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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-08-11

shake of her apron, rolled the candy off on
the grass, as if it were loathsome thing.
Finally she got up slowly, and said:
"I'll have to carry the candy back to MIR.
Duffy and tell him I'm a whopper. m
Back she went, slowly and sorrowfuiiy,
with the candy in her basket. Mr.. Duffy
was still alone in the store.
Forget something, Ann?" he said, when
"No-no-sir," said Ann, faIteringly and
this back-because- because i'll didn't
want to be a-a-whopper!" -,
"a what?" asked Mr.. Duffy, as Ann laid
the stick of candy down on the counter and
-whopper, sir" she repeated. "Tm
"a whopper"
thought, maybe, if I-I-brought it back
and-apd said how sorry l was, perhaps you
wouldn't send me -ja-jail'
The last word came out in a heart-break-
ing little wall, as Ann laid her head on her
arm on the counter and sobbed aloud.
Mrs Duffy came down stairs at that mo-
ment and said, quickly, to her husband:
why, Aaron, what on earth is the matter
with that little girl?"
s'I can't make out what" said Mr.. Duffy
creation she means by that l don't know.
Come, come, Ann, look up and tell us all
about it,"
Mrs. Duffy was a short round, motherly
little woman, with five small girls Of her own.
She now sat down on a nailkeg, drew Ann
into her lap, took off her crushed sunbonnet
and laid AIMS wet and flushed cheek on her
own kind bosom, saying
saThere, there, my dear, just cry it out, IL
YOU want to, and then tell me about it.
What do you mean by being 'whopper,'
DEAR"
There were tears in Mrs. Duffys own eyes,
and even Mr. Duffy's shone strangely when
Ann told the sorrowful little story of her
moral DEGRADATION, ending it by saying:
"The verse say that
"He who sIeas a copper,
and grandmother says it's SO, and couldn't
bear to think Of being 'whopper.'"
you're not one" said Mrs. Duffy, en-
phatically. "You are good and honest lit
tie girl, and l shall come out and tell your
grandmother so tomorrow; but we won't
say anything about this to anybody else"
/ So, when Ann went tripping down the
road few minutes later, with whole pack
age of candy-hearts and peppermint and gum
drops that Mrs Duffy had slipped into her
basket, and Mrs. Paul again called out to ask
how Grandmother Holt was, Ann turned
around with a smiling face and shining eyes,
saying. brightly:
''She's real well, thank you, ma am"
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-08-11

her fingers closed suddenly over the copper,
her red lips came together with decision and
when the woman had gone out Ann said to
Mr.. Duffy:
"1'll take stick Of that white-and-pink
"a stick Of candy, Ell? / was just going
to give you stick when that lady came in in
such a hurry; but, if you've got cent to
pay for it with, I'll take it and give you a
stick some day when you haven't any money.
How will that do?"
Very WE'LL" replied Ann, hardly know
ing what she. was saying.
She took the stick of candy, which Mr.
Duffy had wrapped in a piece of clean white
paper, and hurried out Of the store, walking
very fast toward her home.
She held the candy tightly in one hand and
stared straight ahead of her as she walked,
not needing nor hearing old Mrs. Paul when
she put her head out of her window, as Ann
was passing her house and said:
today"
But Ann marched right on, and Mrs. Paul,
looking after her said:
'Funny that child didn't hear me, loud as
spoke. and her so nigh. I'm sure it was
Ann Holt, for l saw her when she went up
the street"
But Ann was deaf to everything now but
her own accusing conscience, and suddenly
the full enormity of her transgression over
came her. in the lines of an old doggerel she
had learned early in life:
SIT is a sin to steal pin
1t is a greater to steal 'tater;
But he who steals copper.
Is whopper.
| There had never been anything funny to
Ann in these ludicrous lines. They had sim
DIV set forth solemn truth and were full of
solemn meaning to her. They rang in her
ears now-accusang, condemning, terrifying
her.
She was outside the town by this time and
she sank down in the corner of rail fence,
covering her face with her hands and saying,
remorsefuIly and tearfully:
"Tm whopper; I'm whopper! I've
stolen a copper, and so I'm whopper! Oh,
dear; oh, dear"
She sat there weeping bitterly, and saying,
over and over, in severe decentralization:
''But he who steals a copper,
Is whopper."
This little offense was as great to her as
the heavier sins of those who are "whop-
pers" indeed, in the enormity of their wrong
doing.
| 1t was, moreover, her first transgression,
and she felt utterly crushed by it, now that
she realized that she had really done wrong.
The candy lay in her lap. She would not
have tasted of it for the world. She felt that
it would have burned her.
When one hand dropped from her stream
ing eyes to her lap and touched the candy,
! Ann drew it away quickly, and. with a
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-08-11
Copyright. 1907. by James Elrerson.,

