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Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-07
CONTRACT FOR CITY'S HAY
HELD UP BY THE COUNCIL
Refuses to Give Order to D. p. Flory,
Who Furnished Feed Last
Year

Councilman Dromgold made another
effort to get his friend, ID. 2. Flory, the
city's hay contract when the matter
came before the city council yesterday.
The supply committee recommended
that all bids for furnishing hay be re-
jected because the price of the lowest
bidder D. P. Flory, was higher than
private contractors pay. The low bid
der asked S1425 a ton for barley hay
on a 5G0-tOn contract.
Dromgold declared that FlOry had
told him that prices would be no lower
if bids were again asked for and that
his price was as low as the city could
reasonably expect to receive for a
number of months.
Dromgold and the three members of
the supply committee-Wren, Yonkin
and Healy-exchange some unkind
personalities when the matter of the
hay contract was being considered by
the supply committee last Friday.
DTomgold declared the committee was
trying to Job" his friend.
Wren declared most of the hay fur
nished by Flory, who had the last city
contract was not good and had to be
returned.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-07
BOARD OF HEALTH DENIES
HOSPITAL APPLICATION
Institution Alleged to Have UnsaVory
Reputation Denied Right to Con-
tlnue in Business

After pending for many months, the
application of Mrs. Kathryn E. Smith
to conduct a maternity hospital at 72i
Sunset boulevard was denied by the
board of health at its meeting last
night.
A strong protest was made against
granting Mrs. Smith the permit asked.
She has been conducting hospital of
this kind for a number of years with
out a permit because permits have
only been required in the last year or
less. Serious complaints have been
made against the mapner in which Mrs.
Smith conducted the hospital, especially
against the class of patients she ac-
cepted. The place has been notorious
for q number Of years.
She made application for a permit
from the board of health presided over
-by\fer1ner Mayor Harper, but her case
was continued from week to week be
cause she is under indictment by the
federal courts for alleged misuse OF
the mails.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-07
SANITATION ON AQuEDUCT
EXPLAINED BY MATHEWS
Board of Health Will Make InVestiga-
ton and Report Recommended
tions to Aqueduct Board

w. B. Mathews, attorney for the
aqueduct department, appeared before
the board of health last night in re-
sponse to the invitation of that body
to explain the complaints of insanitary
conditions at some of the aqueduct
camps.
Mr.. Mathews explanation was a
statement of conditions. He explained
that it was a big undertaking to keep
everything in sanitary order where SO
many men are employed, but the aque-
duct department is doing its best along
that line. He admitted that there is
cause for complaint at some of the
camps. He said the aqueduct depart
ment would be willing to do anything
the board of health would suggest TO
remedy such conditions as need atten-
tion.
The board decided to make an inves-
tigation and learn what could be done
and to report its findings to the aque-
duct department.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-07
CITY HALL NOTES

The Central Labor council yesterday
petitioned the city council to adopt the
recommendation Of Chief Dishman and
add at least fifty more police to the
force. The matter was referred to the
budget committee.
Ordinances We're passed yesterday
granting two spur track franchises.
One is for the Lacy Manufacturing
company on Redondo street and the
other for the Southern Pacific on San
Fernando road, near Avenue Twenty
six.
At the request of City Auditor Mushet
the council ordered the city attorney
to draw an ordinance transferring the
unused funds in the various depart
ments and in the revenue fund to the
reserve fund. From this reserve fund
salaries and outstanding accounts Will
be paid until money can be collected
from this years taxes.
The city engineer was authorized yes
terday to begin proceedings to widen
Vermont avenue from Washington to
Wiltshire to an eighty-foot street,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-07
COMMITTEE TO
END SPEEDING
SEVEN NAMED TO MAKE NEW
AUTO PLANS
POLICE CHIEF SAYS HE CAN STOP
NUISANCE WITH HELP
Damage Is Charged to Hands of Men
Who Run Beyond All Law
of Any Munich
paIity

