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Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-19
CITY ENGINEER LEARNS THAT OLD
AUTO CAN BREAK SPEED LIMIT

ordinances for street Improvements
Saturday afternoon while the other city
officials click the little ivory balls
around the billiard table.
The motorcycle mounted police made
the arrest, and according to Mr.. Staf-
ford's version OF the affair were more
surprised than he was when they
learned whom they had captured.
"I was bowling along Pasadena
boulevard at what I thought was an
easy clip when ] saw the two officers
following me-" said Mr.. Stafford. 1T
never occurred to me that they were
timing me. but after about mile of
the chase they rode up in front of me
and told me to stop as I was running
twenty-one miles an hour and exceed
ing the speed limits. You could have
knocked them down with a feather
when they saw who I was and that IL
was as much OF a surprise to me, for
| never believed that old tub could
make more than eighteen miles an hour,
pushed to its hardest. I'll have more
respect for it now that 1t has cost me
$40 to learn that il can go twenty-one
miles an hour. But | was arrested all
right and this morning l went up be-
fore Judge Chambers and paid my fine
like q little man. 1 might have been
exceeding the speed limit, but 1 didn't
know IL 4"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-19

City Engineer Harry Stafford is
through with politics, now and for
ever. When one Of the highest salaried
officials in the city's employ only has
half a "pull' with the police It is time
to retire to private life. Is the opinion
that Mr.. Stafford was mournfully ex-
pressing to sympathetic friends at the
city hall yesterday.
lie was hailed before Police Judge
Chambers yesterday morning and fined
$40 of his own. not city money, for ex-
ceeding the speed ordinance in one of
the city's automobiles. The usual fine
Is $25, levied according to a recommeu-
dation passed by the city council few
weeks ago but the fact that Mr.. Staf-
ford wasn't running very much faster
than the law allows saved the city
engineer SIS for Christmas presents.
The arrest was made Saturday after
noon on Pasadena avenue as Mr.. STAFF
ford was returning from luncheon at
his home to his office in the city hall.
Had Mr.. Stafford been content to fol-
low the example of other city officials
and take Saturday afternoon for half
holiday, he declares, there would have
been no occasion for the arrest and he
still would have had that $40 I'm his
northwest trousers pocket, But, no, he
Is gluttOn for work and prepares
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-19
ACT ON GARBAGE CONTRACT
Board of Public Works Goes Hungry
to Look over Bids-McClure
and Mcclure Favored

The members OF the board OF pubic
works, who had overlooked the fact
that last Friday was the regular day
for the meeting of the board and.
consequently failed to put in an appear
ance, yesterday went without their
lunches to look over the bids submitted
for garbage wagons and recommended
to the council. at the afternoon session,
that S. Mcclure and II. ]. Mcclure be
awarded the contract. This firm agrees
to furnish the wagons ard teams for
$40 a month for each outfit. of which
thirty will be used.
The time for the contract TO go into
effect was not specified, but it is eN-
pected that the contractors will be
allowed sufficient time to secure the
wagons and the time will be specified
In the contract.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-19
REAL ESTATE ACTIVE
Nearly 200 Lots Sold in Hollywood
Tract-Purchase of Acreage
by Syndicate

w. G.. Griffith, manager of the Realty
Trust company, has purchased for a
local syndicate from Edward Lewis
Baker a thirteen-acre tract on the
corner of Plummer street and Wilson
avenue, the consideration being 100000.
The tract, which is nicely located, is
provided with ample water supply and
it will be subdivided and improved in
high class manner. The Realty Trust
company will handle the property.
The beautiful lots in Grider & Haml-
toms Hollywood tract are going rapidly.
Thus far about 200 lots have been sold.
Sunday the sales aggregated 1873 at $400
to $3.50 each, the total being $91, 500. The
lots are 50x130 feet and 50X135 feet. This
tract is a part of the Cover estate and
extends from Sunset boulevard to Santa
Monica boulevard and from Cover
street to Hartford avenue. Hollywood
tract includes $40 lots.
A purchase of acreage in the Cahuen-
ga valley, that is said to be intended
for subdivision, has been made by W.
C. Thornton. He bought from Charles
Paddock sixty acres in Rancho La
Brea for 100000, The land is located
about mile south of Colegrove.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-19
MARRIED LIFE
FULL OF WORRY
HUSBAND SAYS WIFE WAS
JEALOUS
Declares He Showed Her Every Item
of His Own Personal Expendi-
lures, but That She Refused
to Believe Him