n LITTLE girl not more than ten
IAt years old, and small for her years,
k. walked soberly along dusty coun-
lSs5Ea8I try road one hot August day.
She was barefooted, but she car
red in one hand pair of shoes and
stockings that she intended putting on just
before she reached the village at the end of the
long, treeless lane in which she was walking.
In her other hand she carried a little will
low basket, In which there were two dozen
snowy-white and newly-laid eggs.
The little girls name was Ann Holt. As
she walked along she kept repeating to her
self:
Twenty cents worth of sugar. ten cents
worth of tea, five cents worth of salt and
five cents worth of codfsh-yes that's right
That, makes forty cents, and that's what
Grandmother 4 said I'd get for the eggs.
candy? Hope he will" -
;, Ann and her grandmother lived alone in
little wooden house, painted red STANDING a
few rods back from the road at the other end
Of the long lane. oA0
She was very fond of Ann, but she did NOT
often take the trouble to say so. They lived
such dull, quiet lives that being sent To tbe
village store by herself was quite an event
for Ann. al e'ei'
She was to exchange tho o :.
basket for the things she kept paming 70 h me.
self as she walked along. She was verv any.
ious to do her GRAND properly. tbat oh" sbe
might be sent again the next time her ea. sne
mother wanted anything from the store "Du
1t was such pleasure to Ann to visit tb;s
little country store, with its queer mixture Of
hardware, millinery, groceries, drugs dr ~
goods provisions, meat and small wares II,
in one little room. es aIi
At last Ann reached the end of the Ian.
and sat down to put on her shoes and s+oni'
ingss before entering the village. ''''A'
Shaking the dust from her skirts after rio
ing, and smoothing down her apron. Ann
walked down the long, shady village street
until she came to the store, two-story build.
ing, with rooms above, in which MT Duff
and his family lived.
Mr.. Duffy was alone in the store when Anr
entered, He knew her and said ples eg 1thn
Good morning, Ann. How's Grandma
Holt today"
"'She's very well, thank you," said Ann
politely. --''"'
That's good that's good" said Mr.. DUFF.
fy,, heartily. "And what can l do for YOU
today, my dear?"
Grandmother sent me over with these
eggs" replied Ann. "There's two dozen of
them, and they're all nice and fresh"
GAIL right" said Mr.. Duffy, as he took I'D
the basket Ann had set down on the counter.
eggs are a little slow now, but I'll take
these. seeing as you've come so far with
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-08-11

LITTLE girl not more than ten
years old. and small for her years,
walked soberly along a dusty coun-
try road one hot August day.
She was barefooted, but she car
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-24
PAT DOES NOT PART WITH
N WATCH
Goes on His Way Rejoicing After
Making Lawyer the Laughing
Stock for Court Room
Full of People

on grounds of what is technically
known as supplementary proceedings.
more than half a dozen men were be-
fore the township justices yesterday to
go through the "stand and deliver"
process, which has taken in a modern
form the old custom OF debtors prison
Every morning the same scene is en-
acted in the justices courts, the un-
fortunates In debt being taken before
the justices and their jewelry or any
thing of value they may have taken
from them to satisfy judgments regis
tered against them during the week.
The plaintiffs in each case are repre-
sentatives of collection agencies. If a
man owes a debt and the creditor puts
1t in the hands of a collection agency
and 1t is sued for the defendant has his
chance to enter his objection. If judg-
ment is rendered against him and he
refuses to pay, then comes the modern
inquisition, followed by a legal pro-
ceeding known as supplementary pro-
ceedings, which permits the officers of
the court TO take the rings from mans
hands or the watch from his pocket to
satisfy his debt.
Yesterday several watches were in
evidence. A Victim was called to the
stand and sworn. He admitted that
judgment for debt had been given
against him and that he had not paid
up the judgment. He said he had no
real estate nor other property OF any
kind to pay the debt, and that he made
a dollar a day as assistant In q gar
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-24
MILE. FELY DEREYNE
MISS ALICE NIELSEN

