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Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-10
COUNCIL CHAMPIONS OLD AGE
Plan of Municipal League to Bar
Elderly Men From City Work
Gets Cool Reception

The recommendation made to the
civil service commission by the munich
ral league last Tuesday that old men
be no longer employed in the city de-
partments, met with a cold reception
at the hands of the city council yester-
day.
Councilman Healy introduced q meas
ure to the effect that old men be given
the preference by the civil service COM
mission and that all OF the aged now
in the employ of the city be continued
on the pay rolls as long as they proved
able to perform their duties. 1t further
stipulated that old age should be no bar
to anyone seeking appointment or en-
ployment. This measure was passed
by the council without a dissenting
voice.
The municipal league had cited the
street department as sort of old folks
home, where old men were carried on
the pay rolls until nearly 80 years old.
Street Superintendent Hanley admitted
that about two-thirds of his employees
were men over sixty years old, that
thirteen were more than seventy, and
that two were seventy-seven. He con-
tended, however, that the old men were
the best workmen on the force.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-10
WOULD DANISH THE PARROTS
Residents on North Grand Avenue
Seek to Have Birds Declared
Public Nuisance

Parrot Fancier Taylor of North Grand
avenue, the happy CD owner of pair
of parrots whom Mr.. and Mrs. Dicker-
son, neighbors of the fancier, allege
are little too ambitious to master the
tongue of their owner. is in deep dis
may. The neighbors are going about
armed with pad and pencil soliciting
citizens in that vicinity to sign their
names to a petition asking that the
fanciers star birds be declared pub
lie nuisance. They have met with
frost" it is said and in view of this
fact yesterday appealed to Prosecuting
Attorney Frederickson for help in their
dilemma. The latter smiled and prom
Used. Later he called up the other
neighbors and ascertained that the
pretty polls were nice birds and are
learning the English language by the
most modern methods, absolutely in
accordance with the latest rules of cul-
ture and modesty. The Diclkersons are
anxiously awaiting developments in the
canvass of the block. If they succeed
the polls must move; otherwise their
education will go on uninterrupted.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-10
GET STAY OF PROCEEDINGS
Three Men Found Guilty of Lottery
Frauds Again Invoke the
Laws Delay

If Orlando Fitzsimmons D. A. Ar
nett and j. w. Neighbors ever are pun
ished for the crime of which they were
adjudged guilty September 20, it will
not be the fault of their attorneys, who
are raising every legal obstacle imagin-
able to prevent the judgment of the
court from being carried out. Several
stays of proceedings have been grant
ed. In the meantime the men who
were adjudged guilty of conducting Il
lottery scheme with intent to defraud
are free to go and come as they wish.
Judge Wellborn, in his verdict yester-
day, found the three defendants guilty
on both counts of the indictment and
sentenced Fitzsimmons to six months
in jail and to pay fine of $3.50. Neigh
bors and Arnett were each fined $3.50
A notice of appeal was served by the
attorneys for the defense and a stay
of proceedings for twenty days given
pending action on the appeal.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-10
OBSERVE DAY OF ATONEMENT
Jewish People Hold All Day Services.
DR.. Hecht Speaks on "An
Honest Religion

The day of atonement of fasting and
prayer was observed at the Jewish syn
agogue and temple yesterday with all
day services.
AT Temple B'nai Birth the service
opened at $50 o'clock in the morning,
Dr. S. Hecht preaching on God Our
Father" A memorial service was held
at o'clock for the dead of the con-
gregation and prominent people of the
country, including John Hay, Mrs.
Stanford and Joseph jefferson.
At the Synagogue Beth Israel the
service commenced at o'clock in the
morning, DIR. Isadore Myers preaching
on Confession" In the afternoon the
sermon was on 1.-THE Captains Call"
DR.. Meyers announced that a congre-
cation tabernacle has been erected for
the feast of tabernacles next Friday.
Also a new scroll of the law, of the
five books of Moses, has been presented
to the congregation by Mrs. Sayln.
A celebration in honor of the event
will be held next Sunday evening. A
new memorial board. to receive the
names of departed relatives, has been
placed in position.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-10
THINKS CEMENT RULE WRONG
Councilman Smith Believes Property
Owners Suffer Because of Order
and Will Ask Its Repeal

