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Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-24
TELLS OF SPANISH LETTERS
Prof. James Lectures on the Litera-
ture Produced by the Dis
covers of California
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
PASADENA, Aug. 23.-Prof. George
Wharton James delivered the second of
his lectures tonight ON the literature of
California. He was greeted by large
crowd, the beautiful ball room of the
Hotel Green being thrown open for the
series and being comfortably filed
Prof. James spoke tonight of the liter
ature of the Spanish discoverers, read
ing translations from the original
records of the voyages of Ulloa and
Alarcon UP the gulf of California and
the Colorado river and of Melchior
Diaz's march overland from Northern
Mexico.
The quaint wording of the Cabrilo
and Viscaino was most interesting as
were the original names given by them
to places now familiar to all
The manner in which historians trace
their investigations was shown by the
lecturer in graphic illustration.
Prof. James will continue these lee
lures for some weeks.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-24
TWO FINE STRUCTURES
FOR LONG BEACH
Special to The Herald.

LONG BEACH, Aug. 23.-An Ocean
avenue realty deal involving $4,000 was
closed this morning when the United
Syndicates company Limited, purchase
ed the northwest corner, 1OOx9O feet, at
Ocean and Lime avenues. A three
story apartment building to cost $50.0O0
will be erected on the property. A stock
company is also being formed to put
up a $4,000 concrete building at the
northwest corner of Sixth street and
American avenue. This building viii
contain three stories. An effort is be-
ing made to secure the postohice for
this structure The upper floors will
be devoted to offices and apartments
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-24
LONG BEACH PAYS
ON ELEVEN MILLIONS
Special to Tho Herald.

SpGCIdI 10 ITlU f1tIUIu
LONG BEACH, Aug. 2S.-The board
of trustees held it's last meeting as a
board of equalization this afternoon.
During the ten days the trustees were
in session in this capacity they re-
ceived but two complaints. Only few
changes were made in the figures re-
turned by the city assessor, F. P. Bald
win, and the figures will show the
valuation of property to be $11, 1,715, $50.
1t was practically settled this after
noon that the rate of taxation this
year will be $1.20, of which about sew
enty-five cents will be for the general
The sum of $21, 900 will be used to pay
interest on bonds and for the redemp-
tion OF those which have matured. The
present administration has also to meet
a legacy Of debts amounting to about
$4,000.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-24
ACTRESS UNDREssEs THIEF
Negress Caught With Goods, Loses
Glad Clothes Right on Crowded
Street Corner
Special TO The Herald.


Special to The Herald.
CHANUTB, Kas.. Aug. 23.--"There's
my skirt and waist" suddenly ex-
claimed a tall, handsome blonde woman
at the Santa Fe railroad station. "1'm
going to have them, too" she said, her
blue eyes swapping, as she started out
of the throng and seized a stylishly
dressed negro woman who had just
passed her.
Take that skirt and waist off. Take
them off right away" she said, seizing
the negress.
"whaffoh? What's the matter with
your" exclaimed the neeress.
They're mine, and I want them.
Right now, too" said the other. Here's
an alley. You can come in here and
take them Off" and she pushed the
negress into the alley.
The negress did not seem inclined to
give UP her glad clothes. She fought
desperately, but was powerless I'm the
hands of her assailant. The latter was
Miss Florence Humes, with Angells
comedians. She is slender, but when
she fought for her clothing, she fought
hard.
The negress fought to get away. Miss
Humes then started to take the dress
off herself. A tug at the belt and off It
came. A few quick movements and the
skirt dropped down, revealing a gaudy
petticoat. Miss Humes was somewhat
disheveled herself by this time. Her
purse had slipped from her belt and
fallen to the ground, her handkerchief
was gone and her hat was awry, but
even this last circumstance did not stop
her In her endeavors
1t looked after the skirt was off that
Miss Humes intended to go right ahead
and take off the waist, too. She
stopped after making preliminary tug
at It, saying: "Oh, you can keep it now.
/ don't want you to have to parade
home in bare arms" and, grabbing up
the skirt and other articles she had
dropped in the fray, she ran to the
station and scrambled aboard the north
bound train just as 1t was pulling out.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-24
OPERATION IN AN oUToMoBILE
Physician Takes Steps to Save a
Woman's Life While Machine
Speeds to Hospital
Special to The Herald.

