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PUSH FARISH FOR
BOARD OF WORKS
NEW , OUNCIL SLATE WOULD
ELIMINATE EDWARDS
Politician* at Sea How Holdover In.
ipector Could Be Forced Out
and Anderson Be Re.
appointed
The board of publtc works' slate has
been changed again and the latest ef
fort of the mayor's advisers Is to in
duce the reuppointment of President
J. A. Anderson, the removal (if pos
sible) of Inspector of Public Works D.
K. Edwards and the substitution of O.
Kugene Farish of Mines & Fartsh.
Police Commissioner Nathan role. Jr.,
is said to have asked the mayor to
name Mr. Farish: Fire Commissioner
Anthony Schwamm wants Joseph Mes
mer to go on the board.
Such councilmen as have been sound
ed it is said, have refused to promise
lo confirm Mr. Farish. though the ma
jority will confirm Chtef of Police Ed
Kern.
The sentiment for Andersons reten
tion on the board is overwhelming and
the problem Is how lo carry out the
plan of freezing out Commissioner Ed
wards.
Under the law, Inspector Edwards
holds on till his term expires next year
iind about the only way to carry out
the slate would be to make charges, to
have a trial and then have the office
declared vacant.
politicians say freely that it has long
been known that Mayor Harper and
Inspector Edwards have been at log
rerheads for some time, but they could
find no way to bring about a deceplta
tlon.
The recent rainy spell and the re
duced appropriations for the depart
ment have put the board of public
works on the defensive, but it is de
clared that no one could do better now
to bring ue streets up to a perfect
standard.
Councilmen who are willing to stand
by the mayor if he will order a shako
up say that the streets were never in
worse condition and that someone is
needed on the board who will devote
special attention to the streets to the
exclusion of aqueduct matters.
The councilmen get moat of the com
plaints about needs, such as cross
walks, gutters, flushing grades and
notices, and must trudge into the
board's room ..* other citizens to
state their grievances or to ask favors.
Mayor Harper has shown no sign of
settling the reappointment of Ander
son and his friends say the many con
flicting sets of advisers are responsible
for the delay.
Farish's appointment as urged by
Commissioner Cole is said to be an at
tempt to put a tried business man on
the board, one whose name has not yet
been mentioned, in the hope of adjust
ing the controversy.
However, the slate tha* the council
wants now must include Anderson's
name, the leaders say.
Lawyers are wondering how it is pos
sible to reconcile this plan with the
fact that Commissioner Edwards would
have to bo dislodged a year before his
term expires.
LEOPOLD'S ATTEMPT TO
GRAB CONGO DEFEATED
Treaty of Annexation Has Been With.
drawn and Another, More Ac.
ceptable, Will Be
Drafted
By Associated Press.
BRUSSELS, Feb. s.—Before a meet
ing of the Congo commission yester
day M. Schollart, the premier, an
nounced that the treaty of annexation
between the Congo Independent state
and Belgium had been withdrawn and
would be returned to the plenipoten
tiaries with the obiect of arrarifelng a
now text and new conditions.
The provision's of the treaty relating
to the crown domains, which had
proved a stumbling block In the adop
tion of the treaty, will be eradicated
ami replaced by a more acceptable
measure by which King Leopold will
be enabled to carry out the intention
framed In the first measure.
The withdrawal of the treaty is re
garded as a personal defeat of the
king, hut it is believed this will insure
the speedy solution of the Congo ques
tlon.
HAYTIAN REBELS SEEK
SAFETY IN CONSULATES
Twenty-five Participants in Recent
Uprising Hope to Escape Punish.
ment by Aid of Foreign
Officials
By Associated Pi'u
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.— According
to cable advices received by the state
department from Hayti, no less than
twenty-five ol the participants in the
late uprising arc now in asylum in
tli.' foreign consulates at Gonaives.
Only four of the refugees, however,
are in the American vice consulate.
General Firmtn, leader of the revolt,
is in the French consular office. The
Haytian government has demanded the
immediate surrender of all the refu
gees, but it Is improbable that they
will he turned over.
Train Robber Pleads Guilty
By Associated Press.
BUTTE, Mont., Feb. s.—Henry J.
