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Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-01

and 721i widows of the Mexican war,
or a total OF 10,699 Mexican war pen
sioners.
Six hundred and forty-four thousand
three hundred and eighty-eight veter-
ans of Civil war; 256, 16S widows of vet
Grams of Civil war; 4631 minor children
of veterans of Civil war; ISL helpless
children of veterans of Civil war; 457S
mothers of veterans of Civil war; 873
fathers of veterans of Civil war; 224
brothers and sisters of veterans of
'7ivil war; SAP army nurses; 912,1 pen
sions of all classes and kinds from the
Civil war. The decrease for 1907 by
death is: 31,201 veterans; 1913 minor
children. GAL mothers; 224 fathers; 81
army nurses. Total loss 32,601. The
gain of Ci--il war pensioners: 4121 wild
ows of veterans, 2s helpless children.
Total gain, 4149. War with Spain: 49,
C21 invalids, 1000 widows, S16 minor
children, S09O mothers, 527 fathers. IL
brothers and sisters, 2 helpless chill
oren. Tatal Spanish war pensions, "a
OF: gain for the year, 1456.
Regular establishment (army)-in-
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-01
SAYS ANoELENos SHOULD HELP
THOUSANDS OF UNEMPLOYED

Los ANGELES. Jan. S1.-IEditor
Herald1: After weeks of urging and
the greatest pressure ever brought to
bear upon civic body. the city coun-
ell passed a resolution yesterday to
hire 200 men with families at S1.50 per
day, to relieve the distress Of the 10000
unemployed, penniless men now in our
midst
What a farce this is. What is to be-
come of the remaining 1880 who need
food and shelter because they can not
find employment?
AS soon as the news of the San Fran
cisco disaster was flashed to Los An
geles the whole city became aroused to
the needs OF the occasion and put aside
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-01
We're Not superstitious

The Louisville Herald says: 1.-THE sig
nificance of ground hog day seems to
be totally lost on Southern California" :"
True, neighboI. There are seven excel
lent reasons. First, the sun shines all
the time second, we have no ground
hogs tnird--oh. we'll, that ought to be
sufficient.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-01

broken until the last of the year. Then
there was a collapse, like failing down
the side OF a house., AS Waii street
said of it's own business in the same
month. In 1905 Deeember's immigrant
travel fell off 25S; in 1906 the decrease
was 1926; but in 1907 the decrease was
no fewer than So 902. Nevertheless, the
impetus of the earlier months was so
great that the years arrivals num-
bered 1,333,166, an increase of 1882
over the previous maximum, which was
made in 1906. The last three years are
the only ones which have recruited our
working forces by a million apiece, and
they together enlarged our numbers
but little short of four millions. The
classification for the year is not COM
plete, but in December we received g.
234 fewer Japanese and 1900 more
Americans. The latter arrivals were
from British North America, and
raised the total to $500 for a single
month. We should think cur Canadian
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-01
Poor Counterfeit

The News of Hutchinson, Kansas,
tells of tourist who got off the Santa
Fe limited there thinking he had
reached Southern California. You can
bet your chirimoyer crop he busted
out of there pretty lively when he dis
covered his awful blunder.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-01
Kind to poaaie

A stras bulldog at Winfield, KAN
sas. railroad camp swallowed half a
stick Of dynamite. The animal Is now
treated with the utmost kindness. Not
single workman has landed a kick
on the pups ribs since the strange
feast.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-01
I Som, Girls Barred

Mrs Custer, widow of the great In
iian fighter. has opened a Home for
Ambitious Girls. Laura Jean Libbey.
Nellie Terry and Carrie Nation need
not apply.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-01

The Rod and Reel club will give a
dinner to Professor David Starr Jordan
of California and the Matterhorn. The
club. so to speak. will hook him and
land him for an address.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-01
At jamestown

A newly married couple was taking in
the jamestown exposition.
There's our biggest man-of-war
dear" said the husband, pointing to
one of the vessels in the harbor.
Just then little tug was seen putting
around the big ship.
"And is the little one tug-of-war.
Tom?" asked the wife.-Success Maga-
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-01
The Hourly Crop

Rare Ben Jonson was we'll on the job
when he wrote: Catch, then, o catch
the transient hour" In California we
catch the transient every hour and
make him a fixture.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-01

The British woman suffragists are
angry because the speech from the
throne ignored them. What is that
that til. poet said about-ah-sheol
having 10 fury like woman scorned?
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-01

When offenders in punches Of half
a dozen are being fined for violation Of
the speed ordinance in Los Angeles. it
suggests more than reckless motoring.
1t shows either reckless contempt for
the law, or gross ignorance of it. Both
are un-American. Keep on fining these
outlanders until they become natural-
ized.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-01
Water Waaon comlna !?

