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Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-14
JAIL BARS DEFY HIS SOAP
Fat Prisoner, Naked and Slippery,
Can't Squeeze Through-Held
Fast Till He Faints
tc. 'rhe Herald.

Special to- "he HeraId
READING, Pa, Feb. 13.-Coating his
naked body with soft soap in order to
force his way through the bars of his
cell, several of which had been secret
ly filed away. Harry WISE corpulent
long-term prisoner, made a desperate
and sensational effort to escape on Sat
urday night from the Berks county
jail, and the facts were officially con-
cealed. The attempt failed only be-
cause Wise had miscalculated the
space required, and his body was
wedged between the steel bars
Black and blue and exhausted from
his exertions in the unique predica-
ment, Wise was discovered by a night
watchman. With difficulty he was re-
leased from his self-made trap and
placed under close watch in another
cell.
1t was quite evident that Wise's at
tempted escape was aided by persons
outside of the prison. He was serving
years term for larceny. According
to his confession, he had planned his
escape from the first day of his i'm
prisonment. He had secreted minute
saws of the finest steel in the soles of
his shoes, which he later kept con-
cealed in his cell. Daily and nightly,
in momentary absences of keepers and
watchmen, he filed away the bars of
a Skylight in the upper section of his
cell. He concealed the steel dust and
soaped the several bars so that there
was no evidence of their having been
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-14

interfered with. To avoid suspicion he
conducted himself meanwhile as a
model prisoner.
The skylight would admit Wise to
the roof Of the Jail. The Jail yard was
ten feet below, and he had prepared
for the descent by tearing bedcloth-
ing into strips and knotting them into
rope.
These final preparations We're COM
pleted on Saturday night. That he had
friends awaiting him outside was evil
dent from the fact that his escape
necessitated the removal of almost all
his clothing. He reached the skylight
by standing on his cot and succeeded
in forcing his head and shoulders
through, but was unable to force
through the rest of his body, and could
move neither forward nor backward
1t was necessary to file away addi-
tional bars before he could be re-
leased.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-14
ADOLPHUS BUSCH
Halls PASADENA
ARRIVES IN PRIVATE COACH
WITH MRS. BUSCH
Millionaire Brewer Not SO Hale and
Hearty as Last Summer and
Is Assisted to His
Homo
Pasadena Agency.
n North Raymond Avenue,
Phones! sunset 1907, Home 2l24

PASADENA, Feb. 1S-Adolphus
Busch, the millionaire brewer OF st
Louis, arrived in Pasadena this even
ing
with the distinguished arrival came
Il number of friends, Mrs. Busch and
his private physicians. They arrived
in tho private car Adolphus, and In
closed carriages they were taken To
the mansion OF the brewer at the cor
ner OF Orange Grove avenue and Bell
fontain street. The mansion Is famous
under the name of IVY Wall.
Mr.. Busch was feeble though he has
lost little flesh since he last visited in
the charming ultra-f fashionable colony
of Pasadena. But tonight when he
stepped down from his private coach he
was assisted by two attendants and
they supported him on either side till
he was senated in the closed carriage
to bear him away to Orange Grove ave-
nue.. Mrs. Busch, despite her recent
illness, was sprlghtly and was not long
in descending unaided from the car and
walking unaided to the coach
The trip from the east has been n
leisurely one. The servants of the
Busch household arrived some few days
ago and have been busted in fitting up
the house and putting the mansion in
order for the coming of the millionaire
and his family.
With Mr.. Busch and Mrs. i'usch were
Mrs. Mangus of Chicago. Mrs. Reisin-
ger of New York, Mr. Conrad, DR.. Sor-
ren, DR.. Leida King and August Busch
The Sharrers arc travelling in Ger
many and may come to Pasadena later
in the season.
May Sutton at Coronado tennis tourna-
mont
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-14
NO CHANGES ON
WATER BOARD YET
Messrs. Elliott and Mead Will Remain
Indefinitely, SO Mayor Harper
Announees-Cal and Es-
key Mentioned

