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• fJJ JL 1/ or wife should not have the advantages and refining- ln
■■ fluence that a piano always brlngrs to the home.
BEE THESE SPLENDID BABOAIMB.
THE HOUSE OE- MCBICAI- QUALITY.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MUSIC COMPANY
832-334 Sooth Broadway, I/o» Anseltf. Cal.
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tilt South Hoov.r strut JL\J7'll 9. HrOaO Way IB( and Trun Bualaaaa.
— - .g . ' rpl HE picturesque Verdugo Canyon, one
w f*rl 11 IT 1 me rom '■!en(] a'e- Lots one-half to
T Cl vlll C.V \J three acres, rolling ground, liveoaks,
— ■===» sycamore trees, running water and
g^\ > parks, the most beautiful spat in Los Ange-
I i^inVOn les County for suburban homes. See it in J
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" Phone A 7191 401 Union Trust Building
'COL BOB' JOHNSTON
IS HELD IN CITY JAIL
Man Who Married "Lucky" Baldwin's
Niece Is in Unfortunate Posi
tion as Result of Mining
Venture
Robert Johnston, better known as
"Col. Bob" Johnston, a well known
mining promoter, whose wife Is a niece
of the late "Lucky" Baldwin, is a
prisoner in the city jail, where he is
being held on suspicion while the de
tectives are trying to find sufficient
evidence to connect him with a scheme
to defraud John Geigler and Ernest
Perkins out of more than $1500 in a
mining scheme.
According to the stories of Geigler
and Perkins to Deputy District Attor-'
ney Arthur Keetch, they met Johnston
and his wife in Seattle some time ago
and Johnston interested them in a
proposition to develop some placer
claims and quartz prospects near Dag
gett. Mrs. Johnston, they said, was
siikjn a hospital there at the time and
she told them they would not legret
having put their money in the enter
prise.
The scheme looked so good to the
two men that Geigler, so he says, ad
vanced $1200 and Perkins put in $350.
The party then bought tickets to Los
Angeles and later went to Daggett.
Johnston tok his wife to Pomona and
left the two men at Daggett. They
had given him all their money and
were without funds. Johnston re
turned later, and they asked him about
a. "grubstake.'" He replied, so they de
clare, that they would have to produce
$40 more. When thla was not forth
coming Johnston, they assert, became
angry and left them. They came to
Los Angeles and complained to the po
lice.
Prosecutor Keetch refused to issue
complaints on the Daggett affair on
the ground that it occurred in Seattle
and in San Bernardino county and is
out of his jurisdiction. Meanwhile
Johnston is In jail awaiting the inves
tigation of the detectives.
FEW AMERICAN FLAGS ARE
FLUTTERING AT MASTHEADS
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.—'Over 70
per cent of the vestfels carrying our
mails to the Orient fly foreign Hush,
and not a single one carrying them to
Australasia and South America, ex
cept to the north coast, flies the Ameri
can flag," says Joseph Stewart, sec
ond assistant postmaster general, In
iiis annual report.
"Our shipping: to South America has
been placed at a marked disadvantage
by the building of fast modern steain
eif for service between European coun
tries and Brazil and Argentina under
the stimulus of government aid."
JURY'S MISTAKE MAY
COST MAN HIS LIFE
Attempt of Mexican Officials to Get
Rangel Across Border Likely
to Meet with Sue.
cess
[Special to The Horald.]
SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Jan. 11.—The
ca.se of Jose M. Rangel, against whom
I the jury of the federal court in this
city returned a verdict of guilty, seems
to present a rather curious tangle of
international and municipal law. Kan
gel was accused of having broken the
j neutrality law of the United States by
setting on foot an armed expedition
against the republic of Mexico, eul- j
minating in the so-called revolution of
1908. Through two Mexican witnesses,
Major Enrique Perez of the Mexican
"army, and Ramon G. Ysaguirre, col
lector at Las Vaces, it was shown at
the trial that Kangel had been seen
on the battlefield of Las Vaces and
that he had participated in the fight.
This evidence, however, in the opinion
of Judge Maxey, was deemed Insuf
ficient for a conviction for the reason
that the United States government is
not responsible under International and
municipal law for what a citizen or
resident may do in a foreign country.
