GREAT CHARM
IN NEW PLAY
"LITTLE DORRIT" AN ARTISTIC
TREAT
CHARACTERS IN LARGE PART
DICKENS 1 OWN
Plot, However, Shows Wide Diver.
gence from the Original Story
and the Play Is Not a
Dramatization
BY SIDLE LAWRENCE
"Little Dorrit," a play in three acts
adapted from the German of Franz
yon Schocnthau by Miss Margaret
Mayo and founded upon Charles Dick
ens' story, though in no sense is it to
lin regarded as a dramatization of tho
novel, was presented at the Belasco
last night before an audience that
found it both refreshing and delightful.
There is v persuasive charm about this
play; a charm that will appeal »like to
the spectator who knows his Dickens
anil to the man whose fictional research
has been confined closely to the current
six best sellers.
The stage story, presumably, is Yon
Schoenlhau's: the characters and much
of the dialogue, particularly In the first
act, are the great novelist's. Miss
Mayo's part has been the translation
from tho German, tho restoration of
Dickens' text where that was found ad ■
visable, and perhaps an occasional
change In dialogue or even in situation,
tho better to fit the play for use upon
the American stage.
In its stage form "Little Dorrlt"
Dears a curious relation to its book
origin. Dickens does not lend himself
readily to dramatization, chiefly for the
reason that his plots are so involved
they cannot be compressed success
fully ■within the brief space allotted for
a stage presentation. There have been
many attempt! to dramatize various of
the Dickens novels, but of recent
years, upon tho English stage, only one
of these attempts has irtet with any
measure of success. "A Tale of Two
cities," presented under the title of
"The Only Way," was well received.
The others failed. And "A Tale of Two
Cities" Is the least like Dickens of any
of the master novelist's works.
Plot Is New
Evidently yon Sehoenthau realized
i he hopelessm ss of placing; the life story
of Little Dorrit upon the stage un
ihanged. At any rate he has given us
fin entirely new plot, presenting the
l'ainlliar character! in their proper sur
loundings, retaining with excellent
lidelity the elusive "atmosphere" of
Marsbalsea prison and later of the fam
ily's loaial career in the world outside
those grim walls, but the incidents of
the lay—many of them—are not to be
lciuml In the book.
In such a case, the dramatist's suc
cess in depicting to the very life the
characters created by a man of another
race is a matter quite remarkable.
There have been of course liberties
i;. ken even with the characters. Little
Dorrit herself remains unchanged
Fanny, Tip, Arthur Clennam, Chivery
and the rest of them stand forth in
tl.eir proper persons, but the character
of William Dorrit has been softened.
He is made a selfish, old humbug but
lovable withal despite his faults.
There are inconsistencies in the play
that require explanation to make them
reconcilable. In the second act, for
instance, we are told that the enrich
ment of the Dorrits will necessarily en
tail the Impoverishment of Arthur
Clennam, yet Clennam, in the third
act does not appear to be hampered
by ' lack of funds. In the novel, of
course, he becomes an Inmate of the
Marshalsea and is assigned to that
very room where he and Amy Dorrit
had passed many happy hours before
her father's release. But his financial
downfall is not "so occasioned. In the
novel, too, Amy and Arthur Clennam
are married in Marshalsea prison and
in poverty. In the play they become
betrothed while the Dorrit fortune still
is intact and the prince promises to
stand up with them.
Is Not a Dramatization
These are wide departures, but as 1
■aid, the play does not assume to be
a dramatization. The wonder of it is
that the dramatists have been able
to take such great liberties without
sacrificing the interest of men and
women who know the story in its or
iginal form and love It. Personally, I
believe there are few admirers of
Dickens' novel who will find anything
in the play of which to complain.
Little Dorrit is here, faithful, hard
working, loving and exceedingly lova
ble her cheerfulness evidenced In
everything she does; her veneration
for her pitifully weak father com
pelling in its tender solicitude for his
every comfort. In the play she es
capes the suffering that follows her in
the novel, even during tho family's
material prosperity.
