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Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-18
fire ENGINE HOUSE
CANNOT GET WATER
ODD PROBLEM AWAITS CHIEF
LIPS RETURN
Board Learns That City Has No Mains
In Neighborhood and That Sup-
ply Is Owned by Private
Concern

A peculiar situation confronts the
city in the erection OF one of its fire
houses. The contract has been let all
ready to Peter Keenan, to build a fire
engine house at Vernon and Normandie
avenues. The council Is prepared to or
der the equipment for this house, but
is awaiting the return of Chief Lips In
order to learn If he has any recon-
mendations to make as to especial
equipment.
When the chief returns and learns
the full situation it is probable he will
recommend some kind of long distance
equipment, for the city has no water
in the neighborhood which 1t can use
and no main to which 1t can connect
fire hydrants.
Two weeks ago the fire commission
notified the water board that 1t was
the intention to erect fire engine
house at this point, and recommended
that hydrants and mains be installed
The water board yesterday replied that
IL could not connect hydrants, as the
city did not own the water or water
mains In the neighborhood, the watel
being supplied by a private concern.
The city seems to be confronted witt
the proposition of constructing an en-
gine house at point where there is nc
city water, and pay crew of four tc
six men to sit around and wait until
the city can build mains.
Assistant Fire Chief ODonnel when
he learned there was no city water in
the vicinity was nonplussed, and said
there seemed to be nothing to do at
the present stage of affairs but put a
crew out in the new engine house when
it was constructed and wait for the
water mains to grow.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-18
ARTIST RISKS LIFE
TRYING TO SAVE HIS
STUDIO FROM FIRE
Boys Playing with Matches Start &
Blaze Which Destroys Work.
shop and It's Valuable
Contents

Starting from an innocent little pile
of paper fired for fun by a number of
small boys, the blaze next communi-
eating to a fence, fire last night de-
stroyed a barn in the rear of 516 West
Eighth street, with all it's contents
consisting of artists materials, marble
in the rough and sculptured, modelling
clay and tools, the property of Marius
Chiron, a French artist and member OF
the Academy des Beaux Arts OF
France.
The property loss of the contents
cannot be estimated in money, accord
ing to M. Cbiron. who, however. stated
that a great many hundreds of dollars
and many months of time could not
replace what had been destroyed.
The barn was the property of Mrs
Mary Johnson of Pico Heights and was
valued at $500. 1t was rented as stu
dio and workshop by Chiron, and he
had in it great deal of material, and
diplomas and awards made to him at
various exhibitions and at worlds fairs
in this country.
A number of boys playing with
matches piled up lot of loose paper
in the alleyway in the rear of a lot
from the paper fire, and before it was
extinguished had set fire to the barn.
The structure was old and burned rap
idly.
M. Chiron in an effort to save some
of his most priced possessions was Sc
verely burned about the arms and
shoulders. On several occasions he
plunged into the blazing structure in
the face of what seemed death to Sc
cure pieces of statuary and trunk
containing papers and clothing. He
managed to secure the trunk but lost
all of his other property.
His injuries were treated at the re
ceiving hospital by DR.. e. H. Garrett
who pronounced his burns not danger
Gus.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-18
AT THE HOTELS

