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Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-04
BRIEF NEWS NOTES
FROM SANTA MONICA
Special to The Herald.

SANTA MONICA, Feb. Slack
Steel, member of the board of city
trustees, has made public his intention
to be candidate for the office of may
or of Santa Monica and will probably
be the only opponent of T. H. Dudley,
who at present fills that position
Steel. who is a Jeffersonian Democrat,
will urge party lines in his fight for the
office Friends of Mayor Dudley claim
that he will poll rs per cent of the en-
tire vote and his reelection is assured
February Is the new 100000 Santa
Monica Bay hospital will be ready for
occupancy and will figure among the
most beautiful structures in this sec
tion. The equipment of the hospital
will be new and of the most approved
pattern, and will cost about as much
as the building. Miss Alta Bean has
been appointed matron of the hospital
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-04
BEACH CITIES HAVE
TWO NEW CHURCHES
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
LONG BEACH, Feb. 3.-The day was
marked by the opening of two new
churches, the First Baptist, at Fourth
street and Locust avenue, and the
Episcopal church, st. Andrews by the
Sea, in Alamitos bay.
The First Baptist church, being built
at cost of about $4,000, will not be
ready for dedication until about May l.,
but the large attendance made 1t neces-
sary to transfer services from the old
church to the new today, chairs being
used in the absence of the pews, which
have not yet arrived. The Alamitos
Bay Episcopal church, while a small
edifice, is attractive and one of which
the members of the congregation are
proud
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-04
ASCOT SELECTIONS BY
THE CHICAGO EXPERTS

Special to The Herald.
CHICAGO, Feb. 2.-FoIIOwinG are the
Daily Racing FORMS selections fer As
cot park, Monday, Feb. 4;
1-AlbiOn IL, GiGana, LOckfOot.
2-Escalante, TOupee, Mintia.
3-ROyaI Rogue, Betsey, Lord of the
Forest.
4-ArimO, AmpedO, Colonel Jack.
5-NibIieIS, Clandestine, JOsie's Jewel.
6-GreenO, st. Edgar, Norfolk.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-04
MILLIONAIRE HORSEMAN AND
FAMILY ARRIVE FROM EAST
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
PASADENA, Feb. 3.-Millionaire
Benjamin Blossom and family arrived
this evening from New York. The fam
lily went Immediately to the Blossom
mansion at 955 South Orange Grove
avenue.
The arrival of Mr.. Blossom brings the
last of the horse show patrons to Pasa-
dena and insures an early activity in
horse show affairs. Mr.. Blossom came
early this year to prepare some of his
thoroughbreds forming his local stables
for the show. He is noted as owning
the finest private stables on the coast.
The trip from New York Is reported
to have been most delightful and at
tended by no inconveniences.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-04
NEW STEAMER MAKES
FIRST REGULAR TRIP
Special to The Herald.

LONG BEACH, Feb. 3.-The new
steamer City of Long Beach, made her
first trip with passengers today, going
to Santa Catalina island and back.
About 1875 people from this city, San
Pedro and Los Angeles took the trip,
which was satisfactory in every par
ticular.
The City of Long Beach is said to be
eouipped with the largest gasoline en-
gines ever put in a vessel. She is a
twin screw boat, having two six-cylin-
der engines of 250-horse power each.
The boat is 140 feet long, twenty feet
beam and has ten feet draft.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-04
TURNER'S PARTICIPATE
IN MONTHLY SHOOT

A small crowd of Turner's was out
for the monthly shoot at Schuetzen
park yesterday afternoon, where the
following scores resulted:
Champion medal-Joe Singer, 221.
first class, first medal, Chris Krempel
1872; second class, O. Pachmeyer, l80;
third class, A. Mass, "a; fourth class,
#. Huebsch, 1855.
Score; Joe Singer, 221; DR.. Taber
2O3; Chris KrempeL 1872; O, Pachmeyer
lSO; A. Mas, l75; f. Huebsch, 1855.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-04
JOHNSON AT LAST
SECURES A MATCH

