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Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-06
MES A. NEWARK LAID TO
REST IN FAMILY VAULT

Simple but impressive services marked
the funeral of Mrs. Augusta Newmark
yesterday morning at the home Of her
son, NJ. II. Newmark. 905 Beacon street.
Mrs. Newmark had long been popular
in Los Angeles Jewish circles. A large
number of friends gathered at the flu
neral.
DR.. S. Hecht rabbi Of the Temple
B'nai Birth, conducted the service and
made sln earnest address on the life and
work Of the departed wife and mother.
The high esteem in which the deceased
was held was attested by the large num-
Der of beautiful set pieces and cut flow
ers sent to her home.
Interment was made in the family vault
in the Home of Peace cemetery. The com
initial service was read in front OF the
vault and completed as the casket was
placed in the niche.
The pallbearers were ]. Lowe, Leon
Loeb, e. ]. Levey. Phil Newmark and
P. Lazarus.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-06
"RAFFLEs" GIVEN FIRST
PRESENTATION IN STOCK

Between 5000 and 1000 persons at the
Burbank theater yesterday afternoon
and evening saw A. Byron Beasley In
the best played character he has given
us since he Joined the Burbank com"
pany. Mr.. Beasley was cast as the de-
tective in "Raffies, the Amateur Cracks
man." and his was long ways the
most striking impersonation of the en-
tire play. His detective in externals
and essentials follows closely after the
original OF e. M Holland. 1t is. then,
an imitation rather than a creation,
but the imitation is so excellent as 20
occasion more thanmild surprise. Or
dinarily Mr.. Beasley delivers his
speeches sharply and with an unpleas-
ant nasal intonation, which most OF
us have believed inseparable from him.
Yesterday however, he spoke with an
exaggerated English drawl and with no
trace of this vocal defect More, he
realized the English detective in action
as we'll as speech It was character
role cleverly planned and cleverly
played.
This presentation of "Rafhes." by
the way, is the first ever given in
stock The play was done Here sew
eral years ago by Kyrle Bellew, and
a few weeks ago by $ Miller Kent.
Moreover, the book from which il was
built has becn widely read doubtless,
even here In Los Angeles who're the IL
brary board has PLACED II on the pro-
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-06

natural manner in which he apologized
TO chairs and other inanimate objects
after the almost blind Guggenheimer
had run into them and funny, seemingly
because he couldn't be otherwise He had
one typical song which was encored hve
or six times.
Eugene Weiner, singing better than he
did upon his last visit here is the rene
gade monk who marries the supposed
doll Weiner did excellent work last
night. both in his acting and in his sing
ing He is not, of course, great tenor;
but he is a better tenor than he was two
months ago. and he is far and away
better actor than most of them
William Harris and Frank Bertrand,
new members of the company, play Count
Ballenberg and Schwartzenback re-
spectively. They have one scene with
Daphne Pollard that is exceedingly funny
and which provides good promise OF what
may be expected from them in succeeding
roles.
.sThe Toymaker'' has been well cos
tuned and nothing more novel and ef-
fective than that second scene of the
first act has been seen here in many
months 1t is a light, holiday affair, de-
signed to create laughter and which, to
that extent, succeeds admirably. If you
like musical tomfoolery, pretty girls, bril-
liant color effects and enough music to
remind you that It's a comic opera your
seeing, 1.-The Toymaker" will meet all re-
auirements. And that second scene is bet
ter than circus for the little ones. II
a workroom In the toyshop and the stage
is crowded with different mechanical toys
and girls. all working" at once.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-06
DIVORCE is GRANTED
STREET CAR MAGNATE
cree by the Superior Court.
Have Lived Apart
for Years

In department. of the superior court
of this county General M. H Sherman
Saturday secured a divorce from his wife,
Mrs. Hattie Sherman. The hearing was
devoid of sensational features. All the
details of the separation had been ar
ranged beforehand. Intimate friends of
the parties know the two have been w.
ing apart for years past. Mrs. Sherman
has resided, not In Los Angeles, but in
northern California. General Sherman
has made his home here and has devoted
himself to building up the Los Angeles
Pacific railway.
r. p. Sherman, the son, is business
man of this city and the general super
intendent of the Los Angeles-Paciflc
system. In an interview late yesterday
he said;
My father and mother will not discuss
this subject, but l can say no new con-
dition has been brought about by this
suit except that it is now a legal separa-
ton. There is no i'll feeling in the fam
lily and none between my father and
mother. My mother and my sisters de-
sired to continue living In the north,
where they have always resided and
where mothers parents have lived for
many years, while my fathers business
affairs have demanded his constant pres
ence in this city. My father and mother
will be friends for life"
1t is learned on ample authority that
there were no charges on either side, as
is indicated by the facL that General
Sherman secured the divorce, desertion
being the basis of the suit. General Sher-
man declines to discuss the matter in
any way.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-06
CHARGE SANITARY EMPLOYEES
WITH DUMPING SEWAGE
Complaints Filed with City About Ae-
ton at Manhole Near Twenty
ninth Street and Nor
mande Avenue

