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Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-08
DENY ROMORs
OF WITHDRAWAL
LlNDLEY AND HARPER SAY
NONSENSE"
Republican and Democratic MsyoraIty
Nominees Have No Idea Of
Leaving a Clear Field for
Lee C. Gates

you can deny the story In as strong
language as you care to use and credit
me with saying it.'-Dr. Walter Lind
ley.
"As far as I am concerned it is abso-
lutte nonsense. Arthur c. Harper.
Thus two of the candidates involved
In the contest for mayor disposed II
a report that DR.. Lindley, the Repub-
1ican nominee, would withdraw in fa-
vor of Lee c. Gates, the non-partisan
candidate, and that Arthur c. Harper,
the Democratic nominee, would follow
Elm DR.. Lindley's footsteps, thus leaving
Gates a virtual walk-over in contest
with the Municipal Ownership, the So
cialist and the Prohibition nominees.
DR.. Lindley was seen last night at
his headquarters in the Hollenbeck.
"Do / look as though were going to
lie down like whipped cur?" asked
the doctor, smilingly and then, as
though that were not sufficiently en-
phatic, he added:
"You can deny the story in as strong
language as you care to use and credit
me with saying it," just as though the
reporter was accustomed to using Ian
guage which the doctor did not always
have at his command, but which he
was perfectly willing to adopt as his
own.
81 presume must expect such
things" continued the doctor, land
possibly it is just as well for me to
become accustomed to them at the
start; but it seems ridiculous to me to
have it even suggested that 1 meekly
hand over to some one else an honor
that L am confident of gaining and of
which no man could besprouder. L will
be in the race to the last, and don't
you for moment ever credit a rumor,
regardless of the source, that it will be
otherwise"
Mr.. Harper was seen at the Demo-
cratic club. and he did not seem in
clined to take the rumor at all seri-
ously. az
''As far as I am concerned. it is abso-
lutte nonsense-rot, l might say, if you
want the denial more emphatic. Now,
as long as they have DR.. Lindley and
me retiring in favor of Mr.. Gates, why
don'tsthey include the Municipal Own
ership, the Socialist and the Prohibi-
ton candidates as we'll? Then they
could present Mr.. Gates with the may
orally chair on a nice big gold platter
No, 1 can't give UP what 1 consider
the lead in the race for the mayors
chair"
No attempt was made to discover the
source of the rumor the emphatic deni-
ais of DR.. Lindley and Mr.. Harper be-
ing considered sufficient
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-08
San Francisco Engagement of Rice AMI Cady Ends
and They Go Into Vaudeville, Playing
Orpheum Circuit-"Told You SO"
Say Kolb and Dill

the Mason, with Rice and Cady, for the
summer. The Hotchkiss then had the
Olympia opera company. with Ed Sea-
mans as manager. Seamans secured
Kolb and Dill, as popular Dutch team
as ever trod the boards, made up good
burlesque company. and started before
the Mason folks could get ready. There
was very bitter feeling thus aroused,
and compliments of the negative sort
were bandied back and forth.
The Mason season was a financial
failure, and James announced San
Francisco engagement at the Davis
theater. Kolb and Dill who were doing
WELL Immediately left for that city,
with the avowed intention of putting
James out Of business" They had poor
luck In starting. but finally got off, and
have done very large business ever
since. SO has the James aggregation,
but intermingeld with It has been con-
siderable pickering. bad feeling and
quarrellng. This probably hampered Its
success. Be that as 1t may, almost
without previous intimation the season
closed Monday.
Rice and Cady will be here next week
at the Orpheum. They are very clever
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-08

The merry burlesque war which was
waged so fiercely here all summer be-
tween Kolb and Dill at the Hotchkiss
on one hand, and Rice and Cady at the
Mason, on the other, and was later
transferred to San Francisco, is over.
It ended last Monday, when the Harry
James travesty company in which were
Rice and Cady broke up and dispersed
to the four winds Rice and Cady en-
tered vaudeville, the Orpheum instantly
Offering them time over it's entire cir
cult; Rosemary Glosz came here, Bobby
North went TO New York and the
chorus evaporated, as choruses will, its
members picking up employment here
and there, while Harry James himself
went to Oakland to a 1O-cent show
house.
And meanwhile Kolb and Dill con-
tinue TO pack 'em in at the Central
theater, San Francisco, with broad grins
ON their faces and fat poeketbooks In
their jeans.
The burlesque war here is of too
recent date to need much elaboration.
Briefly, II was announced last spring
by Harry James, then at Ftschers that
he would have a traVesty company at
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-08
LIGHTED CIGAR CAUSES FIRE
Election official Throws Stub on the
Floor of a Barn and a. Blaze
.-s-aEnauAa fff..t,

