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Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-11
GETS STENOGRAPHER
AND TROUBLE BEGINS
AQUEDUCT ST0REKEEPER IN
DANGER OF DISCHARGE
Board of Public Works BorroWs His
Assistant, and He in Turn Tele-
phones Employment Agency
for Help

To vindicate his client, w. r. orrns-
partment, of the charge o. violating
civil service rules, Attorney H. J.
Goudge made an effort yesterday be-
fore the civil service commission to
put the board of public works on trial.
Ormsby had been ordered to appear
before the civil service commission and
show cause why he should not be dis
charged for hiring a stenographer to
fill an emergency appointment, when
there were stenographerS on the eligi-
bic list. The defense introduced by
Mr.. Goudge was that Ormsby, being
himself a civil service employe, had no
legal authority to employ anyone to
work for the city, but that such an
appointment must be made by the
board of public works. This had been
actually the case, the signature of the
president of the board being attached
to the requisition.
The stenographer was secured in an
irregular way Instead of the regular
appointment process a purchase order
was made out and the same course
pursued as if a commodity was being
purchased. She was to fill - vacancy
for a short time. The board of public
works borrowed her from the store
keeper to take the place of one in the
ohlCS VI SIle DodEu VIII WAuleu d SHUT
vacation. She was secured because she
had previously been employed by the
board and was familiar with the work
in it's office.
In order to fill her vacancy in the
store department another stenographer
had to be secured and Ormsby tele-
phoned an agency to send one up for
a few weeks. A requisition was made
out and signed by the board of public
works.
1t developed at the trial yesterday
that this had been a frequent method
of getting stenographers for the legal
and aqueduct departments, and that
in using this method Ormsby had
merely followed precedent. He de-
clared himself innocent of any inten-
tion to violate the civil service rules
or their spirit. The matter was taken
under advisement by the commission.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-11
DO D0G-FED HENS LAY
GOOD EGGS? is QUERY
Resident of Santa Paula Asks Pure
Food Expert If Canine Meat
is the Thing for
Chickens

Should the feeding of dead animals
to hens affect the healthfulness of
eggs? Going further, should dog-fed
eggs affect the 5-cents-apiece price now
prevailing?
J. B. Wilson of Santa Paula wants to
know and has gone directly to the
source of California pure food legis-
lation to find out Senator c. c. Nc
Cartney, father of the pure food law,
received the following letter form Will
son yesterday:
headquarters of the pure food law:
Dear Sir-Is there any law against a
man killing dogs and feeding them to
chickens and then selling the eggs for
public use?"
Chicken feed must be expensive in
Santa Paula" said Mr.. Mccartney or
there may be too many dogs. l don't
believe there is any provision in the
law covering dog-fed eggs, but L think
they should be declared a menace to
health. 1 am investigating the mat
ter"
Meanwhile it is understood, Frank
Oakley pure food inspector, will be sent
to Santa Paula with his little probe in
an effort to discover the difference be-
tween these eggs and the other kind.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-11
MEMBERS OF LIBRARY
STAFF FACE CHARGES
MISS BLANDY'S COMPLAINTS
OF AWESOME LENGTH
Four Feminine Attendants Accused of
Heinous Msdemeanors, Document
Presented Bristlng with Ter
rIfying Epithets

Julia w. Blandy, superintendent of
branches of the public library, yester-
day preferred charges against four
members of the library staff before the
civil service commission. When the
commissioners saw the document they
declared 1t was certain the trials would
take weeks, and several of them init
mated that in the end they would come
to nothing.
The employees of the library against
whom Miss Blandy made charges are
Miss Celia Gleason, assistant librarian;
Miss Anna Madison, Miss Margaret
Bloomer and Miss Florence Turner
Against Miss Gleason Miss Blandy
makes five charges. They are: 'Sys-
tematic and unremitting interference
with the work of my department, with
malicious intent to kill the work" in
competency" characterization" "abuse
of authority and ''falsifying state
ment in her accounts to the city
auditor
She charges the following against
Miss Anna Madison: "Tampering with
records of the department of branches,
with malicious intent to kill the work.
characterization"
Miss Margaret Bloomer is scored for
holding up the business of the order
department to such an extent that tile
branches Juvenile, fiction, general cir
culation and documents departments
are seriously crippled, and the etf1cien-
cy of the library hindered," making
false statement to the president of the
library board in official business" "di-
verting books ordered from one book
dealer (specified on order card signed
by a member of the book committee OF
the library boarO to another, and with
an attempt to give one dealer a mo-
riopoIy of the public library business"
She alleges Miss Florence Turner is
guilty of "defying the established rules
of the library and of gross neglect OF
duty while in charge of branch IL
brary, and with being unreliable and a
detriment to the service
The civil service commission set the
hearing of the charges for December
s, at 5 o'clock. If the crowd proves too
big for the civil service room an ad-
journment will be taken to the council
chamber
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-11
OWNERS OF POISONED
DOGS SEEK VENGEANCE
Trial of John Cuthbert, Accused of
Killing Valuable CANNES,
Will Be Begun
Today

