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Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-29
TO AID DESCENDANT
OF ZACHARY TAYLOR
Sister Says Presidents Great-Grand.
daughter, in an Asylum, ls
Sane-Deep Plot
Alleged

>ST. LOUIS, Sept. 2s-Ber Won Phul and
wife have gone to New York to try to
have Miss Sallie Taylor, great-grand-
daughter of President Zachary Taylor,
discharged from the psychopathic ward
at Bellevue hospital.
She is alleged to have been put there
for the purpose of keeping her out of the
way of her employer. Mrs. Laura Bios
som of st. Louis, whose wealth Is esti-
mated at more than $1,0O0.000
1t is alleged by the Won Phuls that a
rich New Yorker, who, by a marriage, is
distantly related to Mrs. Blossom, has
for a long time been envious of the inti-
mate position that Miss Taylor has been
occupying at the home of Mrs. Blossom,
and afraid that she would inherit the
fortune. Mrs. Blossoms only son died
three weeks ago.
Miss. Taylor, who is trained nurse. is
a sister of Mrs. Won Phul. Mrs. Won Phul
has received letter signed by Miss Tay-
lor, from Carmen, N, T., where it had
been picked up alongside railroad track.
The letter from Miss Taylor said she was
being held prisoner and asked for help.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-29
AMaTsvss AND TO rs

/ which last was rather tough on Miss
| Harris, who has ambitions
They don't use 1.-The hook at Fischer's S,
| though the audience occasionally calls
for it. 1.-The hook is an eastern institu-
tion, and is just what its name signifies
a big hook attached to long handle.
1t is used to pull from the stage amateurs
whose acts offend the esthetic taste of
the audience.
Ordinarily when business is bad a frown
corrugates the managerial brow, but Herr
Fischer reverses this procedure and
| frowns when his house is filled. He
frowned Friday night. He began frown-
ing at 7:45 and the scowl deepened until
the second show began at 9:45. 1t was
a full grown, life sized frown, as you
may see from the picture, and the reason
| for it lies in the fact that the herr found
himself compelled to turn away many
| good dollars from the box office merely
because he had no more room to seat
| spectators. Some of them came back
! later and took in the second show. Others
didn't, and 1t was for this lost business
that the Fischerian brow bore its unac-
customed corrugations.
Long before time for opening the per-
formance the house was packed. Finally
the orchestra appeared and began the
overture. Back on the stage all was in
readiness and when the music subsided
the curtain was rolled up on an acrobatic
vaudeville act, presented by professionals
! Then came motion pictures. through
which the audience waited uneasily, and
after that the amateurs.
The picture man reached the end of his
film. The lights flashed up. The an
nouncer stepped upon the stage.
! Ladies and gentlemen he said, "the
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-29

LONG BEACH, Sept. 2s.-A full set of
plans for the buildings of the Craig Ship
building company were received by Pres
ident John Craig's personal representa-
tive today accompanied by instructions
to advertise at once for bids on their
construction. The figures will probably
be In President Craig's hands within three
weeks. Then the contracts will be let
and work will begin at once thereafter.
In the plans today received from Chief
Engineer Becker of the Craig company in
Toledo, O., ten buildings and a 600-foot
bulkhead are provided for. No estimates
have been made on the work yet by local
contractors. If their figures are too high
the Craig company may build the plant
by day labor.
The ten buildings shown in the plans
ltare to be built of heavy mill timbers,
with the exception of the office buildings,
which will be of brick. The size of the
buildings will be as follows:N~
Punch shop, 46x174; foundry, (first sec
tion) sox1O0; machine shop 9Ox12S; power
house, 50x15O; boiler house, 25x5O; mold
loft. 40x150; forge shop, 45x35; joiner shop,
4ox50; bending floor, 35x35; office building,
30x50.
On the bulkheading along the Craig
water front the cribbing will extend
back about twenty feet Piling about
| thirty feet long will be driven and the
concrete retaining wall will be fifteen
| feet high.
A spur from the Salt Lake railway
| tracks will enter the company's ground.
The spur will branch into three lines,
two extending to the water front and
one to the machine shop.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-29
MAYOR FARLEY APPROVES
THE GARBAGE PLANS
Special to The Herald

