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Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-07
HARBOR PLAN
MAY Be COULD
PROPOSITION
Wilmington Is Asked
for Franchise
Persons Chiefly Interested In Securing
Water Frontage and Railroad
Rights Of Way Keep In
the Background

A stupendous project involving plan
for a big harbor at Wilmington and
backed, it is believed. by great trans
continental railway line desirous of Sc
curing terminal facilities, may be car
ried out providing the city trustees of
Wilmington grant the franchise asked
for last Thursday night by the Impe-
rial Investment company of Los Ange-
les through President Oakley.
The company asks for a fifty-year
lease on the entire west one-half of the
west basin at Wilmington and the right
to dredge a channel twenty feet deep
and 100 feet wide through the center
of the basin. West of the channel a
nuge fill would be constructed, with
slips running to the main land.
Four Thousand Feet Of Water
Along this channel the owners would
have 1000 feet of water frontage.
When the application was presented
by Oakley to the Wilmington trustees
it was mutually agreed that the matter
would be kept secret for the time, and
that no action would be taken on the
application for one week at least. Q.
p. Wiedeman, city attorney of Will
mington, a putative champion of the
Southern Pacific and Banning inter-
ests, expressed himself as opposed to
the grant.
1t is generally conceded that such i'm
provements would cause both the cor
porations and the Salt Lake Railway
company to lose portion of their con-
troll over harbor facilities in that VII
cinity.
Petition Circulated
Today a petition was circulated in
Wilmington urging the trustees TO
grant the application.
Oakley, the president of the Imperial
company, and his agents have during
the past several months acquired nearly
600 acres of land adjoining the proposed
harbor and around Bixby slough, at fig
ures before unheard of at Whining
ton. The land secured completely en-
circles Bixby slough and is practically
valueless for agricultural purposes, and
it is believed in Wilmington that the
harbor will be extended to the slough
and the slough itself dredged out. All
the land necessary to connect the slough
with the west basin by channel has
been secured with the exception of a
twenty-acre tract. If these improve
ments materialize vast harbor facilities
will be afforded.
Wants Rights of Way
Oakley has approached number of
property owners near Wilmington re"
Gently in regard to securing rights o.
way for a four-t track line to run from
Los Angeles to tidewater. Among those
approached was w. B. Redburn, who
gave Oakley assurance of a right OF
way through his $50 acres near Gar
dena. Oakley told Redburn $2500 de-
pot would be located on his property.
May Mean Gould
The general opinion that the Santa
Fe or the Gould system is figuring on
H. ,..4G XXI
mnigton has been strengthened by re-
cent developments. A representative of
George Gould visited Wilmington not
long ago and quietly investigated con-
ditions.
The Wilmington Dock company OF
Long Beach is not connected with the
present move in any way. Officials of
that corporation said today that they
would be glad to see such work under
taken.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-07
FIND DEAD HEADS
ON CITY'S ROLLS
MAYOR HARPER STARTLED BY
DISCLOSURES
viii Recommend to Council That One
Department Of Municipal Govern
nent Be Abolished and 9TH
ers Work Harder

Mayor Harper has discovered a city
department which renders but little
service yet costs the municipality sew
eral thousand dollars annually.
He will propose that the department
be abolished and its work turned over
to others on the pay rolls who can do
1t just as effectively.
This much the mayor admits to in
innate friends, but he withholds further
details.
If his data is in shape he will tell the
city council about it Monday and make
recommendations. If not, he will do so
at the next opportunity.
The confidential men who have been
looking over the departments for the
city's executive have made many dis
coveries that startled him and will
startle others.
Find Startling Conditions
Practices bordering on the illegal,
negligence in keeping office hours,
wasteful expenditures and inefficiency
have been discovered here and there,
such as will cause a shaking UP of dry
bones SOON
The city is In need of funds.
The mayor is using every device to
increase the city's revenue and he ex-
poets every one in his official family to
put a shoulder to the wheel at least
until July, when more funds will be
available.
Those found backward will be dealt
with summarily.
Charges will be preferred against
such as claim the protection of the
civil service.
One of the first cases which will be
brought to head, it is understood is
that against w. G. McGill, secretary of
the board of health.
McGill is said to be a protege of
Walter Parker, and as such he has
been a thorn in the side of the admins
tration. Parker is said to have given
orders that McGill must be retained.
The chief offense laid up against the
man is that recently he conspired by
talking with councilmen to defeat a
measure of the health board providing
that two clerks shall serve the board
instead Of one. The idea Is to have a
substitute who can act If McGill is
sick or absent, there being no one now
who has the grasp of affairs that is
needed.
The particular charge which will be
preferred against McGill is that he has
been doing politics.
Others may be Forthcoming if neces-
sary.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-07
THE SPECIALISTS FIELD

