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Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-15

"Who would have thought the SOM
bre Autumn Fairy could have given us
such bright tints?" laughed all the
leaves gayly, and danced and danced
until it seemed as though they must
have lost their wits from joy.
And now, you would suppose their
contentment might have lasted. But
after a while it was just as before.
They began to complain and scold.
They were jealous of one another.
"She has given too much color to
some of us and not enough to Others"
they complained.
Its unfair!" said one.
II hate red!" said another.
Here comes the Wind" said a third
II hear her moaning. Let's ask her
as she goes by to call another fairy to
change us again."
II wouldn't if I were you," said the
Holly Leaf. ut may seem as though
you're discontented."
"Silly!" they snapped at him; what
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-15
OUTING IN THE PARK
BY Ruth Jones-cIass c-Eight
Years

Years
One day mamma took two of my
cousins and myself to Eastlake park.
We got there about 10 o'clock.
The first thing we did was to find
place for our lunch 1t was so hot
that mamma said we could go in
wading, so we took off our shoes and
stockings and went down to the water.
My cousins. who were smaller than
/, had never been allowed to go In
wading before so they thought It gre;.t
fun. We were running across the lake
on the rocks when Hazen, the littlest
one, slipped in the water and got her
dress wet. Then we had to come ont,
so that spoilt the fun till she dried
her dress When HazePs dress was
dry we rolled on the grass till mamma
called us to lunch. After lunch we
went over to the swings. After we
had got tired of the swings mamma
said we could take ride on the mer-
ry-go-round.
After we had our rides it was quite
late so we went home after having a
very nice time.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-15

wanted them for playmates. Then I
was sorry for him and said: 81 will
not sell them but you may take them
if you will not put them in a cage"
One day the door was left open AMI
was better by this time, so 1 did not
send them back. A few days after, 1
took the measles myself, and oh, was
so glad to have my faithful little pets
for company. L have them yet, and
they come when 1 call them if they
hear my voice.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-15

sprang forth bunch of lovely scarlet
berries.
"At last" she said, "you shall have
this reward for your good nature"
The forest leaves were so delighted
with their brilliant hues that it seemed
to have turned their heads. Some
times they danced so wildly that many
of them fell from their branches.
Only the little Holly Leaf was very
quiet. and said. when they teased him
because his leaves were still green;
''Oh. like 1t best of all, really do.
And my scarlet berries have quite
enough color to suit me-"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-15
BLESSING OF AN ALPHABET

Few people realize" said Prof
Frazer, formerly of Johns Hopkins uni
versity, that the twenty-six symbols
we call the alphabet represent. singly
or in combination, all the sounds of all
the languages upon earth. BY forming
letters into words we are able to ems
body thought; to render 1t visible,
audible. perpetual and ubiquitous. Em-
balmed in writing, the intellect may
thus enjoy species of immortality
upon earth and every man may paint
an imperishable portrait of his own
mind, immeasurably more instructive
and interesting TO posterity than those
fseting likenesses OF face and form in
trusted to canvas, or even 10 bronze
and marble. What myriads have
passed away leaving not a wreck be-
hind them. while the mental features OF
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-15
MR.. DEvERY ON CHARITY

NX THILE it is always wise to be
w charitable it is only vouch-
safed to few to be wittily
charitable. Mr.. William Devery of
police and political fame is one of the
few. He was about to assist financially
man in straitened circumstances
when he was reminded that the would
he recipient of his bounty had on more
than one occasion maligned and libeled
him.
"Oh, cut it Out" replied Mr. Devery.
Whats the use? I've known that fell
lows ISLANDERS by heart so long that
they have clean gone out of my head"
1t was Mr.. Devery also who said that
aims was in the plural because one
single act Of charity never counted
that one must give more than once TO
"set in the game"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-15
MY PET PIGEON
BY Mabel Horner-CIass B-Nine |
Years

Years
One day the mother pigeon hatched
out two of the cutest little squads
They were. little homers. Mamma said
that they were mine. And as the
mother was pet she was not afraid
to let me play with her babies. Every
day 1 carried them crumbs of cake
cracker and wheat
The little pigeons soon learned to
fly out to meet me. They would light
on my shoulder or eat from my hand.
I named them Daisy and Rose. They
grew fast and now are almost full
grown. A lady wanted to buy them
but I would not sell them. She said
her little boy had the measles and
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-15
he

