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TARIFF MEASURE
IS TRANSFERRED
TO WHITE HOUSE
PAYNE AND ALDRICH HAVE A
MISUNDERSTANDING
HOUSE BPONSOR FOR BILL IS
IGNORED BY COLLEAGUE
Speaker and Framer of Proposed Law
Break Up Meeting of Conferees
and Consult with >
Taft
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON,. July 20.—The tariff
bill today was transferred bodily
from the capltol to the White
House.
Deadlocked because of the attitude
of Representative Payne, who appar
ently has become convinced he is In
the minority, the conferees abandoned
tin- usual afternoon session, and sen
ator Aldrlch and Speaker Cannon went
to the White House to consult with
Prcstd__it Taft, literally taking the tar
iff bill with them.
What happened between the presi
dent ami the senate and house leaders
ls a sealed book. hen Senator Ald
rlch and Speaker Cannon returned to
the capltol they minimised difference*
that had aroused bitterness In the con
ference room, and insisted that nothing
unusual had occurred.
Senator Aldrich said tomorrow would
find the conference committee again at
work, and he expected by night, when
all the conferees were to be entertained
by the president at dinner, most of the
problems would have been solved.
Nevertheless, there has been trouble*
Some say the differences between Mr.
Aldrlch and Mr. Payne have taken such
form that progress Is Impossible unless
the president has Influence enough to
compel action.
Payne and Fordney Clash
It is not denied that there was a clash
yesterday between Representatives
Payne and Fordney of Michigan.
From a credible source It was learned
that a crisis was reached when an ef
fort was mado late yesterday to vote
on the lumber schedule. Mr. Payne
protested, arguing thai such a—move
would be unfair to the president, as
this was one or the subjects practically
submitted to him for adjustment, pro
vided he could get votes enough In the
two houses to adopt compromise rates.
"If we cannot agree, let's settle the
question by voting.'* Mr. Fordney Is
reported to have suggested.
It Is said Mr. Aldrich agreed.
That Mr. Payne had little part In
selecting the conferees to represent the
house is well known. Mr. Payne made
recommendations that were Ignored.
and the speaker made his own selec
tion. Mr. Payne is said to have com
plained that the conference committer
find been "packed" with high protec
tionists. -
Payne Protests
When Mr. Fordney said "Let's vote."
Mr Payne protested with a vehemence
that startled his associates. Rome one
said the majority should rule. That
remark, It Is declared, came from one
of the senate members of the confer
ence, and It Incensed Mr. Payne still
more.
Mr. Payne told Mr. Aldrlch he could
vote the senate members of the con
ference if he chose, but he could not
vote the house members so easily.
Full of wrath, he told his house col
leagues it was their duty to stand up
for the house bill. Mr. Payne is re
ported to have said he would not sign
a conference report merely because a
majority of the house Republican con
ferees bad agreed to it. Then he stalked
angrily from the room.
The twenty-three Republicans of the
' house who called on President Taft re
cently to plead with him to recede from
his position in favor of free raw ma
terials, were considerably alarmed when
they learned of Chairman Payne's ac
tion.
Minority Will Support Republicans
The possible attitude of the house
Democrats Interested them greatly. It
was said if President Taft and Repre
sentative Payne were successful in ob
taining a conference report, carrying
out the free raw material program, a
large number of the. minority would be
foun,l supporting the twenty-three Re
publicans, if they decided to vote
against the conference report.
A conference of the progressive Re
publicans in the senate was held today
Immediately after the senate adjourned.
The meeting lasted nearly two hours,
and there was manifest a disposition to
criticise President Taft for not issuing
his statement earlier.
Senator Dolltver said: "The Repub
licans who. were unable to vote for the
pending tariff bill when it passed the
senate have been greatly pleased and
encouraged by the efforts of the presi
dent to change the character of the
measure. It Is our earnest hope he will
be successful In securing real revision."
