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Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-13
Makes Formal Debut

Miss Anita Patton made her formal
debut in society last evening at dam
cling party at Kramer's given by her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George S, Pat
ton.
Miss Patton was beautifully gowned
in white net and valenciennes lace, and
she carried a bouquet of lilies of the
valley and orchids
Mines. William Banning, Joseph Ban
ming, Hancock Banning, George j.
Denis, Robert H. Ingram, j. A. Howard,
j. ]. Mellus, Wesley Clark, LIE Moyne
Wills, Thomas D. Brown, Robert H..
Dalton of San Diego, H. T. Lee, Miss
Wilson, Miss Fannie s. oemaker and
Miss May Banning assisted in receiv-
ing.
The decorations, which were arranged
by Miss Forman, were beautiful. Fancy
baskets Of white chrysanthemums and
ferns were suspended in various places
through the rooms and festoons Of
smilax canopied the hall. In the dining
room white sweet peas, pink rosebuds
and ferns were attractively arranged.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-13
HEALY'S GALLANTRY TOUCHED
Beau BrummeI of the Bloody cate"
Sends Beauty to Station In
a Closed Carriage

Gallant Barney Healy, the handsome
councilman of the Eighth ward, proved
himself a rescuer of beauty in distress
last night when he provided hack to
carry a woman charged with being
drunk to the police station.
The woman was booked as Jane
Doe" as she was in such condition 1t
was impossible for her to tell her name
when brought in. She had been riding
on Spring street car, but near First
became noisy and was taken from the
car. She was well dressed, pretty and
about 20 years old. A crowd gathered
at once and began to sympathize with
her. One of them was the councilman
who, after looking at her intently for
few minutes, turned to the policeman
and said:
This is too nice a looking woman
to take to the station in a patrol
wagon. Call hack and I'll pay for it,
The policeman did so and the woman
rode to the station in style.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-13
WOMEN'S CLUBS
Professor Nesbltt Talks to Club

"The children have more of moral
influence upon the parents than the
parents have upon the children was
the gist of the discourse given by Prof.
Norman Hill Nesbitt yesterday before
the Ebell club.
Mr.. .Nesbitt declared that the children
have more of spiritual influence than
ANYBODY or anything else and that they
are absolutely necessary to a spiritual
development. His theme was 1.-The In
fiuence of the Child Mind in Civiliza-
tion," and he gave a clear and compre-
hensiye talk. Mr.. Nesbitt has studied
the subject for years and given great
deal of thought to 1t.
A petition to abolish the billboard
nuisance was presented by Mrs. ]. f,
Kanst for the signatures of the Ebell
club members, and two vocal solos,
"The Year s at the Spring" by Mrs II.
H. A. Beach, and "Violets,' by Roma,
were finely given by Miss Emma GU
thaus. Mrs. w. H. Jamison gave
piano solo.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-13
ANTI-H0LL0W BLOCK
MEASURE BECOMES LAW
MAYOR McALEER DID NOT VETO
CONCRETE BILL
Simply Asked counciImen in a Special
Message to Consider Letters Which
He Forwarded, but Which the
clty's Lawmakers Ignored

Mayor McAleer sent to the council
yesterday a lengthy message asking
that body to consider carefully letters
which he forwarded with his message
bearing on the proposed new building
ordinance.
The letters are in the interest of hol-
low block and artificial stone and give
reasons why discrimination should not
be practiced in making laws which bar
the Los Angeles made building mate
rialS.
The letter contained no recommended
ton and simply left the situation for
public discussion in the city hall.
While it was read the council cham
Der filled up with a delegation of hol-
low block men, who are arrayed in
three cornered fight with the brick men
on one side and the concrete men on
the other.
The mayors letter was referred to
the building committee and the delega-
tion remained listening to other busi-
ness as 1t came up.
When the table had been cleared and
the delegation became anxious Chair
man Verge finally got the floor and
started to make protest against legis-
lation which would kill the artificial
stone industry and lay off three hundred
Workmen
1t then appeared that as ten days had
elapsed since the measure was passed
and the mayor has returned it with
only a message asking for consideration
of letters, that the bill became a law
of its own action. All that was needed
was the legal publication.
Chagrined, the artificial stone men
left the council room.
The concrete men had won the day.
n fI,a
mayor had not vetoed the bill when it
was semi-officially given out that he
would. and the question was asked
whether the collapse of the Hotel Bixby
at Long Beach had anything to do with
the mayors attitude.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-13
WILL INCREASE FORCE
IN ENGINEERS OFFICE
COUNCIL TAKES STEPS TO RE-
LIEvE CONGESTION
Board of Public Works and City Engi-
neer Are Directed to Confer with
View to Augmentins Draughts-
men on improvements

