Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel], January 04, 1907, Page 3, Image 3

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HAVE NO CLEW
T O BANK ROBBERS
HOTEL GUESTS UNABLE TO
DESCRIBE MEN
Believed Thst Looter* of Newport
Bank Are the Same On»t Who
Robbed the Qlendale
Postofflce
Despite the fnet tbnt Within tWO
hours after the robbery of tho Newport
Btatfl bnnk nt Newport yesterday morn
ing the shot Iff of Orange county anil n
force of deputies were on the trail of
the fleeing robbers, no cine other than
the recovery of n bor.oe nnd buggy,
stolen from Deputy Sheriff George nt*
body, was obtained yesterday,
The horse find buggy which the rob
bers had stolen 1 In order to make an ef
fective escape wns reroverd at Ana
helm, where the horse had been tied
to n free anil deserted.
Thnt the robbers could work as easily
si they did in the presence of the.
gucatq of the Newport hotel, who
watched the. robbery without raining a
band, plneeH the ilenporadoes nmong the
ranks of experts at their trade.
Another feature of the robbery which
lends the. officers to believe that the
men wiic old hnnda at. the game was
the rtnnpltiK of the burglar-proof vault.
The hitroglycarine used in blowing up
the safe wns so handled that at the
second Charge the doors wero blown
from their hinges.
May Be Postal Robbers
The robbery of tho Newport bank nnd
the robbery of the ftlendale postofflce
are thought to have been carried off by
the Mine men, although the work nt
the Glendale office was amateurish.
The Maine plans were carried out at
both places.
At Glendale the men left Los Angelas
on a late car and arrived In Olenclale
"luring the early morning hours, after
the entire town had gone to bed. The
safe at the postoftlco was a small piece
of furniture and little more than scrap
iron, and the robbers beat it to pieces
with a sledge hammer and after secur
ing all tho money they made their es
cape by stenllng a horse and buggy,
which they later deserted In Los Ange
les.
At Newport the same system met
"wit li success. The robbers went to the
little beach city on a late car, but they
were seen by some of the tourists there
during the evening.
Soon after midnight they went to the
home of Deputy Sheriff George Pea
body and stole his horse and buggy
in. l drove the animal to the bank and
hitched It within twenty feet from the
building.
Ten minutes later the residents of
Newport, and particularly the occu
pants of the Newport hotel, were awak
ened by nn explosion. They ran to
front windows to see two well armed
men running toward the ocean. One
man wns tall and well built, while the
other was tall and slender. Koth men
WOTC mufflers which hid their faces
ami made identification, even in the
bright moonlight, an impossibility.
Despite the fact that the hotel guosts
wero watching them, the robbers re
tnriie.l to the bank, and the slender
liiun went Inside. Tho first charge of
nitroflyeiiiic hnd failed, and the heavy
door Htlll hung to its hinges. The peo
ple c( the hotel could Bee the man in
side the building. He was hard at
wort: with Ills cup of "soap," puttying
the cracks nnd putting in the nitro
glycerine.
The big man outside stood In the
shadow of the building with a revolver
in each hand, but so frightened were
the oecpuants of the hotel that they
were afraid to move hand or foot and
stood quietly by and allowed the rob
bery to go on while they watched from
the balcony.
For n second time the robbers scur
ried away and a muffled report an
nounced the explosion of the second
charge.
That one proved successful, and a
moment later the slender man emerged
from the building carrying a sack with
$1200 In currency in it.
Both men lumped into the stolen
buggy and rirovv. away, and about
twenty minutos later one of the guestfl
of the hotel managed to screw up
enough courage to go to Deputy Sheriff
Teabody's house and tell him of the
robbery.
It is thought, because of the clean
< hnrncter of the work, that the rob
bery was committed either by old-time
criminals or by eastern yeggmen, whose
methods stand out strongly In the.
scheme of the Glendalo and Newport
robberies.
