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Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-02
TALKING HEN 10 AN
ARIsTocRAT, SAYS OBSERVER

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Jan. IA
talking hen whose superintelligence
puts to shame the widest dreams of
nature takers is the pride of Mrs. John
c. Ford of this city. Mrs. Ford vouches
for the statements that the fowl pos
sesses qualities high above ordinary
instinct.
"'Jo'-short for Josephine-seems to
be afraid of visitors" said Mrs. Ford
today. But the minute we are alone
she talks to me plain enough for me to
know exactly what she means. She
calls me Mommie' and she can say that
as plain as any child. She has also
learned to call for water and If she
gets thirsty during the night she will
stand under our bed room window and
call out until we come down and give
her a drink"
The hen drinks from a glass and alb
solutely refuses to notice the drinking
dish used by less educated fowls in the
same yard.
IF she doesn't get enough to eat she
calls out: More, more" said Mrs.
Ford. The hen Immediately notifies
the family of having laid an egg by
scratching on the kitchen door and
leading the way to the spot where the
egg is hidden.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-02
GRIMES MAR
HOLIDAYM
METROPOLIS
MANY KILLED AND HURT IN
GREATER NEW YORK
Usually Peaceful Brooklyn Has Long
List Of Murders, Assaults and
Minor offenses on New
Years Day
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. la long record o.
killings. assaults, accidents and minor
crimes were written in Brooklyn police
blotters today. New Years day In usu-
alIv peaceful Brooklyn was even more
disturbed than in larger Manhattan. Inc
police had scores of assault cases 10
handle In both boroughs
Gas. escaping from a partly open Dur
ner asphyxiated Jacob Spriesterback and
his wife in their home in Ocean Park
way, Brooklyn.
burglar was shot and killed while
trying to enter David Jaffe's store OH
Meserole street. Jaffe collapsed when ne
found he had killed the burglar.
The police are hunting for Frank re-
reso. who shot and killed Michael Schin-
dello as the. outcome of an alteration IN
Carroll street.
Hattie Schubert took umbrage at
remark made by her husband, Max
Schubert, in their home in Ocean Park
way and stabbed him with knife. de
is in a serious condition.
After a quarrel with his wife as to the
manner of celebrating New Years, Archi-
bald P. Mitchell, who several years ago
married Augusta Horne, a daughter of
a wealthy West Virginia politician, took
his life early today by inhaling illumi-
mating gas at his home In West Seventy
first street, Manhattan.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-02
MrHE Idiot" ON FOOTBALL

81 stln think" said the idiot as he left
the football field, that the rules for this
game need revision. notice that one of
the players was spun on his head, and
aLother was punched in the eye before
the game had progressed fifteen minutes"
1T fear" observed the freshman at his
side, that any amount of revision of the
rules will fail to obviate such incidents"
Every well, then it should be confined
to one class of institutions of learning"
said the Idiot.
"And what are they, kindergartens p
sneered the Freshman.
"No-correspondence schools" said the
Idiot. played b. mail football would
become comparatively harmless, particu-
larly If the postoffice department should
refuse to accept butts in the stomach for
Transmission, and our letter carriers were
chosen from among men weighing not
less than 262 pounds. / think after one Of
them had delivered a solar plexus tackle
to the addressee of a correspondence
school eleven, the game would be rele-
gated to the limbo Of old maid and mug
gins, such as the molly-coddles play
New Broadway Magazine.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-02
A cHUMMY, FEARLESS BIRD

So unafraid re-Aummingbirds of man
that they will readily enter open windows
of houses, IL they see flowers within. I
have even read OF their visiting the arti-
fetal flowers on a lady's hat when she
was walking out, and other writer's speak
of their taking sugar from between a
persons lips In a room they become
confused, and. being so frail. are apt to
injure themselves by striking against OBJ
jects. More than once or members of
my family have caught the frightened
little waits for their good and released
them in the open air 1t is OF no use to
try to keep them in captivity, unless,
possibly, it were in a greenhouse, where
there were plenty of flowers, for no arti-
fetal food has ever been found which
will nourish them. Yet even there they
would probably kill themselves by flying
against the glass.-Outing Magazine.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-02
WINS NEW
YEARS HANDICAP EASILY
BY Associated Press.


NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 1-Chapultepec,
for which $4,000 was recently refused
made his 1908 debut in the New Year s
handicap this afternoon at City Park. He
was held ia the betting at to 20. Jockey
McDaniels waited until the first turn
was reached, when he took ChapultepeS
to the front and won by six lengths.
In the third race. Harting stumbled and
threw Jockey Baker. The boy sustained
serious injuries Results:
Three furlongs-Irfaneh won. Holly Mass
second, Arionettn third; time, 0:S5 3-5.
Six furiongs-Al Miller won, Blue Lee sec
crd EVELYN S. third: time 114 40
Mile and a sixteenth-Ace High won, Orly II
second, Lancastran third; time, 1:47 2-5.
Mile New YeaI'e neutrality-suspicious., 13
(NdcDanleD. to TO- won. st. nario, 107 POW
ers), 10 to l. second; Wood Lane. lis (Lee)'
u to l. third; time. 1:40 s-5 Dew OF Dawn
Jennie's Beau Ed Kane and Feasta also ran
six furlongs-Ray Thompson won. Cooney X.
second, Hanbridge third; time, 1:13 AS.
Mile AM 10 yarcs-Beau Brummel won, Gam
brnus second Dolphie third; time, 1856 80.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-02

It was a box of roses and message
from Michael O'Neill and his wife. Mrs.
Fielder carried the parcel to her nus
band, and he read the note, which said.
you'll thank the Judge when your term
expires" While he sat motionless Mrs.
Fielder recounted the experience OF the
O'Neills. which seemed to make deep
impression on Fielder.
The next day Fielder talked throughout
the half-hour. On succeeding days until
the end of the month he faithfully fol-
lowed the courts order. The judge was
satisfied when he reported, and dis
charged him.
Mrs. Fielder and her daughters no
longer complain tnat the head of the fam
fly is not companionable.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-02
ARIMO WINS
BIG FEATURE

BY Associetec Press
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 1.-The New
Years handicap, with a value of $500.
was run at Emeryvll, today and proved
n gift to r. F. Carman's good galloper
Arimo. Arlmos best races had been over
looked by the Handicapped and his i'm
post was only 100 pounds. Although the
bookmakers took no liberties with him
and made him favorite he was played for
thousands of dollars and the ring was
hat hard.
The field did not linger long at the post.
When they were sent away Arimo jumped
into the lead, kept in front all the way
and won by a wide margin. Johnny
lyons. always a contender, finished sec
ond and Judge Nelson took the show
from the fast coming Miss Off1cious.
Time for the mile and a quarter was
1:55 is. Results:
First race. one mile and 20 yards, selling
! ainpadrome lis (Miller), TO /, won St
Bede, 81 (Gilbert), . TO /, second; Col. War
wick, lis Leeds. to l. third; time. las 10
Contribution Lord Ffllgrane. Yank. Instrument
and Lovey Me- finished named
Second race. mile and 20 yards. selling
Taunt. 104 (Pohanka). to /. won; Mary Ran
iolph. 1903 q. Butler). to 1, second; Blanche
c., ioe tB. Clark, to s, third; time 1:47
Warden Yell. Sea Air. Warte NIGHT and
Yronsky finished named
Third race, three furlongs purse-Lee Rose,
Is CHayes), 4 to 1. won; Beaumont, lis NC
CLAIM. IS to /, second; Arveright Leonard, 11s
tMoreland) 40 to l. third time. 0:S7 10. Sam
Skaen, Blameless, Chas. w. Hodges. Solus,
tIazlet. r A Met urdy, Yellow Foot and Toby
finished named.
Fourth race, mills and three furlongs. New
Years handicap-Arimo, 100 (Burns), TO 3,
won; Johnny Lyons. 100 CHayes). 10 to /, sec
nd; Judge Nelson, 1O4 (Rice), 10 to !, third;
time. 1855 1-5. Miss Offcious. Red Leaf, Ruby,
A Muskoday, Joe Wilson, Joe Coyne and Gro
moboi finished named.
Flint race, two miles, acknowledgements
.07 Davis, to 5, won; King OF Mist, log
,Mcclain), to l, second; Tetanus, so (Gil-
Iert. 10 to l, third; time, 1888 3-5. Benvolio
elso ran.
Sixth race. seven furlongs. purse-Gemmell,
102 Davis), to ., won; Grace G., 100 Lynch),
13 to 5, secon- Ocean Shore, 81 (Gilbert). 10
&c 8. third; time. les As. Dollie Dollars,
Fairy Street and Rankara finished as named.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-02
ENGLISH FOOTBALL TEAM
WILL PLAY OVER HERE
BY Associated Pres.

