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Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-01
TAKE EXTRAORDINARY
PRECAUTIONS WITH BUILDING
Special to The Herald.
I.0NQ REACH Ian q

Special to The Herald.
LONG BEACH, Jan. s1.-The direct
ors of the Bixby hotel company, at a
meeting last night adopted resolu-
tion providing for the reinforcement
of the east and west wings Of the new
hotel throughout with cement and steel
braces. This action was taken in order
to make assurances doubly sure that
the building would be safe beyond the
shadow Of a doubt. The extra work,
which will call for about one hundred
braces, will cost $500.
F. L. Spaulding. the contractor who
is erecting the hostelry, said this after
noon that he regarded the caution of
the directors as excessive and that he
considered the step they had taken as
going much farther than was necessary.
He said that with the additional rein
forcements ordered the hotel could be
rolled over upon it's side and still re-
main intact.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-01
WIDOW AGREES
TO COMPRO
Long Beach Woman Who Scratched
Chanda's Back and Cared for
Chickens Given a House
and Lot
Long Beach Office,
129 East Third Street.
Special to The Herald.

SpSCldl " u6 I1SIdlu
LONG BEACH, Jan. 31.-Mrs. Myra
Lehman, the widow who brought suit
for $299 for services rendered to Jo-
seph Chanda, because he refused to
wed her after she had served as his
housekeeper seven months under an
alleged promise of marriage, today de-
cided to accept a compromise in the
shape of lot in New Vernon City, this
county, and "one-room shack" upon
the same. She and Chanda agreed to
contract drawn up by her attorney,
George A. Hart, whereby she will
forthwith vacate" the house at 74S
Alamitos avenue, where she has work.
ed for Chanda, tended his poultry and
scratched his back, and will henceforth
occupy the aforesaid "one-story shack
Immediately upon its completion"
While Chanda, who had secuted the
idea of wedding her, disliked the idea
of being compelled to pay over $299 in
cash to Mrs. Lehman, he appeared at
Hart's law office this morning with
request that the compromise agreement
be drawn up. Mrs Lehman feels sat-
ished on the other hand, as she be-
lieves her little house If built on the
property will be worth probably $500.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-01
AN NTI-C|GARETTE
CRUSADE STARTS
PLANS TRACK MEET TO WEAN
LADS FROM THE WEED
Y. M. C. A. and School Teachers Unite
on Scheme to Exclude Tobacco
from Pasadena Grammar
Schools
Pasadena Agency.
II North Raymond Street,
Phones: Sunset 1907, Home 2124.


PASADENA, Jan. 31.-Ever since the
cigarette has sprung into popular favor
with the youth of the land 1t has been
equally out of favor with the olde,
generation and as one of the latest
chapters in the battle of the elders to
eXtinguish the burning coffin nail"
comes the plan inaugurated in Pasa-
dena by the Y. NJ. c. A. and many of
the teachers in the public schools
under the guise of the anti-cigarette
track meet. The details of this plan
have been quietly worked out and the
public will watch with interest this
year for the success or failure of the
plan.
Briefly outlined the scheme is this: A
field and track meet of school boys of
the grammar grades is to be held in
Pasadena this spring in about the lat
ter part of April. In order to take
part in this meet the lads must be able
to show that they have used tobacco
in no form during two months preced-
ing the meet.
In order that those in charge of the
meet may know whether or not the
boys applying for entry have complied
with this clause of the agreement COM
mittees are appointed of boys in each
school. Just prior to this meet the
boys who would enter come before a
sort of jury to prove up and the testi-
mony OF the committee members Is
then taken. If the applicant can show
that he has not smoked or chewed and
has stood over rs per cent on an aver
age in all his studies ne is allowed to
compete.
This year there will be all the ordi-
nary track and field events and in ad-
dition there will be class relay races
and team contests. For all of the
events handsome trophies will be hung
up and as much interest as possible is
being worked up in the contest among
the school boys.
There will be a meeting of the exc
cutive committee of elders on Friday
afternoon at which many Of the de-
tails of the anti-cigarette campaign
viii be worked out. The members OF
this committee are three grammar
school principals, Physical Director
George Braden of the Pasadena Y. M.
c, A., and his brother Claude, physi-
cal director at Pomona college.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-01
HOODOO ROW VISITED BY
ANOTHER DISASTROUS FIRE
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
PASADENA, Jan. 31.-"Hoodooed," is
the way some of the firemen term the
houses owned by Mrs. Philip p. Senour
on South Los Robles avenue. Mrs.
Senour owns a couple of handsome resi-
dences a couple of blocks south OF
Colorado street on this exclusive thor
oughfare. Some months ago one of the
two caught fire in mysterious manner,
small quantity of gasoline in a
saucer standing on the rear porch ig-
hitting without apparent cause.
In this fire Mrs. Charles Coleman,
wife of the night editor of the San
Francisco Examiner, was severely
burned. Today the other house to the
south caught fire in manner almost
equally mysterious. In this second
case the walls about the chimney ig-
nited, but the blaze was discovered be-
fore great damage resulted.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-01
SHIP OWNERS WILL
ADJUST ALL LOSSES
Special to The Herald.


