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Nature and Success Alike Have Smiles
for Second Day of Aviation Maneuvers
DIHIIGUEZ' FIELD
MISSED BY RAINS
ij.ouO Under Clear Skies Wit
ness Manbird Features While
City Gets Soaking
(Cnntinurd from Vagr One)
part In the local meet, and as endur
ance was made "worth while" at a
meeting of the aviation committee hold
Saturday evening, Latham was up
after the endurance prize early.
Hoxsey followed close behind him,
towing his air craft to the starting
point with his automobile. The barom
eter was tied on his machine and he.
was off for his remarkable flight.
Parmelee' followed Hoxsey to the field
and went after the altitude honors.
He reached 4500 feet and came down,
preferring to let Hoxsej contest for
the altitude cord.
With the exception of Hoxsoy's flight
the most resting feature of the day ;
■was the bomb throwing contest, Wil
lard in the Curtlss biplane, Latham in
the Antoinette and Ely In the Curtlss
contesting.
Directly in front of the Judges' stand ;
the deck plan of a battleship was
marked out. Certain vital spots were
indicated by circles, the center by a I
square, while the sides and ends of
the .strip were Indicated. With oranges
for bombs the aviators new above the
ship at a height of COO feet and at
tempted to cast their oranges on vital
portions of the supposed war vessel.
Not once was a vital point struck, but
after getting their bearings and an
Idea of the wind the aviators were
able to hit within the bound with
out difficulty. Willard won, securing
ten points in his favor, Latham com
ing second with eight points, while Ely
was a close third with seven points.
I >r. IN WARFARE SHOWN
The interest of everyone on the
grounds was attracted to this feature,
as the deadliness ami deatructivenesa
of the airship in time of war was
clearly indicated by the demonstration.
The speed contest between the great
American rivals—the Wrights and the
Curtiss company— was not resumed to
any great extent yesterday. This ri
valry will be a feature of the coming
days' of the. meet, however. There is
talk of arranging a regular race be
tween the two types of machines, which
will settle once and for all the ques
tion of which is supreme.
Such a race has been suggested to
the Curtiss people, and Glenn H. Cur- i
tiss stated last evening that while he
had no desire to race against anything
but time he would, If the committee
demanded, consent to enter his ma
chine against all comers for a regula
tion speed contest in the air. It is said
that Curtiss has not let Ills new racer
out to its final speed and that when he
does even Hartley's Bleriot will have
to look well to i!; honors it now holds.
The speed rivalry yesterday was be
tween Curtiss and Radii rather than
Curtiss and the Wrights-. The French
man won the daily contest in this event
Saturday, much to the discomfiture of
< 'urtlss.
SfCCESS SX.V.MTS m;:i:t
Success firmly stamped its Real if ap
proval on Southern California's second
annual aviation meet yesterday after
noon.
Ten thousand people assisted in affix
ing the seal, watching in deep amaze
ment and awe the wonders which wore
performed before them by the conquer
ors of the empire of tin air. They ap
plauded the altitude flights of Hoxsey.
the speed of Curtis.--, the endurance of
Latham, the dnrin of Brookins, and
left the field after four hours of thrill
ing entertainment. satisfied that South
ern California's second annual aviation
meet was .1 success. „
Saturday the crowd was skeptical;
yesterday the last atom of skepticism
ceased to exist.
As if by prearrangement nature did
Us part yesterday to make the day a
brilliant one In the history of nviation.
For miles around Dornlnguez field mid
far out over the ocean to the vest and
to the high mountains in the northeast
black rain clouds spread their dismal
canopy. From the grandstand torrents
of water could be seen descending
over he country, vet not once during
the afternoon did the. weather interfere
with the progress of the program, 1 '■>-
mtngui 7. field enjoyed bright sunshine
during the entire afternoon, while the
remainder of Southern California re
ceived a soaking.
i:\in MISSES I'll I i)
The field stood out throughout the
flay as the one bright spot within thn
aviators' range of vision. Nature did
its part toward affixing the seal of suc
cess.
