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Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-29

doc" Houghton, who seeks elec-
ton to the city council, has one
journalistic supporter, but unfortu-
nately Houghton's record on the
river bed franchise steal can be
found in the files of his own news
paper champion.
Excerpts from the files of the Rec
ord, which is now advocating the
election of Houghton, lead one to
believe that the former councilman
is a man even more dangerous to
the city than his present political
opponents have asserted. Note the
following from the files of the Rec
ord in regard to the councilmen who
voted for the river bed franchise:
Tuesday, March 81
What was the price?
1t doesn't matter whether it was
Huntington or Hartman or Gould,
or Gilmore and the sand monopo-
lists; the people have a right to
know who bought the city council
to grant a million dollar franchise
in the river bed.
It is the business of a grand jury
to find out.
Some person or corporation Mon
day afternoon was given the free
use of the Los Angeles river bed
from the south city limits to Also
street-three miles-for twenty-one
years, without paying one penny to
the city treasury for the grant.
OF course, it cost something, but
the enrichment of councilmen is not
full satisfaction to the people of the
city whose property was donated
without any public notice.
No opportunity was given the peo-
pie to protect their rights in the
property. They were not notifiel,
but. like thieves, the councilmen
conspired to rob them. No call was
made for competitive bids. The
franchise might easily bring ST.
$1,000: it is worth more to any
railroad seeking to enter the city
or to H. e. Huntington, who al
ready through purchase of the old
San Gabriel rapid transit right of
way owns a franchise in the river
bed north from Also street to the
city limits.
But If the grant made by the
council were not worth a dollar to
any railroad, still the action of that
body would be as open to censure.
1t was a betrayal of trust. The
peoples interest was sacrificed, and
1t was for a price paid to the coun-
cilmen.
The theft may still be balked, for
it is not clear that the councilmen
acted within their legal function in
making the grant as they did.
But mere restoration of the stolen
goods should not exculpate the
thieves. A punishment should be
meted to them and to any persons
who hired them to commit the rob-
berry.
1t is a good time to catch some
of the big thieves.
Wednesday, March 2S-
With all the tactics Of boodlers,
acting in the dark, the council We'd
nesday afternoon will, in all prob
ability, again betray the city and
give %. W. Gilmore, acting for un-
disclosed principals, the million dol
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-29
NEW BRAWN DEVELOPER
FOR Y. M. C. A. ARRIVES

Roy w. Horning, the new assistant
phvsical director of the Y. M c. A,
arrived in Los Angeles yesterday morn
ing from Stone Mountain, Ga. He Is
accompanied by his family.
Mr.. Horning was given warm well
come at the Santa Fe station when ne
arrivel, being met there by number
of secretaries of the local association
who had formely been In Georgia.
These included, besides General Secre-
tary D. r. Luther, c. r. Quillian, w.
Willis, H. E. Fry and Edward Creger.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-29

mittee of the city council, and c. w.
Koiner, manager municipal lighting
works department, states:
The gross income Of the city's
lighting plant for the six months
preceding May 1, 1910, was $43, 3,4S9.22.
The operating expense was 22,479.54
The principal and interest due upon
the city's lighting bonds for the
same period was $9271.S6. There
was balance of S11,737.s2 to apply
on depreciation or new construc-
tion.
This circular was mailed to the resi-
dents Of Pasadena with the unanimous
approval of the mayor and the council
and shows conclusively that the plant
is paying all expenses and showing a
balance more than equal to the usual
amount allowed for depreciation. Mr..
Scattergood stated in his testimony
before the Los Angeles city council that
he knows this to be true representa-
ton,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-29
SIXTEEN YOUNG WOMEN
RECEIVE MUSIC DIPLOMAS

The Los Angeles Conservatory Oh
Music and Arts held its annual gradu-
ating exercises last evening in Blanch-
ard hall, sixteen young women receiv-
ing their diplomas. The address of the
evening was made by DR.. A. G. Simth-
er, while Mrs. Emily j. Valentine, pres
ident of the school, awarded the diplo-
mas. An interesting program was rem
dered by the class.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-29
EXTINGUISHED VAN NUYS
FIRE BY USING SELTZER
Total Loss from Blaze, Plus Bar
Stock, Is $14.4O

Fourteen bottles of seltzer total
value $3.50, were used at the Van. Nuys
last evening to prevent calling out the
city fire department. The cause was
blazing awning on the Fourth street
side, which ignited when some careless
guest threw cigar stub out of one of
the windows Of an upper story.
Attaches of the cafe noticed the
blaze and quick requisition on the
stock in trade of the bar was the
result. Reinforced by a hose, the self
ger played its part bravely and soon
had the awning calling for time.
Loss, plus price of seltzer. S14.40.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-29
Have You Bought
Your Auto Duster?

