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Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-02
EAST HOLLYWOOD ASKS
FOR FIRE PROTECTION

A delegation Of citizens from East
Hollywood appeared before the budget
committee of the city council yester-
day on behalf of a petition presented
in June to the council by the East
Hollywood board of trade asking for
an appropriation to provide fire pro-
lection for East Hollywood and vicin-
ity.
Mr. Schneider a member of the dele
cation, spoke strongly in favor of the
petition. He stated that East Holly
wood is rapidly building up, that it
now has population of about 5000
and that the taxable property of the
district last year exceeded $1,250,0O0,
that within a radius of one-half mile
of the corner of Vermont and Pros
pect avenues are no fewer than 500
houses and that East Hollywood is
without fire protection. The nearest
engine station that East Hollywood
can look to for assistance is located
at Hollywood, two and one-quarter
miles distant.
The committee has taken the matter
under adVisem ent.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-02
COUNCIL DEADL0CKED
ON HEWITT'S SUCCESSOR
John w. Shenk and Guy Eddie Are
Favored Candidates

A new city attorney may be named
by the city council today to take Leslie
r. Hewitt's place. Hewitt is ready to
resign at any time the council is pre-
pared to have him do so and to appoint
him as attorney for the harbor bureau.
Apparently the only hitch that has pre-
vented this action by the council before
is a division among the members as to
Hewitt's successor.
While the members are non-commit-
tai, it Is understood that 1t is as equally
divided as nine men can be. Some of
them favor ]. w. Shenk, assistant city
attorney, and others are for Guy w.
Eddie prosecuting attorney.
Before Hewitt's resignation Is pre-
sented and accepted the council will
pass an ordinance providing for the
creation of an attorney to the harbor
bureau with salary of $4,000 a year
1t is this place that Hewitt will step
into when he leaves the city attorneys
office.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-02
CLAIMS PUBLICATION OF
LIEN NOTICE is LIBEL
Contractor Asserts $4,000
Damages for Act

An oddity in the way of a suit for
libel was heard and taken under ad-
visement by Judge Conrey of the
superior court yesterday in the case
of o. w. Butler against L. Ernest
Phillips, whose firm is known as the
Phillips Heating, Ventilating and Man
ufacturing company.
The plaintiff argues that by the is
suance of a mechanics lien against him
by the defendant, and for it's subse-
quent publication in various CONNER
cial journals, he was branded as a
debtor when 1t practically was under
stood between the parties to the suit
that long credit was due him.
Butler is a contractor, and with him
as party to the mechanics lien was
named Mrs. Lucia l.. Blewett, by
whom he was engaged in the con-
struction of a house in the Forest Park
subdivision. Butler thinks $4,000 dam
ages will set him right in the eyes Of
the world,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-02
TWO SECRETARIES
QUIT SAME PLACE
John P. Steele Refuses to Be
Blamed for Errors of
Others
MAY IS VICTIM OF GossIPERS
Policeman Walker Leaves De-
partment to Join Chief EIey'S
Fire Fighters

Two executive secretaries resigned
from the police department yesterday
and made people in touch with the
police ask whats the matter?"
John P. Steele, who had held the
position of executive secretary since
Alexander Galloway has been chief, re-
signed and left the place at 8 o'clock
yesterday morning. The chief ap-
pointed o. II. May, a patrolman with
the rank of acting sergeant, to the
position, but before o'clock last night
May had resigned.
Neither resignation was entirely
voluntary. 1t has been known that
friction existed between Chief Gallo
way and Steele for some time, and the
climax came last Thursday when the
police commission appeared before the
budget committee of the council and
the committee found a clerical error of
$160, 900 in the estimate of the police de-
partmept. The chief considered that
the blame for this rested with Steele,
and at q secret session of the commits
sion following the discovery of the
error one of the commissioners demand
ed that Steele resign. He handed his
resignation to the commission last
night. In it he said that while he had
been blamed for the error in the esti-
placed, for he had had nothing to do
with making out the estimate. He de-
clared he did not desire to continue in
the service and accept censure for the
faults of others. He wanted it under
stood that he left the department with
a clean record for honesty and eff
ficiency, and If there was any doubt of
this in the minds of the commissioners
or the chief he did not want the resig-
nation accepted but demanded a trial
May seems to have been a victim Of
too much gossip Someone told him
something that someone else had said
about one of the members of the police
commission owning a half interest in
saloon that had been given to him for
his influence in securing the license
May appears to have repeated this
roundabout hearsay evidence freely
and Steele, who heard of it, was highly
incensed because the particular COM
missioner who was thus maligned was
his particular friend. The commissioner
heard of it almost as soon as Steele,
and the commission reached the con-
clusion that May was not judicious
enough for the important position of
executive secretary of the police de-
partment. Consequently May resigned,
and his resignation was promptly ac-
cepted last night.
r. z. Walker also resigned as patrol
man, but he quit the force because he
wanted to. In accepting the reslgna-
tion Commissioner Wellborn declared
that Walker had made a good officer.
but that he wished to leave the force
to go to the fire department.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-02
CHARGES ARE ABSURD,
SAY RESTAURANT MEN
City Health Officers Criticism OF
Local Cafes Calls Forth
Vigorous DeniaIs

