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Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-04
Choice of Evidence

This may appeal to some persons
who have followed that long trail,
house hunting" in Los Angeles:
The venerable and learned justice,
John M. Harlan during game Of golf
at Chevy Chase, explained the intrica-
cies of evidence to a young man.
Justice Harlan illustrated well the
case of conflicting evidence-how, when
the statements of two witnesses are op-
posed, the more probable statement is
to be accepted.
"It is like the boy and the house
hunter.
"a house hunter, getting off train
at suburban station, said to boy:
"'My lad, / am looking for Mr.
Smithson's new block of semi-detached
cottages. How far are they from here?
ABOUT twenty minutes walk the
boy replied.
Twenty minutes? exclaimed the
house hunter. Nonsense! The adver-
tisement says five'
"'Well said the boy, you can be-
lieve me or you can believe the adver-
tisement; but I amt tryin' to make nc
SALE"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-04
PROUD WHITTIER

A FARMERS INSTITUTE held at
"a Whittier by the University OF
"A California college of agriculture
will celebrate the opening Of the
Southern California pathological lab
oralory. Farming has at last reached
its proper place in the estimation of
English speaking people The farmer
was once called a drudge. a hind, a
dun witted fellow, in spite Of the fact
that some of the brightest inlellects
ever used by mankind belonged to
farmers. "Clodhoppers,' forsooth!
Robert Burns was a clodhopper. One
day when he was hopping over the
clods he crushed the life out of a
daisy and he wrote a dirge for the
wee, modest, erimson-tipped flower
that is still remembered by the world.
Farming is one of the learned profess
sions. 1t is high time that that fact
should be recognized. Hail, farmers
institute!
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-04
Daily Naval Report
WAsHINGroN. March a.-Naval or.

WASHINGTON, March 3.-Naval or
ders issued today were as follows:
Lieutenant H. N. Jenson, from fleet
ordnance officer of the Pacific fleet on
the West Virginia to the bureau of
ordnance, navy department, Washing
ton, d. c.
Passed Assistant Surgeon A. B. Cliff
ford, from the naval medical school
hospital. Washington, d. c., to the
United States naval hospital, New Fort
Lyon, Colo. March IL, 1908.
Paymaster w. J. Little, as pay officer
on the Hancock and additional duty in
charge of accounts of yard craft, sub
marines, naval reserve ship and naval
hospital at the navy yard, New York,
March 2. 1908.
Paymaster C. S. Baker. to the Ver-
mont, sailing from San Diego, Cal, on
or about March II, 1908.
Paymaster @. Skipwith, from the
Milwaukee to the Pennsylvania, April
10. 1908.
Paymaster 7. w. Leutze, from the
Hancock, at the navy yard at New
York, N. Y, on March 2, 1908, settle
accounts and wait orders.
Paymaster J. s. Higgins, detached
duty Vermont, to home, settle ac-
counts and wait orders.
Passed Assistant Paymaster w. G.
Fite, orders to the navy yard, Boston,
Mass, revoked; to Milwaukee.
Marine Corps Orders
Colonel Allen C. Kelton, from head
quarters, United States marine corps,
and ordered to report to the command
ant of the navy yard at Portsmouth,
N. H, for duty in command of the ma
val prison at that station.
First Lieutenant Edward A. Greene
| 4 How assfRlra ~ q
yard, New York, N. Y, for temporary
| duty.
First Lieutenant William A. How
ard ordered to marine barracks, navy
yard, New York, N. Y, for temporary
duty.
Movements of Naval Vessels
The Nebraska has left San Francisco
! for Bremerton.
The Rainbow is at Manila.
The Galveston is at Manila.
| The Paducah has left Guantanamo
| for Gonaives.
Navy Notes
| Captain Aaron Ward has been or
dered from command of the cruiser
! PENNSYLVANIA, which is now on its way
| to the Bremerton navy yard, from
Magdalena bay. He will report home
| for future orders. Captain Frank "A.
Wilmer will succeed Captain Ward in
command of the Pennsylvania.
One 21-inch submerged torpedo tube
has been shipped from the naval gun
factory to Boston, Mass, for the Birm-
ingham.
The naval board which examined
into the recent drownings of Privates
| Steenerson and Mcintosh of the marine
corps at Newport, r. l., has reported
| that in it's, opinion the deaths were
purely accidental. The evidence was
| that Steenerson jumped into the water
| in an effort to save his comrade. Nc
| further action is likely.
Estimates for converting several oi
| the transports on the Pacific coast into
! hospital ships, made at the instigatior
| of the bureau of medicine and surgery
! show that the transport Solace WoulC
be the ship which could be converted
| at minimum cost. Secretary Metcali
approves the idea of converting tht
Solace and two or three other trans
ports into hospital ships when the fee
reaches the Pacific.
Additional work found necessary OF
the monitor Florida will necessitate {
delay in the experiments to be made
in firing a shell and torpedo at tina
ship. The department does not wisl
any of the details of the experiment
| published.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-04

