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Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-26
BRIEF NEWS NOTES
FROM SANTA MONICA
specIal To Tho IIernlA

special to The Herald.
SANTA MONICA, Jan. 25.-An-
nouncement made here late this after
noon to the effect that the proposed
city charter had passed both houses
was received with mixed enthusiasm
ana disappointment by the voters of
the city Because of the recent activity
Of the Los Angeles consolidation COM
mittee a decided change In the general
idea Of what the charter portends has
taken place. In high places, however,
there was rejoicing and the gloom that
has pervaded the city hall diminished
perceptibly. Seekers after the fifty or
more offices that will have to be filed
next spring met In little groups about
jinks.
A valuable bull dog belonging to
Dales Brothers, grocers, attacked two
little sisters by the name of Chamber
lain as they were leaving the Catholic
kindergarten on Third street late this
afternoon. The children were removed
to the Sisters hospital, where their
injuries were ascertained to be OF a
serious nature. The dog was killed.
Maximillian Morsocutti on being ar
raigncd on a charge of vagrancy be-
fore Recorder Guidinger today claimed
to be by birth an Austrian Of rank
and to have earned great laurels In
his own country because of his literary
ability. Morsocutti didn't look II, how
ever, his dirty red beard, his torn
clothing and his general department
tagging him as q professional yegg.
The recorder asked Morsocutti what
he happened to be doing in this section
and was informed that he had come to
write up the history of America. Nor
socutti was given twenty days in the
county Jail.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-26
BRIEF NEWS NOTES
FROM OCEAN PARK
Special to The Herald.

-
OCEAN PARK, Jan. 25.-Members of
the Crescent Bay Womans club are
arranging to hold a grand celebration
at the auditorium on February IA IN
honor of the first birthday anniversary
of the organization. Because of the
season of the year the affair will take
the form of a Valentine party, but the
distinctive feature of the occasion is to
be a tete-a-tete around the festive
board when the club women will talk
over the work of the past year and
plan for the future. The club now has
ninety active members and is recog-
nized as an important factor in advance
ing the community's interests.
With the pulling up of the boards
along the ocean front to make way for
the new cement promenade a three
cornered fight for possession of the
lumber has developed with Contractors
Niemann and Kneen, the city officials
and the residence owners each claim
ing rights in the matter The boards
are wanted by the residents, who are
marshaled by DR.. j. p. Stanwood and
Col. J. r. Dwyer, for firewood; by the
city as material to repair other walks,
and by the contractors as compensation
for the trouble they are having in pull
ing them up, they making the claim
that their contract does not stipulate
the disposition of the boards which
they are asked to remove. Already
considerable of the planking has disap-
peared, a goodly part of which the
residence owners admit having used to
ward off chilling blasts of the past few
weeks Now they defiantly ask the
other parties to the squabble what they
are going to do about it. Mayor Dana
Burks stated today that If any more
of the boards were taken the city would
cause the arrest Of the usurpers.
At the first annual election of Off
GERS of the First National bank held
yesterday e. j. Vawter, jr., succeeded
his father. one of the most heavily in
terested property owners in this section,
to the presidency. Other officer; elect
ed were j. NJ. Elliott, vice president;
e. j. Vawter ST., second vice presi-
dent; It. M. Meldrrm, cashier, and f.
M. Knappen, assistant cashier.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-26
SOLONS In ROW
OVER JUNKEI
CONTINUED from Page One,

institutions came back amended that
but five members should go. Strong
opposition was voiced.
Stanton moved that the committee
be held down to actual expenses. The
resolution was defeated, but later a
similar one introduced by Lynch un-
der suspension of the rules, was
adopted and the committee given per-
mission to be absent until Monday. 1t
left tonight for Whittier.
In the afternoon the assembly passed
the anti-lottery bill introduced by john
son of Sacramento. 1t provides that
any person who shall print publish or
advertise a lottery enterprise Offering
prizes is guilty OF misdemeanor.
The assembly also passed the follow
ing bills:
BY Johnson of Sacramento, fixing the
salary of the superintendent of state
printing at $4,000, of deputy superin-
tendent at $2700, of copy editor at
$500 and of a text book clerk at $1,000.
BY Held, providing that in all cases
where the defendant demands 1t, judges
shall order the shorthand reporter To
transcribe such testimony as the de-
Tense may require at the countys ex-
pense.
Adjourned until tomorrow.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-26
BOBBY BURNS
IS NAE FORGOT
CROWN CITY SCOTS HONOR
MEMORY OF POET
WI ostcake, Hotohpotch, Song and
Story, seotIands National
Bard Is Freely Re-
called
Pasadena Agency.
n North Raymond street.
Phones: Sunset 1907 Home 2124.