SAN PEDRO, Jan. S1.-A representa-
tive of the company in which the
schooner Carmel, which crushed and
sank the J. C. Elliott and the Clemente,
was insured, was here today taking
steps to adjust the losses. The Carmel
was insured against damage which she
might do to other boats and the loss
on the two sunk in this harbor must
be met by the insurance company.
Steps are being taken to raise the
wreckage. When this is done estimates
of the damage can be obtained. Cap
tain Arthur Mason, owner of the Glenn
ente, expects to be able to use the en-
gines of his boat again, although the
hull is a wreck. He will ask $500 dam
ages. Officials of the Nelson Naviga-
tion company of Long Beach say that
the Elliott can probably be repaired
and put in as good condition as before.
This will doubtless be done by the in
surance company. The loss, at first es-
timated at $4,000. was not so great,
1t is said.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-01
NEGRO Is GIVEN LIMIT
ALLOWED UNDER STATUTE

PASADENA, Jan. 31.-George Flem-
ing, the negro charged with an un-
namable crime some weeks ago, but
who was allowed to plead guilty to the
lesser offense of vagrancy, was today
sentenced to serve six months in the
county Jail, the maximum sentence for
this offense. In sentencing Fleming
Justice Klamroth said that his only re-
gret is that he could not give the man
a more severe sentence.
The district attorneys office claimed
that there is no law in this state under
which Fleming could be prosecuted and
80 that county department con-
sented to the minor plea.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-01
CARMELITA GARDEN NEW
NAME FOR PLEASURE PARK
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
PASADENA, Jan. 31.-A name for
the public pleasure park, which is being
suitably equipped by popular subscrip-
ton, has at last been selected. The
pleasure park is slice from the old
Carmelita place and the adopted name
is Carmelita garden.
In addition to the adoption of this
title the promoters of the plan, some of
the foremost men in Pasadena, have
decided to incorporate. The new cor
poration will have capital stock in the
sum of $250,000 and the stock will be is
sued in $40 amounts, making the move
for suitable cansino building purely a
popular one.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-01
NUGGETS OF NEWS FROM
THE CROWN CITY MINES
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
PASADENA Jan. 31.-Representa-
tive McLachlan. whose wife died last
night, Is expected to reach Pasadena
Sunday evening or Monday morning.
He has been wired of the unexpected
death of his wife and is Fastening home
as rapidly as trains will carry him.
The funeral arrangements will await
his arrival.
The funeral of Mrs. Carrie Tiernan,
who died yesterday at the Pasadena
hospital as the result of burns sus-
tained fon January IL, will take place
from st. Andrews Catholic church on
Friday morning at 8 o'clock.
Offers of four cups for the Pasadena
horse show have already been received
and accepted. The donors of the cups
are Colonel w. j. Hogan of Louisville,
vice president of the show; Fred e.
Wilcox, George Hall and John B. Mil
Ter.
1t has been announced that the first
of the guests to test the hospitality
of the new Hotel Wentworth would be
accommodated on February 1. This
evening General wentworth informs
The Herald that even the informal
opening of the new hotel will not be
that soon. The first guests will come
on Monday and the formal opening will
not be for two weeks, when the grounds
are fixed up.
The bankers are growing over the re-
markable showing made by the banks
of Pasadena during the month of jan
uary. Incidentally at the close of busi-
ness today they are able to say that
the clearings for the month are over
IA per cent ahead of those of January,
1906 This clearly indicates that there
has been no falling off in tourist travel
to Pasadena this winter.
The baby son of Mrs. c. p. Truman,
who fell into a tub OF boiling water
yesterday and was nearly scalded to
death, is reported this afternoon to be
in precarious condition, 1t seems that
the little S-year-old was just recovering
from an attack Of illness, and for this
reason death may result.
City Treasurer Munson has figured
out the total tax delinquency for Pasa-
dena. 1t is $10.649, more than double
the amount of delinquency of last
year. The jump is due TO Increased
taxes. In all SS66,647 has been collected
by the city in taxes this year.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-01

