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Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-19
COUNCILMEN DELAY
REFERENDUM CASE
WILL SPEND WEEK IN C0GI'
TATING RESULTS
Filing of Petition Automatically Sus-
ponds Ordinance Granting San
Pedro-South Park Troll
ley Franchise

City Clerk Harry Lelande yesterday
filed with the city council his report OF
comparison of signatures in the refer
endum petition on the South Park-San
Pedro franchise.
The petition calls on the council to
submit to the people at the next NUM-
cipal election the questions whether
the city's legislative body acted wisely
and according to the peoples wishes in
selling the trolley franchise to the Los
Angeles Railway company for $500.
More than enough qualified voters
have attached their names to the petit
ton, Clerk Lelande reports, as shown
by the great register.
Deputy Emmett Wilson, speaking for
the legal department, said 1t was the
duty of the city council to reconsider
it's previous action in view Of the filing
of the petition, as the franchise ordi-
nance was automatically suspended by
the filing of the petition within thirty
days CT the enactment of the law.
Councilman Yonkin saw no harm In
delay and moved that the matter be
laid over for week, Healy seconding
the motion.
r. H. Norton and others were on
hand to speak on the subject and Nor
ton was vexed at the abrupt manner
in which he thought his remarks were
shut off
Councilman r. w. Dromgold told
him that the council would hear him
when the question would come up for
action
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-19
FLASH MESSAGES
GREAT DISTANCES
WIRELESS RECEIVES WORD
FROM FLEET
Local Station Communicates with OPP
orator at Gable Bluff, Ore,
and Makes a New
Record

These are days of great achievements
at the station of the United Wireless
company at Chutes park. In addition
to picking up big vessel beyond COM
munieation with the outside world for
tifty-five days yesterday, the local sta
ton also communicated with the OPP
orator at Gable Bluff, Ore. receiving
and transmitting messages over the
greatest distance yet recorded by the
local station. From Gable Bluff came
the word that Brisbane, Australia, re-
quested Admiral Sperry, in command of
the Atlantic fleet, to permit the Royal
Hawaiian band to board the Flagship
at Honolulu and play for the sailors
during the journey to Australia.
Last night the instruments recorded
messages received from the freight ship
Lurline, many weeks out from New
port News. Va.
She was bound for San Francisco and
had not been in communication with
the world for fifty-five days.
In reply to the questions for Informal
ton, the United Wireless operator
flashed to them over the intervening
miles the latest news of the day, the
thanks of the vessel being received for
the information thus volunteered from
distant Los Angeles.
The United Wireless also picked up
the flagship Connecticut of the battle
ship fleet, 200 miles north of San Fran
cisco. last night.
At 10 a. m. the Connecticut reported
the fleet steaming at a rate of four
teen knots in a rough sea.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-19
WILL SEND DEPUTY EAST
TO GET DATA ON STREETS
Superintendent Laws Expenses Will
Be Paid After Board of Works
Makes Written Recom-
mendatlon to Council

Chief Deputy William Laws of the
street department will learn today
whether the council will allow him 5000
for expenses for his trip of inquiry to
eastern cities.
Some days ago the board of public
works decided that it, too, could
gather data elsewhere as chiefs of
other departments have done at the
expense of the city treasury, and de-
tailed Superintendent Laws to make
a trip. His instructions were to get
data about the latest street surfacing,
cleaning methods, sewer improvements
and the like, as he is in direct charge
Of the men Of the board here.
Chairman A. ]. Wallace of the
finance committee questioned the adj
visibility of allowing appropriations
for other than heads of departments
for the reason that it would establish a
precedent that might be abused.
Councilman r. w. Dromgold eX-
planned that he knew the board had
previously authorized the trip, fact
which the other councilmen up to that
moment had not known.
Secretary Horace Ferris on being
called on confirmed this statement,
adding that the board had hesitated
after making the decision because of
technicalities over superintendent
Laws pay during his absence.
The council delayed action until this
morning and in the meantime will get
a recommendation in writing from the
board.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-19
STABLE INvADES
HOME DISTRICT
WOMEN AND MEN PROTEST TO
COUNCIL
Health Department Report Is Called
For for Ice Depot Scheme at
Warner and Washing-
ton Streets

