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8 * \ I Cool Off Tomorrow at I t ■ JVfllpQ H Go down and take a FREE LAUNCH RIDE up the winding San ll R«IV rind ATAiAV/t? H Gabriel river and on the beautiful Alamitos Bay. M ****J **«*^» I Work now progressing; material arriving every day; thousands of gg . barrels of cement; sixty tons of steel and millions of feet of lumber are |fi A/«asn * on the way to build up NAPLES, the city with a great future. 1 \J\s VCttfifl Plans and magnificent drawings of NAPLES, the city of red tiled I roofs, and solid concrete improvements, may be seen at our office, and 1 _ We Give a Guarantee bached by I tvCSOrfL* The Naples Company (Inc.) $500,000.00 1 ~ , A. M. PARSONS, President. •'.: V I A. C. JONKS, Vice President. ' t>3j W J&W HTI ill MlftO DR. HENRY WEST HUGHES, Vice President. -.-..•■■. ....,-.•• Etq ' -^m^r mmmmr mmm-^ -^ J. B. SAMUEL, Secretary. UNION TRUST CO., Treasurer. > Vm O. H. JENNISON, A. J. DEXANEY AND W. W. SWEENEY, Tract Agent*. Eftl A. M. ®> A. C. PARSONS i°i e nts I I' =1 ADMINISTRATION HELD BLAMELESS JUDGE FITZGERALD TELLS OF WATER DEAL BUILDING RECORD FOR AUGUST (Two Prominent Pasadenans Dead Bicyclists Fined One Dollar Each. Use of Preservatives Being \ Investigated Special to Th« Herald. PASADENA, Sept. I.— City Attorney Fitzgerald made public this afternoon a carefully prepared statement of the present attitude of the administration? upon the proposed purchase of the two local water plants. In opening his de fense Judge Fitzgerald disclaims any desire to act as spokesman for Mayor iWaterhouse and the city council. The statement goes into tlie history of the negotiations leading up to the special election at -which the people voted to bond the city for nearly a million dol lars for the purchase of the properties owned by the Pasadena Lake Vineyard . Land & Water company and the Pasa dena Land & Water company. It calls attention to the delay of the former council in advertising for bids for these new bonds and to its rejection of all the bids submitted and then goes on to the two suits begun against the second named company by South Pasadena and Margaret Graham, enjoining the contemplated sale, the said suits being still In the courts and prohibiting the company from giving an ' unclouded title. Then the judge proceeds to later de velopments and tells how the two water . companies have asked the city to agree to pay nearly $26,000 for permanent im provements, made or about to be made on the properties of the two companies. He says that the city council has been trying to get itemized statements of these expenditures in order to safe guard the people, but that the repre sentatives of the companies have de layed giving them, under one pretext or another. ,'. The statement of the city attorney of fers the following reasons for delay in acquiring the water companies' prop erty: First, suits against one of the companies which forbid its sale until the courts pass upon them; second, the people having voted to purchase both plants, the impossibility of proceeding to the purchase of the one plant with out the other; third, ft would be ex tremely unbusinesslike to issue the bonds voted by the people and sell them before the property is ready to be bought; fourth, the attitude of the two companies in demanding money for permanent improvements without tak ing the people's representatives into their confidence so far as to tell them what these proposed expenditures are. ' :In concluding Judge Fitzgerald pro pounds the following questions to the newspapers which have been loudest In criticising the administration for negli gence in concluding the purchases au thorized by the people: }L What, if any, act or acts has the present mayor or city council done in : relation 'to the water plant matters that were not proper? .'2. What has the mayor and council, . or either of them, omitted to do that In your opinion should have been done in this matter? 3. Do you : advise that the . bonds should be sold at once and the money 1 paid i on ' the purchase of thue water ' TKBT, TT plants, regardless of the suits now pending? 