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1.--Negotiations en-
tered into between A A. Parker OF Lon
don, manager Of the team of English foot
ball players styled the Corinthians, who
visited this country last year, and Harry
Manley, president of the New York State
Association Football league, will assume
another visit from an English eleven this
spring.
Parker, who has sailed for London,
Informed Manley that he would bring
over the Civil Service team of London,
an organization of first class amateurs,
which leads in the series of the Southern
league in England. The Englishmen are
due here about the middle of April and
will play two matches in Canada, two in
Philadelphia and two in this city.
AS chairman of the football section of
the State. Island Cricket and Tennis
club, Mr.. Manley will arrange to have the
two matches in New York played on the
grounds at Livingston. s. I.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-02
KEPT A COW ON THE ROOF

OF all the gratified whims of the rich,
says the December Delineator, none are
more unique and amusing than that Of
the little son of w. E. Stokes, who. weary
of everything else, conceived a longing
for a real COW. AS his every wish is
law one was obtained. Carefully muz-
zled, 1t was hoisted, via the freight ele-
vator, to the top Of the Broadway apart
ment house, the whole roof of which is
devoted to his playground. The small
boy was delighted. His pleasure was
short lived, however. for the health de-
partment of New York city ordered the
COW taken down.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-02
JEALOUS WOMAN TEACHES
RIVAL ART OF STEALING
Girl Coached to PilfeT Clumsily Is
caught-Lured from Respect
able Home to Satisfy
Revenge

PITTSBURG, Pa, Jan. Ives, I
taught this girl to steal, judge. and don't
mind adding that taught her to do it in
such a clumsy manner that she'd be sure
to get caught the first time she attempted
to get away with anything of great value.
Why did 1 do Il? Because my husband
was paying too much attention to her.
The black eyes of Mrs. Georgene Aller-
ton flashed fire this afternoon as she made
this statement before Magistrate Brady.
Georgene Allerton, her alleged husband.
Frederick Allerton and Miss Mabel Hall,
the latter the daughter of Prof. A e.
Hall, a prominent east end private tutor,
were all on trial The two women were
charged with shoplifting. while Allerton
was charged with being a suspicious per-
son.
Many persons prominent in Pittsburg
society were present at the hearing, ready
to do anything in their power to release
Miss Hall from her predicament. She was
arrested while trying to take a muff
valued at 500 from a department store.
Tale Pitiful
Miss Hall told a pitiful story on the
stand. She said that after clipping with
Allerton last spring. when she knew him
as Clarke, he took her to New York,
where a sham marriage ceremony was
performed. The following day Clarke
told the girl that the ceremony had been
a sham, that she was not his wife and
that he had a wife living in Pittsburg.
Realizing that it would be impossible to
return home, the girl caused a notice an
nouncing her marriage to Clarke to be
published in a New York newspaper,
copies of which she sent to her relatives
and friends. Burying her awful sorrow,
the girl returned to Pittsburg with Clarke
and went to live with him and the Aller-
ton woman. She said that she was told
that she would have to help support AL
lerton,, or Clarke, and the woman volun-
teered to teach her how to steal
When the Allerton woman was called
she admitted that she was a shoplifter
and that she had been arrested once here
before. She declared that she was le-
gally married to Allerton, which how
ever. Allerton denies. When her hus-
band brought Miss Hall home she admit
ted she became jealous of her. She taught
her to steal little things in the depart
ment stores. and the girl has been doing
that for some time Then she decided, IN
order to get rid of her, to teach her to
get more valuable stuff. She taught her,
she said, to do it in such clumsy way
that she would be certain of detection.
Magistrate Brady released Miss Hall
and imposed a fine of SIS and costs on the
Allerton woman there being no specific
charge on which she could be held. Aller-
ton was sent to the workhouse for ninety
DAVIS at hard labor without the alternative
of paying a fine.
Prof Hall and two sisters of Miss
Hall were present at the trial, land at its
cnoclusion took Miss Hall to their home
in Collins avenue.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-02


