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Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-20
BRICK MAKERS OPPOSE
CONCRETE LAW CLAUSE
WANT RIGID PROVISIONS IN NEW
ORDINANCE
After Hearing Arguments and Govern
ment Recommendations Council
Orders Committee to Go Ahead
With Framing of New Measure

Two expert concrete builders and
two expert brick builders with Build
ing superintendent Backus as referee
will frame UP a new section of the
building ordinance covering reinforced
concrete construction. This was the
decision OF tho building committee of
the city council, after listening for the
third time to the arguments of Los
Angeles brick makers, who frankly ad-
init they fear the nroads that rein.
forced concrete construction will make
in their business.
Brick makers, headed by Attorney
Walter Haas, who is Il stockholdcr il
a brick company, appeared before the
building committee yesterday and
asked that the proportions of sand and
gravel in concrete be made one OF
cement to four of sand and gravel
instead of one to six. as the ordinance
now provides and that the factor Of
safety be one to six, instead of one tC
three as at present
They presented reports of govern
ment tests in which these proportions
were recommended, but based THEN
chief claim to consideration on the
fact that there are 1000 persons eni-
ployed in the manufacture of bricks
in this city, while every cent spent for
concrete went to other places.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-20
ADVISE THAT POLICE
ENFORCE EXISTING LAWS
COUNCIL COMMITTEE HANDS OUT
REBUKE
Petitions Would Be Less, City Fathers
Remark, if Bluecoats Would Do
Their Whole Duty Regarding
Billiards and Dice

The legislative committee of the
council gave the police commission a
gentle slap yesterday by sending it a
communication to the effect that if
existing ordinances were better en-
forced by the police department there
would be fewer petitions presented to
that commission for new ordinances.
This little billet douX from the legis-
lative committee accompanied two
communications from the police conf
mission to the city council on the re-
turn journey to the secretary of the
commission. one Of the communica-
tons was a demand from the commits
sion that billiard halls be limited to 1875.
There are 115 now i'm existence The
other was Il petition from a number of
prominent persons, addressed to the
police commission, asking that the
game of "craps" and shaking dice in
cigar stores be prohibited by ordinance.
The committee refused to take action
on these requests but told the commits
sion to enforce the existing ordinances.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-20
MAKING ANARCHISTS
! tho Now Yorl, World.

From tho New York World.
Why should II. clay Pierce, president
OF the Waters-Pierce oil company, BAR
ricade his doors against subpoena serv-
ers and remain prisoner i'm his apart
ments at the Waldorf Astoria for two
weeks If his testimony in the proceed
ings against the STANDARD oil company
would reveal nothing but philanthropy
ana right dealing i'm his associates
business methods? Plain people grow
suspicious when they see their great
captains of industry hiding from Off
GERS of the law like thieves from the
police. Mr.. II. II. Rogers was caught
only after a chase of several weeks. on
the witness stand under compulsion he
has used every means in his power to
battle legal inquiry by the state of Mis-
souri,. His answers have been purposely
inpudent and defiant or blank refusalS
to give information as to ordinary
facts. His attitude i'm every respect has
been sighting and offensive.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-20
STONE TO BE LAID WITH
IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES
BISHOP WILL PRESIDE OVER
SPECIAL SERVICES
Formal Beginning Of New Catholic
Church Will Be Made on Sunday
Afternoon--Many Visiting Clergy
men of Diocese Will Be Present

Tho corner stone " the ucw St Agncs
church viii he laid tomorrow after
noon with tho impressive ceremony
of the Catholic ritual Tho patronal
feast of the parish vii! bc observed
by the ceremony, which viii hc at
tended by clcrgvmcn from the south
crn part Of the diocese.
Solemn high mass will be celebrated
corum vpiscupo at 1O:30 O'Clock In the
chapel, adjoining the now church,
corner Adams street ana Vermont ave-
nuc. Rev. j. j. clifford. pastor of
tho Church of st. Thomas the Apostle,
will he Celahrant; Rev. j. S. 1.aubackcr
of OXnard, deacon; Rcv. Stephen cain
Of Riverside, sub deacon. and Rev. j.
A. ReHrdon Of the cathedral, master
Of ceremonies. Bishop ConHty will be
assisted by Rev. Edward Lunney, -.
r. NJ, of St Joscph'S church as arch
priest; Rev. NJ. Scanlon Of Ramona
and Rev. John Conlon of the Pico
Heights convent as deacon of honor.
Bishop Conaty will preach the SER
mon.
A special musical program will he
rendered by the choir, with orchestral
accompaniment Bollman's mass will
be sung, with the following soloists:
Miss Mary Orth, soprano; Miss Kath-
crime McGinn, Contralto; Joseph Ha-
Miss Hortensc Chlds will sing a hymn
to St Agnes as offertory. Miss Edith
MCGinn will preside at the organ.
At 80 p m the ceremony of lay
ing the corner stone will be performed
by Bishop Conaty, assisted by Rt. Rev.
Mgr. liarnott. Rev. j. w. Collins of
st. Thomas church will preach the ser
mon. Following the ceremonies the
congregation will repair to the chapel,
where benCdicton of the Blessed Sac
rament will be celebrated, followed by
the papal benedicton to be impaired
by Bishop ConatY. a hymn of thanks
giving by the congregation will close
the service.
The church will be of gray stone,
and will be one of the most imposing
edifices in Los Angeles. Rev. C. Moouy.
the pastor, has planned many features
for the beauty and convenience of the
church.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-20
RECORD RAINFALL
Rain? Well, rather!

