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Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-14
OCEAN PARK
Trolley way, bet. Pier ave. and Marine st.
Home 41S2; Sunset GAL.
TRIO OF SWIMMERS GO TO
DROWNING MANS RESCUE
Englishman Caught in Rip at Ocean
Park Saved by VioIinist, Pianist
and Contractor

OCEAN PARK. Oct. 13.-A trio COM
posed of two musicians and building
contractor figured in the rescue of a
helpless swimmer in the surf at the foot
of Ashland avenue today. A middle
aged Englishman, who refused to give
his name, got caught in the rip tide
outside the breakers, and after strug-
Cling to reach the shore for some time,
began calling loudly for assistance.
Clarence Knoth, a yiolinist who lives
a short distance up Raymond avenue
from the beach, was watching the
swimmer through a field glass. When
he discovered that the man appeared to
be in danger he ran to the surf, accom-
panied by W. P. Simonds, a pianist
and Louis Bach, contractor All of
them discarded their clothing and swan
toward the bather. Knoth reached him
first and assisted him to shore. The
stranger was entirely exhausted
The rescued man said much obliged"
to the men who risked their lives in the
surf, which was exceedingly high to-
day, and darted off to his home
The Venice volunteer life-saving
corps was called out and rowed the en-
tire distance to the scene of the rescue,
almost a mile.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-14
WOMEN HAVE CHANCE TO
SERVE ON SCHOOL BOARD
Mrs. D. G. Stephens and Mrs. Charles
Giilon Prominently Mentioned
Along Santa Monica Bay

SANTA MONICA, Oct. 13.-Two we'll
known Santa Monica women are quiet
ly being talked of as candidates for
the city school board. These are Mrs.
D. G. Stephens and Mrs. Charles Gill
Ion. The agitation is mostly among
their friends, as they have not openly
avowed their candidacy.
There will be no holdovers in the
school board this year. Five members
are to be elected at large on a nom
partisan ticket. Mrs. Stephens has
been active in educational circles on
the north side for several years, and 1t
is thought by her friends that her cleo
ton is as good as assured If she allows
her name to be placed on the ticket.
Mrs. Gillon resides on the south side
and is popular.
voters to elect women to the school
women have been considered seriously
as candidates.
Among those on the inside of local
politics, i. B. Goodrich is thought to
have the best chance for mayor in the
coming election. Goodrich has been a
resident of Santa Monica for about five
years, coming here from State Center,
Ia, where he served as mayor. When
it was first suggested that he run for
office he refused but has since declared
that he could not consistently over
look the petition of his friends. The
petition now being circulated is al
ready signed by nearly 500 names. May
or T. H. Dudley has not yet declared
himself as a candidate for reelection
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-14
WILL CUT EXPENSE
FOR HIGH SCHOOL
COSTLY FUNCTION FR0WNED
ON AT SANTA ANA
Board of Education Passes Resolu-
tions and Will Hold a Con-
ference with the
Parents
Especial to The Herald.l

SANTA ANA, Oct 13.-Score one for
the Santa Ana board of education. At
a meeting held last night, the board
passed a resolution expressing its dis
approval of the expensive class func-
tions and purse-depleting graduating
costumes and customs attending a
high school course under modern con-
ditions. The resolution may be a bea-
con light to some other conscientious
school board. and 1t is passed on:
Whereas, the expenses of obtain
ing a high school education are in
creasing each year. large portion of
which seems, unnecessary, notably the
class receptions which are generally
attended with an expensive banquet,
for which purpose each member of the
class is assessed, resulting in many
instances in hardship to the parents,
and
Whereas, the expense attending the
graduation exercises has grown so
rapidly in past years in the matter of
expensive dressing, both by the young
ladies and young men, that the par
ents are objecting to the unnecessary
expenses, therefore, be it
Resolved, that this board hereby
expresses its disapprovaI of expensive
class functions and levying of ex-
cessive assessments on pupils for class
dues for banquets, and requests the
faculty to take the matter up with
the officers of the classes and en-
deavor to reduce all class assessments
to a minimum.
Resolved, that Superintendent Gran
ston call a meeting of the parents of
the senior class to endeavor to ar
range for less expensive graduating
costumes"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-14
DEAD BODY FOUND
ON COUCH IN HOME
DEATH PROBABLY CAME TO
JOSEPH SNYDER MONDAY
Heart Disease Thought to Have Been
Cause - Leaves Daughter In
Long Beach and Son
Here
rsnecia1 70 The Herald. !

