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May Call for Militia.

Pittstown, N. J., Jan. 9.-The impor-
tation of men to take the places Of
striking employees Of the Standard silk
mill caused lively disturbances here
last night, and if a similar outbreak
the governor will be asked for
military protection.
Attacked the Trolley Cars.
Large numbers of strike breakers
were brought here from Philadelphia
and Paterson, n. j., in trolley cars and
were attacked by strikers and sympa'
tkiZerS.
, 1908-01-09
Police Use ReVoIVers.

The situation became so serious hat
the officers were compelled to fire re.
volyers into the air to scare the mob.
One of the cars was set on fire and
when the fremen tried to put it out
the hose was cut.
, 1908-01-09

on Monday. The sleeping cars are to
be placed at a convenient place at
Helena for the benefit of its occupants
during their stay in that city.
Get Tickets Early.
Agent Cady says the ticket form is a
long and difficult n to handle, and lie
asks that all those who buy be as ear
ly as possible in securing tickets, Civ,
ing him time before the starting time
of the special to prepare the forms
for all who apply. The fare for the
round trip will be s26.5O, as hereto
fore announced in these columns.
, 1908-01-09
Granddaughter Non-committaI.

Mary Glover, granddaughter of Mrs.
Eddy, was interviewed at her home,
but evaded the question regarding ac-
ton being taken in the courts. She
said her father and mother had gone
TO the country and their whereabouts
and time of return were unknown to
her.
, 1908-01-09
Conspired With Widows.

nection with the appointment and re-
cent resignation of Rear Admiral Will
lard H. Brownson as chief of the bu-
reau of navigation.
, 1908-01-09

MI. LeFevre was born in Pennsyl,
yania in 1881 but had lived at Monroe,
Ia, for many years, where he carried
on the business of a photographer and
surveyor. About six months ago he
and his wife came to this city from
Monroe to make their home with the
family of their daughter. MI. LeFevre
had suffered a stroke of paralysis, and
it was hoped the change would do him
good. The disease, however, had too
securely fastened itself uron him to be
shaken off.
Leaves Three Daughters.
He leaves a wife and three daugh-
ters-Mrs. Davis of this city, Mrs. Fos-
ter of Chicago and Mrs. Bennett of Ok
mulgee, I. T. Only one of the daugh-
tiers was present at the death of their
father.
, 1908-01-09
Division Engineer Passes Through.

A. ]. Wharf of Cheyenne, division
engineer for the Wyoming division,
passed through the city this afternoon.
on his way to Rawlins on business for
the division.
, 1908-01-09

pany will carry on a general mining
business.
, 1908-01-09
HARTMAN SUIT
READY TO START
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE REACH.
MENCEMENT IN SIGHT.
Some Delay Owing to Incomplete Re-
port of Interstate Commerce Com
mission, But Time Has Now Ar
rived to Inquire into Relations Of
The Two Pacific Railroads..

Washington, d. c., Jan. 9.-It is now
confidently expected at the department
of justice that suit will be begun in
the next thirty days against E H. Har,
riman, involving the relations be.
tween the Union Pacific and Southern
Pacific.
Action Follows Conference.
At a conference held at the White
house last May, it was decided that
the report of the interstate commerce
commission on the subject when com
pleted should be referred to the attor
ney general for examination with a
view to possible action against Harri.
man.
Department Now Ready.
There was some delay, however, in
the completion of the report, and sew,
eral matters interviewed to prevent the
bringing OF the suit. 1t is understood
that the department is now ready to
bring the proceedings, which, it is said
will be equity in general analogy to the
Northern Securities case.
, 1908-01-09
Department Now Ready.

Daily Republican, so cents . month
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-18
BOYLE HEIGHTS WILL
IMPROVE BIG CHURCH
METHODISTS RAISE $4,000 AT ONE
MEETING
Three Thousand Dollars More Prom.
ised, and Members Are Assured
of Long Sought Ex-
tension

