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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-31
MALL SUMS
SWELL FUND
FOR YOUTHS
ELATED FRIENDS INCREASE
HERALD'S LIST
!astern Newspapers Comment on Los
Angeles Generosity to Her Chill
dren Who Are Temporarily
Impoverished

Belated contributors are still send
ing in cash gifts to The Herald for
the Christmas fund, and these will be
acknowledged in the auditing commit
tees report.
The inspection and approval of the
finances and expenditures rests with a
number of we'll known bankers
Messrs. Stoddard Jess. vice president of
the First National bank; w. d. Wool
wine, vice president of the National
Bank of California; j. G. #. Hull, vice
president of the American National
bank and S. r. Zombro vice president
Of the Central National bank.
Marked copies of The Herald contain
ing notes of progress of the fund-get-
ting for the big festival at the Y. M.
-. A. and Simpson auditorium on
hristmas have been sent all over the
buntry by workers in the cause, with
he result that many complimentary
btices of Los Angeles thoughtfulness
br her children have been printed in
kstern newspapers. The articles make
lain the fact, as stated in these col
INNS that the poverty here is only
such as is found in all big cities and
stiiat the distress this year in the de-
pressed times was less marked here
than at any other section of the re-
public.
one of the proudest sights these days
f is that of depizens of the poorer neigh
borhoods wearing shoes, stockings and
Clothes presented to them as a result
OF the kindness of Herald readers in
giving their clothes and their cash for
the cause of the unfortunate children:
Reports from the stores where Inc
Herald's free merchandise checks were
cashed are that invariably the mothers
would select only useful articles for the
children. The looks of appreciation on
their faces were noted by the salespeo-
pie and commented on.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-31
ARRAIGNS NEGRO ACCUSED
OF WHOLESALE POISONING
Charge Is Made VitroI Salts Were Put
Z in Mix at Boarding House.
Prisoner Held in
$4,000

il w. Fl. H. Morris negro, who was
arrested with Charles johnson several
days ago, was arraigned in police court
yesterday afternoon on a complaint,
charging felony. Morris is accused o.. Oh
having put poison in two cans of milk
that had been left at the boarding
house conducted by Fannie Martin, $40
East First street Christmas morning.
The poisoned milk was discovered by
the cook, who noticed a green sediment
in the bottom of the milk can "A
sample was sent to the city chemist
for examination and vitrol salts were
found in the milk.
Morris and Johnson had been loiter-
+ Ing about the boarding house and were
ordered away. 1t is thought they at
tempted the wholesale poisoning for
revenge.
Morris will appear III court at =
Ao'olock today when his trial VIII be
Net. His bonds were fixed at $4,000
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-31
NEPHEW OF COUNCILMAN
LYON MEETS AWFUL FATE
Three-Year-old Boy Falls Into Tub
of Scalding Water and Ex-
pires Within Few
Minutes

Falling into a tub of hot water and
suffering scalds to such an extent that
the flesh dropped from his bones, the
little 3-year-old nephew of Councilman
Henry Lyon met a horrible death Tues
day afternoon.
The lad was playing in the kitchen,
where his uncle, Ed Mckinley, was
scrubbing the floor. A tub of hot water
was on the floor and his uncle playfully
called the child to have his face washed.
The little boy entered into the spirit
of his uncles playfulness and backed
away from the threatened washing. He
tripped on the tub and fell backward
into the boiling water Although his
uncle pulled him from the tub Instant
ly the boy was so badly scalded he
lived but few minutes.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-31
LIPPINCOTT TO
PASS THE TEST
MUST TAKE CIVIL SERVICE
EXAMINATION.
CORRESPONDENCE POLITE, BUT
FULL OF SARCASM
Commission Declares Assistant En-
gineer of Aqueduct Can No Longer
Be Allowed to Hold Position
lrregularly