Councilman Smith is of the opinion
that the new ordinance, covering the
construction of cement work, is OPP
pressive to property owners and on his
recommendation the board of public
works will be asked to amend the
ordinance.
Bids for cement work that have been
coming in during the last three weeks
are from ten to twenty per cent. higher
than under the old ordinance and the
greater part of the burden is thrown
on the property owners fronting on the
lines of improvements.
The difference in the cost of the work
is due to the new specifications which
demand certain parts of crushed rock
or gravel to be mixed with the sand.
The old ordinance called for sand and
gravel but the proportions were not
specified and contractors found 1t
cheaper to use but an infnitesimal
quantity of gravel, producing an in
ferior grade of work.
ut may be desirable to have these
stringent specifications for some parts
of the business district of the city, but
in the residence portion 1t is hardly
necessary. Work that was done thirty
years ago, under the old specifications,
is still good enough and promises to
last for years." said Mr.. Smith yester-
day.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-10
ORGANIZATION is DISCUSSED
Methodist Ministers Plan Campaign
of Conquest In Outlying
Districts

The Methodist ministers at their
meeting yesterday discussed steps to
be taken in outlying fields to organize
churches before the other protestant
denominations should get ahead of
them. A controversy arose with refer
ence to the too close proximity of the
new or proposed churches to the old
ones, which might draw their mem
bership and make a division of the
utility of the church work.
Presiding Elder Atkinson spread oil
upon the troubled waters with assur-
ances that the new churches will keep
pace with the increase of the outlying
population.
Rev. E. A. Healy reported that $500
had been received in the conference an
nuity fund during the past year. This
fund was established in 1893.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing six months: Rev. E.
A. Healy of the University church,
president; Rev. Alfred Inwood of the
Boyle Heights church, vice-president;
Rev. George Steed Of San Pedro, sec
rotary and treasurer.
Members of the program committee
are Revs, F. d. Mather, Robert Fisher
and w. H. Rider.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-10
RURAL CARRIERS KEPT BUSY
Enormous Amount of Mail Handled,
According to Late Report-Route
to Be Extendsd

The report of mail handled on rural
routes out of Los Angeles for the quar-
ter ending September 30 shows that
there has been a large increase in the
amount of business done this year over
that of last year.
Fifty-seven thousand three hundred
and thirty pieces of mail matter were
delivered during the quarter on rural
routes to Z, inclusive; 1925 pieces Of
mail matter were collected on the same
routes. Routes to Z have been estab-
lished since August Is of this year.
After October 16 rural route No. will
be extended to take in the territory
east of Compton avenue and south of
Vernon avenue, along Long Beach ave-
nue. to the city limits. This is made
possible by a recent decision of the
postmaster general, which permits the
delivery of mail by rural carriers with
in certain districts in the corporate
limits of Los Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-10
BOARD DENIES PROTEST
Final Action Taken in Case of Inn
provement of Thirty-Seventh
Street

Final action in the case of the i'm
provement of Thirty-seventh street,
which has been before the council and
the board of public works for the last
two weeks, was taken yesterday when
the protest against the work was de-
MED.
Anderson & Son, real estate dealers
had some work done on Thirty-seventh
street in front of tract which they
owned, but the work was done with
out the authority of the city engineer
and was not accepted by his office
When petition to have Thirty-seventh
street graded and improved was pre-
scented, this firm attempted to have the
proceedings stopped until they could
comply with the demands of the city
engineer and thus be excluded from
the assessment district. 1t was this
protest that was yesterday denied.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-10
SAYS WIFE THREW
BOOKS At HIM
JOSEPH CHANDA TELLS OF
MARITAL TROUBLES
Pasadena Contractor Granted Divorce
After Explaining How His Spouse
Failed to Appreciate
Joke

