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The Washington herald., 1910-01-16
Business and Foundry DO Not Play

Because the Business High School sec
ond basketball team was not registered
with the 4. A. l., the game last night
scheduled for the Boys Department. Y.
N. c. A. gym, between the Stenographers
and the Foundry Church team. had 10
be called off. 1t is hardly possible that
these quintets will meet at later date.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-16
Hatchetltes-Fort 49, en,ne on

The basketball game scheduled f0r.Fort
Myer last night between George Wash
ington and the soldiers was called OF. and
instead the Hatchetite quintet put in TWO
hours Of hard practice in the y. II. c. a.
gymnasium.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-16
CHEVY CHASE CLUB HAS
4 CLEVER PROFESSIONAL
George Sargent, Open Golf Champion, Win Re
model Course and Teach Young Idea
H0V to Golf

! Golf Club. which was accepted. was
/ three years at Ottawa. Bat as there IS
very little professional golf in Canada. ]
! did not play enough 10 DO me- any good
I After three seasons / had a craving for
! q little more golf. and decided 10 Try the
/ United States.
! Il was in England the winter OF 1850
and had the pleasure of PLAYING with the
! younger cracks. notably Tom Ban. who
! recently won the big News Of the World
Tournament besides being runner-up the
! last two years IN the British open cham
piOnship.
the way held my own with them con-
/ viuced me that I had a great chance Of
lifting one OF the big events over here
1 returned 10 the United States in March
and spent about six weeks with Herbert
Barker at Garden City. where I had the
pleasure Of playing with Walter J. Travis
Fred Herreshoff. and other good players.
Travis Makes Prediction.
"Ar Travis was one Of the few who fore
saw my victory at Engiewood. From
Garden City I took a position as profes-
/ sional 10 the Hyde Manor Golf Club. and
! II was there I put in most OF my practice
for the open championship. How l won
al Englewood IS now a matter OF history.
Since that championship ! have won an
open competition at Caledonia Springs
Ont, and also had the low medal score
IN the big tournament at San Francisco.
IN fact. the only failure I had in score
competitions last season was i'm The
Western championship at Skollie, where
/ I finished seventh. That would indicate
that my strong point was score plav. but
I think there will be another story before
am through.
Happy at Chevy Chase.
although We have only been a short
time at Chevy Chase. both my partner.
Air. W. D. Kilgour. and myself are begin
ming to feel al home. \ few words here
about Mr. Kilgour viii perhaps be appre-
.ciated. He was originally with old Tom
sDunn. one Of the best known golfers Of
sthe older school He came to this coun-
try when. golf vas in its infancy. ten
ETyyears aso. He has been manager for
athe B. 6. l. golf department, and was
managing Lee * Underhlrs golf de-
partment when I'VE threw in our interest
together He is undoubtedly one OF the
most experieHced men In making roIf
clubs in this country.
"Kilgour and myself are both delighted
with Washington. and look forward TO q
happy time at Chevy Chase
The Washington herald., 1910-01-16
CENTRAL WINS AGAIN
Southeast Y. N. C. A. Team
Defeated, 42 to 81.
CONTEST PROVES EXCITING

Winners Do Not show Their Full
speed Until Second Period, When
Around Their Southeast Rivals.
Keliiher and Allen the Stars.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-16

meeting the baseball Macdonald
equals
championship through no
Nike Macdonald.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-16

Goals from the ield-Wenzell y. Abbott az Will
5's Bischof q, Hill 81. Jacobs 90. McCllng
LIZ Goals from the fcul line -Bschoff Is. M
gent %, Hill. Referee-Mr. Harry Sturdy of An
napOlis Time Of halVes-0 Minutes each.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-16
Wins Two Prizes.

From Esther I went TO the Dewsbury
Golf Club, in Yorkshire, where I spent
four years. l won two prizes in open
tournaments while at Dewsbury. but
generally speaking. I had no great chance
OF developing my game.
"In 1905 I had the offer OF going n
Canada as professional TO the ottswa
The Washington herald., 1910-01-16
TO TURN PROFESSIONAL.
Harry Buckley VIII Play in West
Virginia League.

Harry w Buckley, of the Manhattan
Baseball Club last Season. has accented
the contract he has received from the
Grafton club. Of the PeDnsyIvan.a-Wes
Virginia League, and is waiting TO learn
OF the date To start spring practice.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-16
NAVY SWAMPS MANHATTAN.
Visitors Unable 10 Score "A Single
Goal from Floor.

