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The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-03-13
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY,

An exceptional opportunity is open
'or man with small capital in the
hardware business at Lostine. Es'
tablished business and splendid
.erms to the right man. 1t will pay
you to investigate. See or write H.
B. Starr, Lostine, Ore. b1m
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-03-13
Woman,s Neads

A woman In a divorce case was
asked why she bought adornments In
stead Of necessities. Who shall de
eide what are necessities for women
Chicago News.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-03-13
Natures Remedy.

Levy's Oregon Grape Compound.
Inriches your blood. Regulates kid
ley and liver. Sold and guaranteed
~ Burnaugh & Mayfield, Enterprise,
Oregon.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-03-13
SMITH q SMITH.
TRANSFER
Home Phone, Blue AZ.
BALED HAY FOR SALE.
BUY Fruit Land.

In the Walla Walla valley where
fruit raising and gardening pays big
returns and where the climate Is
lild and healthful. Improved and
'nimproved properties for sale. Write
us for particulars. Manela & Brown,
Milton, Oregon.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-03-13
Used bv the Multitude,

Levy's Oregon Grape Compound
For general spring tonic. Sold and
guaranteed by Burnaugh & Mayfield
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-03-13

Not just as good but better than
any other 8 cent cigar. Is the Ad-
vertiser. Enterprise made cigar.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-03-13

Lockers on many times see more
than the gamesters.--Bacon.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-20
Municipal Affairs
WISHES TO CONFINE
FACTORY DISTRICTS
COUNCIL WOULD PROTECT
RESIDENCES
Recurrent Requ sts of Manufacturers
for Permits to Build Plants
Near Homes Causes
Action

The council yesterday ordered the
city attorney to prepare an ordinance
making the entire city residence dis
triet, except such portions as are now
designated as industrial or factory dis
tricts, or those that may hereafter be
made industrial districts
In addition to this instruction to the
city attorney the council served notice
on the board of public works. the fire
commission and the building superin-
tendent to issue no permits for indus
tries outside the present prescribed dis
tricts set apart for their use until after
the ordinance goes into effect. This is
done to prevent those persons who are
seeking locations in places that are
purely residence districts from coming
in all at once and demanding permits
and entrenching themselves so it Will
be difficult to Oust them when the or
dinance is in force.
AS the matter now stands there are
seven residence districts and five in
dustrial districts, but other portions
of the city are not placed in either
class and there is nothing but the whim
of the fire commission to prevent the
establishment of a factory next to a
fine home. On account of this condition
of affairs demands are being made on
the council every week for changes in
the residence and factory districts.
When the city is properly divided into
residence and industrial districts ii is
expected the boundaries will remain
fixed.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-20
RAILWAY MEN GIVEN
THEIR DUE BY MAYOR
En- pIoyes of Street Car Companies
Thanked for Courtesy and
Efficiency During Elks'
Week

The excellent way in which the trans
portation companies handled the great
crowds last week is made the subject
of a special open message by Mayor
Alexander. The message is as fol-
lows:
Through the press the mayor wishes
to express his appreciation of the trans
portatiOn facilities furnished by the
railroads during last week. Their work
was splendidly done. Los Angeles may
well be proud of her street car men. No
city can show a more gentlemanly and
courteous set of conductors and motor
men; and their conduct in the immense
jamb, especially after the night pa
rades, when many of the passengers
were tired and cross and hard to ham
die, and when everyone, apparently,
wanted to go home on the first car or
two, is worthy Of high commendation."
The council did not mention the work
of the transportation companies, prob
ably because they come up before the
council sitting as a board of equaliza-
tion this week, to ask a reduction in
their assessments, and the council did
not wish to give them any undue en-
coura cement; but it did a gracious act
in extending to the chief of police, his
policemen, the board of public works
and the employees they control, the
thanks OF the city for maintaining such
good order and keeping the streets
clean all week. This resolution will be
spread on the minutes Of the council.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-20
BIDS FOR VIADUCT ARE
LOWER THAN ESTIMATES
Union Iron Works Offers to Build
Buena Vista Street Bridge
for $1a2,e5o

