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Part ll—Pages 1 to 8
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The Last Days
Of the Great Piano Sale Are Here
There arc seven fine pianos left to be sold, and then it will be
a year before such bargains are offered again. .
Easy terms of $10 down, $6 monthly, on any
one of the seven pianos left.
■Jf - A Pianola Piano
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rffiy-i&Pmi ■ ■ For $550 Up
j-Sgi^egnsiAM The Pianola Piano is without doubt
yfel^^Si^^%l^S;i ''1C greatest of all pianos—it is the
FiW^^^^^^^^m&'^'i one pi ano that makes musicians of
«MM/-^M^S*^i^fiC[_ us all. The Pianola Piano is the
TirePfW'lSFffffln standard of- the world. We have it
I'll TOS^M liilijr!: ■•' in 65 and 88 note'as desired- °ur
'VMra'Snyi'' Ffee Music Plan is the best plan yet.
2&Ws!^r . We arrange free music for all pur
&s2FJs[ chasers of the Pianola Piano. Prices on these
wonderful pianos range $550 to $1100. .
Any One on Terms
The Victor
Greatest of disc machines. We have |f^__ssfiSß.
all styles of the Victor. /^^^^SfeL
A Victor for every purse— $20, fe^Jfl jfew
$30, $40, $50 up. Any Victor on easiest SEP^^^J*B
Come to Machine Headquarters. If • jfaimlßr
your Victor, doesn't play right let us ,*^B|ii.
know. Our work is expert and guar- .^S 2^ '
anteed.
The EDISON PHONOGRAPH, greatest of cylinder ma
chines, is here alsoon easy terms.
THE HOUSE OF MUSICAL QUALITY
Southern California Music Co.
1 332-334 SOUTH BROADWAY, LOS ANGELES, CAL. Y" r
MerchantsßankandTrustCo. ZSZSSI&S
Branches: Sth and Main 909-1 C • Rrrtadwuv Transacts a General Bank
-2428 South Hoover Street AV7-11. i_t. UlUdUWIty i ngr and. Trust Business.
AGED PIONEER DIES
AFTER LONG ILLNESS
Was First Manager of United States
Hotel in Days When That Was
„ Finest Hostelry in the _
City
Gottfried Laurltz Schmidt, a pioneer
of Los Angeles, died at his residence in
South Pasadena Monday evening.
Heart failure was the immediate cause
of his death, following a protracted
illness. '
Mr. Schmidt was born in Copen
hagen, Denmark, March 18, 1845, and
sailed for the United States when but
17 years old. ' He landed at Boston,
but later came to California, crossing
the Isthmus of Panama. Mr. Schmidt
was so favorably impressed with
Southern California that he returned
to Copenhagen for his bride, Miss
Hulda Volcksen, bringing her later to
Los Angeles. He engaged In the ho
tel business and was the flrst manager
of the United States hotel. Market and
Main streets, at that time the finest
hostelry in' Los Angeles.
When the Grand Central hotel was
erected Mr. Schmidt was the first
lessee, conducting the hotel for sev
eral years. He later become engaged
in dairying, owning a farm on Wil
shire boulevard, now one of the finest
streets of Los Angeles. He had lived
In Pasadena"two years prior to his
death. The funeral will probably, in
accordance with wishes express/d prior
to his death, be conducted under the
auspices of the Pioneer, society.
Mr. Schmidt is survived by a widow
and five children,' Reuben S. Schmidt, a
young Los Angeles attorney; Valde
mar, Helm, Harriet and Stella Schmidt.
Ho was a member of the Danish Ma
sons and belonged to the Pioneer so
ciety of Los Angeles.
HADDOCK MAKES DEFENSE
HE DID NOT OWN CLUB
Alleged Proprietor of Bohemia De
clares He Had Disposed of Inter,
YYY ests Prior to Raid
Charles Hardy, one of the waiters em
ployed at the Bohemia club at the time
of the raid on that place made by the
police, was the chief witness for the
prosecution yesterday ' when the case
was continued before Judge Joseph F.
