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Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-19

Laird came to Los Angeles from Ari-
zona, where she has been doing some
landscape work since leaving Washing
ton, D. C. While in Arizona she exhb-
tied some of her portrait work at the
territorial fair and won high honors for
it.: She also made a visit to Mexico
City and to Chihuahua, where she
went to make portrait of the gov
ernor
Il am in love with California and am
not in the slightest hurry to get away
from here" said Miss Laird, when seen
in the corridor last night. 1T is really
one of the most beautiful spots have
ever seen. and there is no end of ma
teria for pictures here. The atmos-
phere is so clear and the colors so vivid
one canont help gaining. inspiration"
Some Personal Notes
! William A. Hurst, a prominent bust
ness man of Detroit. who has been at
the Alexandria for week, will leave
today for the east.
James e. Campbell, wholesale
grocer of st. Louis, is at the Lanker-
shin.
r. ]. Ryland. prominent mining
man Of Denver, is at the Lankershim
Mr. Campbell is interested in mining
properties in Nevada and Mexico.
| A. L. Wynan of the Metropole hotel
Catalina and his bride are at he Lam
kershim. They were married about two
weeks ago and are making a tour of
Southern California on their wedding
trip. Mr.. Wyman was formerly man
ager of the culinary department at
Tait's big cafe in San Francisco.
Allen ID. Brown, H. G. MacMahon and
L. V. Stewart, mining men of Nevada
are at the Alexandria.
J. A. Hodgman, a prominent mine op-
orator of San Diego, is at the Hollen-
beck for a few days.
Charles f. Dagnett. a well known
business man of Albuquerque, N. NJ, is
at the Hollenbeck Mr.. Dagnett is com
bining business with pleasure in this
trip to Los Angeles.
1 j. Denair, division superintendent Of
the Santa Fe Railway company, is ex-
pected at the Hollenbeck this morning.
r. A. Hornbeck, city attorney OF San
Diego, is at the Angelus.
Charles ]. Kleeman and wife of Reno,
New, are at the Lankershim. Mr. Klee-
man is mining man.
Joshua Hammond, manager for the
Coronado tent city, is at Nthe West
minister.
A.. r. c.. Dohrmann Of Parmelee e.
Dohrmann, and one of the large stock
holders in the st. Francis hotel, San
Francisco, is at the Alexandria. Mr.
Dohrmann has come down from the San
Francisco house of the firm on bust
ness and pleasure combined.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-19

onstration which will mark the open
ing of the Democratic campaign IL
Southern California. -
An effort was made by Mr.. Young
yesterday to engage the new Temple
Auditorium for Saturday night Sep
tember 20, for public reception in
honor of Mr.. Bell but it was found
that the main auditorium will not be
completed by that date. 1t is expected
that n hall with a seating capacity of
1000 to 5000 will be necessary to hold
the throng that will desire to see and
hear Mr.. Bell, and it is thought that
with smaller hall it will be neces-
sary to hold overflow meetings.
To Tour Southern California
Mr.. Bell will devote only one day 10
The formal opening of the campaign III
Southern California, but will return
and remain two weeks.
He will be In Los Angeles Saturday
September %. and then go to Watson
willie, the home of Warren Porter, Re
publican nominee for lieutenant gov
ernor. He will then begin his southern
tour, stopping first at Santa Barbara
October 4. He will be in Ventura Octo.
ber and at Venice October 6. Sunday
will be spent quietly in Los Angeles
Monday, October 8, he will speak al
San Pedro. Tuesday at Long Beach
Wednesday at Newport. Thursday a
Riverside, Friday at Santa Ana ant
Saturday at San Diego, where he vii
probably remain over Sunday.
On Monday, October Is, Mr.. Bell vii
visit Redlands and Cotton, Tuesday hc
will be in San Bernardino, Wednesda,
at Ontario, Thursday at Pomona anC
Friday at Pasadena.
Tbic will and bic Gnntl1 arm Californi .
itinerary and then he will go north t.
complete his campaign.
/GIIlett Also Coming
Republicans plan the opening Of tn
campaign in Los Angeles Just a weel
earlier than the date selected by tn
| Democrats.
Arrangements practically have bee
made to open the campaign with
Spanish barbecue on the Rancho Do
minguez Saturday, October %. Plan
! contemplate the entertainment of 80
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-19
ELECTRIC CARS COLLIDE
Serious Accident Narrowly Averted
at Seventh and Hill
Streets

