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Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-10
SEWERS TO REMOVE
CHINATOWN'S DOORS
City Plans Improvements Which Will
Danish the Aroma of Quaint
Oriental Quarter
of City

Sewers that will take away some of
the smells from Chinatown are to be
constructed In that picturesque portion
of the city If tie city attorney tells
the city council the streets in that
district are public streets. Plans and
specifications for these sewers are un-
der way in the engineering depart
ment and they were reported to the
board of public works by the city en-
gineer yesterday.
The report will be sent to the coun-
ell with the request that proceedings
be instituted to have these sewers
placed. They are as follows Apablasa
street, Alameda street to Concha street.
Marchessault street, Alameda street
to Juan street; thence on the easterly
prolongation of Marchessault street to
the easterly line of Chinatown.
Napier street, Alameda street to
Juan street; thence on the easterly
prolongation of Napier street to the
easterly line of Chinatown,
A street (unnamed) south of Napier
street, between Alameda street and
Juan street; thence on the easterly
prolongation of said unnamed street to
the easterly line of Chinatown.
Mary street, Cayetano street to Con-
cha street.
Cayetano street, Apablasa street to
Mary street.
Juan street, between above mentioned
unnamed street and Mary street.
BENJAMIN. street, Apablasa street to
Mary street.
Concha street, Apablasa street, to
Mary street.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-10
BOILER INSPECTORS
JOB AGAIN SOUGHT
OLD CHARGES OF ILLEGAL EX-
ANIMATION FILED
Civil Service Commission Reviews the
Complaint of Disappointed Cam
dldates In Communication
to the City Council

In response to charges filed with the
council by ]. ]. Clayton and p. II.
Grace that the examination for boiler
inspector held more than two years
ago was Illegal, the civil service com
mission, to which the council referred
the charges, yesterday returned a re-
port giving a history of the case,
which is interesting.
According to the report of the civil
service commission, Z. II. Grace, j. j.
Clayton and Fred Il. Grismer, the
present city boiler inspector, with two
others, took the examination. Grace,
Grismer and Clayton were the only
ones who passed the examination, and
they were put on the eligible list. Grace
had an average of S42, Grismer us
and Clayton ISL. When the position
of city boiler inspector was to be filed
the civil service commission certified
the names of Grace and Grismer to the
council and Grismer was selected in
May, 1908
June 2. 1908, Grace protested to the
civil service commission against the
examination, claiming 1t had been H.
legal because Grismer had used iden-
tification marks on his examination
papers. The commission investigated
this and found the alleged identifica-
tion marks were similar on all the pa
pers, and consisted only in a state
ment of the experience of the appli-
cant and his references. which are re-
quired in every civil service examina-
tion.
May 25. 1909. Grace appeared before
the civil service commission and
again protested against the examina-
fion nIofr1ipur ~ xtrac ilaUo1
November 20, 1909, Grace requested
the privilege of examining the papers,
and this was denied him.
On the same date J. j. Clayton filed
written charges against Grismer,
claiming he was incompetent because
he could not make the hammer test.
This was referred to the city attorney,
and that official ruled the charge was
not sufficient to necessitate a trial.
January Z, 1910. Commissioner
Haynes filed a letter with the commits
sion that had been sent to Mayor Alex
ander, signed "E. j. Wallis" in which
charges of incompetency were made
against Grismer. The handwriting ap-
peared familiar to w. A. Spaldlng,
secretary of the commission, and he
sent 1t to E. K. Isaacs, a we'll known
handwriting expert Isaacs reported
the handwriting was the same as that
of the letters addressed to the COM
mission and signed by p II. Grace,
January 27 written charges were filed
with the commission by J. J, Clayton,
in which Grismer was accused OF being
incompetent. A lengthy trial was held
and the charges dismissed.
The last chapter is the filing of
charges by Clayton and Grace March
1 with the council. in which the old
charge of illegality because of the use
of Identification marks is revived.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-10
MEXICAN SAYS BROTHER
KILLED WHITTIER RANCHER
Man on Trial for Murder OF william
Moss Declares Missing Rela-
tive Is Guilty

