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Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-07
CONCRETE POINTS
PAST AND FUTURE
WONDERFUL INCREASE IN CE-
MENT PRODUCTION
All Architects and Engineers Must
Have Thorough knowledge and
Appreciation of the New
Building Material

Local architects and contractors who
we're privileged to hear the recent ad-
dress by Architect Harrison Albright
on the use Of reinforced concrete in the
construction Of modern structures are
still discussing the points brought out
by tine speaker
Mr.. Albright said in part: 1.-THE
use of reinforced concrete has been SO
general and its importance has grown
To such an extent that no architect
or engineer can afford to be without
thorough knowledge OF its proper
ties and applications; for the time is
fast coming when this type OF con-
struction will be moro extensively used
than all other types combined, and the
architect or engineer who Is not pre-
pared to undertake the work will be
In wont Of something to do The sig
nificance OF this statement will be APP
parent to many OF you before many
years have passed. When | decided
twenty-five years ago to become al
architect, the total production OF
barrels. In the year just closed the
production was 42,O00.0OO barrels. TC
present the matter in another form, the
Estimated output in 1896 was o pei
capita production OF one-half barre
for every man. woman and child II
the United States. whereas, the tota
production twenty-five years, ago dis
tributed In the same proportion woulc
not have supplied the inhabitants Of
city the size OF Los Angeles.
While Carthage, the most ancieni
city OF Egypt, was In the height o
her glory, some 2SOO Years ago, a
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aqueduct seventy miles long was con-
structed of concrete to furnish the
water supply of the city. To cross q
valley over one thousand arches We're
built. Many of these were one hum
dred feet high, some of WHICH are
standing today in perfect state of
preservation. At the beginning Of the
Christian era the Pantheon of Rome
was constructed. Its roof is a domt
142 feet inches in diameter, cast in
concrete, being one solid mass, COW
ering the building like a she'll
Reinforced concrete is concrete In
which has been imbedded steel bars OF
the proper form and size and In the
proper position for the purpose OF re-
sisting tensile stresses.
''In l849 M. Lambot built a boat OF
concrete, in which he imbedded steel
netting. In 1855 he exhibited this boat
at the worlds fair at Paris. and II was
then credited as being the first rein
forced concrete structure. This poai
has been in constant use since thai
time and is today in a perfect state Of
preservation at Mereval, France. .a.
"In 1876 #. ]. Monier. French gar
dener, used the same principles in con-
structing flower boxes, small water
tanks and the like, and to him were
issued the first patents on reinforcee
concrete construction. Soon after thi:
its use was extended to the eonstruc-
tion OF floor slabs, pipes, etc.
''Hennebique is credited to be this
flrst to adapt the principle of reinforced
concrete columns, beams. girders, etc
Companies operating under his patents
alone have erected buildings which
have cost upwards of se0.0O00OO Mum
erous other companies operating undel
various patents have erected buildings
in all parts OF the civilized world ag'
gregating in cost many millions OF dol
la -
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-07
AMBITION PARTS
TWO TITLED FRIENDS
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Special Cable to The Herald.
LONDON, April-6.-How sad it is that
their desire TO posses. beautiful art
objects is stronger than the friendship
between women. Yet connoisseurs must
rejoice that a certain service of Sevres
Is intact, even If the intimacy of Prin-
cess Hatzfeldt and Lady Cunard is
broken The friends of both New York
women say they fell out over Sevres
service which together they saw for the
first time and yearned for in Paris.
They agreed that the price the dealer
asked was excessive, says Lady Cunard,
There was no understanding what
ever between us about the china" re-
torts Princess Hatfield with the Hunt
ington millions.
Soon after leaving P~ris Lady Cunard
visited the princess at prayton manor
and there she saw the delicate cups
and shell-like saucers. lady Cunard
cut her visit short. their dear friends
whisper
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-07
PrIneIpaI BulIdlna PermIts

