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CITY OWNERSHIP
ITS CAUSE IS NOW MAKING
SURE PROGRESS
J. C. KAYS APPOINTED
TO ACT AS ARBITRATOR FOB
THE CITY
COMPANY APPOINTS MONDAY
One Million Dollars Offered for the
Plant and Refused—City Paves
the Way With Great Care
There Is now little room for doubt that
the city will before very long be in posses
sion of the plant and property of the Los
Angeles City Water company. The events
as they transpired at yesterday's ad
journed session of the city council sup
port su h belief and warrant the additional
opinion that In the present situation, the
city has the best of the fight, if such a
term may be applied to the good-natured
conflict now well on Its way.
The first action of the city at yesterday's
meeting was to make a formal tender of
$1,000,000 for the property of the Los An
geles City Water company, the Crystal
springs property, to the evident surprise
of the water company, not being taken
into consideration. The company object
ed to the offer on the general grounds that
the city could not possibly pay the amount
named, as there was not twelve per cent
of that sum In the entire city treasury;
furthermore, that the naming of the
amount to be paid for the property was
a duty which rests solely upon the arbi
trating board provided for in the contract
Just expired.
An ordinance was then passed by coun
cil appointing J. C. Kays as the city's ar
bitrator and fixing his salary at $25 per
day. The company stated that the ap
pointment of their arbitrator will probably
take place on Monday, and in no event
later than Tuesday.
A complete resume of the proceedings,
together with all the documents Introduced
and an Interview with the city s abritra
tor will be found In the articles following.
The tinance committee hal a lively bout
with the oil producers' committee, and it
Is not Improbable that the license against
oil dealers will be done away with and the
office of oil inspector, now occupied by
Samuel Monlux, done away with.
OIL MEN EXPOSTULATE
They Were Out in Force to Fight the
License Ordinance
If organized and systematic pressure
brought to bear on the city council's finance
committee will have any influence over
the action of that bods', the Oil Dealers'
association proposes to take full advan
tage of It in attempting to secure a repeal
of that portion of the license ordinance
which operates against them.
Twenty-five of the parties concerned
were before the committee yesterday morn
ing, and able speakers of the delegation
presented their reasons for asking the re
peal, in a most earnest and comprehensive
manner. How effective their argument
will prove to he, remains to be seen, as the
committee took the matter under advise
ment and will probably not report for a
Week or more.
The ordinance, as it now operates, re
quires the payment of one dollar per month
on each producing oil well, and under this
regime about $600 Is turned into the city
treasury monthly. The oil dealers arguo
that the tax Is unjust in every way It may
be considered, but particularly so because
it does not discriminate between the well
which produces a great income and that
which produces only a trifle. They de
nounce It as a factor which retards the
development of an Industry In which
$SBO,OOO has been actually spent in the city
without one penny of return, and which
represents an annual distribution of $600.
--000 among employes of companies which
have successful wells. A representative
of the Rex Oil company stated that bis
company alone has expended about $50,000
In the city In a vain endeavor to secure
paying properties, all the money derived
from paying wells having been reinvested.
The argument became very warm at one
stage in the proceedings, and It is not
unlikely that. If the committee refuses to
report favorably on the petition, the or
ganization ,wHI pfoceed to test the consti-
of the ordinance, and it is gen
erally thought that the courts will not
sustain it.
COUNCIL AND WATER
Yesterday's Meeting a Sparring Match
for Points
It was a great array of legal talent that
presented Itself at the Joint session of the
city council and the water company yes
terday morning. In fact, the entire as
semblage wa3 made up of nothing but
giants in the respective walks of life there
represented, and it is doubtful If ever be
fore in the history of Los Angples a purely
local assemblage of such uniformly able
and prominent citizens has ever taken
place on any business occasion.
The water company was represented In
a legal sense by Judge Chapman and
White & Monroe, and there were present
as directors and stockholders of the com
pany President W. H. Perry and Messrs.