You should see the complete and
varied line of these busters at Bull
locks.
Some striking new mohair busters
have just come in-Genuine English
mohair-made up into eXcellehtly
tailored garments.
They are features in this depart
ment at $500.
The Rajah Duster with close-ht-
ting collar, a big value at $3.50.
Other busters from S150 to S7.5O'
Special linen dust robes for autos
Indispensable, s1.00 each.
p. Stake a Thermos bottle with
YOU on your next auto trip--Excel-
lent Thermos bottle of nickel, $40.
Sporting Goods Store, Sd Floor.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-29
Verduqo Canyon Land Go

Has Just issued the Most Beautiful and Ar
sistic Illustrated Booklet ever published b
los Angeles. Call or send for one.
INO. A. PIRTLE
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-29
BURGLARS DISPLAY TASTE
IN THEFT OF GOOD CIGARS

Three burglaries were reported to
the detectives yesterday as having been
committed Monday night and early
yesterday morning.
Climbing over a high steel railing,
thieves looted the cigar stand of w.
G.. Mckinney at 1882 South Main
street of $40 worth of high grade ci-
gars.
E Granthany reported that his room
at 511 Ceres avenue was entered and
suitcase containing several articles of
wearing apparel and several articles
of jewelry were stolen.
w. S. Long of the Russ house at 416
South Main street reported the theft
of a gold watch and chain from his
room at that address.
- h,,,, a. nernans ar many places but
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-29
Dainty OuIISPuIl
Delight Women

BY their sheer flminess. by
their delicate hand-embroidered
corners and their hemstitched
borders, and they are ALL
LINEN.
The most beautiful handker-
chiefs we have ever seen to sell
for 35c each.
-"Sunspuns' are especially ac-
ceptable as gifts-three Sun
spuns" neatly boxed. 81.
Main Floor, Section B.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-29

Comparative Chart Showing Lighting Rates Now
in Effect in Los Angeles and Five Other Cities
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-29
Bathing Suits $3.50

Navy blue and black brilliantine
suits with Dutch neck or sailor col
also Princess style; neatly trimmed,
$3.50.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-29
Bathing Caps 15c to $1.25

"A great variety of bathing caps
in plain rubber, handkerchief, bon
net. hood and Dutch cap styles; all
plain colors and also fancy plaids.
Bathine Shoes 25c to CSC
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-29

Drowned to a turn-Young Chicken,
a tender treat, on Wednesdays menu
Served with thick cream gravy
"Um. UNI, but it's good-Then there
will be Cream of Green Corn-Steam-
ed White Fish, Egg Sauce-Fresh
Lobster a la Newberg in cases
Broiled Leg of Mutton-Caramel
Custard Pudding-Sparkling Arrow
head water served free.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-29

You can buy it. perhaps at many places. but
there's one BEST place to buy it--and that
placa advArttsaS-
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-29
Bathing Suits $3.50

Several styles of blue and black
brilliantine; square and round neck.
with or without panel front, trimmed
with white braid, $3.50.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-29

Bathing shoes of black or white
duck, with rubber. corlSold or fiber
line sole, high or low styles.
"Out of the Frving Pan"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-29
Bathing Suits 75c

for children-One- piece bathing
suits of flannel, jersey and twilled
corola CLOTH trimmed with white
soutache braid; sizes 2 to 6, 75c to
SIPS.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-29
Bathing Suits $2.25

for women-Excellently made Of
navy blue and black serge, square
neck heavily and neatly trimmed In
white-$2.25 each.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-29
Bathing Suits $1.75

for misses-Two-piece bathing suits
in blue with white sailor collar and
tie; blue fancy braiding; sizes up to
16, $1.75.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-29
NO EXCEPTIONS

