Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-27
new line PLACE
FOR 'SOONERS'
SHRINE AUDITORIUM CHOSEN
OFFICIAL POINT
Doors Will Remain Open One Hour
Only Next Tuesday, but Addi-
tional Filings Are Permis-
sble Till March 20

Los Angeles Shrine auditorium, 655
West Jefferson street, and the park
ways and lawns surrounding it are
scheduled to be the camping ground
between now and Tuesday morning OF
hundreds if not thousands of hungry
seekers after Yuma ranch lands. MOI
only will the original 15S liners" the
men and women who formed line
February II in front of the Chamber
of Commerce building, hoping by the
rule of first come, first served" TO be
the winners in the Yuma land allot-
ment, but hundreds of others, who did
not fall in line and receive one Of the
favored" police ticket numbers, will
report there.
United States Land Registrar Frank
Buren, and Receiver Robinson, in
charge of the Los Angeles branch Of
fee were given authority yesterday
afternoon by United States Land Com
missioner bennett to rent hall in
which to receive the names and iden-
tification marks of the landseekers.
They We're directed to obtain the
Shrine auditorium, If possible, ana
were not given any voice in the selec-
tion. The auditorium was rented at
once, and the announcement was made
Immediately thereafter. This was Wei
come news to the tired and patient 1853
men and women who have maintained
a tentative organization and system
of numbers in their temporary home
at 318 West Second street
While Chief of Police Galloway may
order Police Captain Avery j. Bradish,
in command of the University station,
to not permit the homeseekers to camp
or loiter in the vicinage of the Shrine
auditorium until the morning of March
l. many. if not all of the original
liners" are planning to seek vantage
points near the doors. They do not
pretend that being among the first IN
side the auditorium will be of material
benefit to them in winning one of the
forty-acre units, but they feel that SO
long as they We're the first to seek the
Yuma land that they will lose moth
ing, and gain possibly, in continuing
first in line. "Our endurance has been
tried and found not wanting" was the
way one woman ranch-hunter put IT.,
and her sentiment was generally
echoed by her companions
1t is evident that Registrar Buren
anticipates an immense number of ap-
plicants at the auditorium. He has
had printed 10000 blank name cards,
and he and Receiver Robinson and a
staff of six or seven clerks Will be on
duty to distribute the cards and see
to it that they are filled properly by
the applicants Buren, and Robinson
expect that it may require half a day s
labor to list the applicants cards.
May Be 10000 Applicants
ITO tell the truth, we do not know
how many persons will be at the Shrine
auditorium Tuesday morning when the
doors are opened to receive them into
the building" said Registrar Buren.
"I have had 10000 cards printed, so
there need be no delay in handing
them out. The doors will be open at 8
o'clock that morning, and those who
are not inside at o'clock will not be
permitted to come inside. We will ad-
here strictly to Secretary Ballinger's
instructions, and the persons who give
us their names at that time will have
from then until March 20 to file his or