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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-03-26
COMPROMISE CONFERENCE.

The crowd began TO gather at the
Capitol shortly after daylight. The
excitement over the great fight in
,the House OF Representatives has
been running high for several days
and IL seemed as If all Washington,
official and otherwise, wanted TO be
present at what they believed would
be the elimination of the struggle.
The corridors were damned with
people when the members of the
compromise committee from the two
factions arrived at the Capitol at 8
o'clock In the morning. 1t was
realized by both sides that this 8
o'clock conference would represent
absolutely the last effort that would
be made to reach a settlement OF
the differences and that In failing In
this the fight Immediately would be
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-03-26

by Serene e. Payne, OF New York.
who when the members started to
vote on the proposition to depose Mr..
cannon, had been called in to take
the chair.
The journal clerk with a smile on
MS face-he is a Republican ap-
Polntee and a great admirer of Mr..
Cannon-passed the vote slip up TO
Mr.. Payne.
The Speaker pro tenn, adjusted his
glasses. "On this vote" he said. as
everybody within hearing distance
leaned forward to catch the result.
the ayes are 155 and the noes are
191, and the motion Is lost"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-03-26
INSURGENTS WHO VOTED TO DE.
POSE UNCLE JOE.

The nine men Who voted for Mr.
CannOn's disposition as Speaker were
all simon pure Perry. Coop
er, Lenroot, of Wisconsin, Nelson
Lindbergh and Davis. Of Minnesota,
Gronna, OF North Dakota. Murdoch.
of Kansas and Poindexter. Of Wash
ington.
Many OF the insurgents who did
not vote against Speaker Cannon
have been making redhot speeches
against him in their districts. They
are in a pretty pickle now and Will be
busy for weeks explaining why they
did not kick Uncle Joe out when they
had the opportunity. Apparently the
reason some OF the Democrats OBJ
jected so strongly 60 the Introduction
OF the Burleson resolution was that
1t would detract from the impress
sion that the public would otherwise
get of the utter decentralization of
the Republican forces in the House.
Here are the forty insurgents who
voted against the regulars for a
change in the Rules Committee.
Barnard OF Indiana, Cary of Wis
consin, Dawson of Iowa. Davidson of
Wisconsin, Fish OF New York, Fowl
er OF New Jersey. GrOnna of North
Dakota. Hayes OF California, Hol-
lingsworth of Ohio, Rowland of Ohio,
Kopp of Wisconsin. Johnson of Ohio,
Cooper OF Wisconsin, Davis OF Min
nesota, Foelker OF New York. Gard
ner of Massachusetts, Haughey of
Iowa, Hinshaw of Nebraska, Hub
bard of Iowa, Kinkaid of Nebraska,
Kustermann Of Wisconsin, Lenroot
of Wisconsin, Lindbergh. Of Mime
sofa, Madison of Kansas, Miller OF
Minnesota, Martin OF South Dakota,
Morse of Wisconsin, Murdoch Of
Kansas, Nelson of Wisconsis, Norris
Of Nebraska, Parsons of New York.
Pickett of Iowa, Plumley OF Vermont,
Poindexter Of Washington, Steiner
son Of Minnesota, Taylor of Ohio,
Townsend of Michigan, Volstead
of Minnesota and Woods OF Iowa.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-03-26
CHAMP CLARK OPENS THE
DEBATE.

Representative Champ Clark. lead
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-03-26
HOUSE VOTES NOT TO DEPosE
UNCLE JOE.

AT last--and IL seemed a long time
onsidering the nerve tension In the
House at the time-the second call
on this roll came to an end and the
House grew as still as death await.
ing the announcement Of the vote
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-05
Municipal Affairs
WORKS SCORES
HEALTH BOARD
TARDY CHINATOWN lNSPEC-
TION is CAUSE
Council President Sees No Reason
Why Action Should Not Have
Been Taken Long
Ago