Special 70 The Washington Herald.
Annapolis Nd. Jan. 15.-Manhattan
College of New York failed 10 score a
single field goal, something seldom ever
seen, in the basketball game against the
midshipmen here to-day. Navy won by
the overwhelming score of a TO 5. The
visitors points resulted from I'VE goals
thrown from the foul line by Nugent
Lineup:
Navy Positions Nfarb,.t.,,, -,
hlll. Ab0ott.---.- left forward. RYAN
AIcQmG.
Weuzell. Bischof.- right forward - Murray. OBrien
- ~ center ............... Suge1t
WINS. F1aunigan. right guard Conowav. Bolton
's'o os' Wide. guard. Dcnohue
Goals from the held-Wenzeu o. Abbott fg Wills
l5is Bisclof q, Hill 81. Jacobs 90. Mr(glmg
- N.Na
The Washington herald., 1910-01-16

Goals from f0Cr-Hauna i6l, Anwine O.. Walk -
Han MCIHrCu. Hughes. Free tries-Curtis Ref
cTee-Alr NOssek. TiEer-Mr. Beckett Time OF
halves-l5 minutes
The Washington herald., 1910-01-16
PECK MEMORIAL WINS.
school RasLct-balI Team
Beaten by - 10 q.

Beaten by - 10 o.
The Weightman school basketball!
team. composed Of boys from the seventh
grade. played their urst basketball game
Of the season yesterday. losing 20 the
Peck Memorial team by a score Of 1s 70 g.
GozneIl and Burke played tie best same
for Peck. while Doe was tire s,ar for
Weightman.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-16
Reserves. 3si Company x, I.

Between the halves Of the big game the
Y. NJ c. A. reserves defeated Company
X. Of the District Military League, in a
one-sided game. by the score Of 80 TO l.
Every man on the Y. NJ. c. \. team
scored as many as five and six times.
Curtis was the only scorer FOR the soldiers
on q free trial for foul
The Washington herald., 1910-01-16

Fcprs %. Yak "a. CoImgsworth l2l. Coleman
fp keliihes 05l Giayouni. Crown e. Free tries
Allen o. Cooley "a, Kelliher. Referee-Nir. Hughes
Tmers-Nessrs. Crawford and Beckett. Time "
LsIses-91 Minutes
The Washington herald., 1910-01-16

One of the afternoon papers yesterday
suggested Wade Killfer for second base.
How about Jerry Downs, late Of Mime
spolis?
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-11
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS
TO ACCEPT DALTON AVE.
CounCiImen Require Railway and
Owners to Meet Terms

The acceptance of Dalton avenue as
a public street is recommended by the
streets and boulevards committee on
condition that the terms imposed by
the board of public works are met by
tine property owners and the Los An
geles Railway company.
These terms are contained in re-
port of the board of public works rem
dered to the council last Tuesday and
are as fellows:
1--WE recommend that the offer of
dedication mentioned in the said petit
ton be not accepted until the rail-
way right of way located within the
lines of the said proposed street is
decided to the city of Los Angeles for
street purposes, without reservation;
further, that a franchise for the OPP
Grafton of the said railway be taken
out by the railway company operating
the same, 1t being the sense of this
board that such franchise should be
given the said company at the nom
inal figure c. $5; and, further, that
the property owners on each side or
the railway right of way deed to the
city of Los Angeles the strips neces-
sary for the complete dedication OF
the said street, and pay all taxes
which have accumulated against such
strips, and that the abutting property
owners on the said street thereupon
improve the same as required by city
specifications"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-11
BROKEN TROLLEY
ENDANGERS LIVES
Child EncirCIed by Live Wire Is
Saved by Father at Ter
ribIe Risk
ELECTRIC PERIL IN STREET
Excitement ProstrateS Little Girl,
but She Is Revived
at Hospital
ELECTRIC PERIL IN STREET

Endangering the lives of more than
a score of passengers, an overhead
trolley wire broke at the intersection
of North Main and Alameda streets
shortly past noon yesterday.
Eleven -year-old Lillian Barrett,
daughter of John Barrett, motorman
in the employ of the Pacific Electric
railway, narrowly escaped being elec-
trocuted when she attempted to jump
from car on which she was riding
and which had stopped directly in front
of the broken trolley. The little girl
and her father and two sisters were
seated on the front end of an inbound
Eastlake park car which had been
brought to a stop by the breaking OF
the overhead cable. When the wire
fell to the ground 1t caused series
of sparks and the little girl became
frightened and jumped to the pave
ment. AS she did her dress caught in
the step and threw her to the pave
ment on her side. She was encircled
by the live wire, which was dangling
in the air, and If she had moved a
foot either way it would have meant
instant death to her.
Seeing the peril his daughter was in
Barrett leaped from the car and mar
rowly escaped death from the live troll
ley. The girl was quickly eXtricated
and taken to the receiving hospital and
found to be suffering from nothing
more than several abrasions about
her body. She was hysterical, but
after a few minutes was revived and
taken to her home at 287 Penn street,
Pasadena.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-11
News of the Courts
CONTINUE CHANDLER
CASE UNTIL sept. 19
UnpreparedneSs of Times-Mirror
Vice Presidents Attorneys
Causes Delay

