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Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-22
FIGHT TO BE MADE
ON 3 AMENDMENTS
PASADENANS TO VOTE FRIDAY
ON CHARTER CHANGES
Proposed Increase in Salaries of Mayor
and City Clerk Said to Be
the Most important ,
Questions
Especial to The Herald

PASADENA, Feb. 21.-With twenty
two amendments proposed for the city
charter which are to be decided at the
election to be held Friday, February 26,
the fight really has simmered down to
three of the amendments offered, which,
in the opinion of the public, are the i'm
portant changes to be desired in the
question of increase in the salaries of
city officials. One amendment is that
which proposes to increase the salary
of the mayor from $500 to $4,000 a
year, and this is the most important in
the list.
Mayor Farley, in advocating an in
crease in the salary for mayor, after
declining the candidacy, said: 1T is
impossible to get a man of the standing
and experience needed to handle the
business affairs of city at the salary
paid, because a man with this expert
ence and acumen can get far more for
his labors in private enterprise than
from the city. To be mayor one prac>
tically must give up all outside busi-
ness, and no man can afford to sacrifice
his interests and those of his family
without adequate compensation"
1t is believed this measure will carry,
as well as a second, which increases
the salary of the city clerk from $1,000
to $500 year. Other amendments pro-
vide for increasing the salary of the
city treasurer to $1,000, and for paying
cOuncilmen IS a session, and not more
than five sessions to be held in any one
month
An amendment which undoubtedly
will encounter the most opposition is
that which gives the city power to i'm
prove the parkings Of the street, to re-
move brush of all kinds from private
property, if the owner neglects to keep
the lot in good condition, and, failing
to secure payment for this work in the
regular way, gives the city power to
assess as a tax ON the owner of the
property the cost of the work done.
Real estate men who own large tracts
of land in the sparcely settled sections
of the city, lands which are nothing
more than tracts of unimproved terri
tory held as investments in the hope
they will develop some day into resi-
dence sections, are opposed strongly to
the amendment. They claim it will cost
more than the tax on the land to keep
it cleared of underbrush and weeds and
to improve the parkings.
A number of small owners also are
opposed to the plan, and the passage Of
this amendment is in doubt.
Most of the other amendments to be
submitted relate to the collection of
taxes or to the establishment of the
duties of city officials.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-22
RoWwow AND BURGLAR

Give Belgian police dogs are doing patro
duty in New York city,
With each foot in a rubber soled boot
Once burgler went out after loot.
And a tomcat he hugged
And a tomecat he hugged
Meath the coat of his hand-me- down suit
police dog imported from hent
In pursuit of the bold burglar went,
And he gave loud yelp,
Meaning. Here he is, help!"
Just as soon as his nose struck the scent.
Did the burglar get limp as rag,
And resort to revolver and gag?
No; he merely hissed Scat"
To his big Thomas cat,
And then coolly walked off with the swag.
When the roundsman rushed up in fierce
glee
Not a trace of the thief could he see;
But the four-legged "cop,"
Near the burglarized shop,
Had the big Thomas cat up a tree!
Earl Hooker Eaton in Harper's Weekly
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-22
NORWEGIAN SHIP HAS
EXCITING EXPERIENCE
ANGELEN0 TELLS OF TRIP He
MADE IN VESSEL
Former Crew of Boat at San Pedro
Also Compelled the Captain to
Put Into Port for
Provisions
Correspondent Home 372.
Circulation I25 5th st.
Especial to The Herald. I

SAN PEDRO, Feb. 21.-According to
H. F. Norgren of Los Angeles. this is
not the first time the Norwegian ship
Hovding, which put in port here last
Friday to land her crew, who had per
suaded the captain to sail 500 miles out
of his way for that purpose, has been
IN distress. Norgren says he sailed on
thls boat from Mobile, Ala, back in
1894 under different captain bound
1or Newcastle, Eng. The ship was pro-
Vlsloned Tor sixty days only and it re-
CURED one hundred days to make the
trip. The result was a famine. ONLY
one pound of flour being allowed each
man as his daily ration Finally some
or the hungry and half starved men
hunted up the ships cat and ate il.
one day, during a storm, the water
tank was smashed by some spars. and
tor seVeral days no fresh water could
De OBTAINED. At last a sail was dis
cerned and the ship was hailed.
Norgren, who had been confined in
irons Tor week for complaining about
the Ill treatment, volunteered to 90 tn
the snip for water and two other sea-
men were compelled to accompany him
Ihey secured three kegs of water and
returned TO their own vessel, when Nor
gren fell in a faint from the exertion
which his weakened condition could
not Wltnstand, and when he regained
consciousness and begged for a drink
Of water he was told that two of the
kegs OF water secured had been spoiIed
Dy Sh1pplng salt water and that the
captain had the other keg in his cab
IN. Norgren went to the captains cab
IN and after a struggle with the skip
per procured a drink A short time
afterwards while the captain was be-
low the members of the crew seized
the vessel and told their executive Off
Ger tney were going to make the near
est port for provisions and water to
which they all had agreed. over the
protests of the captain they set sail
lor Dover, Eng, where they arrived
IN a starved condition. All deserted
the ship and it is said it was in a IeaI<v
ana unseaWorthy condition at that
time.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-22
MINER SEES GHOSTS" AND
FAILS OVER STEEP CLIFF
White Goose Flies Into Cabin and
Occupant Makes Dash Out
of Building

