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Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-18
DECLARES SCHOOL Is
NOT BUILT PROPERLY
[SneciaI TO The Hsrald.1

OCEAN PARK, Oct. 17.-At a meet
ing of the executive committee of Santa
Monica bay chamber of commerce last
night a letter from John w. Lincoln
was read, in which he alleges the
Washington school is not being. con-
structed properly. Mr.. Lincoln claims
the foundation is not sufficiently
heavy, the stairway defective and
enumerates a number of other faults.
He accuses the architect of not doing
competent work. A committee was
appointed of E. J. VaWter,. ST., j. ID.
Blanchard, C. n. Brundage, P. j. Dud-
ley and Grant Smith to investigate the
charges.
A committee also was appointed to
take up the question of station at
Pier avenue. M. r. King, b. ). NaW-
ter, sr., and A. f. Webster are TO see
the Los Angeles-Pacif company and
see what can be done about hastenlng
the construction.
G. d. Snyder, NJ. Kelly, John w. Lin
coin, e. w. Pinkerton, r. III. Wilson,
Snyder & Burke, Robert j. Heney, E.
S. Brooks, Fred f. Stockwell, c. L.
Bender and e. w. Baker were admitted
to membership.
A public meeting is to be held next
week. the date for which will be an
nounced later.
Arrangements have been made to
have members of the waterways COM
mission of Los Angeles come and dis
cuss a, question of Santa Monica bay
as a harbor. The feasibility of organ
izing a band will be discussed also.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-18
You May Enjoy
Your Meals
If You Will but Equip Your Stomach
With the Right Means to
Handle the Food

If you go into a restaurant Gale or
hotel. where all your environments, the
lights. dazzling linen, silver cut glass,
music, chatting and laughing women,
seem to foretell of a pleasant meal,
your stomach should not revolt when
you read the menu card.
Heavy steaks, soups, oysters, entrees,
salads. etc, should hold no terrors for
the healthy stomach, and they do not.
A small box of Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets placed in your vest pocket will
be sufficient guard against the mad
revels of a Wornout stomach.
A tablet taken few moments after
a copious meal viii remove any ill
effects of food from your stomach and
you may eat as generously as those
about you.
One of these little tablets will of it
self settle all questions of indigestion
for that meal and will place your
stomach and digestive organs in a
better condition for the next.
Your blood will be enriched, and the
depleted gastric fluids will be rebuilt.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are nat
ural, active, digestive agents who give
to the gastric juices the elements they
lack, which ease the stomach, remove
irritation and enrich and stimulate the
blood.
All of these statements may be veri-
fled if you will take but little of your
time to prove them.
Every druggist carries Stuart's Dys-
pepsia Tablets in stock and will tell
you Of their merit. These tablets sell
for so cents per box, or send us your
name and address and we will send you
AT once by mail a trial package free.
Address r. A. Stuart Co., 15O Stuart
Bldg, Marshall, Mich.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-18
Musical World

The advance sale of season tickets
for the Philharmonic course will open
Thursday morning at Bartlett's in the
Blanchard building, and Thursday Fri
day and Saturday will be given over
to the patrons of last year who WISH
to again secure seats. Orders Will be
received from the general public on
and after October 26 at the same box
office.
The season ticket sale for the Los
Angeles Symphony of six concerts
opens at the same place to last year
subscribers October 20, the directors
having decided to reserve Thursday,
Friday and Saturday for the regular
patrons, opening the sale to the gem
eral public Monday, October 26.
Tickets for the Lott -Krauss series
of chamber music concerts VIII De
placed on sale at the same place Oc-
tober 22, allowing patrons of the Phll-
harmonic course and the Los Angeles
Symphony to make their reservations
for this series at the same time. The
season ticket sale to the general public
will be opened October 26.
Mr. Behymer has made the above
arrangements this season owing to the
=. fact that many patrons have taken
Scason tickets to both philharmonic
course ana SYMPHONY COllSCl - SS'~A
year, and it is expected that the Lott
Krauss series will be added by many
this season. BY opening the three
sales at once he enables the patrons
to make one trip to the box office and
to secure seats for the entire season
at once.
J. L. Allen, who for three years has
successfully managed the lyceum at
fractions FOR the Behymer lyceum and
musical bureau, throughout Southern
California, will spend four months in
Europe Immediately after the close of
the present season in Los Angeles.
Mr.. Allen plans to visit all the great
music centers of Europe and expects
to engage three artistes to visit the
United States next year and to make
an extended tour under his manage
meat. Allen will be accompanied by
his nephew Russell Sards, on his trip.
s.
Miss Lillian Adams, who gives her
homecoming concert here at the Gam
ut Club auditorium Tuesday evening,
November II, has been devoting many
hours "A Gay as she can possibly spare
from her pupils to working up her
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-18
DE CHAUVENET CRYSTALLIZES
'ESPRlT FRANCHISE IN
"PECADORA"