The first and second acts reveal with
■narked fidelity to the book the life of
the Dorrits und of the '•collegians' 1 in
Marshalsea prison. Here, as I have
said, much of the dialogue is Dickens
t.wn. The third act is different. Widely
separated incidents, such as tho "prunes
and prisms' speech of Amy Dorrit and
the ball episode are brought into jux
laposltion necessarily with a mass of
new material, foreshadowed, but only
slightly, in the play's earlier Periods.
And because the character of William
Dorrit has been softened to win the re
gard of playgoers, the old man is per
mitted a strong scene; in this act, dur
ing which he announces his Intention
to return to the Marshalsea and succor
its inmates. Hero note the skill of the
dramatists,'for Dorrifs determination
is brought about through his craving
tor power. He Knows that the man
who, in poverty, was the "father of the
Jiarshalsea," in affuence may become
its king-, so even his liberality takes on
a cloak of selfishness quite in keeping
with tho character.
A Barnum Triumph
George Barnum, who has acmeved
many triumph! on the Belascc stage,
never presented there a finer character
delineation man his Dorrlt. The rc
milrements of the role already have
be n Indicated. Mr. Barnum meets
ihcm with nice appreciation and con-
Bummat* art. In whatever difficulty
of circumstance he never permltn Wil
liam Dorrit to display asperity; . he
commands, in rags, With all the grace
of a monarch and his jealousy of his
position, his appreciation of his pre
rogatives as father of the Marshalsi a.
are indicated with admirable precision
anil without exaggeration. Tin first
two aota provide him with his best op
oortunitles. In the last the character
becomes somewhat less effective, but
this is v fault with which the actor
has nothing to do. Mr. Barnum's
Lohievement is the more remarkable
wh,m the greal length of the role la
remembered, together with the short
lime permitted him for study
Kathaiine Kinraet is the bittle Dor
rit She makes the part very real
iioth in its physical aspects and In her
acting. Amy's ingenuousness, her
tiftil nature, her many graces of
,nlndi«nd disposition are brought gut
it they can only oe when artistic act-
Ing Is joined to Intelligent dramatic
construotion. Miss Emmet, too, shares
In the play's triumph and In no bmall
measure.
Two Roles Make the Play
These two roles practically constitute
Hie play. The others are interesting,
In the first and second acts, merely as
Minor character studies to heighten the
effect of the picture; and In the third
act, as they are required for the telling
of the play's fctory. Lewis S. Stone Is
Arthur Clennum; William Yerrance,
Arthur Clennam; William Yerance,
:iy; Richard Vivian, John Chlvery, Jr.;
Charles Ruggies, Tip, and Miss Eleanor
Ciirpy. Mrs. Ciennam.
There seems to be no reason why
"I/tOe Dorritl" in this country should
Tint repeat the success the play already
hab achieved abroad. It is a charming
little drama, skillfully told, and, at the
Belasco, finely acted. And it serves
this good puriinse—lt confounds most
confoundedly (hose Individuals who are
Hcrustomed to regard Dickens as old
fogylsh and uninteresting, for the char
acters are the liay and the characters
are Dickens' own. faithfully presented.
ORPHEUM'S CURRENT BILL
IS LACKING IN DIVERSITY
The current bill at the Orpheum
lacks that diversity vaudeville patrons
have come to expect as their due. For
instance, there are four musical acts
on the program, not counting George
Wilson's contribution. In only one a'
these acts does a woman appear, and
her appearance is by no means note
worthy.
The program is opened by Bailey and
Austin, grotesque eccentrics, who are
mildly amusing In a knockabout
comedy stunt which apparently hasn't
been changed either as to dialogue or
business for ten years or more. The
Arlington four, "singing and dancing
messenger boys," dance much better
than they sing. This isn't saying much,
but the hard-shoe dancing of two mem
bers of the quartet is*cleverly exe
cuted.
Foster and Foster present an act
billed as "The Volunteer Pianist," !n
which one of them plays a piano, his
hands encased In a dozen pairs of mit
tens. Their stunt Is funny, but so long
that the fun lags before they are
through.
