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Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-17

SECOND CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIEN-
tist, Simpson auditorium, 734 South Hope
street. Services Sunday II a. m. and s
p m; sermon from the Christian Sci
ence Quarterly; subject, probation
After Death" Children's S Sunday school
$3.50 a. m; Wednesday evening meeting
at o'clock. Reading rooms 5lO-511 Her
man W. Hellman building, Spring and
Fourth streets, open daily, Sunday ex-
cepted, from a. m. to p m.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-17

Restaurant, $500; located at one of the
most beautiful local towns in Southern
California; cneap rent; good lease; in
Vesugate this quick as it is a bona fide
proposition. LEAHY & son, sixth and
Main.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-17

Automobile repair shop and storage
$500; years lease; cheap rent; clears
WV month"; stock will inventory more
than price asked party has larger in
particulars. LEAHY SS SON, sixth and
Main.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-17
Business Property


--
FOR SALE
A REMARKABLY CHEAP
CORNER.
EAST EIGHTH STREET.
134x129 FEET.
WITHIN A STONES THROW
OF MAIN STREET.
CAN BE bad FOR
1915 A FOOT.
IT'S VERY. VERY CHEAP.
IN FACT, CHEAPER
THAN INSIDE FRONTAGE.
MINES & FARISH,
SOLE AGENTS,
315 SOUTH HILL ST.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-17
PIANOS

PIANOS SOLD ON EASY PAYMENTs~
Pianos rented at low rates. A. G.
GARDNER PIANO HOUSE, Ltd, lis
Winston St Tel Black 2221; Home
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-17
DIED

cRBED-rn this city April 16, 1907
Catharine. beloved mother of Hannah
Cussen and Mrs. c. r Buchanan, aged
10 years. Funeral from the family
residence, 209 East Twenty third
street, Thursday, April is, at $3.50 a
m, Then to St. Vincents church
where n mass will be celebrated at
a. m Friends invited.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-17
ElINERAL NOTICE

The funeral service of Capt. Thomas
Home will be held at the Nazarene church
at the corner of Sixth and Wall streets
Wednesday at p. m. Interment al
Evergreen cemetery.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-17

GLAssEBL-At sos East Thirtietl
street April Is. Philip II. Glassell
aged 40 years Funeral today at
D. m. from parlors of Cunningham q
O'Connor. 1881 South Grand avenue
Interment Rosedale.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-17
DENTISTS

DENTISTS
S-~~~S~-~~-~H~~-~~-~-~-~~~ ~-~~~-~-~~~-N~-~~~~~~->~
DIR. FLECKENSTEIN, DENTIST. 1872 N.
Broadway, Thorpe bldg, does dental
work right and reasonable. No graft
and no pain.
PRANK STEVENS. a2lH SO. SPRING.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-17

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
Hope street, near Ninth. Seats free.
Warren F. Day. D. D.. pastor emeri-
tus; Harry Clifford Lott, choir master
Dean Walter F. Skeele, organist-
Morning service, IL o'clock; evening
services 1890
THE INDO AMERICAN LEAGUE
meets at hall L. 517 South Broadway,
every Friday 2:30; free to ALL subject
"Unrevealed Conditions in India"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-17

Delicacy and bakery-S15OO; rent S4O
daily receipts S35 clears 500 monthly
located west part of city, close in; never
before offered for sale; Tor full infor'
nation see LEAHY q SON, Sixth and
Main
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-17
PHYSICIANS

CANCERS AND TUMoRs CURED-No
knife; no blood; no danger. Knifeless
proof Get our prices and save your
dollars. CALIFORNIA CANCER CURE,
7b1 West 18th st. NJ. L. Huckings. NJ.
D., manager. Phone West 2169.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-17

For sale-New 4-room furnished cot
tage on corner high ground; lot 50xl3O
owner must sell; $500: 500 cash; bal
Sixth and Main.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-17
BUSINESS PERSONALS

PILLOWS RENOVATED At
ACME FEATHER WORKS, 1853 San
Pedro 81. Tel. Sunset Main 1866;
Home S041.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-17
PERSONALS

Everything you want you viii find In
the classified page-a modern encyclo-
pedia. One cent word.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-17
SHOES REPAIRED

MEMS OAK v SOLES. sEWED, 81, La
dies 75c. Factory Shoe Store 313 w. 6.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-17
TRUssEs
UMBRELLAS AND GLOVE MAKERS

