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Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-16
SCOTTY GOES G0THAMWARD
First Scattered Small Coin at Ascot.
Promises to Return in
EebruarY

"Scotty' has decided that he would
like to revisit New York and left last
night for Chicago over the Santa Fe at
s o'clock. This time, satisfied to ride
with other passengers, he boarded the
regular train.
The Death valley Croesus said that he
had fully recovered from his wound and
burned up his crutches. No other man
but "Scotty," declared bystanders,
could have hobbled down the street
with difficulty one day and the next
seem ready to run a foot race If
necessary to sustain his honor.
Scott bought a new outfit-a suit, red
necktie, high-heeled patent leather
shoes and scarlet silk hose. The ap-
parel affected Rol King, his manager,
as markedly as did Scott's exhibition
of 81 suit few weeks ago.
AS usual Scott carried roll of bills
the size of a nose bag. Wishing to re-
lieve himself of part of the burden he
visited Ascot
Rol King remarked that "Scotty'' was
going to New York city on private
business and that he would be back
to Los Angeles in time for the staging
of the show in which he is to be the
principal actor in February.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-16
BIG BODIES AT OUTS
OVER FRUIT VENDING
PRODUCE EXCHANGE OPPOSES
LEGISLATION OF GRocERs
Latter Would Restrict Competition of
Peddlers, Who Pay No Rent, but
Fruit Wholesalers Are Unsympa-
thetic Regarding the Move

The Produce exchange and the Retail
Grocers' association, two organizati tions
which usually work in harmony, have
come to loggerheads on peddlers' or
dinance that the grocers want passed
by the city council.
The ordinance restricts venders of
fruits and vegetables from standing
on street corners in certain specified
zones and selling wares, and also pro-
Vides for a high license for vending
fruit and vegetables anywhere in the
city. The object of the ordinance. as
the grocers frankly admit, is to shut
off the competition of peddlers who sell
inferior grades of fruit at low prices,
in order that the merchants who paw
rent and other maintenance charges.
from which these peddlers are exempt,
may reap the profit.
The Produce exchange yesterday pre-
sented a petition to the council asking
that the grocers' ordinance be not
passed, Is it would tend to iniure the
business OF the wholesalers. The cues
ton will be taken up at special ses-
sion of the Legislative committee Fri
day at II a. m.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-16
COUNCIL SELECTS ITS
"GREATER FIVE" NAMES
LAWMAKERS WILL FORM ONE
THIRD OF COMMISSION
City and County Consolidation Prob
lens Will Require the Undivided
Attention of This Advisory Body
of Fifteen Men

The five members of the Greater Los
Angeles commission of fifteen to be
named by the council were yesterday
confirmed by that body and will be GER
titled to Secretary Gurley of the COM
mission. They are A. C. Harper, Mot
ley II. Flint, John G. Mott, NJ. X.
Young and Willis H. Booth. These five
will form a part of the permanent COM
mission that will have the question of
the consolidation of the city and county
governments in charge.
At recent meeting of the temporary
committee of fifteen it was decided that
the city council, the board of super
visors and the three civic bodies, act
ing as a unit, should each name five
members of a permanent commission.
To this commission all questions of
boundaries. the system to be used and
the legal phases will be referred.
This commission is expected to sit
almost constantly and give it's atten-
ton to this consolidation, to the eXclu-
sion of almost all other business.
With the above five named men the
commission now stands with two Demo-
Gratis and three Republicans. Those so
far chosen are well known i'm this city.
All are comparatively young men and
are identified with prominent firms and
business establishments here.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-16

The rain. which the weather fore
caster believed would go toward the
east, was driven back upon the Pacific
coast by a high area in the Rocky
mountain region, and accordingly there
will be more moist weather in the next
few days.
The statement of Forecaster Franklin
In regard to current conditions is as
follows: There is a general storm cen
trail off the coast with subsidiary low
pressure area in southern Nevada.
This low area is giving rain through
out the Pacific slope and snow from the
Rocky mountains to the plateau re-
gion.
An area of high pressure which ex-
tends from Montana to western Colo
RADIO will retard the eastward move
ment of the storm and will probably
force IT. southwark, which will cause
rain TO continue in this locality today.
Brisk southerly winds may be ex-
pected. Southwest storm warnings are
displayed on the southern coast.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-16
SANTA FE TO GET NO SPUR
Property Owners Pleaded for the Rail-.
road, but Council Nearly Unani-
, mousIy Opposed