The board of public works received a
pleasant surprise yesterday when II
opened bids for the construction OF the
big Buena Vista viadict and found the
lowest bid far below the estimate Of the
cost made by the city engineer the
lowest bid was that of the Union iron
works, which agreed to take the con-
tract for the main structure for $lS2,
$50 The estimate of the city engi-
neer was $219, 400. Six other bids, rang
ing from $196,60 to S294,90O, were sub
mitted. They were all referred to the
city engineer for recommendation
The contract for which bids were
opened by the board yesterday Is only
one of several contracts that must be
entered into before the big viaduct and
bridge is completed. Other contracts
will be for flooring, painting, building
approaches and other matters that en-
ter into bridge construction.
The Los Angeles railway will use a
portion of this bridge for street car
lines and will pay about 80 per cent
of the cost. This bridge will be one OF
the largest and handsomest that has
ever been built in the west.
1t is called DrOmgolds bridge, ana
admittedly Dromgold was elected to the
city council for the sole purpose OF
having this bridge constructed. Now
that he has attained his ambition, he
is ready to retire from the political
field altogether and has announced he
will not be a candidate for council
again.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-20
MUST ANSWER
GRAVE CHARGES
LICENSE INSPECTORS ARE
PLACED ON GRILL
MAYOR AND AUDITOR WANT TO
KNOW HOW WORK is DONE
Employees of Tax Collector Johnson
Are Ordered to Appear for
Hearing This Morning
at o'clock

BY holding a session yesterday after
noon the city council got through a
large part of the routine work it would
have to do today and has left plenty
of time to hear the charges against the
license inspectors employed in the Of
flee of Tax and License Collector e. E.
Johnson.
This case is set for o'clock this
morning and is brought up on charges
preferred by Mayor Alexander The
mayor charges these license inspectors
are negligent in their duty and asks
that their positions be abolished and
the work placed in the hands of the
police department, where most of 1t is
done.
The mayor is ready to prove that
these license inspectors spend their
time in collecting license money, when
the law requires all license fees shall
be paid at the city hall and that on
some occasions when a person subject
to pay license has appeared at the city
hall for that purpose he has been told
to go back to his place of business and
wait until a license inspector comes to
collect the money.
The mayor will also show that some
of these license inspectors are not free
from favoritism and that through them
the city loses many thousands of dol
lars it might otherwise receive in
license fees.
City Auditor Mushet will be strong
witness for the mayor. He has pre-
sented the same facts to the council
before, but the council was not ready
to take action until the mayor sent a
special message on the subject.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-20
COSTLY BREAK AT PLANT
REDUCES VALUE OF, STOCK
Edison Company Says Certificates Are
Not Worth $50 and Asks AS
sessment Reduction

The Edison Electric company ap-
peared before the board of equaliza-
ton Yesterday afternoon and asked
that it's assessment of $4,3OO,OOO be re-
duced. One reason put forth by the
corporation for this request was that
on the first Monday in March the stock
of the company was not worth 500,
the price fixed by the city assessor
but worth only $40 share.
This contention is based on the fact
that in January the main pressure pipe
of the Kern river power plant broke.
The stockholders did not realize this
was a serious matter until ii was re-
ported on by an expert in May, and it
was found it would cost 100000 to
make repairs. When this report was
made the company passed the dividend,
and as a result the stock dropped TO
$40. 1t has since rallied and is bid at
$50. r. H. Ballard, secretary OF the
company, told the board of equalization
that the same conditions obtained on
the first Monday in March as were in
Nav and that the value of $50 bid on
the first Monday in March was really
fictitious. The matter was taken under
advisement
7 f Mesmer asked and was granted
a reduction of $12, $40 by the board yes
terday morning. The property on
which the reduction was granted is
on Main and Market and Los Angeles
and Market Mr. Mesmer's contention
was that property values had greatly
deprecated in this vicinity.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-20
GROCERY GETS NO
LIQUOR LICENSE
POLICE COMMISSION is SPLIT
ON ISSUE
Opposition to Corner Grog Shops Is
Strong on Board, and AppIi-
cant Is Put off Indefi-
nitely

