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Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-10
SAN PEDRO TAKES STEPS
TO FRAME A CHARTER
BOARD OF TRUSTEES ORDERS
ORDINANCE DRAFTED
Principles of Inative, Referendum
and Recall Are to Be Embodied!
Good Government League Won on
This Issue at Recent Election
special to The Herald.

special to The Herald
SAN PEDRO, May 9.-The first
movement toward holding an election
for freeholders to frame a charter for
San Pedro that will embody the prin-
ciples of the initiative. referendum and
recall were made when the city board
of trustees last night instructed City
Attorney Downing to prepare the
necessary ordinances. At Judge Down
ings office it was given out that the
papers would be ready by next meet
ing night, Tuesday, May 15. Regard
ing this movement Judge Downing
said:
THE first thing necessary is the or
dinance for the appointment of CEN
sus enumerator to find out of San
Pedro has $500 Inhabitants. When this
is done, properly verified and certified
to the secretary of state another ordin-
ance will be drawn, calling an election
for the fifteen freeholders who Will
frame the charter.
These freeholders must be citizens
for five years in San Pedro and owners
of real estate.
after they have framed the chartcf
it will then be submitted to the people
for ratification, and if carried it then
goes for APPROVAL to the state legislature
of California. This accomplished an
other election of city officers will be
held"
The fact that this was the main issue
in the platform of the Good Govern
ment league which won such notable
victory in the recent municipal cleo
ton assures the citizens of final
favorable determination.
A petition of large proportions was
presented to the board of trustees over
it was turned down.
The library board of San Pedro began
to prepare for the moving of the library
from it's present quarter at Eleventh
and Palos Verdes street into the new
$4,000 Carnegie library, just completed
on the city plaza. 1t is to be elegantly
furnished in golden oak.
Prominent Chinese merchants, for
merly of San Francisco but now located
in Los Angeles, were here to look at
property with view of establishing
warehouses here for the storing of
Chinese goods, much of which is ex-
pected to come by steamers to San
Pedro until the Chin ese have again
established themselves in San Fran
cisco or in Oakland as is now pro-
posed.
The Dock and Terminal company of
Long Beach brought 100 Shriners over
on an excursion to San Pedro this aft
ernoon to witness the two big dredges
at work in the harbor.
The Mexican steamer Curacao was
reported here as having left San Fran
cisco for this port at O'Clock yester-
day afternoon. Port Pilot Hamilton,
who is on the watch for her, is expect
ing her to arrive early Thursday. The
amount of cargo that she will carry
from this port was not obtainable here,
as most of 1t is reported as coming
from Los Angeles. The Hercules, now
in San Francisco, is not expected be-
fore next Monday.
The Bank Of San Pedro declared a
dividend of 40 per cent to its stock
holders this week. The sum of $4,000
was paid out. This bank was organized
by George H. Peck in 1888 and the
recent dividend exceeds that of any
previous year by 10 per cent.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-10
RAILWAY WORLD
SIXTEEN MILLIONS EQUIPMENT
TAXES sTATlsTIcIAN
locomotives for Baltimore e. Ohio
Measure Three Miles

The officials of the Baltimore & Ohio
have made some interesting figures
concerning the $50 locomotives and the
ten thousand freight cars just recently
received by the road. This large in
crease in the company's rolling stock
was secured after an expense of $16,
100000
The aggregate length of the loco
motives, if placed In line and coupled
together, would stretch over distance
of three and a quarter miles, If placed
side by side and end to end, they would
cover an area of four acres. The total
number of cubic feet which would be
occupied if these locomotives were
placed in a pile would be equivalent
to a mass 300 feet long, AZ feet wide
and 200 feet high. Two hundred and
ten of the locomotives are of the con-
solidation freight type, measuring 6s
feet, 5-S inches in length, from
the, tip of the pilot to the drawhead
of the tender. Thirty-five are Pacific
passenger type, 72 feet 9 inches long.
If the boiler tubes were placed in
line and end to end they would reach
a distance of 214 miles. The heating
surface in the boilers would cover 1f
acres and the combined CRATE area
would be the same as one-third acre.
The aggregate weight of these en-
gines and tenders, in working order, is
1885 tons. The water in the tanks, as
suming all to be filled. would be equiv
alent to a pool $50 feet long S6 feet wide
and 81 feet deep. The coal in the ten
ders would make rectangular pile 100
feet long, AZ feet wide and 25 feet high.
The power of these locomotives is
enormous. The total length of train
which could be hauled by them, if all
were coupled together, would be 153
miles, consisting of 21,00O loaded cars
of $4,000 pounds capacity, and the total
weight of the train would be about
929,430 tons.
The total amount of coal burned by
these locomotives in one day, working
under ordinary conditions, would be
about 1900 tons. To haul this amount
of coal would require train of 65 cars
of a capacity of 100000 pounds each,
and the number of scoopfuls of coal
represented would be about 375,000
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-10
ANNouMcEs EXCURSION DArgs
Cheap Rates viii Be Given over the
: Santa Fe This Summer

