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Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-15
GOOD SHIP PORTLAND
GOES TO B0NEYARD
eARKENTINE TO BE cTRlPPED AT
SAN PEDRO
Built at Coos Bay Thirty Years Ago,
She Has Earned Half Million Doll
lars for Her owners-Beached at
Hueneme
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SAN PEDRO. July 14.-After having
been in almost constant service for
more than thirty years the barkentine
Portland must now go to the ship bone
yard.
The Portland is the vessel which went
onto the beach at Hueneme about three
weeks ago and which was later taken
off and brought to this port with her
cargo of lumber.
Arriving here she was carefully IN
spected by divers and after their re-
port was heard it was decided by the
captain, John Clarke, who is also the
owner of the vessel that she was not
worth the repairing and she will there
fore be stripped when the cargo is all
out and towed to the ships boneyard at
the head of the bay.
The Portland was built at Coos Bay
in 1873 for a company and has been in
almost constant service on this coast
ever since.
Several years ago she was purchased
by Capt. Clarke, who took command
of her in person and has made her a
paying investment up until now.
She has a carrying capacity of about
eight hundred thousand feet and, count
ing six trips year. in all of that time
at rate for freights much less than
it is now, has earned a total of half
million of dollars.
Capt. Clarke is an able mariner and
one of the best liked among his fellow
shippers on the coast. He has sailed
many a vessel and been on all kinds of
seas, making fortunes for his COM
panies. but misfortune seemed to come
to him at last.
He owned fine residence in San
Francisco, which was entirely destroyed
by the earthquake and on which there
was little or no insurance.
He owned the Portland and on it
there was no insurance when she
foundered, so that he is left in few
months time many thousands of dol
lars poorer by the two misfortunes.
AS the vessel is built in the best
possible manner and of cedar wood, she
is good yet in many ways and if there
were only a drydock here to which she
could go to be repaired. it would pay to
do it, but the towage charge of over
$1,000 from here to San Francisco added
to the repairs makes it impracticable.
There is some talk of a company
being formed to purchase the ship and
have it repaired so that it will float, but
not be seaworthy and then fit her up
for a club house to be anchored either
near here or at Long Beach.
Low railroad rates to Coronado
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-15
HOLD TWO ON CHARGE
OF CRIMINAL ASSAULT
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OCEAN PARK, July 14.-Chester
Pansler, a carpenter about % years of
age, was arrested late last night on a
criminal complaint charging him with
assault on Edith Stetzer, the 14-year-
old daughter of w. NJ. Stetzer, a we'll
known contractor living at The Palms.
When arraigned before Recorder
Wheat this morning Pansler was de-
Tended by NJ. r.. King, president of the
Commercial bank, and entered a plea
of not guilty. Assistant District Al
torney Donnell appeared for the
prosecution and Panser was held for
examination on July 10, his bail be-
ing fixed at $4,000
In connection with the case Joseph
Straohan OF the Klondike Tailors on
Ocean Front, near Pier avenue. was
held in $500 bonds for a hearing on
the same date.
Strachan is charged with having
committed a felony in appearing az
the stetzer home and leaving a check
for 500, which was put in evidence as
an inducement for the family not TO
prosecute Pansler. An incident of the
affair is that the check was drawn on
the Bank Of Venice where it is said
Strachan has no account.
Coronado the place for you.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-15
TREBLE CLEF
GIVES CONCERT
CHAUTAUoUANS LISTEN TO
ANGELEN0S' MUSIC
Clever Program ls Well Received
only One Service Will Be Held
Today at Long Beach
Gathering
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LONG BEACH, July 14.-The chau-
tauqua attraction for tonight was the
grand concert by the Treble Clef club
Of Los Angeles. The auditorium was
well filled and the entertainment met
with hearty approval. William II.
Lott was conductor and Mrs. Harry
Clifford Lott presided at the piano.
The program was as follows:
visions" (Joseph Cusher); solos by
Mesdames Cooper, Thomas and How
ard The Dawn" Max Bruch), solo
by Miss Tape; violin solos, "Romanza
Andalusia (Sarasate) and "Perpetum
Mobile" (Ries), Miss Grace Freeman;
Waltz song" (Strauss), Miss Mollie
A. Brown: "Boboink" (Emery); Ron
do Capricioso" (Saint Saens), Miss
Freeman; Autumn Violets" (BartletU,
