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The Washington herald., 1906-12-23
AFTER READING THOREAU.


last night INTO my house and heart, dense walled,
4 winged wind there blew:
Into dull and duller soul il called
message strange and new.
Pouring upon me a pri1neval ,1uth
4 fresh and tonic stream.
II brought he certainty Of innate truth
From worlds Of which we dream.
Out Of a silence deep and undefled
That wind forever springs.
The magic and the perfume Of the wild
Bearing mighty wings
And I, prisoner Of doggins thought,
Put sloth away from me,
And set the claims Of self and sense az naught
BY that which made me free.
So. now, content I stand within my door,
To watch the year 90 round,
As simple health and life brings more and more
Dear Joys Of light and sound.
-EmmA Bell Miles, in the Century.
A WALL.
Our laws are being Organized
and Ryauized
and Zionized.
Our sports are being candifed
or dandifed
and Audited.
Our art Is all mockery
Of BOkeTy-
COmstOckery.
Good words that Shakespeare credited
are edited
and Teddited.
We're cursed with Castellanity
insanity
and vanity.
Our industries are Justified
OF trustifed
OF justified.
Or else they're supeT-organized
and Morcanized
and gorgonized.
But courage, heart and do not fret;
Dopew and Platt are with yet.
New York Times
The Washington herald., 1906-12-23
ON TRIAL.

Oh, give US brittle marriage,
fetter that we may break
With comparative ease
Whenever We please,
If we put up the proper stake.
Oh. give us a wife on trial
And then If we do not like
The sample we've got,
As easy as nos
We can give her the outward hike.
Oh, give us a trial husband.
And il were dissatisfied,
We can let him 90
For another, yCu know,
To whom we may point with pride
Oh, give Us a home on trial.
home that you read about,
And then II We find
II Is not the right kind,
The kicker may pack and move out.
Oh. give rs a trial baby.
A bright little growing C1ss.
And then if we-say.
Gcldarn your new way,
Tb3t baby belongs % Us.
Secy
", J. hampton. in New York sun.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-23
DEAR ONE.

Dear little hands and dear little lips
That come every day TO greet me:
Dear little laugh that rings ike gold
And dear little feet that meet me
Your care-free ways and your dolly days,
And your days as a childhood rover
Win vanish and fade in the feeting years
Too soon VIII they all be over.
Dear little arms that around me twine,
And dear little head close nesting;
The sweet sweet dreams that are yours to-day
That come IN your peaceful resting
Your childhood dreams like sunbeams CLEAN,
The heeting years wiz sever.
But God keep your heart like the lily bloom
As pure and as sweet forever.
Milwaukee Sentinel
The Washington herald., 1906-12-23
FORE!


DO Won hear the canny golfer calling "forel'
As he presses on his drive little more!
YOU are bold and you are gay,
But you'd better set away,
When the 6eree cratic golfers baWling "foTsr
You are big and you are strong,
Yet You'll have 90 move along
With pulling, slicing golfer bowling 'fore!'
And It's 'Forei FoTel FozeP'
As you foozle in the sand along the shore.
Oh, you're forced to look about
When you hear the warning shout
And the whistle Of the flying rubber core.
Did you hear the little Jappys calling ''forer"
On their links upon the Asiatic shoTe7
If your nomen end in of.
You viii hesitate to SCOT.
When the little Jsppy golfers boiler 'forer'
II your name should end in WITCH
You'll remember how they pitch
BY the Tag upon the green and how they score.
For it's "Fore Fore Fore"
And the balls Of lead and steel begin to pour
Oh. you have to look alive,
For they never miss their drive;
And they have been known TO drive without ''fore.
DO you hear the voice Of Freedom calling 'forer'
To the Gar Of all the Russias and his corps?
He may be an autOCrat.
Yet he wonders where he's at
When he hears the voice Of Freedom calling "fore!"
Though his rule be absolute
Il Is wiser not to shoot,
With this thunder-cry Of Freedom calling 'f0rer'
And it's 'Forel FOrei FoTeI"
And the scarlet flag is hying at his door.
he may ope MS palace gate,
When surrender comes too late.
With the food Of revolution calling "FoTer'
Bertrand ShadWell. In the Chicago Post
4 SOULFUL YEARLING.
I'd like 70 be a chestnut burr
Great comfort I would have no doubt
For then I'd have a chance TO wear
My winter fannels inside out.
Puck.
MADE OVER.
There are no birds in last years nests.
But jest depend upon il
Some last years bird is bound to be
On this years winter bonnet
Philadelphia Press.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-23
4 SOULFUL YEARLING.

