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Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-01
NOT GOING TO CUBA

Passenger Traffic Manager Byrne OF
the Santa Fe brings back from Chicago
the news that eastern railroads are
engaged in a strenuous movement to
divert travel from Southern California
to Cuba and that Los Angeles nus.
take more active measures to keep
what it has and get more.
Mr.. Byrnes suggestions as to what
we should do in the way of beautifying
the city and being more liberal in our
civic affairs are timely and Well con-
sidered. They are things that ought
to be done whether eastern railroads
are working against or for us.
But there is small likelihood of any
thing happening to send any consider
able number of people down to Cuba
for either winter sojourn or permanent
settlement. Eastern people generally
though they may not all be able to
come to Los Angeles, are not going
to flock to Cuba by any means. They'll
stay at home first. Cuba, despite all the
word-painting of the most enthusiastic-
| for-money press agent, isn't a fit coun
try for a white man. 1t has only one
decent hotel, and that is a second rater,
in Havana. 1t has no scenery that
cannot be duplicated here and it lacks
most that we have It's climate is
atrocous-hot steamy miasmatie,
fever7breedins, mosquito-pestered, in
summer, and subject to fierce tropic
storms at all seasons liable to chill.
blood-freezing northers In winter; ma
larious, unsanitary and enervating al.
ways. 1t utterly lacks the fine, brac-
ing air of this region; it furnishes only
languishing. life-destroyips sultrinesa
that is far worse than the forbiddins
cold of even New England.
Los Angeles and Southern California
have none of the bad features of the
Cuban climate. Here, IN hotels tbe
equal Of any in the world. one may
enjoy the warmth OF the semi-tropics
and escape its lassltude fever, pest-
lence and death. Scenery nowhere du-
pncated; sanitary conditions perfect.
health unsurpassed ana more than All
white mans government by brothers
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-01
BIG REALTY DEALS MULTIPLY
cIose.in Property Is Active and Ener.
setie Agents Produce
ResuIte

The year 1906 promises to be banner
period in real estate i'm Los Angeles.
investors are on the alert for future
business property and all have their
scouts out looking for good things
Wednesday Coson. Bryon e Donnell
sold for M. W. Everhardy to Edwin s.
Rowley the lot ON the southwest corner
of Main and Fourteenth streets for
$4,000. About fourteen months ago MIR.
Everhardy paid S33, 500 for the lot, net
ting 1850 on the deal.
Frank Garbutt sold to ]. B. Solomon
yesterday. through G. S. Holman. lot
on the west side of Olive street, be-
tween Seventh and Eighth streets 4OX
165 feet for $4,000, or at the rate of
1925 "A front foot. The improvements
consist Of a small dwelling house
known as 135 South Olive.
The contract for the erection of a
ten-story freproof bank and Office
building, to be known as the General
block ON the southeast corner of Fifth
ana Spring streets, has been let by the
Rowan syndicate, which includes j. r..
Sartori, NJ. S. Hellman. the Adams
Phillips company, j. S. Torrance. A. G.
Bilickc and II. A. Rowan q co. The
Baker Iron works will furnish the steel
work. The Improvement will represent
an outlay of $1,000,000.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-01

Of their own blood-thcsc things are
Southern California's boasts. None OF
these Cuba has.
Nevertheless there are important
steps which Los Angeles may take to
keep one phase OF it's great tourist
travel It should. for one thing, be
more liberal in its attitude toward the
automobile. scorchers ought to and
must be punished but this indiscrim-
mate persecution of automobilists
should be stopped. The police war in
that direction is becoming unfair and
to the detrimeut of every interest in
Los Angeles. The exercise Of little
judgment in that direction is sorely
needed,
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-01
AGRICULTURAL PARKS
TITLE Is QUESTIONED
SITE is NOW VALUABLE FOR
BUILDING LOTS
Well Known Men Appear as Wit
nesses in Effort to Straishten
Out Ownership TangIe for
Property

suit involving the title to Agri-
cultural park was begun yesterday in
Judge York's court, with an array Of
the leading lights representing various
interests, present
The park contains 100 acres. which
has become valuable for city lots and
it is alleged that the title is clouded
by certain legal proceedings begun
years ago when the governor of the
state appointed one set of directors
for the Agricultural Park association
and the association after incorporation
elected directors of It's own.
The present suit is brought by the
Sixth District Agricultural association
against e. T. Wright, w. r. Parker,
w. II. Harrison, w. G.. Kerckhoff, G. 3.
Barham and others, to quiet title
Ever since the Southern District
Agricultural society was formed In 1871.
there has been litigation which has in
volved the title to the park and now
that the land has become valuable, sit
uated as it is in. the growing University
section. an effort will be made to
straighten out the legal tangle.
Counsel will make arguments some
time next month
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-01
A FAIR PROPOSITION