A little family joke, which the wife
and mother failed to appreciate and
which led her to retaliate in an uneX-
pected manner, formed the basis of a
suit for divorce entered yesterday be-
fore Judge Smith in department one
OF the superior court by Joseph Chan
da, Pasadena contractor, against Mrs
Anna Chanda.
Chanda was fearful when he spoke
of his wife on the stand yesterday.
1--WE were married at Cleveland, O.,
twenty-six years ago." he said, in tell
ing the story of his unhappy married
life
''I tried to be a good husband and
always made a good living. We rear
ed three children, two girls and a boy
all of whom are now married. We
moved to Pasadena three years ago
and then the trouble started.
my son decided he would get mar
ried. 1 was talking about the ap-
preaching wedding to my wife one
evening and she was reading a book
AS a sort of pleasantly, 1 remarked
that | would hate to be in my pros
pective daughter-in-law's place, con-
sidering the kind of mother-in-law she
was about to get.
Like a flash my wife resented my
joke. She cursed me and threw the
book in my face. She had always used
strong language, and she tried herself
at that time.
Later she abused me and threw
books at me until life became unen-
durable. When [ told her of this she
said she wanted to leave me as soon as
possible so 1 mortgaged two OF my
lots and gave her $4,000. She went to
Cleveland and sent word back for me
to get a divorce as soon as I could
Neighbors gave corroborating testi-
mony and asserted that Mrs. Chanda
was known in the neighborhood in
which she lived as the woman who
threw books at her husband.
IF these people cannot get along to-
gether they had better live separate"
said Judge Smith, and he granted the
petition.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-10
DISPosEs OF MORAY CASE
Council Orders City Clerk to Advertise
for New Bids on Second
Street Work

The city council yesterday partially
disposed of the troublesome McCray
case by instructing the clerk to adver-
tise for new bids for the improvements
of Second street between Davins and
julius subdivision and Fresno street.
This action was taken on the recon-
mendation of the board of public works
in spite of the protestations of Cum
mings & Drain that they should be
awarded the contract for being the
lowest responsible bidders.
s. McCray had made the lowest bid
on the work, but according to charges
preferred by City Clerk Lelande had
altered some figures in the bid after it
had been opened. An investigation of
the charges was made by the board of
public works last Friday and the recon-
mAndation for new bids was the result
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-10
FIVE RORBERIES REPORTED
Police Headquarters Receives COM
plant of 5urgIaries From All
Parts of the Citv
Parts of the City

The following losses and burglaries
were reported to the detectives head
quarters yesterday:
Mrs. Gus Benhaus, 1880 Santee street,
lost at Chutes park Sunday afternoon
handbag containing $50 in gold and a
twelve karat diamond stud, fourteen
karat diamond stickpin and several
small pieces of jewelry.
K. Konge, PA Bellevue avenue, re-
ports that burglars entered his house
Sunday afternoon and took $40 from a
trunk.
Mrs Charles c. Kicker, 955 Court cir
Gle, house entered Saturday afternoon
and purse containing S., one wedding
ring and two baby rings stolen.
Emil Stocker, $50 Commercial street,
reports house entered yesterday and a
small savings bank containing "a
stolen.
B. Moratis, 80 1-2 North Main street,
house entered Saturday and purse with
$10.75 stolen.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-10
CITY MAY HAVE STREET
RAILWAY LINE OF ITS OWN
SOUTH PARK AVENUE FRANCHISE
DECLARED VOID
City Attorney Looking UP the Law in
the Case, and if the Municipality
Has the Right the Road Probably
viii Be Taken over

If the city attorney can find clause
in the charter that will justify such
action, it is probable that Los Ange-
les will soon be owning and operating
it's own electric railway and the nickels
that jingle merrily into the pockets OF
the conductors will find their way into
the municipal treasury,
The electric line towards which the
city is casting longing eyes is the one
operated by the Los Angeles Railway
company from the plaza to the south
city limits and especially that portion
on South Park avenue, from Thirtieth
street. The city attorney yesterday
was requested by the council to look
into the case and find out if the city
had the right to take possession of this
portion of the track.
This action was taken on a motion by
the councilman from the Sixth ward,
in which the disputed track is situated,
that the mayor be requested to take
possession of certain street car tracks
running south from Thirtieth street on
South Park avenue, a recent decision
of the superior court of this county
having declared said tracks to have
been laid without any valid permit or
franchise, and that the city attorney
be empowered to take such legal steps
as may be necessary to protect the
further, that copy of this action be
sent forthwith to the office of the
mayor"
The Los Angeles railway began the
construction of the track in question
about two years ago and as the COM
pany failed to complete the track in the
time specified in it's permit and showed
a disposition to take it's own time to
the proposition the city authorities at
tempted to tear up the tracks that had
been laid A force of policemen was
taken to the place and some of the
tracks torn up, but the railway COM
pany secured a temporary injunction
restraining the city from demolishing
it's property. Under the injunction the
company continued the work and by
continuance of it's case in court, ope-
rated under the restraining order until
the court handed down final decision
LIST Thursday, to the effect that the
railway company had invalidated its
permit by failing to comply with the
terms Of the contract.
Under an amendment to the charter,
passed at a recent election, all street
railways fall into the hands of the city
on the expiration of the franchises by
which they are operated. AS the rail-
way company has invaldated its fran
chise members of the council are of the
opinion that this electric line comes in
to the hands of the city.
A portion of this line from the plaza
to Fifth street was constructed at the
same time and under the same permit
and Is believed to be affected by the
same decision of court as the South
Park avenue portion.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-10
HE BUILDS ANOTHER AIRSHIP
ANa Reynolds Completes Man Angel
No. 8 and Talks Of Champion
ship Races