Special to The Herald
PASADENA Sept. 2S.-Some fear has
been felt on the part of a Considerable
number of Pasadena householders that
the proposed plan of collecting garbage
would result in a monopoly for Mr.. Hill,
who will install the system Mayor
Eariey states that there is no chance for
extortion, graft or monopoly under the
ordinance that will be framed, but that
instead the people will be given a first
class sanitary service if they wish It,,
but 1t will not be obligatory to patronize
any particular man.
The standard type of garbage can that
will be adopted will be insisted upon, no
matter who makes the collection and
well covered wagons that will not leak
will be another Improvement. The price
that Mr.. Hill proposes to charge is fifty
cents per month for each can and the
men now in the business say that he is
welcome to the business at that price, as
they can figure no profit at such a rate
The installation OF the service will cost
in the neighborhood of $25 900, and large
sum will be expended monthly for the
maintenance.
The matter of burning refuse and gar
bage on the premises will probably be
allowed to stand as it is at present so
that the householders viii not be forced
Nto patronize the garbage man.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-29

A MATEUR night at Fischer's theater
IN is the big night of the week. The
- amateurs draw. Crowds pay good
money to hear and see them, and the
worse they are the better the audience
lines it.
A girl who is reasonably good to look
at, sings fairly well and dances with
moderate grace and agility can't make
any kind of hit, but let another girl
appear, girl whose features don't know
the value of team work, as George Ade
expresses it; whose voice would put to
shame an asthmatic phonograph and
whose dancing shows the grace of a
rheumatic hippopotamus, and the house
will go wild with delight
Friday night the winners of the first
three prizes at Fischer's amateur contest
were better than the average. Los Tres
Manos, who won first prize, proved so
good, in fact that Herr Fischer has
promised to give them professional en-
gagement later. AS for the others, Miss
Sadie Harris. ''the Bowery GIRL did very
nicely after she recovered from her stage
fright; and Miss Ida Sloan, the woman
from xAlaska," wore her elaborate Alaska
costume as though the Thermometer
made furs a luxury, which certainly
proves her to be possessed of the true
artistic temperament.
AS for the stock company, its members
have come to regard amateur night as a
picnic They crowd into the wings to
watch the amateurs perform. Sometimes
their criticisms are kindly and sometimes
they are not, but they are always to the
point. One of the girls, called the Cuban
act tabasco number; the Alaskan act a
frost; and the Bowery girl a green lemon
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-29
REDUCTION OF CAR SERVICE
DECLARED BUT A RuMoR

srecial to The Herald
LONG BEACH. Sept. 2s.-A rumor to
the effect that the Pacific Electric COM
pany would diminish it's service be-
tween Los Angeles and this city be-
cause of the recent action of the city
council in the matter OF franchises held
or desired by the electric company, was
denied today by Attorney e. C. Dennis,
one of the corporations counsel.
Mr., Huntington has no thought" he
said "of cutting down the car service
between the two cities for the purpose
OF getting even with the citizens"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-29
CLUSTER LIGHTS WILL BURN
CITY POWER
PLANS CALL FOR LIGHTING THE
ENTIRE SYSTEM
Smaller Globes to Be Installed as a
Matter of Economy and All
Lights to Burn This
Fall
Pasadena Agency.
n North Raymond Avenue,
Phones: Sunset 1907. Home 2l24.

PASADENA, Sept. 2S.-The cluster
lights that have been more or less a
source of trouble to the board of trade,
which was instrumental in their installa-
tion, will be lighted by the city in about
a month. The Edison company will can
eel their contract with the board of trade
by paying nominal bonus, and this win
ter when the tourists are here all of the
clusters will shed their luminous rays.
The ornamental posts are virtually city
property, as 1t was the intent Of the sub
scribers who paid for the lights in front
of their respective property that they
should belong to the municipality. Only
fifty of the clusters have ever been in
operation, and the remaining number will
be wired in the near future and trans
formers installed to connect all of them
with the city power house. Instead of the
sixteen candle power lamps now in use
eight-candle power lamps will be in
stalled. which change will effect con-
siderable saving and give as good decora~
tive effect which is the primary object of
the clusters.
Superintendent Glass has been given
permission to buy for the city number
of the new style tantalum lamps, for
which are claimed at least 40 per cent
greater efficiency than the carbon fila
ment style in general use. The new lamp
has a filament of the metal tantalum
twelve inches in length, arranged in ver-
tical lines around central axis. while
the carbon filaments in the old style are
only three to four inches long.
The quality of the light is also better
being white light like the arc instead of
yellow. Another point of superiority
claimed for tantalum is its longer life,
which will effect a saving of at least 81
for each lamp in service. Ten of the new
lamps will be installed the first of next
week and the balance soon after. The
difference in the cost of the lamps is
about 80 cents, but the saving will soon
more than make up the difference, at the
same time giving a better light.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-29

