8 SHIP SUBSIDY PLANS TO AID RYAN URGED FRUIT COMPANY TO MAKE THIS HOME PORT PRESIDENT OUTLINES IMPOR- TANCE OF DEAL As Municipality Is Unable to Assist, It Is Proposed That Commercial Interests Further Project The Los Angeles board of harbor commissioners met yesterday after noon to consider what they believe is one of the most important projects yet presented for the deliberation of that body—the plan of President T. F. Ryan of the Pacific Fruit company to make Los Angeles the base of op erations and the home port of an in dependent steamship line controlling; one of the most valuable industries of Mexico, with all its tremendous out put. Mr. Ryan's plan Is considered ex tremely Important, and according to Secretary A. P. Fleming of the board of harbor commissioners was strongly Indorsed, but owing to a. clause in the state constitution, Los Angeles, as a municipality, is unable to Indorse or aid the project. Therefore, it is be lieved by Secretary Fleming 1, the har bor commissioners will urge that the prominent business men of Los An geles, represented by the Jobbers' as sociation and the chamber of com merce, Merchants and Manufacturers association, etc., lend aid to the plan and devise some means whereby a subsidy may be granted. Frank P. Urcgson, traffic manager of the Los Angeles Jobbers' associa tion, submitted the plans of the project to the harbor commission. Statistics compiled to Indicate the advantage of having the Ryan steam ships call at Los Angeles harbor also | were presented. Mr. Ryan opera! several of the finest and most profitable plantation in Mexico, the principal product of which is bananas. The importance ol this industry to Southern California was not realized until it was brought out that 120,000 bunches of bananas are shipped to Los Angeles every month. Over 150,000 bunches are ■hipped to California, Arizona, Ne vada and New Mexico each month, or 3600 carloads a year. Anxious to Come Here The Ryan company asks only a guar anty of 12,000 tons annually, when he Will make this the basis of his im mense operations, give the business In terests of Southern California direct intercourse with the ports of Mexico, including Port Manzanillo, and open up one of the richest regions in the new world for the southwest American farmers, cattlemen, horticulturists and other producers. Last year the port of New Orleans handled over 1,000,000 bunches of bananas, a major portion of which, if not over two-thirds, would come to Los Angeles, it is said, if Mr. Ryan's project is successful. Mr. Ryan, in his report, states that he is anxious to live in Los Angeles, and for that reason wishes, to make it the base of his operations. His state ment to the Jobbers' association and other business organizations of the city says: ■■1 am now interested In the opera tion of steamers between Manzanillo and the west coast of the United States, principally for the purpose of handling fruit, northbound, and have made San Francisco the port of call on the initial trips. I propose to con tinue this service and give the people of Los Angeles a guaranteed service between the port of Ban Pedro and Manzanillo, touching at all Important intermediate ports, and especially such ports as are favored with railroad connections to the interior of Mexico. This service will be regulated by the transportation of bananas, northbound, subject to a guaranteed service of fif teen days or better. "Upon the part of the merchants of Los Angeles I should want a guaran teed tonnage equal to 12,000 tons a year, or its equivalent, the equivalent to be based upon nn average of the existing tariffs of the Pacific Coast Steamship company, or the Cosmos line, taking the average distance nnd rates, per schedule and classification. "I should expect to credit Los An geles on tonnage with the revenue ac cruing from passengers to and from San Pedro, and would also credit freight coming from the Interior and moving on our boats from San Pedro, including freight transshipped from one vessel to another at San Pedro. "I would agree to co-operate in the equalization of rates between Los An geles and the port it San Pedro, through rates in no case to be higher than the average rate from San Fran cisco to the Mexican ports involved. "The boats to be used shall he of suitable character and of nt least 600 tons burden —the passenger accommo dations to be strictly first class." Import and Export Figures Mr. Ryan also submits the following ' verified table of imports and exports, < Fhowlng what immense trade is be ing diverted to New Orleans and else- i •where, and Indicating the importance of a serious consideration of his will- 1 ingness to bring his vessels here. This ■• table of statistics follows: 1 Agricultural Implements, $500,000; ] live stock (hogs, horses, sheep), nearly i $1,000,000; grain and grain products, $3,000,000; all kin 1.