committee of seven will meet al
8 o'clock this afternoon in the council
chamber, and before it adjourns will
have framed an ordinance that will
prohibit automobile speeding on the
streets of Los Angeles. The commit
tee is composed of Councilmen Yonkin
and Dromgold, Police Commissioner S,
c. Graham, Chief of Police Dishman
G. B. Ellis, president of the Automo-
bile Club of Southern California;
Frank A. Garbutt, president of the
Motorists Protective association, and
L. 4. Shelter of the Automobile Deal
ers' association.
The appointment of this committee
was the outgrowth of a meeting of the
council held last night, which was at
tended by about forty members of the
Automobile club and the police COM
mission, with the mayor The meet
ing was called for the purpose of ar
irving at some legislation that would
protect the lives and limbs OF Los An
geleS citizens from speed maniacs.
Members Of the council believed the
matter could be governed by reducing
the maximum limit to fifteen miles an
hour instead of twenty miles which is
the maximum speed allowed outside OF
the business district.
In the business district the speed
maximum Is lW6lNE lllllCo' IpuI i eAAA N
A. Garbutt, C. L. Batcheller, G. B.
Ellis and others called the attention
of the council to the fact that it was
not the men who were complying with
the twenty-mile maximum that were
doing the damage, but those who ig-
nored all limits and drove their ma
chimes at any speed to sixty miles an
hour or more.
They suggested that better enforce
nlent of the existing speed ordinances
would be the solution of the problem,
and to that end advised that more
motorcycle policemen be added to the
force and they be provided with high
powered machines that would enable
them to catch the high-powered auto
mobiles that ignore the speed laws.
There are but two motorcycle police
in all Los Angeles, while it was esti-
mated last night that there are 1000
automobiles. Chief Dishman declared
that If he had eight motorcycle
policemen he would guarantee to en-
force the law as it should be enforced
THE increased number of motorcycles
will be among the committees recon-
mendations. -,
other recommendat tions probably will
he that drivers of machines be com
relied to secure permits from the police
commission before operating a car and
submit to a thorough examination be-
fore being granted the permit. The
hermit is to be automatically revoked
on conviction of exceeding the speed
laws.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-07
COUNCIL REFUSES TO GIVE
POLICEMEN WEEKLY HOLIDAY
insufficient Money with Which to Em-
pIoy Substitutes on PATROL
mems Days OFF Duty

Councilman Healy was the busiest
member of the council yesterday. He
introduced a number of resolutions,
some of which received favorable action
by the council and some of which We're
defeated for lack of sufficient votes.
One of Healy's resolutions provided
for holiday every week for every
member of the police force. This was
lost by a vote of ayes to A noes.
The matter Of giving every policeman
a day Of rest one day in the seven re-
Gently came before the police commits
sion on a petition from the labor fed
Grafton. 1t was seriously considered,
but the commission concluded it could
not be done. 1t was found that to give
each man one day in seven and main
tain the efficiency of the force a large
number of additional patrolmen would
have to be engaged, and the council
does not allow sufficient money. Each
member of the force is given a fifteen
days vacation every year with fun pay,
and they declared they would rather
have the fifteen days than one day each
week.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-07
Municipal Affairs
SAYS SPRINKLING
CONTRACT UNFAIR
! MAYOR SENDS MESSAGE TO
COUNCIL
Pointed Out That Bidders Not Already
Owning Equipment Had No
Opportunity to Make
Proposals

Mayor Alexander sent a message to
the council yesterday calling attention
to the complaint of A. P. Cross that
under the time limit for the sprinkling
contract adopted by the city council
bidders not already owning equipment
did not have an opportunity to make
proposals.
The mayors message was as fol-
lows:
Il inclose herewith for your consid-
GRAFTON a letter of A. P. Cross of date
July 3. 1909, in reference to the matter
of sprinkling the streets of the city.
From this letter it appears to be prac-
tically impossible for any one who has
not a complete sprinkling outfit ready
to bid on this contract. In contract
of this kind involving probably more
than 100000. it is of the utmost i'm
portance that the city may have the
benefit of bids from all responsible
parties: and to this end l earnestly
recommend that your honorable body
adopt the suggestion of the board of
public works that bidders be allowed
until November 1. 1909. to furnish the
outfit.
Respectfully submitted,
MAYOR"
While every member of the council
acknowledged the Justice of the COM
plant because the equipment could not
be made within the sixty days speci-
fed, yet it was too late to take any
action on the matter or increase the
time limit. because the board of public
works opened bids for the four years
sprinkling contract while the council
was discussing the matter. There were
but two bids. one from the Metropol-
itan Contracting company for $1.46 per
day per team and wagon and one fol-
$1.4S from H. j. Mcclure.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-07
REFORMATION MONUMENT
CORNER STONE is LAID
Emperor William ReJoices That Three
of His Ancestory Are Repre-
sented on the Statue

