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Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-23

they may carry all water tributary to
them without damage to adjacent prop
erty. Then with properly constructed
streets in connection herewith a large
part of the storm water that does the
greatest damage, and which now floods
the business section of the city, would
be eliminated, and thereby the problem
of providing drains for the remainder
of the flood waters would be much
simplified and could be extended from
time to time as required.
Detailed surveys Of the various
washes and waterways are now being
made, and when completed plans for
improvements and rights of way will
be prepared.
Respectfully submitted,
IS. F. PEARSON, City Engineer"
There was a good deal of lobbying at
this mornings meeting of the council,
Former Street Superintendent C. c.
Brown addressed the council on the
failure of the Santa Fe to lower it's
Elm avenue tracks to conform with the
official grade of the avenue. He claimed
the city had the upper hand in the
deeds granting the right of way, and
offers to compel the railroad to lower
the grade by court decree. The rail-
road people had contested the dictum of
the city fathers and would not lower
IiiS 6iduS' I1S pttoeS ms cldlIn OH tHe
failure of the railroad corporation to
establish and maintain a depot at the
crossing in the Olivewood district.
Among the other matters disposed of
in the council meeting was the divid-
ing of the east side into voting pre-
cincts, it being necessary to do so by
ordinance since the territory has been
recently annexed, and provisions were
not made for the districting of the east
side In the charter.
Hotel del Coronado. ideal and perfect
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-23

F. Johnson as Ponsonby, his man; both
are good, but have little to do.
The sourest lemon handed out is one
Frederick V. Bowers, who writes "home
and mother" songs and attempts to be
an actor and singer. He is bad-egg
edition of George Cohen at his worst: :
he is vain, silly asinine and an offense
to eye and ear. He should be bottled in
bond and sent back to little old New
York, which likes his breed; out here
in California we know men when we
see them.
The feminine contingent of the prin-
cipals are pretty and wear good clothes.
but they have almost nothing to do.
Belle Gold as Desdemona, a negro
maid, is good.
If one has the time to spare one may
find much pleasure in going to THE
Ham Tree" and staying through the
parts when the chorus makes it's beau
tiful and attractive stage pictures, and
when the Georgia minstrels are on; the
rest of the time he can prof1tably spend
in the smoking room. But at that, he
will enjoy more than half the evening.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-23
CARROLL NJ 'COMAS
TO WHISTLE HERE
Los Angeles Nightingale, Who Has
Won Europe and the East, to
Give Concert in Home
City

Miss Carroll McComas, the talented
young daughter of Judge and Mrs C.
G. McComas, who Is known throughout
Europe and the east as the California
nightingale, will appear in her home
city in the near future under the man
agement Of l.. E. Behymer.
Miss McComas, who is a Los Angeles
girl. left here over six years ago, since
which time she has travelled extensive
ly in the east and Europe, whistling
herself into the hearts of her audiences.
She will be heard only in her own con-
cert, and not at the Woman's parlia-
ment, as was announced last Sunday
through a misunderstanding of the
legislative committee of the parlia-
ment.
Miss McComas is an ardent daughter
of California, and while in Europe was
famous for her whistling and her Cali
fornia poppy dress, which was designed
by Mrs. McComas and which represent
ed the poppy with the pretty girl as the
center attraction.
This will be the first appearance of
Miss McComas in her home since she
left here a mere child. Hardly out of
her teens, Miss McComas has attained
an enviable place on the stage. hav-
ing appeared in several well-knoWn
companies, as we'll as in her whistling,
for which she is justly famous. She
has also studied vocal music, but has
not taken that up seriously as yet.
From babyhood Miss McComas was
whistler, the art being natural to
her, and her many friends in Los An
geles will be glad to witness her first
appearance after her long absence
under such favorable circumstances.
The date for the concert has not yet
been decided.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-23
AUTO INJURIES
TEN-YEAR-OLO
LITTLE BOY SEEKS TO DODGE;
CAUGHT BY MACHINE
Miracle Intervenes and Guides Heavy
Wheels from Prostrate Form and
Accident Is Not
Fatal
Pasadena Agency,
n North Raymond Street,
Phones. Sunset 1907, Home 2l24.

