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Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-02
A Capltol Joke

John, dear" said the wife. coax
ingly instead of buying an expensive
ready-made dress l could get the ma
terial for $40. Isn't that a capital
idea ?"
IF that's all a new dress would cost,
go ahead" replied the faithful John.
A little later he was scanning the
bill, which mentioned $24 for making,
$29 for lace, SO for buttons, and $11 for
findings.
when you spoke OF capital idea,'"
he commented reproachfully, II did not
suppose that you meant the Harrisburg
capitol idea. Coast Seaman's Journal.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-02

"At first my intense sensitiveness
was against my success. If a person
whom l thought unfriendly were in the
room my work was ruined. But de-
termination to succeed overcame this
and / am now, l think, quite Calloused
and Indifferent to unkind criticism
But l shall never become Indifferent
to friendly criticism or advice ! am
always grateful for we'll meant criti-
Cism.
There were many unpleasant fea-
lures of Society entertaining, especially
among the nouveauX arrives, though
these are naturally thu best paying
patrons.
Il am in vaudeville because it is the
natural sequence of my work as a So
ciety entertainer. 1t took me two years
to secure even a hearing by a vaude-
Vile manager. They told me my act
was all right in drawing room, but
would never so in vaudeville l have
found Orpheum audiences most kindly
and appreciative. They are more at
ease and freer to applaud than a draw
ing room audience.
1T was at benefit for Vassar COL
lege that 1 made my first stage appear
anCe. Then Mr.. Keith offered me a
years contract.
Almost everywhere l am asked for
advice about going on the stage. 1t is
odd that girls plan to go on the stage,
while men usually are surprised when
they find themselves there.
Sympathizes with Cripple
"Only this morning a little girl came
to me at my hotel. L was not yet out
of bed when the card was brought in.
3" I saw you at the Orpheum and like
you,' she said. I want to go on the
stage
What can you do?' asked.
Il sing, she replied.
Her little body was so frail that she
could not have produced enough sound
to fill the smallest of theaters. My
heart told me at once her secret. Grip
pied and so deprived of girls natural
ambitious in life she hoped to make
a name on the stage. What could l tell
the dear child except that the way to
fame is long and hard and few there
are that reach the goal.
Have you ever appeared in pub
lic?' 1 asked her
Yes, and | received the very kind
est newspaper notices. The very best
in the whole concert.
"'Ah, reporters have hearts, l
thought, as l listened.
Finally l told her to ask some the
atrical manager to see her act and hear
her sing and to take his advice what
ever it might be.
Il had not the heart to tell her the
truth-truth is sometimes the unkind-
est thing in the world-to listen to-"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-02
MILLIONS
IN THEIR PLAN
FURNISH
VALUATIONS
Telephone Officials Ignore Law Which
Compels Public Utility Reports
Each January to the
City Clerk

With the last day of January closes
the last day of grace for the public
utility corporations to submit their an
nual reports of business to the city
clerk. This is a requirement of the law.
This year only the Los Angeles Gas
and Electric company, the Pacific Light
and Power company and the Edison
company have made their reports. The
Peoples Gas Gowe) and the telephone
companies have ignored the law alto
gether.
One of the requirements is that the
companies shall state the valuations ot
their holdings. This has been com
piled with by the companies reporting
The Los Angeles Gas and Electric
company makes the following report OF
holdings;
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-02
Underwear

We're pretty well posted
on the subject. There are
a thousand and one diff
ferent kinds, but we know
more about GOOD un-
derwear - OU r kind.
Even as low as SOC we
have a splendid quality of
balbriggans - extra well
made, with spliced crotch,
ribbed ankle and wrist.
Other and better quail
itics, made of Sea Island
cotton, tip to $l.50 a gar
ment. Fine mercerized
goods, in pink, blue and
flesh, $3.50 a suit and up
wards. Still finer grades
in light weight wool, me-
rino and linen mesh. Let
the Sherwood stores Sup
ply your needs-if you're
particular.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-02
INCENDIARY FIRE DOES
BUT LITTLE DAMAGE

