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Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-18
WILL HEAR NOTED
MEMBERS SPEAK
John r, MOTT TO LECTURE AT
BANQUET
Young Man Whose Work Has At
tracted Such Widespread Atten-
tlon Is Now Visiting
Friends Here

Reservations for the Mott and
Brocknan banquet to be given at the
Westminster hotel next Tuesday even
ing are being rapidly received at the
office of the Young Mems Chrlstlan
association.
REQUESTS for plates are coming not
only from men interested In the local
associations, but from many proml-
nent business men who are eager 10
hear Mr.. Mott and Mr.. Brockman pc
cause of their wide knowledge OF IN
ternational affairs, particularly of the
relations of China and Japan with
the nations of the western world.
For fifteen years the name OF John
r. Mott has been a name to conJure
within in the Young Mems Christian
association circles, and during the
past five years Mr. Motifs remarKa pie
work in the development or the
Worlds Student Christian federation
has made him one of the most con-
spicuous figures of this generation.
Mr.. Mott is still young man, IN
the early forties, but as long ago as
1886 he was picked out by d. L. Moody
as a man with a great future. Short
ly afterwards he was induced to ac-
cept the college secretarysh1p OF the
North American Christian associa-
tiOns. :,
Within three years he has visited all
parts of the continent and has be-
come one of the most influential
speakers and one of the best informed
men upon everything touching student
life. His crowning work is as an
apostle to educate young men through
the Worlds Student Christian fedora
tion, which he helped to form. Undel
his leadership it has grown in eleven
years from $4,000 to 113,00O members
In serving the federation he has shown
a marked adaptability to all nation
alities, whether he visited primitive
Africa, cultured Germany, free can
ada or conservative China. he pos
sesses the power to fit in quickly 10
the needs and points of view or tnose
with whom he may have been dealing
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-18
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING
IS HELD BY DEMOCRATS
LEAGUE HEARS ADDRESS OF
PRESIDENT
Large Audience Gathers at MONDAY
Session and Hears Speech
on the Approaching
Campaign

The largest audience yet gathered
at the MONDAY sessions of the Los
Angeles Democratic league was that
which yesterday heard Thomas f. Glib
bon discuss the approaching presiden-
tial campaign.
Following the regular spread at the
Westminster the Democrats present
heard a pointed half hour address, Mr..
Gibbon saying in part:
THE wonderful production of gold
which followed making gold the single
standard and the fact that the world
has produced and is producing more
gold than at any other period in its
history have tended to eliminate from
this campaign the free silver doctrine
advocated by William ]. Bryan.
"It does not follow, however, that
we have had eliminated the quantative
theory of money.
LAS evidence of this l would merely
call your attention to the fact that the
banks of the country, in order to pre-
vent financial distress, have recently
ground out millions of dollars of So
called money that they might afford a
necessary increase to the circulating
medium.
"The doctrine of free silver was
eliminated because of the enormous
production of gold, a thing which no
man could have foreseen at that time.
But we have not had the income
tax eliminated; we have not had the
inheritance tax eliminated; we have
not had regulation of corporations
eliminated; we have not had obedience
to the law by the strongest as well as
the weakest eliminated; we have not
had the principles of tariff reform-so
that it could not be improvidently and
irequitably used-eliminated.
1--WE have not had eliminated these
principles which for years in the past
we have stood for in our national plat
form, but we have had them forced
t. the attention of the entire country
until the man the Republicans have
put in power has come to advocate
in his messages to congress what we
have for years stood for in our plat
forms.
"Whoever is elected. whether Demo-
crat or Republican, the platform will
be largely one that Mr.. Bryan has
initiated in the last twelve years"
/
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-18
COL LDEN-HAIRED WOMAN
POURS HER WRATH ON
HEAD OF MEEK JUSTICE
Ramsaur Station Fight Is Taken to
Court and Loser Shows She is
Not Pleased with the
Decision

