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Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-12
mo COMPROMISE
rs THEIR SLOGAN
OCEAN PARK GOOD oovERNM EMIT
PARTY is FIRM
Progressive Independents Advocate
Trustee Ticket Making Certain
Concessions in Matter of
Nominees

Special 20 the Herald.
OCEAN PARK, March 1.-THE Pro-
gressive Independent party is preparing
a circular letter which, If present plans
are carried out. will be mailed before
Monday to every voter in Ocean Park.
advocating the election of compro-
mise trustee ticket composed OF IL.
Griffith and J. D. McKinnon of the
Good Government league ticket, and NJ
r. King, Charles Damorel and +. IA
Royston of the Progressive Independent
ticket. It is also understood the Pro-
gressiye party Is willing to concede the
Good Government league the nominees
for city clerk and city marshal II the
trustee ticket is agreed upon. How
ever. no open offer of compromise Is
to be made. 1t must be matter or
development, IL 1t comes about at all.
1t can be stated on the highest au-
thority that the Good Government
party executive committee will make
no compromise whatever.
I'VE have a trustee ticket made up
of men whose ability and integrity
cannot be questioned" said DIR. ]. M.
White, chairman of the campaign COM
mittee of the Good Government league,
tonight. There can be no such thing
as compromise. There is no need of It,.
If the Progressive party men are inde-
pendent of all influences which have
done so much harm to this beach in
the past three years, 1t is up to the
people to say So We are satisfied with
our trustee nominees. Foster. McKin-
non, Griffith, Eakin and Mayer are
worthy the support of every man who
wants to see Ocean Park and Venice
go ahead. None will withdraw Each
will get the solid vote of the Good
Government party"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-12
ANOTHER ELECTION
FOR SCHOOL BONDS
SANTA MONICA TRUSTEES WILL
AGAIN SUBMIT QUESTION
Necessary Two-Thirds Not in Evidence
at Last Polling but Sentiment
of the Voters Has
Changed
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
SANTA MONICA, March 11.-An-
other bond election for fifty thousand
dollars will be called by the board
of education at just as early q date as
is legal after the late defeat OF the
proposed $4,000 issue for school pur-
poses This much was decided after
a prolonged meeting of the board of
education last night. Definite action as
to the time for the election will be
taken probably tomorrow night after
the board has met and canvassed the
returns of the late election.
The bonds failed by big margin of
obtaining the necessary two-thirds at
the election three weeks ago. fractional
differences entered into the contest.
Since the defeat of the bonds the needs
of the city for better school facilities
have been brought home to the citizens
more forcibly than ever, and many who
voted against the bonds before will
favor them if submitted again. The
present spring has been the most active
in Santa Monica's history. More fami-
lies are coming in as permanent resi-
dents-people of means and culture
and 1t is to attract more of these that
sentiment is becoming overwhelming
for school facilities second to no other
city in the southwest. The new issue
will call for $4,000. large part being
for a modern school building In place
of the Washington grammar, recently
destroyed by fire.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-12
GAINS FLESH
BY STARVING
LONG BEACH GIRL INCREASES
WEIGHT FASTING
HAS GONE THIRTY = TWO DAYS
WITHOUT EATING
Says She Weighs Nearly Three Pounds
More as Result of Long ABB
stinence-Dr. Tanner
Interested

