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Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-15
John THE BAPTIST" CULT
REACHES US VIA "THE
VOICE OF THE MIGHTY

What may be termed the John the
Baptist cult" in the drama reached
Los Angeles last night when James
ONeil and his company presented at
the Mason theater drama called The
Voice of the Mighty" This cult has
been growing rather stronger OF late
years in theatricals than any one out
here has noted, simply because it hasn't
extended this far. 1t may he said to
have had its inception in the drama,
"Salome," which that crratic genius,
Oscar Wilde, penned. Strauss set this
to music and his opera, "Salome,' has
had the distnction-pOsses by the
play also-of having been forbidden
production i'm London by the censor.
Sothern has come under the influence
of this cult, his Johannes is simply
another version of the same idea-the
great tragedy of the Baptist's life
placed i'm juXtaposition with the scar
let sin of Herodias ana her daughter,
Salome, the sensuous dancer, Sothern
and MarloWe have portrayed these two
and met with much success. So have
others, and it is even promised that
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-15
WOMAN MAKES LEGAL FIGHT

In department of the superior courr
before Judge Charles Monroe Mrs
Selma Lewis is fighting for 100, 0OC
shares OF the stock of the San Pedro
Salt company and fighting the fight
practically alone.
Mrs. Lewis is the divorced wife OF
Meyer Lewis. She is suing John S
Dunn and his two brothers for stock
which her husband traded to them
but which she alleges belonged to her
According to her contention, she
paid for the stock and let her husband
nut il i'm his name. At one time he
gave up half of ii for about $4,000 ana
at another time he gave the rest away
She claims all the amount and Is will
ing TO pay the $4,000 for the release.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-15
POSTAGE STAMPS PAPER ROOM
Girl Gathers 100000 with Which She
Will Cover Her Walls and
Ceiling
Special to The Herald.

Specia! to The Herald.
ANDERSON, Ind, Jan. 14.-To paper
the walls and ceilings of room with
cancelled postage stamps of all nations
is the self-assumed task of Miss Sadie
Chambers of this city.
Miss Chambers lives with her mother,
Mrs. Margaret Chambers, at 1918 Peak
street, and on the second floor Of two
story residence has q room 15x24 feet,
with nine-foot ceiling.
If all postage stamps were of the
same dimensions it would not be diff
cult matter to calculate as to about
how many stamps will be required.
With the United States 2-cent post
age stamp as the basis of one calcula-
ton, results ranged from 1S6,912 to 191,-
100. To be sure that she will have
enough stamps to paper the room, rs
planned Miss Chambers will not stop
her orders until she has 100000. AT this
time she has 81 900, and according to
receipt of stamps since she began the
collection she VIII have 1OO,O0O more
within three months.
Several denominations OF United
States stamps are of the size of the
2-cent stamp. The British stamps are
OF about the same size as those or The
United States. but the sizes vary when
they come from other nations. ColorS
and designs are also of such variety
that the dimensions OF the stamps are
not more important than the designs
and coloring when 1t comes to arrang-
ing the stamps on the walls so that
there will be an artistic effect in the
grouping and shading effects.
In order to Systematically execute her
plans Miss Chambers will classify or
grade the stamps before starting on the
work of transferring them to the walls
and ceiling of her room.
Her three sisters assist in asserting
the stamps, and when they have them
arranged as desired several OF Miss
Chambers friends will assist In pasting
them.
Before the stamps go on the wall all
will be pasted on the back OF a strong
grade of wall paper.
A roll of wall paper is thirty-siX feet
long and eighteen inches wide. On the
reverse or blank side of it will be pasted
$685. stamps, if they are of the United
States 2-cent denominatio This num-
Der of 2-cent stamps will not be placed
on one sheet, for there would be too
much red in one roll, so 1t will be re-
lieved by other colors, alternating with
some of the blue, green and brown
stamps of the United States and for
eign countries,
Miss Chambers is sorry there is no
stamp with shamrock on 1t, for al
though. American born, she Is OF irish
parentage.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-15
ELECT DR.. POWERS
THIRTEENTH TIME
VETERAN HEALTH OFFICER IS
AGAIN H0NORED
New Board viii Visit Detention Hos
pita Site, to Determine Whether
Scope Can Be Broad
ened