The Pick and Shovel club of Venice
will buy a second drinking fountain for
Los Angeles. Looks as if prohibition
might be on the way.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-01
The ublic Letter Box

Letters intended for publication must be
accompanied by the name and address Of
the writer. The Herald gives the widest
latitude to correspondents, but assumes no
responsibility for their views. Letters
should not exceed 800 words
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-01
May Hunt Hoards

The Santa Monica Treasure Seekers
association has been organized. Per-
haps it will be able to dig out some
of that boarded money we heard so
much about.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-01
Ties Too Tight

A Missouri minister boasts he has
married hundreds of couples, and that
none of them have been divorced
That wouldn't make him particularly
popular in Pittsburg.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-01
Where Are the Forty?

Katz BaBa is the secretary of the
Japanese Association of Los Angeles.
He is a descendant of Ali, we suppose
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-01
Yes. That's What Knox

Can it be Philander has not the saw
ing grace of humor? Does he still take
bis candidacy seriously?
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-01
aHam andD Coming up

Iowa has a $4,000 hog and Colegrove
a $500 hen. Wouldn't this combination
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-01

Ruef bowls that he has been hoaxed.
The bitter who is bitten is always bitter.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-01

Roosevelts message couldn't have
pleased some Democrats more If they
had written it themselves.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-01

Los Angeles, and do your duty to your
own, as ye did so nobly, so generously
and so we'll for strangers!
JOHN SHELDON.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-01

HE year 1907 opened with an
increase, of immigrant travel,
and maintained 1t despite the
March furry in Wall street.
There were signs of waver-
ing. but the pace was not
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-01

HREE daughters of Revolu-
tionary soldiers; 55S widows
of the war of 1912; 2007 sur
vivors and 1901 widows of In
dian wars, or 520S Indian war
pensioners: 34S5 survivors
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-07-09
PUPILS DEFECTS GIVEN.
Examination Shows that ga Per
Cent Have Physical Ailments.

Examination of 3,763 children in the
public schools of Chicago by the city
health department shows that ca per cent
are physically defective A total Of
1889 of those examined are classified
as defective and in need of treatment.
Most Of these have more than one weak
ness to keep them out of the physically
satisfactory class, for the total number
Of defects recorded by the city physicians
was 4,446. Detailed figures on the in
vestigation were given out by DR.. Henan
Spalding, chief medical inspector Of the
department, who had charge of the work.
The number of separate defects found in
the pupils needing treatment was as fol-
lows: Lack of nutrition, 145; lack of
blood, 1853; enlarged glands, 6S6; nervous
troubles, IA affection of heart, 46; lung
diseases, 10; skin affections, So; defects
of sight, 26; faulty hearing, 109; trou-
bic in nasal breathing, 135; defect in
palate, 252; decaying teeth, 100; enlarg-
ed tonsils, S07; adenoids, 226; defective
mentality, IS. THE net result Of the ex-
aminations shows that the percentage OF
defective children in Chicago is practical
~ the same as in New York" said DIR.
Spalding. "Of course, these children
which We classify as defective are in the
vast majority of cases merely afflicted
with some slight ailment which can be
remedied by treatment. In no cases are
they defective according to the strict SCI
entifc meaning of the term in not hav-
ing sound minds"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-07-09
Fail to Sink the Florida.

