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Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-16
COUNCIL DRONES ALONG
WHILE FILTHY HOSPITAL
REMAINS INSANITARY

Resolutions to investigate conditions
at the receiving hospital in police head
quarters will be introduced in the city
council on Monday.
The recent trial of DR.: Charles r.
Freedman, assistant police surgeon, for
incompetency before the civil service
commission and the deadlock in the
council over the bill to appoint either
one or three police surgeons has brought
the questions to an issue.
DIR. Freedman is blamed by many
of the councilmen for all the trouble
which has been brought up in the hos
pital and his friends are blamed for
bringing about conditions which hold
two heads in power at the hospital,
thus demoralizing conditions there.
While DR.. Freedman was on duty a
poor Mexican. stabbed repeatedly, was
forced to walk out of the police ambu-
lance.
Until yesterday DR., Sumner j. Quint.
one of the surgeons-in- chief, was re-
garded as having first call on the ap-
pointment as surgeon-in-chief at the
hospital, with power to name two or
three assistants and with full jurlsdic-
ton. Because of the developments and
disclosures of brutality and neglect at
the receiving hospital, as shown in
Freedmans trial, the council may de-
clde 10 put in new men entirely, abol-
ish the system OF using Jail TRUSTEES
and introduce nurses instead. DR..
Quint has long favored nurses.
Dr. Campbell Makes Reve Iations
DR.. George w. Campbell, autopsy
surgeon for the city. whose cherished
aspirations to be coroner led him to
condemn the entire hospital manage
ment so some politicians say, let the
cat out OF the bag He said Freedman
represented conditions that were a dis
grace to the city and which should be
ended at once.
AT present the city council directly
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Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-16
Physician Says Place
Is in InSanitarv
Condition
No Operating Tables in
Room Reeking With
Aseptic Filth
Some Day Council May Do Something
About It Dirty Prisoners Only
Attendants for Injured
Persons

Recent criticisms of the city receiving
hospital by local physicians and other
citizens who have visited the place
were crystallized yesterday in "a state
ment of Los Angeles physician to
The Herald after he had inspected the
rooms of the hospital 1t is given ver-
batim:
1.-The two small rooms comprising the
receiving hospital are in a shockingly
insanitary condition. While it is pos
sible that the management makes the
most of its limited appropriation the
condition of the place is a discredit to
the city and certainly is a dangerous
place for injured or i'll persons to be
taken.
Germs could not pick a more ideal
abiding place than the unwashed floors,
walls and furniture. The supply room
suggests a junk shop more than any
thing else, especially when the cup
board doors are left open, revealing
the haphazard collection of surgical
supplies tumbled on the shelves, most
of the articles being covered with dust.
The floor of the place suggests So
noratown saloon and an uncleaned GUS
pidor stands near the entrance.
Conditions Unbelievable
I'm the operating room are two leath-
er couches, such as bugs of all descrip-
D.. tions delight to hide in, but not a sim
gle real operating table. Rolls of cot
ton and bandages are placed on dirty
chair While an operation is in progress,
but the most deplorable thing of all is
the presence of two or three unkempt
TRUSTEES who assist the surgeons. These
men are the caretakers of the place,
and, although they apparently do not
soil their clothes in this occupation,
their presence is anything but desir-
able at an operating table.
'These men, with big horny hands.
hold the patients while the doctors
operate on them, anaestheticS seldom
being given.
There is not a single nurse in the
place and the men who occupy cots in
the ward roomt lie unattended for hours
under soiled blankets used by every
unclean person who ever occupied the
place.
A Disgrace to the City
"A man named Harris, taken there
yesterday afternoon with his leg
crushed lay for hours in the close, ILL
ventilated room, with his clothes thrown
on the foot of the bed. Another man
lay opposite him with his clothes
thrown in a heap on the floor, amid
a months accumulation of refuse and
dirt
THE ward, if such it can be called,
is about eight feet by twelve 1 am told
frequently men and women are cooped
in there together for hours, all crowd
ed in small space, with no other at
tendance than that of the prisoners,
who come and go.
IT do not care to have my name men,
toned in connection with the affair.
1. 1T. l..z.L
they can with the awful surroundings.
"Any man or woman, no matter who
they are or their station in life. may be
carried to that charnel house tomor-
row.
1T is a disgrace to Los Angeles"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-16
TERRIFIC STORM
PREVENTS TRAFFIC
Snow Sixteen Feet Deep Near Fair
banks, Alaska, and Wind Blow
ing a GaIe-AII Wires
Down