Ava Reynolds, airship inventor, has
completed his Man Angel No. 3, and
promises to sail over Los Angeles as a
huge bird might do. Angelenos need
not be surprised some morning to see
the Man Angel perched on the top of
the chamber Of commerce building or
descending gracefully from the roof
garden of the Braly block.
IT have challenged Knabenshue,
Baldwin and a few Others" said Rey-
nolds, land am confident some of my
offers will be accepted. The races
probably will take place in Los An
geles. I expect to demonstrate to the
world that the Man Angel is the most
practical airship in existence"
Reynolds will make demonstrations
every evening at Fiesta park and Sat
urday morning he may decide to soar
over the city.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-10
Think MRS.. DAVIS
IS SHAMM|NG
ACCUSED WOMAN "FAINTS" IN
POLICE COURT
Feather of Value Which Adorned Prlss
oners Hat Identified by Owner and
Mrs. Davis Appears Before
Judge Bareheaded

Nellie Davis, charged with series Of
daylight burglaries, feigned illness yes
terday afternoon when arraigned before
Police Judge Rose to answer to three
charges of burglary.
For several days during her impris-
onment in the city prison she has been
giving exhibitions of failing health"
said to be due to breaking of her
heart, caused by brooding over her
present troubles. To an extent she
has made advantage of her alleged
skill in this line, but, according to Po-
lice Surgeon Quint and Matron Gill
bert they have not taken her illness
much to heart and her condition is re-
garded more as a joke than anything
else.
Police Surgeon Quint admits the
oman has slight attacks of chronic
valvular trouble of the heart, but he
says that she tries to make 1t appear
that she is much worse than she actual
ly is. When arraigned yesterday she
was formally charged with three bur-
glaries, these being preferred against
her by Lauretta Fisher of 2241a North
Grand avenue, Ethel Culver of 1874
South Figueroa street and Mrs. e. M.
Shiland of 524 West Pico street She
was ordered to appear this morning
for trial and was held on $500 bail
on each count.
Has Sudden Attack
No sooner had Judge Rose set her
bail than she received an attack of
her Illness and although the officers
in the court room at the time smiled at
each other, one of them rushed to her
assistance. She Immediately COM
menced to moan and clutch at the
clothing of the officer. Another officer
H., po,,
another brought in absorbent cotton,
and the room became suddenly trans
formed into an emergency hospital re-
ceiving room. Mrs. Davis did not re-
cover at once from her attack" but,
in order to get her out of the room,
another officer had to assist in carry
ing her.
A feature of her illness" was bright
rosy cheeks of a school girl. At the
head of the stairs leading from the
court room she resumed her heart
breaking" means and kept them up I'M
til she was on her cot in the women's
ward.
A few minutes before 2 o'clock a
feather of considerable value, which
decorated the headgear of Nellie Davis,
was identified as being one of the ar
ticles said to have been stolen by her.
1t was for this reason that Mrs. Davis
entered the court room without her hat.
Mrs. Davis 12-year-old daughter,
Marie, has been given in charge of
friends of Mrs. Davis living at the
Lindley apartments on West Sixth
street. Previous to yesterday she has
been detained with her mother in the
city prison. During the day she was
questioned by the detectives and cor
roborated the story of her mother that
the jewelry found in the latter's possess
sion was given to her by a Slovenian.
The Slavonian in question was called to
the Jail and denied having any connec-
ton with the jewelry, and was released
by the detectives.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-10
MISSING BookkEEPER RETURNS