Chambers, sitting in department 2, po
lice court, f. ' ... ■ ■'■'* "'.,"_"■
Hardy testified that the liquor privi
leges of the club were owned by Frank
D. Haddock, and the restaurant privi
lege was owned by some one else. He
also testified that an Initiation fee of
25 cents was charged and that the dues
were the same amount, payable quar
terly. ;: '. ■' ■ * ■ ."'■''*.. ■ ''-::- --■-
When the • defense opened Attorney
Wallace -Wideman, representing Frank
G. Haddock, the chief defendant, stated
that his defense would bi> that - Had
dock had sold his interest in the club to
the Bohemia club corporation on April
13 and that the club was a bona fide
one chartered as such by the state.. ,
If Ton want to go east. , C. Haydock,
Art. ■ Illinois Central R. R.. IW W. Sixth .1.
CHEMIST EXONERATED
BY BOARD OF HEALTH
City Official Proves Work Asked of
Him Was Not Such as Comes '
in His Line of v
Duty
Et vine H. Miller, city chemist, was
fuly exonerated by the board of health
when he appeared before that body la3t
night to answer a complaint of derelic
tion in duty. The board found the
charges against Miller were not sus
tained by the evidence.
It had been charged by Dr. A. C. Pratt
and Attorney E. B. Drake that Miller
was derelict in his duty because he had
refused to examine the contents of a
can of chili con came from which Mis.
. Harper E. Bennett had eaten the day
before her death and which was said to
have contained ptomaine poison. Dr.
Pratt, who attended Mrs. Bennett, de
clares the woman's death was caused
by ptomaine, although her husband i_
on trial for her murder. ■■■>
Miller had no difficulty in establish
ing the fact that it was not his duty
to make chemical analyses for cases
in which" the state laws were involved
and that the work asked of him was for
a physiological chemist and not such as
could properly come under his direction.
CITY ATTORNEY INSTRUCTED
TO WRITE TO HARRIMAN
Will Ask Head of Southern Pacific
What Railroad Intends to Do
. About New Depot'
The council yesterday Instructed City
Attorney Hewitt to write a letter to E.
H. Harriman and ask him what the
Southern Paciflc Intends to do about
the new depot It promised when a por
tion of Fifth street was abandoned and
given to the railroad three years ago.
. Several weeks ago the council asked
the city attorney if the city had any
legal redress against the railroad for its
failure to keep Its promise to build a
magnificent depot on the Bite occupied
by the disgraceful Arcade if the por
tion of Fifth street from Central ave
nue to the entrance of the Arcade was
abandoned. The city attorney yester
day advised the council there was no
legal remedy but the railway was under
a moral obligation.
Gives Land for Orphanage
PUEBLO, Colo., June 15.—Mrs. Lizzie
H. Welsh of Riverside, Cal., a wealthy
woman who owns large tracts of land
in Pueblo county, has given land val
ued •: at $10,000 to the McClelland or
phanage of this city. Interest and In
cumbrance upon the land is to be used
for the maintenance of a summer home
for the orphanage. of. this city. ...
Dies After Eighty.six Hours of Sleep
PASO ROBLES, Cal., June 15.—After
sleeping for more than 86 hours? ■ Peter
ErlCkson of , Kingsbury died here last
night. Ho was 60 years old and came
here ■ with his J brother, last . week. At
5 o'clock on, Friday morning; he went
to sleep and all efforts to awaken him
• proved unsuceesful. ,
LOS ANGELES HERALD
NOTED COLOR
PRINTER DIES
LOUIS PRANG PASSES AWAY IN
SANITARIUM
! FAMOUS AS PUBLISHER AND
LITHOGRAPHER
Inventor of Chromo .and Author of
Valuable Books Started Life
In Little Village In
Germany
Louis Prang, the ' famous lithog
rapher, color printed and publisher,
died at the Glendale sanitarium late
yesterday morning'of pluro-pneumonia.
Famous as the Inventor of the
chromo and author of the Prang: stan
dard of color, Prang was born In Bres
lau, Silesia, Germany, March 12, 1824.
In consequence of prolonged illness in
his youth he had a very limited school
education, but was given private In
struction in drawing, modeling, chem
istry and languages.
