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Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-07
To the Friends of the Recall and the

To the Friends of the Recall and the
Supporters of Alexander;
The present contest is unique in the
fact that it was inaugurated by the
people rather than by any political
party or any set of men. Eleven thou-
sand of the voters of this city--one-
third of all who voted Mt the last muni-
cipaI eleetion-signed IA petition asking
that the mayor be recalled from Office,
and 5000 signed the petition nominating
Mr.. Alexander.
Everyone knows that a campaign of
this magnitude cannot be conducted
without money. The facts must be put
HID before the voters, organization Is
necessary in each of the 1870 precincts
of the city, meetings must be held and
on election day the vote must be gotten
out.
We have not the financial resources of
our opponents, there are interests that
are unanimous in the support of Mr..
Harper from whom plenty of money can
be secured by a SIMPLE process of as
sessment. This is the peoples fight and
we must depend on the people for the
financial assistance we need. We ask
every friend of the cause to subscribe
what he can from one dollar up. Money
may be sent through the mail by check
or may be brought to rooms of the
recall campaign committee, 401 Equit
able Bank building, First and Spring
streets, or to the Municipal league, room
5O7 Equitable Bank building, or to the
n ~
johnson building, and it viii be prop
erly receipted for.
RECALL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE,
5. C. GRAHAM, Chairman.
Il. o. EDGERTON, See'y.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-07
|HARPER'S LIBEL
SUIT LAID OVER
NOT UNTIL AFTER ELECTION
NEED HE TESTIFY
Attorneys for Express Eager to Pro-
coed at Once, but Mayors Coun-
sci Enters Volumnous
Objections

Mayor A. C. Harper, through his
attorneys, was able yesterday to secure
a continuance in the trial of the libel
suit brought by him against the Tx
press. Judge Conrey continued the
suit until May 10, two months beyond
the time originally set and almost a
month and half after the date of the
recall election.
Attorneys representing the evening
paper stated their readiness to go to
trial. The mayors counsel filed a
voluminous affidavit containing their
reasons why the trial should not pro-
coed on the day set by the court sew
eral months ago.
Il believe it would not be to the IN
terest of the proper administration of
justice to try this case during the con-
troversy incident to the recall cleo
tion," said Judge Conrey. THE court
certainly would not have set the case
for trial at this time if it had known
such an election would be held"
This decision was in line with the
reasons contained in the mayors plea
for a continuance, and, whether the
ruling of the court was in favor of or
adverse to Harpers contentious, the
fact was apparent that the latter feared
the effect on his ultra precarious po-
litical fortunes of the evidence that
would have been brought out at the
trial.
Draw Natural Inference
BY many persons 1t was regarded as
almost a confession that the statements
contained in the publications to which
the mayor objected, which form the
basis of the damage suit, were SO truth
full that Harper did not dare at this
time to place himself in position
where they could be substantiated in
court and made part of the record.
A large number of spectators was in
the court room yesterday. The con-
trast between the mayors action in
pleading for a continuance of the dam
age suit and his attitude of injured in
nocence and determination to refute
through legal proceedings the charges
made against him when the action was
filed was not lost upon those present.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-07

GUANAJATO, Mexico, March en-
a battle between II. p. Smith, p. E.
Updegraff and j. f. Wood of the Qua
najato Reduction and Mines company
and a band of Mexican ore thieves
caught in the act, one of the Mexicans
was killed and three of his compan-
ions badly wounded and captured. The
Mexican police have arrested the Of
ficials. all of whom are Americans,
and lodged them in Jail.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-07
ARBOR DAY EXERCISES ARE
POSTPONED FOR ONE WEEK
IncIement Weather Makes 1t Neces-
sary to Delay Tree Planting
for Seven Days

on account of the incemency of the weather
Arbor day exercises We're officially postponed
until next Saturday, according to action taken
at a called meeting of the Arbor Day associa-
tion yesterday morning at the city hall, j A.
Haskell presiding. The program planned for
the event yesterday will be carried out next
Saturday and Orvle J. Nave will deliver the
main address,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-07
Retraction Prohibited

trict Judge Jacob Trieber today re-
fused to permit John c. Mabray, al
legged leader OF the gang of sWindlers
here, to withdraw his admission OF
identity and waiver of arraignment
before Commissioner Allen to the fed
eral grand jury at Council Bluffs. Ia.
and issued a writ of removal to that
court.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-07
For Men and Women
For Men and
Women 1

The biggest roundup of tremendous sho
that any man or woman ever witnessed in
To go into details would mean to catalt
longest known range of shoe style; we W
our reputation on this being the greatest S
All STYLES for men and women-high and !
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-07
Will Urqe PIedqe Signing

