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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-02
HANDS OFF HANDLE BARS.
Some of the Dangers Which One
Encounters.

some or the Dangers Which One
Encounters.
There are various reasons why the repre-
hensible practice of riding with the hands off
the handle bars should be generally aban-
doned. Chief among these reasons, perhaps,
is the fact that it is dangerous, not only to
the rider himself, but to Others To do the
trick successfully it is necessary to travel at
speed which is not safe, at least on street
which is liable to be crossed anywhere by
pedestrians or other riders, and it is just such
/ thoroughfare that the senseless hands-off
rider selects to show himself off. With the
hands off the bars the rider has no control
Of the wheel, and, particularly, at crossings,
there is no telling at what instant it is nee
essary to make detour or slacken speed.
Just the fraction of time necessary to regain
control of the wheel often is enough to cause
an accident. With no guiding power there IS
no telling what the front wheel is going to
do. small obstacle in the street, which
would ordinarily be passed over without no.
tice, is enough to defect the front wheel,
and. If there are any riders close, send it
crashing into their bicycles.
An old rider said: Handle bars made
to hold on to, and whenever see some crank
Il can call him by no other name-come sail
ing along trying to show off 1 feel like TAX
ing thump into him. He is liable to cause
all sorts of damage, and dose of the same
sort of medicine which he so often inficts on
others will many times do him a world of
good.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-02

fine of $1OO this week, and then it win
be clear sailing. Eek says he wants
no more trouble with the racing board.
Johnson will have to settle 800, ard
then he will be square. But it is more
than likely this will be paid at once.
Mertens, with Fred J. Titus and 9TH
ers, is taking daily work at Cincin-
natl. 1t is reported that Tom Cooper,
Jimmy Michael. Fred Loughead, of
Canada, and Charles Murphy, Of New
York. will arrive there next week. The
track is one-third mile, cement, and
probably the fastest in the world.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-02

Lower frames are noticeable in the
's7 models and are favored by fast rid
ers, as they can stoop further out to
handle bars, and thereby gain more
power s.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-02
What n Collision Means.

man of $50 younds weight, and moving
at the rate of ten feet per second about
seven miles an hour, has O. momentum Of
1880 pounds, without counting the weight
of his wheel. This is sufficient to have sur
prising effect on the ordinary pedestrian. A
collision between two 150-pound riders wheel
ing moderately long and steep hill 1t seems
hour would result in smash-up with a
force of 5000 pounds. No wonder bicycle
accidents are often serious!
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-02

The new race track at Lexington
avenue will be completed before Deco
ration day. and will be one Of the finest
in the United States
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-02
MERTENs IN TRAINING.
St. Paul Rider Hard at Work in
Ohio.

Tom Eek thinks he has made great
fnti in A. c. Mertens, the st. Paul
flyer, and looks for him to develop
into one of the fastest and best race
riders in America. In his work so far
Mertens has shown wonderful develop
ment, and he is a hard and conscien-
tious worker. AT present he is riding
keep putting on more until he can
pedal an "a, which he will ride in his
races this year. 1t may be that Mer-
tens and Kiser will ride the first race
of the year at Charles River track, Bos-
ton, May 20 and 81.
Eek, who has been suspended by the
L. A. W., will. settle his share of the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-02
Depend ON the Right Foot

It is singular fact, but true. that the
foot to push the machine along. In proof Of
that if the balls on crank axle are ex-
amined those on, one side will be found
more worn than on the other. That is &C
counted for by the fact that the greatest
strain is on the right side.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-02
Novel. but Practical.

One of the most novel wheels yet
shown in the bicycle market is the
Schluer separable tandem. It can be
converted into either a tandem or sill
gle wheel in couple of minutes, and
the rigidity of the frame is guaranteed.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-02

c. F. Miller the well known ST. An
thony Hill cycle dealer, has accepted a
position in the Office of the president
Of the Yellowstone Park association, at
Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone
park, and will depart in day or two
to assume his new responsibilities.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-02

Baby Bliss, who has acquired
fame for both himself and the Ameri-
ca wheel, was in town last week. Mr.
Bliss is probably the heaviest man
who rides bicycle regularly.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-02

The Lexington avenue cycle path will
be completed in two or three days if
the weather remains favorable. Work
is being pushed from both ends of the
path.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-02

Donnelly-
q DR.. ]. H. Murphy 81
Il DR.. w. E. Dadnum. 1
II DR.. S. o. Arnold. 1
Dr. ]. w. Bettinger. 1
1 Total ...... .....$10
lerriam Park for Prior
The herald., 1897-06-30
THE SEWERAGE QUESTION
Whether the Company Must Supply
It Under Existing Conditions

