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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-23
CHRISTMAS ARGOSIES
A MILLION DOLLARS SENT ABROAD BY FOREIGN BORN RESIDENTS
 IN A SINGLE MAIL.
n.-, vorIS,a Commerce Reaches the HlIlEon-and-a-HalG Mark--Gni- axieu of ATrsicaI Stars--Mnn- ,, hnttan Fears DepOpula"
 tion--sehOOfma'a ams
 wanted.

New York, Dec. 22.-one factor in Ehe present stringency of the money market which seems to have been over looked by the wise ones who don know how it happened, is the Christ mas flow of good American cash to Europe. This year its volume is great CT than ever before, and the clerks Tn the money order department of the postofhces have been working overtime for a month to keep up with the rush. so far more than $2,000,00o has been added to the Christmas fund of the old countries by relatives and friends here. The Celtic, which sailed on December 42, carried the largest mail ever sent from New York. It consisted of 4,O9S sacks, containing s0.534 registered ar ticles and 4,1S7 articles in the parcels post. It included money orders which reached a total of 3905,o4s.eS in 5S.S5S orders, an average of $15.50 each The largest amount S27s.63s. went to Gre1t Britain; Luxenburg got S1S5. the small est sum, while other small amounts went to Egypt and Portugal. To Italy went the second largest sum, Si43,91S. Sweden came third with $SS,O00; Aus tria' got cS2,000; Hungary, SS0.000; Germany, $s6,O00; Norway! S54,000: Denmark, $13.O0o; Switzerland, S1o.O00; France, $9,O00; Belgium ss,00O. while the thrifty Dutchmen sent back to the land of dykes only S2.O0O.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-23
FLnRIara.

FLORISTS
 Joseph PftnR@tl. Funeral Designs, newest and latest styles on short notice Cut Flow CTS, Designs, Landscape Gardening. 1t5 Houston St Phone 4Ge.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-23
MARBLE.

Curbov-Clapp BIaRble Co. Marble and Granite Monuments. 209-211 Dexter. Phone 14s.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-29

since the closing Of the registration
for the state and county election, and
who have just received the non-par-
tisan literature and request for an
answer.
These 1866 names must not be taken
to be the total non-partisan strength
which certainly amounts to many
thousands more. Every intelligent
voter viii understand that there are
many men who will support the non
partisan ticket who have not taken the
trouble to answer requests for an ex-
preston of opinion.
"The executive committee invites the
Times or any other Los Angeles news
paper, or q committee from all of them.
or any fairly constituted committee,
to call at the non-partlsan headquar-
ters and investigate and count the re-
plies received In writing, which are
now on file in this Office
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-29
CITY ATTORNEY GIVES
CONFLICTING OPINIONS
SERGEANT TYLER NOT POSITIVE
OF POSITION
Civil Service Commission Attempts to
straighten Out Tangie by Placing
officer on List of EligibIes for App
pointment

Two conflicting opinions rendered at
different periods by the city attorney
kept the civil service commission from
ratifying the decision of the police
commission that j. w. Tyler was ille-
gally derated from his position as SER
geant two years ago and should be re-
instated.
Tyler was derated in September.
1904, and was never told why the action
was taken. No charges were ever made
against him and he had no opportunity
to make a defense. Prior to his de-
ratement Tyler served as sergeant for
five years and during that time no COM
plant was ever made nor was he called
before the police commission.
The difficulty was solved yesterday
afternoon by the commission, which
expressed itself anxious to see that
Tyler should be dealt with justly. On
the suggestion Of Milton X. Young a
motion was passed placing Tyler ON the
list of eliglbles to appointment as reg
ular sergeant. He was also given per-
mission to take the examination for
police lieutenant, which occurs Satur-
day.
The reason the commission declined to
reinstate Tyler to his position as SER
geant was that the city attorney after
first giving an opinion that 1t was inn
possible to derate police officer. later
gave the opinion that deratement was
equivalent to dismissal.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-29
N0N-PARTISANS VOUCH
FOR GENUINENESS OF
ITS SUPPORT PLEDGES