Lee Manriquez. who has been held IN
the county Jail for over a month
charged with completely in the murder
of William Moss, a Whittier rancher,
on the night of February 5, pleaded
not guilty to the charge of murder in
the first degree in Judge Davis court
yesterday morning. The case was set
for trial April 26. The Defendant is
represented by Attorney Johnston
Jones.
Manriquez was arrested on the day
after the murder and confessed to
Sheriff Hammel that following a quar-
rel with Moss he had struck the lat
fer on the back of the head with a
wine bottle and his brother had shot
and killed Moss directly afterward.
Search for Pancho Manriquez, the
brother, failed to reveal his where
abouts and a reward of $50 was offered
by the sheriff, but no clew has been
discovered. 1t is believed that he has
made his way into Mexico.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-10
MORLEY OUSTED
BY PARK BOARD
COMMISSIONERS DISCHARGE
THEIR SUPERINTENDENT
Incompetence and INSTRUMENTATION Are
Charged to Official, Who Is Given
Until April First to Ter
inmate Connection

After giving John G.. Morley, park
superintendent, an opportunity to re
sign, and even openly suggesting that
he 90 so and prodding him to some eX-
tent to force him to resign, the park
commission at a special meeting yes
terday afternoon declared his office va
cant after April /. In the meantime
II. w. O'MelVeny, member OF the
park commission, will look for another
superintendent to measure up to the
standard required by the department.
The action of the commission in de-
claring the office vacant did not come
as a surprise. There has been cohsid-
erable friction between members of the
commission and the superintendent,
and he has been severely criticised by
the commissioners, especially by Judge
Charles Silent. The commission held a
meeting with Mayor Alexander behind
closed doors Tuesday evening, and 1t
was broadly limited that the action
taken yesterday would come soon.
At the meeting yesterday morning
the first hint of what might happen
was given when the commissioners en-
tered into a general discussion of the
act of the superintendent in dismiss
ing twenty men from the laboring
force in the parks and hiring eleven
others without consulting the commits
sion. 1t was stated that some of the
discharges were for personal reasons
on the part of Mr. Morley. Mr.. O'Mel-
veny showed a disposition to defend
the superintendent in this matter, say
ing there might have been an emer-
gency that demanded this action. 9th
er criticisms of Morley were made, es-
pecially by Mayor Alexander and Com
missioner Silent.
Judge Silent said there had been no
cooperation between the superinten-
dent and the commission and there did
not seem to be promise OF any. lie
declared the commission had spent
sixty days in trying to work In mar
mony with the superintendent or to
get him to work in harmony with
them and no progress had been made
in that line. He declared the cond1-
ton of Central park and other parks
in the city was disgrace to the su-
perintendents administration and that
in the circumstances the only thing
left for Mr.. Morley to do was to re-
sign.
Mr.. OMelveny wanted to give Nor
ley another trial, and Judge Silent re-
sponded that there was nothing per-
sonal in his feeling against the super
intendent and he was willing to give
him q chance If he showed dispos1-
ton to take advantage of the oppor-
tunity.
At this Mr.. Morley got on his feet
and pounded the table. He said he had
not been given half chance and that
he could make good for any park com
mission anywhere, and that he posi-
lively would not resign.
Judge Silent considered this open
defiance and moved that the office be
vacated at once. Mayor Alexander
was with Judge Silent, but Commits
sioners O'Melveny, Lippincott and
Randall opposed such summary action
and a compromise was finally reached
by giving Morley until April 1 to va
cate his office.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-10
COMMITTED TO ASYLUM

Thomas Thomazon. Greek who shot
and injured his wife in the Evergreen
cemetery on Sunday last, was ordered
to the insane asylum at Patton yester-
day by the insanity commission. Tues
day the Greek rolled on the floor OF
Judge Wilburs court and refused to
talk, but he was quite collected yester-
day. He shot his wife in fit of grief,
he said, because they could not find
the grave of their child in the ceme-
terry. He was adjudged insane because
he said he heard ''voices" telling him
his other child was dead. The latter is
at home. The wounded mother is re-
covering from her injury in the county
hospital
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-10
WORLDWIDE HUNT FOR
MAN TO REPAIR SEWER
Assistant City Engineer Does Not
Like Civil Service System In
Case of Emergency

