Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-19

the finest in the world. We went skim
ming over the country and everything
went beautifully until we came to Cliff
drive. 1t Is a fine drive and we were
revelling in the beauties of it when Il
policeman, a typical all night copper
who never could and never will be any
thing elce, stopped us and placed us
under arrest We asked the nature of
our crime and were told automobiles
were only allowed on the Cliff drive on
Wednesday night and this was Thurs
day night.
The policeman wanted to know if
we would go with him or he with us.
We saw chance to get even so we in
Vited him to take the front seat and
he went with us. We took him to the
station and in shorter time than he ever
went there or anywhere else in his life.
] fully believe he thought he would
never reach there alive, but we thought
we might as well be hung for a sheep
as a lamb and a little question of
breaking the speed limit did not inter
fere with our giving the policeman a
nice ride.
AT the station we paid $40 bail and
81 for costs and received injunctions
to appear ii the morning. We came
west i'm the morning, leaving the money
behind us and tonight Bill Sibald
cashed 1t over this counter. The in
HueIlCe VI IHb was lDL
as strong as he had anticipated. We
are in Los Angeles and our money in
our pockets.
81 have an automobile and / am
fully convinced that an automobile
owners life is not his own. / sec a
dark prison cell staring me in the face
even in my dreams"
His hearers agreed with him.
Former Senator Thomas Bard ar
rived in Los Angeles yesterday for the
first time since he met with the acci-
dent which resulted in the fracture of
his hip He went directly to the Van
Nuys with Mrs. Bard, who accompan-
led him, and they Joined their two
! daughters who arrived at the hotel
Monday.
"It seems good to be back here
again." said Mr.. Bard almost the min
| ute he entered the corridor, and Mrs.
! Bard smiled assent to his remark.
They have been at Hueneme.
Attorney l.. II. Chalmers of Phoenix,
Ariz., one of the men who Is deeply in
terested in the defeat of the joint state
hood bill for Arizona and New Mexico,
| is at the Westminster. This hostelry Is
| a faVorite one with Arizonans. and
there were several of them gathered in
| the corridor last night discussing the
issue which is of such vital interest TO
the people Of that section of the
country.
I'm my mind there is not doubt that
the measure will be overwhelmingly
defeated when 1t comes to vote, No
vember g." said Mr.. Chalmers
II predict that not more than from
to 10 per cent of tho votes will be cast
in favor of the issue. We feel that it
would be bad thing to tie us up with
l New Mexico and that II would set our
state back III it's growth forty or fifty
years. New Mexico is dominated by
Spanish and Mexican blood, and Anglo
Saxons naturally do not take kindly to
a measure that would practically mean
that this element would secure the bal
ance Of control in affairs of govern
ment
Both political parties held their state
conventions on the same day and in the
same town. in order that they might
get together on this issue, and the
statehood plank in each platform is
identical.
"There are so many Arizona people
i'm Los Angeles during the summer that
this seems almost like being at home.
/ on account of the many familiar faces
on every hand From the county I'm
which | live there are from 2500 TO 5000
people who came here this summer"
Mr.. Chalmers expects to return TO
Arizona about october /, to be in readi-
ness for work at the opening OF court.
| Miss Alice Lamar Laird, a niece OF
| Congressman Wiley of Alabama and an
artist OF note, is at he Angelus. Miss