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Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-06
COUNCIL PASSES SALARY
ORDINANCE AFTER DELAY
Increase in Pay of Chain Gang Guards
Causes a Stay in Pro-
ceedings

With a little compromise on which
all the members of the city council
agreed, the police salary ordinance was
passed yesterday afternoon. All the
salary ordinances for the other depart
ments We're passed long ago, but the
question of increased pay for the four
chain gang guards held up the police
measure. Because the members of the
council could not agree on the matter
a number of salary increases that were
provided for the police department,
which would have been effective this
month, cannot be collected until the
first of December.
Several members of the council were
in favor of placing the chain gang
guards on the same salary footing as
the regular patrolmen, which is $S3.33
a month for the first year, $50 the sec
ond year and $1O0 the third year. This
increase was opposed by Chief Dish
man. He said the chain gang guards
had not passed the civil service eXami-
nation that the patrolmen are COM
PEELED to pass, and that the guards had
their Sundays and holidays off, while
the patrolmen had to work.
By increasing the salaries of these
guards from 1888 a month to $50 Il
month, the council found a compromise
on which it could agree, and this in
crease was provided in the ordinance
passed yesterday
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-06
STORM WATER DISTRICT
MEETS WITH A PROTEST
Fifty Residents of San Gabriel Object
to Proposed Plan and Action is
Postponed Until Monday

A large number of protestants were
present at the meeting of the board of
supervisors yesterday when the petl-
ton for the establishment of new
storm water district at San Gabriel
was taken up. The petitioners num-
Der ten, but when protest signed
with the names of more than fifty pro-
testants was filed the matter was con-
tinued until next Monday.
The supervisors denied the applica-
tion of O. F. Goodrich for a wholesale
liquor license at Lancaster, after listen
ing TO a communication from the board
of public works of Los Angeles city.
This letter contained a protest against
the granting of the license, stating
that the establishment of the liquor
house would be detrimental to the
work on the aquedu'ct.
The petition of Long Beach citizens
for authority to call an election to an
mex to that city a strip of beach land,
lying south and contiguous to the city,
was approved. No protests were re-
ceiVed.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-06
TO COMPEL SCHOOL B0ARC
TO PAY FOR IMPROVEMENTS
Councilman Dromgold Would Not Pave
Streets in Front of Educational
Institutions

In order to compel the school de-
partment to pay its share Of public i'm
provements Councilman Dromgold
yesterday suggested to the council
that portions of streets be left unim-
proved in front of school property.
I'm that event" argued Mr.. Drom-
gold, 1.-The school board would be forced
from shame to pay its portion of street
expenses"
This matter was brought up in con-
nection with the improvement of Hoop
er avenue from Fiftieth street to the
south city boundaries. 1t is estimated
the cost of this work, which is to con-
sist of grading, gravellng, cement
curbs and asphalt crosswalks, will
cost about $1.50 a front foot. The
Hooper avenue school and engine
house No u are both on this street
and the city must pay the cost as
sessed against eacn of these properties.
The city attorney has decided the
school department dCeS not nave TO
pay for public improvements unless it
so chooses, and when the school board
was asked If it would choose to do so
it replied that it certainly would not
and did not believe any moral respon-
sibility attached to it to do so, as the
city was relieved from the IA per cent
school tax
Dromgold's plan did not meet with
the approval of other members of the
council and that body has already es-
tablished the precedent of paying the
assessment of the school department.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-06
ANOTHER CITY HALL SITE
is OFFERED THE COUNCIL
Property at New High and spring
Streets Can Be Bought for
$4,000

A. w. Ross and A. G. Halsey offered
yesterday to sell to the city for city
of FRANKLIN street, with a frontage of
1852 feet on the west side of Spring
and 1876 feet on New High. This II prop rop
ords The price asked is $273,000. 1t
is a. a portion Of the f. ]. Baldwin estate
Although this property is in ;,,,t1e the
T,rnnertv which was offered to the city
last Rlgt tuesday for $5OO,OOO, it is less than
half the price. The frontages Of the the
two properties are about the same,
except that the Phillips block has a
frontage on Franklin street, which the
Baldwin property has not.
The offer was referred to the build
ing committee, but it is not likely any
favorable action will be taken on it,
as the hopes of the council for build
ing a new city hall went glimmering
when the city attorney advised the sale
of the old city hall would have to be
submitted to vote Of the people.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-06
FOR REGULATION
OF DANCE HALLS
DRASTIC ORDINANCE PASSED
BY COUNCIL
MEASURE WILL BE SUBMITTED
TO THE PEOPLE
MANAGERS of Academies Will Invoke
Referendum Vote on the Law.
Sunday Closing Feature
Causes Opposition

