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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-02-18
ESTABLISHES A NEW STYLE
American Girl in London Has Unique
Ideas on Dress and Carries
Them Out
Special Gable to The Herald


LONDON, Feb. 17.-Miss Welsh, the
charmingly pretty young American
who. under the wing of Mrs. Ronalds
has been causing something of a sem
sation in society, has established a
fashion in gowns which promises to
have many imitators.
At the small dances and dinners she
invariably appears in a quaint gown
of satin, in one of the shades of rose
pink. These range from the deep blush
color to the rose fanee, and each seems
better adapted than the last to her
transparent skin.
Miss Welsh was one of the guests
attending the bridge dinner given by
Mrs James Mcdonald, under the eff
cient engineering of Mrs. Ronalds,
whose daughter, Mrs. Richie, the
Schultez', Mrs. Reginald Vanderbilt,
who, by the way, has been everywhere
since her arrival, and other we'll known
people attended.
The whole house was decorated in
yellow, with enormous sprays of yellow
mimosa in the hall and up the stair
case. On the dining table a grotto
covered with daffodils stood in the
center of miniature lake, on the sur
face of which fioated miniature yellow
water lilies.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-02-18
FORGERY BY PHoN0GRAPH
Estate Given Away by Speaking Ma
chine, but Deception Was Re-
veaIed and Stopped

DDeCldl NStDiO W hO AlSioiNs
VIENNA, Feb. 1T-Alois Szabo, the
son Of d wealthy peasant of Szegedin,
Hungary. who died recently, has been
arrested for forging a will by means
of a photograph.
Shortly before the death of the father
the servants were called into his room
and heard voice proceeding from the
bed say: 1T leave all my property to
my eldest son, Alois and my other
children are to get nothing"
AS a verbal statement made by a
testator when on the point of death in
the presence of witnesses constitutes
a valid will in Hungary, this disposl-
ton of the peasants property was up
held in the courts.
A few days ago, however. Alois' mis-
tress, with whom he had quarreled
informed the police that the voice the
servants heard was not that of his
father, but that Alois had spoken the
words into a monograph. He had
placed the instrument under his
fathers bed, and when the old man
had lost consciousness called the SER
wants in and set it going.
The police searched his house and
found the photograph record as de-
scribed. Szabo is now to be charged
with fraud.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-02-18
MAKES DATES ON MACHINES
Public Messages Carried All Over the
Town With System of Wires
and Pneumatic Tubes

Special Gable to The Herald.
MUNICH, Feb. ia new and con-
venient automatic and pneumatic tube
service has just been put into practice
here.
In the railway stations and public
squares conventional looking boxes
are placed, having on the upper sur
face about half a dozen blank disks.
If Mr.. A has given Mr.. B. an appoint
ment at, say, railway station and
finds that he cannot possibly keep it,
he writes a note, with Mr.. BIS name
plainly set forth on the outside, and
drops it into slot, at the same time
dropping penny into another slot.
Mr.. B, waiting at the station at the
other end of town, keeps an eye on the
machine, and suddenly sees his name
appear in one of the blank disks. He
drops a penny in the slot and the panel
over the disk slips aside, permitting
him to withdraw the note addressed
to him by Mr.. A.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-02-18
SCOTCH FAMILY DECREASING
More Marriages and Fewer Children
Reported Than Formerly.
Fresh Air and Life

Special Cable to The Herald.
LONDON, Feb. ia supplement to
the report of the registrar general for
Scotland, issued yesterday. shows that
the average Scottish family includes
only four children, as against four and
a half a generation ago, and that this
loss is observed in the countryman'
family, not in the townsman's.
Two generations back the average
family was still larger. Today, while
the townsman's family averages four
and half children, the shepherds and
the gamekeeper's have suffered marked
diminution.
1t is observed that the shepherd and
gamekeeper are the healthiest and
longest lived men. Compared with
them residents of the towns die young
The reason for this is attributed
partly at least, to the open-air life OF
the shepherds on the great moors of
for example, Sutherland. In that
county there are only three men to
every mile. In Lanarkshire, the coun-
ty of mines, there is a man to every
fifty yards.
1t is. nevertheless, in the families of
best health, where there is air and ell
bow room to spare, that the decrease
in the size of families has taken place,
This decrease is the more remark
able when viewed in conjunction with
the statistics of marriage. 1t appears
that 29S, 664 marriages were registered
during the last decade, and that this
number is 1926 in excess of the mar
riages of the decade previous.
1t is regarded as evidence of higher
standard of comfort required by the
younger generation that the proper
ton. of males marrying between the
ages Of twenty and thirty-five was
relatively greater than in the previous
decade, while the proportion of those
married under twenty and over forty
was relatively less.
The registrar concludes that the aver
age number of births per marriage is
so markedly decreasing that 1t may be
assumed that there is true falling
off of the fertility of marriage.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-02-18
MALE USURERS ARE INEXPERT
BY SIDE OF WOMEN SHYLOCKS