GENEVA, July 6.-The cornerstone
of the international reformation monu-
ment was laid today in the presence of
the delegates to the John Calvin cele-
bration, Dr. Voights, president of the
council Of the Evangelical church of
Germany, read a telegram from the
emperor expressing his happiness in
knowing that the statues of three Of his
noble ancestors, Colligny, William of
Orange and Frederick William of Bran
denburg. form part Of the monument.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-07
INTRODUCES RESOLUTION TO
INCREASE PAY OF FIREMEN
Council Refers Proposition to Budget
Committee, Though Not In
Favor of 1t

Among the numerous resolutions in
troduced by Councilman Healy yester-
day was one to increase the salaries of
the members Of the fire department.
The resolution provided for the follow
ing increases: Chief engineer, from
$4,000 to $4,000; assistant engineer, from
$21O0 to $240O; battalion chiefs, from
$500 to $2100; superintendent of en-
gines, from $500 to $210O; secretary
from $500 to $210O; hosemen, engineers
and all others attached to department
a 10 per cent horizontal increase.
The council did not look faVorably on
the resolution, but referred it to the
budget committee for action. 1t will
be taken up in connection with the APP
preparation for the fire department foT
the present fiscal year.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-07
strIoken with ParaIysIs

SAN FRANCISCO, July 6-After
having lain for three days and three
nights in a vacant lot, unable to move
hand or foot, and deprived of the pow
er of speech. while hundreds of persons
passed and repassed within a few feet
of him, Lee Kelly, metal worker, was
found unconscious today by "a police
man. Kelly was stricken with paral-
ysis while crossing the lot.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-07
CAPTAIN MORRELL AND
WIFE MUST RETURN EAST
Governor GiIIett Decides to Honor
Requisition for Return of Pris-
oners to Scranton

SACRAMENTO, July 6.-Governor
Gillett announced tonight that he
would recognize the requisition made
upon him by the authorities of Scran-
ton, Pa, for ethe eXtradition of Cap
tain ]. Fl. Morrell and wife, Bertha, on
a charge Of embezzlement and fraud.
Morrell is wasing' a legal battle in the
San Jose courts against George w.
Wieland, the deputy sent from Scran-
ton to take him east.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-07
BARRIERS AGAIN SET
COUNCIL IN FURRY
ASK FOR ORDINANCE FOR SAN
ITARY MEASURE
Yonkin Attempts Gag Rule to Prevent
Discussion of Petition, but Has to
Give Way to Councils
Demand

BY some unexplained psychological
process the word barber" seems to
arouse all the antagonism of which the
members of the city council are cap
able. Whenever an ordinance is in
troduced to better the conditions of
BARRIERS and barber shops, and es-
pecially to insure clean shaVes and
sanitary methods, it is sure to meet
defeat
Such an ordinance failed of passage
before the council yesterday morning.
1t was introduced by Healy and sec
onded by Lyon. 1t provided that bar
bers should be licensed and pay a
license fee of 81 a year; that towels
should be used on but one customer
before being cleaned again and that
barber tools and other paraphernalia
in use in barber shops should be kept
clean. Apparently most harmless
ordinance and a measure for cleanll-
ness where cleanliness is a necessary
quality. But it had the word barber -
and that was enough to condemn it,
especially in the eyes of President Pro
Tenn Yonkin. Yonkin looked upon it
as a union measure and Yonkin hates
a union worse than a woman hates a
mouse.
When vote was taken on the meas
ure only Lyon and Healy voted in its
favor, while Wallace, Wren, Dromgold,
Clampitt and YonHin voted against it.
wallace explained he would have voted
for the ordinance had it contained a
clause compelling barber shops to
close on Sundays, something which the
city attorney told him and the rest
Of the council about two weeks ago
could not be done under the state con-
stitution.
Make Another Effort
But the BARRIERS were not to be so
easily defeated. The last thing before
adjournment yesterday afternoon At
torney G.. NJ. Harker, representing the
BARRIERS, presented a petition signed by
a large number asking that an ordi-
nance containing the same provisions
that had been voted down in the morn
ing be ordered from the city attorney
by the council.
In his eagerness to defeat the object
Of the BARRIERS President Yonkin over
stepped himself and attempted to re-
sort to gag rule by emphatically de-
claring it was a rule of the council
that no petition should be heard on its
first presentation. In the dim dark
ages the council did make such rule,
but it has seldom been observed and
many petitions are heard when first
presented.
Incensed at Yonkin's attempt to gag
them, the members of the council in
sisted that Attorney Harker should be
heard. He showed that the petition
was not a union measure, but was the
result of a meeting of BARRIERS held at
Burbank hall, July 1, when 430 mem
bers of the craft were present and
that the 430 were union, anti-union and
non-union. He showed it was simply
a sanitary and hygienic measure for the
good of the business and especially for
the people who have to patronize bar
ber shops. In spite of Yonkin's strenu-
GUS objections the council appointed
next Tuesday at 2 o'clock to hear both
sides of the matter, if there can be
any more than the one side.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-07
viii TRY to Start Plant

