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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-12-20
BRIEF NEWS HAPPENINGS
IN VALLEY CROWN CITY
Special to The Herald.

Special TO The Herald.
PASADENA, Dec. 19.-Work of COM
structing the new building which is to
house the municipal electric light plant
started today. Contractor Ellsworth,
in keeping with the rush nature of his
bargain, dumped the first load of gravel
on the lot where the building will stand
within twenty-four hours of the time
the contract was awarded him by the
city council.
James L. Haney, the lad accused of
having stolen a bicycle belonging to
Horace Heaton, was this afternoon
bound over to answer to the superior
court to charge os grand larceny.
Justice Mcdonald heard the evidence
against Haney, and as it seemed con.
elusive he held the youth for further
hearing.
Throop institute closed for the Christ
mas vacation this afternoon. A pleas
ing program was rendered, commencing
at O'Clock, by the students. Throor
will resume on January 2, and Dean
Chamberlain, in the absence of Presi-
dent Edwards, will be head of the
school.
AS a novel Christmas celebration the
children of the Wilson school today
chartered a private car on the Pacific
Electric and spent the day riding about
Pasadena, Los Angeles and other
places. This car trip took the place of
the usual closing program in the Will
son school.
Word has been received from Sacra-
mento that company /, Seventh regi-
ment, n. G. c., will undergo it's annual
inspection at the hands of the state
and national officers January 26. The
boys hope to make an even better show
ing than they did last year
The mems club of the First Methodist
church has decided that shaking dice
for cigars and turkey raffles are very,
very wicked and they have called upon
the chief of police TO suppress gam
bling" The cigar dealers laugh at the
would-be crusaders and there seems
slight chance that either of the very
dreadful and sOul-losing practices will
cease,
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-12-20
MANY YOUNGSTERS
TO BE GUESTS OF ELKS

Special to The Herald.
SANTA MONICA, Dec. 19.-Because
of the experience of last year, when it
found itself utterly unable to handle the
large crowds of children who accepted
of it's invitation to be it's guests at
Christmas tree celebration, the local
lodge of Elks will, within the next few
days, send special invitations to the
poorer children of this section who it
would like to act the part of Santa
Clause to at Columbia hall next Monday
afternoon. There are several hundred
youngsters whose names have been ac-
cepted by the committee on arrange
ments and whose invitations are ready
for mailing.
Instead of meeting tomorrow after
noon, the regular club day, the member
ship of the Woman's club will assemble
on Saturday when an afternoon of
High links" is slated. Details of the
program have not been made public.
Xmas gaiety at Coronado.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-12-20
NOTES OF INTEREST
FROM SEASH0RE CITY

Special to The Herald.
LONG BEACH, Dec. 19.-City Mar
shall George w. Young returned this
morning after a months trip through
the east and south.
A new feature in Y. M. c. A. circles
was instituted last night when the
members organized Senate" for the
purpose of giving members parliament
airy drill. officers were elected to rep
resent the nlCh officials in the national
government and two opposing leaders
on the floor of the senate" We're
chosen.
On Christmas day Vessella's Royal
Italian band will give a sacred concert
in the auditorium at 10 o'clock in the
forenoon. Dances will be given after
nOV:l and night Vessella pia1is Ia give
Ju!y Sacred n sic hereafter IN Sunday
rights. His " tGnesday nigat programs
VIII be wholly popular music. while on
Friday nights c.; ssical selections a.onG
VII be rclde' ca.
Hotel del Coronado for the holidays.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-12-20
GRIM REAPER
BL|GHTS HOPES
Would Have Realized 100000 Within
Two Months, While Nat Goodwin
Will Become a Millionaire
by Same Mine Deals

