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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-08-30
PROPOSING TO ORGANIZE
STATE CLEARING HOUSE
Arrangements Expected to BE COM
pIeted at Meeting to Be Held
This Week at Hotel
Virginia


LONG BEACH, Aug. 29.--The organ
ization in this district of what win be
known as the Estate Clearing House
will be completed next week at a meet
ing TO be held at Hotel Virginia. Long
which comprises all the territory in
this county outside Of Los Angeles and
also Orange county. There are about
sixty banks Ia each district.
The general committee of three in
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-08-30
Bean Threshlna starts EARLY

Nine bean threshers will be at work
in the bean fields on the Irvine ranch
next week. Threshing is on about two
weeks earlier this year than usual, as
the hot weather for the last three
weeks has ripened the crop rapidly.
The price for limas is Az cents, with
small prospects of rise above that
figure.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-08-30

chise, which is the longest possible
under the charter. The franchise will
not be asked for at the present.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-08-30

whats to be done when child swallows q
cent, doctor2"
Make the parents cough up two dollars
Yonkers Statesman.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-08-30
CHURCH ALLIANCE DELEGATES
ASSEMBLED IN CONVENTION
Special to The Herald.


SANTA ANA, Aug. 29.-Twenty- five
delegates from seven societies of the
Young Peoples Alliance of the Ger
man Evangelical church of California
were in attendance last night at the
opening session of the first annual
convention of the church here. The
alliances represented are Santa Ana,
Anaheinl. Los Angeles, Sacramento,
San Francisco. Napa and Los Angeles
Bethel. The convention will continue
over tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-09
CASE OF VENEZUELA
NO IDEA OF USING FORCE
AGAINST HER.

Officials of the State, War and Navy
departments deprecate the publication of
reports to the effect that the United
States government is making preparations
to exercise force against the republic OF
Venezuela. High officials in each of those
departments deny in the most emphatic
terms that the military departments of
the government are proceeding on the
assumption that the United States Con-
gress will authorize and direct the en-
ployment of force to compel President
Castro to consent to submit the various
American claims to arbitration. 1t Is
pointed out that the troubles with Vene-
Zuela have run over a long period. and
there is no special occasion for any spe-
cial haste at this time. Furthermore it
was declared that it would be dscour-
teous to the Senate for the administration
to take any drastic action in the matter
while the question is pending in that
body.
The President and the Secretary of
State. in submitting the Venezuela cor
respondence to the Senate. studiously re-
Trained from making any comment on the
situation, believing it best to leave the
determination of the future policy of the
government to the judgment of that body.
According to one high official. 1t would
be dlscourteouS, to say the least. to at
tempt cOercive steps against Venezuela
in advance of action by the legislative
branch, especially as there is nothing in
the case to demand precipitate action.
In answer to specific inquiries at the War
and Navy departments 1t was ofncially
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-09
SOLDIER INSTANTLY KILLED
RUN DOWN BY CAR ON W., A.
AND FALLS CHURCH ROAD.
Darkness and Dense Fog Prevented
Motorman From Seeing Ahead.
of His Car.

A fatal accident occurred last night
about 1880 o'clock on the Washington
Arlington and Falls Church electric line,
the victim being Private John Moore OF
Battery D, 4th Artillery. Moore who
was stationed at Fort Myer, was on his
way to the fort. having been in George
town earlier in the night. Car o3 struck
him and he was hurled over an embank-
ment and almost instantly killed.
Motorman Roy Wrenn stopped the car
as quickly as possible, and Conductor
Jesse Thomas went down the embank-
ment to investigate. The train crew and
others placed the body aboard the car,
and a quick run was made to the south
end of the Aqueduct bridge, where No. Z
police patrol wagon was in waiting. The
police believed life was extinct. but they
hurried to the Georgetown University
Hospital. The physicians at the institu-
ton announced. however, that the man
had evidently been instantly killed.
Moore. ii is stated. was walking along
or attempting to cross the tracks att the
time the accident occurred. He was near
the end of the military reservation. while
the car was on its way from Falls Church
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-09
TWO ASSOCIATIONS MEET.
Veteran Volunteer Firemen and
Woman's Auxiliary.

