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Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-27
ARRAIGN FOUR FOR
PUBLIC SPEAKING
TWO WOMEN AND TWO MEN
FACE COURT
Right to Free Speech Granted by
Constitution of Country and
State but Not Counter
signed by Mayor

Cloudesley Johns, his wife, Mrs
Dorothy Johns; Mrs. H. A. Collins ano
Jack Woods, who were arrested Tues
day night at First and Broadway, just
a short distance from the police sta
ton, for violating the city ordinance
prohibiting speaking on the public
streets without having obtained a per-
NIT from the board of police commits
sioners, by addressing a gathering OF
persons upon the doctrines of Social
ism, were arraigned in police court
yesterday morning.
They asked time to plead and were
allowed until this morning, when their
attorneys will enter demurrers to the
complaints.
They contend that the constitution
of the United States and of California
gives them the right to speak and that
they will continue to do so. The po-
lice declare the constitutional right is
not valid in Los Angeles unless coun-
tersigned by the mayor.
In one of their pamphlets printed
under the title of Permit to Speak
the following extract from the consti-
ton appears:
Congress shall make no law re-
specting an establishment of religion
or prohibiting the free exercise thereof,
or abridging the freedom of speech or
of the press, or the right of the people
peaceably to assemble"
With the exception of Jack Woods
all were released on $1OO bail. Woods
spoke without permission from the
committee, who refused to bail him
out.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-27
INTENT PERANCE AND POVERTY
ARE SUBJECTS OF DEBATE
Woman's Socialist Union and w. c. T
U. Representatives Discuss the
Question-Will Ask for
Free Speech

Resolved. That poverty produces
more intemperance than intemperance
produces poverty was the subject of
debate under the auspices of the Wom-
ans Socialist union yesterday after
noon. before a large audience in Nam
moth hall.
The affirmative was taken by Mrs.
Agnes Ht lpin Downing, former presi-
dent OF the Woman's Socialist union,
and the negative by Mrs. Hester T.
Griffith, president of the Los Angeles
county w. c. T. u. Both sides of the
question were ably presented, Mrs.
Griffith SURPRISING in eloquence and
Mrs. Downing in facts and logic.
In the business session following the
debate motion unanimously carried
that the members of the Woman's So
cialist union go before the police COM
missioners and ask for the privilege of
speaking upon the streets. The Wom-
ans Socialist union Is not political
organization. It's members accept So
cialism as their religion and hence
claim the same privilege to speak upon
the streets as other religious organiza-
tions.
A committee was elected to draft res
olutions expressing the attitude of the
Socialist women toward the suppress
sion of free speech in Los Angeles. An
other committee will confer with the
local branch of the Socialist party, Of
fering the assistance of the women of
the union in the struggle now on for
free speech.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-27
LIVES SEVEN MONTHS WITH
BROKEN NECK; NOW DYING
Salt Lake Girl Injured Here in Folding
Bed Collapse Regans Use of
Neck, but Now Faces
Death

After having recovered the use of her
arms and hands, as we'll as the use OF
the muscles of her neck and head, Miss
Dawn Macpherson, who had her neck
broken July IS, 1907, in folding bed
accident at 1894 South Hill street, is
slowly dying at the county hospital.
Miss Macpherson, accompanied by
her mother arrived in Los Angeles
nearly eighteen months ago from Salt
Lake City. They boarded car for
Santa Monica July a. The young
woman remarked to her mother that
she felt as If there would be some ac-
cident on their trip
The car in which they were riding
struck Miss Amy Lang, who died as
the result of the injuries received.
The next morning, shortly after mid
night, the folding bed in which Miss
MACPHERSON and her mother were
sleeping collapsed. Miss Macpherson
neck was twisted and the spinal cord
injured, which produced paralysis.
Her case is considered remarkable
one by the surgeons, as she has lived
nearly seven months with her neck dis
located.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-27
MILLION DOLLARS
BURNS IN FURNACE
AND NO ATTEMPT MADE TO SAVE
A PENNY
Committee of Bankers Watches One
Million of Los Angeles Scrip
Destroyed at LleWeliyn
Iron Works