SHOT; TOO DRUNK
TO KNOW IT
Intoxicated Man Sleeps in Jail All
Night and Wakes to Find a
Bullet Hole in His
Bide
IA>N(S BEACH, Jan, 3.— Shot, but
tou drunk to know It, John Douglus,
a laborer who was arrested on tho
beach last night becauso of his Intox
icated condition, slept fitfully through
the night In the city jail, to be awak
ened this morning by the excruciating
pain caused by the. unattended wound.
The police this morning found the holu
In lilx left side and a few inches above
his hip where a small caliber bullet
bad entered.
Later tho spot where the ball had
I out of his body was located
near the spine. An inconsequential
ilcsh wound was caused and unless
hi. mml poisoning results, which Is not
likely, Douglas will not suffer serlouu
ly from the Injury.
A report having been telephoned to
the police last night from the Rosello
apartment house that a shot had been
heard on the beach resulted In the ar
rest of Douglas, Robert Organ and
John Linstroth. who were found near
the foot of Linden avenue. Organ and
Douglas were so drunk they weru
taken to police headquarters with dif
ficulty. Llnztjolh, who was not in
toxicated, wraa released.
'," When Dou las was found this morn
ing ■' to ' have • been shut Llnztroth was
again , sent for and came to the city
hall ; followed by a small black dog.
When asked If he had heard any
shooting last night he .said 4 that • an
unknown passerby had tired at this
black dog, with a rifle. < Linstroth said
that at the time he was attempting to
gut v the two drunken nun huiiiu.
•.The police accepted his story aa true
and he is not held, v Organ and Douglas
art) held on charges of disorderly con
duct,/
HEARD AROUND
THE CORRIDORS
THE EAVESDROPPER
BEGIN NEW YEAR WITH
HEAD LIKt A BARREL
Around the corridors of the Los An
geles hotel* they are telling some true
stories Of th« predicaments In which
some of those who watched the old
year out and the new year In found
themselves on tho dawn of the morn
lng after.
OtN hntiflsonv* young mining mnn
who had been celebrating with a party
nf friends In one of the hotel eafen went
to his room nhout 8 o'clock In the in.irn
hiK n ml his friends went with him. An
hour Inter the pnrty broke Up, nn<l
■Oltltone Innlßted thnt he wulk to the
door. When he reached the door th*
friend InslHted H it he nee him home,
and the lant he remember* wim looking
at hIH watch at. r> o'clock anil saying
good by on the friend's doorstep.
New Year's morning nt !i o'clock hi
nwoke In nn nutoinohllc, Coatl«M and
luitless, and with no oilier compnnion
than Die chiuiffeur who whs driving him
madly through the street*.
Ho wa* in evening dTBM, and li lh
shirt, front, which bud been white the
night before, wan covered with nuto
graphs. Naturally he attracted the ai
lentlon of all the pedestrians who were
about at th ' hour.
When he rubbed his eyes he demanded
to know from the chauffeur what he
meant by driving him around that way.
The boy meekly replied that he hnd
been given orders to drive through the
utreets llko and keep on driving
until be wn* ordered to atop.
lie got out and demanded thnt a
olOsed carriage be sent to him at once.
By the time the carriage: arrived at
crowd hnd gnth-ered, and the. young,
miner was becoming more and moro
uncomfortable.
He drove to the hotel, and when he
appeared at 3 o'clock that afternoon It
wns with a long face anil an Innocent
bnby look that said pininer than words.
"I'm sorry."
Another one of the stories Involves
beauty in distress, the beaßt, though of
course he would not like to be called
that, the brave knight who came to the
rtscue. - ■
The knight, wns reposing peacefully in
bed In his hotel, when a frantic tele
phone message came from the cafe.
"My husband left almost an hour ago
to get a carriage to take us home and
he has not come back yet," said the
voice, and then it continued with tears
very near the surface: "J know Bome
thlng must have happened to him.
What are we to do?"
The knight upstairs comforted her
and said that carriages were hard lo
find and perhaps he would be back In a
few minutes. "If he is not back In
twenty minutes call me again and I
will come down," he concluded.
At tho end of the allotted twenty
minutes the telephone bell rang and the
same voice, this time even more tearful,
announced that there was no sight
of .
