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SLEUTHS ARREST
ALLEGED LEADER
OF BLACK HAND
ELEVEN MEN TAKEN TO JAIL
IN VARIOUS CITIES
POLICE RAID ROOM DECLARED TO
BE HEADQUARTERS
Revelations of ' Plots to Extort and
Murder Made by Postal Inspectors.
Declare Right Men Are
In Custody
(By Associated Press.)
CINCINNATI, June 9.—Revelations
in the extortion, plotting and mur
der by the black hand, as uncov
ered today by postofflce Inspectors from
the Cincinnati office, show conclusively
that the gang in Columbus, Marion,
Dennlson, Bellefontaine and other Ohio
tows was organize*! along J.he same
lines as the old Mafia, but with a much
more thorough system of concealment.
- It Is now known that the Ohio black
hand, or the "Society of the Banana,"
as its members style themselves, had a
branch in Pittsburg, one In Chicago and
a line that extended to South Dakota. ,
Regular meetings were held and the
money obtained by extortion was dis
tributed to various divisions in this
country and sent to relatives In Italy
for sate keeping. ■
"We have found what I believe to be
certain proof that the black hand out
rages, at least in the middle west, were
committed by a well organized society,
with grips and passwords, and that
they are not simply sporadic cases of
individual extortion," said Chief Post
office Inspector Holmes. ' ' ■
"We have no evidence so far that the
American black " hand in the west is
connected with the foreign organiza
tion that killed Lieut. Petroslno in
Sicily." , „ .
Eleven Arrests Made
Eleven arrests have been made so far
in Columbus, Marion, Dennison. Belle
fontalne and Cleveland, all In Ohio, and
the government officers In Chicago and
Cincinnati are tonight looking for Anto
nio Lima, brother of Salvatore Lima,
who was arrested In Marlon. Another
important arrest is expected in Cleve-
A Marflsi was arrested at Dennison
after a running . revolver fight with
deputies and secret service agents.
Late tonight the police at Columbus
arrested Salvatore Vlntolas. Vintolas
home was searched and several .letters
of a suspicious character found.
Antonio and Joseph Musso, brothers,
and proprietors of a commission house,
were arrested there tonight on the sus
picion that they are members of the
Deputy United States Marshals Wag-
Deputy United States Marshals vv ag
ner and Owens went to Toledo tonight
from Marion in charge of three alleged
Black Hand operators—Salvatore Lima,
30 years old; Salvatore Rizzo, 32, and
Joe Batafalla, 28. . • ■ ■ ■ .
They seemed to take " their arrest
coolly and laughed and joked.
• Rizzo said he had been in this coun
try two years. Batafalia and Rizzo
work on the Pennsylvania railroad.
Lima is a fruit dealer.
Extensive Operations
Operations in nearly every large city
in the United States and the ramifica
tions of the secret service in Italy will
be laid bare, it is expected, when the
alleged Black Hand gang which was
rounded up In Columbus and Marlon,
Ohio, by postofflce Inspectors of Cin
cinnati are brought to trial.
Inspector in "Chief Holmes says the
evidence gathered by his men and by
the police of several cities is volumin
ous and there can be no doubt that the
crimes of blackmail, extortion and
threatened and attempted murder will
be fastened on the guilty men.
The inspectors -say they have evi
dence that a room In the rear of a lit
tle fruit store In Marlon conducted by
tfce Rizzos was the headquarters of
the society In this country and they
found in a safe ■ there many letters
which will throw light on successful
attempts to extort money from wealthy
Italians in Ohio, New York, Pennsyl
vania and other states.
The letters confiscated fill two large
mail pouches. Some were received
from points as far west as South Da
kota. They show, the officers assert,
that hundreds of Italian business men
have been paying tribute to the Black
Hand to gain Immunity from death or
torture at the hands of the members
of the society. - ,» ,•
Other Evidence Found
Books showing the receipt of money
and its division among members of the
gang also were found. The names of
many active members of the Black
Hand, together with the names of hun
dreds of their victims, are in posses
sion of the officers. The officers de
clare they now have sufficient evi
dence to convict. .