W. J. Brodrlck, H. W. Hellman, S. Laz
ard, J. C. Drake, 8. H. Mott, Wm. Fergu
son, J. M. Elliott nnd Wm. Mulholland.
superintendent. City Attorney Dunn and
John R. Scott were the attending counsel
for the city, and to represent the other de
partments of the city government there
were present Mayor Snyder. City Treas
urer Hartwell, City Water Overseer Ca
sey, City Engineer Dockweiler nnd con
sultant, Civil Engineer Eaton, and all
members of the city council. A large
crowd of citizens and people interested in
a general manner were gathered in the
auditorium and gallery.
The time set for the convening of the
session was 10 o'clock, and, to their eter
nal credit, let it be said that every mem
ber of the city council was present and
waiting at that hour. Proceedings were
delayed, however, by some new documents
that the city's attorneys, at a late hour,
found It necessary to prepare, and It was
not until 10:30 that Attorney Dunn an
nounced everything in readiness.
The ball was started rolling by Council
man Nickell. who stated that the meeting
was called In view of the fact that the city's
contract with the water company expired
Friday night, and that It was therefore
In order to take the property of the water
company as provided by the terms of the
contract. Mr. Nickell thereupon made,
the following motion:
"That the value of the plant of Ihe Loe
Angeles City Water company and its aux
iliary corporations, which the city pro
poses to take over on the expiration of the
contract of IStiS, between the city and Grif
fith, Beaudry and Lazard, and particular
ly enumerateil in the draft of an ordinance
entitled, 'an ordinance declaring the elec
tion of the city of Los Angeles to accept
certain property as Improvements within
the meaning of the contract of lease be
tween it and John S. Griffith and others of
date July 20, 186S, and appointing the arbi
trator provided for in said contract and
fixing his compensation, and otherwise
carrying out the terms of said contract,
proposed to be adopted at this session ot
the council, be fixed at $1,000,000, and thai
the city of Los Angeles offers to pay thai
sum to the corporation or corporation*
entitled to receive it." The motion was
carried unanimously.
Atorney Dunn explained that the pur
pose of this motion was to make a formal
tender for the property of the Los An
geles City Water company as listed in tht
schedule made by the company Itself am
submitted to the city on June 11, with th*
single addition of the 4t-inch pipe lint
running" to the Buena Vista street reser
voir. This explanation that the city evi
dently intended to do Without the Crysta
springs property came to the water com
pany somewhat in the nature of a sur
prise, they being loath to believe, do
spite the newspaper reports, that the citj
had any such Intention.
Judge Chapman asked leave to confei
with Senator White for a moment, aftei
which he submitted the following answei
to the city's offer:
THE CITY'S ARBITRATOR—JAMES C. KAYS
James C. Kays, the city's arbitrator on the water question, is a native of Califor
nia, and has lived in Los Angeles for over 26 years. He was city treasurer from
1180 to 188", nnd sheriff during the years ISB7 and 1888. When seen
by a representative of The Herald yesterday he said: "I assure you
that this appointment comes as a genuine surprise to me. I knew nothing
of It until a friend met me on the street and offered his congratulations. Naturally.
I regard It as a very high compliment, particularly as I belong to the minority parly,
and received the appointment over other gentlemen who were prominently mentioned.
"I look upon this as a matter of business, and believe that when three business
men get together to settle the matter In a businesslike way. no great delay or diffi
culty should be experienced. It is the inte ntlon of the people of this city, lam sure, to
do the fair thing by the Water company, who have made great Improvements to
the system during their possession of it, and I believe that there will be good faith
between the parties. Our duty Is to get to work at once; for my own part, lam r eady
to commence Monday. We must find the true value of the plant, by the advice of
engineers, assessment values and comparison with other plants. I can say nothing
yet as to the probable method of procedure. We shall, of course, have to act under the
advice of our attorneys In this regard. I cannot give you any idea as to the length of
time necessary for our work, nor as to »ha effect of the injunction suit filed by the
water company."
