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Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-23
FLAMES ENSHR0UD BODY
OF A LITTLE CHILD
GIRL PLAYS WITH MATCHES AND
is FATALLY BURNED
MotherIess Youngsters Left Alone fin
the House Are Helpless When Fire
Ignites Dress = Neighbor Makes
Heroic Attempt at Rescue

While playing with matches yester-
day morning the dress of little 5-year-
old Ruth Boyd, negro child living
with her father, Carl Boyd, at 1643 Cor
dova street. became ignited and in an
instant the child's body was completely
enveloped in u sheet of leaping fiames.
No one was in the house but the
little girls two baby sisters, aged 1
and 2, and an S-year-old sister who
had been left in charge of the home to
act as mother and housekeeper The
mother died two months ago and the
father was absent at work.
The little mother was at loss to
know what to do. With the first i'm
pulse of a person endangered by fire
the burning child ran frantically to
the street, and when her flaming clothes
came in contact with the air the flames
arose and enVeloped the screaming
girls body.
Mrs. Agnes Bellard. who lives across
the street from the home of the Boyd
family, saw the plight of the child in
the street and ran to her with blan-
6et which she flung about the burning
child and smothered the flames. The
flames were Immediately put out by
the womans tact, but only in time to
save the child from burning to char.
A call for the receiving hospital am
bulance was sent in, but when the
wagon arrived a physician was at the
home and had already done everything
that seemed to be necessary. 1t is be-
lieVed, however, that the child may
yet die from the effects of her injury.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-23
Society,"
Two Old Families United

Miss Clara Arcadia Dowling of 32S
West Twenty-second street became the
bride of Ulpiano f. del Vale, owner of
the old Camulos ranch, at 8 o'clock
yesterday morning in st. Vincent's
church.
Both bride and bridegroom come from
the Oldest Spanish families in Southern
California They have a long line Of
ancestors who have been prominent in
California affairs for many years, and
the bridegroom is probably now bet
ter known as the owner of the old
Camulos ranch, around which the story
of ramona" was written by Helen
Hunt jackson.
The church was decorated with a
color scheme Of pink and white and
Rev.P. H. Mcdonald read the marriage
ritual.
The bride, who was gowned in a
dainty creation of white crepe de chine
over silk with white stulle veil caught
with orange blossoms, entered on the
arm of her uncle j. J. Garlic, formerly
mayor of Santa Monica. The brides
ornaments were of pearls and diamonds.
Mr.. Del Valle attended by Arturo
Orena of Santa Barbara as best man.
met the bride at the sanctuary gate.
Miss Dolores Bowling, who acted as
maid of honor, was gowned in White
dotted silk MULE over taffeta silk.
After a reception held at the brides
home Mr.. and Mrs. Del Vale left for
the north, from which they will go to
the Grand canyon of Arizona, They
will make their winter home somewhere
in the Westlake district.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-23
PICTURES
ARE FASCINATING
DISPLAY AT EBELL CLUB
WELL RECEIVED
Edward Curtis Gives Lecture Illus.
trsted by Finest Display Of steres
optieon Slides Seen in Los
Angeles Club House