BUY HERE AT FACTORY PRICES.
Big assortment. Umbrellas recover
ed and made to order. III w. Fourth
St. new Holman building.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-17
CONTRACTORS

coNcERETE HoLLoW BLocK On.
ment work For price apply TO i2O
HOLLY AVE, Hollywood. P' o. R.F.
D., No. q Colegrove. Cal
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-01-30

Just few steps beyond all this fuss
that is being made in Memphis in the
interest of few striking telephone
girls, and which just now looks very
sorry for the Cumberland Telephone
Company, there is condition which
does not at present stand out very
clear. Yet it will be more plainly in
view soon. Those poor, mistreated,
underpaid girls struggling against the
2O-million dollar corporation, while the
excitement runs high will have enthu.
siastic backing by the great emotional
public. But this same public is too
busy, too much occupied really in its
own affairs, Individually, to carry the
tight for the striking girls to any
extended limit. The great corpora
ton, on the other hand, can wait for
the excitement to waue. In a few
weeks this Ell ,hasiastic, bowling pull
lie cannot be heard above a whisper,
the poor girls standing for their rights
will have scattered to the tour winds,
each glad to get any job 10 which
mere existeucs can be worked out,
and tue same public that is today as.
sailing justly the exacting corporation,
will be groveling at its feet Phones
taken out 10 he heat of passion will
be quietly ordered reinstalled, and all
that will remain of this great ado will |
be the faint memory. Orher big rows
in Memphis will have the footlights
upon their dazzling costumes, and the
Cumberland will 60 right along work.
ang It's girls over Tina and cursing !
them If they happen to fall asleep.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-01-30

whites we're swelterin' down here.
you white-livered hounds? Dye know
that McDavftt, the oppressor-Mc-
Davitt, that calls himself your boss
an mine-dye know that McDavftt
holds open house tonight for the-sfIk
stockin' crowd, whiles you an ne is
starvfn' an chokfn'? His house fl
ablaze wit light-wine is flowin' IKE
water. The sky is rainin' blood to-
night" he cried. Let those STAY
who will. I'm gO1n' to McDavftt's
ball. Who'll come where Mullen
leads the way?"
He leaped to the floor and plunged
through the crowd and out of the
door, wild cheer greeting him as he
went. And the men went with him.
pulling guns and knives from their
pockets, picking up stones and
slaves as they went along, with Mui-
len at their head. We followed them.
McDavitt's was ablaze with lights
but not for long. AS we approached
the house, 1T suddenly became dark.
Some one produced a torch and
fired the house, filed as 1t was with
horror-stricken guests. The flames
spread, curling up on all sides.
Suddenly the changing Of many bells
was heard upon the night air. Won
Minden and looked in the dfrec>
ton from whence the sound came.
1t was help! Half dozen horseEess
fire engines were charging down the
hill. They drew up on the outslirt
Of the crowd The water-butt was
near where Won Minden and stood
the crowd had forgotten it. Now
they surged around it, and we were
caught.
The firemen tried to get their ma
chimes through the throng. Let US
through" they cried. mol" yelled
the crowd.
At the water-butt near which I
stood, one of the crowd, burly fell
low, was waving a crowbar round and
round his head. The firemen with
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-01-30

One of the best acts this or any
other city administration ever did in
Okolona was last week 10 arrest every
negro woman in town, who could not
show visible legitimate means of sup
port. Mayor Morrison Saturday sent
eight to jail for 30 days and an addi-
tional fine of $25 This is getting at the
root of scarcity Of labor and if persist
ed in the town will have more cooks,
washer women, laborers and the dan.
ger of crime lessened to almost moth
ing. Let the good work 60 on
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-01-30
Children as Campaign Add.

More and more is the appeal to the
child becoming factor in the achieve.
ment of political ambitions. The New
York city electioneer has discarded
the earlier methods of house-to-house
calls on the children, preferring 20 as
semble all the boys and girls of the
neighborhood at one time and place,
and so strengthen his canvass by the
impressive force of numbers. The
leader Of one district gave a days hN.
dday to his constituency the other day,
and there were gathered together TO-
900 persons, men, women and chill.
dren, mostly children. There were ice
cream and cake for the little ones, and
beer, sandwiches and other induce.
ments for the parents. Each May and
June there are monster parades OF
children to Central park, where an
outing is had on the grass under the
trees. Prizes are given for victors in
THE games, and the political leader
who stands the expense provides q
uniformity of dress, in addition to the
good things children like. The pleas
ant recollection Of this day lasts in
the district for many months, and the
provider Of the festival reaps his re-
ward at the polls.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-01-30
THE END OF
THE WORLD
BY WIN. HAMILTON OSBORNE



