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Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-01
REAPPOlNT DR.. POWERS
CITY HEALTH OFFICER
Unanimous Action of Board Disposes
of Run1or of Change in De-
partment Head

All runors about the removal of Dr.
L. M. Powers as city health officer were
settled yesterday when the board of
health unanimously reappointed him.
The appointment was in the nature OF
an anniversary present as it was eX-
actly fifteen years ago yesterday that
DR.. Powers was first appointed to the
position sEe holds.
It has been runlGred that prs. Glib
bons and Chambers were the members
of the board who wanted a younger
man to succeed DR.. Powers. but this
was branded untrue when DR.. Gibbons
moved his appointment and 1t was
seconded by DR.. Chambers.
Although the present board of health
has been in office for about nine months
yesterday was the first action 1t has
taken towards the appointment of a
health officer and DR.. Powers has
been acting as a holdover The mem
bers of the board had agreed among
themselves that they would appoint no
one to replace DR.. Powers but neg
lected to take the action5that made MN
officially health officer under the new
administration.
Mayor Alexander declared he had
known DR.. Powers many years and
took great pleasure, as chairman OF
the board, in voting for him. He SAID
the board and the health officer were
in perfect harmony and that much good
already had been accomplished through
their harmonious relations, and more
could be expected.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-01
NEW COUNCIL TO CORRECT
MISTAKES OF FORMER ONE
Storm Drain System Ordered but un-
completed Will Be First Task
to Be Concluded

The new council has assumed the
responsibility of starting proceedings
the former council abandoned, as well
as correcting mistakes the old coun-
Gil made in it's three years of admins
tration. One of the incompleted tasks
which must be concluded is the con-
struction of storm drains
AS a beginning the sewer committee
will recommend to the council today
that the city engineer be instructed
to prepare plans and specifications FOL
a storm drain system in the western
part of the city, north of Pico street
1t is expected the storm drain system
south of Pico street will soon be re-
vived and carried through to conclu'
sion. Work on both these storm sys'
TENS was allowed by the former coun-
ell to go far enough for the city en-
gineer's office to incur heavy expenses
and then they were abandoned.
Storm sewers are considered pubic
necessities under the law and it is
not necessary for the council to aban-
don proceedings even If every property
owner in the assessment district pro-
tests.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-01
COMMISSION FAILS
TO NAME NEW CHIEF
CITY WILL HAVE TO WAIT AT
LEAST UNTIL MONDAY
Half a Dozen Names Are Still Under
Consideration, but No Tender
of Position Has Been
Made

Los Angeles will have to get along
without a permanent chief of police
few days longer as the police commls-
sion took no action on this matter last
night. The reason for delay given by
the commissioners is they have not
fully made up their minds whom they
will appoint.
They said there are half a dozen
men under consideration and that one
of this number probably viii be Sc
lected eventually, but that none OF them
had been given an opportunity eitheI
to accept or decline.
Alexander Galloway is still mentioned
most prominently in connection with
the place, but the friends of DR.. Shef-
win Gibbons have started boom for
him for the place. They have done TINS
without Dr. Gibbons consent and II Is
not likely he would accept If 1t was
offered him, as he is now member OF
the board of health.
DR.. w. ]. Chambers nipped the in
cipient boom that had been started Tor
him with a severe frost yesterday. lie,
too. is enjoying himself as a member
Of the board of health.
James Hanley, former street super
intendent, has lightning rod out TO
catch anything like the chlettalnshlp
that may come his way, ana ne ns-S ~
been around the city hall more in the
last few days than any time since he
went out of office as street super1n--
tendent. Hanley is a Democrat ana
has MANY friends in Los Angeles.
George Lyons admits that the
chances he once considered so good
have faded away, but still he haunts
the MAYORS office with hope that VIII
not be suppressed.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-01
Municipal Affairs
DRAFT IS HEAVY
ON GENERAL FUND
COUNCIL FINANCE COMMITTEE
is WARNED
other Accounts VIII Show Deficit and
City Auditor Says Economy Must
Be Practiced and Expenses
Still More Curtaied

