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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-08-07
TO DETERMINE AGE OLE PEWTER

1t has been truly said that mo hard
and-fast dogmatic propositions can be ac-
cepted" as regards the age and makers
of pewter AT least nine-tenths of the
pewter found today is without a mark
Of any description SO that the only way
to determine the period to which it be
and then to arrange the. dominant facts
in the proper chronological order. For
example,:
straight or slightly curved lines pre-;
coded swelling curves; fiat, unadorned
lids came before domed tops with knobs
or crests; few and simple holdings were
the forerunners of many and elaborate
cnes.
handle attached directly to the body is
older than the one having a handle con
strut The Scottish quaigh' differs from
the Porringer, often in. Incorrectly called a
round bottomed, the latter fiat. and the
handles or Jugs were always plain, not
pierced or otherwice ornamented
"The older a plate is the broader the
brim and the heavier the metal from
which 1t is made. This refers chiefly to
large plates."-The Circle.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-08-07
TWO TEACHERS SELECTED
FOR THRO0P INSTITUTE
Professor French Has Been Secured
for Department of Chemistry
and Miss Donaldson for
Art School

Special to The Herald.
PASADENA, Aug. 6.--Two new teachers
were today added to the faculty of Throop
institute. They are Prof. s. Webster
French of Washington, D. c.. in the de-
partment of chemistry, and Miss Margaret
Donaldson of st. Louis, to be instructor
of art.
Prof. French graduated from Cornell
with the B. S. degree, and is also a gradu-
ate of the Technical school of Cincinnati
He has taught in the preparatory school
at Cornell and in the Friends school in
Washington, D. c., and other places. He
has also spent some time in travel in
Europe and Asiatic Turkey and northern
Africa.
Prof. Gaylor will continue at the head
of the chemistry department and will
devote his time to college work
Miss Donaldson, the new art teacher, is
a graduate of the art department of the
Thomas normal school and of Pratt insti"
tute She has studied under private
tutors in Detroit and at Handicraft Guild
in Minnesota. AT present she is in the
Mckinley high school In st. Louis.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-08-07
GOVERNMENT ISSUES
STATISTICS ON STRIKES
Figures Show That More Than 7,0oo,-
900 Workers Have Been Affected
Within the Past Twenty
five Years
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.-The depart
ment of commerce and labor has issued
statistical report relating to strikes and
their causes during the twenty-five-year
period from 1881 to 1905.
During that period there were 36,757
strikes and 1916 lockouts. The number
of persons who went on strike was
6,72S,04S and those locked out numbered
1921. Because of the relations neces-
sarily existing between enterprises of
varied character these strikes stopped
work in many other places. The total
number of people thrown out of work
because of strikes and lockouts made a
total of 9,529, 434, and 80 per cent of these
were males, on whom others were de-
pendent.
The average strike lasted a little longer
than twenty-five days, and the average
lockout eighty-four days. The greatest
number of strikes were in the building
trades. OF the total number of strikes
labor organizations conducted nearly 67
per cent.
The strikers have succeeded more often
than they have failed, only 80 per cent of
the establishments against whom the
strikes were directed having been en-
tirely successful.
About 4 per cent of the strikes were
OF sympathetic nature, the greater num-
Der of them being conducted for an in
crease of wages and q decrease of hours
of work. Disputes arising out of a re-
fusal on the part of employers to recog-
nize the unions have caused about one
half of the lockouts.
Industry suffered less from these causes
during 1905 than in any year since 1892
The report also shows that where arbitra-
ton has been resorted to by employers
and strikers 1t has been uniformly sue
oaeaful
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-08-07
LIGHTNING STRIKES CARS
AND MEN FLEE IN PANIC
VISITED BY BAD
ELECTRICAL STORM
Bolts Put Four Street Cars Out of
Commission and Passengers
Fight to Gain the
Street
Special 70 The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
CLEVELAND, Aug. 6-With crash
and burst of blue flame, bolt of light
ming struck three crowded cars on the
public square during a storm about G
o'clock one evening last week. Passen-
gers were thrown into a panic and terror
stricken fought to gain the street.
Women tainted, children were trampled
upon. Several were slightly injured in
the fight for exit.
The same bolt hit Euclid avenue car
at Euclid avenue and the square, a Fair
field avenue car at Superior avenue, N.
W., and the square and a Union avenue
car on Ontario street 1t struck the con-
troler of the Euclid avenue car. Motor
man West escaped injury, but the car
was set on fire. The flames were quenched
by an extinguisher. The motors of the
other cars were rendered useless.
Lightning also struck two east end
homes, setting them on fire and injuring
Arthur Schilling, aged 20, 5605 Linton ave-
nue., N. E., Schilling was burned on the
chest and knocked senseless when a bolt
struck the chimney at his home, tore
through the roof and struck him as he
was sitting at the supper table.
few minutes later the house was
found to be on fire, and the department
was called The flames were extinguished
with but small loss.
Schilling was taken to St Alexis hospi-
tai in Richards ambulance. He is not
seriously injured.
A few minutes later another bolt struck
the residence of Charles Dunn, 230S East
street, setting the house on
fire. The flames were extinguished with
but little loss.
The storm came near the close of a
sultry day. The temperature mounted
steadily until it touched SO degrees, in
which vicinity 1t persisted in remaining
until a downpour of rain brought tenn
porary relief.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-08-07
ASTRONOMERS GATHERING
WILL BE HELD HERE