found Won Minden on that humid
sultry night-the 21st of June-pac
ing the floor of his observatory, a
huge box-like room that reared itself
on steel legs far above his house. He
was in suppressed state of excite
ment, which he attempted to conceal
as l entered.
TITS no use" l said to him, Il
cannot work tonight. And, anyway,
I'm going to the strikers meeting.
l want you to come along, If you
can"
He sprang to his feet and opened
the window, Look! Put your hand
out here!' he exclaimed. l did so.
When I drew 1t in, it was sprinkled
with few small specks of what re-
sembled soft coal SCOT.
Rub your hands together" said
Won Minden, Now look at them"
Where l had rubbed and where each
speck had been there was a small
greasy smear of a bright red color.
glanced up at him, inquiringly.
What are these?" asked. He laughed
a strange laugh
Those" he responded, ARE the
germs of lunacy. That's all. He
laughed again | looked at him anx-
iously. | thought his mind was wan
dering under the terrific heat.
glanced involuntarily out of the
window bod 40 ,11 ~,
larly early for the 21st day of June
The moon was high in the heavens.
AS | glanced at it | leaped from my
chair.
won Minden," cried aloud, look
at that"
Won Minden sprang to the window
The moon was full and large-and
red as fire. That was not all. The
whole town seemed to be on fire.
thick haze had settled down upon
the housetops, and, like the moon,
the haze was red as fame.
Won Minden stood with outstretch-
ed arm. Its GOMEZ" he exclaimed |
THE great epidemic of lunacy has
come" He pointed far out into the
space beyond.
The strikers met that night in an
old, abandoned skating link--a large,
rambling wooden structure 1t was
filled to overlooking. A loud-voiced,
red-faced demagogue stood in the ros-
trum, surrounded by an excited mass
OF humanity. We were late-Von
Minden and myself The speaker had
had time to rouse his hearers to a
pitch of fury.
It's good time" he cried, "a good
thing to be here, restin' easy an
quiet What the h dye mean by it?
Dye know what's happenin' up town
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-01-30

The Aberdeen Examiner, edited by q
wise old gentleman whose advice
could often be taken by more presump.
tuous manipulators of state affairs,
suggests that Mississippi is right to ar
range to raise at least enough tobacco
for the consumers of the weed con-
fined in the penitentiary. The state
pays out thousands of dollars annually
for tobacco for the convicts that might
as well be raised on the convict farms.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-01-30

Another revolution in Central Amer.
lea has been tquelched, and prepar
atoms are under way for still another
The force 1T hapit down there il
strong.
Then again when the railroads are
tax"' according to there market val.
ues h- Legislature will have made a
long step in the direction Of attending
to business
The Legislature would save many a
young man from dang rou. tempta
tlons by aholishi"g the buck tShous in
the state. and lucy eau easily b..
spared.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-01-30

In onr announcement OF 10 L. Davis
last W., L W. made it read j. L. Davis
leaving IT,, impression that it was the
senior of that name. But it is young
Jo L. Davis, brother of the inimitable
Porter Of this place. H. ia at present
-nagi- r'tH # the lat heat, and has to
date i.Ade an excellent ono.
We. ,cns, F .rm Implements, Buggies
and everything IL madern Imple-
ment Store Al right prices
ADAMS & NEUBERT.
Royaline Pills save Doctors Bills.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-01-30

Ia Toxic every workman wears on
MS back an inscription telling tis
trade and his employer.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-01-30
Enormous Sums Of
NONE

Lost to the commune
ty weekly. Money
sent away goes to
build up some other
city and community
and to weaken our
own. The publishers
of THE MESSENGER
owes it to this town
and to this communi-
ty, to the merchants
who ad vertise in their
columns, toencourage
the keeping OF money
at home and to dis
courage the sending
of money to the
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-17

