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Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-21
LATEST LIEN DECISION
BY THE SUPREME COURT

By a decision Of the supreme court
of California recently rendered, the
court en- banc has held that the prior
ity given by statute to lien for labor
performed is invalid as against the
lien of one who furnishes materials.
The court was not unanimous in the
opinion, as three judges, Shaw, Sloss
and Angellotti dissented. The major
ity held that the constitution does not
give the laborer any priority over ma
~terial men and that the statute known
as the lien law, which attempts to do
so, is unconstitutional in that respect.
The court also decided that the pre-
ference given to liens for labor and ma
terials over the liens of sub-contractors
and contractors is proper, for the rea-
son that the latter are not given a lien
by the constitution, but merely by the
statute, and as the same statute fixes
the rank of the lien of the sub-con-
tractor and contractor, no infringement
of the constitution results.
The decision referred to was rendered
in the case of Miltimore VS.. Nofzlger
Bros. Lumber company, and it's result
will be that materialmen and laborers
will pro-rate equally, and if there is
any surplus 1t will go to the sub-con-
tractor-Builder and Contractor
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-21
INVESTMENT PROPOSITIONS
ALONG VARIOUS STREETS

George D. Ruddy sold to a local in
vestor, through the agency of Meyer &
Gilbert, the northeast corner of Los
Angeles and Twenty-first streets for
$1,000 cash. The lot has frontage
of 81 feet on Los Angeles street and
145 on Twenty-first. 1t is improved
with an eight-room frame dwelling.
Mr.. Ruddy bought this property a lit
tie more than year ago for $6800
Another sale was that of a lot on
Figueroa street. about so feet north of
the northeast corner of Third, for $15,-
0O0 This property is 40x125 feet In size
and contains improvements of a mere
ly nominal value. e, ]. King was the
grantor, the transfer being made to a
local investor. The consideration fig
ures out 1875 a front foot.
C. C. Bragdon sold to T. M. Gilbert
the property at 81 East Sixth street
for $4,000. The lot is 271ax100 feet in
size and is improved with a three
story apartment house. The sale was
made through H. G. Cotton & Co. and
Garland & Co,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-21
INSPECTION OF ART TILE
FACTORY AT TR0PIC0

Many members of the Southern Cal
ifornia chapter of American Institute
of Architects visited the Western art
tile mandatory at Tropico FOR gem
eral Inspection yesterday afternoon.
All We're surprised at the enormous
size of the plant, which covers over
fifteen acres. Every process of man
ufacture was witnessed. After the
round of inspection was finished re-
freshments were offered and Acting
Mayor Niles Pease gave an address or
thanks. In his address the acting
mayor suggested that all the tile ana
other material that the plant could
furnish ought to be bought here, as ne
upholds home industry. The factory
at Tropico is one of the best equipped
in existence and can easily furnish all
tile that is required in Los Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-21
WEST SIXTH PROPERTY
GOES FOR $4,000

1t is reported that l. Harris and
Henry Biescar have sold to ii. p. Ernst
the property at G0S-10 West Sixth street
for $4,000. The lot is 4Oxl141s feet in
size and contains improvements OF
merely nominal value.
Mr.. Harris has purchased through
Fl. p. Ernst the property at 1S24-26
South Hope street for $4,000. The lot
is 1OOx73H feet in size and is improved
with a twenty-room fiat building.
The same agency has negotiated the
sale of the northeast corner Of San
Pedro and Eighteenth streets for A.
Wagner to j. ID. Fre1ericks for $lS,5OO,
This property has a frontage OF 1874
feet on San Pedro street and 80 feet
on Eighteenth. The improvements con-
sist of two brick stores and a four
room cottage.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-21
EUCLID HEIGHTS
SECTION ACTIVE
RAPID DEVELOPMENT ON THE
EAST SIDE
Splendid Car Service, Gas and EIec-
trlcity-Contractor Busy COM
pIeting Scores of New and
Beautiful Homes