Sydney Deane and company con
tribute one of the big acts of the bill.
Their stunt is "Christmas on Black
well's Island." It has been seen here
before, but is well worth repetition.
George Roland, occupant of cell No. 2,
has a nice knack in comedy and he
has been given a number of good lines.
Of a man he doesn't like he says: "I'd
lika to break that guy's umbrella and
then pray for rain." And there are
other speeches equally as good. The
quartet sings two or three songs, and
Deane himself essays a solo, but It Is
the patter than makes the act go.
Wilson, That's All
George Wilson Is the same yesterday)
today and forever. Hie "Oh. pshaw"
is just as ridiculous as it was twenty
years ago and his appreciation of the
polite art of "holding hands" quite as
amusing. There are gray-haired men
now in vaudeville, and a few who have
reformed, who began their stage careers
by Imitating Wilson. What's more,
they have forgotten just how many
years ago that was.
Gelger and Walters offer a musical
act. costumed like Italian street
singers. Tile singing should be classed
as a misdemeanor, but Walters' Imi
tations on the violin are about tha
be3t. He almost makes the instrument
talk, and he does make it play a pipe
organ, the bagpipes and perform other
tdck3 that ordinarily are regarded aa
beneath the dignity of a self-respecting
Strad, though permissible perhaps In
a fiddle.
Two of the best acts on the program
are holdovers from last week. The first
Is presented by the ManellovMartlnez
troupe of acrobats, three graceful and
pretty young women and a man; the
second, by Imman's trained dogs.
Goes to San Diego
.ttiss Eleanor Montell, who is now a
member of the Ferris'stock company,
has signed a contract to appear as
leading woman at the Ists theater in
San Diego, and is to mako her debut
In that capacity February 25 under the
management of Edmund Gardiner.
IGNORE MISSION
TO AID SALOON
THREE POLICE COMMISSIONERS
GRANT LICENSE
New Drinking Establishment on
North Main Street Opposed
in Vain by Dana Bart
lettls Flock
Mayor Harper cast a lonesome no
yesterday in the police commission
against the ayes of Commissioners Ful
ler, Woodill an<? Lewis on the license
asked by Joha Berg a short distance
irom the Bethlehem institute, at 1100
North Main street.
Perg has been an employe of Maier &
S'obelein for the past five years. Re
cently a frame saloon occupying part
of the Llewellyn iron works property
was damaged by fire, and It was
pianned to move it nearer the Bethle
hem establishment for uplifting men.
Dana Bartlett and others protested,
nit only because of the property dam-
Ege, but becau3* of the liquor influence
threatening tha men among whom the
settlement workers were doing good.
Speeches -..ere made on behalf of the
Bartlett work, tut the commission pre
fei red to take the consent of the prop
erty owners—L'cwellyn works, 410 feet;
Los Angeles Land company, by Geo. M.
Patton, 75 feet, and Mrs. Mary Baker,
127 feet—as paramount.
CHAUFFEUR WANTED IN
KIDNAPING CABE ARRESTED
By Ajaoclated Pre»«.
CHICAGO, Feb. 4.—Peter Oallander,
the chauffeur who operated the auto
mobile in which Fremont Older, the
rranaging editor of the San Francisco
Bulletin, was kidnaped several months
ago and taken from San Francisco to
Santa Barbara, waß arrested here to
night on a fugitive warrant. Callendar
expressed himself a« willing to go back
to San Francisco without extradition.
George E. Burns, son of W. J. Burns,
the detective who has charge of secur
ing evidence in the graft casesn recog
nized Callendir on the street and
caused his arrest.
Permanent Bulkhead Built
By A«BOClatert Picsa.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 4.—The first
permanent section of bulkhead to be
built on the San Francisco waterfront,
and the first structure of its kind in
the world has been finished. It con
sists of -00 linear feet of steel and
concrete construction, between tha foot
of Union and Filbert streets, and was
built at a COBt of about $30.000.
