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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-12-18
Nearly Hopeless.

A doctor came mp 10 a patient in IN
insane asylum, slapped him on the back.
and said: Well, old man. you're alI
right You can run along and write
your folks that you'll be back home in
two weeks as good as new"
The patient went off gaily 10 write his
letter. He had it finished and sealed.
but when he was licking the stamp il
slipped through his fingers to the floor.
lighted on tie back of a coekroach that
was passing. and stuck. The patient
hadn't seen the c0ckroach-what he did
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-12-18

The cat sat by the radiator and took
a wash. Christmas meant nothing to
it, The children. playing about the tree,
were a nuisance with their noise. And
the eat turned its head from the paw
that it was licking and gave them a
SLOW, scoruful glance.
Little May put down her new doll
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-12-18

Mrs. D-My late husband was jealous
10 the last.
Mrs. E.-Indeed,
Mrs. D--Yes; just before he died he
requested me not 10 wear mourning for
hinI-,a ANA ne knew | looked better in
black than anything else.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-12-18
Women Workers in Sweden.

1t is to the honor OF Sweden tLat ..-
fact of woman working for DER ...-
in no way lowers her social f.-.
Many professional ladies are Oh"
tiers of court officials and are
and welcomed in the court s.
Ouean.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-12-18

Advertise in this paper, I'd make your
wants known to our home people, and
stimulate enterprise in our vicinity.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-12-18

Advertise in Your Home PAPER.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-12-18

It Pays to Advertise.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-23
RUBBER MEN WILL HOLD
THIRD ANNUAL PICNIC
Program of Speeches and Sports and
Fine Barbecue Dinner Arranged
by the Committee In
Charge

The third annual picnic of the rubber
men will be held today and from pres
ent indications will prove success.
More than 400 invitations have been
sent out. 1t is expected at least 300 will
attend.
Tire houses will be closed and little
business will be done along gasoline
row." as automobile men will be rep
resented in large numbers. For weeks
past this event has been looked for
ward to, and for the last week men,
bers of the different committees have
been busy making arrangements to
handle the crowd.
All persons attending will meet the
invitation committee at the junction of
Main and Broadway at $3.50 a. m. They
will be assigned to automobiles and
taken to the grounds where sports of
all sorts will be the order.
The annual baseball game between
the rubber men and the automobile
men will be fought out and promises
to be a warm contest. as many expo
nents of the national game are to be
found on both teams.
There will be speeches by men OF
prominence, wrestling matches, boxing
contests, pie eating contests, singing
and the barbecued dinner which has
been a feature of all former picnics.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-23
MRS. |. A. GOULD CHOSEN
PRESIDENT OF SOCIETY
Members of Baptist Missionary Asso.
citation Elect Officers for the
Coming Year-Messages
by Telephone

Missions by telephone was the up-to-
date twentieth century evangelistfc
methods adopted by the Woman's Bap-
fist Missionary society of Los Angeles
at it's annual meeting held at Berean
hall, Auditorium building, Fifth and
Olive streets, yesterday.
Mrs. L. S. Tompkins of Pasadena
spoke on Telephone Messages dur
ing the Home mission hour at 230 p.
m. She held the receiver and trans
mitter of a telephone in her hands,
while the other end of the wire was
attached to various cities (shown on
map of the United States), where the
work of the society is conferred.
When Mrs. Tompkins called cen
trail she received a message from Chi
cago, where the Women's Baptist
Home Missionary Training school is
located.
The Chicago message follows:
"A combine is to be formed by the
two women's Baptist home mission
airy societies, the Womens Baptist
Home Missionary society, with head
quarters at Chicago, and the Women's
American Baptist Home Missionary So
ciety, with headquarters at Boston,
Lass. The latter name will be given
the new society, while the two mag
azines the Echo of the eastern society
and Tidings of the Chicago society,
will be merged also. The country will
be divided into four districts, Atlantic
states, central states, middle west and
Pacific coast states"
Deliver Annual Reports
The reports of Mrs. j. o. Churchill
of Hollywood, director of home mis-
sions, and of Mrs. Grace H. Jacobs,
director of foreign missions, showed
the work of the society to be in splen-
did condition, while the secretary and
treasurer, Mrs. A. H. Whitman of Po-
mona, in her report showed that the
organization was well off finacially.
Mrs. B. F. Conway of Temple Bap-
fist church, Los Angeles conducted
! the devotional exercises, while Mrs. L.
the young women's hour; Miss Be-
livered the greeting and announced
the appointment of committees.
How Shall We Interest Our Young
Women in Missions? ?" was the topic of
the young women's house; Miss Be
atrice Mayberry responding on What
We Are Doing at Ontario and Miss
Blanche Smith telling How We Are
Working at Long Beach,
The election of officers resulted as fol-
lows:
Mrs. l.. A. Gould of Temple church,
Los Angeles, president; Mrs. Arthur S.
Phelps of Los Angeles. vice president;
Mrs. A. H. Whitman of Pomona, secre-
tary and treasurer; Mrs. ]. o.
Churchill of Hollywood, director of
| home missions, and Mrs. Grace H.
Jacobs of Temple church. Los Angeles,
secretary of foreign missions.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-23
ASKING MEMBERSHIP
IN DEMOCRATIC LEAGUE
Thirty-four Have Made Application
Since the Democratic Convention
at Fresno-League Prin-
cipies indicated