Among the building permits granted
last week were the following:
Depot grounds, Santa Fe-L. M.
Davenport company, 1929 North Los An
geles street, owner; r. Beyrle, builder;
two-story warehouse; $1,000.
Alameda street, 552 South-Los Ange-
les Gas company, owner; Parkinson &
Bergstrom, builders; alterations of
building; 100000.
Twentieth street. 1916 West-D Has
kell. 5421s Wall street. owner; G. w.
Smith, builder; one-story six-room
residence; $2250.
Avenue Is. $500 North-E. o. Hanson,
857 North Spring street. owner; H. G..
Hanson, builders two-story eight-room
building; $1,000.
Mathews street, 3lS North--L. M.
Davenport, at lot. owner and, builder;
one and a half story nine-room resi-
dence; sS400.
San Pedro street, Ssl5--D. " Wagner,
20l West Eighteenth street, owner and
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-07
lpneumoDIa'a DEADLY Work

has so seriously affected my right
lung" writes Mrs. Fannie Conner OF
rural Route /, Georgetown, Tenn,
that coughea continuously night
ana day and the neighbors' prediction
consumption-see seemed inevitable, unti!
my husband brought home a bottle OF
Or. Kings, New Discovery, which IN
NV case proved to be the only real
cough cure and restorer Of Weak, sore
lungs. When all other remedies ut
teriy fail, you may stu win In the
battle against lung aud throat troubles
With New Discovery, the rsal remedy,
Guaranteed by DEAN DRUG COM
PANY. soc and Sl0O Triaf bottle
free. au.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-07
G0URMAND ATE 5000
PEAS IN ONE DAY
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special Cable TO The Herald.
LONDON, April 6.--John Cotton, who
lives in Dewsbury Yorkshire, is be-
lieved to possess the most voracious
appetite OF any man living. Within the
past few days he has consumed a meal
at which van horse would have iibbed
in despair. He is already we'll known
In the district in which he lives by rea-
son Of his past performances, but his
latest feat surpasses all his previous
conquests. "' +I I h
The contest which has Just concluded
lasted fourteen days. The condition was
that he should eat two peas on the first
day double that number on the second,
and continue to double 1t day after day
for fourteen days. The peas which were
used for the contest were the ordinary
green marrowfats. N f'lS-
During the first week the man simply
swallowed them like pills, in the dry
state; afterward they were steeped and
boiled. On the tenth day Ae number
was 1924; on the eleventh 2O4S, on the
twelfth 4096, on the thirteenth Sl92, and
on the fourteenth 1884. 6t4
On the thirteenth day operations
were commenced about 3 o'clock in the
afternoon. He disposed of 500 without
the slightest inconvenience and calmly
rested until o'clock in the evening be-
fore resuming operations. AT that
hour he faced the enormous mass,
which filled the largest household
bucket. with a determination not to
surrender. Just before ii o'clock he
cleared the last of the dishes ana was
greeted as the worlds champion.
rhe man is prepared to defend his
championship against all eomers and
there is some talk of rabbit eating
contest as the result OF the pea eating
competition. In the contests which took
place simultaneously all the competi-
tors were stopped when they reached
1000 lest the affair should end in a
coroner's inquest
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-07
BUILDING DATA
SHOWS PROGRESS
MARCH, 1907, SECOND IN HIGH
RECORD MONTHS
April Starts of BrlskIy in the Line of
mproVements-Sett Weather
Increases General
Activity