Notwithstanding the wel-advertised
tact that the council would refuse to
grant the Santa Fe the spur track it
asked for in an alley west of Santa Fe
avenue, extending nearly a mile, hope
full property owners appeared before
the council yesterday, when the request
was scheduled for final action, and
pleaded that it be laid over a week.
Their pleas availed nothing, however,
and the ordinance granting the request
was placed on its passage and defeated,
Councilman Blanchard being the only
one present to vote in favor of it,
The council inferred it as holding this
alley open i'm order that the Salt Lake
railroad might come in and secure a
franchise through the alley, advancing
the argument that the Santa Fe al
ready had that portion of the territory
well covered.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-16
WITH M'KENNA OUT
PEACE SEEMS NEARER
COMPANY F'S CAPTAIN, PI0UED
AT COLONEL, RESIGNS
National Guard Discomfort Seems to
Have Subsided In the Seventh
Regiment by officials Retirement
According to Insiders

Capt. McKenna of Company r, Sew
enth regiment, N. G. c., has resigned,
and it is believed that with his resigna-
tion the excitement which has been
prevalent in National guard circles the
past week will disappear.
Capt. McKenna took exception to
statements in regard to Company f by
Col. Schreiber, and threatened to re-
sign If the statements were not retract-
ed and apology made for them. Col.
Schreiber refused to apologize and the
resignation of Capt. McKenna has been
acospted.
No further action in regard to the
resignation of the entire company has
been taken, nor is any anticipated by
"insders.''
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-16
CITY TO HAVE VOTING MACHINES:
COUNCIL OVERRIDES MAYORS VETO
Ordinance Adopted Authorizes Purchase of 52
Appliances-Cou Supervisors Also
Order Like Number for Los Angeles

Through the action of Councilman
Ford, who voted against the wishes of
the mayor, the city will purchase fifty
two voting machines to cost 500 each
and pay for them out of next years
funds. This is the first time since Ford
has been a councilman that he has
voted against the mayor.
Just before the members Of the Coun-
ell left for the junket into the Owens
river valley they sent contract with
tho United States Standard Voting
Machine company to Mayor McAIeer
for his signature. on the return of the
council from the Owens river valley the
mayor vetoed the ordinance and re-
turned the contract without his sigma
ture on the ground that machines as
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-16
POLITICS COSTS HIM
HIS LIQUOR LICENSE
NlEMEYER'S ATTORNEY MAKES
FIGHT ON THAT BASIS
Judge Chambers, Holding His Decision
In Reserve, viii Pass on the ReVo-
cation of Licenses for "Pernicious
Activity"

If the decision of Judge Chambers
in accordance with the contention of
Attorney Dockweiler, representing
Nemeyer, it will mean the restoration
of Niemeyer's license to sell liquors
at East Eleventh street and Central
avenue, which was revoked on the
ground of "pernicious activity" several
weeks ago, and many others revoked
on similar grounds.
The case was completed before Judge
Chambers Monday morning. The court
has taken the testimony under consid-
GRAFTON. A decision will be rendered
on January &c.
According to the charter of this city
a. liquor dealers license cannot be re-
voked unless the holder of the same
is found guilty of conducting his place
in an illegal or disorderly manner. The
law. as interpreted by Attorney Dock
weller, says nothing about "pernicious
activity" in politics or anything else.
Niemeyer says that his present legal
difficulty is due to his admiration of
former Mayor Snyder and Councilman
Houghton The fight against him by
the police commissioners is due to poll
tics, says Attorney Dockweiler.
At the time of the annulment of his
license Niemeyer was conducting a
Wholesale liquor house on East Elev-
enth street and Central avenue. AT the
request for a license to conduct a simi-
lar establishment in the same block by
one Bestmann, Niemeyer it is said, be-
came "perniciously active" in fighting
the request of Bestmann. Bestmann
was refused the license and Niemeyer's IS
was revoked.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-16
GIRL BLAMES MAN FOR IT
Police Looking for Aged Man Respon-
sibe for Mary Roehme's Dis
appearance

Mary Boehme. the 12-year-old girl
who has been missing from her home
at $50 East Tenth street since Thursday,
was found yesterday wandering about
on East Twenty-second street. Patrol
man William Moore, who discovered the
girl, stated that she seemed to be suf-
fering from mental arrangement. She
was taken to the receiving hospital.
The little girl, although unable to tell
a connected story of how she came to
remain away from home, says that an
aged man enticed her to vacant house
and kept her a prisoner three days.
The police have no clew, but every
officer is searching for the man she ac-
cuses. 1t is expected that an arrest
will be made soon.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-16
LIBRARY BOARD PAYS RENT
City Council Receives Notification
That Money Has Been Deposited
With Treasurer