In the eastern section of Los Angeles,
particularly in the popular district
Familiarity known as Euclid Heights,
Euclid Crest and Euclid Place, there Is
evidence of rapid increase in the erec-
ton of beautiful homes, and the intro
duction of modern conVeniences in the
way of improved streets, cement walks,
gas and electric lights. The F1rst
street, Euclid avenue, Interurban and
Stephenson avenue car service Is all
that could be desired, giving speedy
transportation to the business section.
This service is soon to be further inn
proved by the extension of the East
Seventh car line to Euclid Heights on
Hollenbeck avenue.
In every direction looking from the
intersection of Stephenson and Euclid
avenues may be observed many new
residences in course of erection.
Builders Are Busy
Contractor Treat Is building a strictly
modern six-room residence for his own
home on Euclid avenue, in the slightly
Euclid Place tract, fronting on Fourth
street and Euclid.
HI. Webb has just begun the erec-
tion of a two-story home (Richard IL.
Boyce, contractor) on a lot In the same
tract, facing Eagle street. Inc mousse
will have seven rooms, with all MODERN
appliances.
The same owner will also build on
Fifth street, in the rear of his present
residence, at the corner of Firth street
and Euclid avenue, q f1Ve-room tenant
cottage. ,
On Fifth street, two lots from Euclid
avenue, O large modern cottage is IN
course of building for Edward A. W1ntz
of the city water department.
A. E. Burgess, owner of the southeast
corner of Euclid avenue and Fifth
streets, is preparing to build thereoH
a ten-room double fiat house, entirely
modern.
Henry Parlee, contractor will build
an apartment house on his vacant lot
on Euclid avenue, adjoining his resi-
dence at the corner of Lanfranco ana
Euclid.
Three modern homes are In course OF
erection on Sixth street near Euclid
avenue and one on Guirado street. two
lots from Euclid.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-21
LOT ON SEVENTH STREET
SOLD FOR $4,000

Nellie B. George has sold to Joseph
Burkhard the property at the north
west corner of Seventh and Lucas
streets for 1000. The lot has a 'front.'
age Of 100 feet and a depth of 1870 feet,
which places the consideration on the
basis of $500 a foot 1t Is improved
with a two-story frame residence which
is said to yield a rental income Of
about $1,000 a year. This property Is
in the vicinity of the Eben Smith place.
which was recently sold to T. Wiesen-
danger at public auction for S146,5OO
The corner named is the second piece
of property Mr.. Burkhard has pur-
chased in the last two weeks.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-21
NO OFFER MADE
FOR SCHOOL SITE
S5oo,oooSYNDICATE SPARRINe
FOR TIME
President John Wasson Failed to Sc
cure Bid for the state Normal
School Property-Wlll
Try Again

The State Normal school property n
fraction over five acres, located be-
tween Fifth and Sixth streets, west of
Grand avenue, is still in the market
In accordance with the plans of the
trustees of the school to sell the prop
erty at auction under an enabling act
passed by the California legislature
the property was offered for sale Sat-
urday at 10 O'Clock, but there was no
bid The legislative act specified that
the property must bring at least
S500,000, and it was confidently expected
that the syndicate of local capitalists
represented by Mines & Parish would
offer at least that amount, but there
was no offer of any kind rendered. The
third offering by President John Was
son, president of the board, failing to
secure a response, the auctioneer re-
tired and the crowd of several hundred
people, chiefly realty agents and prop
erty owners, dispersed.
Better Luck Next Time
The trustees, under the law, will re-
advertise the property for sale and
put it up again at auction in the course
of month They may continue to do
so until the property is sold.
The valuation of the property at
100000 an acre, coupled with the heavy
expense of cutting down. the hill to
convert the land into sites for busi-
ness blocks, is said to have caused GER
tain parties who had formed part of
the original syndicate to withdraw, and
differences of opinion arose as to the
investment features of the proposition.
AT all events no syndicate seemed
strong enough to take the property at
$500,0O0 at the first Offering. Later per-
haps, with the development of opposi-
tion, more than $500000 will be realized.
n h.
recognized.
Possibly more time is wanted to Sc
cure more options on property along
West Sixth, Seventh and other streets
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-21
Over 100 New Homes

H. B. Little has lust completed a
very attractive story ard a half cot
tage on San Pedro street, between Six
ty-fifth and Sixty; 'xth streets in the
Mccarthy company's Greater Los An
geles tract. Henry Wright has finished a
handsome residence on SiXty-fifth street
between Main and San Pedro streets.
This tract, like all of the tracts put
on the market and improved b the
Mccarthy company, is an ideal home
place, as proved by over 100 neat homes
now built an occupied.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-21
BEAUDRY AVENUE CORNER
PURCHASED FOR $17,5OO