BY Associated Press
SEATTLE, Wash, Feb. 15.-Lleur.
Col. w. A. Glassford, in charge of the
United States signal corps, received
word here today from Valdez, Alaska,
that a terrific storm was raging in that
vicinity. At Valdez the snow is seven
feet deep and the wind is blowing a
gale.
At the summit of the trail between
Valdez and Fairbanks the snow is six
teen feet deep, and all traffic between
the two towns is entirely stopped.
The operator at Valdez also states
that the wires between Valdez ana
Fairbanks are down near Thompson's
pass. The weather is too cold for the
linemen to venture out to repair the
line.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-16
EDITORS RESOLVE
. TO D|sBAR MADDEN
Want Evidence of Third Assistant
Postmaster Generals Inability
Submitted to President
Roosevelt
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press
ST. PAUL, Feb. 15.-The Minnesota
Editorial association adopted a resolu-
ton today calling for the disbarment
of Third Assistant Postmaster General
Madden and asking for his removal.
The association ordered that all evil
dence as to Madden's inability be col
lected and submitted to President
Roosevelt so that &c ne sees fit the third
assistant postmaster general be re-
moved.
The resolutions declare the associa-
tion will do everything in it's power to
fight the second-class postage bill now
pending in congress and to confer with
our senators and representatives to
have them fight the measure"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-16
CHINESE GETS AWAY
WITH LARGE AMOUNT
BY Assooiated Press.

ASSUUIdIEW 7
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 15.-The
Pinkerton detective agency and the po-
lice departments of Oakland and San
Francisco are endeavoring to locate in
China an American-born Mongolian,
Woo Ang by name, who recently raised
a draft from $S to $4,000. secured bill
of exchange for the latter sum from
an Oakland bank, sailed across the
Pacific and cashed the draft in Hong
kong.
The police theory is that the Chinese
worked with a confederate in the per-
son of a man named Woods.
The job began in the state of Ken
lucky, where Woods bought draft for
$S ON the Hanover National bank Of
New York.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-16
TELEPHONE GIRLS WILL
MAKE NO CONCESSIONS
Rv Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
BUTTE, Mont, Feb. ia confer
ence between representatives of the
Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone COM
pany, the executive board of the Butte
Merchants association and the joint
committee of the Butte Central Labor
council anu the Montana State FEEDER
alton of Labor failed to effect a settle
ment of the telephone girls strike. The
labor committees representing the
girls refused to recede a single point
from the original demands presented
by the girls, which Mr. d. S. Murray
on behalf of the telephone company
said he would not sign.
The Typographical union this after
noon voted the telephone girls $3.50 to
continue the strike.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-16
MOTHER CHECKS BABY
so SHE CAN ENJOY PLAY
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 15.-An 1S-months-
old baby was checked in the woman's
cloak room at the Manhattan opera
house last night. He is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Lewis of Winnipeg.
They were strangers in New York,
but had seats for "Rigoletto" last night.
They did not know where to leave their
baby, so asked the maid in the cloak
room to check the infant. The maid
was dubious, so she asked Mr.. Ham
merstein as to this odd disposal of the
infant.
The youngster was tagged and his
parents proceeded to take in the per-
formance. The child promptly fell
asleep and slumbered until after the
second act. By that time the members
of the opera company had become so
interested in him that he was taken
into the business office, where he awoke
and was the recipient of a general pet
ting.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-16
SEND TO THE HERALD
MONEY FOR SUFFERERS

Money Is needed for the lmme-
dste relief Of persons injured In
the terrible explosion on Second
street last Wednesday. There
should be instant response TO the
call for help. Most Of those injured
are poor and, in addition, have
helpless ones dependent upon them
for the necessaries Of life.
Kindly sympathetic and generous
Los Angeles will not wait for
second call, but will come forward
promptly with the aid so urgently
required.
The Herald Will be pleased to
receive any subscriptions to the
relief fund that may be made, and
will turn the same over to the
proper persons.
Send in your money today for the
relief of the sufferers.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-16

1-HospitaI is disgrace to city.
2-WilI lecture for freedom.
3-Damage suits to follow explosion.
4-Chamber of commerce in good
shape.
5-Find bullet that caused woman's
death.
6-Editoral.
7-City news.
s-Sports.
9-Southern California news.
1o-Classified advertisements.
11-Marksts.
12-Railroad news.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-16
SAYS CONFESSION MADE
IN JAIL is FALSE
BY Associated Press.