To the City of Los Angeles, and the Mayor
and Common Council of said city:
Your offer to pay the Los Angeles City
Water Company one million dollars for its
property, is objected to upon the following
grounds:
First—The case Is not one where you
have any right to make a tender. The
contract provides that the amount to 03
paid is an amount to be agreed vfpon, or
an amount to be ascertained by arbitra
tion. As neither of these events have oc
curred there is no right of tender.
Second—We know the condition of the
treasury of the city, and know that there
is no such amount as one million dollars
on hand. The entire sum in the city treas
ury does not amount to 12 per cent of that
sum; and of the amount which is there,
more than 90 per cent Is apportioned among
various funds and devoted by law to par
ticular purposes, of which this is not one.
If we were to accept the money, any tax
payer could make us pay It back.
Third—The amount which you assume
to offer has neither been ascertained by
agreement nor by arbitration; and is in
our opinion far less than tho value of the
property which you are bound to pay for
under the contract of July 22. 1868.
Fourth—You do not specify in your offer
the particular property which you de
mand should be turned over to you, and
we have already been sufficiently apprised
by you that you do not include within it the
property of the Crystal Springs Land and
Water Company, which you have no right
to purchase, and Is not Included in the
contract of July 22, 1808, and can only be
come the property of the city by a con
tract entered into voluntarily by the Crys
tal Springs Land and Water Company.
Attorney Chapman stated further that so
far as the pipe line to Bucna Vista street
reservoir was concerned, he could not at
that moment positively state whether it
belonged to the Los Angeles City Water
company or the Crystal Springs company;
that he would investigate and inform the
city later.
City Attorney Dunn then asked the com
pany if it had a price to name as against
that offered by the city for the property.
"We have named our price about forty
times," retorted Judge Chapman. "It. is
$2,000,000."
Councilman Hutchison moved that the
$2,000,000 proposition on the part of the com
pany be refused and the motion prevailed.
Mr. Nickell then called for the reading of
the ordinance appointing the city's arbi
trator and the ordinance was read.
It had originally contained the name of
tho arbitrator, but Just a few minutes be
fore council convened, City Attorney Dunn
LOS ANGELES HERALD: SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 24, 1898
I learned that the water company would not
■j be ready to appoint their arbitrator until
Monday, and thinking It would probably
j be prudent for the city not to make its ap
j poi'itment until then, he had erased the
; name and made the ordinance to provide
j for tho appointment at council's next regu
lar meeting on Monday.
This action on his part precipitated quite
a discussion, and on his stating that there
was no legal objection to making the ap
pointment immediately, Mr. Nickell mad-.'
a motion that such action be taken. The
motion carried by a majority of one, Baker,
Mathuss, Silver and Toll voting "no."
Nominations were called for, and J. C.
Kays was named by Nickell. after which no
further nominations were made. In the
balloting, however, a second candidate de
veloped. Silver, Mathuss, Baker and Toll
voting for J. S. Slauson. Mr. Kays was
therefore elected by only one majority.
The ordinance, with Mr. Kays' name In
serted, was then given a second reading
and was passed by a unanimous vote. In
substance this ordinance is as follows:
Whereas, By contract of lease, dated
July 20, 18GS, the mayor and common council
of the city of Los Angeles did purport to
lease to John S. Griffin, Prudent Beaudry
and Solomon Lazard and their assigns the
domestic water works of said city for the
term of thirty years from the signing and
approval of said contract; and,
j Whereas, It Is provld- d In said contract
that said lessees or their successors should
j during said time make certain improve
j ments to said water works, and should at
] the end of said term be paid the value of
I said imprcv- ments, which value should be
ascertained by arbitration In case the par
ties to said contract could not agree there
on, said lessor to choose one man and said
lessees to choose another man, and the two
thus chosen to select a third man, and the
ludgment of the three men thus chosen to
be final.
Whereas, Said lessees did, on the 12th day
of June, ISliO, assign their rights under said
contract to the Los Angeles City Water
company, which said assignee has made
certain improvements to said waterworks;
and.
