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The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-03

President Taft will combine the genius of Roosevelt with the lovable char acteristics of a Mckinley
 "A national election Is the best en- trance into politics and It Is especially a young mans duty to concern himself about the affairs of government. Patri- otism is instilled through campaigns. Better a party man than an independ- ent-even religious person must be denomlnational"
 At the republican national convention last June in Chicago, Smythe led the delegates in "Three cheers for Taft and Sherman!" and then Senator Lodge stopped him. His next call planned was, "Three cheers for the Grand old Party of Lincoln, Grant Mckinley and Roosevelt" Then. Three cheers for the President and for Taft as the standard bearer of the Roosevelt 'square-deal' policy!" And finally, Three cheers for the republican party: its brilliant record of achieve ment and its platform of promise!"
 In 1904, smythe reached the front of the platform just after the nomi- nation speech. Waving the Stars and Stripes and using megaphone he be- gan with, "All together now, three cheers for the President, hip. hip. Hurrah! Hurrahl Hurrah" He then started the call "Roos-e -velt!" "Roos- e-veltl" "Roos-e-veltl" repeated oyer and over again with the system of a
 college yell. The Associated Press re-
 port said: "Tt was taken up by the throng and the cry of 'Roos-e-velt!'
 rolled over the hall in volume so great l and so terrific that the screechne oi l hundred steam whistles would have been dwarfed In comparison"
 1 Breathless after nearly ten minutes
 exertion, Smythe made how of thanks to his audience of 1200o, receiving ap- plause for his daring, and retired
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-03

The Rev. F. A. M. Brown and fam fly who have been spending a few weeks at Cliff Island Me, have -e- turned to tneir home in Howe street
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-03
M MEGAPHONE M IAN
J. Henry smythe, Jr,, the Fa- nous Political Cheer Lead.
 CT, in Town,
STARTS ALL THE NOISE
Visitor Says Yale Should Set Exam. pie Which Others should
 Follow.

l. Henry smythe. Jr, of Philadel- Iphla, the Penn student who Is famous as "The Grand old Party Megaphone Man" Is at the New Haven house en route to Maine where he will speak in the state campaign. Later Smythe will participate in the intercollegiate First voter" movement,
 Vale" said smythe last night, "should set an enthusiastic example which other colleges will follow. pre- dict that old Eli will be as proud of her alumnus, William Howard Taft oi the class of '7S, as Is Harvard of Theo- dore Roosevelt of the class of 1880.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-03

The Misses Minnie and Rosalind Jacobs, twin daughters of Mir and Mrs. Israel Jacobs. of 7S Day street who have been visiting relatives and friends in Baltimore for the past two months. have returned home after a very pleasant stay. The Misses Jacobs are graduates of this years Boardman class, and have taken up the course ir the state normal school here.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-03
NO VISION OF SAL0ME
Bridgeport Authorities Find Woman They Are Looking for Not Here.
 (spccinI to the Journal -Couricro

Bridgeport, Sept. 2.-After an in- vestigation Miss Helen King, the oro- bation officer of the city court, found tonight that Miss Saddle Gergash. who was reported to be executing a Salome dance at Savin Rock, was in New York. Miss King visited 1ll the re- sorts at savin Rock and failed to find Miss Gergash in order to get her to return to the funeral of her child
 II was rumored that Miss Gergash was appearing at Savin Rock in an attraction the title of which was The Vision of Salome. Miss King to- night, however, says that there Is no such attraction at Savin Rock.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-03

Mr. and Mrs. George 0. Richards, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin r. Richards of Main street, West Haven. have re- turned from an extended autolng trip on Long Island and New York
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-03
AN ANNOUNCEMENT
Additional Bargain Given Out by
 Gamble Desmond's This Morning.

