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ELKS MAY COME TO LOS ANGELES IN SUMMER 1FORESTRY CONVENTION OPENS I Daughter of Railway Magnate Becomes Wife of Finley Shepard Colonel Appears as Witness Before Committee in New York SAYS STATEMENTS IN 1 BONAPARTE LETTER TRUE Annual Grand Lodge Here Instead of at Rochester Is Cheering Prospect FLOWER CITY UNABLE TO RAISE FUND REPOR1 ti CEREMONY PERFORMED BY REV RUSSELL Investigation by Bureau of Corporations Subject of Inquiry Two Nieces of Bride as Flower Girls Act as Only Attendants e--- 'N rit 1 i 1 Ni :7: t'4- -p'? Nti 1: p441100 1 Niv it r) 't: iirtilll 1'': 1: gii'-7 Ai 4 'i'I l'' 'il'i' e-- au ANE-01 of )41 00Y-' hit3" I 'r'-4? 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and reunion It is reported that Rochester (N Y) Elks have been unable to rai-4 the required guarantee fund and that city is about to forfeit its right to entertain the antlered herd this year Officials of the Los Angeles lodge No 99 have telegraphed to Thomas 13 Mills grand exalted ruler of the Elks at Superior Wis for confirmation of the rumor If it is true arrangements will be made iturnedk ately to begin a campaign for the 1913 meeting Lovie eialted ruler at the Los Angeles lodge said today that the repotts of Rochester's inability to raise the guarantee fund have emanated from reliable sources and that the lodge officials are prepared to act "However we expect to have a definite answer tonight" said Mr Lovie and we will not outline krry plan of campaign berme this evening "I have called a meeting of the of4 --I nave C911P0 a meeting or tne ti ti l' 7 i 11 a a t' a II I' BY ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE) NOW YORO Jan matter what might have been the motives behind the United States Steel corporation when it absorbed the Tennessee Coal and Iron company five years ago Theodore Roosevelt as president would have sanctioned the deal He so testified today at the resumption of the hearing in the government's suit to dissolve the so- called steel trust "Not one thing could have been known about the company 'which could have altered my action" he said was dealing with a panic" The colonel was questioned for eesrly two hours He clapped his hands and shouted hurrah when he stepped down Actiroes he upbraided Judge Dick- inson oounsehoc the government for asking questions about "things I don't know" and complained while counsel argued that the hearing was duller than the "kimono strike" Asked about his testimony before the Stanley committee the colonel again denied that he had been deceived by kiescrs Frick and Gary 'ASSOMATED PRESS LEASED WIRE TARRYTOWN Jan Miss Helen Miller Gould was married at 12:30 'o'clock this afternoon at Lyndhurst her country estate to Finley Johnson Shepard an American railroad man who has risen from the ranks The bride went to an altar half hidden by roses asparagus formosa and palms on the arm of her brother George 1 cllikatAta who gave her lit marriage As orchestra screened by massea of flowers in the music-room played the 3ohetigrirt "Wedding March" while the Rev Daniel Russell Pastor or the Irvington Presbyterian church: performed the Ceremony Helen and Dorothy Gould niece tt of Miss Gould stood with her Garbed in pale pink satin they acted as flower girls and were her only attendants Losis Shepard brother of the bridegroom was boat roan The couple stood during the ceremony beneath a bower of American beauty roses with festooned gray-white asparagus reaching almast to the ground The bride carried a modest bouquet of lilies of the valley her favorite flower A rope of exquisite pearls said to CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT firers tonight and if the rumor Pr confirmed we will begin our caml gpaign "During the last twO yenr I visited a large number of Elaterr cities rind I have received aseuraneo from hundreds Of Elks that they would Ivelcome another opportunity' to visit Los Angeles "A larger number' would come Olt Year than in 190a when the Ellis met in Los Angeles I believe" If the campaign is launched the Elks will have the support of the Lof A ngeles convention league of which Motley Flint is president and other civic organizations Portland also is seekhig the meet-log for this year but as that city was host to the antlered herd in 1912 it is thought that Los Angeles would have the better opportunity in a con: test for the honor fl c' ei fl FROM THE LEFT: REED (LEFT) RETIRED CITY FORESTER OF RIVERSIDE COREY OF ALHAMBRA AND PRESIDENT WILLIAM PENTELOW OF 'CORONA AT THE ARBORICULTURAL ASSOCIATION CONVENTION TODAY etr COE ItA -r I c-r I LJ ii c-r e-ri Cri a tirW t-sisro LATEST BULLETINS THREE YOUNG MEN HELD AS ROBBERS MANYHOMES' Trio Taken in Rooming House Suspected of Committing Score of Burglaries Model Planting Ordinance Read at Session to Go Ile-fore City Council WILLIAM MULHOLLAND 1 MEND the charter and elect William Mulbolland mayor of Los Angeles July first next Lj Los is confronted with great engineering and construction problems-in connection with surplus water power harbor improvements and municipal railway -Engineer William Mulholland is the man to solve these prOb16is Los Angeles has already spent twenty-eight xnillion dollars to bring Owens river water andpower to Southern California The aqueduct and power plant are now nearing completion William Mulholland is the man who conceived and directed these great works his estimate of the cost and time-required to build has been verified Six million dollars are now required to build a distributing plant for surplus water Six million dollars are also required for the distribution