The hearing on the writ of habeas
president of the Time Mirror company,
hopes to escape Incarceration as the
result of his arrest on the charge of
criminal libel, was continued yester-
day by Judge Davis of the criminal
department of the superior court un-
til September 10. The reason for the
continuance was the unpreparedness of
Chambers attorneys.
Chandler, who is at liberty under 5000
cash bail pending the hearing of the
writ, is accused of libeling Andrew j.
Gallagher, secretary of the state labor
council; p. II. Mccarthy and o. A.
Tveitmoe. president of the Asatic Ex-
clusion league, all of San Francisco,
upon their recent visit to Los Ange-
les.
The warrant, which was served upon
Chandler by Captain Flammer of the
Los Angeles detective department, was
issued by Police Judge Shortall of San
Francisco on Gallagher's complaint.
Warrants also are out for Harrison
Gray Otis, president of the Times
Mirror company, who is in Mexico and
for the San Francisco correspondent
of the Times, who is designated as
John Doe
So far as Mr.. Chambers case is con-
cerned the proceedings yesterday were
of short duration. The continuance
was asked and granted after a repre-
sentative of the district attorney had
declared such action perfectly satis-
factory to his office.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-11
SANTA MONICA FOREST
FIRES STILL BURNING
Ashes Rain in Towns of SaWteIle,
Sherman and East Santa
Monica

Forest fires are still burning in the
Santa Monica mountains and have
burned a large area of timber and un-
dergrowth at the head of Santa Ynez
and Temescal canyons. During last
night and yesterday the residents OF
Sawtelle, Sherman and East Santa
Monica experienced a shower of ashes
and watched the sky Illuminated from
leaping flames that went roaring
through the mo .ntains.
At daylight yesterday the fires had
partially died down and only thln
column of smoko was visible, but as
the underground again became dry
from the sun the flames again burst
forth and cinders were waited into
Sherman, Sawtelle and East Santa
Monica.
Santa Ynez canyon leads into the
Topango, the most thickly settled sec
ton in the mountains, which contains
many ranch homes and much Valu-
able property. However, it is believed
by property owners in that vicinity
that the flames will not reach there.
A thick growth of timber near the
head of Santa Ynez canyon was saved
bv employees of the Santa Monica Wa
ter company.
The extent OF the fire cannot be
determined frim Santa Monica. M. d.
Ingham, superintendent of the forestry
station in Santa Monica canyon, stated
that the flames and smoke appear to
him to be ten or fifteen miles in the
mountains on the north side of the
main ridge.
J. H. Dobbins, chief engineer of the
Soldiers Home, and Frank Gidley, chlef
gardener there, went to the mountains
Yesterday to take steps to protect the
home reservoir property in Vaudeville
canyon.
At a late hour last night word was
received from Santa Monica to the et-
feet that the fire was still shoulder
ing, but was dying OFT.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-11
Municipal Affairs
MAYOR VETOES MEASURE
FIXING WHARFAGE RATES
Finds Conflict of Sections in 0rdi-
nance and Sends 1t
Back to Council

After carefully reading the ordinance
passed by the council last week fixing
rates for wharfage Mayor Alexander
has discovered that there is conflict
in several important sections of the
measure. and because of this conflict
he yesterday vetoed the ordinance. AS
he explains in the veto message, his
action is taken not because he does
not approve the ordinance, but that
the charter does not permit of a par
tial veto and that the method he has
adopted is the only way to get the
ordinance back to the council to have
the conflicting features remedied. The
mayors message follows:
II return herewith, without my ap-
proval, ordinance passed by your hon.
orable body on August 80, 1910, fixing
rates of wharfage, for the following
reason:
I'm a number of instances the rate
fixed by the ordinance for wharfage
and handling is exactly % cents per
ton. The next to the last paragraph
of section provides:
"'That the minimum charge on
ocean freight shall be 25 cents per ton;
and that the minimum charge on local
freight moving over two wharves in
the harbor lines shall be 10 cents per
ton
This is in direct conflict with the
preceding paragraph, which provides
that where the crew of any vessel
handles the freight the rate shall be
one-half that fixed by the ordinance
1t would also probably conflict with
the last paragraph of that section.
LAS our charte- does not provide for
a partial veto, and as it is better TO
have the subject embodied in one ordi-
nance rather than in an ordinance and
an amendment thereto, I return this
proposed ordinance to you with the
above suggestions"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-11
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
ADOPTS PLANS OF WHARF