NJ. Lissner, secretary of the non-par-
tisan committee, said yesterday:
"The Times editorially says that the
report that the -partisans have
5000 names pledged in writing to sup
port the non-partisan ticket is a fake
and a fraud.
1T might be time enough to take
notice of such statements when the
Times answers the demand of the nom
partisan executive committee that the
Times publish sufficient evidence to
warrant the charges contained In last
Sundays Times casting aspersions up.
on certain men upon the non-partisan
ticket, not naming them.
IN order that the public may be
fully advised, however, the non-parti-
san executive committee has prepared
tabulated statement showing the re-
plies in writing indorsing the non-par-
tisan movement and ticket received at
the non-partisan headquarters from
day to day, commencing on October 6
and ending last night. These replies
were received directly from the voters
themselves and show 1856 faVora BILE
replies to date, with more coming in
every day. The increased number
within the last day or two We're re-
ceived from voters who had registered
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-29
LUMM|S WANTS
FEWER EXAMS
Librarian Would Have All Women of
His Department Under One
Classification but Civil Service
Commission Demurs

Backed by the approval of the IL
brary board, the heads of departments
in the library and siXty-eight library
employees, City Librarian Charles f.
Lummis tried to gain the approval of
the civil service commission yesterday
for method of bringing harmony be-
tween the rules of the commission and
the practical methods of the library.
Mr.. Lummis' plan, as propounded to
the commission, was to put all the
women employed in the library in one
classification under the civil service
rules.
Thirty young women selected by the
library Senate" composed of the
heads of departments and assistants,
accompanied Mr.. Lummis to brave the
commission.
Mr. Lummis stated that he was the
exponent of the new plan, for the rea-
son that it had been found most prac-
tical in the every day workings of the
library. He also stated that 1t was not
only needless but unfortunate to null
tiply examinations.
Under the present rules of the civil
service commission the young women
must take the examination next Sat
urday. Then when the commission
finally adopts the plan of Mr. Lummis
and the Senate they will be forced
to take another examination.
Action on the proposition of the Ii
brarian was postponed until F. j.
Thomas, president of the commission,
returns from Mexico. The young Wo
men who went to the chamber of the
commission ready to make speeches
and protest We're not pleased by the
decision of the members of the board.
Many of them will be forced to take
an examination twice on account of 1t.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-29
GRAND OPERA
WILL RETURN
LAMBARDI COMPANY TO PLAY
HERE AGAIN
Will Close Tuesday Night, But Open
Dec. II for One Week, Present
ing Most Popular
Pieces

The Lambardi Opera company, now at
the Auditorium, will play a return en-
gagement after the present season
closes. This was announced last night.
Tt will begin December II and will last
a week, during which time different
opera will be sung every night.
The Lambardis close here after Tues
day night, and will then go on a brief
tour, playing the cities on the kite
shaped track" Just what places will
hear the company, what operas will be
given, or the rate of admissions that
will be charged, is not known. All that
is given out is that the brief tour will
be made, to fill in the time between the
close here and the reopening December
IT, That time, in the Auditorium, is
taken up with some conventions, and
the dedication of the grand organ.
I'VE expect to be back" said M.
Lambardi last night, land to make a
selection of the best and most popular
operas which we have given during our
stay here, one every night for one week,
beginning Monday, December IL. Mean
while, we will go on tour After we
close here December %, l am not ready
to announce our plans"
1t was expected for while that the
Lambardi company would go from here
direct to San Francisco. Will Green
baum, the San Francisco impresario,
was down here and negotiations were
entered into with that idea in view, but
Mr.. Greenbaum made some requirO-
ments which did not suit either Lam
bardi or Sparks Berry, and his plans
fell through. Another firm in San
Francisco had the matter under dis
cussion also. Whether or not anything
will come of its efforts is not yet
stated
The opera given last night was "The
Barber of Seville" the nearest approach
to opera bouffe which the grand opera
schedule admits. 1t is really a comedy
with music, for long stretches the
sentences are sung on one single note,
with an occasional sounding of it on the
piano to keep the singer in his key. The
story is comical, and the characters
include an old pompous grandee. his
firty daughter and barber. 1t is not
so much musieally, though one aria,
"Unavoce poca pa" is famous. The
cast included Tromben, In a black wig,
as Rosina and Salvaneschi, Bergarno,
Canetti and Pacini. The latter, with
Canetti, did the best work. He has a
fair tenor, which he uses fairly we'll;
nothing startling, but the score is easy
in it's demands, and his comedy work
helped out to the extent of securing
him some good encores. Tromben did
not sing in as good form as usual The
handling of his part by Canetti was
excellent.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-29
LIGHT FROST
BLOOD TINGLES
LOS ANGELES HAS TASTE OF
EASTERN WEATHER
Bright Sun and Lack Of Wind Take
OF Edge Of Chill and Climate
Remembers It's
Reputation