The Veteran Volunteer Firemen held a
meeting Tuesday evening and last even
ing the Ladies' Auxiliary met in annual
session. both meetings being held in the
old Union engine house, 10th and II
streets. Each society chose officers. The
veterans elected F. II. Kahlert OF Ameri.
can Hook and Ladder president; James
T. Dobbyn of Columbia. vice president
J. ]. Peabody Of Columbia, recording sec
rotary: Julius Strobel of Perseverance,
financial secretary: +. A. Lowe of Ana
costa. treasurer A. D. Thow. Anacostia
first. and A. J. Comiskey. Union. second
engineers. and Fl. c. Thorn, marshal.
The membership committee. consisting
OF Daniel Genau. F. II. Fridley, j. r.
Dobbyn. T. r. Cissell and +. A. Lowe
was continued.
John d. Schofeld and j. NJ. Brown were
reported to be Ill., and the death and
burial OF John X Pfeil of the Western,
Hose Company was noted.
fine parlor lamp was presented to
Miss Emma 7. Strobel. the secretary OF
the Ladies Auxiliary. in appreciation OF
her interest and services.
II was announced that the elective Off.
GERS OF the Oldest Inhabitants Associa-
ton had been elected honorary members
The Ladies Auxiliary of the veterans
celebrated the ninth anniversary last
evening by Il banquet, having the veter-
ans as its guests. Prior thereto the
annual meeting was held. and the re.
ports showed the association to be in
good shape. Officers were elected as fol.
lows: Mrs BERTHE Belt. president Mrs
Johnston. vice president; Miss Emma r
Strobel. recording secretary; Miss Alice
Hummer. financial secretary, and Mrs. r
T.. Lowe treasurer.
Following the banquet a social time was
enjoyed. Miss Maymc Strobel sans
when You and / Were Young anC
'.Where the Old Potomac Flows"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-09

ter will be adjusted. and / want to see
the bill restoring the discharged soldiers
passed 1 believe President Roosevelt
was mised in the matter, but that he will
rectify the mistake. / must thank the
President for his effort in trying to secure
us proper accommodations on railroads in
the south. l was one of those who pro-
tested to the interstate commerce commits
sion In February against the abominable
accommodations some of the roads pro-
vided for our people. and we owe our
gratitude to President Roosevelt for his
effort to have the railroads provide for
US suitably.
Judging from the liberal applause, the
bishops remarks evoked the conference
agreed with the sentiments expressed by
him.
Rev. w. S. Cook of st. Louis. Mo-: Rev.
H. r. Johnson. editor of the Christian
Recorder. the UNCONVENTIONAL organ, and
Rev. B. T. Perkins. pastor OF Mount Zion
Methodist Episcopal Church. this city.
were introduced to the conference.
The remainder of the morning session
was taken up with the reading of reports.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-09

declared that no preparations were being
made for demonstration against Vene-
zuela. and that the subject had not even
been presented to the consideration of
the joint army and navy board whose spe-
cial province it is to make preparations for
all possible eventualities of an offensive
or defensive nature. AS member of
that board expressed ii, that board as
part of it's duty long ago prepared plans
of action for use in the event of possible
war with nearly every other nation in
the world. and those plans were filed away
and have not been considered since. In
that sense the army and navy officials
have prepared for possible trouble with
Venezuela, and should an outbreak occur
the military and naval forces could be put
in a state of readiness in comparatively
short time. But as already indicated the
board has not considered such a possibili-
ty for many months past.
One officer took humorous view Of the
situation and remarked that sending war
ships and troops to Venezuela to compel
that country to agree to arbitration would
be like going to war to bring about
peace.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-09
|If DEMOCRATS GAIN CONTROL
RrsHoP GAINES PREDICTS DIS
AsTER TO CoLoRED RACE.
Address Before African Methodist
Episcopal Conference This
Morning.

