Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-16
PASADENA JAPS
WILL CELEBRATE
PREPARE entertainment IN
HONOR OF PORT ARTHUR
Mayor Vedder and Chief Of Police
Freeman viii Take Part-cooIey
Place Purchased by Local
Syndicate
Pasadena Agency,
la East Colorado Street.

Pasadena Agency,
ia East Colorado Street.
PASADENA, Jan. 15.--Interest CEN
ters In the Japanese celebration of the
fall of Port Arthur, to be held tomor-
row evening In Woodman's hall, with
preliminary fireworks on the street.
With the unusual beauty of the tour
| nament of roses fireworks fresh in
mind. there is sure to be an enthusiasts
tic crowd on the street as we'll as in the
hall. For week or more workmen
have been busy under the direction of
F. Kuranaga, the acknowledged leader
of the local Japanese, in preparing
unique and effective decorations in the
true Japanese stylesfor the stage and
hall. Mayor William Fl. Vedder and
chief of police w. w. Freeman are to
have a part in the interesting program.
The whole affair is to close with first
three cheers for America, followed by
three more for Japan.
The program in full is as follows
Opening address, F. Kuranaga, chair
man.
Japanese National Hymn. audience.
| Unwilling of portrait of His Majesty,
| emperor of Japan, II. Mkt.
Reading Declaration of War In Japa-
nese, B. Kimpoh.
English translation, A. Sanu.
Music, orchestra.
| Address, mayor of Pasadena.
| Address in Japanese, K. T. Okohira.
Reading essay in Japanese H. Mkt.
| Address, w. w. Freeman, chief Of po-
lice.
American National Hymn, audience.
| Ban-Zai audience.
Ten thousand years of long life and
happiness to his majesty and people.
Address, william C. Vaughn, state
manager. ~
Japanese flute duet, Messrs. Mabe-
shima and Kinoshita.
Sword dance, Messrs. Okohira and
| Abe.
Song, LIE Roy Jepson.
Jiu Jitsu, Messrs. Okohira and Taxa
yama.
Japanese dance, Messrs. Ogura and
Vaughn.
| Recitation Miss Mary Gillies.
Japanese sword fencing, Messrs. Oke
hira and Takayama.
Shi-Shimai Qicn dance of ancient
times in JAPAN, Messrs Nabeshima
and Kinoshita.
| Song, Misses Ito. cas-
japanese Geisha dancing with Japa-
nese music.
Stereopticon views of Japan, Mr..
| Moryama.
| Three cheers for America.
| Three cheers for Japan.
Large Delinquent Tax List
More than two thousand citizens are
slow in paying their taxes, and unless
these are paid within the next two
weeks, their property may become de-
linquent for non-payment of taxes OF
this number 913 are in the school tax
list, and 1855 are in the city list. The
city auditor has made out city tax lists
amounting to $206, ,744.S9 and of this
amount but $S7, 7,232.05 has been paid,
leaving an unpaid balance of $119,512.S4
In order to make everything straight
by the 2Sth, which is the date of expir-
alton of time, the city treasurer will
have to take in something over $4,000 ev-
cry working day from now till then.
The date for the expiration of the pay
ment of the city taxes was changed last
~, MIGHT hQ
the customary stringency in many
homes at Christmas time, when the
taxes had taken all the surplus cash.
| The officials will be interested to see
| lust how well their philanthropic
lengthening Of the time has worked.
Historic Cooley Place Sold
| One of the most picturesque and
beautiful old places of the city has
been purchased by a local syndicate
of business men. who will subdivide
| it into building lots. The property is
that on South Orange Grove avenue
known as the Cooley place, embracing
| twenty-eight acres. From the avenue
the land runs back to the east bank of
| Ine Arroyo OeCOs Inc pave Hao JUST
been purchased from the Provident
Life and Trust company of Philadel-
phia by group of Pasadena men, the
syndicate including III. I. Stuart Of the
First National bank, Mayor William II.
Vedder, Postmaster j. w. Wood, Arch
itect c. w. Buchanan and John Nc
Donald & Co. Grand avenue will be
extended to run through the tract, and
the natural beauty of the place will be
made the most of. Restrictions will be
made upon the character of buildings
to be erected.
Monkey Is intoxicated
Senator Hahn" the bright little
monkey at Central park. who has been
the pet OF the mayor and the children
for some two months and was given