Breathing indian lore and magic with
every syllable, and redolent. of all the
mysticism of that fast vanishing Amer
ican race, Edward Curtis gave an IN
teresting talk before the women of the
Eboll club yesterday afternoon.
| Mr.. Curtis illustrated his talk with
stereopticon views of pictures he has
taken himself. The pictures are won
derful. They are only photographs, but
brought out so well that the minutest
detail is visible, and every line and
wrinkle upon the face Of his subjects
can be easily distinguished.
MI. Curtis has worked for years
among the Indian races and there Is
little that can be learned about them
that he does not know. He tells his
audiences about the pictures with such
clear and forceful language and brings
out every vital point and interest about
the scene or portrait so vividly that
the views themselves seem to sink into
insignificance before the striking word
pictures of the lecturer.
The views showed the various types
and the different tribal distinguishing
marks.
Each head was superb, in the charac-
ter and the changing expression the
camera had caught. There seemed to
be no studied effect or affected pose.
Each portrait was strong in its spe-
cal type.
Squaws, both laughing and cowed,
braves, both bold and lowering, pa
posses, asleep and awake the camera
lens had caught and imprisoned, and
all We're in their most characteristic
pose.
Some of the pictures were of scenes
in the Indians country, where in the
mount tain regions the wonderful gran
deur seemed coupled with an awful
desolation.
Mr.. Curtis shows their work and
their play and proves by his simplest
pictures that the Indian, despite his
dirtiness and knavery, If nothing more
has a witchery and a romance which
10 race in their studied civilization
can ever equal.
What made the views doubly in
teresting yesterday was the fact that
Mr.. Curtis knew so well what he was
talking about. The very persons he
had photographed we're friends whom
he saw every day for months, every
scene portrayed he had visited dozens
of times, and every mystic rite and
ritual shown, he himself at some time
figured in.
Mr. Curtis is now and has been for
sone time compiling book, illustrated
with these pictures and telling about.
with every detail as exact as he can
possibly make it, the lives and man
ners of this disappearing race.
The originals of the pictures shown
yesterday will be on exhibition at the
Ebell club for few days.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-23
BACK TO MINES FOR SMITH
Councilman viii Give Up Politics and
Operate His Extensive Gold
Deposits

It's back TO the mines for Council
man Smith. The venerable floor leader
of the city council was yesterday
granted thirty days leave of absence.
He will leave Friday for Bullfrog,
where he will set number of men te
work on his mines In that district:
Mr.. Smith has some of the best
properties around Bullfrog, and one of
his mines in that district was among
the first gold deposits found. His po-
litical life has made 1t necessary for
him to leave the working of his mines
largely to his partners in the. enter
prise as Mr.. Smith has never yet or
ganized "a stock company, but as his
term as councilman expires December
30, and he has declared that he Will
never again enter politics as an office
seeker, ne will devote his time to his
mining interests.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-23
SEWER RELIC OF PUEBLO DAYS
Wooden Conduit on San Pedro Street
to Be Filled Up and New
One Used

The board of public works yesterday
let the contract for filing up the old
wooden sewer on San Pedro street, be-
tween Ninth and Washington. to A. p.
Pusich. The contract price is 30 cents
a foot. The new sewer of vitrified pipe
has just been completed ana every one
on the sewer line has been ordered to
disconnect with the old and lay their
pipes to the new.
There Is perhaps not another Of the
old wooden box sewers left I'm the city,
with the exception Of the one on San
Pedro street, that Is to be filled up. 1t
is the last relic OF the old sewer system
OF the pueblo days Of Los Angeles and
as such Is interesting but the board or
public work feels that is all that can
be justly said about 1t.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-23
ASKS TO WITHDRAW HIS BID
Contractor Claims to Have Made a
Mistake in Calculating Scale
of Profits

The board of public works is con-
fronted with another contractors mis-
take and consequent request TO with
draw his bid for some sewer work.
A. r, Pusich claims that when he
made his figures on the sewer on Ave-
nue. Fifty-four he calculated OH the sim
gle SCALE whereas the proiiles We're
drawn on double scale. The protiles
had a marginal statement to the effect
that the double scale was used, but
Pusich overlooked 1t. But on account
of his error he submitted bid which
he claims Is so low that he Will lose
money If forced to take the contract
at his own price,
M. l.. Hostetter, who also bid on the
job, made the same mistake and his
price was but $l2S higher than that of
Pusich.
The board of public works is not in
clined to permit the withdrawal of bids
on mistakes of this nature. AS all pro-
files bear the nature of the scale to
which they are drawn, the board be-
lieves IT. Is the contractors own fault
when errors of this kind are made.
Numerous requests to withdraw bids
because contractors have been care
less in figuring on the scale have been
made, but In only one instance has such
"A request been granted. This leniency
was extended NJ. l.. EIostetter on a
sewer job, but on the condition that
when bids Were again asked for he
would submit one not higher than the
second lowest bid first submitted.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-23
DEL. Y ACTION ON
SIGN ORDINANCE
LIGHT COMMITTEE WILL MAKE
RECOMMENDATION
Mayors Admission That Business
Streets Are the Most Beautifully
Lighted in the World Taken
as Compliment to Smith

