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Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-27
HUGE THEATER
FOR THE PEOPLE
ORNATE STRUCTURE TO &C.
CUPY PANORAMA SITE
Belsseo, Meyer g. Co. viii Finance the
Gigantic nterprise-Spectacu
lar Plays and Melodrama
to Be Features

The Herald announcement early in
the week that mammoth theater of
splendid appointments would soon oc-
cupy the present site of the Panorama
building at 800 South Main street has
been confirmed by the promoters of the
great enterprise.
amusement proposition. 1t has been
under consideration for several months.
John II. Blackwood, manager of the
Belasco, will also manage the affairs
Of the new playhouse.
Belasco, Meyer e. Co. have secured
a thirty-year lease from c. Cohn on
the Panorama property, extending
from Main street through to Los An
geles street, the frontage on both
streets being 156 feet, depth 800 feet,
with a twenty-foot alley separating
the two lots.
The plans provide for the early erec-
tion of a five-story fireproof building
fronting on Main street, 100 feet of
the frontage to be subdivided for stores,
fifty-six feet to be used as a broad
entrance to the mammoth opera house
at the rear-an immense amusement
hall that will seat 5000 people. The
upper floors of the Main street 'front.'
age will be fitted UP for offices. The
twenty-foot alley will provide ideal
conveniences for the opera house stage.
1t is also the purpose of the lessees
to erect a modern business block to
front on Los Angeles street.
The new opera house will be CEN
trally located, near all of the leading
hotels, the Pacific Electric and Los
Angeles-Paciflc stations, and will be
but a block east of Spring street.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-27
cows ARE INSPIRED
BY THE MILKY WAY

HAYS BRIDGE, Pa. Jan. 26.-
Neighbors Of William Pepper could not
understand why his herr of cows were
so prolific in milk while theirs were
almost dry. The cows fed from the
same grass, drank at the same creek
and were of the same breed, which is
to say, a little Of everything.
The secret came out the other day
when Abe Blumenthal told an almost
incredible tale of what he had seen
the night before. Abe says he was on
his way home from a spelling bee and
to save time cut across the fields back
of Peppers barn.
1t was a cold night, and he was
amazed to see all his neighbor's cows
gathered at the top of a hill soulfully
looking far into the heavens at the
milky way.
1t was plain that their owner had
induced the cows to gather inspiration
from the heavens. Now all the farmers
are using the milky way instead of the
pump.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-27
WIFE CURES EXTRAVAGANCE
OF HUSBAND WITH AN "AD'
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
CHICAGO, Jan. 26.-Mr. and Mrs.
Benjamin A. Loeb, 40 Wilmot avenue,
hit upon a novel way of restraining
the former in habits of extravaganza,
which have endangered his business.
BY an agreement, into which man and
wife entered, Mrs. Loeb advertised in
the newspapers, saying she no longer
would be responsible for her husbands 8
debts. Loeb, who Is a wrecking con-
tractor, has, according to Mrs. Loeb,
been in the habit of buying supplies
for carrying on his business and charg-
ing them to his wife. The personal
is as follows:
1 WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
and debts contracted by my husband,
Benz A. Loeb, after this date, Sept.
2S, 1906. Mrs. M. Loeb.
"He just couldn't get out of the
habit" said Mrs. Loeb, 80 the only
thing to do was to fix it so he couldn't
get any more. I own the business any
way, so, of course, l have something
to say about the expenditures. This
will not affect his personal eXpendi-
lures in the least. 1 had to do this or
else he would have wrecked the bus
! lness."
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-27
Nav No Cause for Delay

News from Washington Is to the eff
feet that the new postoffice building
to be erected on the northwest corner
of Temple and Spring streets viii oc-
cupy more space than originally
planned. In a letter to Postmaster
Flint Senator Flint states:
"Delay incident to construction OF
federal building due to change of plans
enlarging it so as to come out on Main
street. Matter has been adjusted and
there should be no further delay
1t Is figured that the enlargement
win add 10000 square feet to the floor
space
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-27
Another Journey to Waseo

Rev. Arthur Filben Of Wasco, Kern
county, was the star speaker at the spe-
cial meeting held Saturday night at the
assembly room of the California Home
Extension association. DR.. Filben has
been a producer adjoining the Wasco
colony acreage for nearly twenty years.
The last S42 round trip excursion be-
fore subscription books close will occur
on Tuesday, January %. The members
of the temporary board of directors for
Wasco colony are l.. A. Evans, Ana
helm; O. W. West Ventura; p. III.
Krick Anaheim; W. w. Ross, Los An
geles 70. j. Scott, Los Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-27
WIZARD EDISON
PICTURES FUTURE
Marvellous Changes in Buildings and the Use of
Electricity to Be Universal in Year 1000