Another Of the trio of suits brought
against the South Side Irrigation com
pany to recover damages for lack on
the part of the corporation to supply the
sewerage water stipulated for by con-
tract, is now on trial in department four
Mrs. Annette Thaxter Is the plain tiff
in the case and is the owner of thirty
acres of land situated on the line of the
defendant company's pipes She had
brought eighteen acres under cultiva-
tion to alfalfa. and up to 1892 the de-
fendant supplied water for the crops
The rental value of the land was then
worth, according to plaintiff, 5000 "A
year, but since that time the irrigation
company has refused to supply any wa
ter and the rental value has now de-
creased to $50 per year. In this state of
the case damages are asked for to the
amount of $2S00.
The defendant company is making the
same defense as in the previous case
That the sewerage has to be very care
fully handled, and that under the con-
tract when users made wrong or care
less disposition of it, or 1t In any way be-
came a menace to health the company
had a right to discontinue the supply.
The herald., 1897-06-30
New Suits Filed

e. A. Bonine. f. H. Stafford and forty
eight other plaintiffs VS.. A. H. Merwin.
tax collector of the county-A suit to en-
join the defendant from selling plaint-
IFS property for any assessment i'm
posed on account of work carried on in
the Rubio protection district.
w. j. Davis VS.. Donciana Lightfoot ct
ala suit to recover $500 on a note, $3.50
attorneys fees. interest, costs and de-
cree of foreclosure against a part Of
block e." on Buena Vista street
John A. Bullard VS.. Alfonso L. Den.
as administratrix--As suit to quiet title
to part of lot 6, block ~, of Ord's sur
vey, located on Sixth street.
Charles H. Carey. receiver Of the Will
lamette Steam Mill and LAUNDERING
Company VS.. Thaddeus s. C. Lowe. ct
ala suit to recover $621716 on a note,
$3.50 attorneys fees. costs. and decree of
foreclosure against block B, OF the E. b.
Miller tract.
w. H. Holmes vs.. Haker Gerdts & Co.
"A suit to recover $611.50 on trans
ferred claim for goods supplied by
Broderson & Day, on two notes for
$264.50, each. given to the same firm.
The estate of Marta Machado. de-
ceased-The petition of Jose Domingo
Machado, of the Rancho La Ballona, for
probate of will. The estate is valued at
about s3000
The herald., 1897-06-30
Marriage Licenses

The following licenses were issued yes
terday form the Office of the county
clerk:
William Merwyn Tomlinson, native
of Indiana. aged 20 years, and Gertrude
Caroline Glauch. a native Of California,
aged 20 years, both residents of Los An
geles.
Thaddeus- c. Williams, native OF
Michigan, aged 81 years, and resident
Of Dragon. Ariz., and Leila e. Tuttle,
native of California, aged % years and
a resident of Santa Monica.
william Alfred Carter, native of
California, aged % years, and Emma
Squires, native of California also. aged
20 years, both residents Of Clearwater.
Michael Garcia. a native of California,
aged % years, and Woreau Helen Err
wood, a native of Illinois. aged II years,
both residents of Los Angeles.
William H. Williams, native Of Mis-
souri,, aged 25 years, and Louise Stoll,
a native of California, aged 81 years.
both residents of Los Angeles.
Joseph Stockburn Linwell. a native of
The herald., 1897-06-30
TOUGH YOUTHS
Rearrested on Their Release From
the County Jail

Rearrested on Their Release From
the County Jail
Charley Lynn and Mike Owens two
tough young fellows. were arrested by a
police officer yesterday afternoon az
they stepped out of the county 1ail after
serving ninety days for petty larceny.
The two claim to be brothers and have
been known In jail as Joe and Mike
Wilson. They have been charged with
several crimes. Lynn was convicted of
petty larceny last December and een-
fenced to $50 days in the city Jail. He
served little more than half his time
and In March escaped from the chain
gang. A few days later he was arrested
at Downey for petty larceny and was
convicted under the name of Joe VIII
son and sentenced to serve ninety days
for the offense in the county jail. Pre-
vious to this time he had, In company
with Mike Owens, stolen a bicycle and
some other articles from a second hand
dealer on Los Angeles street named
Moat.. 1t was on this charge that he was
arrested yesterday.
1t is quite probable that both boys will
go to San Quentin this time, IS the Of
ficers intend to prosecute them for petty
larceny with prior convictions.
The herald., 1897-06-30
Paid 1t Twice Over