The usual serenity of the police COM
mission meetings was disturbed last
night by a difference of opinion and a
discussion that split the body fairly in
two The difficulty came up over the
application of Arthur Cohn for a whole
sale liquor license to use in connection
with his grocery business at 512 West
Seventh street.
Commissioner Topham started the
ball rolling by declaring he was op-
posed to grocery liquor stores. He de-
clared he believed they encouraged the
use of Intoxicating liquors by women
by making them more easily secured
for the family table.
This brought an emphatic reply from
Commissioner Graham, in which the
whole matter of limitation of licenses
was reviewed. Mr. Graham declared If
the commission adopted the attitude Of
Commissioner Topham 1t would prac-
tically be confirming a monopoly held
by one or two large groceries in Los
Angeles who sell liquor to the family
trade. He stated he was strongly op-
posed to giving anyone monopoly OF
any kind of business, and for that
reason he regretted a limit of 200 has
been set on the saloons in Los Angeles,
Much to the surprise Of the regular
attendants at the commission meetings
Commissioner Andrews took the same
position as that or MI Granan. MT
Andrews is strongly prohibition in his
sentiments, although he takes wider
view in liquor matters than some.
Commissioner Trask said he believed
the limit on saloons was proper or
dinance, and pointed to San Francisco
where every corner grocery sells liquor
He said it created a political condition
that San Francisco would never be able
to shake from herself. Mr.. Graham
answered that it could be regulated by
! increasing the license fee.
The mayor permitted the other mem
bers to talk until they had said al
they wanted to, and then declared him
! self opposed to liquor selling in
grocery. His argument was short pu
emphatic, and it is probable Mr.. Conf
will never get his permit
The whole matter was laid on the
/ table. to be taken up at some future
time.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-20

Mrs. r. F. and Mabel Rush, Mrs. D.
NJ. Shanks, Mr.. and Mrs. w. p.
Thompson, Mr.. and Mrs. S. b. Shaner,
Henry Nell, M. Esther, Harriet Q.
Prebel, Villa L. Augur, Edna f. Augun,
Harry G.. Prince, Leo A. Farrell, Mrs.
NJ. j. Chambers, A. II. Nakonishi' and
L. NJ. Presnall.
July 12-Rev. Charles r. Locke, P. j.
Tular. Emanuel Nealtown, Mrs. A. j.
West, Mary Anderson, Mildred and
Mary Claypool, Thomas w. Dobyas, w.
c. Young, L. Brewer, Andrew and Ade-
line Alexander, Minnie Cliff, Lena
Cliff, H. H. Brewer, Mrs. II. Living
ston, Miss G. Livingston, Nettie By
rats, S. l. Berry, Grace Finney, Vienna
o. Finney, N. Ellen -Reavis, G. A.
Reavis, NJ. NJ. Reavis, Katherine Com
stock, George A. Ralphs and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Barker, Bessie
Barker. Mrs. e. ], Moore, S. Wovdy,
Mrs. Walter Barnes, Rosa McDougall.
F. NJ. S. Pollock, Margaret e. Piles,
AIDA Turiss, Blythe Taylor, Mrs. A.
Taylor, Claudia CARRIER, Dr. Elizabeth
f. Kearney, r. d. Martin and party,
Fay Van Ness, Winnie Van Ness, j. II.
Francis, Roy C. Churchton, Victor e.
Hecht. Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Shotts,
Frank O'Mearl, Miss Ludia NJ. Ain,
Martha w. Katon, George ]. Zugier,
Julian Anrick, Mrs. H. H. Dodge, Mrs.
]. Scott and son, Miss Grace Hender-
son, Mary 1. Nagle, Miss Helen York.
Charlotte Fox, Daisy Fox, Elliott Shep-
erd, Cecile Fleming and Mrs. c. w.
Fleming.
From Pasadena-Mr. and Mrs. Benja-
min Jarvis, Mrs. A. e. Campbell and
daughter, Ida r. Hobbin, Mrs. A. w.
Bannister, Annie C. Banister, Mrs. T.
D. Mather, Mrs. Eliz B. Carder and
Mabel E. Presnall.
From Riverside--G. H. Powell, A. L.
Woodard, Claude Reynolds, Miss Mamie
NJ. Lean and Miss IneZ Pilsifer.
From San Diego-Mr. and Mrs. S.
Verlaque, Louise Verlaque, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. A. Verlaque, Mrs. A. T. Ryan
and son, c. II. and II. r. Bonersock.
DR.. and Mrs Wright, A. Nordstrom. j.
Fl. Green Matilda S. Brown and Fran
riS A Root.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-20
NATURAL SOIL FOR
STREETS IS DOOMED
SURFACE OF BETTER GRADE
MADE IMPERATIVE
On Recommendation of w. II. Hum
phreys, City Council Took Action
on Resolution Yes
terday