J. P. Sweeney, well known mining
man of Goldfeld, is guest at the Var
Nuys.
| Col. J. T. Jackson, well known min
| ing man of Mexico City, has apartments
at the Lankershim.
r. J. Leavitt general agent for the
Locomobile, is registered at the Alex
| andria from Seattle.
P. M. Thompson and NJ B. Cuthers
prominent mining men of Naco, Ariz.,
are at the Hollenbeck.
Arthur Glass, prominent diamond
merchant of San Francisco, is regi3-
tered at the Hollenbeck.
Dr. I. w. Hazelett of San Bernardino
is a guest at the Hollenbeck. He is a
prominent physician of the desert city.
r. e. Miller, general manager of the
Owl drug store at San Francisco, is
registered at the Van Nuys from Fair
Oaks.
Morris Mecklenburg of Denver is
stopping at the Lankershim. He is a
we'll known business man of the Colo
RADIO capital.
L. w. Hudelson. representative of
the Diamond Match company, is a guest
at the Hollenbeck. He is registered
from Chicago.
John A. Bunting of Coalinga arrived
in Los Angeles yesterday and is regis
tered at the Angelus. He is prom
inent oil operator of that city.
Mrs. M. E. Dolly of Philadelphia is a
guest at the Hollenbeck. She will
make a tour of the Pacific coast before
returning to her home in the east.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. T. Higgins and c. v.
Chestnut, prominent residents of Red
lands, are guests at the Alexandria,
where they will remain for several
days.
Frank Nichols of Winnemucca, New,
Is at the Alexandria. He is a prominent
mining man of the Sage Brush state,
and is accompanied by his family on
his visit to this city.
Mrs H. H. Mitchell and Miss B. X.
Hibben of Cincinnati and Mrs. H. B.
Rogers of Berkeley form a select party
who have apartments at the Alexan-
dria.
Q. G. Berry and F. L. Keller, we'll
known business men of Bakersfield, are
registered at the Lankershim. They
are accompanied by their wives on
their visit to Los Angeles and will re-
main here for several days.
S. g. Mcpherson of New York. a
member of the interstate commerce
commission of the Empire state, is
registered at the Van Nuys. He Is on
the coast for the purpose of investigat-
ing railroad methods of this state.
e. A. Heron, president of the Key
Route railway, accompanied by L. e.
Pioda, arrived from Oakland yesterday
and has apartments at the Alexandria.
Mr.. Heron is interested in several rail-
roads and is prominent politician of
the northern city.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-18
J.F. SARTORI RETURNS
PROM BANK MEETING
Financier and Legislators at San
Francisco Drafting New Banking
Measure Satisfactory to
All Interests

President Joseph Sartori Of the Sc
curity Savings bank returned yesterday
from San Francisco, where he attended
a conference of committees of the Cali
fornia State Bankers association and
the legislative committee appointed by
the last legislature.
Mr.. Sartori and Assemblyman Phil
Stanton were the only Angelenos pres
ent at the session in the Ferry building.
Mr.. Sartori said yesterday that the
best features of the national and New
York state banking acts had been prac-
tically agreed on as advisable for Cali
fornia With the bankers associations
agreed on what is wanted and the legis-
lative committee understanding the sit
uation not much trouble is expected in
securing the modified legislation. 1t
refers mainly to commercial banks and
trust companies.
The New York act is practically a
model of what the state bankers prefer
relative to the investment of funds.
On October IL another meeting will
be held at San Francisco, when draft
of the law which bankers favor will
be offered
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-18
HORNING GETS
SHORT SHRIFT
SUTHERLAND'S COMPANION Is
SENTENCED
YOUTH HEARS JUDGES WORDS
WITHOUT TREMoR
Pleading Guilty to Charge of Assault
with intent to Murder, Prisoner
Is Given the Maximum
Penalty

The maximum penalty of fourteen
years in states prison was yesterday
imposed by Judge James on Fred
Horning, accomplice of Carl Suther-
land, who murdered Walter F. Auble,
captain of police. on September g.
Horning pleaded guilty to a charge Of
assault with intent to kill Caesar Ver-
WORT.
In charge of a deputy sheriff Horn
ing was taken aboard the train at 11:3
O'Clock last night, bound for the peni-
tentiary.
Without a tremor, Horning listened
to his sentence and the words of ad-
vice spoken by the court, and when
he left the chamber for the county
Jail there was no evidence In his man
ner that he regarded the proceedings
in any other way than of passing mo-
ment.
Horning was hurried to the county
building shortly after noon yesterday
in a closed carriage, accompanied by
officers from the police station He
was taken Immediately to department
and arraigned. He pleaded guilty
to the charge of assault with intent to
kill, and when asked If he had any
thing to say replied briefly, but with
a clear voice.
sutherland forced me into crime. -
he Sdlu, lOL Olliy AhC piiC W NAANiA =
have pleaded guilty, but others. He
twice threatened to shoot me If 1 did
not obey his orders, and did not dare
refuse"
Horning Given Good Advice
Horning was advised by the court to
put his time in prison to the best pos
sible advantage, and it was explained
to him that the period OF his sentence
could be reduced materially by good
behavior.
The crime for which Horning was
sentenced yesterday was committed
two years ago, when he shot and dam
gerously wounded Caesar Vervoort,
whom he had mistaken for a Japanese
restaurant keeper. Horning and Suth-
erland, according to the formers con-
fession in police court, lay in wait for
the japanese, intending to assault and
rob him in retaliation for supposed
insult the restaurant keeper had Of
fered Miss Lulu A. Vile, a friend of
Horning's. Vervoort, passing their
hiding place, was mistaken for the
Japanese, and when he refused to obey
the command to hold up his hands
Horning says he opened fire, the bullet
entering Vervoort's shoulder.
Detectives who examined Horning
following his arrest told Of his con-
fession at that time, and the proceed
ings at his examination In police court
we're read by stenographer.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-18
FIREMAN ONLY SUSPENDED,
ASSAULT BEING TECHNICAL