The krtight dressed and went down
stairs. He got a carriage, and after
hunting in vain for the missing lord
and master drove home with the
woman. When they got to the house
they found the fr..nt door open, and
beauty became still more frightened.
Chairs and flower pots were upset and
general confusion reigned Inside the
house. On a couch they found the lord
and mnster, snoring peacefully. He had
ordered the carriage driven home with
out thinking of his wife awaiting him
In the cafe.
Bird Touches Tender Chord
A tiny bird attracted more attention
at the Hollenbeck yesterday morning
than a whole army of lords could have
done. One of the telephone operators in
the hotel picked up the bird on her way
to work. It was half d«ad with cold
and so exhausted that It could not fly.
Half the office force turned its atten
tion to reviving the little creature and
finally It flew out of the hand of the
girl and for an hour the people in the
corridor watched it flying around in a
vain effort to find the door. It gradually
exhausted its strength and flew back
to the telephone booth, where it lay
panting. Some tender-hearted guest
took a street car ride Into the country
and liberated the bird, where it could
take care of itself. Chief Clerk Smead
of the hotel declares it was looking for
the Seed family, now registered there.
Bold Cowboy Will Wed
Paul Rowan, a brother of R. A.
Rowan, the well known real estate and
hotel man of Los Angeles, and himself
one of Los Angeles' most popular young
sons until about two years ago, when
he left for Arizona to become a cattle
man. Is at the Hollenbeck for a brief
visit, going to New Mexico to join the
ranks of the benedicts.
The name of many a fair Los Angeles
girl has been coupled with that of Paul
Rowan In the minds of his friends as a
prospective bride, but It remained for a
little girl in New Mexico to capture his
heart. She Is Miss Alle Stecker of Dem
ing, N. M., and before many more days
the maiden will become a bride.
Paul Rowan Is the typical coivooy
now and he came back with a good coat
of desert tan, which has been the envy
of some of his friends. He has been
most successful on his cattle ranch In
Eagle, N. M.. and it is there that he will
take his bride.
• • •
Personals
Dr. R. W. West of Riverside Is at
the Van Nuys.
J. W. Wilson, state bank examiner of
Iledlands, Is at the Hayward.
P. W. Dargin, a mining man from
Rhyolite, Nev., Is at the Hollenbeck.
John F. Hostadt, a prominent mining
man of Sonora, Mexico, is at the Hay
ward.
Ed B, Miller, proprietor of the Olen
unod tavern. Riverside, is at the Hay
ward.
Melville Cillette, a capitalist of New
ark, N. J., and Mrs. Gillette, are at tho
Alexandria.
H. Mills, supervisor of Kings county,
arrived at the Hollenbeck yesterday
from Hnnford.
Capt. William Fleming, a millionaire
lumberman from New York and Chl
vago, is at the Alexandria.
Mr. and Mra. K. K. Tingle of Salt
Lake are at the Hollenbeck. Mr. Tingle
is a well known newspaper man.
Hon. R. 11. Beamer, chairman of the
state board of equalisation and mayor
of Woodland, Cal., is at the Hollenbeck.
W. s. Porter of San Francisco, presi
dent and general manager of the Asso
ciated Oil company, Is at the Van Nuys.
George P. Splttall, a wealthy mining
man of Philadelphia with properties in
vurlous part of the west. Is at the Van
Nuys.
G . P. Fowler, assistant division super*
lntendent of the Santa Fe at Albuquer
que, N. M., is at the Hollenbeck, accoiu
panled by Mrs; Fowler. ' •.
