Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-13
NO HORSE RACES
FOR PASADENANS
TOURNAMENT CHARIOT RACES
CAUSE OPPOSITION
Drunken Chauffeur Runs Amuck
Council Agrees to Huntine-
ton PIans-Other
News
Pasadena Agency,
81 North Raymond Avenue.
Telephone, Main 170S

PASADENA, Dec. 12.--President Neff
of the Tournament of Roses association
met with the Second ward fathers to-
night in an effort to convince them that
they might safely allow their children
to enter the big floral parade with a
Lincoln school float.
Some weeks ago this Second ward
association vigorously protested against
the giving Of prizes for flower deco
rated vehicles and against the children
being allowed to witness the chariot
races inside the park, asserting that
the giving of prizes and the excitement
of the horse races were harmful to the
little folks.
The declaration did not cause the stir
of excitement which was expected by
some and the Second warders have
had much fun poked at them for what
people have been pleased to term their
puritanical ideas.
Tonights meeting resulted in a reso-
lution to make the accustomed entry
III the parade but to insist that Pasa-
dena does not want any nearer ap-
proach to race track methods and does
not care for the sporting crowd which
too often is attracted by horse races.
The Lincoln school will now get busy
in raising money for Its flower-bedecked
float and the Second warders will let
the Tournament proceed uninterrupted.
Arrest Drunken Chauffeur
officer Coping took a lesson this
afternoon in running an automobile.
and If his instructor had been sober
would have enjoyed the experience.
East Colorado street residents sent a
hurry call to the police department,
saying that a drunken man was try
ing to run an automobile up and down
the street and had narrowly escaped
several serious accidents.
Coping went after the man and
found Solomon Thompson, chauffeur
for the Auten family on North Madi-
son avenue, almost crazy drunk and
vet desperately intent on driving his
big red autocar at all kinds of risky
angles on the street. The officer asked
permission to ride. and Thompson
granted it. saying that he supposed
that he would be under police protec-
ton, and then proceeded to show his
guest the most desperately unique
stunts in his repertoire until the Of
ficers scalp shivered at every turn of
the wheel.
Another officer, Patrolman Schultz,
was met on the street and invited to
made Thompson only the more anxious
to show his skill. Pedestrians skurried
out of the way and vehicles shot up side
streets, while the officers held their
hreaths.
Finally, with a little assistance from
the officers at the steering wheel, the
machine came to a step at the police
station, where Thompson slept off the
effects of too much red wine.
At a late hour tonight Thompson
was released on the deposit of $40 bail
by his employer. The man says that
he had been sick and that the wine
he drank had most unexpected effect
upon him. He will tell Judge Wood
about it tomorrow morning.
Council Holds Long Session
Today's meeting of the city council
extended through most of the afternoon
although street improvements and
routine work was chiefly considered.
Mayor Warehouse reported the con-
clusion of his negotiations with Mr..
Huntington of the Pacific Electric.
The council accepted the report and
concurred in it's recommendations and
will at once grant the necessary fran
chises for the extensions on Orange
Grove, Los Robes and Lake avenues.
The mayor was also empowered to
take up the matter of reducing the
street car headlights to a point where
they will be less dazzling on the main
streets.
L. H. Bonner, an employe Of the
street department, presented a bill for
S2OS for services on Sunday. The city
fathers were a little dazed by the un-
usual request, but referred the bill
for examination.
Mrs. Robert j. Burdette president of
the new associated charities, appeared
before the council with request that
the permanent officers of the society
he given an office in the city hall. This
matter was also referred.
Report Missing Boy
Mr.. and Mrs. James NJ. Frame of 7S
South Marengo avenue made public
today the fact that for nearly three
months their half blind 1S-year-old son
Wilbur has been mysteriously missing.
The lad, besides being partly blind,
was weak mentally, and his parents be-
leve that he was persuaded by some
one that he was burden upon them
and that he left them while laboring
under this belief.
The authorities were quietly notified
al the time of the young mans dis
appearance and systematic search
has been going on ever since, but with
inches in height, weighed about 100
pounds, and when last seen wore a
very heavy growth of hair on his head
and part of his face.
The matter is made public at this
time in the hope that. all other plans
having failed, some one may be able
tn help locate the missing youth.
Pasadena Brevitles
Former United States Senator Ed
munds will return to Pasadena Thurs
day with his family, and will take up
his residence at the Hotel Raymond
Senator EdmundS has been at San
Diego for some weeks.
Mrs. Anna NJ. Granger, aged "a years,
one of the oldest residents of Pasa-
dena, died last night at her home in
this city, 1852 Winona avenue. She was
n native of England and came to
America In her early girlhood.
Mayor Waterhouse has called a meet
ing of the public carriage drivers Of