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Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-09
CITY HALL REVIEW STAND
SWARMS WITH HIGH MOBILES

Again hundreds of spectators 5War,med rms,
on the city hall reviewing stand iasu d nSt tSn;,
m embers of the imperial council ana tneiI
friends having the exclusive privilege al
that splendid observation point. ,s.
If was nearly 10 o'clock last night petore
the head of the float line reached the city
building. There was plenty OF time rof
leisurely chatting ana visltins Hnlohe '"s
mobiles and their women: ,,...,,. 1yo,.
Neither Governor Gillett nor Mayor Har,
per were on hand last night as tney 'aSl haa
other engagements in connection win
Shriner Festivities, but at different times
the leading imperial councillors put put IN Ian an
iniscences were exchanged and in all ol
the talk the hospitality of Los Angeles re-
ceived cordial praise. H.,
pressed with the reception Southern Call,
fornia gave her guests, and they remarked
unanimously that a pace had been SCI
which would require extraordinary eiforts
to meet . .,.,,,,
They admit that the Minnesotans must
pet to work right away to arrange for tho
next years stay of the Shriners.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-09
TripoIi Temple as Well Known as
Any Brew That Ever Came
Out of the Lakeside
City

Five ladies and thirteen mobiles did the
illustrious potentate of Tripoli temple,
James P. Holland, lead from the brewed
waters of Milwaukee to go on pilgrimage
across the sands. Thanks to the ,watchfnl
care of their leader, all arrived in Los
Angeles safe and we'll and pitched their
tents beside the cooling springs of the
Frontenac hotel.
Besides a few other Things, milwaukee IKE
;s famous for it's Shriner temple. The
Wearers of the fez in this popular city now
number 1888 with the hopes of bright
hereafter. The order has been in existence
have been passed in the beautiful Masonic
temple at Anila and Jefferson streets, Mil
waukee.
side Potentate Holland is prominent In
business life being the superintendent OF
the Chicago & Northwestern railroad. He
is also trustee of Wisconsin commandery
No l. which owns the big Masonic temple
in Milwaukee.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-09
SALT LAKE MISSES
SAVE VENDER'S, STOCK

Boisterousness became rather pronounced
on broadway near the city hall an hour
before the parade moved. In one OF the
4merica gave vent the cane and badge
rack conducted by a young fellow near
Third on Broadway was upset.
Stock of goods and money rolled on the
sidewalk and coins were scattered in the
Two young women just passing, did not
stop to ask questions, but scraped up the
money for the vender and helped with
other pedestrians to pick up the canes.
The lad CALAMITY asked the. young
women to take two canes along for SOU
venirs. but they graciously decllned.
Friends with them said they were the
Misses Bess and Catherine Fisher of Salt
Lake City.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-09
FLORAL BEAUTIES
ENTRANCE MOBILES
PAUL DE LoNGPRE is HOST OF
THE DAY
Shrlners See Beautiful Home Of the
Flower Painter and Hear His
Latest Musical COM
positions

With flowers and music, refresh4
ments and a trip through the finest
gallery of floral paintings in the coun-
try, visiting Shriners were privileged
yesterday to pass one Of the pleas
antest days of their sojourn in Los
Angeles, viewing the treasured art
creations in the palatial de Longpre
residence at Hollywood. Paul de
Longpre, the premier flower painter of
the world, threw his house open to
the mobiles yesterday, receiving almost
ten thousand of the city's guests be-
tween the hours of a. m. and D. m.
With the artist were his talented
wife and two daughters, assisted by
almost all the citizens of Hollywood.
The spacious gardens with their myr-
lad of flowers and rare shrubbery
formed a most bewitching setting for
the reception, and here, there and
everywhere through the foliage the red
fez of the Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine
cleaned conspicuously.
In the gardens great punches of roses,
carnations and other flowers were CIV
en- the visitors. Light refreshments,
such as ices, frappes, waters, etc.,
were served.
The musical program was of the
highest, and none of the numbers were
better received than those of the host
of the day, the artist-musician. Mime.
Genevra Johnstone Bishop, the Cali
fornia Nightingale" sang Mr. de Long
pres song, California" The number
was so well received, she was COM
PEELED to respond with an encore.
Given Copies of March
Shrine women were particularly fa-
vored. The popular "Bedouins' March,"
written by Mr.. de Longpre especially
for the present Shriners' concave, was
played at the reception, and each wo-
man was given a souvenir copy of
the catchy composition.
Then the renowned art galleries were
thrown open to the visitors and thous-
ands wandered at will through the
beautiful aises viewing the paintings
of the worlds greatest flower painter.
Recognized as the undisputed peer
among flower painters, Paul de Long
pre- has favored California with his
residence because of the splendor of
it's flora, and the galleries are filled
with paintings of the finest blooms
produced on his broad grounds. The
exhibit is said to be the finest collection
of flower paintings found anywhere in
the United States if not in the world.
After their bounteous reception in the
gardens and home of the artist, the
visitors were taken in automobiles,
buggies and tallyhos and driven around
beautiful Hollywood. For four hours
| the gardens were crowded with visit
| ors. and the crowds kept coming and
going constantly. A conservative es-
innate placed the number at 10000.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-09

