Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-23
HEARD AROUND
THE CORRIDORS
RY THE EAVESnl3 GppEIr
PRETTY WOMAN WAS
UNITED STATES CONSUL
BY THE EAVEsDROPPEn

The only girl who has ever acted as
United States consul is at the AleXan-
dria.
She is Miss Frances Butz of New
York, at least that is the way she regis
ters, and it is fact that she is the as
sistant manager of the New York Of
fee of Miles Bros, the moving picture
firm, but she is a native OF California.
Formerly of California;" I asked.
mo, indeed; once, now and forever of
California"
Californian from the tip of a pair of
tiny feet to the crown of curly black
hair that frames bright face.
That is not telling how Miss Butz be-
came, consul and it is a story well
worth the telling. Had it not been for
the fact that petticoats are not pro-
vided for in the United States consti-
tion she would probably be consul yet
and Miles Bros. would never have
discovered her.
For five years Miss Butz was in the
office of the United States consulate at
Dawson, Alaska, and ON October 23,
1903, Henry ID. Saylor. who was then
was seriously i'll. He had to leave his
post without minutes notice and
there was no one to fill his place. Miss
Butz jumped into the breach and car
ried on the business of the office. She
took affidaVits, presented decorations,
made her reports and did the numerous
other things that fall to the lot of a
consul. When vice consul was finally
appointed to the regret of all concerned
congress had nothing to do but ratify
her acts.
"They tried to have me appointed
consul, but the constitution could not
be stretched to admit petticoats, so
here l am with the Miles Bros"
Miss Butz was formerly a newspaper
girl and she began her career as baby
reporter in the office of Visalia (Cal)
paper owned by her father. She was
private secretary to Norris ID. Gregg.
director of concessions and missions of
the ST. Louis exposition and the man
who practically had charge of the pre-
liminary business administration of the
fair
Miss Butz has am enviable reputation
as a business woman in many parts
OF the country. She is a very i'm
portant part of the business of Miles
Bros, and a much better press agent
for Harry Miles who is in Los An
geles at this time, than he could ecer
be for himself, Mr.. Miles, who is the
senior member of the firm, is here to
make the moving pictures of the Burns
OBrien fight next Thursday
"Please don't think that because we
are here to make prize fight pictures
that that is the only thing we do" said
Miss Butz. I'm fact, that is very
small part of the business and it is
the largest firm Of the kind in the
world
I'VE have over million feet of film
in circulation and tl.at does not include
any of the prize fight work, for that
Is all done on contract.
II have never attended a prize fight
in my life," and as she said II thought
il seemed difficult to connect her with
prize fights.
She is such q little woman with such
limitless store of energy.
"a strange thing in connection with
moving pictures OF California In New
York was brought TO our attention re-
Gently" said she.
"In 1904 Mr.. Miles came west and was
in Pasadena at the time of the Tourna-
ment OF Roses He took picture OF
the procession and the chariot races
but did not think them exciting enough
TO send out, SO he kept them IN stock
and said nothing about them About