Several restaurant men yesterday
denied the assertion made by DIR. l..
M. Powers, city health officer, that an
effort is being made to restore the
comeback" clause of the old garbage
ordinance, and that "comebacks" are
being served now in many restaurants.
Among the denials received was the
following challenge from a well known
Spring street restaurant owner:
Editor Herald: In statement of
today's issue of The Herald, head
ed "Comebacks Served" l person.
ally take exception. You state
among other things that DIR. Pow
ers says the restaurants have a
specially clean can for the come
backs" until they are wanted for
the next customer and then when
the restaurant inspectors back is
turned they are served to the next
patron.
Now to the point: Is DR.. Powers
seeking notoriety? If not, why
does he not designate said restau-
rants? To be sbrief, DIR. Powers
shouldn't class the innocent with
the guilty and try to ruin their
business. If there are any srestau-
rants doing such work and impair
ing the health of the public there
must be some recourse by law.
The doctor should give his evil
dence direct and bring the guilty
to justice.
The undersigned is a restaurant
man, doing business in your city,
and l believe | can honestly say,
with 30 per cent of others in the
same line, that any health officer
is welcome to visit any part of
their kitchens, and will help him to
see that all food served to the pub
lie is served in a sanitary and
wholesome manner.
Yours very truly, c. II. D.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-02
FIRE DEPARTMENT TO
COST CITY $823,337

Commissioners Of the fire, playground
and public utilities departments were
before the budget committee yesterday
to explain their annual estimates. The
city's financiers did not make much
Roadway with any Of the departments,
for all explained the absolute need Of
ell the money they had asked so
thoroughly that the committee could
find no place to make a reduction.
The only reduction worth while that
was suggested was looping $4,000 from
the fire departments estimate for an
underground conduit system for the
bureau or fire alarm and police tele-
graph. This department has asked the
biggest chunk of the citys income of
any of the departments. 1t wants $685.
337. Last year 1t received $535, 600.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-02
LICENSE INSPECTOR
GIVEN SECOND WARNING

For the second time H. L. Varey.
police inspector of licenses, was repri-
manded by the police commission last
night for allowing his hasty temper
to get away with him and warned that
if he is ever brought before the COM
mission again on similar charges he
will be dismissed.
V. J. North, manager of the Mary
land Casualty company, preferred
charges against Varey because he had
been too offensive in his manner of
speech when inspecting his license.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-02
FILE d CRIMINAL CASES
FOR SUPERIOR COURT

Four informations, two for alleged
burglary and one each on charges of
embezzlement and the issuance of a
worthless check, were filed yesterday
in the criminal department of the su-
perior court over which Judge Willis
presides.
Jose Rodriguez is charged with bur-
glary at the home of Charles Fessler
June 80.
F. G. Cassidy is similarly accused
at the store of Henry L. Kohn June 81.
Richard Koupsell is charged with
having embezzled $3.50 July 1 from F.
A. Clark, who employed the accused
as clerk.
A. D. Dankberg is charged with try
ing to pass a worthless check for SO
drawn on the Southern Trust company
July 5.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-02
FILES SUIT CHARGING FALSE
ACCUSATION OF INSANITY

Charging false accusations Of insan-
ity and arrest upon that charge, Miss
M. l. Eckels yesterday filed in the
superior court a suit for $3269 damages
against William F. Dunn.
Miss Eckels declares that August IA,
1909, Dunn swore to a complaint charg-
ing her with being in such a serious
physical and mental condition that
she was a menace not only to herself
but to others, and asserting that she
had threatened to use firearms on
others.
In the suit she filed against Dunn
Miss Eckels says she was arrested by
q constable of Azusa township, in
which Is located Glendora, where she
makes her home, and upon eXamina-
tlon before the lunacy commission was
discharged.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-02
POLICEMAN TO PATROL
DANCE HALLS AND Kinks
To Present Ordinance to Author
ize First Lady Cop

