Show HIS TENURE OF OffiCE SHORT W D Stephens Selected as Mayor of Los Angeles 0 Until March 26 GRAND JURY IS SUMMONED NATURE OF HARPERS WRONG WRONGDOING WRONGDOING t DOING TO BECOME PUBLIC Los Angeles Ang les March Los Angeles Ang l s was vas provided with a mayor today In Inthe Inthe Inthe the person of W V D r Stephens president of the chamber of commerce of this t ty and a member of a firm of grocers Since Thursday night last when Mayor A C Harper resigned under threats of exposure of alleged miscon duct until the tho city council selected Mr Stephens today the city had been with without without without out a mayor The oath of office was to Mr Stephens ten minutes after his selection and by b 11 he was seat scat seated ed Ml in the mayors chair familiarizing himself with the duties of his new of office ofra offic fice ra fic ceo Good Until Recall Election The appointment of Mr Stephens was vas for the term of former May Jay Mayor Jayor or Harper which according to the ad advice advice vice of City Attorney Hewitt Is until March 28 2 6 when the recall election will willbe willbe be held In his opinion given to the council the city attorney held that the recall election must be held and that any man the council might appoint would hold office only until the election were held and another mayor elected A great crowd of citizens had gath gathered gathered gathered ered in the city hall hail In a fierce struggle between the th warring elements of the recall campaign Mr Ir r Stephens had scarcely been mentioned as a probable appointee and his selection selection selection tion occasioned great surprise but It seemed to be recognized at once as a happy happ solution of the difficulties both elements faced The expected resignations of city of officials officials officials appointed by former Mayor Maor Har Harper Harper Harper per were not offered It was recognized that the new mayor since he has but a I brief time to serve serve would not care to burden the next administration a with appointments which would hold for tor two yeats years and so the resignations will willbe willbe willbe be handed In after atter the man elected at atthe atthe atthe the recall election on March 26 takes office Grand Jury Ordered A special grand jury to inquire into the allegations made against Mayor Harper and other city officials of the former administration was ordered by Presiding Judge W T P James of the superior court today and at once the names of thirty men were drawn from the grand jury box and an summoned to appear on Thursday From this num number number ber her nineteen will be selected as aa grand Jurors District Attorney J D Fredericks who was In charge of the proceedings before the recent grand jury when charges against Harper and other of officials officials officials of the city were Investigated and mild censure and no indictments re resulted resulted suIted has been given givan a thirty days leave of absence by the supervisors supervisor but butas butas butas as yet has not accepted In his newspaper the Evening Ex Express Express Express press E T Earl who was responsible for the resignation of Mayor Harper says he has no desire to avoid a grand jury Investigation or any duty dut which the law imposed upon him He has never published In his newspaper the information which he holds In the mat matter mattEr matter ter of charges harges against Mayor IR or Harper but he says that he did not promise Harper that he would not use it in prosecutions or legal proceedings Doubtless he will be required to make disclosures of this information before the special grand jury |