A New York minister predicts that
Manhattan will be missionary field
one hundred years hence and that all
the churches will be sending mission
aries to attempt to win it back to
Christianity. The predicting preacher
is perhaps an accurate prophet, odt
he might have added that today there
are more heather in New York than
in many of the Asiatic and African
cities to which New York is sending
missionaries.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-04

Seventy-five per cent of the men in
California who go wrong whose integ-
rity is guaranteed by the National
Surety company are tempted and fall
through betting on the races. This is
the expert testimony Of the president
of the National Surety company. and
his evidence should be accepted as
final. Almost 25 per cent are tempted
and fall on account of having given
way to the drink habit, which has
weakened their will power. The entire
100 per cent of our wrongdoers are
apportioned mainly between TWO
causes, each of which is amendable.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-04
Where's the Spelling soarde

Chtcheglevitoff is the name of the
Russian minister of justice. Such
chain armor name ought to be bomb
proof.
En- Sue is the name of the champion
Chinese sprinter who smashed an
American record All America beaten
by a Chink. Dear, dear, what will
ensue?
An American general threatened to
make wilderness of rebellious
Samar. The Filipinos say that he has
carried out his threat Evidently he
is not a good Samaritan.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-04

The night hackmen of Los Angeles
the cabbies who are known in the big
eastern cities as nighthawks-are ex-
empted from the necessity of obtaining
permits from the police board. AT
first glance the casual reader may not
see much in this statement. A little
reflection will inform him that Los
Angeles must be much cleaner than
eastern cities. People as rule keep
good hours here Few hackmen tind
it worth while to ply their trade by
niyht and smaII-houred morning.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-04
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MN ER0ra A <Nl
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Settles Big Question

Peck--I see the clubs are discussing
the question: SHOULD a woman re-
ceive a mans salary"
Beck-I see small difficulty there.
Peck-Well. if you know the answer
kick in, the ladies are all waiting.
Beck-If the woman is the mans
wife it's a cinch she gets his salary.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-04
Evolution in Literature

Friend-How'd you come to write that
"best seller?
The Modern Lit'ry Gent--First was
struck by thought. / epigramized the
thought, sketchized the epigram, play
lied the sketch, novelized the play and
advertised the novel!--Puck.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-04

The military cap of Los Angeles
health department is said to be vio-
lation of the code. The board has al
ready suspended for week a fuml-
gator who was patriotically squeam-
ish about wearing it. The loss Of a
weeks wages persuaded him that the
Imminent exigency of paying board
bills was above the ulterior possibility
of being hanged, drawn and quartered
by Uncle Sam for wearing fake SOL
der cap.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-04