The New York police officials who
are carrying on the detective work
started by Joseph Petrosino, who was
'killed In Sicily, have been working on
the theory that there is no extensive
Black Hand organization, but that the
operations have been conducted by in
dividuals in different parts of the coun
try who have no connection with each
other. But the work of the Cincinnati
officers tends to show that the New
York experts have been wrong in their
theory and that not only has the
Black Han* a national organization In
the United States, but '.'.at It is di
rectly alied with a similar organiza
tion In Sicily and Is working In con
nection with the Mafia or "Order of
the Banana," as it has been recently
known In ■ this country. The coup
sprung by the government officials
was engineered by Inspector J. F. Old
field, under the direction of Inspector
A. R." Holmes in charge of the Cin
cinnati offices. , -.'s : .;' . ,v „ &?"•<'
Sent Money to Italy
The conspirators are alleged to have
sent $3000, monthly to Italy. It Is said
the officers found the society Is an Iron
bound organization, membership In
which Is Invested with blood-curdling
oaths, grips, passwords and signs.
An alleged plot to assassinate De
tective Gabriel Longobardl |. of" the
Black Hand squadron of the Chicago
police force was revealed there, today
by Longobardl. The plot Is said to
have involved a pall delivery.
- Several * months ago .Longobardl ar
rested Gulseppe Burtuccl, who was
charged with the murder of another
Italian, John Umbrello. Later the same
officer took into .' custody < Vicenzo
Geraci, charged with attempting to get
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LOS ANGELES HERALD
SPENDS $25,000,000
FOR PUBLIC'S HELP
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MRS. RUSSELL SAGE
SPENDS VAST SUM
TO HELP HUMANITY
MRS. RUSSELL SAGE PROVES
PHILANTHROPIST
Widow of Noted Financier Gives Away
Fortune Nearly Seven Times
Faster Than He
\ Made It
NEW YORK, June 9.—ln less than
three years Mrs. Russell Sage has spent
more than $25,000,000 for public pur
poses and the benefit of mankind.
The recent investigation abroad of
the question of worklngmen's Insur
ance, and the establishment of a gi
gantic employment bureau, call atten
tion anew to her prolific bounty.
It took Russell Sage fifty years to get
$65,000,000. This great sum amounted
to $3500 a day for the lifetime of the
financier. •
Mrs. Sage Is now giving away the for
tune at the rate of $25,000 a day. If the
widow continues her charities at the
pace she has set, all will be gone In
five years.
Comparison of the financier's power
to make money with Mrs. Sage's fac
ulty of giving it away shows that the
widow is giving away $2 in the same
time that it took Mr. Sage to accumu- {
late the proverbial "30 cents." I
THE NEWS SUMMARY
$$p FORECAST ..W>\;?*i;
For Los Angeles and vicinity: Fair'
Thursday; light north wind, changing
to south. Maximum temperature yes
terday, 68 degrees; minimum, 54 de
grees. ."> ; -f
. LOCAL
Thousands sign petition for consolidation
of three cities. . V ' ' "
Police commissioners ■ dismiss charges
made by woman against dog pound offi
cials.
East Fourth street property holders pro
test against assessment district to, -widen
street. *
United Wireless Telegraph company to be
gin work tomorrow on new wireless station.
, Well known Spaniards Invoke law in
quarrel over wife of one of them.
Costly plaza and gardens to be erected at
Venice. -
Attorneys in school bond suits declare
election Is void.
Investigation reveals that man who died
under mysterious circumstances used two
surnames.
Council refuses to grant special liquor per
mit for meet of Los Angeles Harness Horse
association.
Belasco company presents virile version
of "Shore Acres."
Roads protest , again observance of law In
regard to paving near rails.
Chamber of commerce membership nears
desired 3000 mark. • *
Land in McKtttrlek-Sunset district ordered
restored to public domain. ' /
Woman In plot to wreck Santa Fe train near
San Bernardino..
Petitioner for divorce says he mortgaged
heme to purchase clothes for wife.
COAST
Last of four bodies of women drowned In
Sacramento river near Woodland found among
willows.
Catholics have charge at Seattle fair and
archbishop of Portland delivers address.
Southern girl students on tour of west pass
through San Francisco on way to Seattle.
Man at San Francisco stabs his room mate
In quarrel over woman.
Prominent philanthropist and pioneer of
California dies at San Jose.
Reports read at lodge of Native Daughters
in Del Monte shows large Increase in mem
bership.
