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Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-11
POLICE BOARD GRANTS
LIQUOR ZONE LICENSES
Half Dozen Applicants Get conces-
sion from Commissioners and
as Many More Are
on File

The lioquois Bottling company, a sub
sidiary company of the San Diego Brew
ing company, yesterday obtained a
wholesalers permit from the police board
The new plant is in the saloon zone on
Willow street
Other permits granted were;
Retail liquor license-Amati & Mazzoni,
937 North Los Angeles street; John G..
Althouse, 166-7O North Main and 110 Mar
ket street
Wholesale liquor dealer-C. R. Grand
422 North Main street, transfer to M. L.
Starin.
Billiard anu poolrooms-Conn &r Dell
319 West Fifth, and T. S. Oki, 1856 Jack
son street.
New applications to be acted on next
Monday are
Retail liquor demonstrating Bros,
21S North Main and ZIG North Spring,
transfer to f. l.. Johnson; d. B. Jerrue
Co., 22S South Spring, transfer to D. 3,
Jerrue e. Co.
Restaurant liquor dealers-W r. Ernst
429 South Broadway; A. Dion, BOG North
Main street. transfer from Peter Mar
covich.
Pool and billiard rooms-Jason Stanley,
2O24 East Seventh street; w. G.. Wres-
bich, 3O5-7 Ord street; o. ]. Dundas, 1904
Maple avenue; E. Lapp, 1923 West Pico,
transfer from ChaJ. w. Foust.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-11
$4,000 PRICE SET ON
BURNS IN W0MAN'S SUIT
Mrs. Ella M. Lapine Brings Actions
Against Employer and Standard
Oil, Declaring She Is Grip
pied for Life

Imprisoned behind a counter, her hair
and clothes afire and the room in flames,
III the predicament on which Mrs. Ella M.
Lapine bases $4,000 damage suit against
the Standard Oil company, W. H. Seaton
and Jane Doe Seaton.
She says that when she was employed
by Seaton as bookkeeper and cashier at
a dyeing and clothes cleaning establish
ment, 221 North Spring street, her desk
was located in small room in which
were kept two large gasoline cans. one
of fifty gallons capacity and the other of
thirty. In the same room. she says, there
were gas heater and stoves for keeping
irons hot.
Pipes connected with the tanks led into
New High street, from where they are
filled by the Standard OIL company. Mrs.
Lapine charges the oil company with
negligence in filling the tanks too full.
causing them to overflow onto the floor,
and says the gasoline was ignited by the
heater, causing terrific explosion. In
escaping, she says, she broke leg.
Mrs Lapine asserts that she has been
crippled for life. In addition to the dam
ages she asks for costs.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-11
COUNCIL WANTS TO KNOW
WHO CHANGED FIGURES
HOOKER COMPANIES DEMAND
TAMPERED WITH
Board Of Public Works Official Says
Raising Of RequIsItIon Was
Done Outside Of That
Department

Some confusion has been caused at the
city hall by the alteration of requisi-
ton fthe Hooker company and the mat
ter will probably be discussed by the
council today.
Concerning the question President
James A. Anderson of the board of
public works gave out the following
statement yesterday:
"The board of public works is in re-
ceipt Of the following instruction from
the council. which action was taken by
the adoption Of report Of the finance
committee:
"In the matter of the demand of
the ]. D. Hooker Co. against the gar
bage fund for S62, we recommend that
the demand be referred to the street
department for an explanation why
the requisition was raised from $54
to $62.
1--WE beg leave to return the demand
with report that no explanation as to
the matter can be given by any person
under the jurisdiction of this board.
Never Insert Prices
"Your finance committee will note, after
a careful examination of the ordinance,
which prescribes in detail the methods to
be followed in securing authorization for
the purchase of material, that the de-
partment or official making out a re-
quisition does not insert in the requisition
the price, original or otherwise, or the
name Of the person or firm to whom the
order for the furnishing of such material
or supplies Is given. The insertion of
these elements Of the requisition is done
by the members of a committee of your
honorable body, or some Of its authorized
agents.
"The requisition attached to this de-
mand was made out in the department
Of the inspector of public works Of this
board and duly delivered to the clerk OF
your supply committee and at the time Of
its delivery no price was mentioned on the
requisition, nor was the name Of any
firm written thereon.
when the said requisition was re-
turned to the street department bearing
the approval by the city council of date
October H. 1907, it was in identically the
same condition as at present except as
to the approval of the order and bill by
the inspector of public works, the en-
gineer at the incinerator. and the final
approval by your committee clerk.
"Pass the Buck"
'.As to these last three signatures of
approval, they are never placed upon a
requisition until the goods are pur-
chased.
"Whatever erasures or alterations ap-
pear as to the price or the firm were
made before the requisition was returned
to the street department as an order for
material or supplies and while the said
reuuisition was under the Jurisdiction of
your honorable body or some committee
thereof, and any explanation as to the
alteration will have to be forthcoming
from some other department other than
our own.
"You will see from the above that
neither this board nor any person under
the jurisdiction of this board are in a
position to know anything relating to
the change or alteration mentioned"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-11
WOMAN WEEPS AS SHE
is FREED FROM HUSBAND
Fran Roth Falls to substantiate
Charges of Unfalthfulness Made
in counter-suit and Judge
Gives Wife Decree