rowed 800 from woman money
lender paid interest at the rate OF 10
shillinss per week for eighteen months.
He then fell behind in his payments,
and although he had paid the loan
nearly twice over he was refused time
in which to recover himself. The con-
sequence was that his home was sold
and that he and his wife are now in
lodgings.
AS a general thing the victims are
men who shrink from facing the ordeal
of public court, and who would
suffer any amount Of persecution
rather than appear before a Judge.
The women use methods for collecting
their money which the most rapacious
male usurer would not think of en-
ploying. Some of them have been
known to stop their "clients"
on the street and bully them publicly,
while householders who have fallen be-
hind in their payments have had
stones thrown through their windows
by the irate lenders.
One man who was personally at
tackled on the street by woman who
was the proprietor of a loan company
from whom he had borrowed a small
amount practically ruined himself in
an effort to meet the extortionate de-
mands of his flinty hearted prosecutor.
1t is said that portion of the increase
in crime here in London must be
charged up to these modern Shylocks.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-02-18
SNUFF FOR WOMEN A FAD
sneezes Take the Place of conversa-
ton In Paris, but Not in
London Vet
Special Cable to the Herald

6peclal cable 10 The Herald.
LONDON, Feb. 17.-For most Paris
fashions the people of this country and
especially the women, are devoutly
thankful, but few. it may be hoped,
will follow the latest craze which now
obsesses a small and exclusive set in
the "Gay city"
A number of the "smart" women of
Paris are not only carrying ieweled
snuffboxes, but are actually venturing
OH microscopic pinches of a scented
mixture, and offering them to their
friends. AT one five o'clock" given
recently the women were too busy
sneezing to talk.
Fortunately. the fashion has not as
yet spread to London. 1.-THE demand
for snuff is much larger than is gem
orally supposed. but we do not believe
that Englishwomen of the present day
would ever take it," an old established
tobacconist said yesterday.
more clubmen are taking snuff,
however, than was the case few years
ago
THE days are gone when customers
sent their own expensive recipes for us
to make up Now there are practically
only two snuffs-one slightly scented
and the other rather Stronghold both
are very inexpensive.
''Some medical men recommend snuff
as preventive of colds and infu-
enza."
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-02-18
AUTOMOBILE CUTS RECEIPTS
OF FIRST CLASS RAILROADS
speelal cable TO The Herald.

Special Cable to The Herald.
LONDON, Feb. 17,-The first class
long distance passenger is slowly but
surely disappearing from the British
railways greatly in consequence of the
increased popularity Of the automobile
Practically every company with a ter
minus In London is at present faced
with this problem.
In the last half year the Great East
ern railway carried 1926 less first
class passengers than in the previous
corresponding period. This reduced
traffic was most marked In relation to
Newmarket and other sporting centers,
the conclusion being that many per-
sons who would otherwise have trav-
eled to these places with first class
tickets made the journey by auto
mobile.
Automobile competition, am
afraid, is likely in future to assume
very serious proportions" said Lord
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-02-18
Special Cable to The Herald.