"Go slow with the general expense
fund" is the caution City Auditor
Myers has given the finance committee
of the council While the present
council is the most economical body of
the kind that has ever had the handling
of the city's funds, yet it must curtail
expenses still more if the city is to be
left without deficit at the end of the
fiscal year.
In a statement to the finance commit
tee City Auditor Myers shows the
heavy drafts that have been made on
the general expense fund and other
funds, and estimates the amount that
must be transferred from the expense
fund to meet oVerdrafts on other funds.
For the first half of the fiscal year
$72, $3.50 was spent for election expenses
and there is only $2670 left in that fund.
In order to pay the expenses OF the
bond election and other elections that
are already on the program it will be
necessary to draw on the general eX-
pense fund for at least $4,000. If any
further elections are found necessary
during the latter half of the present
fiscal year, it will be necessary to draw
on the general expense sund for still
more money.
The increase of wages granted by the
former council just before it went out
of office by which all laborers are
raised from 1925 to $3.50 a day and all
teamsters from 81 to $3.50 will make it
necessary for all departments employ
ing laborers and teamsters to draw on
the general expense fund for more
money. These increases were not pro-
vided for in the annual budget.
Needs of Departments
The park department will need $4,000,
the street sprinkling department $1,000,
lhe street sprinlzling $4,000 and the
street department in general $4,000.
The tax levy OF San Pedro has not
been nearly sufficient to pay for the
fire and police protection and the street
improvements the harbor suburb has
received since consolidation. Three
fourths of all the money received from
San Pedro has already been spent, and
Mr.. Myers estimates it will require
$4,000 from the general expense fund
to keep up the work The Wilmington
taxes have been amply sufficient for
that portion of the city.
While these items can be foreseen
almost to dollar, there are other ox-
penses that cannot, and these contin-
gent expenses the auditor estimates
will be about So, 800 for the remaining
half of the fiscal year.
The estimated overdraft on the gen.
eral expense fund at the present rate
of expenditure will be shout $4,000,
according to the auditors figures.
The retiring council turned over a
reserve fund of S4O1,OOO and this cash
still remains untouched. But the audi
tor warns the finance committee that
this money must not be touched until
| after July 1, which is the beginning of
the new fiscal year, for between the
beginning of the fiscal year and No
| vember /, when taxes are payable,
| Ia f.,k e,a1
air in the city treasury, and this re-
serve fund must remain inviolate in
order to pay salaries and expenses for
the four dry months.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-01
CANNOT HOLD MIGRANTS
FOR POST0FFICE CRIME
Prisoners Establish Alihs Because of
Presence in jail at Time Rob-
berry Was Committed

Mike Ross and William Smith, two
vagrants who were arrested Saturday
on suspicion of having attempted to
burglarize the postoffice at Anaheim,
will not be prosecuted on a charge of
postoffica robbery. Postoffice Inspec-
tor Knox stated yesterday he had in
vestigated the case thoroughly and
had decided the men were not at
tempting to rob the postoffice. He
has advised the postmaster at Ana
helm to prosecute the two under the
state statutes for malicious mischief.
1t was learned that both men had
been drinking, and also that they had
been in Jail the greater part of the
past two months, so could not be con-
nected with any recent postoffice rob-
bprV
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-01
IRIDIUM IN HONOR OF
GOOD SHEPHERD FOUNDER
Convent to Be Scene of Unusual Ec-
clesiastical Exercises During
Coming Two Days

A solemn iridium in honor Of the
Qualification of the founder of the
Good Shepherd order, Blessed Jonn
Eudes, will be opened this morning
at the Good Shepherd convent, Airing
ton and Pico streets, with a solemn
high mass to be celebrated at s;Sp
o'clock in the convent chapel. Rt. Rev.
Mgr Harnett, V. G., will be celebrant
of the mass, assisted by Rev. G. Dom
ahoe, deacon; Rev. Joseph McManus,
subdeacon, and Rev. E. j. Conaty,
master of ceremonies.
Rt. Rev. Bishop Conaty will be
present at the mass and will preach
the sermon. Following the mass he
will confirm a class of girls, inmates
of the convent, several of whom will
receive first communion at an earlier
service. The confirmation service Will
be followed by solemn benediction.
The iridium will close Wednesday
morning with solemn high mass. at
which Very Rev. DR.. Glass, president
of st. Vincent's college, will be cele-
brant,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-01