'IpONIdi W 1 bt lltIdlu
DANBURY, Conn, Aug. 23.-Impro-
vising an operating taole on the ton
neau seat of an automobile rushing
through the streets on the way to the
hospital in this city tonight, DR.. r. H.
Moore of Bethel so successfully dressed
the wounds of woman who had been
slashed with knife that her life may
be saved.
Mrs. Celia elliott, II years old, wife
of Pedro Gillotti, hat finisher, was
stabbed by her husband in a quarrel.
A touring party passing in q Winton
machine, learning that the woman's
condition was critical, volunteered the
use of the vehicle to convey the physi-
clan and his patient to the hospital,
four miles away
While the machine sped along the
country road between Bethel and this
city the operation was performed that
is expected to save the patients life.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-24
JAMES A. ANDERSON.
S-24-81 9-1-2 lot President
Notice of Street Work

Notice of street Work
:, Public notice is hereby given that on
Monday. the 11th day Of June. A. D.
Angeles did. at its meeting on saIo
day. adopt an ORDINANCE of Intention
nun Numbered seTY R.S45 GeT series), to have
OLIVE STREET
T,6rn n said city from the the south south line of
Vernon avenue, including all intersections
of streets. excepting such portions OF
said street and intersections as are re-
repair by any person or company hav-
ing railroad tracks thereon, and also
excepting such portions as have al.
accepted), be graded and graveled to
the official grade in accordance. with
the plans and profile on file in the Of
tions for the construction OF graveled
Angeles. on file In the office Of the City
being, No. 81 (New Series).
End. That cement curb be con-
structeS along Ions each Zach line Of the road.
north curb line Of Vernon avenue (ex-
cepting along such portions, of the line
or granite curb has already been con-
structed to the official line and grade).
in accordance with specifcations for
the office Of the City Clerk. said speci-
feations being No. % (New series).
Sd. That a cement sidewalk FIVE 90
side Of Olive street from the south curb
line Of Thorp street to the north curb
line of Vernon avenue Excepting such
portions Of said street between said
asphalt sidewalk five o. feet in
Width has been constructed gH to
walk to be constructed in accordance
cement sidewalks on file in the office
of the City Clerk of said city, said
specifications being No. 23 (New
Sec 2. The Council of said city
finds upon estimate of the City Engineer
that the total cost of said improve
ment will be greater than fifty cents
per front foot along each line of said
tions, and it is determined, in pur-
suance of an Act of the Legislature
Of the State of California approved
February Nth, 1888. as amended by an
last named Act. which amending Act
became law March I'd, 1899. that bonds
shall be Issued to represent the cost or
said Improvement. Said bonds shall be
years. an even proportion OF the princi-
pal sum of which shall be payable
annually on the second day OF January
date Until thc 4Sols lOSn are pad and 70
bear interest at the rate OF seven (7I
per cent per annum, payable semi-an-
nually on the second days OF January
and July OF each and every year.
Reference is hereby made TO said Or
dinance Of Intention for further par
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OF THE
JAMES A. ANDERSON.
S-20-25 st President
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-24
WALK STREET IN BATH SUIT
Four Women Create Sensation in
Newport by Performance DUR
Ing the Forenoon
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
NEWPORT, r. l.. Aug. 23.-Four So
ciety women walking leisurely down
Bellevue avenue in bathing suits this
morning created a sensation and Incl
dentally suggested that even the bath
ing hour might have to yield to a.
change of fashion. The women took
particular pains that their identity
should not be discovered, for they wore
thick wells. They were on the way to
their daily dip, and either had not been
able to secure a section in the bathing
pavilion or were making an effort to
be the pioneers of fad. Their bathing
dresses were perfection OF art.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-24
MINISTER SEES SEA SERPENT
corroborates Tale That Caused Laugh
ter and Tells of Snake
Clothed In Fur
Special to The Herald.