De Chauvenet's "Pecadora" grand
morceau de concert will soon be pub
lished. An eminent composer has al
ready pronounced it without doubt
the most effective piano piece of mod
ern times"
"Pecadora" possesses "Pesprit fran
cais," the clearness, the electric melo-
dy, the we'll balanced harmonies, the
sound perception of force. as well as
of delicacy, which true musicianship
and artistic taste could not excel.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-18
RAIN DIscLoSES DEFECTS
IN WIRING OF BUILDINGS

SAN PEDRO, Oct. H. Considerable
amusement was afforded crowd at
Fifth and Beacon streets this morning
lust after the rain. In some manner
tn, iron basement doors in the side
walk became charged with electricity
and a dog running across the damp
iron received a succession of shocks.
The boys then had to test the current,
and they soon received all they cared
to take.
The lineman from the Edison Elec-
tric company was summoned, but was
unable to locate the source of the
trouble. AS storekeepers at this cor
ner complain that they have been
shocked" for several days past, Man
ager Percival says he will have all
the wiring in the building overhauled
and endeavor to stop the leak.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-18

HN HE date for the Kopta violin re-
cital is Thursday evening, october
- %, and it will take place at Simp-
son auditorium. Kopta's violin play
ing is always genuine treat. There
is a wonderfully alluring persuasion
in Kopta's playing and those who have
heard this great violinist realize that
a treat is in store for them. Herr
Kopta will be assisted by Nuncie Sa-
bini Bittman, well known contralto
of this city and Pasadena. The COM
plete program follows:
Suite for violin and piano (Sinding) (al
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-18
ON I@s6e9 ~
WENzEL KoPTA

presto; Cb) adagia: (c) tempo giusto, Mrs.
NJ. Hennion Robinson and w. Kopta.
Song, Lend Me Thine Aid" Saint Saens)
from Samson and Dellah," Mrs. Nuncie
Sabini Bittman.
Violin solos-(a) Romance" Saint saens)
(b) Zephyr" (Hubay); (c) "Slavisch Dance"
Dvoral1); (d) Ekloge," tNesvera); (e) "Polo-
naise de Concert" CLaub). Wenzel Kopta-
"Andante con Variatione," (Beethoven)
from THE Kreutzer Sonate," Mrs. NJ. Hen
nion Robinson and w. Kopta.
Song king Duncan's Daughter" (Alht-
SEM Mrs. Nuncie Sabini Bittman
Violin solo. Second Concerto (PaganinD,
(a) Adago; (b) "Rondo Glochett' La Campan-
ella. Wenzel Kopta
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-18
E. w. Blackstone Coming

e. w. Blackstone, late of Chicago,
famous as the author of Jesus Is
Coming" will speak Sunday at 7:45
D. m. in the Bible Institute hall, 300
264 South Main street, on the theme,
Together" Samuel l.. Todd will con-
duct the singing.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-18
If You Have $40 or
More for Investment

at 1926 or better, fill out the subjoined cou-
pom and mail it or bring it to us for full par
ticulars of cumulative, participating, pre-
ferred investment in a company headed by
reputable, well known Los Angeles men.
The company will have a monopoly of its
product in the particular territory covered.
Similar companies in other cities are now,
and have been for years, paying annual
dividends of Is to 6096.
The Washington times., 1908-03-29
RIOT OF AINSTRELSY
FOR G. v. j. BENEFIT

That the appetite for u.Instrelsy is as
keen as in the days OF gore. IS evi-
denced by the great interest being taken
by the. students and alumni of George
Washington University IN the big merry
minstrels TO be given by the students
OF the Hatchetite Institution al the New
National Theater~ on A Dril Is, 1903, for
the benefit Of the athIe' &c association
Left without an athl tic field by the
sale of Van n, 80 Park and a deficit in
the athletic associate treasury, the
undergraduate with comnendable en-
ergy that btspeaks success, have deter
mined TO alleviate these conditions
which so seriously threaten the success
Of athletics next year.
That the big show Will be unique and
entertaining is the assurance Of waldo
Pearce, Of the hrst year dental school,
who has complete charge Of ctcSing the
production. NJ. Pearce has Deen highly
successful IN putting on college min
strels at other institutions. and with
him as the moving spirit there can be
no doubt that the public viii be treated
10 high-clhs5 minstrelsy.
Mr. PefLrce referred to the talent at
his disposal IN enthusiastic terms. The
opening chorus" said he. which con-
sists ofq fly students. is the finest
have ever Rad the pleasure of training.
while the ends are possessed OF that
natural humor that IS refreshing. All
the more highly developed voices in the
university VIII be presented in special
ties which will afford them an OppOr-
tunfty to be heard AT their best"
The Washington times., 1908-03-29
LAMAR MAKES SPEECH
TO MISSOURI SOCIETY