LONDON, Feb. 17-Astonishing rev.
Citations rs to the methods of business
pursued by women money lenders in
London have Just been made public
here. IL would naturally be supposed
that these women Shylocks would be
more susceptible to feelings of consid-
GRAFTON towards their victims than the
ordinary male usurer. As a matter Of
fact they have been more exacting in
the matter of the pound Of flesh than
any Of their male competitors. All of
the women are Jewesses. most of them
of advanced age, and their trade is
carried on under the guise of loan,
discount or banking companies.
Here are a number Of Instances of
the rapacity of these loan sharks:
A city clerk who had wife and two
children had the misfortune to borrow
$50 from one of these women Insurers.
lie only received $45 the other IS being
deducted as an inquiry fee. In twelve
months he had repaid S120 and his
creditor still claimed $40 as a balance.
He appealed against the extortion, but
the woman went to his house and used
threats and violence, creating such a
scene that he was glad to get rid of her
by promising to pay the balance
within a month. This he succeeded in
doing by pawning some of his fur
niture.
Another married man who had Dor
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-02-18

Claude Hamilton, at the half yearly
meeting of the Great Eastern company
One disagreeable feature is that
these people would undoubtedly have
travelled first class, so that the com.
pany lost the most remunerative por-
ton of it's passenger receipts.
With the exception Of the London &
Northwestern and the Great Central
all trunk line railways running into
London have lately experienced con-
siderable falling off in receipts from
first class passengers, who prefer to
use their own automobiles.
Officials of the latter company point
out that on the last regatta day al
Henley no fewer than four hundred
automobiles were counted
When the court is I'm residence al
Windsor castle the receipts on the
Great Western railway from saloon
and first class passengers who are Wis
iting the king and queen show a dimi-
mutton.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-02-18
KAISER POSED AS DRUMMER
Wilhelm Saw Loie Fuller Dance IL
Paris, When Supposed to Be
AZ RerIiN

Special Gable to The Herald
PARIS, Feb. III am confident
brushed against Emperor William in
cognito in the Japanese garden. and
followed him to see Loie Fuller
Dance New York correspondent
wired, in effect. describing the latest
Paris exposition.
His statement is now strangely YER
flied in the revelation published by
Stephanty, formerly the German COM
missary of police of Strasburg, Alice
Lorraine Stephany vows he can produce
the originals of dispatches making ar
rangements for the kaiser's secret visit
to- Paris during the exhibition. He
intended to enter France through Stras-
burg, but finally went by way of Bel
GUM.
Stephany insists it is widely known
that the emperor, in the character OF
commercial traveller, passed several
days III joyous incognito at the exhi-
bition. He even visited the German
pavilion and admired his own portrait
there.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-02-18
SWEETHEARTS ON FINGERS
New Fad Destined to Encourage ANA
teur Photographers Is Very
Popular in London

6peclal SaDle TO Inc
LONDON, Feb. autobiography on
the finger nail Is the latest fad in Lon
don society. 1t Is an odd extension of
and lockets, which have enjoyed such
great popularity of late.
The idea is absolutely novel, and is
being adopted by men and women
alike. 1t is considered quite correct in
some circles for a young bride to bear
a portrait of her husband on the nail
of her wedding ring finger. A num-
Der of engaged girls also have chosen
this quaint method of keeping the
features of their fiances in a position
where they can glance at them at all
hours of the day.
"It is quite a simple matter to Sc
cure finger nail photographs" said a
well-known photographer yesterday.
1T is best done by what is known as
the carbon process.
"a photograph of the subject is first
made in the ordinary way and re-
duced to a size suitable for the finger
nail A print is then made from the
negative on carbon paper, which is
made in substantially every color.
after the print has been fixed and
toned it is transferred to what is
known as transfer paper. At this
stage the finger nail must be rubbed
with pumice powder to render it quite
smooth. Then the wet transfer paper
is placed with the photograph on the
finger nail. When dry the transfer
paper is stripped off and a finished
photograph is left on the finger nail
"Finally a thin coat of transparent
enamel is brushed over the photograph,
rendering 1t perfectly safe to wash the
hand without damaging the picture.
ION the average person the photo
graph is partially destroyed by the
cutting away Of the nail i'm about three
weeks. AS the cost of each finger nail
photograph is half guinea, II be-
comes an expensive luxury II continued
for year."
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-02-18
CHAUFFEURS IN COWLS
Monks viii Drive Visitors UP st. Ber'
nard by Means of Auto
special Cable to The Herald.