Special to The Herald.
PASADENA, Aug. 6.-At the invitation
of Professor George NJ. Hale 1t is an
nounced that the International Union for
Cooperation in Solar Research will be
held In Pasadena in 1910. The staff of
the Carnegie solar observatory will be
the hosts. Half the sessions are to be
held on Wilson'S peak at the observatory
and the other half in Pasadena.
Previous to this year this body has
held it's sessions at oxford university,
england This year they were held at
Paris and were attended by Professor
Hale.
1t is announced that Professor ]. c.
Kapteyn of the University of Groningen,
Holland, has been appointed to a posi-
ton on the staff of Mt. Wilson observa-
tory and will be here for part of each
year.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-08-07
LIFE SQUAD MEN SWIM
MILE ENDURANCE TEST
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
OCEAN PARK, Aug. 6.-An endurance
swim by Dave Wilson and Claude Grind
ley of the local bath house life squad
was watched this morning by hundreds
of persons who lined the beach between
Ocean Park and Venice. The swimmers
entered the water from the Marine street
side of the Horseshoe pier and, without
making any attempt at racing, swan to
the north end of the Venice breakwater.
The distance of approximately one and
one-eighth miles was made through a
moderate sea. After a rest of twenty
minutes Wilson and Grindley re-entered
the water and swan back to the start
ing point. The swim to the breakwater
and return is considered by local swim
mers to be the best test OF a mans
swimming strength that can be had in
these waters. 1
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-08-07
GETS HUGE EEL WITH SILVER
SPOON IN ITS STOMACH
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
NEW YORK, Aug, 6.-An eel dating
from revolutionary days was caught awe
at Bloomfield, N. j., yesterday General
George Washington might have break
tasted on this eel when 1t was younger
and tenderer, for Washington ana ms
army, on their way to Middletown, tram
pied in a little stream which then coursea
from the hills to Tony's brook ana Whlch
is now degraded by the use or sewer;
Laborers were cleaning the accumulated
mud of ages from the stream wnere IL
runs through Hugh D. Kings lanos on
washington street, between Clinton and
Thomas streets. And there they founo the
gigantic eel. - A..
"Water snake" yelled some OF the
laborers as the eel threshed about with its
tail and knocked out Josef Phelipino' $
front teeth. The workmen killed the eel
with their spades; it proved to be quite a
historical museum or aquarium, II you
please. The most interesting article in its
midst was a silver spoon. No, the initials
sc. W. were not engraved on it, but the
spoon is of purest colonial pattern. Be-
sides the eel contained several large old
copper cents and a lead bullet, which
seems to have been used as fishline
sinker and which never fitted anything
but a musket or rs.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-08-07
VOTERS WANT TO KNOW
HOW $4,000 WILL GO
Santa Monica Board of Trade Presi-
dent Writes to Council-Body
Will Discuss Sewerage
Subject
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
SANTA MONICA Aug. 6.-That the
proposed $4,000 bond issue for sewer
Improvement purposes will be defeated
unless the voters are given a better I'M
derstanding of how the money is to be
disbursed, was the gist of letter from
w. 1, Hull, president OF the board of
trade, which came before the city coun-
Gil last evening.
Although the community is practically
unanimously in favor of improvements
along sewerage lines, the expression is
strong tht the trustees will have to make
clear their plans for spending the money
If the election is to carry.
Hulls letter had the effect Of causing
the trustees to arrange for special
meeting with the executive committee OF
the board of trade for a general discus
sion of the sewerage subject. The meet
ing viii be held tomorrow evening at the
city hall.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-08-07
FELT SOMETHING BREAK;