The touching plea of Attorney w. G..
Van Pelt before the fire commission
yesterday morning produced such u
good effect that his client, Hoseman w.
A. Burns Of engine company No. 10,
was let off with a suspension to Octo-
ber 1. He was suspended September 8
when complaint was made to the COM
mission against him.
Burns was accused of having as
saulted his sister-in-law. Van Pelt
showed that the assault was really
only a technical one; that Burns had
simply taken hold of his sister-in-law
and endeavored to lead her from his
premises when she raised a disturbance
at his home. Burns was fined $40 In
police court, Van Pelt stating that the
Justice had held that, while there was
provocotion for the technical assault,
Burns had a remedy at law and should
have used it rather than physical vio-
lenCe.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-18
AFFAIRS jI'|',G|] q Al
WANTS CITY STOPPED
FROMAQUEDUCTW WORK
CONTRACTOR BRINGING SUIT
FOR INJUNCTION
Edwin r. Fox Files No Bond with
Application, and Operations
Therefore VIII Go on
Uninterrupted

Edwin r. Fox, a well known figure
around the city hall, has brought pro-
ceedings against the board of public
works, City Auditor Mushet and City
Treasurer Hance, to enjoin the city
from building the jawbone section OF
the aqueduct by day labor and to force
them to readvertise for bids and award
the contract to private individual or
corporation.
Summons in the suit was filed on the
defendants yesterday afternoon, and
the case will be heard before Judge
Walter Bordwell in department nine
of the superior court September 20.
The usual temporary estraining order
did not accompany the summons, as a
bond is required when a restraining
order Is issued, and Fox did not feel
so civically righteous as to put up the
amount of the bond. Meanwhile the
board of public works will go serenely
on assembling material at the jawbone
section and boring the tunnels, in full
confidence that 1t has the law and the
rights of the case on its side.
The estimate of the city engineer for
the construction of this section of the
Owens river aqueduct was $1,956,b7S.
The high price is occasioned by the
fact that tunnels must be bored at this
place and other costly features intro
duced When the bids were opened II
was found that John Moran's was the
lowest. 1t was $2,294,6 COL. AS the loW'-
est bid was several hundreds of thQu-
sands of dollars higher than the esti-
mate for the work, the board of public
works rejected all bids and arranged for
the city to do the work by day labor.
The board at once began assembling
material at this point, and most of the
preliminary work is completed. When
the cement mill starts everything Will
be In readiness for actual concrete con-
struction at the jawbone.
Bid on the OutfaI Sewer
Fox is something of a contractor but
has never done any work FOR the city.
He was the lowest bidder on the out
fall sewer when Stansbury q Powell
abandoned the work, and the city was
forced to advertise for bids for finishing
it. He offered to do the work for $425,-
900, plus $25, 900 for possible incidentals.
In this case, as with the jawbone sec
tion of the aqueduct, the board reject
ed all bids and did the work Itself by
dav labor. The city eventually paid
$670,74 for the construction of the out
fall from the point where the first con-
tractors left off.
In his complaint Fox points to this
as evidence that the city cannot do the
work as cheap1y as a private contract
or, and declares 1t Is impossible for the
city to finish the jawbone section of
the aqueduct within the amount esti-
mated. He also cites paragraph from
the city charter, interpreting it to mean
that the city must award contracts in
all cases where the amount is more
than $500. City Attorney Hewitt and
Aoueduct Attorney Mathews have CIV
en- a different Interpretation to this par
agraph, and declare the board is act
ing within it's rights in doing the work
by day labor.
Venice, "the Beautiful Winter Re-
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-18
SLEUTH FOLLOWS TRAIL OF
YELLOW PAINT; NABS MAN
PatroIman Detailed to Investigate
Robbery Has Little Difficulty
in Getting on Track
Of Suspect

