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TO FORFEIT
ALL TROLLEY
FRANCHISES
AUDITOR MUSHET URGES
DRASTIC ACTION
DISAGREES WITH MATTHEWB
AND HEWITT
In Fiery Speech Asks That Council
Instruct City Attorney to Com
mence Forfeiture Pro
ceedings
City Auditor >V. C. Mushet in a ringing
speech asked the city council yesterday
to instruct the city's law department
to bring suit to forfeit the franchises
of the street railroad companies of Los
Angeles.
His request grows out of the campaign
for higher licenses (or street cars, whicn
the auditor has been waging In "is ca
pacity of fiscal agent, demanding all
revenues due the city.
The auditor differed with City Attorney
Leslie R. Hewitt in hla construction of
the present license ordinance and told
the council that there- could be but one
construction.
Disagrees with Lawyers
Mr. Hewitt stated that he agreed in
the main with former City Attorney W.
B Mathews, whose deputy he was, in
fixing the license based on the average
number of cars operated on city tracks
at the busiest hours of the day.
Mushet's contention was that the av
erage number of cars for three months
should be added up and divided by thir
ty, thus giving a complete average for
the quarter.
The present syster-. was devised by Mr.
Mathews. and the trolley attorneys pres
ent corroborated Mr. Hewitt in saying
that such a basis of estimating was fixed
between 'he city and the companies at
the time.
Mr. Mushet argues that the simplest
way is to license each car owned by each
company regardless of what trips it
makes.
In his introductory remarks Mr.
Mvshet saia deliberately:
"Deliberately Violate Laws"
"I charge that the street railroad com
panies are- deliberately, willfully and per
siste: -ly violating the license laws of the
city, and I ask that your honorable body
instruct the city attorney to at once com
mence suit, not only for the proper
amount of license due for the present
quarter, but also for the amount under
paid by them during the last three years,
which will exceed $30,000, and I further
ask that your honorable body instruct
the city attorney to at once commence
the necessary proceedings against the
railroad conrpanies for the forfeiture of
their franchises."
SOLD 1,000,000 SHARES;
SUES TO RECOVER $140
L. E. Wait Declares Fred G. Latham,
President of Kern River Mining
Company. Has Absconded.
Asks Receiver
Fred G. Latham, president of the Kern
River Mining & Milling & Development
company, is charged, in a complaint filed
yesterday in the superior court, with hav
ing absconded, owing money to the com
pany and to the plaintiff in the suit, L.
E. Wait.
Latham organized the company under
the laws of Arizona, issuing 2.000,000
shares at ten cents each. He retained 1.
00,00(1 shares for himself and friends and
offered the other 1,000.000 as treasury
stock.
Walt was secured to market part of the
stock in Chicago and claims he per
formed his part of the agreement and re
mitted to the president the proceeds,
which he claims were not turned over to
the company.
He also charges the president with not
having paid him the 250.000 shares due
him for his work in Chicago, and de
mands that he bo given the stock due
him, that the company be enjoined .rom
selling stock, that a receiver be ap
appolnted and that the company pay him
J' in .-;ish due him.
AMERICANIZED CHINESE
CONVICTED OF BURGLARY
Crime Unusual Among Celestials.
Chun Gue Must Pay Penalty
for Robbing Shop of
Tailor
Chun Gue, charged with burglarizing
the shop of M. Sofsky, a tailor, was yes
terday convicted.
On the night of July 31 Sofsky'e store
whk entered. Chun Gue is an American
ized Chinese.
Attorney Appel, for the defense, in his
argument, called tho attention of the
jury in tho fact that rarely a Chinese is
arrester! lor larceny and that the cases
where Chinese commit offenses against
white men ;ire. unusual. He produced
witnesses to show that at the time of the
offense his client was sick in bed.
CHINESE, BRIDEGROOM OF
NEGRESS, IN POLICE COURT
Can Duck, a Chinese who recently at
tracted attention by his marriage to a
negress, was arrested Monday night at 18
Plaza street, charged with violating the
lottery ordinance. Police Justice Cham
bers fined him $25.
Jim Lung, another Chinese, arresteS at
518 North Los Angeles street, was fined
the same amount on a similar charge.
