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MERCHANTS HAVE
NIGHT OF MIRTH
ANNUAL PASADENA BANQUET
PROVES SUCCESS
lent Toast Re
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Pasadena, Agency,
11 18 * East Colorado Street.
Telephone Main io2.
PASADENA, Nov. 2«.-Between four
mid five hundred people sat nt table
this evening In tho handsome dining
room of the. west building of the Hotel
Orcen, the occasion being the annual
banquet of tho Pasadena Merchants
association. The affair was In point
of attendance and general accomplish
ment far ahead of anything hereto
fore attempted by the association and
the speeches of the evening were both
numerous and at the same time filled
with tho more serious thought which
lsI Is usual from men of tho cloth—
ministers representing different de
nominations, being on the list of
toasts. \ '
Prior to the serving; of tho dinner
there was an Informal reception In the
vast receiving room of the west build
ing;. On the reception committee were
Mosdames. L. H. Turner, L. B, .Jar
vis, F. L. Hclss. H. C. Hotalins. .!. 1 1,
McC.imcnt, Fred Nnsh, Joseph Welsh.
T). W. Herllhy, Henry Newby Arthur
Wood, W. N. Van Nuys, E. H. May,
J. S. Glasscock, W. A. Cundy, E. H.
Braley, H. E. Hertel, B. O. Kendall,
Ilnlph Sklllen. Nelson March. Klngsley
Stevens, E. W. Woodbury, J. Herbert
Hall, E. M. Nold, A. J. Bertonne.au, D.
W. Ooolidgf. D. M. Llnnard and Mrs.
George Brenner and Mlbb Hargent.
It was slightly after 8 o'clock when,
to the music of tho Hotel Green or
chestra, the members of the associa
tion and their women folk marched
from tho spnetous parlors to tho din
ing room. It was not until after 10
o'clock that the formal menu had been
completed and President C. D. Sar-
Kent, of tho association, Introduced
the toastmaster of the evening, the
Key. John A. Holmes.
Mr. Holmes was in fine humor in
spito of tho fact that ho had been ill
and was not ovon then completely re
covered. In his responding remarks
he had lots of fun at tho expense of
the gathering destined to be talked to
by five men of the cloth and then he
introduced a brother preacher, the
Rev. Albert Hatcher Smith, who re
sponded to the. toast. "The Ideal Busi
ness Man of Pasadena."
"The ideal business man," said Mr.
Smith, "Is he who follows literally the
golden rule. He is a mixture of fair
ness and squareness and Is not afraid
to do what is right and honest." Mr.
Smith then wont on to tell what Pasa
dena required to make for the city an
ideal business man. He said that
what tho city needs is the sound man
of business and still the man who is
able and willing to use every legitimate
method which enterprise and push will
suggest to advance his own business
and also tho city.
Mr. Lon V. Chapln, editor of the
Pasadena News, was the next speaker.
Ho had for his subject "The Civic
Spirit" and In well chosen language
f*>ii»t«<j but how ]'asa3eria is imbued
more than any other place with that
harmony of good fellowship and good
womanshtp among its business people
which carries to successful conclusion
each effort inaugurated.
With "The Business Man's Tongue"
for his lonsr, the Rev. Frank M. Dow-
Hng made one of the most charming
talks of the evening, a talk filled to the
full with bright and catchy stories and
at tho same time a pica for honest
business representation of wares and
conditions.
The last toast of tho evening was by
no means the least for it was left to
the Rev. S. G. Dunham to respond to
the toast, "The Ladles." In a half
serious, half jesting vein Mr. Dunham
told what the business man owes to
tho women who have founded him
rightly in life and helped him to be
what he is. In closing he paid a very
pretty compliment to the fair sex and
pledged to them long life and happi
ness in sparkling water, tho audience
responding by liberal aplause and sim
ilar pledges.
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CROWN CITY WINS ITS SUIT
Judge Refuses to Grant Injunction Re.
straining Spending of Tax Money
for Light Plant ...
Special to Tho Herald.
PASADENA, Nov. 26.— Joy, large,
round joy, was depicted on all the
faces of the pro-administration people
nt the city hall late this afternoon
when word came from Los Angeles
- that Judge James had handed' down
a decision in the case of some sixty
odd taxpayers against the municipal
ity in favor of the city. The case is
the famous action brought to prevent
the administration from spending some
$65,000 of the tax fund for the con
struction of a municipal electric light
plant. . . . .
Judge- James sustains the demurrer
of the city from the complaint, vacates
tha temporary restraining order and
refuses to grant a permanent injunc
tion. All this spells victory to the
administration, and joy Is therefore
uneonflned
Some months ago the voters voted in
favor of bonds' for the construction
of a municipal electric light system.
This bond Issue the , Edison people
have t * c >«i up in the courts, Then .1.
