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Part ll—Pages 9 to 16 THE VICTOR DEALERS OF LOS ANOEI.FB ' The Piano of the |J J,MM MM AIV MM Jt^k | > ' '" V ' rt* everyone—a piano that all AKflj I3£to&t can play. It is an entertainer Urn &r*9R and an educator. MH HE^C'j! Pianola Piano ,We want you to see it, to bST>^^( "^^f^'-'^B^^jmßf THE HOUSE OF MUSICAL QUALITY. Southern California Music Company 332-334 SO. BROADWAY, LOS ANGELES, CAL. TIDELAND DECISIONS NO GAIN TO PRIVATE INTERESTS—FLEMING Attorney for Harbor Commission Can. not See Victory for Bannings In Ruling of Appellate Court A statement appearing in a morning paper yesterday that a tldelands de cision Just handed down by the ap pellate court at San Francisco favored the private interests claiming tldelands in San Pedro harbor is flatly contro dicted by W. P. Fleming, attorney and secretary for the Los Angeles harbor commission. „!«.- <• "The effect Is quite the opposite, said Mr. Fleming yesterday, after reading the newspaper statement, me court plainly ht-ld that the tldelands In question could be disposed of becawe they were available for agricultural purposes without any interference ,vith navigation or fishing. •'Here's the milk in the cocoanut. Tne court say*, "It is alleged in the com plaint, however, that all of the land ioufht to be purchased is capable of being reclaimed for agrcultural pur pose! and can be reclaimed without any interference with navigation or ny fishing or nshers on BuUun .bay nn.l the court so found.' Also, Under ,„,. law and the facts so found and supported by the evidence the entire parcel sought to be purchased, <.on sistins In part of tidelandu and in part of swamp and overflowed lands, and all susceptible of reclamation for agricultural purposes without inter ference with navigation or fishing, Is subject to entry and sale and de fendant should have received and filed plaintiff's application.' Would Hinder Navigation "The decision is In line with the con tention that the tidelands in the inner harbor cannot be used for agricultural purposes without Injury to navigation. To recognize the claim of tho Ban nlngs to the* tidelands In dispute would be to destroy tho usefulness of Wll mlnKton lagoon as a harbor ••Furthermore, ff you should asK Captain Banning to what agricultural use he proposes to put the tidelands he claims he would tell you. 'Not any.' Do you think those lands will be used for an orange grove or a celery patch or any other agricultural purpose? The private interests seek to hold them for wharves and docks—just the use for which they were set aside for the public. And the lands were particu larly reserved by the government at tho time of the sales of the San Pedro and Palos Verdes ranchos. I cannot see in what way the private claimants Bain any consolation from the de cision." .. The local tldelands cases are In the hands of Judge Bordwell of the superior court, to whom they were submitted on demurrer over a month ago. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO USE MAMMOTH REGISTER Book Manufactured by Neuner Com. pany Has 4000 Pages and Is an Artistic Triumph The population of Los Angeles is in creasing at such a rate, and the tour ists are coming to Southern California in such numbers, that it has been necessary to have a book of registry prepared npeclally.for visitors. Such a book has been manufactured by the N«uner company. It weighs 400 pounds, consists of 4000 pages and has a capacity of registering 92,000 names. This mammoth book, which is valued at $500, can be seen in the windows of the Neuner company, US-115 South Broadway, and a glance will satisfy the most skeptical that the firm's statement that it rfquired several months to complete the book is true. Unusual skill is required in putting together such a maaterplce of the bookmaker's art, and the achievement is considered a signal victory for the Neuner company, inasmuch as eastern firms have tried in vain to duplicate the feat. The book will b*! placed in the rooms of the Los Angeles chamber of com merce, where visitors from all parts of tho globo may have an opportunity of Inscribing their names, showing that thov have visited the most enter prising city on the coast. DECLARES HYPNOTIC SPELL FORCED HIM TO LEAVE HIS MINE Arizona Man Asserts Professor Com pelled Him to Hand Over Valu able Documents —Is Held for Examination Ernest Jones, an Arizona miner, whose home in this city Is at 427 East Fifth street, was placed In the deten tion ward of the receiving hospital last night for observation of his mental condition. Earlier in the day Jones appeared at the office