PASADENA. Jan. 25.--Robert Burns
scotands national bard. would have
been the happy mon this night could
he have dropped in at the Hotel Mary
land and seen the Pasadena citizens of
Scottish ancestry who gathered about
the festive board to do honor to his
memory. 1t was Bobby Burns"
banquet and, presided over by j. A..
Buchanan, the affair proved q great
success.
Covers we're laid in the new Colonial
room at the hotel, this being the first
banquet to be served In that handsome
apartment. Nearly $50 prominent men
of the Crown City took part in the ex-
ercises and number of excellent
speeches were delivered.
1t was well along in the evening
when Joe Welsh introduced Toastmas-
ter ]. A. Buchanan, the father of the
plan for a Burns banquet. After a
few happy remarks Mr.. Buchanan in
troduced the Rev. Robert j. Burdette,
who had for his toast Robert Burns"
Mr.. Burdette was followed by DR..
Garrent Newkirk, who read selec-
tion from Burns works, and then j.
II. Mcpherson sang n really truly
Scottish song. After an encore had
been rendered Seward A. Simons de-
livered an address on Burns, which
paid glowing and semi-poetic tribute
to the great poet and then Joe Welsh
recited Tam o. Shanter."
An address by Judge C. ]. Willetts
followed this recitation and then the
reading of John Muir's speech by DR..
+. S. Seeley concluded the formal eX-
ercises of the evening.
One of the most interesting things
connected with the whole affair was
the menu card. 1t was evidently writ
ten by canny Scot and ran as fol-
lows:
WELKS FRAE THEFIRTH o. FORTH
Sowans in Jugs.
Saut Nits Soor Plooms
Kali frae Aberdeen
Fleuks
Champit Tatties
Cauld RoStit Stot, wac Wee Peas
Tattie Scenes
Uscabae frae Glenlevet
Wee Docs, wac Trimmlin Bob
Hotchpoct
Snaw Puddin
Ayrshire Curds Farls o. Oatcakes
Kaupgphy
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-26
HER DREAM COMES TRUE
Has Vision of "Boy in Blue" and
Miss Dawson Locates
Brother

CARMI. ILL.,, Jan. 25.-A remarkable
story is that told by Private William A.
Dawson of the Third United States ar
tillery, who came to this city today to
meet relatives he never knew he had.
Twenty years ago, when Dawson was
but years Old he was sent from this
city to an orphan asylum at Chicago
He left three older sisters and they
after a time, lost trace of him. Daw-
son was adopted by family living
near Rockford, and three years ago
enlisted in the army. He was sent to
Nome. Alaska, returning last fall to
Seattle.
About six weeks ago Miss Cora Daw-
son. his sister, in a dream saw her
missing brother in an army suit OF
blue. So strongly was the vision at
tached to her memory that she wrote
the war department at Washington. A
reply came stating that Dawson was
stationed with company + OF the Third
United States artillery at Seattle.
When Dawson received the letter ap-
prising him of the existence OF rela-
| lives he says he could scarcely believe
| the news. He was discharged shortly
after Christmas and started to meet
the three sisters whom he had never
seen,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-26
N. E. A. ANNOUNCEMENT
WAS A TRlFLE PREMATURE

Special to The Herald
PASADENA, Jan. 25.-Dean Cham
berlain of Throop institute, Pacific
coast member of the executive COM
mittee of the National Educational as
sociation, states that the announcement
that the July convention of that organ
ization will come to Los Angeles is
slightly premature. He says that in all
probability this great convention. which
will bring 10000 people with it, will
come to the coast, but this cannot be
decided until the railway companies
actually sign the agreement for de-
duced rates.
Dean Chamberlain has been expect
ing to receive a telegram all day which
would inform him that the railways
have signed up, but none has come up
to this evening. However, he has but
slight doubt but that Los Angeles is
to be the lucky city selected for the
convention.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-26
SHE MAKES LOVE
HER PLAYTH|NG
LUCINDA FISHER ADDS FOUR
NAMES TO HER OWN
Wins Hearts Without the Least Effort,
Weds Their Owners and Then Gets
Divorces-TriaI Marriages
in Real Life