Talk about money to burn! A mil
lion dollars was burned yesterday after
noon in one of the big furnaces of the
Llewellyn iron works. And, strangely
no one of the dozen bankers and
money changers who saw It burning
tried to save penny!
The money" was Los Angeles scrip,
now retired from use. 1t had been ac-
cumulated in the clearing house vault
at the Farmers and Merchants National
bank, where a force has been cancel
ing all that has been redeemed ana
packing it away for incineration. AFTER
the packages were rechecked and the
accuracy of the count verified the pack
ages were taken to the iron works ana
burned. This makes over two mll1ons
In scrip that has met the same fate.
OF the issue of three millions in scrip
by the Los Angeles clearing house last
fall there is now less than $300,000
unredeemed This largely in banks out
side of the city and will return for de-
struction in the ordinary course OF
business. Some, of course precious TO
the souvenir hunter, will never return,
but this amount will be small.
There is no scrip in general use now.
The banks are using money only and
the old conditions, antedating the f1nan-
cial stringency. seem to have returned.
And the prediction of President jack
son A. Graves that scrip would be "all
off, by March 1 at the outside has been
easily made good.
Bankers hope devoutly that scrip
will never again be needed because 1t
brought new cares and duties to them.
But they all say it served a splendid
purpose.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-27
HEARD AROUND
HOTEL CORRIDORS

H. S. Schwarzenbach and wife OF
Galeton, Pa, are stopping at the Hay
ward.
J. A. Bailey, wife and daughter OF
Kansas City, are visitors at the Alex
andria
Mr.. and Mrs. E. R. Wagner of Mil
waukee have taken apartments at the
Alexandria.
Mr.. and Mrs. John ]. Gardiner of
Toledo are registered at the Alexan-
dria.
e. S. Pillsbury of San Francisco, at
torney for the Pacific States Telephone
company, and E. C. Bradley, vice
president of that company. also of San
Francisco, are stopping at the Van
Nuys.
John B. Parish of Denver is stopping
at the Va Nuys. Mr.. Parish is a
well-known mining expert
The following compose an excursion
party conducted by Charles H. Gates of
Toledo, O., who are stopping at the
Angelus: Russell r. Corwell and wife,
New York; ]. F. Watson and wife,
Toledo; Alex. D. Ewing and wife,
Uniontown, Pa; Mrs. B. A. Stevens,
Toledo; Mrs. L. w. Stone, Buffalo; Mrs.
Dennis Moloney, Toledo, and Arno R.
Honberger
Mrs. r. G. Hall of Green Bay, Wis,
is registered at the Alexandria.
]. w. Jacob and wife of st. Louis
are guests at the Alexandria.
Mr.. and Mrs, W. T. Solomon of st.
Joseph, Mo-, are at the Alexandria.
Mrs. Jack Derr of st. Louis is a Wis
itor at the Alexandria.
Mrs Fl q Foss of Auhttrn Me is
at the Lankershim.
Mrs. w. S. Wall of Houston, Tex,
is at the Lankershim.
Edward M Mulford and wife of
Greenwich, N. j., are --isitors at the
Lankershim.
Mrs. E. Frank and her daughter,
Miss Pauline Frank, of Chicago are
spending the winter here and are at
the Hayward.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Grocer of
Philadelphia, accompanied by Miss
Eleanor Bartol, are guests at the Van
Nuys.
w. H. Culpepper and daughter of
Atlanta, Ca, are registered at the An
gelus.
j. w. Pope. a well known business
man of Atlanta, Ga, is at the Angelus.
M. c. Wright and wife of Minneapo-
lis are stopping at the Angelus. Mr..
Wright is a well known business man
of that place.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-27
COMMON SENSE

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fnef9ines OF known composition. There
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m&1efs1 Of which print every ingredient
entering a4o them upon the bottle wrap
pers and attest its correctness under oath,
are daily grRXing in favor. The COM
position OF klPierce's medicines Is open
TO everybody, ,NDr. Pierce being desIrous
OF having the search Ight Of inYestIga-
ton turned fully upon his formul@, being
eonhdent That The batter the conlosI ITIon
81 these medicines Is known the more
yill their great curatlye merits be Tecog-
nized. Being wholly made of the active
medicinal principles extracted from ma
tive forest roots, by exact processes
original with DR.. Pierce, and without the
use of drop Of alcohol, triple-refned and
chemically pure giycerine being used in
stead in extracting and preserving the
curative virtues residing in the roots
employed, these medicines are entirely
free from the objection of doing harm
by creating an appetite for either al
coholic beverages or habit forming
drugs. Examine the formula on their
bottle wrappers-the same as sworn to by
DIR. Pierce, and you will find that his
eGolden Medical Discovery the great,
bloodrpnrifier, stomach tonic and bowel
regulator-the medicine which, while not
recommended to cure consumption In its
advanced stages (no medicine will do that
yet does cure all those catarrhal condi-
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torpid liver and bronchial troubles, weak
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Take the rGolden Medical Discovery =
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its full benefits. The ingredients of which
DIR. Pierce's medicines are composed have
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medical leaders better than any amount
OF lay, or non-professional. testimonials.
They are not given away to be expert
mented with but are sold by all dealers In
medicines at reasonable prices.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-27
MARRIAGE TO SOLDIER
ANNULLED BY COURT
SawteIIe Resident Who Had Wife in
Portland Betrayed by Pension
Papers Sent from WASH
ington