A>collision between a Grand avenue
and West Adams street car occurred
yesterday noon at the intersection at
Seventh and Hill streets. Owing to the
slow rate at which the Grand avenue
car. ISL, was going, serious accident
was aVerted
The West Adams street car, bound
south, tried to cross Seventh street
ahead of the Grand avenue car when
1t was but a few rods away. The
motorman on the latter. thinking he
had clear track, as he was entitled
to, sent his car ahead and he was di-
rectly upon the green car before he
saw the danger,
Nobody was hurt on either car, but
the fender ON the Los Angeles railroad
car was demolished and several panes
of glass in the other We're smashed
There were few passengers on the cars.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-19
FATHER FREAKS UP
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

There is no love existing between
Charles Bitteroft and his two daughters
Eva and Frieda, as was shown in the
testimony they told at the trial of their
father Yesterday afternoon in Police
Judge Chambers court.
Rltteroff was arrested last Thursday
evening on a charge of disturbing the
peace. He came home at 51S West
Forty-second street in the evening and
according to testimony began breaking
up the family furniture. He was about
to dash lighted lamp to the floor when
his wild actions were stopped Ny an
officer.
He was found guilty and will be sem
fenced today.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-19
ROBBED BY BANDIT
WEARING A MASK

D. B. Harkness, an employe of a
morning paper. was held up and robbed
at the point of gun last evening about
20 o'clock. He had spent the evening
with friend at Occidental college and
was about a block distant from that
institution when two men with masks
leaped from behind a telephone pole
and ordered him TO put up his hands
He did so and the men took $3.50 from
his pockets
Shortly after Hardness reported the
robbery to the police, j. Clark saw a
masked man standing at Twenty-thrd
and Aianieca, streets. He reported what
he had seen to the police and a man
w&s detailed TO try to find the man
with the mask. This he failed to do.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-19
DOWN steep HILL
STREET CARS FLY
TWO COACHES ON LOS ANGE-
LES-PACIFlC WRECKED
Defective Equipment Results in ar
Accident Which Would Have
Proved Serious Had Trains
Been Loaded

What might have been one OF the
,,,ost serious street car accidents in the
history Of Los Angeles was aVerteu
purely by luck yesterday AFTERNOON
about O'Clock at the corner OF broau
way and Sunset boulevard
The defective equipment OF the cars
on the Los Angeles-Pacific system was
the cause of smashing up of two OF
lis rolling stock. If it had happened
that one of the outgoing cars had been
nassing at the time of the accldeilC
another Redondo smash-up would nave
been recorded, with undoubtedly worse
results.
Two cars, Nos. 3S and II, were backed
out of the barn onto the main track
TO he sent to Sherman. Car Il was un-
coupled from car 3S and hitched to a
"dinlxy' to pull it up to the top of the
hill. from where it would have been
hauled to Sherman. The two cars hao
gone nearly to the top of the grade
when they stopped.
Back With a Crash
The air brakes on the "dinky' gave
out and the two cars began backing
up. gathering tremendous momentum
as they came down the hill. one OF
the shop workers standing nearby
yelled to Sterns in charge of NO; % 10
get his car out of the way of the de-
scending avalanche of wood and iron.
He is said TO have become so excited
that he did not use the ordinary precau-
tions. He put OH too much power and
his overhead Jumped. Before he could
put it back into place the runaway
cars era ashed into the rear of S8, COM
pletely demolishing that end of the car
and smashing the forward part of II
TO splinters
The cars were wedged into each
other so fast that 1t was nearly half an
hour before the tracks could be cleared
Traffic on both lines was tied up.
The man operating the coupled cars
said he tried to use the hand brake
when he found that the air appliances
were not in working order, but that
failed to respond, He also reversed the
power, but this had no effect.
The grade at this point is very steep
and had there been regular passenger
cars i'm line with the runaways there
would have been an appalling accident
as the cars were estimated to have beer
! going at the rate of thrty-hve miles
am hour when the collision occurred
/ The men handling the cars have never
been given a regular run and il is sale
they are experienced.
| Appearances show that most OF the
cars belonging to the Los Angeles Pa
cific system are old and out of date
! The lumber showed signs of being ole
and unable to Withstand much of d
shock. Instead OF the ends being mas
siVe, only thin wall of lumber is pu
! I'm and this is covered with a thicl
coating of tin. The bumper is of ligh
material and only thin strip of iroI
| is put on over IT, so that the resisting
power of the ends of the cars is slight
Homeless children received and PLACED
! I'm homes for adoption. Apply Rev. o
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-19
Seventh Congressional District Convention to Be
Held Tomorrow Expected to Select John S. Nc
Groarty as Leader-Cpposes Corporation and
Machine Rue-To Make Vigorous Fight