The month of March, 1907, lined up
with a fine showing in building. Total
permits issued were $50, authorizing i'm
provements valued at $1,275,156 The
record March for building was in 1906,
when the permits were 927, valuation
81, 165, 1907; in 1905 the rch record was
762 permits, valuation $1,176,165. March,
1907, is second in the high record.
Now comes April, the first week Just
closed making a creditable exhibit
Total permits granted since April /,
144, authorizing improvements valued
at $17460O.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-07
PRoPERTYlN POPULAR TRACTS
Selections In Additions In the South.
west section-Total Sales,
S49, 900

e. A. Forester & Sons Incorporated,
report the following sales, aggregat-
ing $4,000, tft
In the Wiltshire Harvard Heights
tract, located in the new residence
| tending from Wiltshire to San Marino,
from Normandie to Harvard, to Lucy
L. Metcalf lot 223, a west front, 80 by
1876 feet midway between Eighth and
Ninth streets, $1100.
To A. H. Johnston, south 40 feet of
| lot 5, all of lot 6 and the north ten
| feet of lot 7, being an east front 100
by 1876 feet on Harvard boulevard, be-
ginning 210 feet south of Wilsire boule-
ward, $4,000.
To c. w. Bittman from Clara Park,
| lot 1885, being an east front, 90 by lSo
feet, on Irolo midway between Eighth
and Ninth streets, $500
TO Mrs. Maria H. Gunster, lots 275
and 276, west front, so by 1856 feet each,
on the east side OF Jasmine, beginning
so feet south of Eighth street, $24oO.
| In the Vermont and Melrose Avenue
tract located at the southwest inter-
section Of Vermont and Melrose ave.
nbes, from C. e. Crary to H. c. VII
cox. lot 38, on the east side OF Allan
street, one and q half blocks south OF
Melrose and being so by 146 feet IN
10 Claire Miller, lot 81, 50 by 146
feet, west front, on Allan, one and
a half blocks south of Melrose ave-
nue., 1915.
70 d. G. Benther lot SO. west
front, 80 by 146 feet on Allan street.
about one and a half blocks south Of
1 Melrose avenue, $500. h'
10 c. y. Foster, lots 26 and 27, east
front. so by 146 feet each, on Vermont
avenue. about one and a half blocks
south or Melrose avenue, $2400.
in the Wellington Place tract, from
III. A. Rosecrans to w. B. Chambers,
| lot AS being a west front, on Kingsley
drive, 81.2sn feet front by 150 feet In
| depth and located midway between
Firth and sixth streets, $25oO.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-07
aAntlconaestop' a New Product

cal company has been founded TO mar
ket earth Of medicinal quality found
in Ventura county, Cal The product is
said to contain curative powers OF
known quality, as the mud has been
anaIyzed by experts. 1t is known as
"anticongestoln and IL is claimed that
the product win prove of greater value
than a gold mine
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-07

',From the grammatical standpoint"
said the fair maid with the lofty fore
head, "whioh do you consider correct
i had rather 90 home pr I would
rather go home2i
Neither" promptly responded the
young man. "Id much rather stay
here Tit-Bits. p.fHH
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-07
TabuIated Statement

Below are the official figures from
the office of Chief Inspector Backus,
April ] to April 5, 1907:
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-07
On West seventeenth

Althouse Bros. report the following
sales:
Susan A. Englander to Jonathan S.
Dodge a lot 45x12O feet at 1853 West
Seventeenth street, improved with a
six-room cottage. Consideration $4,000.
Francis McGraw to Annie E. auff,
a two-st0ry eight-room residence at
i14l West Seventeenth street. lot 52Mx
176 feet, bought for 4 home. Consid-
Grafton $500
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Be on Hand Early. Come at Once

only ssO
PURE OZONE FROM OFF THE HEAL1
Buy Hhf the Is rich and
lines
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Our Restrictions

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improvements by Wards

Following Is the ofticial statement by
Yards since April l:
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Free tickets Redondo furnished all interested
twenty minutes
Get your free tickets office in advance Auomo
around Redondo and the beautiful Re1ondo Villa Tract
GRANDBST SUCCESS OF THE SEASON-Everybody
spike OF the Redondo Villa railroad driven jan 6he
transportation facilities for the Redondo Villa Tract The r.
ties the ground, rails will be laid
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The Washington times., 1907-05-26
Entertainments.

