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Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-08
AUTOS PROGRESS
IN BIG CONTEST
by Associated Press.

by Associated Press. -
LEXINGTON, Neb., March Inc
American car in the New YORK 10 faI Iio
race left Lexington at dayhshl TINS
morning and expects to make at leaH,
ooo miles today. The weather is colo
a,1d clear Roads are in fairly good
condition. The American car is now
bcvond the clay section and mas en-
tered the sandy country.
OMAHA. March THE Italian car
/, the New York to Paris race lell
1yoodbine Iowa, this morning at S;oV
s,he car will run on the Illinois central
tracks for six miles and then take 10
the highways, because of having 10
SION ar Missouri Valley, Iowa, to regis
ser The car win probably reach
Omaha before noon. Roads are frozen
tc a certain extent and the travelling
easv compared to that of last week.
CHICAGO. March THE trencn car
No. entered in the New York to Paris
race left Chicago this morning at $50
5or the west.
LEAVENWORTH, Kan, March t.
urhe army car, carrying a message nom
cen. Grant in New York city to Col
II Fl. r. Loughboroush, commandant
aft Fort Leavenworth, arrived here at
1892 O'Clock this morning. The exact
running time from New York was
eighteen days, two hours, thirty-two
i inutes.
Practically the whole garrison of Fort
LeaVenWorth turned out to meet the
car. II was escorted to the fort by the
1eayenworLh Automobile club with
fifty machines. Irving Pinover, New
York newspaper man, who carried the
message, delivered it TO Col. Lough-
borough q few minutes after its ar
rival.
COZAD, Neb.. March 1.-THE Ameri-
can car passed through here at S:25 this
rnoruing. 1t remained just one minute
10 register. The car has made sixteen
miles since starting this morning. This
is an official registration point in the
race.
NORTH PLATTE. Neb, March T.
The American car in the New York to
Paris race reached North Platte a,
11:40 this morning and is making fast
time The roads are in good condition.
The car travelled sixty miles this morn
irg, An effort was made TO reach
Cheyenne, 225 miles away, tonight.
OMAHA. March THE Italian car
reached Cradle, Iowa, at o'clock this
afternoon. Cradle is nineteen miles
from Omaha. The car will probably
not reach here in time 10 get away to-
night. Iowa roads are still muddy.
JULESBURG, Colo, March 7-Bul.
letin: The American car in the New
York to Paris automobile race arrived
here at 6:15 this evening and left for
Cheyenne al 1928 p. m.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-08
STOCK Arm Y
CAR A PRIZE
sTUDEBAKER ECLlPSES NEW
YoRK-PARIs RACERS
ouTsPEEps OTHERS IN HARD
ENDURANCE TESTS
Run from Gotham to Chicago MADE
Without Resorting to OUTSIDE
Aid--No Mlshap Mars Sue
cessful journey

,rhe performance of the New York to
paws racers was badly eclipsed Dy the
studebaker army car that Iott NeN
yny.ls SIX DAVIS behind the racers ana
na ssed all of them on it's way 10 LSaF
enworth. Kas. 49, of
Within a week from the start Two s %
the cars had been passed ana lelt "a
the sturdy little 3O-horse power
ster was in the van. .,,,,
while all Of the machines pesiues wy
army car resorted to help from hois 9.
The Studebaker made the entire al9
tance with it's own power. Inc opjStt
in making the trip was TO dellollS'i ~ a.
to the war department Just Wn3 3s 80.
car could do under extremely auf ...,5
circumstances in the delivery or HES
- ~ TIE Feasibility of sending an au-
tanobi1e where all other tranlc Is
1,inel,ed was plainly demonstrated anu
+bouph the car is regular stock iiio yi'5.
of medium power and not especiS'"S
eeninned for the test, 1t mace soou'
The car carried an extra supply Vi
Gasoline and tires and tools Ior Us
sing away the high snow diilCa, n ss
was not encountered Win the M 90
variety of paraphernalla tnons s
essarv by the continental racers tho
Holmes and Ditman, who drove tne
nv sent II along as far eacn day &c
car, sen ,'id and drove after dark part
- tI,a time. and II is TO certain eA' ~.
Az 10 their clever handling tlaI 'i'N
car made such a God recoru' ,.,,,.s
D,,ring the drst twenty-four nouiS
The car made 293 miles, running ioft
MI of the first light out. me 20 and
.r,,asdav morning, February H. all't
,r'a',rsdsv morning rolled into Rocnes-
ter, 396 miles away after pelli1
;. .noxv drift all night.
xST;tbiu a few hours over week ~
- rai1ed into Chicago, ana altet "
short stop was on its way again w..
For Ieavenworth, which place WAC
reached in fifteen days ..,.,,, ol,,b
A. Ieavenworth an autohlopiie CT,
was organized ana Went ou' ,1ncLv
.,+,ore 10 meet the car ana It's plu ~
Sr,s,ars on it's way into the city. N
,,;ah nlane which the automopile pun lo,l
ars ~ America have reached WAS -
staxy,, In the way this absolutely st9CN
~. successfully made the long, aruu
49,. ,.,,n at a time when traihc MG
pino,,ed on many of the rallfoaus VI
the same territory through winch '"0
automobile passed. - sneciallv
o,. III cars sent from Europe ~
oaa'pete in the globe circling race ~
Glands far ahead. In direct co CONT as 20
With the conditions that the drivers - ~,
+be earn1y car" encountered mas ~
49, aImost perfect weather tnat IN
n ,loto ~ii of Southern California nave
e enjoy while the army car Wa, ms1
fiehting it's way through snow e %alSt
deep a picture was MADE OIL ao AN and
duplicate of it amid the p pa There
, ,rowti come a time some day when an
20 tba motorists who possibly can Wln
S Se i IN Southern california. where trips pbS
are made every day in the year anu
most of all in the winter
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-08
FREsHIE TEAM LOSES