The threatening weather conditions
undoubtedly kepi the attendance down !
to a great extent yesterday nftf»rnoon."|
As ii was, in the neighborhood of 1(1,000
people journeyed to the field for the |
second day's entertainment. As on j
the day before the crowd was handled
rxpedjtiously by the railroad com
panies and the officials at the grounds, !
find compliments wern showered thick
find fast upon the aviation committee
for its foresight and judgment In ar
ranging matters.
With a memory of the long, slippery
walk, the tiresome w.iits for cars and
Hie weary hours of standing in the,
cold experienced at last year's meet
still fresh in mind, tho public was not
hlow to express its approval or the
manner of doing tl.intrs during the cur- |
rent meet. Constructed for permanent
use, the grandstand, hangars, conces
sion booths, hospital and even jail have
been mado an comfortable and con
venient as possible, and have met tho
approval of the crowds which have at
tended.
At the Pacific Electric depot :>t Hixtii
and Main .streets three-car train- were
kept constantly on hand. Rc?ginning at !
Irt:3rt, the crowds began to lesivn for the j
field. At 12 o'clock the rlepot was I
crowded with a gayly dressed crowd of I
holiday pleasure seekers anxious to
get to Domlnsruez before tho first night
took place, and from then on until ,'!
o'clock cars left the station nbnut two
minutes apart.
i;\i> TlitNS HACK mow
Without a doubt the traffic would
have continued much longer than Hint
had it not been for the shower which
broke In IjOS Anpeles about that lime.
Realizing that a trip to the field would
undoubtedly mean it soaking, a great
number if people returned to their
homes, never dreaming that Domln
l'ii' / was enjoying Ideal weather while
the rain fell In torrent in the city.
At the time the rain commenced tip'
P. K. depot wns filled with passengers
and a sri at number of these would
not go on account of the in. despite
the fact (hut they had already pur
chased tickets. Chairman Garland of
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the aviation committee estimated that
the untimely storm kept fully 10,000
people from attending the meet.
The second day's program opened
early, Latham, in the Antoinette mono- I
plane, mounting skyward at 1:06. As;
lie Hew down the course, sailing along |
like ,i great ship with wings, a ripple
of admiration passed over the crowd.
They had seen Hying machines, but
never anything like this largo, graceful i
object before them.
Within a few feet of the ground, I
along the entire front of the grand- :
stand, he flew slowly nnd majestically, i
the admiration of the audience grow
ing as he progressed.
ANTOINETTE ADMIRED
"How pretty!" How graceful!"
"How romantic!" were some 1 of the ex
clamations heard as he passed. Circ
ling and climbing a little higher, he
was soon a. speck over the. meadows to j
the south.
Next came Hoxsey, hero of yester
day's altitude (light. Recognizing him
as he came down the course, making
ready to start, the crowd gave vent
to cheers. Hoxsey. acknowledging the
salute with a bow, stepped back to
inspect his machine and tested the
framework, the wiring and the guide'
and propeller chains.
An official started from the. judges'
stand with a sm:ill brown box in his
hand. Tin crowd, watching a mo
ment, broke into another cheer as they |
realized that the box was the official
barometer and that Its being placed
on the machine Indicated another at- j
tempt at the world's altitude record |
on the part of the young Pasadena ;
boy. The machine was fastened into |
place and Hoxsey was off, gliding up- i
ward In ever widening circles until a
speck against the clouds and the bright
Hash of hia propellers in the sunlight
was all that could be seen.
Parmelee followed Hoxsey, flying a
standnrd-sisied Wright biplane instead
of the "l:.-iby." lie remained In the
air only a few minutes, returning to
the ground after having, unofficially,
reached an altitude of 4,".00 1' ■■!.
