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Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19

For Mrs. Herbert Coombs. who
leaves in a week for Cincinnati. o.,
Mrs. A. C. Halliday entertained at
luncheon Tuesday in her apartments
at the Munholland. A five-course
menu was served. The afternoon was
passed at bridge.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19

Mrs. Sawyer national president Of
the Ladies' of the G. A. r., and NJ
Continued on Page TwO)
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19

Mrs. Willie Goodyear of Signal Hill
will entertain the following ladies at
a fleet week house party: Mrs. John
H Thompson Minneapolis; Mrs Caro-
line Strahan, Los Angeles; Miss Dora
Clark, Pittsburg, and Miss Alice Wake
field of Glendale.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19

Mrs. w. E. Wiseman entertained at
an informal musicale Saturday night
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Craig, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hardy of Toledo, o., Mayor and
Mrs Windham and Miss Marion Bell
Lamont.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank P. Hogan and
daughters, the Misses Bertha and Mil
dred of Spokane, Wash, have returned
from a six weeks trip into Mexico,
and are at Hotel Virginia for an ex-
tended stay. The Hogans spent the
winter at Hotel Maryland.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19

Mrs. J. B. Hills of Buffalo, n. T..
arrived Sunday for visit of several
weeks with her daughter, Mrs. Frank
C. Roberts, 529 West Eighth street.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19

Mrs. Avery and daughter, Miss Lois
of American avenue, entertained at
dinner Sunday, Miss Bertha Corbett,
the sunbonnet baby artist, being the
guest of honor.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19

Mrs. N. C. Browning is spending two.
weeks in Monrovia.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19

Mrs. Florence Rowley of Sierra Ma
Dire, formerly of Signal Hill, announces
the engagement of her daughter, Miss
Pearl Irene Rowley, and w. j. Brierley
of CrescO, Ia.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-03
IS
DONATED FOR
CHILDREN'S USE
(ContInued from Page One,


dishes and equipment of all kinds in
accordance with the probable crowd
and the amount of cash available.
He who gives early gives twice in
this case.
Donors are invited to send In the
names of worthy families with children,
so that a record of all needy persons
can be compiled, that none Will be
overlooked on Christmas day.
Responses have been slow in quarters
where the most liberal and the most
energetic work was looked for. One
must be bereft of feeling who can per-
use a letter like the one herewith and
fail to tear open his purse strings or
to bring out his check book. 1t Is
merely one of scores that reach the
Santa Claus editor daily:
Dear Santa Claus EditOr-I hear that you
are going to see that Santa Claus does not
pass children by. 1 have no papa to buy
me anything for Christmas like other little
girls. 1 do not know what to ask Santa
Claus for because i need oh so many things.
want pair of shoes and some clothes and
some ribbons for my hair, but Santa Claus
won't bring me all these things.
IL must be awful nice to have rich
mamma and papa and then 1 would have
nice things as other little girls have.
L go to the San Pedro school and am 10
years old, and we are poor people and have
no money to buy anything. Good by.
W. II. H., East Sixteenth street.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-03
MUNICIPAL AffAIRSI5ga.1'It:A!I
OFFICIAL VIOLATES
CIVIL SERVICE RULE
AQUEDUCT EMPLOYE HIRES
N0N-ELIGIBLE CLERK
Storekeeper for Owens River Project
Follows Methods of Department
and UnntentionalIy Fractures
Commissions Regulations

w. r. Ormsby, storekeeper of the
aqueduct department, is anxious for
the civil service commission to make
ruling in his case.
He was tried by the commission two
weeks ago on a charge of violating civil
service regulations by employing
stenographer without taking one from
a list of those eligible under its pro-
visions.
The evidence introduced in the case
shows Ormsby had followed the meth
DDS of the aqueduct department, and
while in so doing he had violated the
rules of the civil service commission, it
apparently was not done with any in
tention of defying the authority of the
commission.
He secured the stenographer from
private agency, and the commission
seems inclined to discipline him by
compelling him to pay the agency's fee
for furnishing the stenographer. No
decision in the case has been reached.
The date of trial of four members of
the library staff on charges preferred
by Miss Julia Blandy, superintendent
of the branches, has been postponed
until December 15 When the civil SER
vice commission meets to consider the
charges it is probable the session will
be held in the council chamber, as
large number of persons are interested
in the proceedings.
Miss Blandy charges these four young
women in the library department have
hindered her work.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-03
2 PERSONS REPORTED
MISSING ARE FOUND
Sheet iron Worker Goes to San Fer
nando to Secure Position and
Fails to Notify Employ
ers or Wife