Continuing the naval science expert
ment with the old monitor Florida as the
object of attack, in the presence of three
cabinet officers and many naval officers,
whitehead torpedo was fired into the YES
sci near Norfolk, Va. The torpedo, con-
tanning 900 pounds of gun cotton, hit the
Florida amidships and caused her to reel,
while water spouted up around her high
in the air from the force of the explosion.
Fragments of steel torn from the side of
the vessel were hurled far around, some
falling half a mile distant. Commander
Quinby and thirty other officers, includ
ing Rear Admiral Capps, chief construc-
tor of the navy, were aboard the Flor
ida when the explosion occurred, and i'm
mediately thereafter Secretary Taft Sec
rotary Metcalf and Postmaster General
Meyer joined them to witness the inspec-
ton. 1t had been expected by some that
the monitor would siHk, and boats were
at hand for the rescue of those on board,
but the Florida was able to be towed back
to the navy yard to be placed in drydock
for repairs. There it was found that the
plates of the vessels side had been driven
in about five feet and torn apart several
feet. A number of the bulkheads were
damaged. Fifteen men could get through
the hole at once, but the double bottom
saved the ship from sinking. Admiral
Capps denies the first report that pumps
were used to keep the vessel afoat after
the shot. He admits that some of our
could not withstand such a
blow
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-07-09
CHICAGO.

Inc weekly review of Chicago trade
published by r. G. Dun & Co, says:
Payments through the banks show the
moderate shrinkage which usually pre-
cedes the July distribution OF interest and
diNidends. The latter will approximate
largely and seek reinvestment. Financial
conditions generally reflect increasing ease
IN and ample supply of money, and the
tone Is more distinctly favorable toward
advancing enterprise. Banks bid freely
for desirable discounts on favorable terms
to borrowers
The currency drain to move crops is
likely to expand earlier this season, but
provision is made against demands, and
the average of bank deposits compares en-
couragingly with that reported in May
last.
Developments in trade circles impart
more confidence to the outlook. Produc-
ton and transportation of finished pro-
ducts and general merchandise exhibit
steady recovery, and new orders for iron,
steel and various factory outputs add to
assured period of forward work. Bridges,
track elevation and other heavy conStruc-
tlon involve notable expenditures and adj
dltlons to labor forces. Increased move
ments of grain, live stock. hides and wool
sustain the recovery noted last week, and
prices show more stability.
hot weather influences greatly stimu-
lated the absorption of lightweight APP
parel, the Improvement in aggregate sales
being particularly encouraging in the lead
ing retail lines. Personal buying of fall
and winter staples expands satisfactorily,
and an advance in the cost of some goods
IN short supply appears in textiles.
Agricultural Prospects become brighter
with the winter wheat harvest and excel
lent condition of other grains. Crop mar
ketings again are heavier, and prices suS-
tain high average for live stock, despite
liberal arrivals. The total movement of
grain at this port. S,T03,619 bushels, COM
pares with S.037 ,53S bushels last week and
8, I49, 4O2 bushels year ago. Compared
with 1907, decreases occur in receipts of
1S.5 per cent and in shipments of less
than l per cent
Live stock receipts swelled to 81 ,53S
head, against 296, 72G head last week and
2l1.33S head a year ago, although this
weeks gain has not extended to hogs.
Bank clearings, sos, 045, 1913, are 124
per cent under those of the corresponding
week in 1907.
Failures reported in the Chicago dis
trict numbered 80, against SO last week
and 20 a year ago. Those with liabili-
ties over $1,000 numbered s, against last
week and in 1907.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-07-09

was to bring the best spring waters
from the mountains for the delegates
and their friends The national COM
mittee arranged for a brigade of boys
in white suits and caps TO deliver wa
ter to all parts of the auditorium, in
Guiding the telegraph operators in the
basement.
Every effort was made to deaden the
noises in the Auditorium. All the
wooden floors were covered with hemp
mating. The stairs to the speakers
stand were also carpeted. Fifty seats
will be saved by elevating the band on
a temporary platform. The audito-
rum itself is a marvel The seats
are all opera chairs.
The committee inspected the conven-
ton hall with the beaming John 1. Mar
tin, the standing sergeant-at-arms of
all recent Democratic conventions. They
found all arrangements at the Audi
forum in excellent shape. The hall is
cagO, but it dresses up well, and the
row of boxes along the outside help to
make the spectacle a brilliant one
Then the committee met in executive
session to select the temporary and per
manent presiding officers of the conven-
ton and to formulate the slate for the
chairmanships of the big committees.
Theodore A. Bell, of California, was
chosen temporary chairman of the con-
vention by the Committee on Conven-
ton arrangements. Other appointments
made by the committee were:
General Secretary-Urey Woodson of
Kentucky.
Assistant General Secretary-Edwin
Seton of Washington, D. G.
Sergeant-at-Arms-Jo l. Martin of
Missouri.
Chief Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms-J.
c. Fem of Indiana.
Chief Doorkeeper-Eugene W. Sullivan
of Illinois.
Parliamentarian-N. D. CrutchfeId of
Kentucky.
Champlain for Opening Day-Rt. Rev.
James ]. Keane, Archbishop of Wyoming.
Official Stenographer-M. W. Blumberg
of Washington, D. c.
Big Time for Early Birds.
Tom Taggart, Roger c. Sullivan.
Urey Woodson, and the rest of the ear
~ birds had the time of their lives at
banquets, mountain trips, auto riding,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-07-09
CLEVELAND SERVICES SIMPLE
Borrowing Friends Follow Ex-Presi-
dents Body to the Grave.

