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Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-20
HEARD AROUND
THE CORRIDORS
DRUMMER TURNS JOKE
ON A HOTEL CLERK
pY TnE nAvEsDnorrEn

! r. ]. McHush, q travelling man whj
sells Hudnut's perfumes, is laughing
in his sleeve at Clerk Sibbald of the
Alexandria and as yet Mr. Sibbald is
not aware that he has been the victim
of a, joke. 1t is a case of tit for tat AND
he who laughs last laughs best"
! Mr.. McHugh has stopped I'm hotels Al
| over the country where Mr. Sibbald has
been clerk and Mr. Sibbald frankly con.
fesses that he has not bought any per-
fume for nearly fifteen years.
The other day the travelling man pre-
sented a 500 bill and asked for change
Mr. Sibbald made the change and re-
turned all the money but 500. In place
Of this he handed out two English SOW
ereigns and two small key tags. Mr.
McHugh walked away and said moth
ing. and Mr.. Sibbald gave the cashier
instructions to say that he must have
gotten the false coin somewhere else.
In vain the clerk waited for the trav-
cling man to come back, but he came
not. Instead he went down to nearby
drug store and bought a dummy per-
fune bottle filled with beautiful red
water and done UP in elaborate style.
He presented II to the clerk and made
no allusion to the coins. Mr.. Sibbald
was rejoiCed and explained that he was
going to pass 1t on to a friend to WHOM
TIC lltiNl btNli lllOlllSllS u bOlilt vi per-
fume for a long time. He passed 1t
on and never doubted that 1t was the
real thing in the very best make and
is still innocently enjoying the pleasure
of having made a nice gift to some
one who wanted it..
When Mr.. Sibbald was not looking
Mr.. McHugh explained the money
transaction to the cashier and Mr. Nc
Hugh went away last night believing
that he has the best end of the joke all
the way around.
Mr.. McHugh is still one of the young
est travelling men coming to the coast
and he has been coming here from
New York ever since he was Is years
old
Il never will forget my first trip"
said he. Il was Very boyish looking
boy but 1 started out as big as life.
1 had six suits of clothes and thought
was the real thing. 1 remember one
of the first hotels at which I stopped.
I\got along all right until it came TO
going into the dining room for dinner.
got as far as the door and there was
a row of girls all in white dresses,
ready to wait on the tables. They
looked at me and 1 heard one of them
say: Amt he cute?' Two or three OF
the others made similar remarks and
all of a sudden 1 felt my feet getting
tangled up and my legs giving way
beneath me. L stopped and then tried
to go on. Finally l reached the table
and girl came over to take my order.
| tried to talk and 1 just went bu-bu.
bu- and could not utter a word. l
got up and went out of that hotel and
did not stop until had blubbered the
whole story out to a sympathizing clerk
at another hotel. He sent over for nv
things and / sent money TO nav for rho
dinner that 1 did not order. Those girls
proved my undoing and it was quite a
while before 1 got over my bashful-
ness.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-20
HOTEL ALEXANDRIA SUFFERS
FROM PASADENA CHECKS

PASADENA, Jan. 49, - Pasadena
seems TO be the favored spot for those
desiring to pass worthless checks to
represent as their home and habitatiou
It is reported this afternoon that am
elderly man. name unknown, dropped
into the Hotel Alexandra "A couple Of
days ago, said he lived i'm Pasadena
gave "a fictitious address ana succeed
ed in persuadiug the hotel people to
cash a check for nearly 500 for him.
The check which was cashed was
drawn on the National city bank of
New York and "a telegram quickly
showed it to be worthless The old man
is believed to have been the one who
failed 10 similarly work Pasadena hotels
earlier in the week.
Coronado FOR outdoor sports
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-20
CLEAR WEATHER JOTTINGS
FROM PASADENA SECTION

