Palo Altan 1912 December 6

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TUB  PALO AI4TO TNBUXS 11 MSSOM. WITH THS FAI— ALTAI.
P.LO ALTO. C—LUOUtlA. TODAY. DECEMBER I. 1113.
Palo Alto Wins Fight, Secures New Outlet ^stern star    ican senator be
8_!_ ; INSTALLS OFFICERS    OUSTED LEGALLY?
'"CLEYE" BAKER
DIES SUDDENLY
BLACK HOME HAY
liO UNDER HAMMER
ATTORNEYS    ARGUE    FOR
DISSOLUTION    OP
ORDER.
Knowledge     of     the   Discredited
Senator's Action Denied by     |
Cressey Officials.
REPORT OF VIEWERS FOR
CROSSING      IS
ADOPTED.
Backed by Chamber of Commerce
Leading    Citi-CTU    Gain
Great Victory.
Palo Alto 1* to have another direct outlet to the west snd at lhst;
point connecting wllh the main ar*
tpr*   that leada to the north and to'
| the i
■a ;
•__
On lb* day thai a recall •lection
will be In progress. January Id. to
uuat klm as *t«t* senator from (he
iwsaty-etghtb dlBliict. a heating wltl
be held tn ibe superior court to decide whether or not Marahall Black'*
One home near tbla cltr shall ba
•old to aatufy the claims against it
Thl* waa the outcome of •_ petition
of Hartley F. Peart. Ons i, Bat-sty.
Charlea t*\ Rutter and George I*.
Halloo nf Han Franclsoc, asking that
the Injunction preventing ths sale
or the home  be dissolved
Seeking ibe dlaeolol'.vn of ths Injunction. Pean, Hartley, Rutter -ftid
Hatton appeared la the aoperlorl
court in Ban Jo*e Tueadev before
Judge J R Welch and made dental
nf moat of the allegations In a ssn-
aatlonal *ult filed recently by lbs
Palo Alto Mutual Building and l-"*"
Association.
Thr*** •SpS-StS answers were pre-
seated by th*- various defendants tn
tbe salt filed by the loan a**t*c*taUon
which charged Hatton. 3. A. Oowl-
Ing snd *•*•'. F. HanrahaD. dlreelor*
of the Crasasy Colony Company
with driving 111 ark bv ihreotentng
eipomt-e *n'a t<*iv|rg the'r Work 'l»
lhe Ofaatar ***omi*any and thus relieving Ihem of nil responsibility aa
Block bolder*.
HattO_ In hi* an«wer. denies
tha" 'be senator had been driven
wltb    ibe stuffed    club of a threat-
The fight for another big thor
oughts re to lhe west hs* been on
for more ihan a year, and all manner of propositions hare been put
forward and advocated by ose sat of
Interests or another.
From the start the Southern Pacific has wanted a aubway, but tbat
Idea found many oppoaed. particularly General \V. II. u Hart, who
claimed that his property woald be
greatly da mag**- Tbe railway peo-
pie warned Ibe subway at Hawthorne
avenue, and tbeir contention hs*
l>4*4-i; th* cause of long and h.-aicii
argument*
The proposition wsa beard bettor*
the board uf *ui*ervl*ors Tuesday
and Superintendent Thomas Ahem
snd Engineer E. C. Morrison were
there with maps and figures to support the contention or  the romp-any
X. E Mslcolm appeared aa Ibe attorney for Palo Alto snd the chain-
!■■■■ of commerce snd presented Ihe
season* why further delay ahould
not be permitted It-* alao called attention io the manv delays which
hsd already been r.uttered. snd
naked  fur Immediate action.