SHE LEFT TRAIL OF MONEY
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
TAUNTON, Mass, Aug. Gust like
finding it, said Miss Nellie F. Healy, a
dry goods clerk, as she picked up roll of
bills containing $50 in Main street this
morning.
How carelese!" calculated Policeman
Morris, as he picked up so not far away.
II needed it," declared Capt. Walker,
as he lifted $40 bill.
Further down the street James Nc
Mahon said, as he scooped up $40 gold
piece, addressing Mrs. Joseph Chambers:
lis this yours, madame?"
II don't know" said Mrs. Chambers;
81 had one. Wait and see."
She stepped into a doorway, thrust her
hand beneath her skirts, and turned pale.
"Mercy! she said, II put $40 in my stock
ing when 1 came down shopping this
morning, and it's al gone"
Later she recovered the money from the
police, and Miss Healy was rewarded.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-08-07
PROMISES NOT TO ELoPE,
GIRL WILL BE REWARDED
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
LARNED, Kas., Aug. Elm considera-
ton for j. A. Morgan's refralning Tor Two
wears from trying to elope with Miss
stella Roberts, George w. Roberts, a
Pawnee county farmer, her father, has
signed an agreement promising to give
him the girl in marriage at the end Of
that time.
This queer contract is the sequel of an
elopement several days ago. Miss Rob-
erts is not yet quite 10 years old. Nor
gan is less than 20.
Miss Roberts slipped out of the house
at night and met Morgan in grove a
quarter of a mile away. The two drove
to Macksville, returned their livery team
and then got a man to drive them to
Stafford. From there they took a train
to Morgan's home in Carthage, Mo.
Morgan was arrested in Carthage on
an abduction charge before he could get
a marriage license, and readily agreed to
return to Kansas.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-08-07
DAZED; WANDERS ALL NIGHT
WITH DEEP KNIFE CUT
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
LONG BEACH, Aug, 6-After wander
ing all night in a dazed condition and
with a deep knife wound below the
shoulder in his right breast, Jesus Men
debles, Mexican, returned this morning
to the home of his employer, Jose
Mandez, at Anaheim road and Termino
avenue.
Mendebles told Mandez that he was set
upon by two other Mexicans with whom
he had been drinking at the Alamitos
winery, that they stabbed him and robbed
him of $3.50 The police believe the three
Mexicans engaged in a fight, in the
course of which the one was stabbed
His wound is not serious.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-08-07
MAKES BROAD HINT
OF. WEDDING BELLS
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
LONG BEACH, Aug. 6.-Capt. Thomas
Keeney of the steamer City of Long
Beach dropped a mysterious hint this
morning to the effect that the trip of
his boat to San Diego tomorrow would
be enlivened by the pealing of wedding
bells.
He would not divulge the names Of the
parties.
The City of Long Beach will make it's
last run to San Diego tomorrow. After
her return Friday she will be put on
some other run, probably to Catalina
island.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-08-07
GIVES FREMONT'S BADGE,
HELD Is YEARS, TO HEIR
Venice Man, Who Got Token Through
Accident, ReIinquishes II to the
Daughter of Famous
General
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
VENICE, Aug. CATER having for
more than fifteen years carried G. A.
R. badge that had been worn by Cen
eral John c. Fremont, the famous SOL
dier and explorer, John A Bleakley of
this city today relinquished the emblem
to Miss Elizabeth Benton Fremont, a
daughter of the general, who had been
told of Bleakley's possession.
The badge came in the keeping of
Bleakley while he was foreman of the
Trow Printing company in New YORK
in 1892. 1t had been left at the printing
establishment by writer who had used
1t for Photographic purposes in compiling
a book of memoirs of it's illustrious owner.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-08-07
STILL EXPECT TROLLEY
ROAD TO ANNANDALE
Special to The Herald.

