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Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-28
Annual Reception

The annual reception to new mem
bers will be given by the Wednesday
Morning club tomorrow.
This is always the most elaborate
of the clubs social affairs throughout
the year and for 1t the most attrac-
tive gowns of the members are
brought out. Tomorrow's event will
be no exception to similar occasions in
the history of the club.
Flowers and greens will deck the So
cial hall of the Third Congregational In
East Los Angeles, where the club
meets, making of it place of beauty.
The new members will be welcomed
by the board of directors, led by the
president, Mrs. Phillip Gerhardy. There
viii be music and punch will be
served.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-28
COMPANY A WINS SILVER CUP
Secures WankoWski CHALLENGE Trophy
Drill Contest at Armory
Hall

Company A of the California Ma
tional guards, captained by Andrew J.
Copp, succeeded in securing the Wan
llowsli silver challenge cup in the drill
contest held in the armory last even
ing between Comps nies A, G and T. OF
Los Angeles and Company I of Pasa-
dena.
The cup was held last year by Com
pany G, but they We're unable to re-
tain it this year, although their drill
work was exceptionally good. ANY COM
pany winning The cup three years in
succession will he given permanent
posse ssion of it.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-28
St. PauI's Pro-cathedraI Razaar

The Sick and Needy Society of St
Pauls Pro-Cathedral will give a bazaar
today noon and evening in the parish
nan, Mrs. Fl. Il. Roll, Mrs. J I
wilkins, Mrs. f. Kelly and Mrs. w. 3,
Burrows i viii be in charge of the re-
lreshment room. Mrs. C. T.. Clacius
ana MI MRS. w. ID. Robinson are in charge
p. Palmer will receive silver OFFERINGS
Mrs G. j. Fox and Mrs. w. Fl. Brvan
WIN have charge of the tables for
cakes. pies and bonbons.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-28
Sells More of ChamberIain'c Cough
Remedy Than of All Others
Put Together

where Chamberlain's Cough Remedy IS
Well known shows by the unprecedented
demand for it that the medicine sells on
its own merit. Mr.. Thomas George, a
merchant at Mt. Elgln. Ontario, says: II
have had the local agency for Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy ever since ii was
introduced into Canada, and | sell oS
much Of 1t as do of all other lines / have
ON my shelves put together. OF The many
dozens sold under guarantee | have not
had one bottle returned | can personalIv
recommend this medicine, as | have used
il myself and given it to my children and
always with the best results" For sale
by all leading druggists.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-28
Monday Musical Club

Miss Marjorie Brown OF ITo1lvwooo
was the hostess at the meetines Of tTa
Monday Musical club yesterday after
noon. The members went ont on the
o'clock car and We're very pleasantiv
entertained by Miss Brown of hey,
pretty suburban home. There were
piano solos by George S. Marysold
Mrs. A. c. Brouse and Mrs. " s.
Bottsford, vocal solo by Mrs. Kath.
crime Kimball Forest and a violin solo
by Miss Eileen Northrup.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-28
Kansas CITY Guest

Miss Marjorie Tate, daughter of Col
and Mrs. John c. Tate of Kansas City
IS the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Erasmus
Wilson, Z Chester place. The Wilson's
accompanied Miss Tate from her home
city, where they had stopped on their
way IRON New York to attend the
wedding OF Miss Evah Metcalf of Kan
sas City, They arrived in Los An
geles Sunday, having been away four
months.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-28
WANT SPECIAL ELECTION
ON CITY HALL SITE
NORTH MAIN STREET PROPOSE
TioN REVIVED
Council Considers Question of Refer.
ring Plan to PeopIe--Houghto
Moves for Referendum and Hitler
Promptly standardization Lost