For the thirteenth time DR.. l.. NJ.
Powers was reelected health officer of
Los Angeles yesterday by the board of
health.
The new board took it's place along
side of the big mission table in Mayor
Harper's office for the first time, and
after deciding to hold its regular meet
ings on the first and third Wednesdays
in the month the board chose its chief.
DR. Dickson arose to make the NOM
mating speech and DR.. Powers, who
saw which way the wind blew, rushed
for the door.
Come back here doctor; we are go
ing to nominate another man." shouted
one member.
The modest official was dragged back
and had to listen to warm words of
praise for his services.
DR.. Dickson declared 1t was as much
an honor for Los Angeles to have DR..
Powers for health officer as for DR..
Powers to hold the office
1t was decided to defer the other ap-
pointments until the next meeting.
I'VE want to get acquaintend with
the present employees first" declared
several of the members.
Discuss Detention Hospital
The question of what to do with the
detention hospital came up. Several
of the members cited cases showing
the necessity for a general detention
or waiting hospital in Los Angeles.
where guests at hotels and lodging
houses and their families could remain
awaiting developments when symptoms
of contagious disease appeared.
1t was declared that owners of hotels
and roomfng houses were for financial
reasons compelled to be heartless when
one of their guests contracted scarlet
fever, diphtheria or other contagious
ailment. Either the sick person had
to be moved quickly or all of the
guests would stampede. For this rea-
son great hardships were often in
fiicted on visitors.
There is not single smallpox pa
tient at the hospital at present and
rarely is there an occupant. 1t was
suggested that if it were equipped for
a hospital where scarlet fever, diph-
iberia and similar maladies could be
treated it might serve a more useful
purpose, not only to the city but for
the patients as well.
Mayor Harper suggested that the en-
tire board take trip to Chavez ravine,
where the institution stands, and this
will be done next week to help the
members in making up their minds.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-15
SHRINERS WILL BE CLOWNS
Real Circus Is Planned, with Genuine
Animals and Real Saw
dust

That the Shriners will have a sure
enough circus seems now assured The
tents and animals of the Sells & Floto
circus have been secured for the event
and a large number of we'll known
business mer will be seen as the
clowns. Chester Thompson, chairman
Of the circus committee, Potentate Nj.
II. Flint and George Barnum, the well
known actor. have charge of the ar
rangements for the event
The local Shriners are much enthused
for the affair at Fresro Saturday and
Sunday Al MalatiSah temple has 2000
members, and 1t is expected to in
crease that number ~ a thousand dur
ing the year, making the Los Angeles
membership equal with that of San
Francisco.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-15
Another Hit at Fischer's

Manager Fischer's company of come
dams scored another hit last night with
" Dooleys Vacation" The comedy is
from the prolific pen of Fred l.. Grif-
hths The author has taken the recent
attempts Of the anarchists TO blow up
people and makes a farce that fills up
am hour easily. Billy Onslow as the
Irish butler kept things stirring; Nick
Coglcy as the anarchists victim was
amusing and Tracey McDermott as the
rascally nephew sang and acted Wen.
Miss Annie Baumann had a comedy
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-15
MAN TO SUE THE DEVIL
'Tis Printshop Kid, However, Not the
Enemy of Man, Who Is
Defendant
neclal ID NC HeraId.

WINSTED, Conn, Jan. IA. Parker
Haywood OF Great harrington, Mass,
who recently advertised for wife, Is
being deuged with proposals, but as
yet has made no choice. The newspa-
pers have been giving the wife-seeker
extended writeups, and to one OF the
editors Haywood penned the following:
"I will sue you for slander and put
an attachment on your printers devil
for 100000"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-15
A Leading Question

"Mr. Smithersr'
'Well, johnny"
"When YOU were a little boy an fellers
ccme to see your sister did they ever give
you quarter to go out an playT-.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-15

role and was in good voice, and Miss
Nellie Montgomery as the irascible
cook lady was funny. The vaudeville
and motion pictures were new and
good
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-15
.LACTEAL FLUID
MAY Be LIMITED
MILK SUPPLY IS PARTIALLY
CUT OFF
Leading Dairymen and the Pacific
Electric Company Are at Logger.
heads over Shipping Ar
rangement