Whereas, Various negotiations have
been had between the city of Los Angeles
ami said assignee during the months of
June and July of this year, for the purpose
of endeavoring to agree upon the value of
said Improvements, and said parties have
been unable to agree upon such value; and,
Whereas, The term of said contract has
expired, and in view of the disagreement
aforesaid It is now Incumbent upon the
city of Los Angeles to choose Its arbitrator
as required by said contract; now, there
fore, tho mayor and council of the city of
Lcs Angeles do ordain as follows:
Section I.—That the city of Los Angeles
does hereby acquiesce in the designation oy
the Los Angeles City Water company of
what property In Its possession constitutes
the water works and improvements there
to, referred to In said contract, all rights
of possession, occupancy or use of any of
said property or of the land whereon the
same is located, heretofore conferred by
the city of Los Angeles, are hereby with
drawn and terminated; and no person, firm,
association, company or corporation, ex
cept the officers and employes of the city
of Los Angeles while In the discharge of
their duties as such officers or employes,
shall, after the adoption of this ordinance,
remain in possession, occupancy or use of
any of said property. Nothing contained
in this section shall be construed as a
waiver or abandonment by the city of Los
Angeles of its right to or ownership of any
water conduit, reservoir or other water
works or Improvements located on land be
longing to the city of Los Angeles.
Section 2.—That J. C. Kays of the city of
Los Angeles be chosen, named and ap
pointed an arbitrator of the city of Los
Angeles to ascertain the value of the im
provements to said water works mentioned
in said contract, in accordance with the
terms of said contract; and that he be
given all the powers conferred by said con
tract upon the arbitrator which said lessor
was authorized by said contract to choose.
Section 3.—That said arbitrator shall be
paid by the city of Los Angeles the com
pensation of $25 per day for each and every
day on which he shall be necessarily occu
pied in attending to his duties as such arbi
trator; and that said arbitrator be author
ized to call upon the city clerk and city
engineer and any employes In their respec
tive departments for such assistance as h*
may require in clerical and engineering
services as well as forlnformation concern
ing any records, maps or papers in said de
partments.
S.ction 4.—That the city of Los Angeles
will pay one-half of the compensation of
the third arbitrator to be selected by the
two appointed by the respective parties,
and will also pay one-half of the incidental
expanses of the board of arbitration.
Section s.—That it shall be the duty of the
city attorney to attend before said board
of arbitration and to produce such evidence
in support of the city's case as he shall
deem advisable, and to that end he shall
he authorized to call upon any officer or
employe of the city for any service which
may be of any advantage to the city in pre
senting its case before said hoard.
Section C—That nothing herein contained
shall be construed as waiving- or in any
manner impairing any rights of the city
of Los Angeles under or by virtue of said
contract, or by reason of any other matter
or thing whatsoever, except as herein oth
erwise expressly provided.
Section 7.—That the city attorney be au
thorized to institute in the name of the
city of Los Angeles such actions, suits or
ether legal proceedings to protect or en
force the rights of the city of Los Angeles
under said contract or lease and to make
such defense as may be necessary in all
actions, suits and other legal proceedings
brought against the city.
After the passage of the ordinance At
torney Dunn asked the company's attorneys
if they were ready to appoint an arbitrator
Judge Chapman answered that th ft com
pany would probably make their appoint
ment on Monday or Tuesday.
Council then adjourned to meet at its
regular session on Monday at ID a. m.
While the appointment of Mr. Kays die.
not satisfy some members of council and
several city officials, it is generally bs-
Ileved to» be a good one. He was at one
time receiver of the Beaudry Hill water
system, and is therefore not entirely new
to the water business, while his extensive
business experience will undoubtedly give
him ai most desirable conservatism nnd ca
pablllty of quick Judgment of the issues ir.
question.