The Santa Fe will run a number of
excursions to the east this summer.
One is called the Back East" excur-
sion. II Will leave Los Angeles for
Chicago and Missouri river points on
June and 7, July and 8, August 7,
and and September s and 10.
Excursion tickets for New Haven,
Connecticut, $92lO for the round trip,
win be sold on May 25, 26 and 27. For
Louisville. Kentucky, $75.75 round trip,
June and z; for Denver, sos 90 round
trip July 10 to 10 inclusive. For Min
neapolis, $1,000 round trip, August 7
to 8 Inclusive. For Milwaukee, S74,50
round trip. August 7 TO inclusive.
Excursion tickets will be sold for
Coronado and Tent City. good for re-
turn within three months. on June a.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-10
BANK INCREASES ITS STOCK
Riverside Financial Concern Shows
Prosperity-Women Elect
Club Officers
Special to The Herald.

RIVERSIDE, May 9.-Stockholders
of the Riverside Savings bank voted
last night to increase the capital stock
of the bank from 100000 to 5000, ,OOO.
The capital stock of the bank was in
creased last October from $50 900 to
100000.
The county supervisors today in
structed the clerk of the board to adj
vertise for 3O0U barrels of oil to be used
by the county next year on county
roads
The Woman's Club House associa-
tion has elected officers as follows
President, Mrs. N. ]. P. Button; vice
president, Mrs. Liz1ie A. Low; secre-
tary, Mrs. Mary A. Cox; treasurer,
Mrs. Mineah Rfckard. Directors chosen
were Mesdames Button, Low, Meharg,
Reynolds, Taylor and Hewitt
Citrus fruit shipments from River
side to date are 1887 cars of oranges
and 2S5 cars of lemons.
The city trustees have raised the
salary of City Electrician Worthley to
$3.50 a month.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-10
FOR A GREATER LONG BEACH
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Special to The Herald.
LONG BEACH. May 9.-Members of
the Greater Long Beach Improvement
club who own property along the ex-
tension of Pacific avenue between the
northern city limits and Willows have
decided to the county a 100-foot right of
way through their land, hoping that
Pacific boulevard, between this city
and Los Angeles, will be speedily COM
pleted and enter Long Beach by the
Pacific avenue route.
The local men interested say that
within three weeks they will have sew
eral miles of fine roadway completed
at this end Of the line, and that they
will do all in their power to hasten the
completion of the projected boulevard.
Other plans considered by this club
are to make a winding driveway, with
parking, along the Cerritos slough and
to endeavor to secure the construction
of a Pacific Electric line from the end
of the Magnolia avenue line to Willows.
This would give the electric road a
"loop" in and out of the city.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-10
CRAIGS HAVE SITE IN VIEW
Ship Building Firm May Locate Plant
at Wilmington on Banning
Property
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
LONG BEACH. May 9.-It was re-
ported here today that the Craig Ship
building company would in all prob
ability close a deal today whereby de-
sired land could be secured at Will
mington for the plant which the COM
pany has long wished to locate on the
Southern California coast.
This desire, it is said, has been in
creased since the San Francisco dis
aster as the officials of the company
think large amount of the shipbuild-
ing business of that city will come this
way.
II is said that negotiations have been
made with Mrs. Mary Banning for a
tract on the harbor west of the Pa
ciflc Electric tracks at $500 an acre
This land does not extend to the
water front but there intervenes a
strip of land claimed by the Ban
ming brothers.
If this is secured the shipbuilders'
plant will probably soon become a
reality there as all other conditions are
said to have been met.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-10
D. 9 R. G. PUTS ON NEW TRAIN
Schedule Arranged for Daylight Ride
Through picturesque Country