I'd like 70 be a chestnut burr,
Great comfort I would have. no doubt,
For then I'd have a chance 10 wear
Ny winter fAunels inside out.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-23
MADE OVER,

There are no birds in last years nests.
But jest depend upon il
Some last years bird is bound to be
On this yeass winter bonnet.
Philadelphia Press
The Washington herald., 1906-12-23
HELPFUL BIRD.

HELPFUL BIRD.
Here's to the stOTk,
A most valuable bird,
That inhabits the residence districts
He doesn't sing tunes.
Nor yield any plumes.
But he helps out the vital statistics.
Portland Oregunian.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-23

When it's Thirty for me and my form is locked
In the grip Of the Dealer grim,
What sort Of a story can ! clneoct-
When it's Thirty for me and my form is locked
in the galleys of Death-of the things I've knocked
What story 20 satisfy Him
When it's Thirty for me and my form is locked
In the grip Of the Dealer grim?
Los Angeles Press Club Souvenir.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-12-21
EnaIishman Mysterious

A mysterious Englishman who spends
much of his time and more of his
money sending cablegrams across the
water, and declines to be interviewed,
is the subject of much speculation at
the Alexandria.
He registers as Douglas Owen of Lon
don, England and is accompanied by
his wife, but there is a persistent
rumor to the effect that he is some ce
lebrity travelling in disguise.
1t is said that he is connected with
the office of the colonial secretary and
that he is here on important official
business.
He is a small man with gray hair and
gray mustache, a dignified manner,
and an air of much business.
ST am very much engaged and do not
care to see you" is the stereotyped re-
ply he gives to all who would break
beneath the shell of mystery and learn
the reason for the cablegrams.
He paid 49, for a cablegram last
night and remarked that was only a
small sum compared with those he has
been sending.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-12-21
SEWER READY BY
JANUARY |, 1903.
Million Dollar outfaII Will Be Adj
vanced Fifty Feet Daily with
the New Machine
Plant

Now that arrangements are being
made to get six compressed air pumps
predictions are made that the new out
fall sewer will be completed a year
from January.
The million-dollar outfall sewer from
Los Angeles to the Pacific ocean will
be completed and in working order
January l. 1908, unless something un-
foreseen happens.
Six pumps are to be purchased at
$4,000, if the additional $350,000 bond.
issue succeeds, and then the 1000 feet.
remaining will be finished at the rate
of forty feet a day.
one pump is now advancing the big
sewer tunnel seventy-five feet below
the ground and enmeshed by water
and quicksands, at the rate of six feet
a day.
The progress is now satisfactory 10
the board Of public works for the first,
time. The original $1,00O,O0O bond issue
for the outfall sewer were voted four
years ago.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-12-21
RAILROAD WILL
Be SOLO TO-DAY
JUDGE WILBUR DENIES THE
INJUNCTION
Ventura G. Bakersfield Line May Now
BE Disposed of-Property Was
Left by the Late Eben
Smith

with the last object removed in the
denial of an injunction by Judge Will
bur in department eight of the superior
court yesterday, the Bakersfield & Ven
tura railroad will be sold at noon to-
day, completing one of the biggest
deals of the year.
For the past three weeks the fate of
the road has been resting in the de-
cision on injunction and Judge Wilbur
yesterday declared an end to the wordy
war and denied any further restraining
order in connection with the sale.
The suit was brought by the Ventura
e. Bakersfield Railroad company against
the Title Insurance and Trust company
of Los Angeles and against r. w.
Phelps, administrator for the estate of
Eben Smith
Smith died in Denver several weeks
ago, leaving among other big holdings
in California majority of stock in the
Ventura road
That stock was left to Frank Smith,
who is the president of the road and,
according to the allegations in the in
junction, he promptly took charge of
the books and transferred them to his
office and refused to allow the other
stockholders to look at them.
Some years ago Eben Smith loaned
the road $ZOO,OOO, Whlch was TO be paid
in installments of $4,000 each. From
time to time the payments of those in
stallments were postponed, 50 that at
the present time the entire amount and
some of the interest Is due.
When Phelps was appointed admins
traitor to the estate one of his first
acts was to declare his intention of
selling the railroad property to salts
fly the loan and trust deed for the
5000, 900.
The injunction was the result the
other stockholders declaring that there
would be only one bidder and that
would be Frank Smith, who would bid
5000, 200 for the road and thus acquire
property now worth $1,000,000 for that
sum.
Unless some of the big railroad in
terests get into the fight for the road
today Smith may be the only bidder
when the road is auctioned.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-12-21
HEARD AROUND
THE CORRIDORS
BY THE EAvEsDRoPPER
HAS PERILoUS TRIP
ON CATTLE VENTURE