The action of the Democratic con-
vention at Fresno has stimulated Dem
ocrats of Los Angeles as nothing has
done in years. They regard the action
in all respects, from the platform to
the ousting of Gongs and Morris, as
putting the party on a higher plane
than it has ever been, and putting il
in position to receive the confidence
of the voters of all parties.
One noticeable effect of the conven-
tion has been to bring in applications
for membership in the Democratic
league. Since the convention thirty
four applications have been received
and one of these is f. r. Threlkeld
6305 Eagle Rock avenue, who is 50 years
old and wants to give his best efforts
to Democratic success this fall. Many
of the applicants are well known work
ers who regard league principles as
having been indicated in the conven-
ton.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-23

of the fourth grade, of which Miss Nora
Lindsey is teacher. Following this was
a vocal solo by Miss Plumstead.
Pupils Give Flag Drill
The flag drill by pupils of the fIth
and sixth grades, of which MISS Ella
Webster and Miss Dave are teachers,
was very effective and culminateu oy
the presentation of a handsome united
States flag, which was brought forward
by several little girls dressed in white.
Scott Allured, a pupil of the scnooi'
made the following speech in presenting
the flag to Joseph Scott, president OF
the board of education:
I'm behalf of the Child study circle
of our school, to whose efforts the sue
cess of this fete is due, and TO whose
generous appreciation of needs we owe
this fine new flag. Ipresent 1t to you as
the president of our board of educa-
ton. May this banner, honored by over
so. 900. 900 of our citizens and respected
by the nations of the EARTH mean TO
this school and to this community all
that it's stars and stripes mean TO the
soldier, the sailor, the wanderer in dis
tant lands-a grand, free and undl-
vided country"
Answers Address
Mr. Scott responded. speaking of the
respect and honor due our flag, and
hoping that it might wave over the
school for many years. Then to the
strains of 1.-THE Star Spangled Banner.
played by two youthful buglers, the
gallant new flag was lifted to its place
! Of honor over the school, while the old
one wind-worn and faded, slowly de-
scended.
This closed the program which was
given for the purpose of improving the
school playground and purchasing a
new flag, and which reflected much
credit upon Miss Amelia Foshay. prin-
cipal, and her corps of assistants.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-23
MANAGER OF PARK ACCUSED
OF ALLOWING CHILDREN INSIDE

complaint charging ]. B. Lehigh,
manager of Chutes park, with permit
ting children under IA years of age to
enter the park without being accom-
panied by a guardian or having writ
ten permission from their parents was
issued yesterday by Deputy Prosecut-
ing Attorney Ford. The complaint was
sworn to by r. w. Reynolds, humane
officer. The offense charged is includ-
ed in the ordinance that prohibits chill
dren from entering theater unat-
tended,
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-23
CHILDREN DRESSED AS
FLOWERS GREET QUEEN
GIVE PROGRAM FOR FUNDS To
IMPROVE GROUNDS
Beautiful New Flag Presented Presi'
dent of Board Of Education by
Pupils of Twenty-fourth
Street School