PASADENA, Jan. 22.-An accident
wholly unavoidable nearly deprived lit
tie Harold Sparks, the 10-year-old son
of Conductor 8. S. Sparks of the Pacific
Electric railway, of his life. The acci-
dent occurred on East Colorado street
and the youngster was run down by the
machine In full sight of his father.
Miracle prevented fatal injuries result
ing from the mishap, and though the
blow left n deep scar on the young
ster's head, there were no more seri-
Gus injuries.
DR.. Rudolph Schiffman, the million
aire st. Paul physician, formerly pres
ident of the st. Paul city council, ana
noted for the famed COLLECTION Oh
orchids he has gathered ut great IX-
pense and with years of effort was
driving tho machine He was passed
by the car and was running at mou-
crate rate of speed when the car
stopped half block ahead. He slowed
down and rang his gong, anticipating
that someone would rush from the car
to the curb and wishing to warn them
of his approach. The car had started,
and thinking that the danger mao
passed the doctor increased the speed
of his auto and arrived almost opposite
where the car had stopped when from
around the rear of the moving car
dashed the youngster.
The little fellow had been standing
waving at his father, who was running
the car. when the car started He then
broke away from Virgil Lockett by
whom hu was accompanied, and dashed
into the path of the auto. DR.. Schin-
man endeavored to stop the machine,
and, finding it impossible, sought to
dodge to one side and escape running
over the youngster. The little fellow
lodged the same way and was struck
by the machine. He fell directly. be-
meath it, but the wheels escaped him.
Had they run over his PROSTATE form
there would have been a different end
ing to the mishap.
DR.. Schiffman stopped his machine
and with the aid of the lads father put
him into the car and within three min
utes had him on the operating table at
DIR. Newcomb's offices. Examination
proved that no serious injury had been
sustained.
DR.. Schiffman is held entirely blame
less by the parents Of the little child,
and there is no possibility of damage
suit.
Coronado leads all others.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-23