"The Scenic Limited" is the name OF
the new train which the Denver & Rio
Grande will put in service on June
between Denver and Ogden. The
train will be first class all the way
through and will leave terminals on
time each day regardless of connec-
tions.
1t will be solid vestbuled Pullman
train, electric lighted throughout, COM
posed of drawing room, sleeping cars,
dining car. buffet, smoking and library
car and observation car.
The eastbound and westbound sched-
ules have been so arranged as to afford
a daylight ride through the scenic pol-
tions of the Rocky mountains. No
extra fare will be charged on the train
but only first class railroad and Pull
man tickets will be accepted for pass
age.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-10
Mrs. Sargent Praises Duffy's
The old lady die by the family DOCTOR but she is
strong without thanks the great life
giving Duiy's Pure Malt Whiskey

'I have not had n doctor since my
sickness and think DuRy's Is the best
medicine L can take for my old age, and
for anyone else, young or old"
Before using your pure Malt Whiskey
I was sick four springs running, and
cur family doctor did not think could
live any time; but since using your
Malt Whiskey I have not been sick
abed once, and am up and around and
quite smart. l have not had doctor
since my sickness. and 1 think Duffy's
is the best medicine that 1 can take I'm
my old age, and for any one else, young
or old.''
MRS. LUCINDA SARGENT. Lynn, Mass.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-10
Construction Of Branch Begins
By Assoelated Press.

FALLON, New, May 9.-The CON
struction of the Hazen Fallon branch
OF the Southern Pacific win commence
tomorrow. the work beginning at Ha-
zen. II is given out that about ninety
days will be required to complete the
road.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-10
For sponey, Tender Gums

Preciptated chalk, one ounce: DOW
dered borax. one-half ounce. powdered
myrrh, one-quarter ounce; powdered
orrls root, one-quarter ounce. The
myrrb is sufficiently astringent to
strengthen and harden the gums.
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AMID CAT HAVE FJgRI,
OTS FIGHT

Probably one of the hardest fights
ever pulled off in Eaton county has lust
taken place near Charlotte, on the
premises of. Joseph Smith, the partici-
pants being large Thomas" cat and
q game rooster in which honors were
about even when Smith interfered.
Trouble began over a bone with q BIT
Of adhering meat, thrown in the back
yard. Ut was first discovered by the
cat, at whose prior claim there could be
no doubt Its second discovery was BY
the rooster who was swelling around
the yard. Observing that Tiger Thorn
as was very busy, he strolled over to
learn why. AT first he watched the cat
and the bone with contemptu curl
osity, making few uncomplimentary
remarks now and then, of which
Thomas took no note, and kept on
chewing. Gradually the fowl became
interested, and, edging nearer, eyed the
bone with first one optic, then the 9th
er. It looked good to him, and he de-
cided to take a peck at it. This was
casus belli that proved the signal for
war. Standing, as he supposed, at a
safe distance, he stretched his long
neck and landed on the bone, but had
no sooner done so than, like lightning,
out New striped paw and caught him
on the waffle. Surprised and hurt at
this unexpected incident, the bird mo-
mentarily drew back with an exclarala-
ton that in plain English would be
profane, Then his blood rose; likewise
a rfd era - 10
neck. His wings dropped and he
"sashayed" around the cat, while the
latter, feline fashion, crouched and
awaited the onslaught. 1t was sooner
than he expected. He looked for the
usual threats and vile language in
vogue among Thomases at the begin
ming Of trouble. The fowl bounced on
him without aword and drove a spur
into his jowl, but was not quick enough
to avoid punishment. He was overeon-
fident Thomas screamed, and, spring
ing at the enemy, seized him by the
throat and both went to the mat the
cat purposely underneath the betterto
use his claws, The feathers flew and
the bird squawked, and Smith, as ref
cree was about to order Break away
when Carney" did that of himself and
socked a spur into the corner Of an al
mond eye. Partially binder, the cat
nevertheless worked his former stunt,
the neck-hold, and the underplay with
teeth and claws, and again a cloud Of
feathers rose, together with lysteric
squawks and frantic yeows. Fowl and
feline were now covered with blood,
and how the scrap would have ended
cannot be told, for Smith, adniring the
pluck Of both, and loath to see either
beaten, parted them and declared the
match draw. The cat is temporarily
blind of one eye, and the game cock has
serious abdominal wounds, but Smith
thinks both will recover.-Detroit
News Tribune
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He alternated in these big herald
soles with Joseph Sheehan. Even so.
8austic a critic as Henderson, with all
his ideas of tone production and the
Ike, said in writing of Mr.. Wegener:
His enunciation was quite perfec.
It was a great and unusual delight to
4ear every syllable of the text of such
/ speech as Lohengrin's narrative Mr..
Vegener's command of perfect enunci-
ttion, with clear, natural emission and
infailing beauty of tone, ought to be
lesson to every student of song and is
] convincing proof that the English
songue presents no serious obstacles to
sood defamation
Ortrud will be sung by Miss Janet
Spencer, a very handsome young con-
ratio, who electrified the Cincinnati
festival audience last spring, when she
sang the eontralto parts in Sir Edward
Cigars Dream of Gerontius" and 1.-THE
Apostles" under this English compos-
er's own direction. And this, too, after
/ hurried preparation, as Madam Lou
se Homer was to have appeared In
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Miss Spencer's is a fine, rich, mellow
contralto, and she uses her voice like a
great artist.
The part of Herald will be sung by
William Harper, another singer new to
us.
Temperament, intellectual grasp and
a high type of harmonious manhood, as
well as a superb voice, are gifts that
have been supplemented by conscien-
tious study. That his task has been
well performed has been shown repeat
edly by the successes scored in concert
and oratorio. He has appeared with
the largest societies and leading orches-
tras, both east and west, and the de-
mand for his services is constantly
growing.
Frank Croxton, to whom is entrusted
the part of the king, has been heard
here. He was the bass in the quartette
that assisted in the production Of Yer
dis Requiem few years ago. 1t is a
sonorous voice, rich and vibrant, yet
firm and pure.
The important part Of Telramund is
entrusted to Claude Cunningham, who
was prevented through illness from APP
pearing in DR., Parker's st. Chris
topher' when that oratorio was sung
here last year. Mr.. Cunningham has
won much favor through his method of
lieder singing, the music of the Ger
mans appealing most strongly to him.
His faultless schooling and tempera-
mental delivery, coupled with a beau
tifully resonant baritone voice, with
which nature has gifted him, makes of
him an ideal singer for such parts as
is this in Lohengrin.
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CITY COURT NEWS.

