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Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-02
WALKS EIGHT MILES AND
FALLS EXHAUSTED
Special Officer Acts as Good Samari-
tan-Lad Does Not Come From
San Francisco, but Is
Hungry

"Oh. I'm so hungry!" sobbed Norris
Kurkendol as he dropped from sheer
exhaustion at the feet of Officer Jones,
a big negro special.
''I'm not from San Francisco, sir, but
I'm very tired and hungry"
The boys emaciated form and pale
countenance bore out his statements.
And when the big policeman asked the
lad about himself his heart was touched
deeply. For three days Norris had been
living on the remnants of food left at
his grandmother's home near the Os-
trich farm. When Mrs. William Clay
Kurkendol, the lads grandmother, died
Friday the neighbors brought the little
fellow basket OF food
Alone in the cottage little S-year-old
Norris managed to exc out sort of
an existence until yesterday morning,
when the last bit of food was gone.
Then he started for Los Angeles. II
was long. hard walk for little boy
with no shoes and an aching hunger.
He got as far as the Plaza and then
became exhausted.
Officer Feeds Him
When the big officer heard the story
he picked the boy up and carried him
to the nearest restaurant. A real sup
per such as the lad had not seen for a
week followed and then the officer pre-
pared to shoe the sore and bleeding
feet. Again Jones went down in his
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-02
BUILDING LIVELY
ON MANY CORNERS
REMOVING TONS OF EARTH FOR
NEW STRUCTURES
Hundreds Of Men and Scores Of Teams
Busy Every Day In Los Angeles
Business seetIon-ActIon by
Realty Federation

Following are the permits issued
from the building superintendents Of
flee Tuesday classified according TO
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-02
Refutation of FaIseh hoods

Official action has been taken by the
California State Realty federation,
Francis Ferrier of Berkeley, president,
and Herbert Burdett of Los Angeles,
secretary, to refute false stories about
California published in the eastern
papers.
Below is the official letter drawn up
by the federation for general circula-
ton:
write to friends and business ac-
quaintances, refuting the widely pub
'lished' lies as to wholesale damage
wrought throughout California by the
recent earthquake, intimating that all
the state had suffered severely and was
panic-stricken.
There was absolutely no damage
done in Los Angeles by the shock. The
excitement consequent upon the re-
ports from San Francisco created some
nervous tension, here, as in the east,
and to that fact were probaly due
the hysterical dispatches sent by takers
and excitable tourists who had never
before experienced anything like a
shock.
II want to impress upon you further
that the great damage in San Fran
cisco was wrought by fire and not by
earthquake. In afmajority of cases sub
stantial, modern buildings were unin-
jured by earthquake. The destruction
OF san Francisco. aside from the loss
of life, may be of ultimate benefit to
the people of that city, as plans are
practically matured for reconstruction
on broad and artistic scale of the
city, and the unsubstantial wooden
buildings of early days and the plague
spots such as the Chinese quarter,
which were discredit, will be replaced
by new and modern structures. The
loss of life from both earthquake and
fire was very much less than even the
moderate estimates of the newspapers
This is the first instance in modern
times that any damage worth mention
ing or any loss of life has been caused
by earthquakes in California, despite
the fact that San Francisco has al
ways been talked OF as an Earthquake
center.'"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-02
MARCH IN NIGHTGoWNs
White Robed Missouri Wesleyan Girls
Are Proud of Their Moon.
light Parade
speeial % The Herald.

Special TO The Herald.
CAMBRIDGE, Mo-, May - The
Missouri Wesleyan college board of
trustees has been severely shocked. The
peaceful atmosphere about that insti-
tuition has been violently disturbed by
the acts of the 'co-eds," who room I'm
the north hall Under the very ewes
of their preceptresses these daring
maidens decided to celebrate their an
nual spring initiation by 'nightgown''
parade.
Clothed in flowing robes of snowy
white and headed by a trumpeter. they
marched about the grounds in the pale
light of the moon. Awed by the un-
usual sight no on molested them, this
In spite of staring men admirers al
tracted by the notes of the bugle.
The parade has caused CONSERVATION
among the members of the board ana
the college authorities want to reprl-
mand the girls. The "co-eds" are stub
born In considering themselves any
thing but wrongdoers and are as one
In meeting the action of the faculty.
The girls claim as twentieth century
American "co-eds" they have the un-
questioned right To- indulge In as many
moonlight "nightgown" parades as they
desire.
The college authorities are at a de-
cided loss to know what they should
do IN handling this delicate matter and
for the present action is suspended.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-02