Democratic senators said today that
Senator McEnery wil be the only mem
ber of tho senate minority who will
vote for the conference report.
Differences Arise
The difficulty experienced by the
leaders of the house and senate in get
ting sufficient votes to carry through a
modified form of the president's free
raw material platform was augmented
today through the development of seri
ous differences in the conference room
over the large number of important
schedules that have not been disposed
of by the conferees. The conference
has given Its attention almost entirely
to the dutiable list, leaving lt to the
leaders of both houses and the presi
dent to determine the course of action
with regard to the free raw material
controversy. . .
The conference adjourned until to
morrow In order that the conferees
might have more time to look Into the
questions Involved in the consideration
of 'he schedules that are unsettled.
Wide differences of opinion were en
countered in today's deliberations and
little progress was made. .
The fact that Chairman Payne was
not .it the White House conference,
which was participated In by Senator
Aldrich #nd Speaker Cannon this after
noon, was a subject of comment, but
It was declared that this omission sig
nified Mr. Payno was working ln
thorough accoj*d with the president
and did not. need to be called in.
Votes Soon Will Be Taken
No votes have been taken but when
business began today. it was understood
that that stage must soon lie reached.
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LOS ANGELES HERALD
WHEAT PLUNGER WHO
GAINS ANOTHER BIG
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ANOTHER BIG PROFIT
Patten Clears an Additional Million
Dollars In Recent Rise In Wheat
on Chicago Board of
Trade
CHICAGO, July 20.—James A. Patten,
the Chicago wheat plunger, is
credited with having cleaned up
another million dollars on the recent 7
cent rise in the cereal on the Chicago
board of trade.
Patten's brokers sold heavily when
the market touched $1.25, but the Bales
made slight inroads on the plunger's
holdings, and he is In a position to reap
a further stupendous profit lf the ad
vance continues.
At the close of the first day's flurry
it was freely predicted that wheat
would touch $1.50 before the end of the
bull campaign. Flour also has ad
vanced 10 to 20 cents on the win rise.
RAILWAY MAGNATE EJECTED
FROM WHEAT KING'S OFFICE
CHICAGO, July --William Wayne-
Belvln was ejected yesterday from the
office of James A. Patten.
In police court today he claimed to
be a resident of New York and presi
dent of the Port Angeles & Eastern
railroad.
Mr. Kelvin told the court that he bad
recently lost $..00,000 in speculation.
The name of,the railroad of which lie
Is president is not given in tho official
railway guide. He was discharged by
the judge. *»_
THE NEWS SUMMARY
FORECAST
For Los Angeles and vicinity: Fair
Wednesday, warmer; light north wind,
changing to south. Maximum temper,
ature yesterday, 80 degrees; minimum,
59 degrees.
LOCAL
William C. Mitchell found not guilty of
murder for killing Of Cecil G. Thayer. Ver
dict returned at 7:30 o'clock last night.
Federated clubs plan to beautify Los An
geles river.
Party of Los Angeles persons rescued
from sinking launch oft San Clemente is
land.
How "Tvs" Eldridge and "Solid Three"
on supervisoral board have tried to Job the
people on work for good roads is explained
in detail by F. W. Blanchard of the ad-
visory committee.
Commission of three will be appointed to
handle dog pound and contract with Hu
mane Animal league will be canceled.
Former Judge Noyei of Riverside accused
of attempting to stop prosecution ln case
against Mrs. Gertrude Drlggs.
Gen. Charles E. Compton falls dead at
home of son ln Hollywood.
Council refuses to grant request of police
commission to abolish dice shaking.
Paul Derkum makes record run on motor
cycle to San Diego and return.
Mayor removes Gen. Sherman from board
of water commissioners.
More damaging testimony given by pa
trolmen In case against license Inspectors.
COAST
Mother heedless of pleas of her four chil
dren commits suicide by taking poison at
San Francisco.
