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Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-11
GIFT FROM STEP
FATHER BRINGS JOY
TO BOYS HEART
Nine-Year.oId Lad Anxiously Awaits
Birthday Anniversary and
Finds He Is Not For
gotten

One of those incidents which are con-
stantly occurring in every day life and
which form novel material for the writer's
of pure fiction occurred in this city re-
Gently.
Little Vernon Simmons, a bright little
lad, had his tenth birthday not long ago.
Long before the day he had thought to
himself how great he would be when he
was really Q years old. The thought of
it was enough to make him feel quite
weightily the full responsibility of life.
For he is a manly little fellow, and as
CHEEKY as the wealthiest boy in town.
But where his mother, Mrs. Gervais,
lives with him, his sister and little
brother there is no sign of wealth. The
house is plain, and Vernon has no great
abundance of playthings.
His mother some time ago married a
second time. The stepfather grew to be
fond of Vernon, although the boy was
merely a stepson. The lad fairly idolized
his stepfather and the two might be
termed brothers. Occasionally the father
leaves home and the sole support OF the
family falls upon the mother and the
daughter, the latter working in a laundry.
The father had been from home for
some time previous 20 Vernon s last birth
day anniversary, and the child knew he
probably would not receive any token Of
the day But he hoped as only boy can
hope, and when the morning came he hur-
ried to open the front door.
There, tucked under the mat some time
during the night, was little package. A
tiny package, but 1t filled the boys heart
with joy, for it was from his father. He
opened it with eager fingers, and found
therein a ring. The birthday had not
been forgotten by the stepfather, and the
day was n bright one for the boy, for
the day, the most important in the year
except Christmas, his birthday, had not
been forgotten.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-11
The Farmers Wife

4s very careful about her churn. She
scalds it thoroughly after using, and gives
it a sun bath to sweeten it. She knows
that If her churn is sour it will taint the
butter that is made in it. The stomach is
a churn. In the stomach and digestive
and nutritive tracts are performed pro-
cesses which are almost exactly like the
churning of butter. Is it not apparent
then that If this stomach-churn is foul it
makes foul all which is put into it?
The evil of foul stomach is not alone
the bad taste in the mouth and the foul
breath caused by it, but the corruption of
the pure current of blood and the dissem-
ination of disease throughout the body.
DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
makes the sour and foul stomach sweet.
1t does for the stomach what the washing
and sun bath do for the echurn-absolutely
removes every tainting or corrupting ele-
ment. In this way it cures blotches,
pimples, eruptions, scrofulous swellings,
sores, or open eating ulcers and all
humors or diseases arising from bad blood.
If you have bitter, nasty, foul taste in
your mouth, coated tongue, foul breath,
are weak and easily tired, feel depressed
and despondent, have frequent headaches,
dizzy attacks, gnawing or distress in stom-
ach, constipated or irregular bowels, sour
or bitter risings after eating and poor
appetite, these symptoms, or any consider
able mum ber of them, indicate that you are
suffering from biliousness, torpid or lazy
liver with the usual accompanying indi-
gestion, or dyspepsia and their attendant
arrangements.
The hest agents knQYn 70 medical SCI
cnce f0r the ctIfE --of Ghe above symptoms
andcond lions, as afteSfed 6Y fbe Wrltllgs
OF leading teacbe and practi tlQnerS Qf
al the Several schools Of medical nracfIce.
haVe been skllIfnllE ald haImQniously
comhined In Dr. Rierce,s Golden -MadIcat
Qlscoxery. That this is absolutely true
will be readily proven to your satisfaction
II you will but mail postal card request
70 DR.. r. " Pierce. Buffalo. N. Y, for
free copy OF his booklet OF extracts from
the standard medical authorities. giving
the names Of all the ingredients entering
into his world-famed medicines and show
ing what the most eminent medical men
af the age say OF them.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-11
DISTRICT IS
IN FURORE
NEoREss HIRED BY JAY GoULD's
SISTER CAUSES 1T
Fashionable Section in Arms Against
Domestic, Who Is Arrested for
Loud Singing and Abusive
Language

