Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-02-09

PASADENA, Feb. S.-The directors
of the board Of trade held a meeting
late this afternoon to consider just
how badly-if at all-Pasadena has
been buncoed by the publishers of the
Pacific Monthly magazine, published
at Portland, Oregon. Some months
ago Captain Keene of Los Angeles,
representing the magazine, visited
Pasadena and enlisted the services OF
the board of trade in plan to pub
lish a Pasadena number" which was
to contain not less than fifty pages
of reading matter and illustrations ad-
vertising the Crown City. -Four special
articles were to be used and 1000 copies
of the issue were to be furnished the
board of trade for distribution.
In return the society was to lend
its influence to aid the magazine in
securing advertising in this city to the
amount of 5000. The board of trade
agreed to the plan. did its share Of
the work and the $500 in advertising
was secured, mainly from local dealers
in real estate and from the banks. The
February issue of the Pacific Monthly
magazine. which was to be the "Pasa-
dena number" is at hand. 1t devotes
sixteen pages to the beauties of the
Crown City, the cover design ellml-
mates Pasadena entirely and but three
of the special articles are printed. Now
the problem is shall the board OF trade
accept the issue as fulAllment OF the
contract and allow the magazine TO
collect from Pasadena business men?
1t looks as though the answer Will
be s'Nay, verify" The directors de-
cline to state definitely the decision
of this afternoons meeting, but do not
hesitate to say that the action of the
Portland publishers reflects upon them
in a, way they do not enjoy. The pub
fishers do not deny their remissness,
but offer many and varied excuses,
which the directors say do not excuse.
The Los Angeles office of the Port
land concern unqualifiedly blames the
head Office and it is said that Captain
Keene is so chagrined over the affair
and his connection with it that he is
likely to sever his business relations
with the company At any rate the
Pasadena advertisers are likely to be
$500 the richer by the publishers fall
ure to live up to the letter of their
contract.
Jail for Cruelty
Justice Klamroth varied the monot-
ony of imposing fines for cruelty to
animals by sending Patrick Cashan to
the county Jail this evening for an
aggravated offense. CaShan belongs tc
grading gang south of the city ano
was met by Humane Officer Sherwir
near Bairds station very much under
the influence of intoxicants and driv'
ing an old and decrepit horse as fas
as the animal could go under furi
Gus beating from a heavy whip. The
court concluded that Cashan would
profit by sixty days in the county jai
and acted accordingly. Earlier in the
day two other arrests were made by
Af q
Canyada and Edward Rose, driver OF
a public carriage. Pence was driving
a lame horse, and when convinced by
veterinary surgeon that he had nc
case, entered plea of guilty and paid
a fine of $40. Rose is only 10 years
old and was put on probation by JUS
tice Klamroth for a period of two
months, with the humane officer as
probation officer.
Mrs. Benton Insane
Mrs. George Benton of 272 Parl
street was taken to Los Angeles today
to be tried before the insanity com
mission. Constable Newell made thu
arrest on the complaint of the wom
ans husband. The case is a most un.
fortunate one. Mrs. Benton is be-
lieved to have become partially in
sane through a severe Illness of over
a year ago, since which time she has
developed the hallucination that hel
husband, who is prominent barber iT
this city. is untrue to her. She has
spent hours following him and watch
ing his actions and went so far as
to hire detective to shadow her hus
band, although nothing was ever dis
covered to afford ground for her jeal
ousy. Yesterday the matter became 81
serious that threats were made by tn,
wife to kill her husband. and he, fear
ing that she might carry out he
threat to the extent of injurng hersel
or the four small children, had he