Special TO The Herald.
LONG BEACH, March 11.-Etta Pris-
ella Grove, the Chicago young woman
who has been fasting here, completed
the thirty-second day of her fast to-
night. She says she feels strong and
we'll and is determined to continue her
fast as long as did Dr. H. S. Tanner,
now of this city, who once tasted forty
days.
Miss Grove drinks considerable water
each day and takes long walk. She
also rides a great deal.
Miss Grove today made the remark
able statement that she had gained
two and three-quarters pounds the last
week.
DR.. H. S. Tanner has said that If
Miss Grove beats his record he would
start on another fast and come up to
her new mark. DR.. Tanner is so years
old.
His talks and writings on questions
pertaining to health have attracted
many people to Long Beach from all
over the United States. Today two
other fasters were added to his "class."
They were w. c. Norris, who has abb
stained from food for eleven days, and
w. H. Elwell, recently from Indian
Springs, New, who expects to fast for
a long time in the hope of curing a
disorder of many years. standing.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-12
SUSPECTS IN
LAWS TOLLS
ALLEGED PosToFFIcE ROBBERS
ARE TAKEN BY OFFICERS
TRIO CAUGHT IN SAN BERNAR-
DINO HOBO CAMP
Men Arrested Believed to Be Expert
Cracksmen-Considerable Money
Found on Prisoners When
They Are Searched

Special to The Herald.
SAN BERNARDINO, March 11-De-
tective w. II. Baldwin and Under
Sheriff S. w. McNabb late this after
noon arrested three men who are al
legged to be the men who blew open the
safe and took $3.50 from the Corona
postoffice at an early hour yesterday
morning.
They give the names of J. o. Neil,
M. Harrington and j. O'Rourke. One
of the trio was arrested on the street
in Cotton and the other two were
caught in a hobo camp in the jungle
along the Santa Ana river, two miles
southeast of Cotton.
In the camp were half a dozen other
hoboes, but no attempt was made at
resistance, as the officers surprised
them.
A considerable sum of money in
nickels and dimes was recovered from
the men. They had been in San Ber-
nardino this morning spending cash
freely in the purchase of new clothing
and other articles.
The three men were taken to River
side tonight and turned over to Sher-
iff Wilson and were identified by Mar
shal Lyman and others from Corona,
who saw two of the mel in that town
about the postoffice the evening of the
robbery. The officers say they have
ample evidence to connect the third
member of the gang, as it is believed
he furnished the explosives. The men
are believed to be expert safe crackers.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-12
TWO REDLANDS FACTIONS
HOLD THEIR CONVENTIONS
Good Government and Citizens Party
Put Up Tickets-Forner Pledged
to Prohibitonists and Lat=
ter to the Saloons
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
REDLANDS, March 11.--Both the
Good Government and Citizens parties
held city conventions this evening and
both passed off very quietly and with
out incident.
The Good Government party is
pledged in it's platform to absolute
prohibition and a continuance of the
present rigid drug store ordinance.
The Citizens party is pledged in op-
position to open saloons and favorable
to a table liquor permit for hotels.
The nominees are: Citizens party
Trustees, full term. H. p. d. Kings
bury and ]. j. Prendergast; short
term, Thomas Carroll, Peter Arth and
r. M. Cheeseman; clerk, l.. w. Clark;
treasurer, A. e. Brock; marshal, III. H.
Wallace.
Good Government party - Trustees,
full term, w. e. Putnam, F. t. Harris;
unexpired term. R. G. Rohrer, G. G..
Kennard, J. e. Fischer; clerk, l.. r.
Patty; treasurer A. e. Brock; marshal,
w. L. Fowler.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-12
RETURN
AUTO TO OWNER
OFFICERS ON HAND WITH GUMS
BUT ARE FoILED
Men Who Sneak Runabout from Barn
Take to Heels When Monrovia
Marshal Draws Pistol
to Arrest Them