President Works of the city council
administered a rehuke to the board OF
health yesterday afternoon because the
board is now doing what Judge Works
says it should have done long before.
The board of health has begun an
active crusade to clean up the city
from a sanitary point of view, but the
conditions it is attempting to rectlfy
have existed for years, said President
Works yesterday.
1T is singular the board moves after
these conditions have been exposed in
the council" said President Works. Il
should like to see the board of health a
little more active when no one calls
their attention to these conditions"
The reprimand was occasioned by q
message from Mayor Alexander, who
asked the council for legislation that
will enable the board of health to
clean UP Chinatown. At the meeting
of the council last Tuesday the city
attorney was instructed to prepare an
ordinance along the lines suggested by
the mayor, and because of this fact the
mayors message was filed. 1t was as
follows:
'An investigation by the health de-
partment has disclosed that the condi-
tton of Chinatown. as to sanitation, is
frightful; that the Chinese hospital
there should be closed at once, but
that there is no ordinance now in ex-
istence which enables the health board
to close such a place. I would, there
fore, respectfully request that your
honorable body pass an ordinance
which will give the health department
power to remedy the conditions now
existing in Chinatown. This is mat
ter involving the public health and
safety, and the ordinance should be
passed with the emergency clause"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-05
MOTHER OF I QUAD
WANTS~CHILD BACK
Hilda Linquist Tells Grand Jury InVes-
tigating Maternity Hospitals She
Meant No Wrong in Aban-
doning Infant

After examining several additional
witnesses in connection with the in
vestigation into the conduct of ma
ternity hospitals of Los Angeles the
grand jury adjourned for the day at
noon yesterday, and it is probable
when it reconvenes other persons
whose names have been brought out
in the rigid examinations of those al
ready called into the secret chamber
will be summoned to give information.
Dr. Paul Bresee was the first per-
son called into the jury room yester-
day, remaining only a short time. He
was succeeded by Hilda Linquist,
mother of one OF the Wilson quad
ruplets," who told the jurors she was
desirous of having the child returned
to her and that she had no intention
of wrongdoing when she turned the
infant over to Mrs. Catherine Smith
following its birth at the county hos
pital. The transfer, she said, had
been made on Mrs. Smiths represen-
tations that the child was to be placed
In the home of a wealthy family.
Another witness before the grand
Jury was George Brown, who, with
his wife, delivered the children from
Mrs. Smiths place to the Wilson
home. He was actuated. he said, by
no other motives than friendship for
Mrs. Smiths daughter, Mrs. Hayes
who attended school with his wife
several years ago.
The legal proceedings which, it was
predicted Thursday, would be taken
to prevent the removal of three chill
dren from the home of w. w. Wilson
and his wife, were instituted yester-
day by Attorney Beardsley, who filed
a petition in the superior court ask
ing that the Wilson's be appointed ie-
gal guardians of the youngsters. The
children are two girls and a boy, the
girls, according to the petition, having
been born ON the same day, Nov. 26
1900, and the boy Nov. 2, 1905. The
parentage of the children, the Wilson's
say, is unknown to them.
The husband and wife add that the
children were deserted by their par
ents Immediately after they were born
and that they have since been cared
for in the Wilson home.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-05
MAKES STRONG PLEA
FOR WOMAN SUFFRAGE
Estate Never viii Be Perfect Until
Woman Is Husbands EeIpmate
in Public Affairs" Says
Speaker

1.-THE state never will be perfect until
woman shall be helpmeet to her hus
band in public as in private affairs"
said Attorney Sidney Dell in an adj
dress before the Political Equality
league at the Angelus hotel yesterday
afternoon. Mr.. Dell's subject was 1.-THE
Political Unit" and was intended as
the first step in an attempt to enlist
the male friends OF a woman electo-
rate with the Political Equality league.
"a woman electorate, in connection
with q protected primary, Is the vital
need for perpetuating and restoring
free government" said Mr. Dell. BE
fore long all the women's clubs In the
nation, and they include 100000 mem
hers. will be enlisted In this cause.
When these good women shall discover
clearly that another and further step in
nolitics is needed to rescue the common
liberties and to safeguard their homes
from the organized outlaws, they will
take that step. The men are now real
fling that the state is but an aggrega-
tion of homes, wherein, the women
should have the same voice as In
their individual homes.
After the lecture, resolutions We're
passed indorsing the plan to bring
male friends of woman suffrage INTO
tho Political Equality league, and de-
nouncing machine rule,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-05
FOLIAGE CARTED AWAY
AFTER PROPERTY IS SOLD
Mrs. Fannie S. Teed, Who Purchased
Place Because of Beautiful
= Plants, Brings Action

Prices of towering plants were in
creased in Justice Ling's court yester-
day, Mrs. Fannie S. Teed, wife of Col.
Freeman G. Teed raising the value OF
the floral decorations in a recently pur-
chased home from $3.50 to $50 and CIV
ing notice that she would demand that
sum firm the Hollingsworth Realty
company.
The Teeds purchased home from the
realty company some time ago, ana
stated one of the principal reasons why
the purchase was made was because or
the many beautiful plants growing on
the porch and grounds. When they
again visited the place they were sur
prised to find the premises bare of foil
age, the former tenants having carted
away that portion of the scenery. Mrs.
Teed filed suit against the realty COM
pany for $3.50. the cost, she said, OF
replacing the plants, but when the case
was called yesterday her attorney stat
ed his client believed She was entitled
to much more than that sum, and he
was given leave to amend his complaint
SO as to make the demand $50. Justice
Ling continued the case until next Fri
day.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-05
COUNCIL PROVIDES FOR
CITY WORK IN HOLLYWOOD
Twenty-one Men Paid by Los Angeles
viii Go to Work Monday Noon
When Suburb Enters City

An ordinance providing for twenty
one employees for Hollywood was
passed by the city council yesterday.
The ordinance bears the emergency
clause and is TO take effect Monday at
noon. when Hollywood will become q
part of Los Angeles officially.
The ordinance provides for employees
for the street. engineering, fire and
health departments. By the terms of
the ordinance Hollywood will have one
employe with duties entirely different
from those of any city employe in Los
Angeles proper. He is the parkway
caretaker and receives a salary of $50
month. His duties are to take care
of the parkways in Hollywood, but he
also must do any other work that may
be assigned him by the board of pub
lie works.
The employees provided for by the or
dinance are the same as those that
were employed when Hollywood was
an Independent city, and the money
that Hollywood will turn into the city
treasury will be sufficient to pay their
salaries for the rest of the fiscal year
A request of the police commission
that the council provide funds to en-
ploy a sergeant and four mounted po-
lice for Hollywood, Colegrove and the
West Arlington district was referred
to the finance committee.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-05
COFFEE, NOT FEDERATION,
CLUB SUED BY CREDITORS
Case Brought Under Stockholders
LlabiIiay Law to Recover Money
Owed by Organization

Members of the Federation club OF
Los Angeles took exception yesterday
to an article published in morning
paper in which it was stated they were
defendants in a suit filed In Justice
stephens court for debts incurred by
their organization.
The defendants in the justice court
proceedings are members OF the Los
Angeles Coffee Club association, an
organization with which the Fedora
tion club Is in no way affiliated except
that the two were formerly in the po-
sition of landlord and tenant, the club
renting quarters from the association,
The suit is one to recover under the
stockholders liability law, and many
answers from members of the associa-
tion have been filed in which the writ
ers deny they should be held RESPONSE
BILE for the debts of the organization.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-05
FACE BEAUTIFIERS SUE
COLLEGE OF OSTE0PATHY
Cosmetic Company Occupies Same
Building and Claim Masseurs in
Making Repairs lnterfered

Because the sale of cosmetics was in
terfered with by building operations,
the Carr company, manufacturers OF
face preparations, sued the Los An
geles College of Osteopathy for S299
yesterday. claiming this sum repre-
sented the money they would have re-
ceived had customers been able to en-
ter their place of business.
The college and the cosmetic makers
occupy the same building on South
Hill street, and it is claimed by the
beautifiers that the masseurs pre-
vented persons who wanted to spend
S279 from entering their place when
the college repaired its fittings several
weeks ago. Justice Summerfeld took
the case under advisement.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-05
INTERPRETATIONS

The following articles of incorpora-
ton We're filed in the county clerk S
Office yesterday:
Square Deal loan office, capital
$40, 900; directors, L. Joseph, Rachel
Joseph, o. M. Roth and Florrie Roth.
Blue Hog Mining and Leasing COM
pany, capital $4,000; directors, Will
liam M. Ford,\ L. A. W. Johnson. j.
w. Todd, George A. LIE Doux, Los
Angeles; Charles B. Ford. Ontario.
Broadway Syndicate of Pasadena,
capital $4,000; directors, B. f. Bell,
James Clarke, o. o. Freeman, Pasa-
dena.
Safe Vault and Protection company,
capital $500 900; directors. J. Fl. easier,
A. j. Kucher, e. w. West, r. j. Park,
w. p. Brock.
The yellow Aster Mining and Mill
ing company, capital $1,0O0,0O0;s direc-
tors, John M. Miller. John Singleton,
C. A. Burcham, Rose L. Burcham and
e. M. MoserS.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-05
JUDGE PUTS TIME LIMIT
ON DIVORCE SUIT TRIAL
Declares spurlin Case Must Be Closed
Next Wednesday-Six Other
Couples Seek Separation