The library has "come through" with
it's first months rent for the quarters
ii occupies in the third story of the
city hall. Librarian Lummis notified
the city council yesterday that, ON order
of the board of library directors, he had
deposited $500 with the city treasury
for the first months rent,
He explained that the finances OF the
library had not been such that the
board could afford to pay the rent be-
fore, although it is due on the first day
OF the month. In advance. lie stated
the board had raised the rent by cut
ting down the number of periodicals TO
which II subscribed
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-16
TO LIMIT BILLIARD HALLS
Council Committee Will Consider
Request of Police-Some oppo-
sition Has DeveIoped
itlon Has DeVe loped

The request from the police commits,
sion to the city council that the num-
Der or billiard halls i'm Los Angeles
be limited to l25 was referred 10 the
legislative committee of the council
at its session yesterday morning for
investigation.
The opposition that the request met
at the hands of some councilmen prom
ises but little comfort to the police
commission.
Ford and Houghton We're both on
ground that the billiard business was
a legitimate one ana that a limitation
would ultimately result IN a practical
trust i'm billiard halls. similar to the
saloon situation as It now exists.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-16

good in every way could be purchased
for much less money and that the city
did not have the money to pay for
them, anyhow. The case was taken up
In the committee of the whole with the
result that a new contract was ordered
to be passed over the mayors veto and
providing for the signature of the city
clerk In place of that of the mayor.
The county board of supervisors re-
Gently ordered a similar number of vot-
ing machines and will join with the
city in establishing them in the various
precincts. With the additional ma
chimes to be purchased by the city there
will be one in every precinct and sew
eral over to be used in cases of
emergency.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-16

grasped at an imaginary ray of sun
shine with chubby fist and gurgled
a geeful welcome to the visitors.
And Erickson and his wife looked
and saw the sunshine Of the northland
cleaning from the baby hair and the
clear free blue of the baby eye and
Immediately decided that the long
sought for had been found.
With the assistance Of an attorney
adoption papers were soon taken out
and John Brown appeared with his
new found friends In department -four
Of the superior court Monday and by
nod Of his active little head showed
an inclination to accept some one who
would properly attend to his commits
sary department.
This baby may some day be the
president of the Unitetd States" re-
marked Judge Trask as he made the
adoption legal.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-16
PERSONAL

Mr.. and Mrs Edgar Morton. e. S.
Powell Miss Cogland Richard Pitman
and Miss Malcolm of the w. H. Crane
company are guests at the Westmin-
ster hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. l.. Corey of Fresno
are registered at the Westminster ho-
tel. Mr.. Corey is a prominent lawyer.
b. c. Short, Southern California
freight agent for the New York Cen
trail Railroad company, returned to Los
Angeles yesterday A short time ago
he was transferred to San francisco
and was recently transferred to Los
Angeles again.
C. S. Fee, passenger traffic manager
for the Southern Pacific railroad, with
headquarters at San Francisco, re-
turned north yesterday after several
days visit in Los Angeles.
r. r. Ritchie, general agent for
the Northwestern, with headquarters
at San Francisco, is in Los Angeles.
f. j. Seymour, assistant general
freight agent for the Northwestern
railroad, with headquarters at Chicago,
is in Los Angeles to attend the meet
ing of the western classification COM
mittee held today.
e. E. Calvin. general manager of the
Southern Pacific railroad. with head
quarters at San Francisco. is in Los
w. e. Kelly. who has just resigned
his position i'm Omaha as general solici-
tor for the Union Pacific railroad. ar
rived i'm Los Angeles yesterday and will
make his home here in the future.
w. II. Bancroft, vice president and
general manager of the oregon Short
Line and vice president of the Salt
Lake road, with headquarters at Salt
Lake city. arrived in Los Angeles yes
terday and will remain here for a few
days.
Lord Grimthorpe of London has en-
gagged apartments at the Van Nuys
hotel and is expected to arrive in Los
Angeles today.
George r. Vars and family Of Buff
falo, n. Y, are guests at the Westmln-
ster and win remain In Los Angeles
during the remainder of the winter
Milton A. McRae of Cincinnati is a
guest at the Angelus hotel. Mr.. McRae
is connected with the Scripps- McRae
news agency.
Among the parties who arrived in
Los Angeles yesterday to spend the
winter is the following at the Lanker-
SHIN: Mr.. and Mrs. j. O. Mason. Mr.
and Mrs. j. n. Mason, Mrs. E. Glazier
and Mrs. E. A. Bradley of Aurora, ILL.,
John Flaherty, an English tourist
from London, is a guest at the Lanker-
SHIN hotel
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-16
GURGLES HIS WAY INTO HEARTS:
BABE ADOPTED BY ADMIRINGCOUPLE

