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Pianos and Piano Players If SI ''T^'-'^i^S' Instruments of H J^J^JBiP^ Permanent Value illln JBf^m^yT^fi in"'' l'"l|'"'ffi'¥7"yfj *lpt purolinfw* of a plnno should be WFM HH WU^/^^_^^^^^^^j|^^3 made with the idea of permanency Illill yTß^iflßM %^ in '"il"'- You arß bringing Into your 111 l ill pHw"'l'|H||T j . home something that will enter into •^ lllW'ffl and become a part of tlie home life. iC 1*! I I I M ill tiSS' 1 I I Make this Improvement. a worthy lUll I * (l i>' I|||m lAL one. Buy a good instrument—a Pl jlin ' & i ' lilllillll 11' 3 an" "lat wi" B've yo" a lifetime of |2g jjc gljipP^ "* satisfactory »err-ice. The instruments i^Hf^ Bt/ ' named below guarantee you this. High Grade. Pianos Fine Player Pianos Stelmvny grands and uprights, SSTS to Stelnway Pianola pianos, $1375 to $3300. S KlricJ eTVa'c.f lS gra >» Od n, lha Vndnpr l( SSs^StiS^SSS" planoB> *loS°- sl7s to $950. Terms of $10 monthly. Terms of $15 monthly.- Kohmer grands and nprlghts, $150 to I'"arrand-C«'lllnn Player pianos, $850. $880. Terms of $10 monthly. Terms of $15 monthly. Kurtzmann grands and uprights, $375 to Cadillac Player pianos, $550. Terms of $800. Terms of $6 monthly. $10 monthly. Aam^ Virtrn.AQ The Talkins /j^BSmSmS. ViUTUldb Machine de Luxe iRJK£wNBP^lJ^k\ Th' Vie tor-Vlctrola la "The Talking Machine de lilLMßß^W^'ifiil Luxe" —tho finest of Victors, concealed m a beautiful I MBM '' Hi *l cabinet, without the horn feature. The Vlctrola Is nn I »rS£»?fi&M?lK. JI ornament to any drawing room or music room. No V^JJ^^aMMaMsy/ mechanical sounds whatever are audlblp. T'ho volume or music can be perfectly regulated. The $200 Vlc m?*nSsmMlur*im trola is in solid mahogany, light or dark finish, with >— i*aaa*^^»v ' all metal ''or gold plated. Tha $250 Vlctrola is slml- J/f lar, but In beautiful Circassian walnut. "The new Vlc •^ m \ trola at $125 combines all the advantages of the m' - <(&!% higher priced Vfctrolas. without the cabinet feature. *Sf Wf. ii ftktS Tone may be regulated, as In other Victrolas, by 9».3,<f m vUI& npeninff and closing the modifying doors. Victrolas if ii ii/"^ may bo purchased on terms of $10 and up monthly. SLjL^f9%o. <2J/2 nc Puts a Victor in Your .TjJtO'fvVtf* T ' D Home— With Records JpMw tJQH~ re you enjoying a Victor? Of course you are, if you Hi OH I* have one of these splendid entertainers In your home, 4>J " j> ju% If you haven't yet purchased a Victor, do it now. Thl3 "A # M^W 0 great pleasure can be yours at slight expenditure— Ur^ M A CfflS^ think how much It will mean to you anil your friends. ftW fvi HkS'^jS* By our plan ?3-7;i will put a Victor in your home. §1 ,(LM %>*^4obP Choose ten selections, pay $3.75 cash. We'll send you tnn records and a Victor. Then pay a dollar or more M&zL r *g£P i!"~ t ftfiv* weekly. Bdisons may be purchased on tho same basis, fit*"" _ *fQ # -cX with an Initial payment of only $.1 fur six records. _ ut»S2 * - aWCX Victors $10 to *260. Edisons $12.80 to »&0. 6* , E - -■ _-3gfe_' \GeaJ3frittl 1 Company \S) I SWHWAY-CICIUAN'VICTOR O£AUrK^&L ) &4$- 7- SOUTH SPRING ST. (^^Jj THE CITY Strangers are Invited to visit the exhibits of California products at the Chamber of Commerce building, on Broadway, between First and Second streets, where free Infor mation will be given on all subjects pertain ing to this section. The Herald will pay *10 In cash to any one furnishing evidence that will lead to the arrest and conviction of any person caught stealing copies of The Herald from tne preml&es of our patrons. Membership in the Los Angeles Realty board Is a virtual guarantee of reliability. Provision Is made for arbitration of any differences between members and their cli ents. Accurate information on realty mat ters Is obtainable from them. Valuations by a competent committee. Directory or members free at th» office of Herbert Bur den, cecretary, 525 Security building. Phone Broadway 1596. The Legal Ala society, at 282 North Main etreet, Is a charitable organization main tained for the purpose of aiding In legal matters those unable to employ counsel. T 10 society needs financial assistance and aeeks Information regarding worthy cases. Phone Home F5203: Main 836«. The Herald, like every other newspaper, !