TWO, SICK, SEE
NIGHT PARADE
Plucky st. Louis Women at Angelus
Persuade Doctor to Let Them
See Pageant from Upper
Window

Moolah members, the st. Louis tenn
pie and patrol visitors, who are guests
tdaS t hs AoG Aogens mcrhhs hGps til hs hight
They visited the De Longpre home at
in the orniRgt to9k aims auaf st
Ascot % p park and watched the night parade
and attended the receptions later. Some
of the men were lured to the prize fight.
though on the sick list, determined to
see the parade from their windows. Dr.
Bayless, house, physician at the e, ,Angelus,
anxious faces peered from the upper
windows and saw the pageant.
Mrs. W. G. Hasty; wife of G q s,,s stave ta y,
niece of Gus Berg of the patrol. were
day. Mrs. Phelps, the young widowed
engagements and remained to nurse her
mother. Both patients are merely
sghhty fmdsbPosed put rest tbav saf prs Is
severe medicine in Los Angeles during
q w Tobin, one Of IT. the est st. Louis Io df
the last pilgrimageAto San Francisco;
Tobin is veteran travelling man, and
of course found friends when the, spe-
He overstayed his limit and the Shriners
went west without him.
Tobin, accustomed to inn Gmergeaeiesdi dicfe ted
den. Tobins friends insist that he only
did it by signing the name. of the presi.
dent of the road to the telegram, but
he says that is merely .surmise. Any
way, the train stopped until Tobin,
aboard freight, caught up with the
with the present bunch at the eleventh
hour, substituting for H. ]: Hoops of the
patrol. This saved a gap in the ranks;
and Mrs. R. F. Kilgen of st. Louis, yes
terday determined that. they. would see
more of California before they return
home. They will make trip into the
| Yosemite country also.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-09
ST, LOUIS NOBLE
IS OUTER GUARD
J.BENT0N LEGGAT WlTHDRAWS
HIS NAME
Imperial Council Holds First Session
and Frank Curtis Roundy Is
Installed Imperial
Potentate

At the meeting of the imperial council
held yesterday Frank Curtis Roundy of
Chicago was installed as imperial poten-
tate and the name of Alva P. Clayton was
placed upon the list of representatives
ad vitam.
The meeting was the most important
of the entire session and much business
was transacted. The only office over
which there was contest was that of
/ imperial outer guard, and this was final
Louis
AS was expected there were several
names before the house, but the only ones
that came to vote were those of George
W. Fowle of Detroit Henry Neidring-
haus and ]. Benton Leggat. Mr.. Leg
gat, withdrew his name and a second
Neidringbaus. He is one of the most
popular members of the st. Louis temple
and is a general favorite in the imperial
| council.
One of the chief features of the day
was the presentation to retiring Poten-
| tate Clayton of past potentate's jewel
studded with diamonds. and Mr.. Clayton S
departure from the office was one of the
most spectacular in the history of the
shrine. 1t is generally conceded that
| there never has been a more popular po-
! tentate, and the speech he made in receiv-
ing the gift was one which endeared him
more than ever to the mobiles.
Makes installation Address
Imperial Potentate Roundy made his in
stallation address and he was greeted
with much applause from his fellow
mobiles
William H. Brown and BENJAMIN w
Rowell were reelected imperial treasurer
and imperial recorder, respectively, and
each of the other officers moved up one
step.
Announcement was made that char.
ter would be granted to the baby temple
in Mexico City and Alva P. Clayton was
: chosen. to. go to Mexico next January ant
; formally install it.
. Greetings were received from President
: Diaz and collection of all the souvenirs
: of all the temples was made to be sen
to him.
! Charters were granted to several othei
! temples and some of the applications re
! ceived were denied Every decision o.
Potentate Clayton was accepted and thi
establishes a record never before made b.
any one in the office.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-09
ROUTES OF PARADES