Alleging that his wifes jealousy
caused him great humiliation and
worry George M. Glover, a Los An
geles salesman. yesterday petitioned
Judge Wilbur of department eight of
the superior court to grant him a de-
cree of divorce from Mrs. Mary A.
Clover
According to Clover's statements on
the witness stand yesterday his mar
ried life had been filled with trials
and worry. AS he told the details of
his marital disturbances his head was
husky.
I'VE were married in Shelby county,
Ind" he said THAT was thirty-two
years ago and for seventeen years my
life was a happy one. But my wife
became jealous of me and no matter
what | did she accused me of every
act of domestic infeicity she could
think Of
"All my life I have made about 800
n month and of that amount / gave
regularly for the support of my wife
and children $40. But that was not
enough, and after my wife started her
prosecutions my life was constant
misery. We had quarrels for break
fast, dinner aud supper and at last
out of sheer desperation | secured "A
position as travelling salesman. l was
absent from nome just as much as
possible, for whenever l got in the
house there was trouble on hand wait
ing for me. My wife then started TO
accuse me of travelling with womelt
companions and alleged that l made
one transcontinental trip with a nurse,
when as a matter of fact | was with
my sister and my wife knew it, for
my sister spent some weeks at my
home.
1T got so at last that was COM
PEELED to make an account of every
cent 7 spent and even that did not
satisfy her. I produced every item of
my laundry bill and the receipts there
of and my cigar bill and every little
expense I had and added the list up
and showed her how it tailed each
month with the amount l had saved for
myself, but still she didn't believe me
and accused me of getting money
somewhere else and lavishing it on
women.
when I was at home she continu-
ally demanded more money and said
that lots of other women dressed bet
ter than she did and that she would
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-19

Beardsley: Tribune, James F. Dor
rance; Times, M. Schuyler; Press, Vic
tor Smith
Pittsburg-Dispatch, John O'Donnell;
Leader, J. NJ. Hazlett Telegraph and
Gazette, Theodore Boice.
Indianapolis-Star. II. f. Guthrie.
Chicago Record Herald S. G. An
drus; American. w. S. Brons; Railway
Age, f. w. Lane; Railway and Engi-
neering Review. w. III. Camp: speciai
correspondent, r. II. Little w. Davis,
George Ade. J. M. Glenn, D. Swobe.
Cleveland-Plain Dealer, a. e. Nc
Kee
cincinnati Commercial Tribune. j.
l.. Steele; Times Star. M. Strauss;
Scripps- McRae, II. w. Brown.
neapolis-Tribune, ]. A. Arnold.
st. Paul-Dispatch, j. w. Hawks.
Des Moines-Register and Leader,
Garden Cowles.
st. Louis-Post Dispatch, w. A.
Chamberlain.
Kansas City-Journal, w. Barnes;
Star, ]. N. Steele.
Omaha-Press Bureau, T. r. Porter.
Denver-News, C. H. Poole; Times,
A. L. Mayfield.
cheyenne - Press Bureau, CT. S.
Walker.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-19
NAMES THE SAME
BOARD OF WORKS
COUNCIL DELAYS CONFIRMING
APPOINTMENT
Mayor MeAIeer Submits List lnelud-
Ina John r. Matthews, c. o.
Winters and e. T.
Perkins

