Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-21
BRIEF NEW NOTES
FROM SANTA MONICA
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
SANTA MONICA, Jan. 2O.-Although
it is generally believed here that the
Huntington interests bought in the
holdings of the White Star Pier and
Amusement company, sold recently
under foreclosure proceedings to parties
whose identity has been kept in the
background, Willis George Emerson of
Los Angeles, politician, author land
promoter and capitalist, is ostensbly
at the head of the. Hollister Avenue
Pier and Amusement company, which
was incorporated Saturday, and with
a working capital of 100000 will take
steps to put the enterprise on paying
basis. The pier was built about two
years ago and has changed hands sew
eral times. The opinion is expressed
locally that Emerson is playing an
others hand.
Members of the Crescent Bay Wo-
mems club will soon begin the carry
ing out of unique arrangements for
the writing of a story. 1t is planned
that the narrative be begun by a men,
Der with recognized literary ability
who will write the first chapter, fol-
lowing which the other members of
the club will each in turn have an op-
| portunity to pen an installment. AS
the club membership is increasing
rapidly it is thought that fifty chap
ters will be contributed. These will be
| made into a volume, which will be
| bound in leather and kept as one of
| the clubs most highly priced posses
sions.
| Confirmation from Chicago of the
! theory of Manager F. j, Ordway of
the local telephone company, published
four months ago in the local papers,
| that microbes are responsible for the
| 11ctpt1gtiO11 al thn
wire, has done much to bring Mr.. Ord
way into general conversation here.
His statement of discoveries in refer
cncc to bugs eating through the wire
coatings were the cause Of his being
ridiculed by electrical workers through
out this section.
BY a score of II to 10 the All Mer-
chants baseball team defeated the
Santa Monica players today in the de-
Gliding game Of a series of three and
on the result of which hinged the
Santa Monica bay championship and a
purse of 500. The game lasted ten
| innings ana was the fastest and most
| bitterly contested ever seen on the
| Local grounds,
/ The Womeu's club will be entertained
| tomorrow afternoon by Miss Dietrich
son, a Norwegian character pOrtrayer
who viii furnish diversified program.
]
/ will address the club at the next regu-
/ lar meeting for the discussion Of cur
/ rent events
twenty-five high school students
comnOsing the recently organized High
| Sch Dl Dramatic society will appear
i'm their initial entertainment at Lin
coin hail ON Friday evening. January
-, The society win present a play
written especially for it by Mrs. Cor
nellie. The high school orchestra win
assist i'm the evenings program.
The Village Improvement society will
meet tomorrow afternoon at the resi-
dencc Of Mrs. f. l.. Stearns at 27 Hill
street. Business Of an important ma
turc is announced.
! Before Judge Hutton in the superior
! court tomorrow morning the case of
| Wyatt VS.. Brundage win come up.
Wyatt seeks 10 annul his contract for
the lease of the Seaside theater build
ing and has had Fire Chief Lips and
other Los Angeles officials here re-
Gently 70 give evidence in his favor.
He claims that the building Is unsafe
and not built according to specifica-
| tions.
Go TO Coronado now.