Jack Johnson the colored heavy
weight, whom American ringsters have
avoided with great alacrity and small
diplomacy, has at last secured match,
according to news received from Mel
bourne. He is to meet Peter Felix, a
cousin OF Peter Jackson, some time in
the spring.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-04
WARM WEATHER SENDS
CROWDS TO BEACHES
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
LONG BEACH, Feb. 3.-The biggest
crowd seen here since last summer
gathered at the beach today. The
strand was thronged all the afternoon
with picnicking parties and shell
gatherers, while a number of persons
bathed in the surf. The pleasure boats
plying between here and San Pedro
carried good sized loads. The bath
house and the Pike were extensively
patronized.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-04
FINDS BROTHER KILLED
WHILE DEFYING ROBBERS
special to The Herald.

LONG BEAC, Feb. 81. s. Barnes,
a prominent real estate dealer who left
recently for Alliance, Neb., on receipt
of a telegram stating that his brother,
Roy Barnes, had been killed by a gun
shot wound has informed friends here
that the young man was shot down by
robbers, whom he detected rifling
the cash register I'm one of his fathers
restaurants. The robbers We're cap
tured at Omaha and are held on a
charge of murder
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-04
ALast Resort

First Farm Servant-Why did the
farmers wife give you notice?
Second Farm SerVant-She said 1 was
no good for anything l couldn't even
mind the sheep, so l am going into the
town to be nursemaid.-Meggen-
dorfer Batter.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-04
SEVERELY GASHES FOOT
WITH BROKEN BOTTLE
RY Associated Press.

LONG BEACH, Feb. a. George
Scott. Is years old cut two severe
gashes i'm his left foot Friday night by
stepping on broken beer bottle on
vacant lot near his home at Fifteenth
street and Walnut avenue. large
artery was severad and the boy almost
bled to death before physician could
reach him. 1t is feared that blood poi
soning may set in.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-04

Waiter presenting plate before an
old man from the country-For the
music, sir.
Old Man gathering the coins up off
the plate)-Thank you; the music was
pretty bad-Lustige Blatter.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-04
LONG BEACH TO VOTE
ON CHARTER TUESDAY
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
LONG BEACH, Feb. 3.-Tuesday will
be held the election which will result
i'm the adoption or rejection of the
proposed new city charter. There will
be two voting places, that for the first
precinct being at the gymnasium build
ing, Fifth street and Locust avenue;
the second precinct polls will be at the
city hall, Second street and Pacific ave-
nue..
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-04

"But this is so sudden. You had bet
ter give me a week to think it over"
VERY WELL dear. And perhaps, 1t
would be as well If l thought it over
myself at the same time" ."-Sketchy
Bits.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-04

Everything you want you win find In
the classified page-a modern encyclo-
pedia. One cent a word
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-04

Everything you want you viii find in
the cl; -7ihed page-a modern encyclo-
pedia. One cent a word,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-04
Beach Bowling Notes

Roy Silvernale won the weeks high
score with 265.
Tonight e. NJ. Roberts and H. r.
Lacey begin a 15-game match against
f. Gilman and r. Silvernale, when the
first series of five games will be rolled.
Later in the week the second series
will be played on Morleys alleys. The
team having the most pins for the ten
games viii have choice of alleys for the
third series.
notwithstanding the Santa Monica
trio's defeat by Roberts, Tormat and
Lacey they are as undaunted as ever
and claim to hold their own against
any known resident organized team.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-28
STREET CARS IN GERMANY.