For the payment of just six silver
dollars into the Golfers Of the county
court Monday morning, Chris and
Lena Erickson, a happy Swedish cou-
pie of Los Angeles, obtained the GUS
tody of one of the prettiest little
youngsters ever seen in a local court
room.
The baby was obtained from the
Rice home and was listed there as John
Brown. According to the story told by
the proprietor of the home, the baby
was abandoned by its parents and left
at the home to be cared for several
weeks ago.
Some days ago Erickson and his
wife decided that life was not worth
living without a baby and they went
to the Rice home to look over the
supply. AS they passed the crib where
i'm the future Edward Erickson rested
the baby kicked up one vigorous heel
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-16

Miss Speitz-T thought Bess knew you
Miss Ann TeelI-So she does quite we'll
Why?
Miss Speitz-She didn't appear to yes
terday when you passed us on the ave
nue.. ! said to her: DO you know thai
Girl?' and she said. That girl? That's q
Miss Nnmer.' "-Philadephia PreSs
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-16
CONTRACTORS
MAKE LOW BIDS
LETTINGS RESEALED AFTER
HASTY COUNCIL WORK
Meanwhile, Because Of High Figures,
Street improvements Are De-
layed Before Public
Works Board

The failure of most of the regular
street contractors to submit bids for
street Improvements has brought new
contractors to Los Angeles. and yes
terday these new contractors had an
uneasy time on account Of the ques-
toned validity of the bids, a point that
was not settled until tate yesterday
afternoon
The hasty adjournment of the coun-
ell when Houghton was particularly
obiectiona BILE caused the bids to be laid
over until the afternoon session. While
Councilman Smith was moving his
motion for an adjournment Minute
Clerk Wilde was opening some bids.
As the council adjourned before the
bids were read the minute clerk again
sealed them in the presence of several
councilmen and it was this action that
caused the validity to be questioned.
The city attorney rendered a decision
toward the close of the session that
the bids were valid and they were
accordingly opened.
Readvertising Is Averted
The contractors would have been in
an unfortunate position if it had been
found necessary to readvertise. The
ordinances would have had to 20 to
the mayor for his signature, though
the chief executive has said he will
not sign ordinances for public i'm
provements passed after the first of the
year, as that is the duty of the board
of public works. This work would nee
essarily have been held up in the may
or's office with other proposed public
improvements to which the mayor
steadily refuses to affiX his signature
lending official sanction.
AS the case stands it is highly prob
able the councils board of public
works will refuse to accept any bids
for some of the improvements pro-
posed, as all of them are high, some
specifying 40 cents for curbing and 20
cents for sidewalks. These prices have
caused the councils board to hold up
improvements on number of previous
occasions and readvertise for bids
1t was noted that. the prices quoted
by new contractors are lower than
those who have regularly been doing
work for the city.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-16

I'm disguised with all this advice to
women 70 begin their Christmas shopping
early
Why
because the earlier my wife begins
the longer she keeps at it, '-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-16

whats the matter Your clothes are
torn. vour hat smashed. buttons off and
you've got a black eye. Bridge crush?'
Bridge crush nothing! Did your wife
ever notice a bargain sale advertisements?
Sure
.SVcli. mine did this morning and was
too busy to attend to 1t herself. "-Phila-
dclDhia Public Ledger.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-16
$3.50 Hhite Shirt O2c
UdiStS ION

An advance shipment of 1906 styles;
100 doz. in the lot; the materials lawns
or mercerized textiles; trimmed with
lace or embroidery insertions or blind
embroidery.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-16
DRIVES RAIN TO
PACIFIC COAST
HIGH AREA FORCES CLOUDS
BACK WESTWARD
Still More Precipitation Is Promised
Southern california-Brisk South
erIy Winds Scheduled and
Storm Signals Hoisted

: Rainfall for the twenty-four :
hours ending at last evening, .05
inches; rainfall for the storm which
. began January H. 164 inches; rain ,
: fall for the season to last even
ing, 4.90 inches; rainfall for cor
period last season. Ass
. inches; average rainfall for month
, of January. $50 inches.
Arizona republican., 1906-01-19
A WISE MANUFACTURER.

