Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-08-02
MAYOR WILL
INVESTIGATE
FULLER CASE
HARPER WORRIED BY SCANDAL
ABOUT COMMISSION
CHIEF EXECUTIVE RETURNS TO
HERITAGE OF UNREST
Chorus of "What Are You Going to
Do About III" Greets Him
at the City
Hall

"Mr Mayor, what are you going to
do about the case of Police Comlnls-
sioner Fuller?"
Mr. Mayor, what are you going TO
do about the dog catcher question!
"Mr. Mayor, what are you going TO
do about reforms at the city jail =
{ "lIr. Mayor, what are you going TO
do about the social evil?
Such was the chorus that greeted
Mayor Harper when he appeared at ms
office in the city hall yesterday morn
ing after an absence of three weeks III
the east.
The mayor threw up his hands in de-
spair. 1t is seldom Mr.. Harper is at a
loss for an answer, but the large num-
ber of disturbing elements he con-
fronted yesterday morning was TOO
much for him to handle without de-
liberation.
Heritage of Unrest
ut certainly is heritage of unrest
to which l have returned from my va
cation" said the mayor, but please.
please, one thing at time.
"As to this trouble which seems to
have grown about Mr.. Fuller, can say
nothing yet. l haven't seen Fuller
since 1 returned Friday afternoon. But
it worries me a great deal. When |
put Mr.. Fuller on the commission L
thought 1 had a jewel. He met the
approval of the chamber of commerce
and other civic bodies. He is a big
man in more ways than physical pro-
portions. He came to Los Angeles
without a dollar to his name, and by
hard work has amassed fortune that
figures close to million.
IF he owns property on Alameda
street, or any other street, that is uSed
for immoral purposes, l knew nothing
of it when l named him as police COM
missioner. The transfer of this prop
erty a month previous to his appoint
ment, as alleged in the Cochrane affi-
davit may be bona fide, and it may not.
l cannot arrive at any conclusion until
l have all the facts before me.
This letter of Prosecutor Woolwine,
sent me the day after l left Los An
geles for my vacation will receive the
same consideration l would give SIM
liar letter from any private individual
The fact that he is prosecuting attor-
ney does not give 1t any more weight
with me. When l have anything to
say about the social evil or any other
matters affecting the welfare of the
city that comes under the jurisdiction
of the prosecutors department, l will
discuss it with his chief, Leslie Hewitt
not with a deputy appointed by Mr..
Hewitt. l have intimated to MIR. Hew-
lit that L am willing to discuss this
matter at any time he sees fit to take
il up.
Reforms in Jail
CAS- to reforms in the city Jail, If any
one has any facts that warrant an in
Vestigation they have the privilege
granted every citizen of Los Angeles
of presenting such facts as formal
charges before the police commission"
The mayor expressed deep gratitude
that he was out of the city while the
trouble over the free speech crusade
conducted by the Socialists was at It's
height He declared that he believed
the new district defined by the council
in which no street speaking OF any kind
should be held is the correct solution
of the problem.
While the mayor was perfectly will
ing to discuss public matters which
have become live topics during his alb
sence, as far as his knowledge of them
went, he was more anxious to talk
about his trip.
He was as far east as Chlcago, ana
the magnificent boulevard system of
that city impressed him.. With sign,
he wished Los Angeles could boast
system but half as good. The mayor
said that since his last visit to the
Windy city magnificent driVeways had
been laid out, and those in existence
much improved. The boulevard system
that connects the parks and runs en-
tirely around Chicago for fifty seven
miles has been improved by the ex-
penditure of millions of dollars. A
boulevard eighty miles long a continu-
alton of Michigan boulevard, connects
Chicago and Milwaukee.