They Are Successfully Conducted Un-
 der Municipal Ownership.
 The necessity of better service became apparent when street car companies asked permission to change from horse to electric traction, says Edward T. Heys, in the American Monthly Re view of Reviews. While originally most of the German cities were con- tent to grant franchises to private companies for their property under un- expired franchises. But, in spite of this fact, and while it must be admit ted that in some of the German cities public utilities either do not yield an income or are operated at a loss, on the whole it can be maintained that they are successfully conducted under municipal operation,
 A careful investigation, also, does not show that the service given both by the city and private street ear com panies is so much worse than that giv- en in America, is unknown in Ger many, it is due more to the fact that things are done more deliberately in I-QlpPS LIl1u luGE AiG Fl NllN 9CllllGu States In Germany as in other corn- tries, the question has also received consideration whether municipallzation will increase the number of employees of a city, whether the cities will be compelled to pay higher wages, or to contribute more to the support of the institutions for wor1mens welfare, an important phase of German industrial life. It has, however, been found that the betterment of the social condition reduce the income of a municipal enter pirse or limit the usefulness of an un- dertaklng, economically considered.
 On the contrary, it has been found that by increasing the weges of the employees the money spent for this pur- pose is not lost, bu t is again expend- cd in local business tranactions, there by benetiting the business men of that the reduction of its surplus, which it city. The private undertaking, on the other hand, receives no equivalent for may even send to foreign countries, and thus withdraw from communal life the money which should be consumed at home. tp
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-28

A STORY OF THE MISSOURI RIVER
 There are rivers of all lengths and sizes and of all degrees of wetness. There are rivers with all sorts of pe- cdllarlties and with widely varying claims to fame. But there is only one river with a. personality, habits, dissi- pations, sense of humor and a woman's caprice, a river that goes travelling sidewlse, that interferes in politics, rearranges geography and dab- bles in real estate; a river that plays hide and seek with you to-day and to- morrow follows you around like pet dog with dynamite cracker tied to it's tail. That river is the Missouri
 This thing happened in Kansas City not many years ago: A party of men owned a tsrip of land along the Mis- sonri river bank. It was not hand some land, but 1t was valuable for fac terry purposes. They were offered port ly prices for 1t, but held on.
 One day they noticed that the strip was getting emaciated. They held a hurried diagnosis with surveyor S tape and found that half of it had been washed away. The next year half of the remainder had gone.
 The men wanted to sell then, but the market seemed remarkably sluggish. The next year the river ate so vigorously that only tiny strip about as wide as piece of baby ribbon was left. The men were much depressed.
 Suddenly the land began to increase The Missouri had chosen the late man.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-28
DECLINES TO SERVE
 ON THAW COMMISSION
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 It is said that in directing the jury to report next Monday Justice Fitz- gerald did not wholly expect that the commission would be ready to render an opinion at that time. If the com missions inquiry is prolonged, the jury will be called into court every few days in order that it may be kept in- tact for a resumption of the trial should Thaw be declared sane at the present time. Following the proceed ings In court Justice Fitzgerald had another conference with the three com missioners originally selected, and when they left the criminal courts building at the luncheon hour MT. Ol- ney and Dr. Putzel put in their ap- pearance. MT. Mcclure arrived soon afterwards, and was ushered Into Jus tice Fltzgerald's s chambers. His pres ence was unexplained, however, and for more than an hour the newspaper reporters Were kept waiting outside ttC chambers upon the assumption that the commission could not begin its work until former Justice O'Bricn ar rived Then without any warning came the announcement of the latter's resignation, and the appointment of Mr. Mcclure as his successor. Messrs. Mcclure, Olney and Putzel conferred for some time, and finally announced that their first formal session would be held tomorrow afternoon, and woul dbeopen to the public. The com- mission hopes to get under way with out any delay whatsoever, and will press the inquiry to the speediest pos sible conclusion.
 Along with his order appointing MT. Mcclure as a member of the lunacy commission, Justice Fitzgerald gave out the text of former Justice O'Brien letter of resignation, which was as fol- lows;
 My dear Justice Fitzgerald:
 When you honored me by asking me to consent to become a member of the commission in re Thaw, and sug gested that by so doing I would be rendering public service, acceded to your request, notwithstanding my dis inclination to again assume public du ties.
 Upon reflection, however, I am re- luctantly forced to the conclusion that in view of the present condition of my health, and of professional engage ments previously accepted, and involv- ing obligations to others which I can not evade, I must decline the service, much as I regret this decision.
 Tn arriving at this determination l assure you that have not undervalued the importance to the public of the service which you have so kindly re- quested me to undertake. and my con clusion has been reached only after careful consideration of the present cons dition of my health and other obliga- tions previously assumed by me.
 With sentiments of esteem, and ap- preciation of your expression of conh- denoe, 1 remain,
 Gratefully yours,
 Morgan J. O'Brien."
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-28
POLICE BOATS IN THE HARBoR.
Always on War Footing to Catch
 River Pirates.