Missouri leads them al" said Rep
resentative Robert Lamar last even
ing as a fitting conclusion 10 his ad-
dress delivered before the Missouri So
ciety at Pythian Temple. Before q
gathering of natives of that State he
extoIled the merits Of the Common
wealth, and described in a vivid manner
its enormous resources. its great agri-
cultural wealth, and its manufacturing
activities.
If it were not that 2. hundred mil
lion has been spent 70 locate the Cap
itaI in Washington It would be a good
thing TO move It to Missouri" he said
He told how that State led IN almost
everything from the greatest hay crop
TO the smallest number Of iuiterates, Its
surprising cattle and sheep, its fertile
soil. and its brainy men.
Senator W. J. Stone was to have beer
present, but he was obliged to send a
letter Of regret owing to the fact that
he vas one Of the pallbearers at the
funeral OF Senator William ]. Bryan
OF Florida.
The Washington times., 1908-03-29
Anti I aft Forces Arrayed
Under W. J. divers Banner

have thus far had a big advantage by
reason of their promptness and conf
dence In claiming everything In sight
Herea ter there viii be some claims
from The other side, and 1t is promised
that the claim department OF the op-
position Is going to be equipped with IN
surpassed facilities. II "Old Sleuth"
Hitchcock gets any the better OF the
claiming business he win haze to go
some.
Taft Bureau Statement.
The Official statement for the Taft
Washington bureau, given out yester-
day, follows:
Thus far. q per cent Of all the dele
gates to the Chicago convention have
been chosen. Secretary Taft's support
ers claim that already he has elected
more than 80 per cent OF the number
required to nominate him.
Accepting at full value the claims of
adversaries. without laying claim 10 a
single delegation contested against him.
the War Secretary has already one
third the strength necessary TO nomin-
alton.
Thus far. 264 delegates out OF a total
Of $50 have been chosen. OF this mum
Der l96 are claimed for Taft. UncOntest-
ed Taft delegates number 162. This is a
gain Of twelve uncontested delegates
for the week, or a gain OF twenty dele
gates. eight % them contested. as claim
ed by the Ohio mans supporters.
IS reaker Cannon. by virtue Of Illinois
CONVEX lions. added fourteen delegates
TO his list, those from Illinois at large
and from the Second. Third. Eleventh,
Eighteenth. and Nineteenth districts,
all instructed for him except those from
the Second and Third districts. Sec
rotary Taft added the New Mexico del
egates, those from the Second and
Fourth Tennessee. the Second and Fifth
Virginia, and Sixth Kansas 20 his col
lection. These are uncOptested. as the
contests in the Second AID Fourth Ten
nessee districts are among Taft parti-
sans.
The friends OF the War Secretary
claim tho. Tennessee delegates at large,
the Third Tennessee, and the Eighth
Mississippi. all Of which are contested.
Rhode Island elected delegates at large
ard delegates from the two Rhode
Island districts uninstructed. The
Eighth Michigan, better known as
Representative Fordney's district, which
held an irregular convention prior 70
the issue of the call OF the National
Republican committee and instructed
Its delegates for Cannon, had 10 do
lie work over again last week. and.
bowling to Michigan sentiment favor
able 10 Taft, chose uEinstructed dele
gates.
THE conventions scheduled for next
week are the State convention Of Indi-
ana, which Will swell Vice President
Fairbanks strength 70 thirty delegates;
the First. Fourth, Twelfth. and Four
teerth Illinois, which viii give Speaker
Cannon eight more. or a total Of
twenty-ejght: the Tenth Virginia. Sixth
Maryland and Porto Rico"
The Washington times., 1908-03-29
FATE OF GILLETTE
TO BE ANNOUNCED
TONIGHT BY HUGHES

Continued from First Page.)
The Washington times., 1908-03-29
NAzIhOVR'S COME"
ABLY INTERPRETED
owen JohnSon's Play Has
Novel and Noxious
Theme.

