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Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-28
FIVE DAYS GRACE FOR
THE SEWER CONTRACTORS
FORMAL NOTICE SERVED BY
CITY OFFICIALS
stansbury g. Powell Also Are Notified
That Unless Work Is Resumed in
Time State Contract Will Be AS
sumed by Municipality

Work on the outfall sewer must be
resumed within five days from yester-
day or the contractors will be regarded
as having abandoned the project.
This was the effect Of notice served
on the contracting firm Of Stansbury &
Powell yesterday by city officials.
In the notice 1t Is also stipulated that
the city will complete the construction
of the sewer in lieu of resumption by
the original contractors.
Stansbury & Powell abandoned the
work on the outfall sewer some time
ago and since then have not accorded
the city the courtesy of notifying city
officials to that effect. The fact that
the contractors called off their men be-
came known to the city officials only
through the sudden discovery of the abb
sence of the workmen when the city in
spectorS visited the sewer.
A letter was written to Stansbury &
Powell asking for an explanation. City
Engineer Stafford received no reply Ia
his communication and after the meet
ing of the city council last Monday
afternoon the city attorney notified the
contractors that an Official notice of five
days would be given them in which to
explain or resume work
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-28
MEXICAN ATTEMPTS TO
HASTEN OWN DEATH
INMATE OF COUNTY HOSPITAL
SHOOTS HIMSELF
knowledge That He Is Afflicted With
Cancer in His Mouth Causes
Him to Endeavor to End His
Suffering

Despondent because of long suffering
from a cancer in his mouth, James Nc
Cormiclk, a Mexican laborer, tried to
take his own life yesterday afternoon
at the county hospital.
He fired two bullets into his skull,
but before he could shoot a third time
the revolver, which the man held with
in a few inches of his head, was
grabbed by Fred Whitney, who carried
the man into the hospital. An opera
tion was performed and the Mexican's
life will be saved, but only for time.
Mccormick has been confined at the
hospital for FIVE months from the cam
Ger, which is said to have been caused
by excessive cigarette smoking.
knowledge that his condition was
hopeless caused Mccormick to attempt
TO commit suicide.
Before coming to Los Angeles Nc
Cormick was engaged in work on
Baldwin's ranch, and 1t Is said he has
relatives living there now.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-28
RELICS GIVEN THE sHRINERs
Prominent Member Of the Order In
New York Brings Valuable Pres
ent to Local Club

Or. George IT. Bailey Of Yuma, MEM
Der Of Mecca temple ~ New York, the
mother temple of tie Shriners. arrived
In Los Angeles yesterday. He brought
a valuable cabinet of old war relics.
The cabinet contains large variety
OF work made by hand by MIR. Bailey
while he was in the Civil War. The
cabinet Is valued at $780, and 1t will be
formally presented to the Visiting
Shriners' club at its monthly meeting
Monday, August 8.
Following are The members of the re-
ception committee and the temples to
which they belong, who met MIR. Bailey
at the Arcade yesterday afternoon:
Charles Hathaway, zujare; John T..
Drewett AL Koran II. S. Underwood,
Fl Zaribah; A. w. Crawford. Zaribah;
Jacob Abrahams, AL Malaikah; r. r.
Jenes Islem; C.NC. Adams, Moslem l.
Lowenstein, Eel Nina; T. s. Crump
Molla; II. w. Foote, zlhrah; f. A.
Phillips, Irem; e. d. Hyde. ziyara;
George N. Sceets, Tripol: o. f..
Crockett, Mt. Sinai; ]. w. Rowins, Me-
dinah; w. e. oliver, Palestine.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-28
AUTOMOBILE IN A BLAZE
Two Cans Of pIstlllate on the Rear
Of the Machine Ignite While
Car Is Movlno

