Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-29

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meets In this city during the first week
In May, 1907.
NEW BANK TO OPEN.
The Fidelity Trust Co, OF which l.. l..
Elliott is president, win open a bank
Ing house In the c. c. Collins building,
500 w. Third street, Feb. /. The capital
is $3.50 OOo Mrs. Pearl A. Spaulding
will be In charge OF the women's de-
partment. MIR, Elliott was formerly
connected with the Merchants Loan &
Trust Co., of this city.
To reduce the number OF slate writers,
trance mediums clairvoyants, fortune.
tellers and the like In Los Angeles,
Robert p Hale. president OF the Anti
Fakcr league. Is endeavorins to secure
legislation requiring all who pretend TO
practise the arts Of the spiritualists 10
pass an examination and secure a di-
plomo from the state spiritualist asso-
citation. He favors license fee OF
500 per month for all who cannot sue
cessfully pass examinations.
WOMEN DESIRE MORE RIGHTS.
Mrs, o, H. Burbridge. Mrs. j. D.
Gibbs. Miss Elizabeth l.. Kenney and
other well known Los Angeles women
are making plans for series Of en-
tertainments TO be given during Janu-
AIRY, 1907, to raise funds to carry on a
campaign IN the interest OF better prop
erty rights for women In California.
Much needed alterations are to be
made IN the Los Angeles central po-
lice station. making room for more
prisoners, and giving better quarters
to the detective department and addi-
tlonal room to the receiving hospital.
The Pioneer Roll Paper co, win build
a $4,000 plant on Seventh street, this
city. 200 feet east of the Los Angeles
river.
WASTE OIL CAUSES TROUBLE.
Oil Inspector Blackmar and the po-
lice officials are hot on the trail OF a
dozen manufacturers along the Los
Angeles river banks who are allowing
waste OIL and similar stun to escape
into ther liver bottom. They allege
that the Los Angeles Gas and Electric
company is the principal offender and
have already Instituted criminal pro-
eeedings against the authorities for
the corporation that is 10 be tried Jan.
10.
Rhyollte Nevada center of one Of
the greatest mining districts in the
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built by Los Angeles and San Bernar-
dino capital Rol King, father OF the
Los Angeles chamber OF mines. and
Judge Bsbee Dunn OF San Bernardino
have received the architects plans for
the new hotel and practically approved
them IN all their details.
For the public peace and safety there
will be one law drafted and proposed
to the California state legislature this
winter that will affect manufacturers
In Los Angeles, namely a pure food
law City Chemist Miller, the mem
bers OF the board OF health and sew
eral OF the new legislators have been
in conference on the matter I'm this city
and 1t Is understood that In the state
there are at least dozen legislators-
elect who are planning to initiate ac-
ton on this line.
WILL RECLAIM LAND,
Trustees of wilmington, a suburb Of
this city. have placed their official APP
proval on the application OF the South
ern Pacific and the Salt Lake Route
companies and the Banning company.
requesting governmental permission 10
dredge and reclaim certain lands In the
harbor OF San Pedro, from Mormon is
land northeasterly TO Wilmington.
Sentences IN San quentin penitep-
tiary OF 10 years each were given by
Judge y. y. Smith to Ross Smith and
j. c, Cloud 20-year-old boys, who
pleaded guilty to highway robbery
Mothers Of both the boys were pres
eut when sentence was pronounced
and nlled the courtroom with their sobs
and means, but the prisoners feigned
an air Of brayado and walked of 10
the county Jail, handcufed and smok-
ing cigarettes,
The main postotiice and all letter
carrier stations were open for the de-
livery Of mail last Sunday between 10
a. m. and 1880 a, m.
Owing to the unprecedented growth
Of Los Angeles there was an exeop-
tlonally large amount OF holiday gifts
arriving by every mail prior TO Christ
mas, and II was Of great assistance
where patrons who were expecting
Christmas gifts called at the main
offlce or the stations where they re-
ceive their mail and secured same.
Registered mail was delivered Sunday
morning at the same hours as the or
binary mail.
TEACHERS ELECT OFFICERS.
Officers OF tee Southern California
Teachers association have been elected
as follows H. A. Adrian OF Santa
Barbara, president; J. 3. Nichols, first
vice president, IL, o. Williams, second
vice president; F. S. Holland, record
ing secretary; VIII Angler financial
secretary; Charles Z. Taylor, transpor-
tation secretary and Thomas J. Phil
lips, treasurer. Il was moved and
adopted that a salary Of $50 a year be
allowed the recording secretary.
1t was decided TO ask the legislature
10 pass an amendment to the present
school laws, providing for free text
books, the adoption Of the new ruling
to be left optional with the board Of
trustees in the various cities and
towns.
w. 5. Newhall, banker and former
president OF the California club OF this
city, died at San Francisco Christmas
day OF cirThosis OF the liver. Deceased
built the first cable road In this city.
Mayor McAleer has vetoed the audi
tors demand for s65,325, the clty's
share OF the cash cost OF the IL voting
machines TO be owned Jointly by the
city and county The mayor declares
that the machines are no good and the
deal for their purchase is loaded. The
city and county owned - machines for
40 keys; they added $50 each and bar
gained to trade them in for 50-key ma
chimes. The council probably will pass
the matter again over the mayors
veto.
FOR A GREATER LOS ANGELES
Long Beach and San Pedro are ready
to Join Los Angeles Men Of the lower
bay city agree 10 consolidation II pros
Iected legislative measure Is approved
Proposals are made from both sub
urbs to Join Los Angeles under the
borough system, such as exists In New
York city.
Diamond sport was lively in and
about Los Angeles over Christmas
There was feast OF baseball, 20
games being scheduled for last Sunday
Monday and Tuesday Tho Winter
league arranged a fun schedule and
guerilla contests added to the at
fractions.
Most OF the banking institutions OF
the city made presents to all on their
pay rolls this week, All institutions
aro on toying prOsperity The Security