solo by Mrs Volney Beardsley; Mol
lies Spinning Song" Gehman and
Ava Maria" (MascheronD, Miss
Brown, with violin obligato by Miss
Freeman; Dance Song (WeinzeD;
Mary Carter.
This afternoon. after a brief concert
by the Royal Italian band, those who
are especially Interested in the work
of Chautauqua gathered in one end of
the auditorium and discussed at some
length various things relating to the
success of such gatherings. Several
additions were suggested for next
year, among them being a normal
class and a class in electricity
Something will be done before the
next Chautauqua, also, toward found
ing a tent city. This is considered the
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ideal Chautauqua home
Rev Henry Butler Schwartz, re-
turned missionary from Japan, ad-
dressed the current events class this
morning on Results of the Japanese
Russian War" He said the principal
results We're:
First-Japan was placed in her proper
position among nations, her triumph
being not only military one but
victory for the Anglo-Saxon ideas
which Japan has made a part of her
self
Second-The checking of the Russian
advance.
He said that the purposes of Russia
were still the same as before and that
all the civilized world should unite
with Japan to withstand any more of
the czar's attempts to Cypress and
tyranize.
The Pomona College Glee club has
made a decided impression. The young
men are planning to give a special en-
on the Monday night fol-
lowing the close of Chautauqua.
The union service of tomorrow will
be held at II o'clock. Bishop John w.
Hamilton will deliver the sermon. This
will be the only Chautauqua service
of the day.
Best fishing at Coronado.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-15
INDEPENDENT TO TRY TO
WREST' SENATOR'S T0GA
PECK OF SAN PEDRO WILL HAVE
OPPOSITION
Capitalist Will Be Candidate for State
Honors, but Man Free From Cor
poraton Tendencies Will Also Run
for the Office
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Special to The Herald.
SAN PEDRO, July 14.-The an
nouncement made by George II. Peck.
that he will be a candidate before the
county Republican convention for
state senatorial honors has caused
quite a stir among politicians here
1t has been supposed all along that
Senator Savage. the incumbent, who
also desires the nomination again.
would have no opposition, but
it now proves to the contrary.
Mr.. Peck is one of the trustees of
this city and has been before the peo-
pie for years. He is a man of great
wealth, owning a large portion of San
Pedro at times past and having hun
dreds of acres left here yet and vast
domain elsewhere. He has many
friends and they are free in sta ting
that he will make Il warm race for the
nomination.
Mr.. Peck was an active candidate
for the position of United States sena-
tor al the time Senator Flint was
elected.
1 is stated by several prominent
politicians that the campaign after the
convention will be made equally inter-
eSting by the advent of an independent
candidate for the senatorial honor.
This man will perhaps be an old
time Republican but without corpora
tion tendencies, such as it is claimed
so many have
Best boating at Coronado
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-15
NEW CITIZENS ARE BUSY
East Pssadensns slgnaIlze Annexation
by Moving for Big Pave
rnent Scheme
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PASADENA. July 1.-THE first re-
suit of the annexation Of East Pasadena
to this city was seen today, when
prominent residents Of the east side
prepared and began circulating a petit
ton for the extension Of the present
Colorado street asphalt pavement from
| the old city limits to the new one,
nearly a mile farther east.
The petition asks for asphalt pave
ment cement walks, curbs and cutters
all along. the street, where such side
walks and curbing and guttering do not
already exist.
The proposition is meeting with en-
thusiastiC welcome wherever pre-
sented and will go through without
much doubt.
Already four or FIVE OF the streets
brought into the city by the election
of Thursday have organized improve
ment associations and the general tide
Of improvement and progress is sweep
ing the whole east side.
The new district will needs be Joined
to some one of those precincts already
existing in the city. for by the pro-
visions Of the city charter no more pre-
cincts than the seven now existing
can be formed.
1t is likely that at no distant date
this charter will be changed to allow
the districting of the east side and the
oak Knoll section into one or two pre-
cincts.
Only 81 to Coronado and ba clx
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-15
BURNED TO CRISP BY
LIVE ELECTRIC WIRE