of the city prosecutor and said that seventeen months ago he had been hypnotized by a Professor Cook, having an office on Main street, be tween Fourth and Fifth streets. He stated that he was still under the In fluence of the spell cast over him in October, 1907. At various times, he said, he had been compelled to send and give Cook valuable mining papers and other docu ments, and, he added, that at the time he was hypnotized Cook told him that no matter where he was he would leave his abiding place and come to Los An gelea St. Patrick's day. 1909. Drawn Solely by Spell Jones stated that for a year past he had been working in a mine in Ari zona, and that for no other reason than the force of the spell cast on him he had quit his work and come to this city. Later he declared that during this hypnotic spell, and because of it, he had forced the conviction of the war den of the Yuma prison for the crime of murder and had him sent to the United States penitentiary at Fort Leavenworth for thirty years. William Brooks, a carpenter, living at 408 North Breed street, was placed in the insane ward at the city Jail last night on the complaint of his .wife. Brooks suddenly became violent and It required five men to arrest and take him to the Jail. H. H. Davis, an insane patient from the Missouri insane asylum, arrived here yesterday morning after his escape from that institution two weeks ago. He beat his way on freight trains to this point, having relatives here. Dnvla is said to come of a well-to-do family in Kafsas City, and at its request Deteqfive Hugh F. McCarren left for the east last night to return him to his former quarters. FIND HYSTERICAL PATIENT IS ILL FROM STARVATION Physician* Think Woman Taken Sick at Stare Had Not Eaten for Days Mrs. Esther Warner, aged 40 year?, was taken from the Broadway depart ment store late yesterday afternoon to the receiving hospital, suffering with hysteria. The woman was found by the sur geons at the receiving hospital to be suffering from a lack of nourishment. After she had been quieted with seda tives she was given malted milk at intervals and such Simulants as her condition seemed to require. Mrs. Warren lives at 652 Gladys avo nuo. and It is the belief of the hospital surgeons that she had had nothing to eat for several days. LEADER OF PROHIBITION PARTY ARRIVES IN CITY Eugene W. Chafln Will Speak To. .night at Banquet at Hotel Green, Pasadena Eugene W. Chafln, Prohibition can didate for president in 1908, arrived in Los Angeles last night and is a guest at ,the Westminster hotrt. He will be the principal speaker at a banquet at the Hotel Green. Pasadena, tonight, and next Saturday he will speak in Penlel hall, Los Angeles, at 10 a. m. and 2 p. m. Colonel Sobieski and C. K. Verge will also speak at the Satur day meeting. | LOS ANGELES HERALD AERONAUTS HOPE TO TRAVEL FAR TWO BALLOONS TO ATTEMPT LONG FLIGHT EACH AWAIT WEATHER CONDITIONS FAVORABLE TO SUCCESS Ferris and Knabenshue Will Go in United States While Coey and Bumbaugh Will Occupy the Chicago Two attempts at a long eastern jour ney by balloon will be made from Los Angeles before April 1, and the four principals have übout completed their arrangements for the (lights. Dick Ferris and Roy Knabenshue will ko in the United States and Charles A. Coey of Chicago and G. L. Bumbaugh of Indianapolis will be in Colonel Coey's balloon, the Chicago. The starts will be made whenever the best weather conditions appear likely to allow of a long swoop toward the Atlantic ocean. For this a vacant lot In Colegrove has been selected, where one of the big high-pressure mains of the Los Angeles Gas and Electric company's service may bo tapped. When the weather map shows a pressure distribution that may be in terpreted by the aeronauts as allow ing a transcontinental trip Paul Over ton, the company's special agent, will be notified early in the morning. He will send out a force of men to put in a connection by which the balloon may be filled at the rate of 50,000 cubic feet an hour, and in less than five hours from the time the weather map appears tho aeronauts -will be seeking a wind over the mountains. Ferris and Knabenshue cannot start until the latter's engagement at Tour nament park, Pasadena, is terminated, which will be this week, but all ar rangements will be made to take ad vantage of the first favorable oppor tunity after that time. They are re stricted to practically a week, .as Knabenshue will send his airship to San Francisco April 1, where be has an engagement for two months at East San Mateo, obtained through W. H. Obear. Studyiny the Weather "I am ready to