Gruber, on trial at Boulder for the
holdup of a Northern Pacific train near
Butte last May, and the murder of En
gineer Clow, today submitted a writ
ten confession implicating George Has
kins, still to be tried, and George
Towers, last week sentenced to ninety
nine years In the penitentiary for the
crime. Gruber pleadel guilty to man
slaughter.
Attacks Wife; Kills Himself
Hy Associated Press.
SANTA ROSA. Feb. s.—Charles Shu
hcrt of Petaluma, whose matrimonial
difficulties brought hir.i into the courts
and resulted in his being bound over to
, keep the peace, committed suicide to
night at Orchard Station, near Sebas
topol, after making what was very ap
parently an attempt to kill his wife.
Savings Bank Absorbed
PORTLAND, Ore.. Feb. s.—The clos
ing chapter in the career of the Oregon
Trust and Savings bank, which failed
August 20,1907, was written today, when
i 'ircuit Judge Gantenbein approved the
order calling for the absorption pf the
institution by the German-Amerlc :wi
bank.
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and "boys performing actual work on
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classes. Write for free illustrated cat
alogue. Union School of Trades, 120
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O. E. FARISH, PROSPECTIVE MEMBER BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
10,000 MEN DROPPED
BY ENGINE WORKS
Baldwin Company in Philadelphia
Says Lack of Orders Has Made
Big Retrenchments
Necessary
By Aisoclated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa.. Feb. n—Ten
thousand men have been laid off since
December by the Baldwin Locomotive
works of. this city because of. lack of
crderß for engines.
Samuel M. Vauclain, a member of
the firm, in speaking of the conditions
at the works, said:
"No substantial orders have come in
since December. We have received a
few scattered orders and we are work
ing upon these now. Whereas we were
formerly turning out sixty locomotives
a week, we are now turning out only
twenty, and w<> will have finished ail
our wor!: in a short time.' Then, unless
we receive some substantial orders in
the meantime, we will have to close,
"Our full working force is about
19,000 men, but the lack of orders has
compelled un to lay off 10,000 workmen
since December. The heaviest layoff
started about January 1."
"What has been responsible for this?"
was asked.
"Lack of orders, not only from Amer
ican, but European, sources. Japan is
in financial trouble and is sending us
no orders I . all. It is the same every
where, not only in America, but the
countries from which we have received
orders."
One thousand men formerly employed
by the Pennsylvania Steel company at
Steelton, Pa., have been called back to
work after an enforced idleness of more
than a month. Rush orders from New
York for structural material for muni
cipßl buildings and an order for rails
from the New York City Railway com
pany warranted the company In In
creasing its present force to 2500 men,
or about 40 per cent of the normal force.
DRUNKEN MEXICAN HELD
FOR ABUSING HIS FAMILY
Child Has Disappeared—Police Say
He Chased His Wife and Five
Little Ones Into the
Street
Ueorge Gonzalez, a teamster em
ployed by the Occidental Fuel company
on Bay street, was arrested by Patrol
man Riggs last night and booked at
the central station on a charge of
drunkenness, with the notation "hold"
after his name.
This means that Gonssales will be
held in jail until it Is ascertained if
a more serious charge cannot be placed
against him.
It is alleged that -.c went home drunk
last night and whipped his wife, after
which he ran her and their five children
out of the house and chased them up
and down te streets. One of the chil
dren, a tot 4 years old, disappeared
during the exciting chaso and up to a
late hour had not y>een located.
Gonzales was found In a vacant lot
covered with blood and declared when
taken to the station that he had done
nothing to be arreste'. for and that he
was not drunk.
HENEY USES STRONG TALK
IN OPENING HIS ARGUMENT
By Associated PreM.
PORTLAND, Ore.. Feb. '>.—"United
States attorneys doing politics Instead
of their duty, and appointed by rotten
United States senators," is the way F.
J. Heney characterized some govern
ment officials In his opening argument
in the trial of District Attorney Hall,
charged with conspiracy.
Heney laid ■treM on his assertions
that Hall catered to those who possessed
political influence in Oregon and was
ready to assist them when they ran
afoul of the law, although when it
came to a man of no consequence Hall
developed into an active, energetic and
industrious official.
That Hall had ample evidence on
which to proceed against the Butte
Creek company, yet failed to do so
because he was shirking his duty, was
asserted by Heney.