Two cans OF distilate which r.. e..
Fritz was carrying on the rear of his
automobile caught fire last evening
while he was driving his machine on
First street near Broadway.
According TO Fritz one Of the cans
was leaking and the oil ran into the
engine and caught fire. Before Fritz
could extingulsh the fiame the rear of
HIS machine had caught fire and the
burning cans were thrown to the pave
ment In dumping the cans from his
machine one Of the mans fingers was
slightly burned.
A chemical engine extinguished the
blaze. which spread threateningly
toward the corner OF First and Broad
way.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-28
RESPOND To CALL
AFTER DEATH ACT
ONLY LAMENTABLE FEATURE
IN CRAWLEY PLAY
6elasco's Literary Matinee a Smooth
Production Barring the lncon.
gruous Acknowledgement
of Applause

| Winsome and graceful as upon that
moonlight night when she played Juliet
at Chester place was Constance Craw-
Fley in the Belasco production of
Romeo and Juliet" yesterday after
noon.
To a remarkable degree she bridges
the distance between the age Of
Shakespeare's child woman and her
own age, and the context is changed
to give still further leeway in this par
ticular.
Few actresses conceive the youth of
the child Juliet, and if one might have
wish in connection with Miss Craw-
ley's Juliet it would be that her
touches in the first act might be
lighter thus allowing greater chance
for contrast between the child and the
woman.
OF her voice it is unnecessary to
speak, as long ago we learned to know
it's beautiful silver tones as those best
suited to the reading of the bard.
This time Miss Crawley has the ben
eft of a good support. There We're few
amateurs in the cast and the few had
only small parts.
Versatile Mestayer
Harry Mestayer is a versatile actor
and he proved that Romeo is not
DtyOnQ Ills DOW6TSb IL
is not one of the parts to which he
is best suited. Mr.. Mestayer is earnest
in whatever he attempts and he bears
the burden of the stage direction OF
the literary matinees in addition to
taking the leading roles.
OF the merry Mercutio, 'twere pity
he should have died so early in the
play. Shakespeare has blest this good
fellow with lines of much worth and
beauty and Hobart Bosworth gave a
splendid reading of those lines. Per-
haps Just at first he had not caught
the spirit of Mercutio's laugh-was not
quite merry enough-but that did not
last long. If Mercutio must die, may
he always die as he did yesterday.
Mr.. Bosworth's death scene was fine
bit of acting.
There was one really lamentable
feature in yesterdays performance.
Miss Crawley responded to a curtain
call after having taken the sleeping po-
tion which is said to make her as one
dead Miss Crawley may have been,
taken unawares, and 1t would be kinder
to think she was, for the act does not
agree with the high ideals of dramatic
art which we usually associate with
Miss Crawley. The curtain call in which
the dead arise and bow a smile ac-
knowledgement Of hand clapping may
be overlooked in melodrama, but the
same offense is objectionable at lit
erary matinee.
The Incidental music was delightful
addition to yesterdays matinee.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-28
Long Beach Boulevard Tract

Twenty -four ine lots on the Paclnc
Long Beach. within miles OF auditor
ium and ocean. Principal residence
streets or Long Beach run through this
/ and 2 years. sLACK-yWALL CO., III
Locust ave, Long Beach.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-28
Bank Omen Tnnirht

The Consolidated Bank of Los An
geles, 124 South Broadway. in the
Chamber of Commerce building, will be
open tonight, as usual, to accommodate
the public in general and its old pat
rons. Four per cent interest paid on
savings deposits.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-18
Gossip and Stories About Noted People

they can recall some thrilling adventures.
One of these tales his eminence related to
the great edification of his fellow diners.
Just after the occupation of New Orleans
by the federal troops under General Ben
Butler, the cardinal, then a seminarian,
attended a meeting of hot-spirited youths,
Some of the fervent speeches were reported
to General Butler and the most prominent
offenders were summoned before the grim
warrior The man of the cloth was wor-
ried and sought advice from young White.
who was home on parole. After hearing
all the evidence, the present grave justice
went before General Butler to defend his
client. II am told" said the illustrious
Ben, casting a stern eye on the trembling
seminarian, that you said you would have
nothing to do with these detestable Yam
KEGS; that you would not even conduct a
funeral service over one of them. Were
you correctly quoted?" Here Mr.. White
arose, and with a profound bow, declared
that in behalf of the accused he would
state that he had been incorrectly reported.
What he said was that he would. with
the greatest pleasure, conduct the funeral
service of every Yankee officer and soldier
in New Orleans" According to the car
dinal 1t was only the sense of humor for
which General Butler was famous that
saved them both from an experience in
Jail.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-18
Enoch Arden In Divorce.