In addition to the silk petticoats that were advertised in a sale in last evening papers by the Gamble-De mond Co., the firm offers hundred silk skirts to 20 at se,9S each, These petticoats are In black only and, as only one hundred of them are hero, the buyer suggests that those who want these skirts shall ask for them early this morning.
 Then, too, as the lot Is limited to a hundred, in fairness to tnose who cant get here very early, only one pettlcoat will be sold to each GUS toner
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-03

Mrs. w. T. Fields of Trumbul stree has returned from Templeton, Mass.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-03
PERSONAL NOTES

Mrs. J. Edward Somers and daugh- CTS of 376 Whitney avenue, have re- turned from Forest Hill, White Noun tains. ], Edward Somers returned from London. via Boston on White Star Steamer Republic.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-03
COUNTESS syErHENYI

Vienna Sept 2-Reports emanating from Budapest concerning the condi- tion of Countess Szechenyi are declared to have been exaggerated It is under stood that her condition is not at all serious,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-03

MT, and Mrs. F. S. Mum. who have been spending their two weeks with friends in New York and he WooI- bridge hills. have returned.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-03

Professor II. Stanley Knight has gone to Randolph N. H., for few weeks. Mir. Knight will be accom- panied by his mother, Mrs H. $. Knight, and they will be guests at the Ravine House
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-03

Charles R. Fowler, organist at the Church of the Redeemer, has return ed from Vermont where he has been spending a two weeks vacation.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-03

widt tour on behalf of the independ- ence party ticket After covering the south the party will work westward by way of Texas. and out 10 the Pacific coast.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-30
CRAWLING FROM SHELTER,
is CAUGHT AND DISARMED
East Fifth Street Physician Grabs
Midnight Intruder as He Emerees
from Underneath the
Bed

William James, who was captured
by DR.. Charles F. Gaines of 21219 East
Fifth street when he was emerging
from under the bed occupied by the
physician, will be arraigned in police
court on a charge of burglary.
DR.. Gaines was awakened shortly
after midnight by hearing noise I'M
der his bed. He waited a few seconds
and was rewarded by seeing a man
crawl from underneath it.
The doctor did not hesitate, but
grabbed the intruder by the neck sub
dued him and disarmed him of a re-
volver that evidently had been used
in the Revolutionary War.
Then the doctor called to H. E.
Stewart, who occupies an adjoining
room, and they held the prisoner until
Patrolman l.. ]. Altman arrived and
took James to the central station.
The police records show that James
was convicted a year ago of stealing
O. revolver from a room mate.
James is said to have stated to the
police that he was searching the room
when the physician entered and was
compelled to hide under the bed to es-
cape detection.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-30
Society

nEV. N. L. REYNOLDS. a retired
X, Baptist clergyman, was surprised
~ Tuesday evening at the home of
his daughter, Miss Emily Reynolds, on
East Avenue Sixty, by company of
friends and neighbors who came to
assist in the celebration of his eighty
first birthday.
Rev. Mr.. Reynolds came from Ell
mira, N. Y, about three years ago, and
finding no Baptist church in Highland
Park proceeded to organize one, and
his son became the first pastor. The
aged man, who is greatly honored and
beloved by the members of the church,
is still an active worker, and is present
each Sunday morning and gives fif-
teen-minute review of the Bible lesson
In the Sunday school, illustrating the
same with his own blackboard draw
ings in colored chalk.
The celebration of Tuesday evening
was a complete surprise to Mr.. Rey-
nolds, as was also the gentle flower
shower with which his sixty-five guests
honored him, special features of the
shower being a bouquet of eighty-one
roses and another of the same number
Of carnations. Maj ]. F. w. Elwell
presented the host with a silver bowl
in behalf Of the church members, Mrs.
Ohio Coe, second vice president of the
Southern California Womens Press
club, read an original poem written for
the occasion, and Rev. w. II. Walker,
tr., pastor of the Highland Park Bap-
fist church, made an address.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-30
DISGUISED AT
POUND SYSTEM
MONSTER PETITION GETTING
MANY SIGNATURES
PASADENA METHODS EXPLAINED
IN FULL DETAIL
Humane Society Never Seizes Dog but
Notifies Delinquent Owner and
Allows Him Invariably Gem
erous LeeWay