From pledges and money given yes
terday morning at the service at the
Boyle Heights Methodist church the
long wished for improvements were
guaranteed and work Will be begun not
later than June l.
over $4,000 was pledged yesterday
morning and a friend of the church.
who did not wish the name made pub
lie, had already donated $4,000 with the
understanding that the remainder be
raised by the church.
Preparatory. to church extension day
yesterday letters had been sent to all
the members asking that the fund be
raised in order to care for the growing
church work adequately.
Yesterday morning Mr.. Lamport of
Pasadena preached the sermon on
Gods Love of the Church" This was
followed by Rev. Alfred Inwood, pas
tor of the church, who made the appeal
for funds.
The sum to be raised had been di-
vided into shares Of $36, and these We're
assumed in different numbers by the
members.
1t was announced that friend of the
church would give a new communion
table for the new church.
The improvements which were made
possible yesterday will include a new
ladies' parlor pastors study, club
rooms for the young women and the
young men. new vestibule and a new
Sunday school department which will
be built at the rear of the present Sun
day school rooms, to be connected by
a vestibule.
TIL Boyle Heights church has expert
enced a phenomenal growth within the
frrr he h1tf1
ing has become inadequate for the
growing church work.
At the service last night another
thousand dollars was subscribed. maxi
ing a total of SS000 which includes the
gift of $4,000 This sum, it Is expected.
will be sufficient for the new building
and alterations and also will furnish
the new rooms.
Rev. Mr.. Inwood preached the SER
mon and also conducted the raising of
funds. Following the raising of the
money Methodist love feast was held.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-18

which is more serious and lasting than
the former aiment as the necks ana
faces of those afflicted will show.
While the first named epidemic
affected persons of both sexes. the
latter affects only the males. There are
two stages to "merrywidowitis, the first
causing mental pain when the victim 8
pocketbook is weakened by the pur-
chase of wide-brimmed Merry
Widow" for his wife to crown her top
piece. The second stage causes both
mental and physical anguish and is of
a serious nature, this being caused by
lodging and coming into violent con-
tact with the enlarged headgear which
all women are compelled to wear by
reason of Dame Fashions decree.
The climate of Southern California is
G. such a balmy nature that colds and
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-18
PROHIBITION MEMBERS
ARRANGE CONVENTION
Meeting viii Be Held at Modesto May
26-lnteresting Programs of Ad-
dresses Prepared-Low Fare
for Delegates

The Prohibition state convention of
California will meet at Modesto in
Plato's opera house. May 26. The first
session of the convention will be held
at p. m
A meeting of the state central COM
mittee has been called for the same
date at a. m.
Tuesday night, May 26. Prof. and
Mrs. A. Dobbins will give an illustrated
musical lecture on the theme "A Great
Historical Parallel" being a parallel
drawn between the abolition and pro-
hibitive movements, illustrated with q
large variety of stereopticon views and
appropriate songs. Bishop Wilson T.
Hoag of the Free Methodist church will
also address the convention.
Rates over both railroads on the GER
tificate plan Of one and one-third fare
have been secured. Delegates pay full
fare to the convention and return on
one-third fare. This rate is contingent
on having fifty persons buying tickets.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-18

to the police station and a physician
summoned. After an examl nation 1t
was found he had become b opelessly
insane.
Reports from a number OF eastern
baseball parks are that III Hess the
women quit wearing large hei ldgear to
the games they will not be admitted.
Fans are losing interest in the national
sport. and it is thought fear Of the new
ailment keeps them from frequentinS
the parks. When a number of women
occupy seats in the grandst and It is
almost impossible to see the game
unless a person is a professional con-
tortionist 1t is thought the baseball
leagues throughout the country will
make II a rule to deny woRen admit
tance to games unless they wear caps.
Women of a prominent Texas town
held a meeting and adopted resolu-
tion calling upon the street commits
sioners to trim all trees on the streets
of their city to a height of six feet, so
that hats would not be harmed by the
branches.
The effects of "merrywidowitis" are
far-reaching and it is difficult to pre-
dict where the epidemic will stop.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-18
CROSS-EYED STRIKER
TOO MUCH FOR MINER
Always Afraid Italian viii Hit In the
Direction He Is Looking.
Has Case of
Nerves

