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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-06-12

Bertie-fatucr, what is an egotisti
Father-IIc j. n man who thinks ne Is
smarter than any one else. Mother
My dear, you are scarcely right. The
egotist Is the man who says that he il
smarter than any one else. All men
think they are.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-06-12

How can the tarifr which protects
the trusts be revised down by its
friondsN? The principal fDends of
the tariff are the trusts and the
Republican politicians, who partici-
pate in the plumber through fat fried
from the trusts and protected inter
csts.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-06-12

Some men seem to think that bor-
rowing money and umbrellas are in
the same class.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-06-12
BY Associated Press.

washington, June ia dispatch
received at 2:15 this afternoon from
Secretary Metcalf dated at Fortress
Monroe, indicates he is all right.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-06-12

"The trouble with that man Is that
he takes small matters seriously"
"Ycs." answered Miss Cayenne. "hut
you could not expect him TO do other
wise without sacrificing his self es.
Washington star
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-06-12

An intoxicant recently discovered
in Africa compels people to tell the
truth. II 1t is ever introduced
into this country 1t might be well
for the averabe man to steer clear OF
It. II he is in the habit of staying
out late at night.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-06-12

There is now sls5.OOo,OOO Of gov
ernment money un deposit in Ma
tional banks without iterest. The
interest on this sum at five per cent
would he s9,25OOOO and this amount
measures the bonus. or subsidy, the
federal government annually bestows
upon the bankers as class. True,
it is a small sum In comparison
with what it allows the tariffshelter-
ed trusts to steal from the people;
hut II is nevertheless an outrage and
swindle, perpetrated to gain sup
port for the party in power.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-06-12

When you feel the need Of a pill
take a Dewitt Little Early Riser. Sold
by Hoffman Drug co.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-06-12

A Ia fresco at Lutte Johnson's resi-
dence. 11-2
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-06-12
Berries, eerries!l

Fresh dewberries and blackberries
from Dr. Hardy's fruit farm deliy.
cred at your home. Al.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-06-12

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Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-18
CITY SOLONS Do
SOME FIGURING
FINANCE Committeeman USE
THEIR PENCILS
Must halse Funds to Keep Outfall
Sewer Work Going and Run
the Municipality Besides


| Saturdays session of the finance
committee will be weighty one, the
principal business pending being to de-
wise ways of raising funds to carry on
the work of the outfall sewer.
By the first of June the funds will
be exhausted and unless the situation
can be tided over work may have to
cease temporarily.
1nasmuch as City Engineer Ham
lin Is working in the wet section or
water-bearing lands to stop now would
be doubly expensive.
Chairman Wallace said yesterday
that there was no doubt that funds
would be found for June, but after that
he said the real problem presented it.
self.
In July the new assessment goes into
effect, but taxpayers do not pay much
of their annual indebtedness to the
city till October, hence how to get the
cash for running expenses into the
treasury will be a hard task.
The finance committee has begun
work on the annual budget, which
clerks in the city hall. After this pre-
liminary figuring on estimates the
finance committee must do the prun-
ing, which is a difficult and thankless
job.
Estimates will aggregate far above
the sum which the city will be able to
spend and City Auditor Mushet will not
permit any switching of funds this
time, though that practice has pre-
vailed in the past.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-18

sets forth in it's complaint that the
city has used the police and fire or
dinances as mere shams. 1t holds that
everyone of it's signs are erected on
such places as to make fire from them
impossible. 1t further states that no
action whatever is taken against hum
dreds of barns and fiimsy chicken
sheds in the city and that the fire
allegation is used simply to cover the
class legislation.
The complaint alleges that hundreds
of Los angeles merchants receive con-
tracts from big eastern firms on the
grounds purely and solely that a cer-
tain amount of display advertisement
shall be made of the wares and that
to rule out the billboards would break
up the contracts with the eastern fur
nishers, as we'll as break up the con-
tracts by which the Varney & Green
firm is bound
In defense of the quality Of its sign
boards the firm alleges that the ma
terial alone is valued at $25000, and
that it is such good material and so
carefully erected by competent men as
to be able to Withstand both wind and
rain without endangering the lives Of
pedestrians.
In summing up the firm denies the
right of the city to pass an ordinance,
denies the right of, the police officers
to enforce such an ordinance and asks
for a permanent injunction to prevent
the officers from interfering with the
or from arresting those en-
ployed to eect or paint the billboards.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-18
MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER
IN FIGHT OVER CHILD