• Lieut. George P. Sherry of the United
States geological survey, is at the Hoi
lenbeck. ■ Lieut. . Sherry . came '„ to '. Los
Angeles from Independence, Cul., where
he has i. cell 'doing government work. '■:
LOS ANGELES HERALD: FRIDAY MORNTNG, JANUARY 4, 1907.
d*yi OX For Cowhide Suit Case T^TTT^^ ™^^"""""""^Tl j\[etv Floral Department
%pH'» yo worth $7.00 : TI4VI YYVIm I tff/1/IMJI • We liavc a new floral ' lq ; " lmrn1 ° n main nn ° i)r
These are positively the best suit cases sold In th* town ; jßfis&wL U. a\.Mßa» Mm. iv ■ Jo. nS/ra*ni ' near elevator. You will always find fresh nil
u'*:::^-^:u '*:::^-^: TuZ"X:"^r\ i: fl\wllVM»l/WM 1/ flowers and the prices will positively be less .m,,
fold nm! lenther corners; large Anther Hell rivets; linvo X^ PLACE "TOP^TrXADC x 011 wl " ' lavr to l' a >" to an >' exclusive llorisi or
best lock mid side catches; nlso four straps In lid and I * on ( | lc ss * rC ct
body of case; special price for this one day, — imsement ; IVbsbbbbsbbbbbbbblbbbVbbbblbbbbbbbbSHbbVHHHbbbbbbbbVbbbbVH ...
Manufacturers' Sale
Suits, Cravenettes, Top Coats
A[ew Snappy Up=to=Date Styles "ww
* fF ] '^ft The first day's selling of these suits and coats marks this as one of the most success- 'i : ' 1; •■ 'y<f^ r "'"^\yW t ' '^* > *^~~>v
Jyi ful sales we have ever held. While other stores may he offering their old broken JAgJ^i'/ 1 \J/ f\
lines, we want to impress upon you more thoroughly the fact that these splendid " i "'-' K'\, J/ jl\ \
"New Goods, Just Received from >j£4 itek
/pf^^g^ . the Manufacturers" g|| »
r l i^''^ JW\\'YWi : \% and in the make-up, style and finish of these garments the same particular care was •"*A; " I vjmP^
/ m^-^kJar • n(d» **» given each individual one as would be given a high-priced made-to-measure gar- : -Vm fii»
aJ s'*s i--*'*'*' ' iSk^S ment by the most exclusive tailor — and the liberal price concessions enable us to IHB^NiS^ L ■;>) ,'
$MWM " (I(M " - v "" ~~**%ftoi tool Worth ; ■SRiym 'j'A '
fßWm ' Half the Real Worth %Jfej
T^^PUi-'Mi <PQr\Q For Men's Fine Wool d*Df\J? fTiai^Pi !
v? t\ V i '■PI *pO.yO Suits Worth $15.00, at fO.yO I|KISS ''
{ 111 1 f! I '••''■'•• mSS-'' 1 $1 To give you 'an idea of tilt! choice of suits at this price, we will say that there are twelve different pLSK« 'IHW^
11 1 II i I •'''••! iSß tl:( a ' lines from which to select; are the "1007" styles and are made of flue woolen worsteds, velours and ■ H'fiJ 'l MM Mr*
I I 1 f ; l ,I ', •'».•.•! -SB?' 1 ■:«■ casslmeres; come in dark mixtures and grays In plain shades, checks and stripes; single or dou- Blfrl »M ffl
11 Li !■' .•»".* t-'-Wf\ 41 ble breasted styles; medium long cut with form-fitting backs; side vents and creased sldo seams; IW * * ■kTT'P'I
11 t l I I ■•»>«■' ,"'<»£< I lined with "Princess" serge; sizes 33 to 46. KM'! ■Si'W'l
lAif• » m 3 iSi if* O r\£T For Cravenettes </>O f\ *? For English Top Coats HiH' PiMf
I _l;» I •;■ :-':f::. : i| *\Wk S «3>O.yD worth to $17.50 q>o.yo Worth to $17.50 f|||| II fit
• "' I 1 I \ .•■! ; .v'v, L-ijJKViifil These splendid rain coats are made of an ex- Are made of nne imported covert, kersey cloth »bwb lbmUft Xli IS Hi 'Hi j[
Vq ;' '..■tt-m'viH .client quality wool worsteds and come in dark mill whipcord;- come in light shades of tan and ** _ • MA ■}■ f?HiHi
jfcwll ■■•. - r ftii' .ir*^ gray mixture's; also plain grays; are the full brown; are in short and medium lengths; shoul- "• r ■< T ■&-*>■•
Law BBjf,. T ankle length style; cut broad and full from dera are broad and square built; have plain fin- Mlf&i laMilf
" ™Wf "WlWf shoulders down; have large pointed lapels and Ished backs or made with 6-inch center vents; S*S3fcfjS*W,-Ki» -^mßjlw
w \ iff very deep center vents; finished with three but- . well I'ned with heavy mohair serge; many In •^**WSsSMIiB^-^tt;BWL
/ 1 M ton's and are half lined with good quality serge; the lot are full lined; sizes are 33 to 12, and the jOMP"^!MS»^y
, '■-„ ' Choice of Suit, Cravenette or Top Coat at
I i_n_r-l_|-l_|-i ri_ri_TT_r-i-r-T_|-|_|-|_r-ii-|_j-|_r I_r-.1 _r-. ruyi.i'Lnj-utji.