SAN BERNARDINO, Feb. 21.-A
large white goose nearly caused a
miner employed by George Patterson to
lose his life in the Calico district last
night. The goose had become confused
by the storm and had flown into the
cabin occupied by the lone miner. He
was awakened but thought he was sur
rounded by ghosts or some other un-
canny things, and dashing out of the
cabln ran as hard as he could, falling
over high bluff some distance away
and injuring himself severely. His
cries brought Patterson and two other
miners to his relief and an investiga-
ton showed the goose quietly sitting on
keg less than three feet from the cot
which had been occupied by the fright
ened miner
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-22
SAN BERNARDINC
Office sos Third Street.
Fhones: Home S75. Sunset Main I6s
FALLS DOWN SHAFT:
FOUND BY BROTHER
Family Becomes Anxious Over Alb.
sence of Man and Search Re-
VeaIs Victim In Aban-
doned Hole

SAN BERNARDINO, Feb. 21.-That
John Deacon Of Randsburg is not dead
at the bottom of an old shaft thirty
feet deep on the Merced claim is due
to the investigation of a brother, who
became frightened at his absence. Dea-
con left the home of friends to walk
to his home one evening and acciden-
tally fell into the old shaft. He was
rendered unconscious, and when he re-
viXed Deacon found he had been cut
and bruised and had sustained a
broke ankle.
Deacon shouted with all his might.
but could make no one hear: then he
fired his pistol several items, but re-
celved no responses. Meantime his rel
atfves supposed he had remained at the
home of other friends all night. Next
morning, however, as he did not re-
turn to his home, a brother went in
search of him, and finally detected him
at the bottom of the shaft.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-22
MARATHON CONTESTANTS
MAKE SPLENDID SCORES
Competition Will Be Brought to :
Close This Evening After an
Hours Dancing

VENICE, Feb. 21.-In the Marathon
dance at the pavilion last night the
following totals We're reached by the
leading competitors: Paul Grey, 628:
Donald Gray, 61S; E. E. Anderson, 592;
Ed Averil, 586; Miss Jessie Young, 572; ;
Miss La Vellette, 492, and Miss Cath
crime Grey, Ats.
Paul Grey made a record of 1873 laps
for the evening. He has now Travelled.
as shown by the pedometer, fifty-six
miles in five nights. Donald Grey and
Anderson WED desperately throughout
the evening with one another The
former made 1873 laps and the latter 1877.
Tomorrow the contest will close, after
an hours dancing, from $3.50 to $3.50
.. m.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-22
GOLD DREDGING COMPANY
VOTES TO QUIT BUSINESS
Stockholders at Long Beach Decide
to Turn All Claims Over to
Creditors

LONG BEACH, Feb. 21.-The Ma
tional Gold Dredging company, Of
which DR.. w. r. Price of Long Beach,
noted psychologist, is president, is to
be dissolved. At a meeting Of stock
holders, called to consider ways and
means for rehabilitating the company,
it was decided to be a hopeless propo-
sition, and the stockholders voted to
turn over all their claims to the men
who hold trust deed for $50, 900 against
the company. These men are capitalists
of Los Angeles and Redlands. Dr.
Price, who claims to be the heaviest
stockhOlder, and who will lose more
than $4,000, was in favor of additional
assessments, as he considers the claims
of the company in the north to be rich.
The dredger which was operated by the
company recently sank and was a total
loss
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-22
PROHIBITIoNISTS MEET IN
MASS AT BELMONT HEIGHTS