The complaint which the city coun-
ell makes with respect to the mayor 8
appointments to the board of public
works is that they are not of suffi-
ciently high class to meet the extra
ordinary demands that will at once be
made upon the expert knowledge of
such a board. How far the city council
is sincere In this is immaterial, as each
citizen can Judge for himself whether
it has foundation in fact and to what
| extent
| But the councils sincerity Is pretty
we'll proven in the proposition It made
yesterday to allow the commercial and
civic bodies of Los Angeles-namely,
| the chamber of commerce, the Merf
chants and Manufacturers association
and the Municipal league-to select the
three members of the board, the names
thus selected to be adopted by the
mayor and oy him forwarded to the
council, which promises in advance
their immediate confirmation.
The mayor should at once accept the
proposition. 1t is the plan which he
proposed at the outset and then later
ignored, to the great vexaton of the
organizations named. Since then the
mayor has exercised his powers and
privileges to the fullest extent without
accomplishing anything. and at the
present rate there seems no likelihood
that any direct agreement can be
reached between him and the city coun-
ell. The city's progress in the way
of public Improvements is already suf-
fering by reason of the disagreement
and the Indications are that a deadlock
is again imminent.
The board of public works must be
appointed and confirmed-and that
quickly. Mayor McAleer seems unable
or unwilling to meet the councils views
upon this question and the outlook for
a continuing disagreement is decidedly
displeasing and detrimental to the peo-
pie of this city.
The Herald believes that nominations
by the three organizations named will
meet with popular approval They will
represent the best public sentiment and
Mayor McAleer can well afford to con-
cede his rights in the premises and
submit the matter to arbitrament of
this character. In any event whatever
is done should be done quickly. Every.
body is weary of the controversy and
everybody is being materially injured
by its prolongation.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-01
FREMSTAD EMPLOYS A VALET
At Least, the Prima Donna's Press
Agent Says This is Her
Latest Whim
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
NEW YORK, Jan. 31.---"If that boy
would only allow me more pins. He's
such n treasure in every other way
that l ought not to complain, but
really he is so parsimonious with his
pins"
Nine. Olive Fremstad, the prima
donna. was speaking of her valet. He
is part of her establishment which Herr
Direktor Conred thinks so extrava.
CANT that he has suggested he should
receive permission to reduce the salary
of the singer. But Mime. Fremstad
is not worried by the surprise of Con.
ried and she apparently thinks the fact
that she has valet is nothing to cause
surprise.
II have become so accustomed to
my valet, she continued today, that
a maid would be only nuisance He
is n jewel.
He never appears with a headache
when ! am particularly rushed. When
] am nervous hisplacidity is soothing.
When 1 particularly need his opinion
on a gown or a wrap he gives it his
whole attention and is not thinking Of
his best young man.
why, yes, of course, take his
opinion as final on my clothes. That is
where [ find him most valuable. His
taste is always perfect, always to be
relied upon. He is really an expert on
womens clothes, with such an eye for
color.
''EXtravagant? Why, you should see
the money he saves me OH clothes. He
is so careful he makes it go twice as
far as I could. And then think of the
times ] must be out at night. l al
ways have an escort right at my hand.
OF course he's only boy, %, but lie
mas. Jmaste@rfd = @ me art of, serving.bs1 X
seems his oiie delight.
Il would not think of going back
to maids again. He attends to every
thing for me and is a fine courtier. But
really he is so careful with his pins.
I'm going to make one more effort, for
this hat will not stay on in this wind
without them. AS, here he is! Is he
not q treasurer" ',
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-01
'CHEWING THE RAG IMPROPER
Judge Objects to Use of This Express
sion by Lawyers During
Trial in Court ~ =
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald. -.
LOUISVILLE, Jan. 2S-"CheWing
the rag is form of expression which
Judge O'Doherty will not allow coun-
sci to employ in trying cases in his
court room He made this very clear
yesterday during the progress of the
$4,000 damage suit Brought by Abe
Mendelsehn, administrator of Henry
Mendelsohn, his 17-year-old son, against
the Louisville Railway company on ac-
count of the death of the boy, who
was killed in a collision between his
wagon and a car.
Colonel Bennett H.Young, represent
ing the plaintiff engaged in a warm
dispute with Walter Lyons, motorman
of the car, while under cross-examina
tion.
II object" exclaimed David w.
Baird representative of the railway
company, ito Colonel Young Chewing
the rag with the witness"
And l wish to object" responded
Colonel Young, "to the use of such an
expression in the court room. II is
unjudicial, to say the least, and does
not show the proper respect for the
court
Mr.. Baird answered that he meant
no disrespect to the court, but that he
believed Colonel Young's exchange with
the witness could best be described by
tthe expression.
Judge O'Doherty sustained Colonel
Young's objection to the language and
said he regarded the expression as i'm
proper.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-01
THE DEMOCRATIC CLUB