Special to The Herald.
SAN BERNARDINO, July 14.-Ernest
Albert Duncanson, a rancher living in
the foothills back of Upland. was last
night killed by coming i'm contact with
a high voltage power wire of the San
Antonio Power company in the San
Antonio canyon.
Duncanson was cultivating when in
some manner his team dragged lin
through a fence and I'm contact with the
high voltage wires that runs close TO
the ground there, being fenced in on
both sides. He was instantly killed and
his body burned to crisp. His cloth
ing and shoes were both burned from
his body.
The accident was discovered b. the
team running away down the canyon.
attracting the attention of workmen
Coroner II. Pittman OF this city held an
Inquest today. The deceased was 25
years OF age.
Most for the money at Coronado.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-15
MANY ASK FOR REDUCTION
Crown cityites in Great Number op,
pose Values Set on Their
Property
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PASADENA, July 14-Up to this
evening over thirty complaints have
been filed with the board of eoualiza~
tlon a number many fold more than
ever before. '
The causes are probably two: the
natural increase of valuation nv reason
OF the city's normal grewth, and the
evident desire Of the present admins
heretofore on the tax rolls NV
Both or these steps have aroused the
people concerned and they are demand
ing a readjustment.
Between now and July 2s. when the
session probably will end, there win he
much to do.
II Is proposed to get the bulk Of the
complaints on file before acting unon
any of them, the members of the board
In the meantime doing a little quiet in
vestigating as to the cases i'm hand.
The matter of franchises is likely IN
be a cause OF considera bic discussion
only "a 10 Coronado and back.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-15
PHOSPHORUS AFFORDS
MOST BEAUTIFUL LIGHT
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Special to The Herald.
LONG BEACH, July 1+-An unusual
amount of PHOSPHORUS has fioated In
toward shore. There was a slight dis
play last night but tonight the spec
tacle afforded was beautiful. When the
breakers rolled in thousand. of lights
of all colors could he seen. When the
waves broke against the boats at an
chor the same result followed. Fish
could be detected swimming beneath
the water by the trail of electric sparks
they left. once in while a large fish
could be seen in the phosp sphorescence
chasing a smaller one.
The phosphorus extends about a mile
out to sea. During the d v 1t presents
muddy red appearance. The fish get
out of the phosphorous-cove water
as quickly as possible There were few
fishermen along the pier today as re-
suit The present condition will last
perhaps n week, 1t Is said.
Best boa ting at Coronado.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-15
HOLLYWOOD TEACHER
DIES FROM OPERATION
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HOLLYWOOD. July 14.-Miss Helen
H. Brack, daughter of George H.
Brack, died at her fathers residence
on Vermont avenue last night. The
funeral will occur at the residence
Monday at o'clock.
Miss Brack has been i'll for three
months, and was improving. On the
advice of her physician she submitted
to an operation yesterday at noon from
which she never rallied.
She was employed last September as
teacher of drawing in the high school,
and was supervisor of that subject in
the primary and grammar schools of
the Hollywood union high school dis
trict. She proved herself an excel ent
instructor and vas highly esteemed by
all who knew her.
Low railroad rates to Coronado.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-15
HOLLYWOOD TRUSTEES
ANNOUNCE FACULTY
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HOLLYWOOD July 14.-The Holly
wood union high school board reorgan-
lied today by electing A. F. Gilmore
of the Laurel district president and
j. B. Murphy of Los Feliz clerk. These
gentlemen, with Colonel ]. j. Steadman
of Hollywood, constitute the eXecu-
tive committee
The board was pleased to learn that
all but $250O of the insurance taken on
the new building last summer is in the
100 cents on the dollar companies.
The high school faculty for next year
will consist of ]. o. Churchill, princi-
pal; Elizabeth Lodweck, German and
history; Eleanor Hammack and Alice
Craig. English; Dahlea Spencer, math-
ematics and physics; w. A. Drake,
Latin; John w. Nevins. science and
gymna stun; Ella Maukey, music and
drawing.
Society centers at Coronado
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-15
Sunday Schools on Beach
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SANTA MONICA, July 14-The sun
day school classes of the Christian
church of this city united with the
classes of the First Christian church
of East Los Angeles i'm a picnic held
here today About 100 children were
in the visiting party. many of whom
came supplied with lunch baskets and
all of whom enjoyed the big event of
the day, which consisted of a sprea d
on the sand, Rev. Eugene Burr,
pastor of the local church. was form
erly connected with the Los Angeles
organization.
Splendid attractions at Coronado
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-15
Night Waterman Fails to Use Caution
and Is Seriously Injured
as Result
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SAN BERNARDINO, July 14.-Ar-
thur McClarin, night watchman at the
Santa Fe gravel pit at Corona, at
tempted TO look into the fuel oil tank
by use of a torch last night about II
o'clock and the next instant was blown
more than twenty feet into the air,
the flames shooting up fully thirty
feet.
When he gathered himself together
he found that his inventory showed a
broken ankle, several burns and
bruises and cuts about the head, face
and shoulders. He was placed on a
special train and brought to San Ber-
nardino at midnight for medical at
tentlOn.
McClarin failed to provide himself
with a closed lantern suitable for
looking into the oil tanks the use of
the torch causing the accident. The
tank was wrecked.
Best people at Coronado
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-15
PROMINENT WOMAN
DEAD AT PASADENA
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PASADENA, July 14.-Mrs Sarah
Mahn Ballard. widow of the late DR..
Ballard. died this morning at the home
of her granddaughter, Mrs. Harry j.
Royal. aged nearly so years.
The funeral will be held Sunday aft
ernoon at the Undertaking parlors of
Reynolds & Van Nuys. Rev. DR.. Lam
port having charge.
Mrs. Ballard was native of Ohio
and came to Pasadena twenty-one
years ago. making her home during her
declining years with her son-in-la W,
Roy II. Pinney, president of the Pasa-
dena Investment company.
She had been suffering greatly during
long illness.
Coronado the place for you.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-15
TO LEGALlZE STRAP HANGING
American Curse of Urban Transit
Gradually Getting Foothold
In Old Country

