Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-05
RAFFLES TO JUDGE
WOMEN IN PARADE
WILL WATCH AUTOS FROM
LINE OF MARCH
Man Of Mystery VIII Attend Baseball
Game at chutes and Give Fans
Chance at That
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was in Chicago last summer 1 feel
that It is UP to me and Ill officiate to
the best of my ability although / may
incur the disfavor Of the other mem
hers of the fair sex who do not receive
the season pass which the Angel City
club is TO present to the lady whom 1
name.
saw. Berry. you might as we'll send
me along a pass also and I'll see If l
can work 1t on your gate men on
Saturday as I go into the grounds. But
don't make it out in my name though.
They might catch on.
PLAYS with Auto Dealers
am giving you all this because I
.vant Won to get after me in earnest
and not with the idea that 1 am mere
to trick you into working overtime in
fruitless chase Some person in this
city will be richer by a large wad oil
bills before leave here and it will be
up to the man, woman or child who
takes this tip and goes after me on
legitimate lines to collect the money.
I told you in yesterdays story that I
would go after another bunch of busi-
ness men during the day-and 1 did.
For two hours 1 worked in and among
the offices of your automobile dealers
asking all sorts of foolish questions,
getting cards and catalogs and in sew
eral instances the very names of the
men L talked with.
They were all well up on the matter
of automobiles but when it devolved
itself to penetrating the incognito
assumed, there was simply "nothin'
doin'."
During the afternoon, just for exer-
else, L strolled for two hours along
Broadway, Spring and Main streets,
looking the ground over for another
midday meeting place in the near
future. l saw about dozen of those
with whom 1 have talked during the
past few days, but they all passed me
by, without so much as a nod. Strange,
isn't IT?
1 had half a notion to take a chance
with Captain H. D. Ryus down at the
White garage during the morning, but
Captain Ryus is a fairly Foxy Quiller,
and 1 decided to wait bit before really
going after him.
BY the way, Cap, I'M still waiting
to hear what you have to say about
taking chance, such as 1 may want
to take with your big POPE-HART-
FORD touring car in the course of the
next few days. OF course if you
haven't anybody on tap who can
operate the car skillfully we will for
get 1t, as I will need about the best
chauffeur in this country to tackle
what have now in mind. Let me hear
from you-Pm getting anxious.
If any one can tell me how 1 man
aged to get through this little bunch of
"wise ones" yesterday I would like to
hear some one say something.
Just as a starter I went after a tall
smooth faced, light complexioned man,
wearing a gray suit and black derby
hat, who was in charge of the Superior
Auto company's store at No. 130 East
Ninth street, where 1 managed to get a
rise out Of him by asking whether he
had a garage for the storage of Haynes
automobiles.
AS an answer this chap handed me
his card, which I noted bore his name
"E. w. SEHRING," declaring at the
same time that if my brothers. ma
chine arrived in Los Angeles he would
send his man down to the car and as
sist in the unloading.
Never Suspect RaffIes
At the Standard Motor Car COM
pcny's plant, No. 11S East Ninth street,
I related at length to a young lady
stenographer, whom 1 discovered in
charge of the Office, that 1 had four
FORD automobiles which I wanted
stored for the summer which brought
forth the information that if I sent the
machines over they would be well
taken care of.
A short, light complexioned, smooth
faced man with a bunch of orders in
his hand and wearing dark trousers,
white shirt, without a coat, who was
in charge of Chanslor & Lyons Motor
Supply company, No. $50 South Main
street, listened to my story regarding
the purchase of a gas tank and finally
declared he would sell me the best tank
on the market for $35. He gave me his
card after I had promised to bring nv
brother around later in the day to look
the tank over
AT the Office of the Standardization
Motor company No, 1912 South Main
street l encountered short. smooth
faced, dark compleXioned young man
wearing a gray suit, who told me. after
nearing my yarn concerning the stor-
age of an automobile that he could not
take care OF my machine, as he had no
garage.
At No. 1913 South Main street. the
Heinemann-Pearson company. I found
a snort, smooth faced dark complex
1oned younC man wearing a light suit
and a light gray cap, who informed me
that 1t would be a pretty hard matter
for me to get large gas tank, as he
declared, There are mighty few in this
town."
AS 1 left the store he even went 50
far as to slap me on the back, with
the remark, I'm sorry l cannot ac-
commodate you"
Then going Into No 1910 South Main