The drastic dance hall ordinance that
has been hanging fire before the coun-
ell for the last two weeks was passed
Yesterday afternoon, and in the form
in which it passed the council it is
more stringent than when first pro-
posed.
1t provides for the following features:
Permits to be issued by the police COM
mission, permits revokable by the
police commission when it Is shown
the ,-Ince nail is conducted in an
improper manner, close all dance halls
on Sunday close at midnight all other
nights, no minors admitted under any
circumstances whether accompanied by
guardians or not, no liquor may be
sold or served or urunk on the prem
ises, no indecent moving pictures may
be shown at the dance halls, lights
must be kept up to a proper candle
IoWer during the entire dance.
But the ordinance passed by the
council yesterday will certainly Be
put up to the people at the next gen
eral election in December on a referen-
DUN vote. This was threatened by the
Palm Gardens, the Grand Avenue
auditorium and Chutes park. A refer
endum petition on practically the same
ordinance was secured by the Grand
Avenue auditorium about a year ago,
and +. G. Solomon, manager of the
place, declares he can do it again.
Ordinance Not Divided
The only feature of the ordinance
to which Mr.. Solomon objects is that
requiring dance halls to close on Sun
days. Walter Haas, his attorney,
suggested the ordinance be divided
that all the features except that re-
terr1ng to the Sunday closing measure
be placed under one ordinance and the
Sunday closing be incorporated in an
ordinance by itself. He saId it was
certain a referendum would be brought
against the ordinance if the Sunday
closing was permitted to remain in
the ordinance, and it would be better
to have the dance halls regulated
w----out the Sunday feature than to
have the whole matter hung up for an
indefinite period.
For time it seemed that Mr.. Haas
suggestion would prevail, but the coun-
ell wanted the matter referred to the
people for a vote and decided the en-
tire ordinance should be passed.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-06
AUTHORIZED TO PLACE
FIFTY FIRE HYDRANTS
Better Protection Provided for Con-
gested Business Section and
for Shoestring Strip

Better fire protection for the con-
gested business portion of the city ano
for the shoestring annex was PROVIDED
by the city council yesterday. This ac-
ton was taken on the recommendation
of the fire commission.
The council authorized the fire com
mission to place fifty double hydrants
in suitable places in the business dis
trict, and to pay for these hydrants ap'
propriated $500 from the general ex-
pense fund. 1t had been intended these
hydrants should have been included IN
the last annual budget, but by an over
sight this amount was not placed to
the credit of the fire department.
Five hydrants are to be placed in
suitable places in the shoestring annex
These hydrants are to cost $25 each
and money sufficient to pay for them
was appropriated. The hydrants viii
be installed by the Los Angeles County
Water company, the corporation that
supplies water to this district, and the
company will also furnish the water.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-06
WANTS ALL OF ClTYS
AUTOS OF SAME MAKE
Council Appoints Committee to Con-
slider AdVisabiIity of Buying
from One Dealer

A special committee of the council.
composed of Wallace. Dromgold and
Yonkin, was appointed yesterday to
consider the advisability of adopting
one make of automobile for the city
instead of having a dozen different
makes, as is now the case. The city
now owns twenty-nine automobiles,
and not half a dozen of them are of
the same make.
The county has practically adopted
this method, and it has proved salts
factory This committee will also con-
slider the matter of establishing a
municipal garage, where all the city
machines can be cared for, and II this
is done it will cut down an enormous
item of expense that the city has to
meet every month.
The plan is to have competition at
the first when the contract is awar1-
ed, and the best automobile that can
be secured at the lowest price will
be adopted. Whenever a new machine
is needed il will be ordered from this
contractor without competition.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-06
RAILROADS MUST PAY ALL
SPUR FRANCHISE EXPENSES
Applicants Must Furnish Certificates
from Abstract Company in
Regard to Petitions

