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Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-04

farm and thence a journey to Mt. Lowe
On their return the delegates will be
rendered a luncheon at the Hotel Ray
mond and from there will take in the
sights Of Pasadena by automobile.
I'm charge of these side trips and
reception events will be the various
officers of the Southern California
Hotel Mems association, including
President John S. Mitchell. Vice Presi-
dent H. C. Fryman, Secretary E. w.
Cason, Treasurer Dwight Hart and c.
C. Loomis, chairman of the executive
committee, and S. J. Whitmore, chair
man of the committee on entertain
ment. Our association is less than
three years old, but 1t has met with
great success, and we intend to show
our eastern friends what an enter
prising organization can do in South
ern California, even if it is in its in
fancy.
TO GIVE WILD WEST SHOW
"The greatest event of the entire
week will be the Spanish barbecue and
wild west show Saturday, April 16, at
the grounds of the Vaquero club at
Oakhurst. This will be our piece de
resistance. We have arranged pro-
gram that will startle them. The
Vaquero club and local hotel men to-
gether have arranged to reproduce
California life as it was sixty years
ago. The entire entertainment is to
be conducted by early California pi-
neers and old-time Spanish residents
and their descendants.
"At this entertainment there will be
a Spanish barbecue and a menu which
will contain many revelations to sur
prise the eastern caterers. We will
serve dishes they never heard of. after
which there will be exhibition dances
by Spanish girls and their caballeros;
feats of horsemanship; dancing on
horseback; a tug of war on horse
back; expert lassoing; an exhibition
of what the Spaniard considers a per-
fectly reined horse; old-time ring
spearing by mounte4 experts; the
famous 'salta la pluma.' as practiced
in the old Spanish days. This is an
old Aztec game and sometimes known
to 'gringos' as the fiying-feather
game.'
Ancient and modern Spanish and
Aztec dances, fancy and trick riding,
d-time Spanish games, ETC., have
been arranged for, and the day at
Oakhurst promises to be one of the
most interesting of the entire week.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-04
ACCUSE TRUSTEES
Of USURY CRAFT
Prisoners in City Jail Charged
with Lending Money at Loan
Shark Rates

That loan shark system is con-
Quoted by the TRUSTEES in the city
jail and that enormous rates of inter-
est are being charged unfortunates
who fall into their hands, came to
light as the result of chance informa-
tion obtained by Desk Sergeant John
Mcclure in the case of M. T. Smith,
who was charged $40 for $5 loan.
The matter was referred to Captain
Dixon for further investigation, but so
far nothing has been done to stop It,
Smith, according to the police, was
arrested several days ago on a charge
of drunkenness. The following morn
ing he was arraigned in police court
and sentenced to pay fine of $5 or
serve five days in Jail. Later, when
he was sent back to serve his time, he
remarked to one of the TRUSTEES that
If he could send word to a friend he
could get the money. Smith then said
that he had a bank account, but no
way of getting the money. The trusty,
1t is asserted, then gave Smith 50, in
structed the latter to pay the fine,
hurry to the bank and return imme-
diaitely with $40.
Smith paid his fine to Desk Sergeant
Mcclure The officer asked Smith
where he had obtained the money and
Smith replied that he had taken 1t
from hiding place in his shoe.
Mcclure was not satisfied and final
ly, after much questioning, learned
that the money had been advanced by
a trusty When Smith was given his
property he found he had SIS. He then
handed Mcclure $40 and asked the lat
ter to hand 1t to the trusty.
Mcclure then learned that S5 of the
amount was interest on the loan. He
refused TO allow Smith to leave the in
terest and took the IS, placed it in an
envelope and made a report Of the mat
ter and referred the case to Captain
Dixon.
1t is understood the TRUSTEES are al
lowed to have money in their possess
sion in the jail. This is said to be
directly in violation of police regula-
tions. The rule provides that the
money must be kept by the property
clerk, who is allowed to honor orders
made by prisoners for money to be
used for the purchase of tobacco and
such articles.
1t is also alleged that the TRUSTEES
arrange for the purchase of tobacco,
cigarettes, etc, for the other less fa-
vored prisoners, and when the victim
tenders 25 cents for tobacco only 8
cents of the amount is used for making
the purchase. the balance going to the
trusty who negotiates the purchase.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-04
SEATS SELL WELL FOR
OLGA STEEB REClTALS