The system of hiring laborers under
the civil service regulations has almost
convinced j. e. Johnson, assistant city
engineer, that the old spoils system
is the best after all. He said so yes
terday in forceful language.
A clogged-up sewer was reported to
the engineers department several days
ago. There is no one available in the
engineering department to open the
sewer and Mr.. johnson had to secure
a laborer. This is the system he fol-
lowed. He sent a requisition to the
board of public works and after a day
or two the requisition was approved
and returned to the engineers depart
ment. Mr.. Johnson sent the requisi-
ton to the civil service commission
and in the course of couple of days
more the commission sent back a GER
titled list of laborers who had registered
thirty days before. Mr.. Johnson had
to skirmish around to learn where the
certified lahorers were. One is in
Alaska, one in Honolulu and others in
various parts of the world and the
sewer is still clogged up.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-10
News of the Courts
CITY SCORES IN
GARBAGE SUIT
COURT REFUSES TO RESTRAIN
CONTRACTOR ALEXANDER
ATTORNEYS for p. j. purbin Declare
Ordinance Is Class Legislation
and Will Test Its Validity
in the Courts

Judge Monroe of the superior court
Yesterday upheld the validity OF the
city garbage ordinance by refusing 10
issue a restraining order against
Charles A. Alexander to prevent nun
from collecting garbage from hotels
and business houses which had con-
tracted with p. j. Durbin Of Vernon TO
have it removed Durbin applied TOT
the restraining order on the grounu
that the garbage was not decayed OF
vegetable matter, and because he had
gone to an expense of $lOO,0OO 10 ar
range for the removal of the materlal,
consisting of empty boxes, bottles and
articles of a like nature.
The demurrer of the defendant was
also overruled by Judge Monroe, 10
whose court the case had been trans
ferred from the court of Judge MOSS
This will enable Alexander to file ms
answer and bring the case to trlal on
its merits, when the question VIII De
determined as to the issuance OF
permanent injunction and the consul
tutionality of the garbage ordinance;
Alexander has a contract with the
board of public works for the removal
Of garbage from certain hotels ana
restaurants. A review of the terms Oh
the ordinance and of AleXanders con-
tract decided Judge Monroe that Dur
hin had no right to a restraining or
der against Alexander. Under such an
ordinance he would hold that Durpln
has no right to engage in the business
of buying garbage.
In the meantime Durbin has con-
tracts with the Jonathan club, Hart
Bros.. Boos Bros. and the Angelus'
Alexandria, Hayward and Hollenbeck
hotels, named with him as plalntlils'
for the disposal of their garbage. he
has gone to a big expense buying We
hicles to handle the extensive garbage
business he has built up and Will ngnt
il ont in the courts. The net revenues
from such sales made to Durbln are
said to total $4,000 annually to tne
plaintiffs, and they are disposed 10
support him in his contention.
IT is claimed the only power the CITY
has to care for garbage is to provide
for the removal of such refuse as may
be thrown away by private owners or
such as may be condemned py the
hoard of health as insanitary
Attorneys for Durbin declare the
ordinance is a piece Of class leglsla-
tion. because 1t provides only Tor the
control by the city of garbage north OF
Manchester street, instead OF for the
whole city. Discrimination Is made
saw the attorneys, because the ordl-
nance nays no attention to garbage OF
n similar nature from butcher shops
and other places.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-10
GARBAGE CONTRACT ROBS
VERNON SWINE OF FOOD
Board of Works VIII Let Stockmen
Have SwiII Until First
of April

With the decision of the garbage suit
in favor OF Charles A. Alexander, the
garbage contractor the board of pub
lie works yesterday was confronted
with the problem of what could be
done about the hog growers in Vernon
who are thus shut off from the source
of hog food.
Under the terms of the contract Alex
ander has the exclusive right to col
leet all garbage in the city and If the
terms are rigidly enforced by the board
of public works the Vernon live stock
men are left in a deep hole. But be-
cause they practically saved the city
when there was no garbage contract
and no one to collect the garbage the
board of public works decided to ease
off gradually and gave the Vernon peo-
pie until April 1 to clean up their
business. BY that time hog feeding
in Vernon will stop and all the gar
bage be removed five miles from the
city limits
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-10
PLACES VALUE OF $4,000
ON AFFECTIONS OF WIFE