After the meeting yesterday one of the
stockholders in the water company stated
to a Herald representative that in his be
lief it would now be only a short time untii
the city would have possession of .he plant
and system. The proceedings thus far
seem to be most satisfactory to the public
in general.
A conference between the city'? attorneys
and some of the city's officials took plact
yesterday afternoon, but it Is Relieved that
no further action will take place until after
the trial of the injunction suit on Monday.
VERY DEFINITE
An Example of Some of the Complaints
Received at the Health Office
The city health officer is the target for
all sorts of attempts at venting petty spite
existing between neighbors, and these at
tempts often display some amusing and
ludicrous endeavors to conceal the names
of the parties making complaints and all
means of identifying them.
The following letter is a laughable ex
ample of such an attempt, and is self
explanatory:
Los Angeles, July 21, '98.
Dr. Powers, Health Ofllce:
Dear Sir: Will you please Inspect prem
ises In rear of 527-527%, and abnto the nui
sance existing there? Yours respectfully.
A NEIGHBOR.
Of course the doctor went right out to
527-527V2 and has taken such action ns will
give perfect satisfaction to the complain
ant.
FAILED TO QUALIFY
Two Members of the. Board of Free
Holders Prove Delinquent
Two of the board of freeholders elected
on July Bth have failed to qualify. Yester
day was the last day allowed the m'-mbers
elect under the law to appear before the
city clerk, and Major H. T. Lee and W. M.
Gar'and proved to be de'.lnquei.ts. Both
gentlemen are said to be out of the city, and
Just what will be done in the matter has
not been decided. The board will probably
proceed to draft the charter wilh only the
thirteen qualified members, as thsre- it? no
way provided by which vacai'clCi can be.
filled. Major Lee was nominated on all
three tickets, and W. M. tlarl.ind was a
Citizen's Non-partisan candidate.
Petitions and Protests
B'rank B. Harbert, one of the property
owners on Klngsley street, petitions the
THERE is no climate in the world where Rattan furniture is more enjoyable
than right here in Southern California. You can count the stores in the
United States on your fingers that carry a better assortment than ours. Every
piece of this Rattan furniture is now marked at Red Letter reduced prices.
There is always a place in the home for a handsome piece of this kind, espe
cially when you can purchase at present figures.
10 styles Ladies' Arm Sewing Rattan Rockers. $2.25 to $5.50 nflUf
15 styles Lad e s Lar g e Ann Rocker of Rattan, $5.00 to $7 00
10 styles" Men's Large Arm Easy Rattan Rockers, $5 00 to $14.00 ' ||nmMM
5 styles Fancy Rattan Reception Chairs, $4.00 to $6.25 iIMMHM
W 12 styles Large Arm Easy Rattan Chairs, $7.00 to $18.00 -L^SSm
Rat7an Corner Chairs, $6 25 to $9.00 mPf^TTf'
8 styles Fancy Roman Rattan Chairs, $4.50 to $8.00 j wl
\\ Handsome Rattan Sofas, $11 00 to $23.00 each_ Pf #
iP^^ZT" j Rattan Couches from $9.00 upwards TT^^^^^-^&I
\v if Rattan Reclining Steamer Chaits, $9.00 to $13.00 j*- \JI
Rattan Tables, $4.50 to $6.75 Children's Rockers, $2.25 to $6.00
— ' — ! The Above etaair $3.00
Los Angeles Furniture Co. ZSSSZZ
city council to have the aforesaid street
graded from Thirtieth to Jefferson streets.
M. S. Crosswell of the Crosswell Oil com
pany, asks for the privilege of putting a
pumping connection across the gulch at
the east end of Union avenue, where the
street Is not used.
H. S. Randall of Galesburg, 111., petitions
for a reduction of the assessment on lots
54 and 55 In the Knob Hill tract, claiming
the valuation is not consistent with that
placed on similar property in the same
neighborhood.