The usual Murphy temperance meeting Will
be held in Blanchard hall tonight. w. j..
Murphy will speak, Francis Murphy will sing
and a choir of sixteen girls Will sing an an
them. Opportunity will be given to sign the
Murphy pledge.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-07
Given Three-Year Sentence

Antonio Alvarez pleaded guilty in
the superior court yesterday to enter
ing Main street rooming house and
stealing a suit of clothes He was sem
fenced by Judge Davis to three years
in Folsom.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-07

See our first issue of the Sunday Real Estate
section, a part of today's paper. Advertise
your property in this section, where the buyer
or exchanger seeks 1t.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-07

guments the cat was let out of the bag
dency of the recall eection was one of
the mayors attorneys that the pen
dency of he recall election was one OF
New-York tribune., 1909-05-27
JAY GOULD NAY FLY.
Enters a Machine for the 4eroHautiC
Contest at 4rIin gtOn. n. j.

North Arlington. y. J, May 2s--Captain Thomas
F. Raldwin's fight in his dlrigble balloon. the
main attraction OF the West Hudson Aero Club =
carnival here. marred this evening by the
careessness Of a spectator who seized guide rope
causing the craft TO strike small tree, dana gins
the propeller and making further fight impossible
Captain Baldwin not injured Before the mis-
hap the dirigfble sailed for one hundred and fifty
yards making three complete turns
Announcements in connection with the com
ing contest for heavier than air machines made to-
dav included one the effect that Jay Gould with
Harold Content and other members OF the Columbia
University Aero Club. had entered a glider which
they intend to fy In the contest It was also an
nounced that seven aeroplanes had been entered
for the prize competition
A telegram received from the Wright brothers
pronnised that either Wilbur or OrviRe would De
present at the presentation Of gold medal 10
Captain Baldwin by the Aero Club OF America on
Monday. The committee has also been notned thaI
IN view Of similar exhibition tc be held In PITTS
burg on July a committee from that city would
come to witness the flights here
Twenty thousand people swarned over tne car
nfvaI grounds to-day The industrial Parade 'l
i've hundred floats. business wagons ana TRUCKS
all gavlv decorated. that passed through the prih-
c,s1 streets OF Harrison. Kearny. ArllnEto" anu anu
r,ss. Newark reached the carnival grounds a ~
nc
New-York tribune., 1909-05-27
"ITTTLE BOARD angry
VII Fight Nc7c York Stock Er-
CHANGES 1Hcged Boycott.

The Consolidated Stock Exchange Is understood
to be contemplating more aggressive policy I'm
competing with the New York Stock Exchange,
a result of the resolutions recently adopted by the
latter institution severng connections with the
tive members OF the little board" An officer of
the Consolidated Exchange said yesterday that his
institution would take only TO protect
it's business but increase 1t by extraordinary
methods He added that the action of the New
York Stock Exchange in prohibiting its members
from doing business with the Consolidated Ex-
change members was a boycott. and that if the
word was fight. the little board was ready for It,
Charles II Van Buren, member of the board
of governors of the Consolidated Stock Exchange
and one Of the institutions oldest and most infu-
ential members said that he considered the action
of the New York Stock Exchange exceedingly
detrimental only TO the best interests Of that
institution but the general business of the coun-
try What we need he said, '1s more exchanges
instead Of one We should have big exchanges in
San Francisco. St. Louis Chicago. Boston and
Philadelphia, and need the Consolidated Stock
Exchange"
Mt Van Buren added that the New York Stock
Exchange by forbidding It's members TO arbtrage
with tire Boston Philadelphia and Consolidated ex-
changes was endeavoring kill the srbitrage sys-
tern and expressed opinion that II the big men
~ Wall Street did not nelp these exchanges and the
Chicago exchange before long, they would some day
find themselves burdened with securities instead OF
having them distributed throughout the United
States.
dispatches from Chicago yesterday stated that the
price of seats on the Chicago Stock Exchange had
advanced from 81 900 to $1,000 reports that the
shares of the United States Steel Corporation Wouo
be listed on that board. This news was Wen re-
ceived bv members Of the Consolidated Exchange
who pointed out that TO be consistent the New Aork
stock Exchange would have TO refuse aroitrage WIN
chicago as ii has done already with Boston ana
PHILADELPHIA and as a result the businsss woud
20 10 the Consolidated Exchange
New-York tribune., 1909-05-27
FEWER EXEMPT JOBS
Mayor 4pproUes Transfer - State
CiJH Seruice Commission to Act.