The ordinance providing for electric
signs to extend over the sidewalk to the
street line was referred to the light
committee by the city council yesterday.
It was returned to the council from the
mayor, with t chief executives veto,
but there seems to be little doubt that
when it comes back from the light COM
mittee 1t will be passed over his mega
tive. The council feels that 1t cah do
nothing else, as the ordinance was
passed after petition, signed by prac-
tically every business man in the city,
was presented.
The mayor gave five reasons for re-
fusing to sign the ordinance. One of
these was that the business streets of
the city were the most beautifully IL
Illuminated of any in the world. This
brought forth hearty applause from
Councilman Smith, for this paragraph
in the mayors message was taken as
tacit admission that the mayor had been
wrong and Smith right on the street
lighting question
Smith has fathered every move to
have the ornamental lighting systems
placed on the main business streets,
and McAleer has opposed by his veto
every ordinance providing for such
lighting that has been presented to him
for his signature.
Says Ordinance Is Invalid
AS floor leader of the council, Smith
has been the first on every occasion to
take the initiative toward passing the
lighting ordinance over the veto.
rhe mayor claims he has been advised
by the city attorney that the courts
would make no distinction between
electrically Illuminated signs and any
other kind. and that If the ordinance
providing for the electric signs is passed
every otner kind of sign must also be
tolerated The ordinance, however,
provides that the electric signs over the
sidewalk must be detachable and taken
in during the daytime. The same pro-
vision applying to any other kind OF
sign would render any but the cleo
trically illuminated valueless for adVer-
tislng purposes at night.
Mayor McAleer is anxious, If the or
dinance is passed, that some board or
commission be given the privilege of
issuing permits for them in order to pre-
vent the illumination of such signs as
Beer, cents" and other Objectionable
features.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-23
Given Divorce DEGREES

Given Divorce DEGREES
Interlocutory decrees OF divorce were
granted yesterday IN the superior court
in the suits OF John M. Goodwin against
Lillian M. Goodwin on the ground of
desertion, and Anna Il. Houser against
james J. Houser.
Elects Hospital Officers
Miss Rosa Becker has been elected
president of the Kaspare Cohn Hospital
association, Miss Annie Lipkin vice pres
ident, Miss Herschzkowitz secretary and
Miss Rose Lin ,nstein and Miss Han
nah Horowitz editors. These officers
VIII serve the ensuing year
Japanese Found Guilty
Frank Naka, n Japanese, was yes
terday found guilty of Grand larceny
by jury in department one Of the su-
iJerior court. 1t required just five
minutes of deliberation for the jury
men to decide that the Jap had taken
a bicycle from Thomas Harris and
one Of the most rapid trial cases in the
history of the local courts came to
close after less than an hours work.
To Observe Anniversary
The eighth anniversary of the pas
torate of DR.. N. l.. Rowell of the Salem
Congreg ational church (formerly Cen
tral Avenue Congrega tionaD will be
observed Thursday night in the church,
corner Paloma and East Twenty-eighth
streets. Drs. w. j.. Day, Il. Hendry
W. $ Mallows, ]. S. Billings, j. Emer-
son, #. Miller. II. A. Henck and others
Will make addresses. An interesting
program has been prepared
Sues Railway Company
Suit for $4,000 damages was begun
before jury in department three of
the superior court yesterday in the case
of Mrs. Mary c. Wells against the Los
Angeles acific Railroad company.
The PLAINTIFF alleges that on August 25
of last year while attempting to alight
from car at Sixth and Hill streets
the car started before she reached the
ground and she was thrown violently,
sustaining injuries which she alleges
have greatly impaired her health.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-23
sreaks prunksnness Record

The city treasury was increased con-
slderably yesterday by the fines i'm
posed upon men who appeared IN po-
lice court charged with intoxication.
Regardless Of "dryl sunday" IN Los
Angeles, seventy-tive prisoners ap-
reared IN the several courts to answer
for their offenses. This was a record
breaker so the police say.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-23
MUNICIPAL ACCOUNTING
IN COMMITTEES HANDS