J. S. Escallier charged with similar
offense, pleaded not guilty and will be
tried before q jury February IL. The
case against d. L. Heefner was dis
missed because Of insufficient evidence.
Talks of Work Among Indians
Rev. A. B. Prichard, pastor of the
Central Presbyterian church, ad-
dressed the meeting of the Presby-
terian ministers yesterday morning at
the Bible institute. DR.. Prichard told
of the work among the Indians of Ari-
zona, which he visited last summer.
Makes Plea for immigrants
Robert Watchorn addressed the
meeting of the Methodist ministers
yesterday morning on the problems of
immigration. Mr.. Watchorn made a
plea for foreigners entering American
cities, asking the ministers to JOCK
after their religious necessities.
Aged Resident is Buried
Charles Cabot, 81 years old, and a
former land agent of the Southern
Pacific, was buried yesterday after
noon. The funeral service was held at
st. PauFs pro-cathedral, Of which Mr..
Cabot was a communicate. Mr.. Cabot
came to Los Angeles in 1868. Burial
was in Evergreen cemetery.
Hold Funeral Services
Impressive funeral services were
held for Mrs. Jane ,Hoge Rannells,
wife of S. D. Rannells, president of
the Rannells Land company, yester-
day morning In Emmanuel Presbyte-
rian church, with which the family
long has been affiliated. DR.. Hugh X.
Walker officiated~ Burial was in
Hollywood cemetery.
To Discuss Scripture Figure
The last meeting before Lent of the
Bible class conducted at the Y. M. c.
A. by DR.. Robert Renison, rector of
st. Marks Episcopal church, will be
held this evening. His subject will be
"The Figure II He win give a thor
in the scriptures, regarding the Bible
as the inspired word of God.
To Give Concert and Ball
Catholic circles of Redondo Beach
and Los Angeles are much interested
in the concert and ball to be given at
the Pavilion auditorium at Redondo
on the night of February under the
auspices of the choir of st. James
church of that place. The mayor of
the beach city will make the opening
address, to be followed by an interest
ing program. The local headquarters
for the entertainment are at Des-
mond's store, Third and Spring streets,
Los Angeles.
Crippled Woman Injured
Mrs. Susan Ramsay, 5S years old, a
cripple, living at 1929 Acacia street,
Dolgeville, sustained a fractured left
arm and bruises on the body when
her crutches slipped as she was cross
ing the street at Fifth and Main
streets, and she fell to the pavement.
Mrs. Ramsay suffered the loss of her
left leg in an accident several years
ago. She was taken to the receiving
hospital, and after the fracture was
reduced was removed to the county
hospital.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-01
PUBLIC WELFARE COMMITTEE
DISCUSSES LIQUOR QUESTION
Several New Phases Considered, ALI
though New Legislation Is
Recommended

At a meeting of the pubic welfare
committee of the council yesterday
definite work was done in the way OF
recommending legislation to the coun-
Gil. The committee first wants to con-
fer with the police commission SO that
the views of the council and commits
sion may be in harmony.
The frontage question occupied most
of the time of the committee. Guy w.
Eddy, city prosecutor, suggested that
the present frontage requirement be
changed so that it would not be neces-
sary for an applicant to secure the
consent of a majority of the frontage
in the block before getting a location,
but giving the property owners In the
block a right to petition that no sa-
loon be located in that block at any
time.
A double license of 1925 q month for
combination saloons and cafes, which
is an increase Of $50 a month over the
amount these places now pay, was one
Of the new ideas suggested.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-01
CANADIAN CLUBMEN TO
ENTER SEWING CONTEST
Strenuous Competition Planned for
Members of Organization at
Meeting Tonight

Members of the Canadian club prom
Use a startling program at their meet
ing tonight in Lincoln nall, walker
theater auditorium, and sewing con-
test between the men of the organiza-
tion is among the possibilities. Ac-
cording to announcement of the COM
mittee in charge a generous list of en-
trants will appear, but conditions gov
erning the match will not be divulged
until the contestants are on the mark
waiting for the word to go.
In addition to the strenuous occu-
patton marked out for the men of the
club, readings by George Peterson,
vocal selections by Nine. Lillian Bal
lagh and an address by DR.. T.. G.
Dewitt will have places. Important
business will take up the time not de-
voted to the entertainment.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-01
HEALTH BOARD SEEKS
CONTROL OF NURSES
PROTEST MADE AGAINST COM
MISSION PLAN
Or. George H. kress, Representing
Medical Societies, Expresses
His Views in the
Matter

