Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-21
BACK TO NATURE" CULT WILL
DON TROUSERS
LEADER APPLIES TO MAYOR
Pasadena City Attorney Finds No Or
dlnanoe Prohibiting Women From
Appearing on Streets In
Masculine Attire
Pasadena Agency,
ia East Colorado Street.

PASADENA, July 2O.--Women may
don trousers without fearing the
broad arm Of the law so far as the
local enforcement carries weight. This
privilege has been granted the female
members of the cult known as back
to nature" colony Of whom are To-
Gated in North Pasadena. The re-
quest for the privilege was made to
Mayor waterhouse by Mrs. Maud
Johnson, one of the leaders of the sect
The city's executive referred the mat
ter to Assistant City Attorney Nc
Donald, who today reported that he
finds no ordinance In effect whereby
the fair sex is prohibited from ap-
pearing on the streets of Pasadena
attired in mans garb. Mrs. johnson
expressed her approval of the broad
mindedness of the city authorities and
from now on 1t will be no unusual
sight to see female forms In trousers
and waistcoat in public places.
w. J. Collision, who is accused of
having thrown pepper into the eyes
of William Tate, his brother-in-la
and beat and kicked his victim into
ony charge, bail being fixed at $500
by Justice Congdon and the date of
the hearing set for Tuesday, July 25.
Collision lays the trouble to Tate and
the latter's mother, whom he accuses
of being mainly responsible for Mrs.
Collision suing and obtaining a di-
vorce. In statement Collision says
his wife, after their separation, re-
peatedly made efforts to return to him
and that she was prevented by her
mother and brother. Collision is %
years of age and was in the employ of
a local plumbing firm. The injuries to
Tate are not so serious as first thought
and the doctors say he will not lose
the sight of either eye.
Property owners on Fair Oaks
avenue, north of Washington, are not
pleased with the specifications for i'm
proving that thoroughfare, claiming
that the cut in the grade is too deep
and will prove damaging to their pre-
misses. The old grade is now three feet
below the property line in many places
and the new provides for a still
greater cut, ranging from five to ten
feet. Some of the property owners af-
fected will ask the city authorities for
a compromise and, if they are unsuc-
cessful, talk of bringing an injunction
to settle the matter in court.
Miss Jessie, Roderick and Mr.. Paul
D Underwood were married at noon
today at the home of Mrs. Abbie Rod
erick on North Marenge, the ceremony
being performed by Rev. j. G. Elliott
The young people are we'll known in
society.
Roy Abbey, a fifteen-year-old youth,
was this morning arrested on a charge
of numerous thefts from w. It. Hau-
ser's sporting goods store. The boy
confessed to Chief Pinkham that he
stole two revolvers and quantity of
ammunition from the store last Tues
day night and that he had in his pos
session two keys with which he was
able to unlock Hauser's door. Roy
admitted that he had frequently stolen
articles from the store, as he had had
the keys in his possession for over a
month. Most of the goods were re-
covered and the boy will be sent to
the reform school.
The date for the dedication of the
new Masonic temple has been defin-
itely set for August 1, which change
was necessary because the Los An
geles Masons had arranged for a big
meeting pm July 20, the date originally
named.
Pasadena Brevities
The Injunction suit brought by the
Green Marshall company to prevent
Contractor Slavin from tearing away
the front Of the building occupied by
the firm has been dismissed by Judge
James and the work of widening Fair
Oaks avenue at that point will pro-
ceed.
Miss Clara Randall. we'll known
teacher of English at Throop institute,
iH seriously i'll and her many friends
are grieved to learn that she has not
rallied from sinking spell.
Postmaster John W. Wood has re-
turned from two weeks vacation
spent at the Portland exposition and
In San Francisco.
i. e. Worrell today sold a fifty-foot