DANVILLE, Ind, Jan. 25.-Playing
with love like a child with a toy, win
ming hearts with the easy grace of
mistress of the art of Irritation, casting
off the men found wanting When
measured by the standard of her ideal,
Mrs. Fisher Nixon Blauvelt- Wilson
Hanlon has been married for the fifth
time. She holds the record in Hen
bricks county.
The last ventures of Mrs One-Two-
Three Four-F Five times Hanlon is in
the nature of q reconciliation between
herself and her last husband, who was
divorced. Five marriages to her credit
and vet in the prime of life, is the
record of this muchly-married woman.
But one husband has been lost in
death, the others being tossed back
into the sea of life before the bar of
the divorce court.
Her life history is one long series of
courtships. Scores of suitors have paid
tribute at her altar. Many have been
rejected as unworthy of her attention.
Assuming the role of queen, she has
dismissed many more from her court
than she has welded.
Many years ago when she was Lu-
cinda Fisher, a careless, happy girl
of the Maud Muller school, Robert
Nixon, wealthy swain of the neigh
borhood. became enamored of the
| r
his claims that she finally consented
and became his bride. At the end OF
two happy years the husband died.
Several months later the widow was
wooed and won by Benjamin Blauvelt,
another tiller of the soil. Rough sail
| ing on the matrimonial waters fol-
| lowed and the bark was wrecked. The
| local records do not show the date OF
marriage or divorce.
Again a free woman, the dashing
widow looked around for more men
to conquer and Zachariah Wilson was
summoned. During the courtship there
was the usual setting of wild flowers
and butterflies and strolls and drives
down shady lanes. The wedding took
place in the bleak month of November,
1901. For three years they lived In
happiness and then one May day
trouble began and again the divorce
court gave her back her freedom.
Not caring for a life of loneliness,
she again entered the matrimonial
lists. This time 1t was a city man,
BENJAMIN Hanlon, who came to WOO
and stayed to marry. But eight
months sufficed to demonstrate that
Cupid had played a joke on the pair
and the woman determined to cut
Hanlon off the end of her already
cumbersome name.
On November IL, 1906, Mrs. One-Two-
Three Four-Five became Mrs. One
TWo-Three- Four. A months separa-
ton convinced both that they could
live happier with one another than
without. The dead past was buried
again and Hanlon came to Danville
for a license, which was issued by
County Clerk John c. Taylor.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-26
MAYOR WATERHoUSE WILL
AGAIN SEEK NOMINATION
Special TO The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
PASADENA, Jan. 25.-Mayor Water
house this afternoon returned to the
self-appointed committee of citizens
urging him to run again. an answer
to the effect that he will. AS a mat
ter of fact there has been scarcely
any doubt that he would again
be candidate since he rounded out
his first year as mayor when he re-
fused to say out and out, though he
had previously many times made the
assertion that he would not again try
for office.
Councilman Loughery, who has been
one of the most able of the city rep
resentatives, however, stood by his or
iginal decision not to run again. He
did not "change his mind" as did the
mayor, and refused point blank to
stand as candidate at large for the
council
Both Councilman Towle from the
First ward, an appointee of the
mayor, and Councilman w. r. Root.
sr., accepted the bid thus offered and
are now full hedged candidates. With
| this acceptance the little farce was
| ended, for, of course, the mayors In
| Inmates were back of the "spontan-
eous" outburst of petitioning citizens.
The fight Is going to be one of the
warmest i'm the history of the Crown
city and in spite of his cratic man
! agement, which has nearly doubled
taxes, Mayor Waterhouse Is likely TO
be reelected, for he Is fighting with
several public service corporations and
that has added to his popularity 1t is
probable that some of the exceedingly
peculiar things done by the admins
tration in connection with the estab-
lishment of a municipal electric light
MIA nj tho mo nf tba
farm and the assessment of city prop
erty, which have not been openly mem
toned, will be brought out and al
ready the opposition is assembling
facts and figures with which to fight.
During the past few months the
sentiment among those opposed to
Waterhouse and his control has been
that ut would soon be over" for he
was expected to leave office. Now
these same people will wage bitter war
upon him and bring to light many
interesting facts.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-26
NOTES OF INTEREST
FROM LONG BEACH
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
LONG BEACH, Jan. 20. - John w.
Chaffee, 76 years old, of Whittier,
who came down this morning with his
wife to visit with John Reeves of 1887
Bishop street, met with a painful in
jury near the Reeves home which
marred the days anticipated pleasure.
Standing upon the steps of an east
bound Redondo avenue car as it
rounded the curve at Bishop street and
Esperanza avenue, Chaffee was swung
from the steps and fell heavily to the
ground. Fortunately the elderly man
escaped with only severe bruises on
his legs and painful confusion on the
right side of his head. Bleeding free
ly and covered with mud he was as
sisted to the Reeves residence, where
DR.. j. w. Wood, the electric company's 8
surgeon, attended him.
The steel necessary for the recon-
struction of the center portion of Hotel
Bixby was ordered last night by Con-
tractor Spaulding, who telegraphed
east for the material. The report that
steel girders instead of reinforced
concrete would be used in rebuilding
the wrecked portion was denied by a
director of the company today. Spauld-
ing said this morning that the work
of pouring concrete would begin early
next week.
Earl Scroggin, the 15-year-old son of
j. L. Scroggin of Bishop street and
Hermosa avenue, has been missing
from his home since yesterday and the
police of other cities have been asked
to look for him, as it is believed that
he has run away.
Mrs. James Sugg and Mrs. Mary
Towne of this city and Benjamin
Stiles of Elsinore were thrown from q
carriage in a runaway accident last
night at Ocean and EsperanZa ave-
nues. Mrs Sugg was dragged ten
feet and severely though not seriously
| bruised. The others were uninjured
| NJ. X. Mayne, who came here re-
Gently from Missoula, Mont, for his
health, died at o'clock this morning
at 125 West Fifth street.
The recent rains have left the coun-
try roads in the vicinity of this city
practically impossible. Several bus-
ness men who have started for Los
Angeles in their autos have found
Perris road to be little better than a
lake in many places. One Long Beach
ite driving down from Compton yes
terday came upon an abandoned tour
ing car stuck fast in the mud.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-26
KINGSTON PAPER
FLAYS GOVERNOR
Says Swettenham Has Completely
LosA His Head in Great Crises.
Governments Distractions
Hamper Relief Work
BY Associated Press.