Because the city engineers office is
a year behind in it's operations Sixth
ward and other residents of the city
have asked that steps be taken to in
crease the force in order to expedite
public work.
Some time ago, when the engineers
office was two years back in it's work,
the force was augmented, and as a re-
suit twelve months have been cut off
the accumulated work on hand.
The board Of public works and the
council committees are endeavoring to
arrange scheme to make 1t possible
to get more draughtsmen and experts
so that improvements need not be
longer delayed, and yesterday resolu-
tion was passed by the council suggest
ing a conference between the board
and city engineer to suggest way to
catch up
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-13
MAPLE AVENUE INTERESTED
Property Owners Take Sides in Wlden-
ing Proposition from Fifth
Street South

Maple avenue property owners APP
peared in force before the board OF
public works yesterday to watch ac-
tion on the proposition to widen Maple
avenue, from Fifth street to WASH
ington.
The plan is to take five feet off each
side, in order to make the thoroughfare
equal all its length.
Most of the property owners repre-
sented the district from Fifth to Sew
enth street, though some represented
territory farther south.
The board finally set hearing on
November 26 at p. m.
The Impression prevails that the
board will probably omit the section
between Fifth and Seventh streets
from the scheme, and make everything
south of that of uniform width.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-13
TO oontlnue stereoptIoons

70 commune Stereoptlcons
Rev. William ]. Speer will tonight
continue the stereopticon lecture given
last Sunday night in the Olive Congre-
gational church on missionary work In
California.
To Hold Union Service
Union Thanksgiving day services will
be held by the downtown churches at
the new Temple auditorium. DR.. Rob-
ert Mcintyre, pastor of the First
Methodist church, will be the speaker
of the day.
Arraigned In Court
Charged with failure to provide for
his three weeks-old baby and his young
wife, Arthur D. Nichols was arraigned
in Police Judge Austin's court yester-
day morning. His trial will be con-
Quoted Wednesday.
Mexlcans Heavily Fined
Jose Lapia, r. Marlin. M. Torres and
A. Domingues were each fined 500 or
100 days in the city Jail by Police
Judge Rose yesterday on a charge of
conducting gambling game. The ar
rests of the men were made by De-
tectives Talamantes and Rico Sunday.
Business Women to Meet
The Business Women's association
viii meet at their room in the Mer-
chants Trust building at Second and
Broadway to night at o'clock. Miss
Elizabeth Kenney will deliver an ad-
dress on the property rights of women
There will be informal discussion of
plans for the, proposed trip to Avalon
next month.
Hold Spanish Funeral
Funeral services of the late Don
Francisco Gotta, one of the old-time
Spanish grandees of the early pueblo
days. was held yesterday morning at
the church of st. Thomas the APOSTLE.
The interment was at Calvary ceme-
terry, Don Francisco leaves one
daughter, Mrs. Tadeo Botiller of Har-
Ward boulevard.
Old Man Arrested
Alexander Jones, a cripple, about 60
years old, was arrested last night on
suspicion and will be held pending an
investigation of his character. He was
arrested by officer Pautz, who SAYS he
mas been watching him for some time
and Is confident Jones is a member of
a gang of yeggmen who have been on
Grating in Los Angeles.
Deserter Arrested
henry Goodwin, a deserter from the
united States army, was arrested last
nlght ana today will be taken to Mon
terey for trial by guard of the First
artillery. Goodwin is said to have de-
serted from Troop F, First cavalry, two
weeks ago. He gave himself up to the
police. He still carried his blankets and
wore MS uniform when arrested.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-13
HOBO WEARS VALUABLE GEMS
Millionaire Tramp Goes Into Court
Covered with Sparkling
Diamonds