A little thing happened down at the
home of Schilling's Best Tea the other
day that cost the firm clean 5000, and
the most interesting feature of the mat
ter is that they could have got out of
paying It II they wanted to-because it
was a voluntary thing and no one ex-
pected them to doit.
1t seems that in the earlier part Of the
missingword contest A. Schilling & Co.
promised 500 each to the two persons
who sent in the largest number OF Schil-
ling's Best yellow tickets before June 10.
1t seems fair that the consumers of the
tea should get those prizes. A grocer has
a better opportunity for collecting tick
cts, and then, too, he makes profit on
the tea. But two grocers won the prizes
and A. Schilling & Co. paid the money.
Now comes the funny part-they wanted
consumers to get 5000, and were deter
mined they should. So they paid another
5000 to the two consumers who had sent
in the two largest numbers of tickets.
The herald., 1897-06-30
THE OLD QUESTION
AS to the Rights to Underground and
Percolating Waters

In the important water case of Grace
E. Yarwood ct al against West Los An
geles Water company ct al. an opinion
was yesterday handed down by Judge
Shaw. The opinion is in pamphlet form
and is made up of twenty-seven closely
printed pages.
The action was one to enjoin the con-
tinuance of diversion of water from an
alleged water course and to recover
damages alleged TO have been caused by
a diversion of water therefrom before
the action was begun.
In the course of his exhaustive opinion
the court draws attention to the fact
that the common law of England has
been adopted in this state, so far as it is
consistent with our constitution and
laws, but nevertheless our courts hold
that those rules of the common law
which are not suited to the physical con-
ditions existing in California are not in
force here.
1.-THE maxim of the common law,
When the reason Of rule ceases the
rule itself should cease is one of the
fundamental principles of the law, and
in its application" says the court, 'if it
is found that any rule of the common
law was adopted to suit conditions
which do not exist here, and the rule
cannot he made to apply to the new
conditions which do exist here without
manifest injustice and Inconvenience
then the rule should cease to exist.
I'm this case the existence of an un-
derground watercourse is affirmed on
one side and denied on the other, and
it is therefore necessary to determine
the fact whether or not the stream ex-
lists as alleged.
What seems to be the rule Of the COM
mon law to the effect that all water
moving underground through porous
material, such as sand, and not collected
in defined stream having distinct and
definite channel, is to be considered as
mere percolating water, and it is the
The herald., 1897-06-30

absolute property Of the owner OF the
land In which It may be found, ienot to
Its full extent applicable to the physical
characteristics of the streams of this
state. and would be productive OF clear
injustice II applied without modification.
THE physical conditions existing upon
the Pacific coast require that this rule
be modified at least to the extent Of
holding that It is here question of fact
to be determined from all the circum-
stances Of each particular case whether
or not water percolat.ng in the ground Is
a part OF stream and subject to ripari-
an rights. or mere percolating water sub
ject to the absolute dominion of the
over of the soil.
MANY Of the streams Of this country.
move for long distances underground
by percolation through sandy material
and not in a defined stream. Such
streams are nevertheless watercourses
throughout their entire length, and are
the subject of riparian rights as well
when moving underground as when
flowing on the surface.
"The evidence In this case shows that
the water coming into the fiume of the
West Los Angeles Water company on
the Providencia Rancho Is taken from
one of the underground streams which
form the sources of the Los Angeles
river, and although 1t is there found
moving underground. as IL by percola-
ton, through the sandy bed of an old
wash, 1t is still a watercourse, and the
owners of lands abutting thereon have
the riparian rights therein as If 1t were
surface stream.
THE plaintiff and intervenors, being
the owners of land above this place of
diversion, have not shown by prepon-
derance of the evidence that the diver
sion below is the cause of any appre-
ciable injury to their lands, the fall in
the water level in their lands being as
probably caused by the drouth Of the
past three years as by this diversion
below.
"As they have the burden of proof on
this point the judgment must so against
them"
The herald., 1897-06-30
Nh. DAVIS EXPLAINS
Nobody Knows why Miss owen viii
Teach No More