LONG BEACH, Feb. 21.-It was the
PrOhibitionists' time to hold a mass
meeting at Belmont Heights today, and
an enthusiastic time they had of it, a
number Of extra benches being required
in the East Fourth street schoolhouse,
where the Good Government league
meets.
The resolutions which the liberals
adopted at their mass meeting last
week, upholding the acts of the city
trustees, were ridiculed. The liberals
were accused of importing Long Beach
politicians and orators to arouse senti-
ment of the wrong brand. The opening
of c.. A. S. Higley's wholesale liquor
emporium was feelingly deplored.
Frank c. Edwards, S. G. Barker and
A. w. Oliver were the speakers of the
day
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-22
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVoRERS OF
COUNTY ELECT OFFICERS

LONG BEACH, Feb. 21.-After a ses-
sion of three days the county Christian
Endeavor union closed its convention
tonight with service at the Auditor
ium in which all the city churches had
been invited to join. The Rev. J. r.
Pratt of Albany, N. Y, preached the
convention sermon on Fruit Bearing" I"
This afternoon an intermediate rally
was held at the First Baptist church
and a Junior rally at the First Chris
tian church.
The following new officers were
elected by the convention: j. P. Welles,
Los Angeles, president; Merton Hart,
Palms, vice president; Miss Turena
Sorenson, Los Angeles, recording secre-
tary; E. j. Wallace, Los Angeles, cor
responding secretary; George Wilson,
Long Beach, treasurer; Rev. F. NJ
Bowling, pastor counselor, and a num-
ber Of department superintendents.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-22
STRICKEN BY APoPLEXY, MAN
LIES HOURS WITHOUT CARE

LONG BEACH, Feb. 21.-Stricken by
apoplexy late Friday night or early yes
terday morning, Wesley Greenwalt, a
veteran, 68 years old, lay in his room at
the Butler rooming house without medi-
cal attention until last night, when
his condition having been detected by
a man who climbed through the tran
som, doctors were summoned. The un-
fortunate man was then in a dying
condition, however, and expired at 1870
O'Clock this morning
Greenwalt came here four years ago
from Greenville, Ohio. His only rela-
tive hereabouts is his son, Harry, who
is chauffeur for George 1. Cochran of
Los Angeles. Funeral services will be
held tomorrow afternoon. Burial will
be in Sunnyside cemetery.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-22
Will Celebrate QUIETLY

SAN BERNARDINO, Feb. 21.-Wash-
ington's birthday will be quietly OBJ
served here. There will be the annual
game between the mechanical and
transportation departments of the
Santa Fe railroad offices in the morn
ing, and in the afternoon the Santa Fe
team and the Foresters of Los Angeles
will play a league game. In the even
ing the annual balls of the fire depart
ment and the military ball of Co. K,
N. G. c., will be held.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-22
Dies of Old AGE

PASADENA, Feb. 21.-O. F. A.
Sprague, native of Vermont, but for
twelve years a resident of this city, died
last evening in his residence at 1874
South Orange Grove avenue. He was
born May 13, 1889, and consequently
was within few months of being 20
years old. Mr.. Sprague's illness was
one of the many troubles brought on
by old age. The body will be taken to
Chicago for burial.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-22
SANTA ANA
SPANIARD GIVES UP SEARCH
FOR SUPPOSED HIDDEN GOLD
Onice 316 N. Sycamors
Home Phone as.

SANTA ANA, Feb. 21-Senor Arnez,
the aged Spaniard who secured a sixty
day permit to search for hidden treas
ure on the Trabuca rancho, has failed
to locate a color of gold and has quit
operations and returned to Los Ange-
les. 1t is said Arnez interested several
Los Angeles men in the story of treas
ure having been hidden by the Mission
fathers, and that these men furnished
money to prosecute the search The
story is as old as the oldest inhabitant
of orange county, and some time ago
a man from Los Angeles and a resi-
dent of Santa Ana dropped $1,000 each
in a vain hunt for the supposed cached
treasure.
Santa Ana BreVities
At meeting held last night it was
decided by the residents of Tustin to
retain the present street lighting sys-
TEN, and the contract with the Edison
company, which will expire in March,
Will be renewed for three years.
Miss Winifred Roberts and Elmer
Worthy have been chosen to represent
Santa Ana high school in the next in
terscholastic debate to be held at Pasa-
dena March q. The question for the
occasion will be: Resolved. That cleo
tive officials in the United States, ma
tional, local and state, should be nomi-
mated for office by direct primaries
A decree of court setting aside the
will of John Shirley, which bequeathed
his property to his widow, E. A. Shir-
ley, was filed yesterday. The property,
which consists of real estate in Ventura
county, is valued at $500.
Half an inch of rain fell last night.
bringing the seasons precipitation up
to II. 40 inches. There was a heavy fall
of snow low down on the mountains
north Of here.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-22
Weather Conditions