Rain? Well, rather!
Los Angeles is simply drenched.
More than two inches of wet water
inside of twenty-four hours anG the
end is said to be yet distant Last year,
one of the wettest Los Angeles ever
had, showed at this date 511 inches of
rainfall. So far this G,ason the record
is III inches.
Semi-arid? Not here. Perhaps that
was the case once; so was Kansas, now
the frolicking ground of the tornado,
once part of the great American desert.
Now Los Angeles and Southern Cali
fornia comprise the garden spot of
earth, and the rainfall here is no longer
matter even of conjecture.
OF course the rain did ljme damage.
That was to be expected, and will be,
until the great outfall sewer is in COM
mission and the storm drains are in
service, Street cars were delayed,
tracks We're covered or washed out,
streets We're ripped up, caves-in were
numerous and the bills foot up to a
considerable sum,
But the damages are nothing as com
pared to the wonderful good done by
the downpour. The soil of all Southern
California is soaked, TIL growing
crops may drink their I'LL. The trees
are washed clean and heir thirst is
Quenched. The whole land is thor
oughly wet, and already he change in
the face Of nature is notable and pro-
nounced.
1t was-and is-a sple~did rain. 1t
establishes the record anew for rain
fall here. 1t was blessing undisguised.
And every cents worth Of damage it
did is offset in dollars MANIFOLD, in the
way Of blessings that follow in its
train.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-20
SENsELHSs DEADLOCK

Mayor McAleer and the city council
of Los Angeles are i'm senseless dead
lock over the appointments made by
the mayor to constitute the newly
created board Of public works.
Senseless because there Is no ap-
parent reason why the council should
not take some action upon the names
submitted by the mayor-for or against
Senseless because the refusal Of the
council to take official cognizance OF
the appointments has resulted in the
stoppase of all movements looking
toward public improvements.
Scnseless because it has compelled the
whole city Of Los Angeles to pause
i'm its onward progress without any
! reason-except that the council may
hope to retain within its own grasp
and power the petty patronage that
goes with the apportionment Of munici-
pal contracts.
The mayor is entirely right in his
position that inasmuch as the people
| voted for a charter amendment pro-
vlding for a board Of public works
that should become operative and es-
! tablished on January j, 1906, none of
| the powers assigned TO such board can
| now be legally performed by any other
| department of the city government.
| Acting in accordance with the new law
| he has submitted to the city council
a set Of names of citizens whom he has
selected to constitute the board Of
public works. Upon these names the
council refuses to take any action what
ever assigning no reason therefor and
declining to give any excuse to tho
| public.
The city council is trinins with the
city's interests and it will hear some
thing drop if its attitude is not quickly
| changed.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-20
COMMITTEE SNIFFS AT
VILE-SMELLING FRUIT
GROCERS' ATTORNEY PRESENTS
1T AS ARGUMENT
In Fighting PeddIers' Tactics He Tells
Legislative Committee That Sale
OF Rotten Produce Should Be Pro.
hibited-Decision Reserved