G. o. Weeden, manager for Nat
Goodwin, arrived at the Alexandria
yesterday with a power of attorney
from the popular comedian to look
after the interests Of Nat Goodwin in
connection with the settlement of the
estate of the late Hon. H. Dorsey Pat
ton, who died Sunday, December 8, at
Mr.. Goodwin's home in Santa Monica.
During the last year Mr. Goodwin
and Dorsey Patton were associated in
various mining and realty deals in Ne
vada and Ocean Park. Mr.. Patton had
been buying stock for Nat Goodwin
and their interests had become so
closely woven that Mr.. Goodwin de-
cided to send a representative west as
soon as he received word of his death.
Mr.. Weeden is awaiting the arrival
of Ernest Kennedy, one of the richest
of the Goldfeld brokers' and the man
through whose influence most of the
stock owned by Nat c edwin and Dor
Sey Patton was purchased.
On the Road to Wealth
81 have come here to look after Mr..
Goodwin's interests, and L find that
things are so tangled l can do prac-
tically nothing until Mr.. Kennedy ar
rives from Goldfield," he said when
we finished our season here last year
we met Mr.. Kenendy and went with
him from Glenwood Springs, Colo, to
Goldfield in a private car which he
chartered. We were there at the time
of the Gans-Nelson fight and we sent
for Dorsey Patton to come up to the
fight. At that time they both became
interested in stock and since then have
bought shares in the Mohawk, Daisy,
Triangle, Sentinel and Eureka mines.
"Mr. Patton could not have died at a
worse time. l believe he would have
cleared up 100000 in the next sixty
days if he had lived, and 1 think Mr..
Goodwin will make million during the
year.
"He speculated on a larger scale than
Mr.. Patton, but they were in many
deals together. l have Mr. Goodwins
power of attorney and am authorized
to do whatever is necessary to unravel
the tangle. / believe that If Mr.. Pat
ton had not made that last trip to
Goldheld he would have been a well
man today. His death came as a great
shock to Mr.. Goodwin"
Asked concerning the will of II. Dor
sey Patton, which left to his widow
only $1,000 from an estate supposed to
be worth $4,000, Mr.. Weeden said;
At learn from Mrs. Patton that she
will not contest the will. She says that
If $1,000 is all he cared to leave her, she
is satisfied with that bequest. There
has been much speculation as to
whether she would or would not try to
break the will, but the question seems
to be settled in her mind"
Mr.. Weeden expects, among other
business, to purchase house for Edna
Goodrich, the leading woman of the
Nat Goodwin company. Miss Goodrich
and her mother propose to make South
ern California their home, and Mr..
Weeden is trying to find a desirable
place I'm ocean Park.
IF we can get Mr.. GoOdwins home
ready for her, Maxine Elliott will stay
there when she arrives next week."
said he. Mr., Goodwin will arrive in
Los Angeles the latter part of March
for a two weeks engagement and he
will pass the summer here.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-12-20
FAMILY AWAY; FIRE IN HOUSE
Occupants of House on Boyle Heights
Given a Surprise When They
Return Home

A fire supposed to have originated by
the explosion of an oil lamp occurred
at the home of Mrs. S. ]. Caskey, 1927
Emmett street, last night and resulted
in a damage to the building of about
5000 and an additional loss of 5000 to
the furnishings.
Mrs. Caskey and family were absent
from the house at the time of the fire,
supposedly at the theater, and they did
not learn of the damage to their dwell
ing until their return late at night.
The house was owned by Mrs. 9. T. I'M
bert. The loss was covered by insur-
ance. q
Another small fire occurred after that
on Emmett street. A small cottage oc-
cupied by d. A. Ham, owned by j. Nc
Kinley, at Burlington street and Middle
Dell, caught fire from an unknown
cause and was almost burned to the
ground. The loss to the structure and
the contents was estimated at not over
$780,
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-12-20
SOCIAL PLANT
TO Be ERECTED
REV. DANA BARTLETT PLANS
sExTENSIVE WORK
Additional institutions to Be Founded
by the Man Who Is Called
"the Jacob Ris of Los
Angeles"