The trial of John w. Cuthbert,
charged with the malicious distribution
of poisoned meat, will begin in Judge
Wiibur's court today. The complaint
against Cuthbert was secured by
agents of the Society. for the Preven-
ton of Cruelty to Animals, after he
was reported to have placed meat con-
tanning poison on a sidewalk on Thirty
first street October %.
The meat was inspected by the city
chemist and found to be soaked with
arsenic. Cuthbert, following his arrest,
was released on $500 bail. Witnesses
who claim to have seen Cuthbert place
the meat on the sidewalk will be in
court to testify and a large number
of dog owners are also expected to
watch the proceedings.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-11
REPORTS AS TO UNIFORMS
FOR SPECIAL POLICEMEN

At the meeting of the police COM
mission yesterday Chief Kern recon-
mended the uniforms to be worn by
special policemen who wear city stars
but are not on the city payrolls
These uniforms are to consist of
coat. trousers and helmet. The coat
and trousers are to be of an olive-drab
in color, single e-breasted, with six
brass buttons to the neck. The cuffs
will be marked off in black tape with
white chain stitching. The brass but
tons are to bear the letter in old
English, and each coat must have two
breast pockets on the outside. The
helmet win be pearl grc :. This uni
form is similar to that worn by the
motorcycle squad.
Those who wear blue uniforms like
those worn by the regular police must
get new ones of the regulation style
and are given thirty days in which
to make the change.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-11
ARRAlGNED ON CHARGE
OF ATTEMPTED EXT0RTI0N
A. A. Talmage, Noted clubman, Re-
leased on $4,000 Bond-Examina-
ton Is Set for Next Thurs
day Afternoon

A. A. Talmage, the clubman, charged
by DR.. Ray D. Robinson, dentist,
with attempted extortion, was ar
raigned before Justice Selph yester-
day and his examination was set for
Thursday afternoon. Talmage was re-
leased on bond of $4,000. A change Of
counsel was made and Talmage will
be represented in court by Attorney
A. K. Wiseheart.
Talnage, according to DR.. Robinson,
sent a letter to him demanding the
return of $3.50, an alleged overcharge
by the dentist, and threatened that if
his demand was refused he would pub
lish a statement that would injure
Robinson's business.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-11
FIRE HOSE PURCHASE
FREE OF ALL TAINT
What Has Been Generally Accepted as
Established Tradition of the Trade
Eliminated by Councils
Course

Fire hose without a margin is what
the council says it has purchased from
the Bowers Rubber company, and if
this proves to be the case when the
hose is put into use the precedent
established when the council awarded
the contract for 1900 feet of hose to
the Bowers Rubber company for 5s
cents a foot may eliminate alperquisite
of many years standing.
It is an open secret that in the pur-
chase of fire hose there is a 10 per cent
margin for making little presents to
those who have the buying power. For
years this has been an established
thing, and councilmen who would shy
at an offer of money for putting
through a franchise or something else
desired by a corporation have been
known, or at least there has been a
moral certainty that they have accepted
gifts from manufacturers of fire hose.
This is not peculiar to Los Angeles or
any other city. It is peculiar to the fire
hose business.
But it is morally certain there was
no 10 per cent margin in the hose pur-
chased by the council Monday. Had
the council been looking for the 10 per
cent it probably would have purchased
the Paragon at 81 a foot, although
there is no evidence that they were
offered a rakeoff. The Paragon is
known to be the standard, and no
criticism would have been made for
buying a cheap hose at a high price,
for the Paragon is notably the best
made.
The fact that a cheap hose was pur-
chased. in fact the cheapest offered by
the dozen or more bidders, is evidence
that the council acted honestly. 1t also
probably sounds the death knell of the
fire hose rakeoff, unless succeeding
councils see fit to set aside the prece-
dent of the present council.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-11

