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COUNCIL REFUSES TO OUST BOARD LIBRARY TANGLE YET UNSOLVED MAYOR'S ORDER MADE NULL BY CITY FATHERS THE CIVIC BODIES MAY ACT Chamber of Commerce, Municipal /.eague and Merchants and Maniu facturera* Association Asked to Investigate The city council refused yesterday to ratify the action of Mayor McAleer In removing 'the library board. The city's legislative body decided, In order that politics might be entirely eliminated, the Investigation, If any, iihall be held by the Merchants and Manufacturers' association, the Muni cipal league and the chamber of com merce, and Invited these three civic bodies to appoint a committee to hold euch an investigation. "This action Is perfectly satisfactory to us," say the four library directors. "All 'we want Is a court of competent Jurisdiction and a square .deal. We are and always have been ready for an investigation if one is desired and have no fear whatever of publicity, as •we • have* made our charges and are prepared to prove them." "We have the evidence," declared a prominent member of the board at the close of the meeting yesterday, and his sentiments were reiterated by every member present. Club Women Present Miss Jones, accompanied by a coterie of perhaps fifty club women, occupied a portion of the gallery of the council chamber during the session, while a far larger number of women and busi ness men gathered in the gallery to support the library directors. Oscar Lawler, as attorney for • the library board, ■ read a ' communication, the 'carefully prepared , bombshell on which he, with the board, has been at work for ■ the past week. The com munication proved £ bomb indeed and made, a number of charges against Mayor McAleer and also Miss Jones' ability and methods of conducting the library. The library directors also put them selves on record as being perfectly willing to go into any Investigation that: might be deemed necessary, pro vided such' investigation- might be held before a court, of. competent Jurisdic tion. Lawler stamped . the entire squabble as a comic opera extrava ganza. Harris for Miss Jones Attorney Will A. Harris, represent ing Miss Jones, said in answer to Law ler: "We' were ready for an investiga tion before the mayor, we are still ready and waiting. All we want is a square deal. Miss Jones was displaced without warning, without a chance to meet the" charges which they made against her. The community ought to know the facts. Our children are being educated in the. library and we want to know that it is conducted properly.' . Attorney Earl Rogers appeared in behalf of Mayor McAleer 'and renewed the mayor's request that ' the council Join with him in an investigation of the library board. ' ;The well known criminal attorney 'gave evidence that he knew his client's case was hopeless and therefore In dulged in. a little fun at Lawler's ex pense. "If this is a comic opera," said Rogers, "then my dear friend Lawler must lie the chief comedian, and be fore long we will have him In tights." : ; ,The mayor's message was referred to the committee of the, whole, which re ported the following resolution, which was unanimously adopted by the coun cil at the afternoon session: Council Stands Firm "Whereas, The honorable mayor has transmitted to the city council a com munication notifying it of the removal by him ■ from , the office of member of the board of directors of the Los An geles public library of Isidore B. Dock weller, Foster C. Wright, John W. Trueworthy and S. Q. : Marshutz and 5 the council having duly considered the same; . "Now, therefore, It is hereby resolved that the council refuse at the present ■ time to assent to such removal and, . "Be It further nesolved, that the Merchants and Manufacturers' associa tion, Municipal league 'and, chamber of ! commerce be and they are .hereby requested to appoint an Impartial and unbiased ■ commission to .■ investigate the subjects in controversy, this body hereby pledging Itself to abide by tho determination of such a conmilsslon." Bach, of the four library directors ex pressed his satisfaction with, the coun cil's action. The decision Is considered, to.mean practically the closing of the Incident. Even should the three com , merclal and municipal bodies named decide to investigate, the Judges will be. business men and the library direc tors,'feeling they have done their duty, say they have no fear of the finding* of such a tribunal. Lawler Makes Charge* Some of the charges made in Oscar Lawler's address fairly took the breath away from the club women present who wer« supporting the board, while the attorney many times drew applause from the other sections. In the course of hia address he'tald: .. • ■ , V "The comic opera features of the b flair i should . not blind " u» ■' to cert ain CLUB WOMEN, AT; CITY HALL AFTER THE LIBRARY INVESTIGATION serious conditions. A governing board in the city government is sought to be removed without investigation. It Is not pretended by any one that the board acted