PASADENA, Aug. 6.-With the Begin
ming of the year 1903 it is hoped to have
Huntington's electric road extended from
Church of the Angels to the Annandale
Golf club quarters. Five thousand dol
lars have been raised by the Annandale
club and put into the hands of the Los
Angeles county board of supervisors, to
be expended on the Los Angeles-Pasadena
boulevard, on which work has already
been commenced. Mr.. Huntington has
agreed to extend his electric road when
the boulevard is completed.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-08-07
LIFESAVER PUTS 1T
DELICATELY, AT LEAST
Feels Called Upon to Explain What
Constitutes Bathing Suit to
Save Long Beach From
Shock
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
LONG BEACH. Aug. GA waist,
boomers and skirt constitute a bathing
siit--provided they are of material which
is not transparent either before or after
dip in the ocean,
In these words Lifesaver E. Wagner
of the Bath House company's service
this afternoon explained his orders to
three pretty young women to hikey-pike
off the beach.
The fairy-like forms of the three young
women were draped in garments of
snowy white. The elbow sleeves of two
of them terminated in red and yellow
trimmings.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-08-07
CRY OF FRAUD RAISED
IN IMPERIAL ELECTION

BY A5soclateu fIess.
IMPERIAL. Aug. 6.-The county
division election resulted in charges
Of wholesale fraud in the way of direct
purchase of votes and the use OF
dummy voters to fill the places on the
great register of voters who have left
That the election will be contested In
the courts is a certainty.
An incomplete count indicates that
El Centre has a small plurality for
county seat, possibly 100, but definite
returns will not be available until to-
morrow,
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-08-07
MUNICIPAL LIGHT PLANT
SAVES TAXPAYERS MONEY
Special to The Herald.

PASADENA, Aug. 6.-According to the
report of Superintendent OF the Municipal
Lighting Plant Charles G. Glass for the
month of July there was a net saving
on the first months run of $S1376 as
compared with the cost OF electric street
lighting by private corporation. The re-
port shows that there are now in opera
ton 2eS arc lamps and Sc incandescent
lamps of 32-candle power each. Glass
recommends the installment without de-
lay OF an additional 80 arc lamps and 800
incandescents.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-08-07

"Of course" said the author of the
very Frenchy comedy, "the dialogue is
rather racy, and perhaps it's too long,
but I could boil 1t down."
Yes" replied the Disguised critic, IF
you expect the public to swallow this.
by all means boil it."-Philadelphia
Press.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-08-07
LUCKY BALDWIN RANCH
is SWEPT BY FIRE
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
PASADENA, Aug. 6.-An exciting ranch
fire spread over several hundred acres of
the Lucky Baldwin property today, threat
ening for a time to burn hay stacks and
buildings. Baldwin sent gang of work.
men to fight the flames, and by 8 o'clock
it was under control, no worse damage
having been done than the burning of
dead grass and stubble fields.
Mooney finds his cap at last He is
happy, so happy. once again. See him
in next Sundays comic.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-08-07