Mayor Mcclellan approved yesterday resolutions
passed by the Municipal Civil Service Commission
which, if adopted Dy the State Civil Service Com
mission a meeting to-day, will take from the
exempt class a large number Of good paying Of
fees and put them in the competitive class. thus
giving the present incumbe1ts places from which
they cannot be removed except on charges The
places affected by the approval of the Mayor are as
follows:
Dr. Walter Bensel sanitary superintendent. 5000
Five assistant sanitary superintendent at $55'O
each.
Attendant to First Assistant Corporation Coun-
sci. $3.50. r...-
Deputy chiefs under Oliver in Manhattan and
Chief Of the Bureau Of weights and Measures,
Executive clerks Of all borough presidents. at
Confidential inspectors in DoTOggh presidents eod Of
fees Manhattan. Brooklyn and Queens, $500
Hubert L, Smith, Assistant Deputy CcntroHer'
5000. . % .oo zach
Five examining inspectors, Controllers S ONCE
s. $50 each. ..-,, 80 -oo ..,.
Twenty-six clerks Board of Elections
Chief clerk Board of Estimate. S,gW
Stenographer Board of Estimate, $S,o0u
Assistant secretary. Board of Estimate, S4Vss H..
Lawrence Hanton assistant superintendent Of fer
cashier in Dock Department, 1900. ,,-,-.,
John F. SkelIy assistant secretary Muhclpdl
civil Service Commission S4Wtl .i, oez,or Court
Sophia c.. Axman, female prooauoh oIiiCei' O'
OF Special Sessions. $lNDO. -. ., oon
Probation officer, city MAGISTRATES court $i@VO-
Seven wardens in workhouse . .-,.- -,
Sixteen examiners in offices OF commissioners VI
Tree superintendents Bureau Dependent Adults
IN each borough. S'2n.
The state commission viii give a hearing on all
these recommendations this afternoon at : O'CLOCK
at the Office Of the municipal commission. 1t is un-
derstood that all of them will be approved
New-York tribune., 1909-05-27
ISLAND CASES 60 OYER.
assistant Corporation Counsel Gets
adjournment Until TO-mOrrO1c.

little progress was made yesterday regarding the
Conay Island situation. Although a postponeInent
had been granted until tomorrow when the cases
are To be aired before Magistrate Tighe IN the
Corey Island Police Court insiders Say that tAe
litigation will in all probability last until late IN
the fall before a final decision IS reached, u II Is
obtained then Those on whom warrants had peeh
served to appear in the Coney Island Court yester
da, we're propretors of small shows on the Island
I II Hahlo Assistant Corporation Counsel asked
for an adjournment, saying that he had been
assigned 10 the case Monday and that he was
not thoroughly acquainted with the facts or the
law I'm the case. Magistrate righe then set the
hearing down for tomorrow.
The men on whom warrants were served are
George Geneas. proprietor Of a moving picture
Mace at Bowery and Henderson Walk; Frederick
Fahn manager In Geneas's place: Thomas Dewers,
emploved NJ a shooting gallery In Surf avenue
Albert Ryckoff. proprietor of scenic railway at
Kensington Walk and Bowery, and James Cava-
uiugn proprietor Of 'hIt-the-nigger in-the- head
game Counsel for the entered plea not
guilty.
At tho request Of Assistant Corporation Counsel
Hahlo the fight for siX-dav licenses for moving
picturr shows which was brought yesterday before
Justice Jaycox. in the supreme Court. Brooklyn,
was postponed until this afternoon.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-27
FIVE STATES SHAKEN
U'estern 'Quakes Rattle Dishes from
SheIres-NO One Hurt.