Heney announces he will close state's case
against Calhoun today; also announces candi
dacy to succeed District Attorney Langdon.
Millionaire of Nome yields rich gold mines
in Siberia to Russia. ' .
Over 400 autos parade In flower show at
Portland. - ■
Former adjutant general of Washington
wants his terms of office Investigated, y
- - EASTERN ' '
Police of various cities arrest eleven men
and say they are leaders of so-called Black
Hand; alleged headquarters at Cincinnati are
raided and damaging evidence found.
Armed prevent Jail break at Jollet.
Stock and sheep men sign agreement and
end long war in Wyoming.
I Railroads gain time in Spokane rate case
and commerce commission enters into agree
ment with roads affected. ■
Great Northern railroad president explains
action in denying grand Jury right to see
records.
Mrs. Russell Sage spends money faster In
philanthropic work than her husband made It.
Senator Doluver tlurtag tariff debate de
clares trust controls nation's rags. . .
Officers seek store of arms i alleged to be
Intended for Venezuela.
Red Cross officers report on relief work and
show where millions have been expended to aid
sufferers of the world. -
Three of alleged smugglers of Chinese are
placed on trial in Chicago. ,
Holiness church pastor In New Mexico faces
murder charge for having allowed his wife
to die without physicians. „.--,' ■ ',
Parents of Geral.line Farrar announce her
engagement to Antonio Scottl, noted baritone.
Chicago Great Western road to reorganize
and issue $28,000,000 of 4 per cent bonds. /:-,f
foreign"
England Invited by Whltelaw Reld to take
part in naval review at San Francisco.
Alleged leader of murderous league in Rus
sia accused of forming plots .to kill political
opponents, f ' • .
Great Canadian canal on Lake Superior la
wrecked by steamer and waters of lake rush
at tremendous volume through break, causing
vast damage.
v George Bernard Shaw denounces British
stage censor for barring his latest play.
THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 10, 1900.
PROSECUTION IN
CALHOUN'S CASE
TO CLOSE TODAY
TRIAL OF RAILWAY MAGNATE
APPROACHES END
HENEY TO BE CANDIDATE TO
SUCCEED LANGDON
Ruef May Appear as Last Day's Wit.
ness for Climax of Sensational
Arraignment Defense Re
mains Silent
SAN FRANCISCO, .tun* 9.The an
nouncement la made positively this after
noon that Francis Heney will be a candi
date for district attorney at the coming
election.
He says he has consented to enter the
fight as he wishes to continue the- graft
prosecution in which be now is engaged.
It is generally understood he will run
as a Republican.
(By Associated Press.*
SAN FRANCISCO, June Definite
announcement relating to the end
of the trial of Patrick Calhoun,
which has already existed over a pe
riod of nearly five months, was made
today, when Assistant District Attor
ney Heney stated that the case of the
people was virtually completed and
would be closed tomorrow with the
submission of fragmentary testimony.
Mr. Heney's statement was accepted as
an acknowledgment that Abraham
Ruef, the political boss convicted of
participation In the bribery charged to
the president of the United Railroads,
would not be called as a witness.
Ruef's attitude since his sentence to
fourteen years in the penitentiary was
pronounced last December has been a
subject of conjecture, and it was be
lieved that he might be produced in
court as a climax to the series of sen
satlons'that has characterized the trial.
Whether or not the defense will offer
any testimony is doubtful. The attor
neys for Mr. Calhoun declined to make
any statement tonight, and predictions
based upon the three trials of Tlrey L.
Ford, an official of the United Rail
roads, who ■ was tried on a similar
charge, were in support of the theory
that no witnesses would be called.
Arguments Friday
In this event the opening argument
for the prosecution, which will be made
by Assistant District Attorney O'Gara.
may be expected on Friday and the
case certainly will be submitted to the
jury next week. ' ' - ,v
George E. Starr, treasurer of the
United Railroads, who has remained In
New York during a period of two years
-and resisted efforts to compel his ap
pearance to testify In the Ford trials,
was called to the stand today and
questioned at length about financial
transactions relating to the summer of
1906, when Mr. ' Calhoun Is : alleged to
have sent to the mint a fund of $200,
--000, subsequently employed to bribe
Ruef and the supervisors for the award
of the overhead trolley permit. -
Starr admitted that he had been di
rected -by Mr. : Calhoun to charge to
the latter's account an Item of $200,000,
for which the witness was utterly un
able to account. Treasurer Starr failed
to produce, after a search, vouchers
turned in by Tlrey L. Ford when the
money was withdrawn. ■'■■
Alexander Lathan, his father and his
wife were examined during the day.