double breasted Eton Norfolk Bs»^t«r head and foot ; have extra high
styles; are all wool; either iKEf'W *m. Jll^^m head and foot frames and arc
— neat light and dark colors. •■■■ . \ —Basement
SUN RECORDER
WORKS OVERTIME
PERMITTED NINE MINUTES OF
REST
Old Sol Shines Nine Hours and Fifty.
one Minutes Out of a Possible
Ten Hours — Probably
Cloudy Today
Sun ahone yeHterdny 9 hours 51 mlv-
UtON.
l>OH«ible hours of aunHhlne, 10.
■i'lnu- nun WM not uhliilnK, » mluutpn.
State foreoßMt ror today — fl l.i,
light CBHt WlntlM, •■ImilKillK tO Mi.iltll
nl.
l.unml nipt- ru tiirr yesterday, 37 de
■rrvea.
Mnzlmum temperature, 61.
Nine minuUs out of ten hours yester
day when the sun was not shining.
Nine hours and ilfty-one minutes of
California sunshine. Such Is the way
1..0S Angeles Is treating her tourist
population; and such is the printed rec
ord of Forecaster A. R Wollaber's new
emushlne machine, a little Instrument
that registers in indelible ink every
minute tin- sun is .shinhiß. A small
machine that furnishes documentary
proof of the boasts Los Angeles makes
to the east of its wonderful climate.
while yesterday was n<>i s cloudless
day stil the sunshine recorder showed a
Koodly supply of California's famous
brand for this city. The cold spell is
gradually breaking up and the tempera
ture is Blowly but none the less surely
getting back to the mark called "tour
ist's delight." The indications are that
it will continue to rise a little hlgher
today.
Forecaster A. B. Wollaber's prophecy
for today Is not altogether favorable,
however. A storm which was last
night central off vhe Oregon coast Ih
threatening to come Jown this way, and
If It guts as fur as Los Angeles there
may possibly be showers by night,
though the indications for rain are not
very strong.
Citrus Crop Unharmed
. The slight unpleasantness of the past
few day* has had no Injurious effect
on the citrus crop. In fact, It would
have taken a prolonged spell of weather
almost ten degrees colder than that of
the last three days to seriously effect
the lemons and oranges. There have
been worse frosts than those of
Wednesday and Thursday in times past,
and the. fruit has come out of It with
out serious damage.
The Influence "i the weather on the
oitrui crop is a matter of vinii Inieresi
'(. California. Uasl year's record was
26,000 carloads of oranges and lemons,
and Indications point to a much bigger
season this year. ITp to the present
time more than 33.000 carloads of or
anges have been shipped east and ship
ments are being made daily.
The problem of transportation has
not arisen, and the growers are having
no trouble In shipping their products.
The bright outlook for the season is
making the citrus growers confident of
a fine year for their business.
CIVIL SERVICE MAKES
ITS ANNUAL REPORT
TWO COMMISSIONERS WILL SOON
BE OUT OF OFFICE
Expenses of the Body for the Year
Were Six Thousand Dollars, Al
though Members of the Board
Serve Free of Charge
The civil service commission has
made its annual report, though it is
not on file with the city clerk as the law
specifies, and not prior to December 15,
as custom calls for.