Sobbing with grief and trembling with
emotion, Mrs. Mary Roth was led by her
relatives and friends from the courtroom
of Judge Conrey late yesterday afternoon
after she had been granted an interloc-
utory decree of divorce from Frank
Roth.
Extreme cruelty was alleged. The hus-
band contested, charging Mrs Roth with
unfaithfulness. The name of Mrs. Roth's
uncle, Peter Andrick, was mentioned In
the counter suit.
Mrs. Roth denied with indignation the
accusations of her husband. claiming his
actions forced her to take refuge with
her aunt and uncle. both of whom af-
firmed her story on the stand Mrs. Roth
claims that for over a year past her hus-
band has not contributed to her support.
Roth says his wife refused to receive
anv money from him. and that he loves
her and wanted her to return to him.
Judge Conrey held that there was no
ground for Roth's accusations.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-11
CREATE NEW GRADES
FOR LIBRARY FORCE
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSIONERS
MAKE CHANGE
Tendency Is to Insist on Specialized
Applicants Only for Positions
In Los Angeles Book
Collection

Much of the time of the civil service
commission yesterday was taken UP with
discussion of the new public library
classification presented on by DR.. d. w.
Edelman and finally adopted by the COM
mission.
This system will rule hereafter in all
examinations for library employees.
The directors and librarian have long
sought for specialized employees for
library work and this classification
comes nearer that attainment
Commissioner Edelman was inclined to
favor the library directors wish that
only such persons be admitted to ex-
animation in the general attendants
class as have worked at library ap-
proved by the board. studied at school
approved by the board and attended the
library's training school, but the COM
mission amended this to apply to any
library school satisfactory to the civil
service commission.
This gives the commission some lati-
tude In accepting a promising young man
or woman, even If he OF she has not
gone through an ironclad preliminary In
this respect the other members differed
with DR.. Edelman.
NeVertnelesS tne librarian still has the
privilege Of discharging any probationary
cmploye in the first six months of ap-
pointment before the service rules offer
protection.
| The library training school is simply
the apprentices organization requiring
new employees in the juniors to serve six
months time free.
| The classification question has been
under discussion for months and is ex-
pected to do away with much fric-
| ton.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-11
CONVICTED DOCTOR AGAIN
TO TEST LICENSE LAW

Again the case of c. d. Greenall, con-
victed of practicing the chiropractic sys-
tenn of medicine without license from
the state medical board, is to be brought
into the superior court Tor the purpose OF
testing for a third time the constitutions
ality of the state medical law of 1907 re-
quiring practitioners to take out state
license.
In Justice Selph's court Greenall re-
Gently was fined 500, bu. refused to pay.
He took the case to the superior court.
where Judge Smith up) I'D the decision
and the constitrtiorality of the state
law.
Yesterday Greenall presented himself to
the officers of Justice Selph's court and
delivered himself into custody and was
locked up In the county jail for failure
TO pay his fine. The intention Of his at
torneys is to take out writ of habeas
corpus attacking the constitutionality ot
the law.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-11

