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The Washington times., 1910-11-21
TURKEY STANDS PAT
AT SAME OLD PRICE
Thanksgiving Meat Ono
taffonS

Today turkeys might 5e ought at
certain stalls for . cents but It is not
believed this price can tie maintained
when the demand begins 10 increase
Today found the meat markets more
nearly agreed on the prices Tor staple
pork and lamb cuts since ten days ago.
when the furry that held out nope OF a
permanent decrease in prices began
one thing was assured today, the
prices have not decreased beyond the
normal falling OF for this season. and
they have not fallen below the marx
this time last year.
Prime lamb chops today were bring
ing from = 10 81 cents and leg Of lamb
commanded IS and % cents. Round
steak could be bought at only a few
places for Is cents; the prevailing price
stood at Is Sirloin steak averaged =
cents Pork chops bring IS and 20 cents,
and fresh ham cannot be bought Tor
less theu IS cents. while the best grades
are sold for 20 cents. Shoulder stays
at j. and Is cents
It is believed these prices VIII last for
several weeks. The slight decrease IN
wholesale prices did not last long
enough 70 make any appreciate effect
H. the retail market, and those retailers
who were selling under these prices last
week were found on the band wagon
again today.
The Washington times., 1910-11-21

General Change Of Time Pennsylvania
Railroad A general change VIII be made
ia the timetables Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad System on Sunday November
n The Pennsylvania Station in the
heart Of New York city viii be placed IN
service on that date. and important
changes viii be made in the time OF
trains at New Tork.-Advt.
The Washington times., 1910-11-21
Keeps Out of Politics and
Arguments About High
Cost of Living.
THIRTY CENTS
TO BE LIMIT
Thanksgiving Bird TO Be Found Al
25 Cents a Pound on Some
Market Stalls.

Thanksgiving turkey is going TO stand
pat
BY holding fast TO the price Of . and
30 cents set last year, old T. T figures
it VIII keep out Of politics and not get
into any arguments about the high cost
OF living one way or another.
The price Of turkey on the first day
Of the week OF THANKSGIVING tenn
pOrar1ly overshadOwed ali other details
Of the market fluctuations, and even
the inquiry to the alleged lower
prices Of pork and lamb were tenn
pOrarily suspended
Most Of the dealers spent the morn
ing IN ansW ering questions concerning
the probable price Of the Thanksgiving
mainstay, and the consensus Of opinion
favored the conservative price OF 8 and
30 cents Dealers were willing TO assure
their customers that, barring unforeseen
conditions, the price would not shoot
much above this mark
The Washington times., 1910-11-21

picion for some tine and the raid was
the elimination Of the long watch
Yick's place IS at 81 Pennsylvania av-
enue northwest
The police found gaming tables. pok-
er chips and other paraphernalia II
abundance Yick was the only che ar
rested
The Washington times., 1910-11-21
FOOTE BURIAL SET
FOR TOMORROW
Former Captain Dead Two Years,
But Body just Comes From
Porto Rico.

The burial Of capt. Morris Julius
Foote, late Of Berwyn. Nd, who died
two years ago Al Humacao, Porto Rico,
VIII be held on Tuesday. at Arlington
Cemetery, at ? D. m
Captain Foote was born In Morgan.
Ohio. January 26. 1888. At twenty-three
years Of age he was made sergeant Of
the Seventeen New York Infantry. one
year later he was made second Iieuten-
ant, and six months later received his
final promotion as captain. He was on
a visit 10 his son IN Porto Rico when
he was stricken with heart failure
Captain Foote's body was sent
from Porto Rico about ten days ago
where II had been held for two years
owing TO the laws of the island regard
ing the shipment Of bodies
The Washington times., 1910-11-21
LAW EXAMINATIONS
SET FOR DECEMBER

Prospective lawyers viii take exam
inatiCns for admission to the bar OF the
Distri,t Of Columbia al the Georgetown
school Of LAW. COS l. street northwest,
December IS TO II.
Notices Of the examinations We're senc
out today by Ralph Given, Assistant
United states Attorney. who IS secre-
tarv of the board Of examiners
The Washington times., 1910-11-21
5. PhiladeIphia and Return. Baltimore

& Ohio r r., account Army--esavy foot
bah game. Tickets sold for all trains
Nov. = and morning trains Nov Is.
good returning until = 1v. 8, inclusive.
II addition 10 eXcelle-4t Regular Trains,
Sperial train Of vestibule coaches Pull
MAI ParlCr and Dining Cars viii leave
Mon Station Nov. % At 10 a. N. Re
turning Immediately after the game.
Full particulars az ticket Offices 1f17
Q ST. $40 Penna- Ave and Union Sta
ton s. = Hege. Z 2. A. 1917 G St.
n. W.-Advt.
The Washington times., 1910-11-21
DRIVER INJURED.