dren's training school, February has
been selected as the date for the en-
tertainment and the handsome newly
built music room at the Maryland will
be the place of the entertainment.
This room will be especially dec
GRATED and fitted up for the occasion
and an excellent program has been ar
ranged. While given under hotel aus
pices, many Pasadena people will take
part, and some excellent local talent
has been impressed into the worthy
cause.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-01
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
UNION HOLDS BANQUET

The congregational church union
New Years banquet was held last
night at the Salem Congregational
church, at which 200 covers were laid
Rev. William Horace Day was chosen
chairman and the addresses were lin
tied to ten minutes each
Rev. N. C. Rowell, pastor of the
Salem church, made an address of well
come full of witicism and timely appli-
cation, which was followed by solo by
Miss Marguerite Goodwin.
Rev. F. S. Forbes made an address on
"Oura City, and encouragement From
Japan" was the topic of the address of
Mrs. William Horace Day. Mrs. Paul
Brown sang solo. An address was
made by ]. H. Mallows followed by
duet by Misses M. Goodwin and C.
Barlow, and an address by Paul
Brown on Our Young People"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-01
BOY Is THROWN IN
FRONT OF STREET CAR
Special to The Herald.

SANTA MONICA, Jan. 31.-By the
tipping backward of a bench on which
he was seated onto the railway tracks,
Frank Schraeder, the nine-year-old son
of Carl r. Schraeder of Los Angeles,
fell against the front step of car
passing last night before his home at
Kensington court ana was carried un-
conscious into the house. An examina-
ton of the lads injuries showed him to
be suffering from severe laceration of
the scalp and numerous body bruises.
1t will be several days before the ex-
tent Of his injuries will be known.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-01
FRUITADE AVALANCHE is
CAUSE OF BROKEN RIBS
Special to The Herald.

Special TO The Herald.
PASADENA, Jan. 31.-While driving
down hill with a load of oranges yes
terday r. l.. Haley of Altadena lost
control of his horses. fell from his
wagon and was literally buried under
an avalanche of fruit, sustaining two
broken ribs in his ride over the wagon
tailboard on the yellow Niagara. The
man was nearly suffocated by the pile
of fruit and the juice before he was
pulled out from under nearly ton of
California prides.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-01
LONG BEACH MAN HEARS
OF BROTHERS TRAGIC END
BY Associated Press.

LONG BEACH, Jan, 31.-L. S.
Barnes, a prominent real estate man,
received a telegram last night from
Alliance. Neb., stating that his only
brother, Roy Barnes, had been killed
by gunshot wound. No details were
given and Barnes started east today
In ignorance Of the incidents of the
death.
Young Barnes was In the employ OF
his father. Thomas Barnes. who oper-
ates a chain Of eating houses along the
Burlington and the Missouri Pacific
railroads.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-01
BANKER Dimes BANKERS
IN ELABORATE FASHION
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
PASADENA, Jan. BE. e. Webster,
who recently purchased the entire is
suance of municipal improvement
bonds, amounting to $200.OOO gave an
elaborate dinner tonight to fifteen
prominent men in the banking and
business world. The dinner took place
at the Hotel Maryland and was one of
the most complete functions ever
served by that hostelry.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-01
WILL BUILD GLASS HOUSE
WHERE STONES ARE SCARCE
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
LONG BEACH, Jan. 31.-Plans are
completed for the "glass house" two
story structure to be built upon the
Strand by local and Los Angeles capi-
talists.
The building will be of Graeco-Ro
man architecture. but will be composed
wholly of glass. excepting the columns.
About $500 square feet of opalc7cent
glass will be used.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-01
COMBINED. CONVENTION
CLOSES ITS SESSIONS
Special to The Herald.