• misrepresented at times, particularly In cases involving hotels, theaters, etc. The public will please take notice that every representative of thlo paper Is equipped with the proper credentials, and more particu larly equipped with money with which to pay his Mlia. THE HERALD. AROUND TOWN Topham Will Speak John Topham, member of the police, commission, will address the Federa tion club at the noon luncheon today on "Personal Experience as a Police Commissioner." Leather Salesman Dies James Hanna, a leather salesman, died yesterday at his home, 2211 Juliet street. He had resided in Los Angeles for seven years. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p. m. at the chapel of Orr & Edwards. Seek Missing Girl The police are searching for Mary Francis Staplin, 17 years old, who ran away from her home in Santa Ana. The girl is said to be pretty. She wore a purple suit, with a large velvet hat, at the time of her disappearance. Indianans Will Meet The Indiana Society of I,os Angeles will hold its regular monthly meeting in tho Fraternal Brotherhood building, Maple hall, Friday evening. It is de sired that as many former residents as possible will attend this meeting. Dies in Army Home Charles H. Anderson, 60 years old, an inmate of the Salvation Army home, where he had been living for seven months, was found dead In his room yesterday. The' body was removed to Bresee Bros.' undertaking parlors. Dismisses Case Police Judge Frederickson yesterday dismissed the criminal assault case in which A. Sohuleman was accused of at tacking Mrs. Rosie Cohen during her husband's absence. The Cohens lived in the same house with Schuleman. The case drew a large crowd from the Russian-Jewish quarter, but was held under closed doors. Searching for Brother W. F. Wood, 349 Orange avenue, Olendale. lias appealed to the Los An gelea police department to find his brother, Bon M. Wood, 49 years old, who mysteriously disappeared from the Glendale home *» Monday. Wood says he thinks his brother is deranged or has lost his memory. At the time of his disappearance Wood wore a blue suit, black derby hat and red tic. Driver Found Dead William F. Hubbard, driver of tho emergency wagon of the Los Angeles Interurban railway, an old settler In California and well known in the courts of New and old Mexico as an inter preter, was found dead in his little room over the emergency barn, where he made his home. He was 75 years old and had a son, F. Hubbard, living at teSl Post street, San Francisco. The body vu removed to I'ivsee Bros.' undertaking parlors, where an autopsy will be performed^ lj v , In VENICE VILLAS nr.d BUNdA LOW^M Completely furnished. Rent reason able.—Adv.. - >. .-'. . :'- ' • HYSTO ai»»olv« on the tongue, » ■♦ '«at at the Augeiun grill.. - NATIVE FLOWERS WILL BE PLANTED IN PARKS Commission's Plans to Beautify City's Pleasure Grounds Outlined by Judge Silent Judge C. D. Silent of the park com mission outlined to the council yester day some of the plans of this aggres sive department for the inexpensive adornment of the parks. He was so' enthusiastic in his projects that the finance committee recommended the park commission be given $500 to spend at once in securing yuccas to be plant ed in Elyslan park. It is the intention of the park com mission, according to the plans outlined by Judge Silent, who Is the member of the commission in charge of the landscape gardening, to plant hundreds of thousands of native yuccas in Grif fith and Elysian parks, and the com mission wants to put 10,000 of these yuccas in Elysian Park at once. Other native flowers, such as the white and purple lilac and holly, are to be planted in great profusion. The matter of spending $2500 at once on the improvement of land offered tho city for park purposes by J. T. Gaffey was referred to the finance committee. COMMITTEE TO REVISE CITY LIQUOR ORDINANCES Urgent Work of Prosecutor Eddie Is Cause of Delay in Presenting Proposed Legislation One of the first tasks of the com mittee on public welfare, which was formed yesterday, will be the considera tion of the entire revision of the liquor ordinances of the city. The creation of this committee was the outgrowth of President Works' stinging speech to the council yesterday morning, in which he touched on liquor matters and Councilman Plant took up the liquor question as a whole. Mr. Plant declared that all the city's liquor ordinances were much in need of