first number on our amateur program this
evening will be Miss Sadie Harris, the
Bowery GIRL" "
Then a rather pretty girl in tattered
skirt, loose waist and shoes run down
at the heel made her appearance. She
started to sing. But as her eyes became
accustomed to the lights she saw all
those people out in front and her voice
trembled, broke, quavered and went on
badly off the key. She shook so that
her fright was visible even to the audi
ence, but she didn't break down entirely.
The song finished Sadie began a dance
that was really funny, it was so unlike
anything previously seen under that
name. She was applauded literally and
came off the stage flushed but happy.
1t was her first appearance and she had
made good.
What is your name, my dear'-this
my dear" is exceedingly professional
and doesn't mean anything-asked the
announcer, 81 want it for the paper"
oh" she replied, "is my name to be
in the paper? It's Sadie Harris, but /
wish you would put in q pretty one"
Her first appearance, yet she was al
ready .nInking of adopting a stage name
and a pretty one" It doesn't take long,
you see.
Then came Los Tres Manos This is
Cuban dancing and singing act, quite
professional in appearance. The team is
made up of two men and a woman and
the woman physically is bigger than her
two companions put together. They did
very well, but doubtless did not really
belong in amateur company.
Miss Ida Sloan, winner of the third
prize, sang an Alaskan song indifferently
well, but deserved her money for hei
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-29
INQUEST OVER DROWNED
BOY DECLARED UNNECESSARY
Special to The Herald.

EIecial 10 1ne tterdlu
LONG BEACH, Sept. 2S.-Deputy
Coroner Sage this morning took the
testimony of J. w. Russell, Captain
Sam Spikes and Engineer Cleve Hyder
of the launch Music concerning the
death of 17-year-o Bernie Hurst at
Catalina yesterday.
Hurst, who was known here as Ber-
ME or Curly" Ward, was seized with
cramps while swimming after a skiff
which had broken loose from the
Music in Jim Johnson's harbor" at the
east end of Santa Catalina island
The others of the Musics crew could
see his body at the bottom of the har-
Dor, the water being still and clear.
The body was brought to the surface
by catching fish hooks in the bathing
suit the lad wore. Efforts to resusci-
tate him were not abandoned for two
hours.
Deputy Corner Sage decided that an
inquest was unnecessary. Il
Young Hursts mother, Mrs. e. S..
Ward of 1177 East Forty-ninth street,
Los Angeles, with her husband, the
boys stepfather, visited the Orelli- Nc
Fadyen morgue, where the body lies,
again today. Funeral arrangements
will not be made until word is re-
ceived from Mrs. Wards daughter in
Sacramento.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-29

know anybody there, and was happy in
the belief that no one knew her except
the officials with whom she had to deal.
However, an energetic newspaper man
found her and obtained a sort of an in
terview from her, but received no inti-
nation Of the fact that she was on a
visit of investigation into the lumber
interests of the south.
Officials of the department of Justice
are guarded in their statements concern
ing Miss Quackenbos and her mission.
All arrangements for her work were made
between the attorney general and Miss
Quackenbos, and in the absence of Mr..
Bonaparte not an official in the depart
ment will discuss her.
Miss Quackenbos is a member of the
New York bar and has been in the SER
wee OF the department of justice about
eight months. She is regarded as a very
shrewd woman and as eminentlv ftted
to investigate a trust.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-29
KNOX DISPORTS ON BEACH,
B0YISHLY, IN SANDALS
Throws Senatorial Dignity to Winds
and PIunges lntN Breakers, Out
distancIng His Boy in
Race to Surf

ATLANTIC CITY, Sept. 2S.-When SEN
ator Knox takes a bath in the surf he is
as frisky as a kitten. He energies from
a private robing room at the Shelburne
and as he steps from beneath the board
walk clad in blue flannel suit and beach
sandals he presents a figure that would
simply need the toga to bring the illusion
that Roman tribune is proceeding ma
jestically to the bath.
Then he kicks the sandals into the air
with the deftness of an acrobat, and out
pacing his boy plunges into the first big
wave. throwing all of the dignity of the
greatest legislative body in the world TO
the winds. When Senator Knox bathes
he goes right into the surf with logical
directness very much after the style of
his speeches., and is a synonym of energy,
coupled with boyish delight, while he is
in the water.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-29