An Ohio teacher said to a talkative
child. 'T'll drive a tack through tnat
tongue of yours" Child went home
and said, Teacher drove tack
through my tongue for talking" There
was much excitement. Then came an
investigation. The unfortunate teach
er was able to deny successfully the
charge in chief, but she had to ac-
knowledge having made the threat
That cost her fine of SO and her job.
Hard lines, you say. Very. But the
moral is that teachers who rebuke
children for talking too much should
not talk too much themselves.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-04
NOT an Exnert

Three faces of participants in cele-
brated criminal trial were submitted &c
friendly critic by an artist who had
sketehed them.
Tough looking crowd" said the
friend, especially this fellow over here.
Did you ever see such a hangdog, GRIM
inal look?
Hold hard, boy!" cried the artist
that isn't one of the gang. That's the
Judge"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-04

our cheerful friend Prof. Wincenty
Iutoslawski says that there will be a
general European war in Europe IN
two or three years and that the United
States will coincidentiy have her hands
full with Japan. The Polish professor
apparently thinks that civilization VIII
come TO an end in general Kilkenny
cat row.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-04
Cop as a Merry Jester

A Pittsburg policeman who was
caught levying blackmail said it was
all Joke. We should be thankful Los
Angeles officers are all serious minded
gentlemen.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-04
Is This Reformed speIllns7

A physician in ST. Louis in certifying
that a defendant was unable to appear
in court wrote that the man was
'Cyck Under mie car and Unable to
Wock."
Not bad for Missouri.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-04
whars Mr. Nelaon Poured

Would it vex anybody If the papers
printed list of the unbonneted gents
present at the McCarey pink tea at the
pavilion last night?
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-01
SLOW GETTING IN
TUESDAYS ELECTION
Few Wagers and Only Small
Ones in New York.

New York, Oct. 3I.--In the election
bets which have SO far been made in
this city odds of four and three to
one have been laid on the affair. AL
though several hundreds of wagers
have been made in Wall street and in
the Hoffman house, the Waldorf-As-
toria and other hotels where the poll
ticians gather they have not been for
large amounts. The two men in this
city who do most of the commission
work have not as yet placed higher
bets than $4,000 That wager was on
the state ticket. and it was one of $5.-
600 to $4,000 that Chanler would de-
feat Hughes.
The new gambling law has practi-
cally put an end to open election bet
ting in this city. There will be no
betting ring in the Hoffman house on
Monday night of next week.
One man, who for many years has
earned large profit as professional
stakeholder and as commissioner for
the placing of bets, has decided not to
attempt to place any bets in this city.
He has made his headquarters in err
sey City and will record the wagers
made through him ON that side of the
Hudson river.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-01
Undecided Whether She Will
Stay in College or Be
Bud in Society.
SURE FATHER WILL WIN.
SHE SAYS THAT NEARLY EVERY.
BODY IS GOING TO VOTE Fof
PAPA-HATEs TO MISS ALL THE
GAYETY.

Philadelphia, Pa, Oct. 31.-Miss
Helen Taft, who is member of the
very new freshmen class at Bryn Mawr
College, is SO certain that her father
will be elected to the presidency that
she has already begun to debate wheth-
er she shall remain student in the
quiet little mainline college town or
blossom forth as social figure in the
gay circles of the capital.
To Miss Helen it appears hardly ne
cessary to hold an election. but, OF
course, she comedies that it is a good
thing to do. so that everything will be
constitutional. But SO far as the vot-
ing is concerned, Miss Taft really
thinks it quite foolish waste OF
money for newspapers to send wise
correspondents out to see how the
election is to result, for, she says
nearly everybody is going to vote for
father"
Planning along this positive line
barring Mr.. Bryan out altogether
Miss Helen has already started in to
prepare herself for the Inauguration
next March. ''Oh, yes, I shall attend
papa's inauguration; / wouldn't miss
it for the world" she says.
/ And then she intimated that she has
already begun to think about the pc
riod that will come after "papa's inau-
guration." If Mr.. Taft is elected and
Helen remains at school his term will
/ e nearly over when she leaves college
Tor the term is four years at Bryn
Mawr That's what worries her. She
would like to stay at school in order to
get the education, but it seems ex-
tremely cruel to- her that she should
be forced to give up all the gayety
that naturally rebounds to the femi-
nine residents of the White House.
So she made it very plain that, in
her letters to mamma and papa, she
has already begun to discuss what "she
is going to do during the next four
years.
Should Miss Taft leave the college
she would be greatly missed, for she
already is one of the most popular
girls there. She has invented a
punch" which will be sacred to ath-
letic meets for some time to come, and
has proved her mettle on the campus
in many college pranks and athletic
events. -.... s.
Having Good Fun. ..
She was hazed, too. as she laugh
ingly admitted, but said that she
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-01
Halloween Generally 0bserv-
ed But in Accordance
To Law.
USUAL FRANKS PLAYED.
RESIDENTS WERE KEPT IN CON-
SLANT FEAR OF HARM TO PROP
ERTY-POLiCE RECEIVE BUT
FEW COMPLAINTS.