Here it is! Look at it! Smell it,!
Taste it if you darc!' said Attorney
Walter Haas. as he laid a large quan-
tity of dubious appearing and evil
smelling fruit in front of the legislative
committee yesterday morning.
We'll, that's all right. Wen take
your word for it," answered "Uncle"
George Smith as he pressed his glasses
tighter on his nose to exclude the vile
odor and took a seat nearer the open
window.
The other members of the committee
also thought it time to view the seem
cry from the open window while At
torney Haas and some retail grocers
removed the decaying fruit to a far
corner of the committee room.
IF YOU care to examine that stuff
with Il microscope, you will find more
terrifying monsters ON it than ever APP
peared in delerium tremens case,
continued Mr. Haas, when he had per-
suadcd the committee that nothing
would hurt it if it gathered around the
table again.
The attorney was presenting the case
of the Retail Grocers association
against the peddlers who sell fruit from
the tail of a cart on the street cor
ners at for 10 cents, a dozen Is cents"
i'm an effort to have the committee
formulate an ordinance forbdding the
peddlers to sell their fruit within a
prescribed zone and placing a heavy
tax on peddlers who sold to consumers
in the residence districts.
The retail merchants have been try
ing for several months to have the
council pass such an ordinance and
the rotten fruit presented to the COM
mittee yesterday was given as prac-
teal reason why the ordinance should
be passed the merchants claiming this
to be "A fit sample of the goods sold by
all peddlers,
The produce exchange presented a
petition asking that the peddlers be
allowed to continue unmolested, claim
ing this to be the only way the whole
salers had Of disposing of perishable
goods
The health board maintains an i'll
spector whose duty it is to examine
fruits and vegetables at the wholesale
houses and destroy all produce in
furious to health.
The committee took the case under
adVisement, but its members expressed
an opinion that the decision would not
be favorable to the retail merchants.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-20
Calves Program

Calve will sing selections here that
will show her voice at it's greatest
purity ana her execution at it's most
faultless brillancy Selections from
Gounods "Sapho" and the Bird Song
from "Fclicien." Duvids La Perle dh
Bresil" and the "Habancra" from
Bizets charming Carmen will be a
portion of the selections. Calves COM
pany is an exceptionally good one, all
being artists of rare merit. Among
them are Berlicll Won Norden. tenor;
Mons. BouXmann. basso: Camille Dc
creus. pianist; Louis Fleury, nutist
and Mile. jeanette Nermorel. violinist,
who have all made a reputation as So
loists in Europe. Orders for the Calve
concert may be left or phoned to the
ticket office at the Birkel Music COM
pany on Spring street
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-20

President Ide Wheeler is wedding out
the drones and incompetents from
Berkeley. He says there should be
more young persons in school who de-
sire an education for education's sake
and who have a capacitv for learning
Many boys and girls have reached their
limit when they pass the high school,
and parents should learn that education
cannot be acquired by "cramming." 1t
requires some natural Amplitude
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-20
MAY ABANDON
STREET WORK
CITY ENGINEER IS IN A
oUANDARY
Pending Settlement Of Litigation, Re-
course May Be Had to Act Of
1901, Which Has Points
Of Advantage

The determination Of city Engineer
Stafford to present no more ordinances
of intention for public improvements
to the city council until the question Of
the board OF public works is settled
may have the effect Of causing a tenn
porary abandonment Of Vrooman act
work and recourse to the local improve
ment act passed i'm 1901 and which has
never yet been used by the city.
Assistant city Attorney Hewitt said
yesterday that he would probably roc
ommend this course to the city coun-
ell at its next meeting, us there is a
case i'm court involving tho validity Of
Nrooman act work which will proba bly,
be fought out to the supreme court
The case is based OH the methods OF
awarding under contracts under the
Nroomau act. Contractors arc invited
to submit separate bids for grading
gravcing. CurbinE, sidcWalkng and
such other features as may he needed
in the Improvement. These items are
all totaled and tho bidder having the
lowest total is awarded the contract
The contention is raised that each item
should be awarded separately to the
lowest bidder.
Assistant city Attorney Hewitt de-
clares the local Improvement law Of
1901 has several points Of advantage
over the Nrooman act.
Under the local Improvement law tho
city council adopts an ordinance to inn
prove a certain street, rs is now the
case. The city engineer makes an csti-
mate Of the cost Of Improvement, makes
the assessment and collects the money.
Bids are asked for tho entire improve
ment as a whole and not under separate
items as is the case in the NrOoman
law
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-20
"Faust" and Carmen" at Venice

The Ellery band is outdoing itself
this year in the interest and variety of
it's programs. The one of this even
ing will contain an entirely new selec-
ton from Bizet's Carmen" in which
the soprano parts will be taken by
Sig. Taddeo and the tenor parts by
Sig. Lomonte, The former potpourri
will also be played and the leading
parts be taken, as before, by Messrs,
Palma, Di Natalie and Riso. Other at
tractive features will be five different
numbers from Gounod's Faust" in
Guiding the "Flower Song" love duet,
the first and third preludes and the
arias for tenor and baritones.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-20
MUSIC AND
THE DRAMA
Casino Theater Company