Special Gable to The Herald.
GENEVA, Feb. 1.-THE monks of
the Grand st. Bernard will soon make
their debut as chauffeurs.
After struggle lasting over year
they have received the permission from
the Valais and Italian authorities to
run a motor car service between the
hospices of Grand st. Bernard and
Simplon-their properties-and Domo-
dossola and Aosta.
The chauffeurs will be chosen from
the monks themselves, who will wear
cowls.
The cars, which are being specially
constructed to climb the steep grad-
ents, will at the beginning be en-
ployed for the transport of supplies
only.
Later, however, the monks intend to
start a service for tourists who wish
to visit their hospices in tht summer
season.
The Herald will sell you $35 worth Of
records and GIVE you a six months
subscription to The Herald and $50
Tallk-o-Phone absolutely free.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-02-18
PROBLEM IN EMPIRE GOWN
Where, Oh, Where, Shall the Correct
Dancing Man Place His
Right Hand2
Special Gable to The Herald.

Special Gable to The Herald.
LONDON, Feb. 17.-Turning to the
lighter side of matters of social in
terest. dancing men would appear to be
finding themselves in a serious diem
ma this season, owing to the universal
ity of the empire dress among the
young and graceful girls.
The salient feature of this classic
dress being very short bodice which
raises the waist line from the usual
position to a place just beneath the
armpits, what the dancing man ner-
vously asks himself is this, "Shall /
clasp my partner around the waist
where the waist ought to be, or shall
l elevate my arm until it reaches her
shoulder and there let it rest?"
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-02-18
A QUEENS NOVEL CHARITY
Concerts by Noted Musicians Pro-
Vided for Hollands Poor by
WilheImina

Special Gable to The Herald.
THE HAGUE, Feb. 17.-Queen Will
helmina is carrying out a novel form
of charity which is greatly appreciated
by those who have benefited by her
generosity. A series of concerts by the
most famous musicians of the country
has been given in halls situated in the
poorest quarters of the city. Only the
very humblest Of the inhabitants are
admitted to these musical treats, the
selections being, Of course, popular,
but rendered with mastery by widely
known singers and instrumentalists.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-02-18
PASTE GEMS ON
VIRGIN S SHRINE
GOLD OF HEIRLOOM JEWEL
PRESENTS CoUNTERFEITED
Pope Learns of Fraud-Adornments
So Long Admired Have No Real
or Historic VaIue-Scene of
Many Cures
Special Cable to The Herald.


ROME, Feb. 1.-THE discovery has
just been made that all of the Jewels
which adorned the shrine of the virgin
at the famous Sanctuary of Pompeii
and which were considered of an enor-
nous value, well up into the millions,
are worthless. These jewels were pre-
sented to the sanctuary by devout peo-
pie from all over the world within the
past twenty-five years, and no reason
existed to doubt that most of the offer
ings were valuable, as some of the
donors were persons of standing and of
financial responsibility.
Some months ago the pope decided
to take the administration of the
shrine from a layman named Bartolo
Longo, who had first awakened the in
terest of the Catholic world to the
miracles said to have taken place at the
sanctuary, and gave it in the charge of
the Dominican order, with all the es-
Establishments connected with the enter
prise.
Expert Takes Inventory
The dominican monks We're recently
requested by the holy see to take an
inventory of all the property belong
ing to the shrine, as the pope himself
had taken title to the property in con-
formity with the Italian laws. The in
ventory was made by the Dominican
monks, as ulTeCleu, Dul, III OTQeT lC
place a value on the immense number
of jewels adjoining the shrine, they
called in an expert to have them APP
praised.
The expert soon convinced them thai
the jewelry was of very little value
even what appeared to be gold having
been substituted with brass. The many
diamonds, rubies, emeralds and other
precious stones, the value of which was
thought to be something enormous
even all paste.
Some Jewels Were Good
Keen disappointment is felt all over
italy because of this discovery, and il
is said that the vatican authorities have
just ordered an investigation to fine
out if possible by whom the fake jewels
were substituted.
The vatican authorities have already
obtained proofs that at least some OF
the jewels presented to the sanctuary
were originally genuine, as, for in.
stance, the crown presented to the vir'
gin under the late pope, when he al
lowed the vatican chapter of canons t.
proceed to the solemn coronation of thu
effigy.
In other cases it is known that som,
of the jewels offered to the shrine
were family heirlooms of undispute;
value, which had been in the posses
J sion of the donors families for cen
turtles, so that they must have beer
substituted by imitation jewelry afte
they were presented to the virgins
Shrine.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-02-18

Homeless children received and placed
In homes for adoption. Apply Rev o.
W Rice Superintendent Children's
Home society 334 Bradbury building.
Los Angeles,
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-02-18

AGENT Illinois Central II. r.. ass s. spring.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-12-06
Thought 1t Was An Earthquake.