by Associated Fress
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, March
1.-THE freshmen track team was de-
feated by the Varsity team this morn
ing. 70 to %. The first year men made
q poor showing and the time in all of
the track events was very slow. Van
dervoort jumped p feet inches in the
broad jump event.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-08

Mrs. Dearborn-Does she consider
that her life has been a success?
Mrs. Wabash-No; I believe she Is
only getting alimony from one mani
Yonkers Statesman.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-06-21

Have you eyer found tits stage
worship a nuisance?"
"Only once. 1t was after my
opening night, and l did not get to
sleep until early in the morning
/ was worn out with the physical
strain and the nervous excitement.
At 8 o'clock the next morning the
telephone bell in my room began
to ring violently. ] tried 20 drown
the noise with my pillow. but fin
ally had to answer it, being con
WINGED that something terrible
must have happened 10 have caused
any of my friends TO call me at
that hour. When I took down the
receiver a timid voice asked: rs
that er-er Miss Charlotte Walker
Upon receiving my answer the
voice suffered in q very embar-
raised manner, Wen, er-er we are
some school girls. and we are just
starting for school. We are going
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ne" 'SN'" w '''. ''''' ms -
PeIal''el'' l''''9 l'''' ''''' Ct ''''--5 ~
no VIII" Hei gong on 'i' '"7 g
Miss walker 'eP''70'
My advent on the stage was
purely accidental / uSeu 20 s'Ne
part IN amateur inca 'Ilca'S ia ''''i-
'estoh' my nome anu came ." &c
fond OF the the''e'' MY i"''-l''
kne" MI ana Ms i''1''''' u Mans
Held intimately ana lot Se'ei8'
months one year ! went o" d 'ou'
with Mrs. Mansfield DIS neF guest
when Mr. Mansheio was Paying ID
the Pflhe'pal '''isS' ii'"' S'ii''
summer ! went 10 Eng '','u ''' d
pleasure TRIP oiie al i''o"
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the road we came upon two girls.
One of them looked up at me, and.
smiling broa diy, said, You seem to
be enjoying yourself immensely,
Miss Walker 1t was I who had
stage fright at such a condescend-
ing young critic"
do you receive many requests
for photographs ?"
photographs are the bane Of
my existence If should attempt
to supply the apparent demand for
them would be bankrupt within a
month"
And I am of the opinion that 70
attempt TO crafty the wishes Of
all the matinee girls and boys n
this respect would tax the financial
resources of persons acc sdited
with much of this worlds goods.
In fact, have come. I'm touch with
this demand. for only day or two
ago I received an urgent appeal
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Faded Flowers Win.
went