start any day," said Colonel Coey last night. "We went up to see Mr. Wollaber at the weather bureau this morning and studied the conditions. As soon as they develop to our satisfaction we shall take the bal loon out of the Shrine auditorium, where it Is laid out, and make a quick Inflation. The Chicago holds 110,000 cubic feet, but Captain Bumbaugh wants to fill It in two hours, and the gas company has arranged to do this for us. "The Los Angeles gas seems to have excellent lifting power, and we ought to get away well equipped and bal lasted. I am determined to make at least 1500 miles, and hope to go far ther. If we make only 300 or 400 miles I shall come back and start again, but I am confident, and so Is Captain Bum baugh, that we shall go considerably farther than that. "We have a light basket and are equipped like a war party, to save as much weight as possible. We have been considering taking up two burros, so that we can make our way out without delay if we should be com pelled by any chance to come down in, the desert. I have taken up ani mals on a number of trips, and others have done so for years without In any way Injuring them. I believe the bur ros would be a great convenience and that it would be feasible to take them." Letter to Roosevelt Colonel Coey has a letter from Gov ernor Gillett to President Roosevelt, which he says he will deliver by bal loon route if he has to hire a team to tow the balloon on the last route. He intends to ask Mayor Stephens to •write a similar letter to Mayor Busse of Chicago. Eastern people are taking great In terest in the plan to cross the conti nent. The Associated Press sent out the following dispatch from Captain Bumbaugh's home last rfight: "Indianapolis, March 17.—The Aero Club of Indiana has received word from its engineer, G. L. Bumbaugh, who Is in Los Angeles, that he will at tempt the trip by balloon from that city td Indianapolis. Mr. Bumbaugh qualifying as an aero-pilot increases the number of pilots in the United States to twenty. "He is to be In Indianapolis April 1 to Instruct members of the Aero club in ballooning in preparation for the international contest to open here June 15." ROUND TABLE KNIGHTS AROUND BANQUET BOARD Inaugural Meeting Held at Roosevelt Hall—Officers Elected and Pro. gram Rendered The inaugural meeting and banquet of the Knights of the Round Table wore held last night at Roosevelt hall. Walker theater building. The program, which partook of a St. Patrick's day flavor, included music by the Lyra Mandolin club, an address of welcome by Dr. Daniel Cave, election of officers, addresses by Oscar Lawler and Frank F. Pratt, "Ventriloquism Exemplified," by Hay Conley; seleptions by a Chinese band, and the wedding of Ah Chung to Miss Janette Slenderllla, Rev. Rastus Washington Brown officiating, and more music by the Chinese band. The supreme officers and directors of the new order are: Dr. Daniel Cave, president; F. R. Clayton, vice presi dent; John C. Stick, secretary; Perry W. Weidner, treasurer; Dr. S. J. Quint, medical examiner; C. E. Sebas tian, Allan C. Keith and Benjamin W. Hahm. ALLEGED HIGHLAND PARK BANDIT HELD TO ANSWER Albert Carter, charged with holding up and robbing J. S. Watkina at High land Park March 7. was held to answer to the superior court by Justice Ling yesterday. Bonds were fixed at $5000, which Carter was unable to give. Jose Cota, alleged to be one of Car ter's accomplices, will be examined in the justice court March 29, a contin uance being granted to that time In order to enable the prosecution to pro cure proof of Cota's age, his claim that he is only 17 being doubted. If he is found to be less than 18 he will be tried in the juvenile court. THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 18, 1909. AUTO CAPSIZES, INJURING FOUR TWO INMATES THROWN OUT; OTHERS JUMP MACHINIST IN DRIVER'S EMPLOY SUSTAINS SERIOUS HURTS Men Were Returning from Races at Agricultural Park and Turned Corner Without Slacken. ing Speed Two persons were injured painfully and two others were shaken up severe ly when a large automobile, driven by Louis A. Dinker, an automobile agent of 1006 South Los Angeles street, turned over at Wesley avenue and Jefferson street, yesterday afternoon, throwing out the four occupants. The most seriously injured is Oliver Jack, 27 years old, a machinist em ployed by Dinker. He was hurled quite a distance and landed on his face, suffering two deep lacerations on the chin. An old wound, caused by an ex plosion of gasoline, also was torn open. He probably sustained Internal in juries. The other occupants of the automo bile were J. L. Amlin, 