First Step
YeaHt Have you any Idea what the
fret step Is toward getting a divorce?
" Crlmsonbuak—Sure thing! Get mar
ried!— Toukerj Statesman.
LQS ANGELES HERALD: WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 5, 1908.
STARTLING EFFECTS HOLD
BIG AUDIENCE ENTRANCED
Delightful Opera Is Better Presented
Than It Was During Run In
New York a Year
Ago
Madam Genevra Johnstone-Bishop
IclM of hl»Bt Japan!
Should your Yamato spirit
Htrangara seek to scan,
May—scenting morn's «unllt air,
Blows the chtM-ry wild and fair.
HENRY W. RAVAGE'S production
of Puccini's Japanese opera,
"Madam Butterfly." reflects great
credit upon Mr. Savage. The ensemble
of the company is a superior one; even
the minor parts are filled witti singers
that could do more Important roles If
they were called upon.
This company presents the opera just
as well, in every way artistically, as
they did In New York or Chicago a year
ago—ln fact the company Is a better
one judging from the cast I heard last
night.
You almost fancy you can smell the
cherry or the lotus blossoms, as their
own poet, Kayan, wrote—was it a thou-
sand years ago—when crossing a moor
the dew-laden flowers brushed by his
robe left their glittering drops on his
brocade, and he said: "On account of
its perfume, such perfume only known
in far-off Japan, I brush not even this
moisture from my sleeve."
As Madam Butterfly, Miss Rena Vl
vienne is ideal; she looks the part, and
her work has grown enormously since
I saw her a year ago.
Supreme Moments
Her conception of the part vocally
and histrionically held In artistic re
straint, gave to supreme momenta ini
mitable and decisive touches.
She gave us plenty of fire and passion
and her notes In the lower register had
tears in them. Thus her command of
pathetic emotions was heightened and
Intensified. In her death scene she was
Indescribably graceful and she gave us
the true Japanese girl, who is taught
in her youth to use the weapon called
"nagl-nata" (a knife or sword) when
she sees her chastity menaced.
She will not v.alt for her father's dag
ger. Her own weapon lay always in
her bosom, and It Is a disgrace to her
not to know the proper way in which
she must perpetrate self destruction.
Bushido made the sword its emblem
of power and prowess and when Ma
homet proclaimed that "the sword Is
the key of heaven and of hell" he only
echoed the Japanese sentiment.
Ethel Dv Fre Houston as Suzuki was
very sympathetic and her rich voice
effective, especially in the beautiful
duet In the second act, which is one of
the gems of the opera.
Is Master of Part
She lost her individuality in her part,
creating amid the stage surroundings
a perfect Ideal of the impersonation of
the moment.
I am anxious to hear Miss Behnee in
this part. I think, however, the lat
ter's voice is more of a mezzo soprano.
Kurt Donattl as B. F. Pinkerton is
a very weak United States navy lieu
tenant, with rather a pleasing light
voice, but bad method, and only one
word did I understand the entire even-
Ing, and I am not certain, but I think
that word was "Luv," intended for
"Love." I hope to hear Vernon Stiles
in this part.
Thomas Richards has a beautiful,
rich voice and is a tpyical manly
American consul. He shows good dic
tion, fine enunciation and is a hand
some young fellow in this part. If he
will only throw off a little more of the
constraint and watch his movement of
his hands it will add to the grace of
his part.
Dear little Trouble acted and looked
the part perfectly and brought tears
to many eyes when Butterfly sang her
lullaby and goodby to her baby boy.
The entire production is certainly one
of the finest that ever came to the
coast.
The orchestration is most beautiful
and I did not find the orchestra over
powering at any time during the pro
duction.
Has Only One Rival
Mr. Savage has only one rival, and
that is Mr. Savage, In another produc
tion.
Many musicians are asking each
other, what do you think of "Madam
Butterfly" as compared with "La Bo
herae" —which do you prefer?
I like both. Both are Italian through
anl through, but as yet, in my mind,
"La Boheme" Is the very best opera
Puccini has given us.
