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PLANNERS OF CITY
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Miss Mills Shows Necessity of
Los Angeles Securing Prop
erty for Future Needs
TO BEAUTIFY MUNICIPALITY
Union Railway Depot Advocated,
Also 200-Foot Boulevard
to San Pedro
Need of some authoritative guide un
der whose leadership the \ best possi
bilities of Los Angeles and Its sur
rounding territory may be realized Is
the 1 verdict of the conferences of the
city planning association. Each speak
er, no matter what the subject, has ad
mitted the need of some one person in
whom training, experience and busi
ness ability might unite to guide Los
Angeles through the coming formative
years.
The expensive experiences of other
cities, builded thoughtlessly, without
heed of the day when increased popu
lation would demand entirely different
pains, have been used to point this city
to the importance of early provision
for similar contingencies, already to
bo regarded as a fact when the phe
nomenal growth of the city within ths
last decade is considered.
The plans which Mulford Robinson
drew for the city seem not to be prac
ticable to the conference. At any rate
they have not been followed, and with
growing demands for wider streets,
more parks, better housing conditions,
und all the needs of a great city, it la
an impossibility to keep these im
provements well balanced unless there
in some one guiding mind under whose
plans the development may be contin
ued. '
PISTI'KE»qi'ENEBS OF PLAZA
The organization of the association
was left In the hands of a committee
which includes the Rev. Dana Bartlett,
chairman; F. W. Blanchard, Charles
Farwell Edson, Miss Florence Mills i
and Mrs. Oliver C. Bryant, this com
mittee to act as an executive board
until such time as members have
greater knowledge of the subject, and
mpre complete appreciation of tho
needs of the situation.
Sessions yesterday included a talk by
Dana Bartlett on showing the proposed
changes he advocates in that portion
of the city adjacent to the plaza. This,
the oldest part of Los Angeles, has
most picturesque possibilities, and with
the few changes suLKested by this stu
dent of social coßditions the city would
have a magnificent site for a union sta
tion extending from the Plaza to the
Los Angeles river bed; tho old church
(\t Our Lady of the Angels would bo
restored, and have sufficient parking
about it to insure its preservation from
fire and the hills near tho tunnel would
be transformed into a magnificent nat
ural amphitheater where ten thousand
persons could'be seated to listen to mu
sic by a municipal band, or to other
entertainment suited to popular taste.
Mr. Bartlett said that the centennial
of the beginning of this old mission
church would be celebrated In 1915, and
suggested that an appropriate celebra
tion for that event would be the com
plete restoration of the edifice, and tho
enhancement of the surrounding prop
erty to make a fit setting for this his
toric building.
One of the most important papers of
the entire conference was that read
yesterday afternoon by A. B. Benton
on typical architecture for the south
west. He regretted the use of plaster
ornaments, cheap imitation materials,
and Inappropriate designs when the
country offered such desirable mate
rials and the necessities of the climate
had suggested a style of architecture
so commensurate with the materials to
be used.
"The use of adobe mud is iSetter than
plaster and staff," he exclaimed, "and
imitation marble, and stone are an in
sult to the intelligence. Why should
we do poorly and with cheap materials
those things which for thousands of
years men have doi.e grandly?"
The ever present trouble concerning
freight rates came to ' the fore when
discussing the marble and granite of
this state, which the speaker said
could not be used as building material
on account of t'.ie cost. "Marble im
ported from Italy and Vermont granite
can be secured at less cost than ma
terials from our own state because the
railroads make a through rate from the
Atlantic seaboard, and charge local
rates from Inyo county."
BEAUTIES or SILVER LAKE
Mr. Benton said that our city hall
is one of the best west of the Adiron
dack mountains, Mr. Benton explained
that at the time the court house was
built there was a strong effort made to
secure the other -nd of the same block
for the city hall and establish a
civic center there at that time, bat
real estate politics Interfered and the
plan was frustrated.
Will D. Gould In his talk spoke of
the beauties of Silver Lake, one of
the largest lakes of Southern Cali
fornia, which lies between Blysian
park and Griffith park. He also ad
vocated early and adequate provision
for a railway station, saying that no
city in this country had sufflelpnt ter
ritory for Its railway terminal facilities
excepting Washington, D. C.
Prof. T. L. Larkin commented v* on
the wonderful view of Greater Loa
Angeles which he obtains from his
observatory on Mount Lowe, and sal I
that the natural possibilities of the
city had caused praise RB<3 approval
from savants of many foreign o u;i
trles.
Students from tho Los Angeles high
Miss Florence H. Mills, Advocate of
Beautiful Water Front at San Pedro
school were present In the morning:
and took notes on the papers. Many
or the topics discussed there will be
studied later In school work, and so
the value of city planning wjj) grow
through these eager young listeners.