A resolution protesting against the
control of district nurses by a commits
sion was adopted by the board of
health yesterday and will be submit
ted to the city council today.
This resolution is designed to present
the boards view Of the matter If the
College Settlement association submits
an ordinance today, as it is expected
to do, creating a commission which
shall have control of the five district
nurses employed at the city's expense.
1t is designed to have one or more
members of the health board as MEM
bers of this commission, but evm un-
der such circumstances the board OF
health does not approve the plan. The
board wants all nurses employed at
the city's expense under the direct
supervision of the board
DR.. George H. Kress, representing the
public health commission of the state
medical society and the county medi-
cal association, appeared before the
board yesterday and said:
"The matter of nursing, as conducted
by the city, has been up for discussion
great many times by the medical
men of the city, and 1t is of my OBJ
seryance, not speaking informally, but
in a general way, that l am con-
WINGED that the public health interests
of the city would be subserved by hay
ing all of that work under the direct
supervision of the board of health.
1.-THE matter was informally discussed
at the meeting of the public health
commission of the State Medical society
and again by the board of commission
ers, who are directors of the Los An
geles Medical association, and both
those bodies passed resolutions thor
oughly indorsing the plan of placing
the municipal nurses under the direct
supervision OF the board of health.
Credit Due College Settlement
"None of the men present at any of
it's meetings stated his belief 1T would
be good policy or proper principle to
let such work be done under the board
of laymen or of lay women. They We're
all willing to acknowledge that the
College Settlement association had
done a great deal of loyal and effective
work in the past, and that certain
amount OF credit, perhaps, should be
given to the College Settlement mem
bers for bringing the work up to its
present state OF completion. The idea
Of the medical men is this:
"That anything which concerns the
sick poor of the city, and particularly
when the care of the sick has to do
with the prevention of contagious dis
eases, all that work should be under
the supervision of the board of health
and under its executive officers.
ION that account we sent i'm these
objections to your body, and we sent
in similar communications to the city
council, so that they might know that
a large number of the medical men of
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-01
NEW PRICE SCHEDULE
ADOPTED BY LAUNDRIES
Local Homes Not Affected by Ad.
vance, but Hotels and Apart
ment Houses Suffer

Los Angeles laundries are raising
their prices, due it is said, to an in
crease in the cost of laundry supplies.
The increase averages 11a per cent on
all grades of work. The new schedule
of prices went into effect yesterday,
and hotel and lodging house proprie-
tors instead of the homes are affected.
The laundries formerly charged by
the pound for dry work, but have now
adopted a system OF charging for each
piece of work sent in, The new prices
apply to starch and not fiat work.
Laundrymen say that it is not probable
any futher advance win be made unless
the cost of supplies is further increased.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-01
AROUND TOWN
Arraluned in Court

Arralgned in Court
John Schauer, who was arrested by
detectives several days ago, was ar
raigned in Police Judge Roses court
yesterday on q charge Of passing a
fictitious check, and his preliminary
examination was set for February d.
Accused of Assault
Beatrice Collier, a negro, accused OF
having cut another negress, was ar
raigned in Police Judge Roses court
Yesterday on a charge Of assault with
deadly weapon and her preliminary
examination will be held February 8.
She is in Jail in default Of $500 ball.
Searches for Brother
A search for Joseph A. Schlacter, a
veteran of the Spanish-American War,
has been begun in Los Angeles by his
sister, Mrs. Margaret Flynn of Pitts
burg, Schlacter has been missing
about two years, and was last heard
from in San Francisco.
Isaac Amster Dies
Isaac Amster, tailor, who has lived
in Los Angeles for nine years, died
Yesterday at his nome, 1866 West
Twentieth street, following long Ill
ness. He is survived by his wife and
nine children. Funeral services Will
be held this afternoon at o'clock at
the home, burial to be in the Beth
Israel cemetery.
Fined for Stealing
Pete Graham pleaded guilty in Police
Judge Roses court yesterday morning
to stealing a suit case containing a
quantity of clothing from a fellow
roomer at the Salvation Army lodging
house in East First street, and was
az, &Yaa nP n,~ cnp
the alternative of thirty days in the
city jail.
Transport Federal Prisoners
Owing to the operation of a new fed
eral law which prohibits keeping fed
eral prisoners in a county jail for a
term of longer than one year and one
day, United States Deputy Marshals
Thomas Quinn and Joseph p. Coyle
will leave Thursday for the federal
prison at Leavenworth, ISas,. with sew
eral prisoners now held in the Fresno
county Jail at Fresno.
Gift of Surgical Table Made
The Queen Esther circle OF the First
Methodist church has recently pre-
sented q modern surgical table to the
Methodist hospital recently opened,
completing the furnishings for the
operating room. The hospital has fif-
teen patients. with room for eighteen.
DR.. B. c. Cory, the field secretary for
the hospital, is planning large num-
ber of improvements for the hospital.
Milk Dealers Accused
f. Burr a milk dealer was found
guilty I'm police court yesterday on a
charge of having in his possession and
for sale milk not up to the standard
provided by city ordinance. and he
was sentenced by Police Judge Rose
TO pay 1ne Of s26. @. A. Cherry and
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-01