The classic of vaudeville blackface,
Mcintyre & Heaths Georgia min
stres has grown into "The Ham Tree"
and Los Angeles got it's first vision of
the affair last night at the Mason.
Like the plum tree, 1t contains some
good things and some not so good; like
the family tree, it is of goodly propor-
tions, especially as to progeny; like the
lemon tree, it affords some lemons of
marked acidity.
Two things are to be highly COM
mended in this musical comedy hash
which Klaw & Erlanger dish up; ore
is the chorus; it ranks first. The other
is the minstrel sketch, which is re-
tanned almost as it was seen so long on
the Orpheum circuit. The sketch is
now incorporated into the longer show.
and it, too, has been elongated. 1t
would be better if pruned. Nothing
could be bettered about the chorus eX
cept that it's stays on the stage are too
brief. The members are young, almost
universally pretty, agile, well shaped,
beautifully clad and trained up to the
minute. (They also sing some).
Mcintyre and Heath, personally, are
the same old pair. Age cannot witheI
them nor custom stale their infinite un-
Variety. IL Sou nave CNSl ocCll tiSl
you know the show; if you haven't you
can do so now and retrieve your losses
AS stated, they are classic.
With chorus and a vaudeville stunt
however, you can't make a three-act
musical comedy that is much worth
it takes Il little talent, and some per-
formers besides. This concoction was
dished up for a New York roof garden
summer show, when inanity is often the
chief requirement-and it went big,
which classifies it. The book is nil, the
music is as bad, and there isn't any
plot at all. Several tinkly songs and
some juggling stunts by w. c. Fields,
another recruit from vaudeville, make
the gist of it.
There are a few other characters;
the chorus must have chances Ia
change clothes, and the minstrels must
have a bit of a rest. These principals
are feeders and filters in, who wander
about and make remarks. The one
worthy of note-the two, rather-are
David Terrence as Lord Spotcash, and
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-23
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Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-23
CROWN VALLEY TO
FORM DISTRICT
Pasadena and Altadena Will Probably
Join Hands to Take Care of An
nual DeIuge of Storm
Water
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
PASADENA, Jan. 22.-Co-operation
either with the county or with Alta
dena for the forming of storm drain
district, to include Altadena and Pasa-
dena, is the tenor of the report tnat
was presented by City Engineer Pear
son to the city council this afternoon.
The report was the finding of City En-
gineer Pearson on the storm drain prof.
ect that is planned to rid Pasadena
of the flooding storm waters that
each winter sweep over the border from
the north and rage down the principal
avenues and thoroughfares, cutting the
Pasadena residents from the business
district, in addition to damaging prl-
vate property and causing frequent ana
unavoidable delays in electric car serV-
ice.
The report was referred to the COM
mittee on streets and alleys, and either
the project will tide over till the storms
of next year demand action or be fur
thered by the cooperation of the two
interested territories. Altadenans as
sumo that the matter is UP to them
The report follows:
pasadena, Cal, Jan. 2l, 1907
"To the Honorable Mayor and city
Council of the City of Pasadena
"Gentlemen Complying with your in
structions of January 10, to furnish In
formation regardingq plans for storm
water drains in the city of Pasadena
| beg to submit the followings
"It is evident to all that to construct
a suitable system of storm water drains
for the city OF Pasadena II would be
necessary to begin work on territory
that is at present outside of our muni-
cipal Jurisdiction, and since 1t has been
fonud impracticable for the city and
county to work jointly in controlling
storn, waters, there is nothing to be
done for the present but take such wa
Ter wherever 1t happens to reach the
eity and handle it as best we may.
again, a storm water system ade--
ouate to the needs Of Pasadena cannon
eu he devised at one time. but must
grow to its ultimate development. II
Should commence by Strengthening and
improving the channels of the various
washes and natural waterways so that
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-23
BLACKWOOD IS TO
MANAGE THEATER
WILL BE LIKE NEW YORK HIP
PoDR0ME
oliver Morosco Not Interested In
Plans for Magnificent New
Play House on Main
Street

The Herald's announcement of the
building Of large new theater in Main
street, opposite the Belasco, yesterday,
contained one error. BY inadvertence
1t was stated that Oliver Morosco
would manage the bouse; instead, It
will be looked after by John II. Back
wood, who will at the same time re-
tain the managership of the Belasco
The hackers and owners of the new
playhouse are Belasco, Mayer & CO.,
who have had the project i'm hand for
several months.
The plans contemplate the use OF
the entire Panorama building property
Stores to face Main street will occupy
part of it, and a broad entrance will
lead to the theater proper, which will
be where the rink now stands. A
twenty-foot alley approaches the real
of the Main street lot and breaks on
either property line. The stage will
extend back of this, giving a twenty
foot driveway clear across 1t when de-
sired. This will make possible stage
spectacles such as no theater in the
United States now finds possible.
The new theater will be given over tC
popular prices, and the plays will be OF
the spectacular melodramatic class. A
fine stock company of the best players
to be found will be employed, and big
things will be the rule. The house, ir
other words. will be run on the order Of
the New York Hippodrome, and will bt
the only one outside of that house II
the same class. A special effort viii
be made to put it before the tourist
public every winter, as one of the bis
plans contemplates huge spectacular
shows for their benefit.
With the exception of the manager.
name, The Herald's account of yester
day was absolutely confirmed last nigh
by all parties concerned.
The theater will cost in the neighbor
hood of million dollars and will bt
five stories high and fireproof. The
Main street frontage is 1855 feet, and o
this 100 feet will be devoted to stores
F'ifty-six feet will be the width o.
the magnificent entrance. The audito
rum of the theater will seat 5000 Il
contemplated plans are carried out.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-23