Miss Jennie Clark, negro domestic in
the house of Mrs. Anna G. Hough, sis
ter of the famous financier, Jay Gould,
was arrested yesterday morning as a re-
suit of a general indignation meeting in
the fashionable W>stlake district.
The principal trouble alleged against
Miss Clark is her propensity for making
vocal noises of a somewhat discordant
nature.
Residents of the Westlake section de-
clare that she has disturbed the peace of
that. exclusive neighborhood for several
moons. but Miss Clark assures the police
that she is the victim of deplorable mis-
take, etc.
The warrant resulting in Miss Clark S
arrest is sworn to by Mrs. Amasa Spring
of 742 Lake street. She told Assistant
Prosecuting Attorney Eddy that the ne
gress had threatened to kill her, and that
she had made the lives of herseif ana
Mrs Ralph Hagan, a neighbor, almost
unbearable by the use of vile epithets,
abusive language and boisterous songs.
calculated to mar the domestic felicity OF
her defenseless listeners.
Mrs Hough, who has been attended by
the negro woman for over ten years, is
declared by Mrs. Spring to be deaf. the
latter says she believes everything the
maid tells her, and that her mistress can
not hear the woman's abusive language
and loud singing.
Mrs. w. S. Holland of 751 Lake street
says the only fault of the negress is her
excessive religious enthusiasm. She is the
only one 10 come to Miss Clark's defense
The Houghs came here from Chicago
ten wears ago. and-although a sister of
the dead money king-Mrs. Hough has
remained socially retired since making
her home here.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-11
RAILROAD NEWS

Ion Manners. agent for the Salt Lake
route at Milford. Utah, accompanied by
his wife and daughter. arrived in Los An
geIes Yesterday. They will remain III Los
Angeles for several days and visit the
points of interest in and about this city.
e. w. Gillett, traffic manager OF the
Las Vegas & Tonopah Railroad com
many. left Los Angeles yesterday for
Goldfeld. He will investigate general
conditions and return early next week.
c. o. Whittemore, vice president and
general counsel Of the Las Vegas & To-
nopah Railroad company. left Los An
peles last night for trip over the line
in the interest of the company.
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.I do not know how many men have
heen laid off" said an official of the
Southern Pacific. when asked as to the
number of engineers, tiremen, brakement
and conductors who have been laid Off on
account of decreased business. There
have been some men laid off who were on
the extra list, but none of the regular
men we have laid of a number of men
in the construction department, as work
of that character can wait That is the
only department in which retrenchments
are being made
1t is rumored that Mysterious Scotty
Of Death valley fame has chartered a
special train for his use to make trip
from Rhyolte to San Francisco,
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-11
CLAIM FRAUD ENTERED
INTO INCEPTION OF ENTRY

At the Uhited States land office, Tenn
pie and Spring streets, a case of consid-
cradle Importance to those interested in
government land has just closed.
1t was entitled Siegel M. Skinner
against Harrison M. Bowker, and in
volved 800 acres of land in the Imperial
valley.
The contestant alleged there was fraud
in the inception of the entry. The case
was thoroughly gone into, and as soon
as the instrument is transcribed the de-
cision of the registrar, Gen. Frank c.
Prescott, and of Receiver o. r. w. Rob
inson will be promulgated.
Gen. Prescott and Receiver Robinson
are busy preparing to move their office
from the Temple block to rooms 510-515
Chamber of Commerce building. The
change will be made the latter part of
this week.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-11
PAWNBR0KER ARRESTED;
SHOP BURNS TO GROUND
San Julian Street Jew Asks That
Case Against Him Be Dis
missed, but II Is
Reset

Bernard Solomon, who conducts a
pawnshop at 713 San Julian street, ap-
peared in police court yesterday to
answer to a charge of refusing to supply
the detectives with record of the goods
received by him.
Solomon begged to be dismissed because
his pawnshop had been destroyed by fire
at O'Clock yesterday morning. His case
was reset.
Solomon left a lighted oil lamp burning
in his place of business while he visited
neighborlng shop. Before he returned
the place was In flames
The fire extended to the Andrade plumb
ing chop, 715 San Fernando street, and
before the fire department arrived both
buildings had been consumed. Total loss
estimated at $1100,
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-11