The board of public works has
adopted plans and specifications for the
municipal wharf to be erected on Nor
mon island at Wilmington. The plans
provide for a wharf $50 feet long and
As feet wide.
Material to provide for the wharf will
be advertised for in a few days. The
board will ask for S76 creosoted piles
ranging from 80 to Sc feet in length.
Bids will also be asked for dredging a
25-foot channel and the removal of 27OO
cubic yards of earth from in front OF
the new municipal wharf.
The Consolidated Lumber company
as asked the board to approve its de-
mand on the United States government
for $72, 900 for dredging channel in the
east basin, 200 feet wide and 181s feet
deep with a turning basin 600 feet in
diameter. The improvement was made
by the Consolidated Lumber company,
but it was in line with the harbOr i'm
provement proposed by the govern
ment. Because it would have cost tho
government this amount to do the
work the lumber company feels 1t
should be reimbursed.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-11
SHE WAS RAILRoADED TO
INSANE ASYLUM, WIFE SAYS

N. C. Heron. who his wife, Amy G.
Heron, declares, railroaded her to the
insane asylum, made such a murky
accounting of her property to Judge
Rives of the probate department of the
superior court yesterday that the Jur-
list ordered him to present a clear in
Ventory in that tribunal in ten days.
When Mrs. Heron was committed to
Patton her husband a manufactures
of eucalyptus remedies, was made the
guardian of her estate. When she was
returned to competency, following her
discharge as sane from the asylum,
she wanted an accounting of her prop
erty, which includes an interest in a
residence at 800 West Jefferson street
Heron was ordered % make such a
report to the court yesterday and he
did so, but his figures were so mixed
that the judge could not determine
which was his and which his wife's
property. So the new inventory was
ordered.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-11
PROVIDE FIRE PROTECTION
FOR SOUTHWESTERN L. A.

Fire protection for the southwestern
part of the city is to be provided by
a contract with the Vermont Square
Water company for the rental of ny
drants already installed and the IN
stalling of more hydrants, according
to plans submitted by the chief of the
fire department.
For those hydrants that have been
installed the fire and water company
recommends a yearly rental of SIS, and
for the installation of more hydrants
the actual cost of labor and material,
plus 20 per cent, the whole not to eX-
ceed $25. This contract is similar IN its
terms to the one the city has with the
Union Hollywood Water company for
the northwestern part of the city.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-11
TAXPAYERS ENJ0IN CITY
FROM AWARDING CONTRACT
Charge Officials with Favoring
Highest Bidders

Emma L. Bennett and her husband,
c. A Bennett, as taxpayers, yesterday
filed in the superior court a suit for
an injunction to prevent the city Of
ficials from awarding a contract for
the supplying to the city of 1900 feet
of rubber fire hose.
The action is directed against Mayor
Alexander, the members of the city
council and r. M. Lusk, councilman
and acting mayor in the absence of
Alexander.
The Bennetts alege that the city
officials are preparing to give the con-
tract to the highest instead of the
lowest bidders at an unnecessary eX-
pense to the city of $4,000.
They assert that as the result of
advertising the council received several
bids. They declare that fhe officials
are arranging to contract with the
American Rubber Manufacturing COM
pany, the Eureka Fire Hose Manufac-
turing company and the Boston Woven
Hose and Rubber company, whose bids
were respectively So cents, $1.10 and
90 cents a foot, while the Los Angeles
Rubber company offered to furnish
the hose for rs cents a foot.
In addition to the $1,000 feet it is
desired to purchase Immediately, the
plaintiffs allege the officials have an
option upon $4,000 more feet.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-11
ORIGINAL OWNER TO BE
RETURNED PART OF STREET