After a perilous trip and a week of
terrible hardship, A. E. Babcock of
San Diego, son of E. S. Babcock, one
of the wealthiest men of the southern
city, arrived at the Angelus yester-
day.
Mr.. Babcocl manages several large
farms owned by his father, and little
over week ago he started from one of
them to another with 1000 head of cat
tie. He had been greatly hampered
previously by the breaking of the
Colorado river dam, but when he
started it was thought travelling would
be safe.
When the new break in the river
came he was between the Colorado and
the river caused by the breaking of the
Colorado. For week he could not go
one way or the other. He was without
shelter and without food other than
the meat which was obtained by killing
one of the animals
When he arrived yesterday he en-
gagged a room and retired, as he said ito
make up some lost sleep"
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-12-21
NEWSBOYS' HOME SEEKS AID
The Lark Ellen Is Soliciting for Christ.
mas Provisions to Cheer
Younu Wards

AS the great holiday of the children
draws near the board of managers of
the Lark Ellen News and Working
Boys home are seeking ways and
means to cheer their young wards.
Donations of all descriptions are So
licited, from furnishings and bedding
to provisions. Anything that will tend
to the comfort of the boys of the home
or to help give them a pleasant Christ
mas will be gratefully received.
The board of management has two
homes, one for older boys who work
and the other for the younger boys
who attend school. The latter home,
corner Eleventh and Los Angeles
streets, is the one issuing the appeal
for help. The boys are all bright and
working hard to secure an education.
Mrs. M. McClary, corresponding secre-
tary of the board of managers, in issu-
ing the appeal for help from the pub
lie, says that the home is in need of
furnishings and bedding, aside from
the many little comforts that the boys
enjoy.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-12-21
man of Butte, Mont, is at the West

man of Butte, Mont, is at the West
minister.
W. M. White of Butte. Mont, and
H. j. Wilson, prominent hotel men of
that city, are at the Alexandria.
s. Defiance OF Berlin, Germany, rep
resentative of firm of German COM
mission merchants, is at the AleXan-
dria.
A. G. Cushman of Rhyolite and j. P.
SWeeny of Goldfield, are two promi-
nent Nevada mining men at the Alex
andria.
A. e. McAndrew of Ojai. Cal, and a
party of four arrived at the Lanker-
SHIN yesterday in Mr.. McAndrew's
automobile.
e. L. Levin, president of the South
ern Continental Bank e. Trust COM
pany, the oldest and largest firm of the
kind in the south, is at the Westmin-
ster.
Paul NJ. HENRY of San Francisco,
one of the well-known insurance men
of the coast, is at the Hayward Mr..
HENRY has charge of the interests of
the Union Assurance company of Lon
don in California, Utah. Nevada and
Arizona. He has just come from San
Francisco, where he has been inspect
ing agencies and is on his way to
Arizona.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-12-21
PRESIDENT CASTRO
IS NEAR DEATH
BY Associated Press.

PORT OF SPAIN, Dec. 2O.-Latest
Caracas advices says that President
Castro is much worse, and it is even
claimed that he cannot live more than
a week longer.
Should he die First Vice President
Gomez will Immediately assume the
presidency and will be supported by a
large section of the army.
A very large element of the country,
including the Andinos, or mountaineers,
supporters of Castro, however, will be
opposed to Gomez
Efforts to settle the difficulties of
Gomez party and the party headed by
Gen. Aleneita, president of the state of
Aragua have failed.
Aleneita has accumulated a large
army and considerable war material
and is determined not to recognize
Gomez but to raise a revolution and
obtain the presidency
Meanwhile the rebel forces headed
by Gen. Rafael NJ. militia is daily in
creasing in strength.
The condition OF Venezuela is de-
plorable. Outrages by bandits are in
creasing daily and the country is
threatened with anarchy.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-12-21
PAY THE LAST SAD H0NORS
Mrs. Bradford, Former Well Known
Member of the Salvation Army,
Is Buried