merous parts at the opera houses of
Budapest and Nice. Her singing OF the
role of Carmen and of Media in "Pag-
liacci' is especially well spoken Of.
Among the men in the company
Giuseppe Campanari, the baritone who
has sung here many times with the
Metropolitan opera company is the
best known. He was with the Metro
politan for twelve consecutive sea-
sons. His abilities are too we'll known
to render any special local introduction
necessary.
But the member Of the company in
whom the representatives of the or
ganization place their chief reliance is
Florencio Constantine, Spanish tenor,
regarding whose singing and acting
glowing reports have been sent out
His voice Is said to be far above the
average and he has been praised as
being one of the very few tenors who
possess histrionic as well as vocal abil-
tiles. His appearance before local
audience will consequently be one of
the interesting events of the week.
Then there are Adam Golpern, Rus
sian baritone; Ricardo Martin, a
French tenor; Andrea Perello di Sc
gurole, Spaniard, and several Others
Henry Russell, the manager, is the
son of the first English entertainer who
visited America. The elder Russell was
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-24
NINE. LILLIAN NORDiCA
SlGNOR CAMPANARI
SENIOR CONSTANTINE


~ EGINNING Tuesday evening,
X March 5, at the Angelus rink,
Los Angeles is to have a season
of two weeks of grand opera, and ev-
cry possible effort is being made by
the local manager and the managers Of
the opera company to place the rink in
first-class condition regardless of ex-
pense.
Nine. Nordica, who is at the head of
the singers, is a favorite with western
audiences, although they have never
had an opportunity to hear her in sew
eral of the roles she is to attempt here
She is unsurpassed in some of the
Wagnerian works, but these are to be
passed by for the present, as there is a
general revival of the older operas
Alice Nielsen is another favorite who
has made an excellent name in the
field of light opera. She, too was
born in this country and was graduated
into grand opera some years ago. Sew
eral leading roles will be entrusted to
her while the company is here.
Signorina Tarquinia Tarquini Is a
native of Siena, who has sung in
many of the large Italian opera houses.
She Is soprano with a voice that is
said to possess attractive dramatic
qualities. Mile. Fely Dereyne is a
French soprano. She has sung nu-
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-24
SENIOR DE SEGURoLA
SENIOR CONT

many of the first performances of the
works of the modern Italian school in
their native country. The ballet and
stage direction is in charge of Sig.
Albereti, for the past eight years in
the Metropolitan opera house in New
York, while the scenery and costumes
are all said to be new and magnificent.
so that the mounting of each work
may be relied upon as being artistical-
ly correct.
The repertoire for the first week is as
follows: Tuesday evening, La Giacon-
da" with Mme Nordica. Nine. Monti-
Baldini, Signors Constantine Segurola
and others; Wednesday evening,
"Rigoletto," with Miss Alice Nielsen,
Signors Constantine, Campanari;
Thursday evening. "Traviata" (Mme.
Nordica); Friday evening. Barber of
Seville" with Miss Nielsen, Signors
Constantine, Campanari and others;
Saturday matinee. Faust" Nine Nor
dica; Saturday evening, Carmen"
with Miles. Dereyne, Tarquini and star
cast; Sunday evening, Lucia" Miss
Neilsen). For the second week the rep
ertoire will include "Trovatore," Lies
Huguenots," La Boheme," Romeo
and Juliet" "Adrienne Lecouvreur,"
Daughter of the Regiment" and "Cav-
alleria Rusticana'-double bill-"Don
Pasquale" and "Pagliacci."
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-24
MoRlZ RoSENTHAL