Bernard Mcpherson of PA Chatham
street, charged with breach of the
peace was fined 81 and costs.
Salvatore Spignesi, charged with
trespass for being found under Joseph
Chippios bed in Wallace street, was
fined s25 and costs. ssM
Thomas Mcnamara and Robert Fl.
Jackson, who had trouble with each
other, witnesses into court. They both
live on the hill and had trouble be-
fore.
Clifford Post, sixteen year old col
ored boy, arrested for stealing a watch
on the Yale campus, was sent to Jail
Tor thirty days.
George o. Devine, the engineer who
was arrested on charge of man
slaughter in connection with the acct
dent at Cedar Hill week ago, was
remanded for trial until December II.
He is released on bail Of $1,000, fur
nished by William Smith of City Point.
James j. Maroney, charged with
breach of the peace by Joseph Cham
bers, will be tried December 10.
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SC0FFERS
often Make the staunchest converts

The man who SCOTS at an idea or
. doctrine which he does not fully I'M
+ derstand has at least the courage to
show where he stands.
The gospel of Health has many con-
verts who formerly laughed at the
idea that coffee and tea, for example,
sever hurt anyone. Upon locking into
E the matter seriously, often at the sug-
+ gestion of friend, such persons have
& found that Postum Fold Coffee and a
\ friends advice have been their saliva
tion.
My sister was employed i'm an east
fern city where she had to do calcu-
lating' writes an Okla girl. "She suf-
Sfered with a headache until she was
almost united for duty.
Her landlady persuaded har to quit
Ncoffee, and use Postum, and in few
Edays she was entirely free from head
ache. She told her employer about it,
and on trying it he had the same ex-
Lerience.
my father and I both have suffered
much from nervous headache since 1
can remember but we kcoffed at the
idea advanced by my sister, that COT
fee was the cause of our trouble.
However, We quit coffee and began
'using Postum. Father has had but
sone headache now in four years, due
! 10 a severe cold, and 1 have lost nv
headaches and sour stomach which 1
lam now convinced came from coffee.
"A cup of good hot Postum is sat
isfying 20 me when I do not care to
feat a meal Circumstances caused me
Ito locate in a new country and l fear
ed 1 would not be able to get my fav-
aorite drink, Postum, but 1 was reliev-
led to find that full supply is kept
here with a heavy demand for it,"
Name given by F5stum Co, Battle
Greek, Mich. Read THE Road to
MELVILLE in pkgs There's a rea-
SON,
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RECITAL o REAL TREAT.