ville where he will decorate pasteboard
for Ben Mcpherson, who is conducting
a big store at the Oakland track. Won
der what the pretty cashier will do now
that Doc has taken his departure?
When Summer Cloud fell on Jockey
Dennison it was the second mishap in a
week that occurred through this hard
luck mare. On Thursday she threw M.
Murphy In front of the judges stand, but
he luckily escaped with a slight shaking
up. The mare has bad knee and that
is what. perhaps. may make her a men
ace to the limbs and perhaps lives of
other jockeys.
Phil Chinn broke his maiden and entered
the stake winning class when he won the
Rose selling stake. Chinn is a son of
Col. Jack Chinn, and has been brought
up in the business, but never has gath
cred in stake purse. On three occa-
sions he won a stake race, but was dis
qualified each time. That's going some.
j. r. Laughrey stumbled directly after
the start yesterday and threw Jockey
Buxton, but the boy crawled under the
rail and thereby escaped with a slight
bruise on his hip. He rode in the next
two races.
Hi Caul Cap is the biggest horse in
training at Santa Anita park, and is
trained by being driven in a sulky. He
can stop faster man anything at the
track and has a heart about as big as
a peanut. Bow wowl
Twenty-three books cut in yesterday
and had their hands full handling scrip.
the biggest part of which remained in
their strong boxes. Sidney Kahn and Ben
Berck were the newcomers.
On Saturday Jake Hoffman will leave
for Oakland. Dick Dwyer will WELD the
flag here Monday and 1t is hoped he will
do as we'll as Jake did. Holtmans work
has been fine.
Judging by what the riders tried to do
to Jockey Ross in the Rose selling stake
that boys life is in jeopardy He rode
Marster yesterday and all that the other
pilot boys did the back stretch was
to spoil what chances the horse had by
shouting to each other to "shut him Off
and interfere with his mount" 1t may
be well for the judges to investigate this
matter, as Jockey Ross is too good a
boy to have on the shelf.
Doc A. C. Jones, of Jim Hall and
Belle Kinney fame. is back with us again.
after an absence Of four years. He is
looking hale and hearty and 1t is only a
question of time whom his colors will be
seen again.
Can't Dr. Gardner devise a serum to
rid the track of the BLACK pests who
are making life miserable for patrons =?
Chase them, doctor They're uncalled for
and nuisancel
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-02
H. ]. LELANDE,
Notice of shareholders Meeting

The regular annual meeting or the
Commerce in Los Angeles, for the elec-
ton OF directors and for the transaction
fore the meetina, will be held at is
banking office IN the city OF Los AM
geies. county of Los Angeles. state Of
January. 1905. at O'clock D. m,
Polls will be open from 10 O'Clock a.
m. until 4 o'clock 2. M. of that day.
CHARLES EWING, Cashier,
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-02
O'Neil Wins PreIlm

In the preliminary to the Attell- Moran
battle O'Nei was given the decision at
the end of the tenth round over Farley.
It was a rafting contest throughout
O'Neil however earned the decision by
cleaner hitting. Both men were bleeding
freely at the terminal of the contest.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-02
Notice of stockholders Meeting

The regular annual meeting of the
stockholders of Manhattan Savings
bank for the election of directors and
ness as may come before the meeting
will be held at it's banking office In the
city OF Los Angeles county of Los An
geies. state of Califc mia, on Tuesday
the 14th day of January 1908, at $3.50
o'clock p. m.
BY order of the board of directors.
CHARLES EWING, Secretary
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-02
sunbriqht Babes in Woods

The Sunbright Babes were defeated
yesterday by the Lordsburg baseball
team by a score of to 0.
Ballinde and Ellis were the battery for
the Babes and Pitts and Busby piloted
the Lordsburg queries.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-02
A buckeye Bow

Now" said the teacher of history,
what was 1t that made Columbus ia
mous?"
Aud after penslve moment the small
boy answered:
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-02
HeIpina Some

Yeast-Are you doing your share to
make the world brighter?
Crimsonbeak-Sure thing, I'm paying
for about 5000 feet of gas a month!-Yon-
kers Statesman.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-02

Notice is hereby given that the regu-
lar annual meeting of the shareholders
of the Los Angeles Information Bureau
will be held at its offices, SCI Spring
street, Los Angeles, Cal. on January g.,
1908, at 10 o'clock a. m.
g. N GARY. Secretary
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-02
SANTA ANITA GOSSIP

Paul Dunphy who has been with the
Denver club, has departed for Emery
vile, where he will decorate pasteboard
for Ben Mcpherson, who is conducting
a big store at the Oakland track. Won
der what the pretty cashier will do now
that Doc" has taken his departure?
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-02

Visitor lat National Museum)-This is
a fine collection, but don't see any cats
here.
The Guards a cat such a wonderful
curiosity?
Visltor-No, but it's some satisfaction
to see a dead one once In while.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-02

Guest-Waiter, bring me a tiptop din
ner.- You know what that means. don't
your
waitsr-Yes. sab. It's one that you top
on with a tin.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-02
ENCOURAGEMENT Arrives

Just at that instant the doorbell rang
and an expressman delivered a bundle.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-02