A Heal Wonderland
South Dakota, with its rich silver
mines, bonanza farms, wide ranges and
strange natural formations, is a verit
able wonderland. At Mound City, In the
home of Mrs. B. D. Clapp. a wonderful
case of healing has lately occurred. Her
son seemed near death with lung and
throat trouble. "Exhausting coughing
spells occurred every five minutes,"
v rites Mrs. Clapp, "when I began giving
L»r. King's New Discovery, the great
medicine, that saved his life and com
pletely cured him." Guaranteed foi
coughs and colds, throat and lung trou
bles, by Dean Drug Co, druggists; 50c
and $1.00. Trial bottle free.
$2 for $1
For every dollar paid as first payment
up to JSO on any- new piano we will
give ft receipt for twice the amount
during our great MONEY BACK sale
now solr.g- on. Prices $107, $209. $282.
$338. $iit7. $429. etc.
BARTLETT MUSIC CO.,
231-233-^35 S, Broadway, opp. city halL
LOS ANGELES HERALD: WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 4, 1907.
MRS. LEROY HALE, WHO BEFORE HER RECENT MARRIAGE WAS MISS ELFREDA BROOKS OF SAN
FRANCISCO
Society
IN honor ot Airs. P. O. Johnson, who
has recently returned from Europe,
Mrs. John W, Kemp of 300 i Grand
avenue entertained with an elaborately
appointed luncheon at the Jonathan club
yesterday afternoon. The table was set
in the private banquet loom, where tho
decorations were of American Beauty
roses. Place cards were dainty hand
decorated marine scenes.
Besides the hostess covers were laid
for Uesdames F. O. Johnson. Judson
M. Davis. Henderson Hayward, J. B.
Owynne, J. W. Hemirick. W. Mead, G.
W. Pursell, Edgar S. Rowley. H. G.
Cates, G. Aubrey Davidson of Sun Diego
and Miss Mabel Clute.
Married in San Francisco
A marriage thai Is of Interest In and
about San Frandnoo, aa well as In Lot
Angeles, where the newly weddttl pair
are making their home, was that of .Miss
Blfrtda M. Drooks and J. Leroy Hale,
which was quietly solemnized at the
home of the brides parents in the north
ern metropolis the evening of November
20. Rev. Will Rader was the officiating
clergyman.
Mr. and Mrs. Hale arc at home at the
New Maryton, 311 South Olive street.
Mr. Hale is widely known In this section
of the state through his connection with
the Southern California fruit exchange,
where he holds the position of insi-.^.or.
At Home to Five Hundred Club
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Morris of 264S Nor
matidle avenue entertainel the members
of the Sunset Five Hundred club at their
home last evening. Those who enjoyed
the fames were Dr. and Mrs. Willis E.
Hutchason, Messrs. and Mesdames S. S.
Bhepard, Edgar German, James A.
Moore, E. T. Sherer, Ames, Will Ram
sey, -Irs. Grady. Mrs. Mabel Kiiigman,
Miss Winifred Ramsey, Messrs. Fowler,
Boyle and Tuttle.
Luncheon for Mrs. Stanton
Mrs. E. H. Barmore of 621 South Grand
avenue entertains at luncheon this after
noon in honor of* Mrs. C. W. Stanton
who has recently returned from a trip
abroad. Decorations for tne house and
table, are to bo of holly berries and
poinsettias, even th-; plate curds being
designs of the Christmas blossom. Cov
ers will be laid tor Mesdames Mathew
S. Robertson, A. P. Dunham, E. R.
Bradley, C. J. George. VV. T. S. Ham
mond, J. T. Fitzgerald. E. W. Britt, I.
L. Hibbard, F. B. Silverwood, B. R.
Baumgardt. H. J. Woollacott and C. A.
Boyle.
Just Three Years
Little Evalyn Koss, tho tir.y daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Koss of 2063 Menlo
avenue, celebrated the third anniversary
of her birth yesterday afternoon and a
party of small friends, accompanied by
their mothers, came to offer congratula
tions and to assist in the good time.
Games were played, Including the ever
new fish pond, and the contents of a
big sawdust pie were investigated. The
favors were little individual cakes with
candles and a big birthday cake with
three tall candles graced the center of
the board when refreshments were
served.
The small guests were Marion and
Frances Vale, Katherine Scott, Leo Ga
vagan, Donald, Margaret and Chanie
Honeywell and George Leo Quint.