Perry Wood, the clever young city at
torney, came to the front with a brand
new plan. His scheme was to add to
the current year's tuxes a sufficient
sum to build a Hurt of v starter as a
plant. Tills whs done by Increasing the
assessment out of all proportion to
what it had ever been before and then
Boaking on the maximum tax rate al
lowed by law. ' •
This was the plan the city was at
tempting' to carry out: in fact con
tracts for the electrical machinery
were already let when.' over sixty tax
payer* came upon the scene and start
ed a suit to restrain the city from
carrying out the plan. This suit was
argued last week and decided today
ln favor of the administration.
ITALIAN BAND WILL LEAVE
Long Beach Musioal Organization Not
Meeting with Financial
Succeaa
Bpestal t" The Hi raid
LONO IIKACII, NOV. 26.— Manager
Oattone stated today that without
doubt the Royal Italian band win be
taken from this city within a few
weeks. Of late the patronage of the
hand concerts and the dances as well
hits fulleu very low and as the aggre
v.in.in i.i musicians Is a large and ex
liciimlvo one the manager will take thorn
■■I iitTu they «an secure something more
substantial Mian mere see air.
(luttono says be lias several offers
under consideration, but that he doea
not know yet what he tvlll do with his
organization.
Varloim schemes of financing the
band have been tried with but Indiffer
centeent miccess, although. it is generally
conceded to be one of the best attrac
tion* of the beach. H. M. R. Bohroeter,
a well-to-do business man, recently
volunteered, to finance the organization
and made a personal solicitation for
fund*. His effort did not meet with the
response desired.
The trustee* hnve under considera
tion several applications from eastern
bands. These organizations demand,
however, something more staple In the
way of a guarantee than has Oattone.
The latter s contract will soon expire
and he hns stated positively that he
will not ask for another
STREW FLOWERS ON OCEAN
Elka Will Celebrate Memorial Services
at Santa Monica Sunday
Afternoon
Pp^rlnl In Th< 111 i.i1.l
SANTA MONICA. Nov. 26,-Wlth tho
strewing of flowers dn the waves the
annual Memorial day obwrTarwei or
the local imine or HUm will he opened
nexi sun, hiy afternoon on tin tenter of
Ihe Horseshoe pier. It la planned to
hnvo the resident members, of tim
organisation weloomej tho visiting
brethren as wrii as tbo«.o living between
here and Los Angeles, who will Join In
the exercises, mast at the Masonic
T( mplc building on Marine street at 2
O'clock, from whe;e a line of trmreh Will
h<> formed.
The prncpssion will then walk out on
the pier from tho Marine street en
tranoSi slopping In the center to ob
serve the flower strewing exercises find
then continuing around tho structure
and back to the starting place. Inside
the temple services of a solemn and Im
pressive nature Will be held. The
liancla Hosa band hns been engaged for
the occasion. At the Memorial day sei -
vlcea last year more than GOO persona
were In attendance, and half as manx
more were, for lack of room, turnw
away from the Seaside theater, where
the services were held.
WEST LONG BEACH MAN
FORFEITS HIS BAIL
Special to The Herald.
LONG BEACH, Nov. 26.— Ed Rice,
tho central figure in the habeas corpus
case, the decision of which will bo nn
important matter in the 'question of
jurisdiction over West Long Beach,
has disappeared from his home In that
section of the city. Although the man
haa been accustomed to absent him
self from home occasionally, he has
now boon gone five days and his wife
told the police yesterday that she
thought he had departed Nevada,
not expecting to return.
Rice was arrested recently by Long
Beach officers because, although con
ducting a business in West Long
Beach, he refused to pay for a business
license. He was locked up in the city
jail, but was afterward released upon
habeas corpus proceedings Instituted
by Henry Stleglitz, city clerk.
Following his release City Attorney
Daly of this city entered into certain
stipulations with Stleglitz which will
make the decision in the case a vital
one as concerns the future control of
the annexed territory by this city.
The disappearance of Rice is not
expected to have much bearing upon
the case except that hia bond of $100
will be forfeited. Judge Gray is ex
pectetd to hand down a decision of the
case within a few days.
ANONYMOUS LETTER
FRIGHTENS LANDLORD
Special to The Herald,
LONG BEACH, .Nov. 26.— "1f there
Isn't a for rent card up right away
and at a price that will sell or rent nt
you will wake up some dark night by
the light of a house afire, and that
pretty soon. There are too many peo
ple hunting a plase to live for there to
be so many empty houses around."
Such was In part the note found by
Mrs. 'William Fullager this morning iii
the letter box on a small vacant cot
tage near her home at Eighth street
and Atlantic avenue. The note was
taken to police headquarters, where It
was decided that It was the work of
a foreigner. The letter has alarmed
Mrs. Fullager considerably, but the
officers do not know whether to take
the matter seriously or as a Joke. There
are enough vacant houses and apart
ments in the city, it is pointed out, to
make the note seem ridiculous and the
creation of n jokes-'mith or an insane
person.