LONG BEACH, Oct. 13.-Joseph Sny-
der, an elderly man who was living
alone at 912 East Sixth street, was
found dead this afternoon, lying on a
couch in the front room at the house.
He was seen alive last Monday. Death
must have ensued Monday night.
Heart trouble, from which he had suf-
fered, probably was the cause of death.
Mrs. John Leuer, wife Of local dairy
man, is his daughter, and George Sny-
der, a grocer at Fifty-sixth street and
Central avenue, Los Angeles, is his son.
Mrs. Jerry Hayes found the dead
body this afternoon when she forced an
entrance into the house, her fears raised
by the continued barking of a dog in
side. She had been given a telephone
to deliver to Snyder from his
daughter. Mrs. Hayes notified a ply
sician and the constable.
The body was removed to the Walker
morgue. Snyder owned the property
where he died. Until recently he lived
at 1414 East Fourth street. He was a
we'll known resident here for a num-
Der of years. The cause of his death
may be inquired into further. Foul
play is not suspected, as the house was
locked and S4 was found in his clothing.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-14
OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
BY CLAREM0NT STUDENTS
Freshmen Officers Complete List of
Leaders to Be Chosen by Under
graduates at Pomona College

CLAREMONT, Oct. 13-This morn
ing the last class to elect officers for
the coming year held it's election and
now all the classes are provided with
their full quota of officers. For the
wearers of the cap and gown, they
are: President, Charles Edward Full
Ter of Redlands; vice president, Rosa
mond Norman of Santa Ana; secre-
tary. Elsie Janet Armitoge of Corona,
and treasurer, Roger Sherman Palmer
of North Pomona.
The officers for those who will this
year wear the plug and edit the COL
lege annual are: Misc Madeline Will
lard of Corona, president; Jack Prizer
of Corona, vice president; Hope L..
Potter of Claremont, secretary, and
Paul Jennings of Point Iona, treas
urer.
The sophomores have chosen Ernest
Drishaus of Redlands for president,
Georgia Hawkins of Pomona for vice
president, Robert Sturges of Claremont
for secretary and Arthur T. SERVER
of Minneapolis, Mimi, for treasurer.
The freshman officers, who were the
last to be elected, are: President,
George Ramsey of Deer Lodge,
Mont; vice president, Marjory Lead
ingham of Pomona; secretary, Mar
garet Metcale of Claremont, and
treasurer, Theodore Rice of Pomona.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-14
HANDSOME PIPE ORGAN is
ASSURED FOR SANTA ANA
Committee from Congregational Church
Will Spend $4,000 for Fine
Musical instrument

SANTA ANA, Oct. 13.-The Congre-
gationalists. who are building a hand
some new church in this city which is
to cost $22, 600, with furnishings. will
have a splendid pipe organ to match
the church. This was decided yester-
day afternoon at a meeting of the
Ladies' Aid society, which, with the
Amphion Pipe organ society. COM
posed of the young women of the
church, will be responsible for the
purchasing of the instrument.
The organ is to cost $4,000, and will
be the best that can be bought for
that money. The committee to pur-
chase the organ is made up as fol-
lows; Mr. and Mrs. F. P Mickey,
Rev. Charles Seccombe, A. J. Crook
shank, E. NJ. Nealley, Mrs. Ella 1.
Fyfe, Misses Ida Crookshank and
Celia Cotter. The committee will hold
its first meeting tonight and will pro-
ceed at once to business, as the church
IS not far from completion. Consid-
cradle money has already been raised,
and the rest will be forthcoming at
once.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-14
KNIGHT WILL NOT WAIT
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL
Validity of Annexation of Carroll Park
Will Be Threshed Out in the
Superior Court

LONG BEACH, Oct. 13.-F. A
Knight, city attorney of Belmont
Heights, who appealed in vain recently
to Attorney General Webb to institute
quo warranto proceedings to test the
jurisdiction of Long Beach over the
annexed Carroll park territory, will
bring the suit without the aid of the
attorney general, filing it Saturday in
the superior court. He will allege vari-
GUS Irregularities in the call and other
election proceedings.
He will file another suit also to COM
pei L. Saunders to pay the $4S5 costs
of the action brought by Saunders some
time ago to enjoin Belmont annexa-
ton election. Knight was about to sue
for the costs once before, when the case
was appealed. City Attorney Long is
quoted as saying that an injunction
suit to restrain the election set by the
Belmont trustees for next Tuesday may
not be brought.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-14
WOMAN SUBPOENAED
TO SERVE ON JURY
SANTA MONICA WIDOW SAYS
SHE WILL MAKE THINGS HUM
"lf They Want Me to Convict Any
One, Won't Do IT," Is Her
Answer When Questions
Are Asked
Especial to The Herald.l