BY a resolution passed by the city
council yesterday all railroads that
hereafter apply for spur track fran
chises must submit with their appli-
cations certificates from some abstract
company showing the names signed to
their petitions are those of property
owners in the district affected and
that the frontage represented is the
required majority.
This was done on the recommended
tion of the city engineer. He declared
1t cost a good deal of money to check
up the frontage petitions submitted
and that the railroads receiving the
privileges should pay this cost. While
franchises of this nature are usually
advertised the applicant invariably
offers but 800 for the franchise, as he
has no competition, and this amount
is barely enough to cover the cost to
the city of the red tape involved in
granting the privilege,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-06
SPECIFICATIONS FOR HILL
STREET TUNNEL APPROVED
Council Adopt Plans Submitted by
City Engineer for Bore to Be
Made-Sometime

The city council yesterday adopted
the snecihcations submitted by the
city engineer; for the municipal tunnel
on Hill street, between Temple and
First.
This tunnel will adjoin the one re-
Gently completed by the Los Angeles
Pacific; in fact, one of the walls OF
the railway tunnel was built as
party wall to be used by the CITY.
The adoption of the specifications
does not mean that there will be any
unseemly haste in the construction of
the city's tunnel. Money to pay for
it must be found before it can be done,
and it does not appear that any money
for this purpose is lying idle in the city
treasury just waiting for the finance
committee to dig 1t up.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-06
HANKOW RAILROAD CASE
DELAYS CRANES SAILING
Both Secretary of State Knox ana
New Minister to China Expected
at Capital Next Week

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.-The oe-
parture of Charles r. Crane. recently
appointed minister to China for his
new post has been delayed, 1t is be-
Iieved at the state department, in Or
der that Secretary Knox may consult
with him in regard to the recent de-
velopments in the Hankow railroad
case and possibly some questions in
volved in the Manchuria railway in
China and Japan.
Secretary Knox is expected to re-
turn to Washington this week, and
Mr.. Crane probably will arrive here
from San Francisco soon afterward.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-06

standard. the %-pound box for straw
berries, blackberries and other small
fruits and the 1a-pound box for red
raspberries.
j. F. Spaulding, secretary of the Re
tail Grocers' association, presented the
matter to the council yesterday and
gave that body an object lesson. he
Showed them a box of the A-pound
standard and then two smaller boxes
which are being used by Japanese and
Chinese growers. One of the small
boxes fitted comfortably inside the
standard, and the still smaller third box
nested easily in that.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-06
Dry Goods Co..
UNCLE JOE CANNON TALKS
TO IOWA "H0ME-COMERS"
Denies Report That He Is on Ground
to Assist Congressman Hull in
Fight for denomination

KNOXVILLE, Iowa, Oct. 5.-Speaker
Joseph c.. Cannon addressed an enor-
nous crowd today at the Knoxville
Home Coming" celebration.
He denied he had come here to assist
Congressman Hull in the latter's fight
for denomination in the Seventh Iowa
district.
Speaker Cannon was asked about the
assertions regarding an alleged deal
between upstate Republicans and
Tammany members of congress, re-
ferred to by Herbert Parsons, chair
man of the county committee, in a
speech at the Republican state con-
vention in New York Saturday last.
He declared he knew absolutely
nothing of the charge.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-06
Seeks Defense for Suits

The council yesterday received a pc
tition from the people of East San
Pedro asking that the city attorney be
instructed to defend the suits brought
by the Salt Lake railroad to clear the
title TO several parcels Of Terminal
island tideland.
They represented that they hold this
property under valid lease and that
the railroad has no legal right to the
land. The matter was sent to the city
attorney for his opinion of the legal
status of the affair.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-06
RUSSIAN DEMOCRATS ARE
ACCUSED BY THE PREMIER
Much Political Importance Applied to
Trial of Fourteen Members of
Ekaterenburg Committee

ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 5.-Four-
teen members of the Ekaterenburg
committee of the Constitutional Dem
ocratic party have been placed on trial
in that city on the charge of belong
ing to a non-legalized organization.
The trial is of the greatest political
Importance, inasmuch as the accusa-
tions are based entirely on Premier
Stolypin's refusal to legallze the par
ty, and the precedent obtained will be
applied to the Constitutional Demo-
cratic organizations throughout the
empire.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-06
SIZE OF BERRY BOXES TO
BE FIXED BY THE COUNCIL
City Attorney Instructed to Prepare
Ordinance Providing for Stand
ard Measure

In order to prevent Chinese and
Japanese fruit growers from bringing
the bottoms of berry boxes closer to
the top and the sides closer together
the council yesterday instructed the
city attorney to prepare an ordinance
fixing a standard for berry boxes. The
standard will be fixed at what is now
recognized by reputable growers as the
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-06
RESIDENT DISTRICTS
TO Be DEFINED ANEW
CITY COUNCIL DECIDES TO
FRAME NEW LAW
Passes Resolution Asking Chamber of
Commerce and the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association to
Help Draw Boundaries

Residence and industrial districts
have become such a serious matter
with the council that that body yes
terday prayed for help and passed a
resolution asking the chamber of COM
merce and the Merchants and Manu-
faturers' association each to appoint
a committee of three to confer with
a special committee of five members
of the council appointed last week on
the matter of a new residence and in
dustrial district ordinance This joint
committee will meet Thursday after
noon at 4 o'clock
The object of this committee is to
draft a new ordinance that will set
aside certain districts of the city to
be industrial districts and then to keep
the lid on tight and refuse to make
any more industrial districts or to
place the districts made at that time
in the residence section.
1t has been found practically impos-
sible to make new industrial districts
although demands for such districts
are made on the council every week
Whenever such a proposition is
broached the residents for blocks
around the proposed district appear
before the council and protest Be-
cause of these protests it has been
impossible for manufacturing indus
tries to get a fOOthOld anywhere eY-
cept in the few places where they were
located when the residence ordinance
was passed.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-06
o,RrIen Returns to japan

SAN FRARNCISCO, Oct. 5.-Thomas
]. O'Brien. United States ambassador
to Japan, started today for his post in
Toxic, on the steamer Mongolia, after
a visit to his old home In Michigan and
various other parts Of the east.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-06
Last One

'Pop!
Yes, my SON"
What is an ultimate consumer"
"Oh, the ultimate consumer, my boy,
Is the one who gets the hash -
Yonkers Statesman.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-06
One Block Set Aside

This was the case yesterday when
the city attorney reported an ordin-
ance excepting the block bounded by
Maple avenue Santee, Sixteenth and
Seventeenth streets from the residence
district. This block is included in the
ordinance vetoed by the mayor last
week and the council sustained the
veto. The vetoed ordinance excepted
the territory bounded by Main, San
Pedro Fifteenth and Seventeenth
streets. Only one block of this terri
tory was really wanted for Industrial
purposes and the council instructed the
city attorney to prepare another or
dinance excepting this block.
But the property owners in the vi
cinity protested vigorously because it
is proposed to establish a laundry at
Maple and Sixteenth. G. N. Black,
who represented the laundry, declared
1t was proposed to erect an establish
ment to cost 100000 and to employ 300
people.
The matter was referred to the joint
committee that meets Thursday for a
report.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-04
BY CASPER S. YoST.

