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Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-26
CREW MEETS OBSTACLES
IN THE SALT MARSHES
pocK-TERMINAL MEN OPPOSE
GRADERS GANGS
Early Morning Clash at Long Beach,
Followed by conferences-Contro-
versy Will Be Threshed Out in the
Courts Soon
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
LONG BEACH July 25.-This morn
ing when the grading crew of the Dock
and Terminal company started to work
to continue the grading of Whining
ton boulevard" through the salt
marshes west of town, they were met
by w. E. Dunn of the Salt Works
company, who ordered them off.
Manager C. ]. Curtis Of the terminal
company was notified and at once held
consultation with Mayor Downs and
Trustee Benson.
As the salt company was thought to
be trespassing on city property, the
street in question having been dedi-
Gated for public use, it was determined
to oust the offenders.
When Marshal Young arrived on the
scene he was met by Irwin Dunn, son
of the secretary of the Salt Works
company, who told him that the COM
pany claimed title to the land included
in the dedicated streets and that 1t
would continue its claim until ousted
by due process of law. The officer
then refrained from making any ar
rests.
John e. DAILY city attorney, said
this afternoon that if Manager Curtis
would swear to complaint charging
the salt works people with trespass
a warrant would be served for the ar
rest of officials of the corporation. He
gave as his opinion that, otherwise,
the city officials should not, for the
present at least, take it into their
heads to interfere in the dispute.
Mr.. DAILY and the trustees think the
matter should be settled in the courts.
Buy Coronado round trip ticket.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-26
PRAISES MANHATTAN FIELD
Former Publisher Arl<eII Likes Camp
Because II Has Free
Milling Ore

w. ]. Arkell, former proprietor of
Judge and discoverer of the great
"Hindoocrafto mine in Manhattan, is
at the Alexandra. Mr.. Arkell said
"a great deal Of rot has been published
in eastern papers about my discovery
of the 'Hindoocraft mine in Manhat-
tan. Much more has been printed
about the value Of It. It was stated In
one of the large New York newspapers
that / had sold small interest In the
'IIindoocraft' for more than 100000
I wish this were so.
ITO my mind the mine is great
property and before many months will
be producing well, but it is not a phe-
nomenal strike at all. Strikes almost
as good are being made in the Man
haitian section almost daily.
"In the four camps of Tonopah
Goldfield, Manhattan and Bullfrog there
are today more than 1000 millionalres
who a year ago did not have anything
"To my mind Manhattan Is the best
of the four camps, for the reason that
all of the ore there mined Is free mill
ing. The gold is found in limestone
beds and can be separated from the
stone by the amalgamation process
with the ore that is produced In the
other camps It is different; most of II
has to be sent to a smeter, and this
greatly increases the cost.
"I fully believe that Manhattan Is
today the greatest mining camp In the
world"
Mr.. Arkell is accompanied by II. Il
Bacon, one of the best known mining
engineers In the west. Mr.. Bacon Is
working on the development Of Mr.
Arkell's mine.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-26
SO NICE TO
HAVE FRIENDS
BRIDAL COUPLES HOME FIXED
UP APPROPRIATELY
Fsstoons Of Old Shoes, Baby Food
signs and Efhgy Of the Servant
viii Greet Mr.. and Mrs. Will
den's Eyes on Return

