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Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-02
MODERN WOODMEN
ATTEND CONVENTION
ARE SELECTED FOF
STATE MEETING
Grand Ball and Reception Brings to
End One of Most Successful
Sessions in History
of Order

There were 1888 delegates in attend
ance at the county convention of the
Modern Woodmen of America, held at
Whittier, yesterday. The convention
was held In odd Fellows hall and was
called to order at IL a. m. by D. H.
Briggs, clerk of Whittier camp, No.
1854.
John e. Wright of Whittier was elect
ed temporary chairman, afterward
chairman of the convention, and j.
Smith of California camp, No. 1119S, of
Los Angeles. clerk of the convention.
The following committees were ap-
pointed;
observation-disclosures, Hurd. Hamill and
Mills.
Permanent organization-Gouze
Ware and Cook
Resolutions-Sheets, Lancaster and
Taylor.
Immediately following the opening
sessions in the afternoon delegates to
the number of seventeen were nomin-
ated for the state convention, to be held
May 20 at Visalia.
Los Angeles county is entitled to
eleven delegates, and the election was
warmly contested from start to finish.
Delegates elected and number of votes
received out of 1888 were:' ID. III. Briggs,
Whittier, 172; w. H. Mclaughlin, Los
Angeles, 10S; E. S. Hamil. Los Ange-
les, III; Mark Kirkby, Los Angeles,
100; Charles Elder, Los Angeles, Ill;
George Duzenbury, Los Angeles, 81; DR..
w. C. Allen, Los Angeles, III; J. M.
Myers, Los Angeles, 173; M. N. Myrick,
Pasadena, 102; w. j. Sheets, Pomona,
154; G. G.. Sanford, South Pasadena,
100.
John e. Wright, in behalf of the city
of Whittier, extended the keys and hos
pitality to the delegates of the conven-
ton. The next county convention will
be held at Long Beach in 1911.
The convention was followed by a
large street parade, with over, 600
Woodmen in line.
A grand ball and banquet ended what
has been considered the largest at
tended convention of the Modern Wood
men of America in Los Angeles county.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-02

delegates last evening by the hostess
clubs of the Ventura county associa-
tion, and for this many members or the
parliament and prominent club women
went up from Los Angeles. Others Will
go this morning, leaving the city on the
s O'clock train and arriving i'll season
4 for the opening of the county day pro-
gram.
The program promises much of in
terest, and among other speakers are
such well known people as Judge curtis
ID. Wilbur, who, of course, Will talk OF
that subject so dear to his heart,
Juvenile Courts" and Mrs. Wlllougnpy
Rodman, who, equally, of course, VIII
speak of Fairgrounds and civic I'M
provement.
Beginning tomorrow morning the fol-
lowing feast of good things Will De
spread for those attending the sessions:
Program as Prepared
Thursday morning sing
ing, Nearer, My God, to Thee lnvo-
cation; secretary's report; address OF
welcome; response, Mrs. 0. Shepard
Barnum. County day: Ventura county
report, Mrs. M. E. Dudley; San Diego
county, report Juvenile court commit
tee. Miss g. II. Ballou; San Bernar-
dino county, report juvenile court COM
mittee. Mrs l.. r. Lathrop; reports
Ventura county delegates; luncheon.
Thursday, 1880 p. M = Riverside,
county. report juvenile court commit
tee. DR.. Louise Harvey Clarke; Orange
county. report, Mrs. Robert McFadden;
Cost of Correction" Mrs. John Swami;
Santa Barbara county, report, Mrs. E.
C. Tallalt; report juvenile court COM
mittee, Dr. Ida Stambach; Boys and
Girls Clubs" Miss Vira Morgan;
manuel Training" Miss Edna Rich;
''Industrial Work. Mrs. Farley;
Mothers Meetings." Mrs. E. X. GILL
man; Los Angeles county, program in
charge of Mrs. Francis Taft; report
Juvenile court committee, Mrs. Nora
Mccartney; "A National Children's
Bureau" Elizabeth. Boynton Harbert,
PHI. D.
Thursday, s D. m. = Music; address
of welcome, Judge Ewing, superior
Judge Ventura county; response, Judge
Grow, superior judge Santa Barbara
county; music, address, Juvenile
Courts" Judge Curtis ID. Wilbur.
Friday IL a. m.-Invocation; report
of credential committed; reports of
standing committees; report of officers
and delegates; reports of nominating
committee; election of officers; lunch
con. LEY
Friday, 80 p. m.-Music; address,
Fairgrounds, Civic Improvement"
Mrs. Willoughby Rodman; music; ad-
dress, "The California George Junior
Republic" Warren S. Eberle.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-02