4. Do you advise that the council pledge the city to pay for all disburse ments hereafter made by the water companies, whether or not such dis bursements are made with the knowl edge and approval of the council? Building on the Increase The monthly report of Building and Plumbing 1 Inspector . Shaver shows a creditable Increase In building opera tions In Pasadena during the month of August. A total of 133 building per mits was Issued during the month, the value of building improvements being $360,867. This Is somewhat larger than the total for the preceding month of July, and $18,142 more than the total for August of last year. One hundred and flfty-flve plumbing permits were ipsued on work calling for an expendi ture of $24,454.90. T£ls brings the ag gregate of building improvements dur ing August to $185,312.92. The total amount of fees received during the month by the building and plumbing inspector's office was $383.75. This re port does not give any Idea of the ex tent of the building operations of the month In territory tributary to Pasa dena, the outlying districts on the border of the corporation, where much building has been going on. The death of two well known citi zens occurred today, both men passing away at an early hour this morning. The first was Louis W. Whitehead, aged 65 years, for many years local agent for the John Wanamaker Cloth- Ing company. While Mr. Whitehead has been unwell for some time, his sud den death was unexpected. He leaves a wife, four sons and two daughters. The second was that of Minard B. Fassett, a wholesale fruit dealer and shipper. Mr. Fassett had resided In Pasadena about six years, was an ac tive member of the First M. E. church and prominent In local business circles. He leaves a wife, son and a daughter. Funeral arrangements for Mr. White head have not yet been made. The funeral of Mr. Fassett will be held from his late residence Sunday afternoon. Police Judge Wood today imposed a fine of one dollar upon each of the nine bicyclists arrested by Officer Schultz some days ago on South Mentor ave nue. The court made an Inspection of the street at the place where the offense was committed and appeared to think that there was much excuse for the men taking the sidewalk. But every man of the nine had entered a plea of guilty, so a merely nominal fine was assessed. Pasadena Brevities A teelgram received at the Hotel Maryland today states that President D. M. Linnard, who is at the McNutt hospital, San Francisco, where an ope ration was performed upon him yester day, passed a rather restless night but that today he Is much improved. Police Judge J. Perry Wood has gone to Catallna.. island for a three days' vacation. Justice of the Peace Cong don will officiate in the police court to morrow morning. Monday being Labor day the court will be closed, and on the day following Judge Wood expects to be In his place again. ' v Local health officers are Investigat ing the dealers in meats and dairymen to discover Just how far preservatives are being used. It is said that several butchers admit that they have been using "freezlne," and some of the dairy men have used formaldahyde at one time or another. Arrests and prosecu tions may follow. The dedication of the new Humane society drinking fountain at ' Central park will occur tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock. In case Rev. Robert J. Bur dette is not present to take his assigned place on the program City Commission er William S. Wlndham will accept the fountain for the commission. SUMMER COLDS Lax&tlv* Bromo Quinine, the world wide Cold Cur*, removal tne came. Call (or the full n&roa »nd look (or ilgnaturt of K. W. Urova. 260. I Watch (or The Herald. 300,000 Popu lation EOlU<-> Sunday, flcpt. 8, 1009. LOS /ANGELES HERALD: > SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 3, 190?. PRESCOTT TO BE LAND REGISTRAR REPUBLICAN SPEAKER GETS FAT OFFICE LOCAL FEELING RUNS HIGH Members of Party In San Bernardino Greatly Exercised Over Appoint. . ment, Which Threatens to Widen the Breach Special to The Herald. SAN BERNARDINO, Sept. I.— The announcement that Speaker F. C. Pres cott Is to become registrar of the land office has created some surprise here among the Republicans who expected Prescott to be rewarded for his flop to F.'int, but hardly looked for him to get the land office Job. Whether any at tempt will be made to prevent the ap pointment by President Roosevelt does not yet seem to be settled. But It Is safe to say that this appointment only opena wider the breach In the Repub lican ranks In this county, which Is already causing all sorts' of apprehen sion In the minds of some of the Re publican leaders. Some strange malady has attacked the horses In the Highland district. They are suddenly taken 111 and In a few hours die In frightful agony. Five died In one day this week, all of them being valuable animals. Whether It Is the hay or what the cause is has not yet been determined. The animals give evidence of cramp colic, and It Is pos sible that the Intensely hot weather has something to do with It. The possible failure to get a fran chise In this city for the freight car rying privilege of the Rlalto electric line has caused the Inception of a scheme on the part of Colton people to build a line from Rlalto to that city. The matter Is receiving encouragement from the business men of the Hub city and If the project should fall here It Is more i than likely that the Colton Una will be launched. An effort will be made to have the matter taken up by the Colton chamber of commerce. Charles Andrews, a Santa Fe brake man, had a narrow escape from Instant death. He was riding on the top of a freight train when he was struck by a low hanging telephone wire. The wire struck him In the face, cutting him se verely, knocking him flat on the car top and stunning him for a time. The wonder is that he was not dragged off the car top and killed instantly. He will be laid up in the hospital for some time. /' ■.'