BY the adoption of an ordinance
that City Attorney Hewitt will present
to the council today it wifi be made
possible for woman to be employed
on the police department.
The woman who will be the first
female in Los Angeles to legally wear
a police star will probably be Mrs.
Alice Stebbins Wells. Mrs. Wells has
been proposed for the place by the
Friday Morning club and similar or
ganizations. She has had experience
in rescue work in Brooklyn and as a
city police officer her work will be
along similar lines. She will be es-
pecially assigned to dance halls. skat-
ing Kinks and such places to see that
no immortality occurs.
Her salary will be SIS a month, S25
less than a male policeman, but she
will not be expected to do some of the
more disagreeable tasks that fall to
the regular police.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-02
APPLICATION TO PROBATE
WILL LEAVING 100000
Son Asks Courts Permission to
Settle Mothers Estate

an application for the probate of the
will of his mother. Mrs. Catherine E.
Moore, who died in Los Angeles July
13, leaving property valued at 100000,
consisting Of realty.
Her sons. ]. J. and Charles Moore,
and Mrs. Mary Anderson are named as
executors. The will was witnessed by
Joseph Smith and W. I. Foley.
Another probate matter yesterday
was the application Of Ralph b. Kerr
for letters Of administration in the es-
tate of his wife, Theresa Kerr, who
died in Los Angeles July Z, leaving
realty valued at $4,000 and other proper
ty valued at $125. The heirs are her
husband and four children.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-02
PROTEST AGAINST DELAY
IN GRANTING SCENT FARE

Not inclined to await the pleasure
of the Los Angeles * Redondo railroad
for scent fares to Manchester avenue,
AGA persons who use these cars yester-
day petitioned the council to take
speedy action. They protest against
longer delay in compelling the railroad
to secure franchise If it intends to
use the city's streets.
They call attention to the fact that
the Los Angeles & Redondo company
is a steam road electrified and that
it has no franchise of any kind north
of Slauson avenue, and has practically
appropriated Second street, between
Broadway and Spring, for depot, to
the detriment of traffic.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-02
DELAY REARRANGEMENT
OF COURT DEPARTMENTS

Probably there will be no rearrange-
ment of the departments of the supe-
rior court until after the expiration of
the vacations of the jurists next fall.
Following the appointment of Judge
w. p. James to the court of appeals,
Judge Paul Mccormick, named to sue
ceed him on the superior bench, was
placed in department one, where Judge
James had sat.
Judge Hervey moved to Judge James
former chambers, but retained depart
ment seven and its work. Judge Nc
Cormick yesterday traded court rooms
with Judge Hutton, but that was only
tempOrarily
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-02
ISSUES BENCH WARRANT
FOR MINER IN ALASKA

Judge Willis Of the superior court
yesterday ordered the issuance of a
bench warrant for A. L. Burgin,
charged with embezzling stock of the
Eureka Copper Mining company, val
ued at $3.50, July %, 1907.
Burgin, who was accorded freedom
on a bond of $1,000 in order to visit
Alaska, where he wanted to work on
mining claims he owned, he said, never
has returned. The warrant for him
ordered the forfeiture of his bail.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-02
POLICE BOARD TO REFUSE
BILLIARD HALL PERMITS

No more permits for pool and billiard
halls are to be issued by the police
commission for an indefinite time to
come. This policy was announced by
the commission last night.
An investigation by Secretary Nc
Keag showed that there are 1S0 pool
and billiard halls in the city, and the
commission believes this number is
quite sufficient. Secretary McKeag
was instructed to refuse all such ap-
plicationS.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-02
News of the Courts
MAN CRIES WHEN COURT
GIVES PRISON SENTENCE
Burglar ColIapSes at Words De-
priving Him of Liberty

f. w. Love cried bitterly in Judge
Willis department of the superior
court yesterday when that magistrate
sentenced him to serve one year in
San Quentin for burglary.
He had not asked for probation and
he did not beg for mercy-he just
cried. He felt the future effect of the
sentence so leenly that he hardly could
stand to receive it, and collapsed when
it had been passed. One year is the
least legal penalty for his crime.
Love was convicted of the burglary
Of the home of J. A. McCusker, Dec.
19, 1909. He recently completed a term
of six months in the city Jail for
Yagrancy.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-02
TO HEAR ARGUMENT FOR
APPEAL OF FIGUEROA CASE