- of chemicals (in cluding baking powder), coal and coke, $2,00,000; copper and manufac tured articles, nearly $2,000,000; cotton ' and manufactured articles, including 1 clothing, etc., $3,500, fruits and s nuts, $200,000; electrical appliances, $1,- i 000,000; phonographs, etc., $400,000; iron i and steel and manufactured articles, $10,500,000; builders' hardware, $1,000,- 1 Aids Nature m The great success of Dr. Pieroe's Golden Medical Dis- |^v Jsffis&firh! covery in curing weak stomachs, wasted bodies, weak V^WlßSS*cfc!s lungs, and obstinate and lingering coughs, is based on <«Bali*KiHJiL>i'§&l the recognition of the fundamental truth that "Golden Wffc&*lsrl Medical Discovery" supplies Nature with body-build- fjs§ibil«!la ing, tissue-repairing, muscle-making materials, in con- W KyasMpi densed and concentrated form. With this help Nature fltJssii&tysL supplies the necessary strength to the stomach to digest — —. K-^VxjP&'Jf'S"! food, build up the body and thereby throw off lingering 'j&sg£^slgsJ!%P obstinate coughs. The "Discovery" re-establishes the '"^^^sSj^^SiaSJ^-. digestive and nutritive organs in sound health, purifies ~~J^*c£-S ■nd enriches the blood, and nourishes the nerves — in '*'" short establishes sound vigorous health. // your dealer otters something "lust as good,*' It Is probably better FOR him-.-it pays better. But you are thinking of the cure not the profit, so there's nothing "lust as Hood" tor you. Say so. Dr. Pieroe's Common Sense Medical Adviser, In Plain English; or, Med icine Simplified, 1008 pages, over 700 illustrations, newly revised up-to-date Edition, paper-bound, sent for 21 one-cent stamps, to cover cost of mailing ml?. Cloth-bound, 31 stamps. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y. ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE METHODIST MINISTERS' ASS'N f CHAPLAIN G. W. WILSON CIIAPLATN O. W. WILSON* who was elected president of the Los Angeles Methodist Ministers' as rday at the meeting of the association in the First Methodist church, is one of the leading workers in the Methodist denomination. He is the author of live religious books and ha.- been the chaplain of the soldiers' home at Bawtelle for the past live years. The other officers elected at the ses sion yesterday were: Rev. " something back of this." "Two dollars or two days," an nounced the judge. "Well, here goes on" day's pay." said Jensen as he laid down the money mi the clerk's desk. TWO ARRESTED BELIEVED TO BE DESPERATE YEGGS Walter Leffler and H. W. Bird Sus pected of Having San Fran. Cisco Records Walter l.eftler and 11. W. Bird, who thr- police say are desperate yeggs from Ban Francisco, were arrested bj the police yesterday and locked up In •ii city jail. Leffler is accused of stealing IS from the clothing of an . engineer of an Iron works near the Santa IV yards, and Bird is charged with attempting to steal a ride on a freight train and defraud the South ern Pacific company out of the price of his tare. Both men are alleged to have pi near the engine house and LefTler la said to have yielded to the temptation to st'-ai the money from the clothes of the engineer. A railroad employe, who saw the men \\hil>' they were preparing to board a freight train, say the men were quarreling over v, division of the money. The men probably will be arraigned In police court today. NONOGENARIAN WINS SUIT A suit against Henry P. Hunt as executor of tin- estate of her son was •u'cin in Judge James 1 court yesterday by Mrs. Mary A. Hunt, a woman 83 years old and almost quite ' blind. Through a guardian .she broußi.t suit to recover $~M deposited in a J,ns An geles bank, the proceeds >>f a .sale made by her husband before his death, in her complaint Bhe declared her hus band before hi* death endeavored to indorse the paper, but his hand was so shaky he could not. Her claim -was opposed by the executor on the ground ii,.