Mayor Harper reiterated last night
that no appointments would be made to
the water board for some time and the
subject of who shall be appointed is still
an open one.
Friends of j. M. Elliott and William
Mead, whose terms have expired, called
on Mayor Harper yesterday to urge
their retentiom
Joseph II. Call and Milton II. Eskey
who are mentioned for the vacancies,
both have the favor of the administra-
tion, but at present at least no change
will be made.
Attorney Call conferred with the
mayor yesterday in regard to an alley
opening in which he is interested.
Mr.. Eskey is president of the Pacific
hospital, while Mr. Call is best known
as special counsel for the government
in noted land grant cases.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-14
COMPROMISE WITH
SALT LAKE PEOPLE
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
LONG BEACH. Feb. 1S-At a spec
ial meeting of the city council this
afternoon resolution was taken up
providing for the closing of the West
Long Beach streets extending from
Railroad avenue north to Harbor ave-
nue., and for the opening of Fourth
street, the next street east of Seventh
street, and third street between the
two through property of the Blinn
Lumber company.
This resolution had been drawn up as
q compromise with the Salt Lake Rail-
way company, the trustees having first
intended opening all the West Long
Beach streets from First to Seventh.
An animated discussion of the resolu-
tion followed it's reading by Chief En-
gineer Jessup Of the Salt Lake road,
City Engineer Shaw and r. H. Blinn of
West Long Beach. The resolution was
finally laid over until the next meet
mig. All of the trustees save George A.
Mohrenstecher favored it's adoption.
Mohrenstecher, however, holds that
the Salt Lake has no right to dictate as
to what streets shall be opened, be-
cause, he says, the corporation does not
own the property it claims along the
water front.
This is tennis week at Coronado.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-14
AMERICAN FIRM A WINNER
New York Confectionery Manufactures
Awarded Highest Honor at Nil
Ian, Italy, Exposition
Special to The Herald.


NEW YORK, Feb. 13.-In competi-
tion with the greatest of Swiss and
italian chocolate manufacturers, as
we'll as the leading manufacturers
from all countries in the world, cable
dispatches announce this week that
a gold medal had been awarded to
facturer of fine confections, by the
jury of awards at the Milan Qtaly) eX-
position.
This exhibition is being held to COM
memorate the completion of a tunnel
entering that city, and all of the promi-
nent manufacturers of the world have
participated in it, sending exhibitions
of their best products. 1t is a tradi-
tion in the candy world that Swiss and
Italian chocolates have long been re-
garded the world over the premier
goods in that line of CONNECTIONS.
A large assortment of chocolates,
caramels and other confections manu-
factured by the Repetti establishment
were sent to the exhibition. Although
handicapped by the fact that they had
to cross the ocean, being thus sub
jected to severe sea and other climatic
changes, and that thirty days elapsed
between the time of their departure
from New York and the time when the
jury had an opportunity &C testing
them, they stood supreme in the esti-
mate of the International experts Sc
lected to pass Judgment on the prod
ucts of the different manufacturers en-
tered in the competition.
The verdict of the jury is regarded
as high compliment to American skill
and genius in the manufacture of
pandv
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-14
WOMEN REPAIR
ROADS At VENICE
TIRE OF WAITING FOR COUNTY
OFFICIALS
Led by Mrs. Kinney and Brandishing
Shovels, Volunteers Ride Down
Windward Avcnue-Work
Amid Cheers
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
VENICE, Cal, Feb. 13.--While heads
protruded from the windows of every
hotel along Windward avenue and
amused spectators lined the curblng,
there marched through the center of
the street this morning a single file of
local society women led by Mrs. Abbot
Kinney and carrying a variegated as
sortment of road implements which
they used later in making repairs on
Washington boulevard.
There have been many recent after
noon functions at the ship hotel when
the county supervisors, as the guests
Of Abbot Kinney, had "resoluted" over
well filled tables to have the work done,
but, strange to relate, 1t was done not.
Highway commissions, boulevard
builders and even the Los Angeles city
officials on their recent auto junket
here, at the doge's expense, have all de-
clared that the repairs would be made
without delay, If influence counted for
anything, and improvements costing
much money were promised. But
women are not as a rule inclined to
wait forever for thing to happen, and
so it came about, from a suggestion of
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Merry, and the unanimous
support of the Ladies' Afternoon club
was given to the plan of making q be-
ginning at the work.
All the arrangements were worked
out quietly and everything was sup
posed to be in readiness to begin work
when the women arrived at the scene
of their labors this morning.
The party was conveyed in two auto
mobiles and a surrey, supplied by local
business men, and two drays loaded
with sand for filling purposes brought
up the rear.
When the procession came to a halt,
however, 1t was discovered that the
shovels had been forgotten and one of
the women was dispatched in an auto
to get them. Just then someone else
remembered that there was no ladle
or strainer among the lunch utensils,
and these We're also to be brought back
by the envoy. Said envoy, after re-
ceiving twenty more instructions.
started on her journey, coming back
some two hours later with the shovels,
but admitting that the other things
had entirely slipped her memory.
All in all it was a great day for Ven
ice and the women. From every We
hicle that came along the workers re-
ceived words of encouragement and the
road showed signs of improvement
when they quit work.
Photographs of the women at work
and OF some OF the holes in the road
are to be submitted to the supervisors,
with a petition that the work of re-
pair be begun Immediately.
Those who constituted the road build
ers We're: Mesdames NJ. NJ. Merry, Alb
bot Kinney. w. E. Benton. F. Peltret,
George Sibley, ]. R. Dwyer, Phillips,
f. B. Goodwin, M. William Atkins, N.
v. Metcalf. w. H. Kendall. Misses
Marie S. Ruff, e. J. Slauson, Ruby
Phillips and NJ Leffingwell.
Naval officers at Coronado.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-14
ANTLERED HERD WILL
GIVE VAUDEVILLE SHOW
Snecial TO The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
PASADENA, Feb. 13.-The local Elks
are arranging for a vaudeville enter
tainment to be given in this city and
in Los Angeles during the first weeks
in March. The entertainment will be
given by local talent, aided by Orpheum
circuit stars, who will be engaged to
feature the bill There is good class
of vaudeville stuff in the local talent
that past performances have proven
vastly more entertaining than the
schedule theater dope, and the Elks
will undoubtedly make success of the
contemplated enterprise, as they have
made a success of most everything at
tempted In the past.
The bill will be put on here the first
night and in Los angeles the second
night, showing in the Angel city under
the auspices of the Los Angeles lodge,
The local members OF the antlered
herd look for a visitation from the Wis
iting Utah delegation next Saturday.
Coronado tennis begins 18th doday.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-14
WOMEN HURT IN
RUNAWAY DASH
Pasadenans Thrown from Rig by Mad
Animal, Frightened by Huge
Auto on East Colorado
Street
Special 70 The IIerald.