Miss Ella Suffer was one of those
who spoke to the city council yester-
day in opposition to the application of
the Los Angeles Ice and Cold Storage
company for permit to maintain a
stable near Warner and Washington
streets.
The company's officers said that the
demand for deliveries in that district
was such that a branch depot there
was regarded as needful. A stable
that had been standing three years was
selected and a lease made. The COM
pany started to put stalls in the stable.
Then the neighbors rose up, Notified
the health department and carried the
protest before the city council
L. A Liestner, owner of the stable
property, said that it and the house
opposite had been vacant for some
time, hence he saw no pressing neces-
sity for any one Directing to a stable
which would be conducted on sanitary
lines.
Rev. B. F. Boiler, R. H. Franklin and
others said the horses confined there
would prove to Se nuisance.
The question was referred to the
health board, Councilman Wallace tell
ing Miss Suffer and the other women
present that they could begin legal ac-
ton If the place became a nuisance.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-19
VOLUNTEERS MAN
OWN FIRE COMPANY
MERELY ASK Cr..Y TO LOAN
EQUIPMENT
Some of Councilman WaIace's Con-
stituents Take Protective Meas
ures Till Fire Bonds Are
Voted by City

Out in the Cottage Home tract in
the Fifth ward the jewellers told the
city council yesterday that If the mu-
nicipality would furnish hose, hand
reel, ladders and two extinguishers the
residents would man a. volunteer COM
pany.
The nearest engine house is at JEFF
ferson and McClintock streets and the
owners of the forty-six new dwellings
in the tract will breathe easier If they
have fire protection company of their
own. They agree to furnish shed in
which to store the city's property and
to guarantee it's care.
Councilman A. ]. Wallace, for his
constituents, said that as only $500
was asked by the taxpayers and they
promised to do much in return he felt
that their request should be granted.
and that seemed to -e the opinion of
the majority of the council. Acting
on presidents, however, the question
was referred to the fire commissioners
and chief with instructions to report
on the equipment needed.
G. H. Cornelson, speaking for the
home owners. said that 500 feet of
hose, few ladders and two five-gallon
extinguishers with reel or conveyance
to carry the equipment would suffice.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-19
KEEPS STOCK AWAY
FROM BEDROOMS
YONKlN INTRODUCES BILL ON
SANITATION
nance II Less Than Thirty
Feet from Residence
Windows

Councilman Henry H. Yonkin started
a big problem in the city council yes
terday when he moved an amendment
of the domestic animals ordinance, re-
quiring that no horse, COW, mule or goat
be stabbed within thirty feet of bed
room window. The ordinance now per-
mits them to be stabbed as near at fif-
teen feet.
Principal objection came from Ber-
nard Healy of the Eighth ward, who
said that such law might be all right
for the swell wards, but in the Eighth
it would mean confiscation of real
estate and of stock.
MANY of the lots in my ward are not
much over thirty feet, and how you
expect to get stable thirty feet away
from house is more than l can fig
ure" said Healy. 81 don't mind If you
leave the Eighth ward out of it,
IT talked to DR.. Powers about this
ordinance" said Mr.. Yonkin. HE IA
vors it, Some of his deputies thought
thirty feet was bit hard on some peo-
| pie, but Dr. Powers agreed with me
that the limit should be large"
THAT. wohld put some engine houses
out of commission" said Councilman
Henry Lyon.
"That is bad ordinance shouted
Councilman Healy. why, it would
tear up the Eighth ward. I'd have to
move, myself"
ut only refers to poor men," said
Councilman Wallace, slyly.
ut doesn't prevent you from keeping
pigs in the house." said Councilman
e. L. Blanchard to his colleague, amid
laughter
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-19
RESEARCHER ROBS
WOMAN OF VALUABLES
CROWD CHASES THIEF, WHO
ESCAPES
Act the Crime of a Man Driven by
Hunger, Say Detectives Who ln-
vestigated-Many Witness
Robbery