Local members of the Salvation Army
gathered yesterday morning to pay the
last honors to their fellow member, Mrs.
Addie Bradford, wife of w. Bradford
of I'LL Arapahoe street. Mrs. Brad
ford was a well-known and active mem-
Der of the army. The funeral service
was held from the chapel of Bresee
Bros. where the Salvationists officiated.
The combined band of the corps rem,
dered favorite hymns and with the pail
bearers, formed an escort to the GEM
etery. A funeral car conveyed the
members to Rosedale cemetery, where
interment was made.
According TO the custom of the Sal
walton Army white bands were worn
instead of the usual black At the
the army ritual was observed.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-12-21
BANQUET at Lankershlm

Major Arthur w. Phipps, million
aire steel man of Pittsburg, who with
his wife is passing the winter at the
I,ankershim, was guest of honor at an
elaborate dinner party given last even
ing by Mrs. Phipps. in celebration of
his birthday anniversary.
Covers were laid in a private banquet
room above stairs and an orchestra
hidden behind a network of palms and
ferns in an adjoining room played
popular airs during the dinner hour.
The table was decorated with American
Beauty roses and lilies of the valley
and the centerpiece was the majors
crest made in flowers.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-12-21
PREPARE EoR MRS. GOODWIN
Home at ocean Park Is In Readiness
for Maxine EIIiotts
Arrival

Special to The Herald.
OCEAN PARK, Dec 2O.--Tn antici-
patton of Maxine Elliott spending the
holidays at the Goodwin residence, now
owned by her husband, Nat G. Good
win, who in conjunction with the late II d.
Dorsey Patton purchased the property
about one year ago from the Fitzgerald
estate, the building and grounds will
be completely transformed to comply
with the ideas and tastes of the famous
actress.
The residence is an attractive two
story affair at Hart avenue and the
ocean front and is one of the most ex-
pensively furnished in this section, Mr..
Fitzgerald, who was a member of the
firm of Black &c Fitzgerald, the Los
Angeles pool sellers, having spared no
expense in its arrangement. It Is UNI
derstood that Miss Edna Goodrich,
leading woman of the Goodwin COM
pany will occupy the cottage with her
mother during the company's engage
ment at Los Angeles in March. Miss
Goodrich is mentioned as a prospective
purchaser of the property.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-12-21
CONDUCTOR CARRIES WEAPON
When Arrested He Explains That He
Thought He Had the PriVi-
leue

Charged with carrying concealed
weapons f. II. Stoddard, a conductor
employed by the Los Angeles Railway
company, was arrested by Detectives
Glenn and Stevens at II o'clock last
night and taken to the police station.
There he was released after informing
the police he thought he had a right 70
carry the gun, which was a 3S-caliber
automatic Colts revolver. 3.
During the time there was so many
holdups in Los Angeles a few years
ago the street ear officials gained per-.
mission for their men to carry weapons
while ON their way to and from work,
providing the men We're IN fun uniform,
Since that time the men are said to
have continued the practice until 1t has
become a common one.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-12-21
PUTS COLD BRICK
IN HIS POCKET
Merchants of Santa Ana Quickly Raise
$1,000 Cash Bonds When Young
Man Is Arrested for
Theft

Charged with stealing a gold brick
valued at SEAS from Harrison Yarnell
at the Pacific Electric depot two weeks
ago, James Rice was arrested by De-
ltectiVes Chapman and Home yesterday
afternoon and was taken to police court,
where he was held to the superior
court under $1,000 bonds.
Yarnell is a miner and came to this
city with samples of ore from a claim
he owns several weeks ago. While
waiting at the Pacific Electric depot for
a car he met Rice and showed him the
gold brick Rice is said to have called
YarnelPs attention to an object some
distance away and while the miner was
looking at it he is said to have skipped
with the gold brick. Yarnell had known
Rice in Santa Ana and was able to
furnish the police with a good descrip-
ton.
While walking up Spring street yes
terday afternoon Chapman and Home
saw Rice and recognized him from the
description which had been given. They
at once placed him under arrest ami
took him TO court, whore he was
charged with grand larceny. Rice is
said to be a member of a wealthy ana
influential family of Santa Ana and 20
have formerly been engaged in bus
mess there
ABOUT ~ o CLOCK last nlgnt lflelluS OF
Rice, accompanied by his father, came
to Los Angeles from Santa Ana and
deposited $1,000 bonds for the young
mans appearance i'm court today. They
stated when word of his arrest was re-
ceived the merchants in that city at
once came to the front with the money
and that any reasonable sum could
have been secured at once.
According to the friends the trouble
between the two men has been of long
standing and originated in quarrel
over moving a house which occurred
between them several years ago.
They say Yarnell met Rice at the Pa
cific Electric depot and showed him a
gold brick which Rice supposed was
brass. Rice claims Yarnell told him
to put it in his pocket. and ne. think
ing 1t was of no value, did so. When
he learned it was gold he was greatly
surprised. He states Yarnell had been
drinking and he decided to keep the
gold brick until Yarnell became sober
when he intended to return 1t to him.
The gold brick was found in Riee's
pocket when he was arrested,
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-12-21
GYMNASIUM HAS EXHIBITION
Y. M. C. A. Class Shows Marked lm-
provement in Athletic Prowess
Since Term Opened