1t was a distinguished company that
silently watched as the body of Grover
Cleveland was lowered into the grave
in the Princeton, \. J.. cemetery. The
simple burial service of the PreSbyter-
ian church was then read, and before
the last of the carriages in the cortege
mad driven up to the path leading TO
the burial place the benediction had
been pronounced and the members of
the family, President Roosevelt and
others who had gathered about the
grave, were leaving the cemetery.
Many friends of the dead statesman
fingered about the spot which was to
mark his last resting place, and each
IN turn was permitted to cast a shovel
full Of earth into the grave.
Althout the funeral was of a strict
ly private nature, those in attendance
numbered many distinguished citizens
and included President Roosevelt. Gov
ernor Fort of New Jersey. Governor
Hughes of New York, Governor Hoke
Smith Of Georgia, former member of
Cleveland'S cabinet, officials of the
Equitable Life Assurance society, mem
bers Of the Princeton university faculty
and friends and neighbors.
Mr.. Cleveland was buried with all
the simplicity and privacy that he him
self might have wished, as a private
citizen rather than as the former chief
executive of the nation. There was
nothing that savored of the official and
the military element was injected sole
ly as measure of precaution in pro-
tecting President Roosevelt.
For over an hour before the services
and until President Roosevelt had left
the Cleveland home, the streets and
cemetery were carefully guarded by
miles of soldiers and police. Soon after
the grave was filled the cemetery was
opened to the public, and the crowds
surged into the grounds to view the
grave and floral display.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-07-09
cLEW IN DOCTORS DEATH.
Philadelphia Police Study Poisoning
of a Physician with Ale.

The Philadelphia police have an i'm
portant clew in the case of DR.. William
81. Wilson, who died suddenly Friday
night after drinking a bottle of ale and
who is believed 10 have been poisoned
At the North Seventh street house in
which Dr. Wilson had lived about ten
years there was no sign that physician
lived there, and he did not do a general
practice in the neighborhood. He had
patients, however, and they are sail TO
have been principally women able TO pay
well for his services. The practice was
highly remuneratiYe, for Wilson was
noted as a good spender, and he mad a
summer home at Cornwells, a steam
launch and an autor.cbile. The motive
for the supposed murder is believed to be
hidden in DR.. Wilson's medical practice.
The theory of the police is that male
friend or a relative of woman who Is
believed to have died after receiving med
ical attention sent the poisoned ale.
Frank Paul, the coroner's detective, left
the city to investigate what is consid-
cred an important clew. Before leaving
he said there was no doubt that the ale
contained cyanide of potassium. The ale
was delivered by express and has been
traced to a certain place which is under
surveillance
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-07-09
DENVER WIDE OPEN
FOR THE CONVENTION
"Queen City of the Plains" Arranges
to Give Political Visitors
Good Time.
BELL IS CHOSEN CHAIRMAN.
Democratic National Committee Con-
firms Bryan's Choice for Tenn
porary Presiding Officer.
Denver correspondence:

Denver correspondence
A week in advance Of the event Den
yer began filing up with visitors TO
the Democratic National Convention.
Politicians and newspaper men gather
ed in large numbers to make plans for
their respective delegations and jour-
nails, engaging quarters, reserving seats
and seeing that wire accommodations
are amply prepared.
The Denver merchants, through the
board of trade, planned municipal en-
tertainments for all who might be
within the city gates until long after
the nomination of Democratic candi-
dates, and the city's business men de-
clared that not one word should go
forth into the world derogatory of the
city's care of its visitors.
Denver spent its efforts and ener-
gies, throwing its heart and soul in
one grand advertising effort. Underly-
ing all Denver's claims to excellence is
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-07-09