Jacob Garner. a negro driver. Of 722
Ninth street uorthwes-, was seriously
hurt about the bead this morning,
vne~f a Ninth street car ra-mmed q.
trash wagon OF Contractor NJ T.
Ready at the corner Of > street He
was taken to the Emergency Hos
initial
The Washington times., 1910-11-21
CHINSE GAMBLER
FORFEITS HIS BOND
CITY Profits SIS By Arrest Of Yah
Yick, Whose Place Was Raided
Sunday Night.

Nah Xick. the Chinese owner OF the
sileseo poker parlOr. which was raided
~ me police late last night, failed 20
Court this morning and forfeited So col
lateral
The police had Yiek's place under sus-
The Washington times., 1910-11-21
Your Account VIII Fam Money

for YOU Ia the banking department OF
Union Trust Co. 18th and II StG Interest
paid on ali ACCOUNTS deposits subject 10
check A good place for yoUr surplus.
-Advt
The Washington times., 1910-11-21

Swift & Co.'S sales Of fresh beef IN
Washington, DC, for week ended Satur-
day, Nov Is, 1910, averaged IA cts per ID
-Advt-
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-26
COUNCIL WILL NOT PAY
FOR SCHOOL STREET WORK
Board Must Pay Assessment or
Work Remain Undone

If the board of education will not
pay the assessments for improving
streets in front of school buildings, the
streets will not be improved. Such is
the conclusion the city council has
reached It was announced by Coun-
Gilman Washburn of the finance COM
mittee yesterday.
There has been long contention be-
tween the council and the board of
education over the payment Of street
assessments in front of school prop
erty. The board of education has fiat
ly refused to pay these assessments
and the city attorney has held that
the school department cannot legally
be compelled to do So
The council has always produced the
money from the general expense fund,
but it has come to the conclusion that
the board has more money to spend
than it has, and will do so no more.
Two proceedings for street improve
ments in which school property is in
volved are being held up now but if
they are carried through it will be on
a basis Of the education department
paving it's assessment or the street in
front of the schools will not be i'm
proved. The clerk was instructed to
ask the board of education what it
intends to do about these particular
streets and on the boards reply will
depend the action of the council
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-26
CLAIM ENGINEERS OFFICE
RETARDS IMPROVEMENT
City Council Is Urged to Increase
Force of DraughtSmen

"What causes the delay in street i'm
provement proceedings in the engi-
neer's Department." asked a petition
of the Los Angeles realty board yes
terday. The petition was presented to
the council and asserted that delay in
the engineers department was greatly
retarding the improvement of the city.
Herbert Burdett secretary of the
board, told the council that the cause
of the delay appeared to be lack of
sufficient men in the engineers depart
ment and urged the council to take the
matter up through one of its commit
tees. He said that six draughtsmen at
$3.50 a month each were needed in al
dition to the staff now employed ana
that more help could be used by the
engineer in other branches. He point
ed out that the money paid for engl-
neering work in street improvements
did not come out Of the city's pocket,
but from the assessments levied on
property owners to pay the cost of the
Improvement, and that more men
could easily be employed without ad-
ditional expense to the city.
The matter was referred to the sup
ply committee.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-26
STUDENTS ATTEND
TABLET CEREMONY
Polytechnic High School Classes
Witness Impressive EXer-
CiSeS on Grounds
ADDRESS BY JOSEPH SCOTT
Superintendent Francis and W.
H. GWymm Assist in Notable
Program of Speeches
ADDRESS BY JOSEPH SCOTT