Judge Maxey said:
"If Joso M. Hansel, the defendant,
merely went across the river (the Rio
Grande) and joined In the fight, he had
every right to do so and I will so tell
the jury in my charge. The Indict
ment is not for fighting in a foreign
country, but is for beginning and set
ting on foot of an expedition In Val
Verde county (Texas)."
In his argument to the jury C. C.
Cresson, assistant United States dis
trict attorney, admitted thdt the case
against Rangel was largely circum
stantial, and that it had been impos
sible for the prosecution to establish
by witnesses or other evidence that the
defendant had organized a military ex
pedition in the United States. All that
had been shown was that Rangel had
participated In the fight. Notwith
standing this the jury returned a ver
dict of guilty.
It is the opinion of local lawyers
that this may be considered the ex
treme of the limit to which this coun
try has gone in the prosecution of al
leged Mexican revolutionists. The
unanimous opinion was that it would
be impossible to convict Bangel, since
no case hud been established against
him under the Indictment. The fmpres
sion prevails that the Ignorance of the
jury trying the case and their failure
to distinguish between municipal and
international law, is responsible for the
verdict. The great majority of the
men were farmers who probably had
never heard that municipal law does
not extend to a case of this kind. In
the meantime Judgo Maxey has de
terred sentence for several days, and
much speculation is indulged in as to
the step he may take. I
LOS ANGELES HERALD
WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 12, 1910.
WORKS SCORES
JAIL AND POLICE;
MUST REFORM
PRESIDENT OF NEW COUNCIL
STARTS INVESTIGATION
DECLARES ABUSE OF PRISONERS
SHALL CEASE
Asserts Five Detectives Could Do the
Work of Those Now Employed,
if Properly Di.
% rected
"The- condition of tlie city jail is a
disgrace to this city and to civiliza
tion. 'It is totally Inadequate and
I abominably kept, arul I cannot under
i stand what the board of health lias
j been doing: all this time to permit the
■ jail to e*ist in the condition that it
! now presents. It is the duty of the po
i lice commission to correct this state of
i affairs, and the council i» responsible
I for the commission. If tlie commis-
I slons who have ch:irK<? of this matter
I do not act quickly enough it is the duty
| of the council to see that they do."
This scathing arraignment of the
condition of the city jail was made by
J. D. Works, president of the city
council, in his opening address to that
body yesterday morning. It was evi
dent that Judge Works felt keenly
everything he said, and that under his
leadership something will be. done to
bring order out of a chaotic condition
that has existed in the city jail from
time immemorial.
Not only did Judge Works condemn
the condition of the jail, but ho took
up the matter of other abuses that ex
ist in connection with the police de
partment.
"We have twenty-five detectives on
the pay roll of the police department,
each of whom receives $150 a month,"
continued the president. "1 understand
that 90 per cent of the work done by
these detectives is directed toward of- |
fenders against the state laws and not i
i the city ordinances. The city is pay- j
i ing for work that should be done tit
j the expense of the sheriff's office. I |
I believe that five detectives could do i
j the city's work, and if this Is true \v«
I are paying out $3000 a month in ex
cess of the amount that should he
paid. Again, the city jail is used to
keep state offenders at the city's ex
pense until the time of their arraign
ment. These prisoners should be kept
in the county jail at the county's ex
pense.
Prisoners Brutally Treated
"Another thing that is a disgrace to
this city is the manner in which pris
oners are treated by the, police officers.
| Men are arrested without warrant and
kept in jail days at a time without
trial and are brutally treated. The
constitution of the state and of the
United States is violated constantly by
these police officers, and we must take
some measures that will correct these
evils. I want to see order brought out
of this condition of affairs."
Judge Works' rebuke was the result
of a visit to the city jail made by the
city council under the guidance of the
grand jury. The grand jury called the
attention of the council to the evil
condition of the city jail and demand
ed that something be done.
No action was taken by the council
on Judge Works' suggestions yester
day, but they are soaking in, and the
council president does not Intend that
a great while shall elapse before some
thing is done.
Dr. Sherwin Gibbons of the health
commission declared yesterday thai
the condition of the city jail had nut
been reported to the commission.