National Editorial association in conven
tion at Seattle Is addressed by Lou F. Cha
pin of Pasadena. „_»'.'.
Butcher tears out eye with meat hook,
then walks twelve blocks to obtain surgical
aid. -
Sacramento valley towns ■ follow lead of
Los Angeles in advertising opportunities for
settlers.
EASTERN
Tariff bill is taken from conferees to
White House because of anger of Payne at
being Ignored by Aldrich. •
Attempt to have copies of Income tax
amendments sent to governors blocked by
Senators Kean and Smoot.
Fifteen governors out of twenty-three say
their state legislatures would vote for In
come tax. Seven are non-committal. Utah
alone opposes It.
Pennsylvania court decides that disinter
ested! parties cannot intervene to keep peace
between laborers and commonwealth ln the
Pressed Steel Car strike.
Strikers at Standard Steel Car works make
mutual concessions with company and re
turn to work today.
Speculators In New York await return of
.1. P. Morgan from Europe before making
move in stock exchange. - ■
Court denies application for Injunction
against Pittsburg plants and strikers to
force arbitration.
Colorado women declare that they will
elect a member of their sex to congress In
next two years.
. Reform committee" of New York Metal
exchange proposes radical reforms. "Cor
ners" to be made Impossible.
Proposed settlement of brewery engineers'
strike unsatisfactory to convention of the
miners at Denver.
FOREIGN -
In flght between Moors and allied Spanish
and French forces, Africans are compelled
to retire after fighting heroically.
Clemenceau cabinet forced to resign be
cause of premier's Indlscreetness in attack
ing former minister Of foreign affairs.
Rupture between Bolivia and Argentine is
complete; diplomatic relations having been
broken ■ off. .
-Military court in Philippines ready to in-
I vestigate charge that floggings by officers
i Incited mutiny ln l.avan, Mindanao.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 21, 1909.
MITCHELL FREE
FROM CHARGE OF
THAYER MURDER
JURY EXONERATES SLAYER OF
SISTER'S SWEETHEART
TWELVE MEN BRING IN VERDICT
AFTER SHORT RECESS
Accused Boy Loses Control of Himself
When His Freedom Is Announced
and Blindly Seeks His
Mother
WILLIAM C. MITCH charged
with killing Cecil C. Thayer the
night of January 1, was found
not guilty by a Jury In Judge Willis'
court at 7:40 o'clock last night after
only a half hour had been occupied In
deliberating.
Mitchell was ordered released, and
for the first time during the long trial
he seemed to lose control of himself.
Rising from his seat, he turned toward
the seat usually occupied by his moth
er, but the veil of tears that almost
blinded him caused him to make a mis
take, and he grasped Mrs. Tlbbetts, an
Intimate friend of the Mitchell family,
about tho waist.
After shaking hands with Judge Wil
lis, his attorneys and members of the
Jury Mitchell left the hall of Justice for
his home, accompanied by his mother
and father, his sister. Miss May Mitch
ell, and a number of intimate friends.
Only one member of the Thayer fam
ily, the father of the boy killed by
Mitchell, was present in the courtroom
when the verdict was announced.
Jury Retired at 6:40
The closing argument was mad© In
the Mitchell trial shortly after 5
o'clock, and the court finished reading
the Instructions at 5:40, the Jury re
tiring at that time and delibeartlng
until 6:10, when they were taken to
dinner, returning at 7:30.
Ten minutes later the announcement
was made that a verdict had been
reached. A large number of persons
were In the Courtroom in the expecta
tion of an early decision, but owing to
the absence of a representative of the
district attorney's office no Inkling as
to the nature of the verdict was had
until 8:30 o'clock, when Deputy North,
who has conducted the prosecution ln
the Mitchell case, reached the court
room In response to a telephone mes-
sage. «
Members of the jury after their dis
charge from further service stated that
only one ballot was taken, and that a
decision would have been announced ln
less time if they could have agreed on
the wording of the verdict. Several, of
the jurymen were In favor of return
ing a verdict of not guilty, giving in
sanity as a reason for this decision.