EIyss Cream Balm has been tried and
not found wanting in thousands or
homes. 1t has won place in the fam
lily medicine closet. where II is kept at
hand for use in treating cold in the
head just as soon as some member OF
the hous ehold begins sneezing or snuff
ling. 1t gives immediate relief and
day or two's treatment stops a cold
which might become chronic and run
into a bad case of catarrh. Price 50c
If you prefer to use an atomizer, ask
for Liquid Cream Balm. 1t has all the
good qualities of the solid form of this
remedy and will rid you of catarrh or
hay fever No cocaine to breed a dread
full habit No mercury to dry out the
secretion. Price 75c, with spraying
tube. All druggists, or mailed by ELY
Bros. Sc Warren street. New York.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-11
SCHREIBER NEXT CHOICE
IF COL. FINLEY RETIRES
Seventh Regiment, N. G. c., Said to
Be Unanimous for Present Chief
of Staff as Successor to
Colonel

Unless Col. S. II. Finley decides to
succeed himself as colonel of the Seventh
regiment, N. G. c., or a new name is
presented Col. W. @. Sc.lreiber will sue
ceed him in that office when the election
for colonel of the regiment is held on
January Is,
Col. schreiber is Gen. wankowskrs
chief of staff and has the honor Of being
one of three men to pass the examination
for colonel in the volunteer service.
It IS said that he will be the unanimous
choice of the regiment, unless Col. Finley
determines to accept the command again.
At present there are 732 men and Al
officers in the Seventh regiment. For
merly the minimum for company was
fifty officers and men. but the new law
calls for fifty-eight men and three Of
hcers
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-11
HEALTH OFFICIALS GARB
MUCH LIKE PATROLMEN'S

Health department employees expect to
have all their uniforms ready by Jan
uary 15.
They will be of soft blue cloth, the
color of police uniforms, with military
caps, the initials IL. A. H. D." being
freely used Heads of departments will
wear gold braid and subordnates white.
All civil service employees must don the
uniforms, which will cost nearly $50
apiece with caps.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-11
DEAD MANS DEED TO LAND
ON DESERT PROVES PUZZLE
General Prescott Finds Odd TangIe in
Testimony and Contest Is Dis
missed Pending ResurVey
Of Tract

Gen. Frank c. Prescott, registrar, and
o. r. w Robinson, receiver of the
United States land office in this city,
have devoted much time to a problem in
testimony wherein it was made to appear
thar a man named Therriault assigned
some desert land to Mrs. Ida Becker
long after he mad committed SUICIDE
Mrs Barbara G. Kucera brought the
action. Mrs. Becker spent over $4,000 and
left sick son in Chicago in order to
defend her interests.
Registrar Prescott and Receiver Robin
son decided that the contest for possess
sion of the desert land in question should
he dismissed, and the entry held intact
under suspension pending resurVey'
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-11
FINANCE COMMITTEE STRICT
WITH RED TAPE ON DEMANDS
viii Ask Council for Authority to
Reject All Papers Where Requi-
sitons Have Been
Altered

The finance committee viii ask the city
council Monday for authority to notify
heads of departments that hereafter no
demands will be honored by the commit
tee where the requisition has been altered
after it has been approved by the council
The $3.50 demand of the Central Avepue
Carriage and Wagon works was referred
b. ok to the street department for report
on why % cents is being paid for sharpen
ing picks when the same can be sharp
ened for Is cents each.
The Memorial Baptist church request
for refund for s91.12, tax paid on church
property, has been filed by the finance
committee.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-11
A Cure for Misery

II have found cure for the misery
malaria poison produces" says II. M
James of Louellen, S. c. ITS called
Electric Bitters, and comes in b0-cent
bottles. 1t breaks up a case of chilis or
a bilious attack in almost no time; and
IT puts yellow jaundice clean out of
This great tonic medicine
and blood purifier gives quick relief in
all stomach, liver and kidney complaints
and the misery of lame back Sold under
at Deans drug store.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-11
MURPHY TEMPERANCE MEETING
TO BE HELD SUNDAY NIGHT