Dominant Club Luncheon
The coterie of musicians composing the
Dominant club will ga. ler at the Wo
man's club huuse Saturday for the bi
monthly luncheon that is such a pleasant
feature of the club life. Covers will be
laid for about sixty and the decorations
will be of holly and other "Christmasy"
effects.
Tuesday Whist Club
The members of the Tuesday Whist
club entertained last evening with their
second evening affair at Hotel Ems, Mrs.
Eugene Woody, assisted by Mrs. Edward
Crumley and Mrs. Thompson B. Glosser,
receiving. The decorations were all of
poinsettlas and ferns, the score cards
being in the same colors. Among those
who played were Messrs. and Mesdames
C. C. C. Tatum, Robert Green, Olds, E.
R. Rowe. Allen Butt, Mrs. John Rob
ertson, Mrs. Marlon L. Cummings, Mrs.
Katherlne Lane, Misses Luella Craft,
Blanche Bittner, Florence Burnham,
Messrs. Thompson B. Glosser, Eugene
Woody, Edward Crumley, Leckic, W.
Mclntosh.
Women's Press Club
The members of the Women's Press
club are invited to be guests of the Fri
day Morning club next Friday, a compli
ment to Miss Lauta Grove Smith, ihe
speaker of tie morning, who belongs to
both the Friday Morning club and tne
Press club. Miss Smith's subject is to
be "The Ar* of Listening."
The monthly luncheon of the Press
club will take place next Monday at Ho
tel Westminster, and afterward Mrs.
Mary Holand Kinkaid will read the pa
per she presented before the Friday
Morning club recently, in which she
deals with rienry James' critclsm of the
manners of American women.
Luncheon and Cards
Mrs. Belle Saurette of 2937 La Salle
avenue T-as hostess recently at • a
luncheon an-l card party of elaborate ap
pointments. ..The house was 'decorated
throughout v with violets, the '- fragrant
blossoms forming the centerpiece of • the
table and a corsage bouquet . o.' : the same
being placed i for each ; guest. The place
cards ' were .' hand ; decorated, as were the
score ' cards, and > bore ' designs : of . pretty
\
women. The score cards were In the
shape of da.nty flowers. Whist was the
game played. Mrs. Ernest Schulzle win
ning one prizo and Mrs. Eugene Woody
the other. Others wJiij enjoyed Mrs.
Saurettea hospitality were Mesdames G.
W. Kramer, Hattie Holt. Nat Prescott,
Seth Hart. Joseph Goldsmith and Ar
thur Nelson.
Opening Reception
Mesdames Squires and Meigs. man
agers of Hotel New-Maryton, 314 South
Olive street, entertained the guests of
the hotel md their friends with a re
ception lie. dancing party last evening.
The affair was the first ot the kind to
be held .t the hotel,
Will Winter in Los Angeles
Mr. and Airs. F. M. Morgan, prominent
people of Spokane. Washington, are in
this city for the winter anil are stopping
at Hotel Ems. Mr. and Mrs. Morgan
left Spokano several months ago, Visit
ing San FranciECo and Honolulu before
I omlng to Los Angeles.
Engagement Announced
Annoiincer-.ent is made of the engage
ment of Miss Clara V. Llttell, formerly
of Alhegheny and now of Los Angeles,
and J. Samuel Eastman of this city.
Miss Littell Is visiting Miss Margaret
h. Whltehouse In Pittsburgh and the an
nouncement was made at an informal
luncheon given in her honor by Miss
Whitehoirse. Miss Littell is expected
home the middle of December.
To Winter in Rome
Mrs. Mary Austin, who has been vis
iting friends in and about Los Angeles
for several weeks, 1j in New York. She
expects to sai. this month for Europe,
and will pa^s the winter in Rome.
Entertaining Relatives
Mr. and Mrs. William Murphy, with
their son Thomas and daughter Lillian,
are guests in the horn* of Mr. Murphy's
sister Mrs. Josephine Holmes, on Cor
dova street.
Merriage Announcement
Announcement is made of the mar
riage of Miss Wilhelmlna Guedeman and
B. F. Kirkpatrick, the ceremony having
taken place at the home of the bride's
father. R. F. Guedeman. 421 East Twen
ty-fifth street. Mr. and Mrs. Kirkpat
rick will make their home in Los An
geles.