revision and that the council had not touched tlie matter before because it. had been waiting for Prosecutor Eddie to present some liquor legislation to the council. Mr. Eddie lias been work ing on this matter for some time, but finds the task a stupendous one, and as the work must bo done chiefly out side his office hours, has not been able to present the ordinance as yet. The commijlee will work with Mr. Eddie, to produce the required legis lation. ORDERS PARK IMPROVEMENT The council yesterday unanimously adopted th« recommendation of tho streets and boulevards committee and instructed tho city engineer to begin proceedings for the condemnation of the strip of land on the north side of Mouth park to be added to the park. The property owners In the district bounded by Jefferson, Main, Compton and Manchester will have to pay for the condemned property, but Council man Williams declared he had ligurod the cost to each 50-foot lot In the dis trict would not exceed an average of $5. At the same time the council res cinded the action of the former coun cil in requiring petitions for park con demnations to bear the signatures of th^ owners of 25 per cent of the property In the assessment district. TRIAL IS CONTINUED Because the same Issues are Involved in a civil suit pending- In Madera county courts, Judge Davis yesterday continued the trial of Chris Marks, ac cused of obtaining money by falso representations, until March 24. Marks Is charged with swindling Dr. Louis E. Wyckoff and others out of $1035 in a mining transaction in June, 1908. He was once before examined on this charge, and in addition to entering a ploa of not guilty yesterday pleaded that he had once been in jeopardy. TRIAL CONTINUED The trial of Charles B. Creel, charged with contempt of court; during - tha progress of the Imperial valley land fraud cases In the United States dis trict ■ court, was continued ' yesterday until today. LOS ANGELES HERALD: WEDNESDAY MORNINC, JANUARY 2fi, 1010. Municipal Affairs S. P. MUST BUILD OR LOSE ITS SITE COUNCIL SENDS ULTIMATUM TO RAILROAD CO. Unless Promised Terminal Is Erected City Will Reclaim Fifth Street Property Which Was Given Conditionally With the determination to protect the people's interests that has charac- terized Its every act, the city council yesterday took steps to amend the mis take or deliberate villiany of the in famous river-bed* franchise council in granting to the Southern Pacific a por tion of Fifth street in front of the Ar cade depot. The council, in a resolu tion adopted by that body yesterday, calls on the Southern Pacific to con struct the depot it promised in return for the abandonment of the portion of Fifth street or it will instruct the city attorney to begin proceedings to re claim the street to the public. The resolution, which was adopted with a vim th.t showed the council meant every word of it, was as follows: Whereas, the city of laih Angeles granted to the Southern l'aeillc Railroad company more than three years ago real property abutting on But Fifth street and adjoining the Arcade depot, valued at from $75,000 to ¥100,000, in consideration of a specific prom ise by the said railroad company to begin the early constructl«a of a .Commodious de pot In keeping with the needs of the pub lic, of the value of from $750,000 to $1,000, --000, together with an attractive park, to bo maintained by the company, the full length of the edifice on the west side, the whole to be finished in the most approved style; and Whereas, the said Southern l'wlne com pany, although it has had the property this considerable length of time, has shown no disposition to perform Its obligation in this relation and makes evasive and irrelevant replies when communicated with on the subject, - Now, be It resolved, that the president of the Southern Pacific company, 120 Broa-d --way, New York, be notilied that the city of Los Angeles will tolerate delay and subter fuge no longer and unless speedy measures are taken to begin and consummate said work the city attorney will he Instructed to take such action as may be necessary to force a compliance of the deliberate prom ise which the said railroad company does not now, never has and never can deny, or a return of the property so granted, to the public. \ ■ . Be it resolved further, that copies of the mayor's message on