Purd V. Wright, city librarian,
presented an excellent paper on work
which the public library can do In
civic campaigns. He compared the
library to the storage battery, from
which students of any given theme
may draw practical help. He promised
a perfect library just as soon as the
perfect people were ready for it and
gave perfect cities to house it.
•00-FOT BOULEVARD
The "Vermont Avenue Improvement
association was represented by John
Jones, who told of the plan for this
great thoroughfare leading from Grif
fith park to San Pedro, 200 feet wide
and twenty-six miles long. He sug
gested the ornaments which might dig
nity Its route and the procession of
I the peoples of all nations by whom Its
surface would bo trod. From Grif
nth park the Los Angeles County Good
Roads association has already extend
ed the road for some miles, and It Is
expected that all the way to Riverside
and San Bernardino tlvs work will
continue until a broad boulevard 10)
miles or more In length will be built.
At the adjournment of the afternoon
session the members of the audience
accompanied Mr. Bartlett on a jaunt
over the ground where many of the
proposed Improvements may be made.
Miss Florence Mills, whose discus
sions of the beautifying of San Pedro
and the water front caused so much
comment Tuesday evening, was a con
spicuous figure in all the sessions of
the conference. Her experience In
civic work Is extensive and she has
worked with the city housing com
mission here as well as along other
lines of civic betterment. Miss Mills
has acted, as secretary of the confer
ences, and her minutes of the meet
ing with the papers which have been
read before tho association will .prob
ably be preserved for circulation in
some printed form at the discretion
of the executive board.
ADVOCATES FIRE LINE STREETS
The final meeting of the conference
was held last night. A number of
plans were brought up and discussed
by persons interested in the city's fu
ture and by a number of city officials.
An Interesting discussion on the
safety of the city and fife protections
was made by Fire Commissioner C.
O. Hawley. Mr. Hawley advocated
the method of laying the city in dis
tricts by widening certain streets as
fire breaks; also the. opening of alleys
in tho residence as well as In the bus
iness districts, for the same purpose,
so that sidewalk elevators may be re
moved.
J. W. Johnson, assistant city engi
neer, talked briefly on the planning
and laying out of a city, its streets
and the proper way to replan a city.
Mr. Johnson gave Illustrations from
a number of cities both in America
and In Europe that have begun the
city beautiful movement.
The matter of excess condemnation
was handled by Miss Florence H.
Mills. Her subject dealt with the
city in tho future. Th« necessity of
obtaining property now for the use
of the city later was made plain. Miss
Mills favors the Idea of condemning,
sections that the city will bo likely
to need at a future time and holding
it until the time is ripe for improve
ment. By this only, she asserts, can
the "city beautiful" be applied to Los
Angeles when It Is a city from the
mountains to the sea.
TWO WOMEN FALL VICTIMS
TO PTOMAINE POISONING
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 16.—Two
California towns report cases of pto
maine poisoning which terminated
fatally.
Miss Myra F. Bean, a school teacher,
died yesterday from poisoning caused
by eating canned peas.
Mrs. Clara Slsson, member of a prom
inent family In Yreka, fell a victim
Monday to ptomaine.
CONDUCTOR KILLED BY TRAIN
COLFAX,'. Cal.. , Nov. 16.—Asa *C.
Plank, a conductor of train No. 6, on
the •r. Nevada County .* Narrow , Gauge
railroad,', was i killed ■; last night while
ho - was assisting ' the., r brakeman>". In
switching cars. ;■ A- car wae ' derailed
and -caught.- Plank . between • tills : car
and " another.': He was knocked down
and run over. • / ■ : >'•: ■
LOS ANGELES HERALD: THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER IT, 1910.
JAPAN'S NAVY OFFICIALS
WANT $200,000,000 FUND
Military Authorities of Island Em
pire Also Ask for Increased
Appropriation*
VICTORIA, B. C, Nov. 16.—The
$40,000,000 which the Japanese premier,
Marquis Katsura, announced would be
included in the budget for naval ex
pansion for six years is not considered
sufficient by Japanese authorities. A
Tokio newspaper reports that when the
budget was being compiled naval au
thorities brought forward a request
for a disbursement of $200,00u,000.
spread over ten years. The military
authorities also asked for Increased ex
penditures, proposing to add two
divisions to the existing force of twen
ty-one divisions.
Marquis Katsura rejected these pro
posals as beyond the capacity of the
government. Some of the newspapers
complain that the budget announced
will involve too large a strain, one
Tokio newspaper urging that some-
thing should be done to relieve the
people from the burden of the various
sur-taxes levied to meet the war ex
penditures, which taxes are still In
lorce.