The cast tomorrow afternoon gives
us Miss Strakosch and Mr. Stiles —two
of the best artists with the company.
GAMUT CLUB ENTERTAINS
THE ARTISTS OF CAST
The Gamut club entertained the
artists of the "Madam Butterfly" com
pany at their club at 6 o'clock "Dutch
lunch" last night.
Misses Behnee, de Fillippe, Wolff and
Gilbert and Messrs. Stiles and Cranston
were present. Regrets were read by
the president from Miss Strakosch,
Rena Vivienne and Mr. Rothwell. the
conductor. Mr. Ernest TJrchs made a
tine speech to the club and expressed
himself as enthusiastic over the work
and progress of the Gamut club. More
followed and will be given in full later,
as many guests were obliged to be
excused early on account of engage
ments at the opera.
INDICTED MEN TO
APPEAR TOMORROW
Efforts Will Be Made by Attorneys
to Have the Cases Dismissed
on Technical
Grounds
The men arrested on indictments re
turned by the grand jury, charged with
Illegal registration in the recent Ocean
Park election, will appear, together
with their attorneys, in Judge Conrey's
court tomorrow morning to hear the
decision of the court or> a request made
yesterday that the defendants be al
lowed to withdraw their pleas of not
guilty.
It was stated yesterday by attorneys
representing the men that this action
is taken In order to move to quash
the indictments on technical grounds,
which would be stated In the motion.
Judge Conrey said he would enter
tain the motion and hear it on Thurs
day morning.
SAGE HEARING CONTINUED
AT REQUEST OF ATTORNEY
Clyde M. Sage, former deputy cor
oner, appeared with counsel In Judge
Conrey's court yesterday to plead to
two indictments charging the embezzle
ment of a diamond ring and the ren
dering to the county of a false expense
statement.
His attorney presented demurrers to
each Indlctmen; and the hearing was
continued to February 8 at 10 o'clock.
Listeners' Attention Kept at Highest
Pitch by the Tragic Situa
tions of "Madam But.
terfly"
Florence Bosard La rence
/CONDUCTOR ROTHWBLL again
I ■ held the baton over tha singers and
'-"' orchestra at the matinee perform
ance of "Madam Butterfly" yesterday
afternoon. Puccini has done so much
with the orchestration of this opera and
has.dared so greatly also In Introduc
ing new and most unprecedented ef
fects that the musicians must be under
absolute direction to make their Inter
pretation of the score the tone poem
which It Bhould be. Any. slight trans
gressions of the composer's meaning
would result in a hopeless blur of ideas
and melodies alike, and great appre
ciation Is due to Mr. Rothwell for his
clear cut, comprehensive grasp of the
work and the positive manner In which
he conveys to all those musicians who
depend upon his slender wand of office
as well as to the audience, the exact
musical Idea which the composer ex
pressed.
In the second and third acts and in
the prelude which serves as an inter
lude between them the music becomes
more orchestral than vocal In its Inten
tion and the players In the great or
chestra which accompanies this produc
tion seem slowly but surely to gather
up the strains of the opera, amplify and
illuminate them and with it all to keep
the listeners' attention at keenest pitch.
The situations In these last two acts
are all tense and the music follows the
mood with a tragic undertone which
constantly presages the dire conclusion
of the story.
A New Baritone
The change In cast at this perform
ance Introduced to the audience a new
baritone in the role of Sharpless. Mr.
Carl Gantvoort gave a vocal reading of
this part which filled It with an un
expected beauty and power.
His volco Is rich and full in every
register, but particularly vibrant In the
higher tones, and he Infused into the
merest sentence or briefest recitative a
musical quality which added materially
to the Interest and beauty of the earlier
part of the first act and which also was
more than satisfactory In his scenes
later with Butterfly and in the trio
with Suzuki and Plnkerton. Many of
the phrases which are Introduced In
this work are so bald and so prosaic
that the situations might almost be
come ridiculous but for the introduc-
tlon of the most consummate vocal ar
tistry and in this respect Mr. Gantvoort
was exceptionally successful.