Tickets are selling well for the Olga
Steeb recitals, the first Of which Will
be given next Thursday evening at
Simpson auditorium.
Mrs. Mary LIE Grand Reed, the
soprano, returned yesterday from a
most successful tour of the northern
part of the state, including appearances
in San Francisco, where she sang at
the final ST. Francis Art and Music
society concert. Her concert next Fri
day evening at the Friday Morning
club is being looked forward to by
music lovers.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-04
ELECT WHITE SCHOOL
TRUSTEE AT BEAUMONT

william S. white, son Of the late
Senator stephen M. White, has been
elected trustee of the Beaumont school
district at Beaumont to take the place
of f. C. Martin, whose term expired.
Mr.. White was formerly of Los An
geles and connected with the firm of
O'Melveny, Stevens & Millixen, but
he has taken up his permanent resi-
dence at Beaumont, where he has a
hirty-seven-acre apple ranch on. La
Mesa Miravilla.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-04
CLUBS FOR THE WEEK
MONDAY

Ebell club at 2:sO D. m. in the Dbell
club house, 1919 South Figueroa street
Address, 1.-The Weather Bureau and
Its Work." Arthur B. Wollaber
Marathon Heights club at 2:30 p. m.
at the home of Mrs. T. NJ. Newman, S11
Occidental boulevard-First of April
party.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-04
TUESDAY

Dramatic section OF Ebell will meet
at the Ebell club house, in charge OF
Mrs. e. C. Bellows.
Highland Park Ebell club at 10 a. m.
in the Masonic hall, Avenue Fifty
seven and Pasadena avenue-Business
meeting. Address by Mrs. William
Baurhyte. Music, Mrs. Lotte Buck
Hundred Year club at 10 a. m. in
the Woman's club house, $40 South
Figueroa street-Lecture by Edward b.
Warman.
Eschscholtzia chapter Daughters of
the American Revolution at 2:30 p. m.
in the Ebell club house-Business meet
ing. Address, THE Religious Phases
of the Character of George Washing
ton," Rev. Albert Hatcher Smith.
WEDNESDAY
Wednesday Morning club at 1880 in
the assembly hall, East Los Angeles
Congregational church-Luncheon for
club members and guests.
Ruskin Art club at 10 a. m. in the
Womans club house - Program in
charge of Mrs. o. F. Brant and Mrs.
w. y. Brown.
California Badger club at 2:30 p. m.
at the home of Mrs. Theodore d.
Kanouse, 1885 West Sixteenth street
Paper on Holland, Mrs. A. e. Whitacre
Cosmos club at 2:30 p. m. In the
Ebell club house-Charter day program.
THURSDAY
Los Angeles section National Council
of Jewish Women at 2 p. m. in B'nai
Birth hall-Business session. At $3.50
D. m. Miss Charlotte M. Hoax on 1.-THE
Needs of Our Working Girls"
Matinee Musical club at 2:30 p. m.
at the home of Miss Nettie Kirkham,
S5S East Twenty-eighth street-Musical
nropram
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-04
SUFFERS INJURIES IN
FALL FROM MOVING CAR

In attempting to alight from a moving street
car Of the South Pasadena line, f. e. Vincent
a butcher, living at S35 East Fifth street,
slipped and fell near the county hospital and
suffered a severely sprained back. He was
taken to the receiving hospital, where his in
jury was treated by the police surgeons. Vim
cent was placed in the hospital ward.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-04
EASY

Esau had just sold his birthright for
a mess of pottage.
"That's no good" said his wife. I'D
take it back and exchange it,"
But, being lacking in feminine
shopping ability, he kept the bargain
Puck.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-04
BOARD HOLDS IT'S
FINAL MEETING
Mrs. R. J. Waters EntertainS
Women Workers at Her
GIendora Home
YEARS BUSINESS Is CLOSED
Session Takes Place in Outdoors
Among the Beautiful
Surroundings
YEARS BUSINESS is CLOSED