W H Kelly addressed the super-
vlk_irs along lhe same line. He re
. _ll-*d the patience of the peopl* of
Palo Alto fn tb* face of long de
lay* He     ssk**d   thst   the   super
visor* grant their suffering con
Minients nllaf a* asked for In the
rosd petition snd tru.l I'slo Alto to
secure the content of the state rall-
n.ad commission  '<■ 'tat* lhe t-mth*
ened   i
wh*   t
,■ .*. thai
i  Pa
Iflc
Mr    Rally
ildei
thsl
■ profit on It.    Tt.--   a-ked  1. ■****> a
■amm  mill sad  ttacta  ..Mil th-* .n>
share si  first  for Ihe stock, snd   he
tmm • *   •<■ hwM • ***u ■ab-aajra
drove a  bargain  at   ll.r-t.li a share
Qst-S-al  Hart made p spirited snd
The     report   of   an      ripen   showed
forceful   -.ildre**          M*  *sld   he    WSS
thai the stock should bo worth  12.*
fifi  vear* titd and In* did not  want  to
OOO  ■  *ha*».   a. .-*r.lln.   *o   Hatton a
climb  at*  and   do-n   Ihe  slep*  of  a
an*wer
-ubway    lor     the   next      thirty-four
It  wa*   ;•'-.■_.-.:   bv the  loan   ttoo*
i.-.i**      tie «n tl hi* would  flght   an)
elation   lhai   in   buying     this    *tock
sub* a*       i-r-.IH.nllli.il   |ti   lbe     COUrta,
Black     certified     falsely   to  the  ab
and  no action  wonld  be  pOOfd-le  f.u
stract  la-a-snj    **  irtttmrn. that    a
Ubrss  raan at  Masl     He -aid    ib"*
note  for   H.'SS  eieeaisd  In  the as
BoattMta     Pa-ifl.     ivcalpla st  pair.
sociation »   fsvor   bad   (seen   satisfied.
Alto  amount   to   Ul   |t-*r  taplta    for
and   tha*   released   a  tm«t   deed  on
tsar*   rin.ii. woman, child snd dog In
hta  home   advance,!   u   H-esrlt.     ■■!•
(■»n.   ami   that   the   company  could
Ulaed   II*   recnnve*antf   to   th.-   Mir
w-.II    afford   io  tn-   more    gsnsnHM
shsll     Black     lnre«tn.fnt   Cnmpsn'
*i'b thi* etti
Ihen   tttmm   lhe   Jnvrsttneni   rwmpanv
Vddrc.ies wn* a.so mate by J    F
to himself,  and  ibat  a desd of trust
By-ghee    < tt*   naglnsirri   J    E.   Hew-
wa-  thaa  Given  lo Peart  and  Bnrat*.
gtOB   of   -Hiaufnrd.   Richard   Kt*at|nge
a* trustee*, for a loan    of    119.8011
nd   ii   <;    * vti   prsgUsai of tha
tan    lluter.      It   wa*   also   allege-
chamber   of   rtwini.li.       other*   who
that  Ruiter  ws* mere'*  a da to my *
•     ..  ■        .-»*•«    t.,   Palo   Alto   by   t_*
llai*.
_ an
- hs
iiware of Black".
«-*n* thst Rut-
<-     II     I tuber     and   P.   J
md    thev all    di-mntide.l
Irregulsrlt
ier really advanced H».sH lab*!**
He* out of aa Sagtt_ "-'at* to ""'■',
the slock,
Tbe case wa* one of Ihe most aen-
sstlonsl of the long list growing out
of tbe Marshall Blsck *«po*ure,
showing, as It did. ibe manner In
which Blsck manipulated tbs affatr*
of three compsnl*** 10 gain money
for himself.
Mr* Black and children are living
lb ih* home which both Hatton *nd
tbe Palo Alto Building and I-»sn
Association want *old at auction to
satisfy ibelr claims. The building
aad loan claim wss put In after the
plate bad been advertised for sale
at tb* demand of Hatton and associate*
tfca
»th
lOin ,%dver«li*-lng.
San Frsnclsco. Pec. * —Moving
pictures Uken from sn aeroplane, to
be shown all over the world to exploit the ISI*. exposition, will be
tb* stunt attempted at the Joint
dedication of the New York and
We-t Virginia site* which look place
Friday aft-rcoon. The' exposition
company I* planning to make lb*
ceremonies unusually spectacular
Ud Intersstlng. tn line wltb lbs Important stales participating.
without f<irth«-r delay
trie ga~*~-*~~*fSOt~a beard sll the „i-
EUii.ent*. and to the great *at Uf action of lh'- people of tha collegi-
lOWB. Basil) accepted the report of
UM in--**-*- who hsd been appointed
by the b<i..rd wnif WOPAM sgo. sad
ihe rc-Art At whom recommended
th-  -**tatillntimcni   of  a  grade  Cftm-
***** attllr* matter wa* finally dis*
I>osed of s motion msde by Sup. r
vtaor Frank Mitchell of this dls-
troct to adopt the report of the flew-
term, sll lhe member* voting In the
affirmative.