Marquis Katsura, when he an
nounced the proposed expenditure of
$40,000,000 for naval purposes, stated
that this was unavoidable, as a change
in warship construction was necessary
to keep pace with the other powers.
STUDENTS WATCH RAGING
LIONESS UNDER OPERATION
Veterinary Amputates Portion of
Wild Beast's Paw
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. ] 6.—Snap
ping and snarling as she tugged* at
ropes that bound her to the operating
table, a young lioness from a local
menagerie had three joints of her fore
paw amputated yesterday at a veterin
ary college here, while 130 students and
instructors watched with straining
eyes the unusual demonstration.
A New York veterinary surgeon per
formed the operation, assisted by one
of the college faculty. A number of
young assistants helped in the work of
roping the roaring beast to the table.
Harry Rainford, the 19-year-old at
tendant of the lioness, stood by her
throughout the ordeal, talking to her
and stroking her head.
After a few days at tho hospital the
lioness will be returned to the men
agerie.
ENVOY SAYS CONDITIONS
FAVOR PEACE WITH JAPAN
NEW YORK, Nov. 16.—Thomas J.
O'Brien, American ambassador to Ja
pan, now In America on leave of ab,
sence, believes that relations between
tho United States and Japan are more
promising for enduring- peace than ever
before.
"There is no question between Japan
and the United States that is unset
tled," said Mr. O'Brien. "The Japanese
are most friendly and reports of any
differences which are printed here
cause surprise when they are reprinted
In Japan."
Mr. O'Brien will spend the remainder
of his vacation period at'his home in
Grand Rapids, Mich.
MINE CAVE.IN INJURES MAN
GRASS VALLKY, Nov. 16.—Superin
tendent W. P. Martin of the Golden
Gate mine, was caught in a cave-in at
the mine yesterday afternoon and sus
tained injuries which may prove fatal.
lie was inspecting one of tin> lower
Workmen who heard his cries
dug ) ud I c wag taken to the
hospiial. Ha w.-u badly crushed.
JOHNSTONE SAILS
1500 FEET IN AIR
Spectators on Field in Denver
Witness Thrilling Flights by
Noted Aviators
BROOKINS TRIES fO« PEAKS
Atmosphere In High Altitudes In
terferes with Mechanism of
Flying Machines
(Associated Pren)
DENVER, Nov. 16.—Spectators at
Denver's aviation field witnessed in
teresting flights by Ralph Johnstone,
Arch Hoxsey and Walter R. Brouklns,
the Wright blrdmen, giving exhibitions
at Overland park this afternoon.
johnstone, without attempting any
thing like record breaking altitude
flights, rose in the atr about 1500 feet,
and sailed gracefully over the field
back and forth for several minutes.
While Johnstone was pushing I*s ma
chine skyward Hoxsey circled 300 feet
below him, cutting figure eights, tilting
and dipping as the crowd gazed spell
bound at his maneuvers. Brooklns
was also darting to and fro across the
field at an altitude of about 1000 feet.
Each of the aviators ascended twice.
On one of his flights Brooklns left the
field and traveled in the .direction of
the Rocky Mountains for a mile or
more, as if testing the air currents,
which are known to vary greatly as
the foothills are approached.
AVIATORS FEAR MGUT AIR
The light air of this altitude 1m
which neither of the aviators had
ever attempted flights before, provpd
somewhat disconcerting at first.
Johnstone explained, after alighting
from his first flight, that ho could
not get his machine off the ground
until he had raised the power con- i
siderably above what is necessary in.
lower altitudes.
All three birdmen noticed this flif
ference, and they are anxious to test .
the climbing capacities of their ma- ;
chines against the rarlfled air.
Only one accident, and that not of a
serious nature, happened today. John
stone, In descending from his second
flight, allowed his machine to gain too
much momentum. It struck the smooth
track used for horse racing and skid
ded along at a rapid rate. Johnstone
signaled for helpers to check the flight >
of the machine, but only one boy;
seemed to understand. This youth ;
Jumped In front of the flyer and made ;
a flying tackle of one of the wings. !
The machine swerved into a fence and
smashed a wing.
AVIATORS TO GIVE DAILY
FLIGHTS AT STOCKTON
STOCKTON, Nov. 16.—Commencing
on Thanksgiving day and continuing
for three days, Charles Willard and J.
C. Mars will give daily exhibitions in
this city in new model Curtiss bi
planes.
The aviators signed a contract with
the chamber of commerce and Stock
ton's Merchants' association this
morning. They guarantee to fly at a
height of 1000 feet and will endeavor to
establish a world's record for alti
tude. They deposited a large bond to
be forfeited should they fail to make
good.