SANTA MONICA, Oct. 13.-Johanna
Engleman, a portly German widow OF
this city, is a "Venireman." She has
been subpoenaed to serve on the jury in
Judge Herveys department of the su-
perior court. Her name was drawn
with those of William Jackson and J. R.
Lcuks of this city. Through an error
il was not learned until today that Mrs.
Engieman's name was mixed up in the
jury panel. Now it is up to the court
to decide whether she shall serve.
When Mrs. Engleman was served
with a subpoena by a deputy sheriff
several days ago she was angry. She
told him she was a woman, and he had
made mistake, but the officer insisted
upon rulflling his duty, and told her
that she must report in department
seven of the superior court october 10.
She says the deputy sheriff came
back again a few days ago and urged
upon her the Importance of obeying the
order. Then her friends and neighbors
heard about it, and have been teasing
the widow numerically. They told
Mrs. Engleman that she must be a ju-
ror and convict murderers and listen
to unsavory evidence in all sorts of
law suits.
"I will show them." said Mrs. Engle-
man today. my neighbors have been
making fun of me for being called to
serve on the jury, and now 1 will go to
the court and make them let me be a
juror l will make trouble for them,
too If they want me to convict some
one I won't do it, and they will wish
they hadn't got me into this. When I
am juror I will do some work and not
loaf around like so many Jurors do. 1
am a busy woman. l haven't time to
waste looking after other peoples busi-
ness"
The temper possessed by Mrs. Engle-
man is in direct proportion to her size,
and if indications count for anything
there will be considerable excitement in
Judge Hervey's court next Tuesday.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-14
BEAUMONT SCHOOL
BONDS PURCHASED
RIVERSIDE SAVINGS BANK IS
AWARDED ALLOTMENT
Premium of $164e Offered on Total
Valuation of $4,000 - Bids
Are Submitted on
Road
Especial to The Herald.l

RIVERSIDE, Oct. 13.-Bonds of the
Beaumont high school district were to-
day purchased by the Riverside Saw
ings Bank and Trust company for a
good advance above par. The bonds
were for $4,000 and brought a pre-
MUM of $1649. Other bidders were the
American Savings bank Of Los Ange-
les and James H. Adams & Co. The
local bank also bought the bonds of
Summit school district, $2500, for a
premium of $50. Bonds of the San
Jacinto high school, $500, were also
bid on, the American Savings bank Of
fering $1232. Action on these bids was
deferred for one week.
Bids for the construction of the re-
mainder of the Banning-Idyllwild road
were submitted as follows: Johnson
Shea company, $24,000; James Peacher,
$23,750. 1t was voted to reject the
bids and readvertise as the bids were
in excess Of the appropriation for the
work.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed for the Beaumont Gas and Power
company, which has a capital stock of
$25 900 with $500 paid in. Directors
are e. D. Reynolds, C. D. Smoot, e. j.
Giles. K. R. Smoot and C. B. Eyer, all
of Beaumont. The company is Install
ing a modern gas plant at Beaumont.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-14
TO INSTALL EXPENSIVE
HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY
Volumes Costing in Neighborhood of
$1,000 to Grace Monrovia High
School

MONROVIA, Oct IA library con-
tanning between 300 and 400 volumes is
now being installed in the high school
and is considered as being one of the
best reference libraries in any high
school in this section of the state. The
library contains nothing but the best
of fiction and other standard works and
cost in the neighborhood Of $1,000. In
order to make room for the addition
to the already good-sized library it
was necessary to divide a large num-
ber of the old books among the gram
mar schools.
The visit of the president to South
ern California in general and Monrovia
in particular has occupied much of the
schools attention during the past few
days. Several hundred pupils from
both high and grammar schools heard
President Taft make a short address
yesterday.
Prof. Knepper is now planning for
what promises to be one of the most
instructive and entertaining years
which tine high school has yet expert
enced. Many lectures and addresses
win be delivered throughout the year,
in addition to talks by the pupils
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-14
LARGE QUESTIONS
ARE UP TO COUNCIL
PASADENA SoL0NS KEPT BUSY
AT YESTERDAYS SESSION
Flat Rate Ordinances Passes Second
Reading .Brlckyard TangIe Heard
on Both sides
rspeelal to The Herald.l ]