Hundreds of new names were signed
yesterday to the monster petition ask
ing the mayor and city council to do
away with the present brutal method
of handling dogs and adopt the sys-
tenn now in use at Pasadena.
In order that all may understand just
what this system is, and how is differs
from the one in use in Los Angeles,
Arthur w. Line, assistant secretary of
the Pasadena Humane society, whose
duty it is to see that all dogs are IL
censed, was asked to explain it. He
said:
Il never lay a hand on dog except
to pet him. When 1 find dog without
a license tag go to the owner and tell
him to take out one. We give him a
month of grace in which to do this. We
believe be should be given time in
which to take out the license, just as
a property owner is given time in
which to pay his taxes. While l could
cause the arrest of a man on the first
Of August, when the year begins, If
his dog were unlicensed, it is never
done. In most cases I give the owner
of the dog two or three warnings and
he is only taken to court as a last re-
sort. 1t Is the object of the city to
have the dogs licensed and properly
cared for, and this has been placed in
where any thinking person will agree
it belongs"
Before any action is taken against
the owner of dog, beside personal
warnings already referred to, the fol-
lowing letter is sent out:
1.-THE city of Pasadena has commits
stoned the Humane society to collect
the dog taxes, to take charge of the
city pound and to see that all homeless,
worthless or dangerous animals are
properly disposed Of
This work Is very important to the
health, safety and welfare of our citi-
zens. If you have a dog it will be nee
essary for you to pay its license fee of
$1.50 to the city tax collector imme-
diately.
"Unless you comply at once with the
terms of this ordinance 1t will be nee
essary for the Humane society to pro-
coed against you in accordance with Its
provisions, and it will do SO at once
without further notice."
While the extreme penalty In Pasa-
dena for neglecting to license dog Is
a fine of $50 it is never imposed. The
fine is invariably S., of which $3.50 Is
RENTED If the owner Of the dog con-
sents to take out a license at once.
The contrast between this system and
the iniquitous method used in Los An
geles is startling. In Pasadena the
dog is treated humanely and its owner
with respect.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-30
GUILTY OF HAVING
EMBRACED LANDLADY.
WITHOUT HER LEAVE
Tailor Declares He Was Merely Exer-
cising His HabituaI GaIIantry and
Striving to AnnlhIIate Inn
pertinent Flea

Frank p. Brooks, a tailor who re-
Gently arrived in Los Angeles, was
arraigned in Police Justice Chambers
court yesterday afternoon on charge
of battery. He was accused by his
landlady of having Rugged her while
she was busily engaged at ironing
some clothes.
The manner in which Brooks con-
Quoted the cross-examination of the
witnesses was better than a. comedy:
eff your honor please, begging the
courts pardon" said Brooks, stand
ing at "attention" and greeting the
justice with a military salute, II want
to ask the witness few questions and
show that she took bottle of whisky
belonging to me and drank it."
His questions Showed" that 1t was
an empty bottle which had been taken
and thrown away.
The complaining witness declared
she was ironing with her back toward
the door when Brooks came in, and
walking up behind threw his arms
around her and asked her to elope
with him and go to Texas.
Brooks declared he was talking to
the woman when he noticed a flea
crawling on the woman's neck. IT am
a chivalrous person." said the defend
ant, land when L saw that insect
skipping along her neck my blue blood
boiled with Indignation at the thought
of that bug having the nerve to at
tack an innocent and unsuspecting
housewife. sprang forward to an
initiate the courageous flea, which had
by that time jumped directly under
her chin. 1 brushed it off and thought
nothing more about the occurrence.
But since 1 have been arrested for 1t
I want to say that she smiled at the
time and 1 believe she wished there
had been a dozen more so l could
have brushed all of them off her."
The evidence against Brooks was too
stroIg, however and he was found
guilt! as charged and will be sem
fenced today.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-30
New Members Elected

New Members Elected
Four new members were elected to
the chamber of commerce at the regu
lar meeting yesterday. They are Lloyd
q. Haynes, Pacific Portable Construc-
tion company; Folsom-P Parkinson COM
pany and d. ]. Desmond.
Collects Sea Ferns
A collection of twenty varieties of
sea ferns found near San Pedro has
been made for the passenger depart
1nent of the Salt Lake road by Miss
Sarah Monk. They will be photo
graphed and made into a booklet by
the road.
Threatened by Legislation
A letter from the chamber of mines
of Mexico was read at the meeting
of the directors of the chamber OF
commerce yesterday to the effect that
efforts were being made to prevent the
passage of certain legislation which is
considered harmful to the owners Of
mines in Mexico, and which If passed
will prevent future investment.
Thrown from His Wheel
Suffering from a fractured leg caused
by his being thrown from his wheel
when he ran into a large stone on
West Washington, near Figueroa
street. A. M. Hodgkinson, aged 81, a
landscape gardener, was taken to the
receiving hospital yesterday morning.
After his injury had been treated he
was sent to his home at 1916 Cordova
street.
Special Rates for Buyers
The chamber of commerce has been
asked to work for the establishment
of a special purchasers rate for out
of-town merchants who come to the
city at stated periods Of the year for
replenishing their stocks. Provision of
this character is made by the roads in
many eastern cities. The matter was
referred to the committee on trans
portation.
Working for Holiday
August % will be LOS Angeles day"
at Long Beach, and q public holiday
at Los Angeles If the efforts of the
chamber of commerce of Long Beach
and committee of clerks from the de-
partment stores here carry. The
clerks committee appealed to the
chamber of commerce yesterday to
have this done and was seconded by
the Long Beach chamber.
To Hold Funeral Services
Funeral services for the late Mrs.
Harriet M. Alexander will be held to-
morrow afternoon at the chapel of
Overholtzer & Mills at 2:30 o'clock.
Mrs. Alexander, who was g. years of
age, died late Tuesday evening at her
home, HOO West Ninth street. She
formerly owned book store at the
corner of Seventh and Broadway, the
site now occupied by Bullock's store.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-30
WILL USE AK
ON ESTIMATES
DEMAND OF DEPARTMENTS TO
BE Topped
TAXES FALL FAR BELOW THE
AMOUNT ASKED
Budget Committee Soon to Begin
Work of Apportlonlng Money.
Comparative Statement
Issued