"a Millionaire Tramp" came as
near being a reality in Police Judge
Roses court yesterday as the hero of
the melodrama by that name.
The rara avis of the hobo species was
Charles b. Stevens. charged with va
grancy, and he wore not less than $500
worth OF genuine diamonds.
The police were unable to lodge any
charge against him for larceny of the
"sparklers' and Judge Rose gave him
a suspension of ninety days sentence to
get out of town.
The police say Stevens is a thief and
bunco steerer, but they cannot find
any specific evidence against him. 1t
is claimed that he has been living off
the hard earned savings of women upon
whom he has imposed by declarations
of affection.
Stevens alleged that the diamonds
he wore were presented to him by wo-
man friends.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-13
COUNCIL HEARS
PROTESTS READ
BOYLE HEIGHTS OBJECTS TO
FERTILIZER PLANTS
CounciImen Said to Be Financially
Interested in Lands Which Are
to Be Sequestered for
odor Factories

Protests were read yesterday in the
council chamber against the ordinance
providing for a special district in which
fertilizer plants may be operated.
Lots are specified in the M. l.. Wicks
subdivision and in the South & Porter
tract in which it is proposed to con-
fine these works.
The essence of the protests was that
the odors would prove intolerable to
the nearby residents and mean much
loss for them. This protest was re-
ferred to the legislative committee.
Councilman Ford appeared to be
anxious to have the measure passed
when it was first introduced last
month, but yesterday there was no
debate on the subject.
The proposed district is between
Tenth and Eleventh streets, fronting
on the Santa Fe tracks, and the objec-
tions came mainly from Boyle Heights
residents, who say that the winds will
blow the stencil in their direction.
Goodwin on Hand
The presence at the council meeting
yesterday Of Willard l.. Goodwin, for
merly clerk of the council, was con-
strued to have some bearing on this
fertilizer sequestration proposition, as
Goodwin and Councilmen Blanchard
and Hitler are said to be interested in
a syndicate which purchased this prop
erty last spring.
When the syndicate purchased the
property the Salt Lake railroad made
application for a franchise through the
alley just east of Santa Fe avenue,
but Mayor McAleer vetoed this project.
The legislative committee will prob
ably have a hearing before the fertil-
izer scheme comes up for final action,
in which event some interesting devel-
opments may crop out.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-13
WATcHMAN FINDS
WAREHOUSE AFIRE

Opening the door OF the Edison Elec-
tric company's machine shop at 1872
Railroad street last night, the watch-
man was surprised to see a large
volume OF smoke roll toward him. lie
rang for the Merchants Fire Dispatch
and hastened back to the building and
succeeded IN putting out the. fire before
the department arrived. The blaze was
IN q plle OF waste in one corner OF the
room, HOW II caught Is not known.
The loss was small.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-13
MAKE BIDS ON
STREET PROJECTS

Bids received yesterday by the
board of public works to improve Wit
mer, Acacia and Columbia streets:
H. ]. Mcguire proposed; SIS per
lineal foot for grading and graveling;
2S cents per lineal foot for redwood
curb; IL cents per square foot for gut
ter, and $3.50 for culverts, complete.
The Metropolitan Contracting COM
pany proposed; SIG per llneal foot for
grading and graveling; 26 cents per
lineal foot for redwood curb; 10 cents
per square foot for gutter, and 500
each for culverts.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-13
To Install Officers

The members of Los Angeles chapter,
Daughters of the Confederacy, will hold
their annual meeting today in the Ebell
club house, Eighteenth and Figueroa
streets, and plans for charity ball will
be made. New committees will be ap-
pointed and the new officers will be in
stalled, including Mrs. Mathew Robert
son, president; Mrs. Aubrey Davidson,
vice president; Mrs. w. ]. Chichester,
second vice president; Mrs. ]. T. Fitz-
gerald, corresponding secretary Mrs,
Murphy, recording secretary; Mrs.
Mary Colyear, treasurer; Miss Cora
Mathews, historian; Miss Fitzwilliams,
registrar, and Mrs. c. Q. Stanton, GUS
todian of the cross of honor.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-13
paintiIy Appointed Luncheon