The curfew hour was extended indie
finitely last evening and the happy
youngsters who were celebrating the
grand old halloween in strictly
modern way, were not interferred
with by the police so long as the bonds
of reason were observed. Nat until
late in the evening was a single COM
plant registered with Night Sergeant
Winters. The boys and girls were en-
joying the occasion to the best of
their advantages. Many man was
out bright and early this morning
hunting for missing door steps. Gar
bage cans were carried blocks from
home and piled up on vacant lots. The
revelers had hearty good time.
Boys will be boys and SO there were
many singing faces on Main and
other streets Of the city early in the
evening. The stings came usually from
corn that was thrown at the passers-
by.
The crowd on Main street was I'M
usually dense. 1t was Saturday night
and political meeting was in prog
ress besides. This brought out the
people and with them came the lads
and lasses bent on mischief. Bushels
and bushels of corn were wasted about
the street and the street cleaning de-
partment will have busy time.
: In the res'1ence portions of the city
cabbage heads were thrown and hedge
apples were rolled across verandas to
bang into sitting-room doors with a
terrific crash. The old but ever pop
ular stunt of throwing stone on a
veranda and following the noise with
q smash of window glass to alarm
those inside and lead them to believe
. window had been broken was pulled
off repeatedly. OF course there was
making devises that ratified upon the
window panes. Owing to the warming
from the superintendent of police there
was not as much smearing of soap on
the windows as has been the custom
for the last few years. The notice of
the superintendent was observed gen.
orally The jollifiers took the chief
at his word and made the most of
their opportunity.
In few sections of the city. wagons
that had been left on vacant lots will
rrobably be found missing this morn
Ing. Piles of lumber were overturned
tvhere the construction of buildings
was in progress and few mortar
bins were upset, but this was about
,the extent of the more serious damage.
l The number of masqueraders upon
he streets last night was far in excess
ybf similar occasions in previous
years. The use of the false face seems
to be becoming more popular. Dozens
of spooky ghosts walked about ar
rayed in their spotless white of sheet
ing and large number of the skele-
ton false faces used recently in parade
by secret organization were made to
do service again. Many of the maskers
carried iack-o'-lanterns.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-01
CLUB NEWS.

The members of the Standard
Bearers society gave an enjoyable
Halloween party last evening at the
home of Mrs. w. M. Nelson on North
A street. Each member with an invit-
ed guest came masked. The reception
hall was decorated with pumpkins
and corn. Jock o'lanterns furnished
the light for the dining room where
luncheon was served. Games and mu-
sic were features of the evening.
Miss Mary Howes, Miss Iona Lamb
and Miss Frances Cheesman gave sew
eral beautiful musical numbers. The
guests were Treva Young, Blanche
Compton, Leonle Druley, Margaret
Farrow, Lottie Canaan, Margaret
Mount, Charlotte James, Mildred Par
ker, JUNE Shelley. Marian Russell,
Mary Howes, Frances Cheesman,
Mary Ferguson, Alva Shelley, Wilma
Willett, Charline Fulgham, Cleo Suits
man, Grace Landwehr, Lottie Canaan,
Estella Thomas, Ruth Kohlstedt and
Iona Lamb.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-01
Gunners, Patron Saint.