WINSTED, Conn, Aug. 23.-Canoe-
lists whose tale of a snake with an
appalling head in a lake near Cold
Springs met with rude and undisguised
hilarity have been corroborated as to
the existence of some monster in that
body of water by Rev.. George w.
Remington. Mr.. Remington says he
saw it and frankly admits he was so
scared that he fled.
Mr.. Remington, who lives near the
lake, heard a great splashing there
yesterday. Going to the shore, he says,
he saw in the water long snakelike
creature, covered with fur and with a
head Of extraordinary size and horrify-
ing aspect. Mr.. Remington had been
making hay, but dropped his rake
on sight of this forbidding creature
and ran. When he returned to the lake
half hour afterward the beast had
vanished.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-24
HORSE BREAKS NECK
AGAINST BEACH POST

OCEAN PARK, Aug. 23-While
Gypsy Dick" a local character who
owns ranch near. Venice, was in
Harry Aiken's saloon at Pier avenue
and Main street last night his valuable
horse which had been left tied to a
hitching post near the door became
loosened and after running wildly
through Main street to Rose avenue
plunged into telegraph pole and broke
its neck, dying Instantly The animal
is said to have been cut loose and
started on it's mad flight by a Mexican
who had been seen lettering in the
vicinity.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-24
TWO SIDES OF THE
DOMESTIC TROUBLE
Special to The Herald.

VENICE, Aug. 23.-Mrs. John Gott-
schalk. wife of ship hotel waiter,
complained to the local police today Of
cruelty on the part Of her husband who
she said had placed revolver against
her head threatening her life last night
and this morning had disappeared from
his haunts here, leaving her destitute
and without shelter.
Tie woman speaks broken English
She said that she has been living on an
allowance from her husband of from
$1.50 to 50 per week and that he has
continually talked to her of murder and
suicide. making her life one of torment
The husband was found and is said
to have stated that he was afraid of
his wife, saying she had shot her first
husband and that he had been sick
since eating food prepared by her.
The police took no action in the case
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-24
THIRTY DESCENDANTS
HONOR GRANDE DAME
specIal 10 The Herald.

LONG BEACH, Aug. 23-A happy
birthday party was that Of Mrs. Lydia
Sharpless, who was SO years old yes
terday. At the residence Of her son,
William Sharpless, on Earl street,
where the venerable woman is making
her home, thirty of her descendants
gathered, children, grandchildren and
great-grandchildren Mrs. Sharpless
received number of handsome pres
ents, big dinner was served and the
party had gay time.
Mrs. Sharpless is very active and en-
Joys excellent health almost all the
time. She takes frequent rides about
the town and is able to climb into an
auto or a carriage unassisted.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-24
TWO HEARSES FOR LIVING MAN
Rival Undertakes Laughed at by
"Corpse" They Wanted
to BURY

PoTTSTOwN, Pa, Aug. 2S.-Dr. Ray
mond H. Bloss, resident physician at
the Pottstown hospital, was dumb
founded when two undertakers drove up
yesterday, each demanding that he be
given the body" of Andy Mundy.
whose leg had been amputated at the
institution a few days ago. Andy is
getting along very nicely and when told
that the undertakers were competing
for the job of burying him he gave a
hearty laugh.
Two Polish women had heard of his
death and each made arrangements for
his funeral
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-24
Long Beach FreehoIders

LONG BEACH, Aug. 23.--The city at
torney, j. e. DAILY, is preparing a call
for a freeholders' election to be held
October /. 1t will be presented to the
council for adoption Tuesday night
Mr.. DAILY believes that the holding OF
the election today as he had originally
planned, would have been legal. The
postponement followed an expression of
opinion on the part of the trustees.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-24
TIDES RUN HIGH
AT LONG BEACH
Special to The Herald.

