Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-19

I'M Aa2s a935sa= HARPER must be re
This was the tenor Of con-
versations heard yesterday wherever
two or more men gathered and the dis
cusSion turned to the subject of munich
pal affairs In the clubs, hotels and
restaurants, wherever men dined, moth
ing else was heard but the talk Of
Wednesdays meeting of citizens who
nave grown weary of waiting for some
| action.
The call Of the Municipal league was
received everywhere with great enthus-
Iasm, and the headquarters of that or
ganlzation was besieged for invitations
and information concerning Wednesday
| afternoons meeting. At The Herald
office the telephones were kept busy
constantly by citizens seeking informa-
ton. Many Of them wanted to know
how they could get invitation cards, de-
| claring themselves anxious fl get info
action.
The demand for recall petitions was
steady and insistent, many seeming to
be under the impression that civic or
ganlzat1ons had already started petit
tons throughout the city.
Eager for Recall Petition
If man were to appear on Broad
| way and it were known that he had a
copy Of the recall petition in his pocket
ne would be virtually mobbed by eager
citizens seeking to sign it," was the
| way one business man expressed II.
| Iney are all looking for it, and it
! can't be sprung too soon or too widely
! circulated to please the people. Don't
| use my name today, but send me a
I copy OF the petition, and believe the
i twenty-five men working in NV place
will be as eager to sign as [ am. The
Herald has made it's case, and the peo-
pie are read to return their indict-
ment. Give US a chance"
The story of Eddie Morris, manager
| of the notorious Apex club and the
| way he appealed to the police to call
| Mayor Harper on the phone and get
| instructions from that official concern
| ing the release of the gamblers arrested
Sunday sent wave of disgust all over
the city yesterday. Many men who
| have been slow to believe that Mayor
Harper ever came personally in contact
With vice in the city were astounded at
the disclosures made in two morning
papers.
Il don't see why you should be sur
prlsed,' said city hall attache to a
business man with whom he was din
| ing at the latter's club yesterday. ED
| die Morris is a bosom friend Of Mayor
| Harpers and makes a. daily call upon
the mayor. Sometimes he does not GET
| into the inner Office, but he has a few
| minutes chat with the mavor's secre-
Il
| at the city hall that Morris had a Dull
so strong that he need not go through
| the PAGES generally ascribed to others
who sought favors from the Higher
ups
No Sugar or Oil
"Just look down the list and you
! won't find Eddie's name there. He did
not need to buy oil or sugar or meat or
| 'Smokegrafts: Eddie didn't have to
| take care of his insurance or be a. good
dog He stood too well with "A. c.
| DO you wonder that Morris was in
dignant when the police raided him?
| Why, he didn't believe the messenger
| who took him the news The years Of
| immunity had convinced him that no
| police official would ever dare to raid
his place. 1t was this surprise and cha
| grin that caused the politician to lose
| his head at the station and implore the
| police to call up "A. c. to see If the
mayor would not stop action"
| Another city official who is connected
with the water department said: eff
any one in this city doubts that Walter
Parker intends to get control Of the
entire machinery Of the Owens river
| aqueduct bureau and the disbursement
Of the $25,000000 he is not closely in
| touch with affairs. Let me tell Won.
| dear Walter has a half dozen men in
! the water Office now. He knows what's
| going on every hour in the day He
knows how to get men to the right
spot, where they get the proper school,
! ing for the civil service examination,
and his men invariably get through.
| BY having friends at court Walter
knows what is going on, but he isn't
taking any active personal part be-
cause it isn't necessary at present.
THE machine knows what il is do
| ing, and will be on the spot when the
| big sack is opened
| Another bit of interesting and perti-
nent testimony was divulged yester-
| Continued on Page Threel