PASADENA, Jan. 19.-The first at
tempt of the local Y. NJ G. \. to hold
a PantathelOn contest i'm Pasadena
will take place next Tuesday evening.
Some very handsome medals have been
hung up as prizes. The officials for
the contest viii be George Braden.
referee; Edward Murphy. scorer: Har-
ry Malonoy, r. II. Henderson and Er-
nest Gray, judges.
The baseball game jn which local
fans are particularly Interested. will
be between the Hocgcc Flags of Los
Angeles ana the Pasadena nine. The
game will start ON the Raymond
grounds at , 80 o'clock Sunday after
noon. Gray win DO the pitching for
the locals
on January p a most important
event in local Catholic circles viii take
place, when a branch of the KNIGHTS
of Columbus win he instituted The
institution ceremonies will take place
i'm the basement of st. Mary's Catholic
church and knights from all parts of
the country will be on hand to take
part.
The snow i'm the mountains is driv-
ing To the lower lands many wild am
imals not seen ON the lower ground
for years. Wildcats and lYnXes are
quite frequently seen these days, even
as far down as the fields at the foot
hills.
Some little excitement has been ere
6ted by the rather unexpected mar
liage of Samuel Arbucklo and his
cousin, Miss Beatrice Courtney yes
terday. AT least it is supposed that
they are married though the young
mans mother says she knows nothing
about the affair, The young people
have not shown up since the alleged
happy event took place
Go to Coronado now.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-20
BRIEF NEWS NOTES
FROM OCEAN PARK
specia to The Herald.

kOpttld W L Ilt I'LL clFt
OCEAN PARK, Jan. 19.-Claimine
that they have been repeatedly disap-
pointed after having received assur-
ances of getting their back pay, men,
bers of the Community League band
today refused to take further part in
the regular daily concerts. Director
Gregory, after Vainly imploring the
men to stay with him a while longer
concluded that it would be useless to
hold out with the handful of musicians
who he could depend on and called off
the concerts indefinitely. The manager
of the band fund, C. H. Brown, admits
that there is money due the musicians
but that it would have all been paid
next Monday. There is little chance of
any concert being given here tomor-
row.
Threatening hy means of a letter to
the mother of a youth who owes him a
pool debt of 81 to bring the matter to
the notice of the lads employer and
cause his discharge unless the mother
settles the bin at once, the proprietor
of Pier avenue pool hall has brought
grief and anguish into a home where
dollars are scarce and advice is needed.
The youth. who is under II. earns S4. so
a week and is factor i'm the mainte-
nance of a large household and feels
keenlY the trouble he has brought upoD
his home. Because of a grown daugh-
ter in the family who would take to
heart any publication of names in con-
nection with the affair it looks as
Sthough the matter will be adjusted by
the parents making sacrifices to meet
the boys bill.
Rev. c. c. Bently, who succeeds the
Rev. George Ringo i'm the pastorate OF
the Christian church, will occupy the
local pulpit tomorrow morning for the
first time. The text of his sermon is
announced as 'Why Does God Permit
SIM"
Sunny days al Coronado
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-20
CANDY NEARLY
KILLS INFANT
GUMDROP STICKS IN ITS
THROAT
Mother Makes Heroic Efforts to Save
Child from straneulation, and
Her Finger is Severely
Bitten as Result
By Associated Press

BY Associated Press.
LONG BEACH, Jan. 19-The rare
presence Of mind of Mrs. Louis Au-
burn, Wife of Patrdman Auburn, saved
their 19-months-old daughter Bertha
from death by choking late this after
noon. A gumdrop which Mrs. Auburn
had given the little child while they
We're alone in the Auburn home near
Second street and Locust avenue,
caught in the babys Windpipe. The
sticky candy held fast despite the hard
coughing of the child and she began
to choke. Her face was black in a
moment and she frothed at the mouth.
While neighbors, attracted by the
mothers cries, held the baby upside
down and pounded it Intellectually upon
the back, Mrs. Auburn ran her hnger
down the child's throat and finally
succeeded in dislodging and removing
the gumdrop. This was accomplished
only after the stranglmg baby had bit
ten it's mothers finger so severely in
numerous places that the finger sWelled
considerably and was very painful.
The candy was i'm the little girls throat
several moments. When it had finally
been taken out Mrs. Auburn, over
come by the excitement and the pain
i'm her finger, tainted, The marks
caused by the youngsters teeth re-
mained on the finger FOR several hourS'
Mrs. Auburn thinks that had she not
resorted to heroic methods to dislodge
the choking bit of candy the child
might have died before a physician
could have been secured,
The mothers efforts 10 save the
child's life were all the more strenuous
from the recollection Of the death Of
her 5-year-old son, who chokcd to
death a few years ago.
Coronado leads all others
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-20
MUCH HARD WORK
GOES FOR NAUGHT
investment Company Bumps Against
Delicate Question When Attempt
Is Made to File Map
of Land
Special to The Herald.