LONG BEACH, Aug. 23.-The tides
continued exceptionally high today and
the breakers this morning seemed to
tower above the height of those of yes
terday.
During last night the waters crept
up very close to the Pike. Today there
We're few bathers, but large crowds
watched the foaming breakers from
pier and strand.
The pleasure boats did not make
trips to San Pedro this morning, as the
heavy swells made landing dangerous.
A small empty rowboat was, dashed
against the pier this afternoon and de-
moliShed.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-24

A brakeman retired to a farm and
started to lead the simple life. Having
psee of new tsor lang nc to BRAKE Tsnnss ss
the lines around his waist in farmer
fashion and started to work. He had
gone but a short distance when he saw
giving the railroad stop" signal with
both hands. The plow struck the stump
and the brakeman went head first over
the plow Picking himself up, he ran
flop -eared scoundrels, don't you ever
look back for a signal l?"-Atchison Globe,
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-24
Long Beach improvements

LONG BEACH, Aug. 23.-H. E. Shaw,
city engineer, reported to the city coun-
ell, at the special meeting last night,
that property owners on Pacific ave-
nue., from Third street south, were in
favor of paving that thoroughfare with
asphalt, but that if such is done the
city will have to bear one-half the
expense by reason of city property
abutting. The trustees agreed that the
city would be party to the improve
ment.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-24
Render Lonopre's Composition

LONG BEACH, Aug. 23.-Sig Yes
sella, leader of the Royal italian band.
has completed an arrangement OF Paul
de Longpre's Hymn to Liberty" and
the selection will be rendered at the
concert next Sunday afternoon, Today
Vessella sent copy Of the arrangement
OF the piece to the Banda Republique,
in Paris, a musical organization with
one hundred members
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-24
GAS FOR FUEL

1t is an old saying, "It takes a
fool to build a fire." True, the
wise man uses GAS for fuel, it
costs only IS cents per M.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-24

Public notice is hereby given that on
Monday, the 11th day Of June, A D.
1906, the Council of the City of Los
Angeles did. at its meeting on saio
day. adopt an Ordinance Of Intention
numbered 12,S45 (New Series), to have
the following work done, to wit:
That
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-03-17

government reformer," etc, and the
Catholic Fortnightly Review does not
see any reason why it is necessary
to parade eternally Mr.. Bonaparte's
religion before the public I'VE are not
able to understand" says our con-
temporary. 1T is not that Mr.. Bona
parte or any other Catholic has any
reason to be ashamed Of his religion;
no such consideration as this enters
into the matter at all, but there seems
to be such a palpable Inappropriate
ness in this continued association of his
religion with his political pre-eminence.
Naturally it is q source of pride to
us to know that one of our co-re-
ligionists has been honored by the
President with a place in his govern
mental circle, but this must never blind
US to the real facts in the case or
lead US into hysterical and umcalled-
for Expressions Of pride for the Pres
ident's liberal mindedness.' The
eminence which Mr.. Bonaparte has
won has been reached wholly and alb
solutely apart from his religion. Why
is it necessary. then. forever to inject
the religious element into every dis
cussion Of Mr.. Bonaparte as a public
officiaie"
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Former Speaker Henderson, who
died recently. was q broadminded
man. a hater of bigotry. says the Cath
Ollie Union AMI Times. In q memoir
able speech In congress in 1898, he
charged the Committee on District
Of Columbia with discriminating
against Catholic institutions, and told
the House he could not be frightened
with the spirit of A. P. Aism. Il can
remember" he said. Tin 1861, when, in
the Good Samaritan Hospital Of st.
Louis. these Little Sisters with their
white bonnets and their pure. inno-
cent faces. received into that institu-
ton my comrades who had measles
and smallpox. and nursed them as
only wives and sisters nurse. And
from that hour in 1861 1 swore that I
would defend them in their works of
mercy" Mr.. Henderson was not u
Catholic, but who may say he was not
of the soul Of the Church? May he
rest In peace.
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fulAllment Of these promises. The de-
feat of the open market" as planned
by Secretary Taft and endorsed by
President Roosevelt, is u sad awaken
ing to the little brown men who
anxiously came under the dominion of
the stars and stripes. and source of
qualification to those other residents
of the islands who were devoted to the
Spanish flag. AS long as his govern
ment is able to ship soldiers by the
thousands to the far away islands, and
is able to support them there, just SO
long will peace be maintained. We
rather think that the some time ago
talk of imperialism" is becoming real
lied and the "civilizing' of the natives
Of the Philippines will be accomplished
by the United States in much the same
manner as Ireland has been kept Civil
lied" by England's redcoats, i. e.. by
means of the bayonet.
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The much advertised Divorce Con-
gress has ended it's labors up at WASH
ington. No doubt those who attended
it were well-meaning gentlemen, but
frankly what good have they accom-
plished? They discovered that divorce
is rampant throughout the country:
but we knew that already. They dis
covered that instead of making for
morality the divorce-systen stimulates
immortality, We knew that already.
They discovered that divorce Is de-
stroying the American home. The fact
has long been known. On the whole
the congress ended in smoke. 1t sug-
gested that law be passed prohibiting
divorces from contracting other mar
rlagcs until after the lapse Of two
years. Ridiculous! Virtually the as
sembled wise-nen Of the country
solemnly declared that after two years
have passed those who figure in d.
vorce trials may contract polygamous
unions without becoming Mormons!
Quite apparently the Washington
mountains groaned in labor for n fort
night and gave birth to worse serpent
than the one 1t would scotch.
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OUGHT TO BE A FooL.kILLER.