Word has been received by the ensi-
neer's department that the Los Angeles
Sanitary company has been dumping
sewage into the sewer manhole at Twen-
ty-ninth street and Normandie avenue.
AS there is no outlet as yet to this
sewer the sewage will collect at the
lower end of the system as t exists to-
day and tend to cause trouble of SER
ious nature. the city. engineers report.
This lower end is at the Junction of JEFF
ferson street and Normandie avenue and
1t is probable that six months must elapse
ere the connecting link be built along
Jefferson street between this point and tha
Arlington street sewer.
The department has recommended to
the board of public works that prompt
steps be taken to remedy the complaint,
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-06
ST. sERNARD's APPETITE
FRIeHTENs POLICE OFFICERS

The police have a large thoroughbred
St. Bernard dog at the central station
which Capt Thomas Broadhead is trying
to find the owner Of The dog eats as
much as any four prisoners in the Jail
and as he has been there for several days
he is making material inroads on the
commissary fund of the prison.
The dog is an epicurean in his way
and nothing but the best of meat appeals
to him. Ordinary scraps, such as other
dogs would greedlly snap up. are passed
by with disdain. 1t is first class. freshly
cooked or raw meat or nothing with him.
and the quantity he consumes at each
meal would keep five hard working la
borers sleek and fat all winter.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-06
"BUsTER BROWN" PLEAsEs
YOUNGSTERS AT THE GRAND

Several hundred youngsters after see
ing Buster Brown" at the Grand yester-
day resolved that the musical comedy is
better than ever, and along with their
other New Year resolutions put the image
of the tawny-haired, mischievous lad and
his faithful Tige in choice corner OF
memory's halls.
Buster has come to be a necessity for
the juvenile mind and for the adult, too.
1t is a theatric safety valve for the
strenuous youth of today who, having
studied the comic supplements until sur
charged with pranks, must needs see the
supplement characters, clothed and ami
mated going through their pictured
stunts.
Many of us recall the fearsome revenge
which in childish resentment we planned
against some tyrannical member of the
household. Buster is the embodiment of
that spirit. He fancied that his grand
mother was the one person who stood be-
tween him and happiness and therefore
made her the objct of his daredevil re-
sentiment. To him 1t is tragedy; to the
audiences. side-splitting farce.
Briefly Busters grandmother, dom
ineering woman, insisted that Buster S
father must be candidate for mayor.
He refused Buster determined to drive
his grandmother away from home to aid
his father and invented series of FRANKS
with his faithful canine ally TO accom-
plish that end. Out of this material the
plot is made.
Master Rice, who again plays Buster,
must have been Outcault's original, so
true is he to the cartooned elf, Mischief
oozes out of his active brain. Whether he
drops a spider on a string before his
grandmas .affrighted eyes. directs her to
the wrong bathing pavilion to open the
door on a horrid man, or fathers Tige's
face to make the dog appear mad-it is
all Outcaultian in conception and typical
of the average American boy in his
knickerbocker age.
Tlge All but Talks
If ever acting consisted in expression
and pantomime it is found in Tige, under
whose shaggy hide Jack Bell pulls the
strings and barks Bell puts words into
the roll of Tiges eyes. the wagging of
the tail and the gesture of the paw.
This year Leila Cautna, a Canadian
midget, plays Mary Jane. She Is the
same doll-like creature Outcault created,
and helps to make grandma's stay at the
Browns unpleasant.
Much fun is furnished by two other
characters Roger Gray, who plays the
tramp, and George Yoeman, whose work
as a Teuton disguised as Scotchman. is
high class.
Nellie v. Nichols, Los Angeles girl
recently transplanted to a road company.
made an instantaneous hit yesterday.
Her singing of Hes Cousin of Mine
carried the whole house.
The chorus is busy all of the time. The
girls appear as vacation school girls,
summer girls, Irish girls cook girls, Bus
ter Brown girls, Bobby Burns girls with
guns, bathing girls. playmate girls, rose
girls and other kind of girls.
There is much of novelty in this year 8
shoy, and outside of Buster, his dog and
Mary Jane little of the original perform
ance remains. The Hughes musical trio
is especially good.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-06
"TOYMAKER'
WELL LIKED
LARGE AUDIENCE cREETs THE
SAN FRANclscANs
OPERA HAS MORE LAUGHS THAN
MELODIES
Daphne Pollard as Mechanical Doll
Is the Multum in Parvo
Hit Of the
Show