Somewhere by the sad sea waves that
wash the shores of Santa Monica, John
X. Widen and his ly married bride
are passing the happy days of their
honeymoon in blssful ignorance Of the
reception their friends and neighbors
have prepared for them.
Mr.. Widen, an employe of the Lyon
planning mills, was married to Miss
Mabel II. Snyder at 8 p. m. Tuesday by
Rev. Charles " LaFontaine, pastor of
the Nazarene church.
When the couple returned to their
home at Thirty-ninth and Wall streets
after the wedding supper they found
rice scattered through the cupboards
and clothes presses. among the dishes,
and even in the bed.
Throughout the night the ringing Of
the telephone disturbed their plumbers,
till finally they mus-led the bell. Early
in the morning the neighbors' solicitude
for their welfare took the form of an
offer of the ambulance to take them to
the sea shore.
AS soon as they left yesterday morn
ing their friends began decorating for
their return.
Large banners across the front of the
house bearing such notices as Just
Married. and Gone on Our Honey
moon" enlightened the uninitiated pass
erby: while the cordial invitation is ex-
tended to Call Again."
1t is not known to whom the sign,
"Sold Again." refers, but as another
banner declares I'VE Are So Happy"
it evidently does not refer to either the
bride or groom.
A large demijohn for the new hus-
band, several bottles of castoria and
baby food and c. long line of nursing
bottles aided in the decorations, while
around the porch in graceful festoons
were hung dozens of old shoes-shoes
of every state and condition. babies
sandals, children's shoes, women's low
cuts and mems boots in all stages of
repair and disrepair. Altogether there
were four dozen used to decorate the
house-enough to last, with ecoi-omy,
for years.
Signs recommending various soaps.
baby foods and medicines completed
the decorations. while an effigy of the
servant, decorated with-roses. stands in
the front yard to welcome them on
their return,
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-26
WOMEN OF SAN PEDRO
TO ERECT TWO FOUNTAINS
BOARD GIVES FAIR ONES FULL
POWER TO GO AHEAD
City Printing Is Divided Between Both
Local Newspa spapers-Special Officer
cuIpepper Resisns-Organize Six
O'clock Bathing Club at Terminal
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
SAN PEDRO, July 25.-Two drinking
fountains to be built entirely with
funds provided by the women of this
city are to erected.
At the regular meeting of the board
held last night the matter of locating
the two fountains came up and the
sites were selected, one to be on the
northwest corner of Sixth and Beacon
and the other at the northwest corner
of Front and Fifth streets. 1t was de-
cided to allow the women full powers in
regard to the style Of structure, whether
they be of iron or cement. and as well
their own way of putting them in.
The printing contract for the coming
year was also settled last night at the
meeting by the acceptance of the con-
tract offered by the two newspapers,
they to do all of the printing the city
has to give and receive a sum of so
cents per inch per issue up to and in
cluding fifteen insertions and any after
that free, both Newspapers to use all
of the notices.
A great deal of dissatisfaction is
heard on the streets toLay over the
action of the board, though many are
glad to have the problem settled. If a
freeholders' charter is adopted during
IHe coming year tne cOSL OF printing, IL
is said, will be enormous.
The surprise of the meeting last night
was the resignation of Special Officer
G. w. Culpepper 1t is reported that
his resignation was sked for by the
board because of statements he had
made in public that he would not pro-
tect a non-union workman. President
Weir of the council stated that If it
came to the ears of the council that
any similar statements were made by
any officers appointed by the board they
would fare the same.
What has oeen termed a "6 O'Clock
patching club" has been organized at
Terminal. The o'clock means a. M.
and there are quite {. good many mem
bers. Anyone not appearing at the
time mentioned is liable to fine OF
expulsion. 1t is stated that the women
of the club are the first to awaken, and
in many instances have to throw rocks
on the roofs of the boys rooms tc
awaken them so that they will not be
fined.
Hotel del Coronado" always pleases
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-26
TUCSON SENDS EXPERT
TO WIDEN THE TRAIL
WORK is BEGUN ON ROAD UP MT.
WILSON
President of the Carnegie Institution
Agrees to Plan for Transporting
Material and Machinery to Solar
Observatory
Special to The Herald.

PASADENA, July 25.-Prof. George
E. Hale, director of the Carnegie insti-
tutions solar observatory on Mount
Wilson, authorized the statement today
that work has finally begun upon the
widening of the new trail up Mount
Wilson, starting in EatQn's canyon.
The work as designed will be strictly
according to the plan detailed exclusive
ly in The Herald some months ago-a
trail about eight feet wide with a large
automobile truck to convey the OBJ
servatory machinery to the summit.
The carrying out of the original de-
sign has been delayed by the neces-
sary expense, but was determined
upon at the time of the recent visit
of President Woodward.
Prof. Hale states that Godfrey Sykes
of the desert botanical laboratory al
Tucson, Ariz., is to be in charge OF
the widening of the trail and that the
auto truck needed has already beer
ordered from the Couple-Gear Freight
Wheel company of Grand Rapids
Mich. The work will be pushed with
all possible speed.
Prof, Hale also states that the mount
ings for the new telescope to be placed
at the observatory as soon as the trai
is ready for use is now being made al
the Union iron works at San Fran
cisco.
Low railroad rates TO Coronado.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-26
SUSTA|NS
MILLER'S WILL
ADOPTED DAUGHTER GETS
BULK OF LSTATE
Young Widow Cut OF With $500,
While Mrs. Florence Stevenson
Of Los Angeles Acquires
Nearly $4,000
Special TO The Herald.