Pupils of ]. Jerome Hayes Render De-
lightful Programme
A musical treat of more than usual
interest was enjoyed by large audi
ence in the Foy auditorium last even
ing when the New Haven pupils of
j, Jerome Hayes rendered a song re-
cital that was truly delightful. AL
though three of the artists originally
on the programme were unable to mar
ticipate, Miss Agatha Brakeney, on ac-
count of an accident, MIR. Campbell on
account of illness and'Mr. Riley Phillips
on account of death in his family. the
programme was executed in full and en-
cores were many.
Most of the soloists were New Ha-
ven singers, and their work was watch
ed with unusual interest and pride.
Miss Mary HALEY made a decided hit
with her rendition of Arditi's Sc Saran
Rose, and Mrs. Robbins work espe-
cially the difficult Joan of Arc by
Tschaikowsky, was enthusiastically ap-
preciated. The entire programme, how
ever, was so well balanced end evenly
performed as to leave little chance for
selection of any single performers
work as excelling that of the others.
The entire recital was admirable and
all the participants are deserving of
great credit.
Harry Whitaker of New York, the
organist of Center church, this city,
whose work is SO favorably known here,
was the accompanies for the entire pro
gramme, and as usual added materially
to the perfection of the recital. The
programme:
Miss Constance Field, solo selected.
Miss Elizabeth Booth, ''Come Sweet
Morning" Old French.
Miss Martha May Hathaway, 1.-THE
Minor Chord" Mayer.
Mr. Beveridge, solo, selected.
Miss Field, (a) Were Gardener of the
Skies, Chaminade; o. II est doux. il
est bon CHerodiade) Massenet.
Mr.. A. F. Lennon, Dawn" d'Harde-
lot.
Miss Mary Lewis Haley, Sc saran Rose,
Ariiti.
Mrs. f. o. Robbins.
Miss Agatha Braheney, (a) The Lowell
est OF All; OBJ And as Thou Art a
Rosebud, HenscheI
Mr. Lennon, Prologue (PagliaccD Leon
caYallo.
Mrs. Robbins, Joan of Arc, Tschai-
kowsky.
Miss Haley, solo, selected.
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druggist on State street, has been APP
pointed trustee of the bankrupt estate
of John w. Parker, a druggist, who had
two stores, one on Ferry street and an
other in West Haven. Mr.. Whittlesey
was authorized to sell the property for
the benefit of the creditors. At the
hearing held before Referee Newton
Mrs. Parker wife of the bankrupt, put
in a claim for $500, which she said
she loaned her husband, and which
went into the business.
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WAS AN EXCELLENT SALE
NEW HAVEN ORATORI0 SOCIETY
BIG COMING CONCERT.

Come Opportunities for Buying Yet Left
Grand Production of LOhengrin in
Concert FOrm-Big Dress Rehearsal
4 To-MOrrOw--The SOlOists.
The first days sale of seats for the
coming production of "Lohengrin," to-
morrow night in Woolsey hall, was en-
couragingly big, although many good
seats are left and these will be on sale
again to-day and tomorrow at both
the M. Steinert Sons company and
Woolsey hall.
Especially does the management of
the New Haven Oratorio society wish
to emphasize the fact that excellent
seats For so cents and rs cents may be
had. These seats are in all parts of the
house-in the parquet, parquet terrace,
balcony and gallery.
That the announcement of the pro-
duction of Wagner's opera in concert
form has met popular favor there can
no longer be any doubt. The briskness
with which the sale went on all yes
terday has already assured the society
a large audience.
Everything is in readiness for the big
dress rehearsal tomorrow afternoon,
when chorus, orchestra and soloists will
meet for the first time.
THE SOLOIsTS.
This will not, however, be the first
rehearsal the six soloists have held, as
they have met several times. There is
considerable ensemble singing for the
entire cast, and many DUETS and trios.
These have all been carefully rehears-
ed in New York, so that finished sing
ing may be expected of these artists
who make up the cast.
Mrs. Katharine Mir Hardy, the FL
sa, is dramatic soprano whose voice
is exactly fitted for Wagner roles. She
sings, for example, with great effect,
the music Of Kundry in Parsifal. No
New York concert singer is more in de-
mand when the big orchestras give a
Wagner programme.
William Wegener. the Lohengrin, has
sung his part many times, having been
first tenor in the Savage company for
several seasons.
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probate of James Tate Of this city was
to go on trial in the superior court be-
fore Judge Wheeler The appeal con-
Germs the probating Of the will Of the
late Jane Woolhouse, who died in this
city in June Of this year, leaving about
$4,000. Some of the money was left to
nieces and nephews in England but
most Of 1t TO J. Henry Smith a relative
Of Michigan.
The case wentover until to-day,