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Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-17
BILLBOARD ORDINANCE
TO WAIT OVER A YEAR
Theatrical Men Protest Against
New Measure

At a meeting Of the legislation COM
mittee of the city council yesterday af-
ternoon the ordinance cutting bill
boards from ten to six feet in height
was returned to the council with the
recommendation that it be adopted,
with an amendment that it should not
go into effect until September l, 1911,
instead Of December of this year, as
it originally read.
Judson R. Rush. representing the
theatrical managers Of this city, ap-
peared before the committee to protest
against its being recommended for pas
sage, on background that an ordinance
requiring billboards to be no higher
than six feet would seriously disar-
range the billing of shows in the city
of Los Angeles.
He explained that all theatrical bill
board lithograph paper Is ten or more
feet in height, and that big road shows
start out of New York with their ad-
vertising matter made to this size. He
claimed that there was no other city in
the United States with an ordinance
such as the one under consideration,
and that special paper would have to
be printed for this one city
He further intimated that this ordin-
ance would deter many shows from
playing this city, by reason of the
fact that they could not properly ad-
vertise their production without going
to great expense in advertising an at
traction.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-17
WOULD BUILD BRIDGE
WITHOUT RAILROADS. AID

Commissioner j. B. Lippincott of the
park board suggested to the streets ana
boulevards committee at its melting
yesterday that a bridge might be built
over the Arroyo Seco at Pasadena ave
nue. without the aid of the Salt Lake
railway A proposition was under ad-
visement whereby the city, the county
and the city of South Pasadena and the
Salt Lake railway were to fill in where
a crossing. was needed, the railway to
have a right to lay its tracks across the
fiji. 1t was estimated that this work
could be done for 100000, the Interested
parties to bear an equal portion of the
expense. ,-. .,o+
a concrete bridge can be constructed
al this point for $4,000, and the railway
company omitted from participation in
the improvement. The matter will DC be
taken under advisement by the council
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-17
Municipal Affairs
JULY FOURTH COMMITTEE
IN NEED OF MORE FUNDS
Proper Celebration of Day Not
Possible on the Means
Now in Hand

The committee consisting of II. w.
Frank, chairman; Irving ]. Scott, sec
retary; Charles F. Edison and F. w.
Blanchard, appointed by Mayor Alex
ander to formulate plans for the cele-
bration of the Fourth of July, at Its
first meeting in the city hall yesterday
morning found that it did not have
sufficient money to arrange as extern
sive a celebration as II desired. The
council has provided 5000, and there is
S13 remaining over from last years
Fourth of July fund.
An appeal for additional funds has
been issued by the committee to all
patriotic citizens. 1t is hoped by those
in charge that the appeal will be an
swered, as they consider that to pro-
vide eight separate celebrations-Holly
wood and San Pedro having been added
to the list of places of celebration
would be almost an impossibility.
It is proposed that Improvement asso-
Citations be requested to aid the COM
mittee in arranging the celebrations
and that every Improvement association
send at least one representative to the
next meeting, which will take place in
the mayors office Saturday at 10 a. m
The committee has found that the
hiring of bands will be the greatest
item of expense. Unless the bandmen
make a lower figure for their services
this feature may be eliminated from the
celebration.
The secretary has sent requests
to Maj. H T. Lee, T. d. Coakley,
Thomas Lee Woolwine. Lee C. Gates
Webster Davis and J. H. Francis, ask
ing them to speak at the exercises tC
be held.
Three new members were added tc
the committee--F. S. Daubenspeck
Mrs. Willoughby Rodman and Mrs
Chalmers Smith.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-17
FORMER PARK EMPLOYEES
SUE TO FILE REFERENDUM
Ask Court to Compel City Clerk
to Take Action

Five watchmen of the city parks who
have been thrown out of employment
filed an action in the superior court
yesterday asking a writ OF mandamus
against Harry J. Lelande, city clerk,
in an effort to get the city ordinance
regarding the park employees before the
people by ordering him to certify to
names on the referendum petition.
The plaintiffs are: c. w. Rushton, c.
H. NJ. Shibley, J. H. Parvin, P. +.
Clinkerbeard and Albert Shields.
Two petitions were filed, but in both
cases a great majority OF the names
were rejected. In the first petition it
was alleged that in 4742 cases the
names of persons making the aftidavits
did not appear as signers in the body
of the petition, but only at the bottom.
In the second petition a great many
names were rejected on the ground
that the persons who had signed them
had signed more than one of such
papers.
The complaint asks that the court
order those who have filed written de-
mands be allowed to sign their names
to the body Of the first petition.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-17