The pressure has risen rapidly over the
northern half of the Pacific slope and the
storm has moved rapidly southeastward.
High north winds are reported at many
points in California.
Snow is falling in northern Arizona and
a thunderstorm occurred at Phoenix Con-
ditions favorable for heavy frosts Mon
day morning in the interior of the state.
Washington's birthday promises to be fair
over the entire staet.
Forecast
For Los Angeles and vicinity-Fair Mon
day; frosts in the morning if the wind lulls;
brisk north wind, diminishing.
For San Francisco and vicinity-Fair
Monday, with north winds, diminishing
For Santa Clara valley-Fair Monday;
heavy frosts in the morning il the wind
Iuls; light north winds.
For Sacramento and San JOAQUIN valleys
Fair Monday; heavy frosts in the morn
ing; north winds.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-22
PEGASUS FRANCES

Oh, Fiddlesticks! Poets all dead, you say?
Homer, Tennyson, Longfellow, and all that
bunch gone? Pessimistic about it as usual !?
Now, stop! Brace up! I'm still alive. 1
wrote this myself:
The little bird hops from limb to limb;
With timber limbs from limb to limb hops he
When thoughts of hopping limbs rise up in
him
COR if ne isn't him. they do in she).
o, would I were sweetly hopping bird!
Q, would that might hop from limb to limb;
o, would that I were her whose song I heard
cor if she isn't her, that I was him).
One moment. please! Are you all ready?
Got tight hold of something? Prepared for a
shock? Very well, then, here it comes:
Now! The fact mans talk is daffy
When he's daft
Don't imply his talk is taffy
When he's Taft.
Complaining as usual? Never will STOP
will you? Sort Of a permanent crouch, aren't
you? Suppose the care are crowded look
at it this way:
In crowded cars I hate to ride
But wouldn't it be worse
To be the one lone corpse inside
A slow and somber hearse?
Submissive
"Oh, husband. wake up!' cried the wife in
alright
Go down. them said hubby; you told me
last night
Not to meddle in household affairs"
Boston Transcript
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-22
Too Much for Him

Giles-The man who makes those
moving pictures bumped up against his
first failure today.
Miles-How was that?
Giles-He tried to make a moving
picture of two men playing a game of
Chicago News.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-22
Art

Friend-What! You pawned YOUR
overcoat to get canvas for your paint
ing?
Artist-Yes.
Friend-And how much did you get
for the picture?
Artist-Nearly enough to get my
overcoat out.-Cleveland Leader.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-22
Forecast
FUNERAL NOTICE

this city, at her late resi-
dence, February 21. 1902 MARITIME Schmidt
age 40 years, dearly beloved wife of Fred
W. T. Schmidt and mother of Oscar E.
Schmidt Funeral services Wednesday
February "a. at 1880 p. m. from her late
residence. corner of Fourth and Vermont
avenue. Friends invited. Interment Rose
dale 2-99-1
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-22
INFORMATION WANTED

WANTED OF EITHER OF
my three children, going under assumed
name Of Smith; Margaret. age IA; George, 4:
LtIi-Mats 2, by their father, GEORGE W.
9-S-x
If there's something useful which you can
teach-even for small part of your time
q want ad will keen you busy.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-22
LOST AND FOUND


LOST-$50 REWARD FOR THE RECOV-
cry of gold brooch set with diamonds in
center, surrounded by four rubes and leaf
design set with small diamonds; probably
lost in Pasadena. Address room 400
UNION TRUST BLDG. Los Angeles, or
24S CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BLDG.
Pasadena. 2-22-3
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-22
Sure

Continued illness eats up ones saw
ings."
Guess that's what that old timer
meant that said Sick transit glory O.
money kansas City Times.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-22

1t is much sweeter to give than to
receive-home-made amateur pyrogra-
ply for a present.-Puck.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-22

do you believe in fairies?" The boys
and girls who write the best letters upon
this subject may win as prizes tickets to see
Peter Pan" Address Aunt Laurie, care
this Office.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-22

Lose a gOod-pay tenant, or bOarder? Let
want ad help you to take 1t like pEioso-
pher.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-22
THE WEATHER
LOS ANGELES. Feb. 21. 1909.