Fire said to be OF incendiary origin
was discovered at an early hour yes
terday morning in the rear part Of
the lodging house owned by Mrs. j. j.
Boyle, 521 Ceres avenue.
Five gallons Of gasoline are said to
have been poured over the clothing Of
a bed on the second floor The fire.
bugs then touched a match to the bed.
The smoke from the burning mattress
swept through the windows and was
seen by pedestrians The flames were
extinguished after about $l5 damage
had been done. Detective Hosick was
detailed on the case. According to his
story the firebug had evidently broken
into the room.
Everything you want you will find In
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-02
POSTMASTER AND BANKER
PUTTING IN FULL TIME

The ofticlal term Of Postmaster Flint
win expire March l. 1908. The salary is
$4,000 year, Mr.. Flint entered upon
his duties yesterday as / he newly
elected president of the Metropolitan
Bank and Trust company devotlng sew
oral hours to the interests of the bank
and then directing affairs at the post
office lie has not resigned his position
as postmaster and at present says he
has no intention of doing so.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-02

Homeless children received ana
placed in houses for adoption. Apply
dren's Home society. S34 bradbury
building. Los Angeles
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-02

Everything you want you will md In
the classified page-a modern encyclo-
pedia One cent word.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-02

Everything you want you will hnd in
the classified page. One cent a word.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-10-21

which represents 1904 pounds of dead weight. At
every turn Of the crank arm this must either be
expelled from tile stern OF the twin keel boat or
tho thrust Of the propeers this weight OF water
Will move the boat forward at two-tLirds the speed
that the propeller makes. When the machinery is
turned q" revolutions minute force IS generated
that displaccs Vo0.co pounds OF water. ana when
this takes place the boat should be lifted 10 the
water level al the bow. for only the bottom and the
twin keels are Submerged when the boat is travel
ling at "a high rate Of speed"
For the purpose Of demonstrating the ability Of
his vertebrate propeller 10 drive a boat at high
speed Mr. Turner mas in his workshop a long. deep
tank nearly filled with water. His working model,
q metal boat driven by ClOckwork machinery. when
released Ia tho tank travelled from end 80 end IN
four seconds, leaving scarcely amy wake behind it..
over in Brooklyn 5t-fOot boat with the fore and
aft ends d"cked over. s. nearing completion. In
this hull 75-horsepower Standard engine shortly
10 be installed. Eight separate pistons. working
Independently Of one another IN separate cylinders.
VIII impart an even succession Of snuous move
ments TO the propeng plates under the boats bot
tom between the twin kccs, the after ends OF
which tile ruddcr is attached. Mr. Turner asserts
that at full speed tho suction should drop
the boat in sea trough. that she would be in
visible half mile away side view except for
the commotion in the water.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-10-21
THE BREGUET AER0PLANE.
e New Principle in Aerial Navigation-The
Tests Satisfactory.

Paris. Oct 2O.-A new principle for aerial na:iga-
uon with heavier han-air'' machines has been
employed in some recent experiments and gives
promise of large results. Instead of using planes
on TIE box kite principle driven by vertical pro-
PeIIer as eNemPlifed in the acroplanes OF Santos
Dunlont and other expermenters up to this time.
rotary horizontal planes used. In other words,
the gyroscopc principle is employed and the ma
chine Is called the gyroplHne" The theory is that
by the employment OF horizontal propclers the lae
chine can be easily lifted and lowered, after the
FASHION Of the old "helcopter" toy longitudinal
motion being obtained the force OF gravitation
by allowing the machine to dip and glide on its
planes like birds soaring.
Count de Lambert Believes that this is the true
solution of aerial flight but the honor of construct
ing the first machine this principle belongs to
Louis Breguet. He has built a machine in the gen
eral form of a ST. Andrews cross. each arm having
at its extremity eight revolving paddles or pro-
pellers slightly inclined These thirty-two pad
dies present a total service OF twenty-five square
metres. and reyoIvcd by 40-hursepower motor
the centre of the cross, where the pilot sits Tho
total weight of the machine is SIS kilOgrammcs. In
the preliminary trials the machine left the ground
instantly when the motor started, and was
easily sustained in the air with seventy-eiEht
lutions minute. When the speed Of the motor
was lessened, it came down gently. Perfect equi-
not yet been attempted, but the inventor thinks il
Will be easy 70 make seyenty-hve kilometres
hour.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-10-21