Carver. builder, one-and-one- story seven
room residence $500.
Thompson street, 2317-Mrs. f. C. White, at
lot owner J.. w. Stewart, builder; altera-
tions to residence, $500.
Beacon street, 9iS-D. T. Davenport, at lot,
owner; Peter Much, builder; one-story two
room garage, $3.50.
Broadway, $40 south-E, A. Forester, 1l2l
Lake street, owner; c. f. Whittlesey, builderi
alterations to building, $3.50.
st. Andrews place and Sixth street, l..
Ely. Pacific Electric building, owner; one
story garage $500
Fairmont street, 2i11-Anna M. Hansen,
owner; w. NJ. Goodwin, builder; one-story
four-room residence. 5000.
Western avenue and Sixth street--D. c.
Wallace jr 1854 Roosevelt avenue, owner
C. NJ Strict, builder; two-story nine-room
residence, $4,000.
Washington street, 126-2S East-Louisa SEN
sor, owner; William Knickerbocker company
builder; alterations to residence S225.
Juliet street. 2i29-E. ID. Lyman, at lot'
owner; S. B. Dennis, builder; one-story one
rooom garage 5000
Fifty-first place, III Vest. S. King,
owner and builder; one-story six-room resi-
dence, $1,000
Hollywood Garfield place and Franklin ave-
nue1George T. Falls, 625 Sunset boulevard
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-17
BAR WATER COMPANY FROM
BUILDING SMALL PLANT

Chief Eley was authorized by the fire
commission yesterday to arrange for
the construction of a standpipe in the
vicinity of the pumping plant of the
Kercl5hoff-C Gunner Mill and Lumber
company, san Pedro, at a cost not to
exceed $3.50. He was instructed to Sc
cure written stipulation from the
lumber company that no rental should
be charged for the ground bearing the
standpipe.
The request of the Vermont Square
Water company to operate pumping
plant containing two gasoline engines
at Vernon and Vermont avenues was
denied. A petition from property own
ers in the vicinity protested against
the plant.
chief Eleys report on fires for the
week ending last wednesday showed
twenty-nine alarms of which seventeen
called the department to extinguish
grass fires. He estimates the loss by
fire during the week to be $4S65.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-17
News of the Courts
CHARGES DRUNKENNESS
AND CRUELTY; WIFE FREED
Mrs. Beard Gets Divorce After
Telling of Husbands
Treatment of Her

Charging her husband with drunken
ness and cruelty, Mrs. Grace d. Bearu
secured an interlocutory decree OF ul-
1orce from Pearl A. Beard in Judge
Hutton's court Yesterday. She declared
her husband followed her to the nome
of her parents on one occasion Win d
hottie of carbolic acid in his hand. lie
threatened to swallow it unless she
came back to him. She knocked lhe
vial out of his hands, and then he cut
his wrists with a penknife, she salu,
and she called a policeman and nau
him locked up, filing her divorce actloh
shortly afterward. ,.-.,
Her mother testified along the same
lines and declared that the husband
was not fond of work and was iona 0I
liuuor. and that he had trequent4y
made serious threats against Ihe 4iie VI
her daughter.
Helen Ehl secured an interlocutory
decree of divorce from Henry Ehl, Who'
she alleged, deserted her in New Jersey
more than twelve years ago. Hearing
he had come to California, she 1oI-
lowed him out here, but she could not
find him. She declared she didn't Kno"
whether he was dead or alive.
Arienne Dunn was granted decree
freeing her from Robert E. Dunn on
fbe ground of desertion. She declared
he had been compelled to keep on the
move because of his misdeeds. Her
father declared his son-in-law could not
keep out of the laws. clutches; He H.
said that on one occasion an attempt
had been made to hold his daughter
for her husbands alleged crooked work
Enid Bowers was granted an inter
locutory decree freeing her from WaIteI
Rowers on the ground that he had IN
Ticted grievous bodily injury on her
He contested the case, but on hearing
the evidence Judge Hutton decided
against him.
Alleging non-support, Glare E. Buff
inpton was freed from R. b. Bufting-
ton: Maud Lynn from S. w. Lynn, and
Minerva Painter from Albert Painter
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-17
ABANDONED HIS FAMILY FOR
RELIGION, DECLARES WIFE