A slight frost yesterday morning
added q crisp touch to the air and
rather startled Angelenos who had
trustingly read the weather forecast
er's announcement of fair and warm
er" weather. 1t was not for long that
the cool weather annoyed, even to a
slight degree. BY o'clock the sun
had arisen in full strength and what
little cold had dared appear earlier
in the day was banished.
While the official thermometer went
down to thirty-six degrees yesterday,
residents Of Los Angeles could scarcely
credit the record. warm sun made
the city as comfortable as could be
desired and seemed to prove the wealth.
er forecaster's figures false. The rec
ord of yesterday, be It noted, is a re-
markable one I'm California history.
Not for twenty years has the thermom-
eter dropped so low. When the ther-
mometer dropped to thirty-seven de-
grees in 1888 it seemed to have gone
as low as 1t could, but yesterday
record surpasses that.
When this is compared with Spo-
kane, which is suffering with the tenn
perature at IA, Denver, which lays
some claims to being a resort, at "a
Omaha at 26 and st. Paul at 2S the
Los Angeles variety of weather seems
very mild in comparison.
The storm which Is causing the pres
ent cool weather was not on the wealth
er mans map. In fact he had no idea
that it was coming till it was here
At present the storm center is over
Salt Lake basin, but It is difficult to
say whether 1t will shift eastward OF
will continue to give Los Angeles an
imitation of the eastern type of winter
weather
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-29
Mr.. GATES ADDRESSES
TWO BIG MEETINGS
DURING THE EVENING

The meetings addressed by Mr.. Gates
last night were among the best yet
held of the minor gatherings of the
campaign.
Mr.. Gates spoke first at the Hotel
Westmore at 1000 West Seventh street.
"It is business and not politics that
we want in the city government" he
said. "You do not care what is the
politics or the religion of man so
long as you know he is honest and
capable. What you want to know OF
me as a candidate for mayor Is If am
honest and if have sense enough to
fill the office. The next council will
make some laws, and it is extremely
important that we have men in that
council who will legislate honestly and
who, will give away no more streets or
attempt to give away river bed fran
chise which is worth from 100000 to
81, 900, 900. Our candidates for the coun-
Gil in all of the nine wards are busi-
ness or professional men of high stand
ing in the communities ip which they
live. Elect these men to the council and
your interests and the city's interests
will be subserved.
1--WE must have a business admins
tration, because the city is engaging
in the biggest business in it's history
the bringing here across the mountains
and desert the water of the Owens river
and the saving OF the San Pedro har-
bor for the people. We need the water
in our homes. in our factories, to make
electrical energy and give us cheaper
and better lighting service, to lay the
dust in our streets and to make Los
Angeles the most beautiful city in the
world.
IF you put corrupt men in office and
in the council large part of the money
you will pay for the construction OF
this great undertaking will be squap-
dered."
Mr.. Gates, whose remarks We're
cheered throughout, was heartily APP
plauded when he concluded. He soon
afterward left for the second meeting.
Speeches afterward were made by j.
ri. Phillips and Niles Pease. The meet
ing occurred in the home ward of Mr..
Pease and the veteran merchant was
given an ovation.
The chapel at Seventh and Carondelet
was we'll filled with an expeotant audi
ence when Mr.. Gates arrived, and the
nominee for mayor was heartily cheered
as he mounted the platform. Previous
TO Mr.. Gates arrival Archibald Doug
las and Lamar Harris made brief
speeches, which were we'll received.
An enthusiastic meeting also was
held last night at Akey's hall, Central
and Vernon avenues, where speeches
were made by Leslie Hewitt, ]. V. Akey,
G. A. Moody and r. M Lusk.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-29
EN0CH HIDDEN TELLS
WHY He NOW FAV0RS
N0N-PARTISAN TICKET

