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Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-01
POLICE BOARD
SEEKS FUNDS
OREMPLOYES
GRANTS LICENSES TO SWELL
CITYS RECEIPTS
ALARM BOX INQUIRY BEGINS
SHORTLY
Civil Service Commission Reinstates
Negro PatroIman-New Menagerie
Established at Eastlake
Park

Though the Los Angeles police de'
partment lacks funds to maintain its
present strength, even when the Evans
fleet comes. the council does NOT seem
disposed to vote any more FUNDS
Yesterday the board suggested way
for getting funds and called attentloi
to its needs incidentally in handllns
various permits for drink privileges
Mayor Harper was absent ana COM
missioner Hub Lewis presided.
The board gave a number OF per-
n1its. all of which will yield revenue
to the municipality as follows;
Retail liquor men-Fernando Bessolo
104 Ord street, change of location from
1909 North Alameda street; Robert NC
Craw. S31 South Main street ana SS4-ze
South Spring street, transfer from r.
a. Helm. Harry Schooner, 3171a South
Main street, transfer from ID. Melni-
koff: McDevitt & Gollmer company, 81
South Main street, transfer from Coll
mer & McDevitt.
Wholesale liquor men-De Nuplla ~
Co, 209 Ord street.
The board also granted safes staple
license to j. H. Adair for 1905 Central
avenue. a change from 942 Central ave-
me At the last session he lacked a
few feet in frontage. His signers IN
clude Sarah M. Smith, James II. Full
cher. A. Niemeyer, Henry Bruno, Peter
Markley and William Richard.
New business laid before the board
concerning which protests can be filed
before next Tuesdays session was as
follows:
Retail liquor license application-A.
w. Glazer. 522 North Alameda street.
change in location from 300 Also street.
Retail LIQUOR license-W. A. Osgood,
11s West Fourth street, transfer from
S. l.. Humphrey.
Restaurant liquor 1icense-Gerhard
Peters. 227 East First street.
C. IT. Collins will establish an ele-
CANT billiard hall at 919 West Third
street, having already obtained the
consent of Mrs. ]. A. Sepulveda, John
r. Taylor and w. S. Collins.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-01
SHERIFF'S MEN R0USED
BY EXCITED CONSTABLE
WHO PHONES FOR HELP
Tiny Officer Asks for Aid in Arresting
Man Charged with Beating
Companion of Auto
Trip
"Helloi What is it?"

"Hello! What is it?"
The bell in the sheriff's office rang,
as it had many times during the day,
but this time the ring was an impa-
tient one and the reply was prompt.
Can you send a poser" excitedly
inquired a voice at the other end.
The listener calmly fell from his
chair. Not for years had a posse been
called for, and various sanguinary
struggles fitted through his mind.
Revived. he renewed the conversa-
ton. "Whats the trouble?" he asked.
"Ha man his 'auling ha woman
haround the road by the air of 'er
'ead," came the response, in an ac-
cent decidedly English.
The place where the one-sided fight
took place was east of Eastlake park.
The informer said he was constable,
and when asked why he did not arrest
the offender said he had no handouts,
lariat or pistol-nothing but con-
stables star.
Two deputies were sent to the scene,
but met the constable, Bryce; his pris-
oner, Frank Allison, and chauffeur
coming to the city in an automobile.
Bryce, who is about five feet high,
said he first noticed Allison dragging
a woman companion from the auto
mobile and using her as trailer while
he danced about in mad glee. He
swore to a complaint in Justice Sum-
merfields court ana Allison will be
arraigned this morning.
The trouble started over a woman.
The chauffeur says Allison became
angry because he believed him indis-
Greet when he fiirted with the woman.
Allison, he said, attacked the woman,
and when he attempted to interfere
he received a right swing to the jaw
which so raised his ire that he joined
the rank of the representative OF the
law and helped to place his temporary
employer under arrest.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-01
LIQUOR MEN TO
ASK MANDAMUS
TENDER LICENSE MONEY AT
CITY HALL TODAY
Central Avenue, San Pedro and Other
Family Liquor Stores Must
Moove or Quit the
Business