MILNER B. SHARP, 1917 Buena
Vista street. Glass 800
MABEL HOOVER, San Diego,
Cal. Glass Observation-Disclosures. $500
RUTH JONES, 6SS Wilmer street.
Glass 90
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-15

ut is much too light a green" said
one.
ut tires me to look at it," said an
other.
"If only she had made it shade
darker sighed a third.
But the little Holly Leaf said, IT like
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-15
rAE ouALlIY oE AMaloulrx

Neither comic opera jokes nor fables
IN slang form any part of George Ades
ordinary conversation. He is. how
ever, rather given to indulging in
quality of humor that is unintention.
.liv sarcastic. In discussion of the
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-15
A LITTLE FLAT BREAKFAST

Come up and spend the night in my
apartment, said "Al" Halbrook to
Frank Daniels one night last fall, when
both had been detained in the city late.
I'VE can put you up all night and give
you a little fiat breakfast in the morn
ing"
"A little fiat breakfast" replied Mr..
Daniels. Whats that-a griddle cake?"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-15

fine meaning of words the other day
he said:
Ambiguity is word I always liked.
It's real meaning is a quality that is
deemed essentially necessary to the
clear understanding of diplomatic writ
ings, Japanese war reports, acts of
congress and law proceedings"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-15

some contemporary writer survive in
all the freshness and integrity with
which they were first traced. Literary
painting is the greatest of all delinea-
tion. For it we may thank the alpha
tet, and the Phoenicians for the alpha
bet.
1T was Gibbon, think, who said
that Phoenicia and Palestine would
ever live in the memory of mankind.
since America as well as all Europe
had received an alphabet from one and
religion from the other"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-15
LEST WE FORGET
BY Grace Seator

Remember hereafter no more.
II you hope TO be counted alive.
To date letters 1904:
Don't forget, this Is 19-O-5l
-Four-Track News for Januan-
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-15

do you know about it? You are pleas
ed with anything"
"I'm afraid 1 am" said the Holly
Leaf meekly.
The moaning Wind came scurrying
by and all the little leaves called out
to her to stop.
what is it you want?' she walled.
I'm very busy these days."
1--WE want you to summon another
fairy to change us again." they cried.
And they heard her reply, as she blew
past them, "Oh, foolish leaves! Oh,
foolish leaves!'
Then straightway there came ter
rible blast that made all the little
leaces shiver and huddle together to
keep warm.
And riding down moonbeam that
very night came another fairy. When
the shivering leaves saw her a great
many of them thought her the loVeliest
of all.
II am the Frost Fairy" she said.
though some people call me Winter.
I have come to change your garments
for the last time"
They saw that she was dressed in
white that shone like silver. Even her
hair was like snow. To some of the
leaves her face seemed old, but others
thought her young and beautiful.
There were no flowers in her hair
and her hand was the withered branch
of a tree.
She touched the leaves and they
shrank away from her. for they felt
their color fade quite out and the cold
steal through their veins. When the
Frost Fairy came to the little Holly
Leaf she paused.
you shall remain green" she said
"to reward you for your content with
your color"
And so, when all the discontented
leaves had lost their color and hal
fallen from the trees SO that the
branches were quite bare, the little
Holly Leaf was left still green and
happy with his bright scarlet berries,
and he remains so to this very day.
-
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-15

The government has sent two men
from the forestry department to Colo
RADIO Springs. Col. to establish nur-
sery. The young trees will be put out
in the spring on the southern part of
the Pixies Peak forest reserve. and re-
planting win also be done in the North
and Bear Greek canyons,
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-15
Buster and Tige

Cut out the
osde
the base Of the together bottom
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-04-12
NO SETTL OF STRIK E.
Offer to Arbitrate Comes to, Naught--
 Futile Conference.

Chicago, April 11.-Offering to arbi- trate everything in connection with the Montgomery Ward strike except the garment workers grievances, a com- mittee of the Commercial exchange, an organization of Chicago employers, with the representatives of the Chicago Federation of Labor and the joint teamsters' unions at the Grand Pacific hotel this afternoon. The meeting adjourned with no peace in sight. The union labor committee, fresh from a conference with Mayor Dunne, set forth emphatically that the teamsters were out in connection with the garment workers only, and that if the grievances of the garment workers were not to be considered there was nothing to arbitrate.
 It was charged that the Wholesale Tailor Manufacturers association had entered into a conspiracy to bring back former sWeatshop conditions among the garment workers, and that the con- spiracy had been successful in New York, Rochester and Philadelphia and was being pushed here in Chicago. An other conference will be held to-mor- row. Neither side appeared hopeful of results making for peace.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-04-12
RocKEFELLER's GIFT.
Action Taken on It but Ministers Re-
 frain From Giving Result Out.