"The way in which I became AIr.
Hackett's leading lady within
twelve months after he had so
summarilv discharged me has al
ways been rather an amusing cpl
sOde TO me. I had secured a posi-
tion a an ingenue in one of the
small theaters far off Broadway.
vt the boarding house where l was
living there was an old florist, a
Texan. who took a fatherly inter
est in me, probably because we
were from the same State. Ee
used 10 bring me all his half-faded
hyacinths anG vioIets, those that
he would have had to throw away
the next morning. I would take
these and foolishlv would plaster
them all over the front of my
dress. One night when the florist
had brought me an unusually large
bunch Of these flowers Mr.. Hackett
dropped in a the little theater, on
an exploration tour. He was
searching in the theatrical hedges
and byways' for a leading woman.
lie sent for me the next dav. and
while he told me at the time that
be was impressed with the inn
provement in my work, I have al
ways felt that in reality l owed my
second chance with him to the fact
that he thought I must be extreme
" popular to be the recipient of so
many flowers.
"They were Only a few faded
flowers. but Oh; how fondly DEAR
for they made me leading lady in
The Crisis. "
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times before I could get a hearing
I almost lost heart.
After one or two musical com
edy engagements, became a
member of James *. Hackett's
company. My experience there was
short-lived, however. I was sup
posed to be an East Indian servant.
l read in the news paper reviews
after the opening light that the
play lacked local color. and deter
mined that | would do my part to
ward supplying the deficiency. So
the following night when l came
ON for my single scene, TO bring
cigarettes and whisky to one of
the men, l appeared in an atrocious
ana terrifying black wig stuck on
my head. 1t stood straight up
like the bearsllin caps Of the Rus
sian cossacks. As soon as the ac-
tors and actresses looked at me
they almost burst out laughing.
and promptly forgot their lines.
had ruined the scene, When
made my exit Mr.. Hackett was
ready for me in the wings. He
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-06-21
WEDDING GIFTS
SOUTH OF EQUATOR
Coffee Sacks Put Away at
Birth for Later Mar
riage Presents.

I'VE have a custom in the conee rails
ing countries" said Senior Joaquin Ma
buco, the Brazilian ambassador TO the
United States, which is unknown Fl.
other parts Of the world. When q child
is born in the coffee country. a sack
Of the best grain IS set aside as part
Of the Inheritance TO be received on
attaining its majority. Usually the
sack Is the gift from some close frlena
OF relative, and it is guarded as sacred
ly as if it were a gift Of gold or bonds.
No stress would induce a Brazilian
parent 10 use coffee which was made
the birth gift of a child, As a rule il
is sealed with the private seal or
the owner and bears a card giving all
particulars about the variety Of grain,
its age on being sacked, and the birth
of the child TO whom it is given, anu
other details which are very interesting
when the gift is due.
Generally the coffee is opened for
the first time when the child marries.
The coffee for. the reception or n arriags
feast is made from the legacy. aud ac-
c0rding to precedent, this must be the
first time the sack is opened After
the coffee is made for the wedding
feast the sack Is carefully closed ana
sent TO the new home Of the young cOu-
pie, and should keep them in this
staple for a year "a, least. When both
bride and groom have the birth gif-
of coffee they have started their life
under very hopeful conditions. so far
as one necessary is concerned. Few
people know that the older the UNI
parched grain of coffee is the better
the flavor. Like wine it grows with
age, and that which is over twenty
years melIOwing under proper condi-
tons win bring from $1-50 TO s.
pound from connoisseuFs.
1.-THE giving OF pounds Of green coffee
is a common practice IN the coffee belt.
Friends exchange these gifts and coms
pare results. When one cannot AFFORD
to give a sack Of coffee, il frequently is
the case that ten pounds of the best
green grain is packed in fancy case
and bestowed on a newly born chile
with directions that it must not
opened until the wedding Gay. Yc
married couples are given Doun
coffee IN pretty caskets with th
viso that they must not be usr
the tweuty-hfth anniversary
is great factor in Brazilia,
il figures on
wine does I'm ota
York Press.
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Those Saturday Night suppers.