The note begins thus:
"Say, you, you have a houae on Atl.
avenue, It has been an eye sore long
enough."
Then after the foregoing warning it
continues:
"This is no bluff and the warning
means Immediate action, either sell
or rent tha house or wish you had.
show your good Intention and put up
a sign for rent."
ROBBED OF DIAMOND
ON ELECTRIC CAR
Special to The Herald,
LONG BEACH, Nov. 26.— George M.
Roe, an old newspaper man, was roh
bed of a diamond stud valued at $100,
last night as he waa boarding an Aia
mitoa car at the Pacific Dlectrlo depot
to go to his home at 214!) Bast First
street. Hoe was accompanied by Ins
wife. Four men roughly crowded be
tween them separating them. Mrs. Roe
entered the car and Heated lierwelf, bill
her husband was held in a juni upon
the steps for fully a minute by the
men. His diamond was nipped In this
Interval he thinks. He did not notice
his loan until ho reached his home,
That It was sal".' a moment before that
time lie is Certain as he fastened il
more securely in place as he walked
out toward tin- ear, •
Tho four men <lIU not remain upon
the car, hut, suddenly making the dis
covery, presumably, thut the car was
not bound for Los Angeles, they left
It hurriedly just after Hoe had gone to
his Huai.
GIRLS RUN TOURS
FOR SUFFERERS' BENEFIT
Special to The Herald.
long beach, Nov. M,— Tomorrow
afternoon and evening will tliul ihf
train Btrvlce of the "Paimuiu-l'urltlr
railroad," the "tours of tim world" con
..n mi lh« pier, in I In. imudf of g
bevy of pretty young women. They are
members of the >».iK Leaf i-iuhh or the
Klml ('oiiKiegutlonul Huuduy BOhOOI and
all thti > ash i.iUin in will bi- applied
vi the Blxby hotel relief fund.
svhiiti iii'ktitß to tiio nnnneailnq
uriuully sell ut 10 o«nte. they will | H .
uoht tomorrow for whatever tuo patron
fuclh diApuM«il to puy,*froiii thut amouni
ui>. One of iiu- Kills win prealda in
the ticket office and oth«r» will collect
the tii-kua in tha oar,
Films will be exhibited showing
beautiful trips through different sec
tions or the < "ii World.
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LOS ANOELES HERALD: TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 27. 19W.
HOPE TO FINISH
CHARTER FRIDAY
ALL-DAY SESSION OF BOARD
EXPECTEO
Qutation of Time of Holding Election
Not Vat Decided and Freeholdara
Ara Divided on Propo.
I altlon
Rpn.ißi to Th>- Herald
LONG nKACIi, Nov. 26. — It i» prob
able that th« new cXv charter will be
rompleted next Friday. At least the
members of the bonrd of freeholders
agmd tills afternoon to meet next
Friday morning al rcan e/eloeli and
st;iy uitli tin- In ■jtrumont until the?
finishing touches thai] havj i>e<-.n put
to ii. it Ir expected thai this «m
mean an nll*day session and will prob
ably cauae the work to be imxheii well
; Into the small hours or the morning,
hut the Importance of completing their
1 work har, Impressed itsoif upon the
board and they say that the coming
session will be the last In tin work
of preparation,
The. members are still divided on the
question of whether the municipal
election shall be held In April or not
until December. There are many citi
zens who will vote against the charter
If It provides for the early election
because they feel that the present
board <>f trustee;! will not have had a
fair Khow to carry out proposed muni
cipal improvements.
Accordingly the board of freeholders
are fearful that the charter will be
opfpatod for this reason and the lHter
election proposition Is gaining sup
portors nmong them daily. J. A.
Miller, secretary of both the board of
freeholders and the chamber of com
merce; Stephen Townsend and F. A.
Crowe have signified their desire for
the late election. There is a rumor
that certain members of the board
favor an early election because they
have personal ambitions toward get
ting some of the new offices provided
for In the charter. If the charter pro
vides for the late election it will un
doubtedly carry, it Is said. There has
been a little expression of opinion that
the mayor should be given less than
61S00 a year salary, as the charter pro
vides, but this objection is not thought
to be a strong one.
One Interesting feature of the charter
election, and one which. It Is expected,
will cause, a heavy vote to be polled
will be the submission to the voters of
an alternative proposition to allow the
Sale of liquors in hotels. As to wheth
er such licenses shall be Issued will
be decided by a separate yes and no
vote. Otherwise the entire charter
will be voted upon as a whole.
The new charter will be presented to
the coming legislature at the earliest
possible moment.
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS
FROM ABOUT PASADENA
Special to The Herald.