THE Jacob Riis of Los Angeles" as
Lee G. Gates spoke of Rev. Dana w.
Bartlett i'm the late city campaign, Is
planning to extend his Bethlehem work.
Rev. Mr.. Bartlett has devoted over
ten years of his life in Los Angeles to
placing deserving people in a position
TO help themselves, and he is now pre-
pairing to erect extensive social plants
III two districts of the city.
In an effort to aid him in his efforts
the directors of the Bethlehem benev-
olent board have issued the following
appeal for contributions
Los Angeles is Il cosmopolitan city.
Here the nations of the earth are met
together. We must either lift them to
the standard of our best moral ideas or
be ruined by them. Rev. Dana w.
Bartlett and his noble wife have taken
their family into the Eighth ward,
where they have remained for ten and
a half years. With a deeper vision of
what it means to be followers of Jesus
they have dreamed dreams of a bet
ter city and then have wrought them
into buildings OF life. In the spirit of
Jane Adams of Chicago and OF Jacob
Riis of New York they have had the
faith to plan for great things, AS
friends, advisers and educators they
have enlarged the original plant at
Vignes ana Ducommun streets and
nave extended TO DOlSGNlllt, " an OK
tensive social plant at Railroad and
North Main streets, and are now about
to erect at 61S New High street a
building suited to all kinds of social
and religious work by which the least
privileged of our city may have a
chance for a sweeter and brighter life.
Never satisfied with past work they
are looking forward to even greater
work. No city in the country has in
proportion to it's population an equally
effective and far-reaching group of
united institutions for the developing
of the highest civic life. AS a number
of citizens have made buildings and
equipment possible it is left to many
contributors of small amounts to
supply the balance of the expenses for
opening the new buildings and usual
needs of operation. Three thousand
dollars will be required to complete
the furnishings of the new mems no.
tells and social rooms and to meet
deficit which must be covered to finish
the year, with all bills paid. AS our
citizens are so generously remembering
their friends many will be glad
of this reminder. Checks may be sent
to Dana w. Bartlett, $40 Vignes
street. Los Angeles, Cal.
III. w. MILLS, President.
"WM. HORACE DAY,
JOHN L. MALE,
80. d. CONREY,
wv. A. COLWELL,
COURTS d. WILBUR,
Directors of Bethlehem Benevolent
Board"
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-12-20
LEADING CITIZEN
LOSES HIS TEETH
FREE-F0R-ALL FIGHT IN PASA-
DENA RESTAURANT
In Trying to oueIl a Disturbance
Charles Grimes Has the Usual
Luck Of Peaeemakers
and Is Hurt
Pasadena Agency
1GIk East Colorado street.
Tclenhone Main l02.

PASADENA, Dec. 10. - Charies
Grimes. the man with more voters at
tached to his staff than any other in
dividual i'm the Crown city, proprietor
OF one of the largest restaurants and
easily among the most popular OF GU
zens, was the recipient OF china
shower this evening as the result OF
which he Is minus three OF ms front
teeth. In fact, the restaurant was
rough-housed for several minutes, IRON
Stone ware was put to a severe test
as to stability and one individual was
landed in Jail
n. N. Westfeld Waterman for the
Lowe Gas company, is In the habit of
taking his evening meal in Crimes
restaurant, and this night he made
no exception to the rule. Henry Lamb,
not a part of the menu, but waiter
in the establishment, attempted to
serve Mr.. Westfield. Now, Mr.. West
field has a very peppery disposition,
and the tabasce of his spirit chafed
at the delay in service and he told MI.
Lamb of his feelings in plain language.
Mr.. Lamb retorted in kind and Mr..
Westfield took up a cup Of ironware
filled with steaming coffee and INDUCED
i'm repartee, the heavy cup missing
Mr.. Lamb by safe plurality and the
coffee streaming over his features. a
window in the rear was not quite so
fortunate as Mr.. Lamb
This unanticipated act brought about
a crisis as acute as the one facing San
Francisco over the Japanese school
question: Mr.. Grimes seized Mr.. West
field and divers and sundry others,
friends and partisans of Mr.. Lamb,
gathered about with the laudable in
tention of swatting Mr.. Westfeld one.
One man, whose name is lost to MS
tory, drew back a fist about the size
of a ham and made a pass at the head
of the man with the German cognomen.
Mr.. Westfield ducked and Mr.. Grimes,
the peacemaker. got the full benefit OF
the blow. When the smoke of battle
had cleared Mr.. Grimes was putting
three of his front teeth in his pocket
Mr.. Westfield was on his way to the
station and Mr.. Lamb was removing
Mocha and Java from his countenance.
At the police station Mr.. Westfield
was charged with disturbing the peace
and dignity of Mr.. Grimes, Mr. Grimes
standing by meanwhile and unsteady
iingling his three worries which were
still safely ensconced in his pocket. Po-
lice Judge Mcdonald fixed Mr.. West
fields bail at $50, which that worthy
easily produced.
The case will come up for hearing to-
morrow morning and Mr.. Grimes. who
is easily one of the most prominent men
in Pasadena, member of the board of
trade, of the county boulevard system
committee and of countless other
things, will probably prosecute the af-
fair to the bitter end, for his teeth can
chased in store, either, being his
very own
Spend Xmas and New Years at Hotel
del Coronado.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-12-20
REPORT ON CONSOLIDATION
SOON TO BE PRESENTED
Special to The Herald.