-fA-f-+A -tA lIkftAHs
"a relief at first, but later it be-
came so lonesome and monoto-
nous! The only recreation / had
was the after-theater supper every
Saturday evening when one week
Mr.. and Mrs. keenan, ami Mr.. Be
lasco would come to my apart
ments for a Welsh rarebit, and the
next we would an go to the Rec
mans rooms. Those little suppcrs
constituted al the recreation
knew from the opening oight last
fall until 1 came down to Wash
iugton for the summer stock work.
Now, do YOU wonder that I was
glad when after my first matinee
here this summer ] found a group
of girls waiting for me as I came
out of the stage door? Did !
speak to them! Of course, 1 did.
1 think 1 was happier at seeing
them than they were to welcome
me. It is a real delight for me to
meet the girls whom I expect to
have in the audience later or.
seem to be able to play more d.
rect to them after have
known and shaken hands with
some Of them"
Some actresses say that the adu
Iation of the matinee girl bores
them frightfuily." 1 suggested.
Yes. have heard many of them
say So"
do you think it is pose with
them?"
= have IT, reason to say that.
But 1 do not see why healthy adj
miration and sometimes affection
should not be grateful and re-
freshing to the heart Of every
woman. The matinee girls let
ter is one of my chief delights.
Most of them are so frank and un-
affected. Some OF them want adj
vice. some of them wish 90 60 ON
the stage, many ask questions
about why acted a part so-aud-so.
while a few are bold enough TO Of
fer s. questions. wish ] were able
10 answer every one. but, of
course. that is out Of the question,
and so / do not attempt to an
swer any Of them"
DO you read an of them?"
What an absurd question, Do
you suppose any actress is indif-
ferent to the words of cheer and
encouragement which she hopes to
find in every note that bears the
ear-marks of the matinee girI?"
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70 pass your house in a few min
utes. We enjoyed your play dread
fully much last night, and we
wan1ed to know if you would be
where we could see you when we
passed by"
Didn't that break YOU Of the
habit of being interested in very
young admirers ."
NO. but it gave the habit a ter
ribIe strain, and it took it several
hours TO spring back into its
proper place"
DO any Of the girls ever speak
to you when you pass them on the
streets?"
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planned why she was anxious to
get back to Washington this sum
mef.
1T is all so miserably lonesome
to play a whole season in New
York. For days and days I would
go to the Belasco Theater in the
evenings, play my role in The War
rens of Virginia. and then drive
directly home again, without ever
seeing or talking 20 a soul. 1t
would have been such a relief
sometimes to have gone to or from
the theater in a street car, where
l could have touched elbows with
humanity, but 1 could not. Mr..
Belasco always has the carriage
for me, because he thinks perhaps
some Of the mysterious charm Of
the distance behind the footHghts
viii rub off if the public becomes
accustomed 10 seeing his actors and
actresses off the stage But how
long sometimes for a whirl
through the subway at midnight.
where one can study faces and at
titudes. ] find something beautiful
in every face; the pinched features
of the Iaboring woman, the grimy,
determined little bit of physiog-
nomy Of which one catches
glimpse beneath the tattered hat
of the newsboy, and the hard,
blotched face Of the man who
might have been something big and
noble. am told that 'tempera-
ment' means the love and apprecia-
ton of the beautiful in life If
that is true, my Temperament
must be askew, for to me there
are no ugly things around US;
there are only vErying degrees of
beauty"
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The Bane OF Photographs.

"Oh, frequently" she replied.
Il was sauntering down a shaded
path out at Glen Echo with Miss
Keenan, last Sunday. Twas singing
at the top of my voice. CYou know
1 have been taking singing lessons
all this winter, because Mr.. BeIasco
wants me to improve my speaking
voice.. As we turned a bend in
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-06-21

as IN every city where the theater
Is eSlaonshed as the eh'eI source
OF amusement sometimes 1t mas
oeeh oroao shoulders sometimes
hafosome face. sometimes ro-
busuous voice and sometimes
clever sword play which, aided
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-06-21

after your long and wearisome
experience travelling over the coun-
try, and pla. -ng to one-night
stands, did you not find it "A great
relief TO be in New York for al.
entire season." / asked.
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from matinee devotee asking me
if wouldn't please (underscored)
secure a photograph of Miss Wal
ker for him, for he was simply
crazy about her" The circum-
bendibus Of Jhis young admirer de-
served its reward.
RALPH GRAVES.
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Washington IN recent years. The
explanation came when least ex-
pected. and was furnished, uncou-
sciously 10y Miss Walker herself.
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could scarcely wait until 1 was out
of sight Of the audience, but
reached out and caught me BY the
arm, pulling me towt rd him. We
don't need YOU in this theater any
longer he almost Missed. You
can get your money tonight Now
go.'
4 went.
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FOOL