■ money 1 .should be divided among tho heirs. ROAD SPECIFICATIONS ADOPTED Specifications wore adopted by tlio board of supervisor* yesterday for the construction of uk> Whlttler road from the city limits of Los Angeles to Bait Whlttler, a distance of ten and three quarters miles. The contract was or dered advertised for bids. Important—Wednesday Today I \W We Feature Great Purchase /,. ___ "X >liMio^ Bliss & Perry's New Sample WiijSl23i jQ % Line and Surplus Lots Tan and y|w& L-H ¥Bfl Brown Oxfords ■ Mf\ iQ MM/ J^pP/ $2.48 $2.48 \ Close on to 500 pairs these fine shoes have arrived and will be placed on sale bright and early Wednesday morning—not today. Coming Soon When we tell you that this manufacturer is noted for his splendid lines of $3, A nnOlinceiTient $3.50 and $4 shoes and oxfords, when we tell you that there are 500 pairs of these - C 7^, here, the very best and most dependable footwear for Spring and Summer, and that OJ CL OflJg the combining of samples and surplus lots brings the size range complete, from 2 q-C- ~^Hl)inery to 7, we know there will be great activity in the shoe section at the —$2.48. rri/^rj — Samples are usually small sizes, but by the combining of these various lines we VV A 1 Cil are able to offer the complete run of sizes—not in each style but in the assortment. Here are new Spring ties, pumps and oxfords in the browns. Tans and cham pagne pumps. The same footwear that you'll be paying $3, $3.50 and $4 for from V regular stock. Don't you think this will be a good opportunity to buy the footwear you need or Easter? Practically every shade from light champagne to the dark rich brown. $2 AS ' $2.48 :^^p; t52.48 $2.48 -pj| Remember We Say rJL^% P Wh V nil/ Wednesday—Not Today M^Wm > HOMEIOS7I. BDWY.4944r*^BROADWAY COR. A TH. LOS ANGELES, MINISTER HELD AS AN OFFENDER WILLIAM MORRIS ARRESTED ON LARCENY CHARGE POLICE DECLARE MAN PLAYED JEKYLL.HDYE ROLE Wore Clergyman's Vestments in Day. time and Carried on Debauch. cry at Night, Is State. ment of Officials ( lad in the vestments of a clergy man of the Church of England, Wil liam Morris, who claims to be an Episcopalian minister and a general evangelist at penitentiaries and prisons of the United states, was arrested by Patrolman McCarron and locked up in ill- city Jail yesterday on a charge of petty larceny. Morris, who admitted he had fallen grace and yielded to the tempta tion to gel drunk and associate with women of the underworld, emphatical ly declared he is a regularly ordained minister and that illness caused him to sick drink as a remedy for his ner vousness. He denied that the money he received from various business men in Los Angeles was used for any other purpose than to help the poor and needy. The specific chart,'.• against Morris is stealing $20 From Frederick Peatfleld, a ,1, ,] r. while the latter was asleep in his room at the Hotel W;>t3r ville several days ago. Peatfleld, who swore to the com plaint against the self-styled clergy man, staled lie met the man at the I [otel w atervllle a short time ago, "i met him In the hall one even ' Ing." saiil Peatfleld. "We talked for \ tnlnuti i and thru ] learned h i from a town in England neai the place where 1 wu born. W« ; chatted fur a short time, and I invited him into my room to have a drink. He accepted with alacrity and later on he wm In Buch a state of intoxication that he was unable to go to his own room. He remained with me that night, and the following evening the same thing occurred. This time .Mor ris had woman with him. After the, woman left the apartment Morris again became intoxicated and stayed with mo. When awoke In the morn ing I found my money was missing. I accused Morris of the. theft. He made son scuse and left the room. The next time 1 saw him ho was in cus tody." Jekyll.Hyde Characteristics The detectlvei who Investigated the case .say Morris displayed the famous characteristics of Dr. Jckyll and Mr. Hyde During the daytime, tin? police found, .Morris w»ra his ministerial garb and sought subscriptions tor his fund for the poor and downtrodden. As soon a« the street lights began to burn he cast off his black frock, donned a suit of a more cheerful color and frequented pool hails and saloons and clinked beer mugs with laborers and hoboes ill the places in Main • ii.it. when sufficiently under the Influence of liquor, so ihe polli c .Morris sought the sodOt) of the wom en of the under world and joined them in their debauches. Shortly before being locked ui> yea- terdajr afternoon Morris asked to be allowed to talk with Peattield, and following his conversation admitted tli" theft fmm his former friend and pave an order on the property clerk for $2, which, Morris said, was to I" 1 credited to him on the amount he had stolen. The detectives say Morris is the mnn who has bopn visiting massage par lors and endeavoring to induce the women attendants to have Improper relations with him. A number of these complaints have been made to the po lice but they were unable to find the man complained of. Morris is said to hnve obtained an average of $fiO a month as a result of his soliciting money from persons In i,.is