the greatest and best woman on earth.
and that what she says to do must be
done. because it's right Now, you can't /
make her believe that just by telling 1
her so. Every baby, particularly every /
girl baby, has to be shown. You may
fool her for a while. but sooner or later
she's going to get your true measure,
and if il isn't up to the standard there'n
be a loss Of confidence. which is the
first step toward failure in domestic
affairs as well as in business. So it's
up 10 you TO make good; to be yourself
what you want your daughter 10 be.
That 1 admit, is a pretty large order,
for it's a whole lot easier to tell others
what TO do than to do II ourselves,
and the hardest place to live UP to a
standard is the place where it's the
most needed-at home. But all the
same it's worth doing.
Another thing that she ought to
| find out pretty early is that her moth
/ er is not her slave. That's an impress
| sion it's mighty easy to fix and mighty
! hard TO get rid of. Also it's one that
/ sDoils more fine material for the maxi
! ing Of a good woman than anything
/ else I know Of It's natural for the
mother to want to do everything she
can for her child. and the child isn't
! to he blamed for letting her do il. but
| she mighty Sc n gets in the habit OF
depending on mother, ana IhdI means
| the DEVELOPMENT Of selfishness and the
loss of seIf-reliance. either one of which
cuts out all hope Of making a woman
" woman Of her. Nothing makes my
| blood boil harder than to see a girl
sit in the parlor and bang the piano
while her mother bends over the dish
nan And vet nine times out of ten
its the mothers fault. A girl. no mat
fer what her station in life. should learn
right at the start that she has soma
thing to do in the world besides gig
gle and look pretty. She ought to be
taught what to do and how to do IT.
and then. if necessary. made to do
But if you begin right and begin early
You'll never have to force her, as wher
YOU get respect for mother, as vel
as love. firmly established in a girls
mind and heart, you've gone long
I WAYS in the making Of a good woman
a womanly woman. The rest. is easy
Il reckon that's all tonight, my dear.
| C-oD1-rfgbt 1904 by G s YOst
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-04

Married. says Sadie again. VINO
have you married. Where IS she
'Out in the car" says Walker, stand
in one side and mOtiOnin' with his hat
There's q grand rush for the door,
and by this time all hands is on the
scene, includin' Ripley and Mrs. Purdy-
Pen And sittin' there in a big white
and gold limousine. as smilin' and dec
Orative as anything you ever saw, Is
the art calendar girl, Miss Eleanor.
| Yes, its So says she. Il do hope
papa won't raise such an awful row
about it. though because 1 really dldn {
mean TO e!ope without letting him know
But Walker is so terribly sudden about
things when he gets started. isn't he?'
How about it. girls?" says I, turnin
to the Tessie- Marion-Daisy combina
ton. rs he?''
How do they take it? Why. the
hugs Eleanor all in bunch, and turn
that engagement luncheon into wed
: din breakfast without so much as los
in the sharp edge off their appetltes
They're game, all right, girls are.
But Brother Ripley! Say, it'll tax
! him month to get over the shock.
Why" says he, do you know.
hadn't an idear'
That's how Walker happened to bea
you to it," says I. He had ideas [
= burn"
Copyright, 1908. by sewel Ford. A
. rights reserved
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-04
Continued from Page /.

it's a three-cornered affair, and that
between the courses Walker Will an
nounce his decision
"Oh, he'll never come" says Sadie.
He would never dare to, after
Wouldn't, eh?" says I, gain over
her shoulder toward the open carriage
door Look who's hereH'
It's Walker, all right. It's the first
time I ever saw him logged out IN a
frock coat and primrose pants; but the
effect is all to the morning glOries. He
wearin' a white puff tie, q sweet little
sprav of lilies of the valley, and new
model silk lid. Altogether he looks toe
cunnin' for anything, e sept that he's
irwin hard 70 smooth out a sheepish
grin. Even Sadie, stirred up as she
was with the way he'd given her plans
the double cross, couldn't De real sharI
to him.
well Walker" says sh7, L shouldn't
think YOU would feel like grinning over
IL You see. we know all about every
thing. Aren't you ashamed Of your
/ self2'
..Ye-e-es," says Walker, turnin' th'
silk lid round and round and starin
the Hnin', I'm awfully sorry; but
/ but"
it2' says Sadie. VIII you please tel
US to which one of these young ladle
YOU are engaged-or which two? y
do Won admit all three2 Come, we wan
To make the announcement at luncheon
and we'd like something definite"
That was putting it up to Wake
good and solid, ell? But all he does 10
a minute is revolve the hat and gri1
wider'n ever. At last he gets back nj
voice.
'eWhv." says he, "why-er-Pd like I
loblige you, you know; but-er-the fac
is. You see, I've just been married.
.'NTarriedr' say, it come out of tina
whole group like they'd been trained b
2. chorus leader. Guess I'd have joine
lin too if my mouth, hadn't been so Wid
open.