The executive board of the Los An
geles District Federation of Women's
clubs held its final meeting for the
year 1909-10 as guests of the president
Mrs. r. j. Waters, on Wednesday,
March 80, at her home, recently COM
pleted, in the Glendora foothills.
The Glendora home Is in q most pic
turesque spot adjoining the great Nc
Neil-Vosburg ranch. 1t overlooks &
beautiful valley with views of noun
tain and ocean. The house, built or
concrete, stands against hill and Is
called Cliff House. 1t has every mod
ern convenience, including fiat roof
for outdoor sleeping. Mr.. Waters has
made many improvements, although
the place Is yet new. There is fine
road for automobiles winding among
the hills, lovely resting places with
rustic seats and tables under the trees
and other interesting things too nu-
merous to mention.
The business meeting was held out
of doors. The usual reports of officers
were given. Mrs. w. A. Spalding.
chairman of civil service reform, gave
an especially interesting outline of
what had been done in her committee.
This work is a new one and bids fair
to be among the most important un-
dertaken by the federated clubs. Mrs.
Randall Hutchinson. chairman of edu-
cation, reported over $1,000 paid by the
district clubs during the year to the
scholarship fund. Mrs. Baurhyte.
chairman of philanthropy, reported
among other things a large number
of boxes of oranges donated by Judge
Silent distributed among the chari-
table institutions of the city. Each of
the committees, including the anti-tu-
berculosls, art, civics, household eco
nomics, club extension, history and
landmarks, forestry, reciprocity and
waterways, was ably represented by
its special chairman and a showing
made of efficient and faithful service,
as we'll as work accomplished, that
should warm the heart of the most
Indifferent club woman.
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Mrs. Estelle Heartt Dreyfus and Ro-
land Paul have promised to contribute
vocal numbers to the next meeting of
the Woman's Press club, to be held at
the banquet hall of the Alexandria
April II. William Lines Hubbard. re-
Gently musical and dramatic critic on
the Chicago Tribune, is to make the
address of the afternoon. 1t is possible
that Mrs Dreyfus may sing the song
of Frederick Stevenson's "Salutation
to the Dawn" which she sang with
such excellent effect at her recent re-
Cital.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-07
MOTORCYCLE RACES
WILL ECLIPSE ALL
FASTEST RIDERS IN WORLD
ENTERED FOR SUNDAY
MANAGEMENT Confident One or More
Records Will Be Broken-Con-
testants Will Try to Annex
Championship

Sunday there will be seen, only snow
or rain preventing, one Of the worlds
greatest motorcycle racing meets. On
the program are some of the fastest
riders in the world, and with records
which stand among the highest known
to the racing game.
Manager Kramer assures The Herald
there is no doubt every record known
to history will be broken from the
3O-mile mark to the century peg, not
only by one of the riders, but probably
by several of them.
Whittier, Samuelson, Loge, Mitchell
and the two most prominently men
toned. Eddie Lingenfelder and Jake
De Roster are pegged to break every
record made on any track on earth and
as the races of Sunday are for the
championship of the world there is lit
tie doubt every one Of the riders will
go after those records with the grit
test determination to add at least
one of them to their scores during the
riding.
The score board for Sunday will be
kept right up to the ten-mile mark, so
the spectators will know the positions
of each motorcycle at the end of every
ten miles, with the name of the rider,
so all may know the exact standing of
the motors in the races.
The trade riders are quite as keen
as the class known as the "pros."
Bake, Graves, Kittle and the others
are daily at practice on the track and
are determined to show their profess
sional brethren they are as ready to
make notches in track records as their
competitors
Every indication points to one of the
most successful meets that has yet
been pulled off at the Coliseum.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-07
CURTISS MAY ACT
AS RACE STARTER
Famous Sky Pilot Was Once Crack
Motorcycle Rider, and oldfieId
Wants Him to Officiate
Sunday

Glenn Curtiss, the famous sky pilot,
may be the starter of the big auto
mobile races at Ascot track Sunday
afternoon. Walter Hempel has invited
Curtiss to officiate with the gun, and
as the aviator is a personal friend of
Barney Oldfield's it is very probable
that he will accept. In case he does
not, Nat Goodwin will be substituted.
Curtiss has been a famous motor
cyclist and it will be recalled that he
drove a mile on a two-wheeled motor
in 26 seconds on the Florida beach.
Oldfield was one of the timers, w. K.
Vanderbilt jr., being one of the other
two. Again Oldfeld officiated as start
er for a motorcycle race at the New
York state fair four years ago which
was won by Curtiss in record time.
Now Barney thinks that CurtisS Will
be able to give him as much luck If
the aviator will act as starter for sun
days races and Barney's record trials.
Oldfield is taking a genuine interest
in the work of preparing the track.
The great pilot realizes that his life
is at stake in his drives Sunday and
he will take absolutely no chances of
a bad track. The famous old course
has been scraped six inches deep and
a rock-like surface has been produced.
Oldfield is confident of getting the
mile down to fifty seconds, and it is
a certainty that the Benz will go into
the turns as it never went before.
The Jimmy Ryall- -Oldfeld event will
be a strong feature of the program,
while Barney will have a five-mile
race against Ben Kerscher and the
Darracq. Then Barney will go for all
marks up to twenty-five miles. The
Knox, Cadillac and Corbin will meet
in a five and a ten-mile event, and
Shaw figures that he has already won
both of them.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-07
LIVINGSTONE DECLARES FOR
GOODYEARS
Safety and Inability to Leave Wheel
Great Recommendation for New
Device in Racing Mans
Opinion