The streets committee will make a
favorable report to the council Tues
day on the abandonment of portion
of Canal street, between Sixth and
Seventh; in Wilmington.
The abandonment of this portion of
the street does not mean that it is to
be closed, but that seven feet on one
side of the street enormously dedicated
will be given back to the original
owner. Canal street for most of its
length is an eighty foot street, but a
portion of it between Sixth and
Seventh is eighty-seven feet wide and
the extra seven feet are to be aban-
doned. This extra seven feet came
into possession Of the city when the
owner of the property signed two
deeds, each dedicating seven feet to
the city to widen Canal street. 1t was
intended that only one deed should be
accepted, but through error both were.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-11
SLAIN GIRLS FATHER SENT
TO JAIL FOR As DAYS
J. A. PoItera Ordered Confined in
the City Prison

]. A. Poltera, father of little Anna
Poltera, whose body was found in
Griffith park in May 1909, after she
had been brutally murdered and mis-
treated, was sentenced to forty-five
days in the city Jail by Police Judge
Chambers yesterday. He was SEN
fenced to five days on a drunkenness
charge and the remainder on a charge
of disturbing the peace, to which he
pleaded guilty in court several days
ago.
Poltera's arrest followed a disturb
ance in his home last Wednesday night
in which he is accused of threatening
to behead his wife and shoot his son.
Detectives Jones and Boyd have been
working on the case, but up to yes
terday had made no report regarding
their investigation into Poltera's past
life and his supposed connection with
the murder of his daughter.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-11
WILL ENACT SPECIAL LAW
FOR WIRELESS TELEGRAPH

Special legislation for wireless teleg-
raphy has been found necessary and
the legislative committee will recon-
mend to the council Tuesday that the
citv attorney prepare an ordinance reg
ulating towers for wireless telegraph
companies.
This action has been found necessary
because of the complaint against the
3O0-foot tower erected by a wireless
telegraph company on tract bounded
by Washington, Concord, Twenty-third
and Crenshaw boulevard. Property
owners petitioned the city council to
do something about this tower but
the citv attorney has ruled that there
was no law to prohibit the erection Of
the tower.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-11
U. S. PLANS CLEANUP OF
BURNED IDAHO FORESTS

WALLACE, Idaho, Sept. 10.-Assis-
tant Forester w. T. Cox has arrived
here from Washington to assist Su-
pervisor Weigle in planning a cleanup
of the burned areas devastated by the
forest fire of last month.
The plan is to remove much OF the
debris and prepare the ground for re-
forestration. A rough official estimate
of the amount of merchantable timber
DESTROYED is 5000, 900 900 feet.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-11
FILES DAMAGE SUIT

Pompey James Anderson, familiarly
known as Deacon" formerly an en-
ploye of the. county at the court house,
yesterday filed in the superior court a
suit for $4,000 damages against his
former employer. He asserts that he
was permanently injured May 20 when
the elevator in which he was at work
dropped several feet, resulting in his
back being sprained and in his gen.
eral bruising.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-11
PLEAD NOT GUILTY ON
CHARGE OF BO0KMAKING

The preliminary hearing of Al
Greenewald, proprietor of a South
Spring street cigar stand, and his
clerk, Abe Ankle, en- charges of con-
Quoting a book on horse races, which
in the eyes of the law constitutes a
felony, was set yesterday for October
II at 10 o'clock by Police Judge Cham
bers.
Greenewald and Frank Moitoza, an
other clerk, had their trials on charges
of having lottery tickets in their pos
session before Judge Chambers yes
terday morning, but the case was con-
tinued until o'clock October II for
argument Pleas of not guilty were
entered to all the charges.
Patience-Dd you enjoy my last song?
Patrice-I might have if had known it was
your last.-Yonkers Statesman.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-11
SHAFROTH is A DELEGATE;
MUST VOTE FOR OPPONENT

DENVER, Sept. 1O.-The Denver
county Democratic convention chose
Governor Shafroth today as delegate
to the state convention, but instructed
him along with the other county dele
gates to vote for DR.. Benjamin l.. JEFF
ferson as the county's candidate for
governor.
The governor was criticised by Ralph
Talbot, permanent chairman, in
speech before the convention.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-11
TO FIREPRooF BRIDGES

SEATTLE, Sept 10.-The Chicago
Milwaukee & Puget Sound, which sut-
fered heavy losses from burned out
bridges in the Idaho and Montana
forest fires last month, has instructed
Chief Engineer E. ]. Pearson to begin
at once on the work of fireproofing all
bridges on the lines through the forests.
All bridges will be constructed of steel
and concrete
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-11
WANTS CONTRACT REscINDED

Charging fraud Ella M. Vance
yesterday filed in the superior court an
action for the rescission of the con-
tract by which she traded a lot in
Los Angeles for forty acres in Hot
Springs county, Arkansas, owned by
walter G. Fordham. She asserts the
Arkansas property was misrepresented
to her