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Benefit Prouram

The following program will be given
at the musicale Thursday night for the
benefit of the firemen's relief fund.-
Selections from Carmen-De Lano
Mandolin club, twenty performers.
Organ. "Marche Pontisicale"-Frank
II. Colby.
Address, "Firemen"-Rev. Robert j.
Burdette.
Mezzo-contralto. (a) Serenade. (b)
Who nows?-Miss Grace E. Marvin.
The Railroad Meeting, nine characters
impersonated-Billy Arlington.
Duet, Barber of Seville"-Le Roy
Jepton, f. Waller Seager.
Address-Mayor A. c. Harper.
Aria, mmatus"-Madame Ad-
dington, organ accompaniment Frank
H. Colby
Contralto, Midsummer Dream"-Mrs.
f. R. Bittman DHardelot
Lecture on Female Suffrage, in cos
tume-Billy Arlington.
Tenor, MY Dream"-Le Roy Jepson.
Angelus quartet, Waltz Idyl-Magic
of Spring.
Baritone. when the Heart is. Young
f. Waller Seager.
Banjo song, Dear Old Rooster
Billy Arlington.
Enmasse, finale-Tableau, thirty fire
men, Star Spangled Banner. America.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-23
Detective THREATENS TO
WITHDRAW PATROLMAN
Special to The Herald.

OCEAN PARK. Jan. 22.-Charles
Foster, head of the Los Angeles de-
tective agency having a contract to
furnish this city with patrolmen, stated
before the board of city trustees last
night that he would withdraw his men
unless City Recorder j, l.. Wheat
ceased taking issue with them in
cases where arrests were Involved.
Foster stated that Ed Ingraham. the
acting police head, had on various oc-
casions been overruled in court by the
recorder, who took irregular procedure
in his method of administering the law.
Mayor Dana Burks seemed inclined to
uphold Foster and told the officer to
make his complaint in writing TO be
submitted to the board next Monday
night and the recorder was notified to
make defense in writing of the
charges. Judge Wheat is the father
of Walter r. Wheat, vice president of
the Bank of Venice, and has Ead more
than thirty years law practice.
Coronado for outdoor sports.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-23
STEALS FROM NEW HOUSE

Special to The Herald.
LONG BEACH, Jan. 22.-An uniden-
tilted man drove up to the site OF G. =.
Ludner's new residence at the corner
OF Hill street and Lime avenue last
night, loaded two barrels of lime and
two bundles of shingles into a spring
wagon and hauled them away. The
police traced the tracks of the wagon
some distance northward where they
were lost among the ruts in the road.
1t is thought that another citizen who
Is engaged in putting up q new house
in another part of town was the guilty
party.
Hotel del Coronado for excellence.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-23
SOLDIERS RAID bad
LANDS" DISTRICT
in Assoclatod Prcss.

COLUMBUS, o., Jan. ga number
of soldiers from the United States re-
cruiting station last night raided what
is known as the BAD Lands" district
and hurled missiles through the win
dows of stores. saloons and resorts
Major Glenn, the commanding officer
sent out a detail and placed thirty Of
the marauders in the guard house. The
affair was the result of a recent cutting
affray in resort in which soldier
was worsted by a negro. Last night
the soldier with a crowd of his COM
rades went after him. Being unable to
find the negro they started trouble.
Major Glenn today said he would
thoroughly investigate the trouble and
that the leaders would be punished.
James Sterns, one of the latter. has
confessed and given the names of the
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-23
GIVES OPINION
ON SEPTIC TANK
CITY ATTORNEY SAYS 0UTFALL
MAY BE USED
Finds Law Elastic Enough to Permit
Of Divertlng Bonds to Connect
with Los Angeles
Outfal
Special to The Herald.