PITTSBURG, July Appropriations
yesterday at the Greer plant at New
castle and the South Sharon plant, two
of the steel corporation tin mills that
have been tied up by the strike of the
Amalgamated association against the
open shop order since last wednesday,
indicated that an effort would be made
to start at least part Of the rolls In
the plants tomorrow.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-07
ASSESSMENT ROLLS
SHOW BIG INCREASE
FIGURES TEN MILLIONS MORE
THAN LAST YEAR
Board of Equalization Begins Meetings
Next Monday, but Probably
viii Continue from
Day to Day

City Assessor Mallard has practic-
ally completed his figures for the tax
rolls of the present year and this years
assessment will show an increase OF
more than $1OOO0,000 over last years
figures. Some of the work on personal
property has not been completed, but
will be finished by the end of the week
The total assessment for 1909 is $215,-
$40 465. The assessment last year was
$265, ,570,27O
In addition to giving the toal fig
ures for the year the city assessor
filed a statement of the assessment OF
the public service corporations doing
business in Los Angeles. These assess
ments are as follows:
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-07
Mexican Railroads Crippled

MONTERREY. Mexico, July 6.-With
damage of S750,00 as a result of the
recent rainfall, and with passenger
train service still crippled, the railroad
situation in northern Mexico is be-
lieved to be in danger of another set
back.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-07

Under the law the board OF eQUaI-
ization must begin its session next
Monday morning, but this is little
distasteful to some Of the members
and it is probable the sessions Will be
continued from day to day until after
the Ell1s depart.
The present year will be the first
session of the board under the new
ordinance which dispenses with the
reading of the tax rolls. Heretofore
the farce of reading tax books has
been kept up. but it was such a palp-
able farce that the council dispensed
with it by ordinance. 1t would take
weeks and probably months for read
ing clerk to go through the tax rolls
properly and such a waste of time is
out of the question. Heretofore the
clerk would open a tax book in the
middle, read two or three of the en-
tries and close 1t.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-07
PRIEST IS SHOT AT;
WOMAN IS ARRESTED
ARTIST IN TOLLS OF LAW SAID
TO BE FANATIC
Bullet Passed Through Umbrella
Which Supposed Victim Was Car
rylng and He Escaped
Unhurt

BURLINGTON, VT, July 6.-An at
tempt to assassinate the Rev. Joseph
+. Gillls, a priest connected with St.
Mary's cathedral, was made today as
he was on his way to celebrate mass
at st. Mary's academy.
Tonight the police arrested Miss
Beatrice Thompson, an artist, aged 40,
charging her with assault with intent
to kill.
The woman, according to lev Father
Gillis, came out of her house as he was
passing through the street and fired a
revolver at him. the bullet passing
through an umbrella which he was
carrying. The police state that Miss
Thompson has shown fanatical aver
sion to the Catholic faith, and that a
year ago she wrote a letter to the
mayor of the city, making charges
against priests and nuns, which were
found to be unwarranted.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-07

The mechanical plano player can hardly
boast itself equal to the human performer until
1t renders music SO finely and feeiingly as to
get itself drowned out by conversation when
ever It attempts to entertain company. Puck
The Yale expositor., 1909-06-18
PRESSED HARD
Coffee's Weight on Old Age.