Two persons, who were reported to
the police as missing and for whom
search had been made since Tuesday,
have been found.
Mrs. Margaret A. Mclaughlin, so
years old, was found by Special Off
Ger Bryan yesterday morning at Ely
sian park. where she had passed the
night, wandering about the hills in the
rain and cold. Mrs. Mclaughlin lives
with her daughter on Eleventh street,
near Georgia. She has been ill for
some time. and decided to take a car
ride, thinking it would benefit her
health. She left at noon, Tuesday, and
when she failed to return to her home
that night the police were asked to
search for her
She was drenched by the rain and
may suffer serious consequences as
the result of her exposure.
Henry Keston, SO years old, a sheet
iron worker employed at the Baker
& Kreck plant went to luncheon at
Tuesday noon and failed to return.
His wife became alarmed when he
failed to return that night. His en-
ployers said they had not seen him
since noon and the police were noti-
fed.
Shortly after o'clock yesterday aft
ernoon Keston telephoned his wife he
was all right and at o'clock he ar
rived at his home. He said he had
gone to San Fernando to secure n
better position, and had TO hurry in
order to get a train. Because of his
haste he did not notify his employers
or his wife.
A singular coincidence is the fact
both persons disappeared at the same
time and there is a difference of but
one year in their ages
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-03
CITY SCHOOL BOARD
USES WRONG FUNDS
MUSHET AGAIN SCORES IN con-
TENTlON WITH MOORE
County Superintendent Demands
$11so4o from Municipal Educa=
tionaI Body, Alleging Money
Is Drawn Enormously

w. c. Mushet, city auditor, again has
scored in his contention with the city
board of education.
He drew the attention of Mark KEEP
pei, county superintendent of schools,
to certain Irregularities, and as a result
Mr. Keppel has made a formal demand
on the school board for the return of
$11SO.40.
Mr.. Keppel alleges this money was
enormously drawn and paid against the
county contingent fund between July
1 and November 10.
This fund was for common school
purposes, and the books show it was
spent for high school purposes. AS the
county at large does not profit from
high schools the board of education has
no legal right to spend county funds
for this purpose.
The county superintendent claims the
city school department has been negli-
gent and inaccurate in it's figures and
methods of using public funds.
DR.. Moore, city superintendent of
schools, says the apparent mistakes are
errors in bookkeeping and easily can be
corrected.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-03
YOUNG NURSE DECLARES
ENEMIES WILL KILL HER

Miss Jessie p. Fraser, pretty young
nurse living at the Hotel NuRent, 257
South Grand avenue, startled the GUS
toners in a drug store at Sixth and
Figueroa streets at noon yesterday
when she ran into the place, where
Patroman Spellman was telephoning,
and screamed: '"They are going to kill
mics"
The officer hurried to the door, but
failed to see anyone who had the APP
pearance of being bloodthirsty. He re-
entered the store and began to question
the girl. she replied in a rambling way
and the officer took her to the receiv-
ing hospital and notified her friends of
her condition.
They came after the girl and will
care for her. Miss Fraser is about 80
years old and has been employed as a
private nurse.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-03
BOYD GETS PROOF OF
MASONIC AFFILIATI0N

James Boyd, who by a decision of
the court of appeals was released from
the county jail where he had been sem
fenced by Justice Selph to spend ninety
days after conviction on a charge of
wearing the emblem of the Scottish
rite for the purpose Of securing aid, has
received a letter from Scotland estab-
fishing his membership in the Masonic
order.
1.-THE prosecution" said Boyd,
claimed that / not only did not belong
TO the Scottish rite. but was not even
a member of the blue lodge of Masons.
/ wrote to Edinburgh while in the
county Jail and have just received a
reply to my letter"
The letter is dated November 5, and
in it J. M. Cow secretary of Rifle
lodge. says in effect:
you are certainly member of this
lodge, although not in good standing at
present, owing to unpaid dues"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-03
Discussing AGENT WILL
SAVE CITY MUCH MONEY
Aoueduct Official Plans to Audit Bills
in Twenty Instead of Forty Days,
and Will Get Bigger
Discounts

BY a system of diseounting bills
which W. II. Nelson, disbursing agent
of the aqueduct, proposes to introduce
in his department, merchants will be
able to obtain their money more read
lily for supplies they sell the aqueduct
department, and at the same time save
hundreds of dollars to the city each
month.
Merchants have been compelled to
wait about forty days for their bills to
be audited, because it takes about that
long to get them to the proper point on
the aqueduct for certification.
With the completion of the railroad it
now is possible to get the bills to the
aqueduct points and back in five or six
days, and the entire process of audit
ing will take but twenty days.
1t will be necessary to employ more
clerks, but if the merchants can be
sure of their money in twenty days the
discount they will allow will more than
make up the increased office expenses.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-03
SEASON PROVES
UNUSUALLY WET
ALL RECORDS FOR LAST FIVE
YEARS BROKEN
WEATHER LIKELY TO CONTINUE
UNSETTLED TODAY
Benefit to Citrus Crop Will Be Ines
Unable, Although Picking and
Shipping Are Delayed for
the Time Being
RAINFALL RECORD

