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Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-07
NORTHSIDERSN NOW
ASK MANY THINGS
DEMAND FIRE PROTECTION
CARS AND LIBRARY
Authorize Committee to co Before the
City Commissioners and Ask
Reason Why Demands
Are Not Granted
Pasadena Agency,
16ih East Colorado StreeI:.
Telephone Main i0z'

PASADENA. Dec. 6.-This evening
there was largely attended meet
ing of the mempers Ui the North
Side Improvement association IN PIN
ger hall which came near resolving
into an Indignation meeting before the
evening was over. The meeting was
called to talk over needed improve
ments and before adjournment fesolu-
t,ora had been enthusiastically adopt
ed asking for a variety OF ehings' a
number of which will not be obtain
able.
motions, better car service from the
Pacific Electric Railway company,
better fire protection from the city and
a branch of the Pasadena library. The
committee on fire protection was con-
tinued in office so that 1t could go be-
fore the next meeting of the city COM
missioners and demand to know why
no action had been taken by that
body in regard to the demands of the
north side.
Someone called attention to the fact
that Postmaster Wood, who Is a men,
her of the library board had informed
the people of South Pasadena that
they would get a branch library If
they COnSOlldated with Pasadena. Inc
northsiders at once decided that hav-
ing already consolidated with the
Crown City they are entitled to a
branch library with a librarian in
charge and they then adopted formal
resolution asking for such an estab-
lishment.
The Pacific Electric's service was
then brought up and the members
voted that nothing less than another
exclusive north side car, to run at
least during the busy hours of the day,
will do for them. Accordingly, a
resolution was introduced and en-
Enthusiastically adopted asking Mr..
Huntingtons people to arrange for
such a car instanter
There is likely to be lively session
before the city commissioners when
the north side committee asks that
body what has been done about better
fire protection. Some of the commits
sioners are already on record as favor
ing a campaign of mastery inaction
until the fire bonds, now in litigation,
are released by the courts and sold
by the city. This very evidently will
not satisfy the northsiders and they
will demand that one Of the downtown
chemicals be taken to their section
and installed in a tent If nothing else
can be done.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-07

OHAKESPEARE'S Merchant of
Venice" will be produced Monday
- evening, December 10, at Temple
auditorium by the dramatic club of the
Broadway department store.
The cast, which is an able one, has
been rehearsing for months, and as the
presentation several months ago Of
"Pygmalion and Galatea" by the same
people was excellent, much cansbe ex-
pected of them Monday from their
greater experience and study.
w. w. Heathcote has charge of the
stage affairs.
There will be a crowded house If the
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-07

ing a good character study of Jessica.
The rest of the characters will be as
follows: Duke, V. r. Patterson; Anto-
MO, William Graves; Gratiano, II. S.
Carroll; Lorenzo, H. A. Kelsey; Sala-
MO, H. e. Thumb; Salarino, D. A. Mas
sic; Launcelot, Will Mason; Old Gobbo,
V. r. Patterson; Tubal, E. II. Rel
Leonardo, A. Robertson; Balthazar,
Miss lone Colt; Stephano, Cedric Price;
Page. Miss Letha Hickey; and Nerissa,
Jennie V. Fillman.
The proceeds will be given to the
Broadway Department Store Mutual
Benefit association and will be used in
the establishment of a hospital room
for the clerks when ill.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-07
NOTES OF NEWS FROM
THE PASADENA SECTION
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
PASADENA, Dec 6.-The sale of DR..
r. Schiffman's handsome property on
North Grand avenue is announced this
evening. Prof. C. C. Bragdon, who
recently sold his magnificent East
Colorado street residence, is the pur-
chaser and the consideration was about
5000 DR.. Schiffmann, who Is a
brother of the Los .ngeles dentist,
recently bought the beautiful house
built by Senator Barker on South
Grand and he will occupy that place
I'm the future.
Three young Los Angeles men,
names unknown, were violently elected
from a Los Angeles-P Pasadena car at
midnight yesterday near Eastlalke
park by Conductor s. G. Conner The
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-07
LIVELY MEETING HELD
BUT LITTLE Is DONE
Special to The Herald.


