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JANUARY 4. 1D17IFA11T It THURSDAY M0H2OXG. AcUlltiex. Wins City Position and a Raise. Jt 1 incinerator or the municipal newspaper may be instanced and the physical and financial facts assembled to show that the city has never yet made a success of any project not an absolute monopoly, and where results can be measured by companion with such industries in I Trinity Auditorium L.E.

BEHYMER, Mgr. SEVEN PERFORMANCES ONLY Jan. 14 11. 1 13. Mats.

10 and 11 jjj The Play of fv III! 1 Humanity JiNsW. Vr NS. EnRluh by George Sterling yJa00 ySSf Produced by Richard Ordynskl commercial business. I have the data, on the operation of the cement by both city and ennnty and it has been an abso lute failure, and no more powerful argument could be made against municipal ownership and operation of an electric light system than to show the disastrous results that fol lowed other municipal operations of public utilillt-s. Ihall be g'ad to confer with any committee of your association that may have this particular statistical matter urder consideration.

Personally I believe this bond Is sue should be defeated and the pow. er generated In the plants should be sold and the revenues derived therefrom should be applied on payment of interest ot: the bonds, already outstanding, and for this reason I shall be glad to co-operate with your as sociation, write articles or make ad dresses looking to the accomplishment of this purpose. Signed W. D. HAM MAX.

FOR BIBLE STUDENTS. Bible Institute will Open Free) Lec ture Course Friday. Free Bible classes, with interesting lectures by authorities on holy writ, will be opened in the auditorium of the Bible Institute, Friday evening. These classes and lectures will cover three periods from 8:15 tc 8 o'clock. The latter period will be devoted to stereopticon lecture when Dr.

William Evans will sho a large number of colored views, most of which were taken by him telf. The hour from 6:15 to 6:50 o'clock will be devoted to instruction by Rev. T. C. Horton, and the hour from 7 to 8 o'clock to "How to Teach the Lesson," by Rev.

J. 11. Huntet, an expert Sunday-school man. These lectures, all of which are free, were attended last winter by audiences or 1Z00 people. A can vass of those in attendance showed them to come from thirty-four near-by towns.

131 churches and thirty-two different denominations. WATCII LOCAL CASE. Land Entry Contest Brings Interior Department Agent Here. Francisco Nunez, an aged Span lard, defended his homestead rights to eighty-two and a half acres of land In Cajon Pass. San Bernardino county, before Register Roche and Receiver Mitchell of -the local Laud Office, yesterday.

His claim' to the land Is being contested by John Swisher, who alleges that Nunez has not complied with the law as to set tlement and cultivation. The witnesses for the contestee are all Spanish, and the services of an inter preter are needed. A. P. Dechant, an agent of the Department of In terior, is watching the case for the i government.

It appearing that ther was an irregularity In the making of certain proofs before the United Mates Commissioner at San Bernar dlno. DISCHARGE JURY. The July term trial Jury serving In United States District Judsre Trlppet'a court was discharged yesterday by the court, with a few remarks Indicating his appreciation of the faithful service rendered bv the panel. The last jury trial of the term Is now In progress before Judge Trlppet. Miss Placida Gardner, Who was named bacteriologist for the health department yesterday, at an increase in salary.

She Is a native daughter and the second woman of her family to be appointed to a responsible city position. Special Musle Written by Victor Sehertzsingsr Feminism. II StA Full Orehsstra Under the Direction II WOMAN IS APPOINTED CITY BACTERIOLOGIST. TO HELP BEAT POWER BONDS. Organize West Adams-street Association.

Sharp Practice Charged by an ex-City Official. Women uill Assist Property Owners League. Organized for the purpose of helping to defeat the proposed power bond issue, the West Adams Street Improvement Association wps formed iyesterday with the following directors: Walter Lip's, temporary chairman; Wlllard Goodwin, Jchn Harding, Dr. H. Robinson and Frank Harding.

Tuesday night public meeting will be held at No. 1743 West Adams street, where headquarters will be maintained. Officers will be chosen and there will be a general discussion of the projected bond issue. The first day's activities of the I.ds Angeles Property Owners League were most encouraging to James C. Allen, the president.

A delegation of women voters called nd pledged themselves to work against the bonds. An Information bureau was opened at Nos. 320- 226 Van Kuys Building. HIS REASONS. Among the many letters received luring.

the day was a communication from W. D. Hamman, formerly deputy City Auditor. He is opposed to the bond issue and state lila reason In nart as follows: LOS ANGELES. Jan.