ELECTRICAL PARADE THURSDAY 1880
Temple DOCK
Ninth to Broadway north on roao"
Ninth
will follow the routes tne
May and except that the heao
the wills fromN
10, 10 A. M
the route except tnat
will continue First
stead O Second street
be Wd OH
to event parades
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-09
BERIBBON THE AUTO
CARRYING A BRIDE

Mr. and Mrs. Earl Wilson of Saglnaw,
Mich, are a bpidal couple sojourhlhg at
the Hayward with the Moslem delegatlmotl m
of Detroit Shriner Wilson is prominent
lumberman. ,. ,., mr.,
Yesterday while automobiling with Mr..
and Mrs A. w. Baxter of Detroit the tact
that bride was aboard the machine ,e
leaked ont among the committee which
took the party around the city and extra
ribbons were festooned around the auto
by the jolly Moslemites.
Miss Alta Rush of Portland young
woman skilled in handling autos, was also
one of the party.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-09
FIRE COMMISSIONERS
MEET NEXT THURSDAY

The next meeting of the board of fire
commissioners will be held Thursday, May
16 at 103O a. m. Owing to the Fiesta no
meeting will be held today.
Members of the board were busy enter
taining visiting Shriners, some of them
being city officials at home and necessarily
entitled to municipal courtesies while in
Los Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-09
W0ODMEN OF THE WORLD
IN ANNUAL CONVENTION
Rx Associated Press.

the Tenth district Woodmen of the World
held their annual convention in this city
today Lodge matters only received at
Delegates to the grand camp sessions to
he held in Seattle, Wash, in July were
elected. Two hundred delegates from out
side towns are here.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-09

A Mean One for Mamma
He-What does you mamma say in her
letter?
She-She sends you lots of kisses.
He-You see, she never loses chance
to be disagreeable to me.-Le Rire.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-03-24
Wave OF Anti=cofporation
Feeling in Many States
Railroads Singled Out by the Legislature,
and Many Attempts to Reduce Passenger
and Freight Rates Are Being Made.
1.-TWO CENT-A-MILE" BILL MOST POPULAR

Bills restrictive of nearly every
variety of corporation have been in
troduced in the Legislatures of almost
every State in the Union. The great
majority of these are aimed at the
railroads, and the reduction of rail
road fares is the favorite method of
attack.
In only small number of the
States have laws been finally enact
ed, and these States are mostly in
the West. The great amount of rail
way business in the last year has
called forth wave of demurrage bills
to force railroad lines to provide cars
Tor shippers; the reduction of freight
rates Is being agitated i'm many COM
monwealths in the West. Closer State
supervision of corporation bound is
sues is proposed in several of the
Middle States.
Perhaps no legislature in the coun-
try has been asked to consider a law
SO far-reachlng in it's effects as the
New York Public Utilities bill, now
under discussion at Albany. Some of
the Western States have passed laws
providing for the stringent enforce
ment of the laws against railroads by
commissions, but in none of them has
law embracing all public service
corporations been attempted The
Herald herewith gives summary of
the legislation in which corporations
OF all sorts are interested from nearly
all OF the State capitals
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-03-24
New Mexico.

The Legislative House last Friday
passed three cent mile passenger
rate law and the Council will prob
ably pass 1t this week The law also
provides that children under six years
shall be carried free. Both houses
have passed an antitrust law forbid
ding combinations in restraint of
trade. as well as discrimination in
freight rates. The House has passed
a bill forbidding fire insurance COM
Danies and agents giving rebates
There is pending i'll the Council a
bill forbidding discrimination in
freight rates against any locality or
any person, the penalty to be fine
OF from 500 to $500. one-half to go
to the informcr.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-03-24
North Dakota.