A lighted cigar thrown on the floor
was the cause of fire at the Wiley
& Wilson feed barn on San Pedro
street between Fifteenth and Sixteenth
streets yesterday morning which de-
stroyed the structure and its contents,
a large amount of hay and grain.
The barn, including its stock of feed,
was estimated at value of ABOUT
$4,000. Only small amount of insur-
ance was carried.
The barn had been used as a polling
place and the cause of the fire is
said to have been due to the careless
ness of one of the officials, who threw
the lighted stub of cigar among some
stray wisps of hay scattered about the
floor,
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-08
CALLS 1T A FRIENDLY RAP

Should a friend have the prerogative
to rap one on the head with a shovel?
Dan Sweeney, $50 Central avenue,
who was struck yesterday on the head
with the tool mentioned until his scalp
was deeply lacerated, seemed to think
that such a privilege is no more than
the reasonable privilege of friend.
When asked if he wished to prose-
cute the man who injured him, Swe-
ney replied that he did not, as the as
sailant was a friend of his. He would
not even reveal the name of the man.
Hes a good friend of mine," said
Sweeney at the receiving hospital. HE
was only feeling a little frisky from
drinking, l guess"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-08
WOULD SHOOT A POLICEMAN
Rag Collector Tells Woman What
Real Bad Man
He lie

Dave White a rag collector, was ar
rested on Gladys avenue yesterday
afternoon by Sergeant Ditsoh charged
with using vile and abusive language
to women who tried to drive him from
their premises.
He is said to have threatened to
shoot some of the women and when they
told him they would send for an officer
he is reported to have boasted that
he would just as soon shoot a police
man as anyone else.
When taken to the station yesterday
afternoon he was very docile and made
repeated assertions that he was not
guilty of creating the disturbance, and
said he was the victim of slander.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-08
RESIsTs OFFICER; FINED s1oo
Heavy Penalty Levied Against Man
Who Asked for Trial by
Ittru

Joe Rivers was adjudged guilty of
resisting and assaulting an officer by
a jury in Police Judge Roses court and
fined $100.
Rivera was arrested on the night of
August with a crowd of men who were
creating a disturbance on the corner Of
First and Spring streets. When they
were ordered to disperse by Officer
Denman they defied him and when he
undertook to place them under arrest
they fought him desperately.
All of the men were arrested and
all but Rivera were tried Immediately
after their arrest. Rivera, however,
asked for a jury trial.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-08
CARRIES A HEAVY BATTERY
Man Pays Ten Dollar Fine for Having
a Big Revolver in His
Possession

II was only taking 1t to a friend who
was going hunting" said ]. ]. Kenne-
dy of 129 East Fourth street in police
court yesterday, when asked by the
judge why he carried a 45-caliber Colt
revolver that looked like battleships
thirteen-inch gun.
He was arrested Tuesday night by
Officer Oker, and as he could not sat
isfactorily explain to the court why he
chose such an early hour to deliver the
weapon to his friend, or why his friend
essayed to hunt game with a revolver
the judge fined him $40.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-08
TAKE TALLYHOS
To GRIFFITH PARK
CITY OFFICIALS WILL ENJOY
JAUNT TODAY,
Park Commissioners Will First Deter
mine the Proposition for Public
Recreation Park in Brook
Iyn Heights