"But now that our attention has
been called to»4t. even in this informal
way, the health be-avd will immediate
ly take steps to learn of the sanitary
inspector in that district why he did
not see that conditions were made san
itary or report the matter to the board
of health."
Jiist before adjournment last night
the whole matter was referred to the
legislation committee with instructions
to make a thorough investigation of
all the evils pointed out by Jwln"
Works and report corrective measures.
CHINESE PREFERS JAIL '
SENTENCE TO CASH FINE
Society Agents Ask for Money and
Finally Prevail on Convicted
Man to Pay
"No can catehem money; catChem
ail sentence," said Louie Wo, a Chi
nese peddler, when he was sentenced
by Police Judge Frcilcrickson yester
day morning to pay a tine of $10 or
serve ten days in the city jail for
cruelty.
Judge FrederickHon told the Chinese
he would be allowed to leave the court
room on his own recognizance to get
the money. The peddler was obstinate
and declared ho would rather serve ten
days in the city jail than pay the
money. The agents of the S. P. C, A.,
who arrested Louie, insisted that he
go get the money, and the Chinese left
and returned later and paid his line.
The S. P. C. A. gets all the tines in
cases where its agents make the ar
rests.
INTRODUCES BILL FOR
DEEPENING THE HARBOR
Turning Basin Appropriation Will Be
Used to Remove Bar at
San Pedro
r ■ —— — ■■ - -
The resoution framed by the Los
Angeles harbor commission to divert
the remaining funds of the turning:
basin appropriation to deepening the
entrance to San Pedro harbor at Dead
Man's island was. introduced . into the
lower house of congress yesterday by
Congressman McLachlan.
News to this effect was received In
a telegram to A. P. Fleming, secretary
of the harbor commission. Mr. Mc-
Lachlan stated he would do everything
in his power to bring about the pas
sage of the bill. Little difficulty Is ex
pected th having the. bill pass both
houses.
THREATS MADE
BY COLLECTORS
NEAR BLACKMAIL
PROSECUTIONS MAY DEVELOP
FROM LETTERS
DISTRICT ATTORNEY SAYS THERE
IS BASIS FOR COMPLAINT
Warning that Debtors Will Be Dis-
credited Among Neighbors Is
Being Investigated by
Deputy Horton
The question whether ot not the re- |
quests to pay up contained in some |
letters sent out by sundry collection
agenclea may be construed as threat*
to extort money is being considered by
Deputy District Attorney G. Hay Hor- |
ton, and It is probable one or more
complaints will be sworn to In order to ,
make a test case in the matter.
"Concerns for the collection of what i
are known as Bad debts have increased j
500 per cent during the past two years," i
Bald Deputy Horton yesterday, "and 11
believe 2500 would be a low estimate of |
the number of letters they send out
daily."
Some of the letters have been placed
in the deputy's hands by the recipients, j
who say they 1 do .not object to tlie re
quests to settle, but rather to the word
ing- of the letters. This wording, ac
cording to Mr, Horton, amoilnts to ex
tortion in coma cases, while fear of con
■equencea leads many others who may
have a counter claim against the holder
of tlie debt to pay the demands and
avoid the threatened trouble.
Threaten Debtors
An extract from one of the form let
ters lurned over to Mr. Horton is as
follows:
"We have arranged with a collection j
agency to prosecute delinquent ac- '
counts by attachment, garnishment or
aa tliry may see fit, unless immediate
settlement is made. They also adver- |
tlse judgments and accounts for sale
to the highest bidder in the daily pa
pers and by handbills distributed from
door to door in your immediate neigh
borhood, and by posting accounts for
I sale in merchants' display windows and
other public places."
"If that is not an attempt to extort,
it comes mighty near it," said the
deputy. "It certainly is no way to
collect debts, for if a man won't pay
his bills a legal course is provided."
The persons who brought the matter
to the attention of the district attor
ney's office admit that money is due
those who demand settlement, but con
tend the amounts are disputed or that
there are counter claims which If al
lowed would materially reduce the
sums asked for.
LOS ANGELES MAY SOON
HAVE A NEW ARMORY
Cal. Wilhelm, Inspecting National
Guard, Discusses Needs and
Offers Suggestion
If the suggestion of Col. Thomas
Wilhclm, V. S. A., retired, is followed
out a first class armory will be erected
in LO» Angeles within the next few
months. Colonel Wilhelm now is in
specting the various companies of the
Seventh regiment in Los Angeles and
is conducting the annual Inspection
and muster of the national guard.