special 10 Inc ttcralu.
LONG BEACH, Jan 19.-The Domin.
guez Investment company. whose mar
of its "Dominguez Harbor tract" be-
tween the Los Angeles river and Will
mington, was accepted last week by
the local city council, was unable tC
secure the recording of the map in
Los Angeles yesterday because the dis
trict attorneys office holds that Will
mington, instead of Long Beach, con-
trolls the territory in question. The
investment company has been at work
for six weeks securing the adoption
of the plat and the councils permits
sion to change the direction of the
Redondo road across the tract Under
the present ruling the efforts have
counted for naught. They will have
to go through the routine of petition
ing and advertising in Wilmington
now before the map can be recorded.
The matter hinges upon the question
as to whether the first Incorporation
of the city of Wilmington still holds
good. If it does the second incorpor-
alton, which included the territory in
question, is manifestly illegal and the
territory is under the control of Long
Beach. 1t is said that the question
of control must be decided by the at
torney general. who may bring action
on behalf of the people to determine
the matter.
The territory was annexed by Long
Beach at the same time Terminal
island was taken in. The district at
torney claims that Wilmingtons prior
claim to the district makes it neces-
sary that the city council there must
also accept the map before it can go
on record.
The tract in question comprises 200
acres. About seventy-five acres are
to be plated and subdivided.
Perfect and delightfnl at Coronado.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-20
NORTH LOS R0BLES PEOPLE
WARRING OVER PAVEMENT
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
PASADENA, Jan. 19.-what prom
ises to be a lively fight has been start
ed over the paving OF North Los
Rohles avenue. g. V. Sturdevant
some time ago succeeded in securing
a majority signing for q petition to
asphalt that section Of the avenue and
the city council approved the plan after
considering a counter petition, signed
by a majority Of the frontage, urging
that the thoroughfare be not asphalt
ed Now G.. G. Thompson has started
the circulation of petition and already
has the signatures of owners of 5000
feet Of frontage asking the council to
petrolize the street instead of asphalt
ing.
a lively war Is likely to follow, with
Mr. Sturdevant at the head of one fac
tion and Mr.. Carpenter leading the
other faction.
Perfect service at Hotel del Coronado
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-20
LETTERS SAVE A MANS LIFE
BY Associated Press,

BY Associated Press,
TRENTON, N. j., Jan. ia pack
age of letters in his inside pocket
saved the life of Isaac Updite. Updite
is a detective, employed by the Penn
sylvania Railroad company, and it is
his business to catch trespassers on
the railroad property He came across
three tough looking individuals and,
catching one of them, he chained him
TO "A barbed wire fence while he turned
his attention to the others.
one of the men suddenly pulled a re-
volver from his pocket and ordered
Updite to release his partner. Updite
paid no attention to the demand. The
tramp pressed his revolver against Up
dite side and fired. The bullet cut its
way half through a package OF letters
and railroad tickets and stopped.
In the excitement the tramp was re-
leased from the fence and the three
escaped in the darkness.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-20
LAKE VINEYARD COMPANY
WILL REFLECT OFFICERS
Special to The Herald,

0IIIT0T 10 7 TIV TTVI UIVI'
PASADENA. Jan, 19-This evening
the directors of the Pasadena Lake
Vineyard Land & Water company met
informally and nominated candidates
for the directorate to be voted upon
at the annual meeting of the company
the latter part of this month. All Of
the present directors will stand for
recollection and will be chosen, for
there is no opposition.
The Lake Vineyard company is the
largest i'm Pasadena, and the close of
its present fiscal year finds the organ
izatiou i'm the most prosperous condi-
tiou m it's history. The directors are
especially concentrating themselves
over the unexpectedly successful de-
velopmeut of a great water supply in
the Copeland wells so called
Holci del Coronado for excellence
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-20
Personals