this subject, and of this resolution be forwarded to the president of said Southern Pacific company at once. City Can Recover Street i President Works raised a question about the ability of the city to compel the railroad to build the depot it had promised and asked the city attorney for an opinion. Mr. Hewitt replied that if the city could not force the construction of the depot it was almost certain it could recover the street. "While.no contract was ever signed to show what the terms of the aban donment were It is a matter of com mon knowledge and the moral respon sibility resting on the railroad amounts almost to a legal interpretation of ob taining goods under false pretenses. I believe we would have good grounds on which to base an action, if that is required," he said. The action of the council was taken on the recommendation of Mayor Al exander, contained in a message to the c uncil. The - luncll had expected tho message and Councilman Plant had his resolution already prepared. A3 soon as the message was read Mr. Plant introduced his resolution and it was promptly seconded by Councilman Gregory. The mayor's message to the council is as follows: Mayor's Message The circumstances under which East Fifth street, from the easterly line of Central avenue to the Ar cade depot building, was abandoned have already been the subject of a message to the preceding council. In brief the facts were that the t portion of Fifth street between tho points, named was abandoned at the instance of the Southern Pa cific Railroad company, whose representatives and agents ap peared on numerous occasions be fore the board of public works and the city council while the matter was pending, and stated that the land was absolutely necessary " for the railroad company In order to provide sufficient ground for the erection of a new depot upon • the Arcade depot grounds. Ground plan.B of the proposed depot were exhibited by these gentlemen, and the public and the city authorities were given 'to understand that, upon the abandonment of the street, the railroad company would speedily proceed to erect a new do pot upon the Arcade property. In addition to this, these gentlemen further assured the public that a parking, at least twenty feet In width, for the full length of the depot property on the east side of Central avenue would be provided, which would afford the public con venient and easy access to the de pot. This parking, in which grass plats, tropical plants and entrance ways were to be placed was to be " perpetually maintained by the rail road company. It is a fact that the lands vacated were .of great value as real estate; and since the public was to receive nothing in ex change, either in money or other lands, it can bo fairly said that the public benefit to be derived from the erection of a new depot was in reality the consideration under which the city .granted East Fifth street, from Central avenue to the depot building, to the rail road company. Passed Over Veto All this took place in 11106. In* ' July of that year the railroad com pany asked for the abandonment of the street, and in December the final ordinance vacating the street was passed by the council over .' Mayor McAleer's veto, the object tlons of the mayor to the proceed ings being based upon the fact that the railroad company did not bind itself in writing to do anything for the public in consideration for the gift of the street to it. The city council, however, was satisfied to . take the railroad company at- its word and closed up the street upon the confident assumption that the railroad company would erect the depot just as its representatives,, had so earnestly and faithfully as ' serted would be done. Nothing has been done, however, by the railroad company, and there is no evidence that it Intends to do anything in the matter. All efforts heretofore made to obtain some as surance from the railroad officials as to the intentions of the company regarding the erection of a new de ' pot have been met with evasion and _, explanation* that,were wholly un i| satisfactory. •• The real question !la <■ s» whether the railroad company will ;J ke«p faith with the people of this city. I would respectfully suggest that your honorable body, by resolution, request of the proper officials of the Southern Pacific Railroad com pany a