The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-07-31

dance hall. large enough to accom-
modata 1000 waltzing couples. ladies
band of 40 pieces playing in the drink
ing pavilion where the customers are
seated around the tables, seventy-five
walters in attendance. At the further
end of the pier or wharf was an ocean
wave power boat.
The continual waves of the ocean
furnishes power by rocking the boat,
this generates electric power demon
strating beyond doubt. that the
ocean will furnish its share of power
for commercial purposes in the near
future. The chutes of Los Angeles
with its tobaggon slides. loop the
loop. miniature railroads. wild ami
mails. dance halls, booze joints. music
pavilion. and ball grounds. is one of
the most popular resorts for sports,
booze fighters, and large picnics.
Being situated near the central part
of the city this midway has immense
trade. especially Sundays. Indeed
TO me Les Angeles and its adjacent
surroundings is a paradise of delight
Los Angeles being inhabited by so
many different races has mixed pop
ulation as viri!e as its soil. and as
delightful as its climate. Its foreign
population comes principally from
mild countries. These people reside
in remote quarters of the city, hud-
died close together like a colony of
bees. Chinatown proper is composed
of low brick flats. In the business
districts, the fronts of these build
| ings usually have only one door and
window. The streets are very narrow
and frequent. the average sized blocks
being divided into several smaller
ones. This used to be the red light
district built expressly for that pur-
pose and is still termed the ''erib
city" 1t resembles modern stock
BARN. with its double row of stalls,
with an alleyway between them.
The inmates frequently under the in
tiuence of so called stimulants. would
become obnoxious and make in
sinuating remarks to passing citizens.
particularly to respected couples, &C.
Icasionally Selling a firm hold of the
gents arm in the presence of his wife
or lady companion. The boldness Of
these lewd women Interfering with
the general public led eventually to
their being driven from their unique
/ quarters. by the city authorities, This
expulsion resulted into complete fail
ure. scattering them throughout the
entire city. On New Years night the
city officers were corraling them to
certain quarters as before. These
cribs became very desirable to the
Chinese. who mostly do business on
a small scale. Passing through one
Iof these thoreughfares we noticed a
/ Chinese doctor with long finger nails.
these indicates his wealth or nobility,
4 which does not compel him to per-
form enough manual labor to wear
the tips of his nails. watched the
tonsoriel artist shaving his customer S
entire head except the queue, his
keen razor gliding swiftly around
| the head with one swoop. indicated his
professional ability TO perfection.
The patrons sit erect upon backless
stools. they really seem very uncom-
Portable compared with our present
barber chairs. The Chinese naturally
being shrewd to evade the laws.
have a lottery and policy shop here.
/ The spotter always loiters about the
nearby premises on the streets watch
| ing for secret service officers. After
gaining first entrance. the sporter
raps his signal on the wall. conveying
his opinion in regard to the person
entering. whether he considers him
favorable or nor. Then you are
guided through numerous aisles or
passageways. with the guides contin-
ually being changed at convenient
places. They are on the alert and
watching for any suspicion that may
occur during the journey. If consld-
cred favorable at the final test you
are allowed to enter the lottery room.
otherwise you are piloted back wnere
you entered. 1t officers enter. ,he
gambling paraphernalia is instantly
destroyed or carried away through Sc
cret underground passage. Having
white copartners they are seldom cap
tured. More next week.
i There is more a.ltarrh in this section of the
country than all other diseases put together.
until the last few years supposed to be n-
durable. Fora great many years doctors pro
nounced it u local disease and prescribed loca