Charles Cassat Davis, member OF the
board OF education from the Fourth
ward, disclaims statement attributed
to him In an evening paper concerning
the condition of the school system.
When seen at his Office yesterday after
noon Mr. Davis very willingly talked
however. Of the seemingly inexplicable
dropping Of Miss Owen from the ranks
of teachers. you see this book here"
continued Mr.. Davis. taking from a
pigeon hole in his desk small account
book, "in this Miss Owens marking is
'F'--that means fair; now below here
is name with an F. and an interroga-
tion point In front of It; that means the
marking of fair is questionable. and
yet this young lady"-pointing to the
questioned "F''-"was retained, and
Miss owen was dropped"
well, but the marking on the COM
mittee's report didn't tally with yours.
did it?" asked the reporter.
mo, and that is the inexplicable part
of 1t. You can see this F. is perfectly
clear and plain, and can't understand
why they should have given me report
which differed from that given the COM
mittee. got an inkling of this discrep-
ancy several days ago. and went to see
Mr.. Emery. the principal of the Eighth
street school, where Miss owen was en-
ployed Mr. Emery was very frank in
saying she was one of the best teachers
in the school. her markings for several
years having never but once varied from
fair. The pupils are very fond Of her,
the parents unanimously declare in
favor Of her, and Mr. Emery told me
that whereas the only criticism the Wis
iting committee from the board of ed
ucation had made of Miss Owen was
that she lacked in discipline, he could and
would testify that she was one Of the
best disciplinarians in the school, and
he rarely. had one Of her pupils sent to
him. I sent letter embodying all that
I have said to you to the board. but for
some reason that is beyond me to ex
plain, the change was made last nigh.
as you know"
The herald., 1897-06-30
A BICYCLE SUIT
Which the Plaintiff Estimates as
Worth $21O4.5O

A suit that will be of particular inter-
est to cyclists is now on trial in depart
ment two before Judge York and
jury.
On the night of March 10Th, shortly
before 9 o'clock. S. B. Bailey was on his
wheel going along Broadway toward
his home. AS he approached the juno
tion of Seventh street with Broadway
he swerved TO the right in order to avoid
a horse and wagon being driven by c. w.
Lash. His effort in this direction, how
ever. was unavailing. The horse struck
him on the right eide and threw him to
the ground, rendering Bailey for the
time being unconscious. Upon regaiu-
The herald., 1897-06-30
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Will Be Represented at Salt Lake ant
Milwaukee

Edward T. Pierce, principal of the nor
NAL school. has been appointed to repre-
sent the chamber Of commerce at the
national educational convention to be
held in Milwaukee July 9Th to 9th. Mr..
Pierce will bring every possible pressure
to bear on having Los Angeles selected
as the meeting place of the convention
in 1898. and as he has had experience in
this line of work and Will have the CO.
operation Of Superintendent of Schools
Foshay. who will attend as delegate as
we'll as a representative of the chamber
there is a reasonable hope that some
thing may be accomplished.
George Peck, jr., of San Pedro. and
Nathan Cole. jr., have been added to the
list of delegates who will represent the
chamber at the transmississippi con-
gress at Salt Lake with H. c. Dillon, A.
Jscoby, w. w. Tinker, George w. Par
sons, T. E. Gibbon, George L. Patton.
A. H. Naftzger and c. H. Martin.
The herald., 1897-06-30
Court Notes

The NJ. L. Polaski company was yes
yerday permitted to change its name by
Judge Allen to the Rosenstein- Cohn
Cigar company.
In the suit of ]. Macgregor VS.. Laura
K. Judkins ct al, Judge York yesterday
gave judgment in foreclosure for plain
tiff for $11S0.5S, attorneys fees 500.
The case of George Lindenfeldt, in
which charge Of embezzlement was
preferred by German named Christian
Horn, was continued yesterday with the
consent of the district attorney until
July 18th.
Ezra Cokahnour. convicted in depart
men one of having fired the house Of
Mr.. Baxter at Monrovia. was sentenced
by Judge Smith yesterday to three years
Imprisonment at Folsom. Notice of
appeal was filed.
The case Of the United States versus
the schooner Santa Barbara came up in
the district court yesterday, and was
continued over for the term. The ship
was libeled some time since for violating
a statute regarding lights
The herald., 1897-06-30
AN OLD CONTRACT
Which Warrants Corporation Daily
ing With Defendants Property