The Robert Mitchell company reports
the following sales
For w. H. Dean to Major John A.
Payne, property at 2912 Brighton ave-
nue., lot 5Ox15O feet to alley; consid-
Grafton $5500.
For Willie H. Wildv to w. j. Law
less, southeast corner of Beaudry and
Mignonette 15Ox15O feet; $17,50O.
For w. ]. Lawless to Willie H. Wildly,
lot 1, block Z, Golden Bay tract, Ocean
tract, Ocean Park, $1,000; lot II, block
4, Los Angeles Improvement company's
subdivision of lots and 5, block 80,
Hancock's survey 5000.
Robert Mitchell company to l.. b.
Newport, lot 76 of the South Vermont
avenue tract 50x1IG feet 500,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-21
Hospital Site Chosen

The Good Samaritan Hospital asso-
citation has purchased a ten-acre tract
Of land at Tenth street and Western
avenue for $4,000. This property was
purchased about year ago by Lee
A. Mcconnell for $1790. He sold it re-
Gently, it is alleged, for $4,000, and
the purchaser resold it in a few weeks
for $1,000.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-21
SLOW MOVEMENT
IN BUILDING LINE
MANY TALL STRUCTURES ARE
NEARING COMPLETION
The Month Of April May Round Out In
the MiIlion-Dollar Llst-Total
Permits Thus Far
Are 457

The past week has been comparative
ly slow in the improvement line, only
ia permits having been issued, author
izing the erection of buildings valued
at $196,015. Permits issued for the
month ending April 20 total 457 against
5s5 for the same period last year.
While the total valuation Of improve
ments is $644,271, compared with $1,O22,-
718 for the same period in 1907. 1t will
be noticed by inspection of the tabu-
lated statement that no permits have
been secured this month for the erec-
ton of high-class buildings. Many cost
ly structures are nearing completion.
Soon several big buildings will be
started. The future promises well in
building activity.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-21
DeIano to Be Big Town

G. L. Robertson is confident that
Delano will soon become one of the
principal cities in Kern county. The
present population is 300. The ranch
land in the valley is selling at So to
$50 an acre-land that will grow any
thing planted or sown-water in abun-
dance.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-21
Bought Oil Land

It is reported that a syndicate of
Los Angeles and Long Beach capital
lists has purchased 200 acres of oil
lands in the Coalinga fields. The con-
sideration is said to have been more
than $4,000
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-21
BOUGHT FINE SITE FOR
$25,000 APARTMENT HOUSE

Paul Edwards, through the firm of A.
T. Jergins & Co., lot 5Ox150 feet to
an alley, on the west side of Union
avenue, $50 feet south of Eighth street,
for $4,000. DR.. Edwards is having plans
and specifications prepared for mis-
sion style two and three-room apart
ment building, which he intends erect
ing upon this lot, cost $4,000.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-21

Client-You have an item in your
bill: advice, January 8, six-and-eight-
pence" That was a day before 1 re-
tanned you.
Lawyer-I know 1t. But don't you
remember on the Sth I told you you'd
better let me take the case for you?
Client-Yes.
Lawyer-Well, my dear sir, that is
advice.-Tit-Bits.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-21
YVETTE GUILBERT HAS
CAPTURED THE GERMANS
Special Cable to The Herald.

PARIS, April 2O-Yvette Guilbert Is
taking rank in Germany and Austria as
a great tragedienne. Her press agents
fill the French papers with extracts from
the most serious journals proclaimins
the erstWhile cafe concert singer "one of
the noblest artists of our time" and put
ting her in the class with Bernhardt,
Duse and Rejane. They predict that
when she returns to Paris her pettier past
will be forgotten or merely remembered
with regret that so magnificent a trage-
dienne wasted powerful talents in ignor-
ance of her own rare ability.
Everything you want you will find in
the classified page-a modern encyclo-
pedia. One cent a word.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-21
CHAPERONS FOR DOGS
LATEST PARIS WRINKLE
Special Gable to The Herald.