That the proposition to have the city
accept the North Main street site for
a city hall is not dead. nor even
slumberinS, was evinced by an effort
made by members Of the city council
yesterday to have the question sub
mitted to a special election.
The unprecedented combination of
Hitler and Houghton was responsible
for the move. A large delegation of
representatives from nearly every
ward in the city called on Houghton
Sunday evening and attempted to con-
vince him that he should change his
vote on the question.
With Houghton's vote the council
would be able to pass the ordinance
accepting the gift over the mayors
veto, and for this reason the council
man from the sixth is an important
factor in the eyes Of the promoters
of the scheme.
Houghton told his callers that he
would not change his vote, but would
do what he could to have the case
submitted to special election as
speedily as possible.
Acting on this promise he yesterday
moved that the clerk be instructed to
advertise the special election. For prob
ably the first time in the history of
this council Councilman Hitler quick
ly seconded the motion. When put to
q vote, Councilman Healy voted with
Hitler and Hpughton, and Councilmen
Kern Blanchard, Ford and Summer
land voted against the proposition.
Councilman Harmon of the Second,
the ward into which it is proposed
to move the city hail. was absent on
account of illness, and Councilman
Smith has not yet returned from his
trip to Goldfleld and Bullfrog.
Councilman Smith, who is chair
man of the finance comittee, has all
along eontended that the question
should be submitted to q vote of the
people. and has offered to give his
consent to the cost of special cleo
ton.
Councilman Kern stated that he was
perfectly willing that the people should
vote on the question. but he was I'M
willing that a special election should
be- held for the purpose, as there are
no funds in the city treasury to pay
the cost.
IF the people are to vote on it the
question will keep until the next gen
eral election" said Councilman Kern.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-28
BradfordaI<ane

Mrs. Catherine Kane and Mar.
Gus Bradford will be married this
evening at the home of the bride 155
North Mountain View avenue. Rev.
attendants win be Miss May Kane and md
Harry Carter.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-28

Doctor-"You must take a quarter of
an hours walk before every meal"
Stout Patient-"But, doctor, you surely
don't want me to walk all day long!''
--Fliegende Blatter.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-28

A GUARANTEES CURE FOR PILES
Itching. Blind. Bleeding or Protrudins
Piles. Your druggist will refund money
If PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure you
in to IA days. soc.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-28

The Herald will pay $40 in cash 20
anyone furnishing evidence that Will
lend TO the arrest and conviction OF any
person caught stealing copies of The
Herald from the premises of our pa
irons THE HERALD.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-28

''de has wonderful Imagination"
said Miss Cayenne. But he is not an
author" mo. He tells what he is
Soing to do with the money he wins
at the races ="
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-28
THE CITY

Strangers are invited to visit the ex-
hibt Of California products at the
Chamber Of Commerce building on
Broa d way between First and SECOND
streets. where free information Will be
given on all subjects pertaining to TINS
section.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-28
PAINFUL PERIODS
AMERICAN WOMEN find RELIEF
The Case of Miss Irene Crosby Is One
OF Thousands Of Cures Made by Lydia
E. Pinkhan1s Vegetable Compound.

How many women realize that men
Situation is the balance wheel of a
woman's life, and while no woman is
entirely free from periodical suffering.
tits not the plan of nature that women
should suffer so severely.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-28
J. S. sIauson Shows Improvement

]. S. Slauson is steadily gaining
strength, and hopes are expressed by
the family for his recovery. The first
crisis has been passed by the patient.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-28

Everything you want you VIII find in
the classified page One cent word
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-28

Maik Gyilos was arrested by Special
Officer c. G. Bryant for discharging q
revolver in Elysian park last evening.
According TO the officer, Gyllos was
practicing craftsmanship in the park
and endangering pedestrians.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-28
Holiday Hours

ing day. being a legal holiday, Sunday
hours will be observed by the post
office force. Carriers will make their
usual morning deliveries, and holiday
collection schedules will be in effect.
The money order and registry windows
will be closed all day.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-28
More New Additions