PASADENA, Nov. 26.— For over five,
hours this afternoon the Consolidated
Gas company's entire system was cut
off and a vast amount of suffering re
sulted, as the people had not been noti
fied that the service was to be discon
tinued. Nor was this state of affairs
the fault of the gas company, for its
manager did not himself know that the
contractors who are connecting up a
big new storage tank would chose this
particular time for their work.
The United Good Samaritan societies
of Pasadena are planning big things
for the poor of the city on Thanks
giving day. All day Tuesday and
Wednesday contributions will be re
ceived at the First Methodist church
by the societies, and baskets of good
things will be packed for the poor. The
high school children are helping out
nobly In the good work.
Anton Peters of San Pedro was today
fined $35 for cruelty to animals. Anton
tearfully admitted that he had worked
a horse which had walked on unshod
hoofs until the quick of the foot was
rtached. Anton now says that he wiy
never, no never, work a horse of any
kind again so long as he lives. Justice
McDonald heard the case.
Henry Bordeaux, the young man who
accidentally shot himself while out
hunting yesterday, still clings to life
with an almost miraculous hold. The
young man Is now reported to have
rather better than an oven chance of
recovery, in spite of tho fact that his
liver was nearly cut in two by tho
bullet.
BOARD OF TRADE WILL
MOVE ON FIRST OF YEAR
Speci.-u to The Herald
FASADKNA, Nov. 26.— Tho board of
trad.! this afternoon closed a lease for
new quarters »t 43 West Colorado
strii. t. just a few doors west of the
present rooms. The move will bo made
about January 1 and the new rOOOU
Will be outflttPd In a manner more In
keeping with the standing of the or
ganization in PasadeiiH.
in connection with the new location
a regular Inurlst Information bureau
is 10 be run under the direction of
georetary D. w. Coolidc*. The plan is
to have handy all aorta of books and
pamphlets so that 'he touriet may ob
tain reliable information with the min
imum Of difficulty.
PROMENADE'S COMPLETION
WILL BE GALA OCCASION
Special 10 The Herald. 1
OCKAN PARK. Nov. 26.— The Com
munlty league is arranging for a glgan
tic celebration to be held here on the
completion of. the ocean front cement
promenade now under contract to be
installed and work on which must be
commenced within three weeks, When
completed the walk will be slightly
mure iii, vi one mile In length, thirty
feet in width and will have cost ap
proximately $20,000. It is the inten
tion to advertise the went throughout
the small towns in Southern California
and special excursion ratal will be
available for those wishing to ut.tenQ
the festivities.
POLICE FIND HORSE
WHICH NO ONE CLAIMS
a grey horse attached to a light
buggy was found apparently deserted
nt Second and Hroadway last night by
a policeman, The animal had been
standing In the rain, and 0014 for ««v-
e ral hours. It was taken to the cen-
H. ii police station, where It «un kept
for .i lime In the patrol stables, but
us the owner did not call for it, It was
sent to the pound.
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CROWN CITY NOW FACING
MOST ACUTE FUEL FAMINE
f lnecla.l In Th« IteraM.
PARADENA, Nov. 2«,— The largest
fuel dealers of the Crown City state
this evening that when they hay« dp
livered all of the orders now contracted
for coal there will not bo a ton In the
city outside of the private residences.
They also state that they cannot get
any more from Los Angeles whole
Rale dealers and that they do not know
any other place where they can go to
fill the shortage.
Mr. Hlaydon says that the supply of
wood Is almost an low as that of coal
and that this means the most accute
fuel famine in the history of Pasadena.
An Mr. BlaydOll In generally recognised
a a one of the largest us well an the
dean of the local fuel men hl.i pessimis
tic forecast has caused much conster
nation among the residents of the city.
BENEFIT PROVES
GREAT SUCCESS
RAIN HAS LITTLE EFFECT ON
THE CROWD
Every Number Encored, Until Pro.
gram Stretches Out an Hour After
It Was Planned to Be
Concluded
"Choer up. Mary, don't be sighing,
sighing,
"There's B rnlnbow in the sky."
After the Press club benefit yesterday
nfternoon tit least 1000 persons were
whistling and singing thia song, the
new hit of the Empire City quartet at
the Orpheum. It was sung and
whistled In the Burbank theater until
everyone knew the air and words, and
the catohy chorus rang throdgh their
heads so that they know scarcely any
thing else.
Everyone was pleased with the Em
pire City quartet, but In this the
quartet was not especially favored, as
everyone was pleased with every other
number on the program, and they were
many.
In spite of the bad weather, which
kept many people at home who had
planned to spend the afternoon at the
Burbank, more than 1000 people at
tended, and Oliver Morosco, the man
ager of the theater, said last night that
excepting the benefit performance for
the San Francisco sufferers given last
spring, when all the theaters com
bined, It was the 1 best attended benefit
performance ever given in a local
theater.