Always on a War Footing to Catch
 River Pirates.
 What modern pirates may have lost in romantic and picturesque qualities they have gained in alertness and inge- nuity in the practice of their ancient profession. The wealth scattered about New York's harbor in nIanyN tangible forms, the broad expanse of dark wa ters, the great length of the piers, the enormous reaches of the shore line, present unusual attractions to all classes of river thieves. There was a time when the harbor was preyed upon i by organized hands of pirates, whose idepredations in the course of a year were enormous. But the harbor police have more than matched the cunning and daring of these pirates in many long witches and pitched battles. To- | day it is safe to say that New York harbor has the most efficient police pa trol system in the world Meanwhile there is many an unwritten adventure of our river front quite as strange as fiction. The difficulties and dangers confronted by the harbor petrol are not generally appreciated. It comes as & surprise to New Workers to know 1 that within the boundaries of the greater city there are $50 miles of river and shore front under the jurisdiction of this patrol. Part of this, of course | is not regularly visited. although trou-
 ble may break out at any point. In the immense shipping of the harbor every thilng propelled by steam comes under federal control, everything else must be kept in order by the police.
 1 And of the forms of crime invented | by the pirates of New York harboi there seems to be no end. The twell- tieth century pirate isquoted as sdesper- ate when cornered as his contemporary of say. the sixteenth century, while his ingenuity is infinitely greater, The alert little fleet employed by the har. 1 bor police is engaged in a constant war. l fare. The torpedo boats at Santiago for instance. deserved the high praise they received, but the danger to the police boats is more. constant and more insidious. There is probably not Q boat of this fleet which does not carry many bullets fired from the cover ot dark wharves, but dash of paint GOV CTS the wound, and she starts out again next day and every day.
 The harbor is under the watchful eye of the swift, fearless little craft every hour of the twenty-four. The harbor fleet consists of seven, The largest of
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-28
YEgr-pRDAY,s BIAIL GAMEs,

 At Philadelphia University of Penn sy1vania 10. College ot City of New York 1.
 At Charlottesville, Va.-Buffalo (East- ern league) 4, University of Virginia 2 @ At Atlanta-Atlanta (southern) 10, Detroit (American) 13.
 At Macon, Ga,-C1eveland CAmerican) 1. Macon (South Atlantic) 2. ten in- nin=s.
 At Danville Va.-Trenton (Tri-state) Y, Danville (Virginia) 3.
 At Columbia, s. C-Philadelphia (National) 14, Columbia (south Allan tic1 4
 At New orleans-New York (Nation- als) 4, Philadelphia (Americans) B. At Raleigh, N. C.-Lafayette 16. Ag- ricultural and Mechanical college 0. At Charlottesville Va. Buffalo (Eastern) 4, University of Virginia 2. At Durham, N. C.-Trinity 3, Cornell 2.
 At Norfolk, Va. Princeton 6, Hamp- den-Sydney 0.
 At Savannah, Ga.-- Brooklyn (Nation- a) 6, Savannah (South Atlantic) g. At nnapolis--Naval academy 4, Co., lumbia university 4.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-28

