Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-16
HEARD AROUND
THE CORRIDORS
HOTEL MAN CLIMBS
TO DIZZY HEIGHTS
nY THE NAVEasnnOPPEn

men on the PacitiC coast tie was
chief clerk at the Baldwin when that
hostelry was opened. Dan Lyons, now
clerk at the Hayward. worked under
him when he was a boy.
Since childhood MIR. Marvin has had
an unreasonable fear Of being on any
great height, but there. | will let Mr.
/ Marvin tell his own story.
ut was this way" said he. "Since
II was a boy have always been
frightened at the thought OF climbing
anything. always felt that II I would
climb to the top of house or a lad
der I would have an irresistible de-
sire to jump off, When was married
twenty years ago my wife and
came to Los Angeles for our honey
moon. In some way she guessed my
fear while we we're here and ever since
then she has been daring me to climb
ladders and do all sorts Of things that
| was sure would result In breaking
my neck. She was i'm Los Angeles a
short time before 1 came and she took
the trip up Mount Lowe, and when |
came south this time I'll dare you to
go to Mount Lowe were her parting
words. and l called back that would
do II. My intentions were good and |
made up my mind I would go 5lp that
incline IL IL killed me. Dan Lyons--I
knew Dan when he was a little fellow,
you'd never guess he was little fel.
low to see him now, but he was-well
Dan and started out yesterday after
noon. We got to the foot of the trail
and there my heart sank. All the way
out 1 had been trying to screw my
courage to the sticking point, but when
l saw that step line up into the air
the courage failed to stick at all.
81 confessed to Dan that / just
could not do it. He laughed and then
he told me the story of lion tanner
who went home one night when he
had been drinking too much. His wife
got a stick and started to beat him,
whereupon he ran into the cage with
the lions. oh, you coward said she.
/ took the story and got into the car
without another word and oh! how
glad 1 am.
II sat for three days in the Crocker
house watching San Francisco burn
and that was a marvellous sight, but
1t was not half SO glorious as the sun
set from Mount Lowe. We went UP
just rs the sun was beginning to set
and I will never forget 1t. L do not
| think there could be such another
sight in the world. but it took a lot Of
coura ge. / went through the civil war
with the Connecticut regiment, bear
| ing the colors, and never in all that
time did l find anything which fright
ened me, but the thought of climbing
Il any height has always been torture"
Mr.. Marvin says that real estate in
San Francisco is dead at present. Since
retiring from the hotel business he
has been doing real estate and he says
that at present he has twenty-five
beautiful homes listed with him FOR
SALE ranging in price from $4,000 to
$150,000, but cannot even get people 10
look at them.
Supreme Judges Here
The men who crack the hard nuts of
the constitution are plentiful in Los
Angeles now, and around the hotel
corridors they are familiar figures.
Several prominent members of the su-
preme court arrived at the Van Nuys
early yesterday morning to be in read
mess to attend the first session of the
court. Among these were Judge f.
M. Angellotti of San Raphael, Judge
II. w. Henshaw of San Francisco and
Judge w. G. Lorigan of San Jose l..
A. Washburn and w. ]. Nicholson Of
San Francisco, clerks Of the supreme
court, are also at the Van Nuys.
Collects Firearms
F.. H. Benton, hardware 1nanufac-
turer of st. Louis who spends much of
his time in California, arrived at the
Hayward yesterday. Mr., Benton is
one of the best pistol shots in America
and he has a wonderful collection of
firearms. His latest treasure and one
that is attracting much attention is a
tiny pistol one and one-half inches in
length, but modelled perfectly after the
regulation size gun. Cartridges have
been made to fit and 1t is indeed a
pretty little toy.
Educator at Hayward
Professor Arnold w. Stubenrauch of
Berkeley, one of the best known hor-
ticultural experts in the state, arrived
at the Hayward yesterday. Mr..
Stubenraueh is connected with the
United States department of agricul-
ture, the bureau Of plants and indus,
tries, and the fruit storage and trans
portation Investigation bureau.
Personals
c.. G.. Bradley, a San Francisco rail-
road man, is at the Hayward.
G. B. Turner, naming man Of Tono-
pah, New, is registered at the Lanker-
SHIN.
z. e. Bush. an insurance and oil
man of Hanford, CAL, is at the Hol-
lenbeck.
T. A. Rordan. a lumber man of
Flagstaff, Arizona, is at the West
minister
j. c. Coppage. a large shoe manu-
facturer of Philadelphia, is at the AL
eXandria.
B. B. Rich, Pacific coast manager of
the United Cigar company, is at the
Alexandra.
r. V. Halton of San Rafael, propri-
etor Of the San Rafael hotel, is at the
Alexandra.
John Bartholomew, an importer of
linens, of New York city, is at the
Alexandra.
Mrs. Robert Baum, prominent Seat
tie woman and her little son. are at
the Angelus.
D. w. Armstrong prominent man of
New York city, is registered at the
Westminster.
w. II. Dupee, a prominent board of
trade man of Chicago, and wife are
at the Alexandria.
Mrs. B. Archibald, a prominent
woman of London, England, and maid
are at the Alexandria
H. c. Harley q large grain dealer