POMONA. Jan. S1.-The Southern
California Unitarian and Universalist
convention closed its sessions here to-
night with addresses by Revs. Maxwell
Savage, Redlands; C, e. Nash, Los An
geles, and George w. Stone, field Sec
retary of the American Unitarian as
ISOLATION. This afternoon Rev. Drs.
Garfield OF Pasadena and Waston of
San Diego were speakers. The conven-
ton has been interesting and profit
able
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-01
SOCIETY MINSTREL SHOW
FOR SWEET CHARITY'S SAKE

Special to The Herald.
PASADENA, Jan. 31.-For sweet
charity's sake the guests of the Hotel
Maryland will give a minstrel show,
the proceeds to go to Pasadena chill
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-01
SMITHS LEAD BROWNS;
JONESES ALSO RAN
BY Associated Press.

BY AsbOCIdItU IIVoo'
LONG BEACH, Jan. 31.-The new
city directory, Just issued, shows an in
crease over last years population of
261k per cent. There are twenty-three
Joneses. ninety-five Smiths and seven
ty-six Browns.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-01

Homeless children received ana
placed In houses for adoption. Apply
Rev, o. v. Rice, Superintendent Chill
dren's Home society ssA Bradbury
building. Los Angelica.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-01

who was the hero of the drama that
was produced for the first time last
night?"
"The author, who had the courage to
be present. t."-Meggendorfer Blaetter.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-01

AGENT Illinois Central r. r.. lis ". stS.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-01

Everything you want you will fnd In
the classified page. One cent word.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-01
WOHnan'S =; =; =;
is b
Nightmare

The critical ordeal through which the mother
pass however SO aught with dread pain suffering and danger
that the thought of fills her with apprehension and horror
There necessity for the reproduction of life be either painful
dangerous The Mothers Friend
the coming event that is safely passed without danger This
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-07
CHECK GETS TEAM
Derby Man Arrested for AL legged Theft Dating to
 May z.

For the theft of s29 way back in May z, Harry W. Nesbit, of Derby was arrested in this city yesterday after noon by Detectives Donnelly and Col we'll It is alleged that an Italian who was working for a contractor named J. W. Chapman in Clinton was given a check for $20, and a friend of his who had one for SIP gave it to him also when he intended to come into the city to cash them. He came on May and put up at a place in the lower part of State street. When he looked for his money he found the two checks and all his cash, which was not much, missing. Two days later Nesbit and a friend came to Kirkes livery stable on Temple street and hired a carriage. The bill came to S2O and as the check was payable to bearer 1t was accepted in payment, and eight dollars in change given.
 When Kirke tried to cash the check he found payment was stopped. Nes- bit had endorsed the check with his name and the police were informed He was caught here yesterday and Is charged with the theft of $2O. He is 26 years of age.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-07
HOOKER WILL CASE
Reasons for it's Appeal Discussed in
 Superior Court.

Hartford, Dec. e.-The Isabella Beecher Hooker will was discussed in the superior court. to-day before Judge Ralph Wheeler on motion to expunge some of the reasons for tho appeal from probate by Mrs. Catherine Burton Powers, of Brookline, Mass, a granddaughter of the deceased. In th6 reasons for appeal set forth 1t is al- legged that the will of Mrs. Hooker was obtained through the influence of spir- itualistic revelations; through the un- due influence on the part of the aon of the testatrix, DP E. B. Hooker, the principal legatee under the will
 It is the contention of tho counsel for the appellee that Mrs, Powers was dis- inherited by the will of Mrs. Hooken as her husband, John Hooker had willed Mrs. Powers s1,OOO. Judge Wheeler reserved decision.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-07
PANAMA BOND BIDS
Accepted to the Amount of $25,000,000 by Secretary
 Cortelyou.