srecial to The Herald.
MONROVIA, March 11.-Thieves en-
tered a barn in the rear of a house on
West Palm avenue some time in the
early morning yesterday and stole an
auto runabout belonging to the Mason
brothers.
Marshall Miller was notified and to-
gether with two deputies began work
on the case Immediately.
Last night Miller and his aids re-
haired to the scene of the robbery In
order to be on hand If the thieves
showed up in that vicinity. Their
vigilance was rewarded presently by a
chug-chug at the entrance to the alley.
The parties stopped the engine at the
street and proceeded to roll the ma
chine toward the barn by hand, when
the marshal confronted them with an
order to halt.
At this juncture the robbers forsook
the auto and fled in different direc-
tions. Because of the presence of sew
eral tent houses in that locality the
officers dared not shoot and the flee
ing robbers were soon lost to view in
the shadow of the neighboring build
ings.>
Marshal Miller hopes to round up the
thieves in the next couple of days.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-12
BIG CONVENTION
TO OPEN, TONIGHT
MANY Y. M. C. A. DELEGATES
ARE EXPECTED
Long Beach Anticipating Hundreds of
Visitors at Twenty-Seventh AM
nuaI concIave of Religious
Organization
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
LONG BEACH, March 11.--Tomor-
row night in the auditorium the OPEN
ing session of the twenty-seventh an
nual convention of the Young Mems
Christian association of California will
be held. 1t is expected about $50 dele
gates and hundreds of other visitors
will be here during the convention.
State Secretary Wilcox and T. j.
Wilkie, assistant state secretary, ar
rived today. Secretary Wilcox will
have general charge of the convention.
Tomorrow nights program includes
an address of welcome by Mayor Wind
ham and addresses by the Rev. Robert
Mcintyre of Los Angeles and others.
Pretty burned leather souvenirs in
the shape of watch fobs will be given
the delegates and visitors. One side
of the fob is finished in gray and bears
a triangle containing the initials "Y.
M. c. A." The other side is in the
natural tan and bears the inscription
"Twenty-seventh Annual Convention,
Long Beach, Cal, March 1915"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-12
NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ELECTS Committeeman
Long Beach Body Holds Busy Session.
Annual Banquet Plans to Be
FormuIated-Other Eusi-
ness Transacted
Special to The Herald.

special TO The Herald.
LONG BEACH, March 11.-At the
first meeting held by the new board of
twenty-five directors of the chamber of
commerce standing committees for the
year were appointed. The chairmen
are as follows:
Commerce and markets, r. H.
Young; manufacturing, s. A. Schilling;
harbor, C. j. Curtis; railroads, f. C.
Roberts; ways and means, Charles G.
Greene; health and sanitation, DR..
w. b. Scheurer; advertising, c. L. Day;
law and legislation. e. c. DEMO; mem
bership and grievances, A. c. Malone;
hotels, George c. Flint; parks, roads
and improvements, G. A. Mohren-
stecher; reception and entertainment.
L. A. Pierce; exhibit, ]. w. Hand; ban
quet, j. G. Drake.
r. H. Young, c. L. Day and F. G.
Roberts were appointed a special COM
mitfee on the municipal band question.
The matter of providing entertain
ment for the fleet was left with the
entertainment committee and the ques-
ton of rates to the warships was left
with the committee on railroads.
The banquet committee was instruct
ed to formulate plans for the annual
banquet to be held in the Hotel Vir-
ginia the night of April 2, and the ex-
hibit committee was instructed to see
that the new quarters at IA Pacific
avenue are made more attractive by
the addition Of suitable displays.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-12
EXEMPT FOUR POSITIONS
FROM CIVIL SERVICE LIST
,Aqueduct Department Asks Relief in
Getting Carpenters, Line Fore-
men and Mill
Wrights

The civil service commission has ex-
empted the positions of carpenter, line
foreman, head millwright and mill
wright of the equeduct department
from the civil service.
Secretary Horace b. Ferris, for the
board of public works, recently made
the necessary application, the reasons
cited being that these persons are en-
ployed at points far distant from Los
Angeles and great difficulty is found
in filling the positions on account of
the remoteness.
Persons living up north refuse to go
tc Los Angeles to take the examina-
tions, while many persons in Los An
geles qualified for the work, refuse to
live on the line of the aqueduct.
Another reason for asking exemption
is that the positions of line foreman,
head millwright and millwright are of
temporary nature.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-12
WOMAN SUES FOR $3.50 AS
ALLEGED RENT FOR HOTEL
Administrator of Casa Del Pico Con-
tends Money Is Due Burner
Estate but Defendants
Deny Debt