The story of Enoch Arden with some
variations was repeated in a Chicago court
the other day by Mrs Mary Oswald, who
sought to have her marriage with William
G. Oswald annulled. Roy II. Eastman, a
clerk in railroad Office, was the "Enoch
Arden" of the story related to the judge
by Mrs. Oswald.
The domestic history of Mrs. Oswald
dates back to May IS. 1903, when she and
Eastman were married. They lived happily
together with Eastman's mother, the court
was told. until one day the husband dis
appeared.
II waited in vain for a letter" said the
witness, but no word came from Roy.
Then my mother-in-law informed me that
her son had obtained divorce at Fargo,
N. D. At this time Mr.. Oswald was call
ing on me. l asked Roys mother II she
was quite sure about the divorce and she
said she was. So January 2s, 1904, Mr.. Os-
wald and / were married"
Were you happy with your second hus-
band also?" queried the judge with in
terest.
"Oh, yes" continued the witness, "but
one evening there was knock at the door.
! opened IL and was dumbfounded to see
my first husband standing on the porch.
What are you doing here?' l asked. II
thought you had secured a divorce"
Explanations followed but Eastman, I'M
like the hero of the book who left his
wife with her second husband. insisted that
she should return to him. The complainant
said the man threatened TO have her ar
rested on charge of bigamy.
(Which one do you love now?" asked the
court.
well. don't love either of them any
more" replied Mrs. Oswald, "for when
Roy came back William left me immedi-
ately. wish to have my marriage with
him annulled and then I intend TO apply
for a divorce from my first husband. who
is earning SO a MONTH and should be
made to contribute toward my support"
st see, but you can't get alimony from
both husbands, you know" remarked the
court.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-18
Quaint Features and Doines of Current Life

don't crave liquids. When am not feeling
well l can go hours and hours without
drinking anything"
DO you drink tea or coffee whenever
you are thirsty, Mrs. Millis?'
mo, indeed, 1 am not addicted to tea
drinking at all, as one might suspect 1
would be. l rarely drink more than one
cup a day, usually at dinner and never
between meals. 1t is the same with coffee.
Milk never touch You are making quite
an oddly of me by your questions, when
the fact is that my drinking habits have
never before occurred to me as freakish"
II cannot state the scientific reason for
my loathing of water, having never con-
suited a physician on the subject Some
people have suggested that 1t is all imag-
ination; that L have got so in the habit Of
refusing a drink of water that to drink one
after these years of abstinence would eff
feet me psychologically and in no other
way. That isn't true. Water seems to
poison my whole system, and that's all
there Is to It," -'.
Mrs. Mills is active for her age. THE
doctors who preach that water is a cure-all
and that whoever drinks water in album
dance is not likely to catch cold or get
sick otherwise could hardly point to me
as proof Of the soundness of the doctrine"
she said.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-18

The late Francis Coggin for a long time
was director of the Indian Head National
bank, Nashua, N. II. During the last years
of his dictatorship the present cashier, Ira
+. Harris, was at the head of the institu-
ton.
1t was Mr.. Coggin's custom to visit the
bank daily, and invariably as he opened
the door he would say, in tones that could
be heard all over the bank, rs Ira imp
Mr.. Harris grew very tired of this, much
to the amusement OF the rest of the bank
Finally the phrase came to be a byword
with them
During the summer preceding his death
Mr.. Coggin looked very bad, but was able
to get out and make his usual visits to
the bank. One hot day in July the clerks
were sweltering over their work, when in
walked Mr.. Coggin, with his usual saluta-
ton. 'Is Ira in?"
Yes" said Mr.. Harris. Il am here"
It's pretty hot day. isn't it?"
Hot! You don't call this hot. do you?
You ought to have been with me one
summer down In Georgia." And Mr.. Cog
gin proceeded to tell what hot weather
s really was.
After he had gone out, Mr.. Harris spoke
up rs follows: Doesn't Mr.. Coggin look
pad' am afraid 1t won't be long before
ne VIII De where the weather will be
ho' enough for him"
Yes" piped up the correspondence
clerk land the first thing thai he will say
when he opens the door will bs. Is Ira
inT"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-18
"The Fighting Parson."