The Bookkeeper = The boss seems
pleased with himself this morning.
The ONCE Boy-He's been saving all
his burnt matches for year and this
morning he had enough for me to start
the fire with.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-02

Doc A. C. Jones, of Jim Hall and
Belle Kinney fame, is back with us again.
after an absence Of four years. He is
looking hale and hearty and II is only
question of time whom his colors viii be
seen again.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-07-07

Search the lives of the men who have made
history, of the men who have achieved true great
ness, who have won fame, who have acquired
wealth.
The vast majority of them were married Of
these the greater part married young Their
wives, instead of transforming themselves into
shapely but heavy millstones and dangling about
the CALLED necks of their lege lords have in
nine cases out of ten, done than all other
influences combined to crown their husbands
lives with success Nearly all great men who
have been married would confess they owed much
of their fame wealth to their wives.
There are, of course obstacles to happiness in
married life. So also there reefs and shoals
in the Atlantic. But the sailor does not for that
reason become landsman. He studies the shoals
and learns to avoid them. The pitfalls in matri-
mony can far more easily be studied and avoided
by any couple possessed of a moderate degree
of sense.
My belief, from observation, is that rs out of
100 marriages are happy. and that not more than
i've out of that number are unhappy.
Apart from love itself there is a companonship
in married life that draws closer and more bean
tiful the years go by.
During my last visit to Europe l met a distin-
gushed man who expressed the deepest interest
in country.
why do you not visit us, then?" l asked him.
IF you have so kindly a feeling for America and
Americans?"
not stand the voyage and l would not for anv
personal or selfish reason, be responsible for one
days separation from her"
The couple had been married 40 years.
Again, many man or maid postpones marriage
because in neithers heart has dawned that won.
deriul creation of the novelist known as love
at first sight"
This is mistake. Propinquty is the most
powerful factor in making two hearts beat as
one.
Many women form their ideals of a husband
on novels and plays Disusionment is bound 40
follow. They find that the once idealised husband
is only a common mortal without even a min
feather on his shoulder blade Then the wife feels
she has been deceived. So she has. But by her.
self; not by her husband.
Another grievous blow to many wife is that
her husband does not always remain her lover
She forgets that he is toiling every day for her
welfare, as no lover would toll She forgets aIso
the wide difference between masculine and fem,,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-07-07
ri BY FREDE72lcH ode LeBOO7H-7UCNER
M CONlNqWDER of1he VOLLW7EEz2Sof HAE1RLCA

in America II is easier for the poor to live here
than in London. but every year 1t is growing less
easy. In proportion with the poor mans growing
inability to support a wife, vice proves itself TO
be on the increase. This advance in vice is found
even in the west, and there, as well as in the
east, it is due to the growing financial disability
to marry.
During my recent visit to Kansas City several
married applied to me for positions on
the Salvation Army farms. On investigation
learned that they had not heard from their hus-
bands for years
made inquiries and in each case found that
the wage-earner of the family, unable to get
work, had gone away penniless, ito seek liyeli-
hood elsewhere and had been forced to leave his
wife and little to shift for themselves The
stories were profoundly pathetic For they told
Of men and women whose right to wed and rear
families was inalienabe and yet who had been
forced to part from all that each held dear
Poverty not more merciful death, them did part
Can any situation be imagined that would be
more crushing to man of heart and of pride
than to be forced thus to condemn to poverty
and loneliness the woman he loved? Could wit
nesses to such a tragedy require stronger deter
rent to matrimony?
There is far more suffering of this kind among
the poor than the world at large ever hears Of
Poor people proud, and most of them have
a passionate love of home l have seen whole
families resign themselves to probable death
sooner tnan TO allow their homes TO be broken up
The great dread of the unfortunate poor is lest
their children be taken away from them and
committed to institution. "Domicide," or the
breaking up of the home is to the poor man what
regicide is to loyal subjects of any king.
From sociological standpoint there ale many
arguments for allowing the poor man to have
home and family. 1t is his right. He is fonder
of his children, a rule, than is his rich neigh.
Dor. His home is dearer to him. Home ties are
his only joys, his only recreation.
When find starving and unable to sup.
port his family l do not believe in tearing out
his heart by proposing the breaking up of his
home and the commitment of his children to an
institution. l suggest to him rather, that he go
into the country, where work is plentiful
and living cheaper, and try to find the meana
for him to do so.
Perhaps the best maxim to solve the marriage
problem among the poor is:
place waste labor on waste land by means OF
waste capital, and thereby convert the trinity
of waste into a unity of production"
Copyright, by Joseph Bowles)