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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-06-28
"CHICKEN MAID" SUES
TO COLLECT SALARY
Seven Months She Worked and En-
ployer, She Says, Never Paid
Cent for Her
Services

ST. LOUIS, June 27.-Whether or not
Mrs. Mabel F. Simmons, wife of E. H
Simmons, vice president Of the Sim
mons Hardware company. hired maid
to look after her chickens and ducks
and then failed to pay the maid s
wages is a point which Poetic Justice
Werremeyer of Clayton is trying to
decide.
When Mary DeFoe was marooned
in Mrs. Simmons chicken yard the
ROSTERS crew so and the ducks quacked
so that she said to herself:
81 think I'll like this job
Says She Changed Mind
But on the witness stand she told
how she changed her mind when the
ghost failed to walk.
The Simmons summer home near
Clayton is a beautiful estate called
"Carrswold." 1t is noted for the fine
poultry which is reared there.
There is no finer chickens anywhere
nor ducks, neither testified Mrs.
De Foe. They had to be taken care
of JUL like lot of babies and Mrs.
Simmons said she would give me $3.50
a week to look after them.
1T was worth the price, too, seeing
that Mrs. Simmons makes enough
money selling chickens, ducks and eggs
to pay the wages of four servants for
one year. 1 looked after the poultry
seven months. She owes we $3.50, and
/ can't collect it,"
Hired No Chicken Maid
Mrs. Simmons, richly gowned, testi-
fed that she did not hire Mrs. De Foe
as chicken maid.
my husband attends to the hiring
of servants" she said sit is no part of
my duty to concern myself about the
help or to take care of chickens
Justice Werremeyer took the case un-
der advisement.
He is expected to hand down de-
cision in verse.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-06-28
GASOLINE GOSSIP

George B Ellis and Norman Church will
be the delegates Of the Automobile club of
Southern California at the good roads con-
vention to be held soon at Buffalo.
r. A. Brassey and family will leave this
week for San Francisco and other northern
points They are out for touring trip in
their Packard car.
B. G. strasser Will soon leave for a tour
of the state in his Thomas Detroit
W. E. Bush has extended invitation
to the Automobile club of Southern Cali
fornia to participate in the Regularity run
return.
p B. Jeffries who has lately associated
himself with the Augurn agency In the
himself with the Auburn agency in the
eight days trip after visiting Santa Pauia,
Ventura, Oxnard and Santa Barbara. He
reports three sales of Auburns as the re-
suit of the excursion.
Gus Holmes. former owner of the An
gelus hotel, will leave soon in a Great
Pierce Arrow for a trip to San Francisco
and vicinity
E. l.. Parmelee is the new manager of the
Harley Davidson motorcycle agency and has
already disposed of three of the machines
since taking charge a few days ago
George Boland is back in town again
after spending the past week at the Au-
burn agency in San Francisco.
Alfred Bolster, superintendent of
branches, and A. G. johnson. manager of
the San Francisco branch of the Fisk Rub
Der company, in the city
W. d. Newerf, Pacific coast agent for
Goodyear tires, has gone east for a month;
He will make purchases for the coming
season and incidentally stop at all import
ant points to look over the situation.
A. C. Leonard, who manages the San
Francisco store of the w. D. Newerf Rubber
company. has been here this week con-
ferring with Mr.. Newerf before leaving for
the east, but returned for the picnic of the
rubbermen in San Francisco Saturday
last.
speaking of skidding" said George
Adair as he piloted the big White steamer
on tag day, I'VE should skiddo as We would
be skiddone by
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-06-28
POWER HOUSE UNDER A RIVER

