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Talking Machine Bargains Jy "^ I Jm^L- y°u have wanted a talking »^Jl| I^L machine, now is the time to mMSSi Wsk^ kuv and save some money. Mjl Each machine in fine play i^Sllß^^P^Sff^f^^^tii ing order. These machines r <1^ <Ia we took in exchange .at Terms New Victors—Edisons and Zon-o-Phones are here in every size and style and finish, and any one on Special Terms, Monthly or Weekly, as de sired. Come to Talking Machine Headquarters for Machines and Records—2oo,ooo in stock. THE HOrSE OF MTJSICAI, QUALITY Southern California Music Co. 332-334 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, Cal. COUNTY EXPENSES OVER 2 MILLIONS AUDITOR IN REPORT SUMMAR= IZES COST TO TAXPAYERS Large Sum Expended for Road Work. Schools Also Come in for Large Share of the Expense Expenditures for maintaining and carrying on the business of L,os Ange les county during the six months ended Laecember 31 amounted to $2,738,811.15, according to the semi-annual report completed by Herbert G. Dow, county auditor, yesterday. This does not in clude money due the state. Of the total, more than $800,000 has been ex pended for the maintenance of schools throughout the county, including tiie board of education and superintendent's office. Following this, tire largest amount is shown to have been expend ed for county roads, more than $200,000 having been paid out in this work. Of this sun; $94,816, or nearly half the to tal, was spent in the district represent ed by former Supervisor P. J. Wilson. Expenditures In the different depart ments of the county government were as follows: Administration department — Super visors, $17.31 T; county clerk. $19,224; coroner. $5557; public administrator, (2641; recorder, $6208; treasurer, $5080; court house, $22,500: surveyors. $13,365; election expenses, $59,159; registration of voters, $14,926; rent for county of fices. $15,755; superior courts. $27,607; district attorney. $34,527: sheriff. $18. --334; township courts, $11,703: outside justice courts, $5253: constables' fees, mileage, etc.. $10,470: official court re porters. $1".J'77: interpreting, $636; ju ror's fees, etc.. $13,975; juvenile deten tion home. $5385; strand jury, $2949; grand jury experts. $2403: boarding prisoners at county Jail, $4596: examin ation of insane. $2505: paid to Whittier and Preston institutes, $li:,r>49: home for feeble minded children, $4820: state hospitals. $705: Society for the Preven tion of Cruelty to Animals. ST6O6: wit nesses' fees and mileage. J1256: law li brary. $1776: county Jail, $12,0S8: as sessor's office, $28,166: tax collector's office, $r>. '119: board of education, $1S4O; ■uperinte . "<nt of schools. 56071; com mon schools. $665,099: high schools, $120,906; teachers' institute, $39,761: county farm, $29,934; county hospital. $61,031: indigent poor. $33,121; health department. $3832: veterinary surgeon, $1854; horticultural commission, $7902; fish, game and fire Warden, $1882: bee inspector. $585: property improvements, including school buildings and new iail building, $728,861: advertising, $5381: immigration. $20,547: exnosition. $5293: tax rebates, redemption school district bonds, $49,500; interest paid on school bonds, $53,960: county bonds redeemed, $24,000: interest on county bonds. $1998; highway commission, $23,000; county roads. $201,616. The money expended on account of the highway commission will be re turned to the county from the proceeds of the good roads bonds. TEACHER WINS FIGHT AGAINST COUNTY BOARD That a county board of education has no right to revoke the certificate issued to a teacher by the state normal school was the decision of Judge Conrey yes terday in disposing of the petition of Katherine F. Coughlin for a writ of prohibition to prevent the board of ed ucation of Kern county from removing her as teacher in the primary and grammar grades and revoking her cer tificate. The county board ordered Miss Coughlin's removal because she failed to make an annual report to the county superintendent. She carried the case Into court, and her contention that the board had no right to take this action was upheld. Supposed Robber Held Henry L. Tieman, charged with the robbery of the Hollywood Mercantile company Christmas eve, was held to pnswer to the superior court by Justice Stephens yesterday. Bonds were placed at $5000. which Tieman could not give. Revolvers, dozens of knives and a large number of razors were among the things found in