Boston, April 1.-The prudential committee of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions met to-day and took action upon the report of subcommittee recommend ing the acceptance of gift of S100.OO0 from John D. Rockefeller.
 A vote was taken just prior to ad- journment late this afternoon and the result of the vote will, it was stated, be made public at noon to-morrow. In the meantime the committee is bound to secrecy and it's members refuse to give an inkling of the decision reached.
 There is good reason, however, to be- lieve that the report of the sub-com- mittee was accepted.
 The committee of twenty clergyrnen who have protested against the accept ance of the gift met to-day, and, after going over the letters received from clergymen all over the country in re- sponse to circulars sent out last week, prepared a statement which was sent tr the prudential committee. This statement contained names of the cor- respondents and portions of their let .ters, and asked that if the refusal of the gift seemed too great a responsibil- ity for the members of the prudential committee to take upon themselves they submit the matter to a meeting of the American Board.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-04-12
INVESTIGATING oIL TRUST
Commissioners Garfield Starts Work il
 Kanses,

Topeka, Kan, April 11.-J. R. Gar field, commissioner Of corporations, started his work of Investigating the Standard Oil company in Kansas to- day. Three special agents of the de- pertinent are here with MT. Garfield. They are going through the records in the office of the secretary of state, gath erfng data concerning tine various oil companies doing business in the state. Charles Earl, one of the agents, held a conference with Governor Hoch to- day at which various methods of secur- ing information were touched upon.
 Commissioner Garfield and United States Attorney Dean will hold pro- longed conference tomorrow. MT. Dean has received certain orders from the de- pertinent of justice in regard to the oil investigation which he will not di- vulge. The federal grand jury is also in session here at this time.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-04-12
ARRESTED IN MADISON.
Man Supposed to be Insane Held for
 Superior Court.

Man Supposed to be Insane Held Tor
 Superior Court.
 Madison, April 1.-The insane man who has been roaming about the town flor several days, and who was caught by Deputy Sheriff Henry A. Medley to- day, was taken before Justice A. w. Marsden this afternoon under a com- plaint, based on the tramp law, sworn out by Grand Juror Clarkson Meigs. The witnesses were Mrs. Joseph B. Kel- sey, Mrs. William B. Cole and Joseph Brannon, and each told about calls by the man to their houses. The defend- ant did not seem to know the meaning of a plea. When asked his name he said it was Anderson. "The Lord never gave me any other name," said he, and nothing further along this line was se- cured.
 The only evidence against him was that he had done considerable walking about, but did not work. He said he had been in jail for five months, but could not tell where. Anderson appar- entity is Swede and several time he gave short addresses in that tongue. There was every evidence of mental de- rangement. He was held for the su- perior court in $500 bonds and was talk en to the jail at New Haven by Sheriff Medley.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-04-12
ROJESTVENSKY STILL
 -.-
 REMAINS IN HIDING
MYSTERY OF HIS WHEREABOUTS
 NOT YET SOLVED.

Bsyorite Hypothesis in London That He
 Slipped Past Singapore Some Night
 With Lights Out-Japanese Force
 Moving to Cut or vIadivostok-
 Heavy Japanese Endorsements
 Land at DaIny.
 London, April 12.-The mystery of Vice-Admiral Rojestvensky'c where abouts in still unsolved, and speculation of the possibilities of the situation is of the keenest. The favorite hypothesis of the newspapers this morning is that his six battleships slipped past Singa- pore some night with lights out.
 The Daily Telegraph's Singapore cor respondent, cabling under date of April Il, says: aAll reports to the contrary notwithstanding. only one battleship. the Sissoi Veliky, passed here Saturday. No ships of the Czarevitch type were with the squadron
 London, April 12.-The correspondent at Kobe of the Daily Telegraph says:
 A telegram from Pekin states that Russian Minister Lessar asked China to lend Russia a port In Dokieen (Peki- ang?), but China absolutely refused"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-04-12
NEW ENGINE HOUSE.
Bids Awarded Last Evening -Totnl
 Cost to be SIA725.2s.