About twelve miles from the city of
Baltimore, on the Patapsco river, there
is now nearing completion what is
probably the most extraordinary power
plant in the United States, If not in
the world. So writes Arthur H. Colds
borough in the Technical World Mag
azine.
This plant, which is being built for
the Patapsco Electric Power company
by the Emmerson Ferro Concrete Con-
struction company of Boston, is radi-
cal departure from the usual methods
of hydro electric construction. Briefly
speaking, the dam and power house
are one; in other words, the dam is
made hollow and the interior, which is
about 200 feet long and twenty-eight
feet wide, is utilized for the generating
machinery.
At the present time the equipment of
the plant consists of two alternators,
direct connected to two 500-horse power
horizontal turbines. This will be short
ly enlarged by the addition of another
turbine and alternator of equal power;
bringing the total horse power of the
plant up to 1900.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-06-28
MAKES LONG DESERT
RUN IN ONE DAY
TOURIST MAKES FAST TRIP
FROM INDEPENDENCE
Good Time on Difficult Jour.
ney to Los An
geles

From Independence to Los Angeles,
the distance is $50 miles and the trip
was made few days ago by a party
of four in a Tourist car in one day.
The party consisted of p. w. Nairs,
his wife and son and 1. H. Mullholland,
the operator. Leaving Independence
early in the morning the party reached
Coyote Holes just at noon and stopped
an hour and ten minutes for LUNCHEON.
Short stops had been made during the
forenoon at Lone Pine, Olancha and
Little Lake.
The next run was nearly four hours
long and took the party to Willow
Springs, which place was reached at
5 o'clock.
Gasoline and oil were taken aboard
there and the run continued through
the San Francisquite canyon to Saugus,
where dinner was eaten about 8 o'clock.
In the San Francisquite there are
several miles of mountain grade where
the narrow road winds back and forth
along the side of the mountains in
such a way that the timid get dizzy
looking over the edge of the precipices
below. The stream that runs down the
Little San Francis had to be forded
fifty-four times.
The road had to be driven very care
fully through the whole of the canyon
to minimize the danger and travelling
is very slow.
From Independence the road is very
poor for fifty miles. passing through
sand, some of which was SO deep that
it had to be dug away to let the
sprocket clear and avoid getting the
chain full of sand, which condition of
affairs would have broken it.
There is hardly a mile of good run
ming in all of the fifty from Inde-
pendence to Hawaii.
After leaving Saugus the Fremont
pass was gone over after dark. 1t Is
none too good for daylight work, but
it was made safely by the aid of the
lamps
Mr.. Nairs has made the trip fifty
four times with Tourist cars and never
had serious breakdown. On the last
trip no trouble of any kind was ex-
perienced and the motor was running
as smoothly at the finish of the long
trying trip as when Independence was
left
Mr.. Nairs has travelled all over the
state and claims that no worse road
exists among main travelled ones than
the road taken from Independence to
this city.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-06-28
R. C. Halsted's La sonrisa Nuestra,