Considerable discussion has
Of Thomas A. Edson detailing what large cities will be like
100 hence He they will be free from smoke and
and that the chimney will be thing of the past while
of coal and other fuel will be stopped through the of electricity
generated direct from the fuel without the aid of engine boiler
dynamo.
In factories each machine will have its individual motor.
Houses will be heated electrically and of the cities
will Skyscrapers will be universal
and streets will be bridged different heights facilitate
transit from side the other.
He estimates that buildings will average thirty
height and the number will be
steel Such buildings he will stand thousand long
His battery will make electricity portable for
hicles arships.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-27
RECORD RAW EGG EATER
WOULD MEET ALL COMERS

Special to The Herald.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 26-St. Louis has
man who can eat twenty-five raw eggs
in sixty seconds, and Is famous player
of harmonicas
His name is Joseph Wigge. Until re-
Gently he has hidden his light under an
egg case. Suddenly he recognized the
fact that he was great
SO, in order to tell sporting editor
of his varied and vigorous virtues, he
sent around a note. Here's the very
note, and this is what he wrote:
Dear Sir: Mr.. Joseph Wigge, who Is
known as the Missouri original egg
eating kid. Mr.. Joseph Wigge holds the
title at present as the champion raw
egg eater of Missouri Joe Wigge is
sues an open challenge to ali comers for
a purse of $500 to $100 a, side bet, that
he can put away more raw egges than
any man of his size in Missouri, and
every egge that he puts away is re-
tanned and swallowed with great relish,
and without exertion.
Joe is "a years old, and is TT: and
9 in. In height, and 10 pounds In
weight, of athletic build and has pair
of lungs like a Bellows. Joe Wiggc's
record in eating raw egges is 25 raw
egges in 60 seconds.
"Mr. Joseph Wigge Is an active MEM
Der or the Benton Atnletlc cluD Oh ot.
Louis, Mo. Joe is known among his
friends as the champion strong boy, and
he is also known as the North st. Louis
most famous mouth harmonica player;
he can perform many feats and bril-
liant effects on the mouth harp; he can
play few speciments of his ability on
the mouth harp with his nose; he can
also give various limitations on a Jews
harp. Joseph Wigge is we'll known
in society circles and athletic clubs of
St. Louis, Mo-, where his extraordinary
virtous are said to be highly appre-
ciated."
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-27
CORNER HILL AND PlC0
AT $500 A FRONT FOOT

Purchasers of frontage on South Hill
street appear to be in great luck. A.
f. Halsey and Robert Marsh have sold
to E. s. Rowley for Geo. w. Stimson
the northwest corner of Pico and Hill
streets for $90,750. The property is
60h feet on Hill street by $50 feet on
Pico street. Mr.. Rowley has already
been offered a handsome profit and
also per cent rental offer by a
tenant should he desire to erect a suit
able building.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-27
HOME BUILDING
IN Los ANGELES
JANUARY DATA IN LINE OF I'M.
PRovEMENTS
over ESQ New Residences Erected to
Shelter Increase In Population.
Rapid Development In
Ninth Ward

The month of January will not be one
of the top-notch months in the lire of
improvements, but considering the in
clemency of the weather and other
drawbacks that affect contractors, s,
builders and property owners the month
has been fairly active. Causes that
tend to retard the march of improve
ments to some extent will doubtless be
shortly removed. Then the old time
activity will be witnessed.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-27
BOUGHT Bell Ranch

The Stephen Times company reports
the sale of Frank M. Davis ranch at
Bell station to p. w. McGavern for
$4,000. The house on the ranch is a
modern one OF five rooms, surrounded
with fruit trees and flowers. George
Alair Greene, general manager of the
stephen Innes company, says that there
is at present large demand for ranch
land near the city limits.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-27
Activity at Pasadena

Several large realty deals at Pasa-
dena were closed last week. The
Castle and adjacent property or
Fletcher to w. l.. Porteriield of Long
Beach for $75,O00. bought for a home
A tract measuring 1850 feet on Colum-
bia avenue was sold by the Walter
G. Ladd estate to C. w. Gates fol
$4,000, The third sale was the Pierce
property on Hill avenue north of Sar
Pasqual street, to a syndicate headed
by e. II. Royce and j. ]. Blocker foi
$40. 600
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-27
Bows School at Santa Monica