A daintily appointed luncheon will be
given today by Mrs. Sam Cohn of 1887
Arapahoe street in honor of Mrs. B. Levy
and Mrs. Dave Jackson of Liverpool,
England, and also in honor of Mrs
Sarah Wolf and Mrs. Blanche Leow of
Brownsville, Tex.
A vase of large yellow and white
chrysanthemums will stand in, the CEN
ter of the table and white satin ribbons
will be festooned from the corners of
the table to the chandelier, and the
candelabra will he yellow-shaded.
Covers will be laid for twelve.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-13
INTERPRETATIONS

Pasadena, La Canada & Los Angeles
Railroad Co. Directors; George Smith,
J. G. Compton, f. w. Creswell. p. III.
Potter, Arthur Green. H. M. o. Orr f..
A. McFaul. Capital stock $1,000, 900 Of
which $4,000 has been subscribed.
Los Angeles Safety Investment Co.
Directors: IL. e. stroud, A. M. stroud,
M. A. Cummings, p. III. Marlette,
Charles Cassat Davis. Capital stock
100000 OF which $500 has been sub
scribed.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-13
To Present "The Princess"

In honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis James
and Norman Hackett the students of
the Dobinson School of Expression will
give a presentation of Tennyson's
"Princess" this afternoon. Mrs. Marry
Cardell and Miss Grace Deering will
have charge of the music and the pro-
gram will conclude with a farce writ
ten by Mrs. Dobinson and Miss Amanda
Mathews. Five hundred invitations
have been sent out.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-13
held some time in January. Mrs. Leland
Norton was in the chair.
To Honor Young Debutante

Miss Jessie Mcfarland of 2644 Port
land street will give luncheon this
afternoon in honor of Miss Edith Her
ron, who made her debut in society
short time ago.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-13
To Outline Years Work

With Mrs w. H. Housh in the chair,
the members of the Fine Arts assocla-
ton will meet today in the Ruskin Art
club rooms and plans for the years
work will be outlined.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-13
Car Victims Improving

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Andrews, 2f1
Bloom street, who were struck and in
jured Sunday night by Monroyia car
near Eastlake park While riding In
a buggy, are reported to be rapidly
improving at the Sisters hospital,
where they were taken after the ac-
cident
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-13
Prominent Attorney to speak

Miss Elizabeth Kinney will speak
tonight on 1.-The Prop rty Rights Of
Women" before the members of the
California Business Woman's associa-
tion in the Trust building, Second and
Broadway.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-13
First Monthly Reception

The members of the Ohio society
will give their first monthly reception
this evening in the Fraternal Brother
hood hall. Rev. Mr.. Northrop of the
First Baptist church will speak and
literary and musical program will be
given.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-13
Luncheon and Theater Party

Miss Margaret Woollacott will be the
guest of honor at a luncheon at the
Jonathan club theater party at the
Orpheum to be given today by Miss
Mamie Young of 1901 Hoover street.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-13
rn Talk on current Events

The members of the Highland Park
Ebell will talk on current events today
with Mrs. Jane M. Beatty in charge. A
musical program will also be given.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-13
Reneflt Entertainment

The members of the Thirty-tifth Street
Child Study Circle will give an enter
tainment tonight In the Improvement
Association hall, 1861 Dayton avenue,
for the benefit of the First ward play
ground.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-13
plan for Cat Show

The members Of the Los Angeles cat
show met last night in the Trust build
ing, corner Second and Broadway, and
plans were made for cat show to be
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-13

Homeless children received and placed
IN homes for adoption, Apply Rev. o.
society, asi bradbury building. Los An
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-13

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Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-13
THE CITY

Strangers are invited to visit the OK.
hibit OF California products at the
Chamber of Commerce building. on
Broadway. between First and Second
given on all subjects pertaining to this
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-13

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Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-13
CITY HALL NOTES

JOEL BEAN and others who asked
for the vacation of a portion of Mara
thon street from Dillon to Micheltorena
reducing the width to 10 feet. have
been informed that the city engineer
city attorney.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-13

SMITH & CULVER have compro-
missed their damage claim with the city
for the wash out of eulvert on Pas
adena avenue The city engineer esti-
mated the damages at sos; the claim
ants attorney at $l25. The council yes
terday authorized a settlement on the
latter basis.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-13

THE new elk in the Griffith park pre-
serves are reported fiourishing. They
came from Golden Gate park.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-13
In Court