The Casino theatcr which has been
closed for two weeks, viii open again
January II. 1905. with James r. Me-
Npin in his great Swedish dialect COM
edy entitled "IIauS Hanson"
James r. McAlph carries his own
band Of twenty-five pieces, two car.
loads Of sp'cial scenery and a complete
production in every particular
Hans Hanson" Is typically an Amer
lean farce bristling with ridiculous sit
uatons ana dramatic climaNeS. Tho
air Of the piece is especially wholesome
and its fun is particularly clean. The
piece has an efficient cast with James
4. McAlpin as Hans and Miss Dolly
Foster as Chick.
Hans Hanson is dialect play,
with characters drawn true TO life and
dealing with the lights and shadows
Of rustic life. The piece has been Il
hit ever since its first productions
Matinees will he given daily at 2:l5
p. IN. except THURSDAY.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-20

Los Angeles has the best lighted
street in the United States" says the
San Francisco Chronicle. It should
have said Streets for Spring street
is now "A duplicate Of Broadway in
electrolers, and Hin street is putting
up the same number of lamps. San
Francisco is endeavorng to get Mar
ket street lit from the ferry to Valencia,
and calls attention to the superior
lighting done i'm Los Angeles. In order
10 further the improvement several
prominent merchants along Market
haye promised $4,000 if others will make
up the required sum Of $4,000 Surely
the San Franciscans can raise that
sum and get ON the map with Los
Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-20

Housewives OF Los Angeles are not in
favor OF abolishing the fruit and voge-
table peddler, merely to please the re-
tail grocery merchants, They insist
that it is easier to buy from samples
at the door than to purchase unseen
by telephone order from the green
grocer. The produce exchange also
votes with the women, and there you
are. The combination is a formidable
one against the retail grocers' move
ment. They might as well give it up
and wait for better opportunity.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-20
SCHOOL NEEDS FIRE HYDRANT
Unless Better Protection Is Furnished
Polytechnic, Insurance Rates
Will Be Raised

Unless better fire protection is af-
forded the Polytechnic high school the
insurance rates on the institution will
be raised.
This ultimatum was delivered to the
fire commission at its session yester-
day by the board of underwriters, but
lack of funds renders the board power
less to provide fire hydrants closer to
the building and the insurance COM
panies will probably raise the rates
The nearest hydrant to the school is
about 400 feet away and this the i'm
surance companies do not consider
sufficient protection.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-20
BEAUTY SHOULD BE FREE
From Golfers,

From Golfers
A bill that should pass congress be-
yond any possibility of "a doubt is the
one providing for the removal of tariff
duties on works of art. The argument
that such removal would endanger the
whole sacred edtice Is familiar and
also idiotc, The tariff is treated by
its friends as equal i'm stability To a
house of jackstraws. Touch one and
all is lost Mr. Roosevelt handles the
tariff gingerly in his message, but there
is little doubt that he would smile upon
a bill to remove distractions to the
growth of the arts i'm America, espe-
cially as these distractions are not
even a pecuniary benefit to anybody.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-20

The visiting Chicagoans should be
pleased with city that has no fierce
storms, no below freezings, no sun
stroke weather, and only sunshine and
spring rain. They should enjoy to the
full the land of oranges and lemons,
the land Of olives and prunes, Of roses
and palms. and of strawber- all the
year round. Chicago IS a goodly city
of the eastern kind-but the Chica goan
doesn't know what living is until he
comes to Los Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-20
FREE, UNRESTRICTED PRESS
From the Richmond Times-D Dispatch.

From the Richmond Times-Dispatch,
If the White House wishes the COR
respondents to send only things that
are agreeable and natterlng to their
newspapers, there is just one way i'm
which it can accomplish this. II must
take care that only agreeable and fiat
tering things are allowed to happen
there. A free and unrestricted press Is
national asset of tremendous inn
portance with which not even the presi-
dent of the United States has the slight
est right to tamper.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-20
Alice NieIsen's Farewell