'I have here a model" said the in ventor to the manufacturer, "of an ap- pliance that is sure to have a large sale if it is put on the market
 "Indeed?" said the manufacturer. That is most interesting. What is your invention?"
 This is a combination lawn mower and snow shovel. By simply twisting this knob to the left the grass cutting mechanism is turned into set of pad dies that literally sweep the snow to both sides of the path. You see, by combining both implements in one, to- gether with perfect ease of operation and great saving or space and strength, and"
 I'm sorry" interrupted the manu- facturer, but it will never go. Don't you see by the end of the summer the average man is so tired of and angry with his lawn mower that he halls the snow shovel with joy. and by the end of the winter he feels just as bitter toward the snow shovel. and is once more delighted to push the lawn now er But if you combine the two, then he will simply have the memory of one ever. before hiTn while he is operat- ing the other"
 Realizing the truth of the statement, the inventor took up his model and went out, saying that perhaps he could twist the thing around and convert it into a mop holder and dress filter for women, as they would buy anything Judge.
Arizona republican., 1906-01-19

rock embedded in and covered by the stratum of hardpan. The News says: The rock surface of Manhattan Island, as shown by a recent United States Geological Survey publication, slopes from the north toward the south and passes below tide level at about Tenth street. Below this point Man haitian Island is really a great sand and silt deposit, built up on the under lying rock by the tides and currents of recent geologic times. As stated above, beneath the more recently deposited sand and silt and next to the rock there is a trace of powders. gravel and hard pan which were evidently deposited during the glacial period.
 Inspection by a number of our edi- torial staff of the piece of wood re- ferred to shows it to be light brown in color and rather punky, as might be expected from its great age and long immersion. IL retains, neverthe less, considerable elasticity. One would judge it to be of some soft wood species. It was doubtless waterlogged and immersed for a long period before it was finally buried in the glacial drift.-New York Sun.
Arizona republican., 1906-01-19
DOCTOR CURED
 .OF. ECZEMA
Maryland Physician Cures Himself of Eczema with Cuticura Remedies. Prescribes Them and Has Cured Many Cases Where Other Formulas Have Failed-Dr. Fisher Says;
CUTICURA REMEDIES
 POSSESS TRUE MERIT

s' My face was afflicted with eczema in the year 1897. used the Cuticura Remedies, and was entirely cured. I am a practicing physician and very often prescribe Cuticura Resolvent and Cuticura Soap in cases of eczema, and they have cured where other formulas have failed. am not in the habit of endorsing patent medicines, but when find remedies possessing true merit, such as the Cuticura Remedies do, am broad-minded enough to proclaim their virtues to the world. have been prao- ticing medicine for sixteen years, and must say I find your Remedies A No. l. You are at liberty to publish this letter, or any part of it. Iremain, very truly yours, G. M. Fisher, M. D., Big Pool, Md, May 24, 1905."
Arizona republican., 1906-01-19
ON A MISSISSIPPI STEAMBOAT.

A young fellow, a fellow passenger, was leaning upon the rail beside me, looking upon the scene below. He told me to watch and he would show me some sport. He drew a dime out of his pocket Re waved his arm to attract the attention of the negroes down upon the lower deck. and then he flung the coin. It fell tinkling. and rolled between two cotton bales. With yelIs, the negroes rushed at it tumult- uously, piling over one another. q tangled mass of waving arms and legs, whence issued muffled groans and grunts. Then. suddenly, the mass dissolved again into a mob of rousters, gaping up at us with rolling yellow eyes and heaving chests and dilated nOstrils. Another piece of silver twingled in the air and fell among them. Leaping and grabbing. the ne- groes snatched ar the falling coin, then plunged again into a heap.
 By this time others of the passen- gers had heard the noise and the scuf- fling, and soon quite a crowd was gathered along the rail. A shower of change began to fall upon the deck below and into the crowd of now half frantic blacks.
 It was a comicaI spectacle. A little while before the negroes had been quietly busied about their own affairs, handful of cheap silver had fallen among them, and in less than a min ute their small world was transformed into a pandemonium. I have heard it said that the same phenomenon occurs sometimes on the stock exchange lHarper's Magazine.