Is He treats only certain diseases. He is
not trying to off leg today and measles
tomorrow but confines his time to his speciality hence
he is better able to treat successfully his speciaties
than the tired, overworked family doctor
We have quarrel with the family doctor His
work is blessing to humanity, and in sudden and
diseases is better qualified to treat the patient
than the specialist; but you reasonably expect
him to have the instruments facilities and expert
necessary to a chronic of Catarrh,
Deafness Stomach Trouble and like ailments?
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-07

"Ive a good notion" said Plqdding
Pete, ito join dis forestry association"
What for?"
81 want de trees preserved in all deir
venerable beauty, / wan to see de
monarchs OF de wilderness left undis-
turbed In deir peaceful majesty. It's
time dis practice of handin man an
ak an tellin him to chop wood was
stopped. Washington Star.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-07
AS TO THE FAMILY DOCTOR

Drs Shores would say NEVER GIVE HIM UP IN
HIS LINE for he is safe and valuable friend in
hundreds of ailmenls but, on the other hand don't
expect him to old, chronic, lingering diseases
that require special study and of special train
ing and experience when you know he is busy from
morning till night with thousand little duties that
make it impossible for him to give the time and
study necessary to properly understand and master
special diseases.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-07
THE MISTAKE OF DOCTORS

Many doctors, for instance pepsn, bismuth ETC.,
in stomach troubles to ARTIFTCIALLY DIGEST
THE FOOD and expect the patient to take medicine
forever. But Drs. Shores the diseased stomach
and make it do it's work That is why they
cure stomach troubles.
The old way is like giving a lame crutch
instead of curing his lameness 1t is temporary
"help," but sick people want Cures and Drs. Shores
try to give them that stay cured.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-07
CLUB CONTRIBUTES TO
INSTITUTIONAL FUND

The Galpin Shakespeare club con-
| tributed $34 yesterday to the fund of
$4,000 to be raised by Rev. Dana w.
Bartlett and his helpers. This club
takes pride in being the first woman's
club that has responded to the appeal.
The Pomona college students from
Los Angeles donated 500 toward the
fund yesterday, accompanied by the fol-
lowing letter:
$50 strongly has the work that Rev.
Dana w. Bartlett is doing for human
| ity impressed us that we, the students
| in sociology from Pomona college, de-
sire to express publicly our deep ap-
probation of it's far reaching value.
During the week that We have spent in
Los Angeles investigating conditions
we have gained a better understanding
of the great difficulties under which
the laboring men live in a large city.
With many of these people having only
an imperfect knowledge of American
customs and language, with no social
centers except 5-cent theaterS, pool
rooms and saloons, 1t is no wonder that
degradation and immortality abound.
These conditions the Bethlehem work is
seeking to meet by giving in the work.
ing mems hotels the advantages of a
home influence, through high class en-
tertainments, and a chance for the for
eign population to learn our customs
and language, Such a work must go
far toward overcoming drunkenness and
immortality.
I'VE feel that Mr.. Bartlett is doing a
noble work for the uplifting of human
ity, and that in his effort to raise $780,
900 to extend the Bethlehem work he
deserves the hearty support of all who
are interested in keeping Los Angeles q
city without slums. We wish to declare
our heartiest sympathy with the work
and hope that as we go out into the
world we may. each according to his
ability do something to help our fellow
men,"
Following are the subscriptions raised
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-07

Hell wonder what she meant by tell
ing me she could never marry a man?
She--Perhaps she said 1t to encourage
you.-Ally Sloper.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-07
1T is BECAUSE

They have specially studied the diseases they treat
and nothing else. They pay special attention to
diagnosis have every facility and world Of expert
enable them to properly diagnose case, and
after diagnosis is complete they begin to REMOVE
THE CAUSE of the disease and make the organs do
their proper work, instead of simply giving drugs to
do the work of nature in artificial way.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-07