They Want Sewers
C. J. L. Keller, W. E. Keller, I. B. Llnd
sey and others have petitioned council to
have sewers constructed on Palmetto
street from Mateo to its eastern terminus;
on Willow street from Mateo to its eastern
terminus; on Sixth street from Mateo to
Santa Fe avenue; on Mateo street from
Seventh to Palmetto street; on Mimosa
street from Seventh to Sixth street; on
Mesqulte street from Seventh to Sixth
street; on Seventh street from Santa Pc
avenue to Los Angeles river and on Mollno
street from Fourth to Palmetto street.
The petition contains twenty-seven signa
tures.
Weekly Trial Balance
The auditor's weekly trial balance shows
the following sums to be remaining In the
most important city funds: Cash, $2054:
salary, 12897.80; common school, $4202.12;
new water, $10(51.50; general park, $158.51;
street lighting, $58.81; street sprinkling,
$104.43; outfall sewer, $448.70; redemption,
$1005.39; emergency. $185.68. The following
funds are overdrawn; Fire department,
$10.61; library, $334.68; boiler permit, $82.76.
The city treasurer's balance, as shown
by the auditor's books, is $110,426.57.
Easy Beport to Make
Lee A. McConnell, S. A. Butler, M. H.
Newmark, T. S. Wadsworth and W. D.
Woolwlne, the auditing committee for one
of the non-partisan freeholders' tickets,
have filed a report of their receipts and
disbursements of their campaign fund. As
not a single penny passed through the
hands of the committee, they had no dif
ficulty in making out the report. The
auditing department for the third ticket
in the field has not filed a report yet.
City Clerk's Report
City Clerk Hance, in his weekly report,
advises council that the time has expired
for filing protests against the confirma
tion of the commissioners in the widening
of Washington street from the west pat
ent boundary to Arlington street, and that
none have been received. The report of
the commissioners, together with a plat of
the assessment, district, Is submitted for
such action as council may deem best.
Wants to Buy It
F. H. Bernai petitions council to instruct
the land committee to report on his pre
vious petition introduced and referred' on
January 31 last., In the original petition
Mr. Bernai set forth that he has lived on
lot 4 of the Arroyo de Los Paso city lands
for fifteen years and Is now desirous of
buying it. He therefore prays that It he
offered for sale In order that he may bid
on It.
Eicholds Acquitted
L. J. L. Eicbolds was tried by Justice
Owens yesterday on a charge of disturb
ing the peace of Dr. C. W. Unger of 107 , ,J
North Main street on July 14. Eicholds
was employed by Dr. Unger as an adver
tising manager, but after his discharge he
appeared at the ofllce of the physician
with a bill for services, which Dr. Unger
did not think he was entitled to. The pair
got Into a quarrel, and Eicholds was or
dered out of the office. Dr. Unger fol
lowed him and then continued the fuss in
the hall. Eicholds was alleged to have
threatened to draw a revolver and do up
his former employer. Eicholds was dis
charged.
PERSONAL
Mrs. C. F. Nessler of Newark, N. J., wife
of the United States Indian school Inspec
tor, Is a recent arrival.
Judge Webster Street of Thoenix, Ariz.,
who is justice of the supreme court for
Arizona, arrived yesterday.
Among the hundreds who fled to Los An
geles from Phoenix and its 126 degrees in
the shade are J. L. Otero and family.
George C. Saleh, a commercial traveler
from New York city, who Is said to be the.
legitimate successor of Berry Wall, the
"King of the Dudes," who bears a
resemblance to that worthy, Is a recent ar
rival In the city.
A DAY IN CAMP
Exemplified by the Seventh for the
Bed Cross Aid
Several ot the regiments In camp at San
Francisco have given exhibition drills for
the benefit of the Red Cross, and on Thurs
day evening last It was the Seventh's turn
to contribute their share of entertain
ment to replenish the treasury of the Na
tive Daughters' Red Cross aid. The re
ceipts went to ( the First California regi
ment, now on duty at Manila. The ex
hibition drill was given In the Mechanics'
pavilion In that city, and was largely at
tended. The guests of the evening in
cluded Brigadier General Harrison Gray
Otis, Colonel William C. Smith and the
following officers of the Tennessee regi
ment: LieutenanttColonel Chllders, Ma
jors A. P. Buylers and J. G. Magulre, Cap
tains Clarke, Olllen, Reld and Hagar and
Lieutenants Ragsdnle and Shepman. There
were also Captain Loper of the lowa regi
ment. Attorney-General Fltsgerald and
Police Commissioner T. E. Gibbons of Los
Angeles, who accompanied General Otis.
