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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-04-16
PRINCIPAL TARIFF CHANGES.

Cocoa Crude, from free list to 4c
per pound; prepared or manufac-
tured, increased 2c per pound up to
35c per pound valuation from DC to
35c.
Zinc or ore Raised from 20 per
cent. to lc per pound.
Cotton Mercerizcd fabrics. lc per
yard additional.
Paper-Wood pulp, free; printing
paper valued at not over 2tc per
pound, reduced from &c to 1c per
pound; -alued at not above 2lc per
pound, reduced from 4c to &c per
pound.
Chemicals-Large reductions near
ly all along the line.
Glass Window, unpublished, cylin-
der, crown and common, specific
duties reduced 20 to % per cent.
plate, increase of 20 to % per cent.
on small sizes, reduction on large
sizes.
Iron and stccl-Iron ore free; pig
iron reduced from 81 to 81 80 per
ton; bar iron, from &c to &c per
pound; beams, girders, joists, angles,
etc; from sc to &c per pound; iron
and steel forgings, from 35c to 30c
per cent. ad valorem; railway bars
and steel rails, from 7-20 of l cent to
7-4O.
Knives - General reduction, bu,
none to pay less than 40 per cent
ad valOrem instead of 45 per cent. as
at present.
Wire nails-50 per Oent. reduction
Saws-Mill, reduced from 10 to s
cents per linear foot; pig and drag
from Sc to &c; circular from % to e
per cent. ad valOrem; band, from 1O(
to Sc per pound and 20 per cent. ad
valorem.
Machines and engines Of various
kinds, including typ@setting and
sewing, presses, typewriters, re
duced from Is to 30 per cent. &C
valOrem.
I.umber-Timber, reduced from IL
to &c per cubic foot; sawed boards,
etc, from 81 to soc per 1000 feet
all other sawed timber, from - tt
81 per 1000 feet.
Hides of cattle-From Is per cent
al valOrem to free list; band and sole
leather, from 20 to ) per cent. &C
valorem; upper leather, from 20 t(
l5 per cent. ad valorem; fresh meats
from , to llc per pound; boots ant
shoes, from % to ID per cent.
Bituminous Coal and Coke-Fre'
from any country admitting then
free, reduced from &c per ton fO
coal and 20 per cent. on coke.
Agricultural Implements = Re
duced from 20 to 15 per cent. ant
made free from any country admit
ting them free.
Wool-Carpet, reduced from &c pc
pound on wool worth 12c or less, ant
&c on wool worth more, to &c on woo
worth l0c or less; &c per pound add
tional for each additional cent o
value from 1Oc to Ice; worth owe
Ice, &c per pound.
Maximum Rates s-Applied to cour
tries not making reciprocity treatie
with the United States, 20 per cent
extra
Philippines-Free trade with n
strictiOns as to amount OF sugar an
tobacco admissible; all above amount
named pay full duty.
Inheritance tax-Graduated sea
expected to yield $40, 900, 600 a year
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-04-16
VEGETABLE Stew.

My eyes!' exclaimed the potato.
"but this is poor soil for a garden. y
That's right" said the onion.
" | don t get along worth scent, and
I'm losing strength every day"
Il m going to leave said the cab
bage. I'm never be able to get
head here. -
This spot isn't fit for a berrying
ground, said the strawberry. "But
here comes the sun. and we'll all have
to dry up.'
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-04-16
A Frapment.

The old friends are the best friends,
Most steady and true.
The new friends may be good friends,
But at best they are new;
So here to the old friends.
Whose tonch Of the hand
Shows a friendship so lasting
That all understand;
It's a touch Of the spirit
From the realms above
Where trouble is banished
And the mission is love.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-04-16
A Reasonable Desire.