At the age of 13 his father, part
owner of a calico print work in Bres
lau, began his practical training for fu
ture superintendent^ of the factory.
He started from the bottom, begin
ning with the bleaching of the cloth
and going through all the multifarious
processes necessary to the finishing of
the same, embracing designing, color
mixing, printing from blocks and rol
lers, • dying, engraving, machine con
struction, etc.
Emigrated to America .
From 1845 to 1848 he visited for fur
ther instruction the various manufac
turing centers In Germany, France and
England. The revolutionary crisis of
1848 found him presiding over a revolu
tionary club, and like many other Ger
mans of that time, he emigrated to
America, arriving In New York April
7, 1850. Falling to And employment
in his calling and without any other
means of support he passed a comple
of years through the usual trials of the
■•ears through the usual trials of the
;n emigrant, trying one way and
another to earn a living. He took up
wood engraving and followed it for
the next four years.
Failing health demanded a change of
occupation and In July, 1856, he estab
lished the lithographic firm of Prang &
Meyer. This firm being dissolved in
1860 he continued the business for him
self under the title of L. Prang & Co.,
commencing his brilliant career as art
color printer and publisher. His re
productions of paintings under the new
well known trade mark of chromo
(started 1865) became known over the
whole civilized world and won highest
awards in all International expositions.
In 1874 the Prang Christmas card
was started for the English market
and in 1875 for the United - States.
Prang's chromo business cards and a
great i variety of notable publications,
as well as Modern Art, a high class
monthly, followed. In 1880 Mr. Prang
organized the Prang Educational com
pany for the publication of textbooks
and materials for ' art Instruction in
public schools. Of that organization,
with headquarters ln New York, he
was president until his death. He Is
the author of "The Prang Standard of
Color" and joint author . with Mary
Dana Hicks and J. S. Clark of "Sug
gestions for Color Instruction."
, Member of Many Societies
, Mrs. Rosa Prang-Helnzau Is the only
child of Mr. Prang's first marriage,
which terminated 1898 by the death of
his wife, Rosa. In 1900 he married
Mrs. Mary Dana Hicks, who survives
him. During the last few years he has
traveled widely and visited nearly all
the countries of the globe.
Mr. Prang was a member of the
American Archaeological society, the
American Association for the Advance
ment of Science, the Society of Arts, the
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New
York, and he received medals from
every world's fair from 1873 to 1900.
He was also a member of the American
Park and Outdoor association, : * the
Massachusetts Floral Emblem society,
the Massachusetts Forestry associa
tion, the Massachuetts Horticulture
society, the Massachusetts Suffrage
association, the Anti-Imperialist league
of Boston, the Boston Equal Sufffrage
Society for Good Government, the
Bostonlan society, the Mechanics'
Charitable association of Boston, the
Single Tax . league and the Boston
Turnvereln. . '
The funeral service will be conducted
by Rev. Reynold E. Blight, minister of
the Los Angeles Fellowship, of which
organization Mr. Prang was a charter
member. .
HOLD PRECINCT MEETINGS
FOR CLUB ORGANIZATION
Good Government League Announces
Program for Benefit of Work, and
Voters Are Urged to Attend
For the purpose of organizing addi
tional clubs, several meetings will be
held tonight by the Good Government
Precinct organization. The object is to
form three clubs tonight and: three
more will be formed during the week,
according to the program outlined by
Secretary Luclan J. Clark. >
• The meetings tonight will be as fol
lows: In precinct 43, at the residence of
E. J. Fleming, 718 Whittier.street; In
precinct 53, at the residence of Russ
Avery, 963 Hoover street; in precinct
76, at the residence, of A. P. Chapln,
2416 Budlong avenue.
All' voters Interested in the cause of
good government are requested to at
tend the meetings, the idea of Secre
tary Clark being to form an i organiza
tion that will take an. active I part in
the welfare of Los Angeles. „. .yy.'
No Riots Occur at Honolulu
HONOLULU, June 15.—The reported
attack on a Japanese restaurant pro
prietor at Kahana, a distant, town with
which communication Is difficult for re
fusing to furnish a striker with food,
proves to have been an lnsignifletnt In
cident, of . the : strike. „ The strikers
turned the man, who committed the as
sault, ( over, to the r; police. | The I strike
commissar^,, apparently,. is . well sup
plied, and good nature prevails among
the men. , ":■ '■'-'-.;_'■.