"I wish school was like this every
day" was the verdict of a dainty niue
maid upon the May fete given yester-
dav afternoon by teachers and children
of the Twenty fourth street school.
Little girls representing flowers ana
bows CARRIED like birds mingled WIN
dainty winged butterflies. tiny iaoies-
in-waiting and diminutlFe put I'M
pressiVe queen.
Two vocal solos by Mr.. Dupuy made
a charming introduction to the realm
Of the small May queen, Ruth Leithead'
who was preceded by an imposing
herald Tom Grow, and her six LADIES
Mildred Shurtleff, Patricia Cunning
ham Lorraine Chamberlain, Gertrude
IJnsenbord. Eleanor Ewing, Ruth COL
lison and Helen Douthit.
Herald Announces Spring
When the queen was seated on hel
throne which occupied the Vestibule
entrance to the school, the herald an
nounced the return of spring. ana
flock of birds of varying hues came
futtering in to be welcomed by the
queen. If the role had been called the
birds would have answered TO sucr
mortal names as Rollin Graz, Russel
Moon, Jack Hellman, George Ramsey
rutherford Moore and Oswald Parry
rival of the bees, and about the roya
throne swarmed merrily Robinson
Locke. Clariclia Rombolis, Ruth Mead
ows, Hope Ford, Lewis Lyon and Car
Arndt.
The flowers who entered next, ant
who proved they could be more thar
merely pretty by singing a series o.
songs about violets, daisies ana othei
blossoms, were Marguerite Anderson
Mary Evelyn Hamilton. Helen Locke
Tune Athouse. Helen Begg, Allene
Bohn. Ruth Bower Eva Grove, Mar
iory Hay, Edna Leighton and Lucille
Kistler.
The butterflies who followed recited
verses appropriate to their fragile ma.
lures, and such realistic butterflies die
they make with their gauzy wings thai
only the mothers looking on from with
out the charmed circle recognized they
were Ardela Warrington, Goldyt
Saunders, Helen Parker, Marguerite
Dixon and Mildred Andrews.
Renders Vocal Solo
This concluded the cantata given by
| the two first grades which are taught
by Miss Clara A. Brown and Miss F
Fern Andrews. A vocal solo was rem
dered by Miss Nash, which was fol
lowed by a Maypole dance.
! A pole with two sets of streamer!
was placed in front of the school, ant
the birds, bees. flowers, butterflies anC
Iadies-in- waiting f1ocked about 1t clasp
ing the outer ribbons, while the innel
circle was formed by winsome kinder
gartners, fower-wreathed and dimpled
! These little ones were Katherine Wal
lace, Dorothy Stinchield. Theodore
Gatchel, Marion Breidenbach, Nathan
Newly, Sidney Laughlin, Dougla,
Mueller Raphael Rowell, Reginald
Dupuy, Ellis Douthit and John Gilmer
| They showed the effect of the splen
did training which had been giver
| them by Miss Olga Dorm, the kinder
garten teacher and her assistant, Miss
| Wrink. who played the piano accom-.
| paniments for all the exercises.
A pretty feature of the afternoon was
the Swedish dance given by children
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-23
REPORT SHOWS INCREASE
IN NUMBER OF CHILDREN
County Superintendent of Schools
Prepares Statement Which Will
Be Mailed to the State
Board Today

An increase of 1887 children between
and II .rears is recorded in the CEN
sus report to be sent to the state board
Of education for the county of Los
Angeles this year.
County Superintendent Mark Keeper
announces that the figures show there
are 1882 children under II years OF
age; while this year there are S4,Sl5
children in the county of census age,
as compared with S2,22S of 1907.
The public schools have 69,465 or
these while 1853 are attending private
institutions and 10,197 are not attend
ing school,
One hundred and ten thousand, SIX
teen of the children in the county are
native born, sixty-nine of whom are
deaf and 1856 of whom are not vacci-
mated.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-23
SAVE THE HARBOR
FROM S.P., ISCRY
STORM OF PROTEST GREETS
PROPOSED CHANGE
coNoaEssMEN URGED TO USE
THEIR INFLUENCE
Local Commission Sees Vital Danger
In Plan of War Department
for Establishing
Lines

