lost Several
Things. md Slept In n Cell.

Joseph w. Kirby of 81 Pineapple street,
Brooklyn, descended on the Tenderloin on FRI
day night with $50 in his pocket and q S145
scarfpin in his tie. After numerous drinks he
made the acquaintance OF frankie Adams, 24
years old. OF POS Columbus avenue. Kirby took
her into a Sixth avenue restaurant at 9 o'clock
yesterday morning to get something to eat. and
he missed his money and his pin. When he and
his companion reached Broad way and Thirtieth
street. he told n policeman that he thought she
station house and both locked Ut. In Jefferson
Market Court. Yesterday morning, the girl de-
wasn't sure Just what she had done. She was
discharged. He also was discharged. as it was
thought he had suffered enough by his spree.
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Bnrnum and BnIley's Circus Parade

A daylight parade Of Barnum and Bailey's
show will gladden. the eyes OF the little folks in
Brooklyn. the circus Is to exhibit there all
this week, beginning with tomorrow after
noon, and the annual spring pageant will be
given In the morning at & o'clock through tho
principal streets. The parade will be q mile
long. The following Is the route: Halsey street
to bed ford avenue. to South Eighth, 70 Roebling.
to Division avenue, to Harrison. to Flushing, to
to Atlantic avenue. 10 Third street, TO Schermer-
horn. to Lafayette avenue, to Bedford, to Gates.
to Ralph. TO Halsey street, to grounds.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Johnson OF Company Il. Six.
ty.ninth Regiment. VINO recently protested the cleo.
ton OF Capt. Dowdney on the ground that !ntimiIa.
tIun and illegal methods were used, has been ordered
before a regimental medical examining board. Tho
Sergeant, In compliance with orders, reported at the
armory a few nights since for examination. but the
Board wasn't there. Then, when the Board, consisting
OF Surgeons Collins and Emmett, finally assembled
last week. the Sergeant wasn't there. The friends of
Johnson In the company claim that his scalp iswanted
by reglmenral headquarters. and the examining Board
is the medium by which II is TO be obtained. The
protest OF the Sergeant has been dismissed by the
Judge Advocate General on the ground that there is
no oviden - OF improper inethodc. Lieut.. Anthony j.
Griffin OF Company L has received permission from
Col. Smith to organize q new company for the regi.
ment. None but the best of mcu viii le recruited.
Young mon Interested In tho movement will OF.
tain full information by addressing Lieut., Griffin at
the armory. Third avenue and Seventh street. The
regiment will parade for rifle practice at %Crcedmore
on June II and ~ next, instead OF May go and 2s. as
at hrst ordered.
The shooting competition for the Chauncey Cup In
the Eighth Regiment has again resulted In a victory
for Company II, who have now won the trophy three
times in succession. The scores OF the contest. fur.
nished by Capt. Melville. l.. r. p, are as follows:
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Fifty blank summonses intended for the
o wners OF east side real estate rented to per-
sons who maintain disorderly houses were
issued by Magistrate Crane In the Essex
Market Court yesterday. This is said to be the
beginning Of a crusade against the disreputable
on the east side.