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Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-12-30

Ineligible. Among the hundreds of
such which she received the other day
was one addressed to "Ygnac Lech,
Combryja Co, brot stryt no 903,
Szanony Pan"
How many, or rather how few, peo-
Pile would have known how to go about
locating this person. The letter was
postmarked Florence. Mrs. Collins
own store of information told her that
the Cambria Iron Works of Johns
town, Pa, was employing a large num-
Der of Italians and she sent the letter
on. Sure enough Mr.. "Yanac Lech"
was there and received the letter
which, without Mrs. Collins assist
ance would never have fallen into his
hands.
A facetious student at the University
of Virginia wrote to a young society
girl in Washington and addressed the
envelope entirely in Greek. 1t takes
greater obstacles than that to balk
Mrs. Collins and the young woman re-
reived her letter as promptly as If
it had been addressed in the most
legible English hand. The list of such
letters is almost unlimited in length.
A Spaniard sent a letter to "Sr. Fer
nado Maya, Fuerte galen Colo" and it
was promptly forwarded to Mr.. Maya
al Fort Garland, Colorado"
Mrs. Collins is a charming woman
and occupies a tiny apartment in one
of Washington's fashionable apartment
houses.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-12-30

Patti Lyle Collins, head of the Open
ing and Unavailable Division" of the
Postoffice Department.
Each holiday season brings to her
desk thousands and thousands OF
Santa Claus" letters and were she OF
the ordinary type of clerk, thinking
only of the salary she draws twice a
month, these letters might go into
Uncle Sans waste basket without so
much as a thought for the writer's.
Not 90 with Mrs. Collins. Through
her generous heart, her love for chill
dren and, possibly, with a memory or
two of her own when she, too, believed
in the real existence of the children's
patron saint, this lovable woman at
tends first to her duties of returning
the letters to their writers If this Is
possible and hen she plays Mrs.
Santa Claus" to her army OF little
friends.
Christmas Presents to the Children
When such a thing is possible Mrs.
Collins finds out the addresses Of these
children, sends them some little thing
they have asked for and gets her
friends interested in them until she
has now earned the title which came
to her so long g merely through her
associations with this part OF Uncle
Sans postoffice.
This is rather the sentimental side
of Mrs. Collins work, but there is an
other and scientific phase of 1t which
has made her invaluable to the GOV
eminent. She is the official chiro-
graphical expert of the Department
and through her efforts each year
ninety per cent. of mail matter bear
ing manifestly indecipherable adj
dresses finds its way to the person to
whom it is addressed.
Mrs. Collins is a linguist and a deep
student. Added to this she has stored
away in her brain a fund of general
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-12-30

Criminal penalties were provided Tor
violations of the law.
Looked Upon as a Cochran Oddly.
The bill was treated with derision
last winter, both by the daily press
and by gentlemen of the IAOuse Oh
Representatives, the Senate Il
Third House. 1t was worth a laugh,
people said. There was very little
corruption, they ayerred. The idea
that corporations employed legisla-
tive agents and disbursed huge sums
of money for or against certain bills
was moonshine doled out by sensa
~tionalists to crafty the morbid fancy
and the appetite for scandal Of a Pc
culiar class OF people.
The legislative inquiry into the af-
fairs and conduct of the Equitable
Life and Mutual insurance companies
at New York seems to have placed
the matter of campaign contributions
and legislative disbursements IN
other than a humorous light. II mat
ters not whether the corporations
come forward voluntarily with their
contributions to carnni"n funds er
whether they are solicited and hound
ed by campaign collectors until they
CONFERENCE.-The result is the same
yice-president Gillette OF the Mu
tuaq Life Insurance Company test
aad that his company contributed
S92,500 Of the policy holders none!
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-12-30

to the republican committees in the
last three presidential campaigns,
and John A. Mccall, president of the
New York Life Insurance Company
admitted that he had contributed
S150,000 of the company's funds to
the same committees. In fact the
big companies have frequently been
contributors to both political parties.
Public May Demand L legislation.
There are two questions involved
In any fair consideration Of these dis
closures. The first is the deslra bility
of corporations taking such an active
and influential part in political cam
paigns and the second Is the moral
ity of corporation officers making
contributions on their own initiative
out of funds that are really trust
funds.
OF course a law can be made pro-
hibiting campaign contributions by
insurance companies or other corpo-
rations. This may correct the abuse
or it may not. Laws are not always
obeyed or enforced. There, for exam
pie are the laws of Moses. The world
has been violating them for thou
sands of years. 1t might be consid-
cred fair if the directors of every in
iran company, savings bank, trust
company or other corporation hand
ling the peoples money, would adopt
a rule forbidding absolutely all such
contributions and holding every OFF,
Ger financially and morally respon-
sible for its observance. Second, po-
liticaI candidates and committees
could announce that they would
neither solicit nor receive eontribu-
TORS.
Public sentiment is rapidly crystal
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-12-30
THE PRESIDENTS TURKEY