IF the democrats gain control OF this
government the negro will be in worse
position than ever. and it Is possible his
freedom would even be curtailed, said
Bishop Wesley j. Gaines of Atlanta Ga,
this morning at Metropolitan A. M. f.
Church. NJ street. before the Baltimore
conference of the African Methodist Epis-
copal Church.
II am not one of that crowd of us,
he continued who call themselves re-
publicans and yet would support demo-
cratic candidate for President because OF
a mistake by the President. l believe In
fighting the battle within our party. and
in voting for its nominee, though he may
not be our choice. 1t Is not right for us
to be so bitterly denouncing the leading
white men In this country. for II the
white man. north or south. unites against
us our condition would be well-nigh
hopeless.
Il know many fine men who are demo-
Gratis. but the traditions of the party are
against us. We are under 10000 obliga-
lions to the party of Lincoln. as it broke
the letters that held YOU and me.
Il pray God that the Brownsville mat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-09

to the south end of the bridge. Because
of the darkness and dense fog, II Is
stated, the motorman was unable to see
any distance ahead OF the car. and 1t was
not until the latter was almost upon the
soldier that the motorman knew of the
danger. The noise made by the impact
attracted the attention of the conductor
and passengers, and, as stated, an In
vestigation followed.
At the place where the accident oc-
CURED there is quite an embankment. and
the body Of the soldier rolled to the bot
tom of it. 1t was found al the hospital
that the soldiers back had been broken
and that he had sustained a fatal injury
to his abdomen. as well as numerous cuts
and bruises.
The body was taken from the hospital
this morning to Fort Myer. Coroner Ash
ton deciding that an inquest is unneces-
sary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-09
FOR REVOLUTIONARY HEROES.
Sons Of the Revolution to Press Mat
ter Before Congress.

At meeting of the Society of the Sons
of the Revolution of the District of Co.
lumbia held recently, as recorded in the
stated that the bill providing for a mon
ument to revolutionary heroes had been
referred to the library committee for
favorable action, but has failed to pass
the House.
it is the purpose of the society to have
an alteration made in the bill and pre-
santed TO Congress. asking that an
amendment he added to section ., making
il read so as to include in the committee
provided for one member of the Associa-
ton of the Oldest Inhabitants of the
district of Columbia in addition to one
member of the National Society of the
Sons OF the Revolution. and the others
originally mentioned in the bill, the COM
mttee to be appointed by the President
OF the United States. and that such COM
mttee be vested with authority to select
a suitable design and contract for and SUI
perintend the construction of the monu-
ment.
1t is further proposed to amend section
3 so as to read that the sum of $4,000
be appropriated for the purpose. instead
of S.UO.OOO as asked for. In other words,
that an appropriation of $4,000 or as
much more as may be deemed necessary
be granted by Congress for the purpose
named.
1t is contended by the society that neither
the United States of America nor the
District of Columbia has monument to
the soldiers of the war of the revolution
There statues and monuments to
Washington. Lafayette Rochambeau and
others. but none TO the revolutionary he
rOeS as whole.
The society will ask for immediate &C
ton on the bill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-09
Mount Calvary Auxiliary Meeting.

The members of Mount Calvary Aux
iliary held meeting recently at the resi-
dence OF Miss jamie l.. Cox. 1911 Church
street. The newly elected president. Mrs.
Florida Minor. in calling the meeting to
order. thanked the members for the honor
they had conferred. and pledged her best
efforts for the success of the organization
during the ensuing year. Routine busi-
ness was transacted. An appropriation OF
$50 was made to procure set OF omcers'
Jewels to be presented to Mount Calvary
Commandery, No. 4. Knights Templar, at
the meeting in May. The following conn
mittee was appointed to purchase the
Jewels and make the necessary arrange
rnents Mrs. Lucy A. Stewart. Mrs Jen-
ME Golden, Mrs. Alice Robinson. Mrs.
Susan Jeffords. Mrs. Susie Smith and Mrs.
Anna Williams The chaplain. w II.
Severson and John w. West were author
lied to inform the commandery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-09
Flag Presentation at Laurel.