Special 10 he 11eIdlu'
LONG BEACH, Dec. 19.-The local
consolidation committee will meet Fri
day night and will prepare a report to
be submitted to the citizens, setting
forth what is best to be done in the
matter of uniting with Los Angeles.
The report probably will be read at a
mass meeting to be held in the audi
forum.
Mayor Downs last night appointed the
members of the public works commit
tee, Messrs Benson, Lent and Mohren-
stecher, and the city attorney, Carl
Monk, as a committee to go to San
Pedro tomorrow to confer with commit
tees representing that city and Will
mington concerning the proposed con-
solidation of the three bay cities.
The council committee will be sup
plemented b va committee of the cham
Der of commerce.
June days, Xmas week at Coronado.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-12-20
PACIFIC ELECTRIC GIVEN
FRANCHISE IN L0NG BEACH
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
LONG BEACH, Dec. 19-The board
of trustees last night granted to the
Pacific Electric company a franchise
to operate a steam railroad over Daisy
avenue and with the right to operate
the cars run by electricity.
The ordinance granting this franchise
was read for the first time several
weeks ago.
In consideration of the franchise the
Pacific Electric company has consent
ed to the opening of the extension of
Daisy avenue across the private right
of way of it's Fourteenth street line,
subject to its rights to lay down its
tracks and operate its line thereon.
Hotel del Coronado for Xmas.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-12-20
Child Labor Suit Started

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec, ia sui
for $4,000 damages based upon alleged
violation Of the state law against chila
labor was brought to trial before Judge
Graham today with the California ans
oregon Coast Steamship company as
the defendant.
December s, 1905, in which ~ year old
James Mitchell and several other boys
were burned to death through the eX-
plosion Of am oil tank in the schooner
Dispatch
james Mitchell, the father, is The
plahltiif.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-12-20
PLAN TO SWEAR OFF
FEELINGS OF RIVALRY
Special to The Herald.

Special TO The Herald.
OCEAN PARK, Dec. 19.-Represen-
tative citizens from all parts of the bay
section met at the casino this evening
when plans were discussed for holding
a great ball and mass meeting on New
Years eve at the Horseshoe Pier audi
forum.
The idea met with general favor and
committee on arrangements was APP
pointed to arrange details for the af-
fair.
The object of the gathering, it is I'M
derstood, is to bury the sectional diff
ferences that have embittered the COM
munities recently and to start the new
year on friendly footing.
Coronado Xmas will please you.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-12-20
Open Evenings

man shook his head. 81 20 not think.
that is the man who offered me the
bride" he SAL at may be but 1 can-.
not recognize him. The man who Of
fered the bride, 1 think, WIS a bigger
man.
The sentence may clear Vignes of the
charge, and that, with the other accu-
mulated evidence, will prove of vast
help to the defense.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-12-20
Well Known Capitalist pies

LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec. 19.-Prof.
w. w. Borden, a widely known capital
list, died at his home today at Borden,
Ind aged SO years. He at one time
conducted extensive mining operations
i'm Colorado
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-12-20
TORPEDO BOAT PREBLE
IN SAN PEDRO HARBOR
Special to The Herald.

SAN PEDRO. Dec, 19.-The torpedo
boat Preble entered San Pedro harbor
this morning at . o'clock and two hours
later tied up at the Fifth street wharf.
IL is expected thta the entire Pacific
squadron viii come either to this city
on to Ling 80 ach within .eW days
from Santa Barbara.
Spend Xmas week at Coronado.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-12-20
Personals

Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas owen of Lon
don, England, are at the Alexandria.
Frank Drake, a Chicago furniture
manufactures, is at the Lankershim.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-12-20

Everything you want you will ind In
the classified page-a modern encyelo'
pedia. One ca'' WORD
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-12-20

Everything you want you will ind IN
the classified page-a modern encyclo-
pedia. One cent a word
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-12-20
In Love Win Los AnaeIes

Leon King, a member of the firm of
Titus, Batter & Co., manufacturers and
importers of lace curtains. is at the
Alexandria. Mr.. King comes west to
spend the holiday season every year,
and he says there is no place in the
world quite so near perfection as South
ern California.
Two other men who acquired the
habit of spending the holidays here
and are at the Alexandria are George
Rubenstein and f. G. Carpenter of New
York, who are known as the boy drum
mers. The two young fellows are
musicians and they have friends here,
Mr. Rubenstein is the possessor of
fine baritone voice and Mr.. Carpenter is
a violinist. The two are much I'm de-
mand i'm many circles and are popular
funmakers wherever they go.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-12-20
Open Evenings
HEARD AROUND
THE CORRIDORS
MERE MAN MoRTALLY FEARS
WOMAN WHO WOULD WE'D
BY THE EAVEsDRGPPER