is pre-eminently the home meal of the
year the French chefs have to give
way to women who know just how to
Lrepare the generous wholesome
dishes that an American citizen looks
forward to finding on his dinner table
on the joyous holiday. President
Roosevelt also shows a fondness for
carving the turkey himself.
A good old fashioned Christmas din
ner, moreover, with all the essentials
from turkey to plum pudding is a reg
ular institution at the White House
during the present administration.
Perhaps President Roosevelt, with
his assertive good health and his fam
lily of lively young folks, are particu-
.ly we'll qualified to appreciate a rous-
ing yule-tide feast, but whatever be
the reason certain it is that during the
Roosevelt regime the Christmas re-
past has become one of the most inn
portant as well as one of the jolliest
meals Of the year.
To De Family Reunion.
President Roosevelt and his family
follow the general policy Of all pre-
vious occupants of the White House in
observing Christmas as a 1amliy les
tival. This year it will have especial
significance as a reunion, since of late
months the junior members of the
Roosevelt household have been scat
tered as never before, by reason OF
their attendance at different schools
and colleges. The Roosevelt Christ
mas, while a family affair, is by no
means confined to the immediate
household. The Roosevelt children
have long been allowed to entertain
their numerous cousins on Christmas
and other relatives are likewise in at
tendance, while the President and
Mrs. Roosevelt usually ask a few per-
sonal friends to also join the party.
Christmas dinner at the White
House is served in the evening and the
President arouses an appetite for 1t by
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-12-30
MRS. SANTA CLAUS.
UNCLE SAM'S DEAD LETTER EX-
PERT GUIDES STRAY CHRIST
MAS GREETINGS.

Sends put Many Presents to Children
Has a Remarkable Memory and
Knowledge,and Decipners the most
Puzzling Addresses.
Tucked away in a little corner of
the Postofice Department at Washing
ton behind a desk which has held a
thousand interesting stories sits a
charming white haired woman who is
known the length and breadth of the
land as Mrs. Santa Claus"
The woman to whom this suggestive
~ dear name has been given is Mrs.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-12-30
Strong on Details.

"'Rastus. where's that rake?"
"De rake's wild de hoe. Marster.
"Well. then, where's the hoe?'
'Marster. de hoes wild de rake"
well, 'Rastus, confound it, where
are they both?"
"Dey's boff togedder, Marster. Pears
like youse pow'ful ticker bout details
dis mawnin'. You leave de eguiatln
of all dat to me, Marster, and III iooR
out To- yo' interests"
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-12-30
WHITE HOUSE XMAS DINNER.
THE ROOSEVELT FAMILY CELE.
BRATES IN THE GOOD OLD
FASHIONED WAY.

Always Have Huge Rhode Island Tur-
key Which is not Spoiled by French
Cooks. - President Himself Does
the Carving
Old fashioned cooks and old fash
toned cookery hold the fort in the
White House kitchen al Christmas
tide. When the President and Mrs.
Roosevelt give one of their great state
dinners to eighty or n hundred
guests, they usually entrust all the
preparations to professional caterers,
but when it comes to the dinner which
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-12-30

izing into the conviction that corpo-
rate contributions should either be
made impossible or else required to
be made In such public fashion that
they would be robbed of their bane-
fl1 effect
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-12-30
Time TO Move.