LAUREL, Md, April 8. 1903.
A flag presentation to Beacon Council,
No %, Junior Order United American
Mechanics and to public school No. ] was
held Tuesday at the Academy of Music.
Music was rendered by the Laurel Mill
tary Band. The Junior Order United
American Mechanics. Laurel High School
military companies and Laurel Lodge,
Knights of Pythias, headed by the Laurel
Military Band. marched from their hall.
on 9th street, to the opera house.
Frank Fahm, jr.. the sixteen-year-old
son of Frank Fahm. residing on Main
street. met with painful accident Tues
day. BY mistake he used carbolic acid in
place of an eyewash, and may lose the
eye.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-09
Saengerbund's Ball for Children.

The Washington Saengerbund has ar.
ranged to hold its annual children's mas.
querade ball next Friday evening in the
hall and parlors Of its clubhouse. The
whole house will be thrown open to the
little ones and their parents. Donch's
Orchestra will furnish the special music
for the occasion, and dancing for the
little ones will begin at o'clock and
will continue until 10 o'clock, after which
the grown-ups will be given an oppor.
tunity to dance. Sunday night, the 18th
instant. the last theatrical entertainment
will occur.
Sunday. April 10. will be the fifty-sev-
enth anniversary of the Saengerbund. and
Mr.. Henry Xander the musical director
will finish up the season with q fine pro.
gram. !.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-09
Radium refriqerators

Outside cases of genuine ash. oak
finish, brass hinges and locks; white
enamel lined; all parts removable;
u. HI oh
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-09

This is an almost unprecedented
offering at this time Of the year,
and Is for tomorrow only at such a
special price.
WOMEN'S Gauze Lisle Thread
Hose; garter tops: Hermsdorf
black, full regular made; spliced
soles and heels: imported. and the
regular 35c quality. Special tomor-
row, l9c pair.
Hosiery-Fermer Location. Enlarged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-09
Radium refriqerators

Apartment house and double-do0r
styles. with outside cases of genuine
ash, antique oak finish, brass hinges
and locks. Galvanized iron lined:
all parts removable; adjustable
shelves
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-09
Pearl buttons, Sc card

With summer right ahead there IS
need of many pearl buttons for
waists, dresses and undermuslins.
These will serve the purpose we'll.
and will not cost much-5c card.
See them while in the store to-
morrow and buy enough for all
summer.
First Floor-New Trimming Section.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-07-08
Reasons for Voting for Bryan.

Ii is boldly asserted that Mary
land will go Republican. The as
sertion does not come from Repub-
licans SO much as from the Demo
cratic renegade element so strong
in Baltimore. There has never
been time since 1896, when a
real, decent, loyal Democrat has
had position or a chance to get
one in that city. The feeling there
is as strong against Mr.. Bryan as
it was in 1896, if not stronger. A
leading-prior to 1S96-DemOcrat,
was asking some days ago for a
single reason any one could give for
voting for Bryan. A bystander is
said to have replied that his reason
was because he, himself, claimed
to be decent and white, but that
any one void of those characters
tics would possibly make a mistake
in casting Bryan vote.-Staunton
Spectator.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-07-08
No. 10.
Admits Criminal Assault

VIII Williams, cOlOred, is locked
up in the County Jail under the
serious charge Of committing
criminal assault upon Dora Jackson,
l3-year-old colored girl.
The crime was committed last
Wednesday afternoon, and Will
llamS was arrested in a short time
by Sergeant Ricamore.
When taken before MayorJones,
ne was given a hearing and re-
manded to jail to await an exami-
nation Of the girl by physicians.
The preliminary hearing took
place the next morning Thursday,
and when asked whether he was
guilty or not guilty, Williams
answered Guilty" and Mayor
Jones sent him on to the grand
jury he turned TO his wife (who
was one of the witnesses for the
Commonwealth and said, This is
what you get for having so many
girls around the house"
Williams does not seem to real
lze that rape Is capital crime in
Virginia, and that if he is convict
ed ne may pay the penalty with
his life by being executed in the
new electric chair in the Richmond
penitentiary.
The cOlored people generally
seem to think that because the crime
was committed upon a negro girl,
that the criminal viii be allowed to
escape with a light sentence, but one
of the most respectable negroes of
the County summarized the situa-
ton when he said last Saturday that
Williams should suffer the extreme
penalty of the law as an object
lesson to other negroes Of like in
clination, and that if he was allow
ed to escape with 4 peniteniary
sentence it would place a premium
upon other crimes of the same
magnitude.
The girl Is daughter of Charles
jackson, 4 good old colored man
of the Millwood neighbOrhood. and
who showed his real worth and
character by following his young
master through the entire Civil
War and bringing him back safe
TO his people in Clarke county.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-07-08
Parker in Clumsy Role Again