r. C. Halsted's La Sonrisa Nuestra,
first.
Irish Terriers-Class 2S7, w. Bailey
tines Belfast Incognito, first; class 2SS,
r. H. Millers Pat, first; class POI, Bel,
fast Incognito, first, and Pat, second;
classes 295 and 296, Freeman Ford's CHI.
Arroyo Enigma, first.
Scottish Terriers-Class 29S, John H.
Cravens Heather Kirsty, first.
Black and Tan Terriers (Manchester)
Mrs. S. Davis Tiny, first.
Pomeranians (under eight pounds
Glass 3O4, Mrs. John Campbell's Susey,
first.
Pomeranians lover eight pounds
Class 3eS, John CampbelPs Mater,
first; class 800, Mater. first, and Susey,
second.
English Toy Spaniels-Classes 314
and 317, Mrs. r. 7. Cochran's CHI
Dreamwold Don Quixote, first.
Japanese Spaniels-Classes 800, 321
and 1922, Mrs. Givernaud's Nogi, first.
Toy Poodles-Class 1916, Miss S.
Smiths Fortuna Suzanne, first; class
S26, l.. q. Wills Baby Belle, first, and
Fortuna Suzanne, second; class 1928, H.
Helmick's Buster, jr., first; class 1923,
Baby Belle, first, and Captain Meme,
second
Chihuahuas Trough and smooth)-
Glass 1872, Gladys Eatons Buster, first.
Mexican Hairless-Dr. De Birons
Raquel, first.
Brace-Class 343, Freeman Ford's oh.
Boylston Prince and CHI. Agawym of
By-the-W Way.
Team-Class 344, Freeman Fords
CHI. Boylston Prince, CHI. Agawym of
By the Way, McCusker's Bitters and
Arroyo Aster.
s,I- Oh x1rNFa
by the following:
Pasadena Kennel Club cup for the
best st. Bernard, won by Montana.
Pasadena Kennel Club cup for the
est Great Dane, won by Leo.
Stevens Hardware Company cup for
the best Russian wolf hound, won by
Ivan of Mirasol.
Pasadena Kennel Club cup for the
best fox hound, won by Queen.
Pasadena Kennel Club cup for the
best pointer, won by Spot All.
Pasadena Kennel Club cup for the
best setter, won by Mallwood Beau.
Pasadena Kennel Club cup for the
best cocker spaniel, won by Brown
land Babbie.
Pasadena Kennel Club cup for the
best dachshund, won by Polaire.
Pasadena Kennel Club cup for the
best collie, won by Dictator.
Chester Montgomery cup for the best
Dalmatian, Oh. Arroyo Conspirator.
Kingsley N. Stevens cup for the best
bulldog, won by Oh. Endcliffe Advance.
The Western Kennel World trophy
for the best bulldog puppy, won by
Ross Billey.
Carl C. Curtis cup for the best Aire-
dale terrier, won by Ayrshire Fluffy
Ruffles.
Pasadena Kennel Club cup for the
best bull terrier, won by Mandy.
Kendall e. Smith cup for the best
Boston terrier. won by CHI. Agawym
of Ry-the-Way.
Pasadena Kennel Club cup for the
best Irish setter, won by Oh. Arroyo
Enigma.
Leigh G. Garnsey cup for the best
fox terrier (smooth). won by Hamp-
shire Ivy.
Robert S. Cochran cup for the best
fox terrier (wire), won by La Sunrisa
Valiente.
r. C. Halsted cup for the best Eng
lish toy spaniel. won by CHI. Dream
void Don Quixote.
Pasadena Kennel Club cup for the
best toy poodle won by Baby Blue.
G. Fred Herr cup for the best toy
poodle owned by a child. won by For
tuna Suzanne.
William B. Loughery dog collar for
the best French bulldog, won by Bogie.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-06-28
SUTTON-SINSABAUGH
COMBINATION WINS
Miss May and Partner Defeat Miss
Florence and Tom Bundy in Ten
mis- Doubles Finals of Long
Beach Tournament
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
LONG BEACH, June 27.-Simpson
Sinsabaugh and Miss May Sutton de-
feated Tom Bundy and Miss Florence
Sutton this afternoon in the mixed
doubles, finals of the Hotel Virginia
tennis tournament. Three straight sets
were won by scores Of 6-1, 6-3 and
Ga. The last set was particularly in
teresting. The other matches in the
tournament We're played off last week
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-06-28
HER EXALTED POSITION

aye needn't think because We see me-
goin' an comm be TIL back door iv Mr.
Malcolm Goldboroughs mansion, thot
Ohm wan iv tn common servants iV
tn mousse" eaid the naughty customer
to the uncivil butcher.
"Oh!" calculated the fat little man,
abruptly turning obsequious, "are-are
you a family connection of the great
Goldboroughs ma'm?"
"Orm more than mere connection,
sir"
Pardon me-" added the butcher, gaz-
ing patronizingly at this parsonage,
you're one of the family that's been
abroad and whom | haven't had the
pleasure of meeting before perhaps?"
"Ye'll have t go higher than thot."
mot Mr.. Malcolms new wife,"
grasped the fat little man. II didn't
have a suspicion that he"
Higher, mon. Oi'm higher"
Higher" uttered the perfectly be-
wildered butcher.
"Yis. Ofm tn cook!"-Bohemian
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-06-28
BOY PLAYING INDIAN
NEARLY SCALPS HIMSELF
With Sharp Butcher Knife Lad Inflicts
Deep Wound in His Forehead
Which Is Treated at
Hospital