An annulment of marriage was yes
terday granted in the superior court TO
Mrs. Jennie Greenwood, formerly Mrs.
Jennie O'Neil, from j. Greenwood an
old soldier of Sawtelle.
The couple were married in 1906 at
Sawtelle, and some time afterwards
Mrs. Greenwood secured letter ad-
dressed to her husband from the PEN
sion bureau at Washington. This let
ter stated that part of his pension had
been sent to his wife in Portland, and
when the circumstance was called to
Greenwood's attention he admitted he
had been married before, but believed
his wife had secured a divorce. This
was controverted after an invest1ga-
tion, and the second marriage was an
nulled.
Mrs. Greenwood, as Mrs. O'Neil, was
at one time prominent in the woman
suffrage movement in Denver, where
Greenwood was formerly an employe or
her first husband.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-27
MAYOR SIGNS A BATCH OF
STREET IMPROVEMENT BILLS
TWENTY-THREEM MORE PROJECTS
MOVE FORWARD
Helps Union, Bailey, Cotton, Michel
toreno, Hoover, Remington, Court,
Buena Vista and Other
,Thoroughfares

Before going on his Owens valley
trip Mayor A. c. Harper affixed his
signature to a number of bills which
will keep several score of men at work
for some weeks.
The measures signed are:
Ordinances of intention to improve
Union avenue, alley south of Third
street, and Bailey street.
Ordinances establishing grades on
Cotton, Forty-first. Forty-second, Ven-
dome, Sycamore, Poplar, Elm, Valley,
Micheltoreno and Hoover streets, Media
drive and Virgil, Commonwealth and
Smith avenues.
Ordinances ordering work on Reming-
ton, Court and First streets.
Ordinances of intention to change
and establish grade on Sixth street and
Buena Vista street.
Ordinance of intention to improve
alley west of Santa Fe avenue.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-27
WOMAN SOCIALISTS
APPEAL TO BOARD
PLEAD RELIGIOUS GROUNDS FOR
USING STREETS
Mayor Absent and Police Commission
ers Have Adjourned for Fort
night, but Members VIII
Push Rights

Though the Womans Socialist union
has just adopted resolutions to ap-
peal to the police commissioners for
the privilege of speaking on the streets
recently denied, the action is bit late
in view of the fact that Mayor Har-
per has left the city and the board
adjourned for two weeks on Monday.
The women's unions members say
that Socialism is their religion and
that on that ground claim the same
right to use the streets for religious
ers.
A committee was selected to draft
resolutions to present to the police
board.
Another committee will confer with
the Los Angeles branch of the Social
ist party rendering such aid as the
women members can give.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-27
JUSTICE SAYS NEITHER
INTENDED FAIR DEALING
Dsr1sses Suit Brought by Bank Be-
cause Statements of Witness
Were So Confusing Nothing
Could Be Made OF Them

Following a conference between Asa
Keyes, deputy district attorney, and
the attorney representing DR.. F. C. S.
Saunders, request for dismissal of
the charge against ASaunders was
agreed to by Justice E. e. Selph yes
terday.
Saunders was arrested on a complaint
of the Broadway Bank and Trust
company, charging him with signing
the name of Mrs. Alice Hudson to
drafts on an English bank, which
drafts were returned.
Keyes, following the examination of
Mrs. Hudson yesterday and after the
noon adjournment. told the justice
that the bank had been reimbursed
and that Mrs. Hudson's statements
were of so conflicting character that
he did not believe a case could be
made against Saunders.
THE case is dismissed said the JUS
tice, "but my own opinion is that
neither one of the parties intended to
deal fairly with the bank
Mrs. Hudson at one time during her
examination was overcome with ner-
vousness and fell from her chair, but
was soon revived.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-27
JAPAN AND RUSSIA REACH
AGREEMENT AS TO BOUNDARY