An Interesting entertainment WINS
SVEN Thursday evening. May e. In the
Odeon. Forest Glen, by the Chi Psi I'd
siion Sorority, when they performed a
two-act comic opera, by Herbert Nash
Farrar and Harry Patterson Hopkins.
entitled The Girl in the MantiIla."
The cast was:
Senior Lopez. Of Granada Hazel Up
son.
'Ysabel. his daughter" Lucille An
drews.
Capt. Aubrey Iawton. L. S. Artn-
lery." Miriam Todd
Lieut. Larry Kildare, L. s. Artil-
lery," Bernice Young.
John Bull. a pseudo Englishmau. g"
Clara Stevens.
Marin Liza. an American duenna. q"
Margaret Whited.
Marie Hale, a Savannah Belle" Eliza
beth Brown
Henry Langdon, a Northern mil
iionaire." Nell Evans.
Honore Langdon, his daughter. e
Blanche Williams
Hugh Hall. eYerybody's friend, -
Helen ISinsman.
Summer Girl" Edith Sutpheu.
Shade Of Captain Kidd. the Bucca-
neer." Alice Sowerby.
Shade Of Peter Pan. his right-hand
man, Louise Mattingly.
"Will O. the Wisp. a spirit Mia
Whited
Bathing girls: LOuiPe Mattfngly.
Cecilia Rife. Gladys Kenyon, Mia
Whited. Sarah Kuhn.
Life guards: Millicent White. Fora
Swank. Vera Rhodes. Helen Meyer.
Adine Noake. Edith Hudson.
Yachting girls; Theresa Wertheimer.
Marion Tucker. Ruby OFT.
Observation-Disclosures Huffman. Eu-
nice Hadaway, Hazel Booth. and Jessie
Babcock.
There were nineteen attractive musical
numbers on the program, an attractive
feature being college sonss between the
acts BY the following fraternities
zeta Eta Theta, Kappa Delta Psi.
The Washington times., 1907-05-26

entertained the members at his home
Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Wolf and their
family, of Uniontown, Ala. who were
the guests of relatives in this city. be-
fore sailing for Europe, have reached
their destination and will remain abroad
until August. when they will visit here
again.
Mr.. and Mrs Isaac w. Nordlinger
were hosts at a delightful luncheon on
Saturday. when their guests OF honor
were Mrs. David Hirshberg. Of New
ark, n. J.; Mrs. Louis EIseman, and
Mrs. Harry Franc.
Mr.. and Mrs. william Frank have
left Washington for a trip to New
York. Cleveland, and through the West,
probably one Of these places their per-
manent residence.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Sellinger and their
son. Maurice A. Sellinger, were at home
last Sunday evening.
Edward Kohner has gone 10 Atlantic
City TO join Mrs. Kohner and Miss Kath-
crime Kohner, where they have been
spending a fortnight.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel King and Miss
Sophie King were at home 10 their
host Of friends last Sunday evening.
The Washington times., 1907-05-26

with her daughter. sJrs. George Brooke.
OF Cumberland.
Robert Jones left Th;Tsday for Nor
folk and the jamestown Exposition.
The Rev. Bergman Green and Mrs.
Green were the host and hostess Monday
evening at a very delightful reception in
honor OF the senior class Of the TheO-
logical Seminary. Mrs. Green had re-
eeiving with her Miss Dorsay Ashton.
Miss Jessie Armstrong. Miss Rebeka
Uhler, Miss Fannie Washington, and
Miss Sadie Horner.
Mr.. and Mrs Clinton smoot enter
tanned in honor Of the eleventh birthday
Of their daughter, Miss Frances Smoot
on Wednesday Those invited were
Misses Collins Jones, Polly Green, OF
Delaplain; Christina Kemper. Virginia
Wheat. Kathleen Bitter. Lucy Uhler
Julia Cochran, Frances Robinson, Mar
garet Kennedy. Emily Johnson. Marian
Fletcher, Lucy Anderson, Messrs. Ed
ward Kemper, Richa- Gfeen, Bryan
Pitts. Johnson Mcclure. WILDER and
Clarence Robinson, Clinton Smoot, Ash
by Warfield. Robert and Wesley Bit
Ter.
Miss Carrie Stribbling has returned 70
her home IN Markham. Va
Mrs. Frank King and Miss Dorothea
Taswell King are visiting Mrs. Roland,
Of Norfolk
Mr.. and Mrs. william Faulconer and
family have gone 70 North Carolina.
Continued On Seventh Pasel
The Washington times., 1907-05-26
Weddings

