Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-12


unless there was incorporated a pro
vision guarding the rights of the resi-
dents of the cities whose annexation
was proposed.
Mr.. Haas said he thought he could
speak for the commission in saying
that there would be no objection to
such a provision.
T. c. Newlin, president of the board
of trustees. and Prof. Greedy, superin-
tendent of the Whittier school, invited
the Legislators to visit the school We'd
nesday for lunch, and the invitation
was accepted.
DR.. O. S. Barnum made an appeal for
an appropriation for good roads in gen.
eral and for an appropriation for Ell
Canine Real in particular.
For the Big Exposition
Frank G. Finlayson, counsel for the
Universal Peace and Commerce Exposi-
ton company, spoke as the representa-
tive of the promoters of the great prof.
ect.
Mr.. Finlayson was listened to most
attentively by all present and his words
caused many mods of approval on the
part of the legislators.
He reviewed the steps which thus far
have been taken looking to the holding
in or near Los Angeles in 1915 of the
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the exposition must be near the ocean,
in view of the naval parade which
would be held in connection with the
event. While heavy expenditures would
not be contemplated at once, it would
be the intention to early begin the work
of constructing boulevards from Los
Angeles and other cities to the site of
the proposed exposition, and in this
work the legislature would be asked to
1orn inc
the construction of the boulevards.
Mr.. Finlayson said it would be impos-
sible to tell exactly when the legislature
would be asked to make an appropria-
ton for the exposition, but he warned
the members to prepare for raid at
Sacramento at some time in the future
For the Children
At the opening of the afternoon ses-
sion Judge Curtis D. Wilbur made an
appeal for changes in the laws affect
ing children. He said that the Whit
tier, Preston and juvenile laws should
be merged and that juvenile courts
have full control of children under the
age of 16, and that the number and
pay of probation officers should be in
creased. Judge Wilbur said that much
had been done for children through the
cooperation of the truant officer and
several serious defects in the child la
Dor laws.
Judge Wilbur also said a few words
in favor of equal suffrage, and charged
that the equal suffrage amendment was
defeated by the toughs of San Fran
cisco.
Mrs. Kenney also spoke in favor of
equal suffrage, and said that something
should be done before the San Fran
MI
Should Be Gradual
Assemblyman A. NJ. Drew of Fresno,
a candidate for speaker, told the advo-
Gates of equal suffrage that suffrage
must come gradually and that friends
of the movement would defeat their OBJ
ject should they attempt to secure full
suffrage with the passage of one meas
ure. He said he believed an amend
ment permitting women to vote on all
questions and in municipal
elections would carry.
DR.. e. G. Moore, superintendent of
schools of Los Angeles, urged the ap-
pointment for Los Angeles of a deputy
labor commissioner to enforce the child
labor law. He said that in San Fran
cisco, where the labor commissioner
lives, 5000 children who were at work
when the law went into effect now at
tend school.
A. 3. Cass, chairman of the chamber
of commerce committee on eXpositions,
told of the great benefits derived by
Los Angeles through advertising gained
by making exhibits at various exposi-
tions, and he urged appropriations for
exhibits at jamestown and at Seattle
during the eXpositions to be held in
those cities.
Wants Primary Election Law
E. w. Camp made an argument in IA
vor of a change in the election laws.
He favored a primary law, and said
that the percentage of petitions to pre-
vious vote in order to place ticket or
candidate on the ballot should be at
least per cent instead of per cent,
as at present
DIR. S. V. Landt urged amendments
regarding the practice of osteopathy.
j. B. Lippincott formerly of the geo.
logical survey and now connected with
the owens river project, told of the
work or the survey He said the gov
ernment was making an appropriation
for the work in various states equal to
the appropriations by the legislatures
of those states. He said that Southern
California would be greatly benefited
by such work, especially in connection
with the owens river project, on which
branch of the geological suVey now
was at work, and he urged that the ap-
preparation of California be increased
by about $4,000 or $4,000 for the next
two years.
Mrs. e. r. Scott, superintendent of
legislation of the w. c. II. u, and
Mrs Hester 7. Griffith, state superin-
tendent of prison work. greatly inter-
ested the legislators. Mrs. Scott urged
Sunday rest law, and she surprised
her hearers by declaring that Califor-
MIA now was the only state in the Union
which had no such law
Mrs. Griffith urged the construction
of reformatory, and she pointed out
the good work of such institutions in
other states.
May Sell Normal School
Richard Melrose of the board OF
trustees of the normal school then
sprung surprise by asking legislation
to permit the sale Of the present nor
NAL school site for $500. 900, and with the
proceeds purchase new site and erect
more substantial buildings. 1t would be
necessary to retain the present school
Tor two years, pending the erection OF
new buildings.
Prof Millspaugh spoke of needed
improvements at the school and said
that elevators should be Installed
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