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Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-12
CLOSE CANVASS
CONFIRMS HOPE
VICTORY OF MERGER SEEMS
ASSURED
ELEVENTH HOUR MEASURE OF
OPPOSITION OUTLINED
gwen Anti Consolidation Admit the
Probable Victory of Movement
for Greater Los Angeles and
Better San Pedro

A close and careful canvass of San
Pedro made by The Herald fully con-
firms the statements made by the con-
solidation committees that the consol-
idation fight at the polls today Is saIe
by more than decisive majority. IN du-
dition, it shows constant desertlohs py
former outspoken ani-consolluatloH-
lists. and others who see the inevitable
and realize that consolidation is as
sured are saying that they hope to see
consolidation win.
It was stated last night that the
fight appeared so hopeless in San Pedro
that a large part of the money avail
able to fight the election would be
diverted today to Los Angeles, IN the
hope of making a discreditable snow
ing in few precincts, to use later as
the indication of a feeling against the
harbor bonds. Luke Kelly, San Pedro S
saloon keeper boss, was said to have
been ordered to spend the day in Los
Angeles to work against consolidation.
Chairman Fleming of the campaign
committee said that all reports showed
a vote favoring consolidation i'll San
Pedro in line with the estimates printed
in The Herald yesterday.
1.-THE opposition went up against a
campaign of education which there was
no getting around" said he. THE
voter has had the facts-genuine, cold
large facts, which could not be refuted
He recognizes that his own interests
lie in the development Of the harbor
and that the public must develop it.
THAT makes a campaign hard to
buck against. Everything shows that
the vote for consolidation will be def
mite in San Pedro, and I hope it will
make a new record in Los Angeles
which already holds all records for
standing by public development"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-12
EASY TO DEVELOP
THE OUTER HARBOR
CITY ENGINEER SPEAKS OF
WORK NECESSARY
Construction of Government Break
water Will Give San Pedro
Advantage Over Other
Pacific Coast Ports

City Engineer Homer Hamlin was
unable to be present at the meeting
at San Pedro last night. He issued q
statement clearly defining his ideas on
the outer harbor. Mr.. Hamlin said,
in part:
1.-The construction of the government
breakwater at san Pedro. now nearly
finished, has created a great harbOr
which, when developed, will have
many great advantages over other
ports along the coast. 1t lies within
few miles of what is destined to be
one of the great highways of ocean
commerce upon the completion of the
Panama canal. TO reach this harbOr
it will not be necessary for vessels to
cross dangerous bars, to traverse miles
of tortuous channels. or to wait for
faVoring tides or weather It's ap-
proaches from the ocean are sheltered
by Catalina island from the heavy
swells which sometime roll landward
from the Pacific. In all other direc-
tions the shores of the mainland af
ford complete protection from storms,
which in less sheltered localities might
be disastrouS to shipping. Vessels
may, at any time, either by night or
day and without waiting for tide or
weather. enter the outer harbor of san
Pedro in safety.
such favorable conditions in con-
nection with the resources of the vast
region naturally tributary to this port,
will soon make necessary at San Pedro
and Wilmington one of the great har-
bors of the world. This harbor should
be constructed along broad lines and
according to modern ideas.
The outer harbor on account of its
great depth, affords opportunity of i'm
mediate development for docking Of
the largest sea going vessels, and is
the logical point for such development.
With Wnarves and approaches to the
outer harbor completed, connecting it
with a highway direct to the business
center of Los Angeles, the question of
low freight rates will be settled. So
far as approaches to the outer harbor
are concerned, ! have gone over the
matter with Capt. Amos a. Fries and
find that there is more than one FEAST
BILE route, and no great engineering
difficulties are presented
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-12
TERMINAL RATE
GHOST IS LAID
JOBBER PUTS CRIMP IN STOCK
ARGUMENT OF ANTS
PLEDGES ASSOCIATION TO PRE-
Vous AGREEMENT
Announcements Is UnequiVocal Promise
and Leaves No Possibility OF
Refutation by Opponents
of Free Harbor

