The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-01-06

to the Coast, y he said yesterday, nwe
planned to make a tour taking in San
francisco, Del Monte, Santa Barbara,
Los Angeles, San Diego ana the Grand
Canyon of the Colorado. Well, we had
pa fine timc at Del Monte and spent a
day orstwo at Santa Barbara; then we
went to IsUs Angeles--and stuck there.
,tf That's a great city" continued the
chairman reminiscently 81 made a
thorough ,inyestigation Of appliances
and conditions on the six hundred or
more miles of electric railway trackage
there. The system is wonderful one,
and the Pacific Electric is spending
great sums for improvements. One of
these is the grooyed rail in place of
the 4 rail, especially FOR city streets,
as II is flush rail- g. 'NN' I
W. Great Boost spirit.
K We spent a month in Los Angeles,
and there was something doing all the
time, What impresses one there is the
boost spirit. j couldn't find a single
knocker. tried my best to get some
one to knock, but it was no use. That
IS the spirit to have, and il is due to
education Of public. sentiment. If the
Angelenos find something is good for
the city, everybody boosts. I'VE have
the, same, spirit here, only we need more
education and getting together to boost.
As for the traffic ordinances in Los
Angeles, rnyi but they are strict ones.
No automobile is allowed to pass a
street car when the latter is not in
motion. No automobile Is allowed to
Cross q street until the way Is clear.
1 saw one incident which impressed me
with the way they enforce the law
there. 49,, Z, n ,'8s
SIT was at the corner of Seventh
streetrand Broadway, one OF the bust.
est sections Of the city. Two police.
men were in the center of the cross,
ing and when the signal was given
for me traffic on the side street to
cross broadway, a woman in fine
Packard car was just starting TO cross
seventh street. Instead of stopping
and backing up, she put on the gas and
speeted across, and. away she went.
Zone Of the policemen Immediately
stopped all traffic, Communicated n pri.
vate Gear which was following ana
caught that woman within two blocks.
lie got into her ear and brought her
back, then made her drive him 10 the,
police station, where she was placed
under arrest and compelled TO give bail.
then bring hefpoliceman back 10 his
station at Seventh street.
That woman was well known in
Los Angeles, responsible, handsomely
dressed and drove fine ear, but there
was no discrimination and she would
have had 70 stay in jail If she did not
have tho bail money to deposit. lust the
same rs any chauffeur. That is the
sort of thing which causes the traffic
laws TO be observed. But public senti.
nent has TO be back of them Ia do n
Gets a Glimpse Of Hawaii.
"There was a funny thing happened
to me at Pantages Theater. The Ha.
waiian singing boys came there and /
bought an entire box, about eight seats,
! think, and went there to show myself
TO them and give them some encoui age.
ment. was, all alone. just before
they came on thfee little midgets did
some fine athletic stunts and / applaud
ed vigorously, but no one else did; ON
the contrary everybody looked at me
and smiled, N.TWell, thinks i, 'this is
the most unappreeiatiye audience i ever
saw; III applaud anyway and ] did.
Then At last one Of the midgets lifted
his companion in the air on one finger,
and i raw II was all done with wires.
However, ] stuck il out until the
Hawaiian boys came on, but ] didn I
applaud any moro. The Hawaiian boys
were iine, and they all knew me. But
there was a girl there; guess she was
white made up, and she danced what
wss called 4 hula. But IL wasn't. One
Of the boys got up, however, and made
some hula movements at me, just 10
show they knew, all right.
"We had fine time, but I'm mighty
glad to get back 70 Honolulu, just the
same. .