Today one of the wholesale liquor
ance must close because they are not
in the allotted zone will appear at City
Clerk Harry Lelande's office and ten
der money for renewal of his license.
This will be refused and then a writ
of mandate to compel the city clerk
to accept the license money viii be
asked in the courts.
Thus the wholesale men will try to
do in the courts what they failed to
induce the council to do-give them the
privilege of continuing to maintain
family liquor stores in the residential
districts.
The new ordinance applies today,
shutting out twenty-one store owners.
The greatest objections appear to
rest against the stores on Central ave-
nue. and San Pedro street, where most
of them are located with a few more
on Main, Alameda, East Ninth. West
Third, West Pico East Seventh and
Temple streets.
1t developed yesterday that Bozo
Sentich's place at 410 Ord street is
exempt, as he is 120 feet outside of
the property line, according to the city
engineers maps. The ordinance in
cludes all places within $50 feet of the
property line on the outside edge of
streets bounding it.
Among the best known places af-
fected by the law are L. Bouttier, SIS
West Third street; A. Niemeyer, 1017
Central avenue, and Frank Garbarini,
1915 Central avenue which it has been
claimed is really owned by a former
police commissioner
The Central avenue places affected
are: Theo Grumbach's No. S07;
Frank Garbarini No. 1915; Artur
Grosser's, No. 1404; A. Niemeyer's,
1917, and William Schmees', No. 5722.
San Pedro street places affected are:
Gum, Wynns & Co.'S, No. 1868; II.
w. Hilker's. 2002, and Albert Rougny's,
1147.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-01
PATR0LMEN CAN ACT
AS POLICE COURT BAILIFFS
Civil Service Commission Disposes OF
Uncertainty Concerning Status
of Attaches of the Minor
Bodies

The bailiffs in the police department
hereafter can be used INTERCHANGEABLE
as patrolmen or attaches of the police
courts.
The civil service commission last
night settled the Rohn case with this
declaration.
Eligibles on the bailiffs' list COM
planned that they were unable to act in
police courts because favored patrol
men had been detached for that duty
This practice will be allowed hence
forth, just as detectives can be drawn
from patrolmen's ranks, as settled two
years ago. The classes have been
merged.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-01
CONSUL FISHER NOT ACTING
ON OWN INITIATIVE SHOWN

WASHINGTON, March 3J.-It is adj
mitted at the state department that the
status of the American consul at Har-
bin has been made the subject of rep
reservations at Washington by the Rus.
sian government, but while negotia-
tions are pending officials are loath to
discuss it.
The important fact is developed, how
ever, that the American consul, Mr..
Fisher, is not acting on his own in
itiative in declining to seek the per-
mission of Russia to exercise his con-
sular functions. On the contrary it Is
understood that he is simply executing
carefully considered plan of the state
department to bring about through
proper means a recognition not only by
Russia but by other nations interested
In Manchuria of the integrity of
Chinese possessions.
1t was long ago perceived that to
admit the right of political control of
either Russia or Japan over the So
called railroad zone" in Manchuria,
including as they do the principal com
mercial depots and capable as they are
of indefinite expansion of boundaries
at the whim of leaseholders, would soon
completely defeat John Hays dream of
"the open door" In Manchuria.
Therefore quiet definite policy has
been adopted by the state department,
the very formation of which was tho
application of American consuls In that
province for Chinese exequaturs. This
was by no means pleasing to Japan.
but 1t is believed that America is sup
ported fully therein by the great COM
mercial nations of Europe which have
large trade interests in the orient.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-01
MAY SLICE FRONT OFF NEW
CONCRETE APARTMENT HOUSE
Somebody's Error Will Prove Costly
for Eighth Street Structure
When Thoroughfare
Is Widened

Someone has erred in the placing of
the woodward, the costly new twenty
five-room apartment house on Eighth
street, between Olive and Hill.
Eighth street is to be widened soon
and it will mean that the facade of the
big structure must be defaced. 1t is a
reinforced concrete structure.
Eighth street is sixty feet now and
will be widened to seventy feet.
The assessment clerks discovered the
error in making out the assessment
costs, for the city must reimburse the
owners so Robert Marsh & Co. say.
The owners say they put up the
building according to stakes located by
the city engineers men.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-01
POLICE BOARD TO STOP BETS
ON SMALL THROWING GAMES
Asks Council to Pass Ordinance Re-
stricting Playing and Imposing
Fine on Managers or
Landlord

