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Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-29
OCEAN PARK

Perhaps the best insight into local
realty conditions that has come to pub
lie notice sincC the collapse OF the
ooom last fall is contained in a COM
inunication signed by twenty-seven
real estate firms doing business III this
section that was presented to the city
council at it's meeting Monday evening.
The letter after asking that the board
consider the matter of lowering the
license tax from $24 to $12 per annum,
states: 1.-The real estate business dur
ing the fiscal year of 1867 so far has
been exceedingly dull; that is to say,
at the present time is not generally
paying expenses incurred in the offices,
and the result of the raise in the license
will be the means of driving a portion
of the dealers out of business and a
great detriment to the city of Santa
Monica in that the total sum collected
at the rate of $24 per year from the
few that will be able to pay that sum
will not be greatly in excess of the sum
collected at the rate of $12 per annum
to be paid by the many now engaged in
the real estate business on the beach,
ready and willing to pay said sum-"
The plaint of the real estate men which
is the result of recent general raise In
license assessments, 1t is thought, will
cause the board to rescind its action
insomuch as it affects that particular
line of business.
The placing of fifteen hundred no.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-29

| tices of street improvements in the Sec
tion Immediately back of Venice was
completed within the past week. The
notices call for the oiling, grading and
curbing of streets, the work to be done
in accordance with the Vrooman act.
The laying of storm drains and sewers
will be included in the improvements.
The Venice-Del Rey Improvement
company has been incorporated with 9
capital of $150,O00, of which $10.020 has
been subscribed. The officers of the or
ganization are E. F. Leo. l.. M. Leo
and w. T. Osterholt.
Building continues active and many
new structures are nearing completion
as the month draws to a close. Recent
advances in the price of building ma
terials has not had any noticeable eff
feet on the general conditions that have
existed, from the viewpoint of improve
ments, since the first of the year.
Among the building permits recently
issued are the following:
w. T. Wheatley, dwelling at Park
avenue, $500; w. T. Wheatley, dwell
ing, Golden Bay tract, $1,000; Mrs. L..
Loomis. cottage, Venice Crest tract,
$3.50; Tobin & Bonners, amusement
building. Midway, $1,000; Mrs. Blanche
O'Brien, dwelling. Short Line beach; E.
A. August. dwelling, August Villa
tract, $500; Sherman Vawter, cottage
Ocean Park tract $500; Mrs. Sadie Mer-
rill dwelling Ocean Park tract $500; G.
F. Tarney dwelling Venice of America
tract $1,000; Henry Bell cottage Wave
Crest street $780,
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-29
MIDSUMMER ACTIVITY
AT OCEAN RESORTS

will soon be sent for. The proposed
dredge has capacity of 250,000 square
yards of earth month. 1t is known
as ship dredge and is propelled by its
own power. The big machine will not
be taken up through the channel to
the present scene of operations, but
will be set to work cutting the mouth
of the harbor from the ocean end. 1t
is said that within ninety days after
the dredge begins work she will be
anchored in the deep waters of Long
Beach bay, leaving behind her a chan
mel deep enough to float any ordinary
vessel.
A petition is in circulation for presen-
tation to the city council and the
Southern Pacific railroad, asking for
the opening of Fifth street across the
tracks of that road. The street is now
open on both sides but there is no
crossing.
During last week the Long Beach
Realty board adopted constitution and
bylaws. A meeting held at the city hall
Friday night was largely attended.
The prospects are good for a flourish
In organization.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-29

The pompano is a delicious fish that
retails at 40 cents to $1.00 pound. II
is one of the choice articles on the
menu cards in first-class restaurants
The prong is equally popular.
Goldfish, sculpins and other fish are
brought to the market.
Lobsters are in the market from
September Is to April 1.
Tuna is a fish caught by sports
men at Catalina. It is not marketable.
The jewish are among the heavy
weight denizens of the deep at Catalina.
Big doings always follow the catch of
a 300 or 400-pound jewish.
Turtles of heavy weight come from
the Mexican waters.
Professional fishermen make big
money if they have good luck. Their
losses are chiefly due to damage to
nets and seines by sharks and seals.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-29
SAN PEDRO