Hicks-I thought you said he was a.
Free Will Baptist.
Wicks-Lord, no. He's married.
Somerville Journal.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-07

and romantis fantasie in e minor COM
posed by Lemmens. Mrs. Beatrice Huh
bell Plummer. soprano, will assist In
special selections.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-07

She-I can't see why because a
woman marries a man. she should
take his name.
He-Just so. The poor fellow ought
to be allowed to keep something he
could call his own.-Scraps.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-07

the Italian consular agent told of the
pitiable plight of nine Italians stranded
in San Diego forfeited Crowley's license.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-07

Drs Shores have been asked time and again why it
is that their treatment many people whom
other first class physicians unable to They
have also asked if they would advise people to
give up their family doctors and employ specialists
exclusively.
To the first question Drs Shores would say that
the that their treatment is not because
Drs. Shores the only good physicians in Cali
forna, for there hundreds of eminent doctors
here 1t is not because they possess superhuman
powers for Drs. Shores never attempt such shall
low deceit that
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-07

u your hearIng falIIngY
Do your ears discharge?
Do your ears itch and burn?
Are the ears dry and scaly?
Is the wax dry In the ears?
Is there throbbing in the ears?
Are you gradually getting deaf?
Have you pain behind the ears?
is there buzzing sound heard?
Do you have ringing in the ears?
Are there cracking sounds heard?
Is your hearing bad cloudy days?
DO you have earache occasionally?
Are the sounds like steam escaping7
Do you constantly hear noises in ears?
DO your ears hurt when you blow your nose?
is there a roaring like waterfall in head?
DO you hear better some days than others?
DO the noises in your keep you awake?
When you blow your nose do your ears crack?
is your hearing worse when you have a cold
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-07


Did you ever hear of a
& e u n e reputable
physician doing busi-
ness with the sick as a
fake company? The
company" furnishes
the cloak under which
any quack can prac-
tice.
Come today; come
any day this week and
take advantage of this
great special offer.
This offer holds good
this week only. Start
in at once.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-29

before the overland appeared. A SWITCH
man named Morrison was in the yards
After the switch engine had passed
onto another track the engineer asked
the fireman If he had rethrown the
switch The fireman recalled that he
had neglected to do so and the engineer
whistled frantically for Morrison to
close it. The signal was not given IN
time, as Morrison did not reach the
switch before the overland had plunged
through and been derailed.
swITCHMEN ARRESTED
The italians in the day coach and
smoker met a horrible fate. Wholly
without warning the impact came, and
three Of the cars were almost complete
ly teIescoped and hurled to one side.
The helpless passengers were terribly
torn and cut to pieces. Death came to
a score of them instantly. Many were
dismembered- and impaled upon pieces
of the wrecked car.
The Southern Pacific headquarters in
Los Angeles was notified Immediately
after the wreck, but it was some time
before a rescue train left for Cotton.
In the meantime assistance had come
from San Bernardino and Riverside, a
few miles away.
The wrecked train is the regular
Sunset Express, leaving New Orleans
daily.
l. R. Alvord, w. K. Davis and ]. G.
Guesenmeyer, members of the switch
ing crew who are accused of leaving
the switch open and causing the wreck
were tonight taken into custody and
held in $1,000 bail each by Coroner Van
Wye
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-29
Boodler Schmitz Pleads In
Vain to Hide His Guilt
Holds Telephone Conversation
With Leo Pockwitz in Plan
to Seal Pohein's Lips

Boodler SchmitZ activity in prepar-
ing for his trial on the French restau-
rant extortion indictments may land
him in deeper difficulty IL he does not
observe more caution in trying TO in
lUence the witnesses who are to take
the stand in these cases
on Tuesday evening schmitz held q
long telephone conversation with Leo
Pockwitz, who Is q guest at the Dor
chester Hotel Schmitz should be more
careful, for telephone wires have a
way OF getting mixed and crossed even
in the best regulated families. Schmitz
should eschew the use OF the telephone
in conversations with the brother-in-
law OF important and presumably ad-
verse witnesses.
The fact is that DR.. Pohein. formerly
Police Commissioner, also lives at the
Dorchester, and Poheim is 8 brother-in-
law Of Pockwitz. Poheftn fell out with
Schmitz recently over the glassware
deal in which the sanctimonious and
bewhiskered Mayor was not given what
he thought-from precedent-was his
due. Poheim and his friend O'Grady
were removed from the board. with
much beating OF the tom toms OF piety
by the bewhiskered boodler II fol-
lows that Poheim is willing 70 tell
something about the French restaurant
extortion. Like some others. he is
waiting 10 DO his talking in court
Schmitz in his anxiety to stop the
mouth OF Poheim has let fall his sane
timonious mask for the nonce and Is
besieged Poheim. through Pockwitz
by day and by night. On wednesday
he resumed communications in this d.
rection and received the information
that there was nothing doing" A
gentleman by the name Of Burns-who
has been the 'chief among US taking
notes"-has Poheim well covered, as
the detectives express H.
Schmitz should be more cautious in
the use Of the telephone. In that mat
ter Boodler Ruef has the advantage
Being incomunicado he cannot talk
over the telephone.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-29
GRAND JURY PLANS