by Associated PreSS.
SAN JOSE, Feb. 15.-Charles Alva,
who was held in Jail for two days,
being released this morning on writ
of habeas corpus, has given out a
statement to the effect that a con-
fession made by him while in Jail
that he had received money from Po-
lice Officer Narvaez for the purpose
of buying votes is false and that it
had been made after he had been har-
assed and cajoled until he was not in
his right mind.
He said he was promised immunity
from conviction If he would say he
received the money. Alva claims that
James Rea promised that a mortgage
of $1,000 on his homo would be paid
if he would confess.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-16
RELIEF FUNDS
WASTED, SAYS
ASSEMBLYMA
Millions WrongfulIy
Used
Mr.. Kelly Introduces Resolution Ask
ing That a Special Committee
Make Investigation-Test
Cases Postponed
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
SACRAMENTO, Feb. 15.-The fed
eral government has consented to a
postponement for two weeks of the
Japanese test case in the supreme and
federal courts in San Francisco, accord
ing TO a telegram received by Senator
Wolfe today. The dispatch was in re-
ply to one sent to the California dele
cation by Wolfe requesting that the
Aolh case be postponed pending the re-
suit of the conference between Mayor
Schmitz and the board of education
with President Roosevelt.
Congressman Hayes telegraphed to
Senator Wolfe that the government has
agreed to the postponement and the
attorney general had so instructed
United States District Attorney Dew
lin.
In view of this the leaders in both
houses will attempt to prevent the re-
vival of agitation on the Japanese ques-
tion in the legislature for the present.
Today was the dullest day of this ses-
sion of the Legislature. Both houses
transacted an immense amount of busi-
ness, but principally of a routine char
acter Both the senate and the house
had difficulty in keeping a quorum and
several times it was necessary to send
out for members who had temporarily
abSented themselves.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-16
ATTORNEYS PASS LIE
AND PREPARE TO FIGHT
BY Associated Press.

BAKERSFIELD, Feb. 15,-David
Davis, accused of stealing $4,000 worth
OF diamonds nearly two years ago, was
held to answer before the superior
court and his bail fixed at $500O
Davis was arrested in Los Angeles
lately. During the examination OF
witnesses today the lawyers for the
prosecution and defense passed the lie
and nearly came to blows. Earl Rogers
of Los Angeles represented Davis.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-16
BURGLAR TIES WOMAN
TO A NAIL IN CLOSET
BY Associated Press.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 15,-Report
was made TO the police this morning by
Mrs. Mildred Cozeau that While she
was alone in her house at 1882 Sanchez
street yesterday burglar in the guise
of q peddler called at the house and
after ascertaining that she was alone,
seized her, bound her hands and tied
her to a nail in a closet, where she re-
mained until late In the afternoon,
when her husband returned.
The burglar secured $12 and small
amount of jewelry
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-16
Woman Kicked to Death
By Associated Press.

SAN DIEGO Feb. 15.-Mrs. ]. NJ.
Myers of Bernardo was kicked to death
last night by horse She was driving
with her husband and, returning home,
they stopped to water the horses, Mr..
Myers got out and as he did so the
team started, throwing Mrs. Myers un-
der their heels and she was kicked on
the head. dying at midnight.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-16
BENNINGTON HORROR
IS ALMOST REPEATED IN
NEW CRUISER YORKTOWN

BY Associated Press
= VALLEJO, Cal, Feb. 1j.-It be- Z
: came known today that secret =
= inquiry Is being held at the Mare 4
= Island navy yard I'm connection =
4. with the condition OF the boilers Of =
= the cruiser Yorktown. The York !
= town had been ordered to Magda- 4
: lena bay to protect American in :
= tercsts i'm troubled Central Amer :.
= lea but just before starting it was =
= found that her boilers were leaking =
+ badly and examination showed =
= that eleven rivets had been rc- =
= moved apparently deliberately. =
= Had the Yorktown been allowed TO =
+ proceed it is stated that the BEN !.
= nington horror would have been =
I duplicated. The flagship Chicago =
= was dispatched south i'm place of =
~ the Yorktown. !.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-16
LOCAL

Reports to annual meeting show chang
her az commerce In good condition.
Bullet is found in skull of Mrs Besold.
Heavy suits for damages follow restalf-
Woman Who claims millions sent to in
CITY attorney warns against annexation
of Cahuenga.
Big crowd will arrive this morning from
Tacoma
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-16
CHIEF OF POLICE Is
UNDER $4,000 BONDS
By Associated Press.