of thirty-five years, and whose able
direction by it's late manager, Augustin
DAILY, made 1t easily the leading play
house in America. On the closing night
there will be gathered in the auditor
ium men and women prominent In So
ciety, the arts, literature and the stage.
1t is the intention of the management
for this occasion to make this closing
night one of the most memorable in the
annals of New York's theatricals, far
exceeding the last performance given in
Booths theater before it was razed
many years ago.
The appearance of Mrs Leslie Carter
at the Hudson theater, scheduled last
week for February 25, has been indefi-
nitely postponed. Whether Edwin Mil
ton Royle's "Cleo," another authors
adaptation of Article Forty-s seven," or
an entirely new play will be her vehicle
when she does appear has not been di-
vulged.
Isabelle Irving is to be sent out on
tour next season in 1.-THE Girl Who Has
Everything" Her season in "Susan in
Search of Husband has been ex-
tremely successful,
David Belasco is said to be planning
to exploit David Warfeld as Shylock in
THE Merchant of Venice" next season.
The Shakespearean production will be
used as the opening attraction.
Walker Whiteside was forced to dis
miss large audience at Meridian,
Miss, and close his season temporarily
owing to nervous exhaustion following
a severe attack of la grippe. Mr.. White
sides tour in his new play, "The Magic
Melody" has been the most successful
in his career, and will be resumed inn
mediately upon his recovery. Mr..
Whiteside has taken his entire COM
pany to New York city, himself going
! to his home. Hastings on-the Hudson.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-24
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You belch gas in company some-
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Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-24
POLICE BOARD
GOES SUMMING
TAKES DAYLIGHT PEEPS INTO
THE TENDERLOIN
Where to Permit Colony of Unsavory
Hotels to Flourish Is a Problem
That Puzzles the Com
missioners

Police commissioners have for three
days been Summing.
The city's moral censors took day.
time trips, but they feel hat they are
qualified to judge of conditions in the
district around Commercial and Los
Angeles streets just as advantageously
in the garish light Of day as in the
subdued red light of evening.
A strong movement to bolish the
section which in police circles is known
as 1.-THE Tenderloin" has sprung UP,
petition having been filed with the
board at Tuesdays meeting. The
problem Is not so much that of clos
ing these particular hotels as is the
question where shall their keepers be
advised to go. Admittedly perma-
nent closing is out of the question.
Storms of protest have already come
in from property owners and residents
of other nearby sections which have
been referred to in rumors as the pros
pective location of the unsavory places.
The longer the settlement is delayed
the more numerous are the conflicting
interests. Such at least Is what the
commissioners say.
Personal observations, the advice Of
friends and The arguments of police
and property holders are all being
weighed by the board In reaching a
decision. A report has also been called
for from Chief Edward Kern.
1t is thought that a partial report
viii be made Tuesday and that q
public hearing will be had later,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-24

trained vocalist. The younger Rus
sell Is also a vocalist who has trained
number of well-known singers. Late
ly he has given his attention to direct
ing opera companies. He managed a
season of opera at the Covent Garden
in London in 1904, and a later season
at the Waldorf theater, London. Caruso
was with him for two seasons.
The company has already had sea-
son of eleven weeks in New Orleans,
followed by a week each in st. Louis,
Cincinnati, Chicago and Kansas City,
during which time nineteen operas have
been presented, and by the time the
organization reaches the coast over one
hundred performances will have been
given, so that every department will
be in smooth running order. Forty
eight members of the chorus have been
brought from italy and twelve of the
former members Of the Metropolitan
opera house are also with the organiza-
ton.
The orchestra consists Of forty-seven
regular men from the New York and
Boston organizations. The principal
conductor is Sig. Arnaldo Cont from
Covent Garden and Buenos Ayres, and
leading Italian opera houses, a great
disciplinarian who, 1t Is said, was the
first to introduce Wagners works into
Italy, and who has also conducted
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-24
WIFE SAYS HUSBAND
KIDNAPPED CHILD

Mrs. Irene Walters, 672 Lucas street.
reported to the police last night that
her 11-year-old son, Howell F. Walters,
had been kidnapped from the Mckinley
home, where he was placed by order
OF Judge Smith of the superior court.
The child was ordered placed in the
home at the request of his mother.
According to Mrs. Walters, the child
was kidnapped two months ago and
since that time she has been endeaVor-
Ing by her own efforts to get trace of
him. She is confident the child was
taken by her husband, Oscar Walters,
and has now applied for warrant for
her husbands arrest.
Walters is said to be a bookmaker
and to have formerly worked at Ascot
park He is said to have frequently
threatened to kill his wife.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-24
BOY TELLS OF
SEVERE FLOCC|NC
MILITARY ACADEMY TEACHERS
IN COURT
Leon Gibson Testifles to Whipping
Which Led to Arrest of Captain
Lockwood and Professor
Bailey