Terminal rates, the "bugaboo' OF the
opposition to consolidation. was etfec-
tually settled at the san Pedro CONSOLE
datlun meeting last night by M. ii.
Newmark, president of the Associated
JoDbers of Los Angeles, who spoke FOR
the jobbIng ana commercial interests
of Los Angeles On the subject of ter
minal rates and their relation to con-
solIdation Mr.. Nemark made the fol-
lowing unequiYCcal statements:
"Outside of the people of Los An
geles that are bound to these promises
through their numerous organizations,
there is but one feature of the case
that has to be made good by civic
body, and that is. the question of ter
minal rates. This promise has been
enunciated time and again by the AS
sociated Jobbers of Los Angeles, of
which body l have the honor of being
president. am here tonight to say to
you that Immediately following the
election at Wilmington instructions
were given to our traffic department,
with +. p. Gregson at its head, to start
the machinery intervening in the case
that San Pedro has already brought
for terminal rates, and to also apply
for terminal rates for Wilmington.
This will be urged as rapidly as the
operations of the interstate commerce
commission will permit. l am here, in
other words, to promise you at the last
moment not only just fulillment of
the obligation, but to say to you that
We have already commenced to do this.
Thinks Merger Inevitable
although 1 am not a platform
speaker, and have never made an effort
in that direction in my life. and, in
fact, while the cut of my jib' is not
that of an orator, it positively gives me
pleasure to talk on the subject of con-
solidation, and while l feel just as
every other member of the consolida-
ton committee does, and it is our duty
to fight for the last ditch l positively
think that if this matter had been per-
mitted to work out it's own salvation
consolidation would have carried.
mo citizen of San Pedro having the
interests of his city and the interest
of Southern California at heart, could
think of trusting the future welfare of
this place to those that have had it
in their keeping since history began
here. because they know just as well
as possible that in a hundred years
they would be practically as far ad-
vanced as they are today. 1t would be
equivalent to taking the key of this
harbor and casting it into the briny
deep. never to be seen again. They
know. however that consolidating with
Los Angeles this key. that has almost
become rusty with lack of use, will
open the lock that opens the gate to
the commerce of the world, and that
with the completion of the Panama
canal and the tremendous shipping that
will be carried on between the two
oceans your harbor which has never
been recognized on the map, but will
be, will not only be that, but will be
one of the most important, If not the
most important of the Pacific coast"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-12
BETTER LIGHTS WANTED
ON PRINCIPAL HIGHWAY
Committee to Begin Campaign for Inn
mediate improvement of
Myrtle Avenue

MONROVIA. Aug. 11,-4At a meeting
of the committee appointed to investi-
gate the proper lighting of Myrtle ave-
nue. which was held yesterday after
noon it was decided to begin immedi-
ately a campaign for the purpose of
bringing about this much-needed i'm
proVement. The cost of installing the
new lighting system, which will extend
from Olive avenue to the city park,
will be approximately $1,000. OF this
amount the local Edison company has
offered to pay one-fourth, and it is be-
lieVed that the Myrtle avenue mer-
chants will subscribe another fourth
The remaining 5000 will be subscribed
by the citizens of the foothill city.
Although Monrovia at the present
time boasts an extensive system of
16 candle power street lights, the lamps
are by no means adequate for illumi-
mating the main business street of the
city. The elcctrolier which will be
installed will be of about the same pat
tern as those which are now used in
Los Angeles and will be composed Gf
six small globes in addition to one of
larger proportions. Fred Goodcell is
the chairman of the committee which is
doing everything in it's power to bring
about the desired Improvement.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-12
TAFT AVENUE NOW
STIEGLITZ AVENUE
SAN PEDRO CITY ATTORNEY
HONORED BY TRUSTEES
Board Feels That Lawyer Who Lauds
squatters tlas More Influence
Against Consolidation Than
President of Nation