The week past has been a quiet one
as far as real sales are concerned, but
there has been considerable done in the
way of preparing for building, both of
dwellings, and public buildings.
The plans for the new $4,000 city hail
have been accepted and at the next
meeting of the city trustees an cleo
tion to vote bonds for the same will be
called. This building is to be of solid
stone walls and massive of style and
architecture. 1t will stand on Wall
street, which is short street running
from Beacon to Front, only a short
distance south of Sixth and adjoining
the city park. The land already be-
longs to the city.
The magnificent new opera house on
Fifth street. at the crest of the hill,
walls 1t will have a height so great
that there could we'll be three stories in
the building, but there will only be two.
the ceilings being very high in both.
The brick has arrived for the Rees
block, three-story on the corner of
Beacon and Fourth, and 1t will be
pushed as fast as possible, because the
tenants are anxious to get into 1t. The
rooms have all been spoken for long
ago.
Following are some of the sales this
week: Agency of Louis Hansen. lot 2.
block 10, Carolina tract, Los Angeles
parties. for $1,000; lot 5. block 8, Ru-
decinda tract, Pasadena parties, $3.50;
lot Q, block 6, Carolina tract, Long
Beach parties, $500. Mr.. Hansen also
made one or two other sales of still
greater Importance but it was desired
by the purchasers that 1t be kept a
secret for week or so.
Bickenbaugh & Griffith report the
sale of a corner lot at Pacific and Sep
ulveda streets to Miss Malcolm of Los
Angeles for $500. This sale starts a
new price on lots in that desirable
part of town.
The weeks sales from the office of G..
II. Peck & Co. were as follows: Lot 16,
block 6, Rudecinda tract, to Frank
Veccia. $3.50; lot 27, block 81, Grand
View tract No. 2, to Bert Huff, $3.50;
lots and 6. block "a Grand View
$1,000; lots 1 and 2. block "a. Grand
View tract No. 2. to Mrs. Mary Saun-
derson. $1,000. G. H. Peck sold person
ally a valuable property in Redondo.
to parties there for business purposes;
consideration. $4,000.
City Trustee C. w. Hill has a fine
new residence on First street nearly
completed. 1t is modern in every re-
spect and beauty both inside and out
He will occupy II In couple of weeks.
II. G. Dupuy has fine two-story
residence on Sixth street. near Dodson,
almost ready for occupancy and will
move in as soon as it is possible.
There are a number OF other resi-
dences being rapidly pushed forward
and all of the contractors of the city
state that they are being asked to give
figures on residences every day and
how soon they can be completed.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-29
SANTA MONICA

Several of the largest deals In real es-
tate, from the viewpoint of general in
terest, that have marked the transfer
of property in this section in recent
years were consummated within the
past week.. The most notable of these
was the sale through the Alta-Santa
Monica company to Arthur H. Flem-
ing of Detroit. Mich, and Pasadena of
100 acres of unimproved land in the
Westgate tract for stated con-
sideration of $4,000 cash. Mr.. Flem-
ing 1t is said intends to conform the
property into a magnificent residence
section and will offer lots for sale at an
early date. Another transaction OF
large Importance was the purchase by
Eldridge NJ Lyon of Redlands, trustee
of the estate of the late Eldridge M !.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-29
VENICE

Inquiries, inquiries and more inquir-
ies," says Lewis e. Bradt, the man
ager of the land department of the Abb
bot Kinney company, "are daily being
received at my Office concerning prop
erty values in this section" Mr. Bradt,
who at the present time is busily en-
gagged In extending the scope of his
realty operations, is perhaps the best
posted dealer in the Venice district and
his remarks on local real estate condi-
tions are of particular interest to those
persons having realty investments in
his section. On being pressed for an
opinion as to the immediate prospects
for an active market, Mr.. Bradt made
the following statement: 1.-The pros
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-29
BAY CITY