leading dairymen of Los Angeles and
the Pacific Electric Railway company
officials have locked horns over freights
and there may be scarcity of milk in
Los Angeles today
The supply which came by trolley
cars yesterday was greatly reduced.
The trouble is over bonds which the
electric company will, 1t Is stated, In
future require from shippers. This Is
Il partial guarantee that milk Will be
taken from the freight Sheds a point
over which there has been some con-
troversy, when trains were late, or pos
sbly some cans of milk had spoiled
contents.
Those shippers or receivers who re-
fused to furnish bonds were threatened
with loss of delivery privileges by the
trolley officials IL Is stated.
Waited Hours
Many of the leading receivers Of
milk had to wait hours before they
got their full milk supply yesterday
although the bigger firms quickly FUR
nished the bonds when they recognized
what the nature of the demand was
like. Other milkmen demurred and sent
out for their milk by teams and
wagons, thus thwarting the freight Of
ficials.
From October to May is the heavy
milk season here. The demand in
creases as soon as the people get back
from the beaches and the tourists come
TO town.
Most Of the milk that comes via
trolley is furnished in the Compton,
Clearwater and Hynes districts. The
Southern Pacific carries much milk
from the Downey, Norwalk and Stude-
baker neighborhoods, and the salt
Lake line from Clearwater Hynes and
from BiXby station. Some milk is also
furnished from the ranches at Alamitos
and Cypress in Orange county, from the
vicinity of Pasadena and South Pasa-
dena, and some from near Los Nietos
and Whittier.
Impress Teams
When yesterday morning the short
age of the lacteal fluid was apparent
the various dairy foremen at once hired
extra teams and sent them into the
ranch district securing for extra milk,
and the same will be done today TIL
conditions are settled.
Manager Henderson of the Belle Ver-
non Farms company said last night
that his company had furnished bonds
and was in no danger OF falling short
in its supply.
Officials of the Los Angeles Dairy
company spoke in the same strain.
Minor employees of these two and
other dairy companies say, however,
that there was serious delay until new
negotiations We're made.
Most of the Pacific Electric milk is
delivered at the market at Ninth and
Santee streets and from there carte6
in wagons to all parts of Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-15

particularly new. The two dogs that
she brings on in the latter part of the
act redeem it and make it more inter-
ostinG. These little black and tans
show their canine intelligence to
remarkable degree.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-15
DEAD ANIMAL SNAP IS
A THING OF THE PAST
FINANCE COMMITTEE DEMANDS
EARS AND TAILS

Triple Profit Arrangement Is Stopped,
Since Some Fertilizer Plants Are
Willing to Pay Premium for Con-
demned Meats
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-08
Aldermen Will Help Fight.

East side men are the ones threat
ening to test the law, because, they
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-08

In special to the Chicago Sunday
Tribune, the new form of government
adopted by Des Moines is outlined in
Almost interesting manner. In view OF
misrule and mistakes Rock Island has
suffered from in the past, the situation
at the Iowa capital is of interest in
this city. After telling of the purpose
of the old city hall gang to drag this
new system into the courts, the special
continues.
The commission plan was declared by
its enemies TO be monarchial in its
creation of absolute powers for five
men, and consequently its promoters in
presenting it to the legislature provided
that the law should not be put into
force until the majority of the people
by secret ballot declared they wanted
to be so governed And now in the
contemplated attack in the courts the
enemies of the advanced business form
of city government intend to use this
lever to attack the law as contrary to
the constitution of Iowa.
This constitution provides that the
legislature shall not delegate its legis
lative powers. And lawyers who are
opposing the new law say that giving
the people a right to vote on whether
they wanted such a law was in viola
ton of this section OF the constitution
A still further objection urged
is that the law is special legislation
that it creates a charter which every
city is not forced to adopt The Iowa
constitution especially prohibits special
or class legislation referring particu
larly to municipal legislation.
No yIrtuouS SpnSm.
Des Moines is the first city in the
United States, which, after calm, dis
passionate campaign, unm0ved by any
great crisis or even any unusual amount
of bad officials or offensive legislation
to adopt a business form of govern
ment-ideal or almost socialistic in its
innovations.
Galveston had its tidal wave, New
York its Tammany, San Francisco its
Schmitz, and the public was prepared
for any kind of change which would
give even a promise of relief from I'm
bearable conditions. Des Moincs hat
none of this sort of bad history to com
pei a revolution. True, it had its peri
DDS of bad mayors and inactive alder
men-some of whom might be called
corrupt-but there was nothing which
called for a change from existing evils
Des Moines had simply been driftin.
along as a great many other cities o
the United States of average size have
been drifting for a good many years
a lax administration of city affairs
which the people themselves by thei1
neglect of civic duty had encouraged
The awakening came, not after the
discovery of any open "boodling" o.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-08
LEATHER BOUND BOOKS.
A Little Vaseline Improves and Pre-
serves the Bndinq.