by RSSOCldIeO PRESS.
KINGSTON, Jan. 25.-(Delayed in
transmission 1.-The lack of co-opera-
tion on the part of the government is
greatly hampering the work of extend
ing relief, providing shelter for the
earthquake sufferers pulling down the
unsafe walls and repairing the dam
aged buildings, for which Governor
Swettenham is severely condemned.
The Daily Telegraph today says:
His excellency is still careening
around the city, poking his nose into
various corners and attending to petty
details which his subordinates ought
to attend to. The result is that when
prominent officials and other gentle-
men in charge of the work call at
headquarters to consult him they cam
not find the governor. There is total
absence of deliberate, organized move
ment. This is a state of affairs on
which the British and colonial govern
ments cannot congratulate themselves.
AN instance of the governors OBJ
structive measures is the enforcement
of the regulation forbidding the re-
erection OF buildings, even wooden
shacks, without the city surveyors ap-
proval of the plans, which is causing
great della, and dissatisfaction. The
general opinion is that the governor
has completely lost his head and is
utterly unequal TO the task or meet
ing the emergency"
Colonial Secretary Bourne today
caused the publication of a letter in
reply to the letter of the American
consul, Mr.. Orett, saying his recollec-
tion of the visit of Rear Admiral Davis
to headquarters house when the per-
mission to land sailors was given does
not agree with Mr.. Orrett's version,
but he does not explain the difference.
Eugene Magnus, manager of the
Crosswell store, which the governor in
his letter to Admiral Davis said the
Americans had cleaned, denies the gov
ernor's version of the affair. He said
| the sailors merely assisted in getting
out the safe, during which Swetten-
ham arrived on the spot and angrily
protested because the sailors were
Americans.
A report issued by Health officer
Ogilvie tonight warmly thanked the
crew OF the battleship Missouri for
their assistance in erecting tents and
commends the services Of Surgeon Nor
ton of the Missouri in establishing the
American hospital in Winchester park.
The report that the sailors were guilty
of some looting is authoritatively de-
MED.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-26
POLICE ARREST TRAMP
WHO INSULTS WOMAN