The city trustees of San Pedro yes
terday set the tax rate in that city,
making up the budget as follows on an
assessed valuation of $6,24S 900: Gen
eral tax, IA cents; street fund, IA cents;
sewer fund, cents; library fund, )
cents; city hall bonds. cents; d total
of 40 cents. to which is added for a
portion of the city cents for the out
fail sewer bonds.
While this is a reduction from last
years tax rate, which was unusually
high. it is still much higher than the
average for term of years. When the
valuation at San Pedro was around
$1,500,000 the levy was 66 cents, so that
d propoTtiOnate assessment this year
with a valuation five times higher
would be about is cents, taking into
consideration the addition this year of
East San Pedro.
The trustees decided to change the
name of Taft avenue on the east side
of the channel to Stieglitz avenue
Henry Stieglitz is city attorney of San
Pedro, while Taft is only a president.
The trustees voted to increase the
width of Stieglitz avenue to sixty feet
and to dedicate it as d public street for
a length of $3.50 feet. They also voted
to dedicate United states avenue as a
public street thirty feet wide for a
length of 37l0 feet The action on both
streets was protested by NJ. p. Good
rich as attorney for the salt Lake road,
who said that it was clearly illegal in
form.
In San Pedro the trustees are thought
to have thrown down" President Taft
in favor of City Attorney Stieglitz, not
so much because the latter is their
friend. although Trustee Tilton made
>, hn1 CT
the voters i'm East San Pedro. Mr.
Stieglitz has made numerous speeches
lauding the "Squatters" on the east
side of the channel, and the trustees
have felt that he was handling the vote
there in fine shape. The san Pedro con-
solidation committee found. however,
that lease was made of the ground
in dispute to the Salt Lake railroad in
1906. which is signed by Mr.. Stieglitz
for the city. While Mr.. Stiegitz un-
doubtedly remembers that he has never
mentioned it in any of his speeches cal
culated to influence the 'squatters'
against consolidation.
Mr.. Taft owns no stock In the Sal
Pedro Wholesale company, the present
liquor monopoly of the harbor city, Of
which Trustee TiltOn is the leading
stockholder Even if he visits the har-
Dor in October as Los Angeles is en-
deavoring to arrange, he is not likely
TO cut any ice with Mayor Walton or
be hauled about in Foot's transfer.
But the sole and only reason why
Mr.. Stieglitz has thrown himself into
the fight against consolidation, he says,
is because his friends are against it..
His friends are not unappreCiative SO
Taft avenue was yesterday swept clean
of golf balls and possum tracks, widen
ed to sixty feet and dignified with the
name of Stieglitz.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-12
WATCHERS WILL GUARD
POLLS AGAINST FRAUD
At Both Los Angeles and SaA Pedro
Voting Places Alert Men
Will Stand

Although the consolidation forces are
confident of victory at the polls today,
they will not relax in any way their
vigilance to prevent fraud. The polling
places will be carefully watched, and
voters will be checked. If any attempt
is made to vote on names of persons
known to be out of the city or other
wise to run in fraudulent votes the
law will be Immediately invoked
against the perpetrators. The San
Pedro consolidation committee will
have an attorney at each of the polling
places in that city to facilitate decision
and action on any legal questions which
may arise.
City Attorney Hewitt and A. p. Flem-
ing remained all night at San Pedro
and will spend the day there to watch
developments. The campaign at Los
Angeles headquarters will be run by
John p. Steele and Phillip d. Wilson Of
Secretary Fleming's office
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-12
ACCUSED OF THREATENING
TO SHOOT AT PORTUGUESE
Nineteen-Year-Cld Boy Arrested on
Charge OF Intimidating Care
taker of Residence

REDLANDS, Aug. 11.-John McCara-
han, nineteen years old. was arrested
last night by officer Coneilson on a
charge of threatening to shoot a Por-
tuguese caretaker at the home Of 1Jor-
ace Bryan on Summit avenue. Nc
Carahan and a companion are accused
of going into the barnyard at the
Bryan home, which is on the outskirts
of the city. and shooting a rooster.
When Joaquin Augurto, the caretaker
asked what they were doing McCara-
han is accused of pointing a shotgun
at him and ordering him not to move
under threat of shooting His com
panton is said to have remarked,
Shoot him anyhow"
Augurto became frightened and ran
away later notifying the officers, who
captured McCarahan after a long
chase. His companions in the hunting
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-12
REDLANDs NOTES