Probably nn more needed or appreciated public Improvement has
been t_*"irerd for Palo Alto during
the ;..t»t year, a* no on* waa found
who did not admit the great snd
ImtH-ratlve •■—,■--*-•• tor another
broad snd acceptable highway or
outlet opening to the west, aa the
congetttlfln ta e/pwtng worse ever*
dsy and the delays to tbe trs**1lng
pabtic and the danger* also are
very great. But the n*w Improvement will furnish a remedy for all
these troubles snd provide an outlet for the rapidly increasing growth
of the town.
Traffic M On—Swg.
Superintendent     Ah-rn   resd   lh*
ANNEXATION IS
NATURAL REMEDY
SECTIONS    DESIRING    MUNICIPAL      BENEFITS
SHOULD COME IN.
Gss Company  Fails to Get Permit to Tear Up Street That
Has Been Paved.
| A r.'.|ur.i was before lbs board of
public works al lis meeting last
night from Miss Harker's School
thai ibst Inslltntioa be allowed tb*
i reduced rate for water now In fore*
within the city limit. The old
rstes remain In force for consumers
living outside the cily. which U
considers-!) more for those who us*
Isrge nusntltles of water.
The members or lhe bosrd were
opposed lo making tht* coaeesalon.
It wa* segued that those outside tb*,
dty In the adjacent territory ar*'
getting the advantage, of municipal
nwnerahlp without paying any part
of the cily taxes and that the rat*
charges] Ihem for water, SO cent* to
II cents s thoussad gallons. Is lower tbsn i* charged tn any other rlty
around the hay tt was further argued thai If the outlying districts,
like South Palo Alto, expect the b*n-'
efit* of municipal government the
residents therein shoald be willing to
vote In fsvor of annexation and to
help ahare the expenaes of auch,
government No action wsa tt.lt.-n
on   the   n.jiiisi
Another reqneet that did not meet
with favor wss that of the Palo Alto
Has Company for a |*ermlt to lay a
gss main on Hamilton avenue he-
tween Middlefleld rosd and flulndn
street. Tblr is a paved street, and
under ordinance regulation* -ha*
have long t.i'.-ii in force atl pipe* sre
rei|iilred lo lie laid before the *tre**l
is pa-sad I'll*' **'* bas put In water
and -- _.r pip** In all auch tn*tane<*s.
but the ess company failed to do ao
If thr jtatemr-nt |* permtlled to be
torn Up the street I* never |n a*
good condition afterwards Th'* ma*-
ler was referred to Ihe engineer and
attorni* to suggest some wsy of
"■rvln«  the  residents on  thst  street.
,.■„. ibij   b]   Is-rtng  lha  pipe  in.id.
the  'tlrb   line
The mailer of the unsafe pole line
of the Pselfle flat and Elrclrlc Com
pan* mi Hawthorn*- menu* w_«
taken up in , ■■:.!.. ■• m, wllh the i-<
tltlpn of resldi-nis of thsl section
rsrsrrsd to th<* board from iht* citv
ttiiinill. and wa* rcfrrrt-d to the city
i-nglneer tbe city eleeirictlan snd
the ell* atlornev ro Investigate and
report vhal i.ctiry* is desirable 10 tie
taken
\ raport of th-* city engineer on
the completion of lhe pressor* oil
(>-;_> Un** giving an llemlted stale
nient nt the ■.,. ■ of the work and
"bowing the saving that will be
insd4*. «*s read and accepted. A
final payment of the coat of boring
the nc» well was suihorlssd, and
the report of the engineer rfaowlng
the operations of lhe department Of
BRILLIANT GATHERING OF IMPORTANT  QUESTION   ASi ATTORNEY    GENERAL    OF
|     FRATERNAL   HOSTS   IN
MASONIC TEMPLE.