Oh that I were where l would be
Then would | be where | am not,
For where l am, l would not be,
And where l could be, l cannot
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-12-30

The popularity of "Trilby" for a
time exceeded that of any novel pun
lished. with the possible exception OF
ssuncle Toms Cabin"
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-12-30

knowledge which enables her to solve
problems which would puzzle a nun.
bred other heads. Her knowledge OF
streets in various cities Of Europe led
to her compilation of a street directory
of it's countries.
The value of Mrs. Collins work In
ferreting out addresses is all the more
notable when it is considered that each
p~ostofice in all the large cities has a
division especially set apart for de-
ciphering illegible and otherwise puz-
cling addresses. So after this h been
lone letters which are still unclaimed
are sent to the postofice at Washing
ton.
Knows All Languages.
Mrs. Collins has made such a study
of this rather psychological work tnat
she knows just what section OF the
int even to the cities. in which
various nationalties have settled. She
a put her finger on the japanese.
the Chinese, Greeks, Spaniards, Italians
and all the rest of them.
This particular talent has enapiea
Mrs. Collins to decipher many a letter
Which would have been otherwise un-
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-12-30

Senator Harris Baked.
Henry Clay Evans, late consul gen.
eral at London, was once in Congress
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-12-30

Criminal penalties were provided for
violations of tue law.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-26
WOMAN GRAPPLES
WITH A BURGLAR
HAS FIERCE COMBAT BEFORE
MAN ESCAPES
Intruder Leaves Coat and Vest in
Grasp of Brawny Proprietor Of
Towne Avenue Lodging
House

After fierce struggle to detain a
burglar last evening about o'clock,
Mrs. l, T. Bennett, proprietor of odg-
ing house at 329 Towne avenue, was
baffied in her brave intent by the thief
who slipped out of his coat and vest
and dashed out of the house During
the time that the struggle was progress
ing within the house three boarderS
remained on the front porch and did
not attempt to investigate the affair.
When the intruder succeeded in slip
ping out of his coat and vest and be-
gan to make a hasty retreat through
the house, Mrs. Bennett followed him
out into the street, but the burglnr
was too speedy. And when Mrs. Ben
nett succeeded in making the boarders
who were watching the proceedings un-
derstand that the man was burglar,
they did not offer to help her.
AS one Of the men living at the
house was walking around the house
and noticed a stranger In the woman 8
room, he informed Mrs. Bennett and
she boldly started for her room. AS
she reached the door the burglar ap-
peared.
Without waiting to consider her risk
Mrs. Bennett grappled with the bur-
glar. In the struggle she attempted to
throw him ON the floor, but was un-
successful. Mrs. Bennett described the
burglar as about 80 years old, five feet
five inches high, slim, weighing about
15C pounds and smooth face and dark
hair
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-26
cleanup of Fine Embroideries

probably true that divine grace work.
ing through the sympathetic and low
ing service of a fellow mortal, is the
only adequate instrumentality for the
reformation of a deformed human CHAR
acter And yet the intiiction of physi-
cal pain by chastiSemcnt may secure
obedience TO the rules of an institu-
tion and place those thus reduced to
obedience on the high road toward
moral regeneration. 1t may be the &C
casion is not the cause of reformation
Of character.
THE discplinarian who knows moth
ing of the duties appertaining to his
Office, nothing of the psychology peil-
ology and human nature, knows no way
of securing obedience to wholesome
regulations other than by the applica-
ton of an overmastering physical force;
but the disciplinarian who has learned
his business and has some aptitude for
the place he occupies viii hold the m
Fiction of physical pain in reserve for
cases in which all other known meth
DDS of securing obedience have failed.
Without obedience to rules no reform
atory institution can accomplish any
good thing, and where such obedience
cannot be secured through diplomacy
it may sometimes be conquered through
war. In such cases the end will JUS
tify the means.
Corporal punishment Is as good for
girls as for boys. although less fire.
: ouently required. / do not know any
well-ordered institution where me'i
whip girls, and any institution not
headed by woman capable of hand-
ling the problem herself can hardly
| rank as we'll ordered"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-26
"CORPoRAL PUNISHMENT
IS GOOD FOR GIRLS
CALIFORNIA OFFICIAL STUDIES
EASTERN SCHOOLS
Tells Of Woman in Adrian, Mich,
institution Who Turns Refractory
Maids Over Her Knee and
Applies Slipper Sole ss3 s. g.