When, however, lt was explained that
this wording might result In bringing
Mitchell before the lunacy commission
to be tried on a charge of insanity it
was decided to return a flat verdict of
"not guilty," without any qualifica
tion.
Oratory Fills the Day
Yesterday was a day of oratory in the
Mitchell trial. Five attorneys delivered
their dosing arguments to the Jury in
the five-hour session, and after listen
ing to the Instructions of Judge Willis
the twelve men retired to deliberate
on their verdict.
Not at any time since the trial was
begun, July 7, has the courtroom wit
nessed such a gathering of spectators
as appeared yesterday. This was espe
cially noted at the afternoon session,
the opening of which was marked by
the address of Attorney Earl Rogers,
Mitchell's leading counsel. The doors
leading to the courtroom were opened
at 2 o'clock, but an hour before this the
large corridor was crowded with men
and women eager to witness the clos
ing scenes in the trial.
So great was the gathering In front
of the doors that It was necessary for
relatives and intimate friends of
Mitchell and the Thayer family to enter
the courtroom from a rear entrance
lending from Judge Davis' court.
The morning session was opened by
G. Kay Horton, deputy district attor
ney, who concluded his statement be
gun yesterday for the prosecution. He
was followed by Harry Diehm of
Mitchell's counsel, who spqke almost
tin hour, reviewing Mitchell's life from
the time he began work as a cowboy
until he killed Thayer.
Diehm Makes His Plea
"They gay," said Mr. Diehm, "that
Mitchell exhibited no remorse, that he
was perfectly calm after shooting
Thayer, and that the deed was premed
itated by a man who has no sentiment
in his heart or love for his fellowmen.
Contrast this with his refusal to go to
Judge Wilbur of the Juvenile court to
request that some steps be taken to
bring his sister back to a right way of
living. He would not appeal to the
court, he told his mother, because he
could not bear the disgrace of revealing
to others those things he knew and
grieved about."
Mr. Diehm confined himself closely to
the testimony in the trial, discussing
each material point as he proceeded.
Frank F. Pratt, another of Mitchell's
attorneys, began his address with a
reference to the history of the Mitchell
family, the tendency of heredity as evi
denced In the defendant by slow men
tal development, and coming down to
the circumstances leading up to the
killing of Thayer, denounced the use
of Intoxicants, which, he declared, had
aided Thayer In bringing about the
ruin of Mitchell's sister.
Earl Rogers closed for the defense,
beginning his argument promptly at 2
o'clock and closing an hour and a half
later. In opening his statement, he
said:
Rogers Pleads Reputation
"This case contains two thingsan
Issue and a party. The party .Is a boy,
of ordinary intelligence. He came from
an ordinary day laborer's place Into a
Jail to be tried. But he had that most
valuable of all things—an absolutely
unblemished reputation. No man in
this world could say he ever did an
evil thing, and this evidence as to
reputation and character must be con
sidered, for it is not likely that a man
of this kind would go out and commit
a cold-blooded murder."
Referring to the statement made by
Deputy District Attorney Horton that
he did not want to see Mitchell hanged,
the attorney urged upon the Jury not
to allow the Idea of a compromise ver
dict to enter their minds, adding that
Mitchell was either Innocent or should
suffer the death penalty, and that the
Jurors would violate their oaths If they
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THESE snapshots of the I principals
in the Thaw hearing were taken
at White Plains, N. Y:,Y on the
third day of the inquiry into sanity of
the slayer of Stanford White. Group
No. 1 contains probably the only pho
tograph of Harry Thaw taken since
the tragedy at Madison Square Gar-
RESCUED FROM
SINKING LAUNCH
PARTY FROM LOS ANGELES
HAS NARROW ESCAPE
J. W. Robinson, Wife and Two Guests
Taken from Waterlogged Boat ,
Off End of San Clemente
Island
[Special to The Herald.]