COUPLE, AT LOGGERHEADS,
OCCUPIED SAME HOUSE
Divorce Completes Estrangement Be.
tween Walter C. Eyman and Wife.
Ignoring Each Other, Ate
at Same Table
An intolerable situation in which Mrs.
Dorothy H. Eyman and her husband,
Walter C. Eyman, lived together under
the same roof, ate at the same table and
yet did not speak to each other except
when necessary and did npt meet except
at meal times, culminated yesterday in a
divorce suit in Judge Conrey's court.
Desertion, cruelty and other offenses
were the charges alleged by the wife,
while the husband filed a counter com
plaint which he made no effort to sup
port. An Interlocutory decree was grant
ed to Mrs. Eyman. Arrangements were
made out of court for the custody of their
child and alimony.
The wife claimed that the husband kept
the door of his room continually locked.
She said her husband Ignored her com
pletely, except when their son was pres
ent. Then she declared he treated her in
the most formal manner.
The couple lived In an apartment house
at Ocean Park.
One of the witnesses told of going to a
dance with Mrs. Eyman where Mr. Ey
man was present dancing with other
women. She says that Eyman approached
and asked her to dance but did not no
tice or speak to his wife, who was stand
ing near by.
"Is this whole situation not a misunder
standing which could be straightened
out?" asked Judge Conrey. "No," re
plied the husband. "We have quarreled
so much there is no use for us to try to
make things go. We are absolutely un
sulted."
The couple were married In Germany.
Eyman admitted his property was en
cumbered or he would have taken his
meals out of the house. Mrs. Eyman
made charges against her husband In
which his name was linked with that of
another woman, his business partner, to
whom he is alleged to have shown great
attentions.
The wife admitted that she loved her
husband, but Eyman seemed to be In
different to her affections.
WOMAN GRANTED DIVORCE,
ALIMONY AND CHILDREN
Amalie Harris was granted a decree of
divorce yesterday from Mureus Harris,
Judge Monroe awarding her $25 a month
for the support of their three young
children.
Cruelty and desertion were alleged as
the cause for the action.
The Heat la Alirayi Cbeaptat
In buying medicine, a few pence from
each bottle Is no Inducement to [i i buyer.
He wanta that which Is most effective, as
it Is cheapest In the end. This Is why
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is so pop
ular here. It is guaranteed to do all that
Is claimed for It and its cures of coughs,
colds and croup are always satisfactory.
HISTORIC MISSION PASTOR
LAID IN SILENT GRAVE
Funeral of Rev. Patrick M. P. Bannon
Is Largely Attended, with Solemn
Ceremonies at Cathedral
of St. Vibiana
The funeral of Rev. Patrick M. P. Ban
non, pastor of tho historic San Gabriel
mission, was held yesterday morning at
the Cathedral of St. Vlbiana. largely at
teiuled by his old-time ' friends. Father
Bannon was one of the first priests or
dained in the cathedral, and thirty years
ago was assistant pastor of the Plaza
church. 0
Office of the dead was chanted at 9:30
0 clock by Revs. J. J. Clifford nnd D. W.
J. Murphy as cbahtajs, with Monsignoi-
Harnett presiding. Solemn pontifical mass
vi as sung by Bishop Conaty ;it 10 o'clock.
:-,Esisted by Rev. William Palmer aa dea
con, Rev. Joseph McManUS as sub,-dea
con and Revs. F\ J. Conaty anil James
Reardon as masters of ceremony. Revs.
Jtaphael Fuhr and Leo acted as deacons
of honor to the bishop. The choir was
composed of Revs. Molony, Clifford, Dug
gan and O'Neil.
Rev. John Pujol officiated at the ceme
ti ry. where interment was made in th'j
priests' plot. A choir of priests sang the
Eenedlctus.
At the funeral yesterday a largo num
ber of the sisters of Los Angeles were
present, including two nieces of the de
ceased, who are members of the Sisters of
Charity at the Boyle Heights institution.
Among the priests who assisted at the
service were Revs. Barron. O'Reilly. Mo
lony, Kirby, Clifford, MeNellis, Donahoe.
Duggan. Heffernan. Frund, Powers, Pujol,
Fitzgerald, Murphy, Cnin, O'Brien and
O'Neil.