Lathan, who refused to testify on. the
ground that he might incriminate him
self, was once the chauffeur for Abra
ham Ruef and was indicted for per
jury during the latter's trial. Mrs.
Lathan told of her husband's employ
ment by U. H. Clarke, father-in-law of
Luther Brown, an agent of the United
Railroads.
Frank M. Ish, a business man, testi
fied that he had transferred an automo
bile, driven by Lathan, to Clarke, and
that the latter had provided him with
a new car in exchange. .."?'.'
Charge Grand Larceny
Complaints for grand larceny, charg
ing William M. Abbott and Luther G.
Brown with the theft of documents
from the office of W. J. Burns, were in
troduced and read to the jury. Alex
ander Lathan, former chauffeur for
Abraham Ruef, was then called as a
witness and asked a question relating
to ' his ■ departure and absence from
the state during the preceding trials.
Henry S. Dibble, attorney for Lathan,
Informed the court that his client was
charged with perjury and acceptance
of a bribe to leave the state, and- he
advised his client to refuse to answer,
which Lathan did.
Henry Lathan, father of the young
man, next was called to tell of meeting
his son after the latter went east In
July, r 1907, In company I with a man
named Clarke- who figured as the young
er Lathan's employer.
Lathan's testimony relative to tire
visits of Abraham Ruef to the offices
of the United Railroads was desired
by the prosecution, and Heney attempt
ed to neutralize his failure to testify
by calling his father and, later, his
wife.
The latter said her husband had been
employed by H. H. Clarke, Luther
Brown's father-in-law, who resided at
San Leandro, California. Mrs. Lathan
said she did not know how her hus
band procured his engagement as
chauffeur to Mr. Clarke, but she saw
Brown in San Leandro on the morn
ing her husband departed for the east
in Clarke's employ.
The witness said Clarke had paid
her husband $150 per month, furnished
board and lodging for Lathan and his
wife during a period of several months.
During that time, she said, Clarke and
his wife, accompanied by . the witness
and Ruef's former chauffeur, had gone
to Salt Lake, then to Denver, and re
turned to Salt Lake, where Lathan left
Clarke's'employ.' , -
Banker's Trial Delayed
SAN FRANCISCO, June 9.—A tech
nical point raised by his attorney
caused a delay today in the trial of W.
B. Nash, former cashier of the Market
street bank, which suspended during
the recent financial .panic. Nash is
charged with having made a false re
port to the state bank commissioners.
Carroll' Cook, for the" defendant, de
clared the offenses charged in the in
dictment did not constitute a crime un
der the section of the penal code
named. This precipitated a legal de
bate, which had not ended when court
adjourned for the day. '.. !
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LONDON,' June The ' parents \of
, Geraldlne Farrar, i the American
opera singer, have announced their
daughter's- engagement to« Antonio
Scotti, the famous baritone. The mar
riage will take place within the present
month at the Madeleine In Paris and j
the couple will return to the United
WOMAN IN PLOT
TO WRECK TRAIN
STICK OF DYNAMITE FOUND IN
WASH ROOM
Believed That .Persons Were Inter.
rupted Before They Had Time
to Attach and Ignite
. Fuse
(By Associated Press.)
SAN BERNARDINO, June 9.—The
entire Santa Fe detective force has been
placed on a mysterious case believed to
have been an attempt to wreck the lo
cal passenger train arriving at this city
at 6:45 o'clock Tuesday night. A brake
man, looking fori a soiled towel with
which to dust his shoes, discovered on
the floor of the women's dressing room
a 12-inch stick of dynamite and eight
caps. The dynamite j was standing on
end. ' , - '"'
The explosive was undoubtedly placed
in the, toilet room during the trip, as
cars are thoroughly cleaned at the end
of each run. -
Railroad men believe that the party
was interrupted and left the train be
fore they had an opportunity to attach
the fuse and ignite it.