PERFORM DARING STINTS
Eugene Ely, flying a Curtiss biplane,
followed Parmelee, doing a few exhi
bition laps around the course. Then
came AVillard In Ills Los Angeles built
Curtiss biplane, Radley in the ISleriot,
Hrookins in the Wright biplane and
Latham in the Antoinette, Flying hith
er and thither, minding neither the
wind nor the threatening clouds, seem
ingly as at home In the air as on the
I ground, the oviators gave the crowd a
combined exhibition of every class of
! flying. Hrookins performed his death
defying spiral. Radley sped over and
j around the grandstand at terrific
speed. Latham calmly and quietly
! sailed around and around the course,
demonstrating beyond doubt thai the
Antoinette has endurance iif no minor
quality. Wlllard hummed steadily over
head, while Ely sailed far out across
the country just to see how the
I weal was behaving there. Such fly
ing had never been seen in Southern
California. Such flying had been
| thought impossible. The crowd seemed
undecided—seemed to think it all a
I dream. It was wonderful, and, as Hox-
j sey, cuinius back to within a few hun
dred feet of earth, joined his team
iinate. Brookins, and performed with
Ihlm, it. became more wonderful still.
'■One thins is certain,'! said Chair
man Oiirland, as lie watched the air
nun. "We may not have the crowds
hut we 11A VI 1:" the FLYING. This has
never been equaled anywhere,^'
Ilia words seemed to indicate the
sentiment of the crowd. Whether tho
grandstand was full or not mattered
jnot a whit. The flying was there to be
'seen and the entertainment was as
good as though twenty times ten thou
' sand were on hand to sec It.
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WOMAN CONFESSES TO
PASSING BOGUS CHECK
Mrs. N. Oster Released from Jail
on $2000 Dai!
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\ZE AT HOME OF TRUCI£
Trouble with an oil furnace caused
111 small fire at the Home of Truce, \'&'?.~
Georgia street early yesterday morning,
I A number of the women inmates be«
J came badly frightened and an alarm
I was turned in. Thomas Hicks, a puss
j erhy, euocreded in extinguishing tin
flames by the time the department ar
rived. '
LOS ANGELES HERALD: MONDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 20, 1910.
upper I'ICTI HI-: snows walter BROOKINB (to left and boy KNABEN
SHIE (to right) TUNING IT BIPLANE BEFORE! START OF PERILOUS SPIRAL
GLIDE, MIDDLE PICTURE SHOWS BROOKJNS DISCUSSING AIR CONDITIONS,
AND LOWER SHOWS HIM TURNING His MACHINE IN THE GLIDE. IT WAS
WHILE MAKING A SIMILAR. THIS THAT AVIATOR RALPH JOIINSTONE LOST
Ills LIFE AT DENVER.
SPIRAL DIP SCARES ME,
SAYS INVENTOR OF FEAT
Saturday Was First Time Brock-
ins Attempted Feat Since
Johnstone Was Killed
BY WALTER K. BROOKINS
The spiiMi dip which I executed to
day is undoubtedly one of the most
difficult feats of aviating. It Is some
thing which only inn aviators, Arch
Hoxzcy and myself, are now doing,
and something which requires the ut
most confidence and skill on the part
of an operator to perform.
I worked out the tun t myself. For '
0 number of weeks before attempting
it I hurl the spiral Idea. 1 knew what
1 wanted to do but did not know how
to no about it. Finally 1 went to Or
villo Wright, explained my proposition!
or ruther my Idea, to him and asked
his advice, He. heurd mi through and
then pronounced the idc;i an impossi
bility. Still i: was not convinced. I :
!>• Moved it could vi (lone, and 1 kept
puttering around with it until finally
I struck upon the solution and mado
my first spiral.
With all frankness, ] will admit that
it is, to Kuy thi 1 least, a hit scary.
Before going into ii one must tip the
I machine straight downward, dropping
toward the earth to secure momentum
enough to ma l;e I In: spiral. Somehow, :
no matter how often one performs this,
you never set used to it. The terrible
■ railing- sensation is there —there iil
, ways.