George Lilley, author of the charges,
make the statement in the Waterbury
club last Saturday that it was quite
likely he would get an adverse de-
cision from the committee, and in that
event he would tell all he knew about
the whole matter of submarine boats
on the floor of the house.
Elihu B. Frost, vice president of the
Electric Boat company referring to
the time President Roosevelt made a
submerged trip in one of the sub
marine boats, denied that the company
had any paid newspaper men at the
trial, and said he did not know who
was responsible for the publications
concerning that event. The boat was
commanded by Lieutenant Nelson, u.
S. NJ, and Mr.. Frost testified that the
company had purchased from Lieuten-
ant Nelson an invention which is used
on the boat. The company paid him
$500 for it. This was the only sum
paid any naval officer by him Ior his
company.
Mr.. Frost said that no member of
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-02
WiIliams-Louden

Mrs Alice Louden of Pasadena and
Joseph A. st. D. Williams, manager of
the J. A. Williams company of Van
couver, B. c., formerly of Toronto,
Canada, were married at the Lincoln
Avenue Methodist church Saturday.
Rev. Franklin Mather performed the
ceremony and the attendants were Miss
Sarah Harding of Toronto, Wylie w.
Mathers of Pasadena and Masters Ross
M. Louden and Ventnor G. A. Will
liams.
The bride was becomingly gowned in
handwoven Irish linen embroidery,
with orange blossoms in her hair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Williams, after a brief
outing at nearby mountain resorts, will
leave for Vancouver, B. c., where they
will make their home.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-02
NEW DE LOS P0S0S BRIDGE
CONTRACT LET AT LAST
Reinforced Concrete Structure viii
Supersede the FImsy Span at
Death Dip Crossing, City
Paying Portion

Councilman e. l.. Blanchard was ra-
diant with ioy yesterday over the fact
that the contract for construction of
the Arroyo de los Pesos bridge had been
let.
This is the ornate concrete structure
which will span the arroyo at the death
dip. The Brooklyn Heights cars cross
the bridge under which the cars using
the Covina cut-off pass.
The cost will be divided between the
city and the trolley interest. Wider and
safer approaches will be part of the
plans.
The plans of Bridge Engineer Henry
G..- Parker of City Engineer Homer
Hamlin's staff have been approved and
work will begin at once on this, the
first of the series of new bridges to
span the waterways and tracks inside
the limits of Los Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-02
April Fool Dance

The Young Zionists' association gave
one of the most delightful of their
winter affairs Tuesday evening at
Kramer's, the occasion having many
features suggestive of April FOOLS day.
There was an attendance of over 300,
and the evening was in every way a
great success. Every second dance
was ladies choice" and the souvenirs.
distributed during a march, were
lemons.
The social committee included A. S.
Herman, chairman; A. Horwitz, d.
Blumherg, E. M. Finkenstein, Ethel
Cummins, Dora Goldring, Beatrice
Broudy, j. Cummins. j. Kaufman, J.
Levy, N. w. Schireson and S. Korn-
gust.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-02
WOMEN WILL
PLAN METHOD
PARLIAMENT IN SESSION NOW
AT VENTURA
TRAINING OF CHILDREN is OBJ
JEcT OF SESSION
"Future Fathers" to Be Trained in
Right Paths-Feast of Good
Things Arranged for
Those Present

"Realizing that the child is father of
the man." said a bright faced, white
haired woman to one of The Herald's
reporters recently, 1--WE are going to
see to it that few, at least, of these
fathers are trained in the way in which
they should 60"
In pursuance of the above idea is the
program mapped out for the meeting
of the women's parliament, which
opened in annual session last night in
Ventura, and the effort of the session
will be directed toward arousing senti-
ment favorable to the establishment of
a Juvenile court in that seaside town.
The only social feature of the conven-
ton was the reception rendered the
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-02
MAN ENDS HIS LIFE BY
HANGING IN EASTLAkE PARK