RFDLANDS, Aug. 11.--Rev. Heber
Rice of Pomona has accepted call to
the pastOrate of the Unitarian church
in Redlands to begin his work the first
of next month. He Is IN the city seek
ing a residence.
There was heavy voting last evening
and today for queen for the Red Mems
festivities next week. Miss Clara Sears
again leading, with total of 927 while
Mrs. j. Martin has 757 and Miss Ger
trude Turbett 752. The contest closes
Friday night.
The fire department was called last
evening to put out brush fire at the
corner of Cajon street and Palm ave
nue. that had spread to a large hedge
and threatened it with destruction. 1t
was a hard run up hill for the horses,
and the latter part of the trip was
made in a walk. Advocates Of the pur-
chase of an automobile fire wagon are
pointing to the fire as an example of
the inadequacy of the horses on the
heights of Redlands.
Lieutenant Campbell and Sergeant
Carithers the representatives. of COM
pany q in the state shoot to select the
team for the national shoot at Camp
Perry have returned home, neither
making the team. Campbell was sew
enteenth and Carithers twentieth in
the contest.
Albert Shaffer ard Miss Maud Buck
master were united in marriage last
night at the home of the brides
parents, Mr., and Mrs. G. u. Buck
master, Rev. Mr.. Upton officiating.
The young couple left for honeymoon
at the coast after which they will go
to Ventura, where Mr.. Shaffer is in
business.
r. f. Halladay an employe Of the
Golden Orange packing house, and Miss
Grace Rogerson of the Home Telephone
exchange were married yesterday and
left today for Mill Creek canyon for
an outing.
Jacob Neff of the University Exten-
sion board was in the city this after
noon arranging for a farmers insti-
tute for orange growers to be held in
the offices of the Redlands Fruit ex-
change i'm October
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-12
PIONEER RESIDENT DIES
AFTER TRYING ILLNESS
Automobile Dealer, Born in Los An
geles in 1862, Passes Away at
Close of Years lndisposition

G. c. F: Hoist, prominent automo-
bile merchant and a native of Los An
geles, died yesterday at his home, 290l
West Eighth street. Mr.. Hoist was
born in 1852 on the site now occupied
by the Niles Pease furniture store on
Spring street and had been for many
years prominently identified with the
business Interests of the city. He be-
gan as young man with no capital
and worked himself up to the front
ranks.
For the past year Mr. Hoist has been
in tll-health and for the last three
months was confined to his bed. He is
survived by his wife, Arrangements
for the funeral have not been complet-
ed but burial will be in Inglewood
cemetery.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-12

trip also are sought, but have not been
located. McCarahan denies the charge,
but has made several conflicting state
ments as to his whereabouts He is
also accused of robbing tents at Forest
Home while working in the mountain
resort a few days ago, and is said to
have used several assumed names, the
officers thinking McCarahan is as
sumed and that his real name is Roy
Simpson or Roy Compton.
Hunters have been accused for some
time by property owners near the
Country club with shooting near houses
and making it dangerous for the resi-
dents to go into their groves. They
are also accused of hunting quail at
this time, out of season.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-12
GIBBONS REACHES SALT
LAKE FOR DEDICATION

SALT LAKE CITY, Aug 11.-Upon
his arrival here from Yellowstone park
today Cardinal Gibbons, in company
with Coadjutor Archbishop O'Connell
of san Francisco. WAS rendered a for
NAL reception by Governor Spry, Mayor
John S Bransford, Bishop Lawrence
Scanlan of the diocese of Utah and a
considerable number of the local clergy
and men prominent in civic affairs.
Cardinal Gibbons comes to Salt Lake
to conduct the dedicatory exercises Of
St MarYs cathedral. which will be held
Sunday morning.
While in the city his emnence will be
the guest of former Senator Thomas
KearnS.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-12
Hold Razzle-pazzIe Contest

MONROVIA, Aug. 1.-THE members
of the Granite club held their first
"razzle-dazzle" yesterday evening in
the new club rooms in the w. H. Evans
building. Two teams were pitted
against each other in friendly COM
bat. one division headed by Norris and
Cornes and the other by Wardell ana
Hazen The former team won handily
over it's opponents, the latter aggrega-
tion paying for the dinner which fol-
lowed.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-12
Jealous

Church, see the pedigree Of some
Arab horses may be traced back for
1000 years.
Gotham-That ought to make some of
those New England bluebloOds sit up
and take notice. .-Yonkers Statesman,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-12
ARE ANXIOUS FOR
UNION OF CITIES
tConttnued from par. One,

al rates, the immediate expenditure of
$2,00O,000 in the harbor city just as
quickly as the formalities for provid-
ing that sum can be arranged. and nu-
merous ohter advantages.
BEST of all, and greatest of ALL" he
said, you'll have a harbor that won't
be filched from You and can't be fiIched
from you because under the charter of
Los Angeles it will be forever protected
for the DeOple"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-12
Tamperinq CHALLENGED