The Mccarthy company has paid
$4,000 for the Gillon orchard of twenty
acres, located on the corner of Comp
ton and Slauson avenues, full bear
ing orchard; also the Van Toble place
of six acres on Main street, south of
Slauson avenue. Both tracts will be
subdivided in the near future and lots
placed ON sale.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-28

IF the people are to vote on it the
question will keep until the next gem
eral election" said Councilman Kern.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-26

be consulted regarding the matter Of
proposed reorganization.
Am invited to attend club dinner
to a retired member going to Europe.
Complimentary tickets, $40 each. A
wine house, whose agent met at
Delmonico's, asks, as a special favor,
for a letter recommending the con-
Germs wine, which I never drank. A
congressman asks assistance in putting
his young niece from Kentucky on the
stage. A politician wants my influence
to secure a friend job in the Penn
sylvania Railroad Improvements on tina
west side. Another wants his son to
study law with some judge. I decline
to educate the boy. Another man
wants his brother-in-law on the police
force A man who has just failed In
business would like to manage bank
where long experience and honesty will
win success.
"A swell looking chap with a cane
and silk hat brings note from a dis
$50 to help pay funeral expenses Of his
partner.
"A man with fine Endorsement says
he has a chance to open a saloon in n
promising uptown district and wants to
borrow $500. with my name at the
head Of the list he thinks he can raise
the necessary $4,000 from other friends.
Since the 10th of last month 1 have
received over one hundred and thirty
applications to buy tickets to social
parties and balls in the city.
after court 1 meet important en-
gagements with a political friend and
am then inveigled into attending a bail
on the east side, where meet q dozen
political leaders. and we talk politics
and arrange our plans for the next
campaign until a late hour. Later i
meet others, who have equally impor-
tant business to discuss, and so 1t goes
until l reach home at 1 o'clock in the
morning. At the door the red-headsd
policeman on the beat begs me to get
his cousin a position on the force IN
a downtown district, which, of course,
1 refuse, and thus ends a long and
busy day" ..
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-26
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

am tired of having a grief stricken
women beseeching the judge to save
her husband, an honest, industrious
man, who was trapped and caught
when he had no money, and was
locked up during the holidays, when
he should have been at home enjoying
himself with his family.
! "The installment system is another
evil. 1t used to be furniture that was
the issue. Now it is chiefly jewelry.
The scheme is to sell man, generally
foreigner, a so-called $50 watch.
probably worth $40 or SIS; receive a
IS payment at stated intervals and
when the victim has paid $40 or per-
haps $45, or even all but 81 or 81 the
dealers foreclose on him and he loses
all, while they own his watch. This
game is played chiefly on Italians,
Poles and Russians.
"Shyster lawyers are the bane of
our courts. They are rascals who
work just as near the line between
them and the penitentiary as they
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-26

| ment. AS a result other business has
more or less come to a standstill and
the city is full of poor, suffering peo-
pie who through no fault of their own,
are unable to pay their rent in every
case Some landlords, 1 am sorry to
say, jump at a chance to evict them
all of which comes hard on tenants,
good, honest men willing to pay. In
such cases 1 always give deserving
ones what latitude l can.
Car Ahead Cases
Much of our time is taken up with
city railroad cases. There are two
hundred now pending in this court
the municipality versus the New York
City Railroad company. These cases
chiefly concern negligence in letting
that greatest of all nuisance and pub
lie outrage, the car ahead system"
A prominent merchant explained that
he wanted to go to West Twenty-third
street on car marked Eighth avenue.
The conductor stopped at Abingdon
square and shouted "car ahead" The
conductor was sure that he was
obliged to switch the car on the other
track because it was disabled, but in
the testimony no two stories agreed,
and the lawyer for the company inter
rupted so often that the judge ruled
half dozen times in favor of the
plaintiff, and finally spoke to the cor
poration lawyer vigorously:
81 want you to understand that all
shall have fair play in this court. You
will not be favored more than the other
side. Everybody knows of these out
RACES perpetrated every day by the
stop put to it. You cannot expect
the public to countenance this system
Of making passengers take the car
ahead just as they get fairly seated on
a through car uptown. 1 have had
many experiences of this kind myself
in travelling about the city. 1t is an
outrage on the public. Any kind of an
excuse is made for it, without sense or
reason, except that the company wants
to practice economy"
Two Hundred and Fifty Cases Month
Later the Judge said he had disposed
of 500 cases in two months in the Sec
ond district court since he commenced
sitting there, and often worked until
or o'clock in the evening and some
times even later.
1--WE are never through our work
when court is adjourned. Often I con-
sumo much time in signing papers, at
tachments, warrants of replevin and
orders to show cause. The only rest
L have for myself at home is on Sat
urday. This leaves little leisure for So
cial or personal matters. Again, you
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-26
A consclentIous Horse