this city know that your request along
this line is proper.
ut is not matter of personality
as to whether it should be the College
Settlement that should supervise this
work or some other body; it is a pub
lie health necessity. that the charter OF
the city has vested in the board Oh
health, and we believe that if you dele
gate this to some other commission you
will simply be dividing your authority
and you will not get as good results:
1t also seems to me that your poaro
of health itself should detail any OF
your nurses to do any work for the
city from the standpoint Of sickness,
disease or calamity, and we thoroughly
indorse your proposed plan to ask that
this work be put under the supervision
of your board.
Il think it right in every way, and
inasmuch as the city is paying the bills
we see no reason why your board
should not have the supervision of the
work.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-01
FOUR LIQUOR LICENSES
HANGING IN BALANCE

Four wholesale liquor dealers may
lose their permits next Monday night
Thev have been cited to appear before
tbe commission next week and show
cause why their permits should not be
The four permits in jeopardy are
held by L. Deverchio, 653 South Main
street; ]. B. We'll, S12 East Seventh
street; August Roemer, 4OS South
Main street, and the Los Angeles Wine
company, 534 East Fifth street.
All these dealers have been convict
ed and fined in police court for violat-
ing the liquor laws.
other liquor cases that had been SET
for hearing last night were continued
until February IA.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-01
BOARD OF HEALTH WILL
JOIN LOAN SHARK FIGHT
Sanitation Branch of City Government
Expresses Willingness to Render
Assistance to Combat Evil

The board of health yesterday adopt
ed a resolution approving the action
of other city commissions in trying to
wrest city employees from the grasp
of loan sharks" and offering its CO.
operation in any way possible.
The health department probably is
freer from Indebtedness of this kind
than anv other department Of the city.
Most of the employees in the health de-
partment are paid good salaries and
are not compelled to borrow money.
DR.. Sherwin Gibbons declared yester-
day that when an employe was under
the thumb of Il usurer he was robbed
of half his efficiency, through worry
and distress.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-01
AUCTIONEER'S PERMIT
COST HIM TEN DOLLARS

It cost w. T. Moxley $40 to get an
auctioneer's permit from the police
commission last night. The money was
~ once turned over to Mrs. w. A.
clark. whose persistency was respon-
sible for the $40 payment.
Moxley applied to the commission
for an auctioneer's permit several
weeks ago, but Mrs, Clark protested
against its being granted. She said
that Moxley had taken $40 from her
to advertise some property for sale,
but had not spent the money accord
ing to agreement.
The matter was continued for sew
eral meetings until last night, when
Moxley threw a $40 gold piece on
the table and got his permit
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-01
GROWING FRUIT TREES
Z STOLEN FROM ORCHARD
Undetected Thief Digs Up and Carts
Away Portion of Eagle Rock
Orchard

Some person, as yet unidentified,
to whom the conservation policies of
Clifford Pinchot apparently do not
appeal, is being searched for by depu-
ties under Sheriff Hammel. The search
was begun following the receipt of a
complaint from Il. e. Vermulion. Syca-
more avenue, Eagle Rock, who says
his orchard is being robbed, not of
fruit, but of trees. Saturday night,
he complained, two lemon trees, two
orange trees and two plum trees were
stolen, dug up and carted away. The
plum trees were eight feet high.
A report was also received from s..
d. G. Anderson OF Covina, who said
some person robbed his home of large
quantity of table linen, cutlery and
dishes. The stolen articles were later
found at Pomona, where they had been
purchased by a secondhand dealer
from a person whose identity he did
not know.