A. Fleming, chairman of the cam
raign committee, handled vigorously
some of the arguments advanced
agains consolidation, and showed the
bad faith of opponents of a public
Earbor, He warned the anti-consolida-
tion workers that no tampering with
the ballot will be permitted.
IF any gentleman uses money to in
fiuenCe votes tomorrow, God help him,
said Mr.. Fleming. IF any gentleman
casts an illegal vote tomorrow, nobody
can help him.
Niles Pease, president of the Los An
geles city council, Councilmen Henry
Lyon, Barney Healy and A. j. Wallace
all pledged the council of the larger
city toward the carrying out of the
platform of the consolidation commit
Tee. If any of these gentlemen have
overlooked anything i'm their report,
come up to the city hall and tell US,
snd Wen take care of you said Mr..
Healy.
Senator H. NJ. Hurd reviewed the
legislative history of the consolidation
movement. He pictured the growth
about the harbOr and throughout
Southern California as accelerated by
the results following consolidation, and
said they will prove greater than any
man can now realize.
Show Great Enthusiasm
When Chairman Weldon said. toward
the close of the meeting: u believe
we are going to consolidate with Los
Angeles - there was an overwhelming
response of Yes, sir!" you bet!" and
similar Alternatives from every part Of
the hall. The proprietors of the Audi
torium theater made every effort to
accommodate the crowd, placing extra
seats. but although the theater is one
of the largest along the beaches it was
taxed 10 hold last nights audience.
After the meeting Luke Kelley the
anti-consolidation boss, distracted by
the effect produced, gathered up a
number Of henchmen and opened an
attack on T. E. Gibbon, r D. Seward
and other consolidatiOnists who were
talking at Fifth and Beacon streets
while the Los Angeles delegation was
waiting for a car At the outset Kelley
seemed inclined to pick a quarrel as
his best argument against consolda-
ton, but he quickly found it advisable
TO sneak away
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-12

Colombian Minister Assumes Charge
BOGOTA. Aug. 11.--Carlos Calderor
TODAY assumed the ministry of foreign
affairs in the new ca abinet
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-11
1000 NAMES ON
PETITIONS

The work of securing signatures
to the initiative and referendum
petitions is progressing slowly, al
though 1t is estimated that about
1000 names have been secured to
date. The action of the city coun-
Gil in refusing to permit the people
to ovte on all amendments pro-
posed by the charter commission
is being made the most of as an
object lesson to the people of the
necessity for the adoption of the
initiative and referendum and re-
call.
From present indications the re-
quired number of names will be
secured to submit the amendments
to a vote of the people without the
consent of the city council.
President Burcham of the Fedar-
ated clubs is ~ enthusiast for the
reforms, and hs promised to aid
in circulating the petitions. Be-
levers in the recall and initiative
and referendum are hoping the
members of the clubs Will actively
aid in placing the amendments in
the city charter.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-11
COUNTY EXPERTS
ALMOST THROUGH

The investigation Of the county
records being made by J. J. White,
w. ]. Mexican and George Hayton
is nearing the end. 1t has been
in progress about three months,
and is the first general examina-
ton of the county records made in
two years. All Offices in which
money is received have been check
ed and brought down to the date
of the entrance of the new officials
into Office, January II.
In speaking of the examination,
j. j. White, who has the work in
charge, said:
"The result of the investigation
can not be made public until it is
finally closed, when a complete re-
port will be made to the county
commissioners. Our examination
has been very complete, as we
have gone into the most minute
details in ascertaining the facts.
1--WE will recommend some
changes in the methods of book
keeping employed, as some very
impractical plans of accounting are
in USE" - +.g
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-11
RELATIVE OF ROBERT
FULTON WEEDS HERE

Miss Elizabeth F. Jarron, a grand
niece of Robert Fulton, inventor of
the first steamboat and descend
ant of President Arthur, became
the bride of Edward d. Utter at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. M. M.
Winans, 422h Sherman street, at
Z o'clock last evening. The Rev.
w. e. Armfield, an old-time friend
of the groom, and pastor of Grace
Methodist church, officiated.
The bride is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. ]. G. Jarron, 1917 .Hyland
avenue, and the groom is promi-
nent member of the canton and a
well-known building contractor.
The bride was dressed in a beauti-
full gown of white silk and wore
the brooch that formed a part OF
her mothers wedding regalia years
ago. Only few of the intimate
friends and relatives of the con-
tracing parties were in attendance
and an informal reception was
given Immediately after the we'd
ding. 'lS
Mr.. and Mrs. Utter will leave in
a short time for Wenatchee, Wash,
where they will make their home.
Mr.. Utter will likely take up fruit
raising with his brother, Rev.
Frank Utter, the horticulturist.