These railroad bills passed both
houses of the Legislatures Two and
half cent fare with thousand mile
books at Il flat rate of two cents; re.
curing wrecks and casualties to he
reported promptly to Railroad Com
missioners; reciprocal demurrage; re-
stricting hours of labor or railroad
employees to sixteen, practically the
same as the national law and the
creation of commission consisting
of Governor, Lieutenant Governor and
Speaker of the Assembly to inquire
into cost and Talue of express, sleep
ing car, telephone, telegraph. dining
car. construction and other public
utilities companies.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-03-24
New York.

Never before in the history of tho
state capital has so much legislation
relating TO the regulation of railroads
ana other public utilities been intro.
duced as during the present session
OF the Legislature The railroad
committees OF both houses and tho
other public service committees are
ch9ked with the miss OF bills. There
are ITO bills on the subject of rail
roads alone. The most important OF
inc public utilities legislation, OF
course, Is the PageMerritt bill of this
week, carrying out Governor Hughes
recommendations for two public ser.
vice commissions. One Is to have
authority over New York city and the
other over the remainder OF tho
state. There are several freight de.
murragc bills. Bills for two cent n
mile fare OH all the steam railroads
arc very popular. There are mt least
half dozen of them.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-03-24
Oregon.

railroad commission law pattern.
cd after the Wisconsin and Texas
laws, was passed by the Oregon Leg
lsiature at the session just closed.
The law is very sweeping and gives
The commission the power to regulate
rates and have general restrictive
control of the railroads operated In
the State. Any change in rates is to
be made with the sanction of the
commission. Reciprocal demurrage
Is one OF the important parts of the
law, giving the shipper indemnity for
delay in setting cars ordered for
promised by the carriers MS we'll ms
protecting the roads against abuses
or shippers. Free passes are prohib.
ited by the law. Other restricting
legislation directed especially against
perpetual franchises was defeated by
the Senate.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-03-24
Arizona,

Little legislation restrictive of rail.
road corporations has been accom-
plished except the passing of COM
promise mining bill. A three cent
fare bill passed by the lower house
was killed in the Council. Four cent
fare bills are now before both houses.
Various bills creating railroad com.
mission have been introduced, all
perishing but one, which gives the
commission power to adjust rates.
Another freight rate bill, making the
maximum legal freight charge seven
and one-half cents per ton per mile
was amalgamated with the commits.
sion bill last named, which has pass.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-03-24
South Dakota.

AT the legislative session just closed
the laws were enacted to prohibit the
giving OF railroad passes or other ia
Vors; prohibiting railroads from max
ing campaign contributions; authoriz.
ing the State Raiload Commission to
make passenger rate schedule not to
exceed two and one-half cents per
mile; prohibiting railroad employees
TO work longer periods than sixteen
hours. followed by eight hours rest,
except In case of storm or accident;
and a reciprocal demurrage act, paid
by the roads or shippers for delay
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-03-24
Maryland,

The session OF the Maryland LegIs-
lature was notable for the legislation
directed at railroads and other pun.
lie service corporations, though there
was nothing of an extreme kind ut
tempted. One important act which
was passed provided that any rail
road In the State which charged n
flat rate Of more than two miles
should be required sell mileage
books for trips of thousand miles
or more at two cents n mile. A bill
which was bitterly fought by the rail.
roads and other corporations. but
which passed and became law, was
the measure which increased the
gross receipt tax on almost every
class of quasi-public corporations.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-03-24
California,

This session of the California Leg.
islature passed no railroad restrictive
legislation, and, withsthe execution of
general employees liability act, ac-
ceptapie 10 the railroad interests, and
me submission of proposition for n
gross earnings system of taxation for
corporations, there is no legislation
that even remotely affects them. Bills
were introduced providing for the
maintenance of depots at county
seats; no seat. no fare, and recipro.
cal demurrage; but they barely re.
ceiyed notice in the committees of
their several assignments.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-03-24
Colorado,

There Is pending in the Colorado
Legislature railroad commission bill
agreed upon in caucus of the Re-
publican members of the General AS
semly. 1t provides for a commission,
to be appointed by the Governor,
which cannot fix rates. Its rulings
against railway corporations may be
appealed to the Supreme Court. The
bill does not prohibit the issuance
of passes. 1t is regarded as worth
less and the corporations are not op-
posing it.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-03-24
New Jcrscv