A case in which Mrs. Elizabeth L.
Burner, administrative of the estate OF
H. Russell Burner, seeks to recover $3.50
from Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Hendrickson,
is on trial before a jury in the su-
perior court.
The money Is said to be owing Mrs.
Burner for rent of the Casna Del Pico
hotel, 1916 Vermont avenue, but the
Hendricksons contend they have settled
their Indebtedness by purchasing fur
nishings for the place while they were
in charge of it,
They also declare Mrs. Burner waited
until the house was placed on a paying
basis and then ordered them to leave
and turn the property over to her. A
number OF persons who are inclined to
favor one orithe other side in the con-
troversy were present as spectators
Yesterday
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-12
REcToe OF ALL SAINTS
NOT TO BE CHOSEN SOON
Special to The Herald.

EpeclaI 10 7 ne f1eIdlu'
PASADENA, March ia successor
to Rev. William MacCormack as rec
tor of All Saints Episcopal church is
not to be chosen soon, according to a
report among the vestrymen.
The church authorities believe 1t Is
better to wait until later in the year
before considering the eligibility of ap-
plicants. AS the time for summer va
cations is approaching there will be no
need of hurrying matters in choosing
a new rector is the belief of majority
of the members.
Meanwhile. when Rev. MacCormacls
ceases his labors here church services
will continue perhaps under the direc-
tion of the curate, Rev. Harry Thomp-
son, until the time comes for the ap-
pointment of a rector.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-12
POMONA
Onfice 1be W. Second st.
Homo Phone A88.
SAFE CRACKERS ARE
ROUTED BY FRIGHT
POMONA ROBBERS TAKE SUD.
DENLY TO HEELS
Attempt to Blow Open Steam Laundr,
Vault Is Frustrated After Holes
Had Been Drilled Around
the Combination
Special TO The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
POMONA, March 11.-Safe crackers
made an unsuccessful attempt last
night to blow open the safe in the Of
fee of the Pomona steam laundry
They left their task unfinished and
tools scattered about the place indicate
they were frightened away.
The robbers entered the laundry
through the engine room and proceed
ed to the office, where they drilled
two holes in the safe-one just over
the combination and another through
the top. In the top hole the drill was
broken and the other hole was drilled
to a depth of about three inches.
The safe did not contain any large
sum of money and had they been sue
cessful In their attempt they would
have received but little money.
The work looks like that Of profess
sionals, but the fact that they knew
how to unlock the engine room door
leads to the theory that it was done by
parties familiar with the laundry.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-12
WOMAN HURT IN CRESSATY
EXPLOSION AWARDED $4,000
Sues Gas Company for $4,000 for In.
iuries Received in Restaurant
and Gets one-Tenth
of That Sum