A handsome bronze tablet bearing
the inscription, work Begun Octo-
ber 2 by William Howard Taft" was
placed on the southwest corner of the
new art building of Polytechnic high
school yesterday afternoon. The en-
tire student body, with members Of the
school board, principals from other
schools. and interested friends, par
ticipated in the ceremony which took
place in the space north of the build
ing.
The exercises were opened by John
Hagar, president of the Associated
Student Body organizations. He spoke
of the duty pupils owe to the ctiz MS
of Los Angeles, and the members or
the school board for the facilities al
forded them in pursuing Their educa-
tional careers. Mr.. Hagar then in
troduced w. A. Dunn, principal of tie
school
After felicitating tha students on
their building, MIR. Dunn presented
osaph Scott of the school board Mr..
Scott impressed especially on tie stu
dents the necessity of keeping the
school neighborhoods in a neat and
picturesque condition. He deplored the
fact that there are few flowers to be
found on school grounds, and that un-
slightly paper scraps are allowed to
spoil in some degree the beauty Of
grounds which sustain the structures
built for Los Angeles school boys and
girls.
G. E. Winterburn, who has been at
the Lead Of the art department in the
school since its opening six years ag"
reviewed the history of the depart
ment, and J. II Francis closed the
program of addresses.
Mr. Francis superintendent of
schools. and w L. Gwymm, who oc-
cupied the same position in the old
pueblo Of Los Angeles, together placed
the bronze memorial tablet in posi-
tion. Ibis tablet was cast last year
in the workshop of the school, and the
lettering and designing, as well as all
other work about it, were done by
students of the school, The tablet is
about IS inches deep and feet in
length.
The exercises closed with the singing
OF America" by the students, led by
George Martin. first cornetist of the
school orchestra.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-26
Municipal Affairs
COMPLICATIONS ARISE
OVER ALAMEDA DRAIN
Improvement May Be Abandoned
in Spite of the Mayors
Opposition

Interesting complications have arisen
that may cause the Alameda street
storm drain to be abandoned in spite
of the mayors veto of the abandoning
ordinance. Deputy City Attorney
Robertson told the city council yester-
day that he did not believe an or
dinance was necessary to abandon pro-
ceedings, but that it could be done by
the council sustaining a protest. The
council has already sustained the pro-
test, and then, to clear the record
adopted an ordinance declaring pro-
ceedings abandoned.
This ordinance was vetoed by the
mayor, because he considered the
storm drain necessary. President Lusk
held that it would require seven votes
to pass the ordinance over the veto,
and that many could not be mustered
for Gregory, O'Brien and stewart
favored the storm drain and sustain
ing the veto.
The charter requires that when the
mayor vetoes an ordinance the cOuncll
must reconsider its action in passing
it in order to have it before it for
action. Andrews objected strongly TO
a reconsideration, although Deputy
Robertson declared 1t was mandatory
on the council to reconsider. President
Insk pointed out to Mr.. Andrews that
every councilman had sworn to sus-
tain the charter when he took the oalLl
of office. and it would be violation or
this oath to go contrary to the charter.
Andrews and Betkouski both voted
''no" on the question to reconsider,
but the others voted faVOraDly, and
the matter was sent to the city at
+ornev for a formal opinion on the
question if the ordinance was neceS-
CaTV
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-26
HUNGER CAUSES OUTBREAK
OF INSURGENCY IN COUNCIL
Andrews Takes Revenge for Loss
of Luncheon by Having Long
Ordinance Read

Hunger almost caused a civil war
among the councilmen at noon yeSter-
day. When the clock indicated that it
was noon Councilman Andrews, who
has a mighty good appetite, but doesn't
look it, wanted to know how much more
the clerk had before him. Clerk Car
roll responded that he could get through
in twenty minutes if Andrews didn't
talk too much.
But Andrews knows his own failing
and wanted to adjourn, He declared
he was willing to devote the whole day
to the council business. but wanted
something inside HIM to sustain him
while he did. But lie could get no Sec
ond to his motion to adjourn and Pres
ident Lusk ordered the clerk to proceed.
Andrews was plainly disgusted. He
wanted revenge on the other members
of TIE council who would not support
his m5tion to adjourn and soon he got
it. One of the sections Of the city at
torney's report, which ordinarily would
have taken but few seconds, present
ed an ordinance granting a pipe line
franchise to the Hamburger Realty
and Trust company for steam heat
ing plant.
The franchise was an old subject. 1t
had been threshed out for months by
several committees and the ordinance
was merely a perfunctory matter the
terms of which We're known to every
member of the council
Andrews had seen the ordinance and
he knew that it was longer than the
moral law. Whenever a member OF
the council demands that an ordinance
he read, it must be read. Mr.. Andrews
made the demand and Clerk Carroll
started. Carroll droned out yard after
yard of legal ver5Iage, the while the
other members grew restless and An
drews chuckled in his sleeve.
After about ten minutes reading
Washburn jumped to his feet and sec
onded Andrews motion to adjourn
The motion was pu: and lost ana the
reading was resumed. 1t was an hour
after noon before the council could get
to it's lunch, and the next time An
drews wants to adjourn the other MEM
bers will see that there is no long or
dinance to read before it says no.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-26
CITY MAY APPROPRIATE
PROPERTY NEAR ARCADE