1t was eminently proper that the first
move in the Democratic harmony cam
paign should emanate from the organ
ization heretofore known as the Tam
many club hereafter to be known as the
Democratic club.
Under the patriotic persistence OF
Capt Cake and his associates the
Democratic party in Los Angeles has
been held together in face of the most
discouraging conditions. 1t has been
the only outward evidence of a contin-
uing organization OF the party in this
city and under its forceful agitation
much good has been accomplished. Its
efforts have always favored harmony
and been directed toward getting Demo
Gratis together and keeping them to.
gether
Having established it's right to leader
ship it now leads off with a special
program of harmony. going so far rs to
change its own name in order that no
offense or displeasure might be given
any kind of a Democrat. Farther than
that it proposes to reorganize, change
its headquarters to a place where
greater accommodation can be had
for public gatherings and private meet
ings. and every facility afforded all
members of it's political faith to get
together
Thus does the program of harmony
begin. 1t should spread from Los An
geles to every city, town, village and
country meeting place in California
until from siskiyou to San Diego the
people will know that the old Demo.
cratic party has at last aroused from
its lethargy, shaken off its bosses
quieted its factions and is preparing
for great battle on behalf of the
people
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-01
BOLD F0OTPAD ONLY CUPID
Girls Hold-up Story Invented to Con-
ceal EIopement and Throw
Parents Off Track
Special TO The Herald.

Special TO The Herald.
POTTSVILLE, Pa. Jan. 31.-Instead
of being held up by highwaymen on
one of the principal streets of Potts
vile, at one OF the busiest hours of
Friday, as Miss Name Seaman claimed,
it now develops that the only footpad
in the case was Cupid. Miss Seaman
took trip to a neighboring town in
company with her lover. Howard Will
son of Philadelphia, and they were
quietly married. 1t is now stated that
Miss Seaman invented the story of her
holdup in order to account for her alb
sence and her manifest excitement.
The police took her story seriously and
have been busy trying to find the sup
posed footpads, while local newspapers
have been commenting at length on the
danger of women walking the streets
unprotected
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-01
FOND REMEM ORANGES

a child? | mind him since his birth;
he at the first grew quickly as the grass
In April, or lamb in windy March.
When came the summer, how he would
poster me
To take him to the hayhelds; more than
He loved to gambol in the hay, or lie
On green hillock. gazing at the hea vens.
And listening TO the music of the scythe;
And oft. when / had searched and painted
I found him buried in the hay; dear heart
How, he, would fright me by the waters
mind the day when screaming for sheer
He loved to eambol in the hay. or lie
The first that he had found. / mind my
The time when he set sail for France and
All clad. my tender lamb, IN heavy armor
And mounted on a warhorse, with a
Reside him, big enough to please a giant
He was turned sixteen years; beneath
His innocent fresh face was like a
OH twas twas a sorry shame / thought. that
10 take my pretty darling to the war.
And bitterly / wept: but he was stronn
And tough as a Young sapling in the
And nimble as a bee
Maurice sallns. -.se Black Prince"
Perey-Iin afraid Of Miss Isabel.
Guy-Why?
"Oh, she looks at me as if'she could
make me propose II We're left alone
with her. New Yorker,
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-01
KNEW HIS WlFE'S MINCEMEAT
Husbands Palate Identified Stolen
Edible-She Wants Her
Kettle Back
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
WINSTED, Conn.,, Jan. 31.-Mrs.
Jane Pulver of Housatonic, Mass, was
arraigned before Judge Sanford in the
Berkshire district court at Darlington,
charged with the theft of Il kettle of
pie timber and roast of pork from
the home of Martin French. She plead
ed not guilty
Officer Rathbun testified that he went
to the Pulver home with Mr.. French
and found kettle filled with mince
meat and pork roast, and that Mr.
French identified the kettle as one he
mad presented to his wife. The officer
further stated that Mr.. French tasted
the mincemeat and said it was of his
Wlfe's make, adding: Il can tell it by
the seasoning
Mrs. French said she knew the kettle
was hers. and that Mrs. Pulver was
welcome to the mincemeat if she would
only give back the kettle. Mrs. Pulver
was ordered to appear for sentence.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-01
TEN OUT OF THOUSANDS