'Many do not believe in revivals, but
in the history of the church, if revivals
had not taken place, there would not
have been any church members left.
ST have a prescription which never
fails to accomplish its purpose. IF even
a few persons meet in earnest prayer
and then let God use them there will
be great results.
preachers are what their congrega-
tions make them. If church members
would do less talking against their
pastors and pray more for them it
would be much better for churches and
ministers 1 know OF a pastor who
lacked spiritual vigor who was prayed
into great power by three earnest men
of his congregation"
DIR. Torrey referred to conditions
through which extensive revivals were
started in the old country.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-11
AMENDED PETITIONS
PROVE SUFFICIENT
Special Election Probably VIII Be
Called to Register Public Opinion
on Charter Revision
Initiative

The process of checking 'up the
amended petitions to the charter re-
vision initiative, submitted by the
charter revision committee, was COM
pleted yesterday afternoon, and there
were found to be more than enough
good signatures to compel the council
to call a special election to submit the
charter amendmtnts to the popular
vote.
Out of the 230O names on the last
supplementary petitions. 1866 were
found to bear the bona fide signatures
of qualified electors. Only HOO were
needed to make up the deficiency In
the first petition.
At the meeting OF the council next
Monday the city clerk will report the
petition sufficient to compel a special
election.
The city attorney probably will rule
that a special election is necessary,
as the amendment to the state con-
stitution providing for the initiative
says that whenever the required num-
ber of qualified electors shall have filed
a petition for such initiative the coun-
ell must submit it to a vote. 1t does
not leave it optional to carry the mat
ter over until the following municipal
election.
While little machinery is provided for
the constitutional initiative there is
a certain amount OF red tape involved
in calling an election, and it will take
several weeks to get the matter before
the public, even should the council
hasten it as much as possible
There is a disposition on the part
of a number of the councilmen to
delay the matter and keep it from
being presented to the legislature at
it's meeting this winter.
Councilman Wallace is out of the
city and will not return until the last
of the month. AS he is the leader of
the faction in the council that favors
the adoption of the amendments an
effort probably will be made to lay it
over until he returns.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-11

Behind DR.. Pierce's Medicines
stands the InvaIidS Hotel and Sur
gicaI Institute, at Buffalo, thor
oughIy equipped and with Staff
Of Skilled Specialists to treat tho
moro difficult cases OF Chronic
diseases whether requiring Med
icaI or Surgical skill for their
cure. Send for free
INVALLDS GUIDE BOOK
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-11
CITY HALL NOTES

In order to avoid congestion at Sec
ond and Spring streets the cab stands
there were changed by the police COM
mission yesterday. There will here
after be but one cab in the day and
two at night.
c. e. Rogers yesterday had trans
ferred to himself from Mittendorf and
Rogers the permits for saloon, bowl
ing alley, billiard tables and restaurant
ifquor license. All these are located
AT 117-119 West First street.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-11
CROWDS WATCH
ELKS DRILLING
BRILLIANT UNIFORMS ADD TO
GAYETY OF SCENE
ATTENDANCE GROWING RATHER
THAN DECREASING
store with Its Well Stocked Shelves
and Magnificent Illumination Con-
tinues to Prove Leading
Attraction