DR.. William s. Rainsford, who on ac-
count Of continued ill-health has resigned
as rector OF st. Georges parish, New York
City. earned his title OF "the fighting par
son" Immediately after taking charge of
that pastorate. He opened a mission in a
saloon over on the east side and was con-
Quoting a meeting when an intoxicated
man began to raise a disturbance Dr.
Rainsford ordered him to leave, where
upon the fellow swore violently. The
preacher walked over and after some vain
parley with the burly disturber suddenly
Knocked the fellow down. The man
scrambled to his feet and hurried out.
Later he was one of Dr. Rainsford's most
ardent admirers.
a DIR. Rainsford Is an Irishman, having
been born in Dublin on October 80 1850.
and the traits of an earnest Irishman often
crept into his sermons and speeches They
did so somewhat surprisingly about three
years ago. when on one occasion. getting
pretty well worked up. he gave utterance
TO an expressive damn" Regretting the
utterance when he had cooled of. he
wrote a letter of apology to Bishop Potter.
The latter. in speaking of the incident.
described the strenuous parson" in these
words
You see. DIR. Rainsford is an Irishman,
and when he gets worked up a little OF
che Irishman crops out"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-18
Chicago DOn'ts.

One Of the protective associations re-
Gently organized for sef-defense in Chi
cago issued these warnings TO household
ers:
Don't let mail accumulate In vestibule
when you are away or 1t will serve as a
notice to fiat workers that you are out and
the coast is clear.
Don't leave directions TO your grocer on
the back door. This is another tip to the
burglar that you are out.
Don't open the door to anyone after
dark without knowing who it is. Call
through the tube or ask behind the locked
door.
Don't trust a stranger because he is
well dressed. The immaculate thief is dan
gerous; the ragged one is generally harm
less.
Don't trust the locks. Most apartment
locks are toys; a burglar can Jimmy them
In half a minute without noise Get special
bolts.
Don't leave the house without making
sure that all windows are fastened. Leave
all curtains up, with possible exception Of
bedroom. This often fools burglar.
Don't be impolite to a burglar II you
find one in the house. Invite him to take
it all, and at the first chance you get run
TO a neighbor and call for the police.
Don't scream in the presence of burg
lar or hold-uD man. II he is an amateur
he may lose his presence of mind and hurt
you.
Don't walk close to a building after
dark; give an alley a good margin"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-18
Got the Full BENEFIT.

when / first came to Kansas and found
that the state had no grand jury system
/ thought surely l was beyond the limits
OF civilization" said Colonel Bill Hackney
the other day. so / Immediately became
reformer and started an agitation for a
law creating grand juries. / was sent to
the legislature two or three terms and at
each session tried to get a grand jury law
through, but failed. Then l went to the
senate for couple OF terms and kept up
my fight, but failed.
Then as a member of the third house
for a couple of terms l threw my influence
in favor Of a grand jury bill every time
one showed up. Finally after seventeen
years CT ceaseess toll / was amply re-
warded. A grand jury law was passed.
1 went home happy. l had helped TO do
something 10 protect the rights of the peO-
pie.
I'm order to see how the thing worked
the people OF my own county. where the
agitation had been the hercest, had
grand jury called and l was the irst
man indicted. l was accused of betting
on election kansas City Journal.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-18
Humbiing a wife-Beater.