The jury in the case of Anna Nj.
Hooper, who brought suit against the
Los Angeles Gas & Electric company
for $4,000 as a result of injuries sus-
tanned in an explosion of gas at Cres-
saty's restaurant in February, last year,
last night returned a verdict of $4,000
in her favor.
The case is one OF a large number
now pending in the superior court and
interest In the proceedings was in
creased because of the fact that many
persons interested In other cases at
tended the sessions of the court to lis
ten to the evidence.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-12
PASADENA
OHice "a Il. Colorado st.
Phones, Sunset e74O. Home 26s5.
MAJ Y REORGANlZE
FIRE DEPARTMENT
PASADENA OFFICIALS CONSIDER
ING BETTER METHODS
Contention That Present System In
Crown City Is Unsatisfactory
VIII Probably Lead to
improvements
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
PASADENA, March 11.-There is a
possibility of a reorganization or the
local fire department on lines similar
to those laid down in the civil service
rules, as 1t is said the mayor and
members OF the fire commission are not
pleased with the methods now in use
in the department.
While there is no intimation that any
of the present firemen are to be dis
pensed with there is a contention that
the service Is not entirely satisfactory
and that the equipment is not up TO the
standard of first class deparement.
A recent consultation between
Mayor Farley and Commissioner Me-
dill resulted in a recital OF some or the
needs of the department. Commission
er Medill, who is practically volunteer
member of the department. is familiar
with every piece of equipment now
available for use, and deplores the lack
of many simple devices that are need
ed not only to protect property put
to protect the lives of the firemen as
well. He deplores the absence of POM
hoier ladders and says there Is not
ladder of any kind that is fit for use.
The absence of drills with ladders ana
the answering of calls to dummy
fires are also noted.
WITH u ldTBt pc1CCula6C VI eiiS .'O''
firemen, Commissioner Medill believes,
there is a lack of observance of regu-
lar drills, and he Is endeavoring TO
bring about more frequent practice.
not only in running out to fires but In
ladder climbing and actual work at
dummy fires.
Mayor Farley believes the depart
ment should be improved to the highest
efficiency and he takes the same view
as does Commissioner Medill that there
is room for improvement. although
no criticism is offered as to the work
of Chief Clifford except belief that
firemen absent themselves from duty
too frequently.
It is said the mayor is opposed TO
granting firemen leave of absence two
days out of every two weeks.
The charter provides that firemen
shall be exempt from duty two days
in a month, but since the adoption OF
the Pasadena charter the legislature
passed a law increasing the time to
four days in q month. Pasadena fire.
men take advantage OF the state law
and 1t Is said there will soon be
clash of authority, as the mayor ex-
meets to bring the matter before the
city commissioners and before the
council.
II the firemen are allowed to continue
to take four days off each month 1t is
likely an effort will be made to cut out
their salary for those two days.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-12
LUNCH ROOM SAFE
ROBBED OF S357 AT NOON
Cashier Chats with Friend, Leaving
Vault Open, and Returns to
Discover That Money Has =
Been Stolen

The safe of the Fred Harvey lunch
room at the La Grande station was
robbed of $357 in bills shortly after IL
o'clock noon Tuesday.
The cashier, Miss Dorfey, usually
goes to lunch at noon. She returned to
the office of the lunch room about
o'clock. She unlocked the safe and
stepped outside to speak to a friend,
who had just returned to the city.
They conversed for five minutes. She
re-entered the office and was sur
prised to see the safe door open and
the money missing. Someone evident
ly familiar with the place had entered
unobserved and secured the money.
The robbery was reported to the
police yesterday morning and detec-
tives are working on the case.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-12
cLAREMONT BOY NEARLY
DROWNED IN RESERVOIR
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
POMONA, March 11.--Yesterday aft
ernoon several small boys of Claremont
were swimming in the large reservoir
belonging to =. H. White when Stuart
Wheeler, 10-year-old son of Frank
Wheeler, came near being drowned.
The boys are in the habit of taking
daily swims in the large reservoir, in
which the water is about eight feet
deep.
Young Wheeler was on raft the
bows had built, and in an attempt to
climb on the wall of the tank he fell
back into the water. He could not
swim and sank as soon as he fell. The
other boys called for help and Mr.
White, who was near by, succeeded in
pulling the lad out. He was soon re-
vived, but does not feel like trying it
again.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-12
COUNCIL TO CONSIDER
TUBERcULIN COW TEST
Special to The Herald.