Inc masculine part of the population
inhabiting the Angelus hotel has been
living in abject fear for several days,
and one poor petticoat has been the
cause OF all the mental unrest.
A woman who is sane on every sub
ject except marriage is a guest the hos
telry has been harbOring until yester-
day, when she was removed to a small
family hotel.
She came here from Chicago a short
time ago and since her arrival has pro-
posed to every one in the Angelus from
the porter up and down the list.
About three years ago she was di-
vorced in Chicago, and whether the
troubles in connection with that affair
unsettled her mind, remains a ques-
ton which the physicians do not seem
to be able to settle.
She is about 40 years of age, and a
comfortable bank account rests to her
credit in one of the Los Angeles banks.
To every man she meets she says
that she thinks it could be fixed up all
right and pops the question without
further ado.
She came from Chicago with a letter
to local physician, and since her ar
rival here she has been constantly UNI
der his care.
When she registered at the hotel her
malady was not suspected and she
passed the clerk without proposing
The reason for this has since been a
puzzle, but can probably be explained
by the fact that the clerk was busy
Not long did she succeed in conceal
ing her penchant for proposing, as the
bell boy was sent to her room with
some ice water. and he became the
first victim. He grinned and then
looked sneepish, the while he backed
toward the door. Finally in despera-
ton he reached the handle and did
not stop running until he reached the
desk.
Proposal No. 2 came when the porter
was sent up with her trunk. He re-
ceiVed his with bushes and stammer-
ing, and finally escaped without in
eliminating himself beyond the danger
line for breach of promise suit.
BY the time she had run the gamut
of all the men and barred her heart to
numerous unsympathetic eyes the word
had gone around that she was really
insane on the subject and the men
fled from her in greater terror than
ever.
In conversation on any other subject
she talks as nationally as any woman,
and is bright and attractive. She has
not become violent, but was sufficiently
persistent to make every man give a
sigh OF relief when she was removed
to another hotel.
Physicians say that this form of in
sanity Is not a particularly common
one, but other cases have been known
in Los Angeles.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-05-30
Earth Split Open.

The most remarkable phenomenon
Of the earthquake was reported to day
from Btlin1s Bay, the first inlet on
the coast north of San Francisco.
where me violence Of the shook ap-
pears to have been greater than at
any other point. The earth was split
open for 20 miles parallel to the
shore, and in places the cleft was sev-
eral feet wide aud apparently hun
dreds of feet deep.
John *. Orr, wealthy land owner,
has returned to his home in Berkeley
from a trip Of investigation. lie wait
ed upon President Benjamin Ide
Wheeler, of the State University, to-
day, suggesting that scientists should
be sent at once to Boliuas Bay.
So terrible is he sight in .nat re-
gion,' said Orr to. day, that mus.
be pardoned for declining to give the
details Of the destruction wrought, be-
cause | believe the truth told about
tho damage there would unduly alarm
people and would help TO give black
eye to the State"
Before making a personal inspection
Orr received letter from L. B. Mel
SOD, OF the Nelson Hotel Company, at
Olema, giving some details of the hav.
oc wrought by the earthquake. This
letter says the extraordinary chasm
extends from Tomales to Bolinas Bay,
20 miles, and 10 some places 300 feet
deep. On 2. F. Skaters dairy ranch
the men we're milking when the quake
came. The fiasure Just missed taking
the house and did swallow up q COW
10 the yard. Orr upon his return YER
lied these statements Of his CORES
pondent, stating that he saw the back
OF the cow partly uncovered at a point
where the fissure was about eight fee,
deep.
Mud and saGd 10 the bay were
thrown up into ridges by the uphesva
of earth until they are now visible
even at high tide. Sections Of the
towns Of Bolinas aud Marshslls, on the
railroad, are now lying In the bay.
and the town Of Tomales is almost
wiped out of existence. Three per.
sons in this place lost their lives.
The ground in some places sunk from
two to ten feet.-Sau Francisco Cor.
rcspondence, New York Word.