Tieman's possession vhen he was arrested. Ka«al Catarrh, an Inflammation of the delicate membrane lining the air pas sages, is not cured by any mixtures taken into the stomach. Don't waste time on them. Take Elys Cream Balm through the nostrils, so that the fevered, swollen tissues are reached at once. Never mind how long you have Buffered nor how often been disap pointed, we know Ely's Cream Balm is the remedy yu should use. Price 50c If you prefer to use an atomizer, ask for Liquid Cream Balm. It has all the good qualities of the solid form of this remedy and will rid you of catarrh or hay fever. Xo cocaine to breed a dread ful habit. No mercury to dry out the secretion. Price 75c. with spraying tube. All druggists, or mailed by Ely Bros., 56 Warren street. New York. ELECTION MUST BE HELD SOON SAN PEDRO TRUSTEES TOLD TO ACT QUICKLY Vote on Exclusion of Territory Must Be Taken Immediately After Advertising Period Has Expired Although the San Pedro board of trustees last Tuesday made a call for an election to vote on the question of j excluding that portion of the city north of Fifth street, and fixed May 17, 1909, as the date, no report was made to the court of appeals in Los Angeles, which had had the mandamus case in charge. When the report of Lynn Helm, the referee appointed to take testimony in the matter, was read before the court yesterday morning, neither City Attor ney Henry Stieglitz nor Judge J. W. i McKinley appeared for the defendant trustees. Representing the petitioners 1 were Joseph A. Call, H. M. Barstow, Milton K. Young and James A. Ander son. Mr. Barstow read the report of ths referee, according to which the petition of the 580 voters was amply sufficient. As there was no other contention by the trustees which had not been dis posed of previously, the court issued a peremptory order requiring the trustees to, call the election "within a reason able time and as soon as practicable after the legal advertising period of four weeks." The appellate court will retain juris diction over the case until the election has been held and the canvass of the votes made, so that San Pedro may feel confident that her rights will be protected. It appears certain that the court will , not consider May 17 as being "within i reasonable time, and as soon as prac ; ticable." The San Pedro city attorney, Henry ' Stieglitz, stated this afternoon that he had long -since withdrawn from the case. Following is the opinion of the court accompanying the order for the issu , ance of a peremptory writ of man date: In the district court of appeal. Second judi cial district, state of California. ' John A. Anderson and Lewis Hansen. plain tiffs, vs. G?orge Huntington Peck, Nathaniel W. Tilton, Joseph W. Walton, Michael Duf l fy. Francis D. Foot, as trustees of the city , of San Pedro, and Charles Carolina Mason, ; city clerk of the city of San Pedro, defend , ants. Peremptory writ of mandate. The people of the state of California to | George Huntington Peck, Nathaniel W. Tilton, 1 Jcseph W. Walton, Michael Duffy, Francis D. ' Foot, as trustees of the city of San Pedro; ; and Charles Carolina Mason, city clerk of the ; city of San Pedro, defendants: Greeting. | Whereas it manifestly appears to the court by the affidavits of John A. Anderson and ' Lewis Hansen and by your answer thereto 1 and by the report of Lynn Helm, referee of r this court, and the court being satisfied that th ■ plaintiffs are beneficially interested herein t and are entitled to the relief sought in their . petition and that they have no plain, speedy or 3 adequate remedy in the ordinary courts of the law: Therefore, we do command you that imme diately after the receipt of this writ (all ex cuses and pretenses being laid aside), you do call a special election in the city of San Pedro ) a? prayed for in the petition filed with the board of trustees of said city on the 17th day of November, 1908, praying for the severance i of certain territory In said city lying north 1 of the northerly line of Fifth street as ex -1 tended from the westerly to the easterly . boundary of said city, and shall forthwith [> submit to the electors of such corporation the - question as to whether such territory as is z proposed, by such petition shall be excluded " from said municipal corporation and cease to X be a part thereof, and at the .ime of calling 1 said election shall give notice thereof by pub . licatlon in a newspaper printed and published in said city of San Pedro for a period