full and explicit statement as to the plans and intentions of the company relative to the build ing of its new depot, the same to be given immediately, to the end that if satisfactory assurance is not given that the railroad company will speedily make good Its prom ises to the people of this city, pro ceedings may be taken for the re opening of Fifth street to public ownership. I do not think It will answer the case for the railroad of ficials to say that tho public has been permitted to use this street since Its abandonment, for the fact Is that the railroad company has, by the proceedings I have referred to, acquired the apparent title to the land and can at Its own pleas ure close the street whenever It wishes to do so. This situation ■hould not bo tolerated, and I strongly urge the action I have suggested. COUNCIL REDUCES PAY OF ELECTION OFFICIALS First Real Difference of Opinion Be. tween Members Caused by Motion to Economize The first real argument that has di vided the city council as nearly in two as nine men can be divided arose yes terday afternoon over the question of pay for the election officers who served in the Hollywood election. It has been the custom in the past to pay election officers $5 each, but the present council does not intend to be bound by any precedents it may not approve. Chairman Washburn of tho finance committee recommended that the elec- tloa officers be paid $4 each, as the vote for the Hollywood election had been light and there had been little for them to do. Councilman Plant immediately moved that the pay be fixed at $5, as the of .ficers were in their places from 6 o'clock in the morning: until the polls closed at night and had put in nearly sixteen hours for the day's work, even if they had not been kept busy all the time. Councilman Gregory seconded Mr. Plant's motion, but Councilman Andrews, who is a member of the fin ance committee, quickly moved an amendment that the pay be fixed at $4. On the vote, Andrews, *Lusk, \Vashburn, Williams and President Works voted for the amendment and it carried. APPOINTS BANKER TO PLAYGROUND COMMISSION Council Approves Mayor Alexander's Choice of Joseph D. Radford to Replace E. R. Allen Joseph D. Radford, vice president of the German American Savings bank, was appointed a member of the play ground commision yesterday by Mayor Alexander and his apointment was con firmed. Mr. Riidford takes the place left vacant by the resignation of E. It. Allen. The former playground commission, with the exception of Mr. Allen, was reappointed yesterday. Shortly after Mayor Alexander was re-elected the playgrounds commissioners sent him their resignations in order that he might not be embarrassed if he wished to appoint new members of the com mission. Mr. Allen's resignation was the only one accepted, although J. G. Scarbor ough was anxious to be relieved of the duties of commlsisoner. The mayor ami the other members of the commis sion prevailed on Mr, Scarborough to accept reappointment. As the commisison now stands it is composed of Mrs. Willoughby Rodman, Miss Bessie Stoddard, Dr. W. A. Lamb, James G. Scarborough and Jo seph D. RadJord. COUNCIL REFUSES TO GRANT PHONE FRANCHISE Public Utilities Commission Reports Adversely on Application to Install Third System Acting on the recommendation of the public utilities commision the council yesterday refused to grant M. Adrian King a franchise for a telephone sys tem. The utilities commission reported that Mr. King's plan had never been given a practical test and that it con sidered #ii movement for the consolida tion of the two existing telephone sys tems would be more desirable than In stalling a third system and thereby en tailing additional expense. Mr. King's plan contemplated the es tablishment of a telephone system that would be divided into districts. He expected to charge a much smaller fee than the established companies for •phones connected on one district, but to charge an additional fee for con necting up with other districts. The plan is really a long distance system within a small compass of territory. COUNCIL NOTES The city attorney yesterday pre sented the lease to be entred into by the city and tha Sixth District Agri cultural association for the lease of Agricultural park, but it was referred back to htm to determine the validity of the title of the