This is "Old Home week. at the Los
Angeles theater. Members of the San
Francisco opera company arrived home
again yesterday morning and last night
more people turned out to welcome them
than could find seats in the theater. For
the first time on record the Los Angeles
was sold out.
The opera presented was '"The Toy
maker" originally done in the east under
the more cumbersome title of 1.-THE Toy
maker of Nuremberg. 1t Is light
frothy, frolicsome affair, with Just enough
music to save the line on the program
announcing 1t as a comic opera" from ut
ter absurdity. However, there is plenty of
fun. a considerable number of pretty girls
in attractive costumes, and a mems
chorus which ably supports Arthur Cum
bingham in the only musical numbers
that amount to anything in the entire
score. Aida Hemmi makes her reappear-
ance with the company but she has
nothing to do, and appears only in one
scene. Maude Beatty, too. is back again,
but her voice still is on vacation.
However, the foolery of 1.-THE Toy
maker is sufficient to make you forget
its poverty of good music; and If there
We're nothing else than the dainty work
of Daphne Pollard the quasi opera still
would be worth the while Daphne, dur
ing the greater part of the time she Is
on the stage, is imperSonating mechanl-
cal doll that can walk and sing ard talk,
in jerky doll fashion. A role better suited
to this diminutive comedienne could
scarcely be imagined and she overlooked
none of its abundant opportunities.
Arthur Cunningham is cast as the alb
bot. The role gives him no opportunity
for acting. but he has two songs and he
is the only one in the entire cast so ia
vored. Both of Them are effective things
and both ere sung in fine voice.
kunkei Really Funny
George Kunkel is the egotistical Gug-
genheimer. toymaker of Nuremberg, and
is responsible for much of the merri-
ment. Kunke was genuinely funny last
night: funny because of his assumption
of gross stupidity; funny because of the
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-06
CITY SEEKS DATA ABOUT
NEW ANNEXED DISTRICT
STREETS, GRADES AND DRAINAGE
PROBLEM NEED ATTENTION
Board of Public Works and City Enei-
neer Devise System of Surveys
to obviate Damages
Later

The city has practically no information
regarding the streets, grades or drainage
in the recently annexed districts.
Many streets were improved or par
TALLY improved by the owners of sub
divisions before the territory was an
nexed. The result is much confusion in
lines and grades.
More than one case has arisen where
conflicts in grades have been discovered
1t will be difficult to adjust these diff
ferences and in ssome cases damages to
improvements will be done when proper
grades are established.
Surveys must be extended over these
districts at once and q comprehensive
plan of grades and drainage laid out.
The board of public works and the city
engineer are comforting as to the most
expeditions way of handling the problem
with the limited funds at the disposal of
both branches Of public service, but the
work will go on even II only on small
scale at first.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-06
AID uNFoRTuNATEs TO
OBTAIN EMPLOYMENT

Unable to obtain employment and with
families to support, 200 men are being as
sisted by the Associated Charities until
they can get employment.
The officers of the association will en-
deavor to secure work for these unfor-
tunate men and have asked that mer-
chants and others likely to need labor
and are willing to pay not less than II
a. day to notify the headquarters OF the
Associated Charities and men Will be
furnished.
One man who is being assisted is for
mer lawyer, but on account OF his BUSH
ness partners treachery in absccnding he
has been left without a cent. He is an
old man and well educated.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-06
AUTOMOBILE THIEVES
STEAL VALUABLE CAR
Hugh MeDowell's New Tourist Stolen
While Owner Is Attending Church.
Is Third Experience with
Robbers