-"(,::. '■.'■•■■ l,- 1 Rector's Resignation Accepted • The resignation of Rev. P. H. Hick man as rector of St. John's Episcopal parish in this city has been unanimous ly accepted by the church vestry and a move will at once be made to secure a new pastor. It is possible now that Rev. Rennlson of Los Angeles will be selected as the man who will endeavor to draw the scattered elements of the church together. • ; ' Some weeks ago the friction between the various elements of the church reached the point at which an appeal was sent to Bishop Johnson to remove Rev. Hickman to another field. The vestry refused to accept the pastor's resignation and he went to San Pedro, ostensibly to spend the (summer, but in reality to look over a new field with a view of locating there. The state ment was then made by The Herald correspondent that Rev. Hickman would , without doubt never return here as pastor. This prediction' has proven correct, >as the leave of 'absence was until, September 1 and last night his resignation was accepted.'.'"- : ■ Th« Young People Christian , union, , composed, of the young people's so cieties of all the leading churches, last night elected the following officers for the coming year: W. T. Lisenby, of the First Christian church, president; Miss Harriet Curtis of the First Bap tist church, first vice president; L. W. Neff, of St. Paul's M. E. church south, second vice president; Miss Joanna Pruitt of the First Presbyterian church, third vice president; George Dlmock of the First M. E. church, secretary; Mrs. Guy Stuart of the First Congregational church, treasurer. There were over 400 in attendance at the reception. ARRESTED ON CHARGE • OF BEATING HIS WIFE Elliott Messenger of Alamitos In Trou- ble — Mr. and Mrs. Kellum Cele. brate Golden Wedding Special to The Herald LONG BEACH, Sept. I.— Mrs. Nellie Messenger of Alamitos came to Justice Brayton's office this afternoon and swore out a complaint against her hus band Elliott Messenger. She charges that last evening, while under the In fluence of liquor, he struck her a heavy blow In the face, bruising her eye badly and causing her much pain. Messenger was arrested and pleaded not guilty to the charge and demanded a Jury trial, which was set for Tuesday, September 5, at 10 o'clock a. m. The judge fixed the accused man's bail at $250, but as he could not secure sureties - he ' was committed to the county Jail to await trial. MiSßt Messenger and his wife were es tranged several years ago and It has only been . a year since they became reconciled and commenced living to gether again. He claims that Mrs. Messenger is attempting to get his property away from him. She says that her husband is addicted to liquor and when on a. spree Is uncontrollable. According to her'story he has frequent ly driven her from the house and on one occasion pursued her with a bot tle In his hand, threatening to kill her. Messenger was discharged by the Long Beach Laundry company Monday .of this .week because of ex cessive drinking. The couple own two acres of land in Alamitos. One acre is vested in the wife and the other in the husband. Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Kellum cele brated their golden j wedding anniver sary at the residence of their son, Or lando Kellum, In this city today. SAWTELLE GROCERY DESTROYED BY FIRE Blaze Btarts From Explosion of Gaso- line Tank and Damage Is Placed at $5000 Special to The Herald SAWTELIiB, Sept I.— One of the worst fires in Sawtelle was witnessed by almost the entire population when William Drlggs' grocery store was burned down. The blaze broke out about 2:30 this afternoon and was caused by the explosion of a gasoline tank. The explosion was caused by the ac cidental striking* of a match, and tho store building and contents were en tirely destroyed. The loss 'is placed at $5000 with insurance on* the stock and a email amount on the building. A tent containing household goods and stores was also consumed, and the neighbor ing grocery store of Mrs. O. King .was saved only with the greatest difficulty. The Western , Pacific development company has purchased 3' j acres just back of Santa Monlcaj_->htch will shortly be placed on the market. The Sawtelle Improvement society will meet Saturday evening at Laird's hall to discuss Important business. The Union Veteran Legion, auxiliary of Los Angeles,' treated the veterans of the Soldiers' ;. Home 'who belonged to the Union Veteran Legion to a picnic dinner at Playadel.Rey. ■ A request Is In circulation ,by some of the Sawtelle property holders ask lngr ihat Eawtella b* taken- into Santa Monica,' STATE SPIRITUALISTS CONVENE IN SAN DIEGO WILL CONTINUE IN SESSION TILL SUNDAY EVENING Supervisors Expected to Fix Tax Rate Inside the City at 91.65 and Outside at $2.25 — Miscellaneous Society and Personal Items Special to The Herald SAN DIEGO, Sept. I.