ODESSA, Feb. 26.-Capt. Voskrosem--
sky, president of the Sakhalin island
boundary commission, who has just re-
turned here from Sakhalin, is authority
for the statement that the boundary
regulations have been satisfactorily
concluded and a treaty on that subject
will soon be signed at Vladivostok by
Russia and Japan.
Half of Sakhalin island was ceded to
Japan by Russia at the close of the
war, and the work of surveying the
divisional line has been in progress for
some time.
Capt. Voskrosemsky denies the rumor
in circulation regarding elaborate con-
struction of railroads and fortifications
by japan on the islands. Only mar
row gauge railway, sixteen miles long,
has heen hl1ilt
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-27
HUSBAND AND WIFE GET
DAMAGES FROM RAILWAY
Jury Awards Man $500 and Woman
$500 in Suit Against Los An.
geIes company-Hurt
in Collision

A jury yesterday in the superior
court granted judgment of $500 to Will
liam B. Wilson and $500 to his wife.
Violet Wilson, in their suit against the
Los Angeles Railway company.
Mrs. Wilson was severely injured in
a collision between two cars at Flower
and West Pico streets, June 23, and
damages in the sum of $4,000 were
acked. The company admitted its LA
bility, and the chief contention arose
over the question of the amount to be
paid.
The couple have eight children, trip
let's having been born twice and twins
once to them, and one of the conten-
tions in the suit was that as result of
her injuries -Irs. Wilson would be un-
able in the future to bear children.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-27
ARRESTED FOR BURGLARY;
RELEASED FOR SICKNESS
One of Boys Accused of Hollywood
and CoIegrove Robberies Is
Given in Charge of
His Father

Justice E. E. Selph yesterday grant
ed the request of John Escherich, SUI
perintendent of the Hollywood Water
company. and released his son Fred
Escherich, one of the boys arrested
on charge of the burglary of the Cole
grove postoffice.
"If you believe you can make a good
and honest man out of the lad you may
take him home," said the justice. The
father told the court his son was suf-
fering from tuberculosis.
The other boys arrested in connec-
flee and other places in Colegrove will
have their hearing Saturday morning
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-27
FOREIGN WIFE is NOT
ENTITLED TO PROPERTY

On the ground that the foreign wife
of Tochi Okazakl who was murdered
February 4 at 21S San Pedro street,
is not entitled to the property in Cali
fornia left by her husband, Judge Rives
yesterday granted letters of admins
tration to Kiku Okazaki, his second
wife, who lives in Los Angeles.
1t was decided that the estate was
community property accumulated since
the second marriage and that the first
wife had no foundation on which to
base her claim.
The estate is valued at $1,000.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-27
New interpretations

The state medical clinic yesterday
filed articles of Incorporation In the
county clerks office to do a general
business in the treatment of diseases.
The capital stock is $4,000 and the
principal offices will be in Los An
geles. The directors are G. H. Hop
kins, ]. w. Prendergast and Robert /.
Irons.l
Articles of Incorporation were yester-
day filed by the California Eucalyptus
company to do a real estate business
In Los Angeles. The directors are Ma
than w. Tarr, Harry McComb, J. r.
Burton and George e. Morrill,, and
the capital stock is $4,000.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-27
WoMAN's MISSIONARY BODY
PLANS AN ALL DAY MEETING

Plans are being made by the Woman's s
Federation of Christian Missionary
Workers to hold an all-day meeting to-
morrow, beginning at 10 o'clock. at the
English Lutheran church, Eighth and
Flower streets.
The devotional exercises will be led
by Mrs. F. A. Dewey, following which
Mrs w. r. Harper will speak on the
conference of the workers. Mrs. l.,
A. Hayes will make an address on
Alaska"
Gospel Temperance" will be the sub
1ect of William ]. Murphy. His son,
Francis Murphy, will sing.
A lunch will be served, after which
Rev. Herbert Weaver will conduct the
devotional exercises.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-27

PLAN WAR ON
SMALL BANKS
CLEARING HOUSE ASSOCIATION
WOULD RAISE CAPITALIZATION
aToo MANY LITTLE INSTITUTES"
IS PREVAILING OPINION
Resolution Passed That After septen-
ber None Shall Have an Ac-
counting Which Have Less
Than 100000