In the part of Butterfly Miss Eliza
beth Wolff realized to perfection the
appearance of the pathetic little geisha
heroine. She Is slight and willowy and
In the marriage scene was charmingly
coy. Later, too, when In her gladness
over the supposed homecoming of her
American husband she dances and scat
ters her flower petals, she was the very
embodiment of grace and suggested
most strongly the fluttering evanescent
beauty of the butterfly.
Mlhs Wolff has a high, clear voice
which Is essentially youthful in its
quality, so she sang the Joyful songs
of the part with success but failed
somewhat to realize the passion of
which the finale of the first act de
mands so much, just as she later fell
short in her tender songs to the child
Trouble, over which such yearning,
almost heart-breaking music is to be
sung. She was a Joy to the eye, how
ever, and every stage picture became
lovelier through her very presence.
Miss Behnee's Art
In the part of Suzuki, Mtsa Harriett
Behnee was seen for the second time.
Her eminent ability in this role al
ready has been mentioned In The Her
ald, and her work yesterday afternoon
showed that nothing is lost In the repe
tition but rather that familiarity en
ables the observer to discover an add
ed dramatic power In her work.
The second in the list of four tenors
who are to be heard in this engage
ment was William St. Willis, who sang
the part of Plnkerton, the American
naval officer.
While this is not a long part It de
mands more than mere vocal ability,
and alas, the operatic tenors who pos
sess sufficient dramatic intensity to
give this part its only possible redeem
ing grace are lamentably few. I'r.
St. Willis is far above the average In
this quality, but still leaves much to
be desired, notably In the duet with
Butterfly in the first act. He more
nearly realized the possibility of the
part In his farewell song In the last
act, although his song of remorse Just
preceedlng It was almost devoid of the
feeling which the situation certainly
demanded.
Qoro, a marriage broker. Is played
with marked skill by Rudolph Koch
and Richard Jones sang the short part
of The Bonze, the uncle who arrives
and terrifies the wedding party.
Mies Lola Rauchfuss was cast as
Kate Pinkerton.
Makes Exacting Demands
The opera provides quantities of the
hardest kind of work for those singers
to • whom the principal , roles are as
signed and only rare opportunities for
any especially brilliant bits of vocal
ization. • To the uninitiated listener the
opera may seem singularly devoid of
any of those chances for an operatic
triumph which the older and more con
ventional operas offered In turn to ev
ery star, In at least one aria and one
or more concerted numbers.
The ' student, however, realizes
throughout the course of "Madam But
terfly that those continuous conversa
tional snatcfies of melody are far more
trying to sing perfectly and with prop
er feeling for . rythm and expression
than are the more old-fashioned, soul
ful outbursts of fong where the center
of the stage and undivided attention
Is given to the singer, and where often
the liberties which are taken with the
tempo of the aria are so managed as
to conceal any vocal deficiencies of the
soloist or to augment some decided
virtue in voice or technlr. :
Thus more credit is due to the men
and women who are singing here this
week ' with a I double I object In view,
first to give a thoughtful and musical
interpretation of Puccini's opera and
then -to show to . students of music
what dramatic possibilities are to ,be
found even In some prosaic situations.
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DEATHS EXCEED BIRTHS
IN JANUARY'S RECORD
During January 402 deaths were re
corded in Los Angeles and only 358
births.
There wore sixty-four deaths from
white plague, most of the cases being
in advanced stages when the patients
came to Los Angeles from the east,
which accounts for the large death
rate. Only one fatality from typhoid
fever was recorded.
There were thirty-four deaths from
heart disease, which doctors attribute
largely to the prevalence of grip and
the worry over the recent flurry.
Of the births 190 were boys and 168
girls. '
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RECALL IS
PRESERVED
IN CHARTER
REVISION COMMISSION SO
RECOMMENDS
SCOPE AND FORM OF WORK
AGREED ON
Dcs Molnes Idea Relegated to Sub.
committee, to Be Taken Up
Later for Discus
sion
Tlie charter revision commission took
a long step forward last night when it
adopted the report of the committee on
scope and form of the charter.