j. b. Lippincott, assistant engineer
of the aqueduct, has been holding his
position only by sufferance on the part
of the civil service commission. Should
the commission decide to hold up his
warrant he would not be able to draw
his pay. But this sufferance is now
at an end and Mr. Lippincott must
take the civil service examination for
his position.
This was the statement made in a
letter from the civil service commits
sion to the board of public works yes
terday. The letter was in reply to one
sent by the board to the commission,
which itself was a reply TO complaints
the commission had made about the
alleged violation OF civil service rules
on the aqueduct.
The letter yesterday bristled with
sarcasm and declared in the politest
terms possible that the commission dld
not believe some of the statements the
board of public works had made in It's
letter. The letter of the board was
written by Gen ChaHee' the 1nehlneT
in charge of aqueduct matters, and
was to the effect that the shifting of
employees on the aqueduct was for the
nurpose of increasing the efficiency of
The force and not with any intent to
disregard civil service regulations.
One of the complaints made by the
commission was that w. r. Ormsby,
snueduct storekeeper, was acting as
purchasing agent. In his reply Gen.
Chaffee stated that an error probably
had been made in designating Mr..
Ormsby's title. and that his duties
were similar to those of a naval store
keeper, who made purchases under the
direct supervision of the secretary OF
the navy. To this the commission re-
piled:
an the case of Ormsby, naval store
keeper. acting under a liberal inter
pretation of terms as chief purchasing
clerk, it appears that the proper des-
ignation has not been given to his po-
sition. This inadvertence as to title
NAV be corrected by your honorable
board at any time when the schedule
is under revision and Mr., Ormsby may
take an examination for the new po-
sition,"
The last paragraph in the letter
called attention to the fact that the
position of assistant engineer had
never been exempted and that Mr.
Tippincott would have to take a civil
service examination the following be-
ing the language used:
"While referring to this subject OF
exemptions from civil service of tech
nical and skilled positions 1t may be-
we'll to call the attention of your hon
orable body to the fact that the posi-
ton of assistant engineer, held by Mr
T,ippincott has not been exempted, nor
has Mr.. I.ippincott ever qualified in
the regular way. Following its policy
OF a liberal construction OF tho law
and considering the high character of
the position and the eminent qualiiica-
tions of the incumbent this commis-
sion has hitherto allowed the matter
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-31
dead HosS" SALE BRINGS
CITY COMFORTABLE PROFIT

Charles L. Wilde, chief deputy city
clerk, showed exceptional ability as an
auctioneer yesterday morning at the
dead boss" sale, and disposed of four
teen pieces of property for 1912. TIE
amount owing on the property for UNI
paid taxes was S97, giving the city i
clear profit of $175.
Wild will hold another auction jan
uary IA and some good pieces of prop
erty are included in the list of parcels
to be disposed of. But the sale of jan
uary 2S is expected to eclipse anything
held on the city hall steps heretofore.
Houses and lots are listed in the prop
erty then to be sold.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-31
WIFE SAYS SHE WANTED TO
SCARE, NOT TO KILL, SPOUSE
Declares She is Good Shot and Could
Have Ended Life of Husband.
4 Fine of Ten Dollars
Imposed

Mrs. j. E. Newman, who was arrested
several days ago near the postotflce
while pointing a revolver at her hus-
hand. with whom she had 'quarreled,
appeared in Police Justice Chambers
court for sentence yesterday.
A Il could have killed him, she SAID;
snfor am a. good shot; simply pointed
me weapon at him to scare him.
The deputy district attorney asked
the court to be lenient with the woman,
as he thought she meant TO do no
harm. She was fined $40 for carrying
concealed weapons. The fine was paid
INV her husband, who is the proprietor
of a barber shop at 31 west sixth
street.
Mrs. Newman has a son living at San
Francisco. She is said to have decided
him property worth $4,000. Mrs. New
man promised her husband to go to
the northern city and remain there.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-31
Woman Kills Sweetheart

WASHINGTON, N. c., Dec. 3O.--John
Emerson Stone aged 90 highly con-
nected in Boston and New York, a
graduate Of Holy Cross college, Worces-
ter, Mass, was shot and killed here
early today by May Woodland, who then
shot herself twice and may die. The
tragedy followed stones call on the
woman to say he was leaving her for
ever and going home. Stone had two
brothers. Gilbert Stone of New York
and Capt. Edgar Stone, q. S. A., sta
toned in Luzon, p. |. The former is
on his way here to take charge of the
body
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-31
lear him and a revolver was lying b

near him and a revolver was lying By
his side
Joseph Daughterty, an employe of the
music company and George w. Hersees
a piano tuner having an office in the
store, testified at the inquest
After hearing the testimony of the
witnesses the jury returned a verdict
in accordance with the facts.
Funeral services will be held in tbs
chapel of Robert Sharp & Son, under-
takers, at 10 o'clock this morning ami
the body will be cremated at Rosedale
cemetery.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-31
DRUGGISTS CHARGED With
ILLEGAL SALE OF LIQUOR
Proprietor and Clerk Alleged to Have
Sold Whisky to Plain Clothes
Men - Bonds Fixed
at $3.50