Precipitation for storm ............... 0.5l
Precipitation season to date. .......... BIZ
Precipitation last season to date. ...... Lib
Jupiter Pluvius has succeeded in
beating Hatfield, the rainmaker," out
OF several good contracts during the
last twenty-four hours, judging from
the precipitation in Los Angeles. 1t is
possible that Jupiter does not need the
money, but just wants the fun of show
ing the rainmaker how little he knows
about the business.
"The storm that causes this precipi-
tation," said A. b. Wollaber, local fore
caster of the United States weather bu-
reau, was central off the north-cen-
trail coast of California Tuesday MORN
ing, and during the last twenty-four
hours it has steadily moved southwark
off the coast of the southern part of
the state, causing rainfallin the coast
sections and at some points in the in
terror of the state. The total precipita-
ton up to ) o'clock Wednesday is "a
inch, the precipitation for the season
being 3.17.
This is quite an increase over the
rainfall of last season to date, which
was only 1.19 inches. We have a very
fair start in rainfall, September having
set the season going with a fair preclp-
itation. The conditions are favorable
for a continuation of unsettled, rainy
weather over Thursday, at least, if not
longer"
The reports of precipitation for the
last five seasons show that rainfall to
date has broken the record for five sea-
sons. For the season of 1866 the rain
fall to date was 306 inches, which still
lacks IL of an inch of being up to the
present record. The totals for the last
five seasons to date were as follows:
1904, DAB; 19O4-5, 1.49; 1866, 800;
1867, los; 1907-S 1.19; 19O8-9, BIZ.
Among the many benefits which the
present rain brings to the Los Angeles
district, and to Southern California in
general, may be counted the good it
will do the various crops. Representa-
tives of the Southern California Fruit
exchange say the benefit of this rain
to the orange and lemon trees is ines
timable.
However," said one of the represent
atives yesterday, 1.-THE rain has its
drawbacks, as it will somewhat hinder
picking and shipping. Both have been
stopped for the week. 1 fear the
Christmas shippings to eastern markets
will he rather late"
Taken as a whole, the effects of the
wet weather are beneficial to Ange-
lenos, and especially, of course, to
storekeepers who have g. lot of old UNI
brellas to sell. In dry weather it is
easy to laugh at the umbrella peddler,
until one is caught in a few downpours
like some of those yesterday
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-03
SMALLER HOTEL KEEPERS
WISH TO EMPLOY AGENTS
Proprietors of Houses Petition City to
Repeal Ordinance Prohibiting So
Called Runners from Solic-
ting for Patrons

petition was filed with the council
yesterday seeking the repeal of the
ordinance prohibiting agents of hotels
to solicit trade at depots and on the
streets.
The petitioners represent the ordi-
nance works hardship on a number of
hotel keepers who depend on runners
for the greater part of their patronage,
and, if the law is not modified, it is
represented, these places will soon have
to abandon the hotel business.
The petition is headed by j. j. Forbes,
who conducts the Forbes house. 1t is
signed by a number of keepers of
rooming houses, but the signatures of
proprietors of the large hotels are not
attached to the petition.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-03
CITY WOULD FIND $4,000
IN S. P. STOCK IT OWNED
Council Receives Letter Stating Shares
Purchased in 1866, When Road
Was Being Built, Have
Disappeared

A communication from Robert G.
Loucks, in which he calls attention to
the fact that shares of Southern Pacific
stock, valued at $4,000, which the city,
should own, is missing was received by
the clerk of council committees, Bert
Farmer, yesterday and filed with the
minute clerk of the council.
Mr.. Loucks' letter refers to matters
that took place in 1866, when Coils p.
Huntington and his colleagues were
building the Southern Pacific. The city
voted bonds to purchase $4,000 worth
Of stock. The stock was bought and
delivered to the city, and now has dis
appeared.
Mr.. Loucks insists the city council
ask the city attorney to delve into the
records of that time and find what has
become of this stock.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-03
COUNCIL DELAYS PERMIT
FOR PRIVATE HOSPITAL
Petitioner for License to Maintain
Sanitary Institution Meets with
Objections by Members of
Board of Health