Levi-Nen | die. I want to die in
San FranciSco-not New York.
Cohen-Nhy?
Levi-Bccause III be near de Gold.
en- Gates und away from He'll Gate.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-04-16

Aiv-rti,inx. tour Iuares or upward by
TIE vear At liberal rates.
L,..l notices will he charged 30 the
attorney or officer authorizing their inser
ton.
leer,i-enents sent from a distance.
auitr,n,!ont notices must hc accoinpan
ipi hV the cash.
Nlllnn .em"ut- ot utrrIt%c-, births
and iaAth, In-rrte Tree.
Doituary n ,tic,, resolutions Of respect
and ut "A r. ARTICLES which do not possess a
general interest vii. he Inserted Al one
haIfthe rates for hu-iu"-- ADVERTISEMENTS
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-04-16

II 81 is the freezing point, what is
the squeezing point? (Two in the
shade.)
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-04-16

Wife: How do you like my new
spring hat?'
Husband: THE idea Of paying
big prices for
Wife: Big prices! Why, made
it myself"
Husband: Um-yes-er-as | was
saying, the idea of paying big prices
for such monstrosities rs the milli-
ners are showing! Looks as if ii
came straight from Paris. Beautiful,
my dear!'
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-04-16

~tsb.crtrtton ttnies.

E..t"r su: Proprietor.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-16
News OF the Courts
ATTACK VALIDITY OF
LIQUOR ORDINANCE
CASE is TAKEN TO COURT OF
APPEALS
Attorney Contends Alhambra's Law
Can Be Interpreted to Permit
Delivery of Beer TO Pri-
Vate Families

The constitutionality of the city
liquor ordinance of Alhambra is before
the appellate court for determination.
the case of Nelson c. Means, found
guilty and sentenced to pay a fine of
$500 by the Alhambra recorder and
later taken to the superior court,
where Judge Davis affirmed the judg-
ment, while modifying the penalty,
having been taken to the court of ap-
peals on a writ of habeas corpus yes
terday by Means attorney, j. G. Ros~
sitter.
Means was tried in the recorder s
court at Alhambra in March after his
arrest on a charge of violating the or
dinance by delivering beer He con-
tended the ordinance had not been Vio-
lated, because he was acting as agent
for Hepner & Co., sales agents for the
Los Angeles brewery, and that the
beer was delivered for family use and
not for sale. The judgment was con-
firmed by Judge Davis Saturday, and
yesterday he modified the sentence by
imposing a fine of $50 on Means, or
dering him to serve twenty-five days
in the county Jail if the fine is not
paid. The matter was Immediately
taken to the appellate court, where a
hearing will be held later.
According to Attorney Rossiter, the
ordinance can be construed in two
ways, the first paragraph providing
against the delivery of beer or other
liquors, while another section prohibits
the delivery except for family use
Grocers, brewers and wine merchants
of Los Angeles are interested in the
outcome.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-16
COURT FIXES VALUES OF
rs PIECES OF PROPERTY
Condemned to Accomplish Work o'
Widening and Improving East
Eighth Street

The values of seventy-f1ve pieces OF
property which will be condemned in
order to accomplish the work of widen
ing and improving East Eighth street
from Main street to the Los Angeles
river were fixed by Judge Heryey CT
the superior court yesterday, marking
the close of one of the biggest legal
proceedings in connection with street
extensions in recent years. The de-
cision changes the values fixed by ap-
praisers in about twenty instances.
Some of the principal awards fol-
low: S. M. Bernard company, s40,SOl;
John p. Helen, S539S; Eftie Totty $lIOl;
Dora Bilderback 1891; w. H. Obear,
S1748; f. w. Whittier, $3.50; Bridget
Cuneen, 1880; Title Insurance and
Trust company, four pieces, s21,73i;
William Garland, $500; David Hewes,
two pieces, $31, 1876; Victor Ponet, $14,-
525; Belle Vernon Farms company,
SS544; Cora Barman. $10929; Pacific
Land company, $3776; c. K. Ingersoll,
S4OS8; c. NJ. Gehrkens, $3964; George
Alexander, $1545; Jessie Vernon, $1SOl;
Joseph Rose, $685. George w. Nc
Campbell, $6369; Amelia S. Nadeau,
S1O4S; John b. Brokaw, sl748; John
Woolenslager S1937; c. c. Patterson,
$25O4; Joseph Tresovich, $19057; Fannie
Rusk Smith, $1O444s Maple Grove
Creamery company $39SO; Ralph NJ
Sprouts, $3657
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-16
Municipal Affairs
CHAINMfN FAIL TO
HEED BOARDS HINT
ASK COUNCIL FOR INCREASE
IN SALARIES
Petition Not Approved by Board Of
Public Works, and Something
May Happen to Restore
Discipline