■Muie space is needed than is af-
Corded by the present building, and
something should be done at once. The
Blldlers who are giving their time to
their country should be provided for
in the best possible mannei\ The
money already has been provided in a
state appropriation," said Wilhelm.
Plans for the proposed armory now
are In possession of the state engineer,
but nothing definite regarding them is
known. "The result of my inspection
has been most, satisfactory," concluded
Wilhelm, "and the Los Angeles com
panies are among the best on liie
coast."
Colonel Wilhelm yesterday evening
Inspected company A, while company
U will be reviewed this evening. The
Inspection will be completed Thuis
,i.i\ night, after which Colonel Wilhelm
will go to Pasadena.
EXCHANGE BUILDING TO
BECOME MONETTE BLOCK
The Exchange business and office
building, on the .northeast corner of
Third and Hill streets, which has been
transferred by Philip L. Wilson, a. local
capitalist, to M. J. Monette, (ormer
president of the American National
bank, for a reported consideration of
$600,000,' is to receive a new name. It
will be known In future as the "Monette
block." This structure, which is of
steel frame and brick construction, is
six stories high, amf was built several
years ago. It was first known as the
Conservative Life building, and later
as the Pacific Mutual Life building.
Wnen Mr. Wilson bought the property
less than«one year ago for $543,000 from
the insurance company he named it the
Exchange building. The deal was ne
gotiated through the agency of Mines
& Parish.
The Beklns Van and Storage company
will erect a loft building, 65x100 feet in
dimensions, at 1335 South Figueroa
street, to cost $70,000. This improve
ment will double the present storage
capacity of the company.
PATENTS GRANTED
The Pioneer Patent agency reports
the following list of patents granted to
inventors of Southern California for
the week ending January 4: Harry
Bargman, Los Angeles, fuse lighter;
Harry Bargman, Los Angeles, fuse
ignited; Harry Bargman, Los Angeles,
fuse lighter; Henry E. Brett, Los An
gelei burner for liquid fuel; Kdivard
cluing, Los Angeles, making noodles;
Vera C. Hodges, Los Angeles, siiiKlu
trigger mechanism; John Jenks, San
Diego, door lock: Jacob P. Klein and
\ Triedrichs, San Bernardino, fluid
pressure engine; Peter N. Nissen, as
signor, Los Angeles, to the Nissen En
gineer company, ore stamp mill mortar;
Junzo Ogawa, Los Angeles, automatic!
ally plumbed clock; Wayland F. Smith,
Sail Bernardino, machine for forming
oup leathers; Samuel F. Williams, San
Diego, bath tub.
~ Open at 8:30 Jgr%tia!iSS&^ Close at 5:30
$ Snow Stormof Undermuslins
This Great January Sale
/^Sj^SL —Thousands of garments drifted high over tables and counters — Great
L ynaw"\" windows filled.with them— the usual space given over <«w
E&b J t0 them on the second floor— _ J^wft
j\r —Corset Covers, Skirts, Gowns, Drawers, Chemise, Com- W*Ta?
#*"- binations, Children's Muslin Underwear — six of the J«f V^
world's best makers. . ■ /{T»b^^^a^
—Quantities, varieties, values all united to make the greatest sale we have ever (< rr»AV \\\
held. Don't miss this opportunity to replenish your muslin underwear now. /I |\|R> I
20 Styles White -^ Eight Fine Styles —~ "corset ' Vlll^^^
Corset Covers . J\JC Gowns Priced at /jC Coversat \4inr I
———————^— ———^—^—— V^OVcrb at AU^"« \\\
—of fine nainsook; tight fitting —made of soft finished muslin _/M « IV
or French style; high, low, Vor and longcloth; high or lovy, Vor <-\ r , // f \\ 1
embroidery tnmmed yoke., run KSSSdMd tucks. J C /I» V \
embroidery trimmed yokes, run he m S titched tucks. //» | \ |
With rows of baby ribbon; neck Gmrn , at Ss<—Extra size, made of —of good nain- /I , 1 I
and arms trimmed to match— heavy, soft finished muslin; high neck; nook; some tight/ | I
KOc ' ' yoke of cluster tucks; ruffle of em- HI ting, with V. J %
. , c - _^f «„„ broidery on collar and cuffs: 860. high or round! —
Corset Covers, foyr Miles. BBo—Ol nne Gmvns at gl |,nw, round neck and el- neck; some plalnl/^-.. ■ I
nainsook; high neck and short sleeves. sleeves; chemise style, fancy yoke and others trim- T^. i
r, m .t iwm »lt styles —Fine naln- of Valenciennes lace insertion and me- mcd with lace or \LJ\ , l.\ .