ROBBERS ENTER CURIO STORE;
SECURE CONSIDERABLE LOOT
Tho curio store of M. W. Barber at
513 West Sixth street was entered by
burglars last night and considerable
property stolen, the value of which
Mr. Barber was not able to estimate
last night. An entrance was effected
by breaking open a rear door.
Transport Buford Arrives
By Associated P'T«s.
.SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. B.—Tha
United States army transport Buford
nailed today for Manila via Honolulu
and Guam. She carried the Twenty
third Infantry regiment and a big sup
ply of ammunition and stores for tha
military posts in the Philippines.
No Election in Kentucky
By ABXicliitc. Press.
FRANKFORT, Ky.. F<;l>. B.—Tho
senate and house, in joint session took
a formal ballot for United States sena
tor without result today.
LOS ANGELES HERALD: THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY G, 1908.
COUNTESS DIVORCES
EARL OF YARMOUTH
(Continued front Pur One.t
settlement, and It was learned from an
authoritative source that contrary to
certain published statements, the ef
fect of revising the settlement has not
been discussed by the principals or
their solicitors, and it U not likely to
be discussed. The brevity of the pro
ceedings came as a surprise to every
| body except those engaged In the case.
That the hearing should be short was
arranged when the application kas
made last week.
The fact that counsel of the earl of
Yarmouth decided not to contest the
I action of the countess made this possi-
I ble. This change from the previous in
tention to contest the case is said to
have been influenced by the evidence
given recently in Now York at the trial
of Harry K. Thaw, brother of the
countess, for the murder of Stanford
While, with regard to insanity In the
Thaw family, an well as the verdict of
the Jury that Harry Thaw was Insane
when he committed t.ie crime.
Papers Kept Secret
The papers in the case are being kept
secret and all information regarding
the nature of the charges has been
carefully withheld. The statement
was made, however, that the character
of the medical evidence to be given
made a public hearing inadvisable.
It has been well-known for two years
that the domestic affairs of the Yar
inouths were unpleasant. The earl's
companions and his manner of living,
it was said, were such that he could
not give his wife the place in society
which she had a right to expect.
She supplied largo sums of money to
defray her husband's extravagances,
and her friends sa" that she has con
ducted herself with dignity through
out the troubles resulting from the un
happy union and the difficulties of her
brother. Harry Kendall Thaw.
The fact that the countess decided
definitely to seek an annulment of her
marriage wa« made known January 3,
when she applied o the divorce court
lor B decree. The Hertford family, the
head of which is J rquis of Hertford,
whose heir the carl of Yarmouth is, is
one of the oldest and proudest of the
nobility. The marchioness of Hertford
stood by her daughter-in-law through
out her troubles and exerted herself to
reconcile the couple, but in vain. The
family of the earl is much distressed
at the notoriety brought upon it as a
result of the a.tion taken by the
countess.
Since her marriage the countess has
made her home In England.
BREAKERS AN^ SEA WORMS
PILE COSTS ON LOST PILES
HYPERION'S OUTER PIER IS
WASHING AWAY
City Engineer Hamlih Suggests Main.
taining Pile Driving Apparatus
Near Sewer Outlet as an
Economical Measure
The city i« confronted with the prob
lem of further expenditures on its ocean
sewer outlets.
One of the conditions under which the
city secured title to a right of way for
111 • - new outfall sewer across kind
owned by Nora Freeman in Inglnwood
v as that the city should renew and keep
In repair the outlet into the Pacific
ccean, "so that sewage will at all times
be carried out into the ocean at least
800 feet beyond high water murk."
In conformity to this agreement the
cit;- constructed a pier in 1904 and re
placed in 1905 the outer 280 feet which
had washed away.
The piling of this outer section, which
if; most exposed to the breakers, has
been so injured by the toredo (sea
worm) that seven piles have gone out
curing the lust sixty days and en
dangered the continuity of the struc
ture.
City Engineer Homer Hamlin ha*
recommended to the board of public
works that he be instructed to at once
replace the piles already lost at a cost
of not over *!>OO, otter first securing
the approval of the council supply com
mittee and an emergency demand for
the work.
Mr. Hamlin also recommends that
he be directed to prepare specifications
to provide for entering into a contract
to keep a pile driver at the. site and
replace the piles as they go out until
BUCh time as the city can erect a per
manent structure.