Special to The HeraId
PASADENA, March 1.-THE tuber-
culosis test of milch cows will be dis
cussed at a special meeting of the city
council Friday evening. The law was
formerly enforced by DR.. l.. II. M. de
Biron while acting in the capacity OF
city veterinarian, but it proved so un-
satisfactory to the large dairy inter-
ests that the council was petitioned to
repeal it.
Since then members of the County
Medical society have passed resolutions
calling on the council to continue the
tests. At the meeting Friday night 1t is
expected information on the subject
viii be given by DR.. Ward B. Row
land county veterinarian, and DR.. c.
w. Barrett, who recently resigned from
the office formerly held by DIR. de
Biron.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-12
ANTI-SALO0N BOOSTERS
ACTIVE AT BEACH TOWNS
Literature Advocating Closing of Bar
Rooms in Ocear Park and
Venice Being Circulated
Among Voters
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
SANTA MONICA, March 1.-THE
Mo- Saloon league has opened headquar-
ters in the Dudley building, and be-
tween now and April 13 will food the
voters with literature favorable to clos
ING every saloon between Santa Monica
canyon and Playa del Rey heights.
The voters of Ocean Park and Venice
will vote on the prohibition question
the same date.
The fight promises to be the most
bitter in Santa Monicas history. With
in Santa Monica proper only one sa-
loon exists, but on Pier avenue and
other sections of Ocean Park a number
of places are wide open. In Venice
linuor can only be obtained by the
drink in one place. the buffet on the
Ocean front.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-12
WILL RUSH BUILDING
OF VENICE BATH HOUSE
Foundation for New Kinney Company
Enterprise Started and Work
VIII Be Completed Before
the Summer Season
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
VENICE, March 11.-Active work
was begun today on the foundations of
the new bath house to be erected by
Abbot Kinney on the ocean front at
the foot of Horizon avenue. A large
force of carpenters is employed and the
work will be pushed to have the bat
house ready when the summer season
is formally opened July 4.
Work was also begun on the excavat-
ing for the foundation of the new gar
age to be erected by the Kinney COM
pany on Windward avenue facing the
grand canal. The structure when COM
pleted will have cost $1,000. and is in
tended to be the finest of its kind out
side Los Angeles city In Southern Cali
fornia.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-12
Mass Meeting Called
specist to The Herald.

RIALTO, March 11.-A meeting OF
the citizens OF this colony has been
called for Thursday evening for the or
ganization Of a board of trade to ex-
ploit the advantages of this section
and to build up the interests Of the
town and surrounding country In gem
eraI The question has been thorough
ly discussed and 1t is probable there
will be a large attendance and an ac-
tive organization effected
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-12
CAPT. STEIN is MADE AIDE
TO COMMANDER OF G. A. r.

CAPTAIN Fred w. Stein of the county
tax collectors office yesterday received
papers notifying him Of his appoint
inent as aide e-camp on the staff of
General Burton. commander in chief of
the Grand Army of the Republic. Cap
tain Stein is a past commander of Bart
lett-Logan post No. of Los Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-12
CONTRACTOR BUYS FINE
RESIDENCE FOR $4,000
Special to The Herald.

Special 70 TIC TIeFaIu'
PASADENA, March ia real estate
deal lust closed transfers to Newton
CIaypool what is known as the George
B. Post residence at the corner of
Grand avenue and Arbor street for a
consideration said to be $4,000.
This is one of the handsome homes
OF the fashionable west side and at
present is occupied by Mrs. j. w. Bull
lock of Cincinnati. Mr.. Claypool was
formerly resident of Brookline, Mass,
and is a prominent builder and con-
tractor here.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-12
SIX MORE GROUSE PUT END
TO LIVES BY STARVATION

Special to The Herald.
J. SAN BERNARDINO, March IL. 4
4 Six more of the Hungarian \
i grouse recently imported here for X
i the state game and fish commits 4
4 sion have sucided For some !.
i strange reason they absolutely 4.
i refuse to eat of the food provided y
\ for them, and in the hope of saw =
i ing their lives they will at once !.
!. be liberated on the range in the \
l. hope that the wild life will restore Il
i them to natural conditions. Sew 4
1. eral locations in the county have j
1. been selected for the releasing of 4
!. the birds y