"Ti< "b"' nth I- »i- i" French daUlon.; nock and .le.voi trimmed 1 —'-- - I i\ A\
S?l« with hlih. low, Vor •quare with ruffle of lace, beadln ß and silk , ■ 1 \CAVsH
neck. " oahy ribbon; (1. fy«^ ->^ >r'
12 Styles in This ono Eight Styles New -^ Eight Styles 1. '^'
Lot of Gowns . . Cp^ Gowns Go at . . ;Ul Gowns Marked {pi.^s
—of fine nainsook; high, low, V —made of soft finished muslin —made of fine sofr ---,1-1- «n
or round neck yokes handsome- and ]ongcloth . higll , low vor naTn'tkf hfgh'or^oV^^V or
Iv .h m vme a ,,0 with beading %™ d s^are neck, with yokes of em- square neck; yokes of embrold:
' wish ribbon beMing .and broidery or . lace insertion and cry insertion, beading and wash
Go^ilx'sX «:50. . cluster tucks; some with collar t r o b^"=r!sf- r anil CUffs trimmed
aOWSo^St l"fySi? 0*. J H.; and cuffs trimmed with , em- col, T ¥l^-Atra siZ e. 2 .t y ..., or
• Oonni — styles. $4.50. , broidery or lace ruffle. All sizes heavy, soft finished muslin.
Gowns—roar styles, »0.00. =_50c. ' . Gowns, extra siie, $1.50—4 styles, heavy,
—all are made ol fine rialnsooh. ana , ,„ 05.— Good, soft fin- soft finish muslin; high or low neck:
uro^SeSS wil2a£r and SeS/.. 11. 0011' y6ke or h"m" c?^l^.. W™'4* °M" iDd
wMh ribbon?. < '
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AUTOHITS WAGON;
DRIVER IS INJURED
CHAUFFEUR ARRESTED AFTER
MAD DASH IN CITY
Party on Way to Aviation Field Try
to Make Up Lost Time with
Serious Conse.
quences
Driving a high power automobile at
terrific speed in Central avenue neai
p-ifty-fifth street yesterday afternoon
Charles Johnson, chauffeur for Wai «
W Brown, a prominent mining man,
living at SM South Burlington avenue,
„rushed into a delivery wagon driven
by Jack AdklSßOn, knocked the lattet
from his scat, wrecked the wagon and
damaged the auto. Johnson was ar
reated by Motorcycle Patrolmen coe
and Gardner and later arraigned m
police court on ;< charge of driving, bis
automobile at the rate of nay miles
an hour In the twenty-mile district.
„,,,!,,, j u d ge Frederlckson lixed the
bail at $500, which was lurnished by
Brown and a friend who were in the
motor car when the collision occurred.
Tin- city ordinance provides a pun
ishment of not less than ten days in
the city jail for persons who drive
faster than thirty miles an hour and
it is mandatory for the judge to im
poae BUch penalty.
The members of the party were on
their way to the Aviation field and
were late". The auto, which is a pow
erful one and geared to make high
speed uu desert roads, was purchased
three 'lay.-; ago by Brown. Johnson
thought it would be a good opportun
ity to "try it out," and, ignorant ot
I lie tact that the motorcycle officers
were watching for speeders to and
[rom the Aviation field, opened up the
throttle and soon passed every vehicle
in the street.
Patrolmen Coe and Gardner saw the
auto as it whlzaed across Vernon ave
nue going SOUth on Central avenue.
They started in pursuit and were
being left behind whan the accident
occurred.
According to the Officers then- speed
ometer-; registered Bfty-two miles mi
hour While the chase was in progress.