Charged with battery Capt. o. Lock-
wood, commandant of the Los Angeles
Military academy, and Prof. Walter
J. Bailey of the same instittion were
before Police Justice Chambers yester-
day. Many witnesses were examined
and it was found impossible to COM
plete the trial. The case was continued
until next Friday afternoon.
The men were arrested on COM
plant sworn to by Mrs. e. E. Shafer,
aunt of Leon X. Gibson, student in
the academy. According to the aunt
the two instructors whipped the boy
until his back was mass of bruises.
The punishment Is said to have been
given because the boy refused to obey
rules of the institution.
The boy was placed on the stand
during the session and told the story
of the alleged fiogging.
II was called into Prof. Bailey's
office by Capt. Lockwood" he said. II
was told 1 had disobeyed rules of the
academy and would have to be 1ogged.
The captain then grasped me by the
shoulder and struck me with strap.
Prof. Bailey also grasped me and
pulled my feet from under me. Capt.
Lockwood also struck me. in the face
with his fist"
The boy said he left the school and
went home soon after the fiogging. He
then went to photographer, where a
picture of his back was taken.
Gibson admitted that he had been
punished at numerous times for al
legged infraction ,of the school laws.
According to Mrs. Sehafer who was
placed on the stand, the school authori-
ties had been warned not to whip the
boy for anything he did, but to expel
or suspend him II necessary.
The case is important for the fact
he xtri11 hn anlInI 10
decide whether school teachers shall
be allowed to whip students.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-24
FRESHMAN TURNS NEAT TRICK ON
ATTORNEY FOR COLLECTION AGENT

ment cleaning concern.
He admitted that he had a wife and
few children to support on that sal
ary and then the CLINT of watch chain
showed from under his coat and at
tracted the collection agents eye.
"Ha," he said, "you have a watch"
The man admitted that he had and
the court instructed the bailiff to take
the watch and auction 1t off for what
ever he could get to satisfy the debt.
A second victim was called and slowly
mounted the stand, He was an Irish
man and he admitted that "he nivir
had nothin' and that under the prisint
circumstanches he was glad oV it,"
The attorney questioned him closely
and the Irishman in a careless sort of
way moved his coat little and again
a watch chain came to light.
There was a CLEAN of triumph in the
collection attorneys eye ais he leaned
over and shook his finger at the vic
tim.
you have watch" said the attor-
ney.
NO." said the Irishman, trying to
button his coat.
do you mean to try to deny that al
legation, when can see that watch
chain through your coat there?" thun-
dered the attorney.
THAT amt no watch" said the Irish
man, getting excited.
What is 1t them" said the attorney.
That's picture of the meanest stick
in the mud in Los Angeles" retorted
the Irishman, "and it's set in nice
frame, too"
II appeal to the court to have this
investigated" said the attorney.
Investigate II yerself," said the Irish
man.
The attorney stepped forward and
seized the watch chain and nipped out
a neat but much battered and bruised
silver case. He pulled at one Of the
slides of the peculiar affair and sud-
denly the case switched and he was
looking at himself in a small pocket
mirror.
An audible snigger came from the
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-24
CONTRACTOR STABBED
DURING SALOON FIGHT

William Beckstod. an oil well con
tractor was seriously stabbed In tn
right hip by a man said to be w. Lewis
during a discussion In Willard & KaI
tens saloon, 306 South Spring street
about 6 o'clock last night.
Lewis is said to have been discussir
with l.. l.. Clampett, an uncle of Becl
stod, in regard to certain roads in Il
state. Beckstod entered the saloon az
asked his uncle to leave the place az
so home with him. Lewis Is said
have drawn a knife and stabbed Bee
stod, who fell to the floor. Lewis tn
ran from the saloon.
Beckstod was taken to the receiv'
hospital. where his injuries
dressed and he was then removed
his home.