An official of the Congressional IL
brary was talking with a friend who
recently had purchased a handsome set
of leather bound volumes and said:
"You had better examine those vol
umes carefully to see if the leather
needs feeding. If it is new stock they
will be all right let alone for several
years, but IL they have been on the
shelves for some time the leather will
have lost most of its natural oil and
become brittle This applies especially
to books kept in private houses. which
are as rule much hotter than the book
stacks Of large library. There is
nothing more attractive than a fresh,
well preserved leather binding on q
volume and scarcely anything less so
than dilapidated, cracked one.
You can add years to the life of n
leather binding and hundred per cent
to its appearance by rubbing In little
vaseline with piece of raw cotton
not too much, just as much as the
leather will thoroughly absorb. Where
the binding bends is where 1t Is most
likely to crack. The leather will not
be greasy. as the vaseline will be alb
sorbed. One treatment every year or
two Is sufficient unless the books are
unduly exposed to t"-Washington
Star.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-08
RECORD OF COURT HOUSE.
Real Estate Transfers.

William \. F. Range TO Lucinda ].
Mosher west y lot 6, Sec. 81, Il, ,
west, $40.75.
Robert r. Atkinson to Uriah II.
Hammond tract beginning northwest
corner lot Is, Jacob Krei's addition.
Rock Island, $3.50.
]. L. Oakleaf. trustee to Ernest
Carl mark lot 3, block ,, Sweeney x
Jackson's addition, Moline. 81.
Jacob A Boner to City of Moline
tract in northwest Il, Sec. ;, Il, /
west, 81.
Christina Malmberg to City of Mo
line tract southwest corner lot ),
Suess' subdivision outlot 10, Sec. ,. Il,
l west, 81.
Charles L. Fromme to City of Molice
tract southwest corner lot ;. Sues
subdivision Outlot Is, Sec. ). II, /
west, 81.
To Have BugIe and Drum Corps.
Colonel Kittilsen commanding the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-08
THE BAY HORSE.
An Old Arab Legend That Tells of his
Unmatched Speed.

An Old Arab Legend That Tells of hia
Unmatched Speed.
The bay colorcd horse is said to be
the swifteSt of all the horses. \ story
to illustrate this is told of n certain
Arab sheik who. having been engaged
in II fight with another tribe, was TAX
Ing his flight with his little son.
They were both mounted on Il mag
nificcnt white mare which belonged to
the sheik and which had always been
highly valued on account of the great
speed at which it could go. After hay
ing ridden some little distance the
shcill asked his son to look around and
see if they were being followed. The
boy replied that there was some one
riding after them on n black horse.
The sheik seemed satisfied on hearing
question. The boy answered that they
were still being pursued, but that this
time the horse was white. Never
mind" said the father; mine Is
faster"
In a few minutes he asked for n
further report, and the reply was the
same, with the difference that the horse
was n chestnut. The shiek, however,
put his question n fourth time, but
upon being told by his son that the
pursuer was mounted on bay he
cried out "Then we are lost, for there
is no horse which it cannot overtake.''
His words proved to be true, for in a
short time they were caught up with
and captured
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-08
Endorsed by the County.

"The most popular remedy in o.
sego county. and the best friend of nv
family" writes William NJ. Dietz. Cd
itor and publisher of the Otsego Jour
nal. Gilbertsville, y. Y, ''is DR.. Kings
New Discovery. 1t has proved to be
an Invaluable cure for coughs and
colds. making short work of the worst
of them. We always keep n bottle Ill
the house. l believe it to be the most
valuable prescription known for lung
and throat diseases" Guaranteed ~
never disappoint the taker. by w. 7.
Hartz, drug store. sol Twentieth
street. Price soc and 81. Trial bottle
free
All the news all the time-THE
ARGUS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-08