Mayor McAleer yesterday sent the
names of the new board OF public
works to the city council for confirm
alton. The personnel of the board Is
the same that the mayor suggested
several months ago, John r. Matthews,
G. o. Winters and Edwin T. Perkins.
The council had expected that these
men would be named and received the
mayors message with no further com
ment than to refer 1t to the committee
of the whole.
"When will the committee of the
whole meet to consider this ooard?'
asked one of the councilmen.
Whenever the spirit moves said
Mr.. Blanchard, who was acting as
president of the council In the alb
sence of Theodore Summerland.
This action of referring the question
to committee of the whole without
a definite date for settlement, was
taken to mean that the members of the
council are not highly favorable to
TIE mayors nominees. When the
mayor suggested some time ago, that
this would probably be his choice for
"A board of public works, there were
members of the council so opposed to
1t as to declare that they would do
what they could to hold UP the con-
flrmation until such q time as the per-
sonnel of the board was satisfactory.
The charter amendment that provides
for the board also provides that the
board shall be officially inaugurated
January 1.
The council is also tied up by a res
olution that the board of public works
must have one member who is a rep
resentative of the labor unions. Tough-
ton forced this resolution through the
council at q time when other members
were mapping. and several have since
stated that they regretted their silent
acquiescence, but that it now is a
record in the minutes and they do not
know how to sidestep 1t.
Members of the council stated yester-
day that the mayor had agreed to send
in another list of names if this one
did not meet with the approval of the
council, but that he was anxious to
learn the councils reasons for refusing
their confirmation.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-19
WATER BOARD HEARS REPORT
Auditor Says Financial Condition OF
Department Is Unusually
Satisfactory

The board Ct water commissioners lis
tened to the annual reports of the aud
ftor and superintendent and approved
them at a meeting held yesterday after
noon in the committee rooms on South
Hill street. The auditor reported that
the financial condition is much better
than that of last year and stated there
Is good profit in the treasury for the
last fiscal year ending November Is.
The superintendent's report was a
lengthy one and showed that the in
stallment of meters has been a means
of saving a great volume of water.
During the year $500 meters have been
installed making a total of over 5000
now in use. He also stated that the
pumping stations put into service have
been of value in increasing the supply
of water.
The board submitted these reports
to the city council with short COM
munication, stating that their full re-
port could not be given on account of
some of the deals involving Owens
river property not having been COM
pleted
Bids for 36-inch and 30-inch riveted
sheet steel pipes were presented and
opened and referred to the supply com
mittee. The contract for these pipes
was let to the lowest bidder, the Lacy
Manufacturing company. The bids
were 1892 per foot for 1900 feet of So
inch pipe and $2.72 per foot for 5000 feet
of 30-inch pipe.
A communication was read which had
been submitted by the Maclay Rancho
Water company, asking for water rights
across the San Gabriel forest for a
reservoir and water ditch in Pacoima
canyon. The board decided to refuse
t. grant such privileges at present.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-19
SANTA CLAUS BEGINS EARLY TO
MAKE HIS CHRISTMAS PURCHASES

The crowd this week Is different from
that of the last two weeks. This is a
buying crowd. Nearly every person
who comes into the store now goes out
with bundle while last week and the
week before they came In to look
around"
Mullen & Bluett are having an un-
precedented Christmas sale, according
to the assertion of A. u. Mullen. He
said. "Sales are almost double the
amount Of any preceding Christmas
week. We have doubled the force of
clerks and still there are times when
the customers have to wait for some
time don't see how business could
be better"
j. II. Lane & Co.. through the man
ager, also commented on the manner
in which the trade is flowing in at the
present time. The manager said: III
we complained of the way that the
people are buying now we would either
be very greedy or very foolish. No
complaint Is possible. We are selling
more goods of better quality than we
ever did before"
People Seek Good Values
At the Fifth street sore conditions
were much the same. Mr.. Steele, one
of the three proprietors, said: people
are buying less trash this year than
they have since I have been connected
with a department store. They are
spending their money most literally,
but they care more for value, it seems,
than ever before. We are having larger
crowds every day than we can handle
and | believe that we would have just
as large crowds proportiouately If we
had three times the space we now oc-
cupy'
At Coulters the same conditions
seemed TO obtain. One of the floor
walkers said: "It seems queer, but
there are fewer shoplfters this year
than there have been since 1 can re-
member. We have only found one or
two this whole season and we have
not caused the arrest OF them for the
reason that it would be too much
trouble to prosecute them. AS to the
business that we are doing now, L can
only say that ] have never seen any,
thing like II in my life. Booming is
a weak word to apply to the condi-
tions.
I'VE find it almost impossible to get
enough statesmen to fill the positions
that we have vacant. There are lots
of unskilled clerks on the market that
would be glad enough to get position,
but experienced salespeople are rare.
From what 1 have seen 1 do not think
that Christmas will be followed by the
usual period of deadly depression this
year. Things seem favorable for a
continuation of good business"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-19
STORES FILLED WITH EAGER
BUYERS
Shoppers Seek Gifts Calculated to Fill
Loved Ones With Joy--chil-
dren Show Maximum Of
Enthusiasm