Cost to be Sl4725.2S.
 A special meeting of the fire comnlis- sioners was held in city hall last even ing for the purpose of opening bids and awarding contracts for the building of the new No. 12's engine house on Crown street.
 The contracts were awarded as fol- lows: Mason work, to John IT. Hogan, $S,750. Other bidders were D. G. Car michael, $S,87S; the George M Grant company, $9,997; George D. Wharton, $S.9S0. Painting work, A. J. Thalberg & Brother. $3S7. Electric work, D. B. Underwood, $22S.2S. Other bidder. w. w. Gale & Co, ss17. Carpenter work. D. H. Clark company, $S,613; other bid- ders, John s. Osborn Co. $4, ,124; James, A. Fogarty, $3,989; James E. Todd. $4v- 419; Richard Heft, $3,990; John K. Ken ney, $4,S00; A. McWilliams, s4,1S6; Ritchie & Johnson, $4,150. Plumbing work, J. J. Grady. s7S9; other bidders, John D. Kelley, $7S7: John B. Beegan, $744; Thomas R. Cation, $7SO; tho Rourke Bros. Co, $sS0, Foskett & Bishop O., $1,066; J. c. Cronan & CO, s869; Thomas w. Corbett, ss75. Heating work, John D. Kelley. new plan Of vapor heating, ss13.
 There were several bidders for various other different heating appliances.
 The total cost of the new building will be $14,725.2s, and the work of it's construction will be commenced irnme- diately.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-04-12
ANOTHER MENINGITIS CASE.
One of the Epidemic Type Reported i
 Chicago.

Chicago. April 11-Another case or cerebro-spinal meningitis Of the epi- demic type has been reported to the health deoartment.
 The sufferer is M E. Auland, who six days ago came to Chicago from Nor way, by way of Boston.
 The acute stage of the diisease was reached after he was taken to the Nor Wegian Tabithea hospital here. k ..s,ss 5 S
 Wilkesbarre. Pa. April 11.-Mrs. Will liam c. Herring. wife of Superintendent Herring of the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal company in this city, died to-day Of cerebro- spinal meningitis. Physi- clans say a peculiar feature of the death of Mrs. Herring is that no spots were, visible on the body, the case being one out of fifty that spots did not show.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-04-12
Thomas. Successor Named.

Chicago, April 11.-Frederick A. Stock was to-day appointed director of the Chicago orchestra to succeed Theodore Thomas, the founder of the organiza- tion, who died several months ago. Professor Stock is thirty-three years old and was assistant to Professor Thomas for five Years. He was born in Rhineland, Germany. To perpetuate the name of Professor Thomas the name of the orchestra has been chang ed from that of the Chicago orchestra to the Theodore Thomas orchestras
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-04-12
M,GOVERN NEAR COLLAPSE.
Appears Broken in Health and Cannot
 sleep.

Hot Springs, Ark, April 11.-Terry McGovern, light weight pugilist, who arrived here from Minneapolis yester- day, will leave for his home in New York tomorrow night accompanied by Dry Dollar" Sullivan.
 McGovern is suffering from extreme nervousness that borders on collapse. He appears broken in health and can not sleep. We will go home to-mor- row night, and Terry will rest up a bit and be i'll good shape soon" said Sulli- van in McGovern's presence.
 T am all right, except that am run down and weak and need rest" said McGovern.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-04-12
CONSOLIDATED ABSORBS >:.
 SPRINGFIELD TROLLEY
MAJORITY OF THE SHARES OF
 STOCK ACQUIRED.
Stockholders Have Choice of s225 a
 share, the Entire Sum in Cash, or for Each Share Held s75 in Cash and sl5o in tie Stock of thc Holding Company.

Springfield, Mass, April II, = The Springfield Street Railway company, controlling all of the electric car traf- fie in this city, and operating, 93 3-4 miles of track. today passed into the control of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad company. AL though the formal transfer has not been made, negotiations were concluded whereby the railroad company acquired a majority Of the shares of stock of the stroet railway system.
 The stockholders of the Springfield Street Railway company were offered $225 share for. their stock. this option expiring on Saturday. The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad company, through their underwriting agents, offered the stockholders the en- tire sum in cash or for each share held $75 in cash and $150 in the stock of the holding company.
 The stock issue of the Springfield Street Railway company is 19, ,s54 shares and the underwriting agents to-day ail- nonnce that they had already placed 5000 shares on their books while be-
 [ EI tween 5000 and 4,o0o additional shares had. been pledged and would be turned over tomorrow.
 The directorate of the Springfield Railway companies, the holding com pany, will comprise two stockholders of the Springfield Railway company, four representatives of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad company, and one representative of the under writing agents
 The acquisition of the Springfield Railway company by the New York, New Haven and Hartford system is in line with the policy of the latter com poration, which within the last few years has acquired in the state of Con- necticut street railway properties val ued at more than $30,0o0,O00.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-04-12
EQUITABLE IIFE LITIGATION
THE ACTION TO PREVENT
 INTERPRETATION.

