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Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-17
Thousands of Acres
to Be Thrown Open
Free Stereopticon Lecture in
Chamber of Commerce
Building Tonight

Everyone interested in securing at
low wholesale prices the finest irrigated
garden home lands is invited to attend
the public meeting of the Eighth Home
Extension club tonight at o'clock %.
m. in the main hall, ground floor.
Chamber Of Commerce building.
On February 16 another great Home
Extension Excursion of several hun
dred members will go out in their pri-
vate train to view the rich tract of irri-
gated land which is under their con-
sideration for purchase by the club at
a low wholesale price, each member
taking from five to forty acres of the
whole as desired and arranged.
This is the Eighth grand Horhe Fx-
tension Colony and one of the Ia ST
passing opportunities to secure rich
fertile acres at old-time, wboIesaJe
grazing land prices, with hundreds of
active, congenial neighbors all from
tic start away. Seven times these
club groups of land buyers have gone
forth under the administration of the
Home Extension to reap great rewards
that no individual retail purchases
could attain in the old way.
Come down and bring the family
Eight o'clock on the ground floor
hall, Chamber of Commerce building.
Broadway between First and Second
;treets.
Office open all day. Details also by
mail on request.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-17
CITY HALL NOTES

The city engineer has been instructed
to present to the council at its next
meeting an ordinance for paving Hope
street, between Temple and First, with
asphalt, except where the grade is so
steep as to require brock.
The council yesterday opened bids
for the purchase of an automobile for
the park department. The auto is 10
be a runabout, and prices ranging from
$4,000 to $500 were submitted. The mat
ter was referred to the supply commit
tee.
The Los Angeles Arbor Day associa-
ton was allowed 500 for the celebra-
tion of Arbor day by the council.
A special committee of the council
composed of Wren, Dromgold and
Yonkin, with the city attorney, will
draft an ordinance enlarging the dis
trict where goods may not be displayed
on sidewalks in front Of stores. This
district will go as far south as Ninth
street.
Property owners on Fifth street, be-
tween Main and Central, petitioned the
council for the privilege of putting or
namental lampposts on this street un-
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-17
ELECTION OFFICERS
TO GET MORE MONEY
Council Orders Ordinance Allowing
but SIS for Men at Polls on
Voting Day to Be
Repealed

In order that there may be no repe-
tition of the hardship experienced by
election boards at the last charter
amendment election, when some of the
boards were compelled to work twen-
ty-eight and thirty-siX hours for $5,
the council yesterday ordered the re-
peal of the ordinance fixing a maxi
mum fee for election officers at $5.
This ordinance will apply to the re-
call election, as the recall election or
dinance will be passed by the council
Friday morning and the ordinance re-
pealing the election fees cannot be
passed until next Tuesday morning;
but it is not anticipated anything like
the time taken by the election boards
for the charter amendments will be
necessary for the recall election. It Is
expected there will be but two candi-
dates, Mayor Harper and George Alex
ander. while at the previous election
there were thirty-one amendments on
which to count the vote.
Councilman Clampitt introduced q
resolution to pay the members of the
election boards at the last election SO,
the maximum under the state law, but
the city attorney ruled this could not
be done, as the ordinance in force fixed
the amount beyond question, and even
if the ordinance was repealed it would
have no effect as far as past boards
were concerned, as it could not be
retroactive.
Every member of the council was
willing to pay these election board
members more money, but there ap-
peared to be no legal way to do it.
The city attorney was asked to look
into the matter and see if it could be
done and give a report in writing at
the next meeting of the council.
Hereafter the fees to be paid cleo
ton officers will be fixed after the
election in accordance with the amount
of work they have done
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-17
ASK THAT BLIND
PIGS BE CLOSED
SLAV0NIANS SEND REQUEST
TO POLICE COMMISSION
Give Names and Addresses of Forty
five Persons in Sonoratown Who,
They Say, Violate the
Law