Various city officials will be the
guests of the board of park commits
sioners today on tallyho rae
through Griffith park.
The party will assemble at the city
hall at o'clock, attend meeting OF
the park board and then start on the
tournouts for the long drive. A bar
becue has been arranged for the thirty
or forty guests who are expected to
make the trip.
Recently the board has had num-
ber of prop )ositions before it relative
to the donation of land which. is
deemed suitable for park purposes.
Some of this has been offered by
realty men who argue that park
enhances nearby property, and expect
to be reimbursed in holding property
adjacent to that which they donate.
Others offer land for other reasons.
Chain of Parks
There are those, too, who expect to
see all the parks in Los Angeles con-
nected by a series of boulevards in the
future In this view the more parks
the city acquires the better especially
ii there Is no original cost.
On the other hand the maintenance
of parks and park strips Is expensive
because of the number OF men needed,
the water, the gardening, roads ana
other FEATURES, II, nOWSNcI, 40 iS
claimed, 1t enhances nearby property
values, the city treasury is benefited
because taxes are increased In proper
tion.
One proposition on which the board
may reach a decision this morning is
that concerning the Brooklyn Heights
acres, which are to be used by tne
municipality for park purposes II the
board so orders.
Beyond EastIake Park
This land lies beyond Eastlake park
and Boyle Heights in the district pc
tween San Pablo street, Mission roa1'
Soto street and Downey avenue. Mucn
of 1t is ravine land and hills, put "
lies picturesquely.
Nearby is the Huntington power
| house. The right of way OF the ora
Rapid Transit route is also near ms ms
old track will serve as part OF tne
right OF way Of the El Monte Pomona
| line. The Covina line Is anotner ohe
which traverses this district.
on part of the proposed tract is
city water reservoir, thus giving aa.
! ditional reason why the wnoie tree.
can appropriately be converted INTO
park. .,., ,,,
In making the trip to Griffith park
today plans concerning this vast ,rilo rh.
| improved area will be decided on, Inc Inc
| city has twenty acres there un9er
] fence, in which deer, elk ana oenei
1 game abound.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-08
AsSAILED IN THE DARKNESS
Breaks Arm by Force Of Fall When
Struck on The Head with
a Club

]. w. Hayes. 1880 North Main street.
was attacked by supposed thugs as he
was nearing his home about midnight
Tuesday. His assailants struck him
on the temple with a big club and he
fell to the ground, breaking his left
arm by the fall.
The attack was not made by robbers,
as nothing had been taken from his
pockets, and it is believed that Hayes
WAS assailed by some enemy, although
he states that he knows of no one who
him.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-08
WestIake and Maryland

j. b. Johnson has paid Estelle
Larned s11,5OO, through w. B. Merwin
& Co. for a lot 1O0x15O feet on the
northwest corner of Westlake avenue
and Maryland. The lot adjoins the
johnson home place and is unimproved.
Mr.. johnson will add the lot to his
premises and beautify it in an elabo-
rate manner
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-08
IP0LY" STUDENTS WILL
PRESENT TWO PLAYS
PUPILS COMPETE FOR BIG SHOW
THIS WINTER
"The College Widow" to Be Presented
in February, and Those Doing
Best in the PreIiminarles Will Be
Given Places in the Cast

The Dramatic society of the Poly
technic high school will give its first
production Friday afternoon in the
school auditorium at 8 o'clock.
There will be two plays, "A Love of
a Bonnet" and Turning the Tables"
They are given as a try-out and the
students participating in them will be
criticised by judges. The judges
will consist of the officers of the So
ciety and Miss Butt of the Cumnock
School of Expression, who has been
selected as coach for the school. Those
students who find favor in the eyes
of the judges will be given place in
large play, to be rendered for the
school in February next.
This school play is expected to be
THE College Widow" and will be
coached by Miss Butt, who will COM
mence her duties Immediately after the
try-out.
There are at present six try-outs to
be held, two of which will be given
tomorrow and the rest to follow soon.
The coaching of the try-outs has
been taken up by two of the officers
of the society, who have brought some
fine talent out of the students.
Turning the Tables" is a small two
act play with eleven characters. There
is quite an amount of character work
in it. The part of Robert Earle, a
young, diScontented lad, constantly
changing his profession, is very ably
taken by Arthur Coover, well known
as the schools Rugby football star.
Miss Carry Fischer takes the part of
the heroine Kitty Desmond, with
much expression, though her voice is
somewhat weak.
The following characters complete
the play:
Mr., Desmond ............ Oliver Davis
Mr. Earle .............., Everett Lees
Mrs. Earle ,..,........i Marcia Forbef
Grace Earle :.,.......... Ethel Coyhe
Judge Reynolds ........ Harry Walsh
MRS. kichards .......-..,.. olive west
Mfs. Jones '..............M Maria Mench
Mrs. Brown ,..............M Marie LauN
The part of Pat RELY, which name
suggests itself, is taken by Robert
Wheelan. He does his part well and
( Is relied upon for the comedy part in
the play.
The six girls in "a Love of Bon
net" will do credit to their comedy
They are as follows: Inez Shane, An
ME b. Johnson, Hazel Law and three
others.
After the try-out tomorrow afternoon
4he stage viii be set for the entertain
ment In the evening The Polytechnic
Alumni society is to give the three-act
play known as Little Mart" Special
setting has been procured for the play,
and 1t is expected that the society will
give good entertainment
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-08