The communication from the Oceanic
Trust company, an accounting concern
which is anxious to install new sys-
tenn of bookkeeping in the city hall, was
referred to the committe Of the whole
yesterday by the council. The commit
tee Of the whole Is i'm possession OF pro-
posals from other concerns to do the
same work, and It has been ordered done
by the council and an appropriation
made for the purpose, but the council
is slow TO take action.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-23
Gives WhlstIina Recital

Miss Helen Juanita Long, daughter of
c. H. Long, gave a whistling recital
last evening in Symphony hall. Miss
Long, who is only II, has wonderfully
clear birdlike tone, and as the recital
last evening was the first of its kind
ever given in this city it was very in
teresting. Miss Agnes Woodward as
sisted her in entertaining ana other
numbers on the program were given by
Ellis M. Rhodes, tenor, and Benjamin
Leuetsky, violinist. Miss Ella r. Mac
Glashan was the accompanlst.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-23
Cards and Music

Mrs. E. H. Marse of s4l East Twenty
fifth street entertained Friday evening
in celebration of her birthday anniver-
sary. Cards We're played and a short
musical and literary program was
given. Refreshments were served.
Among the guests Were Mr.. and Mrs.
BeanerauX, Mrs. Baum, Mrs. Bright
well and Mr.. and Mrs. Zombro.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-23
Give Card Party

With twenty young men as hosts
the members of the Southgate Card
club gave a card party last evening In
the new Southgate hall, Thirty-third
and Main streets.
The first part of the evening was de-
voted to cards and later an interesting
program was given. Robert j. Smith
was in charge Of the affair.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-23
To Entertain Club

The members of the Felicidad Card
club will be entertained this afternoon
by Mrs r. Edgar Ellithrop Of S34 East
Adams street The house will be dec
GRATED with color scheme Of red and
among the guests will be Mrs. James T.
Neghbors, Mrs S. Valquirst. Mrs. c.
l.. Otto, Mrs. C. Edwards, Mrs +. S.
Theve, Mrs Katharine Rennie, Mrs
Charles Brubaker, Mrs Charles Bow
man, Mrs. c. H. Wenger Mrs. William
Searight and Mrs. Joseph Serbs.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-23
Faculty to Entertain

The faculty Of the college of music
of the University of Southern Califor-
mia will give concert this evening in
the University M. Il. church Miss
Isabel Curl, well-known soprano. will
be on the program and there will be
several piano numbers by Miss Carrie
and Miss Lillian Arnett.
John Douglas Walker, who has a fine
tenor voice, will sing and w. +. Skeele
will be at the organ.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-23
Calls Special Meetins

special meeting of the California
Business Women's association was
called by the president Mrs. o, H,
Burbridge, for this evening at the Mer-
chants Trust building to plan for an
outing at Catalina at the invitation Of
DR.. Emma M. Carson.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-23
PALETTE IS DELEGATE
TO HEALTH CONGRESS

Dr. Il. NJ. Palette, member Of the
board OF health, w yesterday named
by Mayor McAleer as the city's dele
gate 10 the American Congress OF
during The first part of November. The
council passed a demand providing for
The payment of DR.. Pallette's expenses
during the trip.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-23
Large Theater Party

The members of the Fraternal
Brotherhood will give a theater party
of several hundred guests at the Bur-
bank theater this evening TO see Lady
Windermere's Fan"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-23
'.NNEXERs DEMAND
COUNCIL ACTION
ARE TIRED OF WAITING FOR
SPECIAL ELECTION
Petition for Admission Of Cahuensa
Valley, Filed May ID, Must
Receive Attention, Say
Promoters