A. j. Pillsbury, a member of the Cali
fornia state board of examiners, has
been making a study of eastern penai
institutions and has written letter
to officers in Los Angeles referring tc
the investigation recently made at
Whittier.
Mr.. Pillsbury discusses corporal pun
ishment and says that in New York
this mode of chastisement has been
abolished. In Michigan, however he
says one of the matrons occasionally
turns a refractory girl over her knee
and applies a slipper vigorously.
In conclusion Mr.. Pillsbury declares
corporal punishment is as good for girls
as 1t Is for boys.
Following Is his letter:
'Apropos of the recent unfortunate
occurrences at Whittier state school,
it may be profitable to consider the at
titude Of well-ordered eastern institu-
tions toward the subject of the inflic-
tion of physical pain as a remedial and
disciplinary measure. During the IN
vestigations I have recently made in
eastern states 1 kept this issue con-
stantly In mind.
New York does not permit corporal
punishment In any of it's reformatory
institutions, but the equivalent of it
has been attained through systems OF
fatigue duty, bread ana water diet ana
close confinement. An occasional chaS
tisement would inf1ict less physical in
jury and be the sooner over. Massa- =
ckusetts does not object to the oeca-
sional spelling of hickory rod on a
spare child if it cannot be made to
mind in any other way.
''The highly capable and efficient su
perintendent of the girls reform school
at Adrian, Mich. occasionally turns n
refractory girl across her knee and ap-
plies the sole of a rubber shoe with
beneficial effects.
"The almost incompatible superin-
tendent of the girls reform school at
Geneva, ILL.,, uses strong room for
u refractory pupil and if that does not
serve, puts her in a box down In the
basement This is much akin to a
steam bath appliance and leaves only
the head sticking out of the lid. 1t is
an adaptation of the ancient idea of the
stocks, and is not physically preferable
to switching.
1.-THE George Junior republic elnpow-
ers the superintendent to administer
the switch in cases not covered by the
law and where expedition is advisa BILE.
1t is believed that the law is careful to
leave uncovered certain classes of
cases best reached by the switch
TT is probable that moral reforma-
tion is never accomplished through the
infiiction of physical pain alone. 1t is
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-26
Pretty Christmas Wedding

A pretty Christmas wedding was
solemnized last evening at st. Athan =
asius Episcopal church when Miss
Maud Fuller was united in marriage
to William Chase, Rev. stephen Sher-
man, the rector, officiating. Mr. Chase
came here recently from Rochester,
N. Y, where he was librarian and
chorister of ST. Paurs church of
which Rev Mr.. Sherman was formerly
rector The brides home is at Gra-
ham, Cal.
The bride was gowned in dainty
creation of white crepe de chene, with
a deep yoke and shirring and pam
eled skirt, which enchanted her dainty
beauty. She was attended by her sis
ter, Miss Cassie Fuller, who was at
tired in pale green and white. Both
carried clusters of white roses. Mr..
Chase was attended by a. N Roney
The church was elaborately decorated
with palms, the rood screen being ell
twined with smilaX. Red and green
were the predominating colors, red
background furnishing an effective SET =
ting for clusters of white roses on the
altar. After short wedding trip Mr.
Chase vii! erect a home at Graham.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-26
TWO PROMINENT
MUSICIANS WE'D
MISS PoeERS BRIDE OF HARRY
C. LOTT,
Young Woman Is Talented Accom-
panist and Groom Is Well
Known BarItone-cere-
mony Is Simple

Miss Blanche Rogers, the talented
accompanist, and Harry Clifford Lott,
the prominent young baritone, were
married yesterday afternoon at 4:30
O'Clock at the First Congregational
church.
The popular young woman surprised
all her friends by becoming a Christ
mas bride, and there will be many dis
appointed women who have been plal-
ming to entertain for her since ner
engagement to Mr.. Lott was exclusively
announced in The Herald.
1t Is even hinted that for this very
reason the young people hastened their
preparations, after their secret leaked
out.
The wedding was a simple affair at
tended only by relatives. Dr. Thorn
son was the officia ting clergyman and
he was assisted by Rev. Warren +.
Day and Rev. William Horace Day.
There was no music as both The
bride and bridegroom decided they
would prefer not to have it because
music is their business.
They have gone to San Francisco
for a wedding trip and upon their re-
turn will be at home at Ole West
Twentieth street.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-26
WOMAN MISSING FROM .4OME
Relatives Ask Police to Find Virginia
Martin, Said to Be Feeble
Minded

Virginia Martin of 200 Rosemont ave-
nue. is missing from her home, which
she left early yesterday morning. Rel
atives say that the woman is feeble
minded and they are much worried
about her, fearing she may take her
life, as she is somewhat respondent.
The exact time when the woman left
her home is not known, but according
to her relatives her absence was first
noted about s o'clock. A few minutes
previous she was seen walking about
the yard. Miss Martin, or "Virgie." as
she is better known by that name, car
ried no valuables with her at the time
and it is also stated that she wore no
hat or wraps.
The description given the police of
the missing woman is: Age, SO years;
height feet inches; weight, 125 to
1870 pounds; complexion fair but
slightly tanned; is reeble-minded and
talks very disconnectedly. reward
for her apprehension is offered by j.
G. Martin of 200 Rosemont avenue.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-26
STEPS IN FRONT OF CAR
Unidentified Man Seriously injureo
at First and Los Angeles
Streets