Leo F. Baas, proprietor of drug
store at 1889 West Washington street.
and his clerk, E. Lambert. were ar
rested yesterday afternoon on COM
plants issued by the prosecuting at
torney charging them with violating
the liquor ordinance.
Two patrolmen in plain clothes arc
said to have bought whisky from Baas
and his clerk. The bottles OF hquo'
,,a1e nroduced in evidence when tha
men were arraigned in police court yes
tardav afternoon They pleaded not
entity and asked for a jury trial. jan
,lafv IA is the date set for the hearing,
md their bonds have been fixed at 500
.s.trh
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-31
AWARDS CONTRACT AT PRICE
CONSIDERED ABsURDLY LOW

The contract for laying culverts UNI
der Pasadena avenue and Marmiou
way to relieve the water situation in
Garyanza was awarded yesterday TO
F. w. Whittier at prices which the
board of public works laughed at as
ridieulously low.
whittier bids $115 for constructing
the culvert under Pasadena avenue and
1915 for the one under Marmion way.
The highest bid for the work was $1059
for Pasadena and $1196 for Marmion
The city engineer estimated the cost
of the work at $780,
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-31
JURY DECIDES EXTON
COMMITTED SUICIDE
Witnesses Testify to Finding Body Of
Music Dealer and That Revolver
and Mirror Were Near
Corpse

A verdict of suicide was returned by
the coroners jury at the inquest at the
-morgue of Robert Sharp & Son yester-
day afternoon over the body of George
T. Exton, manager of the Exton Music
company, 216 West Third street.
HXton was found about $3.50 o'clock
Tuesday morning in the basement OF
his store with a bullet wound in his
head A small mirror was on the wall
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-31
ANGELENOS PLAN TO SEND
RELIEF TO QUAKE VICTIMS
Business Men and Prominent Citizens
Will Meet to Devise Method
for Aiding Stricken
Italians

A committee composed of some Of
the most prominent citizens and busl-
ness men of Los Angeles will meet this
morning at 10 o'clock in the rooms Of
the Merchants and Manufacturers as
ISOLATION to discuss ways and means OF
sending relief from Los Angeles to de-
Vastated Southern Italy
The committee is composed of Frank
Virgins, j. o. ISoepfli, j. M. Schneider,
George H. Stewart, +. l.. Duque, Niles
Pease, r. J. Zeehandelaar and Mayor
A. c. Harper.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-31
APPLIES 20 CITY COUNCIL FOR
AN ELECTRIC ROAD FRANCHISE

H. F. Vollmer has applied to the
CITY council for an electric railway
franchise on Fifty-fourth street from
Hoover to Dalton
This will be a continuation of the
Fifty-fourth street line and viii make
complete cross-town line in the south
ern part of the city from San Pedro to
Dalton.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-31

to pass without comment, but we feel
that the situation is equivocal and
steps should be taken, even at this
late day, to conform to the require
ments. To this end we invite a con-
ference with your honorable board to
determine what can best be DONE"
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-31
wln pa1 sz5o.ooo Raek Taxes

CINCINNATI, Dec 30-The Union
Central Life Insurance company of
Cincinnati will pay to Hamilton county
the sum of S750,0O0 in settlement of the
claims of the county against the conn
pany for more than $3,000,000 in back
taxes. The settlement Was reached tc-
day.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-31
Silence!