Mr.. Strodoff, secretary of the Los
Alamitos Sugar company, is visiting his
sister at Anaheim Landing.
Miss Hetty Wisel after two weeks
stay in Tent City, Anaheim Landing.
has returned to her home in Anaheim.
New arrivals in Tent City, Anaheim
Landing, are Mrs. Neil and Mrs. Grace
Dow of Artesia, Mrs. Wardal and fam
lily of Lamanda Park. and Mrs. Tucker
and family of Lamanda Prk.
Bathers remark that the water has
been unusully warm. There has been
a heavy current running up the coast.
which may account for it.
Bowlers agree that the new alleys at
Anaheim Landing are exceptionally
fast.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-29

poets are that decided change will be
experienced within the next six weeks
and that by the end of that time the
local, market will be on a footing as
firm or firmer than it was at the cor
responding time a year ago. Every
thing points to an influx of capital and
already the vanguard of summer ar
rivals is showing an Interest in realty
values. If, by the first of September,
there hasn't been consumnated num-
ber of good sales in residence property
in this immediate district I will be
greatly surprised, for the prospects were
never better than now for an active
market" Mr.. Bradt, whose offices are
IN the Abbot Kinney building at 29
Windward avenue, does one of the big
gest rental businesses in the bay sec
tion and at present is meeting rapidly
increasing demand for accommoda-
tionS.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-29
PACIFIC COAST
FISH INDUSTRY
CONSUMPTION 10000 POUNDS
A DAY
Earnings and Losses of Professional
Fishermen Who Supply the Los
Angeles Market-Paid Three
Cents a Pound

The fish catching industry along the
Pacific coast from Santa Barbara tc
San Diego is in the hands of experts
who have thousands of dollars invest
ed in boats, hooks, nets and other ap-
pliances useful and necessary in pro-
viding Los Angeles and Southern Cali
fornia with all varieties of ocean fish
for the tables of the people. Local con-
sumption is estimated at 10000 pounds
a day. The best patrons of the fish
market are the Japanese and Chinese
who eat fish every day. Hotels and
restaurants are liberal patrons.
Varieties of Ocean Fish
Gus C. Zaiser of the Zaiser' Produce
company, makes a speciality of handling
all varieties of fish for the Los An
geles market. He Is a veteran in the
business and every day in the year re-
ceives large consignments of fish from
the big army of professional fishermen
that line the coast.
Halibut is regarded as the Standard
fish. ranging in weight from one to
forty pounds, and can be had the yeai
round except during the months OF
October, November and December.
Barracuda is next in popularity. This
product is caught every month In the
year from San Pedro to San Diego
Nets and troll lines are used for catch
ing barracuda, and when both methods
are adopted the local market becomes
glutted with the product The average
weight is five pounds.
Sea bass are caught from Santa Bar
bara to San Diego. This fish is one OF
the best products of the sea. Weight
from four to fifty pounds.
The red snapper of black cod is In
active demand In the winter season
The fish is caught around Catalina ol
on "the banks" known to the fisher
men. Weight one-half to ten pounds
Sardines are used for bait.
Bonita and yellowtail are fine table
fish that are caught in nets and sci
lines. Bonita. four to eight pounds
yellowtail, six to thirty pounds. Abb
core Is an oily fish popular with cpl
cures
Rock bass is choice fish caught In
the kelp; weight one-half to six
pounds.
What is known as horse and Ameri-
can mackerel is in the market during
the spring months. Mackerel run iI
schools; are caught with hook ano
line; weight one-half to three pounds
The smelt season is from September
1 TO January /, seines being used most
successfully. Surf fish, or suckers
croakers or kin fish and perch are
among the surf fish. The Sandal IL
caught with hook and line along the
coast; herring Is caught at San Pedro
San Diego and Santa Barbara from
January to March. Herring Is fine
bait for the professional fisherman.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-22
JAMES BRYCE. AMBASSADORS

England could not have made a
happier choice for ambassador to
this country than James Bryce
whose apointmcnt was semiofncially
announced yesterday. He will not
only serve his country well but he
will be most kindly received by
ali Americans. Every latch atriag
VIII hang on the outside to him, for
1t was his epoch making book
That was the the beginning OF the
good understanding between this
country and England and 1t create |
'o:inGntion that has grown in
years to such solidity that It will
take mighty upheaval to even
shake it, to say nothing of rend-
Ing II aBunGer. II was little over
10 yeas ago that he wrote his
famous book and ever since that
time he has been sort of an in.
formal ambassador between the two
countries and the time is ripe for
him to be accredited with the
credentials that will make him the
formal representative of England in
the United States.
He is named for the Office strange.
ly enough Just at the time when
our Constitution w.ilch nc has so
ably eXpoundcd-mor ably than any
other foreigner attempting the sub
Jcct--is now under informal dis.
cussion for amendment. While or
course the subject would not uc.
cnpy his time as a diplomat. and he
could not so further than makes notes
as a scholar and student of gov.
ernmcnt, it will be Il great advan.
laSc to him in the latter capacity
to be near at hand and follow the
work of Il Constitutional conven-
ten,
"Eilc Mrf Bryce will be sd,.
cfSs'nl ambassador beyond II do .bt
III til, American mind he will a. way:
lie remembered by his book. Thee
is 10 record Of such large int
national influence by any othc.. pp.
iit'ca! work. 1t came just in timc
to 81 itcn the asperity Of the v,a,.
1rmn dispute and l;'d the 70 ada.
t:rr fol the more complete ana
cndu ing friendship ;Aat came Ia.
ter
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-22
PATRlck's BRAVE FIGHT