Police commissioners took a reform
spell in the absence of Mayor Harper
yesterday when they decided to urge
the city council to pass an ordinance
stopping all playing and bets on ring
throwing and similar games common to
the streets
The new ordinance, if passed, will
prohibit disc, ball, ring and stick throw
ing or other similar game or device, or
the giving therefor of any prize, money,
check chip, credit or any representa-
tive of value; prevents betting or haz-
arding of anything on these games and
prohibits the renting of apartments,
rooms, stores, etc, for this purpose.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-01
POLICE BOARD SUGGESTS
NEW REVENUE SCHEME

The police board has recommended to
the city council passage of an ordinance
creating more revenue for the city.
1t is proposed to tax owners, exhibit
'ors, managers and others for the use
of microscopes, lung testers, muscle
testers, galvanic batteries, weighing
machines, etc, S. per week or 81 per
day.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-01
TROLLEY OFFICIALS ADMIT
SOME "SLIGHT" ACCIDENTS

The usual "slight" accidents predom-
mate in the semi-monthly reports OF
trolley companies filed with the city
clerk.
The reports give no names, dates or
addresses, hence are Valueless as rec
ords or for public information.
The Los Angeles Railway company
comedies twenty-three accidents and
one fatality to a woman.
The Redondo line had two collisions
with automobiles.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-01

belief that it would be decidedly to
the interest of the United States to
recognize the Russian administration
of Manchuria, inasmuch as foreign
residents share in the privileges of
this administration.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-01
REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE
FILLS VACANCIES AT MEETING

tee of the Republican county central
committee was held last night at the
Republican league headquarters at
1929 South Spring street.
The meeting was called to order by
Chairman Bradner w. Lee and was
held for the purpose of filling about
100 vacancies among the precinct com
mitteemen, caused by changes In the
precinct boundaries as well as sickness
and deaths of old members.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-01

Noting that the days are getting
shorter, a little Germantown boy re-
marked that it gets late very early
now.-Philadelphia Record.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-01

Pillows, purses, mats and novelties
less than cost this week. ola s. Hill st.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-01

II you want to go east, c. Haydock.
Agent Illinois Central r. r.. 118 w. 9Th.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-26
CURIOUS FIND AT
EXPOSITION SITE
Working on Place-Coroner Finds
1t Holds Body of Ape.

A curious find was unearthed at the
Rock Island Exposition grounds yes
terday afternoon by men who are ex-
cavating there. They were at work
on the north side OF. the grounds in a
clump of trees when one of them dug
up small box shaper like a coffin.
Coroner l.. V. Eckhart and Chief of
Police Eckhart were notified and when
they arrived on the scene the box was
opened. The body of a small ape was
found therein. 1t is presumed that It
was the property of Ringing Brothers
circus when it was here a year ago
and that died and was buried on the
spot. The box was neat one. Gov
cred with cloth, and was well trimmed
1t was taken to a more remote place
and again placed in the ground.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-26
INVITATION Is SENT
HEARST AND HiSGEN
Committee Arranging for Labor Day
Celebration Wires Asking lndepen-
dence Party Heads to Come.

George W. McCaskrin met last ev-
ening with the executive committee of
the Davenport Industrial Home asso-
citation which is arranging for the tri-
city celebration of Labor day, with a
view of getting place on the program
for Thomas l.. Hisgen, candidate for
president on the independence ticket,
and w. r. Hearst, the founder of the
party. AS result, a cordial invita-
ton was framed up by the committee
and forwarded to the gentlemen nam
ed by wire, asking them to occupy the
rostrum together with Samuel Com
pers, president of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-26
lis LITTLE DOING
Democratic Senatorial Conven-
ton and Committee Meet
inc Held at Aledo.
THORNTON AT HEAD OF BOTH
Rock Island County Not Represented
Republican Senatorial Convention
Held In Rock Island.

Aledo, ILL.,, Aug. 26.-(Argus Spe
cial)-The democratic senatorial con
Vention for the Thirty-third district
met at the court house here at II
O'Clock this morning and adjourned to
the office of George Werts Jr where
an organization was effected. A. NJ
Thornton of Oquawka was elected
chairman and George Werts Jr. sec
rotary. There being no business to
transact, as no senator is TO be elected
in this district this year. adjournment
was then taken. Mr.. Thornton was
the only representative of Henderson
county present. Rock Island county
was not represented at all.
Following the adjournment of the
convention the senatorial committee
met. Mr.. Thornton was selected as
chairman of this body and John
Braucht of Aledo secretary. No fur
there business was transacted. To
days meetings, while simply formal
ties, were necessary to conform L
the terms of the Illinois primary elec
ton law
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-26
HAD A CLOSE CALL
Buggy of L. A. Schmidt is
Struck by Runaway Team
and Destroyed.
HIS KNEE IS FRACTURED
Quick Action in Driving Onto Sidewalk
Prevents Possible Fatality-Five-
Year-Old Boy on Wagon.

