Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-20
UNANIMOUS VOTE
IN OPPOSITION
PASADENA SUBURB WILL NOT
ANNEX
Meeting of AItadena Citizens Act on
Supervisors Storm Water Plan
but Down Annex
alton
Pasadena Agency,
IL North Raymond Avenue.
Telephone Main 1147.

Improvement association tonight at La
Mariposa hotel, and when the question
of annexation to the city of Pasadena
came I'D voted mo" with not one dis
senting voice. There was considerable
discussion of the question, but the gen.
eral opinion seemed to be that the time
for such a step has not yet come. AS
to incorporation, no decisive action
was taken, although it was agreed that
at no distant date a mass meeting OF
all the residents of Altadena will be
called for the serious consideration OF
this one question. The storm water
situation was given great deal of
attention and it was voted to have
the storm water committee of the as
ISOLATION wait upon the county super
visors at their session in Los Angeles
tomorrow, together with as many citl-
zens of Altadena as can possibly go, to
assure the board of their practical
unanimity in asking for relief and that
this relief take the form of storm
water bitches and a storm water dis
trict The storm water committee
which will represent the association
tomorrow before the supervisors is
made up of r. j. McNally, F. w. KEEL
1ogg, j. L. Stanham, George Maharry
and J. A. Elms. They will endeavor
to impress upon the supervisors the
necessity for an immediate start in
the work of construction. The plant
ing of shade trees along the streets
and the selection of certain uniform
trees for each street was gone over
at much length and finally referred
to the following committee, with Sug-
gestions that competent authorities be
consulted and some suitable system be
determined upon and reported back TO
the association: Jacob Mansaur, c.
G. Guyer, Francis Beckwith, f. w.
l. = ION a11N NJ
of minor matters relating to the well
fare OF the community, such as the
repairing of streets, the plan for pub
lie park and the cemetery extension
question, were discussed, but without
definite action upon any of them.
BIackbirds VS.. Ostriches
Swarms of blackbirds are literally
tormenting the life out of the ostriches
at the South Pasadena Ostrich farm.
For some weeks past the big birds in
the enclosures at the farm have been
followed and pecked at and insulted
without mercy by the chattering little
birds in somber black, and lately
Japanese attendants have had to keep
a lookout for flocks of the blackbirds
and whenever they began to settle
about the farm drive them away. A
few days ago one big ostrich was tor
the absolute impossibility of wreaking
his vengeance upon them that he was
thrown into spasms through rage and
died. The blackbirdS perch on the
backs of the ostriches and peek at the
bare places, and it is said occasionally
even pull out a feather though they
seem particularly to delight rather in
perching on the ostrich and presumably
saying spiteful things which any self
respecting ostrich ought to resent.
Superintendent Watcher recently found
a blackbirds nest partly formed from
a valuable ostrich plume, but whether
the plume had been picked up from
the ground or plucked bodily by the
audacious blackbird could not be de-
termined.
Call for Popular Pastor
Rev. Malcolm j. Mcleod, the popular
pastor of the First Presbyterian church
in this city, will within a few days
receive a call to the pastorate of the
Church of Hope, the leading Presby-
terrain church of st. Paul, MINI. Mem
bers of the st. Paul church who are
spending their winter in Pasadena re-
ceived notice of this decision today and
are prepared to urge DR.. Mcleod to
accept the invitation when it is for
nally made to him. Both DR.. and Mrs.
Mcleod are away from home today and
the probable attitude of the eloquent
clergyman toward the offer cannot be
learned. 1t is believed that DR.. Mcleod
is well suited with his present charge
and as the most absolute harmony
exists between pastor and people a
change at the present time seems most
unlikely. The local church is about to
begin the construction of what will no
doubt be the finest church edifice in the
city and has made great plans for its
future activities along many lines. The
loss of DR.. McLeod's Incompatible lead
ership just now would seem to be IT.
reparable.
Seriously Injured
George p. Moses meat cutter, living
at 244 East Green street, was seriously
injured this afternoon in a collision
with a Pacific Electric car on Cali
'fornia street, near Madison avenue. He
was driving along the street when his
horse became frightened at an ap-
preaching street car and suddenly
backed right into the path of the car.
A collision came before the motorman
could prevent it. Moses was thrown
from his seat and struck the ground
with his head. The horse was thrown
by the collision but escaped injury.
Moses was unconscious and was taken
up by passing automobile, the prop
erty of o. S. a. Sprague, and carried
to his home. Dr. F. f. Rowland, the
surgeon of the Pacific Electric railway,
was summoned and found the man
slowly recovering consciousness, but
without much doubt suffering from a
conclusion of the brain. The gravity
of the injury cannot yet be known, as
developments must be awaited.
Conducted by Masons
The funeral of the late Samuel NJ
Allen, former official of the First
National bank of Los Angeles. was
held this afternoon from the Adams
Turner & Stevens chapel, the service
being under the auspices of the Pales-
tine lodge No. S51, A. F. & A. M. OF
Los Angeles. of which lodge the de.
ceased was member. The active pal
bearers were chosen from among tn,
officers and employees of the First Ma,
tioanl bank of that city. They were
A. C. Way, e. S. Pauly, George S
Greene, c. N. Willis, H. B. King anC
c.. B. Schaffer. Interment was n
Mountain View cemetery. Singing wa
by the lodge quartet and by Miss Edit
Chambers. Rev. w. G. Palmer, paste
of the South Essex Presbyterian churcl
of Los Angeles, officiated at the ser