Governor Higgins OF New York
state has done the expected-com.
muted the death sentence OF Albert
r. Patrick TO that OF life lmprison.
ment. When the Governor request ed
Patrick to make personal appeal
of his case to him, it was certain
that he had decided to exercise Gle.
mency toward the accused murderer
of William Marsh Rice. At the
time there was considerable adverse
criticism on the part of newspapers
and 1t Is probable there will be
some more now that Patrick Will
not go to the electric chair
Whether guilty or innocent an adj
mirer OF fighting. determined man
cannot help but have admiration
for Patrick. Notwithstanding the
crime of which he is accused. He
has put up battle for life such
rs has never before been known I'm
the criminal courts and while fight
ing for his own life had time. while
III VIC ucaln ccli, 10 save another
II man who was In Sing prison
awaiting the execution of the death
scntence-and freed two others who
were serving long terms for SER
lous crimes. When man can go
all that under such disadvantagcolls
circumstances one cannot help but
feel that he deserves some admira
ton, especially when there Is grave
doubt of his guilt OF the crime for
which he was convicted.
1t will be remembered that Patrick
was convicted on testimony of Valet
Jones. who afterwards proved to
be the worst kind OF crook, and
ii has always been an open question
If Jones did not commit perjury
to save his own life. Patrick has
been in prison almost five years
and the strain that he has been
under has been tremendous and It
is no wonder that Governor Higgins
hiimates that he has become ment-
ally dcranged. If such is the case
II Is reasonably certain that tie
great majority of people will sec
no harm in the communication of the
dcati sentence OF Albert Patrick.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-22

White cotton slightly smcnred with
mucilage and sprinklcd with common
salt or diamond dust will make the
best wintry effect. For store window
or table decoration mirrors make good
placed on them. The effect of new
fallen SHOW can be produced by taking
the branches and dipping in gum ara
bic water and then sprinkling with flour.
SNOWFALL effect can be produced by
taking toy balls and covering with cot
ton wool.-Bcc Hive.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-22
TORTURED FEET.
Tie Minnesota Representatives. EARLY
RccOIfcctionr of Chrfstn,un

tse minnesota EcprcHcntntivc'sI EARLY
Rccoiicctionr of C!,ristninn.
Early Christmas recollections are
~ 'orintcd in my mind always" says
representative James A. Tawney Of
Minnesota. with the picture OF a great
and beautiful church lighted In every
part with wax candles-thousands Of
wax tapers--a supplied choir and the
strains Of Il wonderful organ: this
picture against the back ground of n
cold, black morning before s,lnuD. of
frozen rutty roads, OF Il bleak north
wind, breakfast of ginger cookies
and pair of stiff cr,mplcd boots,
which mnde every step OF three mile
trudge through the darkness a twinye
of exquisite pain.
81 was ninc years old. My brother
was twelve, and with superior strength
and determination he overrulcd my de-
sire, due to the boots, to turn back for
nome. The trouble arose from the fact
that we had tuiluwcd the boots the
night before, ana The talow had hard
cncd. 1t was necessary to suffer until
The warmth of the foot melted the tai
low and made the boots less torture
some. So we ploddcd on.
1T was orr first Christmas fcstivity.
we lived on farm two miles from
Bonncouville. in Adams county. Pa,
ana brother had conceived the idea of
going TO mass ut the Catholic church
three miles distant. For this purpose
we had risen before 3 O'Clock in the
morning, had quietly distracted some
cakes from the jar in the cellar, and, MS
have described, painfully l trudged
to the town and the big church.
ut seemed big to the nine-ycar-old
boy, and il seemed gorgeous in its H.
Elimination. Wax candles / never had
heard of. and SO many never dream
cd existed. We edged in with the
crowd and stood at the rear OF the
church, and my boy eyes drank in
scene which never has been nor prob
ably will be forgotten. 1t was won
dcrful. Spectacular. dramatic to me,
and TINT picture punctuatcs the vista
Of past Christmas days like Il striking
work Of art in Il gallery of vaguely re.
membcrcd pictures. Press.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-22
The nomn,ce of ,I,s,le,oc.