Why was ST. Barbara chosen to be
the patron saint of all gunners: II
IS ono OF those things which are to be
known and which one ought to know,
but does not Meanwhile there is the
fact that she does intercede for all
gunners by land or sea-
In the old French navy the Ste.
Barbe was the gun room. and the name
may be found with that meaning at
tached to 1t In all dictionaries More
over. In France she is the saint not
only Of gunners, but Of all fire bri-
gades. The sapeurs pompiers, who
FIR some mysterious reason are a reg
ular chopping block for jokes. hold
their holiday on the day of her feast
Westminster Gazette.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-01

only freshman, and only the "sophs"
and undergraduates had attained suf-
ficient dignity to discuss college mat
ters. Its all good fun" she said,
and Just because of that it is harder
for me to decide what l am to do in
the future. OF course. I was haZed
and took part in our rush night but
it was nothing very terrible, and we
shall never tell Just what did happen,
any more than Masons tell of their in
itiations.
I'VE all went over to Pembroke hall,
which was cleared for action and
there the freshies and the sophs lined
up and rushed each other We sang
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-01

were won by Miss Ruby Haner and
Miss Opal Husson. After the game
a dainty luncheon was served by the
hostess.
- y
Mr.. and Mrs. o. Schultz entertained
with dinner party yesterday, in
honor of Mr.. P. Schultz, of Bath, Ind.
The affair was also given to celebrate
Mr.. P. Schultz's birthday anniversary
and also that Of his little sons.
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The ladies' of the Golden Eagle will
give dancing party Tuesday evening
in the Odd Fellows hail.
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The dancing class under the direc-
ton Of Mrs. Gertie Kolp, which was
organized by Mrs. Henry Gennett, of
East Main street, will meet Monday
evening instead of Tuesday as prev
iously announced. The class is COM
posed of about twenty-five couples and
is composed of the older society folks
The lesson is from until 8 o'clock,
after which dancing is usually enjoyed
until late hour.
Unlike the cotillion class, the men,
bership is not limited and any former
members of the various dancing
classes and clubs are invited to attend.
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The Trifolium Literary society will
meet Monday evening at the First
English Lutheran church.
- - .x
Mrs. John Coate will be hostess for
a meeting of the Ticknor club, Mon
day afternoon, at her home on South
Twelfth street.
The Magazine club will hold it's reg
ular meeting Monday afternoon.
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The Helping Hand society will meet
Thursday afternoon, the place of meet
ing to be announced later.
- -
The Eureka Card club held a hal
lowe'en party last evening at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Stauber on
South Seventh street.
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The Domestic Science association
will meet Wednesday of this week.
" - >
The members of the Country club
house are making preparations for
their annual business meeting to be
held this week. The committee in
charge will arrange for some social
event to be held after the meeting.
- = -
Miss Martha Mcclellan entertained
few friends informally last evening
at her home on South Thirteenth
street Among the guests were Miss
Bertha Carver, Miss Bessie Broom
hall, Mr.. Mark Pennell. Mr.. Frank
Lancaster and Mr.. Carl Eggemeyer.
= y -
Mrs. WI Boyd entertained last ev-
ening for Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Noble
and son of Centerville at her home,
500 National avenue.
= = =
Miss Mata Pfaff1in entertained with
a Halloween party last evening at
her home on North Sixth street.
- - -
Miss Ruth Gilchrist will entertain
with cards Monday evening at her
home on Kinsey street
= - >
The Ladies Aid society of the Grace
NJ. q. church is making preparations
for several all day sessions to be held
in the church parlors at which time
they win be glad to quilt or knot COM