PASADENA, Oct 13.-With the fiat
rate ordinance, the Simons brickyard
and Arroyo drive problems before it,,
the city council today had one OF the
most strenuous sessions in its history
The first question was settled finally
after two weeks of long disputes and
discussions. The second problem
evoked one of the sharpest arguments
ever held before the Pasadena coun-
Gil and resulted in a decision to view
the brickyards Saturday morning
while they are running at full blast.
The third matter, involving the per-
manent improving of part of the
Arroyo Drive boulevard, was tempor-
arily adjusted with an agreement by
the council to look over the ground
Friday morning. After that routine
business usually occupying an hour
and a half was crowded into twenty
minutes.
General Agent S. NJ. Kennedy Sec
retary r. H. Ballard and General
Superintendent b. F. Pearsons, who
was presented as meter expert, rep
resented the Edison company this
morning in its last stadn against the
fat-rate ordinance. 1t had the ap
pearanee of an admission that the
company might find itself bound by
the document which was today made
law in spite of its expressed deter
mination to fight it to a finish.
Further objections to the ordinance
were presented and further amend
ments suggested. Mayor Farley eX-
planned that fiat rates on porch lights
could not be allowtd because it would
require two sets of wiring for each
house. The ordinance was passed on
second reading.
Charges and counter charges enliv-
ened the hearing Of the residents of the
southeast district, who want the
Simons brickyard removed.
What the Simons brothers think of
the efforts to oust their plant was
summed up at one stage Of the pro-
ceedings by Joseph. the spokesman,
who said: "These men who are doing
most of the talking hold the key to
the situation. The property is worth
more to us for residence purposes than
for a brickyard, but If it is improved
1t must be improved right. Streets
must be put through according to our
original agreement with the Oak
Knoll company and others. Now.
then, If it's a case of diamond cut
diamond. let her cut, see? We own
the land clear through to China and
will go up the ladder to the supreme
court of the United States. We will
fight 1t out if it takes twenty years"
The willingness Of A. Campbell
Johnson to put in permanent improve
ments along the west side of Arrovo
drive was a feature of the last dis
cussion. He spoke against parkings
but wants to put in ten-foot ce-
ment walk, calling n live-foot walk a
Cow path" He expressed the be-
lief that the drive will become the
principal thoroughfare to the famous
Busch gardens when the improve
ments have been started.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-14

declared that the flash of the Ameri-
can Magazines exposures is smarting
on the back of the Mexican dictator.
"Mr. John Kenneth Turner's powerful
article has created a tremendous sensa-
ton in Mexico and in many southern
cities.
DE Lara took his life in his hands
when he accompanied Mr. Turner to
Mexico. To have been captured would
have meant death in one of the prison
hells. Mr.. Turner spoke highly of the
work of De Lara. He said the Liberal
was actuated by the purest of motives
the liberation of the enslaved thou
sands of his native land. Persecution
of Mexican political refugees in Amer
lea will lead to further enlightenment
of the American people. once they are
awakened we will see no more such
spectacles as the imprisonment of po-
litical refugees at the behest of per-
petual president of a despotism mas
querading as a republic"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-14
WATER COMPANIES PLAN
TO SET PRICE FOR CITY
Contracts for Sale of Plants to Pasa.
dena viii Not Be Available Until
Nearly Election Time

PASADENA, Oct 1S.-New plans for
municipal water were announced by
Mayor Farley this evening when he
stated that contracts of sale from the
three principal companies to the city
would not be secured until almost time
for holding the election.
Carrying out the determination to
hold the million-dollar bond election in
December if possible, the council today
authorized the mayor to request the
directors Of the three companies to call
elections of their stockholders to pass
upon the sales to the city.
In response to this request the Pasa-
dena Land and Water company in a
special meeting this afternoon set No
vember Is as the time for it's stock
holders elections. Tomorrow afternoon
at 3 o'clock the Pasadena Lake Vine
yard company will also set a date for
a stockholders election and Monday
evening at a regular meeting the North
Pasadena directors chose November 2
as the date.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-14
IRRIGATION COMPANY HAS
CHOSEN ITS NEW OFFICERS
George Dierker Succeeds Himself as
President in Orange County-Com-
mittees Are Appointed

SANTA ANA, Oct. 13.-The recently
elected board of directors of the Santa
Ana Valley Irrigation company has
chosen its officers for the coming year.
George Dierker of Orange, the presi-
dent of the old board being elected
to the same position by the new di-
rectorate. The position of secretary is
an appointive one. The new com
mittees for the year are:
Litigation cOmmittee-George DER
ker and D. c. Drake.
Finance committee-A. G. Finley and
E. NJ, Nealley.
zanja committee-A. G. Finley and
Fred Rohrs
Water development committee-E.
NJ. Nealley and Fred Rohrs.
Talk of contesting the recent cleo
tion on account of DR.. Mueller having
failed to deposit his proxies, after
casting the vote they represented, has
subsided. and the fever-heat contest
seems to really be at an end.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-14
RESTAURANT LIQUOR
PERMITS AT AN END
POLICE COMMISSION BELIEVES
THERE ARE ENOUGH
License of Tony Melovich of New
York Kitchen, 462 South Main
Street, Is Revoked
for Cause