Johnson, it seems, slowed down his
auto when he saw another motor car
and a wagon in front, of htm. When
he saw he ™v" 1 not pass the vehicles
he threw on the brakes and made an
,lfort to stop his auto. The automo
bile slid about tifty feet, then skidded
around until it faced the other way.
In swinging around the rear end of
of the wagon and broke it.
of the wagon and broken it.
The shock threw Adkiss.m out and
tore the harness from the horse. The
driver of the wagon was bruised
Slightly and tho occupants of the auto
were jolted about considerably. The
rear lamp of the auto and one of the
mud guards were bent. The officers
said Johnson admitted going at the
rate of thirty-five or forty miles an
hour. Johnson will appear in police,
court this morning to enter a plea to
the charge, which means a jail sen
tence for him if he is found guilty.
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
The following articles of incorporation
were filed in the county clerk's office
yesterday:
Esperanza Citrus Development com
pany, capital. $25,000; directors, JI. H.
Young A Downe, Duarte; William
Bowring. Arthur Bowring, Charter
Oak; E. H. Strafford, Pasadena.
C M. De Vcrnet company, capital,
$200,000; directors, O. M. Do Vernet,
John A. Rosporans, Frank F. Pratt
Broadway Investment company, cap
ital, $600,000; directors. H. J- Waters,
w W Woods, L. J. Chrtatopher, H. J.
Conneil, C. Wesley Roberts.
Alfalfa-Feod Milling company, capi
tal $50 000; directors, William K. Wea
ver Julian C. Houtz, A. T. Sheward.
Pacific Light & Power corporation,
capital $40,000,000; directors, William O.
Kerckhoff. Kaipare Colin. Chart* For
man A. N. Kemp, Ip* Angeles; H. K.
Huntington. Oneonta. N. V.; George S.
Pattern, Howurd ED, Huntingdon. Pas
adena. >
GEO. A. SMITH BOOSTS
FOR CONSOLIDATION
George A. Smith, Republican candidate
for mayor In the recent Municipal
league. Is advocating the c-onsolidutiou
of Hollywood with Los Angelei at the
election to he held a week from next
Monday.
Mr. Smith cairi yesterday: "I have al
ways been in favor of the annexation of
Hollywood. It is one of the most de
sirahle sections in the. vicinity of I<os
Angeles. I am a real estate man and I
helieve I am conservative in saying that
Hollywood property will advance in
value J5 per cent after consolidation with
I.os Angeles. Both cities will heneflt hy
the union. By all means let us annex
Hollywood."
FIVE PERSONAL DAMAGE
SUITS AGGREGATE $50,900
Injuries Sustained in Various Mari
ners Lead to Court Pro.
ceedings
Five -nils in which damages aggre
gating $60,900 are demanded on account
of personal injuries were filed in the
superior court yesterday.
Peter Jackson sued the Los Angeles
Railway company for $20,000 because of
injuries" sustained when a car struck
hi« wagon on Stephenson avenue De
cember 18, 1909.
I. 11. Hall demands $16,000 from Wes
ley i'lark, a contractor, on account of
injuries received while employed by
('lark in excavation work on Vemon
avenue May 14. 1908.
Antonio Sanchez asks for a judgment
of $16,400 against tin- Maier Packing
company. Sanchez, while employed by
the packing company as a truckman
in November, fell down an elevator
shal't and was seriously Injured.
i>. P. Burns, who was struck by an
automlbile belonging to James I. Clem
ents on Ocean avenue, I.ons Beach,
September 1-. 1909, tiled suit against
i ilements I'":- 17600.
The Los Angele.s-A.- Redondo Railway
company was made defendant in a suit
Bled by D. W. Rowland, who demands
$2000 on account of injuries sustained
while alighting from a starting car
December 3.
STOCK EXCHANGE HOLDS
ITS ANNUAL MEETING
Important legislation was enacted
yesterday afternoon at the annual
meeting of the Los Angela! stock ex
change. General discussion was heard
over the proposition to change the com
mission rates en handling stocks and
bonds. On motion it was voted that
the commission on bonds in future
shall be $2.50 for a $1000 bond instead
or' }6, and 11.2G on a $500 bond instead
oC $2.50 as heretofore, being a reduc
tion of one-half in commission
charges to conform with rates' at other
points along the coast. Action on
commission charges for handling •took!
was deferred.
