Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-03-21
TENANTS CLASH
IN THE TOURA|NE
TALK OF RETAINING COUNSEL
FOR REDRESS
Liaht Turned OF and Other Heroic
Measures Taken to Restore
Peace In the Fashion,
able Hosiery

South Hope street, is the scene of great
unrest.
There is a revolt of most of the
tenants, who claim that they have been
treated unfairly by the part owner of
of the wealthy tenants held an indig-
nation meeting last night and the SER
vices of half a dozen leading law firms
| have been retained by the warning fac
| tions, 1t is said.
The tenants say that the present
| landlord, Manager Marshall, is deter
mined to Gust some of his renters, and
with that end in view has shut off the
electric lights, telephones and gas in
some of the apartments and threatens
to also shut off the water.
When the water is turned off the
tenants Wit are on the warpath will
complain to the health department, for
obvious reasons.
LandIady Vanishes
Amid all the conflicting stories it
seems probable that the sudden de-
parture of the erstwhile landlady, Mrs.
Estella Palmer, began the trouble.
1t is claimed that she collected the
rent. gas money and other similar bills
from the tenants, and after thus leav-
ing the present landlord is requiring a
second payment of all of these same
bills.
II cannot understand this" said one
gentleman who brought an invalid wife
to the house. 81 have paid my bill TO
May and now they are trying to make
me pay all over again. have receipts
in my pocket to show that l paid and
l don't propose to give up any more
money"
THAT'S right" chimed in a pretty
young woman, Miss June Vance, who
works in the Chamber of Commerce
building. 81 am rooming with family
here and pay each month for my ROOM
1 have been asked TO pay SIS more to
the landlord or his agent. Just fancy
the nerve! I am going to stick it out
however, and if necessary will use d
lamp to see by"
Mixed UP Affair
Mrs. Karl Sigfr1d is another COM
plainant, and she will seek legal advice
today.
Il really do not understand what the
| trouble is" she said. II have paid my
bills in advance and it looks as though
| somebody wanted to have us leave. l
really cannot tell you how this trouble
came about. 1t is a mixed UP affair.
The hotel is an ultra fashionable one
and contains twenty-eight suites of two
or more rooms. 1t has all the latest
| appliances and has been sheltering
wealthy people from the east, most of
| whom are now up in arms.
II intend to stick in this house and
fight it out on this line if it takes all
summer" exclaimed a vivacious young
woman, Miss Wolf, paraphrasing the
remark of a famous general.
They can't drive me out" asserted
pert young miss who looked danger
ously pretty with flashing black eyes
and tossing ringlets.
Raise the Rents
The rents have been raised on a num-
Der of the apartments and this has also
caused a ruction. Mrs. Mather, clever
real estate woman, is also in the union
of tenants organized last night. She
proposes to get her rights and will also
act according to legal advice.
Some have moved out and others
probably will move out to avoid any
complications, but the fighting minority
will stick by the guns and fire away
until their last ammunition is eX-
hausted.
Just what is the real reason for all
this bother will probably never be
known until the threatened lawsuits
materialize. The rights of landlord
ana tenant VIII figure extensively III
the case and naturally Mr.. Marshall
has his side Of the story as we'll as the
others.
So far he has maintained a dignified
silence and refers everyone to his at
torney.
Stirs Up Neighborhood
The hasty departure of the landlady
last week, the numerous meetings of
the "grievance committee" the secret
midnight sessions of the tenants, have
caused no little stir in the district of
fashionable apartment houses on Hope
and Olive Streets and before the af-
fair is ended it promises to develop into
fierce legal battle.
Last night the usually brilliant hotel
showed but a few glimmering lights.
A buzz of voices could be plainly heard
in several of the rooms and when a
reporter was admitted to the star
chamber session the spokesman said
that there is absolutely nothing for
the papers"
"Tnere may be a little trouble here
but we do not care TO make any state