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Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-18

by electricity; and that in return for
this REIMBURSEMENT of Alameda street
the Southern Pacific be given a right
of way directly east from the present
Arcade depot to the present freight
yards of the Santa Fe. From that
point the roads can be depended upon
to work out their own trackage ar
rangements.
City Could Afford Change
The Santa Fe and Salt Lake should
be allowed trackage facilities over the
new right of way, and the trains of
the Southern Pacific should then enter
and leave the city along the line of
the river. AS the Salt Lake road now
does this, ahd is allied with the South
ern Pacific, and as the latter would
still have. near the Buena Vista street
bridge, convenient access to its ex-
tensive yards, this plan would seem
to involve no serious difficulties in
view of the advantages to be derived.
For it is to be remembered that in
economy of administration, in con-
venience to its passengers, and in the
transfer of baggage and mails,
union station is Of advantage to the
railroads as well as to the public
and that in the present instance there
is practically no local competition in
The short strip through which it is
proposed that the city give a right
of way, in return for the restoration
Of Alameda street, now consists Of
vacant lots of frame cottages and
shacks, and of unimproved streets.
The city could well afford to make
such a change.
But the city, in requiring these
changes and the construction of a
splendid Union station, should i'm
prove the opportunity to provide
worthy approach. This can be done
easily and effectively by widening and
Strengthening Fifth street. Placing the
new station on the present Southern
Pacific holdings at the Arcade depot
and out to Central avenue, the draw
ing suggests a big terminal station
built on the modern plan-mail eX-
press and baggage taken care of in
a long building at the side, into which
run tracks for the loading and un-
loading of cars, while the passenger
cars stand between eXplanades that
terminate, at the end of the main sta
tion, in a wide concourse, onto which
opens the waiting room.
Remarkable Effect Possible
The building is placed on the axis
of Fifth street, centering on it, so as
to give a fine effect, closing the vista
Of the street. The erect is Iurther
heightened by the suggested peristyle,
colonnade describing a long arc
across the structures front. Fifth
street is widened to 1929 feet, from
Gladys avenue to Los Angeles street,
and is Strengthened. so that it leads
straight away from the broad plaza
planned in front of the station to the
heart of the business district.
"a very remarkable effect can be Sc
Mt rAIafiUplU little cost For
the four blocks from Central avenue
to Crocker street a 121s foot alley runs
parallel to Fifth street at a distance
of only 100 feet to the south. BY widen
ing the street on this side to include
the alley there is obtained thus the
whole broad sweep desired. For the
block beyond Crocker the alley has
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-18
EVIDENCE IN GRAFT CASE
FAVORS INDICTED OFFICER
TWO Policemen Testify That Inter-
prefer Said He Would Job In
spector II Necessary

CHICAGO, Sept. 1.-Two policemen
gave impressive testimony today in
favor Of Police Inspector Edward Nc
Cam, charged with grating"
Edward j. Dwyer explained the ac-
quittal of Max Plummer and Annie
Green Plummer.
These two were charged with pan
dering, and the prosecution alleged
that Mccain procured their freedom
on receiving a check for $3.50 from
Plummer.
Dwyer, who made the arrests, stated
that the Plummers were acquitted on
instructions from the Judge and de-
clared the evidence against them was
insufficient.
Joseph Wabel, police interpreter,
who came from the same part of Rus
sia as Louis Franck, the chief witness
against the defendant, stated that
Louis Franck had told him in social
chat that MCCAIN was getting too
strong and he (Franck) would get rid
of him If he had to job him."
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-18
Park Board to Act