of four weeks prior to such election. Such notice * shall distinctly state the proposition to be so * submitted and shall designate specifically the f boundaries of the territory so proposed to b; 3 excluded, and such notice of election shall a duly Invite the elector*, of said city to vote j upon such proposition by placing upon their ballots "'For Exclusion" and "Against Ex clusion," or words equivalent thereto, and the said defendants constituting such board of trustees shall by like order and due notice thereof as aforesaid fix proper polling places 2 and appoint and designate the names of the 3 officers of such election. That said election shall be called at once and shall be held within a reasonable time thereafter and as soog as practicable after the expiration of said four weeks' notice. That said election shall be so held in ail respects as provided by law, ?nd on the Monday next succeeding the date of such election said, de fendants constituting the board of trustees shall immediately proceed to canvass the vote cast thereat and declare the result thereof in accordance with the provisions of the statute in such cases made and provided. You are hereby further ordered and re quired to make return of your proceedings hereunder to this court on the 26th day of February, 1909. Witness the seal of said court and the hand of the clerk thereof this 14th day of January, 1909. "W. D. SHEARER, Clerk. (E«al). Arrested in Court Room George Sargeant, wanted for breaking his parole, was seen sitting in police court yes terday calmly listening to a case that was being tried. Officer Jones recognized him and placed him under arrest. ' nybody who would hi* able to dnd an address in the dictionary would be able to find your CLASSIFIED &*• LOS ANGELES HERALD: FRIDAY MORNIXG, JANUARY 15, 1909. RAILROADS ROB LOS ANGELES, IS EXPERT'S CLAIM SWITpHING RATES IMPOSED HERE ONLY HEARING ON COMPLAINTS BEGUN BY COMMISSIONER Franklin K. Lane, Representing Inter state Commerce Board, Investi. gates Accusations Against Companies ALTHOUGH Los Angeles is ideally situated to facilitate freight transfers and the railroads have practically been given everything they have asked for, it is the only city, aside from a few other Pacific coast points, where the switch ing charge now protested against is imposed, according to F. P. Gregson, secretary of the Asso ciated Jobbers of Los Angeles and principal witness at the in terstate commerce commission hearing yesterday. The hearing was begun before Com missioner Franklin K. Lane yesterday morning in the supreme court room at the Bullard block. It will probably continue until tomorrow noon, al though Mr. Lane urged the attorneys to expedite taking of testimony as much as possible. Most of the testimony so far intro duced has been given by Mr. Gregson, but the state of his health made it im possible for him to occupy the witness stand except at intervals, sandwiched by the examination of other wit nesses. After relating his experience suffi ciently to prove him an expert traf fic man, Mr. Gregson gave a summary of railroad history following the ad vent of the Santa Fe and its construc tion of a harbor line, tending to show that at first the competitive roads made no switching charge, but that an agreement establishing such a charge was made in 1891 which, however, was not made uniform until 1905. Even at that time special concessions were made to several large shippers. No Basis for Charge "No basis exists for this additional switching charge at Los Angeles," said Mr. Gregson in his testimony. "There is no such thing as free switch ing—the switching rate is included or p.bsorbed in the freight rates. But this charge of $2.50 a car imposed at Loe Angeles is above the regular switching rates, and is not a policy followed in handling freight in eastern cities. "Locally there is no service or pe culiar conditions to justify imposing this charge. Physical conditions in Los Angeles are ideal. There are practically no grades, no tolls to pay and even the gatemen who must be employed are there for service on the main line trains. Most of the switch ing tracks are practically on the main line. All present difficulties as to tracks runninsr through alleys and back ways were sought by the railroads themselves." The railroads denied that the spur tracks were of any special value, but Mr. Gregson said that he estimated them to represent an improvement valued at least at $3,000,000, title to which is in the railroads, or