Judge Willis today will hear the ar
gument for the transcript of testi-
mony in the case of George E. Figue-
roa, whom he recently sentenced to be
hanged at San Quentin for the murder
Of his wife, Mrs. Sarah PugSley Figue-
roa, at Ocean Park, May %.
Joseph Seymour jr, attorney for
Figueroa, who had previously an
nounced his intention of appealing the
case to the supreme court, made the
application for the transcript yester-
day.
on motion of the district attorney
the application was filed, and Judge
Willis set today as the time for hearing
the argument on it.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-02
ILL WOMAN ENDS LIFE
BY LEAP FROM WINDMILL

SAN JOSE, Aug. 1.-Eluding the Wig
ilance of her nurses and escaping, clad
only in her nightgown, Miss Belle Dris-
coll of Stanslaus county, a patient in
a local sanitarium, last night climbed
to the platform of the windmill on the
grounds, and removing her gown
plunged to her death in the water tank.
Her body was not discovered until this
morning. She was 80 years old.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-02
TO PLACE NATIVE TROUT IN
GRIFFITH PARK STREAMS

Native trout are to be placed in the
streams Of Griffith park if the state
fish commission will supply the stock.
The park commission yesterday voted
to ask the fish authorities for trout.
The Los Angeles river flows through
the park for several miles, and there
1t is a real river and not the sand
stream that it appears through the city.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-02
DIVORCE SUITS FILED

Divorce suits filed yesterday in the
superior court were those of j. II.
clifford against Emma P. Clifford,
Christian Geromie against Albert Gero-
mie, Ella Guynn against Henry G..
Guynn, Nellie Fitzgerald against ]. W.
Fitzgerald, Dolly l.. Schenck against
Daniel B. Schenck, Onetta Ellis against
Alfred Ellis, Ada Adelaide Harris
against Thomas Johnson Harris and
Jessie M. Ainsworth against William
B. Ainsworth.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-02
NEGRO LODGE TROUBLES
ARE AGAIN IN COURT

More troubles of the state grand
lodge of the United Brothers of Friend
ship and the Sisters of the Mysterious
Ten, a secret organization of negroes
will be heard by Judge Moss Of the
superior court next Monday, another
complaint by a member of the order
having been filed in that tribunal.
Opposing factions. one headed by
F. w. Stanley and the other by Morgan
T. White and J. r. Collins, appeared
before the same jurist last March,
when the former was the winner. Now
he declares the other faction will not
obey the order of the court.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-02
DENY APPLICATIONS
FOR LIQUOR PERMITS

A number of applications for liquor
permits that have been pending before
the police commission for months were
denied by the commission last night
and the applicants notified to renew
their applications in forms to comply
with the new liquor ordinance. These
applications had been held up pending
the passage Of the ordinance.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-02
NEW 0RPHANAGE AT
MONTICELLO PLANNED

Following the destruction by flames
of the Los Angeles Jewish orphan
asylum early yesterday morning the
board Of directors held q meeting last
evening and two committees were ap-
pointed, one TO Immediately secure
temporary quarters for the children
and the other committee to raise funds
with which to start the construction
and rush to completion a new orphan-
age at Montebello, the association
having sixteen acres Of ground there
which was given by tie late Harris
NeWmark.
D. A. Hamburger was appointed
chairman Of the fund raising commit
tee.
S. C. Marshutz, president OF the
board of directors, estimates the loss
on the contents of the building at $4,000.
while the damage to the building Is
estimated by members Of the fire de-
partment at about $4,000.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-02
DEATH EXPECTED TO
CLAIM WIFE SLAYER

Officials are Of the opinion that
George c. Luitweller, awaiting trial on
q charge of killing his wife and at
tempting to take the life of his sister,
in-law, will be claimed by death be-
fore the date set for his trial. for they
contend that Imprisonment Is hasten
ing the inroads made on the prisoners S
life by tuberculosis.
Though preparations are going on for
his trial, LuitWeiler does not worry
over his condition, and is waiting
passively for the end.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-02
PACIFIC TELEPHONE co.
INCREASES LIST BY 1900