Every right-thinking man. alive
TO the proprieties OF life. will
concur heartily in Editor Waiter
sons cutting comment upon Alton
b. Parker's untimely appearance
IN the political limelight at Denver.
If there is anything left of the
Democratic party today and the
mach-trouhlcd organization really
seems to be rounding into robust
form once more none of The credit
the eforc belongs To Parker or 10
the se't-lntercSt promoting coterie
of New York politicians, led by
August Belmont ard his race-track
associates. vino foisted thi. Esopus
man's candidacy upon ,he country
f"ur years ago, To the party's
humiliation and defeat.
Nothing So well becomes Parker
in the enlightened bay as obscurity.
His very name * a party by word
andreproach. 1t recalls the sorry
role he played. Instead Of craving
political prominence, he should
seek forgetfulneSS. For the pres
ent and for the future the best he
could ask at the hands OF his party
and all he would ask, but for
faulty construction in make-up-
would be to be let alone. He is a
discredited leader, u polit' clan
found wanting, Stateman undone.
Every word of counsel ne utters,
any opinion he expresses, is dis
counted in advance. He ought to
have the sense to see it. 1t is to
his shame that he has not.
Waiterson's excoriation fits the
case perfcctly-tits it rs we'll as
did Theodoee Rlosevelt's 5 merciless
but timely fiaying of him in 1904,
when, bcaked by the crowd of
mercenaries and spectators afore-
mentioned, and with his party's
standard trailing in the dust, the
EsopuS miStit brought an unspeak-
ably clumsy campaign TO an inglo-
rious end with his pharisaical wall
ing about the purity of elections.
The less we see of Parker the
bettor we think of him, and we
have no doubt the Democratic
party, not to mention the country.
is in the same frame of mind.
Esopus is about his size. Wash
ington Herald.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-07-08
He BlameS the American Man

Now comes a French author who
dcpoSes, after the literary fashion.
that the American man is respon-
sible for the fact that American
girls seek husbands with titles.
This gOssipy Frenchman says that
the American girl wants man of
leisure, the sort of man who is a
part OF the older civilization. He
may be = decadent, but he is
fitted, as it were, with the glory of
his ancestors, with the deeds of
kniShthood, with the pride of
birth, Besides all this, he is
foil to the grubbing father, and to
the commercialized brothers. In
short, the title bearer of an old
family is an ideal embodiment.
rather than realty of wholesome
flesh and blood. He is an acquiSi-
ton that cannot be secured in the
home market. For this reason he
is especially desired by the Amer
lean girl with the prize to pay.
So discourseth the French
author, blaming the American
man for condition he cannot help,
and charging the American girl
with ambitions that are unworthy
of her character and of her nation
ality. Luckily, there is no marked
rush for these overripe scions from
the gilded family tree, the Ameri-
jcan girl not finding him to her
taste, or desiring a better return
for her money. Nor need it be
feared that the American father,
or the American brother, will i'm
mediately resign ali commercial
connections in order to organize
that much yaunted leisure Glass;
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-07-08
Sowing at Denver.
624 2t
Secretary.

This week Is biz with the fate of
the Democratic party and the ma
sion. for a seasons at least. What
shall the Denver harvest be- 1t
will reap as il shall have sowed.
Who is 20 BE- the sowcrl And what
is the seed tina, it will put into the
ground OF the electoratel Will it
b. pure wheat, that the uprising
shall be goodly grain and no con-
fusion IN separating it from the
tarcS.
The issue at Denver should be
the platform without any regard
to personality. Tie seed that
should be sowcd should be cardinal
Democratic doctrine and the SOW ers
should select the seed irrespective
OF personality. Then they should
send out their harvester to cradle
the field, be he William Jennings
Bryan or any one else who will
consent 10 be the servant of the
party. y.-Richmond News-Leader.