the necessary requisition papers can be
secured and sent TO Philadelphia.
ABBRDEEN-The knights of Pythias
VIII hold their district convention In Aber-
deem on February D. The local lodge has
appointed committees for arranging the af-
fair, authorizing them to spare no expense
to make Il the best.
ABERDEEN-The city council has ac-
cepted the bid of the Harris Trust and
Savings company of Chicago for the S35, 600
electric light bonds, the bidder giving sos
premium. The bonds will be sold to start
a municipal electric lighting plant
YANKTON-There lie a large volume OF
water running over the ice at this point
and another day or two Of the present
weather will see the breaking up of the
river here. The river Is impossible now
and the pontoOn bridge Is being removed.
ABERDEEN The Farmers institute,
which has been In progress four days.
ended with an immense ball and a bar
becue, The ball took place In the audi
ciug. The institute has been successful.
nearly all farmers and their wives attend-
ing.
HURON--A grand and petit Jury have
been drawn for the regular March term of
circuit court, which Will open here March
II. The grand jury will convene on that
date and the petit jury two days later.
but there are enough cases, both criminal
and civil, TO keep the court busy for two
weeks or more.
SIOUX FALLS-Funds are being raised
among his old parishioners at Mission Hill
and other portions of Yankton county for
the bringing of the remains of Rev b. b:
(Father) Nichols, pioneer clergyman OF
Dakota, from oregon, where he recently
died to Mission Hill for relnterment In
the family lot at that place.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-17

to investigate the lumber trust In this
state. which is 10 be provided for by res
olution which had passed the house and
gone to the senate.
In the senate the Dowdell uniform text
book bill was up again on reconsidera-
ton, and secured a majority vote. but not
enough to carry It as an emergency
measure, and 1t went over to next Tues
day, after DpwdeI and Dudley had I'm
ished their scrap over it,
The new game law was shot to pieces
with amendments IN the senate com
mttee, among them being the tres
pass provision which practically shuts
hunters from premises without consent,
and favorably reported The senate
cleared a number of house bills from
their calendar, making laws of most of
them, bills affecting railroads in the list
being the fellow servant act prohibiting
PARALLEL lines within eight miles; pro-
vding for double damages in case of
less by fire set by railways, and double
damages for stock killed In case OF suit
for settlement.
Scandinavian Americans of the legis-
lature gave a banquet tonight about forty
members, state officers and employees tax
ing part.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-17

the railway mail pay was absolutely neces-
sary. '"Phe railroads are trying to STAN
pede the house, he said. yet there Is not
scintilla of evidence 10 show that the
reduction is excessive The postal service
will not be impaired in the slightest degree
and not train viii be cut on, notwith-
standing the threats of the railroad COM
panies
There has not been telegram received
by the members of this house from a bust
ness concern or n commercial body that
has not been prompted by the railroads
and for one refuse to be stampeded by
their threats or DETECTED by their en-
treaties"
Representative Murdoch OF Kansas de-
clared that the railway mail routes could
be divided into two classes, the large and
the small. More than 90 per cent of the
malls, he said. il carried over the large
router. Small routes will not he declared,
be affected by a change in the divisor in
computing the daily average weight from
seven to six days per week service.
The house, at 5:35. adjourned until noon
tomorrow, when eulogieF will be pro-
nounced on Robert r. Hit, late a repre-
sentative from Illinois.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-17
FARMERS FIGHT GOOD ROADS
ParmIey Bill f. Opposed as Being
Purely In Interest of Automobiles
and "TOvvn Fellows"


PIERRE. s. D., Feb. 16-ospecial Tele-
gram. )-Roads are good enough. say
farmer members Of. the house in discussion
of the Parmley biU today. The farmer
members started a fight on any change In
the roads law as soon as the Parmley bin
got on TO the floor, taking the position that
The law is for the automobile and town
fellows, and wilI,not help the farmer at all
While the bill was saved from a vote which
might have defeated II, and made an or
der for thursday of next week. the senti-
ment expressed did not show easy shedding
for the bill when It again comes out
Parmley, Hare. Olson Of Moody, Carver
ana Van Osdel supported the bill, while
Larson. Scott, Swanson. Kribs, Nelson
Dingsor and Satire opposed any such leg
,slation. some Of them agreeing 70 support
A. II Il were made county and township
optional.
The bin to radically increase peddler H.
cense was lost but is back for further
consideration.
The bin requiring the filing Of election
expense accounts was passed The house
railroad committee has taken up the dem
ooratlc caucus railroad bill. providing fiat
rates Of fare and freight, equal 20 an. and
has recommended it's passage, and this is
looked upon as the move to Offset the
tragic death of the s-eent rate bill yes
terday.
Among the new house bills introduced
today was one carrying an appropriation
OF $50 for the expenses Of the COMM -
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-17