— The tenth an nual convention of the California State Spiritualists' association began Its ses sion here this morning, and will con tinue In session until Sunday evening. The officers of the association are: President, J. Dhaw Glllesple of San Francisco; vice president, J. L. Dryden, San Diego; secretary, W. T. Jones, San Francisco; treasurer, Mrs. Anna E. Wadsworth, San Francisco; corres ponding secretary, Paul S. Gillette, Oakland. Directors, Mrs. L. M. Allen, Los Angeles; Arthur S. Howe, E. W. Brlggs and W. A. Desborough, San Francisco. This forenoon was devoted to the roll call, the reports of standing committees and the appointment of session commit tees. This evening a reception to the delegates is being given by the local committee. The election of directors and the national delegates will tako place tomorrow and it Is intended to finish the sessions for business at noon tomorrrow. The rest of the time is to be devoted to addresses on subjects of particular Interest to spiritualists. Byron Erkenbrecher, one of the prin cipal owners of the Detroit now racing here for the Lipton challenge cup, is an enthusiastic member of San Diego No. 99 of the Elks. In order that bis visit may be remembered Mr. Ercken brecher last evening presented San Diego lodge of Elks No. 16S with n handsome gavel made of mahogany and mounted with gold. : ./ Reuben B. Andrews, a Los Angeles dry goods dealer, and Ml a Ella Eng land of South Grand avenue In the same' city, were married here last night by J. E. Hoick. They will spend a portion of the honeymoon at Coronado before returning to Los Angeles. The building committee of the First Methodist church trustees has received several bids for the excavation for the new building and will open them and such others as may be received Monday night. The committees will advertise for bids for the building work as soon as the specifications are completed. i Supervisors will meet next Monday for the purpose of fixing the tax rate for the county and state taxes. It Is probable that the rate will be $1.65 in side the city and $2.25 • outside. '—" Odd Fellows all over the state are interested in' the competitive drill to be held here during the grand encamp ment week of Oct6ber 1-7. The San Francisco Bulletin says that Canton San Francisco No. 5, Patriarchs Mili tant, are drilling three or four nights a week in the hope of annexing tho prize and their drlllmaster, Captain J. K. Rltter, hopes to excel the percentage of 94% made by No. 6 at Paso Robles two years ago. Mrs. M. M. Alderson has been elected principal of the Otay school and will have Miss Arelalde Rlley as her as sistant. Miss Isabel S. Kennedy has been made principal of the Green Val ley school. TEACHERS FOR WHITTIER UNION HIGH SCHOOL Institution to Open September 4 — Miss Catharine Belle Mills Is v'-V;?- Married Special to The Herald. WHITTIBR. ' Sept. L— The Whlttler Union high school will open September 4 with the following corps ; of teach ers:,','. O. ■ .' .Walter -< Monroe, ; : principal j Clara R. Rooksby, mathematics; Cas sle A. Davidson, English; O. E. Rog ers, commercial subjects; Frank I. Shepherd, sciences; Walter M. Boston, history and director of athletics; Min nie E. Boucher, modern languages; Jessie M. Robertson, Latin and Greek; Lena R. Haas, drawing; Pearl B. Mar tin, vocal music; Mary C. Meredith, physical training and atheletics for girls; Mary McGahey, manual train ing; Estelle C. Story, domestic science; Clara Soxman, private teacher of pianoforte, and Myrtle A. Davis, pri vate teacher of reading and debate. The Whittler public school' will open September 18. The following teachers have been employed: Bailey street school— John T. Rus sell, supervising principal and teacher of eighth grade; Rosia Lee Stewart, seventh grade; Corris M. Brown and Anna Mac Birdsall. sixth grade; Emma J. Robinson and Edith O. Rains, fifth grade. Perm street school— Manle Newby, principal and teacher of first primary; Mrs. Jennie V. Bowman, sec ond primary; Mrs. Leonard Bacon and Mrs. Maude A. Judson, third grade; Ethel Hockett and Grace Strang, sec ond grade; Myrtle Gllman and Estelle McMillan, fourth grade. Miss Catharine Belle Mills was mar ried August 31 to Wilfred Broomell of Phoenix, Ariz. Miss Mills held the chair of English in the Whittier high school for four years. Mrs. C. P. Dorland of Long Beach has returned to her home after a visit with her sister, Mrs. A. C. Clark. Mrs. Grace Buckmaster and family left Wednesday for a two weeks' out- Ing In the mountains. SANTA MONICA NOTES Lima Bean Crop, Now Being Cut. Proves Exceptionally Good Special to The Heraid. SANTA MONICA, Sept. I.