This happened in little village in
Maine last summer, according to the
story credited to Andrew Freedman,
A Boston man drove up to the village
inn, and after he had registered in
the office. turned to the porter who
had taken charge of the horse.
Here. boy" said he, proffering a
twenty-five cent piece, take this and
see you take good care Of my horse.
Give him a drink now"
Il did offer him one, sir, and he
refused to drink"
rs that 50! Oh, forgot this is a
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-26
Crazy Actors Fault

A certain well known actor was COM
planning bitterly in the Lambs club
because there were two extra legal
holidays in February. 1t was just
after the Lincoln's birthday matinee.
TITS an outrage on u.s." said the
actor. 1--WE have eight performances
a week, thirty-two in this short month,
anyway. And now here are these two
extras that we must give without any
extra pay"
WELL" said Joseph Herbert, sit
seems to me that no actor should
grumble about playing on Lincoln's
birthday. We're it not for crazy
actor it would not have been holi-
day."
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-26
The Main Attraction

The following anecdote has the ad-
vantage of being absolutely truthful.
When Senator Depew visited the st.
Louis fair he, of course, went to the
Pike. With his friends he entered a
side show, found little Of interest, and
was about to come out when he no
ticed the place rapidly filling up. He
waited, expecting some new attraction.
He waited in vain. Finally he succeed
ed with his party in fighting his way
through the crowd to the door, when
to his amazement he discovered the
barker of the show shouting: "Step
right in. Only ten cents to see the
great and only Chauncey Depew!"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-26
Very Full of Point

A would-be young author, with sub
lime confidence in his own literary
abilities and an inherited fortune,
called upon a prominent New York
publisher recently to make arrange
ments about issuing a book that his
coneeit led him to believe he could
write.
NOW sir, understand this" said the
boastful pretender to literature, II do
not want to write for fools, l only
wish to please those who have the
same taste as myself, and to do this
every page that l produce must be
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-26

over Sunday on holiday week, when
Saturday afternoon and two holidays
come together. 1t is a favorite trick
of small, revengeful shysters and
clients to revenge themselves on some
hard working unfortunate who has
been unable to raise money promised
them.
"The scheme is to lock him up on
Saturday afternoon and keep him in
Jail over Sunday and Monday, until
Tuesday morning. Meanwhile, his poor
wife and the children are crying for
him, and the police are called in to
help find him, while the lawyer and
his client are chuckling over the event
as if it were a triumph of law.
am opposed to all such processes.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-26
Fame a Wild Beast