City officials are taking the position
that Fifth street from Central. ave-
nue. to the Arcade station entrance be-
longs to the city, and yesterday the
engineers department presented an
ordinance, which was adopted by the
council fixing the grade of this por"
tion of the street.
The council recently passed an or
dinance declaring the street public
thoroughfare, and no exception was
taken to the action by the Southern
Pacific.
The "river bed franchise" council
gave this portion of the street to the
Southern Pacific. The railroad prom
ised to build A handsome new station
using the street as a portion of the
grounds. 1t had plans drawn showing
how it would look when completed
When, after five years. the railroad
evinced no intention of building the
depot, the council took back the piece
of street.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-26
ASKS COUNCIL AND MAYOR
TO ATTEND OPENING FETE

Col. J. w. Eddy yesterday extended
an invitation to the mayor, the city
council. the various boards and COM
missions and other city officials to at
tend the grand opening Of the new
Angels Flight Thursday afternoon.
Angels Flight, which was the hrst m
cline road of its kind constructed IN
Los Angeles, has been repulit receItlg g
at an expense of $4,000 and is called
a commendable work Of engineering
and architecture. .
The council officially accepted the m
vitation for itself for all the other city
officials who are to be special guets'
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-26
ACCUSED LOS ANGELES
FORGER HELD IN SEATTLE
Young Man Charged with SeCur-
ing Nearly $1,000 on
Bad Checks

Accused of obtaining nearly $1,000 by
means of forged checks, Alvin C.
Hamer, "a years old, of 1909 West
Twenty second street, was arrested by
Chief of Police Wappenstein in Seattle
yesterday and is held in that city
pending the arrival of officers from
Los Angeles.
A warrant charging Hamer with
forgery was sworn out here October
IA, and the local police notified other
authorities of the various cities on the
coast. He was traced to Seattle and
arrested as a fugitive from justice.
Hamer, who was employed as a clerk
by Mrs. M. McCuistion agent for the
Pacific Mutual Insurance company,
with offices at Ala Story building, is al
legged to have defrauded her out of
1920. He also is accused of having OBJ
tained 1902 from the Security Savings
bank and $120 from the National bank
of Southern California by means of
alleged forged checks.
1t is probable that the sheriff will
send man north for the young man
TO-DAY.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-26
MAY REVIVE AGITATION
TO ESTABLISH TWO PARKS

Agitation for the park in the west
ern part of the city, between Pico and
Sixteenth, Normandie and Berendo.
and the one proposed at Thirty eighth
and Hooper is to be revived if there is
any inclination on the part of the pro-
moters to do so.
The city engineer yesterday dug
these matters out of his files and asked
the council what he should do about
them. The parks were subjects Of DIS
cussion before the previous council,
hut when the present council adopted
the rule that park petition must
bear the signatures of 20 per cent of
the assessment district, proceedings
stopped. -,
The matter was referred to the pub
lie welfare committee and will be con-
sidered by that body Thursday after
noon.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-26
PLANS ARE TO BE DRAWN
FOR NEW ENGINE HOUSE

Plans for the engine house to be con-
structed at Washington and Airing
ton streets are to be drawn in the
office of the building inspector. If a
draughtsrnan is needed to prepare the
plans the board of public works is au-
thoriZed to employ one.
1t has been the policy of the council
in the past to employ an architect to
draw engine house plans. The archi-
tect is paid 31s per cent Of the cost Of
the engine house. This has resulted,
it is said, in foisting on the city such
extravagant buildings as the marble
palace" at Fifth and Maple streets
and the council does not propose TO
have it repeat
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-26
LOS ANGELES TO SUPPLY
INDEPENDENCE WITH LIGHT

The board of public works yesterday
asked the city council for authority to
furnish electric light and power to In
dependence, the county seat of Inyo
county. This is near the line of the
aqueduct and a transmission line OF
the city runs past Citrus road camp.
People of Independence who want
the Juice" have raised a fund of $500
and deposited the check with city Of
flcials as an evidence of good faith
and to pay the cost of the distributing
system in the city. There are several
administration buildings of the aque-
duct department at Independence, and
the board wants to light them with
electricity. A schedule of rates has
been arranged that will give the city
a profit for the electricity.
The council referred the matter to
the city attorney to determine the
citys right to sell the power.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-26
HEALTH BOARD SAVES $50
MONTH BY REIMBURSEMENT