VENICE. Dec. 6.AAside from incit-
ing several of the community's most
prominent citizens into a heated de-
bate, during which personalities were
freely indulged in and several inter-
esting facts having bearing on the
hotel project were brought out, the
promotion meeting at the ship hotel
was without significance and failed ut
terly in it's purpose of bringing the
property owners to an understanding
as to the proposed advertising and
work together" campaign which are
being discussed~as means of bring
ing about a betterment of conditions
in this section.
The only motion that carried at the
meeting, aside from one to adjoin, was
made by DR.. ]. p. Stanwood, who
moved to have filed request of the
chairman, j. G. French, that persons
present put themselves on record as to
the amounts they would subscribe If a
stock company to build the hotel
should be organized. Mr.. French as
lserted that he was authorized to say
that Mr.. Kinney would put the hotel
site, valued at $95, 900, and $500 cash,
INTO the project if the community would
take stock to the sum of 100000. He
said that about $750,000 would be
needed to carry out the plans and that
the rest of the money was assured by
Los Angeles investment companies. On
a question being raised by David
Evans, eX-president of the Bark of
Venice, as to whether Mr.. Kinney still
retained ownership of the hotel site,
Mr.. French said he did.
There appeared to be a doubt about
the matter, however, and it was finally
agree that If Mr.. Kinney would put
in abstract form before the property
owners evidence of his intentions, as
stated by Mr.. French, that the 100000
asked for would be quickly forthcom-
ing. The matter of carrying the ad-
vertising campaign outside of the
state was not generally approved.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-07

present indications hold good, for al
ready almost half of the $500 seats in
the auditorium have been sold.
Arthur Let's, proprietor of the
Broadway department store, yesterday
purchased block of seats and gave
them to the clerks who could not afford
to buy them.
Miss e. Madeline Frink. who will
take the part of Portia, and Edward w.
Lewis, who will impersonate Shylock,
are the best actress and actor in the
club and have shown great talent in
previous performances.
Maurice Feilchenfeld is particularly
suited to the part of Bassanio and Miss
Marie A. Neary gives promise of maxi
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-07

instructed his assistant to push pin
into the patient'sleg, so that when the
Irishman opened his mouth to yell the
dentist could get at the refractory
molar
When all was over the dentist smil-
ingly asked;
ut didn't hurt as much as you ex-
pected, did it?"
well. no." reluctantly admitted the
patient. But" he added, as he ran
his hand over the place into which the
assistant had inserted the pin, little
aid l think them roots wlnt that far
down. Success.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-07
ANNOUNCED HOUR FOR
FUNERAL is CHANGED

PASADENA, Dec. 6.-The funeral OF
Samuel E. Halsey, which was an
nounced for 3 o'clock on Friday after
noon, will be held at 1880 o'clock in
stead The officiating clergyman is to
be Rev. William MacCormack of All
Saints Episcopal church, and he found
that he was unable to attend at the
later hour.
James E. Carruthers, member of a
prominent family from Toronto, Can
ada, died this morning while tempo
rary resident of this city. The young
man will be buried at 1030 o'clock
Saturday morning, Rev. Malcolm ].
Mcleod of the First Presbyterian
church officiating.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-07
GRAND MARSHAL NAMED
FOR TOURNAMENT PARADE
Special to The Herald.

Special 10 The Herald.
PASADENA, Dec 6.-Parade mar
shals for the tournament of roses have
been named.- DR.. Ralph Skillen is the
chief marshal and assisting him will
be Henry Newly H. F. Montgomery.
Elmer l. Moody, Fl. II. Moody and
DR. A. II. Savage.
1t has been decided that a burlesque
chariot race between teams of four
burros shall be feature of the track
events this year. Kingsley N. Stevens
and E. II. Kohler will be the gentle
man drivers of the little beasts and
the race viii be for blood. Both prom
Use to make the real chariot horses
look like selling platers so far as speed
Is concerned and for the first time
IN the history of the tournament a
little fun is to be injected into the
park exercises.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-07
THROWN FROM CAR, WOMAN
IS FRIGHTFULLY INJURED
Special to The Herald.