PARIS, April 20.-A new profession"
has been started in this city, that of the
'promeneurs de chiens"-men who take
have a number of families for which
they do this service at stated hours, but
they are open to engagement to take out
special pet alone by itself. They are
paid a small sum every week and gen.
orally take the dogs out to the parks.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-21
Beautiful Home Sold

The home place OF Frank j, Walker
at $500 West Adams street has been
sold to Mrs. Frances w. p. Hayes of
San Francisco for $4,000. The lot has
a frontage of 175 feet and depth of
500 feet, the grounds surrounding the
house being highly improved with
lawns, trees, flowers and ornamental
shrubbery. The house is large, con-
tanning twenty-eight rooms, and ex-
tending along nearly the entire front
Of the lot. 1t was completed about
a year ago, two years having been re-
quired for it's construction,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-21
School Site Rounht

F. w. Flint Jr has closed deal
with the city board of education for
the purchase of the Sixteenth street
school site. The price paid was $9250
or at the rate of $5S54 a front foot.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-21
FREE RIDES AGAIN
TO BEAUTY TRACT
STILL TALKING ABOUT BARBE-
CUE EXCURSION
Everybody Invited to Visit Manchester
Heights Today-Take Redondo
Cars at Second and Spring
Streets

The opening Of Manchester Heights
last Sunday was a great success from
the selling point of view, despite the
fact that the crowd was so large that
the forces OF the Grider- Hamilton- Os-
wald company were obliged to devote
most of the time to the entertainment
of their guests.
At Is was 122 lots were sold for an
aggregate of $4S50O to seventy-five in
dividual purchasers, showing conclu-
sively that the lots were not taken by
a few for speculative purposes. Most
Of the lots were taken by home build
ers and one house has already been
started on the tract. Prices of the lots
sold ranged from $35V to 5000.
The barbecue itself was an immense
success. Fifteen thousand tickets were
given out and the enormous crowd was
transported both ways without single
accident. There was nothing left of
the two 800-pound steers when the dLy
was over, but everybod had plenty to
eat. One Of the most interesting feat
ures of the day was not on the pro-
gram-an open-air wedding with Mat
thew Oswald and Miss Edith Neil as
the principals, Justice Pierce perform
ing the ceremony.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-21

Regular daily service Of Los Angeles
superb train leaves First street station,
Los Angeles, at 2;45 y. m. for Omaha and
Chicago via Salt Lake route, Union Pa
eite and Northwestern line. New book,
let's of the Limited may be had at COL
South Spring street.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-21
Classified Statement

Following is the tabulated statement
of building improvements in Los An
geles, April 1 to April TO- 1907:
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-21
improvements by Wards

improvements in the several wards
of the city during the past week were
as follows:
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-21
SHRINERS SHINE
IN GOLD CAMPS
CORDIAL WELCOME FOR ALL
AT RHY0LITE
Coming West and Going East Pilgrims
and Tourists VIII Visit Nevada
Towns and Annex Precious
Souvenirs
Snecinl TO The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
RHYOL1TE, New, April 20.-The
Rhyolite board Of trade is preparing
to entertain the Shriners who will pass
through the Bullfrog district on their
way to the May conclave in Los An
geles.
From all indications the coming Of
the Shriners and the Rhyollte railroad
day will not be far apart, for the road
already is complete to within a mile
of Beatty and the Brock people are
laying track at the rate of a mile day.
In Rhyolite the Shriners will
come west to Reno Ly way Of the
Southern Pacific and will be sent south
through Tonopah and Goldfeld over
the Brock road.
AT Beatty they will be shunted onto
the Las Vegas & Tonopah line and at
Rhyolite they will be given a layoff
to enable them to visit the mines of
the Bullfrog and Lee districts.
All Big Mines Open
The great Montgomery Shoshone, the
Tramps, the Gibraltar, the West EX-
tension, the Homestake and the Gold
Bar all will be thrown open to visitors,
while every conveyance possible Will
be pressed into service to carry the
visitors to Lee, California and the Lee
district in the Funeral range.
In Rhyolite every effort will be made
to explain mineral formation and N.
M. Simonds, the assayer is preparing
a great collection of samples from the
mines of the district for the edification
of the visitors.
Competent guides will be on hand to
show the visitors through the various
properties and all visitors possible will
be installed in the local hotels. In
most cases, however, the cars, with
buffet cars and diners attached, will
be allowed to stand on the tracks for
the accommodation of the passengers.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-21
View Is Unsurpassed