Little needing the dark hint of the
board of public works that depart
ments that stepped over the heads OF
the board and demanded increases or
salaries of the council would be
spanked" twenty-four chainmen in
the engineers bureau filed a petition
yesterday asking the council to in
crease their pay from $40 TO SSo
month They represent that they are
not able to keep pace with the in
creased cost of living on their small
salaries.
The petition does not bear the ap-
proVal of the city engineer, under
whom these chairmen work directly,
nor is it recommended by the board or
public works.
In a communication t0 the council
today the board will declare it's ap-
proval of an opinion written by w. M.
Humphreys, inspector of public works,
that the action of bureaus subservient
to the department of public works in
asking the council for increases of pay
without first submitting the matter
to the board is a breach of discipline
and that whenever it is done it tends
to decrease the authority of the board.
There is a suggestion that If 1t is
done by any more employees something
will drop. The thing most likely to
happen is that charges of insubordina-
ton will be preferred against the Of
Tending employees before the civil serv-
ice commission and punishment asked.
The suggestion of Mayor Alexander
that a committee of business men be
appointed to adjust the salaries of city
employees. which will be presented to
the council in a message today, has
met with favor among a number of
the councilmen, and it is probable
some action of this kind will be taken
by that body today. Healy, Lyon and
Yonkin will oppose any outside inter-
ference, as they term 1t. with the priv
ileges of raiding the treasury and dis
tributing high salaries where they will
command the most votes, but other
members of the council are of the
opinion that some kind of adjustment
will have to be made soon.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-16
MANY LEGISLATIVE
MATTERS ON BALLOT
OLD FRANCHISE QUARREL Is
REVIVED
People Will Decide South Park Ave-
nue. Franchise and Increase in
Rates for Telephone
Company

While the process of elimination
adopted at the direct primary has re-
duced the number Of names to be put
on the ballot for the general election
to about one-fourth the number that
appeared last Wednesday, there are so
many questions of initiative and refer
endum that the ballot will have to be
nearly as large as it was November 10.
Some of these matters have been al
most forgotten in the lapse of time and
the city attorney has been kept busy
digging out these questions from the
archives.
Two matters to be put on the ballot
and for which the council must pass
the necessary ordinances will be pre-
sented by the city attorney today. one
of these is for a referendum vote on
the question of giving the Los Angeles
railway a franchise on a portion OF
South Park avenue. This has long
been disputed ground. The Los Ange-
les railway has tracks on South Park
avenue and runs it's San Pedro street
cars on them, but it has no franchise.
The city and the railway have had
manv legal battles over this street and
about four years ago when the su-
preme court decided the railway had
no legal standing in the matter IL. j.
Goudge, who was then deputy city
attorney, TOOK d luICS u WI ~ e'
tore up the tracks, Later they were
relaid and the railway asked the coun-
ell for franchise. The council passed
the ordinance early in 1908, but refer
endum was taken and filed in June,
1908.
A second referendum on which the
people will vote is the ordinance fixing
telephone rates. This will be presented
to the council today. Last spring the
council passed an ordinance that in
creased the maximum rate for the
Home Telephone company from 81 to
So a month. A referendum petition was
secured and this matter Will be sub
mitted on the ballot December Z.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-16
SHERIFF'S BOARDING HOUSE
is SOUGHT BY PRISONER
Attorney for D. !. lmbert Finds New
Legal Method to Gain Early
Release of Client