Declaring that her husband, Hovey
O. Foster devoted all his time to the
pillar of Fire" sect, an alleged reli-
gious organization, Mrs. Olive M. Fos-
ter sought divorce from him in Judge
Hutton's court yesterday afternoon.
She declared he had failed to pro-
vide for her and minor child and
that she had been compelled 10 live
on the charity of friends and relatives
He devoted all his time to the pillar
she said, and he had no time to pro-
vide for the family
What sect did you say he belonged
to?" asked Judge Hutton, in disgusted
tones.
THE Pillar Of Fire" she replied.
"a decree is granted declared Judge
Hutton, quickly. After the plaintir's
son had given corroborative evidence
the court awarded her an interlocu-
tory decree of divorce and the GUS
tOdy of the boy.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-17
JUDGE WILL COMPILE
STATISTICS OF CRIME

Judge Frank r. Willis has received
a communication from Commissioner
j. d. Mackenzie of the bureau of labor
statistics of California asking him for
a complete record for the past fiscal
wear of all persons convicted of a fell
ony in Los Angeles county. The bu-
reau is gathering statistics from every
county in the state and is securing the
nature of the offenses committed, the
age, sex and occupation of the persons
convicted, also date of probation for
purposes of comparison. Judge Willis
will compile the statistics for himself
as we'll as for the state, as he is desir-
Gus of gathering figures on the in
crease or decrease of crime in the
county.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-17
CITY HOLDS TIDE LAND
LEASES TO Be INVALID
Council Adopts Resolution Con-
cerning Submerged Prop
erty on Water Front

On the advice of City Attorney
Hewitt the city council yesterday
afternoon adopted a resolution outlin-
ing the city's attitude toward certain
lessees of tide land and submerged
land in San Pedro prior to its annexa-
tion to Los Angeles, and of land on
Terminal island leased from the city of
Long Beach, by declaring that the
validity of the leases would not be rec
ognized. 1t is purposed to give notice
to the holders of any such lands that
any improvements made thereon Will
be at the peril and risk of the persons
so making.
This warning applies to the Salt Lake
Railway company, the Pacific Dock
and Storage company, the Outer Har-
Dor Dock and Storage company, the
Miner fill and the Huntington fill, and
other firms and corporations maintain
ing docks and warehouses on the shore
line at San Pedro.
In its resolution the council claims
that the city has jurisdiction and con-
troll of all tide lands acquired by the
annexation of San Pedro as we'll as the
water front of that municipality, de-
spite the fact that prior to the annex
alton proceedings the city of San Pedro
had made leases with corporations to
submerged lands and water front
property.
While the city of Long Beach held
Terminal island as a portion of an
nexed territory, and before the courts
finally awarded the island to San
Pedro, the beach city leased parts of
the island to the Salt Lake railway.
In the resolution adopted yesterday
the city claims jurisdiction over this
property and warns lessees of it that
any improvements made on the ground
are made at a peril, as the validity OF
the lease is not recognized.
The city attorney explained that 1t
would be necessary for the city to
maintain an Independent attitude
toward these lessees in order to pro-
vide safe ground for the city in event
of action being brought later to show
title to the property.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-17
FAILS TO SECURE STOCK,
SUES co. FOR $4,000
G. C. BuIIen Seeks Remuneration
for Promotion Work

Declaring that B. R. Seabrook has
failed to remunerate him for work he
has done in organizing the American
Differential Railway Axle company, G..
c. Bullen filed suit against the former
in the superior court yesterday for
$4,000, alleging that amount is due
him for stock the defendant agreed to
give him.
Bunen declares that he was engaged
on october l, 1907 to promote the or
ganization of the company and that
he effected this by June l of last year.
He was to have been given $4,000
shares of the capital stock, valued at
81 a share, he claims, for his work, and
alleges that the defendant has refused
to give him the stock.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-17
BLACKMAR is ORDERED
TO SIGN NAME IN FULL

The fire commission ordered yesterI-
dav that in the future Charles A
Blackmar, city oil inspector, must sign
his name as Charles A. Blackmar' on
all inspection certificates, instead &C, OF
using only his initials, &C. A. b me
commission stated that otneI"lse II
RIacltmar had asked that the com
mission be content with his initials on
certificates. o,..aaio,,o,,
Hawley, mot very many weeks ago
the mayor signed his name S00 times
in one morning, and he is stun ahVe,
Blackmar will either sign his name OF
well refuse to audit the bills.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-17
WOMAN 70 YEARS OLD
INHALES GAS AND DIES
Mrs. Anna Warner Found LifeIeSS
on Floor of Home

Lying on the floor of her home at
291S Walton avenue, with a gas jet
turned on, Mrs. Anna Werner, 70 years
old. was found dead yesterday after
noon, presumably from the inhalation
Of gas. Her body was discovered by a
negro servant who was attracted to the
room by the odOr Of gas
The body was removed to the under
taking parlors of Robert M. Garrett
where an inquest probably will be held
this morning by the coroner to ascer-
tain definitely the cause of her death,
as it is thought by her husband, II. j.
Werner, that she died Of heart failure.
Mrs. Werner had lived i'm Los Angeles
for the past twenty-five years and was
a prominent member of the Daughters
of Rebecca-
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-17
WOULD ENJoIN GAS co.