PHILADELPHIA, June 27.-Leonard
Williams, aged years, of 1904 SAMSON
street. bedaubed his face with paint
and thrust couple of chicken feathers
in his hair at his home yesterday.
Look mother he cried. II am go
ing to play Indian"
Emitting several boyish warwhoops,
the little fellow danced around the
kitchen. His mother was sewing in the
dining room. The boy picked up a
butcher knife and cried: Mother, am
going to scalp myself"
He drew the keen edge of the knife
across his head, infiicting a serious
cash in his scalp. The wound was
dressed at the University hospital.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-06-28
WEDDING JOURNEY OFF,
BRIDE KILLS HERSELF
Ends Life When Told That Promised
Trip to Her Old Home In Boz
hernia Could Not Be
Made

CHICAGO, June GA bride of one
week. Mrs. Josephine Sluka, Is years
old, brought her honeymoon to a tragic
end when she shot and killed herself at
1882 Twenty-first street. The only
known reason for her act was that she
had been disappointed in her desire to
visit her old home In Bohemia, whence
she came four years ago.
The young people had been making
their home with Mrs. Anna Sluka, the
husbands mother. On "Wednesday the
bride was told that she would have to
forego a visit to her former home.
which she had planned, and she was
greatly disappointed. Yesterday MORN
ing, while Mr.. Sulka was In the yard
and his mother was preparing break
fast, the young wife procured her hus-
bands revolver, went into the little par
lor and shot herself in the right temple:
The shot brought her husband and
mother-in-law to her side. but she was
dead before they reached her.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-06-28
MOTORCYCLES AND RIDERS
ARE NOW IN SPOTLIGHT
Many Events Are Planned for the
Coming Weeks Hill Climbs
and Economy
Tests

Beginning June 2S and for at least
two weeks from that date, motorcycles
and their riders will be in the public
eye to an extent that has never be-
fore been equaled by the little fel-
lows"
From the beginning of the endurance
and reliability contest on the above
date, which will head the motorcy-
clists toward the 1908 F. A. M. meet
in New York, until the finish of the
western tour from Gotham to the
Windy City, motorcycles will attract
unusual attention from readers or the
daily press, and the records that will
be made in the various tests Will be
full of interest to business men and
sportsmen alike.
The western tour, to which reference
has just been made, promises to be
a very remarkable demonstration of
motorcycle reliability. 1t is a project
of the newly formed western district
of the Federation of American Motor
cyclists, whose headquarters is in Chi
cago.' At the close of the federation
meet in New York the western dis
trict will start for Chicago awheel.
night stops at Albany. Utica, Roches-
ter, Buffalo, Erie, Cleveland, Toledo,
Waterloo and South Bend.
Their foregoing, it will be seen, ac-
counts for not less than ten days good
riding, and the different motorcycle
manufacturers are so we'll pleased with
the idea that there will probably be
one or more teams of three riders each
representing the better known name
plates.
While the total number of riders
cannot be positively forecast at this
writing, forty entries have already been
promised, and the list may be ex-
banded to include more than half
hundred riders. This is much the larg-
est number of motorcyclists that has
ever undertaken so long a tour, COW
ering as it does nearly HOO miles of
riding.
An unusual feature of an affair of
this kind is the insertion of a hill climb
and economy test. Much is left in the
hands of the tourmaster, l. A. Alofsin
of Chicago, particularly in regard to
the naming of the route, distance and
time limits on the different days.
The hill climb test will be a COM
paratively simple affair, in which the
motorcyclists will be required to make
certain specified ascents without the
use of the pedals. In the economy test
multiple cylinder machines will be re-
uuired to cover sixty miles on a mea-
sured gallon of gasoline, and SINGLE
cylinder machines must do not less
than eighty with the same amount of
fuel. Failures to do this will mean
a penalization of five points.
The western tour will be patterned
upon the Glidden tours for automo-
biles. the points system being used.
Taken in connection with the en-
durance and reliability contest preced-
ing the F. A. NJ. meet, which calls for
nearly $50 miles of road work and the
runs about New York city, to say
nothing of the racing at Paterson, N.
N. j., Stadium July A., 1t will be seen
that the motorcyclists from the west
who will attend the meet will find
plenty of work cut out for themselves.
Read ad on front page. section two,
summer camp for boys.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-06-28
The TEXT TOOK EFFECT