'In arriving at these conclusions no
exceptions were taken to the state
ments presented by the companies ex-
cept after investigation, and each of
these exceptions was specifically men
toned at the hearing before the coun-
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-29

Generating cost in
cents per kilowatt
hour, allowing 6
per cent on the
Investment ......
Selling price in
cents per kilowatt
hour 10 electric
railways .........
Kllowatt h ours
sold In Los An
Eeles in 1909 for
light and power
exclusive OF rail-
railways .........
Kilowatt h o u T 8
sold in Los An
.-rIA- IL TOnA -
Lower coast gazette., 1910-07-02
POSTAL BILL UpT0 TAFT PERCY SOUNDS ALARM
MOST PROFLIGATE SESSION EVER
FOISTED UPON PEOPLE.
Extension Of Political Privilege and
Spells System by Government Enter
ing Banking Business.

Washington.-Senator Leroy Percy,
in a fOrCeful and convincing speech IN
the senate Tuesday, vigorously OppOS-
ed the postal savings bank bill, mercl.
lessly ridiculed the Republican party
for it's broken promises Of retrench-
ment, arraigned the administration for
its extravaganza and sharply criticised
the pOStOffice department for the Sus-
pension of work in installing the rural
routes, which had been inspected and
approved by the department.
Senator Percy said, in part, that
the postal savings bank bill as framed
by the Republican fills no need of the
people, but is fraught with danger to
them. involves an enormous and con-
Stantly increasing expenditure. the
government, by it, inyades the banking
business and the power Of the govern
meNt, especially the political power OF
the pOStOttiCe department, is extended.
He commented on the enormous in
crease in government expenditures
within the past ten years, as shown by
statistics of the various departments;
the army appropriation having increas-
ed from $4,000 to 100000 900; pen.
sions from $3.50 900 to 100000, 900;
appropriations for the navy from $4S,-
O00 600 tn STAG 600 600 while during
the same time the appropriations for
the agricultural department had in
creased from 100000 to $4,000 900.
He remarked that if the present rate
Of increase should be kept up in favor
of the agricultural department, that
within two or three years the people
might hope that this department would
have as much allotted to it as it now
costs to float one %battleship Of the
10000 ton class.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-07-02
VALUE OF THE COTTON CROP
Annual Report of Census Bureau
Shows Interesting Data.

Nashington.-The annual report OF
the census bureau on the cotton crop
of 1909, now being issued, reveals some
interesting and Illuminating facts in
connection with the value of the great
staple. The estimated value of the
crop of 1909 is $4,000 900, compared
with s6S1,23O,OOO for 1908, $780, $50 900
for 1907, $721,G5O,OO0 for 1906 and
s632, 3OO,O 700 for 1905. The value Of the
crop of 1909 is $3.50, SEQ, 900, or 1872 per
cent. more than that of 1909, notwith-
standing the fact that the quantity is
3,271,9 24 bales, or 24.1 per cent. less.
1t is interesting to observe that tne
value of cotton crop of last year IS
about one.half that of the corr crop Of
the country in 1909, as estimated by
the United States Department Of Agri-
culture, nearly 500, 100000 more than
that of the wheat crop, and twice the
value Of the oat crop.
The worlds production Of gold in
1909 was the greatest ever recorded,
amounting in value to about $780, GO,-
900, but is slightly more than one-half
Of the value of the American cotton
crop last year.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-07-02
SEVERAL AMENDMENTS OF THE
HOUSE VOTED DOWN.
Slmmons Predicts That the Bill Will
Be Even More Noxious Than Payne
AIdrich Tariff Law.