TO REGULARITY OF
RECALL
Officers    (or    Ensuing Year Arc Secretary of   State Jordan . Seeks
Installed and a Banquet and Advice o( Attorney General
Music Enjoyed. U. S. Webb.
The
Masonic Temple wsa filled, by i Sacramento, jt-r. ..-Statistician
a brilliant gathering of Palo Alto ._,-_,_« Cremln uf Secretary of State
people Wednesday eveulng to par- Jordsn'a office lelt Sacramento last
tun -le In Ihe pabllc Installation of' night to confer wllh Atoroey Uen-
ofllc-rs of th* Order uf the K--t.ru eral Webh In Ban h-raticlaeo wllh
Stst. Fully iwo hundred and fifty reference to tbe recall proceeding*
■Ttenibers and guests wer* present Invoked against State Senator Mar-
Tbe retiring worthy msiron. Mrs '•bsll Black of the iwenly-slghlh
Winifred   Allen,   acted   as   installing senatorial district.
officer, assisted by  Pssi   Matron  Mrs.       **** "wretary  of  slate  haa   found .
Annie U Peire as marahal and Psal himself eonfrontfrd wlib the question I0'
Malron     Mrs.  Vernells    atalcolm s» "belher  the elextlon  to oust   Black
chaplain        Ths     following     olBe*ra'''Sn  be held  legally without  the teg
NEVADA  STRICKEN
IN CARSON.
Hemorrhage Ends Active Life of
Prominent Graduate of
Stanford.
Dec 6, —Cleveland II. Baker*, attorney general of
Nevada, *on*ln-lsw of Senator Parkins of Csllfornls and one ot ths
moat prominent of the graduates of
Stanford t'nlverslty, died suddenly
her* this morning from internal
hemorrhage.
Cleveland Hall Baker wss Ibe soo
well-known family of Oakland.
entered     Stsnford   In     Jsnusry,
1 von.     nnd     Immediately       became
.       talstnre    ha.Inr    i,_.*.-d    an   enactl«« I Ptonilneotly   Identified   wtth    student
Installed,  wllh  the e-/emonl*-  '•"stare   saving   i»**e_   an   enscting , ___.___-- „___-„. ,_,.
bed   by  the  ritual  of the or- ""•"re to carry out the prOTtaloosi^
'der. of the amendment     adopted  by tbe
| # Worthy     matron     Mrs.     Eva    B.'I*****'*'!'* **  *9**
Umpbreya. I     Tha    elsetliin     for the    recall or
|     Worthy pairou    Mill en U. Rollsr   ******  ***    ***** ***  *** Thursday.
Associate    matron—Mra.       Lottie imtttr  **      Herbert C. Jones hsa
Wlllard. filed a petition with  lhe aecretary of
Conductress     Mr*.   Ids   MeKtWW.|ttala  ********* ******** **
Assoclat**  conductress     Mrs.  Janel  ,0f  ******* ****
Roller. I     W. II. Kslly of »to AHo has hasal"^",/1™™" .'*
Secretary    Mr*.   Mildred    Jordan ■•ndorsed for lb* ofllce by tb* SaaU
Tressurer     Mrs.   Addle   Wells.        | Tiara     DemoeraUc     county     eenlral
Adah     Mr*.   1-cah   Boiler.
Ituth. Mr*   Edna UgUr
Kslher  -Mi*.   (Irsre  Snow.
Martha    Mlsa (Icorgls  Ram*ay
Klects     Mrs    Lydla  Smith.
Warder     Mr*. Sirschan,
Chaplain     Mra.   Mettle  Allen.
Marshal     Mr*.   Winifred   Allen
Organtat     Mrs.   Kdlth   Woerner.     '
("eauncl     Arthur   Holler
In-..".i" i-i d    With   the   i •rctiifiil- ■
«a* a progrsin    of miislr    by    the,
Rolls!  nr. li.-Klra  anil  single  tiutiilier.
by   locsl  srtlsu,     Mrs.   l*rne*t  Wein*
partner *sng two songs, strum pan led
■      Mlaa   Raj   -*tuart.   and   Ihey  also'
gat- ii  I'i*"" duet      Mr    Harry Jef
/.in Pst fraternity, yell leader for
| one year, and wllh Harry P* Bush
,■**!■'. look sn setlve psrt as come-
ill.ni for the Stsnford file* and
: Msadolls Clab.