land. The park commission yesterday asked permission to rent two offices In the Coulter building for $30 a month. This commission wants more com modious quarters. > An emergency ordinance giving the Licensed Motor Car association the privilege of putting a canvas top over Fiesta park for its automobile show was passed by the council yesterday. City Attorney Hewitt was yesterday instructed by the council to prepare an ordinance compelling . street railways to do their paving at the some time the rest of the street on which they have rights of way is paved, l The Lob Angeles council and the board of trustees of Hollywood will meet next Monday morning in Joint session to canvass th« returns of the consolidation election held Monday. • . The Merchants & Manufacturers' as sociation and the Central Labor coun cil yesterday Bent to the city the names of committees they have chosen to represent them in the matter of ad-. justing salaries at the city hall. The M. & M.. committee is composed. of Reese Llewellyn, F. W. King and c. C. Desmond. The C. L. C commit tee Is F. C. Wheeler, W. A. Engle and L. W. Butler. Other civic bodies have been . asked to appoint committees to meet with. , the ,council's logislati«p committee on, this mutter. -\ ' News of the Courts 'HURRY UP HARRY' IN TOILS AGAIN NEW WARRANT ISSUED FOR HEAVYWEIGHT BROKER Latest Charge Against Harry D. Brown Is One of Passing Check with No Money in Bank A warrant for the arrest of Harry D. Brown, the 300-pound broker, al ready awaiting trial on a fictitious check charge, was issued by Justice i Summerfield yesterday and placed in the hands of Deputy Constable Charles Benjamin. The most recent accusation against Brown is similar to the one pending against him, that of passing a check when he had no money in the bank with which to meet payment. It is stated at the district attorney's office that material on which to base | numerous other charges is being in vestigated and that further complaints may be filed. Owing to this fact, Jus tice Summerfield placed Brown's bonds at a hieh figure, $5000. The complaint filed yesterday is sworn to by Joseph Rittigstein, a Jew eler, who says Brown gave him a check for $1000 February 8, 1909, with out sufficient funds on deposit with the Los Angeles Trust and Savings com pany, on which it was drawn, to meet payment. The check is signed, "Harry D. Brown company, trustee, by Harry D. Brown." Brown'strial on another worthless check charge is set for trial in Judge Willis' court February 9, the complaint in that case being sworn to by Dr. Nettie E. Hammond. The amount in volved In the pending case is $1500. BATTLE FOR LIFE IN CITY TOO STRONG, SAYS PRISONER Young Man Says Failure to Be Given Chance to Work Drove Him to Robbery "There are too many men who stay in the city, hoping to get work where there are ten to twenty men after the same Job," is the way Judge Willis I described labor conditions in Los An geles when Grover Keller appeared for sentence after pleading guilty to a charge of burglary. Keller is 19 years old. He came to Los Angeles several weeks ago and, driven to desperation when he could i find no work, robbed the home of Thomas G. Norton January 10. "I always worked on a farm," he told Judge* Willis when he applied for probation last Friday, and since then i the court has been searching for a suitable place to send Keller and thus save him from a term in the peniten tiary. In his search he appealed to J. B Goytino, owner of St. Anthony's ranch near Palmdale, and Goytino ap peared in court yesterday, promising to give Keller a good home. Keller was placed on probation for two years, Goytino being made special probation officer. NO WORD FROM ROWELL No word was received by Justice Stephens yesterday from Elmer E. Rowell, the attorney who disappeared the morning of the day fixed for his trial in Judge Davis' court several weeks ago. Rowell promised Justice Stephens by letter last Saturday he would be In court Monday or Tuesday, but not even a telephone message was received. Superior Judge Moss yester day gave judgment in favor of Miss Mary Anderson against Rowell in the woman's suit to recover on a note. SIEGEL ACQUITTED Bernard Slegel, alias Barney Hansen, charged with train wrecking, was ac quitted by a jury in Judge Davis' court yesterday. He was accused of placing ties on tho