Every number on the program was
heartily applauded and everyone re
ceived an encore. In fact the encores,
were so numerous that It was nearly
5:30 o'clock when the last number was
concluded, although the program had
been arranged with a view to finishing
at 4: SO.
There was not a hitch during the en
tire afternoon. Several of the numbers
bad to be put on in a different order
from the printed arrangement, but
every attraction that was advertised
was presented.
As the a<l»Uenee was chiefly composed
of women, Jack O'Brien, the pugilist
who will fight Tommy Burns Wednes
day night, was probably the biggest hit
of the program. It was the first time
that the majority of the women in the
audience had ever seen a real live
prize fighter, and when they discovered
that O'Brien was just a man, and a
polished and refined man at that, they
were so surprised that he easily cap
tivated them. He gave them delightful
little thrills when he put on a green
gymnasium suit and boxed a round
each with three of his sparring part
ners.
The day's pleasure concluded with a
"high jinks" at the Press club, at which
all the performers who had helped to
make the benefit a success were pres
ent, Including the male members of the
Lumbardi Grand Opera company. Slg
nor Antola of this company had ren
dered two numbers at the performance
In the afternoon and had thrilled the
audience with the sweetness and power
of his rich baritone voice.
The program was as follows:
Overture, "Le Freres (Fritz), Biirbank
Theater orchestra, Julias iilurllch, ill
rector.
Tha Nations, Bobby Brook, lightning
artist.
Songs (a) "Little Papoose" (b) "I'd
Like to, But I Won't, " Alurcinis 13111k.
Soprano f?olo with violin obligate). Mlsa
Dean Stewart. Miss Llllle Welnblaler,
accompanist; Miss Petronella d'Arvlllj,
violinist.
iMlrtliful mimic. Hugh Allen Saxon.
Monologue and song, E. K. Lls.scncl.ii.
Harp solo. "Wnlt7. da Ccncert," Mllß
I iasel Bchertslnger,
INTIQRMISSION.
"Italian Night." (Tobanl), Burbank
Theater orchestra.
Artistic- boxing bout, Jack O'Brien.
Empire City quartet, Cooper Bros., Tal
ly and Mayo.
Violin solo. Victor Sehertalnser. Wll
liam Bdson Btrobrldge, accompanist.
Negro dialect reader of Paul Laurence
Dunbar's writings. Richard B. Harrison,
Baritone solo, Mgnor Antola, of Lam
bardl Opera company.
Whistling solo. k. Alexander,
Fencing exhibition I!. ('. Boris. New
Yorii amateur ohamplon 1804. vs. ii. W,
Malapey, M.-iioney's gymnaaium, Pasa
dena, ohamplon Paclflo coast, iwxi.
C. W. Bachman, itaga director. Prank i
Staples, aaalstanl stagn director.
CAUGHT WITH SILVERWARE
Three Men Have Suspicious Goods on
Their Person When Found
by the Police
On suspicion of being: crooks and
housebreakers. Alfred Porter, Lester
Ruggles and K. Fenian in. a trio of
tough looking young men who claimed
to hull from San Francisco and Ban
Fernando, were arrested by Police De
tectives Holler and Puma last night.
The men were Man In an alley off of
Second street near Los Angeles with
bundles biota they endeavored to Pro
tect from the view of others. Noticing
their auspicious actions the detective*
accosted them, when the three men
started to run. They were caught,
however, before they had gone far, and
U l'llclr.-s Of Bourn value were found hid
den in their pockets and in the puck
ages they carried beneath their coals. -
The men had two or three watches,
some Silver spoons, napkin rings,
knives and forks, besides ■ large num-
ber of articles of less value. The.po
lice believe that the men are guilty of
committing boom of the recent burg
laries here, UH the goods round upon
them answer to the description of,
lately reported robberies.
Would Abolish Death Penalty
By Associated Press.
PARIS, Nov. 28,— The parliamentary
commission to which the question w.ik
referred lias, by .i vote of 8 to S. re
ported In favor of the abolishment of
the death penalty and the. substitution
of life imprisonment.
SEND ABROAD
FOR LUXURIES
WHERE SOME FRUITS OF OUR
PROSPERITY 00
Great Increaae af Prodigal Expend).
turea Shown In Reoorda of tha Cus
toma Serviea — $40,000,000 a
Year for Preeloua Btonea
Speclsl to Tin
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2«.--Tlio theory
Hint the profits of ■ mcoeaa
throughdiii the United states aw turned
bnrk Immedlntply Into circulation her«i,
so thnt everyone down t.> ttit numbleai
wane cainrr racelvea ills shan In dae
season, i« not boms ant by the cpe<
iimim returns. Prom this indisputable
source it appears thai close t0 510,000,000
got* nut of the country annually for
the two Items <>f diamonds and auto
mobilce. Whal the total for theae and
other luxuries amounts t" oan Ilkewlae
be estituiitr-il from :i little further In
quiry Int" Koini 1 other linos, imcl Is
found tn afyrefata nearly 1100,000,000.