Counsel for P1aintiff in Injunction Pro-
 Superintendent of Insurnnce-Rea
 to Intervene in tie Suit Granted
 The Question of surplus. ...
 New York, April 11.-To-day's pro- ceedings before Justice Hallox in the supreme court, Brooklyn, on the appli- cation by Franklin B. Lord for an in- junction to restrain the carrying out of the Equitable Life Assurance society naturalization plan were elllivened by an attack made by Edward M. Shepard, counsel for Lord, on Francis Hendricks, state superintendent of insurance. Mir. Shepard declared that MT. Hendricks had refused his client a hearing when the naturalization plan was under con sideration, although at the same time he was in conference with the attorneys for the society's officers. .-,
 Mir. Shepard declared that MT. Hen- dricks had forced MT. Lord to remain through the naturalization plan with the representatives of the directors.
 Another feature of the hearing was the announcement by George Zabriskie, as counsel for Charles w. Morse, that his client wished to intervene in the suit for MT. Lord.
 MT. Zabriskie informed the court that his client was the owner of fifteen shares of Equitable stock. His request to intervene both within and without the action was agreed to by the other parties.
 MT. Unterneyer gave formal notice that he would intervene in behalf of James H. Hyde. ..-
 William B. Hornblower, who said he represented the Equitable socity and its 600.000 policy holders, contended that the stockholders privilege to vote for directors was not property right. This was disputed by MT. untermeyer. There was considerable argument also be- tween MT. Untermeyer and MT. Horn blower as to what constituted the Equitable sooiety's surplus above re- serve requirements. Of the $s0,00o, ,oOO carried as surplus, MT. Hornblower said $70,000,000 should be considered as re- serve to meet obligations. This left $1O- 0O0,000 clear in which, however, he held the stock holders had no interest, that money belonging to the policy-holders. MT. Untermeyer questioned the placing of the reserveto meet obligations at $7o,000,000 and asked if the courts had not decided $46,00O,000 to be a sufficient reserve fund. To this MT. Hornblower did not reply.
 At the close Of the argument Justice Fiallox gave the lawyers until Friday to file briefs.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-04-12
SMITHS IN NEW YORK,
Nan Patterson's Father Failed to Meet Thems

New York, April 11.--J. Morgan Smith and Julia Smith, his wife, who have been indicted together with Nan Patterson on. a. charge of conspiring to obtain money from Caesar Young, the bookmaker, in connection with whose death the Patterson girl is also under indictment and is about to be tried a third time, arrived in this city to-night. Smith and his wife were ar- rested in Cincinnati. Yesterday they abandoned their fight against extradi- ton and started for New York in the custody of officers. To avoid the crowd of curious persons assembled at the Grand Central station, the Smiths were taken from the train at the One Hun dred and Twenty-ifth street station in Harlem and brought down town to po- lice headquarters in a carriage. J. Ran dolph Patterson, ather of Nan Patter- son and of Mrs. Smith, was at the Grand Central station.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-04-12
shiDufug,.5 5. News. #

New York, April II. Arrived: Steamers Finland, Antwerp; Citta di Torino, Genoa, Naples, etc; Rhyn1and, AntWerp Kaiser Wilhelm IT., Bremen.
 New York April 11.-Sailed: Steam CTS Grosser Kurfurst, Bremen via Ply mouth and Cherbourg;; Pannonia, Naples, Trieste, etc.: Prince Adalbert, Naples and Genoa; Victorian, Liverpool.
 Antwerp. April 11.---Arrived: Stean-s CT Kroonland, New York via Dover.
 Naples, April +. Sailed: Steamer Nord America, New York.
 Antwerp, April I.--Sailed: Steamer Nederland, New York. 8 Kinsa1e, April i1.Passed: Steamer Georgic, New York for Liverpool.
 Marseilles, April Il 1.Arrived: Steana~s CT Calabria, New York
 Genoa, April 7-ArriYsd: steamer Lgiuria, NsWsXorks