Uniforms glittered bravely last night
at the Elks' festival. Costumes, SOL
dierly and picturesque, masculine ana
feminine, showed plainly that 1t was
fraternal night and that the uniformed
drill corps had their experts and their
friends out in force.
Shriners Auditorium looks like a
bunch of ranbows this week. series
of kaleidoscope panoramas, always
shifting and many-tinted.
As on Monday night, the big assembly
place was so crowded that locomotlon
was q matter of patience and irregu-
larity. 1t was impossible to make haste
anywhere, for human beings We're sand
wiched in wherever there was foot
hold.
Interspersed everywhere were be-
witching damsels or smiling matrons
with handfuls of chances ready 10 PICK
mp the nimble dimes.
The Elks' carnival, however, is not a
holdup The means used are all gentle
and amiable. 1t is a relief to many OF
the old-timers who have patronlZed
fairs and bazaars for many years to
note the absence of embarrassing per-
sistence on the part of the young
women.
In the roped off arena last night a
dozen drill teams went through their
evolutions at intervals, each appear
ing in different uniforms and showing
varied settings and marches.
While the drills went on those VINO
could not get within view kept up thelr
ceaseless promenades, or found tete-a-
tete corners or balcony seats. Others
patronized the various refreshment
stands.
Store Well Patronized
Hundreds carried baskets last night,
showing that they had patronized the
country store with its 10000 articles for
the household. Everything, from
match to a ham, and a lemon to can
airy bird can be had there for the ask
ing.
The brilliant background of lighting
and the well stocked shelves make
this the biggest attraction at the car
nival.
One of the delightful stopping places
on the long promenade is the Japanese
tea garden on the balcony, near the
mission corner, set apart for the Native
Sons and Daughters. This booth, under
the supervision of Mrs. Frank Bryson,
is always we'll patronized.
The costumes worn are true to pat
tern in the orient, and the surround
ings are congenial for tea drinkers.
Assisting Mrs. Bryson are Vera
Prosser, William Z. Calderwood,
George Clark, A. w Murray, Paul Nc
Cormick, c. A. Boyle, Frank Higgins,
Ed Niles. Ed Zobelein, Al Wallace, o..
f. Kuencer, and Misses 9nna VAIN
wright, May Armstrong and May Red
mond.
One of the attra on the balcony
is the booth dedicated to the Grizzly
Bear. demure, rosy-cheeked young
woman with dashing eyes holds the
throne there, and the men fingered IN
droves last night.
Miss Grace harrington, who sang IN
the choir at the Biltmore estate of the
Vanderbilts, is in charge there. She
is conspicuous because of the yellow
costume she wears. Just now hers is
one of the popular corners at the show.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-11
THOSE TWO HOURS AFTER SCHOOL
MAY BE PROFITABLY EMPLOYED
No Better Way for School Children to End Theil
Working Day Than to Take Advantage of
HERALD'S Daily Issue of Free
Ticket Coupons

Did you ever think of taking a trip
arund the world in 45 minutes? You
may think it would require a flying
machine, but it doesn't. You may do
it at one of the HERALD'S free NOV
ing picture shows, and you not only see
the interesting places and scenery, but
you see epoch-making events in their
actual occurrence. What pleasanter
or more profitable way to spend an hour
or two in the afternoon than to at
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-11
AUTOMOBILE CLUB MEMBERS
MADE SPECIAL POLICEMEN

Charles b. Hopper, secretary of the
Automobile club of Southern California,
and r. p Hillman, a member of the
same club, were made special police
men, without pay, by the police COM
mission yesterday.
The automobile men will make it
their duty to assist the police in en-
forcing the speed laws of the city.
Richard d. Hughes of the public L.
brary department also was made a
EpeciaI officer.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-11
breaches ON POWER
OF PRAYER AND SIN
DR.. T0RREY HITS DOCTORS
AND WORLDLY VICES
Member of Audience Creates Disturb
ance by Declaring Y. M. C. A.
Itself Carries on Gambling
In Its Building