According m the records of the run
iciiim s«'i\ ii r the other chief Items In
Uilh lavish outpouring of American
nioiipy abroad are, approximately, $40,
00,000 for laoes, i><lklmkh, embroideries
and ribbons; about 17,000,000 for natural
and nrtillilal feathers: morn than *8,
00,000 for ohampagne, and other
• iniount reaching into higli figures for
perfumeries, toilet artloles, otgara and
opium for smoking- Should there be
included the value of Imported lobnoco,
olgars and cigarettes, the total for lux
wieß of the rlaHsea mentioned would
be incrensw>d to J12r>,000.000.
Increase In Expenditures
Whether or not then- figures throw
n Illumlnntlnp IlKht upon the increase
In prodigal expenditures In this coun
try enn best be seen by B comparison
with the slmllnr figures of exactly a
decade, ago. At that time all the
Items here mentioned aggTOgated only
?51,000,000, so that the current year's
record i* two and one-half times thai
of ten years buck. This proportion oC
Increase, runs so steadily, with little
real variation hi the various lines
mentioned, that the growth of luxury
which' can br gratified by foreign pur
chases is shoVm not to have been due
to any particular cause or passing fad.
Rather has it been merely the evi
dence of onormous sums of money be
ing sent out of the country to foreign
lands for articles entirely outside the
usual necessities of life.
The great Increase In the Importa
tion of diamonds is perhaps the most
noteworthy feature of the official
record of extravagant spending. It Is
quite a jump from the 1896 figures of
$7,944,082 to the 1906 tabulation of $42,
120,715 worth of these and other
precious stones and Jewelry. This ten
years' record has been one of great
variation. AA'hen England became em
broiled with the South African burgh
ers over the audacious commercial
plans of the Uitlanders and the disas
trous Boer war ensued, diamond Im
portations Into this country fell oft
immensely. After this big slump there
was only a slight delay before the
trade began to mount up again. It
can be safely assumed that the largest
proportion by far of the total of forty
odd millions worth of diamonds and
Jewelry brought In last year repre
sents diamonds imported direct from
South Africa or else forwarded from
there through French or English
houses.
New York's Diamond Trade
New York Is, of course, the port at
which nearly all this import trade in
diamonds and precious stones is
handled. Practically 98 per cent of
this Is done there. The dutiable dia
monds—those cut but not yet set —
which were declared at that port last
year aggregated $23,282,897 for the
whole country. Uncut and not set
stones which are admitted free
amounted to $10,568,084 there, which
was all but $11,000 of the entire value
of uncut Importations. In uncut
precious stones of other sorts New
York imported $116,896 worth out of
$126,042, and In the Item of diamond
dust $104,953 out of $133,752. Precious
stones which had been cut, but not
set, and Including natural pearls In
this class, amounted to $4,866,240 out
of $5,358,412 as the record of the entire
country In this special class.
It is a somewhat remarkable fact
that the diamond trade is limited to so
few American ports of entry. As com
pared with New York's Importations of
nearly twenty-four millions of dollars,
Chicago Imported direct only $132,583
worth in this class, Sun Francisco
slightly less, and tho only other port
which showed figures of appreciable In
terest was Newport, .with $11,728. Sim
ilarly with uncut and unset Stones,
which come In free. New York's total
of over ten millions finds Boston and
Baltimore pressing cioso for second
place with less than $5000 apiece. Phila
delphia's, direct Importations are only
one-fourth <>f this latter total, and chi
cugo'B only nnif of Philadelphia's. The
only other place in tho whole list of
ports of entry which reported uncut
diamonds; for free entry was the little
bonier town of Paso del Norte, Tex..
Which owned up to $34 worth of atones
on which free entry was claimed be
cause nf being uncut, in the cli'ss of
precious stones cut but not apt, Provl
ii mi-, it. i., gave evidenoe <if Its large
Jewelry trade by importing 1817,186
worth of material) which was far iii
excess of thut of any other town out
side of New York Itself.
Spent for Automobiles
Automobiles have carried away $5,
738,000 in American gold for foreign
firms In the period from January 1 to
the beginning of the present month, on
which $2,500,000 duty wiisi paid. In this
time Americana purchased 1204 ma*
chines abroad, and paid for them
$4,238,000, exclusive of the separate
parts otherwise imported, In addition,
and representing the remaining million
and a half dollar! of tilt- first named
amount, 'i"ii.- record shows that the
desire for foreign machines has not
been by any means satisfied us yet,
since the tlscal year of 1906 showed a
total of only 1106 cars purchased
abroad for use in this country. Of
these 103!) . were brought In at New
York and were valued ut $3,596,873 out
of the tq,tal valuation for the whole |
country's Imports In this class of $3.- \
8 44.505. In automobile parti New York i
took 1140,181 worth out of the total
valuation of $400,014.