illegally or irregularly. The board claims that it acted in good faith and for the betterment of the service. No evidence has been presented to the contrary. "We are prepared to prove legally be fore a competent . court our own full Justification and the informality, irre sponsibility, bad faith and absurdity of the agitation which I followed our dis missal of one librarian for. cause and the appointment of a successor, also for cause. . . ...',:. .' ' "The mayor called an ''lnvestigation.' We declined to become a party to any such action, as he had' no ..power to subpoena witnesses. We would, have been forced to rely on- 'volunteers' and could not put the witnesses under oath. How then were we to prove the falsity of the .'popular demand' howl that has been used so extensively, and to prove that all this never had the official sanc tion of one single club or organization.' "These things are pertinent to the in quiry. It is conceded we acted legally. We claim also that not, only in good faith but wisely. Until the contrary Is proved we stand in. the presumption of innocence. •■ Asks Strict Investigation "We therefore ask you to make a strict and legal j investigation of this whole affair. For a long-time previous to the dismissal, of j Miss Jones the directors have been in receipt of com plaints alleging discourtesy on the part of library attaches, Jealousy and bicker ing among the employes seriously af fecting their efficiency and discipline, absence of books for many times j the periods specified by the' rules, such im proper indexing and arrangement of the books on the shelves as to render them Inaccessible; the possession and sale of books belonging to the library by second-hand dealers/ frequent and con tinuous absences from the library of the librarian without leave, general in efficiency in the business management of the' library, including the purchase of supplies under expired contracts, with out calling for bids, and othe^ matters indicating a lack of ability on the'part of the librarian,- all of which were from time to time investigated by -us ana developed substantial foundation. "Mayor McAleer was consulted at every stage of the proceedings and ap proved each step. He himself advanced another reason for removing Miss Jones by charging her with pernicious activ ity in politics in attempting to secure the appointment of a close personal friend of hers to a position on the board. N . * "Our people have during the past few years been frequently impressed with the force and magic of the simple phrase 'A square deal.' That is all wa ask, and we think the inquiry pertinent: 'Have we received It up to this time?' and we submit the question to you with the assurance that you will give us Justice." CORONER'S JURY CHARGES M. VALA WITH MURDER At the inquest held yesterday ovei the body of Jesus Correllls, murdered early Saturday morning in his tent at Chatsworth Park, the verdict of | the coroner's Jury charges M. . Vala witr. the crime. I Ayers Hair Vigore Ask your neighbors about It. One will say, "^restored color to my gray hair." Another, "It has checked my falling hair.*' An- other, " A splendid dressing for tho hair." tflfrSSi: LOS ANGELES HERALD: TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 8, 190$. SALT LAKE 18 TO RUN CARS THROUGH TO OMAHA Twenty.Four Hour Schedule to Mor. mon City Also Planned by Clark Road ■ Preliminary to the through service to the east which the Salt Lake expects to put Into service at the opening of the coming tourist season, daily tourist cars to and from Los Angeles and Omaha and ' Los Angeles and Denver will bo added to the Salt Lake and Los Angeles trains. y ] Officials iof the Clark road are now awaiting the pleasure of the connect ing roads at Salt Lake to begin the ser vice. .The Denver car will be run over the; Denver & Rio Grande. out of Salt Lake and the Omaha car will be run' over, the Oregon Short Line and Union Pacific. "..'>• ! 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Detailed infor- mation will be furnished quickly if you let me know where you wish to go. (HffiHßßHSr^ll w - w - ELLIOTT, Dlst. Pass'r Agt., lImIIiIIIiUIMIII 222 South ss P rln 9 Street, tljjPEciaßEfijil Los Angelet. Ist cars will be put Into service out of St. Louts and Chicago. ' No definite 'information has been given out relative to the running of through Pullman cars between Los An geles and Chicago, . but It Is expected that this service will be put on at the first of the year, with a twenty-four hours' schedule between Los Angeles and Salt Lake, the routing from Salt Lake to be by way of the Union Pacific and the Chicago & Northwestern. Undelivered Telegram* There are undelivered telegrams at the office of the Western Union Tele graph company for Miss A.R. Rollins, Mrs. J. W. Gregory, George Demmlng, Mrs. J. D. Atwood, A. M. Dortch & Co., H. T. Cory, Charles E. Anderson, L. S. Nares, Curtis Muncey, F. S. McOulre, Thotnaß L. Bell, Charlie, William Clay ton, John I. 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