A daring and desperate purse snatcher
stole a pocketbook from the hand of
Mrs. A. Schultz, jr., of Redondo just as
the woman was emerging from the
drug store at Tenth street and Grand
avenue late Sunday night, and after
an exciting chase, participated in by his
victim, a clerk and number of men
and women spectators succeeded in
escaping.
The purse contained $40 and several
trinkets of little actual value but highly
priced by the owner.
Mrs. Schultz had been visiting friends
in the city and had left them but a few
.inutes before the robbery. She was
preparing to board a car for her home
and stepped into a drug store to make
purchase. AS she entered the store
she noticed a tall, smooth shaver young
man across the street, but paid little
attention to him.
After leaving the store she walked
but a few steps when she felt sudden
tug at her wrist and turned just in time
to grab at the purse snatcher, who with
a second tug succeeded in breaking the
strap which held her purse and dashed
away.
Mrs. Schultz Immediately started in
pursuit, at the same time sounding the
alarm. Others who witnessed the rob-
berry Joined in the chase, but the thief
ran down Grand avenue to Ninth and
escaped.
This is the first purse snatching job
reported to the police for some time,
and the officers who have investigated
are convinced the robber was recent
arrival in the city. They are also con-
WINGED he must have been driven by
hunger to do the deed, as the robbery
was committed in sight of many per-
sons, and the robber ran great risk of
being captured.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-19
ELEVATOR MEN SUE
STREET CAR COMPANY

Before a jury in department nine of
the superior court yesterday the Otis
Elevator company and l.. H. Watson
began the presentation of evidence in a
suit for aggregate damages against the
Los Angeles Pacific Railroad company
amounting to $l1,760.
October II, 1907, while the tracks of
The railroad company were torn up at
Seventh and Hill streets, party from
the elevator company who had made
the trip from San Francisco to this
city by auto started back for the
north. In the party were M. III. Rob-
bins. Pacific coast manager of the
company; II. p. Fessenden, general
superintendent, and l.. II. Watson,
chauffeur.
1t is claimed by the plaintiffs that
while crossing Hill at Seventh street
they were thrown into hole which
was not properly protected and the au-
tomobile was wrecked. For the ma
chine the elevator company asks $l150
damages. Watson is seeking $4,000
damages for personal injuries sus-
tanned at the time. The taking OF evil
dence will continue throughout today.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-19
HEADLI NERS SING ON
STREETS FOR CHARITY
Empire City Quartet from orpheum
Works to Aid Home for Consump-
tives-Actresse Take Up
Collection

The unusual sight of a bunch of Or
pheum headliners performing on the
street corners attracted large crowds
at Fourth and Broadway and other
central locations yesterday between
noon and o'clock. Harry Cooper and
the other members of the Empire City
quartet took this novel method of pre-
senting the claims of the Sunshine club,
an auxiliary of the Jewish Consump-
tive Relief society.
With the assistance of Myrtle Sell
wyn and Florence Barker from the
Grand opera house and Ortiz and Fern
from the Orpheum they succeeded in
singing $103 from the crowds attracted
by the novel sight. Messrs. Cooper,
Tally, Mayo and Cooper of the quartet
rendered the songs that constitute their
program at the Orpheum and explained
the object of their entertainment, while
the young ladies passed the hat.
The Jewish Consumptive Relief So
ciety maintains a hospital at Edge
water Colo, to which any victim of
the white plague is admitted upon rep
reservations being made to the man
agement that the sufferers are INDECENT
or without friends capable of support
ing them.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-19
PEASE ATTACKS
THREE REFEREES
LEAVES MAYORS CHAIR TO
ADDRESS COUNCIL
GROWS OUT OF ST. VlNcENT'S
PLACE OPENING
Accused Officials Tell Aged Statesman
to Seek Remedy In the Courts.
Will Abandon Pro-
ceedinas

