Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-02

matter of fact way; you can simply
draw your own deductions by the real
happenings as 1 describe them.
Starting from the Hotel Angelus
shortly before 10 o'clock [ jumped on
Washington street car No. 1886 and rode
with conductor No. 1898 as far as Fifth
and Broadway. Then walking back to
Sixth and Main streets boarded JEFF
ferson and Chutes park car No. $685. in
charge Of conductor No. 1547, who was
breaking in conductor No 1901.
1 left this car at Fourteenth and
Main streets and then began real
operations.
My first try was at No. 1900 South
Main street, a candy and grocery store
owned by Schuyler & Lein, where 1
found heavy set, dark complexioned
man, wearing derby hat, in charge of
the store. He was selling a cigar to
an old chap as entered.
In answer to my question as to how
he was fixed for chewing gum he an
swered that he had all he wanted.
When 1 told him would send him a
sample case free of charge his manner
changed wonderfully, as he hastily
wrote the firms name and address on
card.
All Want Herald
AS 1 was leaving the store casually
asked for copy of The Herald after
spying large stack of the other morn
ing papers still unsold on his counter.
He answered indifferently, 81 haven't
any HeraldS left"
Then going over to 1882 South Main
street to the confectionery and cigar
store operated by Mrs. e. A. Molitor
to whom 1 repeated the chewing gum
story, Mrs. Molitor did not want any
chewing gum until I declared my in
tention of sending her a case free of
charge, and then she hastily wrote her
name and address on a slip of yellow
paper, declaring she had no business
cards.
Noticing a news stand filled with
other morning papers near the front
of the store 1 asked Mrs. Molitor for
copy of The Herald to which she re-
piled that they We're all gone, as she
only received a few. "But guess
everybody in the neighborhood has
been in here trying to get a Herald to-
day." she declared, land nobody seems
to want the other papers"
At Banks & Greene's drug store, cor
ner of Main and Washington streets,
l handed the Blue Ribbon chewing
gum story to a short, dark-compleX-
ioned, partly bald-headed man, who
who even went so far as to mention
that he had heard of Blue Ribbon
chewing gum in Chicago.
They Like Free Samples
He was perfectly willing to accept
sample case for nothing, although
he expressed no burning desire to make
an actual purchase. After handing me
a card the manager directed me across
to the young chap In back of the soda
water fountain in answer to my In
quiry for a Herald. noticed the stand
was well filled with copies of other
morning papers, but there was nothing
doing in The Herald line, all of which
brought forth the information from the
soda water clerk that The Heralds
We're all sold out
Walking back to Washington and
Flower streets / boarded University
car No. 557, in charge of conductor No.
1857, with whom / rode to Washington
and Estrella streets, where | made a
bee line for the b. & b. drug store
at that corner, A tall, light complex
ioned chap wearing a light suit lis
tened attentively to my recital of the
marvellous merits of Blue Ribbon
gum and then declared he did not care
for any.
He was very willing, however, to ac-
cept free sample case and lost no
time In hustling me up his card De-
spite the fact that his news stand was
almost full of other morning papers
there was nothing doing in the way Of
securing Herald, and when l asked
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