bpecIaI 10 TIC Herald.
PASADENA, Dec. 6.--Mrs Katherine
Gray of 100 West Green street was
seriously injured last night by fan
from street car, Mrs. Gray was re-
turning from North Pasadena and she
says that the car started up before she
was safely on the ground.
The accident took place near the
corner of Green street and South Fair
Oaks avenue and when the Injured
woman was carried to the home Of her
son-in-law at 40 Dayton street it was
found that she had suffered fracture
OF the left leg just below the hip
Because of Mrs. Gray's age the in
juy is regarded as a very serious one,
but DR.. II. r, Rowland states that he
does not believe there is danger Of a
fatal outcome.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-07
A Lona PuII

An Irishman with one jaw very much
swollen from a tooth that he wished
to have pulled entered the office of a
Washington dentist.
When the suffering Celt was put into
the chair and saw the cleaning for
ceps approaching his face he positive-
ly refused to open his mouth. Being
a man Of resource, the dentist quietly
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-07
EXPENSIVE MACHINERY TO
BE HOUSED IN CHEAP IRON
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
PASADENA, Dec. 6.-At the special
meeting of the city council held late
this afternoon it was decided to at
once advertise for bids for the con-
struction of a building to contain the
expensive machinery to be used in the
municipal electric light plant. The two
important matters brought OUT at the
meeting were the determination Of
the city to construct cheap building
of corrugated iron to house the plant
and the exact location of the struc-
ture. The building will stand on Glen
arm street, near Raymond avenue: The
exact location is lot 13 in the G. f.
Smith subdivision.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-07

1--WE always keep the shades OF our
fiat drawn during the day"
That's foolish. You should raise
them in the morning and allow them to
remain that way"
"Oh. but when the sunshine comes in
IL makes the fiat seem so crowded.
Cleveland Press.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-07

(Which candidate are you going to
vote for?'
81 ain't goin' to tell" answered
Farmer Corntossel. "a year or so after
election / have generally been so
ashamed of the way l voted that I've
made up my mind hereafter to keep 1t
a secret, Washington Star.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-04

After a momentary pause, they approach
ed one another again, the tiger limping some
what from heavy knock on the fore-shoul-
der, and the buffa1os dark gray hide showing
a, narrow stripe of red where the terrible
claws had grazed it in passing.
This time the Royal Bengal sprang. aside
from his enemy's formidable front, like
boxer dodging blow, and attempted to seize
her unprotected flank. But the huge, black
head wheeled round witt amazing agility, and
dealt him blow which fairly knocked him
off his legs and sent him rolling on the grass
several PAGES away.
"Shavash, sundri!" (wel done, my beautyD
cried Lallah, from the tree.
Mrs Buffalo darted forward upon her
wounded enemy with more haste than good
spe ID, for, as she lowered her head to strike
him. the enraged monster sprang upon her
back, plunging his sharp claws into her SIDES,
while he strove to break her spine with MS
teeth.
But before the greedy paws co.ild make
good their hold upon the broad, smooth
back, the buffalo rushed furiously at the near
est tree, dashing the tiger with terrific force
against the hard trunk.
There was dull crash, hoarse, bubbling
growl, and then the great yellow body teil
heavily to the greund-a crushed, shapeiess,
lifeless mass.
The victorious buffalo, regardless Of her
own wounds, ran at once to HEX and tondle
her calf, while the two herd-boys, sliding
down from their perches, made the air ring
with shouts of triumph.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-04