Yesterday afternoon while driving
south on Twelfth street between
Eighth and Ninth avenues L. A.
Schmidt. the real estate agent of this.
city, narrowly escaped serious injury
or death. He was driving along in
his rig when he was suddenly attract
ed by loud noise behind him. Look
ing back he saw team of horses
hitched to a heavy wagon dashing
madly towards him Mr.. Schmidt saw
Immediately that the only opportunity
10 save himself was TO drive his horse
upon the sidewalk Although acting
as quickly as he could be failed to.
avert the collision completely and the
passing wagon crashed into his buggy.
Escapes With Fractured Knee.
The buggy and the harness We're TO-
tally ruined while the horse escaped
with slight scratches. Mr.. Schmidt
was fortunate enough TO escape with
slight fracture of the knee and =:
severe Earring. The injuries are in
no way serious and he is able TO at
tend to his Office duties today.
The runaway team belongs to Sex
ton John Huss of Chippiannock Gene
terry and was driven by A. F. Skinner.
| Leaving a small boy about years of
! age in charge of the team. Mr.. Skinner
had gone into a store on Twelfth
street. When he returned he found
| that the team had in some way be-
come frightened and was rushing
rapidly down the street.
The disaster might have proved
fatal to both the boy and TO Mr.
Schmidt had it not been for young
man living near the scene who saw
the team coming in time TO partially
! stop it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-26
Republicans Meet.

The republican senatorial convention
of this district met at the court house
at 2 p. m, as, the new primary law re
qliires them to do They organized by
electing j.. w. Simonson of Port Byron
chairman and R. E. Little of Milan
secretary. There was no business tC
come before the convention, and as
soon as the organization was effected
the meeting adjourned.
The republican county central execu
tive committee met at the same time
the senatorial convention was in prog
ress, and it did about the same amount
of work. Plans for meeting the eX
penses of the campaign were formu
lated, and then the meeting was ad
journed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-26
LOCKED LIKE ST0tEs GOODS
Man Who Was Trying to Sell Cheap
JeWelry Arrested.

A man giving his name as S. C. Stone
was taken in tow by Detective Cox yes
terday afternoon and placed in Jail.
The man was found on the street try
ing to sell a number of articles which
looked as though they might have been
stolen out of department store. He
had in his possession three razors, four
pocket knives, a large number of collar
buttons, cheap watch, and some 9th.
er cheap jewelry. He was unable to
give a straight account of how they
came in his possession, and the police
are trying to find out if the articles
have been reported as missing any
where. He will be given a trial by
Magistrate Elliott tomorrow morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-26
WANTS $4,000 TO
REIMBURSE HIM
Moline Man Starts Damage Suit
Against Saloonkeeper Whom He
Claims Assaulted Him.

A damage suit for $1,000 was filed
in the circuit clerks office this morn
ing by Attorney Harry McCaskrin,
who is representing Otto Henricksen
of Moline. The defendant named in
the suit is Oscar Bufe, also of Moline.
Bufe is a saloonkeeper and the plain
tiff charges him with attacking him
and giving him a severe beating.
Henricksen's left thumb was fractured
and he claims in his bill that he had
to pay out a large sum for medical
attention besides the time he lost
through his injury. In his estimation
his pocketbook and his feelings have
been injured TO the extent of the sum
asked for in his suit.
Pears for Canning.
Extra fancy Bartlett pears for can
ming, S15G per bushel. at Rachmann's
grocery, 700 Twelfth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-26