Through resolution adopted by the
Los Angeles clearing house associa-
tion yesterday it is hoped to reduce
the number of small banks in the city
or to force them to increase their
capitalization.
There are now forty-seven banks in
the city and this number is proper
tionately larger than any other city
of the class of Los Angeles, 1t is be-
lieved. Many of them are capitalized
at less than 100000 which is regarded
as too low a figure for banks in
populous city.
The resolution adopted yesterday
reads:
ssResolved, BY the Clearing House
association of Los Angeles. that, after
September l. 1905 no bank in this city
shall either clear for or receive an
account from any bank or trust COM
pany doing a banking business in this
city which has a paid-up and uniln-
paired capital of less than 5000, 1000.
The effect of this resolution will be
to cause consolidation of many OF the
little banks so that the capital may
reach the amount fixed by the clear
ing house. At present there are only
eleven members to the clearing house
association, all the other banks, in
cluding the big savings banks, have
cleared through one of the eleven
members. Under the resolution only
those having at least 100000 capital
may clear through a clearing house
member after September s next.
Is Drastic Step
The action is regarded as a drastic
step to minimize the number of bank
ing institutions. Conservative bank
ers have regarded the multiplication
of banking institutions with meager
capital as somewhat menacing, in a
way. and they declare that the ex-
perience of the recent financial strin-
gency made the duty of the clearing
house association plain. If a bank
cannot clear itself daily through the
clearing house its business will be-
come segregated from the usual chan
nels and it's checks will not be honored
at clearing house banks. This would
eventually make the business of the
little banks improbable and CONNER
cial accounts would be withdrawn. The
real danger, as seen by the bigger
banks, was the insecurity to deposit
ors in banks of fneager capitalization.
Hence the minimum capital of 100000
was fixed.
Banks Not Affected
The banks that will not be affected
by the decision of the clearing house
association are:
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-27
surerlng and Dollars Saved

e. S. Loper of Marilla, N. Y. says:
"I am carpenter and have had many
severe cuts healed by Bucklen's Arnica
Salve. 1t has saved me suffering and
,llars. 1t Is by lar the best healing
salve I have ever found" Heals burns.
Sores ulcers, fever sores eczema and
piles. 25c at Dean Drug Co.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-27
Banks Directors Assessed

WAYNESBURG, Pa, Feb. 26.-Re-
ceiver Strawn of the defunct Farmers
and Drovers National bank has notified
the former directors that they will have
to contribute sl.5O0,O00 as a result of
the failure of the bank.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-27
Bryan Addresses Press Association

BY Assoclated Press.
LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 26.--William
]. Bryan today addressed the Nebraska
Press association. his theme being
Newspapers of the Orient" He de-
scribed newspaper methods in Japan.
China and other countries. Mr.. Bryan
will leave for Memphis late today to
attend a banquet on the evening of
February 28.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-27

Rank Capital.
American National bank. k........ 81, 900 900
American Savings bank. .......... 225OOO
Broadwav Bank & Trust Co... 100000
CENTRAL National bank 800 900
S,entraI Trust company 2e0 500
Sitizens National bank. 300, 900
Commercial National bank. 100000
Earmers (, Merchants Nat bank. 1900. 900
First National bank .... 1,250,OOO
German American Savings bank 600, 900
Home SAVINGS hank 100000
los Angeles Trust Co....... 900 900
Mercbants National bank 1000
Werchants Trust company. 800, 900
Metronolitan Rank & Trust Co. 100000
National Bank of California. 1870. 100000
national Rank of Commerce 2O0 900
sec,ritv savings bank...... $50 900
southern Trust company. ......... 10000
limited states National bank w 1000
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-27

HOTEL GREEN. European rate
$3.50 per day; American rate $3.50 per
day upward.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-27
Banks Not Affected

The banks that will not be affected
by the decision of the clearing house
association are:
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-27
Another Lot Of
Free Coupons
to the First
500 Customers
This Morning

Again today another Anniversary Souf
venir to each of the first 500 customers
who enter the store after the doors
are open at o'clock. We will present
two merchandise coupons of 12c each,
or a total of 24c.
1t is not necessary to buy anything
to get these coupons. AS soon as you
enter the doors come to the second
floor and line up. They will be dis
tributed in order as you come until the
first 500 people have been supplied.
These coupons are good in the pur-
chase of merchandise to their face
value, except on special hour sales for
that day. They are good today only.
Tuesday there was big crowd when
the doors opened. They won't last
throughout the first hour, in fact they'll
go with the first rush. Be here when
the doors open. Second floor, in the
clothing department.