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Captain Diehl, U. S.N., Dead
NEW. YORK,'June IB.—Capt. Samuel
W. B. • Diehl,' commander uf''the re
ceiving ship Hancock at the New York
navy ..yard, and a former judge advo
cate general of the navy, led on board
the Hancock today. :' ."—':■,'
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WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 16, 1909.
Life of Famous Publisher and
Engraver Ends at Glendale
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HALF OF MONEY
NOT RECOVERED
$15,000 OF LOST CURRENCY
STILL MISSING
TWO PACKAGES OF CASH FOUND
IN POSTOFFICE
Much Secrecy Maintained by Bank
and Postal Officials Detectives
','■ Search Day and Night
..,...' ; a without Result
Fifteen thousand dollars in currency
of the original $30,000 shipped June 7
by the First National bank ,of this
city to the Bank of Blsbee at Blsbee,.
Ariz., by registered mail and stolen by
unknown persons . before it left the
city Is still unrecovered. ■
The report received from Blsbee last
night that the bank had received the
full amount. was verified today, but
this amount was a duplicate shipment
sent by the Los Angeles bank and not
the original. One-half of the stolen
money, contained in two packages, one
of $10,000 and another of $5000, was
found yesterday or the day before at
the local main postoffice, where It had
'been hidden by the thief. The two
remaining packages, containing similar
amounts, have not been found and no
trace of them discovered. '
Much secrecy is maintained by the
postal and bank officials regarding the
affair. It Is known that a number
of persons are under suspicion, but the
evidence so far unearthed is so Intangi
ble that no immediate arrest is prob
able. .. Three postoffice Inspectors and
detectives are working night and day,
but have not yet ■ been able to And
any trace of the missing money.
The case is stated to be an exact
duplicate of the Kansas City postoffice
robbery, which occurred a few months
ago, when nearly $50,000 was taken.
The money was brought to the main
postoffice ln a registered sack from a
sub-station, where it was deposited by
the bank early ln the evening and was
to be shipped to Blsbee the following
morning. . No sign of its leaving the
postoffice has been discovered.
The robbery occurred during the ab
sence of Postmaster Flint, who was
at Louisville attending the conclave
of Shrlners. He returned home yes
terday ln response to hurried messages
telling of the robbery. ,
CHICAGO'S TEMPERATURE IS
LOWEST IN THE COUNTRY
While Thermometer Registers 48 in
Windy City, Heat Prostration*
Occur in New York
CHICAGO, June 15.—Chicago was the
coldest place in the United States yes
terday, with a temperature of 48 de
grees at 2:30 p. m.
In New York heat prostrations were
reported with the mercury at 85, • the
highest point of the year. Five pros
trations, were reported in Boston, with
the mercury at 86.
With the exception of El Paso, where
96 was recorded, and Jacksonville, Fla.,
with 92, Boston and Albany, N. V.,
were the hottest places in the country.
In Chicago the mercury began to
ascend In the late afternoon, but never
got above 61. ■ / . - V
To Dissolve Relief Board
; SAN FRANCISCO, June 15.—The
board of relief of the Native Sons of
the Golden West petitioned the su- .,
perior court today for permission to dis
solve that corporation. The petition
recites that the directors passed a reso
lution on April 16 in favor of dissolu
tion. Permission is also asked by the
board to dispose of Its property, liqui
date its debts and close up Its affairs.
Noted Clergyman, Dies
•'■'' WASHINGTON, June 15.—Rev. D. M.
Ross Fishburn,' a widely known Con
gregational '. minister ; and for ' fifteen
years pastor of the ' Mount . Pleasant
Congregational church at Washington,
died here today of typhoid fever. '
LOUIS PRANG
EAST AND WEST
TO FIGHT RATE
I ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC TO
JOIN HANDS
SPOKANE TARIFF WILL HINDER
COAST PROSPERITY
Jobbers Believe Purpose for Which
Panama Canal Is Constructed Will
Be Defeated by Proposed :..