At Blanchard hall Sunday evening a
Francis Murphy gospel temperance meet
ing. conducted by his son. William j.
Murphy. will be held. A song service at
1880, led by Howard II. Stowe, will be a
feature The sooist will be Mrs. Fred
r. Dorm
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-11
CLEVER BURGLARS ENTER
HOUSE, LEAVING NO cLEW

Some time between II a m. and $3.50
o. M Thursday burglars entered the resi-
dence Of G. s. Sage at l1S North Burling-
ton avenue and stole woman's watch,
two chains. a gold Catholic cross, one ins-
tial and one sapphire ring, two opals,
bracelet a brooch and $l3 in money.
So carefully was the burglary executed
that the thieves left no indication of their
means of entrance, and the police so far
have discovered no clew to their identity.
The total valuation Of the loot is esti-
mated at about SO.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-11
SON TO SING AT FATHERS
TEMPERANCE MEETINGS

Francis Murphy, jr., who has been with
C,,nried in the Metropolitan opera COM
pany, New York, is expected soon in Los
Angeles.
He will take part in the temperance
meetings held by his father, furnishing
singing, which will be feature of the
services hereafter.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-11
Or. G. S. Merrill

Graduate OF New York uni
versity. cures woMEN's
ailments and all CHRONIC
DISEASES Of BOTH SEXES.
Consultation FREE and con-
fidentiai. Rooms 3. g. 5.
5Osis South Broadway
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-11
sunday Excursions

Til. Southern Pacific sells tickets at half
rates 10 al. poins east TAR as Beaumont
and return, good only on Sunday, also on Santa
Ana branch Fare 10 Riverside and Redlands
and return Through the Orange Groves
lion at city ticket office COO South Spring
street. corner Sixth. or Arcade station.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-11

II YOU want TO go east. c. Haydock.
Agent Illinois Central r. r.. lis W. 9Th.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-11
25c Corset Covers l7c

Here's another one for compar-
ison, two rows of insertion and
edging; ribbon beading; big
variety, sale price 23c.
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Chicago Nws)
Some of our distant relations come
under the head of posterity
The right kind of man doesn't go
around Boosting that he is right.
Women seldom play a game unless
there is a deeper game beneath it.
If we could see ourselves as others
see us we would all be pessimists.
Some women even condescend to
help their husbands with the house
work
How many people do you know who
neglect to say anything when they
talk?
His satanic majesty is more interest
ed in you than he is in your enemies
Modesty is one of the principal ingre-
dents in the composition of q truly
great man.
The less intimate a woman is with
her husbands folks the more faith she
has in him.
Did you ever see a free lunch coun-
ter where a hungry man was permit
ted TO eat all he wanted?
1t sometimes happens that children
tell the truth. just as grown people tell
lies-at the wrong time.
When a man refuses to argue with
a woman she considers it as a sort of
acknowledgment of her mental supe-
rirOrity-
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Total Copies of The Herald
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ADJUSTMENTS TODAY.