Al Livingstone, the famous driver of
the little racing Corbin, which is now
equipped with the Seeley high fire.
quency ignition system, says that he
uses the Goodyear detachable tire in
all his races, for the reason of it's Sc
curity and its special adaptability for
the severe strain a tire is subjected to
in circular track racing and fast work.
The Goodyear detachable tire, with
it's 1S4 strands of piano wire woven into
a tape, and several tapes of this wire
being vulcanized into the bead in such
a manner that it makes a physical i'm
possibility for it to come off the rim,
even though Debated, unless taken off
in the regular manner of detaching a
tire from a rim. This, combined with
the oversize feature of the Goodyear
detachable tire, gives it exceptional
resiliency. and makes it a very fast
tire for racing purposes. The safety
element, however. is the greatest fea-
ture from a racing mans standpaint.
In a recent race at Ascot park Liv-
ingstone punctured one of his rear
Goodyear tires with the only nail left
on the track, but even with a fiat tire
he gained on his competitors for over
a mile having the assurance that his
tire would not leave the rim even at
high speed.
Livingstone has carefully investi-
gated the merits of the several makes
of tires used on racing cars, but has
adopted the Goodyear detachable as the
most reliable and safest type of tire for
all kinds of racing purposes. These he
will use in all events in which the Cor
bin. with its Seeley system of ignition,
will appear on this coast until his de-
parture for the eastern cities about
Nav l.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-07
AUTOMOBILE AGENT is
RECALLED TO CHICAGO
Pacific Coast Representative of East
ern Firm Promoted to General
Manager of Company

William r. Johnston, who came to
this coast two years ago as the Cali
fornia representative of the Stromberg
carburetor has been promoted to the
position of general manager of the
Stromberg Motor Device company, with
headquarters in Chicago.
The promotion came unsought and as
a pleasant surprise to Johnston. who
had gone back to the factory for the
annual meeting.
Johnston, since coming to the coast,
has been a we'll known figure in the
activities of the automobile men, his
energy giving him prominent place
in the various contests that have been
held by the San Francisco Motor club.
OF the latter organization he was the
instigator, modelling it after the Chi
cago Motor club. Almost since it's or
ganization he has been its secretary,
and he originated and typified the
clubs motto, do something" That's
the policy of the Stromberg, and that's
the reason they are taking Johnston
back to Chicago
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-07
ZIG RACE WAITS
ON COL. FENNER
ITALIAN CAR MAY BE RUN
AGAINST OLDFIELD
JIMMY RYALL, STAR AMATEUR,
TO BE AT WHEEL
Permission of Owner the only Thing
Lacking to Make Great Event
at Ascot Park
Certain
BY ID. w. sENIPLE