The graft prosecutors decided yes
terday on a definite line of inquiry to
be followed by the Grand Jury in in
vestigating the many subjects with
which II has 70 deal The vast interests
involved and the almost lirnitiess rami-
fications of the deals already brought
TO light by the confessions OF the Su-
pervisors necessitate a thorough ex-
haustion OF one subject before proceed
ing to the next, and this is the policy
the jury has decided 70 pursue.
For the past several days the tele-
phone bribery cases have demanded the
exclusive attention OF the Grand Jury,
but by the end OF tomorrow's session
It is believed that the guilt in connec-
fion with this phase Of the corruption
will be thoroughly established. and
then with the Beginning OF next week
the fight trust bribery viii be put
under the limelight Although the
matters INVOLVED DO not affect the pub
lie as DO the features OF the briberies
by the public service corporations. the
guilty ones are not to be allowed 70
20 free. and the details of the raising
and passing OF the $4,000 fight privi-
lege fund are 70 be probed thoroughly.
After the fight trust investigation
will come that OF the San Francisco
Gas and Electric Company. and then
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-29
PRESIDENT BUTLER IS
HONORED BY ALUMNI
Speaks at Banquet on the
Great Work Done by
College Savants

President Nicholas Murray Butler of
Columbia University was the guest of
honor at dinner given last night at
the University Club by the Alumni AS
ISOLATION of Columbia. He delivered an
eloquent address concerning the work
being accomplished by the university
and told of the outlook for the future.
In referring to the applying OF knowl-
edge to the practice Of life he paid high
tribute to the men who gave in the
past and those who are now giving
their lives in the PRONUNCIATION of the
ories on which the foundations OF sci
entific facts are builded.
President Butler said that It was due
to these men, who were noble enough
to spend their lives In laboratory work,
that other men were able to win the
plaudits of the world. He declared
that 1t was the theoretical knowledge.
the things discerned by these mems
minds before they were seen by the
practical man, that made II possible to
accomplish the great things in the
practical walks of life.
The speaker touched on the wonder
full results being accomplished toward
the alleviation of sickness and the
prolonging of human life, and said
that these results were being carried
on by university savants. The mathe-
matician with his equations and
calculus, figuring out the problems OF
| irrigation that cause the arid desert
to bloom was one of the men to
whom real credit was due, he declared.
Referring to recent criticism of the
American nation as a people too busy
to reflect, President Butler spoke of the
! ever urgent necessity of analyzing and
studying deeply the matters which
make and unmake mems lives.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-29

graphs he has received, and he cannot
quite think of the expression which
defines the distinction. His mind has
become obsessed by the idea and will
not rest until this point is settled.
All kind persons who have an eye
for beauty are invited TO contribute a
suggestion. The beauty editor prom
ises TO publish the expression that sets
his mind at rest. Those who do not
care about beautiful women do not
need to answer. Address Beauty Edi-
tor, The Call.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-29
MISS SUTTON HOPES
TO REGAIN LOST TITLE
Will Visit England to Play Miss
Douglas, Who Defeated Her
for Tennis Championship