of the aqueoluot power unless the power companies agree with the people on a satisfaetory price which The Tribune does not believe is possible William Mulholland with his able corps of nqueductengineers and superintendents co-operating with the water board 'and the board of publicworks is the man to put the Owens river water and power enterprise on a paying basis This cannot be done however without voting twelve million dollars of bonds for the distribution of Surphis water and power The Tribune 'makes this proposal without the knowledge or consent of Mr Mulholland The Tribune knows it will be a sacrifice' for Mr Mulholland to serve as mayor of the city but it believes that Mr Mulholland is the man and patriot to e0MA to the rescue of the people at this critical The Tribune Tuesday Jan 22 GIRLS LEAP INTO RIVER ESCAPE FIRE COLUMBUS Ohio Jan 22--Three girls jumped from the fifth floor of the burning factory building of the Eurdell Sweat Pad company into the Scioto river today and then swam to shore and safety Scores of girls are employed in the factory and when three of ttem were seen to jump from the fifth floor windows the report became current that several had met death which proved to be untrue COLONEL ASKED ONE QUESTION BY GOVERNMENT COUNSEL 0 NEW YORK Jan Roosevelt and Willis Corey former president of the United States Steel corporation were the chief witnesses called today to testify at the resumption of the government hearings looking to the dissolution of the so-called 'steel trust Mr Roosevelt consented to be examined in his editorial offices Mr COrey was summoned to appear before the commissioner In an office building downtown The hearing started shortly after 11 o'clock Colonei Roosevelt was asked only one question by counsel for the government namely whether statements contained in a letter which he wrote to Attorney-General Bonaparte concerning the Tennessee Coal and Iron deal were true The colonel replied in the affirmative Lindabury counsel for the Steel corporation then took up the cross examination Mr Roosevelt testified that he was mare that the government had undertaken an investigation of the Steel corporation before the Tennessee Coal and Iron was taken over They reported to me unfavorably In regard to the Standard Oil but favorably in regard to the Steel corporation" he said "This le -less' Interesting than the kimono strike" remarked Colonel Roosevelt during a lull while counsel discussed the admission of documentary evidence Mr Lindabury called Mr Ronseveit'a attention to a letter in which Commissioner Garfield of the bureau at corporations said that he (lid not know of asingle instance in which the Steel corporation bad refused information to the government The colonel said that such was his understanding of the facts "I do not remember at what date the government was made acquainted with the operations of the Steel corporation" he explained "It was not antil Mr Garfield undertook his work is commissioner that I had my attention speciffcally called to them" "So you were familiar with these affairs when you had an interview with Garfield end Frick?" "I was familiar with the hivestigation" the eoinnel GOVERNMENT RESTS IN WISNER CASE STATE'S TAX PLAN IS CALLED A FRAUD BY BOYMTOlf Senator Replies to Curtin'r Defense of Present Scheme NEW YORK Jan government rested its case this afternoon against Wisner and John Meyers on trial for alleged fraudulent misuse of the mails in promoting mining and oil corporations STERLING ELECTED TO SENATE PIERRE Jan Sterling the Republican primary choice was elected United States senator on the first joint ballot in the South Dakota legislature today Sterling received 100 votes only 74 being necessary to elect MULHOLLAND STRONGLY FAVORED BY CITIZENS Boosters for a forestry system which would beautify Los Angeles and protect its trees gathered today I for a two days' convention at the chamber of commerce Questions concerning tree planting how to secure the cleaning of parkways and vacant lots and how to get rid of bill boards are being discussed at the convention which has been called by the Agricultural Associatiork of Southern California During the meeting today Ernest Braunton read the outline of a model ordinance for tree rianting in Los Angeles which will be resented to all of the clubs and civic bodies for endorsement and then be sent to the city council with recommendations for adoption Mr Braunton said the proposed city ordinance would create a city tree commission with a corps of foresters to have eharge of all the tree planting prunng removal and other features in the city The ordinance as prepared is drastic as to corporations and provides that no trees shall be cut or trimmed by corporations for stringing wires or otherwise NVith011t a permit and that the work must be done under the supervision of the commission Tree experts declared that the existing onimance in reference to forestry work in Los Angeles is a dead letter and that no city forester is now employed Grant one of the advocates of systematic forestry work said that an expert familiar with climatic conditions should have charge of the forestry work He said at Present as many as 10 to 18 species of trees are found in one block Mr Grant deplored the fact that large trees often were planed around small bungalows and about residences of large size He said trees are now planted Jodiecriminately Ho urged provision for one knew nnifIclinrnal I rpt tett ishogni 'n how many trees were planted in Los Angeles yearly and that a new systsm is needed "We have the opportunity but not the plan" he said CONTINUED ON II VENIREMEN