in other words representing $150,000 saved to the railroads. He testified that in some instances the charge of $2.50 was not imposed because of necessity for com petition, one being" five miles from the car distributing point, although the regular charge complained of exists at the latter place. Many Witnesses Heard Other witnesses examined yesterday were William H. Joyce, secretary of the Globe Milling company: Herman Levi, secretary of the Capital Milling company: Charles Wier, a lumber broker: E. A. Benjamin, assistant manager of the Cudahy Packing com pany, and Maynard McFie, manager of the W. T. McFie Supply company. Most of the testimony was intended to show on behalf of the complainants that the switching charge of $2.50 a car exists, that the service tracks are valuable and are owned by the rail roads, and that the situation is an un reasonable one for shippers. Mr. Joyce said that millers of Los Angeles shipped in wheat and paid the switching charge, which also at tached to outwarr 1 shipments of flour making So a car, which eastern millers did not pay in marketing their prod ucts In this territory. He said that the charge is not imposed in Pasadena, making a discrimination in that regard against Los Angeles. Mr. "Wier said that the railroads, if they were deprived of the industry tracks, could not handle one-third of the lumber business. According to Mr. Benjamin, direct delivery of cars on which the Cudahy Packing company pays $2.50 each for switching, takes twenty to thirty min utes from the distributing point. Jobbers Represented The attorneys for the Associated Jobbers of Los Angeles are Edward G. Kuster and Joseph P. Loeb. Repre sentatives of the defendant roads are E. W. Camp for the Santa Fe, P. F. Dunne for the Southern Pacific and A. L. Halstead and "W. R. Kelly for the Salt Lake. A? a similar Wearing will be conducted at San Francisco repre sentatives of interests in that city are here to watch the progress made. The Pacific Coast Jobbers and Manufac turers' association is represented by Seth Mann, the Pacific Hardware and Steel company by its traffic manager, J. W. Chapman, and Baker & Hamil ton by Joseph A. Keller. Prior to the opening of the hearing on switching charges the complaint of the National Lumber company against the Salt Lake railroad, on an agreed statement en an interim charge on yardage in transit made by the rail road between the taking .effect of the Hepburn law and republication of the rate allowing this privilege. The rail road is willing to refund the excess if the interestaie commerce commission will say that this can be done without construing it as a rebate, and will do this for all shippers affected, in the case of the National Lumber company the excess amounts to $771.31, and this has been made a test case to obtain a ruling. Commissioner Lane ordered a brief filed before the commission set ting forth the agreed facts and the power of the body to permit a refund ing. Every .Tunior under in years of age will re ceive a birthday present if Aunt Laurie re ceives a letter from the child telling about the event. Millinery Demands /fciiliif »S*\ Almost Entire Main Floor /h§mmm^^\ S^^SflliilPPS Several Departments Must ®i|f!%■ I zMmi&M W^oom\ I'- I Be Closed Out Immediately wlM^lpl^^^lSß IBSSIiSSSBBI A Great Opportunity ?of*MFWljr2J&-M T^IME is getting short and however much it "goes $£j&jt^^ :^^-^:s^s-jR:^5:?-:?vv:js^ -■- against the grain," the departments mentioned in ?!Si^i^^fc^SB®VfS the lower corners of this announcement shall be sacri- >jM^x®S|^Sb^Sß||SS W£&otMmW£:s& ficed at Half Price. ■^^^^i^^^W^^^y^^y It means a tremendous loss to us, but to :ss&&-:W^^^^Mss&& ■^^^M^^K^^^^:^^ YOU the greatest savings in a lifetime. We :V^^iM^?^jj(^^^^-^^ v^v}.-^^^^&^ !:Vw^&y!-^ want to start on the alterations right away, or^^^^^]^^^i^wi^^X^ ?!&!s&&^Bjjj^^Z\i^£j:((};£ but the heavy stocks hinder. Thousands of i^/^^^^^^g^M^^^^^ LV^-*4^Vv:HV.