2, 1917. Los Angeles Property Owners' League: I note you have organized the above association to conduct a against the power bonds In this city and that your association proposes to submit facts to the voters to prove that the bond issue should be defeated. I am familiar with the whole power nrocositlon, having been deputy City Auditor when a good portion of the business was done. SHARP PRACTICE, of a Serial bond issue pay able one-fortieth yearly, the legal talent of the city devised a "sink ing fund" Issue. The people were told they would not have to pay any of the bonds for Ave years, which was technically true, but the taxpayers had to pay one-fortieth from the first year plus the Interest of the whole issue.

I The money accumulations were not kept Invested as required, but held in reserve to buy new bond i' of the city, which was an liv justice to the original bond holders, as to take money from a sinking fund the whole purpose of which was to safeguard the interests of the bondholders and substitute the I. O. U's of the city was and is economically bad and tends to hurt the credit of the city. I' assume the proposed power bond Issue will be drawn on the '( same lines and if so a strong argu-' ment can be made against them on this account. A few of the municipal projects such as the cement plant, the city this A Try A 23 ooit anaisr CMtiwi Dcsigaed by Geerre Hesttas.

Tickets 25c to $2.50 Groups and Organization, Special Seats for Subscribers by Special Arrangement Seats now on sale at Trinity Auditorium Box Office. MISS PLACIDA GARDNER, a native of Southern California, was appointed bacteriologist, yesterday, by Dr. I N. Powers, city health commissioner. She is considered so competent that Dr.

Powers asked the City Council to raise the salary for the office from $150 to $200 a month. Gardner is the second woman in her family to be appointed to a responsible city position, her Bister beng a deputy city prosecutor. She Is a native of Orange and studied at Stanford University, the University ot Southern California, and the University of Michigan. She received her bachelor of arts degree at the University of Southern California and the degree of doctor of medicine at the University of Michigan. After taking her degree at Ann Arbor in 1911, she returned to Los Angeles and taught for three years and Los Angeles, probably belonging to the list of package? mailed by the conductor of the Southern Pacific train.

APPOINT COMMISSIONER. On the recommendation of Chairman Pridham yesterday the Board of Supervisors appointed George F. BIdwell to the Public Welfare Com-mission, to succeed the late Sidney A. Butler. George Erwln of that place.

Nobody of that name lives In Imperial, and the package was turned over to the postmaster. It contained a cigar in a tin tube, and the copper cylinder containing the explosive was found inside the cigar, exactly similar to condition? found In other explosive cigars. It had been mulled between Ash Fork, 4 Beauty, Thrills Laughs, rite bctntiful Ynwmite rvrtn. WaJko Thmttr. 5 -no anil All wk.

Krro in the medical school of the University of Southern California. The past year she taught in the dental school. She also has been working in private laboratories for six years. Miss Gardner thinks the women of Los Angeles will appreciate the fact that Dr. Powers chowe one of their sex for the important position.

A number of men were considered for the position, but Dr. Powers preferred to appoint a Los Angeles woman rather than a man from some far-away city. IS BOUND OVER. J. B.

Cox, former army aviator, who was returned to this city from Memphis, appeared before Justice Hinshaw yesterday, and was bound over to the Superior Court for trial on a charge of betraying Clara Urban. He was released upon furnishing $1000 bail. on railway Colds Cause Headaches and Grip. LAXATIVE KKOMO QIXM.YB mum ti There ft only otie "Bromo Qtiioln" W. OKOVK'ff Ktpumri- on nrrr, SV.

few. rich, hot cup of INSTANT POSTUM with sugar and cream is a most delicious beverage. a it! particularly if you are one of those with whom coffee disagrees. AND STILL THEY COME. Another Dynamite Cigar Makes Its Appearance at a Postoflice.

Information was received yesterday by Postofflee Inspector Charles S. Ranger hat another dynamite cigar had been received at the Im-nerial postofflee, addressed to trains, on ea dozen years ago POSTUM drinkers were comparatively Today, at coffee coffee table drink is served ocean steamers instead of enix Unk thou- modern ing hotels and at home. restaurants, and millions use POSTUM POSTUM has become popular because it is ar to be healthy. 99 There's a.