Mrs. Slikes hair has golden tinge,
and perhaps that had something to do
with the dismissal of her complaints
against three women from Ramsaur
station, "1ust south of Watts" by JUS
tice Summerfield on st. Patricks day.
Anyway the cases We're dismissed,
much to the delight of Mrs. SlikeS enc
mics and the chagrin of Mrs. Slike,
who was not in the least backward
about showing her feelings in the mat
ter, most of her wrath being directed
at the defenseless justice and the re-
treating district attorneys representa-
tive.
Mrs. Slike when she arrived at the
little Justice court yesterday was ac-
companied by a number of friends
Her enemies, Mrs. Amanda and Mrs.
Rosa Daust and Mrs Sadie Townsend
were also surrounded by supporters,
and the gathering filled the chamber to
its utmost capacity, which isn't great.
But neither is Ramsaur station, and
perhaps the whole town was there.
The three women were charged with
assault, and are said to have thrown
mud stones, invectives and epithets at
Mrs Slike until it became unbearable.
Few witnesses testified, which was not
strange, as they were women of vocal
attainmentS.
When the justice dismissed the case
Mrs. Slike poured the Walls of her
wrath upon his head. And next time
there is trouble" she said, II will not
call upon the district attorney but upon
heaven for assistance which was
probably satisfactory news to the dis
trict attorney.
According to Mrs. Townsend the
trouble began in September, when Mrs
Slike accused her of calling the Slike
child names Mrs. Slike, she said, tried
to get an apology, reinforcing her verb
al request with a stick of wood. Later
the child called me Names" said Mrs.
Townsend, land when his mother came
to the field where 1 was we had a
fight"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-18
WANTS JURY TO SAY
IF HE is INSANE
Man Charged with Forgery Appears
in Superior Court and Asks
That Date for Trial
Be Set

Sampson Greenberg, alias Coleman,
believes he is insane and wants a jury
to determine the character of his mind.
For that purpose his attorney, Sloan
Pitzer, will make application for jury
to decide on the mans sanity on Fri
day, the day set for his trial on the
charge of passing a fictitious check on
the Merchants National bank, payable
10 the United Sign company and pur-
porting to be signed by w. H. Carlson.
Greenberg was to have appeared III
court yesterday at his own request and
plead guilty to the charge, but at the
last moment decided he would have his
sanity passed upon.
He claims he has been an inmate OF
an asylum at three different times
His attorney has written to persons III
San Francisco whose addresses were
furnished by Greenberg, who says nc
is well connected, but so far no replies
have been received.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-18
The Musical World
FADAME LILLIAN BLAUVELT,
BY Genevra hnstone- Bishop.

MADAME LILLIAN BLAUVELT',
N who will appear in Los Angeles
A'A tomorrow night at Simpson aud
itorium as the sixth event of the great
Philharmonic course, is always deeply
interested in the rising generation of
musical students and singers. All
young girls who are eager to learn to
sing ought to be deeply interested in
Madame Blauvelts remarks made re-
Gently as follows:
There are many reasons why l
should advise all young girls to learn
to sing; not the least important is that
it is good for the physical health. l
have known many person to nave
been saved from consumption by a
course of singing lessons, for the need
TO establish the correct use of the voice
as we'll as stimulate the natural love
of music. In every one there is germ
of power to appreciate the finest music,
and the easiest way to express that
appreciation is with the voice.. All are
capable of being taught to sing; to eX-
Dress spontaneously the finer emotions.
II said all are capable of learning to
sing but to this I make one exception
The person whose ear is physically de-
fectiVe not only should not try to learn
singing, but cannot learn. In regard to
this / recall an incident told to me by
Madame Fursch- Madi She knew a
young woman who had a most beauti-
full voice, but she not only could not
carry a tune but when she made any
approach to accomplishing it she al
ways sang off the pitch. She had fine
teacher, and studied most conscientious
ly, but she vas almost in despair; at
last, by the advice of Madame Fursch-
| Madi. she consulted an aurist. He
made thorough examination of her
| ears and discovered that there was
some malformation in her inner ear.
The sound waves, as they struck the
drum, produced wrong impressions.
She sang just as she heard, which was
incorrectly. She gave up singing and
devoted herself to the piano. AS she
had the notes to guide her, she was not
dependent upon her ear, and so, while
her singing was a failure, her music
was a success, and today she ranks as
one of the leading pianists in Europe.
II am great believer in slow,
healthy, consistent development. There
is no royal road to learning, and 1t is
only by diligent study and incessant
work that one is able to grasp the
inner meanings of harmony. With
musical intelligence. artistic sensibility
and perseverance, it is almost possible
10 create a voice. Then, too, the taste
is improved by contact with what is
elevated and refined, and the power to
express the souls emotions is gradually
developed"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-18
co. PREPARES
TO INSTALL NEW SYSTEM