The instinct of modesty natural every is often
GREAT hndrance the of womany diseases Women
Shrink from the personal questions of the local physician
which seem ndccate The thought of examination is abb
borrent to them they endure in silence condition
M disease surely progresses from bad to worse
n mas been DR.. Pierce's privilege 10 cure
orcaf many women who have found a REFUGE
FAR nodesky in his offer of FREE consular
n flor BY letter All correspondence is held
Isl - sgcredIy confidential address Or. r. Y.
neck made 4hrce, Buffalo, N. y.
smissed ~ . ts, prescr;nt;op restores and regulates
Tdas nlv functions aboIshes pain and builds up and
~ eor ~ Finishing touch of health every weak woman
| the bank il fair trial.
howed he NJ axes Weak Women Strong,
Argument Sick Women Well.
card befq 8l -. $3.50. - . s,,h.t;,,,te
W IacohoIic medicine COMPOSITION
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-31
New Years
Groceries

PRE-INVENTORY PRICES
Prices play an all important part in
this great Grocery Department
Sugar Cured Eastern Hams, III lie
G Lbs. Fancy Sweet Potatoes Zoe
Lbs. New Pink Beans ....... 25c
2-Pound Roll LA Premier Butter. Csc
3 Packages Graham Crackers,
National Biscuit Co.'S ......... Zoe
Lib Fancy Layer Raisins 10c
Gallon Sweet Cider, New York
State" .....+..... .......... Soc
Toe allowed for return of jugs.
LIB. California Cream Cheese. iSc
Pound Imported Layer Figs 25c
Pkg. RaisiBs, London Layer. .15c
2-Oz. Rot. Van Duzer's Vanilla 25c
= Lbs. Fancy Mixed Nuts. 25c
Pound Large Budded Walnuts. zoe
Pound Almonds, Paper Shell. ... I4c
8 Pkgs. GlenwOod Miucemeat. 25e
Pint Jar California Strained
Honey ,........... ...s..s' Toe
Dozen Fancy Navel Oranges. 49,. zoe
LIB. Broadway Extra Coffee. soc
Can Bartlett Pears, in Heavy
syrup .-....st.,.+. .,..t't.'. ioc
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-31

THIS FILM WAS PRODUCED FROM THE
REST AND MOST COMpI FTE ORIGTMAI
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-31

check naad%
dismissed n
terday W q
Wyer, q MN,
check for sly
in the bank !
showed he M
the bank
Argument
heard befq
Wednesday. 2
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-18

Thomas f. Shea's company inciudes
Messrs Charters. Lake and Cassidy ana
Misses Burkett and Ford.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-18
EARLY COLLAR wEARER.
First Neck Decorations-Inven
of Linen Collar.
From the London Globe.

From the London Globe.
Mans first real step forward toward
civilization was the assumption of {
collar. 1t is true that the early collar
was more like necklace and that 1t wa:
made of teeth or cowrie shells, the teeti
being the spoils of some enemy. such a:
a man Of another tribe or wild beas
which it was credit to have killed.
And it Is a curious thing that the NECK
should have been the first part of the
body to be decorated. 1t comes before
the head. with the band of grass or hide
into which feathers were stuck and which
evolved into the crown in one direction
and into the hat in the other. 1t comes
before the wrists, on which bangles have
developed into bracelets and the kindred
cuffs; before the waist and long before
the fingers. 1t was this primitive instinct
for adjoining the neck that led the African
chieftain to reject all other forms OF
European rament and to bedeck himself
with the paper collar of the wandering
white man. And the more important a
man became the greater was the number
of strings of shells or teeth that he put
round his neck until he became az
swathed as Beau Brummel or the prince
regent and no doubt as diSniiied.
But then comes the curious gap In his
tory. The ancient civilizations were not
habitual collar wearers, but that was
probably because they lived round abou,
the Mediterranean. where it is too hot to
wrap up the neck, and because they
looked on 1t as DarbarOus thing to do
a habit to be left to the outlandish
tribes. In fact. the Baby lonians Greeks
and Romans classed collars with trousers
as things which no one but a barbarian
would wear. and that Is the real reason
why our civilization is SO superior to
theirs.
The white or linen collar is quite a
modern invention. 1t turned up suddenly
in the middle ages in the form of the run
which was said to have been invented to
hide a scar on some royal parsonage s
neck. 1t reached its height III EliZabe ttlar
collar of the cavalier and the starched
and plain linen of the Puritan.
In Georgian days the collar was merged
in the stock, only to come to the from,
again in Byronic times. when the poet
wore the turned-dOwn collar, which al
most proclaimed its wearer a freethinker
Next came the regency collar. with its
folds upon folds Of cravat, which was
worn in a modified form by old gentlemen
even in the seventies, though twenty
years before smart young men in Lon
don had worn a small all-around collar
just like that which is known today as
the military"
lapse into the Byronic collar. which for
some reason or another was called the
"ShakeSpeare." perhaps from linen
Diapers idea that one poet was good
as another For the last thirty years the
all-around stiff collar has reigned SUI
preme. with such little eccentrcities as
turned down corners and butterfly fronts
though Of late 1t has been threatened by
the double collar variously known as the
''Roddy Owen" or the "Barmaid.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-18
well-nigh exhausted by the prolonged