With the acumen of a Sherlock
Holmes and the instinct of an eX-
perienced man-hunter, Patrolman Fern,
who was detailed to investigate the
theft of some paint from a new house
just opposite the northern boundary of
the city, followed a trail of yellow from
the building to 6103 Neva place and ar
rested Albert Miller, the proprietor of
the last named place. He recovered
paint valued at $40 and carpenter s
tools worth $50, which had been stolen
several days ago.
When the report was made to the
police Fern was detailed to make in
vestigations. When he reached the
scene of the robbery he discovered foot
steps and a trail of paint, and while
the pigment in some places was scarce
ly visible he finally traced 1t to the
place where the arrest was made.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-18
WOMAN ASKS POLICE TO
AID IN FINDING HUSBAND

Fearing her husband is the victim OF
foul play, Mrs. Fletcher S. Milligan
living at the Roosevelt 3S4 South Fig
ueroa street. visited the police station
yesterday and asked that an effort be
made to assist her in finding her
spouse, who left their apartments Mon
day morning and has not been seen or
heard of since
When last seen Milligan wore a blue
sack coat, blue shirt, dark trousers and
light gray soft hat. He is 40 years old,
about six feet or over. is smooth
shaven, has a light complexion and
has false teeth.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-18
ROADS RIGHTS MUST NOT
INFRINGE ON THE ClTYS

The board of public works yesterday
notified S. P. Jewett, president of the
Los Angeles & Owens Valley railroad,
that it would consent to the approval
by the department of the interior of
rights of way for the railroad, so long
as they do not conflict or interfere in
any way with the rights of way of the
city.
In the same letter the board took ex-
ceptions to Mr.. Jewetts assertions that
it had approved the rights of way for
the Nevada & California, part of the
Southern Pacific. 1T notified Mr.. Jew
ett that the Nevada & California. rights
had not been approved by the board.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-18
CAN GET FIRE ALARM BOXES
IF MONEY is FORTHCOMING

IF you want fire alarm boxes IN your
wards give us the money to buy them
with
Such was the sassy manner in which
the fire commission yesterday answered
the request of members of the council
is exhausted there is no provision in
the budget outside of the general ex-
pense fund for such purchases, and the
fire commission is determined to make
the council milk down" for the things
1t demands in its wards.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-18
FiREMEN FAILING To MEET
BILLS WILL BE SUSPENDED

The fire commission will no longer act
as collection agency to force MEM
bers of the fire department to pay their
bills, but the merchants will not be
allowed to suffer at the hands of fire.
men who refuse to pay.
At the meeting of the commission
yesterday morning the chief of the de-
partment was authorized to suspend
all members of the fire department
who run up bills and refuse to pay
them. merchant can show his books
to the chief and the chief will suspend
the indebted member until such time
as he agrees to meet his obligations.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-18
SCHOOL SHOES
FOR HALF PRICE
High Grade Footwear for Boys
and Girls on Sale Today and
Tomorrow at the Mammoth
Shoe House, SIG South
Broadway
AN OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPLY YOUR
CHILDREN WITH SHOES FOR SCHOOL
AT FRACTION OF THEIR WORTH.
STORE OPEN SATURDAY
NIGHT UNTIL 10
O'CLOCK

Over $4,000 worth of shoes for boys
and girls have been purchased by The
Mammoth Shoe House for fraction
OF their worth and will be placed on
sale today and tomorrow. This Is GER
tainly an opportune time to take adj
vantage of this big purchase and sup
ply your boys and girls with their
school shoes. over twenty large bar
gain tables will display these shoes at
prices from 25 cents pair up, and you
cannot afford to overlook this oppor-
lext week. so be on hand and take
advantage OF the unusual offerings for
today and tomorrow.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-18
MRS. SUTHERLAND HARASSED
BY THREATENING LETTERS
rsnecial 10 The Herald. /

LONG BEACH, Sept. 17.-Mrs. Nancy
Sutherland, whose husband shot and
killed Capt w. H. Auble In Los An
geles and later took his own life by
Swallowing cyanide. has been harassed
by unknown parties, who have sent
her a number of letters threatening
to injure her if she does not leave Long
Beach.
Chief of Police Williams, to whom
Mrs. Sutherland has appealed for pro-
lection, believes the letters were writ
ten by some harmless crank. He will
endeavor to trace the identity of the
writer.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-18

Venice, "the Beautiful Winter Re-
sort
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-18
s2 for s1

For every dollar paid up to $50 as
first payment we will give a receipt
for twice the amount on any piano
purchased this week. The big exclu-
lett Music Co. 2S1 Broadway, opp.
City Hall. 9-13-x
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-23
AIN I'LL FATED SHIP.
Mystery and Tragedy That gncom-
pasaed the Great Eastern.