^^^';^;o;>yi~;y/ dollars' worth of new, seasonable goods must VvvX-^;.":V^: oUBsoH :};^?:?v/^^f \gg^^^my&*fc^^/ :f be moved first. V^SSMlSl^M^li^^ . ■ . .' By helping the store, you help yourself " -^ ti wonderfully. COME! Undermuslins, Knitwear f— —^ \ -\ "La Rosa" Corsets, Knitted Shawls Leather Goods NEW^YORIC Flannelette Wear Laces and Embroideries *j3^Jlijßp 3^=^*^ Jewelry Stock AT HALF PRICE I UjgumMgtpjigt/ J • AT HALF PRICE THE LARGEST SPECIALTY HOUSE ON THE PACIFIC COAST OLD INDIAN WOMAN IN JAIL NINE MONTHS RELEASED AS PAUPER Legal Aid Society Comes to Relief of Marie Rios, Held Long in Prison Without Hearing On an afternoon train that left La Grande sattion yesterday there was a happy old Indian, woman, Marie Rios, who was on her way back to the reservtion in San Bernardino after hav ing been released from the county jail, where rhe has been a prisoner nine months on the charge of selling liquor to her people. She was accompanied to the train by Miss Holt of the Associated Charities and all the way the old weman, who is past 80, babbled her delight unrestrainedly, on being once more free and on her way to her family. If the case of Marie had not by chance been brought to the attention of the Legal Aid so ciety through their prison worker, Mrs. Rey nold Biight, she might still be behind the bars. She had been in prison six months when Mrs. Biight first learned she needed assistance. She had no friends and no money and appar ently had been forgotten by the authorities. The matron. Mrs. t-hehigh, said she was a model of patience and one of the neatest pris oners under her charge. After cleaning up her room each morning she would sit down on the floor with her cards and tell her fortune over and over, always putting the pack out of sight under her apron when the matron came in, thinking it was displeasing to the latter. The Legal Aid society engaged Miss Philale tha Michelson. attorney, to investigate the case and secure the old woman's release if possible. Miss Michelson secured a hearing before the federal court and old Marie was convicted an.l a. fine of $100 with one hundred days in jail was imposed. Yesterday Miss Michelson with her client appeared before United States Dis trict Attorney Oscar Lawler and upon her filing a pauper's certificate to the effect that Marie Rios was unable to pay the fine her release was granted. The Associated Charities fur nished her transportation, and wearing a new dress provided for her by Mrs. Biight, the old woman started home rejoicing. Men. Women. 3ot/s <>z4 Girls "mmmm^^mm^ 437-439-441-443 SOOTH spring J^^^ffilS ' January Clearance Sale 111 Clearance Measures in Several Depart- /^^^^^^M^S^vT^\ ments Afford Splendid Opportunities M K|iiffiiil^> t\ This Week to the Careful Buyer IHPwHISV ')/* 111 Men's Suits v^^s3o.oo (IM O"j C wUm^XmM \lf\ Four hundred suits, among them quite %j|/ J_ V«/# M %*S /i W^MB wMiilk mPJ f * i* i'lj \\ a sprinkling of Stein-Bloch garments. " ti^tk^m^Mj-^air^if H IBW \ All are high-class makes, in choice patterns, and fabrics. All sizes BrS^Mn f/ ■ MmLvtiS ' r\!s* m are here, including "stouts" and "longs/ also a few Walking ,/lffi^flEf l} /gwlriYWi— » [il^f » Men's Suits Values to 522.50 (jjJlJ_ *7C f^BJ^Sl | Klf About three hundred suits in this lot %VJ JL Jl # %^ \k^/^TM L^ r"^wi*' — clearance of all short lines. Worth " '' ffiT^V ft up to $22.50. Single and double breasted suits in all sizes. All are , yLmffl JH*Blf H^Mln J excellent makes—including a few Stein-Bloch suits. A .fine assort- i:Sf|v^|||!» ment of stylish colorings and patterns are shown. M^Mlux ilw Ha f^ Overcoats Values to $30.00 #|Q HC fflKf S|k\;'!i[li x A We also place on sale 200 Men's Over- j_ \Jq § \ Jwfflw ft^^M|l^^ A I | short lines and small lots — including all sizes, in a wide range of (P^llllilf IPilli \Py# %lv^^ v\ ' I materials, colors and weights. Values to $30. Sale price $18.75. v «^>l|j \ |H. m..^H M% N^\ I Men's Trousers Values lOs6-50€1 QC | j fM Two hundred and fifty-*airs of Men's Trou- %}\r %J % J M i .a \fflf Ifl \?\ \ sers —a clearance of Effort lines—only four, ** Wmi m X&t IllVvv^. \ U five and six pairs of a kind. All sizes, including sizes for stout men TBiS lABBLSTANDS FOB 54 YEARS . and thin men. Excellent all-wool materials in a variety of taste- »- OF KNOWING HOV=aaa ful patterns. VifioftftOoooOC<)o6o«yvirt<yirto^ fMenJi^^MoJZ^Gir^ J l^^.