! struggle.
! The constants OF helium while showing
| some important points OF difference are
found to agree very remarkably with the
! predictions made by Dewar on theoretical
grounds in his presidential address to the
! British Association in 1902. After a cor
rection of two-tenths Of degree the
boiling point of the liquid Is found to be
40 degrees centigrade. BY exhaustion to
| below one centiIneter, and probably below
seven millmcters OF pressure, the profess
| or considers that the temperature was
reduced to about three degrees without
however. affecting the mobility Of the
| liquid.
| The density Of the liquid helium Is OILS.
or about double that OF liquid hydrogen:
and the proportion between the density
| of the vapor and that OF the liquid Is as
| 1 to IL.
| The critical pressure is in the neighbor-
| mood OF two or three atmospheres which
| Is relatively low in comparison with the
| figures for other gases.
! Prof. Cn1eS deduces a critical tempera-
| ture not much higher than five degrees
centigrade. But with regard to this and all
| the other figures he says that more care
| full measurements and calculations must
| be made before any certain and final con-
cluson can be reached. AT temperatures
! so near to the absolute zero there is al
ways room for doubt in the application
! of laws deduc2d from the behavior OF
! bodies IN more normal conditions, and
| for the present we must apparently b..
content to accept the values of the halium
constants as provisional.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-18
HATS OFF AT MATINEES.
English Women Observe Self-Impos-
ed Rule at Theaters.

From the Daily Mirror.
Hats or was the rule at the West
End theaters yesterday, the principal
matinee day OF the week.
1t was the first matinee day since the
incident at the Garrick Theater last Sat-
urday, when two women In the stalls dur
ing a performance of Idols declined to
remove their large hats at the request
of a gentleman. and were given a box by
the management as the best way Of salts
flying all concerned. AS a result of this
incident playgoers were yesterday keenly
interested in the problem of the matinee
hat"
But there were no incidents" yesterday
afternoon. The crowds of woman play.
goers seemed to have dressed with the
special intention Of showing that they
dsapprove the action Of those Of their
sex who allow thel: adherence to fashion
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-18

The machine experts of Japan have in
creased In number five times In one year
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-18
HELIUM'S LIQUEFACTION.
Prof. Onnes of Amsterdam Tells
How It Is Done.
From the London Times.

From the London Times
In his communication to the Amsterdam
Academy concerning the liquefaction Of
helium Prof. Onnes describes in consid-
cradle detail the steps that led up to that
achievement. the complicated apparatus
employed. and the difficulties that had to
be surmounted. The narrative conveys
a vivid impression of the obstacles that
have to be overcome in order to lower
temperature a very few degrees In the
neighborhood Of the zero Of absolute tenn
perature. In spite of the most elaborate
and comprehensive preparation and am
pie supplies of liquid hydrogen. not only
was the whole apparatus with its sub
sidiary arrangements. tested to its ut
most capacity, but the ply sical energies
Of .he professor and his assistants were
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-18
WOMAN BEAR HUNTER.
A Story Of Adventure From the
Montana Mountains.

From the KaitspeIl Bee
F'lathead county contains the distinction
of having one of the champion feminine
bear hunters Of the west
While watching for deer in a meadow
on her homestead, twenty miles northwest
of Kalispel, last Saturday. Frances Jur-
ens-Kleinschmidt was surprised by a
brown bear which appeared in the brush
at the edge of the meadow. She imme-
diately laid the bear low with a shot
through the body.
A moment later two other bears ap-
peared, one of which the lady succeeded
in wounding. But. having taken only six
cartridges with her, was obliged to re-
turn to her house for ammunition
Returning to the scene Of action accom-
panied by Miss Haze Whiteside, the first
bear wounded was found in the heavy un-
dergrowth and at once showed fight, but
was killed by shot which broke its neck.
The ladies ten took the trail Of the other
wounded animal, but were unable to over
take 1t. though the trail was we'll marked
with blood. They then returned and
skinned the dead bear, which weighed
about 200 pounds.