Special TO The Herald.
PASA DENA, Feb. 13.--Two of the
city's social elite were participants In
an exciting runaway this afternoon,
when horse driven by Mrs. John Ames
Matthews of Craig avenue became
frightened at an auto and dashed madly
down East Colorado street, throwing
the occupants of the buggy upon the
hard street pavement.
With Mrs. Matthews in the buggy
was Mrs. Names Andrews McCreary, a
winter guest at one of the fashiona BILE
hotels. Mrs. McCreary carried an in .
FAINT In her lap and when she was
thrown to the ground she fell so as to
protect the infant, but sustained seri-
Gus personal injuries. She lit on her
head and a severe scalp wound as well
as sundry bruises tell the tale of the
runaway. Mrs. Matthews Jared better
and came off with few minor injuries.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-14
CARvER'S NEW BOAT,
MARGARlTA READY
specinl 10 Tic I1nrn1h

'pV'''l 10 ! 70 Herald.
LONG BEACH, Feb. 18.-H. s.
Caryers new boat, the Margarita, Will
pc launched at / o'clock next satur-
Day afternoon at the foot of Riverside
drive.
The now boat, named after the
daughter Of MIR. and Mrs. G. II. Wind
nam Is built for shallow water and
especially for the inner harbor route
between Long Beach and San Pedro
She Is forty feet long and ten feet
wide, but draws only eighteen inches
She has a seating capacity Of sixty,
While Ler observation deck will ac-
commodate twenty people. The boat
is equipped with a twenty-five horse
power Neptune engine.
The cabin is finished In burnt wood
with white oak and mahogany trim
mings. The Margarlta is the second
largest boat ever turned out at Car
ver's plant, the Camigun being the
largest. The Camiguin was built for
Captain Arthur Mason n year ago.
Gayety ana society at Coronado
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-14
TROLLEY
FREIGHT MEASURE
CAR ATTORNEYS AND COUNCIL
DISCUSS PLANS
Sacramento Will Be Asked to Give
City Power to Treat with Rail-
road Magnates on Carry
ing Proposition

AS a result Of the conference between
the legislative committee Of the city
council and legal representatives of the
street car companies yesterday at the
city hall a bill will be introduced in the
legislature authorizing the council to
treat directly with the railroads on the
question of carrying freights on trolley
cars.
The question has been discussed in
It's various phases and yesterday a
learned array Of lawyers led by Counsel
Dunn of the Pacific Electric railway ad -
dressed the councilmen.
Mayor Harper is anxious to get reve-
nue. from this source provided freights
are carried between midnight and day
break and certain restrictions are
imposed.
The new bill will be sent to Sacra-
mento Immediately.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-14
0VERALLS CATCH
IN MACHINERY
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
LONG BEACH, Feb. 13.-Richard
Coon, pressman employed by the
Press Publishing company, had mar
row escape from fatal injury this after
noon when the bib of his overalls
caught in Il cogwheel of perfecting
press and he was drawn in towards the
machinery.
1t happened that the oft-ridiculed
printers devil saved Coon from injury.
Young Andrew Hickey who was stand
ing near the press, saw the pressman's S
predicament, sprang to the lever and
stopped the machine. When the big
press came to standstill Coon's over
als and shirt were torn and twisted In
the cogwheels and his naked breast
was close against the machinery.
When Hickey stopped the machine so
suddenly one OF the cogwheels was
broken into a score of pieces. The
evening paper could not be run off un-
til late tonight.
Tennis tournament now at Coronado.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-14
NOTES OF INTEREST
FROM LONG BEACH
Special to The Herald.
Long Beach Office,
129 East Third Street.
Phone-Eome 297