| Something will be done pretty quick
about the annexation of the Cahuenga
valley and East Hollywood. The pro-
moters of the plan appeared before the
council yesterday afternoon and polite
ly pointed out that the council was vio-
lating the law in not calling the spe-
clal election.
May IA petition was filed with the
council bearing the signatures of 62S7
voters, most of them business men of
this city, asking that the Cahuenga
valley as far south as Wiltshire boule-
ward be annexed to the city. According
to law there were more than enough
names on the petition to make 1t man
datory ON the council to call special
election for the annexation. The petit
ton for the annexation was headed by
Lee G. Gates, non-partisan candidate
for mayor.
At the same time the Cahuenga petit
ton was filed others asked that time
be granted in which to present a petit
ton for the annexation of territory
west of the city and south of Wiltshire
boulevard. While the original petition
ers could have demanded that the cleo
ton for their territory be called at
once, they graciously agreed to give
plenty of time for the fling of the
other petition. Such a petition was
filed, but did not contain sufficient
number of signatures to compel the
council to call the election
Has Plenty of Water
The water board objected to annex
ing the territory south of Wiltshire
boulevard, but made no objection to the
original petition, as the Cahuenga val
ley is already we'll supplied with water
and has promised to demand nothing
of the water board until the owens
river is brought to this city. The school
houses of the district are already con-
structed and the petitioners represent
that their territory will be no burden
wha tever to the original city.
Their object in coming into the city,
they say. is because the district has
outgrown the jurisdiction of the coun-
ty. They want to build streets and 9th
er municipal improvements under the
Vrooman act which they cannot have
under the county government
Included in the territory proposed to
be annexed is Griffith park. This is
city property, but now there is no
city street leading to it. 1t is entirely
segregated from the city proper by
county territory.
The city council has asked the city
attorney to instruct 1t In it's duties in
the premises and 1t is expected that the
election will be called for some time
in the early part of January.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-23

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Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-23
Sl.75 NishtgOwns SI.zs

Women's cambria and muslin
gowns, trimmed with lace and
embroidery; high and low neck
style; good length; cut wide and
full, Regular Sis volue. To-
day for st.25.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-23

Homeless cnildren received aud placed
In homes for adoption. Apply Rev. o
society SS4 Bradbury building, Los An
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-23
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Strangers are invited to visn the *.
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given on all subjects pertaining TO thts
section.
The Herald will pay $40 In cash To
anyone furnishing evidence that will
lead 10 the arrest and con viction Of any
person caught stealing copies OF The
Herald from the premises Of our pa
trons TIE HERALD
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-23

confagration, Venice Halloween evening
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-27
Another Bucket-Shop Killing.

From the New York Globe.
1t is truly remarkable how the desire to
get something for nothing makes fools Of
u.s. Every bucket-shop failure drives this
conclusion home anew. These institutions
have been thoroughly and extensively ad-
vertised in the press of the country. their
disreputable methods explained, the GER
tainty that their customers will eventually
be f1eeced, no matter what temporary wins
may be made, pointed out. and the dishon-
est theory upon which their operations are
based proved again and again by the ex-
posures following such collapses as that of
the Sage company. Still the people eagerly
turn their hard-earned money over to the
newcomer who takes the place Of the de-
funct bucketer even though he be, as is
frequently the case the same old thief I'M
der a new alias The business has come to
be a very profitable one-so much So in
fact that a man who once enters 1t is
rarely ever satisfied to return to the small
er profits of legitimate trade. There is ap-
parently very considerable group of men
whose business it Is to build up a large
bucket-shop business, get a large number
of accounts and then fail.
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The Matthews Spelling List.

Ridicule of the Presidents order to en-
ploy the reform spelling approved by the
Brander Matthews committee in the official
printing of his writings will not serve to
lessen the appeal Of the reform to sensible
people. Nor will deliberate misrepresenta-
lions of the order permanently confuse the
question In the public mind. This order
did not indorse any of the atrocious orthog-
raphy which has been falsely put forth as
typical of the new spelling. The Matthews
list Is an extremely moderate proposition,
involving. indeed. q very few departures
from the prevailing custom. The dropping
of the English "u' from certain words and
the simplihcation of certain terminals have
already been made popular In this country.
Save for the terminal "t' in place Of led"
there Is nothing actually strange in the list
The substitution Of err for the French
re- in such words AZ 'theater," 'caiiber, >"
ETC.. is common already. Indeed. Of the
800 words included In the so-called Roose-
Welt list, which 70 actually the Matthews
committee list, only 100 are ordinary words
of everyday use Of which the spelling Is
distinctly different from that in vogue OF
these hundred sevsnty-two ere In the class