costume. This consisted of a dress with
hood, called "parkay" by the Alaskans,
made of the skins of thirty-one white
Alaskan jackrabbits, the work being done
by Indian squaws; muclucs, or leggings.
of clipped reindeer; gloves of moose
hide, and a baby seal contrivance used
by the Alaskan mother in which to carry
her pappoose. Miss" Sloan explained
that these things had been sent her by
her husband, who now is at st. Michaels.
That Miss is another stage trick.
Again, you will note, 1t doesn't take them
long to learn.
The amateurs out of the way, the reg
ular performance began and the car
toonist got really busy. He had grabbed
the amateurs on the fly. Now he rapid
ly jotted down the salient features
that's what he called them-of the pro-
fessionals. First Jolly Zez, as a very
unjolly henpecked husband; the leading
woman, who did the pecking; one of the
LEAD Pencil Sisters in Turkish cos
tune; Kate Carlson, the dainty soubrette
in a hat that belonged to another girl
and that was almost as big again as its
diminutive wearer; the handsome lead
ing man, and the rest of them.
When it came the soubrettes turn she
tried to tell the cartoonist his business
Now, be sure and make my nose pret-
ty," she said; and he did, though the
result is so obscured by the milliner's
creation that you may not be able to see
the classic lines which were intended to
represent the Carlson nasal appendage
From group, some dozen feet distant
came an excited CALCULATIONS:
%, girls, my hats being sketched It's
great to be principal, isn't it?"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-29
BOARD UPTILTs AND
THROWS MAN OVERHEARD

LONG BEACH. Sept. $50. Sisk of
Los Angeles, employed by the Mer-
cereau Construction company fell from
one of the jetties being built at the
mouth of the San Gabriel river this
morning, the accident being caused by
the uplifting of plank upon which he
stood.
A heavy crosscut saw which had lain
upon the plank and the plank itself
followed Sisk in his twelve-foot plunge
into twenty feet of water
He was unhurt and clung to the
floating plank until he was thrown a
rope and hauled back upon the jetty.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-29
DEATH CLAIMS SISTER
OF ROBERT J. BURDETTE
Operation in Chicago Hospital Per-
formed Weeks Ago Proves Fatal.
Was Prominent In Church
Activities
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
PASADENA. Sept. 2s.-Rev. Robert j.
Burdette is in receipt of a telegram telling
him of the death of his sister, Miss Mary
Burdette of Chicago. Miss Burdette died
in hospital following an operation per-
formed some weeks ago.
For more than thirty years she was en-
gagged in the work Of the Baptist church
and was secretary of the Woman's Bap-
tist Home Missionary society. She was
also connected with the Nurses Training
school. She was 65 years of age and was
we'll known on the lecture platform, hav-
ing Travelled and lectured in the inter-
ests of the missionary society.
Miss Burdette had many acquaintances
in Pasadena, having visited her brother
here several times.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-29
LOCATION OF JEWELS
is STILL A MYSTERY
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
PASADENA, Sept. 2s.-The valuables
taken from the home of Mrs. Meeker
on North Raymond avenue has as yet
not been recovered, but the police do
not doubt that they will be able to
locate it soon Mrs Ritzman, the do
mestic who was arrested on suspicion
of being implicated, is out on bail.
Her hearing is set for next Tuesday in
Justice MacDonald's court. Leon Ritz
man, her husband, was released.
Seven small boys came before Judge
Klamroth this morning for a hearing
on charge of malicious mischief and
their trial was set for October 5.
They amused themselves a few days
ago by breaking out all of the windows
of a house on the east side of town and
damaging some of the furniture inside.
So popular proved the lecture of Rev.
erend F. M. Dowling on the subject OF
his European triy that he has been
engaged to repeat it for the benefit OF
the North Pasadena Methodist church.
The receipts for the previous lecture
were $440, leaving a net profit of $410.
The Odd Fellows and the Woodmen
will unite in giving a musical enter
tainment at Odd Fellows hall on Mon
day night. Box lunches will be
brought by the women and auctioned.
The proceeds of the entertainment will
be given to- Brother Childs, who has
been incapacitated by illness for some
time.
The co1ored Baptist church on South
Pasadena avenue will be opened, to-
morrow for public worship The
building has just recently been COM
pleted and presents very fine appear
ance Lieut.. Col. Allen Allensworth
will have charge of the services of the
day and Reverend ]. M. Riddle of Iowa
will preach the sermon.
Miss Jennie Mckay and John Beaton
were married at 6 o'clock this morning
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Hor-
ton of AIS Winona avenue. Reverend
o. P. Nichols of Altadena performed
the ceremony Both bride and groom
are from Nova Scotia, where they knew
Mr.. and Mrs. Horton. They left after
the ceremony for San Francisco, where
Mr.. Beaton is engaged in business.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-29
She Experimental