The party undoubtedly, planned on
timing the fuse so there would be am
ple time to leave the train at some sta
tion, after which, when the train was
running at full speed, the charge would
be exploded.
It is said that had the dynamite ex
ploded while the train was running. at
a high rate of speed there would have
been large loss of life, »ot only on the
car containing the charge but en the
entire train.
Detectives are Inclined to believe that
a woman Is Implicated, as a man would
have been observed entering or leaving
the women's lavatory. Officials and de
tectives are mystified. No arrests were
made, as there is no clew to the guilty
persons. ' _ J^-
BROTHER OF KIDNAPER
, WANTS HER PARDONED
Mrs. Boyle's Near Relative Takes
'■■;."; Formal Action to Have Her
■' Liberated
MERCER, Pa., June 9.—Formal ac
tion was taken today by William ,F.
McDermott of Chicago, brother -of
Mrs. Helen "Boyle, now serving a
twenty-five year sentence for the . ab
duction of Willie Whitia. to obtain her
release from the penitentiary at Pitts
burg. " - '.- -' - *'■
, Mr. McDermott has asked his attor
ney to secure a transcript of the evi
dence and objections taken at Mrs.
Boyle's trial. '
The . I claim .is advanced that Mrs.
Boyle was not legally convicted In
Pennsylvania, and efforts will be made
to have her - case reopened with •; the
hope that she will be given over to tho
authorities at" Cleveland, Ohio, where,
it Is said, she can be legally, tried. w^,
States late* lii the summer to take up
their professional work in New York.
The engagement of Miss Farrar Sto
Scotti has been published several times
within the last year, but was always
denied until now. -Miss. Farrar is a
native of Melrose," Mass.,* and is about
26 years of age. When she waailff her
TRUST CONTROLS
RAGS OF NATION
SENATOR DOLLIVER DECLARES
MONOPOLY EXISTS ;t
Warren, LaFollette and Smoot Indulge
; in Interesting Controversy, and
. : Acrid Colloquy Marks
Debate "
'. ' (By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, June 9.—The woolen
schedule was still under consideration
In the senate today when the usual re
cess for dinner was taken.
The committee amendment Increasing
the house rate on wool top waste and
other wastes from 20 cents a pound to
30 cents a pound was adopted by a vote
of 40 to 30. , ,
This was a finance committee change,
and ■ the committee scored its usual
majority on this measure.
Speeches were made during the- day
by Senators Warren. and LaFollette,
the former advocating a generally in
creased duty, while the latter contended
for a general reduction.
The two senators engaged in a sharp
controversy .during which Mr. LaFol
lette said that he expected further re
cruits to his belief from the eastern
senators. - ,"•" •
Probably the most interesting devel
opment of the day was a declaration
by Senator Dolliver that a .rag trust
existed. The lowa senator was con
tradicted by Mr. Warren.
Discussing the amendment increasing
the house rates on woolen rags, mungo
and flocks from 6 cents |to 10 cents a
pound, Messrs. Warren and Smoot in
sisted that the lower rate i would dis
place pure wools with shoddy in the
making of American woolen cloth for
clothing. .."".
Mr. Dolliver said he wanted the duty
high enough to keep rags -out, but not
high enough to permit the organization
of a rag trust. ' ' '.:; : :
Agree to Amendment
The amendments were agreed to.
A substitute by Mr. Dolliver levying
a duty .on wool advanced from the
scoured ! state, and , known as I tops, at
30 cents a pound when valued at not
more than 40 cents a pound, and .35
cents when valued at more than 40
cents a pound, together with an addi
tional ad valorem duty of 20 per cent,
in place of a duty equal.to, that im
posed upon manufactures of wool, was
defeated, 42 to 29.
Mr Dolliver also offered a substitute
for section 373, providing, for a duty of
27% cents a pound on yarns valued at
not more than 40 cents and 38% cents
a pound on yarns valued at more than
40 cents, together with an ad valorem
duty of 35 per cent. '. ;",-
Discussing this , substitute Senator
LaFollette read telegrams appealing
to him to support the committe substi
tute on woolens as of interest to wool
en growers. He said ■; these telegrams
were signed by owners of small woolen
mills and all of them read alike. ■.. •:
'.'Why not read . their ■ names?" sug
gested Mr.. Warren. '.