rre-Anior s. the largest holding 1880 cubic feet
o. gas The United States and the Lotus hold
- ~ feet each. The Abercron holds 5000 feet,
while the five other balloons nave capacity OF
77p00 cubic feet apiece
All details Of the race are in charge Of a COM
mission apponted by the Aero Club of America, as
follows: Cortlandt Field Bishop, president OF the
Aero Club Of America: Frank J. S. Lahm. member
Of the Aero Club Of America and representative or
the Aero Club Of France; L. D. Dozer, president OF
the Aero Club Of St Louis; Charles J. Gldden'
member Of the Aero Club OF America, and Charles
Jerome Edwards, treasurer OF the Aero Club Of
America.
LIEUTENANT CHANDELIERS TRIP.
Lieutenant Charles De Forrest Chandler and J. G.
Mccoy. Of the Aero Club OF New York, arrived here
tonight from Walton ". Va. where they descend
ID on Friday afternoon in the signal corps balloon
70 after travelling 475 miles from st. Louis
we would have been in the air yet, perhaps, as
We had plenty Of provisions. II we had not struck
the mountains" said Lieutenant Chandler Also,
wanted 10 get hack TO st. Louis IN time for the
races tomorrow. Our balloon behaved splendidy.
we started from st. Louis in northeasterly
direction and kept on until north of Indianapolis
The sailing was not exciting until we were over
Edwardsville, Ill. where we had an exciting race
with a passenger train on the Wabash road and
an interUrban The wind was in our favor. and
when we were directly Edwardsville the train
and the car were side by side at least half mile
away. 7 don't know whether the trainmen were
trying TO beat US or not, but we beat them.
When north Of Indianapolis the wind changed
and We turned TO the southeast. and sailed south OF
Dayton Ohio On Thursday morning, shortly after
daylight. We were Clinton County, Ohio We
PASSED Hillsboro, Ohio and crossed the Ohio
River at Gallipolis. Ohio, about 1913 o'clock on
Thursday forenoon. We were headed for Charles
ton. " va. and II appeared that we would mako
the landing easily.
We wanted stop IN Charleston. so that we
could get back St. Louis in time for the big
Faces tomorrow. We congratulating our
selves that should be in a town where we could
get train most any time. when the wind suddenly
shifted. We were carried toward the mountains OF
West Virginia at rapid rate. We realized that II
We got into the mountains far we should be unable
70 participate in the ST. Louis races, and this
thought worried not little. and we decided to
Descend The descent made easily. without
mshap 10 ourselves or the balloon"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-10-21

may be so divided UP by the War Department all
thortlcs as to meet all the urgent conditions. Au-
thority has Just been given by the quartermaster
general for the construction Of an addition TO a
stable ar Fort ontario. New York No other work
has recently been authorized at military posts In
the Department OF the East
ARTILLERY SCHOOL CONSOLIDATION.-Th
plans for the consolidation OF the artillery school
and the school Of submarine defence at Fort Mon
roe. Virginia have been completed. The latter
school is at Fort Totten. New York. and it IS
planned transfer II 10 Fort Monroe. so that II
may be Ia operation under the combined curricu-
Jun in September Of next year. There are TO be
two courses ono regular and the other an ad-
vancad course, each 10 be OF ono years duration
only officers OF the coast artillery corps Will be
sent to this school. and those who show special
aptitude will be continued for the advanced course.
There will also be some instruction of certain en-
listed men In the school to be known as the dc
nart,nent for enlisted specialists. and 70 combine
the courses for electrical specialists now at Fort
Totten artillery specialists now ut Fort Monroe
and mechanical SPECIALISTS the position recently
authorized by Congress. One of the interesting
probeIns before the authorities is the enlargement
of the land area at Fort Monroe. so as to provide
sufficient TO accommodate the new buildings which
will have to be erected account OF the extension
of the school The idea Is TO reclaim some sub
merged land and this way Increase the peninsula
upon which Fort Monroe is situated.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-10-21