The Pacific Telephone company VIII
use a new system in operating It's nhes
between Los Angeles and Pasadena
beginning Friday. Direct connectlon
will be given without the services OF ,
long distance" The subscriber VIII
cali for the Pasadena number Which
he wishes. prefixing the word "Pasa-
dona." Direct connection will then be
given with the Crown city excnange'
making the service a quicker one
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-18
LEADING PASTORS WILL
AID MISSION MEETINGS

Rev. George Foster, pastor of the
Newman Methodist church, is planning
a series of mission services to be held
in the mission hall of the church. cor
ner Ruth and Agatha streets.
The meetings will open March ~
different speakers to take part each
night. Among the speakers VIII pe
Rev A. w. Atkinson, representative OIL
the district Epworth league; KEY. "
j. Inwood, Rev. D. F. Howe, Dr +, y
Yoakun, Rev. Mr.. Ross and Rev. B. c.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-18
OFFICIALS SAY NO sLURS
WERE MEANT BY MESSAGE

Two officers of the Ell Centre chamber
of commerce. j. Stanley Brown and =.
G. Havens, president and secretary re re-
speetively, appeared before Judge Olin
Wellborn yesterday and explained tnelr
action in sending telegram regaroing
the decision of the court closing the
canal gates.
The men said they were Volclng tne
sentiment of the district in which they
live and waived all technicalities, say.
ing they were willing to let the court
decide on the merits of the case. No
reflection, they said, was meant toward
the court.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-18
WOMAN SLIGHTLY HURT
BY FALL FROM CAR

What was thought at first to be a
serious accident to Mrs. w. c. Keefe,
236 East Thirty-ninth street, developed
into nothing more than a bad scare for
the young woman last night.
Mrs Keefe alighted from a street car
just before it stopped at Second and
Broadway. She was thrown to the
ground, alighting on her back.
Her head struck the pavement with
considerable force. With the aid of
bystanders she gained her feet and in
short time was able to go to her
home.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-18
POLICE BOARD REVOKES
SLOW PAYING LICENSES

Several licenses were revoked by Inc
noIice commissioners yesterday for non
navment of fees. They include:
Restaurant liquor-Manuel Ordoqm
11S1b South Spring street; p. r. Ran
dolph. 305 Hewitt street.
Fortune tellers-J. F. Baldwin, 3OI
South Hill street; Mrs. De Zona, 52l
South Hill street
Billiard halls-Thomas Butler 3lC
East Seventh street; James Cause, 62C
East Fifth street; Frank F. Ferris, 1915
Central avenue; Charles ]. Nutchler &
Co, 222 North Main street; w. A. PEI
kins, 1926 West Washington street; ]
II. Rice, Requena and Main streets; D.
M. Williams, 646 North Main street
and B. r. Randolph, 790 stephenson
avenue.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-18
sEELEY FAILS FOR THIRD
TIME TO ANSWER NAME

Walter Hoff Seeley, charged with
tbe embezzlement of $420 from Dick
Ferris. did not appear i'm the superior
court yesterday and the arraignment
was continued until Saturday
This was the third time Seeley failed
to respond when his name was called.
He is said to be in San Francisco, and
ii is expected will return by the end
OF the week.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-18
z. <. McMAHEN OF NEVADA
VISITOR IN LOS ANGELES

E. e. McMahen of Rawhide and Falr-
view, Nevada, is visiting friends H. Los
Angeles. Mr. McMahen is pronllli,ellt zen,
In mining circles in Nevada. He has
been making a business trip.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-18

Look out for The Herald's SPECIAL
puzzle ad man. He has a proposition
for you.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-18