Enoch Hidden, who recently with
drew as an independent candidate for
councilman from the Second ward in
favor Of A. S. Van Degrift, tho nom
partisan nominee, yesterday issued the
following address:
"1o the Believers in a Good Govern
ment:
,"Gentlemen-It is due you that I
should give an explanation why wth4
drew my name as a non-partisan inde-
pendent candidate for councilman from
the Second ward.
"I realized that our ward and city
were run and managed by rings and
combines that were injurious to the
property owners and taxpayers of the
ward Some eight months ago 1 started
out with honest intentions of trying
to help to the best of my ability to
formulate plans whereby we could bet
ter the conditions of our ward.
Il found through investigation that
the men employed by the city in differ
ent experiments were, according to my
idea underpaid. 1 advocated an in
crease for the men that were employed
on the streets, I'm the parks, and the
firemen OF the city that 1 thought was
sutficient to recompense them for their
trouble. kept up that advoCation until
the increase was granted which could
not be secured by petitions.
After formulating platform Of prin-
ciples that l believed to be right l had
them published in the daily papers and
mad them printed i'm circulars and post
ed on poles. / travelled the ward and
delivered them to cottages and man
sions, to the laboring man. the mer-
chant and to all classes of political or
ganizations, meeting with the best kind
of encouragement.
Later on there was a party organ
lied called the non-partisan. party and
in making their nominations for the
different Offices of the city they nom
mated A. s. Van Degrift for council
man of the Second ward. Realizing the
fact that he was standing on the same
platform that | stood upon, asking the
support from the same sources for his
election, saw that If we both stayed in
the field 1t would split the independent
vote and a man who was run by the
rings and combines and corporations
would probably be elected. That being
the case, threw my aspirations for Of
flee to the winds, trampled them under
foot. Believing that principles were of
greater Importance than office to me l
withdrew my name as a candidate In
favor Of Mr.. Van Degrift, a man that I
believed to be honest, upright, square
aud thorough business man, not con-
nected with any rings or combines
that would be injurious to the welfare
Of the ward or the city.
Nov all I ask of my friends is. if they
have believed in me, to still believe in
rle and give their support with me to
M. Van Degrift, and we will succeed
in defeating the man that is controlled
by corporations rings and combines.
Thanking you for yoL1 best wishes IN
my behalf L am your ever true friend,
"ENOCH HIDDEN,
1889 Bartlett street"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-29
CLAMPITT WOULD
ABOLISH OFFICE
OF OIL INSPECTOR

Speaking of the contest for the coun-
Gil in the Second ward, Secretary Liss-
ner said yesterday:
"E. A. Clampitt has made repeated
efforts to abolish the office of oil in
spector and publicly declares that If
he is elected councilman he will see
that the Office is abolished. Those who
know the facts are not surprised at
this. During the last year Mr.. Clam
pitt has personally received written
notifications from that office to abate
nuisances to the number of thirty
four besides innumerable verbal warm
ings from deputy inspectors. These
warnings require him to take down
abandoned derricks; to fill slump holes;
to prevent oil from running down to
the street. and so on. Mr.. Clampitt
has been one of the worst offenders in
the city in this regard, IL not the very
worst. Naturally he does not like the
city oil inspectors office.
NO rogue e'er felt the halter draw,
With good opinion of the law
His non-partisan opponent Mr.
Van Degrift, when he is elected, will
do all in his power to assist the able
and conscientious gentleman who is
at the head of that Office"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-29
NEW YORK AFTER DELEGATES
Chamber Of Commerce VIII Appoint
Five Members to Attend
Annual Convention