The steam yacht Arrow. built for Charles r.
Flint, is said to have made forty-nve miles an hour
on her official trial Mr. Turner says he has no
doubt that he add fifteen miles an hour to
that speed with his boat he has based his speed
calculations torpedo boat like the Arrow 1870
feet long. Il feet inches beam and feet inches
draft. and with displacement of about sixty-six
tons The boat. lie says. should have battery Of
boilers that would supply steam for 1900 horse
power engines.
The efficiency of his propeller. Mr. Turner de
clares, by reason Of its remarkable action in the
water cannot be figured on anything like the same
basis that Of the screw propelled When the test
trial IS made, he says. some idea be gained as
To it's commercial value for large craft-ferry-
boats for instaucc-for the vertebrate will work
well backward forward
Again. he INSERTS that water beyond certain
point ceases to become n resistant for the
propeller II Is well known fact. he declares
thatia screw revolving above a certain number OF
revolutions n minute results in "cavtation. or tho
forming of a vacuum behind the blades Up to the
point OF cavitaton the speed will increase. After
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-10-21
MILE-A-MINU1E BOAT.
Lnventor Has Successful Model 7citb
Vertebrate" Propeller.

Even in these days OF speed madness"
and land, when man says that he can drive
boat through the water at a speed Of more than
mile minute. and without either paddle wheel or
what we call screw propeller. the average man,
Ike the man from Missouri" Will say. He's got
to snow ne"
After ten years OF experiment Joseph Turner
a manufacturer Of theatrical properties in this
city. has perfected a model OF boat, with what he
calls vertebrate propeller, and some engineers IN
tho United States navy say that it is a success
and that when applied 10 torpedo boats and larger
vessels the device bids fair to revolutionze the
methods of marine steam propulsion
Briefly. Mr.. Turner's invcntion-which is broadly
covered by patents, both here and abroad-conssts
of a snuous line Of hinged plates between two
stationary kecls, the sinuuus motion which drives
the boat being impaired to the plates by pistons
operated By chain gear a crankshaft through
stutfi1S boxes placed at close intervals through tho
bottom OF the boats centre. Each crank arm
operates piston driving rods. set 10 degrees after
one another. Grfsping the hinge pin of the plates
It imparts a sinuous motion. similar to the swim
ming OF FISH, which thrusts tho water back, al
ways at angle OF 45 degrees pressure. on both
the up and down plunge OF the piston
In S6-foot launch" said Mr.. Turner. the
crank arm. having stroke OF six inches, gives
twelve inches plunge of piston rod: each plate 20
by q iI0hes-seyen in all-gives 81 feet OF pro-
polling surface. operating in 25 cubic of water,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-10-21

lican nominee for judge OF the City Court At the
age of five years he brought to this city from
Budapest, Austria Hungary. his birthplace Al
ter receiving education in the public schools
he obtained employment i'm the Office OF the late
Myer S Isaacs. At this time his father died and
young Wasservogel became the breadwinner of the
family. He ambitious, and after completing
his days work attended the evening class of the
New York Law School, from which he was gradu-
ated in 1896 the youngest man in his class. In
January 1881 at the age of twenty-one. he
admitted 10 the bar He is now member 81 the
firm of Spro Wasservogel, No. 40 Nassau
street
Mr.. WesservogeIs nomination came sur
prise 10 him. and many of his friends of the Bar
Association had urged him to run and unknown to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-10-21

of the vertc brate propeller applied 20 the
torpedo boat. Mr. Turner said: The most effective
pcacemakcr is the fear Of nations TO go to war.
With the advent OF "a milo minute torpedo boat a
serious question Tor the governments OF the world
would be presented. as no modern battlcship could
live through conflict with half dozen such
speedy craft only ten men required 10 man
OF these boats, that IL several were lost it
would count nothing. particularly II one blew up
n battleship with 70o mon on board
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-10-21
DYNAMITE IN BONFIRE HURTS SEVEN

Fall River. Mass, Oct 90-Seven boys playing
around a bonfire the Barnes street city dump
severely burned to-day. when one of them
threw on the blaze a can partly filed with some
thing that looked like coal dust The can con-
tanned dynamite, and the explosion which imme-
diately followed sent the burning embers among
the boys. The two most seriously burned George
Beauchemfn twelve years old, and his brother
Clement. eight years old. taken to the city
Hospital. Their condition regarded as critical as
& is feared they Inhaled flames.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-10-21
ITALIAN HUNTERS SHOOT GAME WARDEN