The police commission last night
aimed a hard blow at the restaurant
liquor business when three of the
members, Mayor Alexander, Commits
sioner Trask and Commissioner Top
ham, went squarely on record as be-
ing opposed to granting any more res
taurant liquor permits. The commits
sion believes there are enough Of these
permits in Los Angeles. and it Will
be hard to get more permits through.
Commissioner Andrews is known to
share the views of his colleagues, al
though he was not so definite in his
position last night. Commissioner
Graham is of another mind. He be-
lieves the proper manner to regulate
the traffic in liquor is not to grant
permits to some and deny them to
Others but to make the license fee so
high that the number will curtail
themselves.
That the commission will insist on
a strict enforcement of its rules also
was made evident last night when 1t
revoked the restaurant permit held by
Tony Melovich for the New York
kitchen, 462 South Main street. The
principal charge against Melovich was
that one of his walters served bot
tie of beer to five persons when only
a cheese sandwich had been ordered
by one of them.
The evidence against this place was
secured by D. M Gambler of the Anti
Saloon league, and Mrs. Hester T.
Griffith Of the w. c. T. u. The party,
with three other companions visited
the place after midnight, September
10, and were served with beer and one
cheese sandwich. They also testified
to hearing boisterous and obscene Ian
guage used by women and seeing
women smoking cigarettes. One tes-
titled that he had seen a girl about
IA years old in the place at that time.
The most damaging evidence against
the restaurant was given by one of
Melovich's own witnesses, a waiter.
who is employed at his restaurant. The
waiter testified that Melovich had
given him orders to serve liquor with
sandwiches. The police commission
recently sent out notices to all hold
ers of restaurant liquor permits that
it would insist that no liquor be sold
except with a bona fde meal. The
meal was defined as nearly as possible,
and it was explicitly stated that
meal did not consist of sandwich
or a plate of beans.
City Prosecutor Guy Eddie told the
commission last night that, in his
opinion, a sandwich did constitute a
bona fide meal on some occasions, but
that the intent entered into the matter
more than the quantity of food. He
declared also that the commission had
the power to define what should con-
stitute a meal.
Joseph Scott, president of the board
of education, appeared as attorney for
Melovich and made an urgent plea
for leniency. He introduced a num-
ber of character witnesses to prove
Melovichs good reputation.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-14
SAN PEDRO
Correspondent Home S72; Sunset 1886
Circulation 1875 Fifth street.
RATE WAR TRAFFIC
STILL RUNS HEAVY
President Arrives from Seattle and
San Francisco and Continues to
San Diego with
Cargo
Especial to The Herald. ]

SAN PEDRO, Oct. 13.-Traffic to the
north by steamer continues heavy ow-
ing to the rate war which is still on.
Today the steamer Hanalei of the In
dependent Steamship company cleared
sengers and $50 tons of freight. The
steamer st. Croix of the Schubach-
Hamilton line took out for the north a
full passenger list, while numerous
steam schooners sailing to northern
ports via San Francisco also were
heavily loaded with human freight.
The Pacific coast steamer President,
which arrived late last night from
Seattle via San Francisco and Redondo,
continued today to San Diego with
passengers and freight.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-14
Grocer Is Sent to Jail

LONG BEACH, Oct. 13-Walter
Ray, a grocer arrested on a charge
of abusing his wife and disturbing
the peace telephoned to her for money
today after Justice Hart had SEN
fenced him to pay $25 fine or spend
twenty-five days in Jail. Mrs. Ray
refused to send the money and, as the
justice refused to accept a check, the
young grocer went to Jail.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-14
DEATHS

BLOCK-sarah Block. SO years, native OF
England County hospital; cancer of gall
bladder.
REED-Lorina A. Reed. 40 years, native of
Texas, 1853 North Pecan street; apopleNy.
NEWTON--Frederick H. Newton, AZ years.
native of Massachusetts,. 1894 West Twen-
ty-second street; cerebral hemorrhage.
BROWN-Andrew Brown, so years, native
OF Ireland 494 Hoover street; chronic gas
trl.is.
LANDELL-saille NJ. Landell. SO years. ma
tive of Pennsylvania. "a ST. James park;
chronic chalycistltis