A meeting of the directors of the
Los Angeles chamber of commerce was
held yesterday at which a commune
cation was read from the New York
board of trade, asking the Los Angeles
body to appoint five delegates to at
tend the annual convention for the
extension of foreign commerce I'm the
United states. This convention will
be held in Washington city January
H. The president of the chamber will
appoint the delegates.
An invitation from the Orange Coun-
ty Products Parade committee of Santa
Ana inviting the board Of directors to
be present at the parade December 8
was accepted with thanks.
Director Skinner, who has charge Of
the chambers exhibit In the tourna-
ment of roses, reported that decorat-
ed auto car would be entered in the
parade New Years day.
A committee to whom the question
Of petitioning the government to place
commercial attaches at Yokohama and
Shanghai was referred reported in
favor of the proposition, as all the
other governments have representa-
tives at those ports.
The following business men were
yesterday elected to membership:
Eagle Feed & Fuel company; Myron
4. Holcomb, real estate; Andrews G.
Thompson, educational expert COM
pany; G. f. Borton company, building
contractors; Albert J. Bowen company,
stocks and bonds; A. l.. Briggs COM
pany, real estate: Clara Gold e. Cop
per Mining company; Consolidated
Electric company; G.. G. Dennis. real
estate; Gordon e. Co., mining stocks;
Geo. G. Petcham, real estate; Rainier
Bottling company; ]. II. G.. Stodden,
real estate; Eugene M. Webb, furni-
ture
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-29

best motor car drivers in the country.
Tommy Cooper, who was killed in
New York, was once the worlds
champion bicycle rider, and Ernest
Keeler, who rode to his death last Sat
urday in Philadelphia, was one of the
finest fellows in the business. He was
a Los Angeles boy, though he has been
east much of the time recently.
IT think there is no mode of travel
so safe as the motor car if it is driven
carefully and by people who under
stand it, but do not believe in racing
or speeding and will never go back to
that line of work again.
TN July l took part in the endur-
ance run for the Glidden cup, but that
was not racing. We made the trip
from Buffalo to Brettenwood. N. H.,
going by way of Saratoga, Montreal
and Quebec. l received perfect
score, but as there were thirteen of
us who finished with perfect scores it
was decided to leave the cup in the
Buffalo Automobile club. and we were
each presented with a silver medal by
Mr.. Glidden. The course was 1134
miles and we made the trip in twelve
days.
There are more machines in Califor-
mia today in proportion than in Paris,
France, where the machine had its
first vogue"
Mr.. Burman was at one time rae
ing partner of Barney Oldfield and of
several other of the motor car drivers
best known in America and abroad.
He was in Los Angeles with Barney
oldfield the last time he raced here.
Travel In Autos
From Butte, Mont. to Los Angeles
i'm an automobile is the trip which Mr.
and Mrs. f. w. Volger of Butte and
Mr.. and Mrs. c. r.. Scott of Tonopah,
New, have just made. They arrived
at the Angelus yesterday without hav-
ing any unpleasant experiences or mis-
haps, and they say that motoring is
one of the most delightful modes of
travel they have tried.
They expect to pass a week in Los
Angeles resting and enjoying the vari
Gus pleasures the city affords and then
they will return to Butte by the route
over which they came.
Personals
G. L. Marks. a prominent mining
man of Bisbee, Ariz., with interests
in large copper companies of that sec
tion of the country, is at the Hollen-
beck.
c. A. Habener, president of the Holly
Lumber company of Parkersburg, w.
Va, is at the Hollenbeck, accompanied
by his family.
Frank ]. Spare of Searchlight. New.
and j. II. Riley of Tonopah are two
prominent mining men who are at
the Alexandria.
Mrs. o. ]. Saugh, prominent society
woman of San Diego, and Mrs. Ran
dolph A. Niles Of Mexico City are at
the Angelus.
DR.. Edward Bowes. a prominent ply
sician of Seattle, accompanied by Mar
shall Bond, is at the Alexandra.
Gus Hartman Of San Francisco. re-
Gently elected to a four-year term In
the state senate. Is at the Angelus.
Eugene s. Ives. former United States
senator from Nevada. now OF Tucson,
Ariz., is at the Angelus.
f. p. Kerns. mining man Of Bull
frog, is at the Van Nuys, accompanied
by Mrs. Kerns.
S. L. Jameson, who is extensively in
terested IN -four mills In Montana. Is
at the Hollenbeck
A. f. Stewart. a mining man Of Re-
public, Wash. Is at the Hollenbeok.
J. w. Conroth OF San Francisco Is
at the Van Nuys.