Literary face" said a well known
author whose name a few years ago
was in everybody's mouth, "is more
easily caught than kept. He who has
a reputation to maintain has wild
beast in his house, which he must con-
stantly feed or 1t will feed on him.
He who writes in a modern language
is but the suicide of his own fame,
scrlbbling with sand what the next
wave of time will obliterate; he gets
a short respite. not a pardon, from
oblivion"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-26

are worried by applicants wanting to
sell you tickets to balls and benefits,
to help them or their friends or some
other person that you do not know
and can't recall. Then. there are sub
scriptions with wonderful, plausible
reasons why you should invest your
money to help along persons with a
scheme.
Some of these persistent grafters are
at your house before breakfast and
sometimes insist on seeing you at
breakfast. Others come as you ara
going to bed. Others. ring the bell and
insist on being heard after you have
fallen asleep for the night.
MANY curious cases come up in our
municipal courts 1 now have a wine
dispute to settle. The buyer claims
that the wine he bought was musty
or soured and refused to pay for it, al
though some Of it was good To decide
the points at issue experts were called
in to testify-men who had served ii
life apprenticeship in the cellars and
vineyards of Italy. The expert in this
case claimed to have worked for
years in the very cellar whence came
the wine in dispute.
Cot Bulldozers
1.-The most unpleasant feature about
the courts is the practice of aggres-
sive, insistent insolent men of alleged
pulls, who demand favors and threat
en- terrible things if they are not
granted. OF course we pay no atten-
tion to Them but they are annoying dl.
the same. Next come the shyster law
yers, who come out of hours, asking
for orders of arrest to lock up people
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-26
Question of Definition

In London theater the name given
to the various seats are a little puzzline
to an American. During a recent triI
abroad Mr. Richard Mansfield sent his
coachman to theater to buy stalls
The man who is at home in the stables
but not in the theater returned in due
time. did you get the stalls?" in
CURED the actor. mo, sir" said the
coachman, the stalls We're all gone
sir; but they told me they could gel
me a-well, that they could put you
in loose box, SIR
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-26
Good NeIahbors

The magnificent estate of Mr.. George
Vanderbilt, Biltmore, with its nine
thousand acres. encloses a little plot
owned by negro which no money can
buy. The old negro lives contendedly
within sight Of the Vanderbilt man
sion. He has been approached repeat
edly with offers to sell, but his reply is
always the same. i've been bothered
all my life with bad neighbors. They
break my fences and steal my lemons.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-26
Power of Ignorance

ut is a conspicuous fact" said one
of the box holders at the Metropolitan
opera house, that the people who are
the loudest in their denunciation of
Wagerian opera are those who never
heard a Wagner opera. 1t is so in
all branches of art and literature. The
fellow who knows nothing at all about
1t is always the one whose verdict is
most widely heralded. In one of his
novels Fielding says:-
Aristotle is not such fool as
many people believe who have never
read syllable Of his work
Ignorance may not be blissful, but
1t is very powerful"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-26

Now Colonel George here don't disturb
my chickens or my fences. 1 know a
good neighbor when see one and I'm
going to stay here"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-26

full of point. Such being the case,
what would you advise me to give to
the world?"
"Thistles," replied the publisher.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-26
Some Varied Requests

"a man who owes me $40 and is be-
hind with the interest sent an urgent
appeal for a railroad ticket and money
to pay consumptives way to Florida
where he expects to write a book and
ray me back, with per cent interest
for the loan.
'An uptown politician, formerly of my
club and now a Roosevelt man, wants
his cousin in sanitarium and begs $40
toward the fund.
"a neatly written letter with a photo
graph of a pretty young widow says
her brother helped to make me judge
and asks me to subscribe for $120 set
Of American poetry published by an in
ternational association. A dear friend
wants an introduction to Mr.. Depew
for a friend to get position as con-
ductor on the New York Central road,
"These are only few of the many
letters that New York city official
finds awaiting him in his busy hours.
l finally get a glance at the newspapers
and bit of breakfast, but before |
reach the next block two little tow
headed children from a neighboring
tenement beg something for mother,
Little Johnnie. one Of our court news
boys, has pneumonia, they say, and
needs a doctor and food. 1 telephone
my family physician to look after the
boy and send the children to the kitch-
en- for coffee and rolls.
"On reaching court I have half an
hour to spare, but 1t would take a day
to answer the letters and messages
that have poured in, each demanding
speedy answer The telephone an
nounees an important meeting of the
association which have to attend to