This substantially urged the "lifting"
of such features of the present Los
Angeles charter as were needed, and
the retention of the Initiative, referen
dum and recall.
The report went on to say that while
not necessarily indorsing the Dcs
Molnes Idea It would be well le take
up the study of the commission plan
of government and to draft a sample
charter under that plan for tho sole
Information of the commission.
Thls was voted down by the com
mission last night.
Later it will go before a subcom
mittee.
The section of the report read by
Chairman John D. Works of the sub
committee as adopted was as follows:
Spirit of Reform Abroad
The important duty of considering
and reporting upon the question as to
the extent to which we shall go In
preparing a charter to be submitted to
the electors of the city lias been com
mitted to this committee.
This is a question of great impor
tance as we view it.
The spirit of reform in municipal
government is abroad and is taking
firm hold on the masses of the people.
This has led to some very radical
chanKeß in the laws relating to muni
cipal administration of affairs.
There is a distinct loss of confidence
in public officers and employes, grow
ing out of dishonesty, maladministra
tion and growing extravagance In man
agement and control of public affairs.
This lias exhibited Itself, In part, In
the unnecessary multiplication of of
ficers and employes of cities, the em
ployment of two men to do one man's
work, the tendency to make public of
fice a reward for political services, to
give to Individual public officers the
right to name city employes instead of
seeking men solely for their fitness for
the service to be rendered and a gen
eral laxity and negligence in those
whose prime duty it should be to econ
omize and preserve the funds contrib
uted by the taxpayers of the city.
People Demand Relief
Consequently the people are demand
ing, and justly demanding, laws that
will, as far as may be, protect, them
from these evils and at the same time
authorise such expenditures as may be
necessary to keep pace with the rapid
growth of the city.
The present charter embodies the
comoined labor of some of our ablest
and beat citizens, conscientiously and
Intelligently performed. We should, In
our opinion, take full advantage of that
worlc bo far as It meets the present
demands and needs of the city, but
always with a view to improving It,
if possible, In the light of later devel
opments and more intelligent and prac
tical methods of governing municipal
ities and the subsequent phenomenal
growth of the city and its larger and
more important interests.
In other words, we submit that In
framing a new charter we should look
to the old with a view to adopting such
parts of it as may meet with our ap-
proval. but at the same time with the
Intention of makine the best charter
possible in the interests of the whole
city, with an independent intention to
hold fast to that which is good, and
that only.
This, as we conceive, will call upon
this commission to frame an entirely
new charter untrammeleil by anything
that has gone before, but without in
teniion to disregard arbitrarily or with
out reason the work that has already
been done and embodied in the present
charter. What has been well done and
proved itself by practical experience
should not be disturbed.
And we submit that we should, in
doing this work, bear in mind that
there are certain fnudamental princi
ples of municipal government that have
been embodied in the charter of the
city by the vote of the people that we
should feel it our duty to respect, pre
serve and protect, whatever may have
been our personal views heretofore as
to the expediency and wisdom of pro
viding therefor.
Of these may be mentioned the In
itiative, referendum and recall.
The purpose and object of the com
mission should be, in our Judgment, to
make the provisions relating to these
important subjects as simple, direct
and efficient and the execution of them
as inexpensive as possible.
The subject of elections is another
of the most important with which this
commission will have to deal.
It is our opinion that every effort
should be made to so draft the charter
as to exclude the city elections as far
as possible from all partisan politics
and the opportunity for boss rule or
other interference with the free exer
cise of the elective franchise by the in
dividual voter.
BUSCH CHALLENGED
BY PROHIBITION UNION
Wealthy Brewer Invited to Give His
Views on the Liquor Traffic
Before Los Angeles
Organization
C. J. Hull, iiß secretary of the Los
Angeles Prohibition union, has sent a
letter to AdolphUl Busch, the million
aire brewer of St. Louie, who is now at
his winter home in Pasadena, inviting
him to be present at the prohibition
meeting Sunday afternoon In Sympho
ny hall, to tell his reasons why an
ordinance prohibiting the sale of all
alcohol!" liquors or beverages should
not be passed and enforced In Los An
geles.