SAN JOSE, Feb. 15.--At 3 o'clock
Chief of Police Carroll, surrounded by
fifteen officers and with his attorneys,
appeared in Justice Davison's court
room where two warrants for resisting
an officer were read and he was placed
under $4,000 bonds in each case and
was ordered to appear in court next
Monday at 10 a. m. for trial. ]. o.
Hayes and N. j. Nathan went on both
bonds.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-16
GAS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
FOUR DEATHS IN ONE DAY
BY Associated Press.

BY NSSOclated PreSS,
NEW YORK. Feb 15.-One suicide
and four accidental deaths resulting
from escaping gas were reported to the
police from various parts of the city
yesterday.
Owing to water freezing in the gas
pipes and minor accidents three or four
children and half dozen adults were
overcome, but will recover.
John Rodary, 40 years of age shoe
maker, was the suicide. Those who
met death through accident were Louis
GerVaise, carpenter; Elsie Anderson,
a cook; - Langinus, a stone cut
ter, and Annie Laffland, a child.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-16
Wins silver Medal

Miss Lorena Wilkinson won the silver
medal at the oratorical contest at
woodbury. hall last night Six young
women contested for the prize. A
large crowd was present and excellent
music was rendered. The contest was
under the auspices of the Woman's
Prohibition club.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-16
ROYAL BABY'S NAME is
SELECTED IN ADVANCE
By Associated Press.

MADRID, Feb. 15-According to
court gossip, the name of the expected
royal baby. should it be a boy, will be
Alfonso. If a girl, the child will be
named Isabel Christina.
King Edward Of England, it is said
here, will not visit Spain in the spring
as reported, but he is expected to come
in the autumn. When the visit is made
meet at sea in the course of the cruise
the English king has planned for the
coming fall.
Princess Henry of Battenberg, moth
er of Queen Victoria. arrived here yes
terday She was heartily welcomed by
the populace.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-16
ROPE BREAKS; MURDERER
AGAIN MOUNTS SCAFFOLD
BY Associated Press.

RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 15.-There
was a horrifying scene at the hanging
at Farmville today of Moses Hill and
William Ruffin, negroes, convicted of
the murder of John Grubb.
Hill weighed 275 pounds. The rope
broke.
Hill walked calmly back to the scaf-
fold the second time, and again the
rope broke.
Hill died in agony on the ground.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-16
THE DAYS NEWS
FORECAST

For Southern California: Cloudy
Saturday, with fog in the morning;
light east wind, changing to west
erly. Maximum temperature in Los
Angeles yesterday, II degrees; min
J lum, 55 degrees.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-16
Black Cap Not Used
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
BARBOURVILLE, KY, Feb, 10
Jesse Fitzgerald, negro, was executed
here today for the murder of Mrs.
Robert Broughton in August last. Fitz-
geralds request that the black cap be
not put over his face was granted.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-16
MILLIONAIRE MUST
SERVE TIME IN JAIL
BY Associated Press.

CHICAGO, Feb. 15.-David Macken-
zie, a mine owner of Butte, Mont,
and said to be millionaire with large
interests in Idaho, was today sentenced
to five months in the county Jail for
failure to pay alimony to his divorced
wife, in accordance with a decree is
sued by local court year ago.
Enforcement of the sentence was
suspended to permit Mackenzie to file
a bond on an appeal.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-16
WARRANTS CHARGE MURDER
FOR DEATH OF PRISONER
BY BRUTAL TREATMENT 7

by Associated Press.
ID SAN JOSE, Feb. 15.-Warrants =
\ charging murder were issued to- =
+ night for two former policemen, :
= John O'Malley and Thomas Null =
II hall, who are accused by Mrs Leo =
+ nora Venale of having inflicted =
4 injuries upon her brother, Frank =
= Washington negro, which caused =
4 the latter's death i'm October, 1904. =
+ The records show that Washington =
4 was arrested at that time by the =
4 above named officers, upon minor =
4 charge. and that he died soon af- :
I. terwards in the receiving hospital =
!. of "dilation of the heart" Acting =
+ upon testimony of a man who de- :
+ clares he was n witness to the oc- :.
!. currence, Chief OF Police Carroll =
= ordered the body of Washington :
!. exhumed two days ago, and physi- :.
!. clans are reported to have discov- :.
+ cred that n rib was broken and !
= that the base of the skull had been !
+ fractured. :.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-16
Murder Case Expensive
BY Associated Press.