WILKESBARRE, Pa, May H.--Mrs.
owen Davis, wife of a mine worker,
called upon a local physician this week
and asked him to drop in to see her
husband, a strapping big fellow, weigh
ing 230 pounds and over six feet tall,
and one of the most expert rock drillers
in this region.
Certainly" said the physician, who
had attended the family for years, but
had never had occasion to treat the
husband, Certainly, but what's the
matter with owen? I never knew him
to be sick.
Neither did l." answered the anxious
wife, "but he Is now. He cannot sleep
at nights, and think it's nervous pros
tration.'
The physician laughed. Nervous
prostration for owen" he said. "Oh,
some, now, that's the limit; hes"
You can laugh, doctor, but it's so"
the indignant wife replied. You don't
know. Why, owen has been holding a
drill for a cross-eyed italian for the
last two weeks, and it's got on his
nerves so he's JUST breaking down,
he is"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-18
VThe eerThdt Made Milwaukee Famous

posed to be peculiar to childhood.
claims it's greatest number of victims
in Pennsylvania, with Connecticut
close second. Scarlet fever. according
to the latest figures, caused the great
est percentage of deaths in Colorado.
with Rhode Island next. Maryland
contributes the greatest number OF
deaths from whooping cough. the large
majority being among the negroes, with
Rhode Island second. Deaths from in
fuenza are most common in New Jer-
sey. and those from cancer In Califor-
mia. Suicide is responsible for more
deaths In California than in any other
state, with New Jersey and Connecticut
following close behind.
In the great majority of the northern
states negroes furnish almost twice as
high death rate as whites from every
cause, and in this fact those who
search for a solution of the negro
problem may find the same answer
which has been given to the Indian
question, namely. gradual elimination.
Best Place to Live
AS between urban and rural life, the
place for those who wish to postpone
death longest from whatever cause is
without doubt the country. 1t is true
that in certain rare forms of typhus,
in whooping cough, measles, Group and
other diseases peculiar to childhood,
the rural districts show a preponder-
ance of deaths, due to the fact as
shown by the census figures that there
is much larger proportion Of children
In the country. In the cities, however,
those diseases supposed to be peculiar
to advanced civilization far outstrip
the country in the number of deaths
they cause. tuberculosis, typhoid,
pneumonia and cancer are only few
of the ills to which flesh is heir to
which man succumbs in greater num-
bers in the great metropolitan districts.
To the student of the causes of death
every case Is indicative of locality.
and it is not a difficult job to guess in
the average of a large number of
cases where the deceased lived provid-
ed the cause of death be given. Such
facts, for instance, as that more per-
sons died last year in San Francisco
from whooping cough than from ty-
phoid, that Chicago Is the greatest in
f1uenza center, that New York is par
ticularly noted for it's deaths from
mumps and measles--the two most
deadly "M's"-and that in Philadel-
phia more people die of typhoid every
year than from any other cause-all
these enable the amateur detective or
the causes Of death to locate pretty ac-
curately the residence of at least seven
out of ten persons deceased. provided
the cause of these deaths be knowp
All this, of course, except tubercy,oslS,;
for this great white plaque ahecls ai
districts alike according 10 popula
tion. But from other causes death is
certainly becoming centralized. ana 90
as they will the opponents OF central
ization of this. that or the other, are
unlikely to find any check to 1t.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-18
BIG TOURING CAR BADLY
WRECKED BY A TROLLEY
Automobile Is Struck by lnterurban
on Sixteenth Street and Crushed
by Impact - Occupants
Escape Injury

A large Jackson touring car belong
ing to S. II. Pardue, 1851 Bond street,
was badly wrecked by a collision with
an Interurban trolley at Sixteenth and
Constance streets, yesterday afternoon.
None of the occupants of the car,
which carried Mr.. Pardue and members
of his family. was injured. The for
ward part of the car was crushed in, a
wheel and one of the lamps being car
ried completely away.
Referring to the accident, Mr.. Pardue
said:
II had just turned into Sixteenth
street from Constance and was about
to continue on down when l noticed an
mterurban trolley coming down upon
me at full speed. ] threw on the brake
and tried to back out of the way, but
was too late to avoid the oncoming car.
The step at the side was carried away
and the front part of the autor badly
smashed The damaged car was toWed
to the Cartercar garage
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-18

sore throats are practically unknown.
The appearance on the streets of Los
Angeles of many men with their necks
bandaged excited considerable COM
ment, until the newspapers published a
story to the effect that a man was
taken to the receiving hospital suffer-
ing from a badly lacerated face and
neck due to his having attempted to get
out of one woman's path only to step
in front of another wearer of gigantic
millinery The surgeons who treated
the man stated since the large head
wear came into style their practice has
increased more than % per cent, be-
cause of accidents caused by the
charming Merry Widow hats.
Until about a week ago it was
thought there were but two stages of
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-18
MANY CITIES HAVE
FAVORITE DISEASES
LOCALITIES HAVE PREDOMl-
MATING CAUSE OF DEATH
"TeII Me Where You Lived and Fll
Tell You Why You Died" is
Motto of Experts on
Mortality