Saturday afternoon was the first time
■ I had made the dip since Ralph Jolin
■ .stone was killed attempting it at Den
ver. A mighty strango feeling crept
over mo when I first started it—a feel
■ lug which I cannot explain. Today
performing the "dip" was eßHler, How
ever, I mil still mighty careful about
it, and If the tirst spiral does not gu
• oft ju.st as it should I always comu
out of it Instead of attempting tho
second circle. it is tin best plan, |
FLANDERS AUTO PASSES
8000-MILE MARK IN RUN
<.. ivhlrh Is
t i world'H
: ■ ■ ■ mark late
ncl up I" .11. (■ u'ly I 'i
till running Thi
i ..I An
mi iti luhurliß and thr< >ugh< ml
tin city fm ii ti ol tin long en
l] ...,i. i ol Hi inniur.
AVIATOR WITH BIPLANE
TURNS SOMERSAULTS
Machine of Local Birdman Turns
Over but Without Harm to
Occupant
C. H. Day, a local aviator, turned
somersaults with his machlni a 1 I1"
--mlnguez field yesterdaj rnlng, but
lined no Injurii b > rond b few
■' it the face and 1
i i' >l< hiH ma ■ hip],me of !;i«
i fonstn i ion, out for a pracl Ice
: ■ Ik fore the i rowd arri\ cd. He
ici ful ■■,:■..' lie stayed
on the ground, his propellers running
illy Bui "ii attempting
to mount in the air he had troubles.
About 200 feel above the upper end
■i' i: ■ i d Daj started to lly.
Hn moved a levin 1 :i pposed to lower
the rear control, but In sum" manner
; d. The machln . In-
Li id of gilding Into the air, stuck its
front 'ki'is in tl : iuncl and turned
a com mci I v Ith I>a y still
cline.ii ■■ to ii \ number of men nn
tin field ru hod tn ' asi Istam •• and
; [pod him "in of ihe tangle. He was
uiharmod and ii In hopes of ■ii' i^ r
his mil hini bach Into ■■
fore, tin i lose of ihe m
YOUTH SHOOTS SELF IN
UPPER LIP WITH AIR
I Pneumatic Rifle Proves Unlucky
Christmas Present
Ira Moore, 17 years old, 1519 Santa
!■', avenue, ho was taken to the re
ceiving hospital yesterday morning
with a small hole in his per Up, is
willing to concede that air KUns are
as dangerous at Christmas for tho
oldor boy as for the younger bo
■ Moora Id he was trying to show
I his younger brother how to use his
new air gun— a ChrlFtmas present.
Suddenly the sun whs discharged
\v]iilr> the barrel pointed toward tf.e
older brother*B face, tho'Bhut penetrat
ing bin upper lip.
"After thin," said Moora, "my small
brother can learn about air gun him•■
gelt"
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bite, throufh
■ b»- ana mil • ■ i
GIRL LEADS SANTA
TO HOME OF POOR
Pinatia Jar. Old Mexican Custom.
Gladdenes Hearts of Sonora
town Denizens
Lottita cmcd.la. a pretty young
Spanish woman, headed a hand of Fel
lowship workers int.> the poverty ol
Bonoratown yesterday, and at the
quaint little branch mission of the
Bethlehem institute at 618 New llit;'a
street conducted a revival of an ancient
Mexican custom, the Pinatia Jar. for
the benefit of the "tot.s" from the
squalid quarters of I.ope/, court across
tiic Btreet.
Several hundred little children, many
of them scantily clad, their faces gaunt
with hunger and privation, attended
the Christmas festival and their hearts
were made glad with the good things,
clothes to wear and food to eal. which
the great Jar, swinging from the cetl
inK in the center of the m, con
tained.
Sonoratown yesterday would not have .
had a merry Christmas had it not been
for the visit of this little woman who
can speak their language fluently and
Who, with tin- assistance of the Rev, j
Dana Bartlett and others, came Into
their midst laden with Christmas j
cheer.
Uptown, in the lobbies of the hotels,
and in the mansions of the west side.
the little children of the rich played
the same games and said practically ;
the same things as the little children
Of the poor •"downtown."