■■' "Because," retorted Mr. LaFollette,
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father, who was once a noted baseball
player, took her abroad, and she stu
died music for years In Germany. She
made her t first appearance in grajjd
opera In Paris and scored an instantan
eous success. , She is a lyric soprano
arid' one of the most beautiful women
1 on the operatic stage.
BAPTIST AUTHOR
BITTERLY SCORED
MINISTERS DENOUNCE FOSTER
AS AN ATHEIST
Famous Theologian of Chicago • Uni.
versity Who Wrote on Function
and Finality of Religion
Denounced
(By Associated Press.)
i CHICAGO, June 9.—Rev. Johnstone
Myers, the pastor of Chicago who on
Monday last insisted on the expulsion
from the, Baptist conference of Prof.
George Burnham Foster of the Univer
sity of Chicago, author of "The Func
tion of Religion" and other works, said
today that eighty-one ministers had
.agreed to vote for the ousting of Prof.
Foster when tho question came up
next Monday. ■ . ■ n .-' -
i Accusations that Prof. Foster is an!
atheist and an infidel will be presented,
it Is said, in substance as follows:
Author of the i 'Function of Re
ligion In Man's Struggle for Existence,'
which shows its writer an atheist.
t Author of ■ 'The " Finality of the
Christian Religion,' which brands its
author as an infidel.
"3—Expelled from the • faculty of the
University of Chicago divinity school
following the publication of 'The Final
ity ,of the Christian " Religion." This
charge'" may not be brought, as Prof.
Foster denies it.
"4—Excerpts ■ from • his , latest book
tending to show that he Is an enemy of
Baptist- ministry, I 'The man of today
who can believe in miracles is naive,"
'The so-called - church- of Jesus Christ
Is made up of blubbers.' .
"sViews expressed in his books are
a violation of the fundamental law of
the Baptist Ministers' union. «;,'y- ■
"6—Admits he Is- a Unitarian.
' "7Acts as pastor of a Unitarian
church."
Prof. Foster is quoted as saying that
he and his friends will make a deter
mined fight against , the proposed ac
tion. .•■'•■• ■'"■',:.
SOUTHERN GIRL STUDENTS
\M ARRIVE IN SAN FRANCISCO
Two Hundred - Pupils on Junket from
Nashville, Term., on Way
to Seattle
SAN FRANCISCO, June Two nun
dred girl students of Radnor college,
Nashville, Term., arrived this morning
on a sightseeing tour which is a part
of the school curriculum, and departed
tonight for Seattle to visit the Alaska-
Yukon-Paclflc exposition.
They are garbed In blue uniforms and
wear the "mortar board" caps peculiar
to the institution..
: President A. N. Eshman of the col
lege is in charge of the party, which
has already visited New York, Wash
ington, • Philadelphia and -■ other j bis
cities of the east.
CENTS I
THOUSANDS SIGN
PETITIONS FOR
CONSOLIDATION
COMMITTEE PREPARES FOR
CAMPAIGN AT MEETING
SAN PEDRO AND WILMINGTON
WILL CO-OPERATE
Chairman Stoddard Jess Urges Feas
ibilty of Plan as Business Invest
ment for Cityßonds '.
Not.lssue
MORE than 10,000 signatures have j
been secured to the consolida
% tion petitions by the seventy men j
working under the direction of John!
P. Steele, and the remaining number
will be obtained today. The petitions
will be withdrawn from circulation this
afternoon and turned over for verifi
cation. Mr. Steele estimates that they
will contain 2000 to 3000 more names
than are needed to call the election.
The Los Angeles consolidation', com
mittee prepared for the campaign, at
a meeting • yesterday afternoon •at
which the following campaign commit
tee was appointed: « A; ,P. Fleming,?
chairman; O. E. Farlsh, M. P. Snyder, 1
F. W. Bra'un, Frank J. Hart, J. A. An
derson and William D. Stephens. Stod
dard . Jess is ex-officlo a member ;of
the campaign committee as chairman of
the consolidation committee.