Chicago May PA slight earthquake lasting
only few seconds was felt in Indiana Illinois,
Wisconsin. Michigan, Iowa and contiguous terri
tory beginning at S:41:30 o'clock this morning re
ports covered territory from Springfield. ILL.,.
through Davenport. Iowa, and Janesvile, WIS.,
north to Muskegon Mich.
Reports OF the vibrations were received from BE-
lott Wis Peoria. Kewanee Rockford Johe''
Dixon Streator Gaena, Freeport. Bloomington
Moline, EIgin. Aurora Springfield, Ill. and from
JanesvlIle Wis Davenport and Dubuque, Iowa
and Muskegon and Kalamazoo, Mich
Throughout the territory affected only minor
damage WIS reported Several small fires were
started by the overturning Of stoves. ana many
chimneys were razed Aurora, Ill. is said 10 nave
suffered particularly in this respect.
In Chicago the shock generally felt out IN
the great majority OF cases attributed to the
ordinary causes such the passage OF streetcarH'
elevated trains blasting in distant quarries or the
passage OF structural iron on big trucks through
the streets.
At BeIoit all the college buildings rocked Violent
~ and many persons experienced difficulty in re
naming their feet
At Joliet chairs and other light objects we're
overturned and at Dixon gas fires were shaken OUT.
Al South Haven and Benton Harbor. Mich win
aovrs rattled violently and much china was broken
At Dubuque. Iowa. the vibrations seemed 10 nave
the effect OF Two shocks. Davenport Iowa also
re1t two shocks the first shock being the more
violent
Washington. May "A slight disturbance last
ing about minute recorded on the seismo-
graph at the United States Weather Bureau mere
TO-DAY beginning at 94I 80 o'clock. Eastern time
There was not enough detail in the record 10 IN
dicate the exact location Of the disturbance
New-York tribune., 1909-05-27
BANK OF MONTREAL. BUYS NEW HOME
Building in Wall Street Goes to Canadian In
stitution for 100000

The Bank Of Montreal has bought through Ed
litz & Hulse attorneys, the eleven story build
4np Nos 81 and - Wall street for about S@""o,
from the Fifth Avenue and Eighteenth Street COM
many Of which Henry Corn is president. For years
the bank which is Of the largest hnancial
institutions in Canada. has had an agency IN this
city II decided recently TO have a home Of its
own and to attain that object the Wall street
building was bought.
The property is west Of Pearl street and diagonal
Il onnoste the old Custom House, now the home
Of the National city Bank. Plans are being drawn
f,r installing = vault. to S75.Goo il the base
,nert and for altering the ground floor Of the
structure 10 suit the needs of the buyer.
The premises Nos. a and Is Wall street were
bouebt bv the realty company about four years
ago from Charles A. Gould FOR $4,000 The build
ing on the site erected from plans by Maynicke
< FRANKIE at a cost of about $4,000 It covers ?
rlor 50loxe0 feet on the same block are the Sea
mems Bank for Savings. the Central Trust Com
many the Bank Of New York, Kuhn. Loeb Co
and the New York Life Insurance and Trust Com
pany.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-27
HTLL-HARRIuAN PEACE.
End to Long Railroad Warfdre IN
the Pacific Northeast.

TIE long warfare IN the Pacific Northwest b.
tween the Hartman and Hill railway interests hHs
apparently come UC end. Louis ". Hill, presf-
dent Of the Great Northern Railway Company. o.
his return from the Pacific Coast few weeks agc.
said that he and M Hartman at conference Is
California settled the last remaining dtneulsy
Of operation between the roads OF the Hill ans
Hartman systems. Julius KrUttschnitt. director
Of maintenance and operation OF the HsTtu1sa
lines issued yesterday statement announcing tnat
an arrangement had been made under which tas
Northern PacihC's line between South Tacoma ana
Vancouver and the bridge over the Columbia River
wound he used Jointly by the Union Pacific, the
%o-tbern. Pacific AMI the Great Northern
The Northern Pacific, he added, would oegin
orL al once to complete the double tracking OF its
road so as to care for the business OF the thrss
coupanies He said the property would be used
for auv and ali kinds OF business BY the three
roads and would be maintained as hrst class
,,,C5arn double track road for all the interests
named between Portland and Puget sound Ihs
line which is TO be operated jointly Is about iS
miles long.
The agreement. ft is understood will put an enc
10 the further building by the Union Pacific into
the Tar northwestern part OF the United states.
which for many years has been regarded largely
as exclusive Hill territory, and will also practieaiy
end the legal action brought by the Union Pacino
against the Northern Pscinc over rate questions az
the Portland gateway
New-York tribune., 1909-05-27
NEU PARTY LAUNCHED.
Democratic Union to lid IN 1nfl-
Tammany Fight.