weighed in the Balance and Found
Wanting was the topic of DIR. Torrey
at the evangelistic tabernacle Lass
night. In the course of his sermon he
made a direct hit at physicians, say
ing: MANY men have attached to their
names M. D., which should be reversed
to D. M.-standing for damnable mur-
derers."
The speaker dwelt on the reyelry Of
Belshazzar and then considered the
principles involved in the positions
taken by people regarding their differ
ent walks in life. He spoke of the wor-
ship of money and position. and the
thraldom of intemperance. He said in
part:
when it comes to the profane man,
he is a person who cannot be trusted.
If he win rob God he will rob you.
at is a sad comment that children
disregard their parents more today
than at any other time in the world.
1t is bad for a child to be disrespectful
to his mother, but it is worse to be
disrespectful to God"
DIR. Torrey reviewed the ten COM
mandments, making comments that ap-
piled to the various vicissitudes of life.
He made emphatic reference to the
fallible tendencies Of men.
When the preacher was speaking of
the gambling propensities a man IN
the congregation accused the Y. M. G. A.
of having gambling in the building.
This was denied by one of the secre-
taries of the association who was pres
ent.
The next clause in the ten command
ments after this interruption was:
"Thou shalt not bear false witness
% ct TaaicrbhnY - nh T1rac n
piled to the member of the congrega-
ton who had accused the association,
and met with applause.
Proud He Is Grandfather
DIR. Torrey is proud of the fact that
he is a grandfather of three weeks
duration. This fact was brought out
yesterday afternoon at the service in
the tabernacle when a mother, seated
with her child near the platform, start
ed to leave the building on account of
the crying of the little one. DR.. Tor
rey requested her to remain, saying
that the child would not bother him in
the least, and that he had a great lik-
ing for the little ones, especially since
he had become a grandfather.
Following the usual song service Rev.
A. B. Prichard, pastor of the Central
Presbyterian church, offered prayer.
Dr. Torrey took his text from 1 John,
V, 16. his topic being what Prayer
Can Do" He said in part:
1--WE ought to serve God in tri-
umphant way. We can accomplish
more through prayer than by any other
means. God never intended prayer as
an excuse for laziness. 1t is something
to form better principles and to reach
down into the depths and pit Of sin
and extending to the ends of the earth.
It will do more than anything else in
Strengthening out church controversies.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-11

tend one of these fascinating enter
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Those two unoccupied hours between
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often are the source of trouble for
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fers a happy solution of this problem.
Clip the coupons from the home and
office HERALDS and let the young
sters attend these high class entertain
ments.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-11
Free Admission

saTIs entities Admission to
either Shows Broadway
423 South the ~ o'clock
and o'clock than the day fol-
lowing the OF
BRACKETT guaranteed in
to be CLASS EDUCA-
TIONAL character. policy
nothing morbid monsosIes
sented to its readers. Angeles Heradl
Wednesday, November H. 1908.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-06-12

Messrs. Grove & Henshaw, horse
dealers, were taken in by stranger on
Wednesday night last week with q
stolen horse. 1t seems that the thief
is named Frank Russell, of near
Berryyille, Clark county, Va. Russell,
came here several days before and
falling in with farmer told him he had
horse to sell and that he would
give him 5000 to find a ready buyer.
He was introduced to Mr.. Grove and
stated that he would bring the horse
down. He came here Wednesday and
sold the horse to Mr.. Grove for $l05
cash.
On Sa turday Sheriff Gardner was
called by the Sheriff of Clarke county
ever the telephone and was told about
the horse, which belonged to MIR. l..
Payne, near Berryville, being stolen.
Mr.. Payne traced his horse here and
found him on Saturday evening but
the thief had gone no one knew where.
After selling the horse Russell t7ok
thee. V. X. II. train tor Hagerstown
and hasnot siGce been heard from.
We learn that RussePs mother, living
in Winchester, has reimbursed Mr..
by paying him the $105.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-06-12
The FRS, National Convention

The national convention is an out
growth of state conventions. The first
party convention to nominate a gov
ernor was held in Pennsylvania in
1903. The plan extended to other
states, and was quite generally adopt
ed in the early thirties. Andrew Jack
son decided that the easiest way to Sc
cure the nomination of Martin Van
Buren, as his successor was to call a
national Democ ratio cor Venti0n, made
up of deiehates who were in favor of
his candidate. He was not certain t.. at
he would accomplish the result he
sought ia the old way. Accordingly "a
presidential convention was called in
1885 Jackson's lieutenants did thei I
work we'll, and Van Buren, was NOM
mated. A national convention had
been held in 1882 to indorse the pre-
vious nomination of Jackson by var
ious states, and to nominate Vice
President. But the Van Buren, con-
vention of 1886 was the first of the
modern type.-George William Doug
las, in Nominating President" in
The Youths Companion.