LOS ANGELES, FEB. y, IyOy.
Time Bar. TherIh' mlWlnd. Well Weatn-A
; am. 29.75 = = " rs clear
5 pm. $3.50 81 40 NV % Clear
Maximum temperature 81.
Minimum temperature As.
Rainfall past "a hours AS.
Rainfall for season 1886.
Rainfall last season to date 1865
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-22
News From Neighbornrg Cities
PASADENA

CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT
Home 1855. Sunset 27G0.
Correspondent. i45 S. Los Robles Ave-
Oay-Both Phones s.. Night-Eome 265s.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-13
TO DRIVE NC.
OFF THE BLUFF

If the effort of the Spokane,
Portland & Seattle railway to es-
tablish the priority of it's claims to
portion of the Jenkins tract near
est the Great Northern railway is
upheld by Judge Whitson, who is
hearing the case in the federal
court, the North Coast will be
forced from the high ground
mapped out for it's entrance into
the city and compelled to make an
enormous fill or get in over another
right of way.
The North Coast brought an ac-
ton against the Great Northern to
condemn the land, but the Portland
& Seattle stepped in and showed a
prior claim to the ground for ter
minal purposes by agreement with
the Great Northern.
The possession of this coveted
strip means much to the road Sc
curing it. 1t is on high ground
and includes nearly all of the Jen-
kins tract that is on the general
level of the land in that vicinity,
and is the key to the terminal
plans on either side that have thus
far been announced by either road.
1t is possible for the North Coast,
in case of the loss of the suit, to
go closer to the river by the aid
of a fill of trestle, but such an ar
rangement would seriously inter
fere with the terminal plans al
ready announced by the Strahorn
road.
An effort was made in the begin
ming of the hearing by the S., P.
& S. attorneys to unmask the real
ownership of the North Coast, but
as in all previous attempts of this
kind objections were interposed
that saved Mr.. Strahorn from get
ting into an embarrassing situa-
ton.
The hearing will probably con.
sumo the balance of the week in
Judge Wilson's court. Danson &
Williams and l.. r. Hamblen are
appearing for the North Coast, and
f. J. Cannon and James B. Kerr
for the S., P. & s.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-13

SALEM. April 13.-With Justice
King dissenting, regarding certain
lots only. the supreme court today
reversed the circuit court of Lake
county, Judge Benson presiding, in
the we'll known Warner valley
cases involving $500 acres of land.
The principal effort of the plaintiffs
IN the lower court was to establish
the fact that the land was acquired
! from the government fraudulently
by representing it as swamp land.
The supreme court determined that
the plaintiffs can demand that lie.
gal title be given them by the de-
PENDANT on the ground that quail
fed homesteader has the right to
have filing received by a proper
official of the government land Of
flee without condition.
According to survey made in
1875 the land in question was de-
Scribed on the maps as the bed of a
permanent lake, known as Warner
lake. and is not swamp land with
In the meaning of the law. The
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-13
LINING UPflR
CITY CAMPAIGN

Those of the republican cam
pafgn committee who were IN town
met lats night and had a prelim.
mary talk over the approaching
city campaign. Tonight the repub.
lican committee will meet in the
city ball police court room and
frame up the fight In behalf OF
ONO, the party candidate. The re.
publicans are confident of carrying
the election, as the party organiza.
ton is behind the nominee.
The Young Mems Pratt club was
organized at the city hall last
night, with John E. Blair president,
as predicted, and Russell H. Col.
Inns. secretary, as expected. The
club statement of membership is
40 or SO. Mr.. Pratt, J. C. Barline,
Judge Nash, Mr.. Blair. Mr.. Collins,
Oscar Russell, George r. Lovejoy
and E. E. Sargent were the speak
ers. Mr.. Pratt dwelt principally on
his council record.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-13

had tot pay her $3.50 for week
work, will now have to pay $3.50
for one seat to hear her sing one
night. c. H. Fowler"
Fremstad thus far hasn't made
any expression as to the anthem
ITCHY of Fowler's story.
Her parents, both musicians,
were poor when they came to Min
neapolis from Norway. Fremstad
was very little girl then. They
had to fight the same fight with
the wolf the parents of Patti did.
They made their music their
weapon. At times the battle was
discouraging-it was always hard.
When Fremstad, pere, saw the OPP
portunity to earn an extra penny
by tuning piano, he tuned it.,
and held his head high about It,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-13
iI1lv73lG
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1t does cure indigestion. gastritis.
heartburn, painful and overloaded
feeling OF the stomach, dyspep-
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doses will convince you. For sale
at all first class drug stores. $1.OO
bottle.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-13

lived In Minneapolis from 1884 to
1899 and came to Springfield in
1899. In 1886 in Minneapolis we
had our piano tuned by a man
named Fremstad, who said he had
a daughter whom he wished to
have brought up in the American
way and wanted to know if we
could take her in and teach her
the way things were done in this
country.
This we did and we paid her
$3.50 a week. This girls name
was Annie Olive Fremstad, whom
| now see Is to sing in our city.
/ have followed her career with
much pleasure and often think
what a great place is America.
where one can rise from the lowest
place to the highest. Whereas