The very spirit of Christmas is visible
in the eyes of most Of the hunters
after the desirable who throng the
stores at this season. A seeker after
types of the race could do no better
than to stand in the doorway OF the
large department stores. The whole
gamut of possibilities Is run every half
hour
Old men and women with benignant
faces go to buy their pet grandchildren
a longed-for toy. Wives seeking for
something that "he" will like and hus-
bands searching with an equal amount
OF eagerness for present that will
please "her" may be seen in null
tltudes.
Tiny tots making their selections for
the edification of Santa Claus run
about with wondering eyes. awed by
the tinsel magnlfcence of the toy sec
tion.
Others. little older, who know all
abount Santa. look scornfulIy at the
smaller ones and utter words which, if
heard, might mean disenchantment
Little girls stare with covetous ewes
at the cook stoves "just like mamma
has, In which real fires can be made,
and the smoke comes out of the CHIN
ney, too"
Christmas Trade Is Excellent
The mechanical section of the toy
department has a particular fascina-
tion for the small boy. He gazes at the
marvels of the clockwork automobile
and makes technical explanations of
the mechanism to his fellow-lookeron
that are amusing to degree.
At the different stores in town it was
said that the Christmas trade this sea-
son is much better than ever before.
At Hamburgers the manager said
THE Christmas trade began a little
late this year, but now things are on
with rush. We have had twice as
much trade this year as we ever had
before and every one of our statesmen
is constantly busy. We put on an i'm
mense force of extra help. but we could
use a hundred more men right now.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-19

have to have more money for clothes.
Even during my short stays at my
home she would generally go out i'll
the evening and be gone some time.
When she was at the house she quar-
relied with me so that would go to bed
early and cover up my head and the
next morning ] would get up and
sneak out Of the house, buy my break
fast at a restaurant and start out on
the road.
ION several occasions she has cursed
me and villifed me and called me ter
rIble names i'm the presence of COM
pany at our home until a year ago.
when | could stand it no longer and
left her."
Judge Wilbur granted an interlocu-
tory decree of divorce upon hearing
torroborative evidence.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-19
Committed to Insane Asylum

BY order of the insanity commission
in Judge Conreys department of the
superior court yesterday Julia G. Patch
and James Chapman were committed
to the state asylum at Patton. Mrs.
Patch came here from Chicago. The
woman was suffering from the hallu-
cination that she and all her family
were in the depths of hades. Chapman
Is an old soldier from Sawtelle. He
imagined he was the Diety and held a
half Of the earth in each hand.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-19
Talks of Christmas

"Holly and Rue" or Christmas, its
uses and abuses, was the subject OF
an interesting address given yesterday
by Rev. Robert J. Burdette at meet
ing of the Ebell club. TO the eastern
visitor Mr.. Burdette declared that
here she will see the real Christmas
1t is not the Christmas of ice and
snow, but the clear, blue sky, and the
bright sunshine that should be con-
sidered the real Christmas, for this
was the Christmas of Palestine. said
the speaker.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-19
Gets Divorce for Desertion

An interlocutory decree of divorce
was granted Mrs. Matilda Hartman
from Henry w, Hartman by Judge
'rrask i'm department four of the SUI
perlor court yesterday. The charge was
desertion and the small property in
volved was given to the woman.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-19
pleads Guilty to Larceny CHARGE

Raymond Nalardo, charged with
grand larceny was allowed to plead
guilty TO charge of petit larceny be-
fore Judge Smith In department. one of
the superior court yesterday, and was
sentenced to nine months imprison-
ment i'm the county Jail.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-19
Trv 10 Raise Looomotlve

An effort viii be made on "Wednesday
to raise the Santa 'e locomotive which
fell through wharf No. l at Redondo
on November a. All the necessary en-
gines and implements needed are
ready. Divers win be sent to Redondo
today
The Dolores star., 1905-09-08
ARMlsrlcE AGREED UPON.
oyama and Llnevitch Instructed to A..
range Terms.