In no uncertain tones did the Los
Angeles chamber of commerce and the
Los Angeles harbor commission deal
with the free harbor question in teie-
grams sent to Senator Flint and Repre-
sentative McLachlan yesterday.
The decision of Robert Shaw oliver,
assistant secretary of the navy, that
owners or claimants of land inside the
area must obtain quit-claim deeds from
the government before the lines may
be approved by the department, aroused
the communities affected and the wires
were kept busy with communications
Early Yesterday afternoon the harbor
commission met and authorized sec
rotary Fleming to send the following
telegram to Senator Flint and Repre-
sentative McLachlan:
Instructions of assistant secretary
of war to chief of engineers, made
public here yesterday, makes estab-
lishment inner harbor lines contin-
gent on ouit-claims of all rights of
damages of property owners or
claimants These instructions are
contrary to joint resolutions. Mu-
inequalities are getting busy. We
are writing you fully.
A. P. FLEMING, Secretary,
Harbor Commission.
Not an hour later the harbor COM
mittee of the chamber of commerce
met and directed the following tele-
gram to the same officials at Wash
ington:
Purposes of joint resolution au-
thorizing fixing Wilmington harbor
lines will be defeated by action of
assistant secretary of war making
same contingent on obtaining quit
claims, and such action contrary to
opinion Judge Advocate Davis.
Chamber of commerce insists that
the Joint resolution be observed,
and trust you will do all your power
carry out its purpose.
GEORGE H. STEWART,
President
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-23
~ WAS HUNGRY, so
STOLE" PLEADS PRISONER

''I went without anything to eat for
twenty-four hours, and then stole
bicycle" said Abe Wright in Justice
Austin's court yesterday.
Wright came here two weeks ago
from Texas. He was unable to find
work. He said that the last dollar he
had was stolen from him in the cheap
lodging house where he lived. He was
sentenced to jail for twenty days.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-23
POVERTY CAUSE
OF SUICIDE PACT
DAUGHTER NOW SAYS SHE
WISHES TO LIVE
LEFT PENNILEss, MOTHER TRIED
TO KILL BOTH
a" Did Want to Die, but Not Now
Declares Girl as She Watches
at the Bedside of Her
Parent

81 did wish to die yesterday" said
Miss Ida Eva Frame in the matron's
department at central station. But
do not want to now" continued the
frail girl. "They think that my mother
tried to kill me, and 1 must live to see
that nothing happens to her."
Bitter poverty and the recent death
of the father and husband are the rea-
sons given for the suicide pact entered
into by mother and daughter. in which
the mother, Mrs. Mary ]. Frame, 927
South Olive street, shot herself in the
breast Thursday night, after firing.
according to the police, two shots at
her daughter, neither of which took
effect.
j. b. Frame, the woman's husband,
died recently at Goldfeld, where he
was a miner. and left them penniless.
Mrs. Frame and her daughter were
taken yesterday to the county hospital.
Mrs. Frame will recover, the doctors
say.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-23
AGED MAN HURT IN
FIGHT ABOUT WOMAN

Anna McNally of 1857 Edwin street
and John Leonard and Jesse Mcintosh,
all negroes, of the same address were
arrested last night by Sergeant Bene-
diet and Patrolman Henderson and
booked at the central station on sus-
picion.
II is alleged that Mcintosh was in
toxicated and got into a row with
Leonard, who is so years of age,
through jealousy over the woman.
Leonard was badly beaten about the
head and shoulders with an iron bar.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-23
DRIVER INJURED WHEN
HORSES RUN AWAY
Man Suffers Broken Nose and Severe
Internal Injuries In Accident
at Seventh and Main
Streets

Thomas Regans, driver for the Meek
Baking company, was severely injured
in a runaway accident at Seventh and
Main streets yesterday.
Regans says he let the lines of his
horse fall slack at Seventh and Spring
streets, and as he reached for them
the horses took fright and dashed down
Seventh.
While crossing Main the driver was
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-23
EXAMINATION TO BE
HELD FOR POSTAL CLERKS

A civil service examination for postal
clerks and letter carriers will be held
at the Grand avenue schoolhouse, Ninth
and Grand avenues, at a. m. today.
F. c. Mulkey, secretary of the local
board, will have charge. The examina-
ton will last from four and half to
five hours
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-23
Closing Out
Shoe Sale
LAST CHANCE TO GET SHOES FROM
THE harden STOCK AT A
SACRIFICE
Only Week More and the Name of Barden
Will BE No More to the People of Los
Angeles. Located at the Corner
of Third and Spring. Under
the StimsOn Block

The sale of the Barden high grade
stock of shoes will last but few days
longer. Every pair OF shoes must be
cold within a week. Every pair Of
shoes will be greatly reduced in price
IN order to make a clean clean-up
quickly, as the store has been leased
10 another party. 1t will pay you TO
nut IN a supply of footwear while you
have an opportunity. Nothing but the
highest grade of shoes are soid at thls
exclusive mems shoe shop.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-23

thrown, the heavy wagon passing
across his body. At San Pedro street
the wagon collided with a telegraph
pole and was wrecked. Beside a broken
nose and severe bruises II is thought
Regans has suffered internal injuries.
He was taken to the receiving hos
pitaI
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-23
ATTORNEYS FILE PAPERS
AGAINST ICE COMBINE