Angeles and adjoining towns. when searched he had a number of cards on his person to the effect that he was a genera] evangelist and worked among the prisoners In peni tentiaries and .jails. Printed on the cards ns references wen' the name* of Rev. Mr. Norti up, Baptist; Bishop Mclntyre, Methodist; Robert Burdette, BaptUt; Rev. Lindley Wells, Friends' church; Rev. Mr. Barnes, St. Paul's Kpiscopal church, and Rev. Mr. Hughes, Methoilist. Morris probably "ill be arraigned i" police court today. COUNTY SAVES MONEY BY READVERTISING FOR BIDS New Figuns for Harbor Boulevard $2500 Less Than Former More than $LT>OO has been saved by the board of supervisors and the county highway commission by the readvertis- ing for bids for the construction of the harbor boulevard from South Main street to Uardena, a distance of L'o,ooo feet. The lowest bid received at the first bidding was $15,000, while the lowest bid presented yesterday was $13, 33 a, made by tha oil Macadam Paving oom pany. The other bid received yester day* was made by the T. I). Doneghan company for $13,00u. The bids for the construction do not include the furnishing of rock, as that is .supplied by the county. The bids were referred to the highway commis sion. COURT TO TEST POWER The power of a state court to sum mon .sailors from Uncle Sam's men of-war will be tested in the court of Judge Houser next Monday in the di vorce action begun by Klise Parks of Watts ti.-.i iust her husband, Ceorge Leroy Parks, an able seaman on tho Hull. He appeared in court yesterday on an application of the plaintiff for an allowance, for costs of trial, but stated his superior officers would not lit him come again. Judge Houser stated lie would remain away ut his own risk. PSYCHOLOGIST LOSES CASE JUdgment of $101)0 was awarded by Judge Monroe of the superior court yesterday to Dr. Mary J. Helm of Long Beach against Dr. AY. it. Price, psychologist and mining promoter. Dr. Helm asked for $1900 on allegations that Dr. Price lOld her stock in the National Cold Dredging company under fraudulent representations as to the value of the company's prospects. \ criminal Charge arising out of the simie transaction is set for hearing in Judge Willis' court this week. HAVOC IN FOREST FIRES LESSENED PROTECTIVE MEASURES ARE OF GREAT VALUE NUMBER OF BLAZES GREATER, BUT LOSSES MUCH SMALLER During 1909 Timber Valued at About $300,000 Was Destroyed, Mostly on Forest Preserves [Associated Tressl WASHINGTON, March 14.— Fin-. the bane of the forest, played less havoc in the woodlandi "i the national re laat year than in 190S, although the numbei ol blaaei mi U.O greater, according to statistics which have just been compiled by the department of agriculture. By reason of the protective measure! adopted by the department, almost 80 per rent of the Ore! were extinguished before aa much aa live acrei had been damaged; the flrea covered less thin one acre and a half to the square mile itional foreil lands, and the dam age done to the burned area averaged $i.2C an ai re, For tli" year ended December .11 last th ire were 8188 Bres In the forests, burning over, In round figures, 360,000 m which about cu.ono acres were privatel lands in national Corests, aif against 400,000 acres In 1908. S i I70,ooo,o(iu board feel of limber was consumed, of which 88,000,000 feol was privately owned, against 230,00u,uue in tho previous year. The loss In value of timber was less than $3110,000, of which about 850,000 be longed to private parties. The foss of th. year before was about $■! Damage to reproduction and foragn showed a remarkable decrease, less than $160,000 being the record for litoi), and over $700,000 lor 1908. Locomotive sparks were accountable for more blazes than any other cause. POLICE FAIL TO FIND CLEW TO STOLEN MILLET PAINTING "The Shepherd and His Flock" Will Be Kept Concealed Long Time s.\M FRANCISCO, March 14.—Al though a vigorous search is being made by tho police for the valuable painting by .Jean Francois Millet, "The Shepherd ami His Flock," which yesterday was cut from its frame in the Qolden Gate Park Memorial mu seum, tho detectives detailed '>n the case admit thai they have no clew (in which to work. They believe that the picture will be kept in conceal ment for a long time before any at tempt will be made to dispose of it. ICE GORGE WRECKS STEAMER BISMARCK, N. p., March 14.—An Ice gorge which formed In the MiK •ourl river todaj wrecked th« steamer ECxpanaton and < ii l l much damage along the levee. The west approach to the Northern Pacific bridge is under five feet of water for two miles. 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