After voting down several amend
ments the senate decided by Al to 20
to concur in the house amendments to
the postal savings bank bill and thus
took the last legislative step necessary
to the establishment of a postal say
ings bank system in the United States.
Most Of the senate Republican in
s~urgents" joined in with the regulars
in supporting the measure in the final
action on it, but Senators BristOw,
Cummins and La Toilette refused to
Weld and cast their ballots in the neg
alive with tho Democrats. Senator
Chamberlain cast the only Democratic
vote for the bill.
MI. Simmons denounced the bill as
"an abject and humiliating surrender
to the banks and predicted that be-
fore the end Of the next campaign the
bill would be the most unpopular law
ever passed by the Republican party,
rot excepting the s~purned, rejected
and trampled upon Payne-Aldrich tariff
law"
The bill as it goes to the president
provides for the designation Of postOf-
fees as postal savings depository Off
ces. The opening of such repositories
is left to the discretion Of a board OF
three trustees, consisting Of the post
master-general, the secretary Of the
treasury, and the attorney general.
This board is given complete control
of the repositories and Of their funds.
AS it will require considerable time for
the board to prepare its regulations, it
is impossible at this time to predict
when the postal banking system will
be in operation.
In these repositories any person
over 10 years Of age may make depos'
its of sums amounting to 81 or multi
pies of that amount. Pass books will
be issued to depositors and interest
allowed at the rate Of 2 per cent. per
annum. No person is to be permitted
to deposit more than 500 in any month
nor to be allowed to have exceeding
$500 to his credit at any II time. The
withdrawing Of funds is to be permit
ted at any time.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-07-02

WORK OF CONGRESS
TAFT GETS MORE LEGISLATION
THROUGH THAN ANY
PRESIDENT.
Laws Were Enacted Notwithstanding
Continuous Fights Between
"lnsurgents' and "ReguIars.'

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STRIKING revision OF t"e i"'''o'o
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Lower coast gazette., 1910-07-02
FIVE PERSONS INDICTED
In Connection With the Killing Of
James Perkins.

Lake Charles. Henry Smith, Ma
poleon Smith, Charles Pool, Emmett
HOOsier and Robert HOoSler. young
men. charged with the murder or
James Perkins, were arralgncd before
Judge OvertOn on an Indictment re-
turned by the grand jury. Each en-
tered a plea of not guilty. The trial
was fixed for July %. The return or
the bill by the grand jury and the
a~rraignmcnt Of the men was h first
known of the arrest in connection
with the death Of Perkins. Perkins,
who was a wide!y-known timberman
in that section, was found literally
burned TO death about three weeks
AGO at the old Fields camp south OF
Mystic. He had also been shot n
stabbed and the burns had been
caused by someone pouring OIL Owe
his clothing and setting them allII.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-07-02
LOUISIANA NEWS IN BRIEF.

Lake Charles has a new 100000
Gil company.
New watcrworks will shortly be IN
stalled at Pollock.
Shreveport is TO have a new peanut
plant.
A telephone company with a cap
ital stock of $4,000 is projected for
SugartOwn.
Word has been passed along the Line
that no more New Orleans salary
raising bills will be passed by the
legislature.
The state penal farm bill has been
passed by the house.
The state senate has passed a Dill
creating the Office Of state supervisor
of public accounts.
The Peterman bill raising the salar-
les of district judges has been passed
by the state senate.
The house Of representatives. has
rasyed the New Orleans warehouse
bill.
The model road between Pineville
and Camp Stafford will be oiled.
St. Louis capital IS behind a pro-
iocrcd $780, 600 sugar refinery AZ
CaTcncrO.
Omamr Bond. convicted OF criminal
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Lower coast gazette., 1910-07-02
The Document
THAT Made 33
Americans - :
Freer1lenl 4'