The action brought against the Union
Ice company and other concerns
charged with combining Illegally to
control the price of ice was submitted
to Judge Wilbur on briefs yesterday.
The papers used in the lower court
were filed without argument on appeal
from the ruling of the police court,
Justice Rose holding he had no juris-
diction.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-23
COUNTY TREASURER PAYS OUT
$7s3s TO ELECTION OFFICERS

The county treasurer has paid out
$793S to the election officers who served
at the polls in the different precincts on
March 5. There were 1879 precincts IN
Los Angeles and $42 allowed to pre-
cinct.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-23
The ONLY Palace Cafe is

Corner First and Spring streets. First APP
pcarance of the great Vienna Lady Orches-
ira Monday May IS from ~ to 1 noon and
s to 1890 evenings. Watch Sunday papers
for the arrival OF the greatest musical nov
city OF the age. We are always up to date.
Excellent cuisine
ADOLPH JAHNKE. Prop
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-23

of the fourth grade, of which MISS Nora
Lindsey is teacher Following TINS was
a vocal solo by Miss Plumstead.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-08-04
Singing and GarqIing.

Singers do not give away their Sc
crets Of the voice I know, however,
that some of the tenors and prima
donnas use an astringent gargle when
ever their vocal cords become so re-
Taxed that very high notes are difficult
to emit. One famous little tenor used
cold tea that had drawn long time.
Such a gargle, though. does not i'm
prove the quality Of the voice, even if
It does raise the pitch temporarily.
: The popular gargle among opera art
lists is the solvent. 1t loosens crusts
which form in the throat and nasal
cavities and removes mucous which
cannot be got rid of by coughing and
hawking. A common wash is twelve
grains of chlorate of potash to wine
glassful Of warm water. Many singers
and orators in order to render theil
voices clear and mellow use a gargle
containing one 'teaspoonful Of common
salt and one of baking soda in a tum
blerful of wafer. These gargles are i'm
proved by further adding some arc
matte substances to stimulate the mu
cous membrane with which they come
in contact.-New York Press.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-08-04
Needles and Pins.

The Lancet tells of peculiar case in
q London hospital. The patient, a
healthy Scotch girl, aged twenty years,
was In the habit of putting pins in her
mouth and sometimes had been known
to fall asleep without removing them.
She was admitted to the hospital. hav.
ing swallowed five pins accidentally
while fixing clothes, and by the help
Of emetics she was relieved of them,
Returning home, she began regularly
to vomit pins and got rid of twenty.
three in the course of a month. She
then began to produce needles, and in
fortnight thirteen came out from the
following situations: The left nostril,
the origin Of the sternomastoid behind
the left ear and a spot on the front OF
the right forearm. At the same time
she continued vomiting pins until sew.
enty-fYe had appeared. The needles
were blackened and slightly eroded,
and two of them we're threaded with
about three inches Of thread.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-08-04
He Emptied His Pockets.

The Comte de Corbieres, minister ol
the interior to Louis XVIII, while
working in the kings cabinet one day
became absorbed in his work and Sc
far forgot himself as to place his
snuffbox on the kings desk after tax.
ing snuff. The king observed this un.
heard Of familiarity from the corner
of his eye, but said nothing. Present
" the minister whipped out his pocket
handkerchief and placed it beside the
snuffbox.
IN. de Corbieres,'' remarked the
king at last, "you appear to be empty.
ing your pockets
Perhaps SO, sire" was the calm re.
Spouse, "but that is much better than
filling them
The king smiled at the clever hit at
the corruption Of some of the minis
ter's predecessors. Corbieres was noted
for his scrupulous integrity.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-08-04
Neat Little Game.

After tea she brought over his pipe
and his slippers.
John" she whispered tenderly, "do
you know my conscience has been
hurting me and have formed little
conscience fund.-"
Conscience fund.-" asked the big
husband in surprise.
Yes, dear. You see, have been
borrowing a few dollars out Of your
vest pockets every night for week,
and here is the entire sum-"
swell! Well! You are an honest
little woman"
'And, John?''
''Well, my dear? ~ + : - ..--5.5: f. =: ~
'Now-now that I have been so hon
est, would would you mind giving me
the conscience fund to buy pretty
hat saw in window today ?'-Bos.
ton Post. - =.