Several shocks accompanied by
loud reports were felt here yesterday
between 11.30 and ~ o'clock. In
some instances windows ratified and
panes of glass were shattered in
some sections of the town, houses
shook. and many persons believed il
was an earthquake. Nothing of the
shock was heard or felt at the Capital
Office, but within half block win
dows shook and sick persons were
shaken in their beds. There were
three separate and distinct shocks,
each accompanied by loud report. Ii
was thought there was target practice
in the Severn, or at old Fort Madison,
and the firing of great guns caused
the report. IL was learned today that
the shocks were due TO dynamite blast
ing at the sandbanks on the Severn,
five miles from Annapolis. Others
say it was caused by the testing OF
armor at Indian Head Proving grounds
1t is not thought to have been an
earthquake.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-12-06
Aftefnoon Card Parties.

Two afternoon card parties were
held in the Naval academy yesterday
lone by Mrs. Higgins, wife of Lieu
tenant t-Commander II. B.EHiggins, U.
5. N, A Upshur Row, and the other
by Mrs. Dewey, wife Of Commander
T. &. Dewey, and Mrs. Philip Sny
der, at Mrs. Dewey's residence, )
Sampson Row, Naval Academy.
Both card parties were largely at
tended. At Mrs. Dewey's card party
the game five hundred was played.
over seventy invitations were sent,
and there were forty-four acceptances.
Ten tables were filed with four al
each table. The prizes were very hand
some. After the game a delicious sup
per and refreshments were served.
Mrs. Dewey and Mrs. snyder are
charming hostesses and have many
friends here.
The prizes were won as follows
First prize, Mrs. Dodge, wife of Prof.
o. G.. Dodge; second prize, Mrs. Nc
Way, wife of Commander
Q. B. McVay, Jr., and the consola-
tion prizs went to Mrs. JeiTers, wife
of Lieutenant Jeffers.
This afternoon Mrs. Dayton, wife
of Lieutenant Commander j. III. Day
ton, L. S. N, will give a card party
at her residence, 43 upshur Row, Ma
val Academy.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-12-06
SUB TARGET GUN.
Beneficial Practice For The Local
Militiaman.

A sub. target gun was installed yes
terdav At Crandall's Hall, which is
now being used as an armory by Com
panies & and NJ, of this city. The
gun was set up under the direction OF
Sergeant j. +. Given, an expert ride
man of the Fifth Regiment.
The apparatus is for the purpose of
instructor in aiming and sighting and
also in the proper method of pulling
the trigger. 1t consists Of a regular
rifle which is supported in such a
manner that any movement of IL
causes a corresponding movement Of
a steel spindle. The gun is sighted
on a reduced target and the pulling
OF the trigger causes the spindle TO
be impaiod on small card which
also contains target. The card is
punctured at exactly the point whore
the gun was aimed at the larger tar-
get.
This practice is the most Beneficial
possible outside of actual rifle work.
All errors of sighting, aiming and
diseharging the rifle can thereby lee
corrected. 1t is expected that the
members OF the two companies will
take great interest in its use and VIII
improve greatly in their shooting.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-12-06
THE sHELLFISHc COMMISSION
Field Work Of Survey Will Cease
Shortly.

Although it has not been definitely
decided upon, the chances are that
no attempt at further field work will
be made this winter by the engineers
OF the Shellfish Commission after
they complete the survey OF the ma
tural bars in Anne Arundel waters.
The work already done in the field
has produced a great amount Of ma
teriai and data which must be trans
ferred TO maps and charts for record
IN the Office Of the Commission and
the clerk Of the County Court, ms we'll
as for the information Of the prospec-
tive holders of oyster lots. This trans
fer Of the outlines Of the natural bars
TO charts viii occupy much of the
time OF the engineering force. during
the winter months.
The work viii be done in the Com
missions Office at the State House,
so that the survey work is closed this
week; the houseboat Oyster will
doubtless be put out of commission
for the winter by next week. Though
the weather promises to be unsettled.
the present indications are that the
survey work of the Maryland Shell
Fish Commission engineers will be
done by the end of the week, so far
as Anne Arundel county is concerned.