If a communication sent by a num-
Der of Slavonians to the police COM
mission recites the true facts, Illicit
selling of liquor ons stupendous scale
has been taking place almost under
the very noSe-and certainly WITHIN
smelling distance-of the police sta
tion.
1t is said the communication is the
result of a factional quarrel that has
broken out in the precincts of Sonora
town, where most of these SlaVonianS
live, and that the facts in the case
may be slightly exaggerated. But that
the SlavonianS are pretty sure OF their
5 ground is shown by the fact that they
give the names and addresses of about
forty-f1ve persons who, they allege. are
conducting blind pigs. All the persons
they charge with this violation of law
are Slavonians and their names all
end in Itch" or "vich.''
The mayor instructed the secretary
of the police commission to communl-
cate with the police officials and order
the places closed.
The communication sent by the
Slavonians is as follows:
''At a mass meeting Of the Slavo-
nian laborers held on the 18th day of
February, 19O9 at 7:30 p. M, at 730
Buena Vista street, said meeting hav-
ing been called for the purpose of dis
cussing and, if possible, bettering the
condition of SlaVonian labOrers, it was
the sense of the meeting that, owing
to the great number of places where
illicit liquor traffic is being carried on
in that portion Of the city mostly in
habited by the said SlavOnian laborers
your honorable body should be advised
of the location of said places and the
names of the persons conducting said
places.
Pursuant to a resolution passed at
said meeting, which was presided over
by George PercoVich, NJ. Budincich,
the said president and secretary here
with submit a list of the said places
and the names of the proprietOrS
thereof. 1t was further resolved that
the members of the said meeting
pledged themselves to assist the police
department in all legitimate ways in
the furtherance of the resolution herein
expressed
The places mentioned in the commu-
nication are: Baldo Bupich, 629 Cas-
telar street; Mrs. Kristovich, 636 Cas-
telar; Mino Kovacevich, 716 San Fer
nandO; Vlaho Pusich, 763 San Fernan-
do; Hasan Kurtovich, 40 Ord; Pavle
Vukotich, 400 Ord; Jesna SamardZiich;
Savo Dakich, 612 Castelar,; Nikola Mil
ovich, 619 Ord; Bozo Vucetich, sos
Ord; George Kriste, 655 CASTELAR,; Vde
Raich, COL San Fernando; Janica Ivan
ovich, Ala College; Ike Vukotich; 1856
College; Mihaljlo Kilibards, 702 Col
lege; Flip Martinovich, no College;
Milo Kovac, 625 Buena Vista; Bozo
Scepovich, 412 Ord; Hasan Durmise-
vich, 412 Ord; John Salata, AIS Ord;
Nikola Kovacevich, 7O1 Buena Vista;
Jakov Kilibarda, All Ord; Kristo W.
cetich, 41O Cleveland; John Cristich,
735 Buena Vista; Milo Perak, 66S Cas-
telar; Nikola Boskovich, 672 CASTELAR,;
Luka Kriste, 686 North Grand avenue;
Vidak PopOvich, 727 New High.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-17
WOULD HAVE CITY DO ITS
OWN PATCHING OF STREETS
Officials Will Try to Devise Method
for Municipal Laborers to Do
Small Repairs

Property owners who are assessed
for eXorbitant. sums for the improve
ment of small patches of street may
have some relief if the city attorney
and City Auditor Mushet can work out
some legal salvation. Mushet's sugges-
ton is that when only small pieces of
work are to be done the city shall
send its own asphalt gang to do the
work without having it done by con-
tractor.
The matter came up over the answer
of the board of public works to re-
port of the city auditor on a small i'm
provement on Clay street. There was
but 200 square feet Of ordinary road
work done, but it cost a dollar a square
foot. The auditor estimates the value
Of the work done at not more than
$40, yet the engineers fees before the
contract was let amounted to $50.
'It is this red tape that eats up the
money! said the auditor.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-17
NO DECISION REACHED IN
CASE OF MISS GLEASON
Civil Service Commission Considers
Charges Against Assistant
Librarian

The charges against Miss Celia Glea-
son, assistant librarian, brought by
of the branch department, which the
civil service commission has had under
consideration for some time, were taken
up by the commission in executive ses-
sion last night, but no decision was
reached.
It is believed four members of the
board wish to make a finding in favor
of Miss Gleason, with possible side
excursion to take a rap at the
library board and the manner in which
things are conducted in the library de-
partment, while one member of the
board also would like to reprimand
Miss Gleason.
Members of the board promised de-
cision would be reached by the next
session.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-17
SOUTHERN PACIFIC AND
CITY EXCHANGE STRIPS