NEW YORK. March 2s.-May G..
Sutton Of Pasadena, Cal, who startled
the lawn tennis world two years ago
when she captured the national and in
ternatfonai championships, has ac-
cepted the invitation of Mrs. Barger
Wallach to play in the indoor tourna-
ment TO be held at ST. Nicholas Rink.
beginning April TO-
Miss Sutton's acceptance settles be-
yond doubt that she viii go to England
again this summer in an effort TO re-
gain the international title, which she
lost to Miss Douglas last year In the
interim between the indoor tournament
and her departure for Europe in May
she viii enter some of the Eastern
tournaments, which will serve as ex-
celient practice and at the same time
give her admirers an opportunity to
see her play.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-29

quality? Sometimes il seems as II 1t
could be defined in a word and again
it slides away from you like a name
that you can almost but not quite
remember.
The beauty editor is in that exasper-
ating state of mind that the man is
in who cannot quite remember your
name when he wants to introduce you
" friend He looks at the photo
sraphs that have been published by
the Eastern newspapers and then at
the California beauties whose photo
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-29

It is expected that in q very short
time most of the playhouses will be
rebuilt on their old sites. Work has
been begun on the new Orpheum at the
original location in O'Farrell street,
and the contractors, James Stewart &
Co. of New York, expect to have it
completed within eighteen months.
Judging from the plans of the archi-
tects, Lansburg & Joseph, the new
building will be one of the handsomest
and best equipped theaters in the city.
1t is to be a class A steel frame struc-
ture, faced with Bedford limestone and
ornamented with characteristic statues.
1t will occupy the old lot, 107x1S7:G, and
will be isolated from other buildings.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-29

This will afford twenty-four wide exits.
making it possible to empty the house
in record time.
The interior will be lavishly deco
rated; green and gold are to be the
prevailing coiors. The house will con-
tain twenty-four stage boxes and two
balconies above the orchestra floor. All
the seats will be of luxuriously up
holstered metal and will have ora
phones attached for those whose hear
ing is defective. The architects have
made a special1trip to the East in order
to study the best and most up-to-date
playhouses, and no expense will be
spared in bringing this building as near
to perfection as is possible in theater
construction.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-29
VALUABLE LOT SOLD

A transaction In downtown real es-
tate of considerable Importance was
consummated yesterday when Law
renee McCreary, the capitalist, bought
the lot, 24:4hx7715 feet. on the east
side of Montgomery street, 73 feet
north of Pine. Florence G. Perine was
the seller and the consideration was
100000. B. NJ Gum & Co. represented
the seller and Baldwin & Howell the
purchaser.
Colonial Baths, 1745 O'Farrell Street
25c-Best tub baths in city-25c-
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-29

DAMAGE BY DEFAULT-on a default judg-
ment. through the failure OF James Wilson to
answer the suit, o. R. Cole was given judg
ment for $631s damages for injuries received
on Croker street by falling plank from
building in course of construction.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-29

the trolley steal. With these disposed
Of. the Grand Jury will get down 10
the business OF cleaning out the mu-
nicipal departments. and 1t was de-
cided yesterday that this viii begin
with Investigations Of the police and
the Board Of Education.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-29

IRoNwoRKER INJURED. Nydegsr,
ironworker living at 1887 Laguna street. fell
from scanold upon which he was working On
the new National Theater building. Steiner and
Post streets. yesterday morning His skull was
fractured
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-29
STAGE People UNHARMED

Manager Ed Giroux of the Florence
Roberts Company wired to the man
agement of the Novelty Theater after
the wreck that the company was all
right and would positively open in this
city on Monday night
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-29

In what lies the
beauty of the Cali
fornia girl tinat
gives her prece-
dence over her
Eastern sister?
There is no doubt
that she is more
beautiful. b The
photo gra ph S re-
ceived by The Sun
day Call in the ma
tional beauty con-
test prove that be-
yOnd question. And
ii there was any
thing needed more
than merely TO look
at the photographs,
ii is to see the
photographs tn a {
are being published
by the E a S { ern
newspapers which
took up ChicagO's
challenge at the
same time as The
Sunday Call. Della
Carson, ChicagO's
choice, is certainly
a b e d u tfful ! wO-
man, and so are
m a n y W o N e n
whose beauty has
b e e n champiOned
by the score of big
papers throughout
the country [ b a {
are seeking TO find
a n ore beautiful
woman than she,
but there is some
thing a bout the
California women,
some ality Of
beauty, that leaves
these lovely East
ern W ON e q no
chance at all.
What Is fhf 8
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-29

SEATTLE, March 2S-The Marine
Engineers Beneficial Association
agreed tonight to arbitrate the ques-
tion of wages with the owners of
Sound steamboats,.