Miss Lisa Delavan Bloodgood. daugh-
ger OF the late Medical Director Blood
good, L. S. N. and Mrs. Bloodgo0d.
viii be married 90 George Gallagher
Hopkins. jr.. in the Church Of the Mes
siah, Brooklyn. y. Y. next Saturday
evening, at $50 o'clock. AIbro J. New
ton, a cousin Of the brides mother, viii
give her in marriage. and a reception
Will follow the ceremony in the brides
home, 800 Clermont avenue.
Mrs. Laura NJ. Cronkhite announces
the engagement and approaching mar
riage OF her daughter. Miss Caroline
Harrington Cronkhite. TO Lieut.. Dewitt
c. T. Grubbs, Sixth United States In
fantry. The wedding will take place
in the Church OF the Holy Spirit, Mis-
sOula. Mont. June Z6
The marriage Of Miss Grace Milton
Irvine. daughter Of Mrs. William Irvine,
Of Brooklyn, n. Y. TO Lieut.. Richard
]. Mckinney, Artillery Corps. L. S. A,
took place in St. Johns Episcopal
Church. New York city. Wednesday.
May D.
Miss Irvine had as her attendants
Miss Anna Francis Miss Marguerite
Zimmerman. Miss Alice Rose. and Miss
Elizabeth MacKay. as bridesmaids.
Capt Percy p. Bishop, Artillery Corps.
L. S. A. acted as best man for Lieu
tenant McKenney. and the ushers were
Allan Gray HOyt, Joseph Freeman,
Dean Edmunds, and William Broughton.
Miss Josephine B. Story. daughter Of
Gen. Joseph G. Story. assistant ad1u-
tant general OF New York, was married
Wednesday. May ,, to Rodney Thursby,
also Of Brooklyn.
The ceremony took place in Christ
Church, Bedford avenue. and was per
formed by the rector, the Rev. Dr. WI
liam +. Chase. owing 70 the recent
death OF the bridegroom's mother, Mrs.
Helen Thursby the wedding WAS at
tended only by members OF the two
immediate families.
The bride wore a gown Of white mar
quisette and duchess lace. and "A large
white hat, and carried a shower or
lilies-of-the-valley.
Mrs. Henry q. Story, her sister-in-
law, acted as mat iron Of honor, and
wore a costume Of pale gray. and a
gray hat. and carried American Beauty
roses
James Thursby. brother Of the bride
groom, was best man. There were no
ushers.
Upon their return from their bridal
trip, Mr.. and Mrs. ThUrsby will reside
in Brooklyn.
Miss Florence Eliason, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs William A Eliason. and
James A. Brashears were married last
Tuesday at noon in the home Of the
The Washington times., 1907-05-26
Social Events
And Personals
In Alexandra