The report Is voluminous, much of it
being taken up with correspondence
and legal decisions of the year.
The terms of Commissioners F. J.
Thomas and Randolph H. Miner will
expire in February. Their successors
will not have as much detail to look
after, as the commission has just ap
pointed an exaininer-ln-chlef, who will
do most of this work. The commis
sion now has offices In the city hall.
The expenses of the commission for
the yeiir aggregated $6077, most of
which was for salaries and office ex
penses. The commissioners give their
time free.
There Is said to be no ground for the
statement that Secretary W. A. Spald
lng contemplates resigning.
BUYS NEAR "YELLOW ASTER"
Prominent Mining Man Who Is Lucky
in His Ventures Will Say Some
thing Saturday
Frank A. McDonald, the mining and
stock broker, leaves today for Rands
burg, where he contemplates the pur
chase of a half interest in a mine lo
cated within 3000 feet of the "Yellow
Aster."
Mr. McDonald possesses the faculty
of picking winners in his particular
field of operations and not one of his
ventures has "kicked back." Mr. Mc-
Donald will return to Los Angeles
Saturday and will have something to
say to people interested in mining
affairs.
Honiele«K children received and
placed In houaea for adoption. Apply
Rev O. V. Rice. Superintendent Chil
dren's Horn* society, 834 Bradbury
building, l-i'« Angrelen.
Everything you want you will find In
the clttKnlfltd !>«*« On* cent a word.
ALL MEATS TO
BE INSPECTED
(Continued from Pner One)
about the same from becoming a recep
tacle for filth or offensive matters,
and all such floors shall be constructed
on an incline towards a gutter which
shall be so connected with the same as
to drain to a tub or reservoir, which
said tub or reservoir shall be so placed
as to receive the. blood and offal; said
tub or reservoir shall be emptied and
cleaned at the end of each day upon
which killing' has been done, in such
manner that no offensive odors shall
emanate from the si me.
"The blood and offal shall bo handled
and disposed of in such a manner as not
to permit offensive affiuvla to emanate
therefrom.
"All waste water or other fluids from
the building or slaughter house shall
be conducted by means of good and
sufficient pipes or cement gutters to a
cooling or settling tank, where the
same shall be cooled and all grease
removed therefrom before the said
waste water or fluids shal be permitted
to enter the city sewer.
"All the operative departments of
paid slaughter house shall have en
closing walls of masonry of character
heretofore set f >rth.
"The floor of the killing room shall
be sloped in such a manner as to pro
vide adequate drainage therefrom and
a sufficient drain pipe shall be con
nected therewith m<l constructed to a
sewer, if there shall be one, or other
wise |<> a cesspool not les than fifty
feet distant therefrom.
Walls Cemented
"The walls of the killing room shall
be cemented or covered with alpine
plaster or other non-absorbent material
for a space of at least six feet above
tile tl KIT level therecT.
"The slaughter house shall lie provide I
with a cooling room apart from the
killing rioin^aii'l shall be placed not
less than twenty feet from the place
where the slaughtering Is done, and
separatee! from the killing rocm by a
tight partition in the side or sides next
nearest to the killne room.
"The cooling room shall be thoroughly
ventilated and well screened so as t«
exclude flies and other insects there
from.
"Section 5. In order to obtain in
spection by the city of Los Angeles,
tit. person, ffti t ii i or corporation operat
ing any slaughter houses where cattle,
calves, sheep, b wine or goats are to be
slaughtered and the flesh thereof ap
plied to is to be supplied for the use of
the Inhabitants of the city of Los An
geles for food shall make written ap
plication therefor to the board of health
of the said city, and said Inspection
shall be granted, upon the following
conditions:
I'hut the said slaughter house has
been constructed In accordance with the
provisions of this ordinance; and other
sections to be incorporated are:
"That all slaughtering shall take
place within the hours of 7 a. m. and
7 p. m. of any day, outside of the city
of Los Angeles.