The cost per day of keeping a pile
driver at the site will be $2. This will
be cheaper than moving a driver to the
work every time a few piles go out, as
euch initial expense will be $200 each
time.
If the entire 2SO feet of the outer «ec
tlon needs to be replaced before July 1
next the cost will be about $2700 in ad
ritlon to th sum needed for immediate
work, so that it 1b advisable to have the
maximum sum pet aside.
These recommendations have no con
nection with the. reconstruction work
now going on west of the tunnel at
Hyperion. As the wharf was Intact
whan funds wire appropriated for n
lonatructlon the necessity fur rc|i;ili
to the pier could not have been an
ticipated, f
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!Tv*r»/i OIV rirAnPripQ~~Our inventory found us overstocked on Draperies, Silks,
CAUU V/ll l/ia^CUC3 Portieres and Lace Curtains and we put our entire stock
on special sale today at great reductions of from 15 psr cent to 25 per cent.
The House of f. Ztetsl c -m. - ) The House of
Quality LV2>n MeKiDOCy-sn?lfb (O Quality
TEAMSTER SHOVED THROUGH
CAR WINDOW; ARM IS CUT
Police Declare He Was Ejected Twice
by Conductor and Third Time
Knocked Through Glass
and Injured
John Christopher. 19 years old, a
teamster living at 1511 Lemon street,
was treated at the receiving hospital
last night by Drs. Garrett and Tanner
for a laceration of the right upper arm
which laid open the flesh from the arm
pit for a distance of three inches, ex
tending in to the bone.
According to the police, Christopher
created a disturbance on Los Angeles
railway car No. 178 of the Mateo
street line at First and Vignes streets.
He was cautioned by the conductor
several times to behave himself, but
was finally thrown off the car twice,
each time returning.
Finally, the police say. he became so
obstreperous that it was found neces
sary to eject him from the car a third
time, and in the struggle the conduc
tor, it is alleged, shoved him through
a window of the car, the broken glass
Inflicting the wound.
GIRL GAGGED BY ROBBERS
IN CRITICAL CONDITION
Police Retiaent as to Mysterious As.
sault Made by Two Men on
East Fourth Street
Woman
Miss Elsie Winter, the young woman
who was bound and gagged Tuesday
afternoon by two unidentified men
who entered her home at 'i%W East
Fourth street, is confined to her bed
as the result of the trying ordeal
through which she passed.
Detectives working on the case have
been unable to discover a motive for
the mysterious visit of the men. While
the house was thoroughly ransacked,
nothing was missed.
"We have no clew as to the Identity
of the men," said Mrs. Winter last
night. •'Detectives were at the house
today and are trying their utmost to
unravel the mystery. My laughter is
In bed, very 111."
The police are reticent regarding the
case.
SUBSCRIPTION BLANKS ARE
READY FOR AQUEDUCT BONDS
City Treasurer Has. Prepared Lists
for Takers' Names to Show
Civic Patriotism to the
Easterners
City Treasurer C. H. Hance is now
ready to receive subscriptions to the
DOO $1000 bonds which he has on hand.
The money derived will be applied
immediately to active work on con
structing the Owens rrver aqueduct.
The bonds bear 4 per cent Interest,
payable In June and January, and
bear special privileges aside from their
absolute security.
The actual bondß are not h*re as
yet, and subscription blanks only are
to be signed. Because of elaborate en
graving they have been delayed till
about February 22.
Liberal and prompt subscriptions to
this issue locally will help the sale of
future issues In the east.
PAINTER STRUCK BY AUTO
AND IS BADLY INJURED
Patrick Patterson, painter, 943 San
tee street, was struck and knocked
down by an automobile ah Seventh
and Broadway last night and received
a bad wound on the shoulder and had
several ligaments of his arm torn. He
was treated at the receiving hospital
by Dra. Garrett and Tanner. Accord
ing to tlie hospital record, Patterson
had been drinking and was at fault
when struck by the machine.
UNCONSCIOUS WOMAN HAD
HYSTERICS; LIES IN COMA
Mih. Edith Stevens, 674 Coinpton
avenue, was removed from a Temple
ygtreet car at Main street last night to
the receiving hospital In a" Uncon
scious condition. She was found to bo
suffering: from hysteria and rwnaintd
in a statu of coma Vov two hours.
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