— The lima bean crop, which is the only farm product cultivated to any extent In the near vicinity of Santa Monica, is being cut and will be ready for harvesting within the next few days. There are between ten and twelve thousand acres of the beans planted and the crop promises to be an exceptionally good one. All banks and most business houses In the Santa Monica Bay district will be closed on Labor day. This will Include the Bank of Santa Monica, Merchants National bank, Ocean Park bank, First National bank of Ocean Park, Commercial bank and Bank of Venice. ■ Mrs. John P. Gates will entertain the membership of the Ladles After noon club at the Miramar next Wednesday. Miss Margaret B. Fowler and Miss Kate Fowler of Pasadena will throw open their seaside cottage here on Labor day to the. Toung Woman's league of Pasadena and the children of the -Pasadena training home. Mrs. A. B. Norton and family, Mrs. A. B. Potts and Miss Lucille Potts are prominent Angelenos who are here for an outing of indefinite length. RIVERSIDE TO HAVE A PUBLIC BATHING POOL It Will Be Constructed In Falrmount Park, Funds Being Already Subscribed Special to The Beralfl RIVERSIDE, Sept. I.— Plans have been drawn for a public bathing pool at Falrmount park. This will be con structed near the lake at a cost of $1200. Capt. Dexter, park guardian, says that $1200 has already, been pledged by citizens of Riverside. The pool as planned will be 40x160 feet in size with gradual slope toward the deepest point, 9 feet. Bath and toilet rooms will be constructed in connection with the pool. The "water for. the pool will be taken from the warm sulphur welt a few hundred yards from the lake. ' PEOPLE'S GAS COMPANY • GETS MONROVIA FRANCHISE Electric Railway Fares to Pasadena and Rates on Ticket Books to Los Angeles Reduced Special to The Herald MONROVIA, Sept I.— The People's Gas company has purchased a fran chise for delivering gas in this city, under the recent franchise act, for the sum of $50. The company already has Its mains laid and its plant in ope ration. The application for franchise was made by H. Kirschenschlager, president of the corporation, and this city subsequently advertised for bids in accordance with the legislative en actment and after publication sold the privilege to the only man who put one in. The tunnels at Twin springs and Sil ver springs will be protected with bulk heads. Another water system change will be the covering of division boxes on the mountain system. Visitors to the canyons have been securing water at such places and to accommodate them hydrants will be raised on the pipe line. VENICE FIRE DEPARTMENT BROUGHT INTO ACTION Stock Company to Play at Pier Avenue Opera House on September Fourteen i,:',; Special to The Herald. OCEAN PARK, Sept. I.— Fire broke out in the rear of Wilson. & Co/s elec tric shop on Windward avenue, Venice, at noon today, and In five minutes after being discovered the embryo city looked as if the Inmates of a mxA house had taken possession of its streets. ~ Somebody Bounded the fire alarm and Immediately the "Venice fire depart ment" became busy, but In their haste the firemen got the hose tangled up and when the knots were taken out it was found to be too short to reach from the fire pump to the scene of the con flagration. , Finally, after much excite ment and hubbub, the flames were ex tinguished and the damage ascertained" to be of little consequcr.ee. An addition is to be built at once to the Ocean Park school - house at a cost of $3,620. The contract has been awarded to George D. Snyder and must be completed by October 2. Manager T. Newman of the Pier aye-, nue opera house, now in course of construction, has arranged for a stock ' company to appear at the theater on September 14, the opening date. OU and Water have been successfully mixed— for pur« poses of profit. When you mix an in artlstlo or poor moulding with your pic ture the result Is one not pleasing. We have the way of "mixing" that pleases the eye from a harmonious standpoint. Let our frame experts give you the bene fit of their experience, free. Sanborn. Vail & Co.. 357 South Broadway. ' There is No Contentment in drinking the common brew of beer after one has once tasted a superior beverage like the Maler & Zobelein ' There's no guess work in • its . manu- facture. Purity of Ingredients Is our first essential, cleanliness next ' and then the "ageing." - That's . why . the Maler & Zobelein Brand proclaims Its own story. as the best beer brewed— thats-why we'S,'.k>you to insist on getting that and uo other.