Charged with failure to provide for
his three weeks-old baby and his young
wife, Arthur d. Nichols was arraigned
in Police Judge Austin's court yester-
day morning. His trial will be con-
Quoted Wednesday.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-13

Union Thanksgiving day services will
be held by the downtown churches at
the new Temple auditorium. DR.. Rob-
ert Mcintyre. pastor of the First
Methodist church, will be the speaker
Of tha dau
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-31
MOTHER WHEATON
VISITS PRISONERS
breaches THE GOSPEL IN
CITY JAIL
Has Passed Twenty-Five Years in
Missionary Work Among Criminal
Classes and Delights in
Her Task

Mother Wheaton," famed in all
parts of the United States and Europe
as the prison evangelist, and known as
the woman who has passed twenty-five
years in constant travel visiting pris-
ons and preaching to all classes of
criminals, from those dying on the
scaffold or in the electric chair to the
lowest outcast of the slums, is visit
ing in Los Angeles and yesterday held
religious services at the city jail.
Every noted prison in the United
States and the jails in nearly every
large city. have received visits from
Mother Wheaton" Criminals serving
life terms in many Of the state peniten-
tiaries know her face and welcome her
coming with kind greetings. Her con-
slant travel through this country, Eng
land and Europe has brought her into
contact with all classees of criminals
and given her an opportunity to study
them and the conditions which brought
about their downfall such as few
other persons have had.
II never miss an opportunity to
preach the gospel" she said yesterday.
II preach it on the street cars, on the
railway trains, to whomever / meet,
and l make 1T point to improve every
opportunity to give a passerby a gos-
pei message. l have probably entered
more prisons and spoken to a greater
number of the erring and outcast of
our land than any other person in the
same length of time"
Mother Wheaton" is a sweet-faced,
gray-haired woman about fifty years
of age, and states that in all her life
OF travel she never asked for financial
assistance from any person. AS a
usual thing kind-hearted persons in
sympathy with her work assist her by
giving donations and in this way she
is able to carry on her work.
She is the author of a book entitled
prisons and Prayer" which was re-
Gently placed on sale. All profits de-
rived from this book are used in mis-
sionary or other Christian and benev-
olent work.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-31
BOY NARROWLY
ESCAPES DEATH
Had Breathed Fumes of instantaneous
Heater All Night and Was
Revived with Diff
Guilty

Lulled to a deep sleep by the noxious
odors of escaping gas, Frank Travers
H-year-old boy living at TAG Wall
street, was nearly asphyxiated at his
home Saturday night.
Before young Travers retired Satur-
day night he took a bath, warming
the water by an instantaneous heater
In his haste to get to sleep he failed to
turn off the gas completely and some
time during the night the pressure was
diminished and the gas went out
Later on the pressure returned and
the fumes began to fill the room.
Travers bedroom adjoins the bath
room, and the odors of the poisonous
gas slowly found their way into his
bed chamber. Nothing occurred tC
awaken the sleeping lad and slowly
the deadly fumes began their work
upon him, gradually rendering him un-
conscious.
Early Yesterday morning his mother
Mrs. Albert Travers, rose to get the
family breakfast. When the morning
repast was about ready she called the
two boys, The younger one, however
failed to respond to numerous calls
and finally, vaguely conscious of some
mishap, the mother entered the young
mans room. The odor of gas almost
suffocated her, but what caused a
still greater choking sensation was the
sight of her son, lying on the bed as
one dead The rest of the family was
hastily summoned, and for almost four
hours the little group struggled hard to
bring back from the realms of death
their youngest member.
The insidiouS fumes had almost
done their deadly work, but energetic
efforts were put forth to counteract
their influence, and by 10:30 O'Clock
the young man had recovered con-
sciousness.
For the rest of the day the young
fellow lay in his bed, complaining only
of a slight headache. By night he was
ready to go to the theater with his
elder brother
That a tragedy was averted is due
to no skill or calculation. Only by a
fortunate chance was the family spared
from adding another to the already
long list of deaths due to the fatal
instantaneous heater"
According to the family, the heater
In their rooms is especially dangerous.
The boys said last night that even
when they are bathing and the heater
is burning normally the fumes are so
strong that they have to raise the
bathroom window to let out the gas.
After the threatened fatality Of yes
terday the family has become more
alive to it's danger and will at once
take steps to have the offending heater
removed.