The church workers made it a point
yesterday to not only give the little i
Mexicans of Sonoratown playthings
but to make thorn presents of clothes |
and the necessities of life. Today, as
a result, there is a better and happier
atmosphere about the "courts."
MARSH TOTS hosts TO I'OOIi
Santa ClatlS came to between 300 and
400 other little poor children yesterday
at the beautiful home of Mrs. Robert
Marsn at 1119 Westchester place,
where Mrs. Marsh's two little daugh
ters, Florence and Martha, played as
sistant to Kris Krlngle.
A great tent was erected over the
tennis court, In the center of which
was placed a Christmas tree laden
with sifts for every child. Here the
merry throng gathered, their eyes wide
with'wonder at the beauty of it all,
and their mouths dimpling with pleas
ure at the store of K"od things.
There were presents for the babies
mid presents for the Older (Mies. No
one was forgotten and the music of
their laughter gladdened the hearts of
all those who were responsible for the
test of fun.
St. Nick, with nn octet nf girl-rein
deers, was an honored guest and addi d
to the jollity of the children. The :
team of the saint's chariolt were Q(
gia Clarke, Constance Clarke, Corinne
Elsenmeyer, Agnes Eisenmeyer, Mar- :
Kuerite Davis, Alice Hnyward, Evelyn I
Johnson and Florence Marsh.
Assisting Mrs. Marsh were Mesdames
W, J. Trask, Oail Johnson. Mllbank
Johnson, Walter Hill, J. E. steams.
Edward L. Dolieny. J, Crampton An- I
derson, E. J. Marshall, M. C. McLe
more, \Y. W. Mines, Charles Andrew*,
Viola Kennedy, C. O. Nourse, O. H
Churchill, M. H. Htggins, Walter Kisen
raeyer, Miss LTtley, Miss Steams,
Misses Florence Clarke, Phlla Milbank, I
Cornelia Lothrop and Virginia Nourse.
BACHELOR ENTERTAINS KIDDIES
Christmas ive brought Its joy to
more than two hundred children liv
ing in apartment houses, when T.
Weisendanger, a local < apltallst, who
Is a bachelor, held his annual Christ
mas reception to the children residing
m the forty-two apartments which he,
owns and the Lamarque Rose Orphans'
home. The Golden apartments, 1130
West Seventh street, presented a scene
.ii fairyland to the assembled young
.-ti rs. Holly and mistletoe with potn
settias and Christmas hells made up
ihe i|, , orations while Santa arrived
with toys and candy for every one.
An entertainment followed the K ift
distribution ami Santa himself was per
suaded to make th« Bpeech of evening.
Every child went home to dream
with pockets filled with gifts and 1
candy' ami happy—SO happy for nn
evening's visit to the realm of Santa ;
Claus.
MEXICAN ATTEMPTS TO
KIDNAP DIVORCED WIFE
Youth Seeks to Take Possession
of Former Girl Bride by
Force
Love for his girl bride, from whom
he was separated by a court order ;i
short time ago, prompted Lamberto
3eßena, a young Mexican^ to visit the
home of the young girl's father, An
tonio Ortiz, at 2413 Porter street, last
night and attempt to take her by force,
Ortiz entered strenuous objections to
the kidnaping proceedings and success
fully held Sesena and the latter's
friend, Jesus Talamantes, until the ar
rival of Detectives Louis Rico and
Zeigler. The two men were locked up
in the city jail on charges of disturb
ing the peace,
It appears that the young bride,
Anita, who Is IB years old. was married
to Sesena a short time ago, 11 I: said
the couple did not find married life a
happy oim and the father finally in
terfered and the couple were separated
by a court decree on account of the
xtreme youth of the bride.
since that time Sesena, it is under
stood, has made several attempt* to
regain his sweetheart, but always was
trated by the watchful father of
tho girl.
List night Sesena with his friend,
Talamantes, went to the girl's home
and demanded that she be given to
him. When the Irate father refused
in.l ordered them away, the men, it Is
HSBf-rted, attempted to break In the
houso Ortiz detained the mi while
h ) •-' lit a friend to notify the police.