The Catholic officials under Bishop
Conaty have bought three lots corner
ing at Fifth and California avenue in
Santa Monica, where a boys school
will be erected. Also two lots at
Fourth and California as a site for a
church. Both improvements are esti-
mated at 100000.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-27
Visit Florence AeIahts

The Mccarthy company report con-
tinued activity in their Florence
Heights tract, corner Vermont and
Florence avenues. The street improve
ments are progressing nicely, and the
fine weather of the past week offered
special inducements to a number Of
home and investment seekers to go out
to this attractive spot
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-27
WILTSHIRE BOULEVARD SALES
Vacant Lots of High Class Taken at
Values Ranging from $1275
TO S525O

z. A. Forester & Sons Gnc.), report
the following sales all residence lots,
in the Wiltshire Boulevard district, ag-
gregating $20,250 in value:
Miss V, A. SissOn, lot 232, an east
front on King, 50X135, $1275; to A. b.
Lettunich, lot ST. an east frontage 5OX
1856, on Jasmine, about 300 feet south
of Wiltshire boulevard, $1,000; to Fran
ces L. Besselman, lot 229, being the
southeast corner of Eighth and Harry
ard, 5Ox135 feet $1550; TO James How
ard, lot "a, an east frontage, 50X135 feet
on Jasmine, just south of Wiltshire
boulevard, $lS75; to Randall Phillips
lots 22l and 222, west frontage, Har-
ward Bungalow row, beginning $50 feet
north of Ninth street, size 50Xl35 each
$1,000; TO f. l.. MoWder, lot 1854 a west
front, 50X125 on Jasmine, adjoining the
southeast corner of Ninth and Jasmine
west front, 50X135 feet on Jasmine 10(
feet south Of Ninth street, Sl375; tC
Charles Shlckle 70 feet ON the south
side Of Wiltshire boulevard between
Jasmine and King streets, l45 feet
deep, $3.50.
In the Vermont and Melrose Avenue
tract, located at the southwest corner
Of Vermont and Melrose avenues, tC
Paul Walsh lot &c. a west front, 50X14t
feet on Allan street. about a block anC
n half south of MelrOse, $675; to Mrs
l.. M. LoYencr lot q, an east frontage
on Vermont avenue 50Xl35 feet, be-
ginning 107 feet south Of Clinton street
S1150.
The company report deals pending
totaling 100000.
81 suppose you had hardshps in the
Old days, grandpOp?"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-27
None Left In Bill

"A college education" declared the
enthusiastic mother, brings out all
that is good in a boy.
Yes" retorted Williams father,
land in Bills case wish a little OF 1t
could have stayed in."-Cleveland
Press.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-27
Report by Wards
Below is the report by wards for the
week ending January 26:
Building Permits

Following are the permits issued from
the building superintendents office
Saturday and classified according to
w
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-27
TabuIated Statements

The official report of the chief In
spector of buildings June to January
26 makes the following showing:
Permits. Value
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-27

Everything you want you will find in
the classified page-a modern encyclo-
pedia One cent a word.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-27

Everything you want you will find In
the classified page-a modern encyclo-
pedia. One cent a word.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-27

81 suppose you had hardships i'm the
Old days, grandpop?"
"Hardshipsl Many a time / got up
and walked four blocks TO borrow a
book from a Carnegie library. Louis
vile COurier-JOurnal
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-07-04
C. n. BEGINS
TUNNEL WORK
Great Northern Gets Men and Ma
terial for the Undertaking
Enlarge Buildings.

LEAVENWORTH, July 3.-The
Great Northern railway has made a
start in the great enterprise Of gener-
ating electricity for use in hauling
through the Cascade tunnel. Engi-
neers and men are now on the
ground to arrange prelfminaries.
such as camps, buildings and such
facilities as are required for building
of dams. They are stretching d
cable for use with boats.
1t is reported there WIN be 1v9
men at work in the near future.
There is no question that this great
work will be an accomplished fact
and will be carried to completion as
fast as men can do It.
The two dams will be placed in.
the Wenatchee, one at about one
half mile up the Tumwater canyon,
the other about three miles above
the first at the foot of a small lake,
thus impounding the waters of this
rapid river in two places. The heavy
fall of the river will give an im-
mense power at both places, opening
many possibilities. not only for the
utilization of the electricity in the
present proposition. but will doubt
less open the way for feeders to the
railroad in the establishment of man
ufactories.
Last, though not least, of the ad-
vantages of this great enterprise is
that it will make Leavenworth the
center around which these enter
prises will gravitate.
The Great Northern Is revoIutioni-
sing the plant here. The roundhouse
is being very much enlarged, adding
over third more space for stabling
locomotives.
The coal chutes and .bunkers are
being moved from the east side OF
town to the far western line, thus
concentrating all the working build
ings, enlarging the yard limits and
materially adding much additional
space for trackage. This will be ap-
preciated by the yardmen, as not
withstanding the increase of track
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INSPECTION TOBE
MORE RIGID
Huntley Appoints Four Specials In
Addition to Three Deputies
Allowed BY Law