team, and it is announced that they
have an entirely new Dutch act. 1t
must be good to have secured them
Orpheum circuit time. They have hun
dreds of friends here, who will doubt
less be glad to see them.
And meanwhile Kolb and Dill re-
semble the famous tiger of the Niger,
alongside of whom young lady
walked. "And the smile was on the
face of the tiger"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-08
SELL NINE REALTY PARCELS
Widening Of Ninth Street Throws
Delinquent Land on the
Market

Nine parcels of realty on which as
sessments have become delinquent will
be sold at auction at the city hall
on Friday, November 16, at 10 o'clock.
The amounts due on the parcels range
from $13 to $49
The delayed payments grow out of
the widening Of Ninth street at Hoover
and some OF the owners are non-resi-
dents.
The board Of public works has charge
OF the sale.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-08
PAID $1,000
FOR LARGE LOT
WESTLAKE PREMISES TO BE
ENLARGED
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Grounds Will Be eeautified in Elab-
crate style-First Dwelling
Going Up in Florence
Heights Tract

Following are the permits issued
from the building superintendent's Of
flee Wednesday and classified accord
ing to wards:
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-08

Miss speitz-I heard you compil-
menting her upon her girlish appear
ance. What did she sayI
Mr. Jollyer-She said, "Ah! bul I'm
sure I'll look very much older when
I'm 40."
Miss speitz-Huh she means she,H
look very much older when she ad-
'mits she's 4O.-Catholic Standard.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-08

Everything you want you will fnd in
the classified page. One cent word
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-08

1t advanced from SIS Sc Tuesday The advance will be
made Come and the brick plans consider that
have peepted the lands carrying the depos that have
cured the site for yard and factory Fifteenth and Alameda
that will only offer sufficient stock equip plant that
have the the rights that method simple and that
10000 brick per day. No other stock the market
offers such making opportunities 1t nothing
investigate We invite the rigid examination of plans
Engineers builders architects urged the brick
value and superiority.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-08
The Stock Hit
of the Year

advice and United Granite Pressed Brick stock have made tran
ever L
nsd it scrroatm there hmTm
hat AXE f or
lasts songuan oow wncmd than the made
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-04

The harvesting Of the crop is the critical
period and demands activity. judgment and
business management. The potato must
be matured or ripe before dug In order
10 be marketable. The period during which
the potato can safely be risked in the
ground after it is ripe, IS, only few
weeks at most and everything must be
arranged for this rush season or heavy
loss is the probable result. The usual plan
Is to secure a force Of help sufficient 10
form what Is termed a potato harvesting
outfit. This usually consists of one hand
and four horses to operate the digger.
two teams with wagons TO haul the pota-
toes from the field or to pits or ricks, and
five or six persons to pick up the pota-
toes after the digger
This work is mainly performed by In
dams, who come from the Pine Ridge
reservation, which borders Sheridan county
on the north. These people come with
tents and teams, and in little bands of a
dozen or more they locate along the pub
lie highways, within the potato growing
districts, and hire out to pick potatoes at
800 per day and board themselves. They
make good help and at this kind of work
are not excelled. They move about from
one farm to another in neighborhood
return to the reservation. Under tho
present scarcity of farm help this district
has a great advantage in the red man.
The potato sorter is another machine Of
indispensable service in carrying on Do-
tato growing business or industry. This
modest piece of mechanism is the key
to the whole situation, when It comes to
price in a crop of potatoes. Mixed breeds
of potatoes are in exceedingly bad taste
and reflects against the business sagacity
Of the grower, but nothing is so damaging
and detrimental to the trade character OF
a load Of potatoes as to contain a lot Of
little runts and gnarly dwarfs that are
good for nothing except pig feed. The
sorter in its compromising attitude stands
between the buyer and seller and removes
all potatoes that are Objectionable in size.
It is constructed very much upon the
principle of the grain separator or old
fashioned windmill, and resembles it in
make and style, except that it is less
complicated in It's manner Of doing the
work of screening.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-04