All strangers in Los Angeles are
amazed at the evidence of building
activity observable along the principal
business thoroughfares.
On the north side of Central park
along Fifth street, the Temple audi
torium. the largest reinforced concrete
structure on the coast, is nearing COM
pletion and adjoining this huge struc-
ture on the east the Los Angeles Busi-
ness colleges building has reached the
third story, and will soon be ready to
be dedicated.
on the southwest corner Of Main and
Third streets the Citizens National
bank building, nine-story concrete
structure, will soon be occupied by the
bank, business firms and professional
men. Many Of the rooms are already
occupied.
The DR.. Hayward hotel building, a
concrete structure on the southwest
corner of Spring and Sixth. and the
Barnum Bros seven-story steel build =
ing on the southeast corner of Sixth
and Spring are receiving the finishing
touches.
Men and teams are making the dirt
fly early and late for the deep base
ments for the new modern structures,
the Norton block on the southwest cor
ner of Sixth street and Broadway, the
Tehama building for Ell Imperio De-
partment store at the northwest COR
ner of Seventh street and Broadway
and the Greater Hamburger Depart
neut store at the southwest corner of
Eighth street and Broadway. All of
the contractors are making rapid prog
ress. The Tehama company will make
quick work of putting up the steel
frame after the excavation is COM
pleted.
The above and many other important
improvements under way indicate how
Los Angeles is preparing for rapidly
increasing business and to meet the
demands of the growing population.
Deals in Realty
G. J. Rode has sold to John G. Orth
through Althouse Bros. the lot on the
southeast corner of Ninth street and
Cottage place for $500 The lot is
lis 1-2x157 feet, unimproved, and was
purchased as an investment.
The Newman Methodist Episcopal
church property, a lot 50x110 feet, on
the east side of Towne avenue, near
Seventh street, has been sold through
r.. A. Rowan G. co. to the Title Insur-
ance and Trust company for a syndi-
cate for 1000.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-02
PROUD MOTHERS SHOW
THEIR YOUNG H0PEFULS S
All Sorts, Kinds and Conditions of
Youngsters on Exhibition at First
Congregational Church - Older
Children Wind Maypole

Babies, lots of them, from the little
bundle in long clothes to the prattling
youngster of a few years, was the or
der of the day yesterday at the First
Congregational church.
1t was the annual May day baby
show, conducted under the auspices of
the Woman's Work society, and any
real baby was eligible to enter the
contest. Proud mothers brought their
young hopefuls, who all behaved we'll,
considering there We're so many big
strangers looking at them. A wall
now,and then was to be expected from
so many young Americans, who be-
lieve in making their wants known.
A pretty feature of the afternoon
was the May pole dance given by the
older children A little May queen.
with fairy attendants, was the center
of attraction.
These annual baby shows, aside
from netting a sum for the society,
bring the mothers together in a way
otherwise impossible.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-02
WILL CONSIDER
AMENDMENT 7
LEGISLATURE CALL INCLUDES
CONSOLIDATION CAUSE
Action Brings "Greater Los Angeles"
Two Years Nearer Realization.
Matter Not to Be Submitted
to the People

THE action of Governor Pardee in
consentlng to incorporate in his call
for a special session of the legislature
a clause relating to the amending of
the constitution will enable Los An
geles to become Greater Los Angeles
two years sooner than would otherwise
be possible" said A. P. Fleming, sec
retary of the consolidation committee
OF the city and county of Los Angeles.
yesterday.
When, in answer to the call for
special session, the legislature con-
venes in June or July it will con-
slider the question of allowing the
amendment which will enable Los An
geles and Pasadena to consolidate by
giving up their free holder charters
This will go before the people in No
vember.
IF the citizens of the state vote to
allow the amendment, then when the
spring session of the legislature takes
place laws can be made under the
amended constitution which will set
tie the difficulty for all time.
Amendment to Be Mandatory
IF it were possible for the legislatur
to make laws which would not be in
accord with the provisions of the con-
stitution, II would not be necessary to
have the amendment go through the
hands of the house 4 nd the senate and
then for the people to vote on 1t and
for the laws to be made. The amend
ment is to be mandatory and executory
as soon as it is passed.
Sidney A. Butler, president of the
committee. sent the following tele-
gram to Mr.. Fleming yesterday. "The
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-02