The budget committee of the council
will probably begin its labors of ap-
portioning the city taxes Friday morn
ing, and it will find a tremendous task
on its hands.
The various departments this year
have asked for a total of more than
SIS, 100000. The taxes to be levied will
bring about $3,500,000. This means the
budget committee will have to lop at
least $1,000, 900 from the department es-
Inmates, and many improvements that
they would like to make this year must
be postponed, as they have been many
years in the past.
In comparison with the amounts USED
last year some of the estimates appear
unnecessarily high, but many. of them
include items which the heads of de-
partments do not actually expect to
get and which 1t Is very certain they
will not get.
The amounts used last year by the
various departments and their estl-
mates for the present fiscal year are
given in the following table:
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-30
LEO T. SHERIDAN DIES
FROM ATTACK OF HEART
Well Known Figure In Circulation
Departments of Los Angeles
Newspapers Passes Away
at the Hospital

Leo T. Sheridan, who was taken to
the receiving hospital Tuesday night
suffering from an attack of heart
trouble, died shortly after o'clock
yesterday morning.
When first taken to the hospital
Sheridan was in a semiconscious con-
dition, and it was with difficulty that
he told his name. The surgeons and
attendants were tireless in their efforts
to save his life, but he collapsed after
lingering all night.
Sheridan is survived by widow and
one child. His father, William Sheri-
dan, is an old-time resident of st.
Joseph, Mo. Two brothers live In New
York.
Sheridan had been employed in the
circulation departments of number of
newspapers and is we'll known in Los
Angeles.
The body was taken to the undertake
ing establishment of Pierce Bros,
where 1t will be held pending instruc-
lions from his relatives.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-30
NEW POLICE BUSINESS
is REFERRED TO CHIEF

The fact that the members of the
nolioe commission have been too busy
with their annual vacations TO nold
meetings of the commission mas
worked some hardship on several APP
nlioants who have been waiting two
weeks to secure permits which it is
within the authority of the commls-
sion to grant.
In order to expedite business Charles
McKeag. secretary of the police COM
mission took it upon his own shout
ders to refer certain applications for
licenses to Chief Kern, on which the
chief will report to the board next
Tuesday. In this way a week is gained
for the applicants. The licenses ana
transfers asked are:
Harry Althouse, transfer ownership
retail LIQUOR license permit, lob South
Main street, from Christensen & Sny-
der.
Carlo Coppo, transfer ownership res
taurant liquor license permit, $50 san
Fernando street, from Coppo & Ri
netti.
]. w. Mccain, restaurant liquor IL
cense permit, 1874 South Hill.
Charles Valdez, transfer ownership
billiard hall license permit, sos New
High street, from S. Tiano.
q. r. Hancock, billiard hall license
permit, 1851 East Ninth street.
M. Ellis, billiard hall license permit,
1874 North Spring street
O. ]. Dundas, change in location pool
room dicense permit from 1925 Central
avenue to BIT Central avenue.
]. H. Kullujian. auctioneer license
permit. BIC South Hill street.
A. H. Greenough, auctioneer license
hermit, 40S West Seventh street.
Mrs. C. Spellman. employment
agency license permit. 124 East Second
street.
George L. Smith. employment
agency license permit, 206 San Fer
nando building.
S. j. Barnett feed and livery stable
license permit, S400 Wesley avenue.
A. ]. Norton, sales stable license per-
NIT, 1882 East Main street.
John d. Howard, transfer ownership
sales stable license permit. 1882 San
Pedro street, from A. c. Van Gundy.
Rose Epsteen, palmistry license per-
NIT, 1928 South Hill street.
I Ira L. Guilford, phrenology license
permit, 1925 East Twenty-third street.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-30