Buried somewhere in the wilds of
northern California is Fred G. Fenner
Reached by telephone yesterday in the
attempt to communicate with him as
to his consent to the use of the mag
nificent stock car, Isotta- -F'raschini
in a contest, by Jimmy Ryall, against
the big racing Knox car of Barney
Oldfelds, with the king of the track
at her wheel, Sunday, at Ascot park,
the indistinct working of the tele-
phone system at so great distance,
tLis consent has not yet been OBJ
tanned.
For the past three days The Her
aid automobile man has endeavored
to reach Fenner, having obtained the
consent of S. w. Bixby, and after sew
eral road trials the car was shown not
only to be in the pink Of condition, but
growing better with every speed test
that could be put to her.
Jimmy Ryall, the star amateur rae
ing driver of the world was and is
anxious to take crack at Barney Old
field and his Knox, and after investi-
cation by that master hand on auto
mobiles, pronounced her in the best of
condition, with possibly a little tuning
up for actual track racing.
Owing to the almost impossible tele-
phone connections, the best that could
be secured from Fenner was that he
would try and be in Los Angeles this
morning-certainly not later than Sat
urday morning. and that the public
might know what car it was the in
tention to put up against Barney, The
Herald may state now that it is the
Isotta.
There is scarcely any doubt Of the
stuff that is in this Italian machine,
and being a perfectly balanced car,
she should be the real thing to lead
Oldfeld around Ascot park as fast
as he will ever wish to drive the Knox.
If this match can be consummated the
event would be one of the hottest ever
pulled off on any coast track. 1t all
depends on Fenner.
Ryall is ready to so, and as he has
been against Barney on the eastern
tracks, each knows the caliber of the
other and none knows better than Old
field the grit and nerve of the ANA
teur champion for whom the now fa-
nous Chevrolet was a mechanician.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-07
AUTO DEALERS
TO GIVE SHOW
DISPLAY WILL USE $4,000
SQUARE FEET OF FLOOR
ACCESSORY AND TIRE MEN WILL
PARTICIPATE
Twenty=nine Firms Secure Allotment
of Space for Exhibits-Dates
Are Fixed for Febru-
ary to 13

In a month there is to be an automo-
bile show in Los Angeles. The ex-
hibits will be made in the Grand Ave-
nue. rink, where there is space amount
ing to $4,000 square feet. The dates
arranged for the show are February
6 to 10, and it is to be under the man
agement Of Walter Hempel of the Los
Angeles Motor Racing association
The entries are to be open to all deal
ers in the city, and the accessory and
tire men are to be invited to show
their respective lines.
Among the firms which applied for
space early yesterday are the c. C.
Slaughter Motor Car company and the
w. D. Howard Motor Car company.
Slaughter will exhibit all of the late
models OF the Stearns cars, and has
asked for the special brougham now on
exhibition in the New York automobile
show. The Howard company is to ex-
hibit the Great Chadwick, Winton "six'
and the Frayer-Miller truck.
The following firms and cars will be
represented in the show, each company
named having purchased space before
noon yesterday.
National Auto company, National c.
c. Slaughter Motor Car Company,
company, Chadwick, Winton and
Prayer Miller TRUCK; Woodill Auto
company, Oakland: Vail Motor Car
company, Pennsylvania; Great West
ern Auto company, Fiat; W. K. Cowan,
Rambler: Standard Motor Car COM
pany Ford and Velie; Bosbyshell &
Carpenter, Doris; William Book, Alec;
California Motor Car company, Cali
fornia and Columbus; Bekins company.
American Simplex and Atlas; Burt
Motor Car company, Auburn; Wade
Motor Car company, Marmon and Cole;
Angelus Motor Car company, Conti
mental, Rider Lewis and Billy -Four;
r. and L. Electric company, r. and r.
L.; Tri-State Automobile company,
Hupmobile; Southwestern Motor Car
company, Badger; Lane Steamer COM
pany, Lane; Williams Auto company,
Petrol; Pico Auto company, Paterson;
Durocar Manufacturing company;
Jung Motor Car company, Stirling;
Waverly Electric company, Waverly:
Mum Auto company, Empire; Vogel
Auto company, Great Western.
At a meeting of the subscribers and
exhibitors in the automobile show to
be held next month, held last night, all
of the space was taken but 1900 feet.
Fl. o. Harrison came down from San
Francisco last evening and took 1900
feet for the Peerless, Seldom and Ever
lit cars. The Standard Motor Car COM
pany, through Roger Stearns, local
manager, has 800 feet. Applications
for space by the tire men and acces-
sorry men are held in allegiance until
the applications for automobile space
are completed this morning.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-07
BARNEY OLDFIELD SENDS
APPROVAL OF AIR GAUGE

ceived by the w. d. Newerf Rubber
company of this city, who are selling
agents for the Twitchell air gauge
LOS Angeles Dec. "a, 1909.
"W. D. Newerf Rubber Co., 949-951
South Main street, Los Angeles, Cal.
Gentlemen: In answer to your in
quiry as to my opinion of the value
of the little Twitchell air gauge, would
say that l consider this an indispen-
sable article for everyone having any
thing to do with pneumatic tires.
"The amount of air pressure in tires
is a very important factor L always
use the Twitchell air gauge in deter
mining the pressure 1 use in my rae
ing tires and heartily recommend it for
it's convenience and accuracy.
Yours very truly,
BARNEY OLDFIELD."