RETIRE SERGEANT CRAIG,
POLICE PENSION LAW
Doctors Testify That Well Known
Official Now at Springs Is Physi.
cally Disabled, and Depart.
ment Feud Ends
Sergt. William B. Craig will go on the
pension list as a result of statements
made yesterday before the police pension
board.
Craig is now at a springs resort, said
to bo suffering from kidney trouble. He
has been there several weekss.
Written testimony as to Craig's condi
tion was put before the board, chief of
them being medical reports by Dr. L. M.
Powers, health officer, and Dr. John R.
Haynes. Former Councilman Bowen also
made a statement at Mayor Harper's sug
gestion.
Craig and some of the fellow employes
of the police department have had some
trouble lately, and those familiar with de
partme'ntal affairs say that retirement Is
the simplest way out of what may touch
off a police volcano if all grievances are
aired.
SEEK LICENSES UNDER
LIQUOR SELLING LAWS
New applications before the police board
against which protests may be made
under the law if nearby tenants and prop
erty owners file objections were filed yes
terday as follows:
Restaurant liquor license— Amati & Maz
zoni, 437 North Loa Angeles street, trans
fer from P. A. Bonza; John G. Althouse.
166-70 North Main street and 110 Market
street.
Wholesale liquor license — Iroquois Bot
tling company, 1344-48 Willow street; C.
R. Grand, 422 North Grand avenue, trans
fer from M. L. Starln.
Poolroom license— T. S. Oki, 335 Jackson
street.
Billiard and poolroom— Coan & Dell, 319
West Fifth street.
RESTAURATEUR AND DAIRY
MAN SELL IMPURE MILK
Charged with selling and offering for
sale impure and adulterated milk, J. R.
Adamson, restaurant man, and A. C.
Heisterman, dairyman, both of San Pe
dro, were tried before Justice E. E. Selph
yesterday morning. Both were convicted
and the dairyman was fined $50.
Adamson was charged with having for
sale- milk containing less than the three
per cent fat. He declared that he bought
the milk from Heisterman and was not
to blame. Heisterman is accused of put
ting formaldehyde in his milk.
CONVENTION IS OPENED
BY CHRISTIAN ALLIANCE
The Christian and Missionary Alliance
opened its annual convention yesterday
morning in the Trinity Methodist
Church South, Grand avenue, near Ninth
street.
Rev. J. E. Jaderqulst of Oakland de
livered an address at the morning session.
Several prominent speakers took part at
the afternoon session.
The convention will continue three
days.
Open Every Night Till Xmas
You can buy Instruments enough for
the whole family at nominal price.
Everything goes at COST OR LESS, for
after Jan. 1. 1903, we will sell pianos
only. All popular sheet music 10c.
BAIITLKTT MUSIC CO.,
231-233-230 S. Broadway, opp. city .aUI.
Try them . for lunch
and you will have them
for dinner.
U need a
Biscuit
r The most nutritious
staple made from wheat.
i r&fi* ln moisture and
£tak«U dust proof packages.
\ %J? NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY
RESTRICT PERMITS
FOR RESTAURANTS
POLICE BOARD OPPOSES COM.
MON ENTRANCES
Individuals Engaged in Liquor Busi
ness Will Get No Licenses to
Conduct Eating Houses
Hereafter
The police commissioner!-: yesterday
formally announced their recently de
clared policy of discouraging joint saloon
and liquor enterprises.
Commissioner Nathan Cole, jr., who at
the last meeting urged that such action
be taken, had in the meantime dictated
a resolution which the board adopted
promptly yesterday without discussion.
Its wording is as follows:
Resolved, That henceforth this board
will look with disfavor upon any ap
plication for restaurant liquor per
mits where said applications are made
by individuals engaged In the retail
liquor business, especially so where
such permits are to be used in the
same room with a saloon, or where
the entrance to a saloon and restau
rant are common to both.
WIDOW OF JAMES MORLEY'S
PARTNER CHARGES FRAUD
Billiard Hall Proprietor and Agent for
Table Builders Accused of Con.
spiracy — Accounting Is
Demanded
James F. Morley, billiard hall man, is
accused by Mrs. Jessie D. Lockwood. wi
dow of a former partner of Morley. of
conspiring to cheat her out of a portion
of the property money belonging to her
husband In a complaint filed yesterday.