drive more capital out Of the city than
it would ever put into the city treasury
in the way Of taxes was the argument
made by r. N. Bulla when obJectlng
to the amount of assessment placed on
the franchise of the Central OIL COM
pany. This oil company Is one corpo-
ration that did not adopt the subter-
fuge of moving it's principal place of
business from Los Angeles to some OF
the small suburbs when the policy OF
corporate taxation was adopted last
year. He asked consideration for MS
claim on this account, and told tne
board of equalization that If the policy
of taxing such large amounts against
corporations was followed another year
his company would have to take adj
vantage of the immunity allowed Dy
having dummy Office outside the city
limits. He asked the franchise be re-
duced from S255,000 to $4,000, which
latter amount he said his company
would be willing to stand for taxation
purposes.
objects to Single Tax
Councilman Wallace was Of the opin--
ion of Mr.. Bulla, and said some method
should be found whereby corporations
would not have to pay taxes on their
franchises, He declared the present
policy would drive capital away from
Los Angeles, and the city would lose
more in the indirect value gained by
having large capital working in the city
than it gets from the taxes on IRAN
chises.
Assessor Mallard said the only way
to relieve franchise assessments would
be to make the land pay the taxes, ana
if such a policy was adopted we soon
would have single taxation, which ne
characterized as the worst method that
had ever been preached.
On the grounds that bonds OF the
Western Pacific, which are held by sew
eral financial institutions In Los An
geIes. are assessed in the state and that
the city assessment, If allowed to
stand would make double payment OF
taxes necessary. Robert Todd, repre-
senting bond holders, appeared before
the equalizing board and asked the as
sessment Cancelled. This case was CIV
en- to the city attorney for considera-
ton.
The board concluded the hearings on
all petitions last night and today Will
take up the matters under considera-
tion, and at the end of the days ses-
sion expect to announce the cuts to be
made in franchise assessments of corr
porations. 1t is not expected any large
reductions will be allowed.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-30
KINGSLEY'S ACTION
COMES AS SURPRISE
HAS RETIRED FROM TEMPLE
BAPTIST CHURCH
Professor PouIan VIII Assume Dlrec-
torshIp OF Choir Next Sunday
and J. J. Falls Serve
as Organlst

The resignation of Bruce Gordon
Kingsley from the position of musical
director and organist at Temple Bap-
fist church, which he has occupied for
two years, is so recent that 1t is still
unknown to many of his friends, as
is also the announcement that Prof.
]. B. Poulan will assume the director
ship of the choir next Sunday and
that ]. J. Falls, organist at Westlake
Methodist church for five years past,
has accepted Kingsley's position.
These changes, important in church
music circles, were arranged within
the past week and will come as a sur
prise to nearly every one except the
parties concerned. They also portend
other changes, for Westlake is with
out an organist, but as no action can
be taken on Mr.. Falls resignation un-
til the return of the chairman of the
church music committee, this position
will be filled by substitute for few
weeks.
Mr.. Kingsley who is still official
organist for the Auditorium company,
is not quite ready to announce his
future plans, but he will remain in
Los Angeles.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-30
NO MORE MAY KISSES BE
TAKEN WITHOUT ASKING
Lovers Attention Called to the Case
of Carl Johnson, Found Guilty
in Police Court of
Battery

Now that a kiss, taken without per-
mission, is construed under the law
as battery, demure young maidens can
wave the big stick over the heads of
their lovers, threatening to have them
arrested if they osculate without the
permission of the owner of the ruby
lips.
Carl Johnson, who was charged with
having kissed without her consent Lee
liza House, aged II, living with her
narents at 210 North Hope street, was
found guilty of battery in police court
Yesterday morning and will appear
for sentence today.
The little girl testified that john
son had been endeavoring to steal
kiss from her since April, and finally
succeeded last Monday.