The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-27
PASADENA POLITICIANS
ABANDON PENCILS AND TAKE TO
FrsrICuFTs
Exlghtsns People Who would Like to
Picnic in Las Flores Canon
City Brevities

PASADENA. Aug. 36-(Ofice OF The
Herald, IS East Colorado street) Last
evening the long-range editorial-column
feud between the Star and News focused
to- a fisticufr scrap. and the News, from
purely physical standpoint. came out ahead.
Upon a basis of Christian spirit and turn
the-other-cheek code, honors are still about
even. The blow that sent the chip flying
from w. 8. Meaick's shoulder was the fol-
lowing editorial in the Star last evening:
s'The paper that Is the most unprincipled
in Its abuse before convention is the most
AFFECT In eating its words afterward. The
News and Mr.. Waters are the case In point.
That miserable sheet. edited by liar and
a religious hypocrite, has attacked Mr..
waters with a.virulence that has called for
the rebuke Of brother editors throughout
the district, who warned II that it would
have to eat crow in the event Of Mr.. Wa
ters' nomination. Little did they suspect
the facility with which 1t could eat crow
and not only apologize for abuse. but deny
ever having made It."
Candidate-for-A Assembly Melick Is MEM
Der OF the Methodist church In good stand
ing, but when he read this his blood boiled
ana he got his wheel and pedaled to the
Star ONCE. Up the stairs he hied and gave
Charley Gardner notice that ne might say
what ne pleased about him, except that he
must not call him 'liar and religious
hypocrite." "What will you do about it?'
sneered the Star, and Melick responded by
y;
counter and slappinig the Stars face.
Thereupon the Star made spring TO clear
the counter, but the News grasped the
Stars arms and pinloned them, and before
the star could recover itself a printer and
4 reporter separated the contestants. Thus
the mill ignominiously ended and all is quiet
today, not line appearing in either paper
concerning the event.
Wild Mountain Man
Has Las Flores canyon wild man! This
question confronted the men who are
working on the Mount Lowe railroad today.
Las Flores canyon is the first canyon west
OF Rubio canyon, and wagon road runs up
to the head of it. The canyon is pretty
one, being almost the only pretty one saved
from the devastation of forest fires. 1t is
1. favorite place for picnickers. Today.
shortly after dinner. two section hands
from Rubio canyon walked around into Las
Flores. Near the mouth of the canyon they
met two men in buggy, who stopped them
to state that there was a naked man, evil
IDENTIFY crazy, a little outside the canyon.
The two men started curiously in the direc-
ton indicated and found middle-aged,
slightly bald, smooth-faced, sandy
p!exioned man of large proportions sitting
on a rock under small oak, about twenty
feet from the roadside, along which vehicles
pass quite frequently, there being some
houses in the canyon. There was not a
stitch of clothing on the man, not even
shoes or hat. He held garment In his lap
and went through sensefess ceremony
which reminded the onlookers Of mon
keys antics. He kept up necessarily an
incoherent monologue and hummed tune.
The two men from Rubio approached with
In a few PAGES, making enough noise to at
tract the attention of an ordinary mortal.
but failed to arouse the freak. They de-
bated whether to accost him, but conclud
ed, upon sizing up his gigantic muscular
development. that, insane, they wished no
business with him, and, sane, he evidently
wished no business with them. so the two
men went back to work without disturbing
the stranger, but the mystery of the thing
worries them. and they have spread some
or its contagion about town. Who is he?
Perhaps some man who has been fighting
IRE. has become suddenly deranged by the
heat ard smoke and hardship. and is wan
dering about in search OF his people. Per-
haps he is an escape from the asylum, or
T.
crankiness takes this peculiar turn.
Brevities
The Americas club met tonight in Its new
headquarters and enjoyed a drill on the
streets, about forty members turning out.
At business meeting presided over by
Lieutenant Gibbs it was decided to drill
Wednesday and Friday evenings of each
week and hold meeting of the executive
committee on Wednesday evenings. Then
an election of officers of Company c took
place, caused by the resignation of Captain
Frank J. Coleman. First Lieutenant Henry
Ramel was chosen captain; Second Lieu
tenant Cole was elected first lieutenant;
Sergeant w. B. Clapp was made second
lieutenant. Messrs. Mclaughlin and Nc
Gavin of Los Angeles were present to en-
gineer some arrangements for the club
taking part in the political campaign In Los
Angeles
Throop Polytechnic institute will open the
new school year with an increased attend
ance in all departments, from all indica-
tons, and the trustees are much encouraged
over the prospects. DR.. Bridge is work.
Ing hard in raising the fund for the school
so generously started with $4,000 SUBJ
scription by Mr.. Hugus. and already several
large additional sums have been subscribed.
Some improvements are being made about
the buildings. the rooms are being calci-
mined throughout, concrete floors are to
be laid in the basement. and III the sloyd
department particularly the accommoda-
lions are to be largely increased.
Particulars OF the death OF Miss Jennie
Baker have been received. short dis
patch was received some time ago STATING