Because D. I. Imbert a grocer, was
sentenced to the city jail for sixty days
after conviction on charge of dis
turbing the peace after trial under
section of the state law, his attorney
c. NJ. Ackerman, will make an effort
today through habeas corpus proceed
ings to have him transferred to the
county Jail in order that he may OBJ
tain credit marks for good behavior
and his term lessened by ten days.
Imbert has served one-siXth of his
sentence. Should he be transferred to
the county Jail he could be released At
the expiration of forty days more on an
order of the board of supervisors, and
even before that time on request of the
district attorney and the sheriff, who,
by the provisions of law enacted at
the last legislature, are made board
of parole in the cases of persons sent
to the county Jail. No such power it
is claimed, is given to the mayor or
any municipal board under the charter.
Hearing on the writ of habeas corpus
is set for today in Judge Willis court.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-16
ALLEGE RHY0LITE LOT WAS
MISREPRESENTED TO THEM

An exchange of property at Long
Beach valued at $4,000 for an improved
lot at Rhyolite, New, which, it is
claimed is not worth 800, is the basis
for a suit to revoke deeds which was
filed in the superior court yesterday
by J. P. Carse and his wife, Inez I.
Carse, of Long Beach, against E. NJ.
Simmons and wife. ! The Long Beach
Savings bank, which holds the deeds
in escrow, is also made defendant in
the suit, application being made for a
court order restraining the bank from
disposing of the deeds pending the
outcome of the suit.
The Carses says the exchange was
made because the value of the Rhyo-
lite property was misrepresented, the
defendants, they allege, stating they
paid $4,000 for it and that they were
in receipt Of so month in rent
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-16
ANDERSON DISBARMENT
HEARING IS CONTINUED

The disbarment proceedings brought
by the Los Angeles Bar association
against Charles S. Anderson, an at
torney. were called in Judge Moss
court Yesterday and continued until
December 6, after Anderson had made
an oral denial to the charges. 1t is
claimed by Deputy District Attorney
North, who has been appointed by tbs
Bar association to prosecute the case,
that Anderson represented both sides
in the divorce suit of Jessie L. Gates
against Charles r. Gates in Septem-
ber. 1907, a decree being granted in
December of that year. Anderson is
also accused of embezzling $1OO be-
longing to Mrs. L. M. Beaulieu' a
client, in January, 1908.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-16
TO F0RECL0SE MORTGAGE
AGAINST REDLIGHT RULER
Suit Filed Against Nick Oswald and
His Former Business
Associates

A reminder of the once existing red
light district, ruled by Nick Oswald, is
given IN a foreclosure of mortgage suit
filed I'm the superior court yesterday by
the Harris Newmark company against
William l.. Fetter Oswald's business
agent; 'John Fohn, Joseph Gilley,
Emile PozZo, Joseph Goldberg, w. II.
Holmes, ]. NJ. Oswald, Nicholas D. Os-
wald and others. The mortgage, which
covered property on Commercial, Ala
media and Ducommun streets, was
given March s, 19OS some months be-
fore the grand jury took up its in
vestigation of redlight district affairs
following the exposures by former
Prosecutor Thomas l.. Woolwine. The
notes, three in number. accompanying
the mortgage, aggregate $4,000 and
are signed by Fetter, and this amount
is demanded by the plaintiff with in
terest on the money, the total being
S190S5
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-16
HORSE THlEF-POET
is SENT TO PRISON
SENTENCED FIVE YEARS FOR
STEALING MOTORCYCLE
Claims Gambling Is Responsible for
Mania for other Peoples Prop
erty-Promises to Reform
When Released