WASHINGTON, May 14-"Tell me
where you lived and / will tell you
why you died" might well be the motto
of experts on mortality. Recent sta
tistics have shown that the predom-
mating causes of death have been local.
lied to such an extent that the aver
age amateur Sherlock Holmes, being
given the cause of death of the aver
age citizen, should be able to make a
very good guess as to where he died.
To each city of large population has
come the questionable distinction or
having a predominating cause or deatn.
So far have these causes been localized
that various cities In the United States
can claim a special title for death
causing infections. or course New
York and tuberculosis lead all the rest
in totals for cities and diseases re-
spectively; New York because 1t is the
largest city; tuberculosis because 1t Is
the greatest cause of death through
out the country.
Aside from this common scourge
which affiicts all localities nearly
every great city has some one disease
to which it seems to be peculiarly sub
ject or in which it surpasses all others.
In a general death census certain dis
eases have a we'll determined standing.
Out of deaths from all causes covered
bv the statistics collected 1t is found
that tuberculosis leads all the rest
with nearly 10000. Next comes pneu-
monia in it's various forms, with 51,711
deaths, followed by deaths from heart
disease, a general term. numbering 40,-
612: deaths from violence numbering
BATS; apoplexy numbering 22,756; old
age, 13,40O. and typhoid fever, COM
monty supposed to be one of the great
est causes of death, with 10,4S5.
Apply to Country
But while these figures apply to the
whole country in general. the statistics
gathered show that certain states and
cities are peculiarly prone to certain
fatal diseases. In fact, in many cases
the causes of death are so peculiarly
local that being given a death from
any particular cause the amateur
sleuth can pretty well locate the
place in which 1t occurred,
In New York, for example, as might
be expected. diseases of the nervous
system account for the greatest num-
ber of deaths. tuberculosis Of course,
excepted. If a given person dies of a
nervous complaint the chances are
stronger that he was a resident of the
Empire state than of any other one
section. since no other approaches New
York In the number of deaths from this
cause.
In the number Of deaths from typhoid
fever Pennsylvania leads all other
states with 56.6 deaths per 100000 of
the total. Maryland comes second with
40.5 per cent. In malarial fever, a cause
of death which by the way is steadily
on the decrease. Indiana leads among
the states, while the largest number
of deaths from smallpox occur In Call
fornia, fact largely due to the in
comers from the Orient.
Measles, a disease generally sup
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-18

Butted In." which is to be presented
at local playhouse for week, be-
ginning Memorial day.
John Drew opens a brief engagement
at the Mason tonight in MY Wife" In
the supporting company are Miss
Billie Burke. Ferdinand Gottschalk,
Dorothy Tenant and others.
Flo Irwin, who is the headliner on
the current Orpheum bill, will remain
only one week, engagements elsewhere
making it necessary to shorten her
local time.
The Ellis Harmony Four will open
an engagement of one week at the
Empire today.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-18
DODGE BIG HATS,
NECKS ARE SORE
MERRY WIDOWITlS" DISEASE
AFFLlCTS MANY
POOR MAN WALKS STREETS AT
RISK OF LIFE
Surgeons Say Peculiar Illness Is
Caused by Enormous Headeear.
Trees or Millinery
Must Be Cut

First it was the Merry Widow waltz
that started an epidemic which learned
surgeons designated as waltzitls.
with which lovers of the light fantastic
were afflicted after having passed an
evening. keeping time to the strains OF
that alluring music, because OF over
exertion due to the fact that they were
unable to keep still while that tune was
being played.
The people of Los Angeles were Just
recovering from this ailment when they
were again thrown into alarm by the
appearance of new malady known to
medical science as ''merrywidoWltls,
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-18

he having sustained badly scratched
face that afternoon while walking along
Broadway.
The fourth stage was discovered the
following morning when the owner of
the offending shrubbery was found
wandering along Washington street
with a large inverted dishpan on his
head and clad only in his patamas. Fie
was lodging along the sidewalk and
mumbling incoherently. He was taken
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-18
One from Washington