in few days the erection of the grand
entrance arch will be commenced.
The steel for the electric tower,
which is to rise 125 feet in the center
of the park is already on hand and the
structure will be put up in the next
10 days.
Manager Lewis was instructed to
purchase four turnstiles for the main
entrances and let such other contracts
as may be essential 10 the putting of
the grounds in shape for the great
event II is the desire of the directors
to have all in readiness ar least two
weeks in advance of exposition week
Looking for 81 Name.
A question yet to be determined by
the board is the naming of what
might be ordinarily termed the mid
way, otherwise the avenue facing the
dozen or more shows within the car
nival enclosure and where the merry
making will occur. At Chicago, this
as will be remembered was known as
the Midway; at st. Louis it was the
Pike, at Seattle it was the Trail, etc
Some of the names the directors have
in mind are the Plaza and the White
Way. Now if anyone happens to
think of something right sounding and
appropriate the Suggestion will be
welcomed by the board before its
meeting next Tuesday evening when
the question of naming this section
of the park will be disposed of. Those
having names to offer may submit
them either through the columns of
the local press or to the board of di
rectors direct, mailing suggestions to
the secretary, J. w. Parker.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-26
ENGINEERS BUSY
Low Water Admits Of Rapid
Progress on Mississippi
River improvements.
ADD TO lEyEE ON ISLAND
Fleet at New Boston Has Completed
Work There-WiIl Be Sent to
Burlington Next.

The continued low stage of the Mis-
sissippi has. caused government river
work to progress rapidly and at pres
ent great many men are at work. A
new job has just been commenced in
connection with the Moline lock- There
is levee extending from the lock to
the old Sears dam which serves as a
dixie for that part of the government
island, This dixie is not considered TO
be high enough to meet possible re-
quirements in case of high water. and
so a couple of feet viii be added TO il
in the next few weeks. The levee is
1000 feet long and the addition is no
small job. Just inside the levee is a
| road which has been in use all this
year by people who are in the habit OF
| driving over the island. A new road
| has been made further in, as the old
one will be almost covered by the add
| ton to the top of the levee. Colonel
Hobbs has ordered the weeds which
cover the site of the new road cut al
once. so that the road will be ready
before the old one is covered.
New Boston Work Done.
The shore protecting work which has
been under construction near New Bos
ton for the last two or three months
has been completed and man will be
sent from the local Office of engineers
TO inspect it within a day or two. The
shore has been built up and strength
ened above New Boston for distance
of some two miles, and Colonel Dur
ham, who has seen the work, pro
nounces it as pretty a piece of work
as he has seen for some time. The
| fleet which has been working there
will in all probability be sent to Bur
| lington TO do repair work to the dams
in that vicinity.
| Big Work on Hand.
The next big job to be undertaken
is the repairing of the Flint Creek
levee which lies in Louisa and Des
Moines counties. At the last session
of congress 100000 was appropriated
to repair the levee and this work will
probably be taken up at once. 1t will
be big job, as the levee is many
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-26

and R. n. Patterson Of Oquawka
treasurer. H. M. McCaskrin of this
city was endorsed as candidate for
the legislature and plans for the cam
-paign were discussed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-26
THE HEARING is POSTPONED
Assessment Case Will Come Up Fri
day Morning.

A number of hearings on assess
ment cases were to come up before
the county court tomorrow morning
but have been postponed until Friday
morning at Q o'clock. Judge R. w
Olmsted will be out of the city tomor-
row at the time set for the hearings.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-26

Major C. S. Richie will make an in
spection trip to see all the local river
which have been made
this year, on board the U. S. steamer
Ruth tomorrow. This will include the
new Moline lock and considerable work
on the canal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-26
Mine ROOF FELL
Life Crushed Out of Roy John.
son, 17-Year-Old Cable
Boy, at Sherrard.
WORKING WITH HIS FATHER
Blast Released Rock and Youth Was
Dead When Taken Out - Body
Removed to the Home.

Roy Johnson, 17-year-old miner en-
ployed in mine No. 2 of the Coal Val
ley Mining company at Sherrard, was
instantly killed by falling rock yester
day afternoon.
He was working with his father The
latter touched off blast, which ap.
pears 10 have loosened large section
of the roof, and it fell upon the son
Help was summoned by the father, but
when the boy was released it was
found he was dead, life having been
crushed out instantly.
Body Removed to Gable.
The unfortunate young man was a
son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Johnson OF
Gable, and the remains were removed
to the home, where an inquest was
held and verdict of accidental death
returned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-26
Drys Also Meet.

The senatorial convention of the
prohibitionists of this district met AT
the grand jury room at the court
house this afternoon. DR.. V. A. Clan
ahan of Viola was chosen chairmen,
Rev. T. J. Wood of Reynolds secretary
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-26
improvements Under Way.

Manager Lewis made detailed re-
port of the improvements at Exposition
park now well under way. The addi-
tional grand stand will be completed
the present week, while the great
stage on which the free attractions are
to be presented is already done. Addi-
tional new buildings are going up, and