From Social Service.
A woman employed in the advertising
department of an immense manufacture
ing business in New York asked for
suggestions about giving "A Christmas
dinner to half dozen working girls
who were strangers in the city and who
would otherwise spend lonely day.
She wanted to know where and how
to find the girls. Several ways of doing
this were mentioned, among them the
suggestion that she probably would
find number of girls employed by the
very firm she works for. And that Is
Just where she got them. The foreman
was at first skeptical as to the recep-
tion of the idea on the part OF the
girls, but finally promised to send sew
eral from whom selection might be
made. The girls were so pleased and
gratifed TO know that someone had
given a thought to them that the origi-
nal number of six was expanded to ten
and the skeptical foreman gave $500
towards the dinner AS the hostess
wanted TO give the dinner herself. she
bought with this money, fancy boxes
of candy which the girls took home as
souvenirs. This delightful bit Of social
service gave as much, IL not more,
pleasure to the giyer than to the recip-
tents
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-01
BEAUTY BABES ARE INVITED
Miss Alice Roosevelt to Remember
Handsome Twins She Kissed
Eight Years Ago
speclal to The Herald.

special to The Herald.
HOUSTON. Tex, Jan. 31.-Twe little
Houston girls, Lila May and Ala n
Rogers, IL years old, and twins, are in
receipt of an invitation from Miss Alice
Roosevelt TO her wedding.
The twins attracted the attention OF
President Roosevelt and Miss Roose-
Welt about eight years ago at fair in
Oklahoma. The children from their
earliest infancy We're noted for their
beauty and as babes captured many
prizes at baby shows.
1t was just after they had been
awarded first honors at such an exhibit
tion that the president and Miss Roose-
yelt saw them. They were enraptured
with them and both kissed them.
Miss Roosevelt was so charmed with
the little girls and struck with their
names that she wrote them down in her
note book. That she has not forgotten
them is evidenced by the invitation
which they now have. They will hardly
accept the invitation, owing to the
modest circumstances of their parents.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-01
PERSONAL

Miss Carrie Taylor of Roswell, n. NJ,
is registered at Hotel Sterling.
Robert Allen of w. Fl. Allen & Co.
has returned from a business trip to
San Diego.
II: G. Caussenius, jr., of Portland
guided a party of Beaver tourists
about the city yesterday in automo-
biles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester L. Robinson of
Los Angeles are visiting in San Fran
cisco and have apartments at the Pal
ace hotel.
Fritz Flade of Chemnitz, Germany,
DR.. c. Martin of Augsburg, Germany,
and c. Albert of Grier, Germany
wealthy tourists, are staying at the
Angelus hotel.
j. II. Packard has rendered his resig-
nation as manager of the Lower Cali
fornia Development company. 7. NJ
Sanders of London, England, has been
appointed as Mr.. Packard's successor.
w. A. Wesendock and William
Schramm. both of New York city. are
| in Los Angeles and are guests at the
Angelus hotel. During their stay in
the west they intend to invest in min
ing property
When Rol King heard of Scotty's de-
but into Philadelphia society few
iilSHlo dBO his eyes RISIeneu with
pleasure at this new prank of his pro-
tege and he exclaimed. "Who in the
world could do it but Scotty?"
Howard I. Shaw of Chicago, presi-
dent of Home Life Publishing COM
pany, is in Los Angeles. He is also
owner of the Chicago yachting maga-
zine Fore and Aft, and his trip wesI
is in the interests of that publication.
John j. Bodkin, formerly editor Of
! the Catholic Tidings, intends to leave
for Ireland some time during the month
of May. Mr.. Bodkin will make an ex-
| tended visit with relatives and will
visit number of the larger cities on
the continent.
| Harry Labowitch, Beaver, who has
| just returned to Los Angeles from San
| Diego, says all of the Oregon tourists
| visiting there had their picture taken
while they were standing with one
foot i'm California anG the other foot in
| Mexico. These photographs will be
kept as unique souvenirs of the trip.
Nicholas Kelley and wife of Madi-
son. Wis, who arrived in Los Angeles
during the past week, are preparing to
| erect a handsome residence at Holly
wood. where they will reside in the
future. Mr.. Kelley has for years been
the leading dry goods mrchant of Mad
ison and after several winter visits to
California was won by the spell of the
climate. Mr.. and Mrs. Kelley are at
present domlciled in Hollywood.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-01