etc. a trip over the continental divide
on the Moffet road, and Taggart hit
Sullivan in the eye with a SNOWFALL up
above the clouds. By splendid hospi-
tally Of this sort the Denverites tried
to take the minds of visitors off the no.
tel rates, which were about as high as
the mountains
Thos. T. Taggart, chairman of the ma
tional committee, will be the first Off
cial to cali the convention to order and
get the business Of nominating candi-
dates for President and Vice President
under way. He lives in Indianapolis
and has been a member of the national
committee eight years. AS chairman Of
the committee four years ago he was
nominally manager of the presidential
campaign. After Chairman Taggart has
Gained the delegates, chaplain will Of
fer prayer. Urey Woodson, the Demo
cratic leader of Kentucky, will read
the official call for the convention.
Woodson has served twelve years on
the committee, of which he is secretary.
Next after the reading of the call
Chairman Taggart will introduce the
temporary chairman of the convention.
Theo. A. Bell, of California Bell was
Democratic candidate for Governor of
California two years ago and was de-
feated by only a small plurality. Mr..
Woodson, according to the program.
will be chosen both temporary and per-
manent secretary of the convention, and
he will appoint his assistants. Col.
John 1. Martin, of st. Louis, will, as
usual, be sergeant-at-arms. He served
in that capacity both in 1896 and 1900.
The allotment of seats to the dele
gates was not made until the day be-
fore the convention was to open. The
selections were made by lottery draw
ing. The names of the different States.
Territories and possessions were placed
in a box, and, as they were drawn,
they were numbered consecutively.
When the drawing was completed the
seats for the different delegations were
told off, beginning at the center aisle of
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-07-09
TAKE UP KIDAPING CLEW.
Police Investigate the Story OF
SfnIau hN GxnSiRS.

Police Investigate the Story of a
Boy Stolen by Gypsies.
The police of the Englewood station in
Chicago are investigating the clew fur
nished by 13-year-old Bayard Ashton as
to the gypsies he asserted kidnapped him
last Thursday. Although the police know
of no camp of the size the boy describes
and in the exact location, his story is SO
straightforward that they will give it
thorough looking into. Thursday while he
was returning home from school young
Ashton says that two men passing in
wagon asked him if he did not want
ride. On his acceptance and climbing into
the wagon they threw a blanket over his
head and he knew nothing of his where
abouts until he arrived at their camp.
which he judges to be near Blue Island.
After doing the drudgery Of the camp fol-
four days the boy claims that when most
of the twenty-eight men and women IL
the camp were asleep, he managed to steal
away and reach the home of his sister,
Mrs. James Martin, 326 Englewood ave
nue..
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-07-09
New Zeppelin AirshiD Test,

Under the patronage of the German
Government, the new aluminium airship
designed by Count Zeppelin is ready for
it's final test. 1t is built on the same gen.
eral lines as other machines on which
Count Zeppelin spent his entire private
fortune, only it is much larger and more
powerful. If the present model does all
the inventor expects of it the government
will pay 100000 70 the aeronaut, who,
though 20 years old, is an enthusiast and
will test his machine himself. 1t is 40
feet long and 1917 feet in diameter. 1t
has three 145 horsepower motors and is
equipped with wireless telegraphy and
powerful searchlights. 1t will carry a
number of men and a large quantity of
explosives. If successful, it will be adopt
ed by the German Army as a war bal
loon. The new model is cigar-shaped,
pointed at both ends, and the framework
is of aluminium. 1t is expected to make
AZ miles an hour.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-07-09
NEW YORK.

Trade this week has taken on most of
the characteristics of a midsummer pc
riod. Retail business has been helped by
warm weather in most sections and by
widespread reduction sales. Jobbing
houses have received moderate filling in
orders and made the usual clearance sales.
Fall buying has been and is cautious, but
feeling is conservatively optimistic Such
lines as leather, staple worsted woods, ag-
ricultural implements and a few lines of
steel products are more active, but the
great industries as a whole are below nor
NAL activity and summer shut-dOwns
promise to be more widely INDUCED in
than for some years past.
Business failures in the United States
for the week ending June % number 25S,
which compares with pa last week, 80
in the first week of 1907, JAG in 1906,
1876 in 1905 and 204 in 1904. Failures in
Canada for the same period number 81,
which compares with % last W ok and 20
in this week of 1907.-Bradstreet' Com
nercial Report.