you looked
you proposed 20
Yes?"
Yes; did you
Yes, looked {
was foolish. "-E,
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wor-
ship of the
James r. Hack
etts, the VIII
liam + We T.
shams, and the
Kyrle Bellows
by the Matinee
Girl is known
and understood
in Washington
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away before my very eyes, / real
lied that l would have to try to be
an actress, after all.
There were many hard strug-
giles in the early days. Lots of
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-08
BABYS ITCH EASILY CURED


lnIautilc eczema which has BAT
iied the SKIN OF The best physicians
Tor so many years az last seems TO
De coranIe-and durable with great
ease
Results oi the last two years i'm
olc'le concLusiYe'y that baby5 itcn
lnlahllIc eczema and other skin
'i7el5es "i cnidren can be very
simply cured by the application Of
y compound composed o. oil Of VIM
,eIsreeh lhymol and slycerine, az
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-08
BIG TOURNEY Ar SYCAMORE
HOgan's Runts will Try to Cop Prize
ia Games with Fast Teams.

The base BAN tournament to be
held at Sycamore, Wednesday,, oct.
llth. promises some of the best
games OF the season. $500 will be
divided, $75 for first, $50 second,
SO third and $25 fourth places
Timn, Marion, Bucyrus and Bloom
vile win DE the competing teams
and all viii be strengthened by
the addition OF big league stars,
whose plnying will be worth going
miles 10 see. Four games will be
played, the first to be called at 9:3O
@. m. A professional umpire viii
be engaged to avoid all possible
disputes. The SycamVe band will
furnish music for the day and give
concert in the evening. The
ground. have received special care
for this ccasion and grand stand
provided TO accommodate all.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-08
CONGREGATION PLEASED
Almost Unanimously Re-
quest Him TO Remain
Pastor Announces His Decision TO
Stay aerc Today. New Field
Offered more Promise.

Though offered chorg of con-
ercgation at Green Bay, Wis, in q
territory larger aud Jar more prom
ismg Rev T. T., w Stellhorn de-
cidcd today not to resign The pes
torutc Of the Evangelical Lutheran
church of which he has been in
charge for the rast twelve years.
The dociaion TO remain was received
By the congregation with much,
pleasure as Rev. Mr >tellhorn IS
wen liked bv his porishioners.
Several days agJ Mr. Stellhorn.
received call to the Green Bay,
church. lie was offered larger
salary than he is now receiving
and his field oil ondcavor would be
'crger than here lie called meet
ing Of his congregation and read
the call 10 them The congrGgation
unanimously requested the pastor
to remain i'm charge of this church. +.
Mr. stcllhorn stated this morning
that ne is entirely satisfied here
and that 81 he hs1 decided to leave
il would n0t have been becaure there
was anything unsatisfactory TO him
here. He is very much pleased TO
know that he is desired by prac-
tically all of his congregation gn1
as he has always received the best
OF treatment ana courtesy here he
decided not 10 leave even for the |
more lucrative opening. In deciding
10 stay here Mr.. Stelihorn does not
ask for an increase in salary. that
feature not having entered into tn
question of leaving or remaining. /
Mr. Stellhorn's many friends out I.
side OF his church will be pleased
to know that he win not terminate. /
his connection with the local church.
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DO not forget the campaign
opening tonight. Hon. Judson
Harmon and Ollie NJ. James
will speak, Two hands
COLLINS DAVIS
Nuptials are SOlemnized at the
Home of the Brides Parents

AT tine home OF. the brides parents
on David street Sunday afternoon at
? o'clock Miss Mary Collins and
MIR. Clarence Davis were united in
marriage by Rev. J.. G. Reed, of the
United Brethren church The wed
ding ceremony was simple and was
witnessed by only the immediate rel
atiycs, The bride is a very popular
young woman Of this city. The
groom is employed at the NIalleable
Iron works. a guardian was ap-
pointed for the young man in order
TO secure him his license al the time
of his application he being a minor.
The newly married couple will re
side in this city.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-08
SENTENCED TO ONE YEAR
Cl les 0rtmsn Goes to the Pen lor
Chicken : Stealing

Charles Ortman, indicted by lie
grand jury on charge OF chicken
stealing WIS taken before Judge
Young, in common plea, court
Wednesday afterFo3n. He pleaded
suiliy 70 the charge and the judle
promptly imposed a sentence OF ana
year in the state penianUary Ort-
man was one of the pair ct chicken
thieves which was captured jy tie
local police several weeks ego, a't.r
he had raIdcd the coops Of number
OF farmers NORTH Of tho city.