AS Iona. otherwise known as 4'El
Comet Nine. Nazimova rose to a dizzy
pinnacle in emotional acting, and gave
the large and representative audience at
the Belasco Theater last night an In
depreciation that has seldom been
equaled in Washington.
The Comet" by owen johnson. Is a
problem play In less capable hands
than Nine. Nazimova's 1t would be
nauseadng. but her impersonation of
the soulIess vampire and woman of the
world has that in IL which so absorbs
the attention of the auditor that all
else is forgotten.
In the first act she returns to the
old home which she had forsaken when
a young girl eighteen years before. She
is tired in body and mind; aer one am
bition is revenge She meets the son of
the man who drove her into the world.
She wins his affections slowly through
the last of the first and during the sec
ond act Her art IS subtle, and one
imagines that It is Nazimova herself
who is toying with the young man
rather than the Comet. In the second
act her nature has changed. She is
no longer blase. but whimsical, and she
gently leads the young man on to de-
struction.
The stars greatest work-her most
emotional acting-is seen in the last act
when she cOnfronts the young mans
father and the cause Of all her suffering.
The scene IS a powerful one, and it is
IN II that the actress rises above the
usual dramatic standards and no one
wondered why last night New York
has acclaimed her great. The role of
Fernand Ravenal, the son. was most
acceptably played by Brandon lyman,
his conception Of the youthful idealist
being both natural and picturesque.
Ravenal. ST, was interpreted by Dodson
Mitchell Ind his work in the last act
was e--yeilsnt Miss Florence Fisher
was seer in the role Of Cecilia She IS
a pleasing actress, but her work needs
toning DOWN
The Washington times., 1908-03-29
GLEYEREST CROOK
DIES IN POVERTY.
SPENT FORTUNE

LONDON, March 2S--Richard Benham
Is dead. The police say he was the
cIeVerest crook Of modern times.
He was hiding in humble lodgings in
Soho when he died. Detectives were
seeking him az the time for completely
IN a bogus bank business Whether or
not he left much money is stin IN
certain He made enormous sums, but
was a royal spender.
Benham was a thorough thief. When
he set out 10 rob a man he was never
satisfied with a part OF his victims
money. There was no let Up until he
was drained dry.
Richard was a law clerks son HIS
father died penniless and threw him On
his own resources He began his career
in 1878 by telling a hard-headed bank
manager such stories Of his wealth and
landed estates that the man lent him
$50.
Benham went TO Brussels with the
money, spent It, raised more on a Sc
ries OF bogus checks. was arrested and
literally argued his accusers out OF
prosecuting him. They lost their
money, TOO
In 1884 he opened the Western Bank
Of London II collapsed six months
later. The bookkeeping was so loose
no one ever knew definitely how much
its promoter made. Benham cOmpro-
missed with creditors for a shilling or
two on the pound and escaped prose
cution.
Two years later he began borrowing
mOn@y from the London tand General
Bank OF tire strength Cf q bogus viii
He kept this Up FOR seven years, and
obtained. altogether. 81, 600.
While carrying on this fraud BeEham
maintained handsome establishments in
PicCadilly, Brighton, and Tunbridge
Wells. and borrowed money from every
body who would lend
For his frauds on the London and
General Bank, Benham got a long term
OF imprisonment He was much broken
when released, and, though he con
tinued his career along the old lines,
never attained such remarkable sue
cess as marked his earlier efforts.
I've been a wicked man and a ter
rible lar" he told q friend who lodged
with him, but it's ali over now
The Washington times., 1908-03-29
CONTINUED from First Page.)

with defeat at home in the November
election. Altogether, his position Is
most uncomfortable.
IN Texas the allies regard the condi-
ton as especially favorable TO their
purposes Texas has enjoyed an i'm
mense immigration from Northern
states in the last fifteen years. and
thee is a real white Republican party
1t is composed OF business men; men
Of AFFAIRS; men who at home were ac-
custOmed TO bossing the Federal Of
ncaholders, not TO being bossed by the
officeholders. They don't take 20 the
idea Of officeholders' domination, and
are ripe for revolt. Moreover. the Lyon
crowd itself Is not a Taft crowd. 1t
is a thlrd-term element There is de-
clared to be no real hrst-class Taft
sentiment IN the State.
So much for the South. The allies
feel more cheerful about It than for
a long time. New England and the
South have been looked upon as the
fighting ground. and In New England
the events of the past week have in
spired curiously mixed emotions in the
breasts of the anti-Tafters.
Rhode Island Clever.
Rhode Island held its convention, and
didn't instruc. for Taft. On it's face
that looks good for the ants. But IN
truth, they are mighty uncertain
whether it wouldn't have been better
for them to have the little States dele
CATION instructed for Taft For then,
it would have been plain that Wall
Street was for Taft Who but Aldrich
controls Rhode Island? What could its
delivery to Taft mean, except that Aid
rich and Wall Street had decided to be
for the Buckeye candidate2 All Of
which would nave been fine for talk
Buc Rhode Island was too smooth
That Senator Aldrich is for TAFT. ex-
pects his nomination. and Is reconciled,
is we'll understood But he knows how
good q bogy man he IS; and he didn't
make the mistake of OVERRIDING the
thing. The allies thoroughly understand
that those eight Rhode Island votes are
likely TO go 10 Taft-if they viii thereby
pc on the winning side-but they would
ike 10 be able to point to Taft IN
structions as proof positive Of tie-up
With Wall Street They can't.
The Rhode Island delegates are likely
10 begin by voting for Hughes, but they
will land with Taft, If he gets into a
position Of commanding strength In
dications are that all New England
will 90 &c the convention uninstructed,
which IS far from cheering to the Taft
people; that nearly all the Southern del
egations will be contested. and that the
tendency 70 send in uninstructed dele
gates VIII gain ground from this time
forth
Not an unimportant evidence Of the
fact that the field" is getting its nerve
screwed UP toward the sticking point.
is found in the fact that the allied op-
position has established a press bureau.
and is giving out it's side of the political
story in neatly typewriter statements.
1t is explained that the TAFT managers
The Washington times., 1908-03-29