Thieves who make automobiles their
specially resumed operations in Los An
geles again last night.
Hugh Mcdowell, 1Sl7 West Third street,
is the latest victim Of this gang of Grim
inals who have terrorized automobile
owners in Southern California for the
last three months,
Mr.. Mcdowell attended the First Con-
gregational church, sS7 South Hope street.
last night and left his new machine. a
two-cylinder Tourist car OF a late model,
in front Of the building.
AT the close of the services he discov-
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-06

cred the car was missing and immediate
ly reported the loss to the police.
The automobile was stolen by some one
familiar with the workings of that make
Of car, as several parts of 1t had been
removed and the crank locked before
being left by the owner.
This is the third time an automobile
has been stolen from Mr.. Mcdowell in
the last year. The previous machines
were recovered by the police.
The last car to disappear bears the
number 1889 Cal, and was provided with
enough gasoline to run a hundred miles.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-06
HOME WRECKED BY
GASOLINE EXPLOSION

Flames originating from the explosion
Of a gasoline stove did damage estimated
at $3.50 to the building owned and occu-
pied by B. l.. Miller at 1923 East Forty
second street yesterday afternoon at 2
o'clock.
The contents of the dwelling suffered a
loss of $500 The structure, one-story
frame. was insured for $500. The flames
almost made a double conhagration out
of it, and did $40 damage to the one-story
frame residence occupied by G. H. Ty-
Ter at 1888, next door.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-06

An. attack of Group can be warded on
by giving Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy promptly at the first Indication OF
the approach of the disease
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-06
RAILROAD NEWS

Railroad crossings have been a source
of considerable expense to roads for
years. as II is at the crossings the rails
bear the brunt of the wear and tear that
other parts of the track escape.
The ordinary crossing is constructed
of the same style of rails as Is used for
the other portions of track. These cross
ings being of soft steel soon wear away.
Now the manufacturers of rails have
come to the aid of the railroad companies
with an improved crossing. These new
crossings are made of prepared steel and
are fitted together at the foundries and
shipped from there, ready to lay.
The Los Angeles Railway company Is
installing crossings of this type. and in
addition to being an economy, these new
crossings will minimize the noise caused
by cars passing over them. They have a
center of special steel which Is so hard
a diamond will scarcely scratch it.
When the old style had to be replaced
it was necessary to remove the entire
crossing, but with the new style it is
only necessary to heat the hardened steel
center plate, lift 1t out and insert a new
center plate, which is also heated and
put into place The crevices between
plate and rail are filled with blades Of
everyday CAGE knives. Molten babbitt
metal is then poured over them and the
connection appears to be solid piece.
In a short time all trains of the Balti-
more & Ohio railroad will be running
over the new double track line now in
course of construction between Sterling
and Nova, Ohio, on the New Castle divi-
SION The new line is about fifteen miles
in length and of the most substantial Of
modern construction. 1t will be marked
Improvement over the old line in that the
grades will practically be eliminated.
D. D. Carothers, chief engineer of the
company. and his assistants, point with
pride to it as an example of the skill and
ingenuity of the railroads engineering
department Over two million yards of
grading was done in constructing this
new line, and some forty thousand yards
of first class Hone arch and bridge ma
sorry were erected. All the bridges and
viaducts are arched and have ballasted
tops. Double track passing sidings just
east of Lodi and at Homer will take care
of two 75-car trains in each direction.
The new mileage added to the, railways
Of the United States in 1907 amounted.
as appears from the detailed statement
to 5S74 miles This figure is only 326 miles
less than the total for 1905. The record
for the current year is rather larger than
was generally expected, in view of adj
verse conditions which have so widely
tsravailed
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-06
no pnEyENT THE GRIp-

LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE removes the
cause. There Is only one '.BROMo QU1NINF.''
Look for signature Of E. ". GROVE SC
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-06

Forgiving and forgetting are never farther
from occurring together, perhaps, than when
we forget and expect others to forgive, our
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-06
PRISONERS MAKE
DASH FOR FREEDOM
CHAIN GANG MEMBERS THY TO
ESCAPE
-Four Nearly Succeed in Attempt, but
Are Captured by PatroImen and
Sent Back to Jail After
Hard Chase