"This is not a Merry Christmas for
ire,' said the unhappy Sen as he
was beinpt searched preparatory to be
ing l.ii k .1 up.
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i_D UP AND ROBBED
i hi. lll Ruthor, residing (at 1120
Mohlen street, was held up and robbed
of $12 by two nun in front of *>-'■' York
boulevard. Ruther Mays the bandits
followed him from the car lino and
describe! th.m as being younir men.
Merry Christmas?
Look at Stores;
Goodies Sold Out
Pound of Yuletide Meat for
Every One in Los Angeles
Disposed Of
Commission men of Los Angeles were
I unanimous yesti rday In declaring that,
judging by their sales, this city must i
have had at least 111 per cent merrier]
a Christmas this year than in any year,
of Its history. Christinas eve. found
every store in town where turkeys,
young pigs, chickens and ducks were
.'m sale "cleaned out." And today Los
Angeles stands threatened with a plum
pudding famine for nverythlng In that
line from the "makings" to tin- canned
article was sold out m a majority of
the stores.
one well Informed commission man
said yesterdaj that according to his
figures nearly one pound of fowl of
: oMie sort was sold for every man,
woman and child in Los Angeles. He
slated that Christmas shipment: 01
mrkeys to this pity totaled more than
100,000 pounds and that probably 70,"
000 pounds oi this quantity graced the
larders of local people, the rest going
to suburban towns. The sale of chick
en is said to have been considerable
in excess of that of turkey and the
sales of duck and young pin were con
siderable. Taking it all and all the
commission men averaged on about th<
following figures for the Christmas
dinners of Los Angeles:
Turkey, pounds 70.0(10
' Chicken, pounds >
Dvi k. p minis 30.000
Hui kilns pig, pounds •"■•"""
rum pudding, pound! ■"■■'"'
Candy, pounds 200,000
Nuts, pounds 60,000
And there was a lot more to the bill
of fare the city enjoyed yesterday, Es
timates on the cost of this city's
i Christmas feast vary between $^00,000
\ an.l $250,000.
NEW WAREHOUSE OF
BALDWIN RANCH BURNS
Flames Destroy 800 Tons of
Last Hay Crop; Loss Reaches
$13-000
Fire destroyed the newly erected
warehouse of the Baldwin ranch at
12:40 o'clock Sunday morlng. The loss
is estimated at $13,000. Eight hundred
tons of the last crop of hay had just
been placed In the building, which had
been constructed of galvanized iron to
guard against the possibility of Just
.such an occurrence. The warehouse
was located on the edge of the race
track near the Pacific Electric line.
Although no traces of the origin of
the fire have been found it is believed
to have been started by someone either
having a grievance against the present
management of the ranch or an Incen
; diary who desired to celebrate the
Christmas holiday in as spectacular a
manner as possible. The blaze attract
ed crowds from every part of the val
ley, flames rising to a great height
and Illuminating the country for a
| great distance.
The first alarm of fire was not re
ceived at the ranch house until the
building was a mass of flames and
beyond the possibility of saving. 1"°
Intense heat twisted the iron frame
Into a shapeless mass, and before 3
o'clock the building was only a smold
ering ruin.
The hay was placed in the building,
according to one of the employes of
the ranch, for the purpose of supply
ing the horses of a race meet on the
Baldwin track, if such a meeting were
decided upon.
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CHINESE FEASTS TWICE
BY VENTRILOQUIST'S THICK
Two steaming platters bearing two
Chrlßtmas dinners wen served through
the bars to Ng Fun at the county Jail
! yesterday. It was all because Ng had
some fun with bis jailors and exercised
hla powers as a venti lloqulst.
N g ia one of the four Chinese charged
by the federal authorities with being
smuggler Of aliens across the Mexi
can border. When an attache of the
j ,ii pausi d befi re his cell yesterday he
peered through the bars into the nark
and asked him bow many men there
were inside to receive dinner. Out of the
dark i nine H deep bass voice answer-
Ing to the name Sang. From the same
place came another voice In Fun's high
treble answering to the name of Ng.