BY the Tcu,ons mistleioc was held
sacred To Rnldur. the sun god. the SON
OF f'rcya, the Scandinavian Venus. In
Baldur all that was beautiful. eIO-
nucnt. wise and good was honored.
and lie was the spirit OF activity. of
JOY and of light. Predicting his own
approaching death. his mother. Freya.
cxacted an oath from animals, planets
and minerals not to injure him. The
mistletoe among the plants had been
forgotten. When this was discovered
by the treacherous Hoedcr; the blind
god of brute strength. he took wand
of it. and. being directed how TO aim
it. the mistletoc pierced Baldur through
the heart. and he fell dead to the
Ground.-Boston Traveller.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-22
THE ART OF GIVING.


ChrfstmnS Presents II Subject De-
mnndInE serious study.
Giving Christmas gifts is almost a
science. 1t is certainly Il study for one
who really wishes to give and not dis
tress and cmharrass No one is more
helpless than the woman who receives
an utterly useless and undesirable gift.
She is fairly forced into falsehood and
Is Obliged to express gratitude which
she does not feel
The woman who has green parlor
ana receives blue rug, or the woman
who Las blue dining room and re-
ccivcs n set of doilies embroidered with
purple violc.S, or the woman with n
sallow complexion who is given n deli
cate pink shawl. is actually made to
sin against truth. She feels. IL she is
of naturally grateful and tender dis
position. that she must express thanks
which she does not feel Then, ten
chances 10 one, If 1t is not Il struggle
for her not to pass along those useless
gifts next Christmas and fairly in
volvc herself in IL mesh of deceit, she
goes about terrified lest by any un-
forcscen chance the first giver should
discover the gift in the hands of the
second recipient.
Often people are so dclugel by use
less gifts that memory fails them con-
corning the slvcrs Such mistakes are
likely to occur, and petty and absurd,
but no less lHstin., fcutiS are the con-
sequcnce.-phiindclp Press.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-22
PEOPLE OF BRITTANY.
The womea Mostly bald md the Men
Mostty DruniSnrdH.


Tile women not the men, go bald In
Brittany" said barber. They 70
bald where 1t shows most-above the
ears. Women. quite bald above the
ears. are as common IN Brittany as
baldhcadcd men are with us.
Brittany Is n granite strcwn, billy,
well wooded country in northwestern
France, overlooking the sea. 1t Is New
Hampshire. with the sen added. Tho
Breton peasants speak language
which resembles Welsh. They hate
strangers. and they wear n peculiar
costume
This costume is what causes the
baldheaded woman. One part of it. the
Golf. or headdrcSs, Il cap Of white linen,
requires that the hair be drawn back
very taut from the temples. Drawn
back thus, as taut as it will go, 1t be
gins to disappear at the age of twenty.
five. and by the time she is thrty-fiye
or forty the Breton peasant woman
looks as If she were the victim OF soma
horrible disease. for. from her temples
10 well behind her cars, she Is rs bald
as an egg.
The men. on the contrary, are never
bald. For one reason, they work bare.
headed. For another, they belong ia
the low. animal type of man that pre-.
serves head of thick. coarse hair I'd
the end. They are nasty lot, the men
Of Hrittany--lruni every day or two,
putting all the work Oh their wives,
shouting ril@.i insults In the Breton
tonGHe al touris:s."-St. Louis Globe.
Democrat.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-22
Holly Supcrstition.

with lioi!y--onc. that it is unlucky to
b:n,s i. ii:;o The house before Christ
mas exc. There are two kinds OF holly.
the pr!ckiy aud noaIric!:ly. and accord
ing as the holly which is brought III
for the Christmas decoration is smooth
or rough tile wife or the husband will
be master. ~ bunch of holly with ber-
rics must he broken from holly which
has been used in church decoration and
kept until the next Christmas TO pro-
tect from lightning and insure lucky
year.