DpeClul 10 Inc Herald.
SANTA MONICA. Jan. 22-After an
exhaustive investigation into the
statutes covering the case, City Attor-
ney Ben Hunter last night submitted to
the city trustees a written opinion Of
the legal right of the board to divert
the funds now on hand for the con
struction of septic tank, for which
specific purpose this city hoated bonds
about eighteen months ago to the
newer and generally considered moro
feasible scheme Of installing a sewer
main to connect with the Los Angeles
outfall at Hyperion.
In. summing up the situation the city
attorney contends that the elasticity Of
the law is ample to warrant the board
I'm using the money to carry out the
Hyperion idea, and states that although
he entertains no doubt as to the cor
rectness OF his Interpretation of the law
1t would nevertheless be advisable
to petition the Legislature, now in ses-
sion, to pass a special statute covering
the points in the case. Mr.. Hunter
pointed out that the proper method of
procedure would be to first organize n
sewerage district embracing all the
communities in the bay section. and for
this purpose the board arranged to hold
meeting on Thursday night, when
the matter will be discussed with the
Sawtelle and Ocean Park boards of city
trustees
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-23
Radiated Magnetism in Cure Of paraIy,i,

the two-and "a -half-year-old son OF James
Elmsdorf, who. at the acc Of eighteen
months. became a victim of infantile
paralysis. Tee left side of the body and
both legs from the hips down were car-
A few weeks ago the child received
Ba chelet generators.
After the first week there was steady
Improvement and now the parents re-
port that the withered little legs are
rounding out again. the evidences Of
paralysis growing less and less
SO7 Severance Bldg. cor. 9Th and Main
streets.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-23
CONSTABLE OUT
FOR OYNAM|TER
Armed with Warrant Charging Assault
with Deadly Weapon, He
Searches Wilson's
WiIds
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
PASADENA, Jan. 22.-Armed with a
warrant for the arrest of j. B. Beard,
the deputy sheriff and lessee of Mount
Wilson camp who Sunday tried to
dynamite Deputy Sheriff Wallis be-
cause he snowballed him, Constable
w. C. Austin of Pasadena is searching
the wilds of Mount Wilson for Beard.
Wallis today swore to complaint
charging assault with deadly weapon.
The act of Boards will in all probabil-
ity cost him his star and cause him
the unpleasantness of facing Judge
Klamroth in the role of defendant.
Wallis with thirty others was snow
balling trail-clmbers Sunday. Beard
came along and received generous
dousing. and in5anger threw STICK OF
dynamite at Wallis. The explosive
struck his shoulder and fell into the
snow at his feet.
Always warmer at Coronado.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-23
ONLY ONE PARTY TO HOLD
MUNICIPAL CONVENTION
Special to The Herald.

SpCClAl TO ne
PASADENA, Jan. 22.-With the fail
ure of old line party representatives
to file applications for representation
on the primary ballots the Socialists
will be the only party to nominate it's
ticket in the manner prescribed by the
election laws.
Yesterday was the last day possible
in which to file the notice that a party
intended holding primaries and a con-
vention. Hence Pasadena will have
only one city convention.
The city council this morning 0assed
on the application of the Socialists md
referred it to the committee on ordin-
ance and judiciary The election of
Socialist delegates to the Socialist city
convention will cost the city approx
imately $780,
Hotel del Coronado ideal and perfect.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-23
LONG BEACH VI0LINlST
TO STUDY IN EUROPE
Special to The Herald.

LONG BEACH, Jan. 22.-Miss Olive
Hurlbert viii go to Europe in May to
study under the noted violinist Hart
mann. Miss Hurlbert has played at
two special concerts recently in the
auditorium and last week played be-
fore Hartmann in Los Angeles He
praised her work and urged that she
go ahead with her study, predicting a
great future for her. She has many
admirers in this city who wish her
much success.
Warmer days at Coronado,