When prominent men realize the in
furious effects of coffee and the change
in health that Postum can bring, they
are glad to lend their testimony for
the benefit of others.
superintendent of public schools
in one of the southern states says:
MY mother, since her early child,
hood, was on inveterate coffee drinker.
had been troubled with her heart for a
number of years and complained OF
that weak all over feeling and sick
stomach.
Some time ago / was making an off,
cial visit to distant part of the coun-
try and took dinner with one of the
merchants of the place. l noticed a
somewhat peculiar favour of the cof-
fee, and asked him concerning it. He
replied that 1t was Postum.
Il was so pleased with it, that after
the meal was over, bought package
to carry home with me, and had wife
prepare some for the next meal. The
whole family were so well pleased
with 1t, that we discontinued coffee
and used Postum entirely.
Il had really been at times very
anxious concerning my mothers con-
dition, but we noticed that after using
Postum for a short time, she felt so
much better than she did prior to it's
use, and had little trouble with her
heart and no sick stomach; that the
headaches were not so frequent, and
her general condition much improved.
This continued until she was as well
and hearty as the rest Of us.
Il know Postum has benefited my
self and the other members OF the
family, but not in so marked a de-
gree as in the case of my mother. as
she was victim of long standing"
Read. "The Road to Wellville," in
pkgs. There's a Reason"
Ever read the above letter. A new
one appears from time 60 time. They
are genuine. true, and full OF humaa
interest.
The Yale expositor., 1909-06-18
RilbbOnl
t fi1lnrIlinlQJ
for HAT

D IBBON is always more used on
N summer than on winter hats, and
there Is every prospect that the huge
bows which last season often formed
the only trimming for an ordinary hat
will again be popular.
For making these bows, materials
by the yard are preferable to ribbons,
as they make more graceful loops. A
thin, light make of supple taffeta or
messaline Is the favorite material for
simple hats, while more elaborate ones
have bows of lace or tulle, bordered
with satin or soft pompadour silks and
gauzes.
The material is cut on the cross in
bands measuring from eight to ten
inches in width, and is bordered with
double fold, in which milliner's wire
is inserted. Often this border is of
different color, even of different ma.
terial Thus gauze bows are given,
either in the same or a contrasting
color.
In making bow study the shape of
the hat and decide whether ii is to be
fiat or outstanding. This can best be
decided from the style of the other
trimming. Measure the length for the
first loop, double over, twist heavy
patent leather thread around the neck
of the loop to hold it in place before
making the next loop or loops. When
the bow is finished all the loops are
wound firmly together and the wind
ings are covered with soft folds of the
material.
If the wire is not run in before the
bow is started, as is the case If the
edges are bound, it is inserted in the
middle of each loop aud caught with
a few slip stitches.
There is such an art in tying a
graceful bow that the beginner should
never experiment on good materials
Pieces of soft cheesecloth, wired, are
excellent for practice and old bows
can be ripped, pressed and tied as
nearly as possible as they were be-
fore.
If possible, it is well for the girl
who intends to go in for trimming her
own hats and making her own girdles
| to take a few lessons in bows from
a professional. Even with careful In,
struction she may never acquire the
knack that seems to be inborh, but
her bows will not look hopelessly
home made.
The chief requisite for the begin.
ner is to know what kind she wishes
to de. Fashions in bows change as
they do in everything else. One sea.
son they are Alsatian, again the loops
stand out in sickle shape, or are com.
pacted into huge rosettes. 1t is toe
soon to say just what order of bow
will prevail, either for hats or sashes
| the coming season.
The wide-awake girl who must dc
her own work will make a tour of the
fashionable shops and study the latest
thing. She will decide on the kind
she wishes to copy and note not only
the number of loops and ends but their
length and general direction.
The Yale expositor., 1909-06-18

distance from Maitland and toying alb
stractedly with his cane while the
young man plucked at the drawstring.
"Deuced tight knot, this" COM
mented Maitland, annoyed.
No matter. Don't trouble, please.
I'm quite satisfied, believe me-"
"Oh, you arel"
Maitland turned; and in the act of
turning, the loaded head of the cane
landed with crushing force upon his
temple.
For an instant he stood swaying,
eyes closed. face robbed of every yes
tige OF color, deep lines of agony
craven in his forehead and about his
mouth; then fell like lifeless thing,
limp and invertebrate.
The soi-disant Mr.. Snaith caught
him and let him gently and without
sound to the floor.
Poor fool!". he commented, kneel-
ing to make a hasty examination.
Hope | haven't done for him. i.
II would be the first time. /.
Bad precedent! So! He's all
right-conscious within an hour. /.
Too soon!" he added, standing and
looking down. well, turn about's fair
play"
He swung on his heel and entered
the hallway, pausing at the door long
enough to shoot the bolt; then passed
hastily through the other chambers,
searching, to Judge by his manner.
In the end a closed door attracted
him; he jerked IL open, with an ex-
clamation of relief. 1t gave upon
large bare room, used by Maitland as
a trunk closet. Here we're stout leath-
er straps and cords in ample measure
"Mr. Snaith" selected one from them
quickly but with care, choosing the
strongest