The suggestion for systematic plan
ming of the new Agricultural park, de-
tailed in last Sundays Herald, was
taken up by Mayor Alexander this
week. After a consultation with Sec
retary William M. Bowen of the Sixth
district Agricultural association it was
determined that the matter properly
belonged in the jurisdiction of the
city and that the proper body to take
the initiative is the park commission.
The matter, therefore, will be taken
up by that commission.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-18

served some beautiful park tracts, but
they have not been converted into a
system; in the city most sought in
the United States by pleasure lovers
there are no fine drives. The private
building has outstripped the public;
and on streets that might be those of
little town are rising commercial
structures so splendid and imposing
and numerous that they insistently
demand a metropolitan provision for
them. Finally, the railroad entrances
to the city are through inadequate
little stations in mean and shabby
parts of town.
Dreams Realized
whatever the dreams for Los An
geles, such, then, are the present
realities; they show the stuff of which
the dreams must be made If the city
is to realize the destiny that is be-
Iieved to be in store for 1t. They
show where we must plan, and in
dicate with what courage Of convic-
ton, with what breadth Of view, and
with what public, as distinguished
from private, spirit we must act.
"A convenient point Of beginning is
the railroad entrance. Practically all
the visitors to Los Angeles-tourists
investors, future residents-come by
the steam railroads, and at the station
and ride thence through city streets
they receive their first impression. 1t
is an impression that Is lasting, color
ing, Justly or unjustly, their future
thought of the city. 1t would be we'll,
If for no other reason than more
worthily to impress strangers, to make
such an entrance dignified and splen-
did; but it so happens that the exist
ing condition is exceedingly unpleasant
to the citizens themselves. One Of the
arterial streets of the city, Alameda
broad, direct, fairly level-is abandoned
to a railroad, which, in semblance of
old village days, passes along it at
grade, crossing at grade all the inter
secting streets. Three or four blocks
east are two other railroads, and all
three have separate stations-the latter
two inconveniently located, and none
with an adequate approach
Favors Union Station
'Tt is obvious that there ought to be
a union station. In locating this and
planning approaches to it we have to
seek the maximum of effect at the
minimum of expense, and must do this
by making use of all which is good in
the present situation. The location of
the Arcade station Is good, If it be suit
ably developed; the tracks on Alameda
street are bad, and if possible must be
given up; the location of the tracks of
the Santa Fe and Salt Lake roads is,
perhaps as little Objectionable as possi-
BILE. we have, then, basis on which
to work; and it must be recognized
that there must be both give and take.
as between the railroads themselves
and as between the city and the rain
roads, to obtain a result that will be
to the advantage Of all.
MY recommendation is that the
Union station be located on the land
now occupied by the Arcade depot and
its surroundings; that the Southern
Pacific abandon the use of Alameda
street by through trains, thenceforth
collecting and delivering freight to
such plants as are reached by the sid
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-18

not been cut through, and the strip
to be acquired is 1919 feet wider as a
consequence. Then comes the street S
present awkward turn, which is rem
edied by taking such decreasing amount
on the north as to maintain the
straight lines. From Wall street to Los
Angeles street the taking is all on the
north. For the whole of this distance,
a half mile stretch from the station
plaza, there is not single building of
Importance to block the improvement.
Much the greater number are small
frame structures, often of only one
story. How long such a condition may
continue can not be said. 1t is unde-
served good fortune that it has lasted
as long as this"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-18
Out of the Question

"Here is something very elegant
saws the salesman, plotting the lady
through the display of beds. This is
our latest design in twin beds, and IS
one of the most popular things we sell.
1 would suggest that you cannot DO
better than to buy them"
Irwin beds" replies the lady. "Fhey
are pretty but--but we haven't twins!'
Chicago Evening Post.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-18
HASTE NEEDED IN
IMPROVEMENT OF
DEPOT APPROACH
ADVANCE IN VALUES WILL
SOON PROHIBIT PROJECT
EAST FIFTH STREET MARRIED BY
LACK OF SYSTEM
Charles Mulford Robinson Suggests
Way to Widen and 5eautIfy
One of Principal Arteries
of City