Special Cable to The Herald
LONDON, July 14.-An attempt to
legalize strap hanging in tramcars is
being made by the Metropolitan Elec-
trio Tramways, Limited.
' The company has made an applica-
ton to the board of trade for the ap-
proval of a bylaw permitting any num-
Der of passengers not exceeding one
third of the number for which the We
hicle is licensed. to stand inside during
inclement weather, provided each per-
son first obtains the consent of the con-
ductor
The same privilege is also asked for
Sundays and bank holidays or other
public holidays, and for Saturday af-
ternoons, with the consent of the COM
missioner of police.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-15
WOULD BUILD OPERA
HOUSE ON THE PIER
Special TO The Herald.

LONG BEACH, July 14-R. E. Fish
er, the man who recently built the new
shell store on the per despite a public
protest, now appears as the promot ter
of an opera house which will be bupilt,
he says. south OF ;he shell store and
facing on the pier, unless the city trus-
tees object.
The opera house. it is said, will cost
100000 Beneath the auditorium there
will be fine aquarium open at all
times.
Fisher claims to be only representing
other parties. They desire to remain in
the backgrc md, it is Supposed to es-
cape an expected flood of adverse COM
ment on the Part Of those who desire
the pier to be left open.
Best bathing at Coronado.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-15
oHloANs BEsIEeE VENICE
Annual outing Of Buckeye Sons
Proves an Enjoyable
Affair
Special TO The Herald

VENICE, July 14.-About 1000 per
sons attended the annual outing Of the
Ohio State society of Southern Cali
fornia held here today, the pleasure
seekers arriving at II O'Clock in spe-
cial cars and leaving in squads
through the evening.
The program for the day opened in
the auditorium with an address by
the Hon. ". Dorsey Patton and wa
followed with short speeches by i. G..
Gates. ex-president of the society, and
Ex-Governor of Arizona J. J. Gosper.
President l.. NJ Fall and the secre-
tary, Dr. H. Il. u. Montgomery, had
the arrangements in charge
The afternoon wa s devoted to skat-
ing and bathing and the festivities
were brought to a close with a grand
ball at the new sea dancing pavilion.
Best fishing at Coronado.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-15
DO NOT FAVOR
COMPANY PLAN
PASfDENANS FEAR LOSS OF
MILK TRADE
Proposed Change In Time Table Of
Main Pacific Electric Line Be-
tween Two Cities OBJ
jected To
Pasadena Agency,
I61s East Colorado Street
Telephone Main I52-

PASADENA, July 14.-Residents OF
the Crown City are beginning to won
der just where they are with reference
to the cutting out of the Los Angeles
cars going through by way of South
Pasadena and Garvanza.
on Monday all through traffic be-
tween Pasadena and Los Angeles will
be handled by the main line cars, these
going to points on the main line or
coming from points on the main line
being obliged 10 transfer at the corner
of Mission street and South Fair Oaks
avenue.
In other words. the people of South
Pasadena--and here is the rub-who de-
sire to come to Pasadena on that day
and after cannot do so without obtain
ing a transfer and changing cars at the
place named.
Local merchants do not quite relish
this part of the outlook for the reason
that it seems to set a premium upon
going to Los Angeles instead of to
Pasadena, a premium which people
wont to trade in the Crown City may
allow to shift them gradually to the
other and more easily reached city
Merchants Alert
The Pasadena Merchants association
recognized much the same condition in
the Pacific Electric's failure to put on
any through cars between Pasadena
and Sierra Madre, the people of which
are naturally tributary, in commercial
sense, to Pasadena.
But the newly constructed electric line
to Sierra Madre ran through trains only
to Los Angeles.
committee was appointed by the
Crown City merchants and by the peo-
pie of the foothill city, the two to work
together to secure through cars at least
few during each day between the two
places but thus far no concessions have
been secured and the committees really
despair of obtaining what they desire.
Now there is a fear that in making it
more difficult than it is at present for
South Pasadena and Lincoln Park peo-
pie to come to Pasadena some of the
trade which now is made here will be
lost.
1t is quite likely that the transporta-
ton committee of the Pasadena Mer-
chants associa tion. of which II. r.
Hertel is chairman, will be asked to
look into the matter with the hope that
it can be remedied along the lines sug-
gested.
Fine fishing at Coronado beach.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-15
Sergeant Lewis Funeral
Special to The Herald.