65 years old, agent for the American Beet Sugar company at Compton, and Louis Vlg nes of Long Beach. Amlin was hurled clear of the automobile and fell on his head and left shoulder. He sustained a slight concussion of the brain and an abrasion on the forehead, and his left arm was dislocated. The men were returning from the races at Agricultural park. Dinker was driving tho machine, and tho others were his guests. The automo bile was being driven north on Wesley avenue and was going at c good rate of speed. - Dinker failed to slacken his pace, the injured men state, and in turning into Jefferson street the motor car capsized. Dinker and Vigiws jumped just as the auto tilted and suc ceeded in getting clear of the motor car. The others were not so fortunate and were thrown out. The University police station was notified, and "the Injured men were hurried t o the receiving hospital in the station ambulance. WEATHER FORECASTER ANSWERS CRITICISMS STORM ON INAUGURATION DAY MOST UNEXPECTED Only One Prediction in Ten Made by Bureau Falls of Verification and the Service Is of High Order The unusual storm occurring at Washington on the day Taft was in augurated has called forth a great deal of comment from newspapers in every section of the country. Many of these comments were so adverse to the weather bureau that men in that serv ice believe the peculiar situation pre vailing at that time in the middle At lantic states is not appreciated by the public. A. B. Wollaber, local forecaster of the weather bureau, is of that opinion. The facts relating to weather condi tions at the national capital on in auguration day have been received by Mr. Wollaber in the following letter from Prof. Willis L. Moore, chief of the United States weather bureau: "Forecasta of the weather bureau are before the public every day in the year. In the past about one prediction out of ten failed to be verified, and it may be expected that the same ratio of failure will be maintained until meteorology can be made what it is not now—an exact science. "In the case of the storm that visited Washington March 4 last, the fact is that the disturbance began here on the morning of March 3 and was ac curately forecasted the day before. The bureau anticipated that the storm center would pass over the middle At lantic states during the night of March 3, and that northwest winds and falling temperatures would leave a clear day for March 4. The center passed pre cisely as forecast, the wind shifted and the temperature fell; but. Instead of tho northwest wind clearing- the sky, as it does in nearly all cases, pre cipitation in the form of snow occurred and continued for twelve hours after the storm center had just passed east ward. No forecaster could foresee this. Conditions Exceptional "Were we to forecast a fall of snow following the passage of storm centers that move from the northwest we would have hundreds of failures charged against us, instead of an occa sional one, for it is rare that snow falls in the middle Atlantic states ex cept with the approach of a storm from the southwest, which causes nortwest winds, and it is extremely rare that any storm in this region that begins with rain ends with snow of any considerable amount. On the contrary, many storms that begin as snow end as rain. "The forecast in question was made by one of the n^ost experienced fore casters of the bureau, and was con curred in by all the forecasters who were conversant with the conditions, and the same forecast would be made today If similar conditions existed. "The forecasters of the United States weather bureau are the equals, If not the superiors, of any others in the world, and their predictions of frosts, cold waves, floods and marine storms, although subject to error in the proportion of about one to ten, are of such value to the industries of the nation that if one of the newspapers that now so freely criticise because two unverified forecasts for the District of Columbia have fallen on inauguration day were to omit from its pages the daily predictions of ,the weather, its readers would compel It to restore them, and if the department or con gress "were to close a station of the bureau in any part of the United States the property interests would de mand its restoration. This would not be the case if the hysterical abuse that is now being Indulged in were justi fied.' 