little girl of / WINS taken to church jone
sunday anc listened with unexpected atten-
tion to the sermon. which graphically told
the story of the stilling of the tempest on the
sea OF Galilee. and how Christ walked on the
waves. In the afternoon her mother missed
ner and began an anxious search of the house
AS she neared the bath room she heard sounds
OF splashing. and hurried to the door to behold
small. excited face peering over the rim of
the big white tub, and to hear a small, ex-
cited voice exclaim; Say. mamma. this walk
inE on the water Is quite trick
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-29

from Salt Lake City, is at the Lankershim
for a short pleasure trip to this city and the
beaches.
FLINT BOWEN. mine operator and well
known citizen Of DenNer, Colo. is stopping
at the Hotel Lankershim for a few days, at
tending to matters of business.
GEORGE o. BAEE of Indianapolis a tourist
who is planning to make an extensive tour
of this section Of the state arrived yesterday
in Los Angeles and has taken apartments at
the Hayward hotel.
The Honolulu party Of society girls who
have been touring Southern California under
their chaperone, Mrs. Weatherred, returned
to Los Angeles yesterday and have resumed
their quarters at the Hotel Hayward. They
will be here bu. day or so, when they Will
leave for San Francisco to make connection
with the next steamer for Honolulu. The
party is In tho best OF spirits, and Mrs.
Weatherred claims that their experience In
eSan Diego was most pleasant The party
visited the Theosophical institute at Point
Iona, and took an off-trip to Tia Juana.
HERBERT u. FIELD, Thomas L. Work. e.
A. Luce, E. II. Van Horne, Jos. Cauthorne,
H. Gringer H. 8. Crandall. C. c. Chappell,
F. L. Banks. A. Reynolds. Elwein b. Gould
and Claude Woolner, members OF Elks lodge
No 1853, are registered at 1.-THE Hayward All
are baseball players and were at Chutes park
yesterday whore they played the local Elks'
baseball club. They will spend today at one
of the beach resorts. returning in the morn
ing to San Diego.
H. o. PEYToN has taken apartments at the
Alexandria hotel He is one of the wealth.
lest capitalists Of St. Louis.
]. A. GOLDBERG of Baltimore, a prominent
merchant, arrived yesterday and secured
apartments at the Alexandria. He intends
to make an extended tour of the state.
S. l.. LUTZ, Il. w. Wilson and ]. Younger.
tourists and capitalists from Peoria, ILL.,. are
at the Alexandria hotel for an indefinite Pc
riod of time, reviewing the financial condl-
tions here. and may possibly make number
OF investments here.
MR.. AND MRS HURTz Of PhiIadelphia, Pa.
are on tour OF California and at the
Alexandria.
W. G. PIERRE OF st. Paul, Mimi, is at the
Alexandra on short pleasure trip to Cali
forna.
B. A. HATHAWAY of Grand Rapids. Mich :,
is spending several weeks. registered at the
Alexandria.
M. WORCESTER of philadelphia has taken
quarters at the Westminster for a brief peri
cd. He intends visiting Catalina later.
C. T. cARNAHAN. prominent business man
of Atlanta, Ga, will be at the Westminster
for some time.
JOHN D. SPRECKELS of Coronado Beach and
San Francisco is at the Alexandria, resting
until this morning. when he will leave for
the northern city on some business matters
HOWARD s. STANSBURY of Mexico City is
at the Alexandria taking a brief vacation
from business.
G. NJ FISHER, a merchant of Leavenworth
Kas.. is at the Angelus on a pleasure tour of
, the west
DIR. ]. M. HURLEY, prominent physician of
San Bernardino is at the Angelus.
l.. D. RICKETTS,, prominent miner of Can
anea, Mexico, is at the Westminster for
several days visiting friends.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-29
TUMBLE FROM A TREE
CAUSES DEATH OF LAD
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
PASADENA. Sept. 2S-Raymond Kyle
the 10-year-old son of John NJ Kyle OF
6ll Summit avenue, died this evening al
the Pasadena hospital The lad fell from
a tree yesterday afternoon and was picked
up in an unconscious condition
He was bleeding from the mouth and
cars when found and never recovered
consciousness. AS no one saw the acct
dent occur it is impossible to tell what
caused him to fall, but it is thought tnat
he must have lost his hold and slipped
while trying to reach a fig high up in
the tfanches Of the tree.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-29
GIRL LAWYER PROBES
THE LUMBER TRUST
Miss Grace Quaokenbos investigating
Matters in New orIeans--Bona-
parties Emissary Keeps
Mission Secret

WASHINGTON, Sept. pa woman
lawyer is aiding the department of JUS
tice in it's investigation of the lumber
trust. She is Miss Grace Quackenbos of
New York and she has the title of assist
ant United States attorney.
few days ago Miss Quackenbos
slipped into New Orleans. She did not