Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-03

family when they wanted their son.
who wore a glass eye, to take out the
false optic when not looking at any
thing in particular. The speaker de-
clared that was the kind Of economy
the finance committee seemed to want
to practice.
Mayor Alexander was then intro,
duced as the man who ably performed
his duty as mayor of Los Angeles.
GROWTH LEADS TO NEW NEEDS
Mayor Alexander said he approved
of most of Chief Galloway's speech;
that an increase in the police depart
ment was not the only department that
cried for more men. He declared the
fire department, the street departInehS
and other departments needed more
men. The mayor stated that Los Anse-
les is growing faster than any & oIner
city in the world, and the needs follow
naturally.
ut will be hard work to get through
the year with the appropriations mace
last July" said Mayor Alexander. I'VE
don't want to increase the tax rate any
more than we have to, and don't want
you to blame the council. We nave the
best in the country, and everything pos
sible is being done to adjust matters.
THE navor said the police force prob
ably would be increased by twenty-five
men next year. He admitted the city
needed police stations at Boyle Heights,
in East Los Angeles and at San PEDRO.
Police Surgeon Zerfing, head of the
receiving hospital, advocated better ia
cilities for the handling of alcohollc ana
insane patients. DR.. Zerfing also stated
that 80 per cent of the surgical cases
treated at the receiving hospital were
infected cases, due to the fact that the
city has no hospital ambulance and the
wounded are carried to the receiving
hospital in the patrol wagon that is
used in conveying prisoners to the CEN
tral station. DR.. Zerting also stated
that a number of various scientific in
struments were needed for the proper
care of patients.
Police Judge Warren L. Williams,
who will hold court at the University
station made a short speech and stated
that he would be glad to welcome per-
sons to the station If they called social
". but if they were taken there under
arrest he would do them the best he
could, as the city needs the money.
Councilman Miles Gregory heartily
approved of the policy of Chief Gallo
way, and declared that the city ought
to have 100 more patrolmen.
DEPARTMENT Is PRAISED
Commissioner Wellborn made brief
speech and praised the present police
most efficient in the country.
Councilman Andrews, a member of
the finance committee, declared that 1t
was absolutely necessary to practice
economy. Mr.. Andrews dwelt on the
efficiency of the police department and
declared that all officers should be so
polite and courteous that they would
not insult even ragged hobo.
Others who spoke were Police Com
missioners johnson and Davidson, City
Prosecuting Attorney Guy w. Eddy,
Councilman O'Brien, City Auditor My
ers and Building Commissioner Backus.
Those who arranged the dinner and
served punch and cake were Mrs. A. j.
Bradish, Mrs. A. w. Murray, Mrs. E.
w. Carpenter, Mrs. Aletha Gilbert, Mrs.
John Sands and Mrs. George Loomls.
Those present at the banquet were:
Mayor Alexander, Chief Galloway, Cap
tain Bradish, Dr. c. e. Zerfng, Warren
l.. williams, c. E. McKeag, John P.
Steele. Captain Lehnhausen, A. A.
Hubbard, Sergt. f. C. Carpenter, Cap
tain A. w. Murray, A. l. Smith, G. A.
Lynch, Sergt. f. L. Benedict, Charles
Wellborn, A. N. Davidson, John Top
ham, Parley NJ. johnson, Miles S. Greg
ory, Guy Eddy, J. ]. Backus, D. NJ.
Carroll T. L. OBrien, Captain Dixon,
John S. Myers, ]. ]. Andrews and
George williams.