"Any person, firm or corporation de
siring to slaughter any animals men
tioned in this ordinance the flesh or
meat of which is to be sold or used for
food in the city of Los Angeles shall
give notice to the board of health office
of said city at least twenty-four hours
before such slaughtering is to take
place that the services of an inspector
thereof shall be required.
"If inspection is grunted by the board
of health as provided In this ordinance
said board shall designate each
slaughter house so as to be Inspected
by a number, which number shall be
used In the brand of all meats in
spected therein.
"That the fees for all inspection
authorized by ihis ordinance shall be
paid by the person, firm or corporation
for which the same has been furnished,
as follows:
"First: If inspection Is furnished con
tinuously so as to require all of the
time of the inspector, said fee shall be.
$110 per month, payable one-half on the
15th day of the month and one-half on
the last day of each and every month
during which said Inspection Is fur
nished.
"Second: If inspection is furnished
continuously for less than a whole day
and not more than a half day each
day the fee for such Inspection shall be
$55 per month, payable in the manner
as provided in tho preceding paragraph
hereof; provided, however, that the
transportation of all inspectors re
quired outside of the city of Los An
geles shall also be paid and the time
of the inspectors shall include trans
portation to and from the city of Los
Angeles."
ATTEMPT TO WRECK TRAIN
Salt Lake Engineer Finds Rail Tied
Across the Track in Front of
His Engine
Special to The Herald.
LONG BEACH, Jar.. 3.— The police
gave out today for the first time infor
mation concerning what is supposed
to have been an attempt to wreck a
train on the Salt Lake railway sev
eral days ago. The facts were with- ]
held until an Investigation was made.
lt has resulted in no new light being
thrown upon the case.
The engineer on an early morning
freight bound for Los Angeles noticed
from his cab window, a few minutes >
after the train had passed the Long
Beach station, that something lay
across the rails Just ahead.
The train, which was moving slowly,
was soon brought to a stop and the
engineer ran ahead to Investigate. A
section of rail three feet long and a
fifth plate lay close together across one
rail In such a manner that they would
have derailed a fust-moving train and
sent it plunging over the bluff to the
beach below.
The two pieces of Iron were taken to
the First Street station in AlamltOß and
the police were notified.
3
WANT MATHEWS AT
$500 PER MONTH
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
MAKES REQUEST
Retiring City Attorney's Retention
Asked as Special Legal Adviser
of the Owens River
Aqueduct
The board of public works voted of
ficially yesterday to take care of re
tiring City Attorney W. B. Mathews
by recommending that ho be made
special legal adviser to the Los Angeles
aqueduct at $500 a month, on a special
contract which either party can ter
minate by giving sixty days' notice
to the other.
There is a precedent in tho days of
litigation In which the West Side and
Crystal Springs water companies and
the city contended, and when a special
attorney was employed.
Mr. Mathews will go up to Sacra
mento this week on legal business ami
will then start for New York to con
fer with bond experts there in refer
ence to the proposed Owens river
bonds to be. issued by the. vlty.
The resolution indorsing Mr. Math
ews Is substantially u.s follows:
"Resolved, That it is the sense of the
hoard of public works that W. I!.
Mathews be employed to take, charge
of all legal matters and things cou
nected with the Owens river aque
duct, and in which the city may be
legally interested as epaclul adviser
to the Los Angoles aqueduct bureau.
'•During the period required Cor ran
tlnuution of services for the said aque
duct the salary shall be $500 monthly,
said employment to begin on January
7, 1907, contingent, however, upon the
understanding that on sixty days' no
tice from either the proper city author
ities or from W. B. Mathews the said
employment may be terminated.
"Said employment is hereby recom
mended by the board and said board
hereby requests the council of the city
of Los Angeles to authorise said board
to enter Into contract with the said
W. U. Mathews oil tho terms speci
fied."
Nutlet-!
Judge George 11. Smith, now of the
appellate) court, second, district, Califor
nia, will resume the practice of the law
on the expiration of his term. January 8.
1)07, at his offices. Nob. 624. 625. 62« Mer
chants Trust building, No 207 < South
liiuudway, Los Angeles. California.
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