Legal contest for, the possession OF
7-year-old Margaret Fessenden was
begun yesterday before Judge Wilbur
in department of the superior court,
Mrs. Mary E. Freely, grandmother of
the little one, defending right to the
possession of the child against petit
tion brought by the little ones mother,
Mrs. Mary e. Gamble.
Mrs Gamble, nee Fessenden, nee
Freely, sets forth in her complaint
that she married Fessenden, a sailor, in
1899 and that he left for another port
shortly after the marriage, leaving her
to care for herself. That the baby was
born in 1900 at the home of Mrs. Freely,
the grandmother and that because she,
the mother, was compelled to work,
she let the grandmother care for the
child.
She married Dick Gamble, a Los An
geles business man, in 1908, and now
wants the custody of her baby, whom
she says she can care for.
The grandmother, loving the child
of whom thus far she has had sole care,
is fighting to retain possession of the
little girl.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-18
EASTERN ROADS
FALL INTO LINE
Grand Trunk Reduces Rates to N. e.
A, Convention and Others Are
Expected to Follow
Soon

Local promoters of the big National
association meeting which will be held
here in July have heard great deal Of
talk lately in regard to the railroad
rates which would prevail during the
convention. At first it was rurnored
that the roads had gone back on the
rate they promised when Los Angeles
was first mentioned as a meeting place,
but yesterday the committee was IN
formed that such was not the case.
The western roads, those running this
way from Chicago, were the first to fall
in line and announce a definite rate.
Visitors and delegates to the conven-
tion can secure round trip tickets for
the regular one-way fare plus So. In
the east the Grand Trunk has followed
suit with similar announcement, and
other lines running from Atlantic points
will undoubtedly do the same.
"It would not matter what fare the
railroads charged" said prominent
local N. E. A. worker yesterday. "The
conventions of our association are SUCH
big things now that they will be at
tended even if full fare is charged to
get to the meeting place. OF course
we are glad that the railroads are liv-
ing up to their promises in regard to
rates, and the f1ftieth anniversary of
the association promises to be cele-
brated in fitting style by large num-
ber of delegates from all over the
country"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-18
SCHOOLS IN FEAR
OF BAD EPIDEMIC
CONTAGIOUS DISEASE THREAT
EMS CHILDREN
Pupils Are Sent Home from Nearly
Every School Afflicted with
Catarrhal Inflammation
of the Eyes

If stringent measures are not adopt
ed, Los Angeles bids fair to become the
seat of dangerous epidemic. dis
ease which is highly contagious. has
broken out among the school children,
and the situation is especially serious
in the First, Amelia and Utah street
schools.
The disease is called catarrhal in
flammation of the eyes. The eyeball
becomes red, the flesh swells and is
very painful. BY simply standing be-
side the afflicted person the sore Is
communicated, and 1t takes several
months to heal.
Several dozen children have been sent
home from each school, and the city
doctors are anxiously watching for any
new cases to develop. The afflicted
children were discovered by the city
nurses, who in their regular visits to
the schools noticed the red eyes. They
quickly took the children to the city
dispensary, where the disease was pro-
nounced contagious. A thorough In
vestigation was given all the schools
then and all with the slightest sign Of
the disease were sent home and ex-
amined. A close watch is now being
kept, and If many new cases develop
the schools most afflicted will be closed
temporarily and thoroughly overhauled
and fumigated.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-18
SUITS BEGIN FOR
WRECK At Cotton
ONE WOMAN DEMANDS S25, 900
DAMAGES
Claims of Victims Friends May
Reach Million Dollars--Honda
Wreck Victims viii Fol-
low Fast