By a resolution passed by the city
council yesterday that body is COM
mitted to the policy of ordering no
more streets improved under the ma
tural soil" specifications.
Hereafter there will be no class Of
improvement approved of a cheaper
grade than specifications 81, which de-
mand six inches of gravel and an oil
binding or 79, which demand three
inches of crushed rock bound with OIL
The - resolution was passed on a
recommendation presented by W. NJ
Humphreys, chief inspector of public
works. and Councilman Wallace de-
clared it was the second best thing Mr.
Humphreys has done since he mas
been in office The first best, said Mr.
Wallace was the excellent way in
which he kept the streets clean during
Elks' week. This cleanness of the
sreets was commented on by thou
sands.
The necessity for adopting the bet
ter grades of street improvements was
pointed out to the council by Mr.. Hum
Dhreys. He cited cases of streets I'M
proved under the natural soil specifica-
tionS and called the attention of the
council to the fact that the surface on
many of them that had been improved
but a few years was worn out and
in as bad or worse shape than if never
improved at all.
The councils new policy for street
improvements will apply to all future
streets for which surfaces are asked
and to all streets now improved with
natural soil that must be done over
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-20
REPORT SHOWS
BIG INCREASE
COUNTY S22,391,446 RICHER
THAN A YEAR AGO
ASSESSOR ADDS ELEVEN MIL
LIONS TO ASSESSMENT
County Valuations Are Placed at a
Total of 6,314,534, Exclusive
of All Property Owned by
Railroads

The great increase in property
values. business and residential. in Los
Angeles county is shown in state
ment prepared by Edward w. Hopkins,
county assessor, which was placed be-
fore the board of equalization yester-
day. The statement contains the total
assessment for taxation of all taxable
property in the county except certain
classes of railroad property and SHOWS
an increase March l, 1909, of Sll, ,l95, t2S
as compared with the same date last
year, and of $34 1855 as compared
with 1907.
The railroad assessment, which Is
made by the state board of equaliza-
tion, has not yet been made, but is eX-
pected to show large increase over a
year ago, when it was placed at $S,-
104,172.
The total assessment on property in
the county, not including the railroads,
is placed by Mr.. Hopkins at $410,0 O95
for this year, against 1895, ,S57,972 in
1908 and 1915, ,947 ,574 two years ago. The
basis of assessment is fixed at about
so per cent of the value of the property,
thus showing that the total value of
the taxable property in the county is
1886, ,314,534.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-20
SCHOOL BOARD WILL NOT
PAY STREET WORK LEVY
Council May Furnish Half of Assess
ment of City's Educational
Department

What IS to be the policy of the board
of education ON the matter of paying
its share of street improvements? To
get an answer to this question the
council yesterday delayed action on the
city engineers recommendation that
S22O be set aside from the general eX-
pense fund to pay the cost Of improv-
ing Thirty-siXth place in front of a
school house.
The courts have held that school
property is worcestershire and the
school board can pay its assessment or
not just as it pleases, As the school
board has use for every dollar it has,
it is not likely to pay bills the courts
say ii does not have to.
Because the improvement of Thirty
sixth place is for providing drainage
purposes the council has agreed to pay
half the cost from the general tax fund.
1t will also probably have to pay the
share of the school board or the con-
tractor will bid just that much higher
on the work.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-20
CHIEF SAYS BAR OF
HOTEL WAS NOT OPEN
POLICE COMMISSION FINDS
NO EVIDENCE
Report That Alexandria Violated the
Sunday Closing Laws Is In
quired Into Fruit
lessly

In the open session Of the police COM
mission last night Mayor Alexander
asked Chief of Police Dishman il 1t
was true that the Alexandria bar was
wide open Sunday, July II, the first
day of the arrival of the Elks.
The chief replied it was not true, as
far as he knew. He said that about
o'clock in the afternoon newspaper
man had called him on the telephone
and told him the bar was wide open.
He jumped into an automobile and
went 70 the place. but if it had been
open at any time it was certainly
closed tightly then.
any one with the proper evidence
against the hotel could go to the prose-
cutting attorney and secure q warrant.
The commissioners declared if the prop
er evidence was brought before them
thev would revoke the license.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-20