Washington, Dec 6.-LThe secretary of the treasury has accepted bids for the Panama canal bonds to the amount of $25,0O1,000 The average price of all the bids accepted Is 10S. Under the terms of the law and the secretarys acceptance of these bids, the allotments of bonds to individuals and institutions will be confined to the small subscriptions from $10,000 down.
 Secretary Cortelyou further an- nounces that the notices of accept ances will be prepared and mailed to the successful bidders with the least possible delay.
 The offering of Panama canal bonds was largely oversubsoribed; but the improvement in business conditions after the announcement of recent measures of relief by tho treasury de- partment Is regarded by the secretary as warranting him in limiting the issue to half the amount offered, namely, $25,Ao0,oO0.
 The al!otments of the per cent. certificates will not, the secretary says, exceed $15,ooo,ooo. They have been confined to national banks throughout the country which were in position to at once take out additional circulation, this being measure de- signed to afford immediate relief, in asrnuch as a considerable time would necessarily elapse before the Panama canal bonds could be put on the market.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-07
SCARE AT SCHOOL
Case of Scarlet Fever at Miss Porter's Institution at
 Pennington.
Special to the Journal Courier. )

(Special to the Journal Courier.)
 Pennington, Dec. s,-There was considerable commotion at Miss Por- ter's school for girls in this town to- day when the announcement got out that one of the young ladies had de- veloped ease of scarlet fever. The young patient is Miss Katherine Du- Bois of New York. Miss DuBois' case dates back to the time of the Yale Princeton football game in New Ha- ven 8 few weeks ago, 1t is believed. She is now confined in the infirmary of the school, where everything is being done for her that can be.
 Miss Porter's school is composed of young ladies from some of the finest families in the east, and when news spread among them that there was a well developed case of scarlet fever in their midst there was not a few of them that left Farmlngton to-day for their homes, Mrs Keep, the principal of tho school, has stated that there is really no danger for the girls, but the parents ara not willing to run the slightest risk In many cases.
 Miss DuBois case is not a serious one. It is expected that she will be around again in short time.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-07
JURY DISAGREES IN FISHER TRIAL Stands Eight for Acquittal and Four for Conviction on Charge of Man
 slaughter. ACTION REGARDING NEW TRIAL LINK NOWN Jury Spent Four and One Half Hours in Considering the
 Evidence in the
 Case.

Waterbury, Dec 6.-After deliberat- ing for four and one-half hours on the evidence in the case of William E. Fisher of New Haven, engineer of the Gray's special train which was wrecked st the Hill siding h col Hsion with the regular north bound train from New Ha- ven on the morning of March last, and who has stood trial in the superior court during the past three days on the charge of manslaughter for caus- ing the death of three members of the two engine crews, the jury, at exactly 6;SO o'clock tonight. reported dis agreement. The jury stood eight for acqulttal and four for conviction. The twelve were immediately discharged by Judge Howard J. Curtis.
 Assistant States Attorney John P. Kellogg refused to make any statement as to his probable action regarding a new trial Counsel for Fisher will await his action Both attorneys, John Elliott and Howard c. Webb, of New Haven, who conducted the defense, hat expected an acquttal
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-07
YALE IS DEFEATED
Princeton Debaters Success fully Oppose Employers
 Liabi ity Act.
TEAMS THAT DEBATED
Judges Dr. Clark, of Columbia !; Taylor, of Vassar, and
 Crossman.

Princeton, N. J.. Dec 6.--The Prince ton debating team tonight defeated Yale. the subject being the Employers Liability Act"
 Princeton defended the negative of the question:
 Resolved, That laws should be enact- cd providing that in case of personal injury to workman arising out of and in the course of employment, his em- ployer shall be liable for adequate com pensation, and shall not set up contrib utory negligence, or the negligence of a fellow servant. as defense"
 Princeton was represented by Thomas & Clark, Horton IT. Fry, and Jesse Herman, and the Yale team was com posed of w. P Armstrong, L. II. B. Jamison and w w wynkoop.
 The judges were Dr. J. B. Clark, pro- lessor of economics in Columbia uni versity; Dr. j. M. Taylor, president of Vassar college and Charles S. Crossman, of Haverford college.