The herald., 1898-12-15
ALCOHOLIC SWILL
PASADENA PROHIBITIONISTS
PRESENT A PARADOX
A City Attorney in a Temperance
Town Who Represents Breweries
and Things-Tempest in Jug

| PASADENA, Dec. 14-(Office of The
Herald, 16 West Colorado street. Telephone
red 675) The talk of the town tonight Is
| the movement of the temperance people
| against the appointment of brewery and
corporation attorney for city attorney. The
committee in charge of the movement held
protracted meeting at the Y. NJ. c. A.
rooms this afternoon, but has not fully
prepared its plans. The attacks of the or
ganizat tions engaged in this warfare are
not aimed at T. S. Wright in person, but
at the anomalous position in which tenn
lperance town is placed in having man to
guide its legal affairs who is attorney for
and stockholder in the Los Angeles Brew
ing company and attorney for the Liquor
Dealers association of Los Angeles. Fur
thermore, they say, there are blind pigs"
sucking alcoholic swill from various stys
in this town and the marshal is prohibited
by rule of the council from making COM
plants against them without first consult
ing the city attorney-this brewers attor-
ney. The funds allowed the marshal for
detective services have been cut off through
the advice of this city attorney and the
work of the marshal's office in enforcing
the temperance ordinance seriously ham
pered. Strongly worded petitions have
been made out and will be circulated. The
following organizations have already
named their committeeman to enter this
fight: W. c. 7. u, Mrs. Margaret H. Par
ker; Anti-Saloon league, DR.. Solon Briggs;
l. o. G. T., l.. B. Palmer: Christian En-
deavor union, A. l. Cannon; Baptist
Young Peoples union, w. A. Brown; Ep-
worth league, l. j. Reynolds; Pastors un-
ion Rev. j. NJ. Huston.
In all truth, however, the strongest fight
is being made on the ground of Mr..
Wright's being attorney for several local
corporations whose interests may at any
time conflict with those of the city.
The trustees are taking the matter very
coolly. They say w. s. Wright was ap-
pointed city attorney because he was act
ing in that capacity when Mr.. Arthur died
and had some important matters in charge
which they wished him to carry through.
Mr.. Wright did not seek the office, but was
urged TO accept it.
BRENITIES
The case of Thomas E. Dorsey. arrested
for violation Of he carriage ordinance, was
called in Recorder Rossiter's court today
and was dismissed for lack of evidence.
The termination of the case is unsatisfac-
tory TO all. 1t was the intention of the
Carriage Drivers association to make a
test case of this and carry it to the supreme
court. 1t was for this purpose, they say,
that the president of their association was
arrested. Now the case stands exactly
where it began, unless the city council
SuOulu see III 10 amend or repeal the OrQl
nance.
The Pasadena Deciduous Fruit Growers
exchange shipped carload of dried prunes
today. and a car of peaches will go out
Friday
The Better Roads society will hold its
annual meeting in the board of trade rooms
Friday night. Plans for a grand bicycle
parade in the Tournament of Roses will be
in order.
The ladies of the Baptist church will give
unique social in the church parlors on
Thursday night, at which ladies who have
earned a dollar for a certain fund are to
tell in rhyme how they earned it,
The X. of p. gave a reception last night
to the Rathbone Sisters. Mrs Lydia Mon
roe, past grand chief. made an address, and
Mrs. j. G. Rossiter and George Swerdfiger
sang. A recitation was given by Miss
Jessie York. A large number was present
and the event was much enjoyed.
The initiatory team of the Maccabees
went TO Los Angeles on a special car to-
nigh, 10 take part in the initia ton of about
forty new members into Los Angeles ten.
No ..
Miss Bertha Merritt will entertain
large number of her friends with musi-
Gale on Thursday evening. the 22d inst
Miss Muse of Orange Grove avenue will
entertain at cards next Saturday
Mrs. T A. Diamond and son, Truman,
gave recital at the Auditorium last night
w. S. Melick gave a pleasant entertain
ment TO the young people of his Sunday
school class last night.
Mrs. Elizabeth L. Batchelder died this
at her home on Hill avenue of
pneumonia. Mrs. Batchelder was the
mother of George A. Batchelder of Com
pany I, who died last week and was buried
here with military honors.
a good rain has been falling at Pasadena
since about l o'clock today. Everybody
who could leave work went home 10 en-
joy it,
There will be dance at the Hotel Green
next Friday evening.
The boys of the junior and intermediate
departments of the Y. NJ C. A will have
an outing next Saturday. They will leave
the association rooms at 10 a. M, taking
lunch, and armed for plays and games.