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Four-in-Hands 10c ~ —Kimonos at 69c -Silk Four-in-Hands 15c —Hat Shapes (Straw), 98c • —Cotton Socks 8 l-3c • Petticoats at 39c ■ —Work Shirts at 48c —Dress Skirts, $3.98 —Collars at 50c Box. —Stockings at 8 l-3c —Night Shirts 48c PANIC IS NARROWLY AVERTED IN CIRCUS CAMEL RIDER IS SEVERELY INJURED IN RACE Accident Throws Big Crown into Con. fusion but Attendants Restore Order —Guardsmen Profit by Show "Red" Henderson, an employe of the Morris Rowe circus, was severely in jured at yesterday afternoon's per formance in an accident during the camel race which almost resulted in a serious panic under the crowded can vas. The animal which Henderson was riding stumbled and fell, throwing the rider over its head. The other beasts were thrown into wild confusion and for more than a minute Henderson lay under the trampling hoofs. Attend ants rushed into the arena and res cused the prostrate man, while others devoted themselves to quieting the crowd, narrowly averting what might have been a serious panic. The big show descended on Los An geles resplendent In new trappings, paint and bangles, and tho leather lunged spielers were busier than a hired man In harvest time from the time of the appearance of tho first small boy in the morning looking for a job carrying- water for the elepants to the flamo of the last torch light at night. The circus was brought to Los An geles by the national guard of Cali fornia, under whose auspices eight performances will be given at Prager 4>ark to raise money for the armory fund. Two companies of the local guardsmen led the big parade through the downtown streets in the morning and .seemed to enjoy the experience of realizing the small boy's dream of leading a sure-enough circus parade. It was a very showy and up to date affair, as circus parades go, but the calliope was at times very much on the fritz. Colonel Roosevelt would have been delighted with the afternoon perform ance, as he would have found a good opportunity to learn something- 6f how a lion acts when he gets indigestion. One of the workmen in painting the interior of the cage of old "Zip," one of the big lions, carelessly left a can of paint in the cage. "Zip" lapped some of it, and yesterday afternoon he had a "tummy ache" which caused him to howl until one of the attend ants tied a towel over his face to make htm be quiet. "Green paint on St. Patrick's day will make any British lion sick," said the attendant. "That lion ain't any more use than a safety razor at a coon picnic, anyway. All he can do is roar; he hasn't any teeth left and we have to grind up everything for him." One of the camels looked like con gress after a tough session with Roosevelt, with the fur all pulled out clear around his waistband. The at tendant explained that "Hero," the big elephant, had developed a strong liking for camel's hair and had devas tated large areas on every camel which he could reach with his trunk. In its entirety the circus is one of the best ever seen in Los Angeles. It has two rings, with all the regulation equestrian and trapeze stunts, and ex ceptionally good races. Seven more performances are to be given, and the national guardsmen should have little difficulty in packing the tent every time. To Abolish Contract Labor LANSING, Mien., Mar<h 17.—(lover nor Warner sent a speical message to day to the legislature recommending the abolishment of the contract labor system In penal Institutions. Classified Ad. Section 15 PERSONS, SEVERAL WEARING THE GREEN, ADMITTED AS CITIZENS Increase Is More Than Offset by the Deportation of Large Num. ber of Chinese Res idents « Fifteen persons, many wearing St. Patrick day decorations aud several bearing distinctively Irish names, were admitted to citizenship by the superior court yesterday. The new citizens are Timothy Duffy, William O'Shea, John O'Callahan, John H. Lippeath, A. C. Grant, Thomas Wall, Alonzo McDonald, Jacob Kckert. Robert H. Buitman, W. G. Johnson, H. P. Neilson. F. W. A. Kramer, Robert Stoll, Louis Fornacer and Fred Halert. Carlson G. White, deputy United States attorney and connected with the naturalization department at San Francisco, conducted the examinations before Judge Monroe. The number of newly made citizens was moro than doubly offset by the sending to San Francisco for deporta tion of thirty-six Chinese, who illegally entered the United States. Twenty two of these men were found huddled in a box car several weeks ago, their presence being revealed when they could no longer withstand the pangs of thirst. The remainder have been picked, up in various parts of Southern Cali fornia. Noted Educator Dies PHILADELPHIA, March 17.—I'i William B. Blrdsall, principal of high school of this city and a pror ncnt editor, died here today, a.ge<i years. He was at one time presidi of Swarthmore college.