The Following named directors, who
will elect officers later, were chosvn:
Luther H. Green, F. Irwin Herron, D.
A. McGilvray. John E. Marble, J. B.
Neville, D. C. Sullivan, Fielding J.
Stilson, John Earle Jardine, Joseph
Bull.
SUES ON MINING DEAL
Alleging that he was induced to in
vest in mining stock which he after
wards discovered to he worthless,
Henri Wild filed suit in the superior
court yesterday against H. M. Todd
and Nellie Hollywood of Ocean Park.
demanding a return of $750 used by him
in the purchase of stock of the Tono
pah Kendall Gold Mining company.
TRIAL CONTINUED
The trial of N. J. Ocksreider, let for
noxt Thursday, «m jrwrterdajr contin
ued by Judge Willis of the criminal
cojirt until February 1. OcJtßreldM la
charged with the embezzlement of $2400
belonging to Peuse Brothers, hfs em
ployers.
Classified Ad. Section
COMMERCE CHAMBER
WILL HOLD ELECTION
TiCKEI HtAutD BY JOSEPH
SOOTT CERTAIN TO WIN
Returning President Booth Declare*
He Would Not Serve Another
Year as He Does Not Believe
in Second Term „->
Between 9 o'clock this morning and 3
o'clock tiiis afternoon the members of
tinl Los Angeles chamber of commerce
will elect officers for the ensuing year.
Every member of the organization
will be entitled to a vote by calling at
the directors' rooms and casting his
ballot in person. Although it is expect
ed a fairly large vote will be polled,
this in reality amounts to nothing more
than a formality.
It is believed the entire ticket in
dorsed by the nominating committee
and beaded by the name of Joseph Scott
will be elected almost without a dis
senting vote.
"i)H no account would I serve another
year." declared Willis H. Booth, the
retiring president, yesterday afternoon,
in speaking of today's election. "As
president of what I believe to be'one of
the most important civic organizations
of Los Angeles, I have done everything
within my power to advance the inter
ests of the iliamber of commerce. But
1 do not believe a man should hold so
Important a position for more than one
year. No person ever has done so, and
a one-year term now is an established
tradition.
Eulogizes Joseph Scott
"I consider Mr. Scott as being capa
ble of tilling the office perhaps better
than any of his predecessors. A strong
executive and a willing worker, he is
especially well qualified. Mr. Scott also
is a good public speaker, a quality
which every man occupying a public
office should possess."
As tin' retiring president Mr. Booth
has been receiving congratulations from
every side on his successful adminis
tration. Klks' week, the visit of Presi
dent Taft and a hundred and one oth
er affairs of more or less importance
have borne testimony to the import
ance of the chamber of commerce.
"I have no fears for the future of an
organisation which has been of so great
benefit to the city," concluded the re
tiring president. "As long as the mem
bers work for the public good and not
for private interests there can be but
one result. This has made the cham
ber what it now is, and will continue to
make it one of the greatest factors for
good in an up-to-date city."
MAN SHOT AND ROBBED
TAKES LEAVE OF HOSPITAL
Departure of Yon Koffski Results In
Dismissal of Case Against Bur.
bank Rancher
The midnight departure from a hos
pital of Peter Yon Koffski resulted yes
terday in the dismissal of a case In
Judge Willis' court in which Francisco
Fontano, a Burbank rancher, wag ac
cused of robbing Yon Koffski Novem
ber 6. The dismissal was ordered on
request of Deputy District Attorney
Hammon, who said nothing had been
heard concerning Yon Koffski's where
abouts for more than a month.
At the time of the robbery Yon
Koffski was shot and wounded in the
left shoulder and was taken to a Bur
bank hospital, the physician In at
tendance promising to notify the offi
i. is of his patient's progress toward re
covery. A few days after the prelim
inary "examination In tho Burbank jus
tice court Yon Koffski disappeared,
leaving the hospital at midnight. Since
then nothing has been heard from him.
His testimony at the preliminary hear
ing also was instrumental in bringing
about the dismissal of the case yester
day, his statements on that occasion
being conflicting.
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