SAN FRANCISCO BAY IS
INVADED BY LEVIATHAN
Antics of Whale Entertain Pas
sengers on Ferryboat
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 16.—Taking
advantage of the extra high tide shortly
before noon today, a large whale en
tered the harbor, and for a short time
entertained the passengers on the fer
ryboat Sausalito by playing his huge
bulk in the choppy waves almost along
side the craft.
The discovery was first made by
James Hlnman, whose experiences on
the whaling vessels which have left this
port for the past few years have given
him a keen sight for leviathans.
As the Sausalito was proceeding qui
etly along her course Hinman suddenly
jumped to his feet, and, dancing along
the lower deck to the rear of the boat,
yelled:.
"There she blows!"
Immediately there was a rush to the
vessel's side, everyone being eager to
get a glimpse of the rare visitor, which,
after giving one more roll, and then for
good measure a switch or ita tail, dived
and disappeared.
CHICAGO BANKERS DINE
SPRECKELS ON DEPARTURE
CHICAGO, Nov. 16.—Bankers of Chi
cago yesterday tendered a farewell
luncheon at the Midday club to Ru
dolph Spreckols of San Francisco, who
left for his home last evening.
Fourteen bankers associated with tho
leading banking institutions of the city
acted as hosts to Mr. Spreckols. The
affair was entirely informal.
THREE BURNED TO DEATH
DAWSON, Y. T., Nov. 16.—Three ba
bies were burned to death and one man
was seriously injured in a fire which
destroyed a road house at Tolovana,
Alaska, yesterday. Jack Vachon, who
was Injured, was formerly chief of the
Dawson fire department. Relief par
ties, carrying medicine and supplies,
have set out with dog teams from Fair
banks for Tolovana.
AGED SWAIN WILL WED
SANTA ROSA, Nov. 16.—Sepe Cre
canto, aged 66, and Bridget Casey, aged
70, came here yesterday from Bodega
and secured a marriage license. Mrs.
Casey was so feeble that she had to be
assisted upstairs In the court house to
reach the clerk's office. The couple
'said they were to be married at Se
bastapol.
FIRE DAMAGF.S TOWN
JOPLIN, Mo., Nov. 16.—Fire this
morning destroyed the entire business
section of Duenweg, a mining town six
miles east of here. Seventeea^build
ings were burned. Loss, $75,000. The
origin of the fire is unknown.
COMMANDER U. V. LEGION DIES
COLUMBUS, Ohio, ::ov. 16.—Captain
Nathan Munshewer, national comman
der of the Union Veteran Legion, died
today after ua Illness or two weeks.
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CAPITALIST IS SUED BY
SISTER OF HIS BRIDE
Quarrels with Fiancee, Tries to
Marry Sister, Then Patches
Up Old Dispute
WICHITA, Kas., Nov. 16.—A. I.
Chittonden, aged 43, a wealthy real
estate dealer, and Miss Jessie McCoy,
aged 20, both of Wichita, last week
secured a marriage license. When the
certificate was issued Miss McCoy
asked that the ceremony be performed
by the probate judge at once, but
Crittenden refused, saying he wanted
a minister to officiate.
Yesterday Chittenden appeared at
the license office and returned the
paper, saying he had no use for it,
but asked for another entitling him
and Miss Fannie McCoy, an older sis
ter of Jessie, to wed. This was issued
and the couple married immediately.
Today the jilted girl filed a breach
of promise suit for $5000 against Chit
tenden. This disclosed the fact that
Chittenden and Miss Fannie McCoy
had been engaged for a number of
years. The couple quarreled a week
ago and she became engaged to an
other, and it was then that Chitten
den proposed to the younger sister and
was accepted. After the first license
was issued the quarrel was settled
and the couple married.
AUTOMOBILE MAKES RUN
THROUGH ALASKAN SNOWS
DAWSON, T. T., Nov. 16.—The first
automobile to travel to the interior of
the Yukon from the coast haa just
completed a run of 180 miles from
White Horse to Yukon crossing, mak
ing^s high as twenty miles an hour in
places.
In view of the roughness of the road
which shortly before had been washed
out in many places by freshets, this
is considered a remarkable accomplish
ment.
The machine is owned by a transpor
tation company, which hopes to dis
place sleds with automobiles.
FOSS CAMPAIGN COST $37,000
BOSTON, Nov. 16.—The successful
campaign of Eugene N. Foss, the Dem
ocratic candidate for governor, cost
him $37,000, according to his sworn re
turn today. This is $20,000 more than
was expended by Governor Eben S.
Draper, who was defeated.
MURDERER GIVEN LIFE TERM
, MODESTO, Nov. 16.—Grant Strick
land, a negro, was convicted, of mur
der yesterday by a Jury and sentencel
to life imprisonment. .Strickland killed
Amy Fry lust a.ummer. ••*<■<■■-
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