Special 10 The Herald
SAN BERNRRDINO( July 25.-After
one of the most sensational will con-
tests held in the courts here for years
Judge Bledsoe today sustained the will
of the late r. r.. Miller of Redlands,
which involves an estate of between
100000 and s5O,OOC, the bulk of which is
left to an adopted daughter, Mrs. Flor
ence M. Stevenson of Los Angeles, while
the young widow whom Miller married
but few months before his death is
cut off with but $500, and even that is
denied her under the terms of the will
II she made a contest.
Mrs. Miller contested the will on the
ground of undue influence on the part
of the adopted daughter, Mrs. Steven
son: also that Miller was not in his
right mind when the will was made
but few hours before his death.
Judge Bledsoe said in ussaining the
will that there was nothing but sus-
picion on which to base the contest as
shown by The testimony, Mrs. Miller
having failed to prove that undue in
fuence had been exercised or that the
deceased was not In his right mind at
the time of making the will.
The strongest evidence to sustain
the will was that of Attorney Archer of
Los Angeles, who stated that he was
alone with Miller when the terms of
the will were arranged and no one else
dictated them.
Whether the contest will be carried
further has not yet been determined.
The estate consists Of about half per-
sonal property and the balance real
estate in Redlands.
Coronado Tent City is the most popular
resort on the Pacific coast.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-26
Notice Inviting Bids for One AutOmo-
bile for the Board of Public Works
and the CITY EuGiueer

and the City Engineer
ci11 IN pursuance pursuance Of the resolution of the
tract for the Automobile '1ii hereinafter @
Bosrd Of nPt6e P6c is W1ers6y given that the
Los Angeles will receive sealed bids up
to , the hour Icoo Of 2 O'Clock p. m, of Friday
ng to The lsgf Wv fof or and deliver
mobile for the use of the Board of Public
Works and the City Engineer of the City
S.eiyed at the office. of the Board of Pu6-
lie Works Of said city, room Is, City Hall
Each a,: BID must be accompanied by a
payable to the order of James A. Ander-
son, President of the Board of Public
Works of the City of Los Angeles. for an
aggregate sum of the bid, or by a salts
factory bond for the said amount and so
payable, as a guarantee that the. bidder
the same is awarded to him
Said Automobile must comply With the
following specifications
specifications of Automobile for the
Board of Public Works and the City
Engineer
A Combination Runabout and 5 Pas
senger Touring Car of the following de-
Double Opposed Cylinder Motor, 20
Horsepower, with mechanically operated
fiers, hardwood frame, reinforced with
steel plates, hung on four full elliptic
springs.
Planetary Transmission, using hard
wood friction Nblocks for Low Speed for
ward and reverse; direct drive on High
Gear.
s0-inch Artillery Wood Wheels; sOxsls
Inch Goodyear Tires, with Universal
Rims: Remova BILE Tonneau box to fit on
rear of car when Tonneau is removed, OF
sufficient size to hold valises, boxes or
other receptacles and packages required
to be carried therein by the Board of
Public Works and the City Engineer.
Daf,a ino n f~iT afaafKn MS rtfsad hxy
the Board of Public Works and the City
| Engineer
Extra equipment, as follows: Two
two Oil Lamps; one Tool Box with COM
plete set of tools; one Automobile Jack;
one Tire Pump and Tire Repair outfit;
Car furnished to be guaranteed for one
year against, defective material and
The Board of Public Works offer as
part of the purchase price on said Auto
mobile one Cadillac machine now be-
Longing to the City Of Los Angeles ;ds and md
the old machine must be submitted in
connection with proposals for furnishing
the new machine and b,S viii wOs, be considered eGg
The contractor shall furnish the new
machine Immediately upon the execution
| of a contract therefor
The amount of the bond to be given for
the faithful performance Of the contraet
| for guaranteeing the said Automobile
shall be twenty-five per cent of the cons
| tract price therefor.
Each bid must be filed with the BoaITd
of Public Works at its office, room lS,
| CITY Hall i'm the City of Los Angeles
before the hour Of oGSck st p M he OF lub EG
mifted in a sealed envelope addressed
board of Public Works, Los Angeles
California" and indorsed bid for FUR
| nishing one Automobile for the Board OF
| Public Works and City Engineer"
The Board of Public Works reserves
the right to reject any and all bids.
| By order of the Board Of Public WORKS
of the City of Los Angeles.
/ HORACE b. FERRIS,
/ 7-2s II Secretary.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-26
PUBLIC ADVERTISING