F. F. Simpson, local representative of
the Brunswlck-Balke-Collender cflmpa
ny. is made codefendant.
Mrs. Lockwood declares that on March
10 last Lockwood and Morley entereß into
a contract for renting pool and billiard
tables. She cays the partnership contin
ued up to the time of the death of her
husband and since then Morley has run
the business and has never made her an
accounting.
Plaintiff says she was appointed admin
istratrix of the estate of her husband and
is entitled to an accounting.
She asserts that to the partnership of
Lockwood and Morley was owed about
$1400 by the Brunewick-Balke-Collender
company and she has discovered a secret
agreement between Morley and Simpson
to defraud her of her husband's share of
this debt.
According to the complaint Morley was
to relinquish claim to the amount due
and Simpson was then to give Morley per
sonal credit for the amount on account of
future purchases and that the two men
were to divide the share that rightfully
belongs to her.
She asks that Morley give an account
ing of the assets and liabilities of the
partnership and pay half of the net pro
ceeds of the net assets when sold.
CONTRACTORS UNABLE TO
GET VITRIFIED BRICK
Petition No. 146 from T. Wiesendan
ger, complaining of the delay in the pav
ing of Fremont avenue, returned for the
council files yesterday. Contrary to the
statements made in the petition, a con
tract for this work was awarded Octo
ber 15, 1907, according to the board of
public works.
The contractors are delayed at present
by reason of their inability to procure
vitrified brick which meet the require
ments of the specifications with which to
construct the gutters.
All paving contractors have this same
difficulty.
DELAY EXAMINATION FOR
POLICE TELEPHONE CLERK
Telephone Clerk C. W. Bissett had his
appointment extended sixty days by the
police commissioners yesterday.
The civil service commission has so far
failed to call an examination for this
office. Once a date had been set, but It
was changed.
Bartlett Music Co. at 1% Again
During great MONEY BACK sale
we are r'vlng; a receipt for twice the
amount paid up to $50 on any new
piano. All popular sheet music 10c.
All classic 2-3 off.
BAHTI.KTT MUSIC CO.,
231-233-233 S. Broadway, opp. city hall.
REFUSE EPIFANOS PERMIT
FOR POOL ROOM IN NINTH
Achilles Epifanos, who has been before
thfi police board repeatedly with applica
tions for poolroom permits, was turned
down yesterday.
Epifanos wanted a permit this time at
12c6 East N nth street.
The first time he tried this location
he lacked sufficient frontage.
This time the police referred tqja re
port by Captain Flammer on the subject
saying that Epifanos did not appear to
be the sort of man who could control
poolroom patrons and again refusal was
recommended.
It was al.-.o reported that Epifanos is
interested in another poolroom on Tem
ple street.
ASKS HIGHER FEES FOR
INSPECTING PUBLIC WORK
CITY LOSES ON CURB, SIDEWALK
AND GUTTER PLANS
Engineer Hamlin Induces Council to
Authorize Increase to Prevent
Deficit in That Class of
Improvements
City Engineer Homer Hamlin will
shortly get larger fees for curb, side
walk and gutter inspection:
The board of public works is in re
ceipt Of the following report from the
city engineer, which precipitated the In
crease:
This department is now issuing
permits for the construction of curb,
sidewalk and gutter under ordinance
No. 1283U N. S. adopted by the city
council June 4, 1900.
This ordinance in section 3 thereof
provides that certain sums of money
shall be deposited with the city en
gineer to pay the fees of this depart
ment for the engineering work neces
sary in connection with making such
improvements.
The facts stipulated in said ordi
curb, and % cent per square foot for
curb, and % cents per square foot for
sidewalk and gutter.
An examination of our books dis
closes the fact that these rates do
not fully remunerate the department,
and that for the period of eleven
months ending October 21, 1907. our
net charges against this class of work
were $2455.59 in excess of the fees col
lected as authorized by said ordinance.
This represents a loss to the city of
approximately $225 per month.
I therefore recommend that these,
fees be increased to 3 cents per
lineal foot for curb, and 1 per cent
square foot for sidewalk and gutter,
and that you request the city attor
ney to prepare a new ordinance au
thorizing such charges, and to pre
sent the same to the city council for
Its adoption as soon as possible."
This report was yesterday adopted ty
the board and the council ami the city
attorney was instructed to prepare tho
draft of the necessary ordinance.