fair, he said, to have a monopoly and shut off competition. With competition a number of ridiculous rules in effect by the Southern New England com pany would be wiped out. The present law is un-American and there is no good reason for it.
 Lynn W. Wilson of Bridgeport also spoke saying he preferred the voice of @ girl in his ear to the buzzing of the buzzers. He referred to the statement issued by each company and it puzzled him. He referred to the census report of 1902 and quoted report 32, showing that in five rural states accommodations were better than in Connecticut and these five states were ones in which competing companies were operating. Monopoly of all kinds has been abhor- rent to the people for centuries past, he said, but be believed that no com pany could get into the state unless they guaranteed some improvement over the present conditions.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-28
GRANGE MEMS INNING
 IN TELEPHONE FIGHT
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 Burdette A. Peck, overseer of the state grange, and president of the Bris- tol Business Mems association, said that he experienced a change of heart within two years. A large number of the business men of the state favored a repeal of the law. Agitation had been stirred up all over the state and all eyes were turned to this committee While all the business men did not agree on the subject, converts were be- ing made every day. He contended that if any one independent company in the United States was in operation suc- cessfully it would be a sufficient reason for a repeal of the law As to being a nuisance to have two telephones he had asked of those using them to inform him on the subject, and was told that they were not found to be nuisance but it bettered the service, because It spurred up the old company as well as the new to give better service. In Bris- tol he said that it cost the common people twenty-five cents to telephone to Hartford and 1t cost legislators noth- ing to telephone from Hartford to Bristol,
 N. O. Platt of New Haven, treasurer of the state grange, also spoke in favor of the bills repeating the present law. He said the Southern New England company has had the benefit of the law for many years and had grown to be of sufficient strength to enable it to get along without the present law, The company had reduced the rates in the city but not in the country and officials of the company would give no encour- agement that rates would be reduced.
 L. w. Ripley, president of the Glas- tonbury Business Mems association. said his organization desired a repeal of the law. The Southern New England company was doing the best it could but the rates could be lower and the service better. He believed the people of Glastonbury ought to be able to do business with Hartford without the excessive toll rate. People of this state are paying too much No company of any kind should have a monopoly. President Graves of Bridgeport, who is the head of the State Business Mems association, said he did not speak in behalf of the association but for him self s23 sss a business man. It was not
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-28

these, the Patrol. is a large, sea going craft. capable of high speed. The others which are built after the smae model, are small, 45-foot boats, with high power engines, especially adapted to dartlng about the harbor. The cabins are low and inconspieuous. All the boats wear the war paint color, an in definite blue gray, which makes them as nearly invisible as they well can be. The boats carry no lights. except the pinnacle lamps. Each boat carries an alert, fearless crew, armed and ready to give a good account of themselves in any emergency.
 In short, the police patrol boats are always on a war footing. The beat of one of these little boats is usually about ten or twelve miles long and the little craft passes back and forth on this course for about seven hours, when tho watch is relived-New York Correspondence Pittsburg Dispatch.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-28
ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.
DANBURYTEAM TO OPEN SEASON
 SATURDAY..

Rangers Have Now Started Practice for the Season and the First Game Will be Played With Danbury Rovers.
 The first game of Association foot ball will be played on the Rangers grounds, filings lot, West street, Sat- urday afternoon. The opposing team will be the Nelson Rovers of Dan bury. The New York Thistles were scheduled to play the opening game, but were unable to keep their appoint ment and the match with Danbury was arranged late last night.
 The lineup for the Rangers will be as follows:
 GoalHanlon.
 Backs-Miller (captain) and Falconer. Halfbacks-George, Smith and Dal- gleish.
 F~rwards--A. Thompson, William Greer Stevens, Clark and Black.
 Reserves-Wyllie, Ferguson, J. Brown and T. Thompson.
 Linesman-W William Dickie.
 Referee-Thomas Boswell.