'•-• ' Schedule ■:
Shipping interests on both Paciflc and
Atlantic coasts are taking alarm at the
proposed change of rates embodied in
the famous Spokane case, and Paciflc
coast cities will have the co-operation
of jobbing and trade extension associa
tions of the Atlantic seaboard in light
ing the proposition. . Eastern organiza
tions have already taken the matter up
and will be prepared to offer protests
to the Interstate commerce commission
at what they consider a serious blow
aimed at all coast terminals.
"The very purpose and utility of the
Panama canal would be defeated," de
clared a speaker before the June meet
ing of the Trades league of Philadel
phia, and this sinister effect is ascribed
to the revolutionary change ln rates
suggested by the railroads by many
other traffic experts. It Is echoed in a
statement made by William R. Wheel
er, who represented the Associated Job
bers of Los Angeles at the Spokane rate
hearing at Washington. Mr. Wheeler
says the scheme, if adopted, "would be
destructive to the prosperity of every
Pacific coast seaport and contiguous
territory."
• "To the present," says Mr. Wheeler
in warning the mercantile and manu
facturing interests of California to re
sist the building of a barrier between
them and legitimate territory, "tariffs
from. the east to interior points have
been constructed by adding to the ter
minal commodity rate the local or dis
tributing rate applying from the near
est terminal to the Interior point, thus
enabling the distributor at the terminal
point to compete on even terms with
the eastern, or, more properly speaking,
middle west jobber. Owing to the high
local rates prevailing on the Paciflc
coast, even under this arrangement it
was impossible except in rare instances
for the Pacific coast distributor to get
beyond the states of Idaho and Nevada.
Would Throttle Business Man
"Noi; satisfied with thus limiting his
zone of distribution, or rather the zone
where the Paciflc coast distributor has
a fighting chance, the railways propose
to put him out of .business beyond the
limits of his own dooryard by reducing
the terminal commodity rates 25 per
cent for the sole purpose of construct
ing the Spokane tariff, and, necessarily,
tariffs to other interior points.
"The railways propose to apply the
New York rate on business originating
in Chicago, where the cost of produc
tion is the same, thus picking Chicago
up bodily and placing her on the Atlan
tic seaboard, inasmuch as she is given
the benefit of New York's advantageous
geographical location. "
"This principle, once adopted as such,
would be destructive to the porspertty
of every Paciflc coast seaport and con
tiguous territory, inasmuch as it de
stroys the advantages inherent to such
seaboard location when applied to east
bound shipments covering all Pacific
coast products and manufactures. The
•railroads propose to still further assist
the Chicago jobber by refunding to him
the cost of bringing into his warehouse
such articles of exclusively Atlantic
seaboard origin as are later reshipped
to Spokane." •
The Associated Jobbers of Los Ange
les and the Pacific Coast Jobbers' as
sociation of San Francisco .will join
with similarly affected organizations in
vigorously fighting- the revolutionary
change proposed. .■ ■■ _.
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To Discuss Aluminum Salts
, WASHINGTON, June 15.—The use of
soda, potash, ammonia, alum and other
aluminum salts In foods and the effect
of such Ingredients on ' health will: be
the subject on which the national board
of food and drug' Inspection, depart
ment of agriculture, will hold a general
hearing July 6. The testimony of both
those to prove and oppose the proposi
tion to use aluminum salts in goods will
be heard. /
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timakme rt fovsasi *—J_-tf if tnxma
House Dresses That $1 39
Are Best of $2 Values l* 583—
:; We agreed not to use the maker's name. It was only fair
/rsSZ^Tyt*. speak strongly enough for themselves.
J/p^&i+Wi and the values are so splendid they will
IwS^jSr^*h^W House dresses, of percale, chambray and cot
//Ss**_l_^^ ton suiting, In the neatest of \ checks and
/i * colors, blup and gray predominating; ,f*a some
AXj-jr^Cv^^i^A^k. low-neck styles Included. All sizes,34 to 44.
r^lfvrKlwA * If you're sharp at shopping you . will ' find
*&lM__a° \\ * V__ <__!,% 1 ever s0 many Identically similar dresses,'
l£t% l\V«_. tlP^e priced In some shops, 82.00.