TACOMA, July 3.-State Commits
ssioner of Horticulture F. A. Huntley
has returned to his Office in Tacoma
after an extended visit to different
parts of the state for the purpose of
organizing the new inspection SER
vice provided for at the late legis-
liative session. The county inspec-
tion system recently declared uncon-
stitutional by the state supreme
court has had the effect of limit ing
the service to a very great extent.
: Mr.. Huntley is now working upon a
plan which he hopes will overcome
the main difficulties brought about
by the loss of the county service.
1.-THE new horticultural law pro-
vfdes that there shall be three depu-
ty horticultural commissioners with
in the state, one in each of the cities
.of Tacoma, Seattle and Spokane.
The object of this is to more closely
supervise and regulate the fruit and
produce traffic of the state than was
possible under the former law relat-
ingto such matters. This service has
had the effect of raising the standard
OF purity and cleanliness of all fruits
in very marked degree. 1t has
done more than anything else to re-
squire thorough spraying and careful
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city.
Leavenworth came in generous
proportions and received the same
glad hand. Re-inforcements arrived
natchee has ever seen at a 4th of
from many adjoining towns. helping
to swell the greatest crowd that We
Pachyderm Starts Row.
At the dissolution of the parade
the monster pachyderm, infuriated
by the taunts of small boys, escaped
from his keeper, a Siamese Mahout,
and charged the crowd, trumpeting
loudly and flourishing his giant pro-
'boscis.
The small boys with some agility
escaped and concealed themselves in
neighboring patch of rhubarb, leav-
ing the Pachyderm to fight it out
with the Mugwump band, who stood
near. This motley aggregation
SOO6AS ooACIy Ia night, CoCdpluS Will
no more injury than drenching
from being "squirted" on by the
amphibious monster from Waterville
Jones Speech.
Congressman Wesley Jones made
the. address of the day, speaking
from platform erected opposite the
Great Northern hotel. The Daily
World went to press early to give
it's employees an afternoon outing
and hence can say but little con-
cerning the program of speeches, etc.
Frank Reeves, declining several
invitations to make Fourth of July
speeches in various outside cities.
stuck Loyalty to Wenatcnee on the
nations birthday, reading the De-
claration of Independence this morn
.as
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WENATCHEE'S MONSTER
CELEBRATION WAGING
Reeves Reods Declaration -Pachydrm From Watrviue
Boom. Boom. Boom!