Engineer Improves
j. z. Culey, the Santa Fe engineer,
who has been confined to the hospital
is improving and will soon be able to
resume his run.
BeIascc Manager Returns
John Blackwood. manager of the Bel
asco theater. returned early yesterday
morning from a business trip to New
York in quest of plays and players
Meet with Mrs. Blanchard
The Woman's Prohibition Party club
will, hold session Friday evening at
West Second street.
Body to Be Sent North
Mrs. Grace Henneberry wife of T. j.
Henneberry, died yesterday at the fam
lily home, 3411 Manitou avenue. The body
will be taken to San Francisco for in
terment.
Man Missing
s. ]. Weise. 35 years of age, 8 feet Ii
inches tall and weighing about 175
pounds has disappeared from his home
in this city and relatives have asked the
police to aid in finding him.
Pleads Guilty t, Theft
pocket of Ben Carisozo, Charles Jones
was arraigned before Judge Curtis d.
Wilbur yesterday afternoon. He plead
ed guilty to petty larceny, the charge
against him having been grand larceny.
Aged Resident Dies
Mrs. Zereida Smith Wheeler. aged go. a
well known resident of Los Angeles, died
yesterday at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. NJ G. Taylor 1O17 South Lake ave-
pue. Arrangements for the funeral have
not been completed.
f. T. MIIIigan Arraianed
R. 7. Milligan, charged with threats
to do personal injury to A. w. Moore,
was arraigned before Justice II. A.
Pierce yesterday and was released on
payment of $25 cash bail and the de-
posit of 500 bond. Miligan is charged
jointly with Ben Rooms
Spiritual Healing" Is Topic
Mrs. Mary Russell Mills, whose recent
remarkable recovery from a serious Ill
ness has created much comment, will
conduct a conversation on Spiritual
Healing" on Thursday evening. Decem-
Der IL, at the Music room, 232 South Hill
street. Admission free to all.
Woman Is Fined
Lottie Gherkens, who was arrested on
Monday charged, Jointly with Charles
Armstrong, with keeping a disordsrly
house on North Alameda street. paid a
fine of 500 yesterday in Police Justice
Roses court. Armstrong pleaded not
guilty and his trial was set for O'Clock
this afternoon.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-11
ACCUSED OF EMBEzzLEMENT,
ASKS TRIAL PoSTPoNEMENT

Thomas NJ McCauley, wanted in New
York, where he is alleged to have been
indicted by grand jury for appropriate
ing 81, 100000 funds OF tho corporation for
which he worked, appeared before JUS
tice p. p. Selph yesterday and request
ed his preliminary examination be post
poned.
Justice Selph set December II as ehe
latest date for the preliminary hearing
of the case. In the complaint filed by
representatives of the New York au-
thorities it is claimed that McCauley
skipped out as soon as he was indicted.
and the warrant for his arrest was is
sued.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-11
ASK COMMISSION TO
REVOKE SALOON LICENSE

The police commission, it is said, will
be asked to revoke the license of T. p.
O'Connor owner of the saloon at First
and Los Angeles streets.
The prosecuting attorneys office has
been investigating O'Connor's methods,
and the information which has been Sc
cured will be submitted to the commits
sion,
O'Connor is now out on bail of $500,
being charged with petty larceny in two
instances.
Another charge was filed against him
yesterday, alleging he refused to give
James Smith change when he rendered
a So bill in payment for drink. The
other charges against tn, saloonkeeper
are of a similar nature.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-11

Open Every Night Till Xmas
You can buy Instruments enough for
the whole family at nominal price.
Everything goes at COST OR LESS, for
after Jan. 1. 1908. we will sell pianos
only. Ali popular sheet music 10c.
BARTLETT MUSIC CO.,
ss1 -233-235 q. Broad- ". OPP city hall
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-11
PLEADS GUILTY TO
FORGING $5 CHECK

r. Malone. charged with forging a
check on the Farmers and Merchants
National bank OF this city, was arraigned
before Judge Curtis d. Wilbur yesterday
and pleaded guilty to the charge against
him. He will be sentenced December 13
Malone drew a check on the Farmers
and Merchants bank in favor of himself.
to which he signed the name of T. Tracy.
The amount was S..
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-11

Bartlett Music Co. at 1t Again
During our great MONEY BACK sale
we are giving receipt for twice the
amount paid up to $50 on any new
piano. All popular sheet music l0c
All classic 2-3 off.
BARTLETr MUSIC CO..
2Sl-2SS-2S5 s, Broadway, OPP, city hall
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-11
ACTRESS RALLIES NICELY
AFTER SERIOUS OPERATION
Miss Bessie Jardlnlere of Fischer's
Theater Is Reported to Be Inn
proving at Clara Barton
Hospital

Miss Bessie Jardiniere, an actress en-
ployed at Fischer's theater, is at Tile
Clara Barton hospital, where she was
operated upon yesterday afternoon. The
operation proved successful and late last
night Miss Jardiniere was reported to be
doing very nicely. She has been out Of
the cast at Fischer's since last Saturday,
though 1t was not until yesterday that
physicians decided an operation neces-
Sary.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-11
S2 FOR S1