elevator two men rushed in behind
him. In the hallway and elevator the
men continued to jostle him. Although
Mr. Tabor was much disturbed by the
actions of the men he thought nothing
of the affair.
When Mr. Tabor felt in his pocket for
the money short time later he found
that it was missing. He thought at
first that he must have misplaced it,
but later he remembered the peculiar
actions of the two men who had APP
parently followed him. When the
truth that he had been robbed had
dawned on him he Immediately re-
ported the matter to the police
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-02
Left Alone in the World


you see, mister. 1 have no mamma,
and papa-well, 1 just don't know
where he is. My dear mamma she died
in Houston, Texas, when l was tiny
bit of boy-I can just remember it
and was sent to live with my grandpa
in South Pasadena.
1.-TWO months ago grandpa died and [
was left to help take care of grandma.
She was sick, too. Friday she died and
Saturday the undertaken came along
and took her off to the graveyard. 1
had a little food and | stayed on the
ranch to take care of the chickens unti1
it was all gone. Then 1 had to come
to town.
"Say, mister, won't you write to my
uncle and see if he will take me. He's
Sidney Brooks and he lives in San An
tonic. I don't think L can stand to live
this way long.
81 was awful tired. but feel better
now and my feet don't ache so much.
For few minutes the two were
quiet. The big officer sat with his face
hidden in his hands. Norris looked up
at him with tears in his eyes and began
to thank him. The man shook his head.
Don't do dat. i has just done what
/ ought to-"
Norris was sent to the police station
and Sergeant Dixon turned him over to
the care of the detention home. The
affairs of the lad will be investigated
and the police will see what they can
do to find friends for him.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-02
CLEVER PICKPOCKETS
ROB MAN OF $500
MAJOR TABOR A VICTIM OF
THIEVES
Money Taken While In Elevator of
LaushIn BulIdIns-PoIlce Believe
Theft Is Result of PIot-Detec-
tlves at Work on Case

Pickpockets stole $500 from Major
Tabor while he was in the elevator Of
the Laughlin building yesterday after
noon. Major Tabor was not aware of his
loss until about half an hour after the
robbery. He reported the matter to the
police as soon as he discovered his loss.
Detectives are now working on the
case. Mr.. Tabors Office is located at
sos Laughlin building.
At police headquarters yesterday Mr.
Tabor told the circumstances of the
robbery. He says he remembers two
men were following him for half an
hour before the robbery. but he can
give no good description of the thieves.
The police are inclined to the theory
that some person i'm the office where
Tabor is employed is responsible for
the theft.
Jostled in Crowd
Shortly before the time that the bank
closes Major Tabor left his office for
the First National bank to draw $500
He secured the money, which was paid
to him In $50 bills. and placed 1t In his
inside pocket, From the bank Mr..
Tabor went TO postal substation C.
While waiting In line to mail some
letters Mr.. Tabor no ticed that a small
man dressed in dark clothing jostled
him unnecessarily $, veral times At
the time Mr. Tabor thought nothing OF
the matter and concluded that the man
was only restless.
After transacting his business at the
Laughlin building. AS he entered the
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-02
Dirt Flying Rapidly

Totals '....,.,........ "a
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-02
ORPHAN BOYFOUND AT
POINT OF STARVATION
pockets and produced the necessary

pockets and produced the necessary
cash.
NOW is yo' feelin' better?" said the
big negro policeman, as he looked down
at the boy with tears in his eyes. Nor
ris was happy with his new found pro-
tector.
You have been so good to me, mister
that l don't want to leave you," he
said,
Never mind that, honey; just yo'
sit down and tell me all about yo'self." )"
said Jones.
Norris thought a few minutes and
then began
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-02
governor promised to comply witt
ggin

commissions request"
A meeting of the committee will be
held within the week at which the
law committee of the chamber of COM
merce of which II. C. Dillon is chair
man, will make a report on the pro-
visions to be contained in the con-
stitutional amendment which will be
placed before the Legislature at the
special session.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-09-08