Charging Richard Sidney Grant with
alternating his wife's affections, Winth-
rop e. Lucas yesterday filed suit
against the former in the superior
court for $4,000 damages
Lucas and his wife were married in
Chicago February Z, 1906, and recently
came to Los Angeles to reside. The
plaintiff alleges that Grant deliber-
ately set about to gain the affections
of his wife, that he succeeded, and de-
prived him of her society, love and
comfort to the extent of the sum
named in the complaint.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-10
WILL SACRIFICE TREES

In order to improve Vermont avenue
from Santa Barbara to Slauson some
magnificent pepper trees will have to be
sacrificed. The board of ~ublic works
yesterday adopted the recommendation
of the city engineer for twelve-foot
curb the entire distance. A twelve
foot curb has been constructed for the
greater portion of the way, but on the
west side of Vermont just south of
Santa Barbara the curb had been made
fourteen and one-half feet to save the
trees. They will now have to be sac
rificed
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-10
SUES RAILROAD FoR $4,000

Blaming the Santa Fe railroad for
hiring an engineer whom he claims
was habitually reckless, Oscar Knox
a brakeman, who was injured while
uncoupling cars at Highgrove on No
vember 8, 1909, has filed suit against
the road for 100000 damages in the
SUPERIOR court. In his complaint Knox
declares that p. Harmon, the engineer,
who is also named as a defendant, dis
regarded his signal to stop when he
found that a defective coupler would
not work. Knox's foot had to be am
putated and he declares he sustained
other injuries which will be permanent.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-10
DENIES, LOWER BAIL TO
ALLEGED BAD CHARACTER
Return of Stolen Property by Prisoner
Fails to Move Court to
Leniency

Attempt to secure for Charles Lewis,
charged with grand larceny, lower bail
than $1,000 by his attorneys in Judge
Davis court yesterday was denied
and his arraignment was set for Fri
day morning at $3.50 o'clock.
Lewis is charged with stealing the
pocketbook of A. c. DIETRICH several
weeks ago in Long Beach. HIS attor-
ney applied for lower bail on the
ground that the defendant had imme-
diately returned the pocketbook, con-
tanning $50 cash, to the owner. Deputy
District Attorney Keetch, however,
took the floor and declared that Lewis
had anything but a savory character
and had a bad record in Kansas City.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-10
ATTRACTIVE CHOIR SINGER
GRANTED DIVORCE DECREE
Pomona Matron Testifies Husband
Declared She Was "Mll Stone
About His Neck"

Mrs. Huldah E. Hibbs, an attractive
young woman, a singer and music
teacher of Pomona, was granted an in
terlocutary decree of divorce from her
husband, c. f. Hibbs, letter carrier,
on the grounds of cruelty and drunken
ness by Judge Houser yesterday
morning.
She testified that he had called her
"a milestone about his neck" and put
her in such a state of nervous prostra-
ton she was unable to sing in the
choir of the church she attended Sun
days. The couple married in Pomona
March Is, 1899 The mother was given
the custody of a minor child and a
half interest in the community prop
erty, estimated at $4,000.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-10
Camp Out in the Forest
TO THOSE WHO HAVE


Among the Adirondack Mountains are
paps people, who have returned TO e
effort health lhy
constantly nhae the
pine air. soothing, healing effect upon the eceu
a which makes 1t splendid remedy
coughs and affections of the throat and bronchial
present in tho Virgin OIL
of pine combination of the active principles
of santal album
a nothing effective as the mix
tue Gycerne hafoune of Virgin OIL Of Pine
every expensive and easily be
enough to last the
family and will cough that is cuabe If you
Chemical Cincinnati o. who manufacture the
supplied full half pint of straight whisky by prepaid
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-10
MARITAL TROUBLES SETTLED

When the preliminary hearing Of Tue
charge against Dan Hazelwood, pro-
prietor of the Kitchen club on San
Fernando road, of threatening to kill
his wife came up before Justice sum
merfield yesterday Laura Hazelwood,
the complaining witness. refused to
prosecute the case, stating that all
their marital differences had been set
tied. The charge was dismissed and
the complaining witness paid 81 court
oocfS
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-10
EGG DEALERS GET DELAY

The charge against G. Q. Johnson
and c. G.. Hershman, grocers of AL
hambra, with offering to sell mislabeled
eggs in violation of the state pure food
laws, was continued yesterday by JUS
tiee Ling until March "a. The contin-
uance was made on the request of at
torneys for the defendants for time in
which to prepare a demurrer to the
complaint.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-10
RUTHERFORD DIVORCE GRANTED