Little Johnnie, aged s. had been to
church and had displayed moro than
usual interest in the sermon. in which
the origin of Eve had been dwelt on
at some length. On his return from
the services, there being company to
dinner, he had also displayed a good
deal of interest in the eatables, espe-
cially the mince pie and cakes. Some
time afterward, being missed, he was
found sitting quietly In a corner with
his hands pressed tightly over his ribs
and an expression Of awful anxiety on
his face.
''Why, what on earth is the matter?"
asked his mother in alarm.
Mamma, I'm afraid I'm going to
have a wife."-Everybody' Magazine.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-06-28
Discuss Republican Platform

The Old Hickory Democratic club
of Highland Park and Garvanza is to
hold meeting at Masonic hall, Pasa-
dena avenue and Avenue Fifty-seven,
tomorrow night, at which Thomas e.
Gibbon will discuss 1.-THE Republican
Platform" The club invites the pub
lie
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-06-28
GOVERNOR WATCHES RING

SHEEPSHEAD BAY, June 27.-It is
reported here today that Governor
Hughes has twelve men here looking
over the situation. They are here to
see how much betting is going on and
are to report to him.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-06-28

Read ad on front page. section two,
camp for boys.
Smyrna times., 1908-11-18
Modern Witehcrsft.

Says a correspondent of the London
Chronicle This writer knows of a
west country English farmer a hard
headed business man, who uses the
latest machinery on his farm, yet holds
the belief in pixies as firmly as any
article of his religious creed. Having
been visited by series of minor mis-
fortunes, he cOnfided to the writer in
the utmost seriousness his fear that he
had offended Il piXy by inadvertently
stepping into a fairy ring ami stated
that he intended going on the morrow
10 the white witch at Exeter to got
further misfortune averted. And this
level headed business man took daY
from his farm in the busiest time CT
the year and iouneyed to Exeter and
back-a matter of some sixty miles
for this purpose. On his return he waa
as one who had east off heavy bur
den. But the white witch's mysteries
no persuasion could induce him to re-
veal"
Smyrna times., 1908-11-18
When HypnOtized Tramps Meet Death.

When Hypnotized Tramps Meet Death.
A No. l, the well known tramp. states
that riding upon the truck beams be-
tween the wheels Of Il flying passenger
train or even of Il slower going freight
train is exceedingly difficult. The fly
ing cinders deluge the eyes and at
times make breathing almost impOssi-
bic. More than this, he says that un-
less one strictly watches himself one
is in danger of becoming hypnotized.
The rhythmically pounding wheels Jolt
ing over the joints of the rails have a
way Of insistently commanding atten-
tion that is extremely dangerous. This
noise, sharp and repeated with devilish
persistence. can hypnotic the unwary.
he says. Often he has had to use ev-
cry resource Of will power which he
has in order to ward off the effects Of
this endless and mind compelling
'click, click, click" He believes that
many tramp who has fallen to his
death from the trucks has been first
hypnotized in this way. This is per-
fectly sound psychology. and the proba-
bility of such hyppotism will be in
dOrsed by any good specialist in this
science.-BOhemian Magazine.
Smyrna times., 1908-11-18
A Winnipeg Sermon.