There was Il mystery about that IN
fatcd ship. Nothing went right with
her She stuck ut the launch. ana IL
cost an extra S350,000 over and above
the sum set aside for the purpose To
get her Into the water. On her trial
trip her boilers hurst. killing some of
the stolicrs. Then she ran arrou,,,
and carried on SO outrageously that
tcr crew thought her surely bc.vi,chcd
She had started badly WhllSdle was
hnildlng Il pay clerk sent hy one %
The contractors With $1,000 IN wages
Eor the men disappeared. 1t was not
unnaturally assumed that he had bolt
ed with the money. Ills wife and
family We're left unprovided for. with
the stigma OF his supposed crime upon
them.
Thirty years after her lnunch tho
Great Eastern went into the cemetery
ut BirlScnhead 20 be broken up. While
she waa being tnkcn TO pieces tie shin
breakers discovered between her inner
md outer castings OF steel the skeleton
of man. Papers which had fallen
from his clothes enabled his identity
TO be traced, 1t was the skeleton OF
the ray clerk who thirty years before
had disappeared. There was no mon
cy; that Was never recovered
The superstition is that the poor fell
low on going on to the ship was pounc-
cl upon by workmcn who knew that
he had the money With him: that they
stunned him ard, having n small place
In the side of the vessel TO complete.
crammcd his body In and built him I'm
In It, No reward would have induced
II sailor to sail IN that vessel had lie
known of the terrible secret seated up
In her walis.-Clicago News.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-23
Slepplessness.

No one can asquire the habit of
| sleep who has not learned the habit
OF concentration. of devoting himself
singlc-minded TO the matter In hand
II we practice deyoting our minds,
as we do our bodies. to one object ut
q time, we shall not only accomplish
more. but with less exhaustion. Train.
Ing in this direction will help us. on
retiring, to view sleep as our present
duty, and a sufficient duty, without
taking the opportunity at that time Ia
adjust (or TO try to adiusD all our
tangles. to review our past sources OF
discomfort, and to speculate upon the
ills of the future
a walk. a bath. n few gymnastic
exercises, VIII often serve a useful
purpose before retiring, but II they
are undertaken in a fretful and i'm
patient spirit. and are accompanied
by doubts of their effectiveness. and
the msistent thought that sleep will
not follow these or any other proceed
ure they are likely to accomplish lit.
tie.
The best immediate preparation for
sleep Is the confidence that one will
sleep. and Indifference if one does not.
This frame of mind Is best attained
by the halttual adoption OF the same
attitude toward all the affairs of life.
1t is an aid in its adoption as regards
sleep to learn that many have for
years slept only few hours night.
without noticeable impairment OF
their health or comfort.-George Lin.
coin Walton. NJ. d.. in February Lin.
pincott's.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-23
LAFCADlo HEARN.
The Way tho Writer Got Even With
the Henrtlesa Editors.

"Lafcadio Hcarn. that wonderful
writer. worked on newspapers In his
YOUTH said publisher. ''and the
ruthless way his studies were chang
ed. cut and butchcred was great woe
10 his heart.
In after years lIcarn took II mali.
clons joy In collecting stories about
editors-cditors ana their superior and
omniscient way with manuscript
zone OF his stories was of an editor
10 whom subscriber said:
II enjoyed that poem on the three
ages of man in todny's paper MIR.
Shccrs; enjoyed II immensely. 10
you know, though. | thought that 1t
was originally written the seven ages
of manv
so 1t WAS, sit; so II was, said Edl-
tor Sheer5 ponpously. Yes, the OK.
tract was originally written the seven
ages OF man, but had to cut 1t down
for lack OF spacc.'
Another story concerned q weather
report. a reporter discussing the
weather. wrote that winter still lin
gered In the lap of spring.
The editor as he read over the nrti.
Gle called the reporter up to his desk
ana told him that lie would cut out
that sentence about winter lingering
In springs lap. lie said the idea was
good enough and original and nl that
sort of thing, but II would not do to
publish because The high moral tone
OF the paper had to be maintained In
n town full of school Girls "