OpCCldl " 1IlC Ilti dlh'
Long Beach Office,
129 East Third Street.
Phone-Home 297.
LONG BEACH, Feb. 13.-T. o. Pat
terson, well known real estate man,
was slightly injured last night by be-
ing dragged by a Pacific Electric car
American avenue. He sustained a
number of bruises. Patterson stepped
from the car while 1t was moving. He
narrowly escaped being dragged be-
meath the. wheels.
A fire in the controller box of a Re-
dondo car near Third street and Elm
avenue this morning caused a small
panic among the passengers. There
were few persons aboard. All fed
from the car and none was hurt.
They walked the rest of the way
uptown.
The Long Beach ring team beat the
Venice five in the best roller polo
game of the season last night in the
local rink. The score was to 3. The
game was characterized by rough
playing throughout.
Two petitions were received last
night at the meeting of the city coun-
Gil, deprecating the conduct of officer
Taylor at West Long Beach. They
were referred to the police and sani-
tary committee and to Chief Young.
Acting in accord with report from
the city attorney the trustees last
night released e. l.. Plantico from
his. bid on the Atlantic avenue storm
sewer. Plantico asked that he be re-
leased, claiming certain Irregularities
in the awarding Of the contract. All
proceedings will be abandoned and
changes in the profiles will be made
before new proceedings are under
taken.
Saturday afternoon the Wilmington
Dock company will decide whether to
do its own dredging in excavating the
new channel at Wilmington, provided
for yesterday in the permit received
from the secretary of war, or to let
the work out to contractors
May Sutton at Coronado tennis tourna-
ment
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-14
NOTES FROM CROWN
CITYS NEWS FIELD
Special to The Herald.

10
PASADENA, Feb 13.-The Vernon
Avenue Roosevelt school will open next
Monday, the new building having been
completed and six grades will be trans
ferred to the new structure, relieving
the congestion in the present quarters.
The board of trade of the Crown city
is arranging a regular circus and side
show for the trip to be taken to San
Diego on February o. Washington's s
birthday. A local quartet has been en- .
gagged and a local orchestra and band
will also furnish music.
The deficit in the high school funds
this year viii amount to nearly $1,000,
nearly double the defcity in the funds
last year.
Flagship Charleston at Coronado.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-14
LONG BEACH FAVORS
BLUFF PARK PLAN
Special to The Herald.

LONG BEACH. Feb. 1S.-The city
trustees this afternoon granted the petit
ton of the oxford company, the West
minister company and six other prop
erty owners along the strand to be al
lowed to build q retaining wall along
the bluff at the ocean front from Chest
nut avenue to Collins way.
The permission given provides that
stairways may be built leading to the
top of the wall and that buildings may
be erected at the base.
This is the first step taken by the
city favorable to the bluff parking
Naval ball soon at Coronado,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-14
Call Escondldo Pastor
M to ING Herald.

Special 70 The Herald.
LONG BEACH, Feb. 1S.-The vestry
of ST. Luke's church voted unanl-
mously last night to extend call to
the Rev. Robert b. Gooden of Escon-
dido TO the local pastorate. Since the
Rev. Charles Il. Murphy was removed
from the pastorate 20 Los Angeles
church last fan st. Lukes has been
without a rector. 1t is thought Rev
Mr. Gooden will accept the call.
Naval functions at Coronado.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-14
Give International Concert
Speclal TO The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
LONG BEACH, Feb. 13,-An "inter-
national concert" consisting of classic
selections taken from the master mu-
sicians of France, Germany and Italy,
will be given by Marco Vessella's
Royal Italian band February 20 in the
Auditorium. Several rarely heard COM
positions will be presented, including
1.-The Resurrection of Lazarus" by
Perosi. and the "Damnation of Faust"
by Berlioz.
Attend tennis tournament at Coronado.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-14
CHARLES C. BASSETT
TO OBTAIN DIVORCE
BY Associated Press.

by Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-Justice
Gould I'm the district supreme court to-
day rendered an opinion in the suit for
divorce instituted by Charles G, Bas-
sett, an employe of the United states
geological survey, against his wife,
Fannie Bassett, daughter of former
Senator Rice OF Arkansas.
Justice Gould announced he would is
sue to Mr.. Bassett a decree Of abso-
lutte divorce. The case was - sensa-
tional one, In which the name Of Rev.
10. Lawrence Hunt of Brooklyn was
made one Of the defendants.
A suit of Mrs. Bassett against her
husband for divorce is pending at
Omaha.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-14
NOW FEASTING UPON QUAIL
Engineer Runs into Covey and Kills
Eight PIumed Birds, Which
He Enjoys Eating
;pecial to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
BUCYRUS, Ohio, Feb. 13-William
Risher has been dining on quail on
toast in defiance of the game law. He
is an engineer on the Ohio Central.
Yesterday while on his run his engine
ran into a covey of quail and eight of
the birds We're killed.
Risher was unaware of the slaugh
ter but while on his return trip he was
tagged by the section men, who handed
him the eight plump birds.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-14
Senate Breaks Record
By Associated Press.

BY AssOclated Press.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13-The sem
ate tonight broke all records by pass
ing bills at the rate Of fifteen minute
for one hour and six minutes-991 bills
in all. During the procedure Senator
McCumber was the only senator on
the floor. Vice President Fairbanks
presided.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-14
Epidemic at Salt Lake

By Associated Press.
SALT LAKE, Utah. Feb tS-The city
has since the first of the year been in
the grip of an epidemic of cerebro-
spinal meningitis. Since January 1
there have been twenty-four deaths,
and of these eight have been since the
first of February.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-14
RattIeships in Collision

BY Associated Press.
LONDON, Feb. 13.-The British bat
tleships Albemarle and Commonwealth.
which were maneuvering off the coast
of Portugal, were in collision February
IL and were so damaged that they were
obliged to proceed to Gibraltar for re-
pairs. No one was injured.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-14
LONG BEACH VETERAN
PASSES AWAY
Special to The Herald.

LONG BEACH, Feb. 13.-J. w.
Richards, an old citizen of Long Beach,
died last night after an illness of sew
eral weeks at his home, Fourth street
and Pacific avenue. He was a native
of Sherman, N. Y. He had lived here
since 1885, A widow and one son sur
vive him.
Funeral services will be held at 2
o'clock Thursday afternoon from the
family home.
Coronado has tennis tournament now.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-14
NEW RULING GIVES
SPOT CASH PRIZES
Special to The Herald.

SpGCIaI 10 TIC IieTuIu.
PASADENA, Feb. ia ruling made
today in the prizes for the horse show
has changed the prizes for third place
in the classes meriting reserve ribbons
to $40 spot cash with the exceptions of
classes 80 and 81, in which the prize
will be So.
The new ruling will liven competition
among the several classes and it is
thought provide larger lists.
u. S. admiral at Coronado.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-14
GET HUGE. MOTOR
FOR NEW DREDGER
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
LONG BEACH. Feb, 1S.--An cleo
tric motor Weighing fourteen tons ar
rived yesterday and will be Installed
in the dredger which the North Amer
lean Dredging company has built Tor
use in the inner harbor. The new
dredger is expected to be here within
ten days.
The motor will give the dredger a
capacity of 100000 cubic yards a
month.
Naval functions at Coronado.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-14
Would Stop Liquor Traffic
By Assoolated Press.


committee on foreign relations today
authorized favorable report on a gem
eral treaty of the powers looking to the
suppression of the liquor tariff in
Africa by enforcing a prohibitive tariff.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-14
PuIajanes Burn Towns
BY Associated Press.

MANILA, Feb. 13.-Pulajanes at
tackled and burned two towns in Oc-
cidental Negros yesterday and killed
six of the constabulary. Two Amer
lean teachers, W. K. Bachelor and
Walter j. Ise, are reported to be mis-
sing,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-14
Woman Stabbed to Death
BY Associated PressA

BY Associated Pressa
MOUNDSVILLE, W. Va, Feb 1S.-
Lottie Hawkins was stabbed to death
with pair OF shears in the female
ward of the penitentiary last night by
Ada Cross, a notorious convict Both
women are federal prisoners sent from
the District of Columbia.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-14
Warships Coming
BY Assoeiated Press

BY AssnNIaItu ITeSs'
NORFOLK, Va, Feb. 1S,-The
Jamestown exposition officers were
notified today that Japan has made an
additional appropriation OF $13600O for
exhibits at the exposition. Two war
ships have been designated to repre-
sent Japan in the naval feature Of the
exposition.