A contract between the city and the
Southern Pacific whereby the railroad
will give strip of land, twenty feet
wide, on Buena Vista street for the
widening of that street in return for
a small triangular piece Of land that
is really part of Elysian park, was
ratified by the council yesterday. This
widening of Buena Vista street is in
line with the building of the big via
duct and bridge from Buena Vista to
Downey avenue, and probably will be
called North Broadway if the native
sons and pioneers do not protest too
strongly. Downey avenue also will be
call North Broadway.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-17
Municipal Affairs
SELECTS THREE MEN
TO FILL VACANCIES
Mayor Probably Makes Last Appoint.
ments in Naming Successors for
Commissioners Whose Terms
Are About to. Expire

An anti-climax was reached in the
council proceedings yesterday when as
soon as that body had fixed the date
for the election that will recall Mayor
Harper the mayors message to the
council nominating three men to fill va
cancieS on various commissions, prob
ably the last appointments which the
mayor will make, was read and the ap-
pointeeS confirmed.
They are: George I. Cochran, ap-
pointed to the civil service commission
to succeed DR.. John r. Haynes, term
expired.
NJ. H. Sherman, to succeed himself on
the water commission. Fred A. Hines,
to succeed Willoughby Rodman on the
library board.
DR.. Haynes has served two terms on
the civil service commission, having
been reappointed to succeed himself by
Mayor McAleer, but Mayor Harper
Goes not like DR.. Haynes. The doctor
is allied with too many civic betterment
associations to just suit the taste Of
the mayor. The commission is sorry
to lose Dr. Haynes, but believes if he
must go Mr.. Cochran is worthy sue
cESSor. Mr.. Cochran is president of the
Pacific Mutual Life Insurance compa-
ny, but first of all he is lawyer, and
until he became president of the insur-
ance company about a year ago he
practiced law.
This makes the complexion of the
civil service board peculiar. Although
the charter doesn't require that a mem
Der of the civil service board be either
a lawyer or doctor, no member of these
professions has been appointed to it in
late years. With a lawyer succeeding
a doctor, there are now four lawyers
and only one doctor, DR.. D. w. Edel-
man. He is president of the board.
The lawyers, are M. K. Young, w. Ona
Morton and D. H. Laubersheimer
Walloughby Rodman's term on the
library board expired about year ago,
and it has been a matter of some sur
prise that the mayor did not take ac-
ton in this case before.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-17

All boys and girls who believe in fairies
or who ever have believed in fairies may
win tickets to see Peter Pan by writing a
letter upon the topic to Aunt Laurie, care
this paper
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-17
CITY COUNCIL APPROVES
CONSOLIDATION MEASURE

The council yesterday adopted a reso-
luton that has been approved by the
chamber of commerce and other civil
bodies. This resolution calls on the
state legislature to pass the consolida-
tion bill in it's original form and defeat
the amendments that have been tackled
on to it with the design, originating
from Senator Savage of San Pedro, to
make the consolidation Of Los Angeles
and San Pedro all the more difficult.
The city clerk was instructed to tele-
graph these resolutions to Senator Nc
Cartney, which he did yesterday after
noon.
At the suggestion of Colonel Schneider
the council also adopted resolutions
calling on the legislators to pass the
bill pending for the establishment of
an armory in Los Angeles and appro-
priating the money sufficient for the
building and equipment
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-17
TWO C0UNCILMEN INDULGE
IN SHORT WORDY BATTLE
Yonkin Expresses His Annoyance al
Dromgoid Holding Committee
Meeting Before Session


Councilmen Yonkin and DromgoId be-
gan their airy persif1age yesterday at
the beginning of the council session.
Yonkin objected to Dromgold and
Blanchard delaying the session nearly
an hour by holding their finance COM
mittee meeting overtime.
Hold your old committee meeting
some other morning than Tuesday and
you won't interfere with business, -
was Yonkin's suggestion.
Dromgold explained they had been
waiting for Mayor Harper to arrive in
the city, so President Pease, who is
mayor pro tenn during Harper's alb
sence, could take the gavel in the coun-
Gil chamber.
The mayor arrived from Sacramento
at 10:45 o'clock and although Mr.. Yon-
kin was put in the chair for a few min
utes, Pease assumed his duties as soon
as he knew Harper was in the city.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-17
CONFUSION OF SIGNALS
RESULTS IN COLLISION
Passengers Shaken and One Thrown
Out, His Left Arm Being
Fractured