Pacific Electric tracks be low Compton, September 28, 1909, The obstruction nearly resulting in the wrecking of the Long Beach "flyer." There was nothing in the testimony of the prosecution's witnesses that could connect Siege! with the offense, and he was the only person to testify in hia own behalf. SENTENCE POSTPONED Judge Olln Wellborn postponed sen tence yesterday in the cases of Frank N. Chaplin and David H. Chaplin, re cently convicted by a jury in the United State! district court of defraud in" the government of desert lands In the Imperial valley, until February 2. The postponement was made at the re quest of attorneys for the defense. The Chaplins did not appear in court yes terday. A motion for a new trial prob ably will be made. DAMAGE TRIAL BEGUN Trial of the suit of Miss W. L. Arm strong against the Los Angeles Inter urban Railroad company, in which $50, --000 damages are demanded on account of personal injuries, was begun before a Jury in Judge Bordwell's court yester day. Miss Armstrong says she was permanently injured August 8, 1907, when the iron bar above the steps of an Edendale car was allowed to drop, striking her on the back. YON HAGEN SEEKS RELEASE Carl yon der Hagen, now being held In the county jail on a fugitive from justice warrant, will seek his release through habeas corpus proceedings In j Judge Willis 1 court this morning. A writ returnable at 10 o'clock today was signed by Judge Wilbur yesterday and served on Sheriff Hamrael. Yon der Hagen Is wanted in Hoboken, N. J., to answer to a charge of bigamy. SENTENCED TO PRISON Arthur H. Sites, who pleaded Kuilly several days ago to a charge of passing a fictitious check for $12 December 19, was sentenced to two years in San Quentin by Judge Willis yesterday. In vestigation showed that Sites passed another bad check for $18 December 24, and tried to pass a third piece of worthless paper a toy days later. PLEADS GUILTY I A plea of not guilty was withdrawn by Frank Wilson In Judge Davis' court yesterday and he pleaded guilty to a charge of bigamy, applying for proba tion. The matter was continued until February 1. Wilson Is accused of mar rying; Mary Stellmacher June 1, 1909, while he had another wife living from whom ha was not divorced. Venice "The Winter Ileaort."-Adv. -- j^ ESTABLISHED OCTOBER. MM. d& •? 219-229 S. Broadway 224-228 So. Hill St. "... i '--■'-.-■■': Re-Carpet Your Home at Slight Expense If you've any rooms to re-carpet and don't want to spend a great amount of money yet DO want really good carpet, we ; recommend your selecting from the following sorts, which are specially priced to close out small pieces :\:^ ; { If we expected to carry these in regular stock we should ask for them $1.00 to $1.75 a yard; we are pos itively discontinuing these goods. Body Brussels carpet, made, laid and lined..... .$1.35 Axminster carpet, made, laid and lined..... $1.60 Wilton Velvet carpet, made, laid and ilned .... 90c Tapestry Brussels carpet, made, laid and lined ...75c Three-ply reversible all-wool ingrain ........., 85c Union reversible ingrain....;..... 45c ' A special line of filet net goods, 54 in. wide, yard. . 55c New cretonnes are in now, at, yard ..........25c $30 Ostermoor Mattresses $18.50 Regular Ostermoor Mattresses, four-inch border, 4 feet 6 inch ■ size, 45 pounds, in two parts cost $15.50. This $30.00 French edge mattress is two inches thicker, weighs 15 pounds more, has round corners — rolled —closer tufts, finer cov ering and is much softer and more resilient. So you see what a bargain the Ostermoor factory offers just now: These $30 Ostermoors weigh 60 pounds, the filling is • of specially selected Ostermoor sheets, all hand-laid, closed within ticking entirely by hand sewing; cover ings are of beautiful mercerized French art twills, J_ finest quality, in a variety of colorings; high-grade, ■ dust-proof, satin-finish ticking, striped in linen effect , or the good old-fashioned blue and white striped her ringbone ticking; sizes 4 feet 6by 6 feet 4. Regular price $30; sale price, $18.50. Novelties in Art Needlework, China and Brass Ware If there is one thing more annoying in the world than another it is to have to put up with short sheets. We make a specialty H of the famous Pequot Sheets, full three yards long, and two, two and a quarter and two and a half yards wide: And notwithstanding the great advance of cotton prices we sell these Pequot sheets at the old prices— news which will interest both those of you who want * a pair or two and buyers of quantities who are able to take advantage of our wholesale prices. , >X h >■ ■ -Coulter Dry Goods Co.