harbor for channel of thirty-flve feet
and for ship canal between Gray's har-
Dor and Puget sound, Washington
The Deep Waterway board appointed to
examine the river below St Louis il d.
rected by an amendment submitted by Sen
ator Hopkins and adopted by the commit
tee at the earliest date practical to report
on the following:
First-What depth of channel is IL prac-
ucable to produce between ST Louis and
cairo at low water by means Of regulation
works? 20
Second-What depth will obtain in such
water for the year? "
Third-For what available number of DAVIS
annually viii fourteen feet of water obtain
IN such regulated channel?
lhf,onrth-What increase of depth will be
obtained over the natural flow of water i'm
such regulated channel by an added volume
OF iOWO cubic feet per second; also IA O00
cubic feet per second? -'''O'
Fifth--And the board shall consider fur
ther the practicability OF producing at all
seasons ses, m OF the year a depth of fourteen
rect in such regulated channels by the aid
or locks and dams similar TO those pro-
yscted and In use on the Ohio river improve
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-17
BUTTE LETTER CARRIERS RESIGN

Men Say Pay II Insufficient ana New
Problem ConfrontE ~Depa rtmeut
-W,ASHINGTON, Feb. I6--The letter car
rier situation in Butte, Mont is causing
serious concern to the officials Of the post.
office department. The department IA nm
able to increase the pay of the twenty-nine
carriers. because the existing law forbids
more than $3.50 per annurn In offices OF the
class to which Butte belongs. The Carriers
declare they cannot five on the salaries
now paid them or on the salaries which
are promised In the pending postoffice- an
preparation bill and therefore tender their
designations. .r.t
In letter TO the postmaster general
George w. Irwin. postmaster at Butte, SAYS;
l have repeatedly informed the deuart
ment that Butte is- the highest priced CITY
In the United States as well as the strong
est labor, union town The scale here for
common labor lie 50 day and the cost OF
living so high that the salary now paid
the carriers will not afford them more than
a decent living
A telegram received today from Irwin
says;
Please. take up the matter and DISPOSE
Of IT, II we are to do without carriers we
must nave ten extra clerks when this thing
occurs. s
Under the provisions of the bill now
pending before the house the salaries OF
NV III Aht butte ONCE VIII not
exceed $780, II was recommended. by First
Assistant Hitchcock that the department
be allowed some discretion In the adjust.
ment of salaries in the second class Of.
hces in order that emergencies such, as
have arisen at Butte could be met The
-postofiice appropriation bill provides for
an increase in salaries of clerks and car
riers TO be based on the receipts Of the
office. Under the pending measure the
highest salary that can be paid in an OF.
nee where the receipts are less than $50 OOl
a year Is 5000 II Is pointed out TO the de-
partment by post masters In various places
that salaries based on this are inadeauate
to meet local conditions
what may be done regarding the Butte
case is problematicaL The department has
not accepted the designations of the car
riers and viii not do so for the present.
The situation is realized to be serious be.
cause Of local conditions at Butte the men
easily may be able to earn more money IN
other lines of work. II the entire carrier
force should resign It will be necessary 10
provide additional clerks at the Butte Of
hce until new carriers can be obtained.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-17
RIVERS BILL IN the SENATE
Committee Retains HOuse Provision
fer survey of the mississippi.

Committee Retains House Provision
fer survey of the mississippi.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 16.-The river and
harbor appropriation bill was reported to
the senate today by Chairman Fryen OF
the committee en- commerce. 1t carries
S92 10. s72, an increase OF $S.5l9,334 over the
amount appropriated by the house. The
appropriation Immediately available is So
OSl. SOS. and the aggregate for projects au-
thoriEed S5a6sS,5G4. No appropriation was
made 10 create a deep water way from
Chicago TO ST. Louis, but the provision
made by the house for q board Of engineers
to examine the condition of the Mississippi
river below ST. Louis was retained after
adding TO II an amendment specially set
ting forth the character of the construe-
tion 10 be made.
Some OF the increases over the amounts
appropriated by the house are as follows:
Galveston channel 10 10000: Trinity river.
Texas. 10 $4,000 cash and S44s.OOo additional
authorized; Mississippi RIVER, from the Ohio
to the Missouri. 10 $1,000 cash and $780,
600 additional authorized; Missouri river
from mouth 10 Fort Benton, to S40O.00O
coast OF Oregon and Washington TO Se00.0Oo
for dredges.
Surveys we're authorized OF Galveston