A confusion of signals brought Los
Angeles Interurban car No. 909 and
Los Angeles Railway car No. 584 to-
gether at Third street and Broadway
last night.
In the collision the passengers We're
roughly shaken and John Schild of
1153 South Hope street was thrown
from the car and his left arm was
fractured. He was taken to his home.
He was the only person hurt in the
accident
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-17
To Improve Cardinals Streets

At the request Of the board of public
works the city council yesterday trans
ferred from the general expense fund
$3.50 to be used for the improvement of
the principal streets in that portion of
Gardena that is in the shoestring strip.
1t was expected that several members
of the Gardena Improvement associa-
tion would appear before the council
and ask police and fire protection for
the annexed territory, but they did not
come.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-17
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Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-17

der the municipal lighting law. the
matter was referred to the board of
public works.
The council adopted resolutions ask
ing the president to station the Pacific
fleet in Southern California waters dur
ing the visit of the Elks next July.
This resolution was approved at the
suggestion of the Venice chamber OF
commerce.
The board of public works was en-
powered to purchase three more street.
flushing machines. The amount to be
paid is $3340. This will make seven of
these machines in the city's service, and
1T is promised every paved street will
be washed every night.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-17
Detectives Seek Chinese

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 16-Detec-
tives made an unsuccessful search of
the. steamer Mongolia before it's depar-
ture for the orient today for Lou Linn,
a Chinese accused of embezzlement of
$4,000. Linn, as the representative of
the Hong Lee Yuen company, which
owns large tracts of land in the Sacra-
mento valley, is alleged to have dis
posed of several crops of potatoes to
Chinese in Northern California, who
paid him $4,000, with which he disap-
peared.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-09-16
DO YOU WANT
 A BABY GIRL ?
Dr. Sacconi is Trying to Find a Home For Homeless Baby. Who Was De- serted by Her Mother at Tame Some Weeks ago.

Fortunate Taylor, a four months old baby girl, is badly in need of 2 home and any worthy couple in this city who desires to adopt bright little baby girl will do well to com municate with Dr. Sacconi, superin- tendent of the Jefferson county aims house. The little girl was brought to this city yesterday by an aged woman living at Tamo, who states that she has been caring for the child
 since her mother ran away some weeks ago. The child is apparently suffering for want of proper nourish- ment and is poorly clad. Dr. Sacconi said he would not risk the child's health at the county aims house, but has placed the little girl n the GUS tody of Mrs. Meyers in this city.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-09-16
MORE DRESSED SQUIRRELS
 TO-DAY
LLOYD GROCERY COMPANY.

Mrs. $. King, of Tillar, passed through the city yesterday en route to Texarkana where she will visit her sister-in-laW for two weeks.
 Miss Mabel Wilkerson left yester- day for Rosedale, Miss, to live with her father. Miss Wilkerson has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. l. ]. Wick this summer.
 Miss Elizabeth Adams, who has been the guest of MT. and Mrs. E $ Thu lock on their yacht the AmaN alkC through points in the North fer the past two months, will return tl's ;,i- ternoon.
 Mir. and Mrs J. S. Block will leave Wednesday for Pine Bluff where they will spend the winter. Mr. Block will continue to visit .Jonesboro but vii, have headquarters at Pine Bluff Jonesboro News.
 Miss Jessie Adams will return this from a two months visit to relatives in OWensboro and Hawes vile Ky. She will be accompanied by Gordon Freeman and Willis Adams who have also been visiting iH Kcp- lucky for several weeks.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-09-16
A Sign of Death.

There may have been many "signs" of death-so some people believe-but one described here is probably new to many. MT. w. B. Cooper of Chelten- ham tells of his father being i'll, but not confined to bed, and one sunny day in June when he walked across the garden another man. the facsimile of his father, met him and apparently passed into him."
 Shortly after my father came to me and said, Did you see me go across the gardenY said, Yes' 'Wen,' he said, I shan't be here long Our fam fly see themselves before they die Although had seen this, said, 'Non- sense He shook his head and walked away. Shortly after he took to his bed and died July 5. Ay father during the few days he was in bed-we were haymaking at the time-asked each morning. Which field are you in nowT When we came to certain field called 'Cadley,' he said. with sigh of great satisfac ction, An l shall die now"
 He died the same morning near 0io' aay.-T. P.'s London Weekly.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-09-16