Th,. plßtt rs were passed through the
Not until the attache discovered Sang
at the other end of the tanks did the
attai he be< omo suspicious. He went
back to NgV cell and found his plat
ters bare of food and only Ng. Even
two voices failed to save the Chinese
from a reprimand, but it was Christ
mafl day and the Chinese escaped
sevi re punishment, it was a good din
ner, or dinners, said Ng Fun after
; ward.
POLICE ARREST TRIO
OF BURGLARY SUSPECTS
V-us. d of looting a store of goods
valued at more than $1000, Willie Shu
! bin. Ben I.eioux and John Paschal,
who are alleged to have used an ex
press wagon to carry away the stolen
goods, were taken Into custody by De
tectives Rico, Talamantes and Rico
and booked at the central police sta
tion on charges of burglary. Most of
the stolen goods, consisting of shoes,
overalls, blankets, clothing and tobacco
were recovered and .are being held as
evident c ■■-.linst the accused.
According to the officers the men
began their systematic looting of the
gtore December :; and made many trips
with .i wagon to haul the plunder
away to a hiding place.
The store that the men are accused
of having robbed Is at Alameda and
Florence streets. It. is owned by the
CoßgrOVe estate, but has been closed
for more than h month and has i n
in charge of (i. <1. .Johnson, a real
oHtate dealer, who is looking after the
property for the heirs.
The robbery of the place was not dis
covered until a short time ago. The
detectives were assigned to Investi
gate tie- rrlatter and finally traced the
alleged burg!us by some of the stolen
g | i Sliubin and l.oroux were ar
i,..i,.,i several dayi ago and Paschal
uaw taken into custody laat nifa'ht. '
OUEEN'S'AUDITORS
CALLED BUZZARDS
Temple Church Pastor Preaches
Epilogue on Naughty
Parisian Play
"As long a.s 1 am pastor of Trmpla
Baptist church this pulpit will stan.l
both pubiidy and privately to protwt
against anything that is not for the up-
Itfting and benefit of the entire city.
\\v <io nut believe in 'a conspiracy «w
silence. 1 it may bo that there are times
•when a whisper is more effective than
a shout,' but this is not very often.
Since the days of Jeeus Christ yam
devils have been saying, 'Let us alone,
but that is exactly what we do not
propone to do. As long as Bin U slu
and Qod Is God and right is right wa
pn.pos,- to draw a clear-cut line pe
tween what Is right and what is wrong
and do our best tp down the wiong
and boost the right." .
The toregolng were statements made
by Dr .1. Whitcomb Brougher. pastor
of the Temple Baptist church, ast
evening on ''Our Critic," •'«.." «
the Play or the "Queen of the Moulin
Rougo" in the Auditorium, He saw.
■■ rhe Queen of tho Moulin Rouge
has had us week and is gone. A num
ber O f letters and an editorial or two
h:lV e appeared In the papersi=rtt} cl«"«
the attitude of the preachers, tha
churches and the city atorney toward
the presentation of tins indecent play.
There are a few things that 1 want to
"'■'■hrthe first place, the trustees of
Temple Baptist church and the exec
utive committee, tompobed el ""•>*
representative men and women In the
church, passed b resolution two weeks
before the play came to Los Angeles,
protesting against its presentation m
this city.
l-lis BLAME ON NKWSI VrBHK
■■This protest was presented by a
same time some of the prominent wom
en Of OUr City went. tO see U«MIW
and entered their protest against Ita
presentation. They were referred to
thl city attorney, and he promised
en that a censoring committee would
. tinted to pass Judgment on the
ofay and : they decided it was im-
SSu It would have to be modified or
™ B presentation would be prohibited
Soon aft-,- Mr. Eddie had appointed
this committee the newspapers pub
lished from a quarter to a half col
umn announcing the ac that thes
p lay would be .ensured and tha Mr.