The city of Vernon filed an action
in the superior court yesterday against
the Los Angeles Gas and Electric
company, asking that the latter be en-
Joined from laying gas mains in Ala
media street on the boundary OF the
citv. The pipe is being laid to furnish
gas beyond Vernon and the officials
Of the latter place allege the defendant
has failed and refused to apply to
them for q franchise to use the street
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-17
GRAY ALLOWED $225o

A verdict for $225O was awarded by
a jury in Judge Moss court yesterday
to Harry Gray against Ellis & Church
and the Northern Investment COM
pany, the plaintiff alleging he paid
the money on account of $4,000 in
vestment in stock of the Western
Trust company and that the stock de-
livered to him was that of the North
ern Investment company.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-17
HARDY JURY DEADLocKED

No verdict was returned yesterday
by the jury in the case of Hal E..
Hardy, charged with the murder of
William Moore last fall. The case
went to the jury Wednesday night,
and yesterday morning the members,
it is claimed, were ten for acquittal
and two for conviction. The deadlock
continued all day and the jury was
locked up again last night, the in
dications being it will disagree.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-17

one -half-story sx-room residence, $4,000.
Clarence street, 656-5S South--Wsmar-
Breunle- Woodnear- King company, 1867 East
Twenty third street, owner and builder;
story shop building, $1,000.
Wilton place, 5024-Los Angeles Investment
company, 1886 South Hill street, owner and
builder; one-story fve-room residence, $1,000.
Seventh avenue and Edison street-R. 1.
Randolph, 32S Central building, owner; M. S.
Yeager & Co, builders; one-story f1ve-room
residence, $500
owner W. A. Ford, builder; one-story resi-
dence 5000.
Normandie and Romaine aVenues-A. r.
Fields. 131 West Seventeenth street, owner;
William Knckerbocker company builder;
move house. $1S5.
Fifty-third street. 1878 East-P. H. McSan,
owner and builder addition to residence, 126.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-17
NEGRO YOUTH ENJ0INED
BY COURT FROM HUNTING
Proceedings of Judge Frighten
Boy Who Shot Rabbit

Charged with hunting without a Il.
cense. Henry Shaw, negro youth 10
years old, was taken before Judge VII
bur of the juvenile court yesterday, his
parents accompanying him.
brought into court.
what was it you shot?" asked Judge
Wilbur during the hearing.
"Jedge," said the negro youth, in
frightened tones, "Ah shot uh rabbit"
Judge Wilbur could not refrain from
smiling at the negro boys offense.
How much does a license cost?' he
asked, apparently with the intention of
giving the negro money to secure one
"Ah have uh license, you honah,
replied the youth, with chattering teeth
"Mah fahther got one aftah ah was
arrested"
Henry was given a suspended sem
tence and placed on probation for six
months.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-17
BISHOP WILL SPEAK

1t has been announced that Bishop
r. r. Jones will preach at the Free
Methodist campmeeting now being
held at Mineral park, Garvanza, next
Sunday, and those who are conduct
ing the meetings predict crowd Will
be present. The meetings have at
tracted considerable attention through
out this city and large audiences have
been present each day since they be-
gan. They will continue until June 26.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-17
DIVORCE SUITS FILED

court yesterday were: Miles Growt VS..
Clara Growt, Pearl 1. Brierley VS..
William j, Brierley. Alice Cole We. John
NJ. Cole, Florence NJ. Hilbert VS.. Otto
r. Hilbert, Elizabeth B. knight VS..
Charles F. knight. Theodosia Duarte
VS.. Joseph Duarte, Charles w. Coleman
VS.. Cora Coleman, r. L. Smith VS..
Nellie emith.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-17

Broadway, 5A South-A. Mendelson, owner
and builder; alterations to residence, $1,000.
Tenth street. 143O-32 West-Jphn Anderson,
sol West Pico street. owner c. A. Lofgren,
builder; two-story eght-room store and fiat
building, $4,000.
Third street, 500 West-L Boutlier. 1919
North Vermont avenue, owner; A. r. Ekman
& Son builders; alterations to building, $3.50.
Main street, 200 South-George Roberts, at
lot owner j. Murray, builder; alterations to
building S400.
New Hampshire street, 1635-Bertha e. Car
yer, 1928 New Hampshire street, owner; A. W.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-17
THIEF SENTENCED