Mrs. Harry w. Bishop, wife of the
manager of "Ye Liberty" theater Oak
land and her family are at the Hay
ward.
H. r. Duffin, prominent railroad
man of Oakland, is at the Hayward.
G. Wardman, a wealthy mining
man from Mexico, is at the Van Nuys
w. c. Jones, one of the proprietors Of
Hotel Stewart, San Bernardino, is at
the Hayward.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-20
Stopped Too Soon

bismarck said every man had the
right to drink 10000 bottles Of cham
pagne."
"He should have gone a step farther
and told them where they could get
the price of that much champagne. -
Houston Post.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-20
Flaueroa Street Corner

J, NJ. Stewart has sold To- Thomas
O'Neil the southeast corner of ThiI-
tieth and Figueroa streets for $4,000
The lot has frontage of 1Oj feet on
Figueroa ana $50 ON Thhteth.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-20

Katie-I never gave you any en-
couragement.'
Ernest-Yes, you did; you led me
TO believe that your father was
wealthy.-Jester.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-20

Dear friends" began the lecturer
Il call you dear friends l won't call
you ladies and gentlemen, because you
see, L know you all so well, Life.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-06-12
Too Much Coffee,

A Cincinnati doctor who thinks that
all the Ills of the human race can be
traced to the drinking OF coffee and
tea entered q restaurant recently and
seated himself opposite an lrlshman
who was busying himself trying to
dispose of steamlng cup of cof'
fee.
How often do you use coffee"
queried the doctor.
II drink II morning, noon and night,
sir"
Don't you experience a slight dlz.
zlness of the brain on retiring at
night?"
Indeed | do, sir, very frequently"
you have sharp pain through
the temples and In and around the
eyes?"
Right you are" replied the Irish.
man.
"You are possessed with a drowsl'
ness when you awake In the morning,
and your head often aches and feels
very heayy?"
Right again." answered the Irish.
man, still slipping his coffee.
We'll, then" exclaimed the doctor,
sitting erect in his chair, 'aren's you
now convinced that the coffee is the
cause?"
rs that so?" said the Irishman. in
astonishment. Faith always thought
It was tlse whisky. What TO Eat,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-06-12
POLICE DOGS OF VIENNA.
Experiments So Far Have Only Proved
Qualified Success.

Some interesting experiments were
made recently with police dogs in the
park, says Vienna
report. The animals used were Ger.
man sheepdogs greatly resembling
wolves. The dogs proved successful
In carrying messages They covered
over half a mile in three minutes,
bringing a message from an outpost
taking back an answer, and then re.
turning TO headquarters"
A trial to Illustrate the use of the
animals in saving drowning persons
nearly had fatal ending. The victim
was dragged by dog across the pond
In which the experiment was made,
but as the animal kept his head under
the water the subject of the test was
half drowned when he reached the
bank.
In another case a supposed burglar,
who was pursued by one of the dogs,
was so ferociously attacked by the
animal that he had to be rescued
from his captor. Archduchess lsa'
bella after the trial ordered a number
of trained police dogs for the pro.
lection of her family when living in
the country.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-06-12
A Place for business.

Pat, a miner, after struggling for
years In far off western mining dis
trict, finally giving up in despair, was
about to turn his face eastward, when
suddenly he struck 4! rich. Soon after
ward he was seen struttlng along
dressed in fine clothes.
One day an old friend stopped him,
saying. And how are you, Pat? I'd
like to talk to you"
Pat stretched himself proudly. III
you want to talk to me I'll see you at
me ONCE, hey an office now, and me-
hours is from a. m. in the mornin' to
d. M. In the afternoon"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-06-12