New Haven. Oct. 20.-David Edwards a game
warden. OF Beacon Falls. was probably fatally
wounded by shotgun I'm the hands OF one of
two men, apparently Italians. whom he WINS
trying TO arrest to-day for hunting game on
Sunday in the woods at Beacon Valley Ed
wards arrested an italian recently. and it Is
thought he may have been recognized to-day
and shot I'm retaliation. The men have not been
captured
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-10-21

that it remains stationary. With the vertebrate
there is limit to the speed that may be OBJ
tanned, providing the power is applied TO the
blades. He points to the fact that the cutting
down Of a passage across the Atlantic to three
days would mean that the saving OF a ships coal
consumption and other expenses would be suffl-
Client to build another ship.
Speaking of the benefit 10 be derived from the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-10-21

Bryan declared at banquet rendered him last
night that Democracy now presents the most
united front in fifteen years. and that the Re
publican party is badly divided.
our party faces the coming conflict with
hope" he said, 'and all that is necessary for US
to have a complete victory is 20 prove ourselves
worthy"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-10-21
PIERcE ASKS REAoMlssIoN 10 Texas.

10Y Telegraph % THO Irlblle.
Fort Worth. Tex, Oct. Ex-Governor Thomas
Campbell has received letter from IT, Clay Pierce,
of the Waters Pierce oil Company. in which MIR,
Pierce appeals for the rCadiiSsiOn OF the company
into Texas. the ground that it is not connected
with the STANDARD oil Company. and that he is In
uOcent OF the charge upon which he stands
indicted in Texas.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-10-21

Did your frock coat come out of
the moth balls yesterday, looking the
worse for wear!
We can help that before next
Sunday.
FrOck coats and waistcoatS ready
to put on.
S2O.5O to $45.
Separate striped trousers.
Fancy waistcoats.
Patent leather shoes.
Gloves and walking sticks.
Silk hats-American and English,
ROGERS, PEET & COMPANY.
Three Broadway Stores.
ESQ s42 1850
Warren ST 18th st. SIND 81.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-10-21

70 him had recommended him 20 President Parsons
of the Republican County Committee. who sp-
proved the selection because OF his ability and
character. Mr.. WasservOgel Is thirty-one years
old. and. although the youngest candidate either
ticket is conducting energetic campaign for
victory.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-10-21
ROGERS LAUGHS AT INSANITY IDEA.

Middletown. y Y, oct 20.-Chares II. Rogers
who will nc put trial tomorrow at Goshen for
the murder of the Omey Brothers and Alice In
GcYick laughs at the idea that he is insane and to-
day appeared confident Of aCQutttaL The prisoner
hes been examined and declared insane by three
uicniStS An extra panel IF lsA jurors Will be on
hand when the is called.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-10-21
YOUNGEST NOMINEE sELF-MADE MAN.
Isidor WasservOgel, Republican Nominee for
City Court Judge, Out to Win.

The opportunities that America affords for the
ambitious poor boy were never better illustrated
than in the career Of Isidor Wasservoge. a Repub-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-10-21

Did you ever see the Spring of
Youth which old Ponce de Leon
couldn't find!
It's in our young mems suits.
Their livelier cut and cheerful
fabrics make prices seem minor con-
sideration-but the fact that young
mems sizes 81 to 81 chest are always
from 81 to So less than larger sizes
does help some.
Fall suits, sizes 81 to 35 chest, S16
to $32.
ROGERS, PEET & COMPANY.
Three Broadway Stores.
25s s42 1850
opposite near opposiss
City Hall. Union Square. Greeley Square
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-10-21
GEoRGIANs PUT BRYAN IN RACE.

TBy Telegraph 20 The TrhuneI
Atlanta, oct. 20.-After being nominated for
the Presidency by Governor Hokc Smith and
Clark Howell. editor of The Constitution" dur
ing the course Of the day. William Jennings
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-10-21

Aeronautic interest centres chiefly on the inter
rational balloon race According to announcement
Of the Aero Club, the first balloon the Pommern,
viii be sent Up at o'clock tomorrow afternoon
and the others viii follow at ve-minute intervals.
The balloons entered in the follow, in order Of
fight: