Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-21
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ITO answer this question, let us first
take look into his political career.
''Who was the man that made such
a bitter and uncalled attack against Ben
Ward. when Ward, who was the best
assessor Los Angeles county ever had,
was turned down by a packed con-
ventionE@Galvin Hartwell. The mem
ory of that mud-slinging fight ought
to still be fresh in the minds of all
earnest citizens.
Calvin Hartwell, at the time that
he made his fight against Ben Ward,
was county recorder, and, although the
office of assessor did not pay higher
salary, Hartwell refused to run for
reelection, but insisted on running
against Ben Ward. He not only in
sisted, but 1t Is an indisputable fact,
that he was the only politician with
any prestige in Los Angeles county
who would consent to wage fight
against Benz Ward. Everybody does,
or should, remember how Ben Ward
went out alone and made his fight on
an Independent ticket, and was elect
ed by an overwhelming majority, in
spite of the vituperative attack made
by Calvin Hartwell. And when Hart
well was defeated by Ben Ward, we
should bear in mind the fact that, po-
litically he would have been dead for
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Hammel, always generous and SYM
pathetic, reached down into the depths
and dragged Mr.. Hartwell up to make
him an under-sheriff. It can easily be
proved that Hartwell was promised a
remunerative position IL Ben Ward de-
feated him. And, when Coroner Lam
termann was kicked out of office for
conduct unbecoming man, or an Of
fetal, Calvin Hartwell was appointed
by the board of supervisors to succeed
him. So much for the past political
history of Calvin Hartwell. The tax
payers now demand simply to know
If he has made good.
"And. coming to the present, we
reiterate why there are many good
and sufficient reasons why he should
not be reelected.
"First-'A doctor for a doctors job
A coroner should be a doctor. Calvin
Hartwell is not.
"Second-The real coroner of Los
Angeles county is DR.. Williams. Coro-
ner Hartwell being entirely ignorant
Of materia medica or physiology. is
compelled to employ DR.. Williams to
discharge the more important of his
duties. The taxpayers pay for It,
CAREER is PROBED
"Third-It can be proved by a great
many undertakers in Los Angeles that
Coroner Hartwell has called in an
autopsy surgeon at cost of $40 for
each autopsy, sometimes more, some
times less, in numerous cases where an
autopsy was absolutely unnecessary.
"Fourth-It can be proved in one
specific instance that Coroner Hart
well called an autopsy surgeon to
Long Beach to hold a post-mortem eX-
animation into the cause Of the death
of young woman who had been
drowned in the sight Of fully one thou
sand persons. There was no mystery
attached to her death. 1t was a plain
case of accidental drowning. That au-
topsy cost the taxpayers $40. 1t can
be proved in another specific instance
that an autopsy surgeon was called in
perform q post-mortem examina-
tion on the body Of woman who
drank carbolic acid in the presence of
two city detectives and one other per-
son. There was no mystery attached
to her death, and, legally, the autopsy
was unnecessary. 1t cost the tax
paye-s $35.
IGNORANT OF DUTIES
"Fifth-It can be proved by the Los
Angeles Undertaking company, w. H.
Sutch, Robert Sharp & Son, William
M. Porter company, ]. r. Paul, Robert
L. Garrett & Co., and other undertake
ing firms that in numerous other in
stances, autopsies were performed at
an extra cost to the taxpayer, which
were absolutely unnecessary. And in
all of these instances, Coroner Hart
well was compelled to call in an au-
topsy surgeon because he, himself,
was not surgeon.
"Sixth-Under the employers liabil-
ity law, by which the dependents of
an employe may collect damages or
receive remuneration following the
death. due to carelessness Of the en-
ployer, it is necessary, at least almost
necessary, for the coroner to return
verdict specifically citing the cause
Of death, and on this verdict the fam
ily of the deceased can base their suit
for damages. Coroner Hartwell has
repeatedly failed to investigate the ac-
tual cause of death. The Los An
geles Undertaking company and many
other concerns will testify to the fact
that HartwelPs verdicts areea joke.
"For instance, a switchman, who had
wife and five children, was crushed
to death under switch engine in the
Southern Pacific freight yards last
January, due to a broken fiange on
the switch engine drive wheel, which
came in contact with misplaced fish
plate. causing. the engine to overturn
ON the switchman. The coroner's YER
dict now on file with the Los Angeles
Undertaking company reads Death
due to hemorrhage in Southern Pa
ciHc yards This is but one specific
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