The Iowa legislator who introduced
a bill providing that physicians might
end the lives of incurable patients
found that his nonsense aroused such
a storm of protest that it was expedi-
ent for him to withdraw the bill, which
he did. He asked unanimous consent
to withdraw his bill and there was
no one to. object. The American peo-
Pile are peculiarly patient. They put
up with all sorts of nonsense and give
n hearing to almost any ism" that
comes along. There is a limit to their
patience and it seems that that limit
was reached in Iowa. People regarded
the criminal measure as an insult to
the state and it's people. Iowa did not
want to be advertised throughout the
world as n community that gave
hearing to such proposal.
There are, no doubt, 4 few who re-
gard the proposal to take the life of
so-called incurables or hopelessly de-
formed as a humane measure. AS adj
vocates of such proposition they, no
doubt, regard themselves as the adj
vance agents of an advanced civiliza-
ton. They are quite the reverse. Be-
fore Christian civilization was the
ruling force in the world human life
was cheap. Little attention was paid
by the ancients to the crippled. Weak
or deforned children were either killed
outright or left to die from inattention.
The Kaffir and the Hottentot of Africa
arc the practitioners Of the doctrine
advocated by those who would put an
end to suffering by taking life. They
have been in the field good deal
longer than the American advocates
of the destruction Of human life. The
matter is not interesting from prac-
teal standpoint. There is no danger
that any state Of this country will ever
consent to such hideous proposition.
1t is interesting only to show to what
ridiculous results advanced science will
sometimes lead. Science without re-
ligion is a most dangerous implement
in the hands Of any people.
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dispose Of her own property without
respect to her husbands wishes has
been greatly enlarged. Tho fields in
which women may properly direct their
attention have been greatly extended.
The compensation which she receives
for her work is now based rather upon
the value of the work that she does
than upon her sex. For, all these
changes and many others Susan B.
Anthony and her co-workers have been
given much credit. Yet it is doubtful
whether the movement for rWoman's
suffrage has been greatly responsible
for the changed condition of woman in
the social and economical world. The
movement for woman's suffrage has
not succeeded generally. principally
because the women themselves do not
desire to exercise the suffrage.
Notwithstanding Miss Anthony's
great ability and still greater energy.
she was hardly more popular with
women than "ith men. Her ideas
found even fewer supporters among
women than among men. Perhaps
this is due to a rather old-fashioned
notion that still exists, and perhaps
always will, that there is after all q
distinct field FOR women and another
for men. If this old notion has any
foundation in reason and nature it
may account for the fact that Susan
b. Anthony died without having real
lied to any great extent the dream Of
long life.
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Newspapers unfriendly to labor in
terests are giving an undue amount of
credit to the, alleged confessions Of
certain men said to be connected with
the Western Federation Of Miners.
The confessions said to be secured
from one Of the tools Of the Western
Federation of Miners were made to
one MCFARLAND. MCFARLAND has a
most unsavory reputation. We can
not place any faith in anything that
he says Or does. 1t certainly would
be unsafe to condemn a man upon the
Testimony Of Mcfarland. 1t would be
much safer to wait the action Of the
courts before passing Judgment in
the Idaho cases. 1t is certainly wsong
for the public press to try to create
the impression that Western miners
are a gang of thugs. Certainly the UNI
.corroborated testimony of MCFARLAND
should not be considered SUFFICIENT
upon which to hang q man.