Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-19
DUCKS A STRANGER
THEN RESCUES HIM
SAN PEDRO TEAMSTER PLAYS
VERY SERIOUS PRANK
Throws Into Water Man Who Had
Kicked Dog Overheard and Then
Reseues Both Victim
and Canine

Special to The Herald.
SAN PEDRO, July 1S.-An amusing
incident which came near having a
tragic ending took place at the Crescent
wharf this morning
George Thomas, a husky young man
who drives a mule team for transfer
company, was engaged in loading his
wagon on the wharf when he saw a
young fellow trying to push small,
crippled dog over the edge of the walk
into the deep water. Thomas ire rose
at the sight, but h said nothing until
the man succeeded in getting the ami
NAL over, and then Thomas slipped up
behind the fellow, grabbed him by the
neck and trousers and threw him into
the salty deep where a ship would float
with ease.
The fellow struggled hard, and It soon
became apparent to Thomas that he
had thrown over man who could not
swim. Thereupon he jumped into the
water and q few minutes later he
swan out with the unfortunate youth
in tow.
Thomas then swan back into the
deep water and rescued the dog, which
was nearly drowned.
AS soon as the stranger could get his
name.
Printing Bids Rejected
The city printing trouble, which regu-
larly comes up at every meeting of the
city council again made its appearance
last night and was again laid over until
a future meeting. Plans for the print
Ing had been drawn by the city
attorney and the papers instructed to
bid accordingly, but in this they
failed, preferring to make their own
terms both as to printing and stipula-
tons. This bid was therefore not ac-
cepted, and the papers We're asked to
tender new bids. The specifications
called for bids in nonpareil type, and
instead of this the papers offered bids
in brewer type, which, the trustees con-
tend, is not acceptable. The new plans
will ask for two bids, one in each kind
of type.
Plans for anew city hall, to cost $40,-
900, We're submitted to the board of
trustees last night by four different
architects, three of them being from
Los Angeles and Cne from San Pedro.
AS the plans were all of great length
and the architects desired chance to
elucidate them to the board, they were
all laid over until a special meeting
which is called for tomorrow night
NlItll lHty Will Dc Jdhtu up anu pl Ob-
ably one of them accepted.
Willing to Work
4 report was circulated yesterday
that the longshoremen had refused to
take care of the cargo of the big Ger
man bark recently arrived. 1t had the
effect of stirring up several of the mem
bers of the local chamber of commence,
and the suggestion vas made and freely
acquiesced in by many that the mem
bers of that body go and do the work
themselves.
AS the barrels of cement which con-
stitute the cargo weigh something over
400 pounds each md the members of the
chamber are mostly of the soft-handed
kind, most of them being engaged in
the arduous task of selling real estate
or counting money in a bank, it was
considered great joke by the people
here, and a couple of photographers
were promptly engaged to take the pic
lures of the men as they worked. For
tunately the report was found to be
false and the energetic workers were
not required to display their ability.