■■ddie had appointed a committee to
do it. instead of the preachers and
the churches attacking the play pub
llcly and thus advertising it. the papers
wee the first to announce the tact
that the play would be censored, and
thus advertised it before the Pfeaeh
,s : had ever had an opportunity to
speak publicly on the matter. Follow
ing this public announcement, the
preachers decided to denounce the play
from their pulpits and if possible to
create public sentiment enough against
, mmora l plays to make it mpOMlble
In the future for such a play to
presented on any Stage In this eit>. It
knot especially becoming in the new,
papers at tho present time to be crlt-
Iclsing the preachers for Kivliiß pUD
llcltv to their condemnation of this lm
,„,„.:„ -lay, when they themselves won,
the lirst to advertise the tact that
there was objection to Its presenta
tion.
NOT si 111-KISKD HY ( ROWD
..,„ the second place, I want to jay
that it in not surprising that the Au
ditorium should i..- crowded the flwt
night of the presentation ol tin.- play.
I note however, that no one was
turned away after that first night, un
able to gain admittance. In a city o
31 .1 people we ourM not t.. be aston
ished if some 1T..000 or 20,000 "i Hi-"'
would love Indeeenc* This would tur
nlah a sufficient numh.T to mi the Au
ditorium t,, overflowing every night for
_ week— especially if as many pass* h
were given out every night us were.
given out on the first night, it la a
erv easy matter to till any auditorium
in this city under the excitement of the
publicity aroused by condemning a
olay «f you want to hpihl out enougn
passes for that purpose, In spite Of
the fad that the Auditorium was
now,Ud that first night, I still be
lieve that the majority of the people
of Los Angeles are opposed to the pre
gentatlon on any stage of that which
caters only to the sensual and low In
human nature. In spite of the fact
tint Luke North' went to sen the play
•out of curiosity.' I still believe that
any one who would Rt> voluntarily to
see 'The Queen of the Moulin Kouse,
and enjoy seeing it. Is indecent and
loves that which is suggestive and im
pure. A mans character is revealed
by the things that he likes. The ques
tion of wealth or poverty, automobiles
or wheelbarrows lias nothing to i\,,
with it. It takes more than money to
make a decent man; it takes nmre than
brains to keep a man clean and pure.
\ man's moral nature is revealed hy
the character of the things that ho en
joys.
I.IKKNK.n TO BUZZARDS
-A bee will fly over all the garbage
barrels and dead carcasses in a city
and find the flower in the park, and
getting its honey will make a 'bee
Tine' home again. A turkey buzzard
will fly over ail the parks and flowers
and beautiful spots to seek out the
dead, putrefying carcass in the hack
alley, and having gratified his appe
tite, will fly away without knowing
that there was anything clean anil
pure in the city. I have not a doubt
that the buzzards' roost was lilled that
Monday night to see 'The Queen of
the Moulin Rouge,' with only an occa
sional turkey, here and there, out of
curiosity among them, of course 'Luke
North' and the censoring committee
were among the turkeys. The censor
ing committee went there to perform a
duty. I am glad there are people in
our' city willing to perform an un
pleasant duty. Perhaps that was the
reason Ml. 'North' was thero also.
There is danger, however, of being
taken for a turkey buzzard if one as
sociates too much with birds of that
feather.
"There is a difference, . a vast dif
ference, between decency and inde
cency, between right and wrong, black
and white, in spite of the fact that
some people try to make out that thero
Is little or no sin in the world. No one
who has any moral discernment will
claim for one minute that the "Queen
of the Red Mill" or redllghl district M
decent, its Immoral character cannot
be changed by the newspapers sneer
ing at Mr. Eddie and his committee or
by saying other plays are Just as bad.
\\v do not want any of them on any
stage in I .os Angeles, The press as
well as the pulpit ought to stand for
decency in our amusements as well as
righteousness in our civic life. When
they do they will oppose the presenta
tion ot all auch plays In uur city." •