Of the Mutual and New York Life a
full chance to exercise a voice In the
reorganization of these companies and
In the carrying out Of reforms In In
surance methods.
In this contest Mr.. Untermyer finds
himself opposed to the Standard Oh In
terests, which, according to his own
statement, are seeking to retain a grip
upon the Mutual Life through its pres
mi head, Charles A. Peabody, yet Mr..
Untermyer has acted as counsel for III.
II. Rogers, vice president Of the Stand
ard Oil company. His knowledge OF
corporation law has often led to his
being retained In the defense of corpo-
rations; but, on the other hand, he has
also been engaged by those who have
sought to prosecute corporations which
abused their privileges, and he believes
nan of the evils existing today In
connection with trusts and similar
combinations can be cured only by
government and municipal ownership.
Mr.. Untermyer is forty-eight years
Of age and is a native of Lynchburg,
Va. New York has been his home
from boyhood, and he was educated
In the public schools, the College OF
the City Of New York and the Column
bia Law school. He is married and
has two daughters and a son who Is a
graduate of Princeton and is studying
for his fathers profession. Mr. Inter
myer Is a patron of art and Is very
fond of dogs. The kennels at Grey
stone, his country estate near Yonkers,
N. Y, are among the most famous In
the country. Greystone was once the
home of the late Samuel ]. Tilden. It
cost the great Democratic statesman
over half a mi lion dollars. and Mr..
Untermyer has embellished it in many
ways, so that, with its sculpture and
landscape gardening. 1t is now n of
the most beautiful places on the banks
of the Hudson.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-09-08
GOVERNOR HocH AND THE PENITENTIARY
AT LANSING.

ridicule of the irreverent might rob
the governor Of the nomination, but
Hoch declared that the story was a
gross exaggeration of an innocent incl
dent, and Mrs. Stanley subsequently
corroborated him.
GovernorHo Is exuberantly express
i've In his language and in a message
to the senate last winter stirred up the
temperance element of his constituency
to a hot pitch until he explained that he
had used certain words in a Pickwick-
ian sense. "Set 'em up" was the Of
fensive expression. 1t is said to be a
formula well understood by those who
frequent places Of liquid refreshment.
A senator had absentmindedly caused
a bill to be passed twice and the gov
ernor in sending back the superhuous
bill suggested that the senator set EN-
up." The senate, thinking such Ian
guage unbecoming In the mouth of the
governor Of a prohibition state. passed
a resolution of inquiry, requesting the
governor to explain what he meant. In
q message In response to this resolu-
ton the governor said: This express
sion, used ~playfully and without any
particular meaning. seems to have
caused the emaciated corpse OF the
Democracy of Kansas to sit up and
take notice. II the angel Gabriel were
to blow a blast upon his trumpet the
Democrats would sleep on undisturbed'
but IL he were even to whisper the
magic words, set 'em up from the en-
tire aggregation, headed by the talented
and handsome senator from Atchison
would come the answer In swelling
tones, we will have the same"
Not long ago Hoch's W paper. thu
Marion Record, took advantage OF hii
absence ON state business to tell a story
of his experience in the grasshoppel
days Of the Record. Hoch had beer
messing around the press and needed
a bath. A can Of concentrated I've wai
handy and the embryo editor though
that If it would take the dirt Off type
It would take it OF the typesetter. 81
he put some in his bath water. ".Tht
governor is thick skinned" the Record
said. in continuing the story, but the
I've worked through In time. He had
heard that II was no use to kill a lie
but he concluded that that I've was MOI
committing suicide. but murder, SO III
rushed to his office to write his obitu
airy. But he survived. and the obituary
was never published"
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-09-08
Registration Notice.