ish-yellow eye that glared at him from the
thicket.
His first warning was hoarse below from
the herd of buffaloes, as they rushed togeth
er in confused mass, snorting wildly with
mingled rage and terror.
"Bagh! hagh! bhair!" (tiger! tiger! broth
er!l screamed Shumshir, scurrying up the
near,.. tree like wildcat.
Poor Lallah, aroused too late, sprang up
in dismay But his foot slipped on the
muddy ground, and he fell ON his face Just
as the tiger drew itself together for the fatal
spring.
Another instant, and all would have been
over with him; but at that moment an un-
expected ally interposed.
The buffaloes, ten in number, had hud-
died together beneath the shade of an enor-
nous banyan-tree, the pilar-like roots of
which protected them on all sides but one.
This movement left exposed to attack calf
which had been feeding near the pool, and its
mother, the largest and strongest buffalo OF
the whole herd, rushed forward so fiercely to
protect her nursling that the tiger was
startled, and drew back.
An instant later Laliah was safe among the
clustering boughs of the banyan.
But, although baffed for the moment, the
striped gentleman had no idea of losing his
supper so easily. Most of the beasts were
evidently too old and tough for him; but
the calf was worth having, and have it he
would He saw danger, however, in the
mothers broad front and mighty horns, and
made his approach warily.
The boys, who were watching the fight
from the trees overhead, saw the huge, gaunt
body glide along the ground, like cat to-
ward the expectant buffalo.
Then came the flash of yellow streak
through the air, a heavy thud, tremendous
roar. and then the two enemies drew back
from each other and the first "round" Of
this strange combat was over.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-04

the great forest of feathery "tiger-grass,"
more than fifteen feet high, that shut in on
every side the open space in which they were.
What if they do comeT' cried Lallah,
boldly. I'VE need not fear any of them, SO
long as we keep close to the buffaloes"
In truth, the Esf Indian buffalo, though
not SO huge or savage-looking as the Amer
ican bison, or the black buffalo of Bulgaria,
is quite equal to either as fighter.
He will face the Bengal tiger himself, and
not NJ ,unfrequently gets the best of the battle;
he has no name like the bison, but is covered
with short, strong, grayish-black hair, and
has very long and sharp horns, turned back
so far as almost to touch his shoulders
Little Shumshir, slightly reassured by his
brothers words, drew chupattie (wheaten
cake) from his white cotton waistcloth-
which was all the clothing he had-and be-
gan to eat, while Lallah padded his bare
feet in small pool of water in the centre
of the clearing, and laughed as he watched
the glittering spray splash up all around him.
Suddenly two or three of the older buffaloes
left off feeding, raised their heads and shifted
the air uneasily, as if scenting the approach
of danger
The boys were too much occupied, one with
his play, and the other with his food. to no.
tice this warning movement.
But it seemed to be false alarm, after
all-for, few moments later, the disturbed
beasts were grazing again as quietly as be-
FORE
Lallah had llnelt down beside the pool. and
was scooping up the water with his joined
hands and fiinglng it into the air. Shumshir
thrust the last morsel of the cake into his
mouth, and got up to cross the clearing and
join his brother.
Poor Lallah, busted with his sport. never
heard the stealthy rustic in the long grass
behind him, nor saw the small, cruel, green
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-04

hear the old birds getting over their portion OF
their songs, a few notes at time, and the
young initiating to the best of their ability.
just as in the case of children, some are
quick to learn and some slow, so the young
birds vary in their attempts to master the les
sons which their parents set them.
All birds have the curious faculty of MIN
icry, and often very highly developed. The
starling's powers in this direction are well
known to all; but the sedge-warbler's abili-
ties are fully equal to those of the starting.
1t is quite common to hear this pretty little
chap using the notes both of the sparrow and
of the chaffnch.
Flight is another and, of course, the most
ton. Though it is that in which hereditary
instinct has the greatest part yet all parent
birds do teach their young to fly. You may
notice an old thrush, for instance, pushing her
nestngs off the twig on which they are seat
ed and following their clumsy hutterings with
the most assiduous care.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-04

ing is an art which must be learned by example
and practice. -,
If there is any doubt at all as to birds hav-
ing to learn nest-building, there is none what
ever about their singing lessons. Young birds
cannot sing by themselves without being
taught. They do not sing by instinct any
more than human baby talks without being
taught.
If you desire proof, give tame canary in
an aviary some linnets' eggs to hatch. When
the young birds get their feathers and arrive
at singing, age they begin to sing. But not
the linnet's song. just as an English baby
that was brought up in a Russian family
would begin to prattle, not English, but Rus
low, sweet linnet song, but copies, with more
or less success, the shriller trill of its foster
parent.
All young birds are taught by their parents
to sing, and in the hedgeling time of the wear
you will be able to listen any evening to the
singing lessons. Seat yourself quietly, in hiding.
down in coppice, by a brook. and you viii
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-04
BIRDS At SCHOOL