1'pon  receiving his bachelor's de-
i candidate! *"** ****** *** ****J departmeat In
mot.   Baker  went to Oakland
. passing his bar ei-
mlnailons   two     years   later.       H*
isrrled  Mlas  Pansy  Perkins, daugh*
committee and slao hss received the
endorsement of most of tbe newspapers of lhe county.
Iter of Seaaio
I November   th,
REPORT IS ISSUED
BY WORKS BOARD 2
Perkins, In Oakland.
I901-.      Subsequently
j linker wsa elected district  sllorner
iof   Nye  county.     Ncvads.   and   Ister
1 attorney  general  of   Nevada,     wblcb
jpo*lltnn  be  ... • npl.-d  up to the tlm*
or bl* death.
|    Hay Baker,
tlorney.   ws*
Nevsds
uibllr
orl,-
shot
I'd   bt
J.ffrlei
Mr.   Chits
Ipal   wnl.-
1441 1?
-rater ptnm
|of I.TS.-1,
1173 11.    Tl
a brother of Ihe dead.
appointed warden of
slate penitentiary
[through ihe effort* of hi* brother,
of ihe department oTjite* S*riTM*nfeif in'nty*1|-rnt-tT|(nf-d*l-T-*_t '
for Hie ni'tiiih Of Oc- deal nn a result of (he honor system
ne. iiroht for ihe mu-f which he inallluied among Ihe No-
plant   for   thsl   month   vada prisoner*
white   the      mnnl'lpil   ae-****************** ******
a* ,o|ieiated   sl   a   1
a*, ing   n   net   gain
Ins* mm t nl tied  by
at'Pli
>kilfully render.d*
irK   appliiii*e   linti',
Munlel
I-l
'••wee
Pistil.
in  oparai
Kpaos
■   ia.3o-.. *i«
■reclnllon
nnd
III len
sl .      414,94
t*   malnli-i
ame
espe
se       3K8.4S
■repletion
■ i d
Inier*
•l .      410.211
r*   and  sc
coun
Ing e
»(.      -tts.i-.
'otat coat
of   1
war.
tat,-.-..!
"artilng*
ret    llgbll
»*
i sai.se
tiliierclnl
.    J.TIiO.OaV
urged   in  i
nmi
■IK   Pi
nl.      -a.~i.0ti
tt-lli. ri.-.i.if
rev
enue
.-.S"*
Vlntil, l|.tl   Wnli-r   Plnnl.
ot-emtlon   r.»(*n».-     I    5
IllK    Iht-    tlglll        Iblllg
u  lha
uld a
rlghl
Distributing -yatc:
tain any blghtf dlstlncilon that lhat   .
Ht.e  pr.'wc'.-d  ilir chapter   with  ilv*
elt^lrlc      pedestal      lami-s      wlih    art
, '.i>- 11, ,-!■!■ ■   nnd  : ■fi'I-m    lu colors
*l«lll
prlati.
ihe flvt. point/ of the
Wo
Ma
fn I Mast,
im-nled th
did work.
and called upoa
Alfred Scale, wh.
rers upon  the!
enlng
Mr.
bcatosrod
Worship-
wplen-
-  Ior th
■calved.
omh
i-.--i tm ttii .*o..|.i4>.
l.ori'd..n I»4*c ' Kood trains nr<
en rome from Conrttantlnopte t"
%drtanonIi i-arrylag radons io ihe
Ilulgsr'an arrov The protocol provide- thsl Scutari sad Adrianople
shall not lie reprovlaloned. but lhe
besieger* will feed Ihe inhabit ant I
and defender*, wtth Turkey aupply-
Ing  the  ration*
********* *****************
following showing of th* traffic at
t'niverslly avenue crossing found b*
sciusl  count  on  November  ""2d;
- a. m. to fi p. nt—*'■'■ autos. Sl?
pedestrian*. **1* bleyelss. S*tl horse
vrblcles, HS streetcsra snd 3? trslns
fi p. m to 4 p. *m.— .'■.'■ autos. :ir
t*«de*trlan*. 127 bicycles, .ft other
vehicles. 12 streetcars and 26 trains.