Gus r. Krants changed his plea OF
not guilty Of grand larceny in Judge
Willis court yesterday to that Of guilty
and was sentenced to two years in San
Quentin prison His brother, Karl
Krants, who was arrested with him,
was dismissed from a similar charge on
his showing that he took no part in the
felony
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-17
SUES AUTolsT FOR $4,000

d. r. Brown filed an action in the
superior court yesterday against G. w.
Brashear for $4,000 damages for in
juries he alleges he sustained by the
defendant running his automobile in
to him as the plaintiff was getting off
Pico street car.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-17

Miss Katheryne Alice Yost will give
a piano recital next Saturday afternoon
at $3.50 o'clock at the home of her in
structor, Helen Lotspeich, POS North
Grand avenue.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-17

IT'S az easy to secure a bargain in a used
automobUe, through want advertising, as II
used 70 be-and still is-to secure horse
and cayriaGr
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-17
PERVERSE

The weather keeps on refusing to do
a single thing the weather bureau tells
it to.-Baltimore Sun.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-17

Tickets Auto Livery. 246 s. Spring.
Phone Main 719.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-17
BUILDING PERMITS

Following are the permits issued since the
last publication of the list and classified
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-04-29
Run Down Coyote On Foot.

Victor Lustig and his hired
man run down and caught coy
ote on the formers farm near
Greencreek Tuesday. The ami
NAL was seen in the field and the
two men took after it on foot.
aided by two dogs. The farm is
fenced with hog wire and the
coyote ran against the fence re-
peatedly but made no effort to
Jump over. Finally the coyote
became so exhausted that Mr..
Lustig succeeded in catching it
by the tail and the hired man
then killed it. The animal was
the largest of it's kind Mr.. Lustig
ever saw and was very fat,
which probably accounts for the
ease of its capture. Besides rid
ding his neighborhood of a troub-
lesome guest Mr.. Lustig will
collect the bounty offered by the
state for such predatory animals.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-04-29
A Denial.

Mr.. Hancock has had a mislead-
ing ad. in Grangeville paper to
the effect that he is the only Ii
censed embalmer and undertaken
in Cottonwood, statement which
is untrue, as / hold licenses in
Washington, Oregon and Idaho, all
by examination. l have a COM
plete line of funeral furnishings
and the only hearse in Cottonwood
also a new up to date line of para
phernalia the use of which is free.
The ad. referred to was inserted
after / came to Cottonwood more
than three months ago and has
never been corrected. Ny parlors
are on King street and are open
day and night, or can be reached
by the Nezperce phone No. Al.
JOSEPH McCLAsKEY,
Cottonwood Ida.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-04-29

or who was drowned in Salmon
river near Horseshoe Bend last
February, was discovered float
ing in Snake river near Asotin
last Friday afternoon. The body
was removed to the undertaking
parlors and later identified by
two surveyors who were men,
bers of the crew at the time the
drowning occurred. At that
time dynamite was exploded in
the stream in an attempt to raise
the body but in vain. The body
was later shipped to Butte, Mon
tana, where mother and brother
of the deceased reside.
Verne Gregg, the Lewiston
ball tosser, pitched a shut out
game at Portland Saturday
against the Oakland team. The
score resulted z to 0 in Portland's
favor.
George Moore, a young man
from Flora, Oregon, was arrest
ed near Genesee this week on a
charge of stealing five horses
from a farmer in the Paradise
section. Moore will be taken
back to Oregon for trial.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-04-29
Mrs. Bosse Dead.

Mrs. B. Bosse, known to ali
her friends as Grandma Bosse.
died Saturday morning at her
home in KeutervilIe from the eff
tects of a stroke of paralysis and
other ailments from which she
has been suffering for some time.
The deceased was an early pio-
neer of Idaho county, having
come to Keuterville with her
husband nearly % years ago.
Had she lived until June she
would have been 63 years of age.
The deceased had been in poor
health for the past several years
and on March first suffered a
stroke of paralysis, from which
she never recovered. She left
nine children, seven daughters
and two sons, to mourn her
death.
The funeral was held from the
Catholic church at Keuterville
Monday morning, interment be-
ing made in the cemetery at that
place. All of the children were
present at the funeral except
Conrad Bosse, who is at Field
holme, Alberta, and could not
get here in time for the funeral.
The sorrowing relatives have
the sympathy of all in their
affliction.