W * "v Bargains for today—a most: fortunate pur-
W • 'J chase at 81.39. : '•'Vi'-r?
■[My Bargains in
'§'•'%_■': Black Bloomers
and the values are so splendid they will
House dresses, of percale, chambray and cot
ton suiting, in the neatest of checks and
colors, blue, and gray predominating; some
low-neck styles Included. All sizes, 34 to 44.
If you're sharp at shopping you will find
ever so many identically similar dresses,
priced In some shops, $2.00.
Bargains for today—a most fortunat© pur
chase at J1.39.
Bargains in
Black Bloomers
//// . \ .IU —of sateen — women, girls and
ill . , .VU children. Wanted for summer out
//'/•* *l* - *\\\\ ings. Buy now.
//ol *7< M\V\ WOMEN'S BLOOMERS E9c—Black sateen;
111 'I ' ' «l\VL\ lengths 27, 29 and 31.
iri' ''li ' ' IWvA GIRLS' BLOOMERS 49c—Sizes 8, 10, 12 and
I Ml.l « ' l\\l\ 14 years.
/_f/«'^ •f.WV^ CHILDREN'S BLOOMERS Sizes 2, 4, «
\_m__h • " 'JrlJl^ years. . ,"•'_.'.'
"^-^t^YYj BARGAINSHie savings run from Ho to
Amoskeag Aprons Bargains
A Sale "Notions and
'" '„'"■ ■ '■ ' ■ '2.
-that should not be con- c _J r : c
fused with ordinary apron JUllUllca
sales. The aprons are made - - .
■■■' L"< ___.!__. - ■ i
' as yOU WOUld make them . Hand Scrub Be—The regular Be kind.'
* 1,/, m« ' Talcum Powder —"Our Pride." A
a at home. „,h " „„„i,„i big value. , . . Y^e,
At String Aprons—with pocket • ,
and ruffle. Pearl Button. —Sweetwater pearl;
At 89c—Mother Hubbard apron- t
Strings, pocket and ruffle. . . ■ , . d°" tor Bo- „,
At 79c-A sleeve apron,, with pocket Md BoB1 « ]l „ a whlte .
—Values*' you can scarcely equal »<* all sizes; 4 dozen 50. ' .
hom > c' . Washington Pin. Be—Two full _ 400
Men's Golf A [7 /-» count 'papers.
ShirtS at ..,.......••• ~T J V*- , Piece. Ironing Wax , Be—The kind
Plain well made shirts of madras with handl..
: Sffi- 'verfVyfe" £2 meS l' Bh,rt Marker. lOcUxceptlonaliy", good
like best; all sizes. All bargains at »»">«•
45c. . *,"':'Y k- ' Shoe Lace, lc Pair Tubular kind; 4,
Arm Band. i™ 6 and 6 quarter.
Kn^rter,'..'...' '.'.'.'.'.'..'.2.'.'.'.'.'2.:'.t»c » Dozen Safety Pin. Bo—Nickel Pre-
Collars 3 for-:...:.::.... ■*** ml« Band; all sizes.;. '
COUNCIL AGAIN WILL
MESS OVER GARBAGE
Seize Slight Excuse to Open Matter
That Public Had Supposed
Settled and Near Con.
elusion
Anything to delay the award of a
garbage contract seems to be a motto
the city council has adopted. The
public at large had a right to suppose
the garbage matter had been settled
when the council formally approved
specifications last week, after having
considered the matter since last De
cember, and ordered the board of pub
lic works to advertise for bids. A
large part of the public had even
come to the conclusion that the board
bad advertised for bids.
W. M. Humphreys, chief inspector
of public works, who Is directly In
charge of garbage matters, appeared
before the council yesterday and de
clared he understood the board 'Of su
pervisors intended to pass a county
ordinance prohibiting Los Angeles
from disposing of its garbage in the
county. Such an ordinance, said Mr.