The entertainment was intended to show
the routine of a day In a military camp,
beginning with the arrival of a regiment
in heavy marching order and the pitching
of shelter tents, followed by a night in
camp and reveille in the morning, after
which drilling, guard mount and the other
duties were exemplified. The men marched
in under command of Colonel Berry, and
presented a splendid appearance. They
stacked arms and Company D, under com
mand of Captain Mathews, pitched the
shelter tentß. The men smoked, went to
sleep, were awakened at reveille, struck
tents and repacked them in an Incredibly
short time.
Company B of San Diego gave a graceful
exhibition of physical exercises under com
mand of Captain Dodge. Guard mount
was composed of details from the second
battalion under command of Major D. R.
Wilier, with the following officers on
guard: Captain H. D. Alfonso, regimental
adjutant; Captain F. L. Reynolds, Com
pany F, new ofHcer of the day; Captain
S. R. Langworthy, Company C, old officer
of the day; First Lieutenant Truman Cole.
Company C, commander of guard; Sec
ond Lieutenant Floyd Thayer, Company I,
supernumerary officer of guard.
The drill school of the battalion, under
Major F. C. Prescott, with Lieutenant H.
E. Hlgley as adjutant, won j-ounds of ap
plause. This was followed by the bayonet
exercise, cleverly done by the members of
Company F, under Captain F. L. Rey
nolds, and then the extended order drill
by Company H. Captain A. W. Browne
commanding. The company was In battle
formation, and all the commands were by
bugle call.
The entertainment closed with a bat
talion parade by Companies H from Ven
tura, D from Pomona, E from Santa Paula
and L from Santa Ana, all under Major
W. O. Welch, with Lieutenant C. P. Foun
er as adjutant. The evolutions were fault
lessly performed.
Sergeant Cameron D. H. Thorn of Bat
tery D Is in the city on a three days' fur
lough, to take the first three degrees of
Masonry before he goes to the front. A
special dispensation was given by the
grand lodge to allow him to take the three
degrees in two days. This was done Fri
day evening and Saturday morning, and
Sergeant Thorn left for San Francisco
last evening.
University Notes
Mrs. E. E. Brown of West Thirty-eighth
street Is spending several weeks at Ava
lon.
The trustees of the University school
district have called an election for a spe
cial school tax of $1000, to be held on the
Bth of Angust. The voting place will be at
the schoolhouse.
W. C. Twiss, a former resident of this vi
cinity was united in marriage to Miss Clara
Schroeter on Friday evening at Long
Beach.
Miss Donaldson of Wesley avenue fell
down the front steps at her home Satur
day and sustained a severe dislocation of
the wrist.
Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Thompson have re
moved from Estrella avenue to 3425 South
Flower.
C. C. Stroufe, resident engineer of the
Southern Pacific at Tucson, is visiting R.
J. Kerr of West Thirty-fifth street.
Rev. Francis M. Larkin will preach in
the Methodist church at 11 oclock this
morning on the subject, "Our Duty to the
Helpless," a sermon for children. Rev.
Larkin, accompanied by his family, will
go to Long Beach on Wednesday to spend a
vacation of four weeks.
Miss Nina Edmlston, Ph. G., has pur
chased the pharmacy of Dr. C. E. Bona ob
tho corner of Vermont avenue and Jeffer
son street.
Tho University Hive, L. O. T. M.. held a
pleasant Initiation at their regular meeting
on Friday evening in Ryan's hall.