Alice Nielsen will appear for the
last time as Norma in Donizetti's beau
tiful comedy opera, Don Pasquale, -
at the Mason opera house this after
noon. Tonight, owing to the demand,
Miss Nielsen and her company will give
All operatic concert which will include
scenes from some Of the famous operas
and several numbers in English. A few
members of Miss Nielsens company
who we're not cast in Don Pasqua!e''
will make their first appearances at the
Mason tonight, together with the eX-
cellent artists who have scored so sue
cussfully in Don Pasquale.'
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-20
Warde,s CLOSING Lectures

This afternoon at Dobinson hail
Frederick Warde will deliver a lecture
on "Shakaspear Art Of Oratory,
with examples from Julius Caesar
"Othello" Henry VIII" The Mcr-
chant Of Venice" Henry "" Henry
"" etc.
For tonight Mr.. Warde has reserved
one of his most interesting subjects
for his farewell lecture and recital
Macbeth" He gives the subject crit
ical review under five separate heads
first, the analytical question: the
prophecy; second, the murder of Dun
can: third. the accusation, the banquet
scene; fourth, the witch scene; and
fifth, the closing act of justice, the
death of Macbeth.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-20

The Los Angeles clearing house banks
IN their new quarterly statement again
prove this city a financial Gibraltar.
The report shows that the clearing
house banks alone have deposits above
s47,OoO0OO as against SlOOOOOOO three
months ago, and cash available, $22,-
100000 as against s17,OOOOOO. This
makes a As per cent availability while
three months ago, it was AZ per cent.
The legal reserve is only 25 per cent.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-20

The visit Of representatives of the
Chicago Commercial club to Los An
geles win be a noteworthy event of
today chicagoans are always well
come. There are lots Of them already
citizens Of Los Angeles and more are
coming We have large business inter-
ests in the great city of the lakes and
mutual visitation will result i'm better
understandings aud appreciation.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-20

But why be discouraged over the
Panama canal? Italy has but Just
adopted plans for waterway from
Rome to the sea, said plans having been
designed by Julius Caesar nearly 2OOO
years ago. Mayhap in 1905 we will
see the Panama ditch begun, aber,
yah?
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-20
NEWSPAPER MEN PLAN CLUB
Employees of Daily Journals Take
Steps Towards Forming an
Organization

Nearly a score of newspaper men met
in the assembly rooms in the Chamber
of Commerce building last evening and
initial steps were taken toward form
ing press club for active newspaper
men.
Committees were appointed to select
charter members and a constitution to
be submitted TO a meeting of newspaper
mon which will be held in the near
future. All newspapers in Los Angeles
we're represented at the meeting.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-20

Former Governor Peabody Of Colo
RADIO found no difficulty in defyiug
death at the hands of striking miners
sworn to kill him, but even he threat
ened to succumb to the humble break
fast food. Isn't that the irony of fate?
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-20
Quite So

How are you coming on with your
studies in the occult, Miss Pezant?
"Oh, beautifully l am reading the
Bhagavodgita in the original"
why, didn't know you understood
Sanskrt,"
81 don't, but the BhaEavodgita Is Just
as easy to understand in Sanskrit as It is
in English"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-20
Lott-Rogers Concert

The song recital of Mr.. Harry Clifford
Lott will be given at the Dobinson
auditorium, 1914 South Hope street, on
Thursday evening February |, at S:15
o'clock. This is the third event in the
series of Lott-Rogers chamber COLI
certs. Mr.. Lott will present songs by
Strauss, Rice. Dvorak and ballads Of
less serious nature, including English
and Irish dialect songs. Mrs. Harry
Clifford Lott will be at the piano.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-20

Gen. Funston will go to the Philip
pines again. lie will not be accom-
panied by his press agent, hence no
more BagBag swimming parties will
be given.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-20

City Engineer Stafford has joined the
movement to tie up all public improve
ments. Hasn't this costly farce gone
far enough?
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-20

Senator De Phew says through his
secretary that he has no intention of
resigning. No one expected he had.
Still, that's what Mccall said-up to
the last minute.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-20

Los Angeles capital is being largely
invested in Portland street railways.
We have money down here for any
legitimate purpose and there is no hes
itancy about helping along such a
growing city as Portland.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-20

The backdown of the senate in the
Poultney Bigelow case is as abjcct as
tts stand was foolish and toplofty. Mr.
Bigelow was in the right and the senate
knows II.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-20

With every local hotel crowded to
the doors with guests and more COM
ing by every train, it is now reason
ably certain that the tourist record
will be fractured good and plenty this
winter
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-20

Portland and Chicago are both well
come visitors to Los Angeles. They
viii be greeted by the customary win
ter weather Of this sunshine
and rain, roses aud grcenery.