Robert E. Perry, song writer, veg
etaPlo peddler, real estate broker ana
former soldier, whose numerous thetts
of horses have aroused considerable
interest, added another statement IN
Judge Davis criminal court yesterday
to the many he has already made, ana
when he concluded he was sentenced
to five years at San Quentin peniten-
tiary on a charge of grand larceny tor
stealing a motorcycle from c. "A. Mills
of Pasadena, to which he had pleaded
guilty.
Perry has also confessed to the theft
of eleven horses, buggies and sets OF
harness, and in order that these Of
fenses may come to the attention OF
the court and be disposed of before the
accused man is sent north a delay OF
ten days in his trip to San Quentin
was ordered by Judge Davis.
That a plea of insanity might have
been made in Perry's behalf had he
insisted on a trial was indicated yes
terday by his attorney, Frank f. Pratt
who stated he could exhibit a wound
on the prisoners head, the result of an
injury before he left home on account
of a fathers cruelty. Neither would
the attorney ask for probation, saying
it would be making a farce comedy OF
the probation law to ask for this dis
position of the case.
Spouse to Judge Davis question
whether or not he had anything to say
in his own behalf.
Asks for Lenlency
"I am not inherently bad" he said,
land all the evil l have done was done
with a stricken conscience. 1 believe
as 1 have been very bad I can be very
good. While I deserve any sentence
imposed, if you can give me sentence
that will be in the line of reformation
and not the extreme of punishment l
feel confident when l leave the prison
1 will lead a better life and become
an example for uprightness to others. y
Perry again, as on many occasions
since his arrest, said gambling was re-
sponsble for his thefts.
when | left the farm and came to
Los --ngeles 1 determined to save
money" he said. Il wanted home
and lived in a tent house. went with
out meals and worked night and day
to save money. l saved $1,000 in the
first year, and then became ill on ac-
count of the strain. l gave up my
work and one day stepped into pool
room, where the gambling fever struck
me. l lost $500 the first day, and the
rest of my money went quickly and in
the same way. Then 1 borrowed 800
from a young woman and lost il. /
stole the first horse to get money to
pay her back. l returned the money
to her and since then have stolen to
get more money with which 10
gamble"
Another information charging Perry
with the theft of horse at Pomona
probably will be filed in Judge Davis
court today.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-16
ANIMAL COLLECTORS OPEN
OFFICE FOR PUBLIC USE
United Phosphate Company Notifies
Council It Has Complied with
Terms of Contract

The United Phosphate company has
notified the council that, in compliance
with the terms of its contract, it has
opened an office in room 262 of the
Wilcox building and installed both tel
ephones.
This company has the contract for
collecting all the large dead animals
in the city, 1t is privileged to charge
the owner $3.50 for every horse, mule,
cow or other large animal that 1t re-
moves and to use the carcass to make
fertilizer. In order that the public
might have a convenient method of
notifying the company whenever a
dead animal was to be removed the
contract requires that 1t must open a
city office.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-16
PRESIDENT HUBBARD BACK
FROM TRIP ON AQUEDUCT

A. A. Hubbard, president of the
board of public works, has returned
from a weeks trip along the aqueduct.
He reports that although he has been
in daily touch with the aqueduct de-
partment and had seen much docu-
mentary evidence of the amount of
work that had been done he. was
astonished when he saw the actual re-
suits before his eyes.
He declared that the agitation over
the food had subsidized. "Some of the
food was good and some of it was
poor" he said. But for the most part
the camps are in fine condition and the
men are contented."
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-16
SHOOTS AND FATALLY
WOUNDS YOUNG WIFE
HUSBAND DECLARES SPOUSE
WITH ANOTHER MAN
Says Woman Left Him Two Weeks
Ago, and Seeing Her on Street
with Stranger He Fol-
lowed Her