Miss Camille Aster, named by Mrs.
EIaud Spurlin as correspondent in the
divorce action De Kalb Spurlln has
brought against his wife, concluded her
testimony yesterday and Judge Houser
continued the trial until next Wednes-
day, stating the case must be closed
that day If it required a session lasting
all night.
The following divorce suits We're
filed: William l.. Proffitt against
Anna Pearl Proffitt, L. Q. Smith
against ]. T. Smith, George w. Ander-
son against Carrie b. Anderson. Ar
thur w. Braun against Grace d.
Braun, William Dunn against Frances
r. Dunn and Maude e. Allen against
Claud Allen.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-05
WEDS AFTER A
LONG JAIL TERM
N. J. OCKSREIDER RELEASED
FROM PRISON CELL
One Hour Later He Obtains License
to Marry Divorce Who Was
with Him in Salt
Lake City

Nevin J. Ocksreider, formerly quar-
termaster of Roosevelt camp, Spanish
War veterans, who has been in the city
and county jails since October 25 1909,
awaiting the outcome of the case in
which he was charged with embezzling
$2400 from Pease Bros Furniture COM
pany, was released on an order of
Judge Willis OF the criminal court yes
terday.
An hour later Ocksreider procured a
license to marry Bertha *. Sonnenberg.
who was divorced from Henry G. Som
nenberg July l, 1908, and who was
found in Ocksreider's company when
he was arrested in Salt Lake City in
October.
In order that the right OF appeal
from the courts order might be pre-
served, Judge Willis granted Deputy
District Attorney Ford's request to re-
lease Ocksreider on his own recog-
nizance and continued the case one
week for determination whether the
matter will be carried to a higher
court. This action, it is believed, is
improbable, and it is not expected
Ocksreider win again appear in court
to answer to the embezzlement charge.
The release of Ocksreider was or
dered after his attorneys, Jud Rush
and Walter r. Leeds, had argued a
motion to set aside the information
filed against him by the district attor-
ney. Briefly stated the contention of
the attorneys was that a man could
not embezzle from himself and that
Ocksreider had legal title to the notes
on which the money he was alleged to
have embezzled was obtained. Deputy
Ford contended the notes were held by
Oeksreider as trustee for Pease Bros.
and any money collected on them
should have been turned over to the
furniture concern.
The facts in the case, according to
Ocksreider's attorneys, were that Miss
Nellie G.. Oliver purchased about $4,000
worth of furniture from Pease Bros.
in 1907, and when she became delin-
quent in her payments the account was
turned over to the Merchants Discount
company, of which, it is claimed, Ocks-
reider was in full control. In exchange
for the note she had given to the fur
niture company, Miss Oliver gave the
discount company three promissory
notes, made payable to that concern,
and 1t was the money collected on
these notes that Ocksreider was
charged with embezzling.
Il think the legal title to these notes
was with the discount company, and
am satisfied a conviction under the evi-
dence taken at the preliminary exam
ination could not stand" said Judge
Willis.
Ocksreider walked to the rear of the
courtroom where Mrs. Sonnenberg was
waiting to hear the decision. The
couple embraced each other, and a few
moments later left the courtroom, go
ing to the county jail, where Ocks-
reider was given his belongings.
II am too happy to talk; you may
So will fnly nIn NxyftI hi
twenty-four hours" was all that Ocks-
reider would say to questioners after
he was released.
An hour after passing through the
court house grounds on his way down
town he returned to the county build
ing and was given a license to marry
Mrs. Sonnenberg.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-05
JUDGE WILLIS CURE FOR
LIQUOR HABIT SUCCESSFUL
Prisoner Under Probationary Sentence
Reports His Appetite for Strong
Drink Has Been Removed

The second experiment Of Judge Will
lis to cure prospective probationers OF
the liquor habit in order to give them
staying qualities that would aid Them
in their efforts to comply with the
provisions of their probationary sem
tence, was reported as successful by
f. G. Shoemaker yesterday.
Shoemaker was placed ON probation
for term of five years, having pleaded
guilty two weeks ago to charge OK
passing a fictitious check, the oitense
being committed, he said, while he
was intoxicated.
Shoemaker told the court the physi-
clan who treated him for the liquor
habit in the county Jail during the past
week pronounced him cured and that
he believed he not only had lost all
desire for intoxicants, but that liquor
given to him Thursday was obnoxious
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-05
MAN ACCUSED OF MURDER
ENTERS NOT GUILTY PLEA
Hal Hardy Charged with Killing a
TamaIe Vendor May Admit Guilt
to Gain LenIency of Court