few days after her last advance or sew
eraI thousand dollars the Mackie store
was mysteriously burned to the grouhu'
The state fire marshal of Ohio was
called on to investigate the f1re ana ne
found, and so reported. that the STOCK
was worth $4,000 and that the lnsur-
ance was for $2S,000 and the assets were
worth Just $877 less than the iapliltles'
The fire marshal, however, was unaple
TO place the responsibility for the fire,
which was said to be unquestionably OF
incendiary origin.
lime 10 last. Mackie told number or
his acuuaintances, including the clerk
at the Hotel Virginia, that he was go
ing to Wilmington, a small town near
Columbus. He Is said to have told other
people that he was going to chicago
and thence to New York to buy new
stock for another store.
Left Home In Haste
Instead. he went to the depot of the
Pennsylvania company in the afternoon
with his little 10-year-old son and Miss
Burton and took the westbound limited
for st. Louis. He purchased the tlck-
cts for this trip, according to the po-
lice. with a check drawn on Columbus
hank, which was afterward dishonored
for lack of funds.
From st. LOuiS-MacKle ana tne Dur
ton woman were traced directly to Los
Angeles and the Pinkerton detective
agency was asked by Mrs. Green to
look him up. He is said to have been
found living with Miss Burton at the
Maple avenue home where he was ar
rested Sunday night.
Yesterday morning he engaged the
services OF Attorney Paul Schneck to
fight extradition on the felony embez-
element charge against him. Extra
dition papers were issued by the gov
ernor of Ohio yesterday, according to
information received by Superinten-
dant C. V. Halter of the Pinkerton
agency and an officer left Columbus at
once to take Mackie back TO Ohio for
trial.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-20
FIREWORKS BARRED
FROM USE IN CITY
Sweeping Provisions Excluding Dam
gerous Devices from Fourth ef
July Programs Passed
by Council

Hereafter Fourth of July in Los An
geles will be as safe and sane as any
one could ask The council yesterday
passed the ordinance that prohibits the
use of fireworks in the city limits.
The ordinance not only prohibits fire
works, but they may not even be sold
except for use outside the city. The
fire commission is given authority to
issue permits for public displays, but
even this permission is hedged about
by limitations.
IT is a drastic ordinance, even Coun-
Gilman Wallace. who fathered it, asked
if it wasn't little too severe, but the
majority of the council concluded such
an ordinance could not be too drastic,
and passed it without dissenting vote.
The ordinance is similar to the one
in force in san Francisco and other
cities, especially in the east, where such
laws are becoming more and more
popular.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-20
NlSIToRS AT SEATTLE

SEATTLE. Wash, July 19.-Visitors
in the California building, A. Y. P. eX-
position from Southern California have
registered as follows:
From Los Angeles, July 10-Laura A.
Stickner. Alfred Inwood, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. A. Adams, Franklin Adams, Ina
and Teresa Elwess, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
NJ White, Mr. and Mrs. j. B. Mont
gomery, Mrs ID. II. Rash, Mabel Rash,
George A. Primrose Cora b. Denning,
Henry Selson, Charles G. Wetherille,
Mrs. Clara H. Harding, Francis L. Hike,
Mr.. and Mrs. D. H. Edwards, Mrs. II.
P. Case Miss f. Jean Case, Mrs" u. D.
Tones. Mr.. and Mrs. Waldo M. York,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-20
MAYOR ACTS AS POLICEMAN
AND STOPS STREET FIGHT
Frank Smith Lands in City Jail Be-
cause He Didn't Heed Warning
of Executive

Frank Smith, a small boy of large
muscles and raucous voice, was ar
rested at Seventh street and Grand
avenue last night by Mayor George
Alexander and booked at central po-
lice station on suspicion. Smith was
engaged in a physical contest with an
other youth on the sidewalk and re-
fused to stop fighting when requested
so to do by the mayor, who happened
to be passing. The arrest of the young
man followed.
This is the first time in the history
of the police department where the
,navor of the city has exercised his
perogative as a peace officer.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-20
urnsa Extension of Tickets

SEATTLE, July 19-President j. D.
Lowman of the Seattle chamber OF
acting also as president OF
the associated chambers of the Pacific
coast today telegraphed to General
Passenger Agent A N. Cleland of the
Northern Pacific railway strongly urg-
ing the granting of the request OF san
Francisco for extension of round trip
tickets to the Alaska Pacific
exposition until November Is to enable
to attend the Portola fes-
tival in San Francisco.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-20
PROPRIETOR OF SALOON
MAY LOSE HIS LICENSE

The proprietor of the Resort saloon,
cafe and concert hall, 295 South Main
street, was cited to appear before the
police commission at its meeting next
week and show cause why it's permit
for retail saloon and also for restau
rant liquor selling should not be re-
Voked.
This action was taken through the
complaint of a number of business men
who signed a letter addressed to the
mayor declaring this place to be one
of the worst dives in the city, and that
the lowest type of men and women
were harbored there.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-20
Rehearina Is Begun

SAN FRANCISCO, July 19.-Argu-
ments on the application of District
Attorney Langdon for a rehearing OF
the appeal in the case of Louis Glass,
former vice president and general
manager of the Pacific States Tele-
phone and Telegraph company, who
was convicted of bribing supervisor
to refuse a franchise to the Home Tele-
phone company, were begun today be-
fore Justice Beatty of the state su-
pTeme court.