Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-22

the Salt Lake railroad. but as the unpaid
advocate of the people, he took an active
part in the agitation for free harbor
at San Pedro. He was one of the men
VINO organized the mass meeting which
he addressed in front of the court house,
and which those connected with the free
harbor fight will remember as having ex-
ercised a great influence on the public
mind and on congressional action in re-
spect to the harbor.
In local politics Mr.. Harris always
exercised independence, and always
chose, disregarding party affiliations, to
stand with whichever side appealed to
him as morally right. In this respect he
took an active and effective part in Sc
curing the election of a non-partisan
school board two years ago.
With the exception of the two positions
named, Mr.. Harris never held public of
flee of any kind, although he repeatedly
refused to accept nominations and ap-
pointments.
Mr.. Harris married Miss Nettie Allen
of Ohio, April 16, 1875.
He practiced law in San Bernardino in
partnership with Col. Paris, Charles w.
Allen and Judge F. w. Gregg. In Los
Angeles he was for a time associated with
Judge Gardiner and Willoughby Rodman.
Funeral This Afternoon
The funeral will be held this>afternoon
at o clock at Simpson auditorium. Lee
C. Gates will deliver an address. Frank
Colby of the Gamut club will preside at
the organ and a quartet from that club
will sing Nearer my God, to thee" E.
H. Clark will give a violin solo.
Mr.. Harris had many times filled Simp-
son auditorium with his eloquence, and
this afternoon his body will be borne
there for the last sad honors.
The body will lie in state at the under
taking parlors of Bresee Bros. until 2:30
p. M The pail bearers will meet at the
undertaking establishment by 2:30 o'clock,
to accompany the body to the auditorium
Interment will be made in Hollywood
cemetery.
Following is a complete list of the pail
bearers:
Active pail bearers: Walter ]. Trask, L.
H. Valentine, Judge D. X. Trask, Judge
Albert M. Stephens, Joseph C. Finch,
Charles NJ. White, sr., E. F. Pinkham, R.
H. Howell.
Honorary pail bearers: Judge Ersklne
NJ Ross. Judge Olin Wellborn, Judge
Mathew T. Allen, Judge N. P. Conrey
Judge Walter Bordwell, Judge w. P.
James, Judge B. N. Smith, Judge c. d.
Wilbur, Judge F. w. Houser; Judge James
c. Rives, Judge Waldo M. York, Judge
Benjamin F. Bledsoe of San Bernardino,
Judge James A. Gibson, Judge A. w Hut
ton, Gen. John R. Mathews, j. S. Chap
man, w. ]. Hunsaker, Dr. James P.
Booth, A. Willhartitz, j. M. Elliott, Will
liam d. Stephens, w. c. Patterson, E. A.
Forester, Mattison B. Jones, A. H. Van
Cott, w. o. Morton, A. H. Koebig, Ben
Goodrich, Tom G. Thornton, and the COM
mittees named by the Los Angeles County
Bar association and San Bernardino Bar
association.
Aside from countless friends, Mr.. Harris
leaves the following immediate relatives
to mourn his loss: Mrs Nettie Allen
Harris, 929 West Ninth street; two sons,
Lamar A Harris. 2901 Hobart street, and
Herbert Leslie Harris, 1000 South Alva-
rado street. and four sisters, Mrs. e. G.
Robinson, 92S South Union avenue; Mrs.
K. n Connor, 1880 Ingraham street; Mrs.
j. r. Westbrook, Ocean Park, and Mrs.
w. S. Coover, Dyersburg, Tenn, and a
granddaughter, Gertrude Rose Harris,
daughter of Mr., and Mrs. Herbert Leslie
Harris.
The officers of the Los Angeles County
Bar association have called meeting to
be held this morning at 945 o'clock in
department of the superior court, to
take fitting action on the death of one of
its most prominent members and frame
fitting memorial.