An unidentified man stepped in front
of a moving car at the corner of East
First and Los Angeles streets yester-
day afternoon, and was knocked TO tne
ground, sustaining a deep three-inch
laceration of the scalp, with possibly
fracture of the skull.
The man was under the influence OF
liquor at the timer say witnesses to the
accident, who reported that he left a
saloon a moment before he was struck
by the car and attempted to cross the
tracks, unmindful of the approaching
car. Inmates of the saloon say that his
name is believed to be William Patter-
son, but no one who knew him could be
found.
A call was sent to the receiving hos
pital The man was unconscious when
taken there.
On being searched some small change
was found on his person and an AL
hambra address. The Alhambra au-
thorities were notified last night.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-26
WHIPPING POSTS BUSY
Large Crowd Witnesses Punishment
inflicted Upon Fifteen Offend
ers in Delaware
snecial to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
WILMINGTON, Del. Dec. 25.-About
200 persons crowded into the small in
closure at the county workhouse to-
day to see Warden Meserve apply the
flash to Is culprits who were sentenced
to the post at this weeks session of the
county courts. There was such rush
of persons who wanted to witness the
fiogging that the workhouse officials
closed the gates. shutting out about 100
children, women, young men and boys.
The whippings were delayed in OK
pectation that the 10 lashes imposed on
James Ward, young man. would be
remitted. but he took the logging with
the rest of them. Most Of the prison.
ers stood the punishment well. Those
who received 10 lashes were: Lemuel
Blake, William JohnsU.l, John Griffin,
Harry Cahall. John Wilson, John DOH
ring, William Dugan. Michael Kelley,
Howard Richardson and James Ward.
The extreme penalty of 40 lashes was
inflicted upon Stephen Howard, George
Pryor Alexander Benson and Oscar
Chase. Joseph Johnson received 20
lashes The men were convicted or lar
ceny and burglary.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-26
LARGE Christmas Party

One of the prettiest of the Christmas
parties was the affair given last even
ing by Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Bartlett
of 24OO West Adams street. Early in
the evenin' large company of
children and many older young folks
gathered around a big Christmas tree
in the billiard room above stairs and
received many beautiful gifts from a
jolly Santa Claus. After the tree had
been stripped of it's gay decorations
they adjourned to the dining room
where an elaborate supper was served.
The children said good night and the
other young people enjoyed dancing
and music in the music room. The
house was beautifully decorated with
quantities of holly, smilaX, red satin
ribbon and Christmas bells.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-26
DOG TRAMPS HOME, 155 MILES
Faithful Animal Lost by Hunters at
Holland Mich., Appears at Masters
House in Chicago

Special to The Herald.
CHICAGO, Dec. 25.-Footsore and
weary but decidedly game" Spot. a
bulldog owned by Fred Rehberg, SS
North Forty-eighth avenue, returned
yesterday after having been lost on a
hunting trip near Holland, Mich, a
week ago.
Rehberg had given up hopes of re-
covering the dog, when Spot walked
into the yard and stretched itself on
the mat by the kitchen door. The ami
NAL is fourteen years old and showed
in it's general unkemptness and slight
limp that It's trip of 1855 miles had
proved no easy matter.
The hunting trip in Michigan had
been completed and the party was on
the point Of returning home by boat.
when Spot slipped it's collar and dis
appeared. possibly in quest OF more
woodchucks and rabbits, Nothing fur
ther was seen of it until its return.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-26
STRUCK BY ELECTRIC CAR
Painter Suffers Conclusion and
May Not Recover From
Injuries

L. A. Clarke of 2O4 West Seventh
street was struck by a northbound
Pico Heights car on Broadway IN
front of the Broadway Van Nuys ho-
tel, last evening shortly after Z o'clock.
Clarke sustained injuries, cuts and
bruises about the head and body and
conclusion Of the brain.
Clarke is a painter and has been in
the city only a few months, having
come from Home City, Butte county,
to Los Angeles. The mans condition
was serious and he did not regain con-
seriousness during the night. Com
plications may arise that will cause
his death.