The Herald runs every Saturday
page devoted to municipal betterment.
Various phases of the problems involved
In the new aspirations Of the city in
plans for besutlfying the streets, i'm
proving the park systems and the move
ment in general for building a bigger,
better, cleaner city viii find place in
this department
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-18
Japanese Bank Closed

OAKLAND, Sept. 1.-THE Oakland
Japanese bank was closed by State
Bank Superintendent Anderson today
after an examination of the books
which is alleged to have shown that
virtually the entire capital of. $4,000
had been loaned on personal notes
without collateral security
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-18
The Reason

Knicker-Why does he keep so many
servants, do you know?
Bocker-He got one girl because it
was so lonely for his wife. and another
because it was lonely for the cook, and
a third because it was lonely for the
cook and Waitress.-Puck.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-18
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Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-18

give the use of the hall free, and the
school board will furnish a teacher. so
that a public school can be located
on the tract at once.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-24

A Detroit Judge the sharply
who before him asking divorce. then said
Il recognize divorce quite three
for cruelty In less than take with
live with
him two months and then apply for another divorced won't
hear You'll to other judge"
The other judge the divorce
with
when he got drunk Which often that there
time the housework between Marahons
shall think of that case? Shall
blamed time after beat
shall
nowthat her
with his booze his load of buckshot?
right live her life right
loving family
She hasn't been the to
Why judge sore? didn't need the
shirt
during
big half to
death chased with shouldn't
help her matrimonial Is it?
if what her? Shall she
wife and mother? Shall
livelihood, forward
lonesome, loveless old age? E3stesass#
doesn't that Judge exactly fair
Jumped" the perennial plaintiff
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TELL NE A M
nSToRY:M
MSCHILDREN,SI
~ PLAYTlME-,
JAMES CHRISTMAS TREE

Way up on Janie's Christmas
tree hung the prettiest gold and
white airship. in which sat a
dainty doll called Ruth guiding
the wheel.
Ruth had just arrived, and was
tell the pig dolly in a pink silk
dress all about her travels all the
way down from Santa Claus Land
alone in the airship. Santa had so
much to carry in his reindeer
sleigh that he asked all the dolls
who could to fly the airships and
balloons down to the earth them
|selves to help him out.
Ruth said she had no trouble
in flying her airship, but she told
how funny clown doll who could
wave his arms and legs when a
string was pulled, came very near
ly being hurt. The string that
moved his arms and legs got
caught in the wheel of the airship
and 1t went round and round
making him wave his arms and
legs as fast as windmill, til
Ruth saw him and flew to his as
distance.
He was so tired she helped hin
take the airship to the john.
Jones house. and then she had tt
hurry to get to Janie's Christina
tree in time for Christmas morn
ling.
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nv ElelIe Becker.

Lydia was a splendid stcnog-
rapher out of position, and stay
ing in the village with her aunt.
One of her skillfull, white hands
was now turning over the morning
paper, when a very odd advertise
ment attracted her:
"WANTED-By a lady on Sta
ten road, an educated young wom-
an. who needs employment, and
who has a hand slim enough to go
IN a moderate sized wine glass"
Lydia set off for that six-mile
tramp. 1t was early in October.
and the red and yellow naples
would keep a good pedestrian
company. When a colonial styled
yellow brick met her eyes, with
ivy clambering about the pillars
that reached almost to the roof.
she was not surprised. A dim sub
consciousness had told her there
would be plenty of ivy. AS she
walked up. neat, graveled path,
bordered by scarlet saliva, now at
Its tide-time of bloom, her nerves
tingled with excitement. She kept
looking about her, as the walk
wound under silvery poplars. 1t
was worth a whole month in the
priggish town, this extraordinary
incident; incident, because Lydia
had no idea of accepting whatever
employment was offered. She had
a healthy curiosity and an over
dose of love of adventure.
A little woman with snow-white
hair and dark eyes and long black
lasLes, and a filmy shawl of snow
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I'd Like to See the
Liver of a Fat Man