The tetter is issued more as a chal
lenge. Others interested in the liquor
traffic have been invited to give their
reasons before the Prohibitionists.
Whil" it is not expected Mr. Busch
will be present, the meeting Sunday
bids fair to be interesting in many de-
When askeil tonight regarding Urn
challenges of the prohibition loaders Mr.
Bunch said he has given the matter but
little thought and that he is quite sure
ho will ignore it entirely.
"All that I know of the matter Is
what I read in the papers this even
ing," said Mr. Busch. •'The parties have
not even been courteous enough to
send me a copy of their letter. At least
I have received none to date.
"At any rate my health Is not in
such state as will permit me to engage
in the work of replying to all charges
that may be brought by temperance
people. There are many points In
volved and for the present I do not feel
physically able to take up the matter
In the form of debate as has been sug
gested. My plan is to ignore the mat
ter entirely."
WEAK MAN REGEIPT FREE
Any man who HUffem with nervous de
bility, lons of natural power, weak back,
falling; memory or deficient manhood,
brought on by exeet«e«. dlMlpatlon. unnatu
ral drains or the (olliet of youth, may
oure himnelf at homo with a simple pre
scription that I will gladly send free. In a
plHln sealed envelope, to any man who will
wrtto for It. A. B. Robinson, 4056 Luck
Building, Detroit Michigan.
DENY SOCIALISTS
STREET PRIMLEGE
I POLICE BOARD SAYS CAMPAIGN
IS TOO FAR OFF
Delegation Tells Commissioner* Two
Jails' Will Be Necessary, as Rights
of Free Speech Will Be
Insisted On ;
The police commissioners yesterday *
turned -. down the application ;of > the
Socialists' city commute/ for permis
sion to hold street meeting at a halt •
dozen points at noon and night daily.
Secretary Cloudesley Johns : made
formal application and a delegation of
men and women was on hand to lend
support.
Mayor Harper said to the applicants '
that standing and speaking on the.
streets during the campaign was far
different than permitting religious
speakers to address crowds. For politi
cal purposes halls could be hired so
early in the campaign.
Claude Kiddle for the Socialists said: .
"It seems to me we are going far in >
uplifting the race, too. All admit that
the most crime is due to poverty and 1'
that poverty is due mostly to the cen
tralization of wealth."
"Yes, that Is good Democratic doc
trine. I admit it," said Mayor Harper
smiling. ! "
"Take from us the hope of discussing >
the i things and you take hope out of V
the breasts of discourager, young men," '
continued Riddle. "We have „ saved i
many by Instilling hope in them. Wo
are willing to pay hall rent if we can-,
get some Republicans and Democrats £
to come in and argue with us." "
"Don't get too many; the Jail is over
crowded," said the mayor to Dr. A. D. :
Houghton, who remarked that he had '
a message for the public, was too poor „
to hire a hall and did not fancy going ■
to jail.
As a parting shot Riddle and . his
friends said the city would have ■to
build two Jails, as they expected to ,v
avail themselves of their constitutional
rights of free speech. l |
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CARPENTER INJURED BY
FALL FROM SCAFFOLD
W. J. Askon, aged 45, fell from a scaf
fold yesterday, where he was working
on a building near Seventh and Broad
way.
He was taken to the receiving hospi
tal, where he was treated for a lacera
tion of the forehead which resulted
from his fall. The injured man lives at
324 'Winston street.
Veteran Injured
('. P. Kelley, ;in old aoldler who re
sides at 361 North Main street, was
struck by an in-bound Pasadena car
on Mission road late last night anil
sustained a lacerated wound of tin
forehead which required ten stitches to
close. He was treated at the recetv
ing hospital.
Musical Advertisements
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and Instrumentalists furnished on ap
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