AVALON, Cal., July 20.—Flying sig
nals of distress, and their launch, Cor
nell, half full of water, (Mr. and Mrs.
J. W. Robinson of the Boston depart
ment store were picked up off the west
end of San Clemente island by Capt.
George Romans of the launch Raraona
early this morning. On board the sink
ing launch with Mr. and Mrs. Robin
sen were C. H. Knapp of Seabreeze,
Fl_u, and H. C. Davidcon of Los An
geles.
A large hole had been made In the
launch Cornell as it had passed over a
sunken reef. At the time of the mis
hap Mr. Robinson was steering the
boat, while Capt. Cornell was attending
to some minor details of the engine
room. The Cornell was abandoned and
the party arrived safely at Avalon from
Clemente late this evening. They are
now quartered at the Metropole.
' Three days ago Mr. and Mrs. Robin
son, with Mr. Davidson and.Mr. Knapp
as their guests, chartered the launch
Cornell for a trip to Clemente. They
were in search of bluefln tuna. Owing
to the fact that Mr. Robinson was
steering against the sun, he had not
seen the reef over which the launch
passed. „ • , ,V" .
The boat will probably be a total
wreck. An effort will be made to float
it if possible tomorrow. The Cornell
wis valued at $3000 and would probably
weigh five tons. During the trip the
party caught several varieties of large
fish, Including black sea bass, yellow
tall and albicore. __
SKIN OF DISCARDED LEG
NOW GROWS ON MAN'S FACE
PORTLAND. Ore., July 20.— pe
culiar case of skin grafting, performed
at a local hospital, has just become
public. ,' •
George A. Stockdem, suffering from
terrible burns, has been in a critical
condition for several weeks. Recently
a patient was brought to the hospital,
suffering from an accident of such
character that amputation of one of
his legs was necessary. After the am
putation, the surgeons transferred por
tions of the skin of the amputated limb
to Stockdem's face. Stockdem ls now
well on the road to recovery.
den three years ago. Thaw and all
his relatives are particularly averse
to being photographed. The tall man
en the right wearing spectacles. is
Thaw. The woman in white, her face
covered with a fan, is his sister, form
erly the Countess .of Yarmouth. The
man on the left is the sheriff of West-
SAVAGE WOLVES
BESIEGE WOMEN
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER FIGHT
BRUTES 48 HOURS
Held Captive in Lonely Hut Near Cal.
iente While Searching Parties
Scour the Desert for
Couple
■[Special to The Herald]
• SAN BERNARDINO, July 20.— For
forty-eight hours Mrs. W. J. Getker,
wife of the Salt Lake agent at Crest
line, thirty miles east of Caliente, and
her 17-year-old daughter were ' held
captive In a lonely cabin on an aban
doned sheep ranch eighteen miles from
their home, not daring to venture
forth through fear of a pack of gray
wolves which hovered at the door
ready to devour them.
The hungry beasts made frantic ef
forts to reach the women by tearing at
the sides of the cabin and digging un
der the frail foundations. For two
days and nights the terrified occupants
of the hut beat off the attacks of the
wolves with clubs, while the husband
and father, frantic over their non-ap
pearance, assisted by a mounted force
of searchers and a Salt Lake section
gang put at, his service by the rail
road company, searched the hills for
the lost woman and girl.
Early Saturday morning Mrs. Get
ker and, her daughter left the station,
which marks the top of the highest
point on the Salt Lake line and where
only the agent and his family live,
miles from ' other white settlers, and
failed to return. At midnight Getker
wired his superior officer that he would
have to desert his post and start in
search of his wife and daughter. The
division superintendent immediately
ordered into the field a gang of 150
Japanese section men, who scoured tho
desert In search of the lost couple. At
noon the next day a special train was
ordered out of Caliente bearing a score
of horses and men for the scene to aid
in the search.