How Americans with money to spend
have gratified! their luxurious tastes
in other ways is shows with equally
startling Increases reported In other
lines of goods. For Instance, this
country spent $34,022,409 in the past
lineal year for cotton laces, embrold
arias 'and edgings, or three times the
amount . spent In a decade ago when
the figures were $10,878,954. These im
portations come chiefly from Switzer
land, France, Germany and the United
Kingdom, fully one-third coming from
1 in- first named country lOnmgt as much
from France .Hid the iv.ii.i 111 1 ■< almost
equally from Hi.- other two countries.
silk bices and embroideries Imported
are less nowadays than they were leu
years ago, the total expense of these
having fallen off about sixteen per cent.
R lbboriß of n value of approximately
$2,000,000 were brought. In last year,
however, chiefly from Rwitaeriand,
France and <i rtnnny, so that the whole
1 906 total of $9,820,842 wan more thin
double th» similar total of ten years
back.
$28,000,000 to Burn in Bmoke
Tobacco and cigars aggregated $28,
(i90,70« last yenr, as compared with $18,
708,042 ten yearn ago, Of the current to
bacco total fully 95 per cent Of the $«,
00,000 worth suitable for cigar wrap
pers comes from the Netherlands, In
transshipment from Sumatra. Of the
$18,000,000 worth of other tobacco nearly
„-iii, ,-iii except $1,000,000 worth from Turkey
ls Imported from Cuba, which country
supplies nearly all the $4,000,000 worth of
cigars.
Feather*, natural and artificial, have
not Increased In use, apparently, in the
same decree Hi champagne, for in
stance. While the beverage made away
with $8,127,062 of the fruits .if the
American prosperity In the last fear,
the record of ten years ago showed an
expenditure or a little more than hall
that amount. Feather adornment*,
however, which cost over $5,000,000 in
1 8(16, hnve now shown only the gradual
increase which ims brought this total
up to $8,988,612. Ninety per cent of the
champagne Is Imported direct from
France, and the remainder chiefly from
the United Kingdom and Belgium, The
Feathers are chiefly ostrich feathers of
South African origin, which are brought
lnto this country as Importations from
England, where they were sorted out
for the whole world and then trans
shipped.
Other Luxuriea
The line „f imported perfumeries has
almosl doubled In ten years, and the
COSt has now raactlM »1. 054,426. Opium
for smoking costs a quarter of a mil
lion dollars more thnn this total, the
expense having almost doubled SISO.
All these figures show bow the tnstr
for luxury has grown, and how Ameri
can money lias been sent nbroad to
gratify it. Thp huge expenditures for
diamonds attract especial attention, of
Course, nbove all others. A part of the
cost attaching to the cut stones, espe
cially those coming from Netherlands
and France, represents value added by
labor In those countries, Considerably
more than one-half the importations
from England and about one-third of
those from Belgium come In an uncut
state.
Q UIET PASADENA
H AS SENSATION
HUSBAND DENIES CHARGES
IN COURT
Jury Disagrees, Eight Voting for
Acquittal and Four for Convic
tion — Denies Woman in
the Caae
Special to The Herald.
PASADENA, Nov. 26.— The most sen
sational action ever tried in Pasadena
held attention In Justice McDonald's
court this afternoon when Mrs. Hyrel
C. Gill had a hearing of her charge
that her husband, George A. Gill, had
not contributed to her support or the
support of their child for some weeks.
The charge against Gill was one of
omission to provide anil after some
deliberation the Jury reported that no
agreement could possibly be reached.
It is understood that the jury polled
eight for acquittal and four for con
viction when the last ballot was cast.
Mrs. Gill is the woman who gome
weeks ago created a sensation at Re
dondo by having an altercation with
her husband, whom .she charged was
stopping with another woman. A
rather disgraceful scene is charged to
the couple on that occasion.
The most .sensational features of the
case today were the letters Introduced.
In theae letters Gill says that he will
starve rather than do anything for his
wife; that she has ruined his life and
"killed" him and "put him on the hog."
He also says that "if a man ever does
hate a woman I do certainly hate
you."
In retaliation a letter from Mrß. Gill
was also Introduced In which she men
tions enough unpaid bills to partly ex
plain why George left home. However,
her letters were the more dignified of
the two.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Gill got Into a
lively little squabble as to whether or
not the wife had abstracted $14.75 from
his trousers pockets while he slopt on
the evening previous to his last de
parture. He also charged that she had
taken several articles rightfully bolong
ing t>> him and had refused to turn over
the goods.