Portsmouth, N. H., Sept. Japan.
through Baron Komura, has agreed to
the immediate conclusion of an armis.
tice. At IL o'clock last night Mr..
Takahira went to Baron de Rosen's
room and explained that he and Baron
Komura had received instructions to
arrange terms of an armistice. Baron
Rosen Immediately communicated
with NJ. Witte and 1t is probable that
a meeting will be held tomorrow morn.
ing for the proclamation of a complete
suspension of hostilities, preliminary
to the arrangement Of the details by
the two generals upon the battlefield.
Rapid progress was made yesterday
in the drafting of treaty of peace.
Baron Komura, at M. Whites request.
tomorrow will probably fix a day for
its signature.
Russia's consent to a suspension Of
hostilities reached M. Witte last night
in q cablegram from Count Lamsdorf.
whom Emperor Nicholas has empow.
cred to deal with the important phase
Of the negotiations.
General Linevitch has been informed
of the practical conclusion of peace
and directed to hold himself in readiness
to open with Field Marshal Oyama ne
&OtA0lAOub AOA du dAulbtACCs anu I0C VI
der for the suspension of hostilities
and the signing of the truce will now
go forward from st. Petersburg, as M.
Witte has been informed by Baron Ko-
mura that the Emperor of Japan has
also given his consent and has empow-
cred Marshal Oyama to conduct the
negotiations with the Russian comman-
der In the field.
Having advised General Linevitch of
the situation, Russia will not hold her.
self responsible for any clash which
may occur before the notification Of ia
pans consent to an armistice. On this
point, however, no serious anxiety is
felt here.
So rapidly and well is Mr.. de Mar
tens, with Mr.. Dennison, performing
his delicate and important task in
drafting the treaty. that he was able
to return from the navy yard tonight
to report to M. Witte the practical COM
pletion Of ten articles Of the treaty. 1t
is expected the treaty will In its en-
tirety consist Of thirteen articles, ex-
elusive of the preamble.
The Dolores star., 1905-09-08
MoEFAr ROAD TERMINAL.
Right Of Way Secured to Union Depot
In Denver.

Denver, Colo, Sept. David H.
Moffat and associates in the construc-
tion of the Moffat road have again
in earnest in the prosecution Of the
work. Last Saturday 1t was announced
from the onces that q strip of ground
about 100 feet wide. sufficient for .
double track, had been purchased all
the way from Utah junction to the
city, clear In to q point at Fifteenth
and Bassett streets-the present site
Of the City stock yards. The purchase
Of land includes all of River Front
park, the Union Warehouse Company
ground, strip running through the
Denargo Land Company's possessions
and the tract Of ground near River
Front park belonging to the Denver
Union Water Company.
At the same time 1t was stated that
the moment the Gore canon contro-
versy was settled the greatest piece Of
construction for the road, the big tun.
mel through the continental range,
would be undertaken and prosecuted
with all haste. Through the obstacles
placed in the way by the opponents Of
the road on Wall street, the big bore
contract has been held In allegiance for
over two years. Now Mr.. Moffat is in
the eminent position to state that he
has overcome all difficulties in the
East. and the tunnel to pierce the
mountain and cut the distance to the
coast will be started right away. as
soon as the lesser obstacles at home
ere disposed Of.
The Dolores star., 1905-09-08
Memorial to An Ensinssr.

A memorial tablet designed in honor
Of the late Edward Grafstrom. chief
mechanical engineer OF the Atchison.
Topeka Z Santa Fe railway. has just
been completed at Chicago. and will
be erected and unveiled In the Kan
sas state capitol at Topeka On the
tablet is . likeness Of Mr.. Grafstroa
In bas relief. the Melan bridge mark
ing the point where he lost his life.
and q Santa Fe road locomotive, the
design of which he was concerned in.
An Inscription gives a sketch OF his
life and describes his heroic act n fol-
lows:
During the great flood Of June.
1908. which swept over North Topeka.
he designed and built a small side
wheel steamer, in which, with a volun-
teer crew Of six men, he rescued hum
dreds Of people. While making his
last trip on the night Of June 2. 1908.
the boat was capsixed and Mr.. Graf
strom was drowned"