The lost women were found Monday
morning by Lyman Canfleld and were
totally exhausted after their fight to
keep the wolves from entering their
cabin. They had survived by a few
crusts of hard bread which was found
in the hut.
Man Killed Is Identified
BAKERSFIELD, July 20.—The
workman killed by train No. 8 last
night at Kern City, was today Identi
fied as T. G. Zent, lately of Maricopa,
carpenter, returning from Coalinga.
Zent, with two companions, stole a
ride on the blind baggage. One man
fell off at Goshen and suffered a broken
shoulder, and Zent was killed when he
leaped from the train at Kern City.
C_TV_.IT I.i PADTIiiC • DAILY. Zcs SUNDAY. Bo
rIVM-lljlJ ■L.UJLJJV.. (IN trains, J ...NT.
I Chester county. Group No. 2 Is a snap
shot of Thaw's mother, heavily veiled,
and Josiah Thaw leaving the court
house at White Plains. No. 3 is Dan
O'Reilly, Evelyn Nesbit Thaw's attor
ney. The fourth picture is that of
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, wife of White's
slayer.
WRIGHT MAKES
A NEW RECORD
AEROPLANE SAILS SEVENTY
MILES AT FORT MYER
Height of More Than 260 Feet Is
Reached, and Inventor Declares
Crossing of Channel Would
Be Easy
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, July Establish
ing a new record for aviation In Amer
ica, Orville Wright in the Wright aero
plane late today at Fort Myer made a
spectacular flight of 1 hour, 20 minutes
and _ seconds' duration.
The longest previous flight was of
1 hour and 14 minutes, made by Mr.
Wright at Fort Myer last fall.
Several thousand people saw the
most daring feat of aviation yet ac
complished. The machine traveled
about seventy miles, it was estimated
by Wilbur Wright, and at one time
during the flight the height attained
was between 260 and 280 feet, exceed
ing the highest point ever reached by a
heavier-than-air machine on this con
tinent.
The most wonderful part of the flight
was the execution of three complete
figure Bs.
Made a Low Start
The machine started at 6:20 o'clock.
After traveling several hundred feet,
only about live feet from the ground,
the aeroplane rose gradually to 75 feet
before making the first turn. After
passing the starting point the aviator
sent the machine up on each turn to
about 150 feet, which was maintained
until toward the end of the flight.
When making a turn on the sixth j
round of the. field the aeroplane began
tilting perceptibly, but Mr. Wright
brought it on an even keel before
reaching the third turn.
After he had been in the air half an
hour, making a complete round of tho
field each time, Mr. Wright maneu
vered the machine through several
short circles, some not more than 509
feet in diameter.
After circling the field fifty-four times
the machine started cutting the figure
8, much to the delight of the crowd.
The aviator started to make a showing
in regard to height.
Reached High Elevation
The aeroplane rose on each lap until
it was between 260 and 280 feet in the
air. At this altitude the machine flew
half a dozen rounds, and then gradu
ally descended. On the last lap before
the landing Mr. Wright approached
Within twenty feet of the earth. Ho
made a successful and easy landing
after completing eighty-three rounds
of the field. •.,"■•
Mr. Wright made every requirement
set forth by the government except
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®^ CENTS
JOB ATTEMPTED
BY SUPERVISORS
NAILED TO MAST
SECRETARY BLANCHARDTELLS
HOW WORK WAS DONE
GOOD ROADS PLEDGE TO PUBLIC
VIOLATED AT EVERY TURN
Advisory Commltte Official Explains
How Attempt to Fool the
People May Result in
a Boomerang
{{nnHEY'RE trying to job th.
1 advisory committee, and
J- they're jobbing the peo
ple," declared Secretary F. W.
Blanchard of the good roads ad
visory committee, on the eve of
his departure for a short camping
trip in the mountains, last night,
speaking of the words and actions
of "Tvs" Eldridge and his sup
porters on the board of super
visors.