1--WE did not expect to be robbed.
Why, 1t is the greatest outrage I ever
heard Of"
With these words Acting Mayor
Niles Pease addressed the city council
yesterday to oppose allowing the three
referees in the st. Vincent opening
case $500 for their services. This is
street now used for freighting par
allel with and between Broadway and
Hill street south from Sixth.
Ordinarily Mr.. Pease presides over
the council, but yesterday he was act
ing mayor. He left the mayors office
when the st. Vincent place case came
up, as he owns property backing on
that place and in due time addressed
Acting President Walter Wren. Orig
inally Mr.. Pease opposed opening st.
Vincent, but when he found most of
the interests in the block favored it he
acquiesced. When the referees report
came he, too. received a nervous jar.
There Is a jog in the alley imnne-
diately back of the Central department
store property. These owners control
the frontage through to Hill. They
had planned to build store extending
and the opening proceedings would OF
course have cut their establishment in
two.
The trouble arose over the assess
ment of damages for confiscation of
this section of the department store
property.
Referees Frank Thomas, w. H. Cook
and T. N. Garfield reported that an
award Of damages of $4,000, most of
this growing out Of the confiscation of
the 40 by 125 strip in question. The
award for this land itself was $4,000.
Attorney Sam Haskins, for some of
the Broadway owners, said this was
excessive-so much so that abandon
ment was now urged. He added also
that the referees charge of one hun
dred days at Sc a day each or $500
each per commissioner was excessive,
as 1t should not have required so long.
Then Mr.. Pease took up the cudgel.
Referee Thomas. who was in the
chamber, Immediately told Mr.. Pease
that he had remedy at law If he
thought the expenses were excessive.
Attorney Newly said as much, add
ing;
we opposed the opening from the out
set and are willing to pocket our loss
of $500 If only we can be assured that
no further attempt will be made to
omen this place"
City Attorney Leslie r. Hewitt, who
had just entered the council chamber
after several weeks absence in San
Francisco on legal business, then drew
up a resolution providing that after
the city is reimbursed for it's outlay
an ordinance will be passed canceling
the opening proceedings.
This ordinance will be presented
possibly next Monday, though thirty
| days is allowed for settlement.
When last year the opening plar
was first launched several attorneys
| told the city council that the effort
would have to be abandoned, as thu
| award of damages would be far greater
than those interested expected. The
guess proved true and Yesterday Coun-
sci Nathan Newly told the council
that while he did not pose as prophet
his words had been prophetic.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-19
RIVER BED BATTLE
IS SCHEDULED TODAY
COUNClLMEN WILL HEAR BOTH
SIDES
Harbor Line and Bell Projects as Well
as Petitions to Be Considered
at Adjourned Ses-
sion

Today the city council will hold an
important adjourned session to fully
discuss the river bed franchises that
are pending.
For several weeks the council has
been memorialized by many representa-
tive bodies, most of the petitions ask
ing that the city reserve the river bed
for itself for use with a municipal
owned railroad leading to municipal
owned wharves on the ocean front.
The Harbor road company, regarded
by many as Gould enterprise and by
some as a Huntington plan, was first
on the field. 1t seeks a franchise to
enter the city over the river route.
Next came the Bell project, which
calls for the erection of steel trestles
all along the river route with termi-
nails, depots and bathhouse features.
1t is expected that some of the lead
ing business. professional and political
representatives will be at the session
this morning at 10 o'clock.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-19

The yoke waist is very popular this
season, and owing to this fact the de-
signers have been busy evolving new
models. One of the prettiest of these
is here shown, modelled in miroir silk,
filet lace being used for the prettily
shaped yoke. The waist is tucked to
the yoke in front and back, the tucks
in front terminating at the bust line,
while those at the back extend to the
belt. The sleeves, which may either
terminate just below the elbow or be
extended to the wrist, are trimmed
with lace to suggest continuation of
the yoke, though these trimmings may
be omitted if desired and the sleeve
left plain. The suggested finish for
the shorter sleeve development con-
sists of lace frills and insertion. Any
of the pretty silk waist materials
would develop attractively by this
model or lingerie fabric might be
used if preferred, 3A yards % inches
wide being required to make the me-
dunn size.
6101-Six sizes, 80 to AZ inches bust
measure. The price of this pattern
is 10 cents.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-19
HAS HIGHEST AVERAGE;
FAILS TO GET THE JOB
Patrick Grace's Lack of Friends in
the Council Costs Him Posi-
ton of Boiler In-
spector