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 15.-Belinda
williams, II years old, was shot and
mortally wounded today by her hus-
band, Harold Williams, "a years old.
The shooting occurred in hotel on
Third street.
williams made no attempt to escape
and was arrested. In explanation of
the shooting he said his young wife
had left him two weeks ago and he
had no knowledge of her whereabouts
until he saw her on the street in COM
pany with another man. He followed
them to the hotel and shot the woman
at the first opportunity that presented
itself.
The couple were married two years
ago, after eloping from Lonsdale, Pa.
The wife's maiden name was Belinda
Fesmire. She is not expected to sur
vive more than few hours.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-16
DEMONSTRATION TRAIN
BEGINS ANNUAL JOURNEY

WOODLAND, Cal. Nov. 15.-The
demonstration train sent out each year
by the University of California started
on its annual trip from the state ag-
ricultural farm at Davis today and
made its first stop here. A crowd of
f.rmers awaited the train in this city
and was shown the latest experiments
in agricultural and animal industry.
The train is composed of seven cars,
each equipped with laboratories to
demonstrate various products.
The train will traverse the entire
state before it returns to the state
farm.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-16
ADDITION TO NATIONAL
FORESTS Is EXPENSIVE

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15,-Four hun
dred thousand dollars, in the judgment
of Secretary Wilson of the department
of agriculture, will be necessary to
administer properly the 25,0OO,OO0 acres
of public lands added to the national
forests by President Roosevelt during
the last six weeks of his administra-
tion.
The bulk of these lands are in Alas
ka. Approximately 194,500,OO0 acres OF
public land is now included in the ma
tional forests, and to care for it prop
erly costs a great deal of money, the
appropriation for the current fiscal
year for that purpose amounting tc
S4,624, 900.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-16
HOLLYWOOD SEWAGE CAN
FLOW THROUGH OUTFALL
City Engineer Answers Question Pro-
pounded by Board of Trade Con-
cernine Proposed Consolidation

One question after another in Holly
woods complex problem of consolidat-
ing with Los Angeles is being solved
and the city engineer has taken away
another doubt.
The Hollywood board of trade adj
dressed a communication to the board
of public works asking, in the event or
Hollywood consolidating with Los An
geles, if it would be possible to care
for the Hollywood sewage through the
Los Angeles outfall sewer
In reply to this the city engineer re-
ports to the council today that by ex-
cluding all storm water from the out
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-16
Sue to Quiet Title

Three petitions for letters of admin
istration of an estate in which is in
cluded the same piece Of property were
filed in the probate court yesterday by
Attorneys Randall and Gaines, the
three actions resembling a suit to quiet
title. The property involved Is a loI
at the corner of Dalton and Crawford
streets, claimed by the heirs respec--
tiyely of L. c. Pollard, Alice Haskell
and William Parker, each of whom
died more than fifteen years ago. The
lot is valued at $1,000.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-16
New interpretations

The following articles of incorpora-
ton were filed in the county clerks
office yesterday:
The Azusa Tennis association; direc-
tors. c. E. Glover, J. C. Wright, c. r.
Richardson, A. Katz, Cornelius Smith
Queen City Oil company, capital $75,-
O0O directors, e. f. Lyons, c. J. %
Taylor, r. J. Craig, d. Fansher, G. w
Bean, c. Schliesmayer, Long Beach,
Talmadge Kyner, Los Angeles.
Dellamore Motor Car company, cap
ital $4,000; directors, A. Dellamore. o.
NJ. Dellamore, William Dellamore.
Piute Consolidated Mining and In
vestment company; capital $4,000; di-
rectors, Charles S. McKelvey, j. c.
Rentch, c. A. Stice, A. p. Clark, H
K. Bowman.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-16

fall the Hollywood sewage can easily
be cared for. He says the outfall Is
huilt with the design of accommodate
ing a population of 100000 and that in
dry weather it is not one-third full,
but that in wet weather storm water
gets into 1t and it runs about so per
cent full. He declares he is taking
extra precautions this winter to keep
out storm water.