Manchester Heights tract is on the
southwest corner of Vermont and
Manchester avenues, facing on these
avenues and on Budlong avenue, Nor
mandie avenue and Seventy-fourth,
Seventy-fifth and Seventy-sixth streets.
The tract is high and slightly, afford
ing a fine view from the mountains to
the sea, the business portion of the city
being plainly visible. The soil is a
brown fertile loan that will grow any
thing. The new Manchester avenue
graded school Is only two blocks away.
and there are two car lines with FREE
quent service.
The r-Hamilton- Oswald COM
pany will run another free exclusion all
day today, when those who were un-
able to purchase last Sunday on ac-
count of the crowd will have a better
opportunity to inspect the property and
make their choice.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-21

Real Estate and
Classified Section
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-03-26
TURNED AGED
FATHER ADRIFT
AMOS cRABTREE TELLS OF IN
HUMAN TREATMENT.
PenniIess and Almost 100 Years Old,
Former Resident Of North Dakota
Tells Official Sad Tale Of Being
Turned Out Of Home.

Aberdeen, S. D., March 26.-Friend-
less and homeless with only 10 cents
in his pocket and carrying an old grip,
Amos Crabtree, 96 years OF age, ar
rived here this morning and told a
story that il true, puts to shame many
reports of inhuman treatment in this
part of the northwest The old man
formerly lived at Davenport, Ia, but
moved to some property ne owned near
Forbes, N. D., some years ago. In the
meantime his daughter married man
named William Lindsay, and few
days ago the old man decided the prop
erty to the couple. Now he says, they
have turned him adrift, that when they
with him. He says that he found his
way across the border to Frederick in
the northern part of this county, where
some persons bought a ticket to take
him to Aberdeen
The authorities questioned the old
man closely but he adhered to his story
that he had been turned out of his
home. The mayor and County Com
missioner Barnes took charge of the
man and left him at one of the hotels.
In the meantime they bought a ticket
and will send him back home. A COM
munication has been sent to the au-
thorities of the county in which he
lives, asking that an investigation be
made into the old mans charge. He
will be sent back this evening
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-03-26
RED lights
ARE AHEAD
Hill Talks of Industrial
Conditions
We OUGHT TO GO SLOW
RAILROAD MAGNATE IN INTER
VIEW SAYS THAT ABOUT 95
PER CENT OF coUNTRYs RUsI-
NESS is DONE ON CREDIT AND
THIS is IMPAIRED.

New York, March 26.-James j. Hill,
president of the Great Northern Rail-
way Co, returned to the city yesterday
from the. northwest. When asked for
his views on the industrial and rail-
way conditions he replied:
Remember that there is a decided
difference between hard times and
business recession. There is nothing
in the present conditions to make any
body apprehensive. Several months
ago." he continued, dropping into the
railroad parIance, Lights showed red
to me and it looked like recession i'm
business. Wall street maintained the
opinion that lights showed green and
that means that everything ahead was
clear. Red lights are still ahead and
that means that we ought to go slow.
The recession that has set in is not
formidable but business has been af-
fected. About 95 per cent of the coun-
try's business is done on credit. This
credit is impaired and that is the chief
trouble. AS | said months ago, the
depression will affect the luxuries of
life, such as automobiles and diamonds.
Fewer of them will be sold but the
great necessaries Of life, wheat, coal,
iron and lumber, will continue to be
used"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-03-26
Will ENFORCE
FENCE LAW
SECRETARY GARFIELD ISSUES
ORDER TO LAND AGENTS.
Order Says the Department of Justice
Will Act Promptly and Vigorously
to Prosecute vioIators Of the Special
Land Law.

Washington, March 26.-Secretary
GARFIELD issued an order for the strict
enforcement of the law prohibiting the
fencing of the public domain In doing
so he mentioned the efforts made at
the last session Of congress to obtain a
modification of this law, which was
passed In 1885, and expressed regret
that no discretion is given the govern
ment to permit the continuance Of
fences that are clearly for the benefit
of all interests" He predicted that
hardship and loss will be occasioned,
especially to the small stock owner and
home maker by the strict enforcement
of the law. and added, but so long as
1T is on the statute books it must be
enforced without considering the reas-
ofis which led to any violation
The order calls attention to the MAX
Ing Of gaps d. maintenance of gate
ways IN Illegal fences. and says that
these will relieve from liability under
the law. The cutting down of the wires
and allowing the fence posts to stand
will relieve from LIABILITY. The order
says the department Of justice will act
promptly and vigorously to prosecute
violators Of the law In question, and
an invitation Is extended to persons In
jured by illegal fences to make COM
plant.