^gs^^^ Outfitters for Sno .. Sa . Men, Women, Boys as* Girls m «shf t 457-439-441-443 ysooTn.SPßim SowinfSress CAR RUNS INTO HOUSE; SLEEPING BOY INJURED Fronts of Two Adobe Dwellings Are Knocked Out When Trolley Jumps Over Embankment —No Serious Wounds Aliseo Hernandez, a Mexican boy 14 years of age, who lives at 645 Buena Vista street, was taken to the receiv ing "hospital yesterday morning a vic tim of the Los Angeles-Pacific electric car which collided with his house at an early hour in the morning when the inmates were asleep. When the electric car left the track and made its sudden entrance into the sleeping apartment of the Hernandez home Aliseo was awakened with a rude shock and partially stunned, lay moaning and thinking a terrible earth quake had struck Los Angeles. When rescuers pulled him out of the house they found that a large adobe brick had fallen on the chest of the la*, causing severe bruises. His in juries were dressed at the receiving hospital. No serious results are con templated from the bruises. When the car broke loose on the Sunset boulevard hill it leaped a small embankment of dirt and tore off the front of two houses on Buena Vista street. The occupants were naturally greatly alarmed at the untimely in vasion of their premises by the huge electric car. No serious injuries re sulted. Judges to Hold Meeting Judges of all departments of the su perior court will meet with Presiding Judg»e James at 9 o'clock this morning for the purpose of making- up the lists of grand and trial jurors for the ensu ing year. PROFESSOR TO GIVE ELECTRICAL EXHIBIT Head of Science Department of Poly technic High School Will Deliver Illustrated Lecture at the Auditorium Prof. Harry La Verne Twining, head of the science department of the Polytechnic high school, will give an electrical entertainment anl illustrated lecture tonight in the Polytech nic auditorium to the students of the school and their friends. For the past two years Prof. Twining has given similar entertainments, but the one to night is expected to surpass anything he has yet attempted. There will be a greater amount of high voltage electricity handled on the stage than in any entertainment of this nature yet seen on this coast. Aside from the entertainment itself the greatest point d"f"interest is the fact that nearly al) he apparatus to be used in the demonstra tions was built by the lads in Prof. Twining's electricity engineering classes. The greatest piece of work that the students have con structed and perhaps the largest of its kind in the west is a huge Tesla coil completed last year, which gave a 22-inch spark at the time. Since the first experiments the coil has been remodeled and the serious difficulty caused by the loss of current from imperfect insulation partly overcome. The coil has been n.ade to produce a 36-inch spark and will be exhibited on the stage tonight. The lecture will be demonstrated with an up-to-date wireless telegraph apparatus and an ordinary resonator, giving beautiful brush discharges. A number of vacuum and Brooks tubes will be displayed with many other elec trical wonders. As a final number on the program there will be an amusing- feature entitled the "Devil's dance," an original conception by Prof. Twin ing. A number of Prof. Twining's students will assist in the program and the Polytechnic boys' glee club will render one musical num ber. Her Time Coming "That actress has never been married." "Wait till she meets Nat Goodwin."—Hous ton Post. 3 ARRESTED BY LANDLORD, ASKS LEGAL REDRESS Lessee of Grand View Apartment House Declares Defendant Ob tained Admission by Subter. fuge and Ejected Her Nearly two score persons, most of whom are lodgers at the Grand View apartment house, 560 North Hill street. w<ere in Judge Oster's court yesterday to testify in the suit of their landlady, Una Troendley, against A, J. Barnes, owner of the place. Miss Troendley says she leased the property from Barnes in July last, but was ejected about five months later. She claims Barnes wanted to run the house when he discovered all the rooms were occupied. He secured admittance to the premises, she said, by represent ing that the plumbing needed atten tion, took the keys and ousted her. Barnes says he took charge of the house because Miss Troendley was not living up to the terms of tire agree ment made when she assumed charge of the place. Miss Troendley asks tht> court to order Barnes to restore the house to her and "enjoin him from an noying her. The hearing is still on. QUICK CHOSEN SECRETARY WATERWAYS ASSOCIATION The directors of the Municipal Waterways arsociation yesterday elected H. C. Quick sec retary to succeed Pitt P. Hand, who resigned on his removal to San Francisco. Mr. Quick was assistant seeretaiy from the inception of the association and is familiar with all phases of the organization's work. His election was unanimous. Sydney A Rutler and Frank J. Hart wero mEde a committee to present the most feasible plans for road improvement between Wilming ton and San Poriro an.l l.os Ansreles. which they will emlmdy in comprehensive resolutions tn be submitted to the board of supervisors.