TURN DOWN ROWLEY,
WHO SEEKS LICENSE
Defiant Labor Agent, Whose Case Is
Pending, Gets Little Considera
tion at Hands of Police
Commissioners
E. H. Crowley, the labor agent who
some weeks ago defied the police depart
ment and kept on running his agency
after the license vas revoked, asked uio
board for a license yesterday.
The board promptly tabled it, Commis
sioner H. B. Wordill remarking that
Crowley would never get his vote.
When Cr wley's case came up last
summer the Itallin consular agent, Ben
Castrucclo, nince deceased, filed charges
because a number of Italians had been
dumped in rian inego ostensibly to work
there. At that time Crowley denied the
charges, but the board revoked his
license
Prosecutor Fleming asked the board
not to take any action at present, as It
might prejudice the cases now pending
in the courts.
Luther Brown Released on Bail
By Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 3.— Luther
Brown, who was yesterday indicted on
an additional charge of subornation of
perjury in connection with the Older kid
naping case, was today allowed his lib
erty on a $1000 bail bond.
BIG GUNS SAVE
BOYE'S LICENSE
RESTAURATEUR PLEADS CASE
BEFORE POLICE BOARD
Mayor Harper's Father and Commis
sion^r Fuller Patronize Eating
House Which Thoughtless
Patrolmen Enter
Before passing on the charges against
O. Boye. proprietor of a restaurant at 107
Market street, where Police Commission
er Fuller and the father of Mayor Har
per, as well as a number of bankers, din.:
frequently, the police board decided yes
terday to make a personal investigation
of the circumstances.
Boye, with Commissioner Fuller corrob
orating, says that when he bought the es
tablishment it had been run on a noisy
order. He immediately tore out a parti
tion, made strict orders about the class of
patrons, and even installed his daughter
as cook.
He says he spent $1000 in fixing up the
place.
Nevertheless a few weeks ago police in
civilian clothes began haunting the res
taurant, and on November 24 Boye wan
fined $100 and his waiter, W. Wood, $25
for servnig beer with a meal that was not
bona flde.
Chief Kern said that he had no com
plaint against the character of the place
or its owner: he had sent Officer Beau
mont there with a copy of the ordinance,
and afterwards officers found "that men
who were drinking be^r on Sundays had
no victuals on tnelr plates but a loaf of
bread. This was in violation of the or
dinance.
Boye remarked that nearby saloon-res
taurants use bread and Wienerwurst Sun
days for meals, ami he knew of ono place
where one Wienerwurst sandwich had'
done duty twenty times at "meals."
"you ought to notify the restaurant In
spector that they are serving comebacks,"
said Chief Kern, amid laughter.
The commissioners decided that Boye's
statement merited investigation, and they
will look further Into the case before act
ing on the charges of evading the license
laws.
CENTRAL AVENUE TENANTS
FIGHT NEW POOLROOM
Too Late to Stop License, but Will
Press Charge That Minors
Loiter in Establish.
merit
When two weeks ago the police board
granted a license to J. Goldman to run a
poolroom at 4507 Central avenue Mayor
Harper first asked Secretary Charles Mc-
Keag if no protests had been filed. Nono
could be found.
"That is strange," said tho mayor. "I
guess then we will have to grant it."
Yesterday a delegation of tenants head
ed by Rev. Mr. Davis of the. Congrega
tional church at Vernon appeared to pro
test, saying they had known of the exist
ence of an application.
"We are sorry," remarked several of
the commissioners. "B"t we gave out tho
applications to the newspapers and they
were printed."
Then the charge was made that Gold
man permitted a minor to loiter in the
place. A witness was present.
Mayor Harper suggested that charges
be filed Immediately and asked the wit
ness ,to be on hand Tuesday' so that the
poolroom man could be punished if the
charges were found to be true.
F. A. Nelson says he ordered a 12-year
old boy out of the place, as he knew
the lad's father.
COMMISSIONER SCHWAMM
FEABTS THE ADMINISTRATION
Fire Commissioner Anthony Schwamin
last night had as his guests a number of
well known Angelenos in honor of the
success of the Harper administration.
The evening was spent at a Main street
establishment and civil and political top
ics were handled in the toasts and re
sponses, which dealt with what happened
In Los Angeles in the past year.
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