With shackles of iron riveted on his
ankles and with a pick in his hands, Robert
Beacham, we'll known jeweler of De-
catur, Ala, was forced to work on the
streets of that town, fine having been
imposed upon him for wife-beating by
Mayor Skeggs In the police court Under
state and municipal law a man may be
forced to work in a coal mine or on city
streets for wife-beating.
Reacham was fined s25 and costs for
eursing in the presence of females and
was fined $50 and costs and sentenced TO
thirty days on the streets for assaulting
his wife. Mrs. Beacham also swore out
state warrants, including a peace warrant.
against her husband. Becham tried to
make an appeal bond. but failed.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-18

Apropos of the approaching Ronalds-
Strong wedding in New York they are tell
ing story about the bridegroom. Reginald
Ronalds was with the Rough Riders in
Cuba and had his full share of hardships
in that brief campaign. On his return to
New York he and another of the regiment
went to a swell club and ordered bottle
and a bird They had just tasted of the
perfectly cooked partridge when young
Ronalds said: "oh, say. this is too rich
for us after the hard tack. Waiter bring
us jug OF rather dirty water and some
stale bread. The reaction to champagne
and partridge is too sudden all at once"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-18
Called the Turn on ODie.

Opie Read recently made a trip through
Arkansas on horseback. He lost his way
and rode up to where a squatter was sit
ting, his fiddle by his side.
"Jes' ridin' or a-goin' somewheres?'
asked the squatter. with little show of in
terest
Il was going somewhere" answered
Opie, but We lost my way, and now I'm
just riding. How do you get to the next
town."
"Ridin' or walkin'?"
Where do hit the road?"
Hit il on the side or in the middle or II
you all git close nun you all can hit it with
a stick"
Are there any forks TO the road?"
mo forks tall. mister jes straight as a
string"
You're a id fool" Mr.. Read said. los
ing his temper.
YES sir; maybe So" answered the squat
ter. taking up the fiddle and drawing the
bow carelessly over the strings. but /
Amt lost."-Pittsburg Dispatch
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-18
One Who Doesn't Look.

Rev. Sam Jones, the noted Georgia re-
vivalist preacher. was at all times, 10 say
the least, forceful in his language. Above
all things he objects to a pretsnse OF
representatives., his religion being some
thing on the shirt sleeves" order. On one
occasion he mad taken for his text Van
ity," and TO point his moral said:
Now, If there y woman in the con-
gregation this morning who didn't look
into the mirror before coming TO meeting I
want to see her; | want her to stand up"
single woman arose and stood with
meekly downcast eyes. To describe her In
a kindly way, one would say homely. Rev.
Jones rested his earnest eyes upon her.
well. God bless you, sister," he said.
1T certainly is a pity that you DIDN'T
Success.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-18
Sacrificen Leg for Cnsh.

Louise Bertrend 4! East Twenty fourth
street. New York, who never earned SIS a
week in her life, will now receive $50 a
week and all because she once fell beneath
train and had her left leg ground on.
She appeared at the stage door of the
Grand opera house In answer to an adj
vertisement which called for a handsome
young woman who possessed cork leg.
THE Gingerbread Man" is running at the
theater and dragon bites off a young
woman's leg in one of the acts.
Miss Bertrend convinced the manager of
the company that 1t would cause her no
Inconvenience If her left leg was bitten off
every night. There were four other appli-
cants and the competition was brisk. Miss
Bertrend had youth and beauty as her
allies however, and had no difficulty in
securing the position.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-18
One Experience Enough.

Kubelik, the noted violinist, was once
playing by request before the inmates OF
an insane asylum, the superintendent Of
which believed that music was a fine medi-
cine for unbalanced minds. He played a
brilliant Slav composition, thinking that was
surely of the cheerful character wanted.
AS he finished very young woman arose
and beckoned to him. He thought artist
like. that she wanted an encore and so
said to the doctor: ASK her what she de-
sires" He rose to his feet and was about
to question her when she exclaimed: '"ro
think of the likes OF me being In here and
he being at large in the worldw That was
the last time Kubelik ever played in an in
sane asylum.