The herald., 1898-12-17
FOR Better ROADS
THE PASADENA SOCIETY HAS
DONE GOOD WORK
Prize List for Tournament of Roses.
Giddings' Grocery Despoiled.
Dirty Linen in Court

PASADENA, Dec l6.--(Offfice of The
Herald, Is West Colorado street. Telephone
red 675.) The eBtter Roads society held an
enthusiastic meeting this evening, at which
officers were elected for the ensuing year,
arrangements were made for the society
particiption in the Tournament OF Roses,
the address of the retiring president was
heard, as well as the reports of the retirinng
secretary and treasurer. The following oifi-
GERS were elected: President, d. &. Smith;
vice-president Dr. A. H. Palmer; secretary,
Don McGilvray; treasurer, George B Post:
directors, Ed Lockett, ii. w. Hines, George
Frost, Il. f. Founders and +. A. Healey.
Edmund Lockett, the retiring president,
made an address full OF good points, in the
course of which he said that the objects
of the Better Roads society were not limited
to the procuring OF bicycle paths, but the
securing of good roads adapted to all kinds
of vehicles and the betterlng OF the high
ways in every particular.
ROSE TOURNAMENTS PRIZES
The board of directors of the Tournament
Of Roses has adopted the following cassiii-
cation of prizes to be awarded to the best
displays in the tournament parade:
Best display OF any club on foot, one
prize; best display of any secret society on
foot, one prize; six-in-hand display, two
prizes; four-in- hand display, two prizes;
equestrian, lady rider, two prizes; eques-
tTldI, geIllltlndu IiQtI, wv pa lISss oSst bts
play of decorated conveyances of any socla
club or organization, one prize; best genera
display of any public school or organization,
two prizes; best educational display other
than public schools, one prize: floats, two
prizes; tandem team, two or more animals,
other than pony, one prize; double team
to cart or carriage, three prizes: single team
to cart or carriage, three prizes; double
Shetland team to cart or carriage, one prlZe;
Shetland team to cart or carriage, one
prize; double pony team to cart or carriage,
each pony not over 800 pounds, two prizes;
single pony team to cart or carnage pony
not over 500 pounds, two prizes; tandem
pony team, Two or more animals each pony
rot over 500 pounds, one prize; novelty dis
play, decorations OF pampas plumes, palms,
pepper boughs, ETC., one prize; best display
OF municipal apparatus, one prlze: burro
and cart one prize; tandem, or bicycle car
rying more than one person. one prlZe; b.
cycle club or organization, two prizes; bl-
cycle. lady rider, two prizes; bicycle. gentle
man rider, two prizes: bicycle, novelty. one
prize; bicycle, boy rider, two prizes; bicy
Gle, girl rider two prizes: tricycle., lady RI |
der, one prize; tricycle., gentleman rider, one
prize.
To these will be added the special prizes
offered by the Better Roads society for the |
best bicycle displays.
STORE BURGLARlZED
J. R. Giddngs store on East Colorado
street was robbed of about $50 worth of
goods last night. Mr.. Gddings has gen
eral merchandise store on Colorado street |
near Hill avenue and lives within two doors |
from the establishment. The thieves en-
tered the store through window in the rear |
of the building, which they broke in with |
a piece OF iron. Although they must have
made considerable noise, Mr. Giddings did |
not hear a sound of them. This thief seemed |
to act just like the one that robbed the |
Walnut street store some time ago. He
was connoisseur of groceries and selected |
various brands of edibles in considerable |
quantities; also some wearing apparel and |
a 3S-caiber Smith & Wesson revolver. Con
stable Sam Wallis tracked the thief out
Colorado and up Hill street to the Santa
Fe track, where all trace was lost. A sack
full of something was seen lying by the side
of the road on Hill street at about o'clock |
this morning by Benjamin Batchelder as he
started on his rounds with a milk wagon.
On returning later the sack was gone. He
believes that his approach scared the thief ]
into dropping his sack and hiding until
Batchelder had passed. The suspicion is
that these burglaries are not the work OF
tramps, but, oil some improvident person
who takes this means Of supplying an i'm
poverished larder.
BREVITIES
More of the dirty linen of the Crown
steam laundry was washed in Judge Ros
sitcr's cour. yesterday when l.. Is. Palmer
sued A. c. Lorbeer, the former proprietor
OF the laundry, for 500 due on old bills
mostly for horse feed. DR.. G. II. Whitman
of Los Angeles was the principal witness.
The Judge awarded S62. so to the plaintiff,
discountenancing the rest of the bills The
case will be carried to the superior court.
There is another rumor on the streets to-
night to the effect that the Southern Pacific
is negotiating for the purchase of the Pasa-
dena electric road Colonel Smith emphat-
ically denies the rumor but adds that he
would sell if he got his price
Lamont Iyner's hat and orercoat were
stolen from the public library while he was
there reading last night.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Sons of Vet
Grams held their annual election of officers
last night and followed the business with
a taffy pull in which the G. \. r. and W.
r. c. were invited to join. The election of
officers resulted as follows: Miss Lulu Bris-
tol. past president; Mrs. Ida NJ. Washbun.
president; Miss May Barnhart. vice-presi-
dent; Mrs. Ida O. Lacey, treasurer Mrs. \.
B. McKelvey, chaplain Miss Alice Bristol,
guide; Mrs. Lulu Clark assistant guide:
Miss Sarah Schneider, inside guide; Miss