Mooney finds his cap at last. He is
happy. so happy. once again. See him
in next Sundays comic.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-08-07
Had a coffee Flavor

Mrs Sandys," said the grumbling
poarder. II am going to write to the town
clerk"
about the quality of the water. It's
dsgraceful. Why, l detected a distinct
flavor of coffee in 1t this morning"
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-08-07

Stella-What was the summer resort like2
Beiia-A Hamlet with Romeo left out.-New
York Sun
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-20
COLLEGE BASEBALL

The results Of the college baseball games last
week strengthened the predictions made In this
column regarding the ability of the various
teams Earlier IN the season many of the games
were won or lost through adverse weather con-
fciuons' but the teams are now playing up to
rs hlsh standard as they Will reach this COL
lege year. Probably the most important game on
Saturday the TO i victory Of Cornell over
Pennsylvania The day previous the upstate
team easily defeated Fordham which beat
Georgetown OF Saturday by a score Of to O
cornell. with Deshon in the box. seems to be the
: peer tnis year or any team playing On college
diamonds, as has been said before The Ithacans
certainly have just claim on CHAMPIONSHIP
ho2ors. Princeton defeated Harvard on Satur-
Gay IN well played game by the score OF ! to
o. II was surprise TO many that the score was
SO small There was nothing remarkable about
: the game Heynjger famed ten Harvard men
and pitched his usual good game. Holy Cross
Knocked two Yale pitchers out OF the box and
won by a score Of 10 TO 4. Yale has had a rough
road this season, and the Blues record Is none
too good The New Haven team will have to
take big brace IL il expects 10 beat the Tigers
Harvard and Yale should play an exceedingly
keen and interesting series The Cambridge
nine made q fine showing against Cornell and
Princeton, two Of the best teams playing this
year A rally by the Army IN the last inning
snatched victory from the Navy IN the annual
game on Saturday by score OF 6 TO =. The
-Nafg te<<-ll- ucspllo uelSdt, played good
ball this season, starting out as IL did with
nearly all new men and no experienced pitchers.
Beavers has been the n1ainstay of the cadets
stn the box and much honor is due him. Will
Jams made a tour of the West last week. On
Saturday the Williamstown players defeated
the University Of Chicago by a score of 4 to o.
Williams and Michigan played thirteen inning
score game on wednesday. Williams has a
good team but II Is in no sense one of the
strongest in the East It's record last week
would seem to indicate that the best In the East
outclasses the best IN the West BY playing a
brilliant thirteen inning tie game with Yale on
"Wednesday. Brown showed that II has an excep-
s3}asnsaiZ Strgn( team Ia fact slaeat e good -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-20
AUTOMOBILING.

The announcement last week that the proposed
completed IN time TO make it available this year
for the Vanderbilt Cup race was a grievous dis
appointment TO motorists in particular and the
sport loving public in general The statement
has been made many times by those in au-
thority that one section of the course at least
would be ready for racing this fall that plans
were made for other contests IN addition to that
for the international trophy. These plans will
now have 10 be laid the table until next
year, and what promised TO be an active season
in road racing viii be duh enough. The Wander
bilt Cup race may be held with state troops to
guard the course, but ,.-lis depends largely on
Governor Hughes. The cup commission declared
last year that the race would not be held again
over & public highway, the danger to life
! was too great, but this seems TO have been for
gotten that the parkway is not available
il is grave question whether the course could
be properly pcliced, even with the aid of state
troops and one life is too great a penalty to
pay, even for Vanderbilt Cup race. Uniformed
men would be able TO exert more authority with
reckless spectators than the deputies last year
but it would require small army at a big exr
pense. 10 guard properly some thirty miles of
roadway.
The proposed change in the deed of gift which
would do away with the elimination trials and
make the big race open to ALL would not tend
10 make the contest easier TO handle 1t seems
Axe mistake IN fact. unless the cup COM
mission knows that not more than six or eight
manufacturers OF American cars are planning 10
me course the greater the danger to both drivers
and onloolzers. -"