The action of the Sunset Telephone
company it wholly ignoring the re-
quirements of the public utilities law
appears inexpicablc. Heretofore the
Sunset company has been prompt in
meeting all legal demands, and its
present attitude is a problem. 1t must
have very strong legal advice to war
rant it in taking the risk of the heavy
penalties provided i'm the shape of daily
fines and Imprisonment.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-01
TO FOUND A SILENT CITY
Deaf Mutes Are lnmigrating With
Their Families to Colony at
Caney, Kansas
Special 20 The Herald.

Special 60 The Herald.
CHICAGO, Ill.,, Jan. 31.-Deaf mutes
of Chicago have been asked to join in
movement to establish large colony
at Caney, Kas., where there are already
many of the silent people and many
industries offering employment suitable
to their condition.
Caney, which is city of $500 inhabi-
tants, is in the oil and gas belt of south
western Kansas, within short distance
of the Indian Territory line. The town
is surrounded by a tract of good agri-
cultural land. Already many industries,
owned by the mutes, are in full opera
tion and many more are constantly be-
ing added.
With the carpenters, printers, shoe
makers and other skilled laborers, as
well as the tillers of the soil, the mute
colony is nearer to being self support
ing and self sufficient than would be
imagined
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-01

'1n San Francisco, perhaps" says the
Sacramento Union. "and possibly in
Los Angeles, the Republican party
might not suffer i'm the matter of votes
by connection with Mr.. Ruef." Great
Scott! Is this the sort of reputatio
the Republicans of Los Angeles have
up the state? We hope they will have
a chance to resent it later on.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-01

Marquis Ito assures the Koreans that
the japanese government will look
carefully after their interests and pay
special attention to the education of
their young men. Korea may take
heart and courage, for Japan can do
much toward the civilization and de-
velopmcnt of the country.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-01

Senator F'lint's contribution of $1,000
to the Occidental college endowment
fund was " generous investment, OF
which he may always be proud. Some
day a good Democrat will succeed to
his political office, but all Democrats
viii approve his contribution to the
Occidental fund.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-01

The. big railroads promise to have
the new union station completed and
in operation within one year. Tourists
and citizens will join in the hope that
this promise viii come true. inasmueh
as no city in the Union so deserves or
requires such an accommodation as
does Los Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-01

The mayor of Buffalo is calling for
an army or navy officer whom he will
appoint superintendent of police.
Maybe Mayor McAleer might find one
to put on the Los Angeles police board.
Or possibly on the board of public
works, when the list of civilians runs
0uf
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-01

The Sacramento Union is again in
the throes of jeeminey fits over the
haunting fear that Abe Ruef is going
to control the Republican machine this
year. But the Union is in a hopeless
minority ON that point. Ruef has
stacked the cards and holds the best
hand. Only the decent voters of Cali =
fornia can put him out of business.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-01

No wonder young Garhed's beef trust
report was so tame and favorable to the
packers. He was shown their secret
profit books-kept for such purposes
with their per cent profit records
Really, young Garfield shouldn't be left
to run around loose; some one Il steal
him,
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-01

The widow of Yerkes, having secured
her part of his estate, has married
again. Anyone familiar with Yerkes'
life will not blame her, condemn her
haste or wish her anything but better
luck this time.''
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-01

The work of the authorities yester-
day afternoon in rounding up the blind
piggeries and gambling dens near the
Soldiers home is worthy of all COM
mendation. These places were sources
of disgrace and robbery that should
never have been permitted to flourish
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-01

Miss Roosevelt has demonstrated that
she can climb a ship from a pilots
ladder and suffer no uneasiness. 1t
requires some nerve to accomplish that
feat in rough sea, but this young
woman comes of a strenuous family
and hence knows no such word as fear.