SOLDIERS HOME, July 14.-Charles
A. Lewis, quartermaster's sergeant
co. f, Twenty United tSates
infantry during the Spanish American
war, who was admitted to the hospital
here March 20, suffering from a compli-
cation of ailments. died, aged 3S. He
was buried in the home cemetery. He
leaves a widow. Mrs. Allie Lewis, re-
siding at 1928 Nineteenth street, Oak
land, Cal.
Hotel del Coronado" is the best. =
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-15
WORSE THAN RED NECKTIE
Special Gable to The Herald,

HAMBURG, July 14.-Not long ago
Saxony was stirred by an action
against a schoolmaster for wearing a
red necktie, the symbol of Socialism.
An even worse case is now reported
from Erfurt, the papers of which town
publish tn following order from the po-
lice received by local gentleman:
ION May 1, at 1880 in the morning,
you were seen leading by string a
dog wearing a red silk hat, thus caus-
ing excitement. This was gross mis-
demeanor. We fine you five shillings,
or one days imprisonment"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-15
Courtney Not Guilty
Special to The herald.

bUtCIHI 10 TIC HtTHIu
SOLDIERS HOME, July 14-A letter
received at the home, written by II. II
Courtney, says that he is not the mar
who killed the watchman at the Ray
mine in Pinal, Ariz., although the same
name and initials led to the error. The
II. Fl. Courtney of Company f. is en-
ployed as a rancher at Globe, Ariz.
Hotel del Coronado" Is the best.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-15
Colonel Markham Visits Vets

SOLDIERS HOME, July 14.-Col. II.
II. Markham, local manager of the
Soldiers home from Pasadena, visited
the home here semi-officially, making
but brief visit
Best bathing at Coronado
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-15

ONLY 81 to Coronado and ba ck.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-15
TORCH EXPL0DES OIL TANK

Fine fishing at Coronado beach
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-17
SEWING MACHINES.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

The following marriage licenses
were issued by the County Clerk yes
terday:
Hugh Brown, 21. 27s4 Twenty-fourth
St, city, and Caroline F. Ewing, 2I,
1915 York St, city.
oty chagss gss Rette p Koch h n Moran ss onk IS
o4N august s1: B. Eden. q. Mount Eden.
Alameda County, and Marie A Kaiser.
s FranR MnRht A Eseh Beii, 25. s2s Fell st, city,
and Louise S. Gibbons, %. S2s Fell St.
Ben Lehman, rs, 1902 Post St, city,
and Jennie Stein, 1s, 1881 Pine St. city.
Frs9ees a1ees' G s suliiSan. a e, city ' '''s' anu
Ernest V. Chalman, 80. asa Linden
George a. Hannah, 21, city, and Ame-
liza V. Kramer, 49, city.
OAKLAND. June 1.-THE following
County Clerk today.
Jesse Thompson, 90, san francisco,
John H Nedderman, 81, Oakland, and
Genevieye Treadwell, Is, San Fran
cisco.
Carrie M Elsa, 1s. Oakland.
Hiram NJ. Strong. 80. Berkeley, and
Gertrude E. Day, 32. Berkeley.
Sidney j. Hester Y, san francesca
Frank L. Martin, 81, San Francisco
and Erma Wonderley, "a, San Fran
Samuel stoicich, 2s, Oakland, and
Mar oarita Lucero, 10, Oakland.
Morris Jarrett. SO, Alameda, and
Katherine NJ Dyer, SO. Alameda.
Fred H Bruins, 26. Oakland, and
Mary Rex, 35, Oakland.
Mary NJ Brannum, 1s, Sacramento.
Manuel O1ivera. IS: Oakland. and An
gelina Xavier, IS. Haywards.
Fred Jensen, 25. san Francisco. and
Natalia Flores, 20, Oakland.
Domeniek Buffo, 2S, Alameda, and
yittoria Cappa, 25, Alameda.
David Hill. p, Oakland, and Jane
Il Frank raj 4. Burton, as. Oakland, and
Alice Cook. 40, Oakland.
Roger Chickerins, %, Oakland, and
Theo. Parr, p. Alameda.
Frederick Rebehn, 49, Oakland, and
Elizabeth D. Munro, 40, Oakland.
George Peery. Il, Berkeley, and Eva
RArkPleV