The first of a series of suits fol
damages that promise to reach into the
hundreds of thousands was filed yes
terday when Mrs. Bertha Nelson IN
behalf of her children took action
against the Southern Pacific company
for $4,000 damages for the death Of
her husband, who lost his life in the
Cotton wreck.
This suit, is is said, will be followed
Immediately by dozens of others to be
filed by friends of the thirty or forty
victims of the disaster. Many of those
killed in the awful wreck were Italian
laborers, whose only friends and re1a-
tives are far away across the ocean.
The italian consul of Los Angeles Will
appear in behalf of the friends and
relatives Of these dead men and will
bring suit against the Southern Pa
cif1c company for heavy damages.
Altogether the litigation from that
wreck promises to furnish material In
the Los Angeles county courts for the
next year or two.
Mrs Nelson, in her suit of yesterday,
sets forth that besides appearing for
herself in the action she represents her
four children, Harry, Bertha, Clarence
and Ralph, for whom she has been ap-
pointed guardian at law.
She sets forth in her complaint that
until March 2s her husband, Oscar Nell
son, had been making good wages and
had provided well for his family, and
that he was her sole support.
Calls 1t careIessness
She alleges that through the, care
lessness of the company the train ran
into an open switch at Cotton, killing
and manning many that her husband
was one of those severely injured, be-
ing thrown about and crushed in such
manner that he died few days later.
For his loss as husband, as a wage
Garner and as a protector Of his little
ones, she asks the heavy damages from
the railroad. With suits from the
many other victims numbering more
than two score the total of damages
to be asked for the lives lost in that
wreck will amount to close to a million
dollars.
Close upon the heels of these suits 1t
is alleged that action will be begun in
the local courts against the Southern
Pacific company by representatives Of
the victims of the Honda wreck.
another half million dollars or so and
the Southern Pacific is gathering its
forces and keeping it's attorneys awake
nights to combat the cases.
Another feature of the Cotton wreck
was the filing today of contest of the
will of Clarence Warrington, engineer
of the i'll fated train, who was killed in
the wreck. His relatives, or some of
them, are opposing the bequests as
set forth in his will and the courts
will be called in to settle the dispute.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-18
DENIES RIGHT TO
ENFORCE NEW Law
varney & Green Bring Suit to Enjoin
the City from Enforcing Tax \
Imposed and Restric-
tions Made

Mayor Harper, the entire police COM
mission, the city council, Chief of Po-
lice Kern and the entire police de-
partment were made defendants in a
suit for injunction filed yesterday in
the superior court by the firm of Var
ney e. Green, who by their action have
precipitated hostilities between the
anti-billboard faction and the sign
painters of Los Angeles. =.
The injunction proceedings are set
many pages. In it the entire ordinance
being without the province of the city
council, as being class legislation and
discrimination and as being detrimen-
tai to the interests of Los Angeles.
When the ordinance was passed sew
eral weeks ago the firm of Varney &c
Green, which does the biggest billboard
business in the southwest, were it's
chief opposers.
Their billboards are on most avail
able lots in the city and in the country
between Los Angeles the beaches and
the suburbs.
Despite the ordinance the firm went
ahead with it's business. Two of it's
employees were arrested. Their cases
are yet to be heard. Another two were
arrested while erecting a billboard on
Oxford avenue, and their cases are
still on the docket waiting trial, while
the injunction proceedings brought
yesterday will compel the city to de-
fend it's ordinance in the superior
courts.
Regarding class legislation the firm
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-18
CITY HALL NOTES


Petition for the abandonment Of
State street, between Marengo and
Wood avenues, has been set for hear
ing by the board of public works at 2
o'clock p. m. Monday, June 8.
Petition for changing the width Of
Baxter street, between Alvarado street
and Echo Park avenue, from eighty
two and one-half feet to sixty feet. has
been set for hearing by the board Of
public works at o'clock p. M, Mon
day, June 9.
Petition asking for vacation of the
alley extending between Avenue Twen-
ty-two and Avenue Twenty-three, east
of the Arroyo Seco, has been set for
hearing by the board of public works
at 2 o'clock p. IN. Of Friday, May 81.
City Forester Harper last night ad-
dressed the Ninth Ward Improvement
association in A. o. U. w. hall on trees.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-18
MISSING GIRL
FINDS HERSELF
VENUS WUERZ SAFE IN HOME
OF FATHER
Yellow Rescuers Work on "CIeWs"
Long After Maiden Is SWeetly
Sleeping In Her Little
White Bed