Mr Ahern's last figures on lbe
Hswthorne svenue subwsy sstimated
the total cost at 122.401) with as*
pbslt pavements, tbe railroad to pay
111,849.60. the county 14.100. the
dty 14.fill.SO.
The   evening   wss   i-wnclud.-d
a  hsm-uet.  lhe  ini!<|H<*     feature     of
**hlch wa* lh<. installing of one more
■ .■fleer not tiatned fn the ritual. Thi*
•>-*le**-r la "the bsahand of tb.- worth]
matron." and u|ion him wa* devulve-t,
'be duty of looking after, the •••I'. ■
nnd ends and being lbs goat. He
was pn-Ki-iiti-d with s huge brass
Jewel nf hi* rank, a yoke within lhe
■ -".angle, and told -that hi* reward
for a year of arduoa* duly souid lie
the contemplation nf a life well
apsat.     Mr   A.  N.  t'mphreyf was lbe  .
nocnlssd ^-
TmalI eosl
Ing a lo
tal oulpnt  of the  pla:
nd   Int
iMfi      '.t>7 r*:
Net   lo**                                   t    171.01
mn   he
..„,         ,,aa.
Tin-to  t.ii.  spi-nt   In   Itn.   niiislrnc-
'...n |7i y.
The     timnlHr   of   klTowsll     hour.
.f  nt*
.   I3.S41.11
tii.-i.-ri-i)  Bt  the plant  wss  I-.I4S, of
which   IS.IMI     were  nol     si-counted
ig
t    1117:.
1', fi.'
Tor,  ti'prt**i-iilltig A  lo** of  17.8  per
rent if the lolsl ompni of Ihe plant.
The nssshar of meter* In service
iil„ni         *.**. 1 1
mi  <»ttiii»r   1st   «s*   t.3<M. and-   ou
Niiw-iiihcr  1st ib>* numlH-r wa* 1.321.
.Ol.ll.'l
12.00
tloas       24 no
Klrt't'l   Il*cpnrtiti4'nt.
The roliowlng In a record or work
r.v. n.n
IMI
dnii*.  and   lliomis  -ip..tnt*"l   in     tho
■trsei   -1. |._ritn.nt  durinr  tklober:
IKS
12.fiRt.29
Asphalt   pnvemeiil* 1    414.S-
;■""
t.Stl 17
1    ll*. 12
Mnt-ndnm   paVSmaoU   -   -    -       222.SO
DIM   rund"           439.3-
DoBastlc **rwrr construt l'n     ' 16.75
uf   rn
i    .m.-tiuillon
ions  of  urate!
Domestic    .**>■■     tnaln*                    3S,«0
Parks        10.00
Siii.dn.-i.                     6S.C3
■ plan)
UB*    1l.l*f'0,-
•Waeallan-wus          ..              422.04
l-.V
s.r.s^    gallou
Knglm-erlnK  depsrtmeiit             233.97
untt-d
dr.   repreient-
Sin "i    lighting            SCS.20
2   |*er i
•■nl   on   the  to-
oRlcer   lo   fill   tht*   newly
p-elflon.      The   t*o*lflon   bs>
existed,  but  heretofore  ihe  Hitler ol
It  hsa  t ti  'ondemned  to  btu*>h  un
umber was  I..
Total   tor   street   depart.,|2,37i.81
-i.i   Ihla amount  1413.04  was for
I   BMiUni   for car  track* nnd   will
repaid  to the city.
New  ini--r. ol  -i. Can.
*t  VrnAr*   Pr***
"i-rllii. Nov, 20.- Asinntshlng re-
■ulla hsve I-.n obtalnt-d by Profer*.
".r I"r !.-d tiii.ii of thl* cily With ft I
new tuberculin antitoxin discovered
by him. Tbe remedy Is obtained,
from bacilli rattares. Tbe pstlent.
Is vaccinated wltb ibl*. According
io reporta made before the Berlin I
•Medkai Association aplendld results'
bave beeo obtained.
LAY YOUR FLOORING
with lumber from thla yard aad yoK
will gel * surface ■- even sa * billiard tabic Kvery boerd will mat. ti,
every ftiMgSe and grovf* will fll to a
hair'* breadth. It will •lay lere-
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