The old birds also teach their young many
other lessons They show them what is good
to eat and where to find it; what are sources
of danger and how they should be avoided.
A young rock, for example, is very soon
taught to distinguish between man with a
gun and one armed merely with a stick.
The question of how far migration is mat
ter of instinct is still an open one. Some nat
uralists declare that migratory bird, like
the swallow or the cuckoo, flies south at the
approach of winter purely by force of hered-
itary instinct, and wthut any teaching
knows the way across hundreds or thousands
of miles of land and sea. But others declare
that this is not the case-that there are al
ways at least few old birds with every
fight of young.
Indeed, although the mere instinct to mi
crate may very well be hereditary, it is diff
cult, indeed, to imagine how a young bird
that has, perhaps, never been beyond its ma
tive wood, could possibly find its way from
Great Britain to Africa or vice versa.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-04

The great, fan-like palmleave, which had
been dropping lazily on the hot, MINDLESS air
all day, began to stir and rustic in the even
ing breeze.
The dead silence was broken by the twit-
tering of birds and the shrill voices of chill
dren. From the little cluster of nest-like
novels OF bamboo and dried grass that formed
the village" of Rajghur, group of slim,
dark-faced Hindu women were seen coming
down to the river with their earthen pitch
ers on their heads, while the men, raising
themselves drowsily from the reed mats on
which they had been sleeping all afternoon,
began to light the small fires which were to
cook their supper.
Further out from the village, and a little
higher up the stream, herd of tame buff
faloes, which two native boys had been watch
ing, were Just beginning to think about their
supper. All through the day it had been
much too hot to eat; but the cool evening
air had given the beasts an appetite, and
they were now munching away vigorously.
''Let them feed, Shumshir," said the elder
OF the two herd-boys to his brother, who
seemed anxious to be moving There's no
need to drive them home yet"
But it will soon be dark, Lalah, and
then the wild beasts may come" suggested
the younger brother, looking nervously ly at
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-04

C~OME years ago number of rocks
were taken from England and turn
~ ed out in New Zealand. They were
IssR8g4a| young birds, and when the next
S---=sJ nest-building season came around
those who watched them, noticed
with extreme interest that they were quite
at a loss with regard to their methods of
architecture. Finally they initiated the nest
of some native bird.
Surely this is proof positive that some, if
not all, young birds have to learn nest build
ing from their parents! Inherited instinct
may go for something, but it must be eultivat-
ed. Instinct seems to teach bird building
for the first time where to place its nest.
A chaffinch, for instance, always selects a
fork in tree; and to certain extent young
birds know what materials to use. But il has
been noticed over and over again that the
nests of birds building for the first time are
rougher and less finished than those of their
parents, and it seems certain that nest build
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-04

was drawing toward evening on
one of the hottest days of an un-
usually hot summer in Upper Ben
gal. The sun was just beginning to
sink, and everything seemed to be
waking I'm from n long sleeD.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-04-30
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Has Finished Repairs and Now Has
Fine auditorium.

a Fine auditorium.
The repairs which were commenced on
the Congregational church are now com.
pleted, and those who worship there are
we'll satisfied with the results.
The acoustic qualities Of this building
have never been good, but this has now
been overcome by putting in a gallery
on the east side of the room and by
lowering the peak of the ceiling nine feet
from the cone Of the roof. This has been
done without changing the original in
terror finish OF the building, and having
darkened the natural finish OF the wood,
makes it appear that no changes have
been made.
The walls have been cleaned OF the old
cloth and paper, and a heavy felt paper
put on. This in turn has been calci.
mined dark tan with stencled borders,
giving the walls finish in imitation of
plaster. The lower portions Of the walls
have been paneled in native wood an
finished in the antique.
The church parlors have also been
finished in the same way and newly car.
peted, and this church is now in better
condition than when first built. It is
the intention to reearpet the main audi.
forum in the near future.