Wabbaseka.
 Mrs. J. F. Simmons and childvsn returned yesterday from Sardis, Miss. where they hove been visiting Mrs simmons mother.
 Dr. \. s. Green, who has been ,1si5- Ing his son, 4. s. Green. Jr.. in this city leaves Friday for Chicago and his home at Toledo.
 0. P. Needle, George C. Davis and C. M. Kirby haveT returned from a hunt at Humphrey. They report have bassed much game
 Mrs. \. B. Trulock is expectel ;o arrive home this afternoon. after a.. extended visit to relatives ia New York and Connecticut.
 Mrs. J. \. McFadden passed through the city yesterday en route to her nome at Altheimer after visit to Mrs. WattWood at Rison.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-09-16
GOOD JOBS FOR MEN
Government Post Office Clerks. Car riers and Railway Mail Clerks
 Salary $500 to S1.e00.

Why don't you work for Uncle Sam ? Many thousands of positions are filled yearly. The job is for life; the pay is large. the hours short; Nol get a vacation and with pay every yea: no lay offs at any time.
 Men over Is years old, with only common, everyday education are want ed to take examination in Pine Bluff in Nov. for Government positions, and the Central Schools with it's know ledge of the examination can prepare men to pass in few weeks. Start to prepare now.
 Any reader of the Graphic who wishes to work for Uncle Sam. can get complete free information how to prepare for the Civil Service exami- nations, by writing the Central Schools, Dept, 46S, Rochester. N Y.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-09-16

There's noln,nr so rood for sore 'h@aat as Dr Thomas' Electric Oi, Cures it fn a few h"nys Believes any pain 'n
 ' sa}t.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-09-16
. BRIEF MENTION. ! ! . ! | +++ | + i ++++ + + !

W. T. Traweek is in Fordyce CD business.
 Mrs. H. F. Sanders and little son, left yesterday for Fordyce.
 Mrs. J. s. Block, of Jonesbor1, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Meyer W.i,- CT, on West Second avenue.
 Asheley Crow, of Swan Lake, passed through the city yesterday en route to Haywood to visit his mother.
 Mrs. w. Z. Tankersley left yester- day for visit to her dausntar, Mrs. o. K. Womack, at New Gas.ony.
 Mrs. Frank Ragland and two child ren and John Stublefield left yester- day for a short vist to relati ,es at
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-09-16
\ REMINDER THAT'S ALL

We are going to move on or about Oct. 1st into the Fox Bros. old stand on Main street which when comlle,e ed will be Arkansas handsome, and most popular store. We invite you to call at our old place of business willie the big removal sale is going ON and see the biggest reductions ever placed before the public. Never a3aia wifi you have such opportunities as we are offering. Only twelve days 'on"cr for the big sale
 HENRY MARK CO.,, 205-207 Man st..
 Better clothes for less r1onrv
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-09-16
Finance.

VisitoY-Why are you naughty so much of the time? Bobby-Mamma gives me a nickel every time promise to be good. and she never wants me to promise to be good unless I'm naughty. Leader.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-09-16
Elevator Eticuette.

"Do you think a man ought to take off his hat in an elevator when there are ladies present"
 Mot if he is prematurely bald and the ladies are young."-('hicago Rec ord-HsRaid... E.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-09-16
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A Birthday Party.

Little Hazel CnrIsr. assisted by her
 sister, Goldie entertained her friends in honor of her fifth birthday at her
 home on East Seventh avenue, We'd
 hesday afternoon from . 'o J U clock'
 Many games were plaFed after which
 a Deannt hn. " w was enjoyed by all.
 Bertie Mae Roma, having found the
 most peanuts, and was awarded the
 first nri,n chiua cup and saucer.
 Robert An,os Gurley won the booby prize, bag of peanuts. At the usual hour dainty refreshments were served and each little guest was presented with a souvenir of the occasion Many nice little presents were received rk pm the fo'lowing guests: Bertie Mae Homa opal Clark Rosalie Rue, Rosa lie Boon, Doris Roma, Margaret Roma, Helen Tommy, Mona Spraker, Helen Gertrude Spraker, Mildred .Barbee Hazel Thomas, Maudie How ard Mildred Chestnut, Grants Evans, Goldie Gurley Hazel Gurley, Charles Roma, Jimmie Merrell, Jesse Riden, Herbert Holt, Kenneth Spraker, Park rommy, Virgil Howard, Milton How I'd, Austin Gurley, Geo. Bruce Moore, Palestine, Ark.,), and Robert Amos urley.