(which VIZ missed from GiIlette's hat.
evgas IL part cleared up by his sister,
iEtoile, who swore that he had torn the
band OFT OF the hat while walking with
her a month before the tragedy AT tho
l-sSrfal the prosecution commended that the
Hband had been torn from the hat dur
ting a struggle between Grace and Gil
lette.
: yGovernor Hughes seemed particularly
Impressed with the testimony as to cpl
1epsy. He demanded Of former JUICE
"a NJ. Mills. who was GiIlette's Coun-
.seI at the trial. why this evidence was
mot introduced. Mills insisted that he
bad not known Of it at that time.
+ Parents More Cheerful.
q Gnlette's father and mother feel more
Eheerful than at any time since they
Sarrtved from Denver. They argue that
Tthe fact that the governor is TO take
so long to decide the case means that
DE is impressed with the strength of
1heir cause. and will grant a respite
so that the new evidence may be pre-
scented TO the courts and a new trial
asked for. In discussing the case, At
Horney Dugan, for Gillette, said late
Gonight-
II think the governor viii Interfere
TO save this boys life. We call, d his
,1ttentionsto an affidavit by Albert Ham
alton, probably the best-known chemist
bn New York. who swore the facts ad-
Iduced at the trial indicated that Grace
Brown fell overheard while suffering
IRON an epileDtic seizure. He declared
that the scream heard from the lake.
iand so wildly described at the trial,
twas the scream Of a person in exactly
such a state. and this I think win i'm
Governor Hughes
THE GiIlertes viii go TO Auburn to-
might, to be near their son when the
dinaI decision of the governor is an
nounced.
The Washington times., 1908-03-29
CAPTAIN WlNSL0W LEAVES
TO COMMAND NEW VESSEL

Capt. Cameron MGR WinslOw. assist
ant CHEF OF the Bureau OF Navigation,
Navy Department, viii leave tomorrow
for the League Island Navy Yard. 70
take command OF the new battIeship
New Hampshire. and will take that
vessel TO the New York navy yard.
where she win be fitted out for active
service.
Upon the completion OF this short
cruise. Captain WinsI1w Will return 70
Washington 70 resume his duties in the
Bureau Of Navigation 1Inul his relief IS
selected
The Washington times., 1908-03-29

tan. and Pack. who have been re-
tainec By Nj McCreary1 for what pIr-
pose Il has not yeet been d5vUIged.
All We can say tonight said Mr..
Pack, sis that M McCreary1s wound Is
painful and that We shall care for his
interests. What course we shall -pur-
sue viii net be decided untii next
week"
Mr. McG cary had a conference with
Sfr. Helm, II Is said, after the shoot
iCg, IN which the latter assured the
horse trainer that he would reimburse
him for the expense Of the treatment
and time lost. at the same tine de-
-loring that q stray bullet had struck
i'm
1t is probable that q date for m.
Helms arrangement VIII be set Non
day, at which time both OF the injured
men may be able to appear in court
The Washington times., 1908-03-29
NOman'S New Spring Suits

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The Washington times., 1908-03-29
Alto IN COLLISION.

Twenty-Five dollars damage was done
to an automobile owned and operated
by Warren NJ. York, Of 90 C street
northwest, when It collided with n de-
livery wagon at Fourteenth and w
streets northwest last night about 8
O'Clock. The wagon was driven by VII
liam smith, of Eighteenth and U streets
northwest