Notice of the Filing of the Assessment
for the Opening and Widening of
Darwin Avenue from DOuillard
Street to Main Street, Together with
the Diagram of the Assessment Dis
trict for Said Improvement.
Notice is hereby given that the Board of
Public Works has filed with the Clerk
of the Council of the City of Los Ange-
les the assessment for the opening and
widening Of Darwin avenue, from Douil-
lard street to Main street, as contem-
plated by Ordinance No. 915S CNew Series)
together with the diagram of the assess
ment district. The date of the first pub
lication Of this notice is July 23 1906, and
all parties Interested are hereby required
to file in writing their objections, IL any
they have, to the confirmation of said
assessment by the City Council, with the
days after the said date of the first pubii-
cation Of this notice. to witt On or before
August q, 1906.
Persons signing objections must give
postoffice address,
H. ]. LELANDE,
City Clerk and ex-Officio Clerk OF
Council. 1881 81 lot
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-26
WIRES INSTRUCTIONS
Remains Of Murdered Woman VIII Be
Given Decent Burial at
Pasadena
specIaI to The Herald.

SptCldi TO Inc tltIAlus
PASADENA, July 25.-Acting on
telegraphic instructions received to-
day from John Freeze father of Mrs.
William j. Hudson, the funeral of that
unfortunate woman will be held to-
morrow at 2 p. m. at the undertaking
rooms of Reynolds & Van Nuys. The
lnterment will follow at Mountain
View cemetery.
Mr.. Freeze telegraphs from Golden
City, Mo-, where he now resides, that
the infirmities of old age forbid his
making the trip to Pasadena at this
time to attend or take charge of the
burial of his daughter, but that he de-
sires that she be given a decent burial,
all the expenses of which he will pay.
The services will be simple in chrac-
ter.
It appears that Mrs. Hudson was
born i'm Jasper county Missouri, nearly
thirty years ago. The remains will not
be laid beside those of her husband
who took her life so that i'm death the
union which in life he strove for will
still be denied him.
Coronado Just the place for you.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-26
WILL CONFRONT CONTRACTOR
Whittier Property Owners Object to
Manner Of oiIlng and Grav-
cling Roads
Special to The Herald,

Special 10 The Herald
WHITTIER, July 25.-Residents of
South Painter avenue are not satisfied
with street work done I'm that section
and twenty of the property owners met
for the purpose of entering a protest
against paying for the oiling and grav-
cling of the avenue, from the junction
of Penn street to the county road
It. r. Griffin and w. r. Morris acted as
chairman.
1t was decided that a committee be
appointed to wait upon a representa-
tive of the company that had the con-
tract and ask him to come TO Whit
tier to meet the property owners OF
South Painter and explain why the
road has not been finished according
10 contract.
Only 81 to Coronado and back
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-26
VOLUNTEERS QUIT SERVICE
Venice Flrenen viii Not Respond to
Calls Where Kinney Property
Is Not Menaced