ADJUSTMENTS TODAY.
Salt Lake-''The Walls of Jericho
Orpheum-Matinee and night, Yaude-
vile.
Grand-''A FOOLS Paradise"
Lyric-"HaZel Kirke'
WEATHER TODAY.
Fair.
METALS.
Silver. 55i4c per ounce.
Copper (cathOdesi, Is slice per pound
Lead. S3.75 per 100 pounds
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welfare, but hesitate to discuss such
trivial things as a tariff which sus-
tains the greatest of the nations OPP
pressors and makesspossible the cor
ruption the Pharisees deplore so
deeply.
Go to, Dixon: get over among the
publicans who confess their sins and
repent them, and see how wide a line
of demareation separates them from
the Holier-than-Thou with their big
sticks and megaphones.
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tions, with over 10000 unemployed in
Chicago and nearly twice that number
in New York, and the same conditions
prevailing all over the country, would
like to know if we can find no better
answer to this question. Seeing that
the present panic has come right in the
midst of a Republican administration,
with high tariff. the gold standard and
the promise of continued prosperity.
there should surely be some better way
out of the difficulty than this school,
boy answer given by one of our lead
ing statesmen.
Il would like TO see our leading capi-
talist papers take up this question and
try to answer it in some practical way
by agitating a scheme of a public ma
ture TO give employment to those VINO
are willing to work. For instance,
there could be a good, graded road
made from New York to San Francis
co. The funds could be raised by sub
scriptions from each county through
which it passes, the subscriptions
each state affected should make a do
nation. Then have the United States
make an appropriation to cover the
balance of the cost.
There are many other things that
could be done to give employment.
such as irrigation canals and water
ways. and good roads in the different
states, that would help TO tide over the
present difficulty and relieve the starv-
ing condition of the unemployed. /
would like if you would publish this
and make any comment or suggestions
you think necessary"
The Herald believes some of the
ideas advanced by its correspondent
are good ones. 1t must be pointed out,
however, that it would take too long
to set in motion the machinery neces-
sary to place them in operation. For
a future crisis they might answer very
well. We freely admit that it is much
easier TO criticise than to construct.
but the present situation is one that
demands immediate relief. 1t is easily
possible for men to starve to death
while waiting for legislatures and
county boards to take steps looking
toward giving them employment.
In times like this all who can pOssi-
bly, employ man, even though it be
for but a day or two al time. should
do so. II surely is not possible that
there is not enough work in this coun-
try TO keep food in every household
and every fireside warm.
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LACON!C.

diapers Weekly
itor
No sir" replied the office boy.
rs he in the city?
Yes, sir.
will he be back soon?'
No. sir"
Tonight
mo, sir
Tomorrow, sometime?"
mo. sir.
No. sir
The stranger looked at the office boy
sharply. When did he go?''
Yesterday afternoon"
Didn't he say when he'd be backT''
mo, sir"
well, where the dickens is he?'
at the undertaker's.
What's the matter?"
He's dead. -
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THAT AUDITING COMMISSION.

4
The Herald is panied at the attitude
taken by some of the city cOuncilmen
with reference 70 the failure of the
high-priced auditing commission to
discover the discrepancy in the poll
tax accounts of r. St. Leger Atkins,
chief clerk in the street department. It
was only little while ago that the
special auditors examined the books Of
the street department, including those
kept by Atkins. and pronounced them
all right. Councilman Wood, who is
not a high-priced expert, says he has
known of the shortage for four
months But that is beside the ques-
ton
1t is utterly unfair and unreasonable
to expect the most expensive auditing
commission ever employed by this city,
or, perhaps. any other, to waste its
time on trivial things like shortages in
public accounts. Discrepancies of a
few hundreds of dollars are matters
entirely too trivial to merit the atten-
ton of these experts. They have been
busy with affairs of vastly more inn
portance, such as devising new meth
DDS of keeping the city's accounts. pre-
pairing ordinances covering their rec
concentrations and planning ways Of
extending their Investigations indefi-
nitely.
In the last named lines they have
manifested talent that is truly re-
markable They we're employed under
the theory that they could easily finish
up their work in a few months. They
have been at it for year or longer
and the end is not yet in sight. Natur-
ally they have had no time for uncov-
ering any manipulation of the books
that may have been going on. Besides,
fl is doubtful if they wanted to show
up anything like this, for they are en-
ployed by a party that wouldn't look
with particular favor upon disclosures
affecting the honesty of employees for
whom it is responsible.
Seriously, though, the Atkins BUSH
ness puts the special auditors into a
rather bad hole. If they failed to dis
cover this apparent shortage, a short
age which was so obvious that any
schoolboy should have noted it in
stanuy, any report that they may
make will be valueless. If they did
discover the shortage and concealed it
the public viii be interested in know
ing why. The auditors must choose
enc Of the two horns of this dilemma.
And now the council will not be
doing its full duty unless it insists on
an immediate report from the experts.
They have been given an uneonscion-
ably long time in which ts do their
work, and they have been paid an ex-
orbitant sum of money The public is
entitled to the facts and the council
should see that it gets them without
delay While the auditors are racking
their brains to discover more ways of
extending the sinecure they are now
enjoying some other city employees
may be short in their accounts. Let
US get down to brass tacks. Let us
have an audit that audits.
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