; '.'The. main work of. the campaign i
committee wil be determined in co
operation with the San Pedro and Wil
mington committees," said Mr. Fleming
last night' "So far as the ; issue is
concerned In Los Angeles we can go to
the voters with the report of the com
mittee as a platform. It has the unani
mous approval and support of, the city
council and of all the organizations
representing the shipping, mercantile
and general business interests and the
united approval of the press of . the
city. What stronger indorsement can
a voter ask? In Los' Angeles 111 am
convinced that it will mainly be a mat
ter of getting out the vote. -'■;■
Not Question of Bonds '
"This is decidedly not a question of
voting bonds to raise taxes; the mat
ter of bonds, which comes after the
question of consolidation, is simply an
Investment at the most Jof . $10,000,000
which. will bring In an Income , that
will lower taxes, not raise them. In
ten years' time, at a very conservative
estimate, the harbor on which we may
spend ten millions easily, will be con
sidered worth more than ; thirty $ mil
lions. It will be yielding an income ac-
cordlngly. ,-...,• .. *-
I "In other words the city is presented
with an opportunity to make an Invest
ment that . will , prove S wonderfully
profitable. .' No business man ; - given
the same kind of an I opportunity
would neglect to tak advantage of It.
Further than,* that the making 2of j a
harbor is an imperative outlet for the
trade we can build up here If we have
that outlet. What are you going to do,
for instance, with the great power that
will be drawn from the aqueduct' if
factories to utilize It have no '■ outlet
for their products? The indirect bene
fits through building of a ' harbor will
amount into the hundred millions—
they can hardly be calculated and they
will be distributed among all the peo
ple. .'.'..
"The campaign committee's work in
Los Angeles wll be mainly to impress
these facts on the voters and to en
deavor to get out a vote worthy of the
project. In addition It will render such
service as may seem advisable to the
committees of the harbor cities."
One Man Gets 1000 Names
The rapidity with which the signa
tures to the election petitions was se
cured surprised even J. P. Steele, who
worked out the system by which , the
entire city was canvassed yesterday
from Garvanza to the Ninety-fourth
precinct. The cavassers averaged 150
names each. One. man, Guy S. Gar
ner, secured more than 1000 signa
tures. Mr. Garner volunteered | for the
work and was given the block center
ing around Broadway, between Third
and Fourth streets. He placed tables
at the city hall steps and also can
vassed the offices and stores nearby.
He has secured additional tables at the
city hall and says he will obtain an
other thousand names today.
The fact that more than the required
number of names will be secured today
makes certain the possibility of calling
the election in July, and the date to bo
set will probably be around July 16.
The city council of Los Angeles will
receive, the petitions and instruct the
city attorney to prepare an ordinance
calling the election. City ■ Attorney
Hewitt will have the ordinance pre
pared before the council meets and
there will therefore be no delay follow
ing the presentation of the petitions.
Consolidation Only Issue
The elections to be called for con
cern entirely the question of consoli
dation with San Pedro and Wilmington.
Some of the men approached for signa
tures ask concerning the plan for
bonds, but this is not Involved In the
election asked for. If bonds are voted
under the suggestion made by the con
solidation commission another election
will be called for that purpose, prob
ably within sixty days after 3 the ac
tual consolidation of the three cities.
A feature of the consolidation | com
mittee's report which has disarmed a
large part of the opposition lat . San
Pedro Is the provision for ordinances
by the consolidated city covering local
conditions in the harbor section. i" This
particular problem gave the committees
more trouble'than any other phase of
their work. The solution, which is re
garded on all sides as. a happy one.
was finally suggested by ;< ex-Mayor
Snyder. The main part of the report
Is said to have been drafted by Secre
tary Fleming, whose study lof f all
phases of the harbor question : as: at
torney and secretary:of the harbor
commission peculiarly • fitted ' him c for
this work. Every statement in the re
port, however, was most carefully gone
over by the fifteen men composing the
committee, and . the report - was ;•?■ not
adopted until every member was satis
fied that It covered the . ground com- 1
prehensively and '.> thoroughly. r ■•'■,. Tho ■
concluding section was suggested: and !
drawn by Joseph• Scott. :•-*,.,:- ■:. Hf/j
has been completed and in each event
Work Done in Two, Months
The Los . Angeles consolidation ' com
mittee, on whom the brunt, of shaping
up the movement has fallen, effected a'
permanent •: organization £ April: 2, and *
hence Its work .In this | respect! has all
been accomplished in two months. The
committee came, into being practically:
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