, go down In history alongside Of Paul
Reyere's and Philip Shcridan's. In de-
fault of missing detail the Imagination
must provide the picture of the tall
gaunt spectre Of a man, half-maSNed
and riding like a demon, urging ms
Steed onward through the night WIFI
whip end spur. along a road aboundihS
in pitfalls, with black miles separating
one warm, yellow cabin light from the
next. What was he thinking or as ne
rode onward? Not of the pain or the
cancer, slowly eating away his ounte
nance and sapping his vitality; not OF
the risk he ran, a solitary horseman,
of being waylaid and robbed or MUIR
dered upon the lonely journey. he
needed not the hunger and the sleep
l~essness: he was thinking only OF the
fact that his vote would turn the day
for Delaware; Delaware. though a III
| tie state, might influence P~ennsylva-
MIA. and so the vote Of the colonies
would be unanimous for a declaration
that would immortalize the men who
| made and signed it, and e~nfranchlse
the people of the 10 colonies and their
descendants:
Next day, Thursday, July 4, as the
/ members were assembling at the state
house door, a rider, booted and spurred
and covered with the dust of night
and.day travel, dismounted In their
midst, and when, a little later, Caesar
Rodney rose in his place. still breath
ing hard, and said, Il vote for indie
pendence," the result was that the vote
of Delaware was cast in favor of the
declaration, Pennsylvania, by three OF
her five delegates present, supported
Delaware's action. and thus by the ride
of Rodney the unanimous vote Of the
colonies with the solitary and tenn
porary exception Of New York; was
that day secured for the Magma Charta
of our American liberties.
1T was two o'clock in the after
noon" LOSING tells us. "when the
final decision was announced by Sec
rotary Thomson. When the secretary
sat down a deep silence pcrVaded that
Lower coast gazette., 1910-07-02
0HI0ANS BOOM HARMON
Nominate Him for Governor and In.
dorse Him for President.

Dayon, O.-The Democratic party OF
Ohio goes into the state campaign with
Judson Harmon as its candidate for
governor and president. The Demo-
cratic state convention Endorsed him
in the strongest terms for the presi-
dency of the United States after it had
renominated him for governor by &C.
CIamatiOn.
The belief held by many delegates
that the governor would resign shortly
after the beginning of his new term in
order to become a candidate before
the next Democratic convention was
voiced by former Gov. James F. Camp
bell
Gov. Harmon made a futiule request
of the resolutions committee that they
omit the presidential Endorsement res
oiution, saying he is making his pres.
ent fight on state issues and did not
want national issues injected into the
coming campaign. He was told that
it could not be prevented.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-07-02
A SENSATIONAL INCIDENT.
Wordy War Between Representative
O'Connor and Victor Mauberret.

Baton ROuge.-Feeling growing out
of the O'Connor money shark bills
has become SO intense that a sensa-
tional incident and outbreak occurred
in the senate chamber between Rep
r~esentative James O'Connor Of the
Fifth ward and Victor Mauberret,
leader of the Fourth ward. OConnor
and Senator Elder were just coming
out of Lieutenant Governor Lambre-
mont's office. Mr.. Mauberret was
seated along the railing, with several
friends. Feeling aggrieved over a
report that had been carried to him,
Mr.. O'ConnOr let drop a remark
to which Mr.. Mauberret took eXcep-
ton. The latter sprang up from his
chair and is said to have made a
move towards Mr.. O'COnnor. A Wordy
war ensued. but mutual friends pre-
vented an actual clash.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-07-02
ANTl-OPNGN BILL Is PASSED
Measure Affects Only Transactions
in Cotton.

Washington. y. C.-Th Scott anti.
option bill to restrict cotton exchange
transactions which do not involve act
ual delivery Of the commodity was
passed by the house Friday, $50 to Al.
The bill is not expected to pass the
senate.
A fIlibuster against the bill was
instituted shortly after the general de-
bate began in the house. Many OF the
New York and New Orleans members
against the bill, while Chicago men,
bers opposed it on account Of the Ch1ca
60 markets.
Mr.. Scott, OF Kansas, chairman OF
the committee on agriculture, which
favorably reported the bill, explained
its purpose to restrict the cotton eX-
change transactions which deal only
with the fluctuations in the price Of
cotton and do not involve the actual
transfer Of the commodity. The meas
ure is a drastic one, extending to an
inhibition against telegraph, telephone
or cable messages concerning such
transactions.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-07-02
IDLE GOSSIP, SAYS HENDRIX
No Lawsuit Will Be Filled to Control
Vanderbilt,

Kansas City, Mott is nothing
more than idle gossip; there is no
truth in the report at ALL" said Bishop
E. r. Hendrix, of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, South, when asked con-
corning the report sent from Memphis,
Tenn, that he is soon to be tried by a
committee Of elders on the charge Of
defying the church.
"Whatever differences may exist in
the church regarding the control Of
Vanderbilt University r the differ
ences which naturally arise between
men of varied opinions" said the bish'
op. II am not to be cited for trial,
and there is to be no lawsuit fled to
determine who shall control the uni
verSity.