Mrs. A. C. Dezondorf and Miss Desondorf
are enjoying a few days' stay at Cat a Una.
Miss Helen Merry man entertained a few
friends Thursday evening at her homo on
Hoover street.
Gilbert Hunt has Just returned from ■
month's sojourn at Redondo.
John B. Haffer has gone to Norwalk to
spend tho summer with relatives who re
side there.
D. A. Stephens and Hugh J. Neuhart ara
camping at Avalon. They Intend to remain
two or three weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. English, accompanied
by Mrs. Harkness, are spending soveral
weeks at Catallna.
Prof. W. F. Skeele and family aro taking
their summer outing at Slsson, near tho
foot of Mt. Shasta.
The W. F. M. S. of the Methodist church
met at the home of Mrs. O. F. Brown on tho
corner of Budlong and Twenty-ninth
streets Thursday afternoon.
C. E. D. Ballou of Pasadena spent
Wednesday and Thursday visiting friends
in this vicinity.
Miss Frances Thomson of West Thirtieth
street is visiting Miss Lynlie Eldridgo of
the Palms.
In a letter to Phllo Jones, W. F. Lloyd,
now with the Seventh regiment at Camp
Merrltt, reports that C. B. Christy, C. H.
Poraeroy and H. G. Whitlock have been
made corporals In Company C.
SILVER REPUBLICAN FACTS
State Convention Will Be Held In Log
Angeles
At a meeting of the administration com
mittee of the state central committee of
the Silver Republican party, held yester
day afternoon, J. N. Phillips was elected
president in the place of G. W. Baker. J.
H. Woolman of San Diego was elected
first vice president, and Judge G. H.
Nourse of Fresno third vice president. J.
G. Dexter was elected a representative ot
the Fourth congressional district, vice
John M. Wright of San Francisco, re
signed. It was decided to hold the state
convention In this city two weeks after tho
Democratic state convention, which will
be held In Sacramento, but which is as yet
without date.
Park Band Concert
Following Is the program of the concert
by the Mexican Philharmonic band at West
lake park at 2 p. m. today:
March, "Golondrinas de Vienna" «
Wagnog
Wals, "The Pride of the Ball" Verner
Polka, "Columbia," cornet solo ,
(request) T. Escobar F. Rollison
Shottisch, "El Sueno delas Flores „
Rosas
Mazurka, "I Saw Thee, I Loved Thee".....
F. C. Velasoo
March, "The Crusader" Sous*
Overture, "Bijou C. W. Bennet
Wals, "No Me Olvides!" N. N.
Mexican Song, "La Golondrina" „
N. SerradeH
March, "Pride of the Navy" (Oregon)
Major C. Hunt
Patriotic Hymns Beyet
Riley Recital
Miss Annie F. Adams gave a Whttcomfc
Riley recital at the Arcadia hotel Thursday,
evening, assisted by the following pupilsi
Edith and Mabel Mathis, Willie Anderson,
Letoh Dozler, Leila Dozier, Paul White,
Thomas Beyrle, Charles and Edward Clay,
Ada Thompson, August and Nelson Smith,
Helen Haight, Louie Boyle, Frank and
Louise Hauser. Mrs. Ellen Dunster Qtl
son contributed a piano solo.
Pensions and Postmasters
WASHINGTON, July 21.—California pen
sions have been granted as follows: Origi
nal—William L. Foster of Kelseyville, 810;
Alvln B. Hastings of Alameda, $6; Georga
Coffee of Soldiers' home, $6. Reissue-
Charles Stockwin of San Francisco, 88.
Lillian W. Thomas was today commis
sioned postmaster at Sausallto, Cal.
Held to Answer
Justice Owens held the preliminary ex«
amination of George Bellamy, colored, yes
terday on a charge of burglary. Bellamy
was employed by the City Dye works, and
he Is accused of having stolen a quantity
of goods from that company. He was held
to answer, ball being fixed at $3000.
Victor Vezette, superintendent of the
Harvey eating houses. Is in the city.
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