Hal Hardy, charged with murder of
William Moore, a tamale man, Decem-
ber 8, pleaded not guilty in Judge Will
lis court yesterday and his trial was
set for March "a.
The prospects yesterday indicated the
case will never reach the trial stage. 1t
was intimated by Frank Dominguez of
Hardy's counsel plea of guilty would
be entered later in order that the ac-
cused man might be given the lenien-
cy usually shown under these circum-
stances. With this object in view, it
was stated, several conferences have
been held by Hardy's attorneys with
the district attorney, but no agree-
ment has been reached as to Hardy's
course.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-05
SEEKS TO RECOVER $500

Trial of the suit of e. V. Coleman
against. H. e. Kissinger and w. A.
doing business as the Pu-
ritas Coffee and Tea company, IN
which Coleman seeks to recover $500
which he alleges was paid on false
concentrations, was begun before
Judge Hervey in the superior court
Yesterday. Coleman says he gave the
money for a coffee route, and claims
the statements that the route paid a
profit of $25 or more week and other
similar representations were false.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-05
ASKS GAS COMPANY TO PAY

A demand was made by the board of
public works yesterday that the Domes-
tic Gas company pay the city $S172.5O
for the abandonment of East Eleventh
street, from Santa Fre avenue to the
river. This gas company owns the
property on both sides of this portion
OF Eleventh street, and if it is aban-
doned it will revert to the company.
The street is not needed for any public
purpose, as it ends at the river, and
there is no bridge across it; but the
board of public works believes the city
should be compensated. The members
OF the board said they might be induced
to knock off the so cents, but they in
tended to demand at least $3172.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-05
DOG FUND is LARGE

A statement submitted to the council
by the Humane Animal commission
yesterday shows that the dog pound
fund is in a flourishing condition. The
receipts from the beginning Of the tis-
cal year to February 1 were $1S,534,6 so
and the expenditures $7549.92, leaving q
balance of $10,9S4,6S. While the eX-
penses OF conducting the pound under
the Humane Animal league have in
creased slightly over the former sys-
tenn, the receipts have more than
doubled,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-05
WOMAN VALUES WEIGHT
AT $3.50 A POUND
Patient Sues Dentist for $4,000, AL
Ieeine That She Became Thin
After Treatment

Damages at the rate Of $3.50 a pound
for the loss of flesh is demanded in a
suit filed in the superior court yester-
day by Frances Stagg against =. r.
Parker, dentist.
The plaintiff says her weight de-
creased forty pounds from the effects
of improper dental work performed by
one of Parker's employees and sues for
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-05
FORTY FOOD LAW VIOLATIONS

The record batch of complaints
charging violations of the state pure
food law was prepared by Deputy
District Attorney Mccartney yester-
day and win be filed in justice courts
today. The complaints number forty,
and all the accused persons, with the
execution of three or four. live in Los
Angeles city. The prosecutions OF
these cases win be had in the police
courts
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-05
WIDOW SUES FOR LARGE SUM

A jury in Judge Bordwelps court
Yesterday began the trial of the suit
of Mrs. Matilda B. Morley against Jo-
seph w. owen and Eldie P. Wood,
owners of a taxicab system, in which
damages of $4,000 are demanded on
account of the death of Mrs. Morley S
husband, Francis A. Morley. The lat
ter was run over and killed by tax
icab at Reed and West Pico streets
in May, last year.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-05
DISCUSS LIQUOR PROBLEMS

The public welfare committee of the
council and the police commission held
a joint session behind locked doors last
night to discuss liquor problems. No
definite action of any kind was taken.
The discussion was Informal and was
for the purpose of outlining policy to
be followed in drafting legislation to
correct some of the liquor evils.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-05
Will APPEAL CASE

Attorneys for U. Minnetti, a restau-
rant proprietor of Santa Ynez convict
ed yesterday by jury in the United
States district court on charge of
selling liquors to Indians, state that
a motion will be made for a new trial.
Sentence has been deferred until
Thursday.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-05
SUES OIL COMPANY

Claiming she was seriously injured
FEBRUARY %, 1909, when she fell into
an excavation made by employees of
the Union Oil company at Seventh
street and Boyle avenue, Anna Scharpf
filed suit in the superior court yester-
day demanding damages Of $7925 from
The corporation.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-05
HERNANDEZ BOUND euILTY

After being out less than fifteen min
utes. a jury in Judge Willis court yes
terday returned verdict or guilty IN
the case Of A. Hernandez. charged with
assaulting Frank Denordo with dead
ly weapon December 3, Hernandez was
sent to the county Jail for sixty days,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-05
THE CITY

strangers are invited to visit the exhibits
of California products at the Chamber OF
Commerce building, on Broadway, between
First and Second streets, where free infor-
nation will be given on all subjects pertain
ing to this section