"They're in a tight place, and
they know it," he went on.
"They're trying to sidestep.
That's all there is to it. When
Eldridge talks of informing the
advisory committee of their inten
tions in the matter of appoint
ments to the highway commis
sion, and waiting for us to make
recommendations, it's simply his
bluff. Why, it is not in our prov
ince to make recommendations.
"Listen to this. It's clear
enough. Eldridge understands it,
no matter how much he may try
to dodge, to humiliate the advis
ory committee and try to save
himself."
Pledge Tells the Story
Earnestly, with a trace of suppressed
excitement, accentuating each distinct
clause with a thrust of a long forefin
ger, as if it were a sword with which
iii were stabbing to death, one by one,
the quibbles of "Tvs" Eldridge, Mr.
Blanchard read from the pledge of the
supervisors, so shamefully broken:
"'This board of supervisors pledges
itself, and each and every member
thereof pledges himself, to take no ac
tion in the matter of letting contracts
tor road improvement, in making ap
pointments to positions connected with
such road improvement, or .in .filling
any vacancy that may occur upon the
Los Angeles highway commission, un
less the same shall be approved by the
said advisory committee.'
"There it is. They were pledged .9
submit to us, for out advice, everything
they contemplated In the way of
changes on the highway commission,
ami anything in connection with the
good roads 'enterprise.
"We were to advise, not to dictate. It
was not for us to demand that they
make certain appointments. They
would like to have betrayed us into
violating the letter and spirit of our
agreement, as they have done with
theirs, but we would not do it.
Supervisors Have Dodged
"They have refused to do business
with us, in a business way. They have
dodged. Look at that affair of the sec
retary, after the passing of resolutions
of confidence in Chesebro! Then to
force him out to make way for a man
who has not shown the efficiency
which was so clearly recognized in the
man he was to replace.
"The appointments on the highway
commission? Why, clearly, the super
visors were bound by their pledge to
the people, at the time the bonds were
voted for these good roads, to prepare
a list from which appointments might
be made, and submit it to the commit
tee. They knew very well that if, on
Inquiry, we found that the men they
chose could and would serve the Inter
ests of the people, we would approve
the appointments. They didn't do lt.
They must have felt that the only way
tc get the men they wanted was to Ig
nore their pledge and appoint those
men without regard to the advisory
committee.
Calls Action a Bluff
"What is it Eldridgo says of us 7 That
the supervisors waited for us to do
something until they got tired, and
then acted. Yes! And he says that
the supervisors told us they were go
ing to make changes and asked us
whom we wished them to appoint.
Well, the last part of it is true; I spoke
of that before, but it was a bluff. They
knew very well, then, whom they had
in mind for appointment. If they had
any intention of dealing with the peo
ple fairly, on a business basis, accord
ing to their pledge and ours, and our
mutual duty to the people, who voted
the bonds, they certainly would havo
submitted their choice to us instead of
trying to lead us into assuming a func
tion which we were not given authority
to perform."
Mr. Blanchard waved his hand, with
every finger limp now, in a gesture of
weariness and dejection, and for a mo
ment he stared blankly before him, as
i? he could find in his own mlnd no so
lution of the problem of obstruction in
the way of the good roads for which
the people of this county voted the
bonds.
Sacramento Doing Honest Work
"It <s not what the people expected.'*
he said, at last, with a plaintive note in
his voice, "when they voted the bonds.
Every cent was to go for that one spe
cific purpose, for good roads, and ev
erything done In connection with the
enterprise was to be calculated for that
sole end.
"They are doing it in Sacramento
county, with less money, far less, for
each mile of road than has been ap
propriated here. There the super
visors act in perfect harmony with the
advisory committee, and the work In
going ahead. Why can't we do it here?
"I know the people of Los Angeles
county have confidence In the advisory
committee. I know they never would
have voted the bonds If they had not
(Continued on Fag* Fire)