Venus Wuerz has been found-or,
rather, she tired of the disappeared
heroine role she assumed ten days ago
and allowed herself to be discovered by
distracted father and two detectives
late Thursday night in Los Angeles.
She was in the company of woman
friend with whom she has been staying
all the time during her disappearance"
and made no scene when her father
asked her to return home.
No ships were chartered, no special
commissioners went nobly to the front
to rescue the distressed maiden, and
now that it is all over Dora Bennis need
not look on Venus Wuerz in the light
Of rival
And while Venus was crying her soul
out in repentant tears in her fathers
Tropico home Thursday night her res
cuers," even without special commits
sioners and chartered ship, gallantly
continued the work of helping the har-
rassed fair one and dug up some more
"clews."
Even after the girl had retired to her
room at home and the parents, their
long vigil Of anxious watching over, had
sat down to share the gladness of the
daughters return with each other, the
unstyled commissioners spasmodically
described how Mr.. Wuerz was walking
the streets of Los Angeles in his fren-
zied grief, while at Tropico Mrs. Wuerz
was still in the throes Of an unabated
anguish over the daughters absence.
And while the father and mother were
talking over the features of their girls
wanderings the "rescuers'' had them
stating for publication the conviction
that their child, who was at the time
safe in her own room, was in the hands
Of persons who were keeping her pris-
oner.
Wanted Some City Life
There was nothing at all remarkable
either in the so-called abduction of
Venus Wuerz nor in her return homo.
While neither Mr.. Wuerz nor his
daughter, who is 10 years old, will dis
cuss other than the meager details of
the affair." it is learned that Venus has
been staying with woman friend ever
since she left home early last week.
firing of the country, Venus came to
her work at the Benham Indian Trad
ing company determined to stay away
from home for the night at least. Then
the scent of the yellow journalists was
directed her way and when the girl
happened to look at a paper in the
morning she was surprised to find that
she had disappeared and was in the
hands of enemies.
This would scare almost any one, let
alone a 19-year- country girl. and
fearing her action of the day before
Venus decided to really disappear.
Seeing her name in print day after day
melted the flame which desired notorie-
ty, and it was not until she had really
thought it over and allowed the grief
of a loving father and mother to con-
quer her selfish desires that Venus
allowed herself to be located.
Now that she is back all the clews
and mysterious workings of her self
styled rescuers show forth in their true
light with the truth stripped from
them. No chauffeurs have been impli-
Gated, no abductors can be held, and
once again the public has been slipped
lemon over the disappearance of a
foolish young woman.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-18
MOTLEY FLINT
GIVES THANKS TO POLICE

Motley H. Flint. potentate of Al NAL
aikah temple of the Mystic Shrine, has
communicated with the police COM
mission and the chief of police, thank
ing the members of the department
for the many courtesies shown the
members of the order during Fiesta
week.
The fact that there were no acci-
dents of q serious nature during the
week was commented on and the vigi-
lance Of the police Is thanked for pre-
venting them.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-18
EASTERN WOMAN VICTIM
OF PECULIAR ACCIDENT

Mrs. Fred r. Brown of Springfield,
Mass, was the victim of an unusual
accident while riding on Main street
car yesterday Afternoon. She was sit
ting next to a surveyor on the outside
of the car. At Fifth and Main streets
the man leaned out of the car. A car
passing on the opposite track caught
his instrument and hurled it violently
against Mrs. Browns head and back
The woman's scalp was punctured for
one and half inches. Mrs. Brown was
sent to the Clara Barton hospital.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-18
TWENTY-THREE FINED FOR
BREAKING HITCHING LAW

Skidoo was the watchword for all
violators of the hitching and speed or
dinances in Judge Chambers court yes
terday. The vigilant officers had made
twenty-three arrests and of these the
judge found twenty-three guilty. The
regulation fine Of SO was imposed in
each case.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-18
DON'T Pay AIimony

to be divorced from your appendix.
There will be no occasion for it IL you
keep your bowels regular with DIR.
Kings New Life Pills. Their action is
so gentle that the appendix never has
cause to make the least complaint.
Guaranteed by Dean Drug company.
Csc. Try them.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-18
A Narrow Escape