The special puzzle ad man is coming
to see you.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-09
IA CALL IS ISSUED
FOR THE DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
 The Political Pot In Mobile County Has Begun to Boil--Business Government Club Gets

Mobile. March 3. (Special)--The Mo- bile Democratic Executive Committee has been called to meet on next Thurs day. March 12. at noon in the county court house. Chairman George J. Suil- ivan having issued the call.
 The Democratic political pot Is be- ginning to boil as in line with the announcement of the call of the com mfttee meeting. Chairman Fitts of the Business Government Club, has named ffty men of Mobile who will serve as an executive committee for the Busi- ness Government Club to further the nomination and election of Mir. Charles N. Shepard for Mayor of the city of Mobile.
 There is such important business to be transacted by the Democratic Exc cutivs Committee when it meets as there are state, county, congressional and municipal officers to be selected for the coming election.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-09
AGED NEGRO WOMAN IS
 CHARGED WITH THEFT

That a negro when inclined. Is never too old to swIpe chickens was proven yesterday morning by the police de- partment when Oflcer Loe arrested Nancy Fort, an aged negro woman, for having in her possession several chickens which were claimed by an- other person.
 On her arrest Nancy said that she did not steal the chickens, but had bought them from a negro man who was her neighbor. Officer Lce then went after the negro man. but when he was brought to Police Headquar- ters the woman denied that the ofncer had taken the right man.
 On being questioned she refused to say where she had gotten the chick ems. so the charge of receiving stolen property is docketed against her and she was locked in one of the city's cells. It Is probable that other charges will be added today when she will be given a hearing before the Recorder.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-09
RUNDOWN PEOPLE OF MONT,
 GOMERY NEED vlMOl
The Modern Strength Creator
 and Body-RuiIder.

Many people right here in this vi- cinity are all run down and hardly able to drag about--don't know what ails them.
 In ninety-nine cases out of a hum dred this Is caused by overworlx, too close confinement or continued strain and worry.
 Our local druggist says:
 Such people need Vinol, our cod liv- CT preparation without oil, which con- tains in a highly concentrated form an of the medicinal and strength-creat- ing elements of cod's flyers. but from which the useless oil has been elimin- ated and tonic iron added
 Vinol cures conditions like this be. cause in natural manner it increases the appetite, makes rich. red blood, and strengthens every organ in the body.
 We ask every man, woman and child in this vicinity who Is run down. tired and debilitated to try Vinol on our offer to return money if it fails. E. c. Fowler. Druggist, Montgomery. Ala.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-09
AIr. HeArst's Plans.

NeWSs
 The determination of the Independ- ence League to place a Presidential ticket in the field in the next National campaign, bodes nothing good to the regular Democracy. It is to be assum- ed that William Randolph Hearst will be the leader of the forlorn hope. Tho Independence League without MT. Hearst's personality. prestige, newspa- pers and money, is name and nothing more. Of course, he cannot expect to be elected to the Presidency as a third party candidate, even if all the discon- tented gathered under his banner. The matter for interesting speculation is whether MT. Hearst intends to play on a National scale the game he played In New York two years ago.
 On that occasion the Democrats seemed to have an excellent chance to elect their ticket until Mir. Hearst hove high seas and bade the Buffalo oonven- tion stand and deliver" He had back of him strength enough to annihilate the Democratic ticket; so after a bit ter fight in the convention, and with the sure promise of a formidable bolt the New York Democrats surrendered to what was termed the demands of a political highwayman.
 Political history will be made rap idly in the next few months and evil dently Mir. Hearst intends to have something to do with its making. He will be a force which will need to be considered at Chicago, whether or not he attempts to gain the Democratic nomination for himself He may be the Warwick of the party. He may de- mand to write its platform. Whatever he wants, with the Independence League at his back, it looks as If he may have to be reckoned with. Certainly six months before the New York State Democratic Convention met in Buffalo 1t looked just as improbable that Hearst would dominate 1t as It seems now that he will be a formidable factor at Dem yer next summer. But he did. It re- nuires little imagination to foresee that he may be in position to make Q lot of trouble.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-09
e------------------------ COURT IN LAFAYETTE.
Chambers County Grand Jury Returns
 Report.


 LaFayette, March 7-(SpeciaO-T spring term of the Circuit Court is being held here, Judge Brewer presid- ing.
 This week has been devoted to the krial of civil causes, and the most of the week has been taken up in trying the case of McPherson vs. Western Railway Of Alabama for the Killing of a cow, and the case of Mrs Fuller vs. the Central of Georgia Railway for per- sonal injuries.
 The first case was brought five years ago. and has been tried twice in the justice court, once in the Circuit Court before this. and once in the Supreme Court. It resulted this time in a yer dict for plaintiff for the value of the COW. The other case resulted in 6 verdict ror the plaintiff for $500.
 General George P. Harrison and Hon R. B. Barnes. of opelika, Senator Strother. Hon. Thomas L. Bulger and W. M. Lackey, of Dadeville, and R. J Hooton and R. D. Taylor. of Roanoke have been in attendance on court here this week.
 The grand jury adjourned Friday afternoon. after finding thirty-six true bills.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-09
SCUDAMORE'S CASE
HAsEAs CORPUS rRocEEDrNGs
 HAVE BEEN INSTITUTED.
scuaamore, Who Was Recently Ad- judged Insane, VIII Be taken to Tallahassee For Hearing--
 Point of Law Involved.

Pensacola. Fla, March s--(speciai) The body of Captain Dan Houghton. who was drowned two weeks ago in Mobile Bay. was brought here this morning on the tug Nellie. and was buried in St. Joseph's cemetery, hav- ing been exhumed from temporary grave on the beach off Mobile bar.
 Captain Houghton, who was first mate of the steamer Nateo. was re- ported lost by the master of the vessel when the steamer arrived here on it's outward voyage during the middle of February, and in his statement to cus- toms officials the captain of the vessel reported that he first officer had
 fallen overheard when the steamer was nearly the Mobile bar, and also that search was made for the body. but at the time the tide was running out so strong that it could not be
 That the master of the steamer was correct in his statement was shown by the fact that the body of the first officer was found outside the bay, A terrible blow on the head had render ed the man unconscious or produced instant death and prevented him answering the calls of those who had lieved that this was done by the pro peller of the vessel. which was going at full speed at the time.
 Habens Corpus Proceedings.
 Tomorrow morning George c. Scuda- more. who is alleged to have embezzled thousands of dollars from the Pensa- cola Bank and Trust Company, during the time he was cashier of that in- stitution, and who has since been ad- judged insane. will be taken by the Sheriff of Escambia County to Talla- hassee, where he is to appear in per- son on writ of habeas corpus pro- cured by his attorneys to secure his release from the custody of the sheriff and insane asylum authorities.
 The case brought is to test the constitutionality of the laws of Florida granting to the county judge of a county, the right to commit a person without a jury trial or opportunity to defend himself to the insane asy- luna. The relatives of Scudamore de- sire to have his custody. and believe that treatment at a private asylum will restore his reason sooner than by him being committed to the state institution.
 The test of the constitutionality of the act is being watched with much interest. for if it is declared to be un- constitutional no more persons can be committed to the asylum until the Legislature meets and provides for a different procedure from that of the present.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-09
CLOSE DOWN SHOPS
moa1r.n AND OHIO RAILROAD Is- SUES ORDERS.
rs,.~<~a pussness Dcpression e Given .A~ 4he Cxuse of This Curtsh- r,enf fn Hxpenses---nEany Men
 T Affectea.

mobils March s--tSpsciail l--oivins \. fne carse. general business de- srsseion. the Mobile and ohio Haiiroao E. 2 Company has issued orders clos,ns a.s cror~ Al whistler, near Mobile. Tusea, srsssss M,,rfreesboro and Jackson. until fnrrler notice, throwing prooapIy fhousand or more men out Of employ
 colonel Russell and General Manage. CT R VI. Taylor held . confernce Ass night relative to what would nave ~ ,>~&~s,or. fhe result of the conference sei1r ths ordering of these placaros et me shops in whistler. Murfreesooro, 1ackson and Tuscaloosa tomorro" morning: .,on ,p
 eson account of the depression au businees this shop will be cioseo une'' further notice"
 General Manager