PASSED IN DARROW JURY BOX Three young men were arrested by police detectives this morning in an East Fourth street rooming house and are beingheld at central police station on suspicious of having committed more than a score of burglaries in the city during the last few weeks The prisoners are A Graham 22 years old Fred Bishop 21 years old and Charles Swart 24 years of age Graham is said by the police to have confesqed saying that he was working with Bishop Graham and Bishop moved into a rooming house at 226 Bast Fourth street The police were attracted by the number of atilt cases and grips which the young men carried In Investigating the case of Graham and Bishop the detectives happened to enter the room of Swart There they found alleged stolen property in almoEt as large a quantity as in the room of Graham And Bishop Swart le believed to have been working alone According to the police Graham told them that he and Bishop had been robbing two and three houses a night in all parts of the City Among the stolen articlea recovered by the police were a suitcase full of Jewelry of all descriptions musical Instruments and articles of clothing That the young men 'were the burglars who entered the home of Detective Sergeant Chapman on Kingsley drive a few weeks ago was evidenced when much of the Jeweirly stolen from the officers home was recovered in the prisoners' Jewelry worth several hundred dollars stolen from the home of Mrs Merick Ite3molds at 1646 Wilton place also was identified among the loot at central station today 1CONTINUED ON l'AGEl posed amendments provides that section 5 of ertie le 2 of the pre aent charter shall be amended to read as fol lows: "Section 5 All elective officers shall their offices for -a tern of two years commencing on the first Monday In July next succeeding their election at 12 o'clock noon: provided Men In all lines of business In Los Angeles when asked by The nxpress today for fratk expression of opinion on he suggestion that William Mulholland be made mayor of Los Angels without a single exception and with a degree of enthusiasm that was astonishing endorsed the Idea Among all the statements which were given two thoughts seem to pre riE Real Estate Dealers of Loa! Angeles are offering some very attractive In today's Express By A DICKSON SACRAMENTO Cal Jan that the scheme of trrtation: devised under the Gillette adetinis- tration and now in vogue is "a Gaud a snare and a delusion Stnator Boynton this morning vigorousty assailed Senator Curtin who wet seek- ing to defend the present unitiat tax stem under which corporations et the state are permitting to (lodge trillions of dollars of taxes Senator Curtin Democratic ber from Tuolumne was ene of the original members of the "holdover committee" on revenue and taxation that recommended the Gillett schemet of having local taxes paid by the people and the state taxes paid by the corporations When whet was known as "constitutional amenudment number one" was submitted to a vote of the people Curtin went about the state urging Its adoption In a large measure therefore the vielous sys tern which has proved on costly to the people is Ma "child" Recently Curtin has been severely roasted by the press all over the" state cave of couree by such papers as are controlled by the interestm' CONTINUED Cel PAGE 'EIGHT LOS AN ELES WEATHER That Venireman Srafford of Pasadena is a socialist was the inference contained in questions put to him by the prosecution this morning "Do you read the Appeal to Reason?" Was the first question asked by ViTheaton A Gray Spafford replied that he had read the paper offe and on for eight years Ho was then asked if he had ever read articles in the paper by Darrow but on the statement of Darrow that he had never written for the paper the question was withdrawn Spofford was next asked when hi had first heard of Darrow Ha plied by by asking if Darrow had acted as counsel for the defendant in the Harry Thaw case He vvas informed that Darow was not connected with of the 12 veniremen occupying the Jury box in the Darrow trial but one George Sco Meld remained to be by the prosecution when the noon adjournment was taken today The other 11 had all been passed by the defense and prosecution It appeared for a time as if Frank Sanderson the first venireman Passed by either side was going to succeed in his persistent efforts to be excused from service when he told the court before the noon adjournment that he had been summoned as a juryman within a year On Stipulation of counsel however the court announced that Sanderson would not be excused It la probable before the day is over that counsel for both sides will begin exercising their peremptory challenge Mid-Week Ekchanges dominate The first is that the man Is absolutely honest and competentI The second IR that his election would be almost unanimous and would put an end to the factional strife which has torn the city for several months The adoption of tho eight charter amendments which were drawn by the people's charter conference and will be submitted to the voters under the initiative provision of the city charter will make it possible to elect William Mulholland mayor next June to take office the first Monday in July of this year One ot the pro Forecast until 5 o'clock tomorrow Showers tonight and Thursday Warmer to night Southeasterly winds Noon tem peraturs today 54 Lowest temperature last night 42 Season rani nfall to date 295 Nanny' rainfall to date 704 LOOIC EIGHT NOW Those having property to eltehange will profit by reading these ads 9 tCONTINEED ON PAGE NINE ECONTINUED ON PAGE TENj a (a 4- i1 211c.