William H. Butt, the bookkeeper of
the Hollenbeck hotel who disappeared
last Friday night upon learning of his
mothers sudden death in the east, re-
turned to the hotel early yesterday
morning and requested Manager
Mitchell to have him booked at the
city prison. so that he could sober up
from a spree which had lasted for
three days. Butt said he had walked
to Ocean Park and had been drinking
there all the time he was missing.
Yesterday afternoon his wife learned
of his whereabouts and went to the
Jail. Butt returned to his home last
night
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-10
PENNY REWARD FOR HONESTY
Woman Gives Newsboy One Cent for
Returning Ten Dollar Gold
Piece

Otto Mirch, a newsboy who sells
evening papers at First and Broadway,
is debating in his mind the question,
"Is honesty the best policy?"
A we'll dressed woman, apparently
in a great hurry, bought 1-cent paper
from Otto and gave him what she sup
posed to be a penny. A few minutes
later Otto discovered that the woman
had given him a $40 gold piece. Hur-
riedly he gave his papers into the care
of another boy, and after running two
blocks overlook the woman and gave
her the $40. Without word of thanks
the woman accepted the money
searched her pocketbook for a penny
gave it to Otto and left him standing in
the street overpowered with her graft
tude.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-10
DOLCE GETS GOLD MEDAL

The Alfred Dodge Manufacturing
company of Dolgeville has been
awarded the gold medal at the Port
land exposition on the company's ex-
hibit of felt, felt shoes and slippers,
and piano hammers. Officials of the
company received a telegram from
Commissioner Frank Virgins, who is
now in Portland, notifying them of the
award. AS the three articles mentioned
in the award comprises the total manu-
featured product of the concern, the
management IL considerably elated.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-10
MODJESKA BEGINS
FAREWELL TOUR
ACTRESS SHOWS GIRLISH
ENTHUSIASM
Mistress of Beautiful Arden Tells of
Her Love for the Shakesperean
Characters She Will
Again Portray

Modjeska-the star.
Macbeth"
MARY Stuart"
Much Ado About Nothing"-The
plays.
Murray-the manager.
"The five Ms" Madame Modjeska
ealled them, as she c,atted to a re-
porter yesterday in her apartments at
the Lankershim. Madame Modjeska is
en- route from her beautiful California
home, Arden" to Chicago.
No longer Madame Helena Modjeska,
but just Modjeska, the name by which
the people love her most. The queen
of Shakesperean tragedy" will return to
the stage and the people all over
America who feared they had said a last
farewell to her will welcome her back.
Yes 1 am going back to my work.
to my art" she said. "Once more am
going to play the parts I love. You
see 1t will not be very long that I can
play. Some day. not very far off, 1
must give it up altogether"
There was touch of reSret-a note of
sorrow in Modjeskas voice as she spoke
of that time when she would be too
old to play, and then her face bright
ened and her voice took new life.
ct am going to be Lady Macbeth
again and 1 am going to be Mary
Stuart" she said land, oh! how I do
love them.
'I really cannot say that I love one
better than another" she said in an
swer to a question as to which is her
favorite.
perhaps it is Mary Stuart. I love
everything about that part"
Modjeska looks very little if any
older than when she last appeared on
the stage, and she declares she has
just as much spirit for work as she
ever had.
"I expect to come back better for this
trip" she said. "I am going into my
work with spirit, and the excitement
will do me good. I think excitement a
very good tonic at times"
The quaint foreign accent has never
left Modjeska I'D she speaks with all
the enthusiasm of child. AS she out
lined her plans yesterday there was
pleasurable anticipation in every wor /.
81 leave Los Angeles Wednesday and
will go straight to Chicago she said.
my son and his family live there and
] will have just one day in which to
make him a visit. From there 1 will
go to New York, where will meet my
company. I do not know yet who am
to have, as the managers have three OF
four leading men and are waiting for
me to arrive and choose the one. The
other members of the cast will be the
best that can be had. am assured Of
that.
1--WE will have rehearsals in New
York, but I will not play there, as I
have already said my farewell to the
New Workers.
about November we will give the
first performance, and November Is
will be in Chicago. I have not been
told yet how many cities we will visit,
but among them will be st. Paul, Min
neapolis and Omaha.
"In January shall return to Califor-
mia and appear in Los Angeles and San
Francisco At the close of an engage
ment here we go east again by way of
Portland and Seattle.
Jules Murray is my manager, and
am also to be under the protecting
wing of Daniel Frohman"
Today and tomorrow Madame Mod
jeska will spend in making final prepar-
ations for her trip and in putting the
finishing touches to her wardrobe.