Humphreys, would Invalidate the por
tion of the specifications that provide
If garbage Is used for hog feeding It
be done five miles from the city lim
its. . " ■
Councilman Yonkin, who is the
father of the five mile clause, asked
the city attorney how such a county
ordinance would affect the matter and
Mr. Hewitt replied the county had no
legal right to pass such an ordinance
and should it be done the law would
be Invalid. ;->'•'• .
But the council could not resist the
excuse to paw over the mess once
more and set next Tuesday morning as
the time for hearing further argu
ments on the matter.
ELECTRICAL MEN TO PICNIC
IN SANTA MONICA CANYON
All Kinds of Sports Arranged as Fea.
ture for Day and Electric?!
Prizes Will Be Offered
Electrical supply houses, fixture
houses and all electrical contractors of
Los Angeles will close shop next Sat
urday and picnic In Santa Monica can
yon. •
Extensive preparations, have been
made to make the outing I a success.
Sports of -' all kinds will be . the fea
ture .of . the day. Many attractive
prizes In the line of different electri
cal goods hae been V. offered ■by the
management. Arrangements also have
been made to 'obtain hot tamales from
the Log Cabin. Special cars will leave
the Hill street station at 9 o'clock Sat
urday morning. . Arrangements have
been made to . accommodate. over . 200
guests. , : - _fy'- ~f
• H. Conger Bowers of the Newborry-
Bowers Electric company has the af
fair > in , hand . and. several . committees
are at i work . under his management.
Classified Ad. Section
SWITCHMAN'S HEAD IS
SEVERED FROM BODY
Steps Into Hole While Shunting Cars
Yto Sidetrack and , Heavy t.
Wheels Run OverY
His Neck
In attempting to uncouple a box car
which was being shunted into the side,
track of the American steel and wire
works on Alameda street, I near Jack- ;
sou street, John McGill, a Southern Pa
cific switchman living at 325 West
Forty-first street, stepped in a hole, lost
his balance and fell between the cars.
The wheels of a heavily loaded car
passed over his neck, completely sever- .
ing the head from the body. ' . V
Several of the switching crew were
nearby at the time, but were unable to
render assistance to the unfortunate
man.
McGill had given the "come ahead"
signal and stepped between the cars to
uncouple the car to be "shunted" Into
the side track. He had lifted the
coupling pin and was preparing to step
from between the rails when he stepped
in a hole and fell directly In, the way
of the moving car.
He succeeded in grasping a beam on
the car and was dragged several feet,
but was unable to maintain his grip on
the rod and fell with his head across a
rail. Before he had time to drag him
self from' his dangerous position the
wheels passed over his neck.
The engineer stopped the train almost
Immediately and the body of the unfor
tunate man was extricated. : ' :■
The coroner was notified and the body
was ordered removed to the undertak
ing parlors of Pierce Bros., where an
Inquest will be held. The dead man Is
survived by a widow.
WOMEN WILL UNITE IN
PARISH FLORAL CARNIVAL
Young Ladies* Sodality and Ladles'
Altar Society Plan Pleasant
Affair Next Week .■';,';,
The Young Ladies' sodality 'of '■ St.
Patrick's parish, assisted; by , the La- , j
dies' Altar society . •' and the Conaty
council ot the Y. M. . 1., will • give a '..
floral carnival on the;parish; grounds '■
June 24, 25 and 26. :'. - .;>:','. y
Na pains have been spared 'to | make I
the grounds appear appropriate to the £
occasion,: several . attractive -■- booths I
having been planned ln, addition to ; a ■,
display of colored lights. ■, ;. ; >
The Spanish booth, where C article-*
of Spanish handiwork will be sold, will ■
be one of the features. ■:•" An attrac
tive program is > promised ■ llor '; each C
evening. .■:■-■: Y-'' U'Y :,'-''V'-\_'"' !VY.:'
' Miss, Winifred Tallent, Miss i Julia
Pierson , and Miss ..: Nellie f Mead I will Jf
have charge of what promises to be an .
unusually attractive affair, a,'
Tenders J Resignation " v-
MADRID, June ■*• 15.—William H.
Buckler, secretary of the American le
gation here, has , tendered. his resigna
tion. *'.''"., '■.'; ', -'