Boom, Boom, Boom!
The sunrise salute roared forth
loud and strond. echoing and rever.
batting from Squilchuck to Badger
Mountain. and Wenatchee knew that
another 4th was born-July 4th,
1897.
The day broke bright and clear
the sun beamed and all nature smil-
ed on the Home of the Big Red Apple
and the crowds gathered for the
revels Of the day.
AS early as the afternoon of the
3rd struggling bands Of the hill
Eribes, pale face and red skin, be-
gan flocking into town. TIL ewest
bound train brought horde of Wis
dtors from down river points, dressed
up and carrying celebration funds.
The Band Remodeled.
The Wenatchee Military Band
played such music this morning as
made even old inhabitants sit up and
say, The boys are certainly credit
to the town"
Girls holding the distinction of
owning a boy in the band" gazed
with ill-concealed pride on the man
1y figures in natty new uniforms;
and the musicians themselves SEEM
ed not altogether oblivious of the
new glad rags. The late uniforms
set the band of to great advantage,
and wenatchee is proud of her musi-
cal organization.
Along the Line of March.
Thousands of eager spectators
thronged the line of march. crowd
ing the police lines; myriads of chill
dren hung like tree-climbing parrots
from second story windows, while
housetops swarmed with people thick
as flies on tanglefoot paper. 7
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All kinds of people crowded
through the streets.
The Willie boy was in sight, ana
the Sissy too.
Giggling girls in short dresses,
stiff starched skirts and white shoes
flounced around in trios, eating
candy and celebrating" in their
own sweet way.
Everywhere was life and activity
of an intensity never seen in work
aday Wenatchee except on festive
occasions.
The Parade Itself.
Never since the eventful day
years ago-when Coxey's army pass
ed through and devoured ten tons
of Frank Scheble's potatoes has We
natchee known such a procession
as wended its joyous way up the
avenue this morning.
Only Zola with wondrous graphic
scope could cover the features that
must live in history as unparalleled
since Noah's prodigious procession
into to the ark. And today's street
parade included stunts that Noah
might have sighed for in vain. for
biblical accounts make no referencc
to Mugwumps of either sex.
The new fire wagon, gaudily dec
Grated in flags and bunting and
drawn by Courtway's handsome span
Of powerful roans made a stunning
appearance.
Pachyderm Makes Hit.
No feature of the dazzling pageant
was more roundly cheered than the
ponderous medieval pachyderm,
captured wild in the jungles near
Waterville. Screaming children fled
to cover and babies went right UP
in the afr at the approach Of the aw. aw
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sorting and packing by the produc-
ers. Much inferior stuff is now kent
out of the markets." said Mr.. Hunt
ley, yesterday
Counties Urged to Aid
Besides the three deputy COM
missioners provided for the principal
cities of the state, four special in
spectors have been appointed for SER
vice at large. The duties of these
special inspectors are the same as
those of the former county inspect
ors. with the exception that such
specials cover much wider territory.
1t is in this that the loss of service
of the county inspectors is noticea-
BILE. Obviously, four specialinspect-
ors cannot cover the whole territory
of the state without assistance of
some kind. 1t is pointed out that
the county commissioners can hire
local service in each county to per-
form certain acts of inspection and
report the needs of service to the
special inspectors.
with this help the inspectors can
move about from place to place and
cover much territory within short
space of time. whereas If they had to
work up the Information alone they
help which is asked of the county
commissioners by the commissioner
of horticulture can be employed as
labor, but the commissioners will
not be able to confer Office authori-
ty upon them"
county commissioners will cooperate
with him in this manner the inspec-
tion service of the state is not likely
to suffer. Many of the counties have
acted favorably upon such
advice given by Commissioner Hunt
ley.
Names Deputy Commissioners
Deputy commissioners and special
inspectors have all been appointed
The deputy commissioners are C. w.
Hatch, for Tacoma; ]. G. Hopkins,
for Seattle; and A. F. Crowell for
Spokane. The special inspectors
are e. s. Ridge. Puyallup, Pierce
county: w. e. Brayton, Peach, Lin
colin county: P. 8. Darlington, We
Chelan county, and J. NJ.
Brown North Yakima. Yakima coun-
ty.
The special inspectors will be
given certain territory to cover,
which 81 now being arranged in or
Ter to have the service conveniently
distributed.
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full monster that had terrorized the
Waterville community for years. The
ponderous, unwieldy creature walk.
led with slow, stunning steps, occa-
sionally emitting roar that shook
every window in Wenatchee.
Barnum's purchasinga gent arriv-
ed in town last night and purchased
the monster creature from the COM
mittee, paying fabulous sum. The
amount paid will be featured by MIR.
Barnum's show in its advertising,
with compound interest.
The Jail is Empty.
Acting on orders from Mayor
Scheble, the chief of police liberated
four or five prisoners confined in the
city Jail for minor offenses. All had
served a portion Of their sentences,
and the authorities felt that on the
nations birthday it was no more
than humanity to grant the unfor-
tunates the boon of liberty.
Fifteen Police Working.
A regular constellation of "stars"
surrounds Chief Ferguson today, no
less than fifteen extras having been
sworn in. Instructions have been is
sued to the specials" not to Rske
arrests except when necessary-that
is, to preserve order by persuasion
and suggestion rather than by cee1-
sion.
Cashmere Comes in Strong.
BY seven a. m. Cashmere began
to ooze into Wenatchee, and at noon
you couldn't tell the towns apart.
Cashmere and Wenatchee have al
ways assimilated most benevolently.
At least 800 or 400 visitors from the
Verdant Vale were in town, and
made welcome by the people oi si1is
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MRS. PRICES CANNING compound
is harmless. tasteless but GER
tain method of preserving vege-
tables or fruit. For sale by Mrs.
(Rev.) Adams. Phone 662.
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c. T. Prall of Detroit, Mich, has
church in the presence of the family
arrived in Wenatchee and may locate
here.
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The latest novelties In photog-
raphs can be found at Bixler's studio.
Special prices win prevail ON the
Fourth Of July.