John S. McGroarty undoubtedly will
be the opponent of James McLachlan
in the coming election for congressman
to represent the Seventh district.
The Seventh district Democratic con-
vention will meet tomorrow night in
Elks' hall. and Indications are that Mr..
McGroarty will be the unanimous
choice of the delegates for the nominal
tion.
At the Sacramento convention senti-
ment in favor of Mr.. McGroarty de-
veloped into a unanimous demand
among the delegates from the Seventh
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-19
MAKE PLANS To
GREET Mr.. BELL
DEMOCRATS PROPOSE A GREAT
DEMONSTRATION
Opening of Campaign in Southern
California Wi'l Be FiStingy OBJ
served-illnerary for South
ern California Prepared
Bells southern Itinerary

Local Democrats are completing ar
rangements for the reception of Hon.
Theodore a. Bell, Democratic nominee
for governor, week from next Sat
urday.
Milton X. Young, chairman of the
Democratic county committee, has the
affair i'm charge, and he Is comforting
with other members of the committee
regarding the plans to be adopted.
II is the intention of Los Angeles
Democrats to arrange for great dem
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-19

congressional district that he be made
the choice of the convention to be held
tomorrow night.
Fear was expressed that Mr. Nc
Groarty would be unable, on account of
his professional duties, to accept the
nomination, but it is understood he has
signified his Willingness to accept the
nomination if it is rendered him and
to make a vigorous campaign.
Mr. McGroarty is well known resi-
dent Of Los Angeles, an accomplished
scholar and a fine speaker, and he is
known to be bitterly opposed to cor
poration or machine rule in politics.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-19

Homeless children received and placed
in homes for adop tion., cAApply Rev. O.
society, 33i Bradbury building, Los An
geles.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-19
ples In the otreets

Donate Longo, a laborer, whose ad-
dress was given as 122 West Second
street, fell to the street as result OF
an attack OF heart failure yesterday
afternoon about o'clock, and before
he could be taken TO the receiving hos.
pltal he died. p. M. Dougherty a
deputy constable, saw Longo fall ano
he loaded him into an express wagon
and endeavored by the use OF restora,
tives TO revive the dying man. The body
was taken to Pierce brothers.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-19
eolIermaker Falls and Cuts Arm

r. DlnIxler, boilermaker, fell against
a sharp piece OF iron last night about II
o'clock at Also and Center street with
the result that the muscle OF his right
arm was almost cut through. He was
taken to the receiving hospital and later
to his room at 47lh East Third street.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-26
CURZON WOULD DO.

The Westminster Gazette is probably
neeolessly excited over the friendship be-
tween President Roosevelt and Fmpe ror
Miliiam yet its conclusion that Great
britain needs forceful ambassador at
Washington may well stand, on general
principles. We have had good men rep-
resenting Great Britain at Washington.
but we might have better, and I'm the
growing feeling OF co-responslbllity loo.
tween the two great English-speaking ma
lions, IL Is clear that no Briton can be
too good for this post
Lord Curzon, for example whom Tie
Gazette mentions as a desirable appoint-
ment, would undoubtedly do much to ad-
vance the mutual esteem and friendship
OF this country and Great Britain. Lord
Curzon is tried diplomat I'm the best
sense, a diplomat whose diplomacy is
honest and able, not given to superf,icus
verbiage, and potential for results. lie Is
well liked in the United States-just now
especially he is kindly thought OF. for he
Is one OF the titled captors OF American
heiresses whose marriage was fortunate
and happy. Lord Curzons record i'm ali
things Is good, and his personality would
find appreciation and respect i'm the
United States.-Boston Advertiser
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-26
FASHIONS AND FRILLS
WAISTS WITH NOVEL DETAILS

The basque bodice II one of the novel
ties or the season and IL is sure 10 have
great vogue among women who delight
I'm the conditions OF the afternoon recep-
tion. IL is usually worn with a handsome
cloth or velvet skirt, but the blouse IT.
self is built OF soft satin or gauZy material
which will lend itself to shirred trim
mings and appliques OF lace or embroid-
cry. The model illustrated is of pale yell
low satin with a yoke OF tucked chiffon
and embroidery finished with brown vel
vet bows. The shirring is OF satin
put on quite full.
Iris tinted silk mousseline de sole is
used for the second blouse which is trim
med with medalions OF lace embroidered
with purple and gold threads. Bands OF
Irish crochet alternating with folds OF
velvet ribbon outline a yoke which opens
over deep collar OF gauze and net. The
draped belt OF wide silk elastic I'm black
and colors is great favorte 10 wear
with the new blouses and many novelties
show charming buckles in plain gold and
silver.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-26
PUT UP OR SHUT UP.