pected to hear at once, but in five
days after the fourth treatment these
awful Kissing, roaring noises ceased
entirely. the ears seemed 10 open
with noise like a pop gun all OF
sudden after had got in bed and
then l heard the clock ticking and
have heard ever since.
My friends told me Il would not
last 'hat l would be as deaf as ever
in a few days. ] admit | thought 50,
too, hut my bearing IS growing more
acute every day. ! do not pretend
10 know how it was done, and
don't care. | know | was deaf
many long years. / never heard my
chid's voice until last Sunday night,
hut now can hear any ordinary
conversation II Il Is not in 2 whis
per" Respectfully,
r. l.. BLAKNEY.
Mr.. Blakney's story goes to bear
out the stories everyone is talking
about in regard to the power and
success this yCIung magndist has
had in dealing with severe cases Of
catarrh. rheumatism, kidney trouble,
liver complaint cataract, cancer par
alysis, scrofula, throat disorders, i'm
potency, constipation, disorders of
women, appendicitis, loss OF nerve
force, lack Of vitality, prostate trou-
bles, piles, heart disease, deafness,
bladder disorders, hip disease, in
cipient Bright's disease. epilepsy, tu-
mors in all conditions, nervous pros.
tration, diabetus, neuralgia, incipisnt
consumption, bronchitis and all ner-
vous diseases.
The Boy Phenomenon still contin-
Iues to be one of the most talked
about paople in the city and the
surrounding country. Any day a per
son will find the reception rooms at
his office at the Majestic PIotel
filled with people suffering from some
complaint. Most of them having
spent money on every kind OF doe
tors imaginable and having turned
I to this wonderful power as last
resort office hours are 10 u. m,
to p. m. and Z to s evenings.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-06-12
HIS LAST GALLANT ACT.
Why salters Would in the Future
Stick to His Seat.

That's the last time-the very last
time," walled Salters, as he slammed
his hat on the deck and gave other In.
dications OF mental anguish.
Last time for what? Got another
tip on good thing?" queried the
bookkeeper, with languid interest.
mo. sir. It's the last time I'll
ever give up my seat on a car to q
woman" replied Salters, with increas'
ing warmth. 81 was lucky enough to
get a seat In the subway express this
morning" he continued, and was
comfortably reading my paper, when
u young woman got on at One Hun
dred and Sixteenth street. was sit
ting In a cross seat when ] caught
sight of her. She looked tired and del.
icate, and seeing nobody else make a
motion to get up, arose, made my
best bow and waved my hand toward
the vacant place. She bowed stiff
ly and said; No, thank you, | never
could ride backward Before | could
sit down again big husky fellow,
who had heard her, dropped into the
place with a grunt OF satisfaction.
had to stand all the way down town.
Never again, | tell you."-N. Y. Press,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-06-12
RAISING BABIES sY CHART.
An Addition to the Schedule for WhleI
the Nurse Wasn't Even Grateful.

An Addition to the Schedule for Which
the Nurse Wssn't Even Grateful.
We let machines in the form Of
nurses and governesses, raise our chill
dren under printed directions, tackled
upon the walls And some mothers
are proud Of the completeness of their
thraldom to these Enthusiastically
proud because their babies are "sched
ule" youngsters.
The other day | was shown a chart
"a business.like, austere product of
some psuedo.scientist's brain and
printers ink.
Isn't 1t complete?" said the near,
mother. Read It,"
| read "Aerated milk, nine a. m.
scraped onefourth orange, $3.50 a. m.
Pasteurized milk ten a. m Slice OF
health toast, one.sixteenth ounce,
1915 a. m. Modified milk, three
ounces, 15:45 a m. Walk Is steps, IL
a. m. Two teaspoons distilled water,
11;l5 a. m"
The rest of the chart was similar to
this.
1T is complete" said |, but should
like to edit the next one they get out.
She opened her eyes and raised her
brows. (You know the way superior
people, especially the recently.supe
rior kind, do it--so's you get taste
In your mouth right away as IL she
had handed you grapefruit to eat
without sugar.
by putting in line right here"
said refusing to be frozen by hel
manner. 1890 to one o'clock. Love
baby little"
She didn't even thank me for the
ggestjon-actually. she didn't. Won
en- are peculiar propositions-What
May Bohemian.