For every dollar paid as first payment
up to $50 on any new piano we will
70 /, receipt for twice the amount
during our great MONEY BACK sale
now going on. Prices s167. $209. $2S2.
$Sss. $S7T. 1920 etc.
BARTLETT MUSIC CO..
2al-2SS-2S5 y. Broadway. opp, city han,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-11
To Make Room for Pianos

we will at ONCE sell every small musi-
cal instrument. every music book. every
sheet of music. every string and every
thing amounting to over $65.00O worth
AT COST OR LESS.
BARTLETT MUSIC CO.,
2Sl-2SS-2S5 S. Broadway, OPP. city hall.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-11
cIrY BRIEFS

drinking the best spring water. The Glen
Rock Water company will supply you.
Phones C1456, East 537. Prices right.
Assaying night school, Now time for
reduced rates, etc. S1S East First street.
Wade & Wade
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-11
TO ADVERTISERS

Take advantage of the big circula-
tion and get space in our midwinter
number.
Phone in, our representative will call.
It'll pay you.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-11
THE CITY

Strangers are invited to visit the exhibit Of
California products at tho Chamber Of Com
merco building. on Broadway. between First
and Second streets, where FREQ information
will be given "a all subjects pertaining to this
section.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-11

The Herald vii, pay $40 in cash 70 anyone
furnishing evidence that will lead to the arrest
and conviction OF any pe- n caught stealing
eeries OF The Herald from the premises Of our
patrona. THE HERALD.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-11
Shoes Half Price and Less

Over two hundred big display bargain
tables are displaying shoes for men,
women and children. on sale in many
instances Tor half price and less. Con-
vince yourself and come to the
MAMMOTH SHOE EOUsE.
519 South Broadway.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-11

Engineer Improves
j. z. Culey, the Santa Fe engineer.
who has been confined to the hospital.
is improving and will soon be able to
resume his run.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-11
BeIascc Manager Returns

John Blackwood. manager of the Bel
asco theater. returned early yesterday
morning from a business trip to New
York in quest of plays and players.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-01

It's well to look ahead for you're sure to want one or more of these natty linen-fin- ishcd white or tan color Duck Skirts before many more days. You'll like the way they hang.
 Saturday for $1.2S
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-01
.YALEsS CHANCES
 LOOK BRIGHTER
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(Sontinued from First Page.) vaulter, has been declared ineligible ofI the ground that he had won points in open competition last year and had not completed his years residence in col- lege. Protests against Greene and Mof- fit of Pennsylvania were not sustain- ed.
 High jump-Following qualified at 5 feet 1-2 inches: Moffit. Pennsylvania; Harwood and Somers, Harvard; Mar- shall, Yale; Horrax, Williams.
 22O-yard dash, first heat-Won by Cartmell, Pennsylvania; second Stew ems, Yale; third, Hutchinson, Cornell, Time, 22 2-5 seconds. R20-yard dash, second heat-Won by Whitman, Pennsylvania; second, Lock- wood, Harvard; third, Burch, Yale. Time, 22 4-5 seconds.
 220-yard dash, third heat--Won by Young, Syracuse; second. Dodge, Har- yard; third, Stewart, Michigan. Time. g 2-5 seconds.
 Broad jump qualified Knox, Yale, P feet 10 inches;4 French, Michigan, 22 fleet SIP inches; Heath, Michigan, q feet g 1-8 inches; Perce, Johns Hopkins, 21 feet 5S-S inches; sherman, Dart mouth, 21 feet 3-S inches. Hammer throw-Horr, Syracuse; Fol- well. Pennsylvania; Kersburg, Har- ward; and Pew and Cook, Cornell, quail filed.
 Pole vault-Dray and Gilbert Yales Swain, Pennsylvania, Il feet 6 inchesif Campbell, Yale, Il feet 5 inches; Allen. Syracuse, Il feet inches.
 The first event was started shortly after 2:3O p. m. under conditions fa- vorable for the best performances. The summary:
 10O-yard dash, first trial heat-Won by Rulon- Miller, Princeton; second, Burch, Yale. Time, 10 1-5 seconds.
 Second trial heat-Won by Gamble, Princeton second, Stewart. Michigan Time, 101-5 seconds.
 Third trial heat--Won by Read, Ana- herst; second Butler. Yale. Time, 10 2-5 seconds.
 1oO-yard dash, fourth heat-Won by Cartmell, Pennsylvania; second. stew ems, Yale. Time, 10 1-5 seconds. Half mile run-First heat, won by Parsons, Yale; second, c. 2. Lewis cor nell; third, Townsend, Cornell. Time, l minute, 58 1-5 seconds
 Half mile run-Second heat won by Haskins, Pennsylvania; second Coe. Michigan; third, Flint, Cornell. Time minutes 1-5 seconds. Hale mile run-Third heat, won. ny Ramey, Michigan; second, Baker, l Swarthmore; third, Chandler, Cornell Time, 2 minutes, 3 1-5 seconds. Shot put-Foliowing qualified; Kreu- ger, Swarthmore, 45 feet. inehesl l Garrels. Michigan, 45 fet, inches; White. Cornell, 4s feet 8 inches. Stephenson, Harvard, 42 feet Inch; Bubrman, Yale, fl feet, Inches, 1 I2O ward hurdles-First heat, won ny Shaw, Dartmouthi second, Rand, Ear- yard; third, Merrill, Williams. Time, | Is S-5 seconds.
 12o yard hurdles-second heat, won | by Garrels, Michigan; second. Talcctt, | Cornell; third, Mason, Harvard. Times I 15 4-5 seconds
 l 12o yard hurdles-Third heat, won by Hubbard, Amherst; second Armstrong' Princeton; third. Howe. Yale. Time, l Is 4-5 seconds
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-01
TEACHERS 0PP1SE
 THE MERIT SYSTEM