This is the expression of a med
7tcai man who said that he liver of
q fat man must present a wonder
fui sight when that man is alive
and performing his regular duties.
The liver Is the largest organ in
the human body. The stomach
calls on the liver and so does the
blood. If the liver gives to the
digestive apparatusp improper
juices then the digestion is wrong.
This is what makes people fat. The
liver Is not right. On popular de-
mand we have made the famous
Marmola Prescription into Tab
lets which are eaten after meals
just like food and they digest the
food as Il should be digested.
They remove fat already accumu-
lated at the rate of from IL to Is
ounces per day and leave no
wrinkles or flabby skin. Garry
one In your vest pocket or purse
when you dine out and eat what
you will. Fasting, diet and exer-
else win not reduce fat. You only
sfarye the body and by tearing
down other organs yon brings the
tat with the rest OF the destruc-
fIon. Marmola tablets are sold by
al druggists and in great quantity
than all the other so-called fat
reducers combined. There must
be merit Ii them or their sale
could NOT be growing larger every
month. Ark any druggist or II You
prefer send 7 ) cts. to The Maripola
Company. Dept. 11f1. Detroit.
i8<ze cas6 d MarmoIa Tablets III
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SOCIE0v

Among the large Thanksgiving
affairs will be the dancing and
card party given by the members
of the Commercial club, compli-
mentary to their wives and wom-
en- friends, this evening at the
club rooms. Dancing will take
place in the dining room.
The Modern Woodmen of Amer
lea will entertain with a dancing
party this evening at Pallies' hall
on South Thirty-eighth street aud
Yakima avenue.
- - .
An attractive program has been
arranged for the entertainment
to be given this evening at st.
Patrick's church. North Twelfth
and J streets. The young people
of the church will present the
clever one-act comedy sketch "The
Piper's Play" Those who will
take part have been drilled by
Mrs. J. ]. Bradfield. An anus
ing entertainment is promised. A
program of readings and music
will also be given and the public
is invited.
Preparations are being made
by Phil Sheridan Relief Corps for
a card party to be held In the
armory Friday afternoon. to which
all friends of the organization are
invited.
st. Margaret's guild will enter
tain with one of the Thanksgiv-
ing affairs this evening in the ma
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ture of an informal dancing party
complimentary to the members
and a number of invited guests.
The party will be held at the Trim
ity parish house and prominent
members of the church will chap
erone.
The Home Guards and Mothers'
Jewels of Epworth Methodist
church will give an elaborate en-
.tertainment Friday evening at the
church parlors, South Seventh and
Anderson streets. to which the
public is invited.
The guests who assembled at
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Ross
Nelson, on South Fourth and L
streets, last evening expecting 90
attend a small affair given in hon
or of Miss Nellie Nelson and her
fiance, Mr.. Leslie G. Mcconnell, of
Woodland, were greatly surprised
when the wedding ceremony. was
carried out and the young couple
were Joined in marriage by Rev.
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Aladdin BIatz Und Dot Wonderful Lamp
Diss Ding of Ghosts Doing All
Your York ISIS Fine Und Dandy
Until You Get Tired Of Id.
BY Fred schaefer.