Suspended by a. rope from a limb of
a tree in Eastlake park the dead body
of Jacob Daun of Ill Hewitt street. was
found early yesterday morning by w.
A. McGaugh, who lives on Mission road.
Apparently the man had climbed
the tree, tied one end of the rope about
his neck and the other around a limb.
and Jumped. His neck was not broken.
In a pocket of the black suit in which
Daun was dressed was found key
with a tag bearing the words, Room
5, III Hewitt street" The body was
carried to the John R. Paul undertake
ing establishment.
Daun was 4S years of age and ma
tive of Germany. For some time he
was employed in the saloon of Dan
Pitzel at 901 East First street. So far
as known he had no relatives in Los
Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-02

congress or naval official owned any
stock in the company.
Representative Kahn of California,
whose name was mentioned by Mr..
Frost as the member of the house
naval affairs committee with whom
Attorney McNeir had had an inter-
view, made statement at the con-
clusion of Mr.. Frost's testimony. He
said that at Mr.. McNeir's suggestion
he introduced a bill providing for q
number of submarines for the Pacific
coast. He said that Mr.. McNeir had
not mentioned the name of the COM
pany he was connected with and he
(Kahn) did not know what company
it was.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-02
FORAKER WANTS SENATE
TO PASS HIS MEASURE

WASHINGTON, April 1.-Reporting
adversely to the committee on military
affairs two bills for the reinstatement
of negro soldiers of the Twenty-fifth
infantry Senator Foraker said today
that he would not move an indefinite
postponement, as is usual In such
cases, but would ask that they go on
the calendar.
"At the earliest opportunity" said
Mr.. Foraker, 81 will call up the bill
introduced by me for consideration and
will ask the senate to disagree to the
report and pass the measure"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-02
MINING EXCHANGE DlsBANDs
AFTER UNPRoFITARLE YEAR
Rv Associated Press.

BY Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO, April LATTER
one year of fretful existence the San
Francisco mining exchange today dis
banded. 4
The San Francisco mining exchange
was an outgrowth of the old San
Francisco and Tonopah mining ex-
change, which was established during
the height of the excitement over the
discoveries in the Tonopah district.
There is in the treasury of the or
ganizatlon approximately $4,000, and
after the debts are paid 1t is calculated
that each of the 110 members in good
standing will receive 800.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-02
Returning to CHICAGO

Mr. and Mrs. Baumgarden of Chi
cago, who have been visiting in South
ern California, spent the last two
weeks at the Lankershim in Los An
geles. They expect to leave Sunday
for San Francisco, going from there
to Denver and thence home. Mr..
Baumgarden is a successful merchant
in his home city
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-02
Elre DAMAGES Home

A curtain blown by the wind into
the flame Of a lamp was ignited at the
residence of Mrs. r. C. Layton, 521
East Thirty-first street, last night, and
damage amounting to 500 was done be-
fore the flames were extinguisbed.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-02
To Return from South America

Mr.. and Mrs. C. C. Carpenter will
return in a few days from visit of
several weeks to their son in Honduras.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Pixley, who have
been occupying the Carpenter home,
will spend the remainder of the season
at the Hotel Alexandria.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-02
Visitors of Mrs. Hitchcock

Mrs. d. R. Hitchcock of West Fifth
street is entertaining as house guests
her sister and niece, Mrs. and Miss
Conley of Albuquerque, N. M. Mrs. ].
Pierce of Bond street will give a tea
in compliment of these visitors on
April 8 from 2:30 to $50 o'clock.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-02
Elected Chancellor

LONDON, April Lord Rosebery
has been elected chancellor of Glasgow
university to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of Lord Kelvin, who was
chancellor since 1904.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-02
After Easter

Among the hostesses who are plan
ming to entertain in a large way soon
after Easter is Mrs. C. Modini-Wood
of st. James Park. who is arranging
large musical for the latter part of
April
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-02
Society,"

