Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-04
Mexlcans In "Short Change" Racket.
Extensive Residence DeaI-NeW
Humane Officer-Other
News
Pasadena Agency,
ia East Colorado Street.


in England. Only few days were
given up to Paris. Contrary to reports
both he and Mrs. Burdette are in ex-
cellent health and feel much in
vigorated by their few weeks of travel.
While in England Mrs. Burdette was
slightly indisposed but she has en-
tirely recovered her health. While
away from the Crown city Mr.. Bur-
dette confesses that he somewhat lost
sight of local happenings; naturally
until he catches the present drift. He
is a little travel-weary and so will not
go over to Los Angeles and the Tenn
pie Baptist church until the middle of
the week. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Bur-
dette are unqualifiedly glad to be back
in Pasadena.
United States Forestry Bureau
Persons laboriously climbing Mt.
Wilson by the newer trail are often
surprised some three or four miles up
the trail to come upon a little trian-
gular valley nesting snugly between
the steep walls of the mountains and
fenced and cultivated with the utmost
care At the mouth of the valley look
ing out over the greater valley in
which Pasadena lies are a number of
cottages and tents and a huge lath
house such as our city nurseries use,
only vastly larger. The place is the
thriving nursery of the United States
bureau of forestry only part of the
great scheme looking to the reforestra-
tion of the burnt out slopes Of the
mountains of Southern California.
Avery Searles of Pasadena Is in
charge of the nursery at the present
time and the place is a scene of un-
ceasing activity. In the big lath house
and the open three-acre field under
cultivation are 100000 baby trees. They
are like the hairs of a mans head ac-
cording to holy writ, "all numbered"
and the director and his assistants
study them carefully from day to day
against the time when they may he
safely transplanted in some bare spot
upon the mountain. Thousands of
them have already been placed in
favorable locations clear to the top OF
the mountain and many of them are
growing and f1ourshing. But the prob
lem which confronts the forestry men
is a complicated one and the nursery
trees which thrive in the big, sheltering
lath house do not always thrive on the
exposed sides of the mountain. The
institution is growing rapidly and the
work increases constantly. But it's
value is impossible to estimate.
'Short Change" Deal
Jose Garcia is in the city lookup
charged with trying to "short change"
a fellow Mexican, Divalido Gonzales.
Gonzales was the happy possessor of a
$40 bill and Garcia is reported to have
told him that it was worth only ten
silver dollars. But Gonzales could not
convince his landlady that this was cor
rect, so they laid the case before Chief
Pinkham. Garcia denied the transac-
ton and will have another chance to
explain on Tuesday.
Pasadena BreVities
John M. Marshall and Robert L. Rey-
nolds have purchased what is known as
the Crosby lots between Palmetto and
Bellevue drives in this city and will
proceed at once to the erection of mag
nificent residences thereon. The re-
ported consideration is $4,000. The
grounds measure 236x2S4 and command
matchless view of the city. Mr.. Mar
shall is a practicing attorney in Los
Angeles and recently paid $4,000 for an
other desirable lot on the south side of
Palmetto drive.
B. E. Sherwin, who has been acting
as humane officer for some time, has at
length been formally appointed to the
position. Mr.. Sherwin is a builder and
contractor and feels compelled to take
up some easier line of work because of
i'll health. Before coming. to Pasadena
Mr.. Sherwin was a Methodist minister
in an eastern state.
The street railway fronchise known
as the chestnut street IrdHcnlSe expires
on September 20. Only portion of the
lines provided for in this grant has been
constructed and as the Pacific Electric
deposited a bond for $4,000 as guar
antee that the lines would be built the
city is likely to be that much the richer
when the council declares the franchise
and deposit forfeited.
Because Of the crowded condition of
the wards and nurses quarters in the
Pasadena hospital the board of direc-
tors has rented the residence Of former
Governor Markham on Fairmount ave-
nue. for a nurses home. 1t Is an
nounced that a harvest home" will be
held some time in November The
financial condition of the institution is
quite encouraging.
The members of the Young Worlen's
league are planning for delightful
outing tomorrow at ocean Park, where
they will be the guests of Mrs. Mar