specific graft" or franchise grabbing,
but after the serious consideration of
conditions by men who lad been max
ing a study of the municipal situation
over the United States.
When Galveston. Houston and other
Texas cities demonstrated that COM
mission government was n success, Des
MONIES sent men TO study it. James G..
Berryhill, a millionaire lumberman and
candidate for congress against Captain
Hill, had interests in Texas and made
a close study of the Galveston plan.
His advocacy of the business admins
tratiOn of affairs led to much discus
sion, and two years ago an attempt was
made to present a bill along the com
adoption But it did not even come to
a vote. In the meantime members of
the city hall gang" as well as those
classed as refOrmers, continued their
study of the proposed new system and
| also of the Indianapolis plan, which
concentrates the executive power in
| the mayor with only the council to
hinder him in his execution of the
laws.
| No Opposition ut First.
The two systems were put to a vote
in a committee of 800, chosen without
regard to the views of the members
as to the new plan, and after they had
: listened 10 an exposition of the merits
of the systems by James G. Berryhill
and w. II. Bailey, the latter a lawyer
who favored the indianapolis system
The Galveston plan had big majority,
and a few days later bill was pro
posed to the Legislature. which passed
almost without opposition. The clause
therein making its adoption contingent
upon approval by a vote of the people
saved it from fight on the floor OF
the house.
The law provides that it may be
submitted TO a special election upon
petition of % per cent of the electors
9nd must be adopted by a majority
There was no difficulty in securing
either the petition or a majority vote
Of $500, although the present city hal
regime fought desperately to retain
their mold upon the city.
Under the new law it does not be
come operative until the first Monday
i'll April, when the new commission
elected for the first time the thirC
Monday i'll March, succeeds the ole
council
! The new law makes the aldermen
elective at large instead of by wards
The present council, hoping to proven
the adoption of the plan, created TIVE
more wards, making nine in all, bu
the ruse failed to have the desired eff
feet
Although the new law has many new
and novel features, such as the initia
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-08

9Th regiment l. n. G. has authorized
Bandmaster John Prestin of the 9Th
regiment band at Sterling to form a
drum and bugle corps to be Il part Of
the equipment of the regimental band.
Mr.. Prestin will go about this at once
and organize 4 corps of eight buglers
and four drums
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-08
REGULAR as the SUM-

IS an expression as old as the race.
No doubt the rising and setting of the
sun is the most regular performance,
n the universe. unless it is the action
IF the liver and bowels when regulat
with DR.. Kings New Life Pills. Guar
anteed by w. T. Hartz, druggist, 30l
twentieth street. Csc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-08

say, the west side people are attack
ing the new city hall, which it was
proposed to locate in East Des Moines
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-08
DIES MONIES HAS IDEAL
FORM OF GOVERNMENT

ONLY CITY IN UNITED STATES ADOPT COMMISSION PLAN
WITHOUT SOME CRISIS FORCE MATTERS
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-05-31
l.. 4 n. STRIKE.
Machinists Strike Over the Whole
System-PensacoIa Is Effected.

Pensacola, Fla, May 30.-There is
a general strike by the union machin-
lists all over the Louisville & Nash
vile railroad, which took effect at
noon today. The order for the strike
was issued from union headquarters.
In this city about one dozen union
machinists at noon today walked out
of the l.. & n. railroad shops. The
machinists regard the local master
mechanic, Mr.. White, with the great
est esteem, and it was regretted by
them that such action was taken.
Loyalty to their oath, however, COM
PEELED them upon their honor to obey
the call for a walkout, and this is
just what they did.
Outside of the presence of a few
armed deputy sheriffs, there was
nothing out of the ordinary notice
able at the railroad shops. About
two dozen employees stood around the
west gate, talking merrily. These,
it was told, were not machinists. At
least they did not belong to the ma
chinists union. They appeared not to
mind the trouble a great deal, and
some of them went so far as to eX-
press themselves regarding the thing
is a huge joke.
Several of the union men, how
ever, gave views on the question.
One said: While We must be loyal to
our oath as union men, still there is
not a man among us who does not
regret that he was called upon to
take the step. For Mr. White, who,
as you know, is the master mechanic,
We have the very highest regard, and
the same might be said of the officers
in general. They pay US well, pay
lust what is reasonable and We are
satisfied. But the fact remains: We
have taken the oath and We would
rather walk out any time than violate
it.