G. w. Cloyd, merchant of PUNK,
Mo-, had narrow escape four years
ago, when he ran jimson bur into his
thumb. He says: "The doctor wanted
to amputate 1t but I would not consent.
I bought a box of Bucklen's Arnica
Salve and that cured the dangerous
wound" 25c at Dean Drug company.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-18
THE CITY

Strangers are invited to visit the ex-
hibit OF California products at the
Chamber of Commerce building, on
Broadway, between First and Second
streets, where free information will be
given on all subjects pertaining to this
qaofiou-
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-18

The Herald will pay $40 in cash to
lead to the arrest and conviction of any
person caught stealing copies of The
Herald from the premises of our
patrons. THE HERALD.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-18
Csc Fancy Ribbon l9c

Fancy ribbon in widths Of and 8
inches; an all silk Dresden ribbon In
the wanted colors, floral effects; splen-
did for bows, sashes and trimming;
regular value 35c. On sale Saturday
at 19c yard.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-18

Everythilg you want you will find in
the classified page-a modern encyclo-
pedia. One cent q word.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-18
CSC Mems Shirts Csc

A sale of shirts in the new styles. made of best
percales quality Garner parcales, plain coored and
striped chambray in all sizes and sleeve lengths;
a well known make and perfect fitting. and sold
regularly at CSC. Priced Saturday at 65c
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-18
Funeral Sunday

to be in Rosedale cemetery.
The funeral of Mrs Amy Eleanor Gran.
mis-, wife of r. w. Grannis of 321 West
will be held Sunday afternoon from
Bresee Brothers chapel The interment
will be in Rosedale cemetery.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-18
A. Ripley Dies

A. Ripley of 1199 West Thirty-ninth
street died yesterday morning at his home
after an extended illness. Mr.. Ripley
leaves widow and daughter. The fun
eral will be held Sunday afternoon at the
chapel of Orr Edwards, the interment
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-18
Dies at Hospital

Miss Eliza ID. Devereux of Alhambra
died yesterday morning in the Good Sa-
maritan hospital. The funeral will be
held Sunday at 2 o'clock at the residence
in Alhambra where Miss Devereux was
we'll known.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-18
S. B. Lewis Buried

held yesterday morning at the chapel of
Bresee Brothers, Rev. l.. G.. Norris, rec
tor of st. Johns church, officiating. The
Chaffee, Judge Silent, Messrs. Homer
Laughlin, KloklSe E. B. Miller and j. B.
Newell. The interment was in Rosedale
cemetery.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-01-23
BRIDGE AGAIN DAMAGED.
Mckee People Will Be Put to Fur.
Their Inconvenience.

About forty feet of the new part
OF the Mckee bridge, which was put
in since the recent flood, was washed
away Tuesday morning. There has
been an ice jam about the bridge Tor
several days, and Tuesday a channel
was cut in the ice to allow the cakes
to float beneath the bridge. A large
cake of ice fioated down the stream
and struck the pier with such force
that it carried it away completely
Several persons witnessed the acct
dent but none were hurt. It was
reported that the bridge was blown
up by dynamite, the men working
on the ice jam placing a stick too
near the bridge. Dynamite had been
used to break the jam, which was
probably the foundation of the ru.
NOR.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-01-23
RETAIL MARKETS.
Flour and Feed.
DETAILS ALL ARRANGED.
Burns Banquet Will Be One Of the
Greatest Ever Given.

The committee on arrangements
in connection with the Bobby Burns
birthday celebration, which occurs
Friday evening, met last night in
DR.. Sloans office and spent some
time in arranging the program. This
is almost completed, and will be an
nounced before the anniversary
date.
The banquet will begin at 7
o'clock sharp Friday evening. At
that hour every guest is supposed to
be in his seat. Toasts and responses
will follow the banquet, and after
that the ball and concert.
The committees all reported fav-
orable progress. Everything is in
readiness for the occasion and its
success is not doubted. Tickets may
be obtained at the North Yakima
Drug Store and at the Pioneer
Drug Store on the east avenue, or at
Camps Drug Store on the West Side.
All members of the committees will
be supplied with tickets and they
may be obtained from them.