A story is going the rounds about
one Of the winnipeg clergy. which he
himself has ted with great delight. A
farmer and his wife came to Winnipeg
on a visit. and on Sunday their host
requested the farmer friend to 90 with
him to church.
mo" said he Il never so to church. ''
And his wife backed up his assertion.
The visitor was finally persuaded to
go to Il local church and was told the
pastor was also an American. After
the service he was introduced to the
pastor, and the following conversation
took place:
"Well doctor" said the visitor, Il
enjoyed your sermon"
Il am very pleased to hear that" re-
piled the pastor.
"YOd know" explained the farmer.
Il do not go to church very often, but
that sermon of yours was the least
like a sermon | ever heard Winni-
peg Telegram.
Smyrna times., 1908-11-18
A Violin For a Vsne.

One Of the most curious vanes to be-
seen on. any church in Great Britain
Is that at Great GOnerby. parish adj
joining Grantham. in Lincolnshire
1t is in the form of fiddle and
bow and is unusually large Its
history is a curious one. Many years
ago a peasant resided in Great Goner-
by who e&ed out Il modest livelihood
by performing on an old violin, which
was almost part of his life. At last
he decided to emigrate and out in the
tar west prospered and became a rich
man. One day he sent to the clergy
man at Great Gonerby a sum sufi-
cient to build a church and attached
to the gift the curious condition that
a metal replica of his old fiddle and
bow should be on the summit of tbe
ediiice. The gift was accepted. and
the yane may still be seen on the
church.
Smyrna times., 1908-11-18
A LECTURE FOR HIM.
Why the Bright Little Woman Scored
Her Thought,ess Husband.


A bright little woman was recently
overheard lecturing her husband as
follows:
''NOw I'll tell you why wouldn't go
into the restaurant and have cup of
coffee with you while we were wait
ing for the train. | didn't like the
way YOU asked me. Not half an hour
before you said to Mr. Puffer, Come,
let's get a cigar and away you went.
holding his arm and not giving him
chance TO decline
'Whcn We net John uowdy on our
way to luncheon yOU said: Just in
time. John. Gone take lunch with us
And then tonight. when we had to
wait an hour for the train. you looked
at your watch. turned ON me and said
in Il questioning way. Would you like
cup of ccToe| And | did want it,
| was tired and little hungry. hut
would have tainted before | would
have accepted such an invitation. Ana
you went away a little hit vexed with
me and had your coffee and bread ana
butter by yourself and didn't enjoy
them very much. In effect you said to
me, If you want n cup of coffee. if you
really want il. will buy it for You
You are the best husband in the
world. but do as nearly as all the best
husbands do
'Why do YOU men seem to dole out
things to your wives when you fairly
throw th@m to the men you know?
Why didn't you invite me heartily as
you invite ment Why didn't You say,
Come. lets get little coffee and
something and take me straight away
with you?
you wouldn't say to a man. Would
you like me to go and buy you q
cigar? Then why do you always issue
your little invitations to treats in that
way to me?
"Indeed. if men would only act to-
ward their wives as heartily, cordially
and frankly as they do toward the
men whom they meet they would find
cheerier companions at home than they
could at the club" - San Francisco
Chronicle.
Smyrna times., 1908-11-18
Smart.

Slick Cto BlosSom = Is this Mr.
Bloomer's Gee: EioSsom-No His
office is on the other side of the pas
sage Slick Gcavirg the door open MS
he walks ~ut-ThAnk you, sir Bios
sOm-Ety' Come back and close than
door. Havra't yen any doors in your
house? Slicli-Yes. sir. but they all
have spriagS on en- Allow ne to
show you, sir NY patent double hac,:
action door Snr!nS 1t closes the door
without hang ard will last l!fe-
time