An effort was made to show that Gill
is at present , sequestering in the sun
sliiii.- of Other society. Tills testimony
QiU resented much more than he did
any allusions , reflecting on his lawful
wife. In fact, he rose to champion the
caUSe In f> truly remarkable manner as
with dashing eyes he denied that there
is any other woman In the ease at all.
Meesa Gets Seven Years
By Associated rn-ss.
SANTA ROSA, «'al. Nov. 26.- Siiii.
rlor Judge Heawell this morning sen
tenced Jack Meesa to imprisonment In
San Quentln for seven years for killing
i.. Muni ;n Occidental, ICceae. was eon>
vh-teii of murder In the second degree,
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9
MAYOR BAILS
OUT OLD FRIEND
PUTS UP CASH FOR MAN
IN JAIL
Prisoner la Accuaed of Stabbing Real
Eatate Man, but Says It
Wae Done In Self
Defenae
H . D. Gerhart, the old man who was
arested yesterday afternoon on I
charge of stabbing 11. M. Qreen, a
real estate operator at the office of the
latter, 355 South Hill street, was re
leased early last night when Mayor
Owen McAlcer paid $60 ball for Qcr
hart'i appearance In police court.
Mr. liirlinil Im an Old friend of the
mayor's, and when the. news of his
trouble was conveyed to Mr. McAleer
he at once secured his releiiso.
Oerharl Is well known In I^on An
geles ami earlier In his iifo is said to
ha vi- been one .if the foremost business
men of this city, He was well-to-do
until a few months ago when be m
gSnlsed the Los Aiirpli's Coffin com
pany and sunk thousands of dollars
in the enterprise.
Accuses Partner
The trouble between oor haft and
Green which led to the stabbing af
fray yesterday afternoon Is said by
Oerharl to have been commenced i>>-
Qreen's attempt to fleece him out of
several hundred dollars which he hud
Invested In the real estate biisln.Ms
conducted by Oreen.
Oerhart Bays he put $500 in the hnst
ih'hh about R month ago. The past
month his share of the dividends
amounted to >125, hn says and he was
contented with his venture. However.
shortly after the division of thfi profits.
Green is alleged to have stated that
he was going to withdraw from the
business.
Oerhart objected on the ground
thiit when he put jr>oo Into the real
estate business lie had nt the same
time purchased the co-operation of
Green and hjis good will. At this
(iriiii offered to pay him $125 for his
share, He refused the offer saying he
could not afford to lose the amount
he put Into the business. Oroon then
agreed to give him a lot in Kansas.
Finds Lot Worthless
After making Inquiries he was in
formed that the property was all right,
and told Green ho would accept his
offer. Later, however, he says he dis
covered that the lot was really of al
most no worth at all.
"Yesterday I went to Green's office
In the effort to bring about a satis
factory adjustment of things," said
Air. Gerhart. "During the argument
that ensued both of us became angered
and I told Green that he was trying
to cheat me. He made a quick grasp
at hla trousers pocket and I thought
he was reaching for his gun. He came
at me. threw me over a table and
caught me by the throat. In sheer
desperation to save myself, I pulled a
small pen knife and stabbed Green in
the left side."
The; police say that Green is a bad
character and arc inclined to accept
Gerhart's story of the trouble.
DRINKS TO BE A GOOD FELLOW
Irishman Finds Himself in Jail After
but Four Hours of
Freedom
Pat Burns, a good-natured Irishman
who made no effort to conceal his na
tionality, was released from the >ity
jail about 10 o'clock last night upon
payment of his bail and after having
spent about four hours in the tank on
a charge of drunkenness.
Election drinks were too alluring,
though, mid, regardless of his strenueus
protests that he "would niver tech a
drap o' whisky agin, sir, niver agin,
sir," he was back in the cell before the
clock had struck tho midnight hour.
He was whooping it up for "Dock"
Lindley with all hia heart and Erin
brogue.
"I tell ye wat It is, byes," he said
apologetically when his resolve to be
come a teetotaler was alluded to, "I
didn't want to discourage de byes wot's
runnln' fer office by refusln' to drink
wld 'cm — an*, hie, I guess I was too
incouragln'."
SELECT JURORS IN
BURNHAM TRIAL
15y Associated Press.
NICW YORK, Nov. L6.— Kight juror.s
were secured today In the criminal
branch of the supreme court for tin
trial of George Burnham Jr., counsel
for the Mutual Reserve Insurance 1 -
pany,
Burnham, his brother. Frederick A.,
president of the company, and vice
President George D. Ollrldge, were
jointly indicted for grand larceny.
When adjournment was taken until
tomorrow the district attorney's office
sought to have Burnham committed to
the Tombs,
This was vigorously opposed by the
prisoner's counsel, who finally agreed
in the abscii. c of Bumham'a bondsman
to assume the responsibility of produc
ing his c-iicmt in court tomorrow.
'I'll., court consented to this arrange
ment.