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 and whose work, everybody knows, is not as good as mine, should have her salary raised just because she has a pull with the board, while I have had no increase in all these years.n
 It is emphatically stated that such f expressions are heard from those who are among the best, and not the poor- est, of the teachers-those whom their colleagues know to be among the best In the nature of the ease their col- leagues, and that portion of the gen eral public whose children they teach, or have taught, are the only ones who can know their merits.
 Of course such expressions of indig- nation as have just been quoted never reach the ears oftheg authorities; the feelings they express are nursed in the sullen silence of chronic resentment. But they have their baleful influence in lowering the general standard of ef- f1ciency of the teaching force
 The logic of history has proven not only the injustice, but the inadequacy, of pain and fear as motives to efficient action. That system which puts the teacher upon the rack of nerve-de- stroying anxiety, with the constant consciousness that her tenure of office is dependent upon a masculine whim, that her chances of promotion depend upon her endowment of suavity, her beauty and her modiste measurements such system is as far behind the spirit of our age as was the attempted coercion of religious belief in the mid dle ages behind the modern glory of our religious liberty Men are more truly religious to-day than they were then, though they make less noise about 1t. Grant to the personnel of the educa- tional world corresponding liberty, and there will be more education and less noise about it.
 The main point for which the Teach CTS league contends in connection with the merit system cannot be too strong ly emphasized-that neither the super visor nor the superintendent can, of his own observation, determine. the merits of teacher. This is not stated as indicating mere liability of the authorities to make mistakes, but as expressing a fundamental law of hu- man psychology whereby the authori- ties must of necessity in every case make a misjudgment of the teachers s merit. whose work he inspeets. The broad claim is made that of all those who are in any way concerned in a system of schools those who know the least about the. merits of the individual teachers are those who have the rec ommending and appointing power.
 In support of this broad theoretical claims the league proposes to appeal to the facts. It is certain that no body of four hundred and fifty conservative teachers such as compose the Teachers league would loudly and unanimously | condemn the so-called merit system if the facts were not both plenteous and
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-01

Ham Lyon Phelps, Professor Edward B. Reed Professor Isidore Troostwyk and Professor Farr,
 ~4'%
 The nnnencementf exercises of Mrs Charles Huntington Gardner's school in New York were held on Tuesday Following is the programme: Prayer .....,s......'.is........ ..... ......... Rev, David James Burrell. ID. D. Semi-chorus Wedding Chorus......
 ...... ...............s. Tannhausei Mabelle Caldwell, Louise Cheatharn Mary George Cruikshank. Claire TIaviland, Marie Hesss Helen Holl Carolyn Johnston, Louis Mauger Ida Quencer, Edna Stacey, Eleanor Stewart and Louise Wright. Address ...........s........... Colonel Norris C. Osborn, Editor ot
 the Journal and Courier, New
 Haven, Conn.
 (a)- Beloved, it is Morn. ..... Aware (b)-Muzetta Valse Song ..... Puccin
 Louise Ella Cheathan. Piano solo, -Salut Pesth. .Kowalslk
 Marie Irene Hess, Address with conferring of diplomas Rev. David James Burrell, D. D. Vocal sextette-" "Hearts Light as Air .........,........ Wenkelin Mabelle Caldwell. Carolyn Johnston, Louise Cheatham, Ida Quencel, Helen Holl, Louise Wright.
 Music under the direction of Mrs. Clifford E. Williams, Peter v. Jervis, Miss Lillian Robertson, accompanist, [ MT. Lewis Hollister Bronson, Yale