Fred e. Griesmer got the appoint
ment as chief boiler inspector in the
council yesterday, his average being
us per cent, as against Patrick H.
Grace, whose percentage was S4.2.
Joseph Holloway recently resigned
the chiefship and hitch occurred when
the question of succession came up.
Though Griesmer lives in the Fifth
ward Councilman A. J. Wallace said he
felt that unless good reasons to the
contrary were cited the higher man
ought to get the appointment None Of
the councilmen appeared to know Grace
personally and Councilman Henry Lyon
vouched for Griesmer's competency,
hence the council exercised it's preroga-
tive of naming one of two eligibles GER
titled by the civil service commission.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-19
WESTLAkE PARK LESSEE
MUST SHOW BOAT LOSSES

Pending adjustment of just how much
the Westlake park privileges lessee had
lost through the temporary draining of
the park lake the council yesterday
deferred action on giving rebate to
d. E. McKillip.
The park board had recommended
that since McKillip had received no
revenue from his boats he should not
be made to pay the full amount of his
license.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-19
YOUTHFUL SOLDIERS WILL
DRILL AT SUMMER CAMP

The Los Angeles military academy
Captain George L. Lockwood COM
manding, will combine business with
pleasure when they pitch camp at
Newport Beach August 1, and as a re-
suit forty boys whose ages range from
8 to Is years are anticipating the time
of their lives.
The forenoons will be devoted to
school work, while the afternoons will
be occupied with drills and recreation.
Walter ]. Bailey, principal. also is ar
ranging a visit to Mt. Lowe and OBJ
servatory for the school June l, there
to remain over night.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-19
HEALY DEFEATS PLAN OF
EIGHTH WARD IRON WORKS

On Councilman Bernard Healy's ad-
verse report the council yesterday de-
clined to abandon Magdalena street
from Railroad to Elmyra, and Railroad
from Magdalena to point $50 feet
north.
Had these streets been abandoned it
would have given additional ground
area to the Llewellyn iron works.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-19
INTERESTING SERVICES HELD
AT FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH

Interest Is increasing at the evan
gelistic meetings being held at the
First Christian church. Sunday night
MANY were turned away. At that
meeting fourteen united with the
church and four last night, the whole
number for the two weeks being nine
ty-eight.
Tonight DR.. Brandt will speak on
Danger Signals" Prof. Stout will
sing.
Next Sunday at $3.50 p. m. DR..
Brandt will address the Y. M. G. A. to
men only.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-19
ONLY $4,000 DELINQUENT
IN MUNICIPAL TAX ROLL

Tax Collector E. E. johnson closed
his books for the year yesterday. There
is $125,62S uncollected.
The years tax roll in Los Angeles
amounts to 100000. OF the s125, 900
still uncollected the city will get about
$4,000 from the state board of equali-
cations assessment of the railroads,
leaving only about 100000 still delin-
Quent.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-19
CONTRACTOR TO SATISFY
RESIDENTS ON HARVARD

Councilman Holry Lyon told the res
idents of Harvard boulevard from Six
teenth to Washington streets yester-
day that as soon as the cutters dry up
on that street the contractor will roll
the surface.
Complaints have been made that
there are soft places on that newly
made thoroughfare, but the contractor
complains that this is due to water
being turned into the cutters by care
less and wasteful sprinklers of lawns.
He promises to fix the surface salts
factorily.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-19
TRANSFERS WANT CONTROL
OF RIVER BED SAND HAUL

About 200 teamsters filed petition
with the city council yesterday asking
that no franchise be awarded to any
person or corporation in the Los An
geles river bed, as 1t would interfere
with the sand business
This and similar petitions will be
discussed in the city council at an ad-
journed session this morning.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-19
CLAY STREET POLE STATUS
CONSIDERED BY COUNCIL

The objections of property owners on
Clay street between Second and
Fourth, to the presence OF poles and
wires was referred yesterday by the
city council to the legislative commit
tee.
Councilmen Walter Wren and A. ].
Wallace both spoke of the danger that
exists through the network of wires on
that narrow thoroughfare.