Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-29

One heroic surgeon has begun the
monumental task Of examining 5000
applicants for places on the city's po-
lice force. 1t will take the doctor
about thirty working days and he can
go through then only by hustling along
at the rate of 200 men per day. As
he finishes with the applicants they go
into the municipal civil service gymna-
sium and stand a physical test, pro-
vided, of course they pass the medical
man. Then they must undergo the
mental stunts, which are the last and
most difficult to the average applicant.
Here are some of the specifications
for eligibility: Weight from 1877 to 1856
pounds; height from 81 to 6.5 feet; age
81 to 30 years; must be lean and clean;
booze hosting in any form barred; all
applicants must have nimple hands and
feet-no stiffness will be tolerated. Ac-
cording to the rules adopted by the
civil service commission there shall be
no more hat-footed or hammer-toed
cops. There shall be no ingrowing
nails OF hands or feet. And of course
a man Is asked about his habits. If
he beats his wife, eats caramels or
chews gum 1t is best for him to stay
off the police force and try for a Job
as assemblyman.
A Vaudeville Team Killed
The report that Thomas L. P. Nocke,
an actor Of Newark. and his partner
Miss Sadie West, had been killed in
the San Francisco disaster has been
received from an Oakland undertaken
The victims were known on the stage
as "The Marneys." A series of misfor-
tunes marked Nocke's trip to the coast
He narrowly escaped death in a train
accident caused by the collapse of a
tunnel. Later a boat was burned and
the costumes of his party went astray.
chink Bellies Coming
The destruction of San Francisco's
Chinatown means that instead of the
few Chinese women New York now has
there will soon be from 500 to 600 of
them here 1t is expected that many
of the burned out Frisco Chinks will
break for New York and will bring
their wives and daughters with them
In fact, the word has passed, and ar
are even now under way
to receive the strangers and to take
care of them. The Chinese women in
San Francisco dressed very gaudily
with loose-fittlng blouses OF generous
They painted their faces
so that the paint was easily discern
ible and the effect at times was start
ling. So, New Workers who have all
along been denied a sight of a Chink
belle are awaiting the advent of the
fugitives from the coast, with the hope
that their curiosity will be satisfied.
The Only Babe
During the long years Of its existence
there has been but one child born II,
Fraunce's tavern. The place in it's
early days was considered as a sort
Of family hotel, in addition to being an
inn or stopping place for the public at
large. But, despite this fact the his
tory of the tavern, as far as known,
shows that only one infant has first
seen the light of day within it's POI.
tails. This child is George Washington
Glintenkamp, son of the present pro-
prietor
Put crimp in Her
A woman, usually gowned in red and
black, fair and bustling, suggestive OF
a modern Mrs Malaprop. rides down.
town frequently and never falls to say
when paying her fare:
Conductor. let me off at my hus-
bands bank
Many conductors have learned to
regular passengers have smiled at her
command, given in q voice loud enough
to be heard throughout the car. To-
day, however, wag put the bug"
on her for fair. In the momentary
hush which followed the giving of her
command to the conductor the joker
arose to the fullness of his inches, grew
chesty and pompously yelled:
Conductor kindly put me off at my
old woman's apple stand!" Tableaux.
Making Freaks of Heroes
A certain New York museum man
ager is making efforts to tempt Charles
Pruvost and Tenri Neny, heroes of the
recent mine disaster in Courrieres,
France to come to this country and
exhibit themselves. The plucky miners
have both been made members of the
Legion of Honor although they have
received no pecuniary reward. 1t Is
upon this fact the museum manager
bases his hopes of success, for the
Frenchmen have indicated their dread
of ever working underground again.
Pruvost and Neny it was who, by their
resourcefulness and courage, cheered
their eleven companions until they were
rescued from their living tomb twenty
days after the explosion that killed
and burned more than n thousand of
their fellow miners. Beside the museum
offer the men have received flattering
offers from American magazines for
stories of their experience underground.
He Was Scotch
A tall, raw-boned immigrant got
mixed up with a stream of Italians at
Ellis island today and the efforts of
the inspectors to learn his nationality
created more than a little amusement
AS the Italians passed in line, the at
tendant would ask "Itali-an?" putting
the accent of the 'an." Finally the
big fellow came along. "Itali-an?'
asked the official. The immigrant
looked puzzled. Creek" asked the at
tendant. Still the big fellow answered
not. 'Sprechen sic Deutsch?" No reply
"Parlez vous Francaise?" A puzzled
look was the only sign. 'Habla listed
Espanol?" Nothing doing. ''Irish?" In
stantly a flash of pleased comprehen-
sion shot athwart the big fellows phlz:
then he replied in the commonest if not
the most approved vernacular: Nav,
He'll! Scotchn'
Makes His Own Material
A New Yorker who eats and sleeps