No sooner has one water suit been
disposed of than 1t seems as If two others
must take its place on the files of the
court.
Yesterday the case Of the Palomares
Irrigation company against H. H. Will
Jams and others came to trial in depart
ment five. The plaintiff corporation
claims the exclusive right to develop
water by boring on the east Is acres of
lot 32 Loop & Meserve tract, in the
Rancho San Jose, owned by the princi-
pal defendant. Also to lay pipe and
to bore well, in addition to being the
owner of the water in the artesian well
now existing. The irrigation company
has been doing business for abou. ten
years and claims that go inches of water
is necessary to supply the needs Of the
rancher stockholders. and at the pres
ent time there is only flow Of 20 inches
On April %, in order to develop the
required amount of water, the corpora
ton entered upon defendants land and
dug ditch across the tract from the
pipe line now existing and distributed
pipe ready for laying. 1t was intended
later to dig a we'll and connect it with
the pipe line. but the defendants strong
ly objected to the liberties taken upon
their land and took the pipes and pitched
them off their land and filled up the
ditch. The irrigation company denies
their right to so act, and brought the
present suit.
The defendants. on the other hand
deny the allegations of the plaintiff COM
pany, and claim that excepting the two
irrigating seasons of 1856, when the
plaintiff was permitted by special agree
ment to utilize the water from the well
on defendants property, no water was
furnished to the company's stockholders
from the year 1883 up to the present
time
The defendants acknowledge having
made provisional agreement with the
Pomona Land and Water company, by
virtue of which that company nigh.
bore we'll on the Is acre tract and il
a permanent flow was developed the
defendants would convey to the compa-
ny the 1B inches of water flowing from
the San Antonio canyon, and which was
being utilized to irrigate the tract. A
flow of 35 inches Of water was obtained,
and pipe line was laid, in accordance
with the terms of the agreement, and
other of it's provisions were observed
In 1888, however, the water ceased to
flow entirely, and the defendant Will
Jams had to erect windmill at an ex-
pense of $500 to obtain the water he
required. In this state of the case the
agreement entered into was necessarily
abrogated and the present plaintiff de-
irving its supposed rights from the older
corporation, has, according to the de-
PENDANTS. no claim whatever, or right
to do anything with the Is acre tract
referred to but leave it severely alone.
The herald., 1897-06-30
FILED THEIR PETITIONS
Local Business People Who Pose ~
Insolvents

william A. Fariss, contractor, yester-
day filed his petition in insolvency with
liabilities placed at $21S5,56. The assets
consist of homestead. valued at $4,000
and mortgaged for $780, now In course Of
foreclosure.
c. w. Buchanan, resident OF Pasa-
dena, also filed his petition.in insolvency
yesterday. The petitioners inventory
showed real estate valued at $500; ac-
counts due, $623 so; exempt property, in
cluding homestead. $3.50; liabilities,
$S54S15.
Ella G. Campbell. local milliner, also
filed her petition yesterday. Her LA
bilities were set out at $1s9475, and her
assets at $140o. with homestead valued
at $250O
The herald., 1897-06-30

CROTTY-In Sacramento. June 2S. 1897,
Michael Crotty. a native Of County
Clare. Ireland, aged "a years.
Mr. Crotty was a brother of Miss Della
and Miss Katie Crotty of this city. The
remains will be brought to this city. Ser
vices from the Cathedral. Wednesday, at
10 a. m. Friends and acquaintances es-
pecially invited.
POHLHAUSE.-In this city June 20, MRS.
A. B. Polhause. aged 66 years.
Funeral from her late residence, Az
Wall street, today at 2 p. m. Friends in
vited.
The herald., 1897-06-30
: COURT CALENDAR
Cases to Be Called in the Several De-
partments Today

ONE-Judge Smith.
Frank Valdez, murder; trial; further
hearing.
TWO-Judge Clark.
N. p. (973) The estate of Rosa T. Meikle-
john; final account and distribution.
N. p. (44O The estate of ]. Bell; citation.
N. p. (2O30 The estate of Emma Tolfree;
petition to revoke letters of adminis-
tration.
THREE-Judge York.
(25,27S) Sanchez VS.. Sanchez.
(2S.55S) Insolvency II. w. Watkins; cred
itors' meeting.
FOUR-Judge Van Dyke
Nothing set.
DEPARTMENT FIVE-Judge Shaw.
(28,174) Palomares Irrigation Co. VS.. Will
liams; trial: further hearing.
DEPARTMENT SIX-Judge Allen.
(2S,107) Swanson ct al. VS.. Rex Oil Com
pany ct al.
TOWNSHIP COURT-Justice Young.
Vickery VS.. Mccarthy ct al; 1:30.
Clark vs. Kennedy; 4.
Clark VS.. Shook; 4.
People VS.. Meath; 1880.
Tomont VS.. Lance; demurrer; 1880.