Notice Is hereby given that the Books OF
Registration for the general election to be
held November 6. 1906. for the election Of
State, County aud Township officers. are
now open and will remain open daily on all
legal days, from 10 o'clock A NJ. to 9
o'clock P. NJ, until September 8. 1906. and
from August 80. 1906. to September 8,
1906, from Z to 8 o'clock P. NJ, 10 addi-
ton to the hours heretofore mentioned,
at which time the books for registration
will ciose at 6 o'clock p. N. The law re.
quires naturalized citizens 10 exhibit their
certificates OF naturalization ct the time
they present themselves for registration.
b. II. BRUFFEy.
Registry Agent, Mineral Hill Precinot Ne. 6.
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rich mems sons, q mere idler and soci-
ETY. favorite. He is democratic in his
ways, and he married a girl, Miss
Grace Wilson, whom he loved well
enough to fight for, even though 1t was
his own father with whom he had to
contend, and his act cost him that
fathers Ill will and a loss of many
millions when the family fortune was
handed down to the next generation.
When Commodore Vanderbilt was a
boy, even before he entered Yale uni
yersity. from which he graduated In
1895. he became interested In yacht
ing. The fondness for boats, indeed,
runs In the blood, he family fortune
having originated in the success which
the first Commodore Vanderbilt met
with In the sailing of vessels and the
operation of steamboat lines. The
| present Commodore Vanderbilt Is
known as Cornelius Sd. The original
commodore, Cornelius LIST, when only
sixteen years old, began sailing a small
sloop between New York city and his
Staten Island home, in which he con
veyed passengers.
Cornelius Sd was about the same
age when he took up the study of naval
architecture and designed a boat which
was built for his use. But 1t is as q
designer of locomotives rather than OF
boats and as an inventor of railway
appliances that young Mr.. Vanderbilt
hos wou most fame He designed the
locomotive which about four years ago
made the record run on the Harlem
road. Most of the railroads of the
country have now introduced the pat
ent fire box invented by him.
His papers on scientific and technical
subjects command the attention of the
leading scientific societies. something
which they would not do in spite OF
his wealth unless they were of real
value. He is only about thirty years of
age, but for the past ten years at least
has been hard at work ON mechanical
lines. There is something unusually
picturesque in the idea of a man who
owns millions and lives In a palace
working in overalls. Young Vanderbilt
used to do this not for effect, but be-
cause it was part Of the profession
which he had determined to learn from
the bottom up. He is modest and SEN
sible, as was illustrated one time when
1.-The main thing Is that the locomo-
tive works WELL" said he, not that ]
invented It,"
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Cornelius
Vanderbilt,
Yachtsman

~ORNELIUs vANDERBILTs
yacht Rainbow is a feature Of
~ the yachting season this year
and Is sailed by Captain Char
ley Barr of Americas cup and kaiser's
cup fame. In the absence of boats Of
the ninety foot sloop class the seventy
~footers, Ike the Rainbow, have the
principal claim on attention. The lead
ing yachting event of the season, the
annual cruise Of the New York Yacht
club, of which Mr.. Vanderbilt is com
modore, occurs in August. The start
will be from Glen Cove, n. Y, on Aug,
8. On the sth the race for the kings
cup, offered by King Edward VII. Of
England, will be sailed. The fall races
for the autumn cups will be sailed in
September. In ONE respects it is bet.
ter for the yachtsmen when, a this
year, there is no international cup race
to excite public interest, for the alb
sence of a contest between ninety foot
yachts representing different nations
gives more opportunity for attention
to the contests between owners of
smaller craft. The interest in yachting
this season in all parts of the country
where clubs exist has so far resulted
In unusually large entries for races.
Commodore vanderbilt's Rainbow
has a long record of victories and Is
one of the prettiest sloop yachts afoat
The commodore himself is recognized
as one of the best and most sports
manlike Of yachtsmen and as a sailor
who can design a boat as well as han.
die it on the water. Mr.. Vanderbilt's
career has won him more popularity
with the general public than is usually
attained by the son of a millionaire. |
Not that he has striven for anything of
this kind. On the contrary, he shuns
publicity. But he has always shown
a disposition to travel on his own mer-
its, to carve out a career of his own
and to make himself of use to the
world instead of being. like SO many
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-09-08
Registration Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the Books OF
Registration for The general election TO be
held November 6. 1906, for the election OF
State, County and Township officers. are
now open and will remain open daily on all
legal days, from 10 o'clock A. M. TO 8
O'Clock P. M, until September s. 1906. and
from August 80. 1906, to September 8.
1906. from TO Q O'Clock P. NJ. In sddi-
tion to the hours heretofore mentioned At
which time the books for registration will
CLOSE at 6 o'clock p. N. The Law requires
nsturalized citizens to exhibit their certif-
Gates Of naturalization at the time they
presen. themselves for registration.
T. X. JEWELL. j. P.
Aud ex-oficio Registry Agent. Palisade Pre-
ciuct No. 3.