The first term of gymnastic practice
of the Young Mems Christian associa-
ton closed last night with exercises
given by the young mems and boys
classes. A large number of the class
members We're present and the work
they did showed marked Improvement
since the opening of the term last
October.
cises, buck vaulting, a rope pulling
contest, mat exercises, a relay race,
double horse vaulting and parallel bar
exercises. Many friends of the mem
bers were present and spent an enjoy
able evening watching the perform
anCeS.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-12-21
WOULD EXTEND POLICE ZONE
Councilman Blanchard Gives Property
Owners on 1t a Chance
First

At the suggestion of Councilman
Blanchard the city council yesterday
recalled the petition for the extension
of the saloon zone from the files and
referred it to the committee of the
whole.
This is the petition which asks that
the zone be extended to include an area
between First and Also streets and
from the river for two blocks east.
None of the property owners near
there have been heard and for that
reason no decisive action has been
taken.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-12-21
School Teachers Banquet

The school ''marms" OF the From
Time to Time club took possession of
the Angelus hotel last night and one
of the jolliest of their banquets fol-
lowed. Covers were laid for fifty in
the banquet room, which was decorated
in holiday red and green with Christ
mas bells as place cards and appropri-
ate Christmas souvenirs for each guest.
1t was certainly teachers day at the
hotel for at 1 O'Clock eighteen members
OF the alumni of the San Diego Normal
school. who are now in Los Angeles,
had a banquet.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-12-21
Policeman Stricken

r. r. Williams, policeman, became
seriously i'll with indigestion while pa
trolling his beat and was taken into
523 San Pedro street at II o'clock last
night. The patrol wagon was called
and he was removed to his home, 453h
South Main street. 1t is thought he
MAY be suffering from appendicitis.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-12-21
mo- contlnue ExhlbltIon

The newspaper artists exhibition,
which has been held at the Alexandria
hotel for the past three days. is to be
continued until Saturday night. The
exhibit is proving a great success and
the pictures are a revelation in news
paper art.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-12-21
Burglars Rob Saloon

Burglars broke into and robbed the
saloon Of Samuel G. Greansley 416
North Los Angeles street, sometime be-
tween and 10 o'clock yesterday morn
ing A suit OF clothes and hat We're
taken.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-12-21
House Entered

A. C. Rooler. living i'm 9 small house
at Slauson and South Park avenues,
reported to the police last night that
some person had broken into HIS house
early yesterday morning and stolen $50,
a pair of trousers and suit case. He
was absent at the time and entrance
was gained through rear window.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-12-21
PACIFIC COAST DELEGATION
LEAVES FOR PANAMA
BY Associated Press.

WASHINGTON. Dec, 2O,-The mem-
bers of the Pacific coast state delega-
tion who are going to the Isthmus of
Panama to investigate labor conditions
left Washington today and win sail
from New York tomorrow.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-12-21
Personals

Prof. Edward B. Clapp of Berkeley
is at the Westminster.
j. G. Houtz. a mining man from
Rhyolite, New, is at the Alexandria.
E. j. Roberts, mining operator OF
Goldfield, New, is at the Lankershim.
w. C. Morris. a prominent mining
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-12-21
Fire Damages Barn

Fire i'm a barn owned by Mrs. A,
Brown at 912 South Hill street did $50
worth of damage at II o'clock last
night. The origin is unknown,
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