Yonce dere wass liddle Chi
nese boy whose name wass Alad-
din G.. Blatz. und hiss mutter sub.
bordet him by selling pabers.
Won day a maggickian met him
on der streed, und after leating
Aladdin seferal blocks aggross to
der Vest-site. put nose ring on
der boys face und pushed him
down a coal hole in front of a
hartvare store. go in dere," said
der maggickian, "und get me a
stable lantern, und anyding else
vot ain'd nailed down" Aladdin
dit SO. He nod only got der Ian
tern, but also a dotzen pearl
hantled pocket knifes, a armful
of glass dorr knobs und a coal
scuttle full of claimants. He wass
yust going to liant der lantern to
der maggickian ven der latter
yelled, Cheese i'd, der cops ISIS
camingi"
In anodder momend Aladdin
fount himseluf in der dark NIT
der lid shut.
Veil. poor Aladdin cried until
he hat to wipe his nose, und In
doing diss he rubbed der ring.
Ad vonce fierce ghost or gum
ney dressed like bellhop an
swered hiss ring. .sWass whilst
dur asked der Quincy. IL wan
ma go home,' cried Aladdin. In
an eye-twinkling der lad wass by
his home init der lantern und der
rest of der junk. Hiss mutter
wass SO glat dot she spanked him,
und dey Iifed happy till Won day
Aladdin heard der princess wass
going ouid dot efening to look in
der millinery windows. So hiss
ma polished up der lantern SO he
couit light i'd und get a good
look ad her.
Yot you dfnk! Rubbing der
lantern brought anodder ghost or
|grinney. Hello. Schmaizge-
|sicht!" said Aladdin: please get
me der princess for a Wife" INIT
|or midoud asked der quincy.
|"Mltt or midouid yot said Alad-
|din. Relations, said der gum
|noy. Midouids" cried Aladdin III
"a quick tone OF voice.
30 der Heizzzes Daeusbs rim
der princess. und Aladdin mar.
fried her, und dey lifed in binga-
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Murdoch Mcleod. The house
had been deliberately decorated for
the occasion and the guests were
invited to attend a bridal AFFAIR Ia
honor of the approaching we'd
ding. Mr.. and Mrs. Mcconnell
left last night for their honey
moon trip keeping their destina-
ton a secret.
One OF the Celebrates dinners
of the week will be given at the
Bonneville Friday night, Mrs.
Horace Fogg and Mrs. Franklin
Fogg being hostess.
A quiet home wedding took
place last evening when Miss
Anna Mabel Lindsay and Mr..
Fred w. Wittgren were united in
marriage by Rev. r. H. Groom at
the home of the brides mother on
North Grant avenue. The young
couple left for a short wedding
trip. They will make their resi-
dence at 85r66 South D street.
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beautiful but whose brain wass
solit ifory. dot he wass COLLECTING
antique Chippendale lanterns. So
der princess exchanged him ar
lantern for enamel stewp&h
wort sefen cents. Immedianacely
der maggickian rubbed Id, thd
der Bungalow vanished NIT der
bride, leafing only vacant lot
cofered NIT jimpsonveeds.
AID diss Aladdin svore he voult
find der princess before der day
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wass Offer or die of oft age in der
attempdt. BY rubbing der ring he
SECURED der location of der vere-
abouids, und killed der perfidd-
fous maggickian. Den he rubbed
der lamp for der lasd dime mud
shipped her home mitouid paying
freight.
For why der lasd dime? Veil,
you see, Aladdin got SO stuck up
he hatet to rub der lamp becoss
i'd mate him smell of coal oil.
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What is your fathers occu-
|pation?" asked the teacher.
He occupies five rooms" an
severed the little boy, proudly.
Boston Record.
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Dear Miss Grey: When a
young man and girl attend church
together is 1t customary for her
escort to furnish the girl with her
contribution? If he does not,
should the girl give from her
personal funds C. r. B.
All you want to give to the
Lord, don't let conventions stand
in the way, but give-whether
your escort does or not.
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Prithee. Priscilla, why dost thou
spin
Through all thy days without
ceasing?
Canst not relinquish We wheel,
and begin
Domestic diverseness display
! ~, ing?
Verify, useful be spinning ye flax
Which yieldeth We garments SO
needful-
In no wise for toiling / seek thee
to tax
Since industry ever Is meedful-
But fair one, attend, there be 9th
err admired
And housewifely arts that are
muchly desired.
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The feud between the Yee fam
lily and the On Yick tong in San
Francisco has already furnished
five departed ancestors, and the
slaughter is only begun.