Robert Barrett. who recently returned
70 his home In this city. sailed Satur-
day for Europe. On his return Mr.. Bar
ret viii make his home in this part Of
the country.
Mrs Gardner l. BOOthe is visiting her
mother in Newport News Mr. Boothe.
who was with his wife. has returned.
Mrs. Thomas Lesdbeater and family
left Tuesday FOR their country home.
''Strathblane." Fairfax county.
Mrs. Robert G. Powell and Mrs.
George Johnston. with their nieces. the
Misses Boswell, left Wednesday for a
visit TO the jamestown Exposition.
Maylon Janney has issued invitations
Golf Club house on the evening OF
May IS.
A G. Uhler is in Birmingham. Ala.
where he went 10 attend the general
Presbyterian assembly. now in session.
Mrs. Ludwig, Of Braddock Heights,
has as her guests Mrs. James Lowe
Erskin and her son, OF Brooklyn, y. Y.
Judge Barley. who held court during
the week in Harrisonburg, has returned
to his home in this city.
Invitations have been issued by Mr.
and Mrs. w. W. Smith 70 the. marriage
Ct their daughter, Louise Montgomery
Smith, 10 DR.. Samuel Warrik Price. OF
West Virginia The wedding is 70 take
place June ! at $50 o'clock, at the home
Of the bride, Cedarviue, Broad Run,
Va.
The Neighborhood Club was enter
tanned this week by Mrs Robert w.
Fuller at her home. on Princess street.
The members present were Mrs Cassius
Lee, Mrs Albert Brockett, and Mrs.
William Wattles-
Mrs Ward Winchel and Miss Ethel
King, Of New York and Boston, are
visiting friends IN this city.
Mrs. Newton and Miss Mary Newton
are the guests OF Miss Fanny Dixon.
Miss Bessie swanl. OF JohnstoWn. Pa.
is visiting Miss Courtney Greenough.
Miss Byrd Thompson, OF Culpe9er.
Va, is the guest of Miss Nay Green.
William G Bremen has gone TO Pan
ANA, where re has accepted a position
with the Government
Miss Virginia COrse. of The Plains.
Va. has as her guest Mrs. Cummings
and her daughter, Miss Helen Cum
mings, Of this city. Henry Wattles and
John Herndon also We're the weekend
guests at Miss Corse's home.
Mrs. William Herbert has returned 10
her home after spending the winter
The Washington times., 1907-05-26
D SOCETY NEWS NOTES. AND GOSSIP OF THE PAST WEEK ID

Rev. DIR. Weston Bruner, who performed
the ceremony.
Miss Eliason wore a modish tailored
costume OF white imperial serge with a
large white picture hat trimmed with
long white plumes.
The brides only attendant was her
sister, Miss Edith Eliason, who acted as
maid OF honor. Mr.. Brashears had as
his best man his brother. Ira Brashears.
Following the ceremony, which was
attended only by relatives Of the bride
and bridegroom. a wedding breakfast
was served in the home Of the bride for
the bridal party and the two immediate
families.
Later in the afternoon Mr.. and Mrs.
Brashears left Washington for an ex-
tended bridal trip, and upon their re-
turn will reside at Isl Hickman street
southeast.
Miss Grace Zundt and william II. May
were married in Brooklyn, n. Y. last
Wednesday. May 2. by the Rev. Lind
say Parker, of ST. Peters Episcopal
Church. The bride was given in mar
riage by her father, II. A. Zundt, Of
Washington, D. c. Mr.. and Mrs. May
will spend their honeymoon at Niagara.
Canada. and Buffalo. On their return
to New York they will make a tour OF
the State in their motor car. They will
live in Middletown, NY.
Miss Jessie McGaw. of Los Angeles.
was married yesterday morning TO
Frank II. Probert, also OF Los Angeles.
The ceremony was performed at 10
O'Clock in All Souls Unitarian Church.
by the Rev. L. G. B.. Pierce, the pastor.
Only small company witnessed tho
pretty affair, and there was but one at
tendant the best man. John Mason
Boutwell,, an old and intimate friend OF
the bridegroom. The bride wore her
travelling costume, dark tailor-nade
suit with hat to match. wedding
breakfast followed in the New Willard,
after which the bride and bridegroom
left for New York. whence they will sail
for tour Of Europe. On their return
they will go 10 their home in Los An
geles.
The Washington times., 1907-05-26
The Difference

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