BOISE. Idaho, Feb. 15.-The house to-
day passed a bin appropriating S54.-
1854 to pay deficiencies incurred by
the state up TO this time i'm the Steun-
enberg murder case. The bill was
passed under suspension as soon as 1t
was introduced.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-16
San Francisco Shipping
By Associated Press.

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 15.-sailed:
Steamer South Bay for San Pedro.
Arrived: Steamer George w. Elder,
San Pedro; steamer Bee, San Pedro;
steamer James S. Higgins. San Pedro;
steamer Alcatraz, San Pedro.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-16
EASTERN

COMPROMISE effected at wa
Japanese school question.
Conductors brave act save
at Silverton. Colo.
Missouri representative puts fdN
TO stop tipping in District Of Column
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-16
COAST

Assemblyman Kelly says milliol
dollars belonging to the relief fun
Wrongfully used.
Terrific storm stops traffic In
San Francisco woman locke2
by burglar.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-16
Funds Wronefully Used

Assemblyman Kelly introduced a res
olution calling for the appointment of
special committee of five members of
the lower house to make an investiga
tion of the relief work in San Fran
cisco. The resolution sets forth that
it is alleged several million dollars of
the relief funds have been wrongfully
used and that the governor has been
petitioned to have an investigation
made into the methods and authority
of the corporation which has the re-
lief work in charge. it is generally be-
lieved that the legislature has no
authority or jurisdiction in the matter
and that nothing will come of it.
The assembly adopted a joint reso-
luton requesting congress to reduce the
duty on building materials for San
Francisco and other cities in California
destroyed by fire and earthquake.
An attempt was made to have the
lower house put itself on record re-
garding the date of adjournment STAN
ton wanted to force out of committee
his resolution fixing the session at 60
days, but it was voted down.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-16
MayOrSchmitzAgrees
to Compromise at
Washington
American Boys and Girls
to Be Joined by
"Japs'
"Pitehfork" Intimates That caIlfor-
MAS Grievances Have Been Used
to Influence Congress in Pass
ing immigration Bill
BY Associated Press.


< WASHINGTON. Feb. 15.-The =
= san Francisco school controversy !.
= growing out of the segregation of 4
= the Japanese school children in =
= that city has been settled. !.
= The basis of the agreement !.
= reached at the White House con- !.
:" ference today is that Mayor =
= Schmitz and the members of the x
= school board WILL Immediately af- (.
= ter the passage of the immigration :.
= bill as reported by the conference i
. in congress. abolish the Oriental !.
\ schools and again admit Japanese !.
= children into the white schools \
= The president and Secretary :.
= Root assured the Californians that <
= If the bill is not passed at this 4
= session an extra session will be !.
X called Immediately after the ad- :.
= Journment on March 4. !.
~ :.:s:+* *..*...
BY Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-An agree
ment to vote tomorrow on the confer
ence report on the immigration bill,
which includes the provision intended
to settle the California Japanese oues-
ton, was reached in the senate today
as the result of an entire day of dis
cussion upon the measure The prin-
cipal speakers were Senators Bacon
and Tillman, in opposition to what they
regarded as an effort to prevent the
south from getting a desirable class of
immigrants.
Senator Tillman's' remarks on the
Japanese situation brought a warning
from Senator Lodge that if continued
he should move that the discussion pro-
ceed behind closed doors. International
references were not made afterward by
Senator Tillman.
Senator Gallinger expressed surprise
that the conferees should contend that
they had not injected new" provisions
into the conference report and Senator
Carter said he should vote against the
report entirely on that ground, and
predicted it's defeat.
Thought Bill Dead
Every one supposed that this immi-
grafton bill was dead" declared Mr..
Tillman, but, 10 and behold, an ext
gency has arisen on the Pacific coast.
Strenuous individuals are at work to
accomplish a certain end. The able
man presiding over the state depart
ment drafts an amendment to the law
passed last May by the senate and last
June by the house and which has been
in conference ever since.
THE conferees take that distin-
guished gentleman into their conf
dence, or rather he takes them into his
confidence, and the senate is notified
tht this bill might go through. Why?
Speaking in plain terms, to keep the
japanese out of California. But there
is a two-fold objection involved in the
measure. The first is intended to keep
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