r. 6rsr meeting ~ the county committee al iie
Democratic Union last night was an ehthusiaS''l
affair AEotlt twelve hundred members of the ne"
.,,,tiTa,u,nanv organization, representing each OF
tho tbirtv-6ve Assembly districts gathered on the
eleventh floor of the Metropolitan Lie insurance
t-ouluanv Building. and went through the pro-
granme with an ease that bespoke Io's Po''19 q
experience There only one note OF discord'
tbat was when ex-AssembIyman ]. j. O'ConneIi'
ter,norarv chairman. announced FOR some reason
ibat he seemed to know best;
Some people are trying run this meeting As
,,Iir,,,,,n viii not tolerate anything Of the kind.
,.,,, ,1,,st remember that you among gentle
men. and We will tolerate any interference
There were hearty receptions for colonel f'ooei :
Townsend permanent chairman; Benjamin fFAHN
lin who introduced resolutions and spoke ana
Everett p Wheeler. who also spoke; but the prlh-
cinal applause was for William }. Lee. leader from
,be nm Assembly District the stronghold OF
senator The McManus. The Indian war"hoops
omitted during the early part of the meeting were
of . distinctiv. Tammany order. The latter might
h, ,va .-vnlaiued the admonitiou of Mi O'ConneH.
1fr Eranllin in introducing the resolutions which
authorized the appointment of committee of one
hundred representative. enrolled, New York Demo-
Gratis said the Democratic Union was the maven
of Democracy He said they would make the fight
at any cost
Conrad Muller jr. chairman OF the committee on
reanzation in announcing the selection of Colonel
Townsend, ex-Assistant District Attorney. as per
1nanent chairman said the latter h4d beeIl ineil-
her of Tammany Hall, but that he had seen the
error of his way and had resigned to be IN sood
company -, III. - H.
! Co,Intv Democracy was still alive. and its former
members were Joining the movement 10 bring
back Democratic principles TO position or power
ana respect enjoyed in the past He SAID seli
respect had forced hundred thousand Democrats u!
o,,t of the party In this city select rev IN
IAth street said the colonel. dominated the parry
and ne told o. the sale % offices at prices accoru-
ing to their importance. ,,.,,,,
Mr. Wheeler picked out the late Wllnam l3. c,,t,. -
Strong as a type of Mayor that New 1ora Gl1s ~
needed TO assure the proper expenditure oi the
rity1s money. He denounced the system OF Cats
ti aoueduct condemnation saying tnat the eA-
nenses of the commission were sornet 80
;baD the value OF the land conderniled anu d Ae"
1on the inside" were rcaping the harvest
New-York tribune., 1909-05-27
CHALLENGE TO ANARCHY
Hay 4rrcst Emma Goldman and
.1Lden Freeman at Strike Centre.

East Orange n J.. May % (specaD.-Convinced
that Emma Goldman should not be allowed at this
of all times to speak I'm East Orange, Prosecutor
Mott of Essex County sent letter to-day 10 Chief
of Police James Bell of East Orange, directing him
10 be on the alert and ready only the
anarchist but Alden Freeman, whose invitation
she might come here. and John J. English proprie-
tor of the hall in which she expected to speak
The significance of this action will be understood
when II is stated that Sheriff Harrigan sent twenty
coustables to Orange to-day and ordered fifty depu-
ties to report for duty tomorrow The Sheriff ac-
tion is Independent and is based upon demands
made by the hat manufacturers for protection or
their property and their employees.
The Prosecutor evidently refers to the hat strike
situation in Orange Valley when he says, In my
opinion there are special reasons why this woman
should not be allowed at this particular time TO
preach these doctrines in or around the Oranges
William r. K1Tlingbeck who ran last fall as a
candidate for Mayor OF Orange the Socialist
ticket expressed dsapproval of the activity Of the
authorities in the Goldman matter to-day.
Miss Goldman's political beliefs are utterly op-
posed to what I consider correct" said the social
ist and for years she has used her utmost en-
deavors to destroy the work of the party 20 which
I belong: nevertheless, would not willingly put
straw in her way. for in doing so would III
jure myself infinitely more than Miss Goldman. IN
herself Miss Goldman amounts to very little. Left
10 themselves she and her followers would be a
negligible factor. but because of just such actions
as those of the city fathers the other night, police
persecution and newspaper featuring she mas
been made a national and international figure foT
many years.
II We are to depend on the judgment OF ram
many cop on the character of what kind OF iec'-
ure may may not be given we might as wei
tear up the Consti' utfon.'
Henry Berg. president OF the firm of F Berg &"
Co. which has been one Of the most vigorous
fighters against the strikers admitted to-day to the
sheriff that the situation more than the locai
police could cope with and Joined in the appear
for county deputies Henry J. Struck, OF NaHeE
Road who appealed to the sheriff yesterday. re-
neyed his appeal to-day, when one Of his drivers
Who was delivering groceries at the factory of Il v
Connect & Co. struck in the head with a
stone from the hand of of the strikers.
In consequence Of the trouble in the factory dis
trICt last night the women who were victims of
assaults and insults last night az they went TO
their homes in New York met this morning
at Hoboken their way out to work and told
not proceed any further. Word was sent by
their employers that they not willing TO take
the risk Of further trouble until better protection
could be guaranteed by the authorities.