tato growing industry in this district has
practically no limit so great and unlimited
IS the area whose acres have never known
the magic touch of the plowshare nor
the Transforming influence of the hand Of
the tiller.
While an especially we'll adapted condi-
ton of soil and climate seems to exist in
this locality for the production OF potatoes,
there are conditions of general agriculture
and crop industry that merits the atten-
ton Of those who are looking for cheap
lands either for investment or farm homes.
While the potato growing district described
in this article borders on the sandhlls and
rough lands on all sides it Is compare
lively a smooth section of country and
contains hundreds of thousands Of acres
Of as nice laying lands as can be found
anywhere.
AS TO the soil character of these lands
and their ability to produce, the mention Of
few items, In crop production, In the
immediate vicinity of Gordon, which Is no
exception to the general character of these
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-04
The sorter Determines Prices.

At the various shippings points the buy
ers have these sorters, which they set in
the car doorway, and in the receiving Of
unsorted potatoes they are forked from
the wagonbox into the hopper Of the sorter;
this carries them down and over the screen,
which is made of heavy wire with one and
one-half-inch square mesh, through which
the small potatoes pass, and the larger
ones are carried over the screen, to be
taken charge OF in a separate division.
The seller gets the screenings, and under
present conditions of demand for this class
of potatoes must find a market at home in
his pig lot. This, however, will soon be
remedied as a company for the manufac-
ture of the refuse potatoes into denaturcd
alcohol has been organized and is only
awaiting a permit TO put into operation a
distnlery at Rushville. The potato sorter
costs $35.
Another very important implement and
one that seems to be in use everywhere
that potatoes are handled in small or large
quantities is the potato fork. These are
made very wide, with many tines and ca
pable OF handling potatoes without injury
and free from dirt.
The varieties Of potatoes in most general
favor are the Early and Late ohios,
Rurals, Mammoth Pearls, Rose Seeding
and Green Mountain. The tendency to eN-
pertinent with various breeds of potatoes
has had its good results in convincing most
growers that It is cheaper to let the other
fellow do the experimenting and in the
meantime stick close to business, produc-
ing until he has made a discovery worth
adopting It Is readily appreciated how
too many cooks may spoil the broth" but
quite a slow process for a community Of
potato growers to understand how too
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-04
Little Disease Of Insect PESTS.


There has been no serious embarrassment
of disease of insect pest to interfere with
the potato growing industry in this district.
There have been some slight evidences OF
scab, but not sufficient 10 cause any special
damage, and since this is a disease chat
is within the control OF the grower, no
special harm has been entertained as to its
results. The crop rotation system adopted
by growers generally has had the effect
OF killing out the disease where It did exist.
Potatoes are not grown in the same ground
two years in succession, these precautionary
measures having proven effective. Potato
bugs are disowned entirely as not belong
ing to this section of the country.
The Importance of organization among
the growers to influence in matters Of
uniformity in growing the crops, methods
Of cultivation best adapted to successful
production, system and cooperation in
sooner or later find favor among the more
intelligent operators of this industry. AL
ready the subject of seed selection, sorting
of crop and preparing for market is being
discussed by some Of the progressive grow
ers as OF more importance than hunting
up a superior quality OF potato.
1t IS quite evident that the northwest
ern potato Is a dryer, better favored pO-
tato than the product of any irrigated dis
trict. Its fine cooking qualities are the
basis OF defense against all competitors
and have won out in all contests.
The possibilities for extension Of the po-