Numerous bills have been introduc.
ca In the New Jersey Legislature
this winter looking toward the plac.
Ing OF restrictions on the railroads
and public utility corporations of tho
state. The most drastic have been
aimed at the railroads, and one OF
lhcm provides for the creation of n
State Railroad Commission to have
complete control over the roads of
the State, great power being accorded
by the bill. Another provides that
freight cars must be furnished for all
Shippers when demand for tho same
is made There is also two cent
fare bill.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-03-24
Nebraska.

lhcNebraska Legislature has pass
cd bill reducing passenger fare from
threc TO two cents, and the bill has
been signed by the Governor and is
now in force. AT the last election
constitutional amendment was adopt
ed at the polls creating an elective
railway commission. a bill is ready
TO pass the Senate. Another free
pass bill furnishing the givcr and the
recipient has passed both houses and
is expected to become law. A bill
called the Reciprocal Demurragc bill
has been made Il special order in the
House and will probably pass.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-03-24

ed bills fixing railroad rates on more
than one hundred articles, reducing
the charges almost half in some in
stances and putting control of COM
mon carriers in the hands of the COM
mission. Other laws are approved re-.
ducing passenger fares from three to
two and half cents. providing for
reciprocal demurrage in the matter, of
delay in providing equipment, order
ing interchangeable mileage books
and prohibiting free passes and re-
bates. Railroads are prevented by
laws passed from charging any higher
rates than now prevail or from re.
moving suits from State to federal
courts.--New York Herald.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-03-24
Nevada,

Governor has signed the bill Great
ing railroad commission. Tho rail.
ways must file schedules with the
commission and must not change
without thirty days notice. The law
forces connecting lines to make Joint
rates. give maximum freight charge
ol ahout half present rates, allows
narrow gauge roads to charge greater
rates tnan broad and demands pro
rata distribution of cars on hand
"hen cars are short ON complaint
another bill has been favorably acted
upon by the House fixing the maxi
mum charge for carrying passengers
at live cents per mile, about half
,he present rate in Nevada. All pub
TIC utility corporations must throw
open their books to the commission.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-03-24
North Carolina.

Bills have been passed by tho Leg
islature making the railway fare 2 IA
cents per mile on all roads more
than sixty miles in length, the Corpor.
alton Commission being empowered
TO prescribe it on lesser lines. The
rate is flat. disDlacing the present
first class OF Ia cents and the Sec
ond class of Q 3-4 cents.
A freight rate regulation bill has
also passed. This, as introduced, was
extremely drastic and allowed specu
lative penalties; but this feature was
stricken out by the Senate and the
House concurred in this.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-03-24
Wyoming.

With single exception no leEisIa-
ton restrictive of the railroads has
passed this year. That exception was
a bill compelling railroads to fence
thelr rights OF way and keep the
FENCES In repair, The bill creating n
railroad commission with power to
regulate rates was permitted to pass
the House. but was killed In the Sen.
ate. A bill limiting to eight out of
each twenty.four was beaten.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-03-24
West Niralnln.

The Legislature of West Virginia
adopted the amended two cent pas.
senger rate bill after hard fight in
both the Senate and House OF Dele.
gates. Retrenchment on the part OF
the roads will follow, and already
the passenger service is being cut
down by the trunk lines. Bills were
introduced In both houses providing
for tax on oil and gas piped out
OF the State, but the measure In each
was beaten by q powerful lobby.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-03-24
phone commissioners are being held.
Rhode Island.

Rhode Island has been singularly
iree this year Of any acts designed
10 curb or discipline public utilities.
THOSE which were introduced during
tne last five years save one have
slept In the pigeonholcs OF cogimit.
tees on special legislation" and both
branches of the General Assembly
nave refused fatty to take them from
the committees.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-03-24
Delaware.

There will be no Legislation of a
restrictive character upon corpora.
tons or public utilities passed by the
present Legislature of Delaware at
this session. Trere have been plenty
OF bills In the House to provide for
two cent fares. for eight hours day,
for semi-monthly payment OF wages
and for increased taxation, and while
most of them will pass tho house
they Will die In the Senate commit,
tee.