By rearranging it's meat inspectors
the health department will save $50 a
month in salaries and may have a more
efficient organization. The necessary
ordinance to provide for the new ar
rangement was passed by the council
yesterday.
1t provides for one meat inspector
at a salary Of $14O a month and five
inspectors of animal slaughter at $110
a month. The meat inspector is to have
supervision over the slaughter inspec-
tors.
The change is that there were two
meat inspectors at $40 a month and
four inspectors of animal slaughter.
The resignation of Meat Inspector Fred
S. Huges last week, leaving but one
meat Inspector, made it possible to
make the change.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-26
COUNCIL GIVES $1,000 TO
INVESTIGATE FIRE ALARMS

Mayor Alexanders request for $1,000
to investigate alarm systems and ar
range for a new one was granted by
the council yesterday
The money Is to be expended by
committee composed of G. l.. Corey,
dean of the electrical department of the
state university; T. B. Comstock, en-
gineer of the board of public utilities,
ana Z. f. Scattergood, chief electrical
engineer Of the aqueduct department.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-26
AGREEMENT REACHED ON
AGRICULTURAL PARK STRIP

Warning factions in the south part Of
the city, split over the question of
condemning the strip on the south side
of Agricultural park, have reached an
agreement and yesterday made such a
report to the city council. All fac
tions are willing the strip should be
condemned but want the assessment
district to extend north to Washington
street, instead of to Jefferson only.
Hearing on the matter will be held
by the open council at II o'clock next
Tuesday morning and in the meantime
it will be considered by the public well
fare committee.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-26
SOLDIERS PROTECT GERMAN
KAlSERIS VISIT TO BELGIUM

BRUSSELS, Oct. 25-Elaborate po-
lice and military measures were taken
today in connection with the visit of
Emperor William and other members
of the royal family to King Albert.
The streets were lined with troops.
The press calls attention to the, fact
that the emperor never returned the
visit of the late King Leopold II to
Berlin in 1904, and expresses the opin-
ion that the present call which will be
followed in the spring by visit from
President Fallieres of France, marks
new era for Belgium.
The Socialists m It today and adopt
ed resolutions of sympathy for Ger~
mans oppressed by militarisn
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-26
TO CALL HALT ON GENERAL
FUND EXPENDITURES

Councilman Washburn, chairman OF
the finance committee, yesterday told
the city council that a halt would be
called on expenditures from the gem
eral fund and that it would be a most
necessary expense that would get past
him. He stated that the council had
set aside 100000 in the general ex-
pense fund when the budget was made
up, but that the extraordinary ex-
penses the city has been to has taken
three-fourths Of the amount in one
third the time it should be expended.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-26
SEEK LEGAL. SANCTION TO
STOP 18TH ST. EXTENSION

Proceedings for the opening Of
Twelfth street, from Figueroa to SEN
tous are to be abandoned if the city
attorney can find any legal way to do
it. The proceedings have gone beyond
the point where an interlocutory de-
cree has been entered and heretofore
it has been held that when that point
has been reached nothing else could be
done. But the city attorney wants to
test the question in the courts ana
Twelfth street appeared to be a good
place to begin.
Property owners in the assessment
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-26
MAPLE AVENUE TO BE
PAVED WITHOUT WIDENING

Proceedings to widen Maple avenue
were abandoned yesterday by the
council and the engineer instructed to
pave it on it's present lines.
Property owners on Maple avenue
have been divided in three factions.
One wanted to have the street wild
ened and then paved, one wanted 1t
paved without widening, and the other
wanted it to remain just as it is.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-26
APPOINTED U. p. COUNSEL

NEW YORK, oct 25.-MaXwell
Evarts. who recently was elected gen
eral counsel of the Oregon snort LIlo
tion company. was appointed to the
same capacity today by the Union IA
clhc Railway company.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-26
ORDERS WORK HURRIED

The council yesterday instructed the
board of public works to make the
water department hurry the street
work in Sixth, between OliVe anu
Figueroa. Councilman Gregory salu @
the water department had kept the
street omen for thirty days at least, to
the detriment of traffic and the IN
convenience of business Interests