Special to The Herald
VENICE, July 25.--1f the plans Of
the volunteer fre, department, as ex-
pressed at y well attended meeting of
the members held last night, do not
miscarry the city council will be con-
fronted at its next meeting with a
letter from that organization as a body
declaring that henceforth It will re-
spond to no fire calls except where the
property of the Abbot Kinney COM
pany is menaced This action of the
volunteers is said to have been In
luenced by the recent appointment by
the council of u. M. Crist as chief of
the department, previous to which ac-
tlon the members had made known a
desire to have Charles Fabbri. q char
ter member of the organization, elect
ed to the vacancy. A letter signed by
all but three of the volunteers, who
were not present at the meeting, de-
claring that the signers no longer con-
slider themselves as constituting a city
department. has been prepared and 1t
Is said will be put before the board.
only 81 to Coronado and back.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-26
JAX0N BOND STILL MISSING
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
PASADENA, July 25.-The friends
j. c. c. Jaxon, the colored Pasadena
tailor i'm jail at Los Angeles awaiting
trial on the charge of having murdered
James A. Logan are having consider
able difficulty In raising the $4,000 bond
required by the superior court.
The full amount has not yet been
raised in spite of the announcement in
a certain morning newspaper. Attorney
r. +. Hahn, Jaxon's attorney, has
turned the task over to several we'll
known colored men and they are work
ing hard to get their friend out Of dur
ance vile, though with indifferent sue
cess.
They say that Jaxon has more enc.
mics in and near Pasadena among peo.
pie of his own color than any one sup.
posed, and these are not doing any.
thing 10 get Jaxon out Of the hole he
is now In.
Coronado away head OF last year.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-26
Santa Monica City Council to MaI'c q
Visit to Neighboring
Towns
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
SANTA MONICA, July 25.-As a re-
suit of recent unsatisfactory reports of
the workings of the septic tank system
as a means of disposing of garbage
the city council will tomorrow make a
trip of inspection of the Soldiers home
and Ocean Park systems, an as an
outcome of what they see, hear and
smell will depend largely the further
ing of plans for the construction Of
tanks here.
AL of the members of the board with
the exception of Chairman L. H. Dud-
ley, who is out of town, will go on the
trip, which will be under the guidance
of City Engineer James and Health
officer Lindsey.
Hotel del Coronado" best of all.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-26
LAUNCH NEW ORGANIZATION
Successor to Order of Pendo Will Be
Launched With Banquet at
Pasadena Hotel
Special to The Herald.

special 10 ln6 flcTdlu.
PASADENA, July 25.-There will be
but three set speeches tomorrow night
at the banquet to be given at the Hotel
Maryland, launching the new life in
surance society which is to succeed
the defunct Order of Pendo.
Rev. Albert Hatcher Smith, pastor of
the First Baptist church in this city,
will act as POSTMASTER.
Col. Charles L. Pierce. the head of
the new beneficiary society, will speak
on "a New Arrival" Rev. Frank M.
Bowling, pastor of the First Christian
church of this city, will talk of Fra
ternity." and George A. Howard will
talk on Insurance" and incidentally
explain the plan of the new society.
Covers will be laid for about one
hundFed and a number of impromptu
addresses are likely to be given.
Buy Coronado round trip ticket.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-26
SOME BATHERS FoOLHARDY
Two Men at Long Beach Rescued by
( the Life Saving
Crew
Special to The Herald.


LONG BEACH, July 25.-Although
the sea is running bit treacherously
these days there are a few foolhardy
bathers each day who frighten their
friends and endanger their own lives
by swimming out beyond the limits
of safety.
At O'Clock this afternoon a man
who ina gined, at least, that he was
unable to reach shore was towed to
shallow water by a lifeboat.
An hour later another man, whose
name was not ascertained, became
exhausted and clung to the tripods to
which the lifelines are fastened. The
breakers beat him against the poles
covered with barnacles and he was
slightly cut on his legs and arms. He
was brought in in the lifeboat and his
wounds were dressed at the bath
house.
Hotel del Coronado" best of all.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-26
FOR BENEFIT OF ITALIANS
st. Peters Choral Society viii Give an
Entertainment at Turner
Hall Tonidht

A benefit entertainment will be given
this evening by st. Peters Choral So
ciety at Turner'S hall for the benefit
of st. Peters Italian church.
The choral society of twenty-six
voices will furnish the program as
sisted by several well known mu-
sicians. Officers of the society are
Miss NJ. Nebbia, president; Miss p.
Scottini, vice-president; Miss M. Lago-
marsino, secretary; Miss P. Boderero,
treasurer. Rev. Alexander Bucci is
pastor Of the church. u
1t is expected that Bishop Conaty
will be present and make an address
this evening. -
Following the program a social time
will be enjoyed and refreshments
served. This is the first benefit given
for the church.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-26
Whittier Pastor Resigns

Special to The Herald.
WHITTIER, July 25.-Rev. r. II.
Bateman has rendered his resignation
as pastor Of the Christian church on
account of III health. Rev. Mr.. Bate
man has been pastor for six years
The resignation was accepted with
deep regret.
Coronado more successful than ever.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-26
Forfeit Long Beach Franchises
Special to the Herald.

SLlECIdI 70 lIt IItIdI1s
LONG BEACH, July 25.-At the
meeting of the city trustees last night
resolution was adopted the tenor of
which is that all franchises now held
by any person or corporation, and
which have lapsed by limitation or
from any other cause, shall be at once
declared forfeited. The city attorney
was instructed to prepare an ordi-
nance.
Low railroad rates TO Coronado.