N, r. Rutherford was yesterday
granted a decree of divorce from his
wife, De Rose Rutherford, by Judge
Houser, after the decision had been
suspended for two weeks pending
probable reconciliation of the couple.
This did not materialize, and the di-
Vorce was granted.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-10
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First and second streets, where free ln1or-
nation will be given on all subjects pertain
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The Herald will pay $40 in cash to any
one furnishing evidence that Will leao 70 et.e ,e
arrest and conviction of any person caushe
stealing copies OF The Herald from '"o
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Memhership in the Los Angeles hehlty
hoard Is a virtual guarantee OF rehapiilty.
Provision is made for arbitration OF my
differences between members and ther cli-
ents Accurate information on realty MAJ n
tiers is obtainable from them. NaluAtiots s
by a competent committee. Directory Va
members free at the office of Herbert bur-
dett secretary, 525 Security puiiui"b'
Phone Broadway 1895.
The Legal Aid society Mt zS2 North MAJ
street is a charitable organization main nam,
tained for the purpose of aiding IN iSSa, Tha
matters those unable to employ couhsei. - Lns
eociety needs financial assistance ana ,s.en sseAs
information regarding worthy cases' f"O"
Home F5203; Main 1856.
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,nisrenresented at times, particularly !"
cases involving hotels, theaters, etc ~, ne
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TepresentatIve OF this paper is equipped WIN
the proper credentials. and more paI.io
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nav his bills. III " ~
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-10
plvoRcE SUITS FILED

Divorces filed in the superior court
Yesterday are as follows: Mary. H.
Grip versus Charles A, E. Grip, and
Sibyl Bunger versus Frank Bunger.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-10

Strawberries Snippeo
The first shipment OF strawperrles ,n.is Nv
son was sent to San francisco last eVehlhs Ds ~.
j w. Beasley & Co. Mr.. Beasley says that ma
all indications point 70 n bumper crop u'is
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-30
BOUND TO FAIL.

When the women's clubs of Chicago
a few weeks ago volunteered for po-
lice duty to enforce the antispitting
ordinance, by handing printed cards to
vio,ators asking them to desist from
the practice, the most casual observ-
ers predicted an early collapse of the
movement. 1t has come already. One
of the crusaders say lit takes a great
deal more nerve to hand a person vio-
lating this law printed protest than
1 had any idea of. From observation,
not experience, 1 feel quite sure the
placed in an embarrassing position"
1t should not have required either
observation or experience to have con-
WINGED the promoters of the plan that
this must be the inevitable result. A
person--we are glad she did not say
"a man"-who would violate this or
dinance in the presence of women
could hardly be expected to have even
q trace of latent or elementary de-
cency that could be arounsed or sham
ed into respecting the law by per-
sonal protest. The fair upholder
would indeed be fortunate if she was
not insulted by a torrent of profanity,
since the two practices go together.
After all, the women of Chicago have
reached the wiser CONCLUSION that the
only effective way Of dealing with such
cattle is to arrest and punish them.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-30
THE. EVENING STATESMAN, wAII.A wAlIA WASHINGTON.

closing, and to gambling should be
strictly enforced, and that a convic-
ton of a license for the violation of
any law for the government of the
saloon business or the sale of intoxi-
eating liquors, or any regulation in
regard to such business shall cause
revocation Of his license and that no
license shall thereafter ne granted UNI
der any circumstances to such con-
victed licenses, and that no unearned
portion of his license money shall be
refunded to him, and that after the
revocation of such license no licenses
be granted to any other person for a
saloon in the same location without
the written consent of all property
owners on the same side of the street
within $50 feet each way from such
location.
"Ninth-Tnat we believe in high Ii
cense and that the legislature should
be asked to amend the existing license
law so that licenses can be raised
from the present amount $4,000 to
a greater amount per annum, and that
as the number of saloons are decreas-
ed in this city. the license shall be
gradually raised so that the income
from the licenses shall remain as near
as practical as at the present amount.
Respectfully submitted.
BUSINESS MEMS COMMITTEE,
by r. H. JOHNSON, Chairman"