-——-- SCENE PAINTERS FIGHT FOR TRADE CONTROL Triangular War Started by Los An. geles Men Who Say Old Part. ners Are Stealing Business A three-cornered legal tight involving the theatrical scene painting industry in Los Angeles was begun in the su perior court yesterday by the filing of a suit by A. J. Charette and J. D. Pitts, respectively president and sec retary of the Charles F. Thompson Scenic company, against their business associates, Charles F. Thompson and Edwin H. Flagg. Each of the defend ants, it is claimed, while together still controlling the Thompson company by reason of holding a majority o£ the stock, have established separate con cerns and threaten to put the first company with -which they were affil iated out of business, the lirst step proposed being to remove Charette and Pitts A meeting alleged to have been called by Thompson and Flugg for this pur pose and Wi.ich was scheduled for yes terday was prevented by a temporary restraining order issued by Judge Wil bur on request of Charette and Pitts. The plaintiffs also ask that Thompson and Flagg be removed as directors of the company. The Thompson Scenic company was incorporated in April, 1909, Charette receiving seventy shares, Pitts thlrty flve Flagg sixty and Thompson eighty Ihare* of the stock, valued at $100 a share. A month later, it is claimed by Charette, Thompson got into htl debt and plao*J Mf eighty share* In escrow to guarantee settlement. This stock is still held in escrow, the in debtedness maturing in May. Shortly after the incorporation Flagg, it is said, ceased active participation In the business and organized the Ed win H. Flagg Scenic company, a com peting concern. On December 23, 1909, Thompson was ousted as president of the Thompson company and established the Charles F. Thompson Curtain company. The two new concerns have become competitors of the origi nal company while their respective heedi still hold a controlling Interest In that company. Another petition of Charette'■ is that the Thompson stock now held In es crow be transferred to him and that Thompson and Flagg be restrained from acting as directors of the old company while they continue in the competing business. COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WELFARE IS CREATED A new committee was added to the working force of the city council yes terday when the committee on public welfare was created. The necessity for such a committee has been felt by the council since its inauguration, and Councilman L,usk has felt the need more than anyone else, as it is to his legislative committee that matters are sent that should properly be cared for by a committee on public welfare. The president appointed the following coun cilraen as members of the new com mittee: Plant, Washburn, ; Lusk, Betkouski and Andrews. This committee is one of only two committees of five members, "\ all the others having but three. The sug question that it be ■■ composed of.-: fives members was made .. by 'v Councilman Washburn, and when the president an nounced his name as a member of the committee he deeply regretted the pa he had taken in the discussion. He mildly remonstrated that he hs< suggested the president of the counc be one of the five members of the con mittee, but Judge Works reminded hi] that the president is an ex-offlci member of all committees, and sai that as Mr. Washburn had suggeste five members he supposed Mr. Wash burn wanted a place on the committei Councilman Washburn is chairman c the finance committee, and in that posi tion has his hands pretty well filled with committee work. The necessity for a committee on public health and safety is felt, and it is probable that such a committee will be formed. Live In VENICE VILLAS and BUNGA LOWS. Completely furnished. Rent reason able.—Adv. ♦ ■ » FOR shaky n«rves there's nothing Ilka HYSTO. new fast train To Kansas City, Denver and Chi cago, via Santa Fe -.• , The Tourist Express Leave Los Angeles 9:00 a. m. Every Day As fast as the famous California Limited. 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