Il had a letter from a constituent"
said Congressman Nathan Wesley Hale
of Tennessee, "who asked me to for
ward to him, as quickly as possible, the
Rules and Regulations of Congress.
BY return mail l sent him a photograph
of Joe Cannon. If he understands the
game like we do. he will have no
trouble in seeing that my answer is
decidedly TO the point. Success Mag
aZine,
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-18

..merrywidowitis. but startling an1
strange to state, true, there are four
distinct stages.
The third stage was discovered sev.
eral days ago when the owner of a
beautiful home in the West Adams dis
trict was routed from his peaceful slum-
hers by a wearer of a large and costly
hat who demanded that he trim his
trees so that wearers of the new mill
linery could pass without danger of
having their head covering ruined. This
was the last straw for the poor fellow,
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-18
Not for Him

Cyrus (entering sixteenth moor Of
Inc end nantinR)-By gum, them stairs
must m be sev'rai miles long! ,,.
Occupant Of Ofice-Why didn't you
come up in one of those elevators
Cyrus-Not much! jes' see one Of
'em full O. people fall down that hole
there!--Bohemian
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-18
The Theaters
1.-THE HYPOCRITES"
PROVES "BIG" PLAY

'THE HYPOCRITES," a play in four acts
by Henry Arthur Jones. presented on the
stage of the Burbank theatcr yesterday
afternoon by the Burbank stock company,
with Miss Edythe Chapman as Mrs. Will
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-18

THE ALCOHOL in beer is trle-only 3H per cent
The effective ingredients barley and hopsa 1000 ana
tonic Pure beer is both good and good for YOU
In Germany Holland Sweden, Denmark and Austria
beer the national beverage Nearly all people, OF all ages
drink it,
And all the world envies their sturdy strength
Every doctor knows how beer benefits. Ii you need
more strength or vitality he will prescribe it.
But be careful choose pure beer else you get harm
with the good And select beer we'll aged avoid b1ousne
The wav to be sure is order Schitz. We to
extremes in cleanliness We even filter the that cools
We age it for months. We sterize every bottle.
Schltz has no after effects.
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II Phone
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02 36N Angeles
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-18

Myrtle Selwyn, Lule Warrenton, r.
George Clancy. Frank Richardson and
Arthur Hill of the Ulrich stock COM
Shutter to play parts in How Baxter
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-18

good character bit as the epicurean and
flabby old vicar.
"The Hypocrites" is one of the few
really big plays of the decade. II you
like big plays you ought to see it.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-15
MARK TWAIN
The Luxury of White Raiment

fore They are full of the incest dlscrlmlnat1ons
When | read German aloud. they weep, you can
see the tears run down Il shows what pathos there
Is IN the German tongue | had not noticed before
that all German is pathetic matter what the sub
iecr Is nor how it is treated. It was these humble
observers that brought the knowledge to me. l have
tried all kinds Of German these Cats,-rornance
poetry philosophy, theology. market reports,
the result has always been the same the cats sob
and let the tears run down, which shows that all
German Is pathetic French Is not familiar tongue
To me and the pronunciation Is difficult and comes
out Of me encountered with a Missouri accent but
the cats like Il. and when | make Inpassloned
speeches in that language they sit IN row and put
~ their paws palm to palm. and trant1caIly give
thanks Hardly any cats are affected by music but
these are-When | sing they 90 reVerently away
showing how deeply they feel 1t Sour Mash never
cared for these things. She had many noble quail
tics but at bottom she was not refined, and cared
little or nothing for theology and the arts.
IT is pity to saw it. but these eats are not above
L the Grade of human beings, for kno" ny certain
eirrs that they are not sincere N their eXhuItl9ns
of emotion but exhibit them merely % show on and
attract attention. conduct which IS distinctly
human vet with difference they do not know
enough to conceal their desire To show OF but the
grown human being does What Is a1nbltlonf II Is
only the desire TO be conspicuous he desire Tor
fame IS only the desire To be continuously CON
sricols and attract attention and he talked about
These cats are like human beings IN anotherway
when Ashes began to work his fictitious emotions,