Daring attempts were made BY four
members of the chain gang to escape
from the central station late Saturday
afternoon. and had 1t not been for the
alertness of patr linen about the build
ing it Is probable they would have
been successful.
The first attempt was made by Sando
Castro, a Mexican serving a four-day
sentence for being drunk. He had been
sent to sweep the sidewalk, but be-
came discouraged welding a broom and
suddenly made a dash for liberty. His
attempt to escape was seen by PATROL
man ]. T.. Canes, the janitor, and he
Immediately started in pursuit. cap
turing the man before he got to the
corner.
Soon afterward three men. serving
ninety-day sentences each for vag-
rancy made an attempt to regain their
liberty by overpowering the guard.
From the manner of the outbreak it
Is believed ii was a prearranged AFFAIR.
The men who made the second at
tempt to escape were Mike Carroll. NJ
Emmett and Jack Damerst, and have
hfty-seven days of their sentences yet
to serve.
They were on the trusty gang and
were directed to carry garbage to a
wagon in front of the jail. Quick
glances were exchanged between the
two prisoners when told to go outside.
They were noticed by a detective, with
the result that a close watch was kept
on the men.
StumbIes Against Guard
When the street was reached one OF
the men pretended to stumble, and in
doing so fell against the driver. who
was acting as guard. In a moment
all was confusion. and the three pris-
oners were speeding UP the hill to-
ward Olive street.
Other members of the gang started
to run, but bleaming revolvers In the
hands OF men they knew would use
them caused the fugitives to halt at
the first command
Secretary May of the captains office
and Patrolmen Williamson and Beat
mont started in pursuit of the fleeing
men, and, although the hill they had
to climb was a steep one and the mon
had considerable start. they were over
taken and sent back to the jail.
AS a rule the trusty gang is made
up of men with short sentences to
serve, DRINKS mostly. In the absence
of short time men others must take
their places.
All the men who attempted to es-
cape were placed in the dungeon and
will be given a bread and water diet
for a few days.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-06

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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-08-18
HlLLsBoRo.

Hillsboro.--The Business Mems An
nual ball game between the married
and single men will be played Tuesday,
August is.
G. p Hagne was In town Monday.
Boyd Hixson is in Kansas this week
looking after his farm there.
The Misses Beach, who has been VS.
iting at the Ferree home the last two
weeks, returned to her home in Neb-
raska Wednesday morning.
Joe Wise spent Yesterday in Ottum-
wa.
DR.. Davis and family, Of Moravla,
will be in this evening for short visit
with friends.
The Baptist church is being treated
to fresh coat of paint.
A large crowd from here went to the
Mt. Pleasant fair TODAY
The foundation for the c. e. Logan
house is being built this week.
II. D. Tade was a passenger east this
morning
Albert Davidson. Of Salem, was in
charge Of the Davidson furniture store
here during the absence OF Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Davidson.
Warren Copeland returned from
Batavia Tuesday evening.
John Grimm and family are at the
McAllister home this week.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-08-18
SOME OF THE GUEST AT
kEosAUQUA HOME COMING

MISUNDERSTANDING the arrivals for
the Home Coming days, are Mrs.
Marie Elerick and daughter Bessie, Of
Ottumwa, guests of Mrs. G. Cornell,
Charles Dalhberg and wife Of Des
Moines, at Mrs. Sarah Walkers. ]. d.
Stidger and family, Of Chicago, at
Mrs. j. G. Browns Mrs. Julia Mckib-
ben ana >',' ge of Mi. Pleasant
at Rev. Joseph Cheney's, George Redd,
of Denver, Colo, at G. C. Duffield's,
Mrs. y 'orge Walla ,e nnc son Caro-
of Ot.uii va, at WI. Cochrell,s and
John Dunlap, of Maryville. Iowa, Roy
Stidger and wife Of Moundsville, West
Virginia, at q. G. Duffield, Mrs. Rose
Clapp, Of Brooklyn, Iowa, and Clifford
Thorne, of Washington. Inwii a. Rev.
Thorne's, Mrs. Jane Shields, Of Wash
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ELDoN.

Eldon.-Mrs. B. ]. Blum, Of Los
Angeles, Cal. was the guest Of ner
nephew W. M. Taylor this week. Mrs.
Blum left today for ST. Louis.
Lightning struck the residence OF
John Hallew this week, causing con-
siderable damage.
]. Ed Trott and Mr. and Mrs. c. A.
Owens came home today from Keo-
kuk.
Mrs. E. E. Barger is visiting this
week
Miss Floy Murphy is visiting her
cousin Dorothy Ryland. at Bonapartc
Hon. c. G. Sparks, Of Ottumwa, was
in the city recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Germer. daughter
Mary, Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Brown and
daughter Nellie, were visiting. in Mus
catine this week.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. Dale
Brooks died last night.
j. A. Trott is on the sick list.
Miss Garnet Avery Of Cedar Rapids,
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs G. w
Whistler.
Mrs. Cora Daniels, of Ottumwa, is
visiting relatives here.
w. H. Wesley, of Atlantic, Iowa, is
in the CITY for few days on business
Miss Helen McGrew, OF Fairfield, re
turned home recently.