MRS. PHILLIP ZOBELEIN of
Vl Grand avenue was hostess yes
QN1 terday afternoon at a musical
given in compliment of Miss Rose
Zobelein, who will leave on April for
an extended tour of Europe. The pro-
gram included selections by Mrs. Zobe-
lein and Miss Zobelein, with piano ac-
compartment by Miss Mary O'Don-
oghue.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-02
MAY TELL HIS TALE
ON FLOOR or HOUSE
WITNESS SAYS TAYLOR MADE
SUCH THREAT
Frost Denies Company Had Paid the
Newspaper Men on Submarine
When Roosevelt Made
His Trip
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-Franklin
A. Taylor of Waterbury. Conn.,, today
testified before the special house COM
mittee investigating the charges
against the Electric Boat company,
that he had heard Representative
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-02
Psi Psi House Party

Members of the Psi Psi society gave
house party at Pleya del Rey
from Saturday to Monday. Saturday
evening they entertained with dinner
followed by dancing for number Of
friends from the city.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-02

"Popv
''Yes my SON"
do you know that I wish I was a
giraffe"
why, my boy?"
because a giraffes neck is so long that
by th9 time one meal gets down 1t must
about time for another."-Yonkers States
man.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-22

are right and they are the policies OF
the people. For that reason his sue
cessor may we'll disregard any charge
of lack of originality If he does not
make On entire new program OF his
own.
A president at this time has work
before him clearly defined. The en-.
forcement of the low equally against
high and law, the powerful and the
weak, should be his first thought. The
danger to our country from laxity or
favoritism in this is the greatest one
we have to face. The alton OF
our natural resources aud their devel-
opment for the use of all along the
lines of equal opportunity, too, must
command his immediate attention. 1t
should be his aim to give high tone
to his administration, as President
Roosevelt has, by surrounding him
self with men of prominence. enthua-
iasm in public interest and of the
cleanest and most effective methods.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-22
A Story BY Mark Twain.
Everybody'e Magazine.

Everybody's Magazine.
Whether or not Samuel Clemens
knows it, an agent once called upon
Mark Twain and sought to interest
him in life insurance. At fret he
talked we'll: then, having exhausted
all of his arguments, he merely talked.
Mark Twain yawned slightly, and be-
came reminded as follows:
"Some years ago in Hartford, we
all went to church one hot, s%weltering
night to hear the annual report Of Mr..
Hawley, a city missionary who went
around finding people who needed
help and didn't want to ask for it.
He told of life in cellars, where pow
erty resided: he gave instances Of the
heroism and devotion of the poor.
When a man with millions gives, he
said, we make a great deal OF noise.
It's a noise in the wrong place, for
it's the widows mite that counts.
Well. Hawley worked me up to a
great pitch. l could hardly wait for
him to get through. I had $500 in my
pocket. | wanted to give that and
borrow more to give. You could see
greenbacks in every eye. But instead
OF passing the plate then, he kept on
talking and talking and talking, and
as he talked it grew hotter and hotter
and hotter, and we grew sleeper and
sleeper and sleeper. My enthusiasm
went down, down, down, down-$10O
at a clip-until finally, when the plate
did come around, l stole 10 cents out
of 1t. 1t all goes to show how q little
thing like this a lead to crime"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-22
Law Is Unconstitutional.

HELENA, July lS.-In an opinion
by Justice Brantly, the law prohibit
ing persons not members of fraternal
and other societies from wearing the
pins and other insignia Of the orders
is declared unconstitutional. The case
originated here when w. r. Holland,
a negro, was arrested for wearing an
Elk pin. The law excerpts from its
provisions the wives, daughters, sis.
tiers and mothers of the members who
are in good standing. 1t is held thai
this is an arbitrary classification; tina,
itIdelegates to societies the power o.
legislature, in that the statutes do no,
specifically state what can and canno,
be worn, reference having to be made
to the files of the societies, and that il
is obnoxious to the fourteenth amend
ment of the constitution.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-22
WEDNESDAY, JULY ~, 1908.
PARK r HOT AIR.