The methods of the Home Telephone com
pany, which seeks the right to establish itself II
this city, are becoming more questionable as time
advances.
Months ago. this corporation which appar-
entity dare not disclose the of its projectors
and stockholders to the people, from whom 1T
seeks right of great value, asked for hearing; and
the city council very properly appointed a COM
n1ittee 10 listen to its claims.
Not only did the legal firm which was the only
known sponsor for the company refuse all in
formation concerning the material facts to which
the public was entitled before the petition OF this
mysterious corporation should be seriously con-
sidered but from the outset it has appeared to
dodge the very hearing for which it asked, until
the annoying delays and frequent postponements
have at last vexed even so complacent and tract
able a BODY as the city council committee.
Thousands of persons, it is stated by the paid
attorneys of the company, have signed its petit
ton; but aside from what everybody knows of the
ease with which signatures may be obtained under
like circumstances for almost anything, the fact
that these have been signed by persons who have
no knowledge whatever OF the men behind this
dark-lantcrn company, of its responsibility or OF
the system it would introduce here, which latter
one OF its representatives mas tou Ille NS"S-DNio
crat was even yet uncertain, serves only to empha-
size the utter worhessness of its present claim to
consideration.
The Home Telephone company may have be-
hind it and in its purposes and ability to carry
them out every element emitting it TO serious con-
sideration; but so far as is known by the people,
from whom it asks privileges of great value, 1t has
placed itself in position in which it can hnd no
fault if the people say to it, as the city council
committee should, "Put up or shut up
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-26

band could knock the bottle from bsr
hands. ' NV
Mary Blackwell. colored. waiting alone
IN the pastors parlor, spled a sayings
pahk. "Of course" as she saws herself
she forced II open She blew in the con-
her arrest an outrage
Because his wife passed around nho,o
graphs OF herself in Jack Tar.s costume.
James Stanley Searchfield. once a hie
Ciucago contractor, shot himself.
Inc teacher of S-year-old Emily Berg
mann OF Louisville gave her a note to
, take nome suggesting a spanking for
EMILY. Emily did not go home. and now
there Is hue and cry for her
MRS. Emma Myer of INDIANAPOLIS took
pair OF glasses back to Oculist Abe
bass and said they did not M. Tho man
Oh science swore. Mrs. Myer had him ar
rested The court later suggested the ocu-
Hst ieaVe the city. pr Bass concurred.
Nesiect'ns her home, leaving him TO get
ms meals In restaurants that she might
better attend To ther duties as a nenba,.
oI the salvation Army, is the charge
henry Baughman Of Upper Sanduskv
makes against his wife, whom he seeks IN
divorce N ~
The young wife OF James Butler unvl..
tlngiy led Deputy Sheriff Roach of Bowl
ing Green, o., TO the hiding place Of ba,
husband. who had broken tail The orficor
Just got on the same car as unsuspe tive
Mrs. Butler and kept on her track.
MRS. Fred Ribbach of St Louis. arrest
ed for chasing A real estate ayent IRON,
her premises with a revolver. and lis
charged now sues the agent for $40 ooo
damages F''V'V
While the rooming house of Miss Mar,
tIannery OF st. Louis was abaze. women
nelped the hremen to carry out four in.
sensible dodgers. one man tried I, iunn
from window, but the women held Rim
seeking two divorces. Mrs. Hamilton-
wallace of Adrian. Mich.
told her To get out, and she cot me
thinking him dead. she married Wallace
a year ago.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-26
FILTERS WHO
FIGHT SQUARE"