A woman living near Vernon and
Alameda streets reported to the police
last night that she had been followed
by tramp near her home and insulted
by him. She said he had been hanging
about her house for several hours after
she fled from him, and that she was
afraid he meant to do her harm.
An officer was sent to arrest the
tramp, but he had gone, and search
was made for him. He was finally
traced to a box car on the Southern
Pacific tracks in the vicinity, and there
with four other vagrants was arrested
and taken to the police station. His
name was given as w. A. Buchanan,
and the four others arrested with him
were; III. l.. Thompson, Robert Nc
Donald, Fred Wilson and John Erkson.
Screen Dragon" at Auto show today.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-26
PACIFIC ELECTRIC HAS
NOT KEPT PR )MISE
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
LONG BEACH, Jan. 25,-At the
chamber of commerce meeting last
night a deed was read which showed
that the Pacific Electric company, in
purchasing 37O0 feet of bluff property
from the Alamitos Land company in
1908 agreed to slope or terrace the bluff
and to construct a toewall at the foot
If necessary. This has not been done.
and DIR. T. G.. Hartman asked the
chamber of commerce to request the
Alamitos Land company to see that the
provisions of the deed We're fulfilled.
The land in question lies between the
eastern line of Twentieth place and Re-
dondo avenue. The matter was re-
ferred to the committee on parks and
parking.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-26
Has He Resigned?
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
LONDON, Jan. 25.-There is good
reason to believe that Governor SWEET
tenham of Jamaica has forwarded his
resignation to the colonial office. The
officials there say they are not pre-
pared either to confirm or to deny the
report, but they admit having received
kilograms of confidential character
from the governor
1t has been fully expected here that a
solution of the difficulty would be
found in Swettenham's resignation. 1t
has been freely stated in the colonial
and other government offices that it
was quite impossible for Swettenham to
continue in Office, not only because of
the incident involving the withdrawal
of the American warships from King
ston, but also on account of the pro-
tests against his conduct received from
the inhabitants of Kingston.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-26
NEWS ITEMS SIFTED FROM
SOIL OF THE CROWN CITY
Special to The Herald.

Ppecldl 10 nS
PASADENA, Jan. 25.--Captain l.. NJ.
Sawyer, an old resident of Pasadena
and prominent in G.. A. r.. circles, is
reported to be gradually sinking from
the effects of a stroke of paralysis
some dayS>ago. The aged man is hard
ly conscious and his friends entertain
no hope of his recovery.
Postmaster Wood announces this
evening that unless something unfore-
seen happens the local postoffice head
quarters will be moved next Saturday
evening. The new location Is on North
Raymond avenue opposite the Pasa-
dena bureau of The Herald.
Local public officials are rejoicing
over the showing mace by the Pasa-
dena high school. In point of attend
ance the local institution Is sixth on
the list of those in the state. Los An
geies tops the list and the Grown city
has over a fifth as many students.
Former Mayor Hazard of .os Ange-
les nearly lost a valuable automobile
in Pasadena late last night. While Mr..
Hazard was holding a mate. under
the machine to adjust a refractory part
some gasoline on the piping took fire
and the flames quickly spread toward
the gasoline tank. The fire department
was called and by turning steam on
the burning parts the flames were
quickly put out.
The local council knights of Colum-
bus, which will install officers on Sum
day, has chosen the following officials.
z, L, James, grand knight; ConnoT
Donnelly, deputy grand knight; John
Connor, financial secretary; George Will
son, treasurer; George Bertonneau, lee
turer; A. I. Waltz. advocate; w. II.
Johnston. warden Fl. l.. Lucas. inside
guard; w. q. Brown. outside guard; T.
Wagner, j, IL. Kennedy and l.. Vie
gand, trustees; Father Gerard. chap
lain.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-26
ATHLETIC CLUB RAiDED
FOR THE THIRD TIME

For the third time within period of
letic club, blind pig" according to the
police, was raided last night by Officers
Ingram and Beaumont. The proprietor
Of the club, Fred Ward, was arrested and
taken to the police station, but was re-
leased on deposit of 500 bail,
over 800 worth of bottled liquors was
conhscated by the officers and added TO
the large stock of liquors already in the
basement OF the city jail, which have
been put there as the result of similar
cOnnscationS.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-26
SCAFF0LDlNG BREAKS;
TWO NEARLY KILLED
Special to The Herald.

LONG BEACH, Jan. 25.-Philllp Van
Deer and b. Sours, two men who were
working ON the fifth floor of the west
wing of the Bixby hotel removing sup
ports from under concrete, had mar
row escape from death today when a
seaffolding upon which they were stand
ing broke squarely in two. One of the
men caught hold of a projecting beam,
while the other held on to a window,
and in a few moments they swung
themselves to safety.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-26
Mexican Struck by Car

r. Menyos, Mexican laborer, was
struck by GarVanza car on Buena
Vista street last night and received a
Slight laeeration on the back of the
hospital, but was found to be i'm no
serious condition. He appeared to be
intoxicated, and is said to have tried
TO cross In front of the car.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-26
Bad Advice

Mrs Losing (after his eonfession)-So
you lost Ave pounds, them How often
have l warned you against fast horses
Mrs Losing What's the troubleY
Ben Losing--I took your advice, l bet
on the slow ones.-Scraps