The profession or occupation of be-
ing a political celebrity has its en-
barrassments and disadv antages,
Everything the celebrity does or says
is invested with Importance, and finds
q place in the newspapers as a matter
Of more or less public interest.
Judge Parker, OF New York, for in.
stance, is known to fame as the de-
feated democratic presidential candi.
date of four years ago, and his pre-.
sence in Montana is brought to the at
tention of the public in new items
from Helena and other cities. One of
them announces that the judge killed
ra%ttlesnake with q rock, and If he
should perform any other valorous
feat during his visit to the western
wilds, the newspapers of the country
will be promptly advised OF it by
telegraph.
Another incident connected with
Judge Parker's visit to Montana is
his prediction that Bryan will carry
New York state 10 the presidential
election. This reckless prophecy is
recorded in a Helena dispatch which
Gays:
sin an interview with the associated
press" Judge Parker stated that he
intended to offer his services to the
democratic national committee as a
campaign speaker and would devote
all the time he could to making
speeches. He said he would speak
outside of New York, but at this time
could not state what places he would
speak in. Judge Parker said he be.
lieved the democrats had a good
chance to carry New York this year
and that he would give his hearty
support to Bryan and Kern"
The judge probably gave the Helena
democrats this blast of hot air while
be was under the exhilarating inau.
ence of hospitality dispensed at the
Montana club. Its political value
may be estimated from the fact that
the judge was beaten in New York
state four years ago by q plurality of
over 10000, which does not look
good for Brya an success this year.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-22
TAFT ON

The views of Secretary Taft upon
the responsibilities assumed by an
American citizen who is elected presi-
dent are given in a contribution to
Golfers Weekly, the article being in
part as follows:
The presidents duties, clearly out.
lined by the constitution, have grown
broader in their Interpretation with
the growth Of the country. He should
be in the prime Of years, health and
vigor. The capacity for hard work is
q better equipment than genius in
mastering the secrets OF all the de-
partments of government and under.
going the str rain Of countless interviews.
He should look not only to those in
Office, but to those out OF Office, in all
branches OF priv ate activity, for in.
formation and opinion, in order that
he may arrive at the truth when he is
surrounded by the conflict OF interests
which come to him with the fair words
of the special ~pleader.
In any sense, though the most
sought after, he IL the loneliest man
in the United States. Elected directly
by the people, their representative
head, from them, in the thought OF
the majority, he will get his best coun'
sci. Though Indifference or preoccu'
patton with priv ate affairs may keep
them from attending primaries or
scanning closely either candid tes OF
measures, they can center on the
president as their instrument for the
expression of their wishes. He should
be always near the people in thought,
and as lear them in person as his po'
sition will permit. In common with
the people, he is human, and he must
answer for his mistakes. When they
have ceased to believe in his sincerity
and righteousness of purpose, his is
a cherries task. Once convinced that
he has OWNED and is carrying Out
their real wishes, neither elated by
any outburst of applause nor diverted
by any outburst OF ceusure, he mus,
proceed unwaveriugly, always by law
full methods, to the accomplishment OF
the popular will.
From Washington he may learn
nobility, fortitude and forthrightness,
Lincoln's life and speeches must be
his source of inspiration when he il
misunderstood and he has to say tc
himself, Patience and Cheer 1t il
easier since we had Lincoln than il
was before to be q good president
He set q standard.
I. remained for Roosevelt to prov,
how the people will respond to
strong, true leadership. when tn
time has come for great reform. Th'
policies which he inaugurated mus
be contin ued and developed. The,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-22

Two commercial travellers in a rail-
way carriage entered into onversa
ton.
One of them tried hard to make the
other understand something, but he
vas either very hard Of hearing or
slow In believing.
At last his friend lost his temper and
exclaimed: why. don't you see? It's
as plain as \ B c."
"That may be-" said the other; but.
you see. l am d + f."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-22

PLAINS, July l9.-Sam Evans, q
laborer on the Northern Pacific, who
works east of Plains, paid S25 yester.
day for killing q bear. He killed
bruin last week and was arrested yes.
terday by Deputy State G anne Warden
w. r. C. Smith on the charge OF
hunting without q license. He was
taken before Justice Bowman and
entered Q plea of not guilty, but later
changed it to guilty and was assessed
the minimum fine.