C. M. Seeley, division commercial
superintendent of the Pacific Telephone
and Telegraph company, announced
yesterday that deal had been closed
whereby the two telephone companies
in Whittier and Downey have been
added to the Pacific company thus in
creasing by more than 1900 telephones
the number of connections open to
Pacific subscribers. These additional
telephones are in Whittier, Downey,
Rivera, Norwalk, Artesia, Los Nietos,
East Whittier, Santa Fe Springs, La
Habra and Rincon.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-02
FILES AMENDED COMPLAINT

John Lapique's amended complaint in
which he seeks from thirty mine per-
sons $4,000 each for damages on
charges of malicious prosecution and
false Imprisonment, was filed yester-
day in Judge Conrey's court, the jurist
taking it under advisement after it
had been argued on demurrer. One of
the defendants is Judge Monroe. 9th
ers are various county officials and
persons of wealth.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-02
NEW CORPORATIONS

Ivy County club-Directors: T. A.
Hendry, Frank o. Pickett and E.
Stiernlov.
Pacific Coast Motor Car company
Capital stock, $4,000; subscribed, 800.
Directors: e. e, Hewlett, Howard
Huntington, ]. G. Kirchhoff. Frank M.
Ballard and Stuart NJ. Salisbury.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-02
FALSE PRETENsE CHARGED

A complaint accusing G. Weesner
with trying to obtain money from
Frank II Crowder by false pretenses
in the manipulation of mining stock
was filed yesterday in Judge Wills
department Of the superior court.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-02
BAD CHECK CHARGE FILED

In Judge Willis department of the
superior court an information charging
James It. Mcdaniel with trying to
cash a worthless check for $92 at the
Security Savings bank was filed yes
terday.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-02
CHARGE ATTEMPT AT FRAUD

An information charging c. A. Quin-
tard with trying to pass worthless
check for $50 upon the Merchants
National bank was filed yesterday in
Judge Willis department of the
superior court.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-02
TO ADOPT GRANDSON

George Crones, 67 years old, filed a
petition yesterday in the superior
court, asking permission to adopt his
grandson, Percy Crones, 10 years old,
whose parents are dead.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-02
GETS ONE YEAR PROBATION

C. c. Jarvis, dentist, yesterday was
placed upon one years probation by
Judge Wilbur of the juvenile depart
ment of the superior court. He was
found guilty of a statutory offense.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-02
GETS TWO YEARS IN PRISON

Jacinto Torres, convicted Of stealing
a watch valued at s. from a sleeping
Japanese, Frank Yutani, yesterday was
sentenced by Judge Willis of the supe-
rior court to serve two years at Folsom.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-02

It's as easy TO secure a bargain IN a ussd
automobile, through want advertising, as II
used TO be-and stiu ls-to secure horse
and carriage.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-02
Deliveries to Beaches

We make daily deliveries to Long
Beach, Ocean Park, Venice and San
ia Monica If you are living at any
Of these beaches you should take
advantage of this service.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-28
WAGON BREAKS
DOWN UNDER
WEIGHT OF GOLD

SEATTLE, WASH, Oct 2e.-
More than two million dollars
In gold was received In Seattle
on the steamers Victoria and
Jefferson, the last Of the seas
on's boats from Nome and 9TH
err points In northern Alaska.
The valuable shipment came
down by registered mail and
express.
so heavy were the express
shipments on the Victoria that
the springs Of the little wagon
employed by the Alaska Pacific
Express company broke down
under the load Of metal and
dust. The wagon was corn
PEELED to proceed at a slow
pace to the express office,
where the gold was deposited
for the night.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-28

A meeting was held last night by
the people of Byrne's addition to
talk over the widening Of Division
street, parks and other public i'm
provements.
The gathering was under the
auspices of the North End I'm
provement club, and as invited
guests were Councilman Peter Mel
son, DR.. P. S. Byrne, Judge J. STAN
ley Webster and p. G. Shine. After
discussion of the Division street
widening matter, in which the SEN
timent was expressed that the cost
of the improvement should not ex-
tend back beyond 600 feet on either
side of the street, it was resolved
to ask the street committee to re-
commend the passage of the i'm
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-28
JUNIOR GAME
A WARM ONE

A classy little exhibition of the
pigskin game was given yesterday
by the ]. Y. A. team of Gonzaga
and the Houston school bunch. The
two teams battled for four ten-min-
ute sessions without a score on
either side and this in spite of the
great difference in weight in favor
of the Houstonites. Houston av-
eraged $50 and their rivals only
131, but the latter had the ball in
the formers territory most of the
time