Edward Peple. in his story "A Tooth for
a Tooth published I'm The American
Magazine for December. reports an extra
ordinarily amusing and yet significant
fight between an English nobleman and a
each other silently, two atoms of two
great nations which ~rpass the balance
OF the world I'm bulldog grit and courteous
justice to an enemy.
Mister" said the Kentuckian, las
night you was wet an cole you want
In no condition for a satisfactory fight
an this mornin we both was hongry
had my breckfus', an might Of
punched you then, but | ain't the man
TO take advantage of feller critter an
bloody his nose on a empty stummick.'
Lord Cranton's look OF admiration
visibly Increased.
BY George you're brick he laughed,
and as for your just desire TO lick me-
It's most uncivil In a gentleman TO keep
YOU waiting He rose and began to divest
himself OF superfiuous clothing, but paus-
cd at a sudden thought, with his vest half
ripping chevalier i'm your code of honor.
and It's only fair on my part to acqlfaint
YOU with "A fact At Cambridge | went in
for boxing-strong. Since then I've kept
In training. and am rother fit Unless you
are a professional, you know, I'm apt to
prove trifle nasty"
Each being assured that the other went
irto the scrap i'm good condition and with
eyes wide open. they proceeded 10 busi-
ness-brisk business!
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-26
Joseph CHAMBERLAIN.

The greatest light of Birmingham for the last
half century is slowly fading out. Joseph Cham
berlain the most conspicuous Of the men who have
served in the English parliament yet living, closed
his public career few months ago and now his
name is mentioned but seldom save by few par
ticular friends.
He is not an old man, judged by the Gus
tomary standard of English public men, having
but shortly before his first stroke of paralysis OBJ
served the seventeen anniversary of his birth.
There was splendid celebration on the occasion
of his reaching his seventyhrst year; and how sim
cerely devoted the people of Birmingham were to
him was cxempfcd when, in the midst of the poll
tical uphcaval of last January he managed to keep
Birmingham in the Unionist column.
Those who love hard fighter, and most of the
English and Irish constituencies do, must pity
this great warrior of the political arena in his
slowly drawn out weeks of helpessness.
He has been one Of the most relentless OF foes
of nobility and one of the most uncompromsing of
the upholders of the rights of the English middle
classes and some even say one of the most danger
Gus party or class could have.
Though he saw ngoism triumph, he realized
the tremendous cost of the victory; and while he
turned his back upon friends who once were dear,
and principles that were honestly cherished he
seems never to have the confidence of his as
sociates have gained at their hands that great
prize the premiership.
No man so seriously nterfered with the OBJ
tanning Of justice for ireland as he did and few
men have caused so much misery to the people Of
England he did by reason OF his pushing the
South African war, which has always been be-
lieved TO have been merely selfish contest on the
part of the mine owners. His dearest scheme, the
return of England to protection, seems now fur
ther from realization than when he made the open
ing plea for it.
Still, with all his blindness, mistakes and
errors, his present condition must excite the SYM
pathy Of all those who delight in watching the
career OF vigorous There is a peculiar
irony in the fate Of this man who for so many years
was always happcst when in the fercest of the
conflict, and whose lamp of life is now slowly
going out. II would have been appropriate had he
died in the house OF commons after a great, but
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-26
MR.. DOOLEY" ON
CHRISTMAS

'Mr. Dooley" writes on "The Christmas
Spirit i'm The American Magazine for
December. Following is a brief extract:
"Chris' mas comes but wanst a year. an
they amt amy other time like II. All IN
rest iv tn year, fish days an feast days.
holy days an unholy days. all tn wurruld
Is In a clinch. A gran rasslin' match is
goin' on in ivry corner iv tn clvy!zed
wurruld We're all i'm n tangle, nghtln',
quarrelin'. robbin', plundhrin', or mdr-
dhrin', accordin TO our tastes. ] thrust
no man. No, / won't go that far. I'll say
j pretind iVry man is honest, an | believe
none " thin ar-re. In that way'I keep
my frinds an save me money. Nobody
thrusts me. Down tn stairs. through tn
kitchen, an into tn parlor we go, all over
tn house. sthrkin high or low, no huld5
barred. no blows foul. It's what Hogan
calls tn sthruggle fr existence, an itll
always go on while there's a dollar In tn
wurruld woman, or a ribbon to wear
i'm our coats. We've frgotten ivrytning
else but poundin tn man undher us. or
kneein' tn man on top iv us. whin sud
denly we hear "a voice: Gentlemen, gintle-
men, not befure tn childher An we get
UP an brush tn dust off our clothes an
shake hands, pretindin IL was all fun.
Tn kids have come i'm.
That's what Chris mas Is for, Hin
Missy. But fr that wan twinty-four hours,
whin there's "A white flag up, an tn worst
inimy ! have. or tn worst frind. cud come
within stones throw iv me without fear,
we'd die iv exhaustion