The application of Mrs. katherine
Smith to conduct a private hospital at
727 Sunset boulevard came before the
board of health and nearly was denied
at the meeting last night.
A motion was made and seconded
the application be denied, but the may
or called halt and asked that the
matter go over until the entire mem
bership of the board was represented.
He declared several doctors had visited
him during the day and requested the
application be granted.
Drs. Moore and Seymour of the board
of health declared the place conducted
by Mrs. Smith was notorious and had
been for twenty years, and they did
not believe a permit should be granted
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-03
Fool Killer Needed Here

Cheap sports and alleged wits butt in
even at a charity affair for children.
On subscription list No. 161, one of
many distributed in the downtown sec
ton, a newsboy and Phillip Morris gave
% cents and 10 cents respectively and
paid their coin to the agent holding
the list
One or more heartless hoodlums saw
fit to insert and forge the names of
race horses and prize fighters as sub
scribers and place fictitious amounts
opposite these names"
Following we'll known city official
name a penny was glued to the list
but afterward on second thought the
idiotic fellow who conceived the idea
regretted the expenditure of the cent
and took it back, leaving only a glued
impression.
These lists are distributed solely on
the children's behalf, and this is the
first reported case of the misuse of the
scored word of charity.
The Herald will be glad to get legal
evidence of the misuse of any of these
lists which are sent out solely to bring
joy to hundreds of little ones whom
Santa Claus otherwise would miss.
Here are some of the letters from
Santas mailbag:
From the Children
Dear Santa-I read in the paper that
the Young Mems Christian association
was going to assist you in feeding poor
children. There are nine in the family,
seven children. 1 am the oldest. Papa
is junk man. At Christmas we do not
get anything, or Thanksgiving. L will
be u years old before Christmas, and
we want to come down. May We?
Dear Santa Claus Editor-I read that
you were giving a Christmas to the
poor children. 1 ask something for my
self and my little brother, because my
father has been sick and he has no
money to buy me anything. l wish
you would send me a bicycle and my
little brother q suit of clothes and the
baby a gocart. My brother is years
old and the baby is 2 months. 1 am
II years. 1 would be much obliged to
you for your kindness, and I would
thank you till l die.
"A. L., Lafayette street."
Dear Santa-I am a little boy IL
years old, and my brother is 8. We are
very poor. My father went and left
us three years ago. My mother goes
out to work and is not able to buy us
anything for Christmas. 1 would like
to have a sweater. We attend Amelia
street school,
u. s., Ducommun street"
Dear Santa-Mamma read that you
want all children to write to you. l
am a poor girl, and papa is sick in bed.
Mamma is not able to buy us anything
for Christmas. l am 8 years old; my
little sister is and my little brother
is g. He has no shoes. We attend
Amelia street school. Please don't for
get us. p. O., Ducommun street.
Dear Santa Claus-I see where other
little boys and girls are writing to you
for Christmas presents and 1 want to
know if they can send presents outside
of Los Angeles. l am years old and
have IL brother of 7. / live on a farm
with my grandma, and things on the
ranch this year are bad
"P. ", Julian, Cal"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-03
NATHAN COLE, JR., VISITS
LOS ANGELES CITY HALL
Member of Police Commission Did
Not Go on official Business,
but to Talk Sugar with
Mayor

Nathan Cole, jr., was at the city hall
yesterday for the first time in six
months and for the third time during
the administration of Mayor Harper.
He didn't visit the hall on any police
commission business. He is a member
of the commission, has been a member
ever since A. c. Harper was elected
mayor but the number of times he has
attended a meeting of that body could
be counted on the fingers of the Grip
pied hand of one-armed man.
His visit to the municipal building
concerned Pacific Sugar, in which he
and the affairs of the sugar corporation
were discussed in the mayors Office be-
hind closed doors.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-03
Wants Waaon to HeIp Mother

Here's letter from a brave little
chap, the sort that ought to quicken
the generous impulses of readers
Dear Santa am a poor boy, my
father being dead. My stepfather is
sickly and has been out of work for a
long time, and as we are in debt so
bad he can't get me anything this year.
VIII YOU please send me a little ex-
press wagon? Then I can do lots of
things for my mamma l can haul
wood and get washings, and do lots of
things. 1 am u years old and go to
the Mckinley school, Santa Monica.
''B. E.. Santa Monica"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-03
SEEKS TO HAVE MARRIAGE
or HIS DAUGHTER ANNULLED

Alleging that his daughter, Nellie e.
Hansen, married against his wishes
and that statements regarding her age
were falsely sworn to when the mar
riage license was secured, Christ Han
sen filed suit in the superior court yes
terday to have the marriage annulled.
Miss Hansen was married to Edward
A. Roher October II. Her father says
she had not attained the required age,
being only II years old.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-03
BOARD OF HEALTH OBJECTS
TO JAPANESE BATHHoUsE

The health department is preparing
an ordinance to prohibit the primitive
Japanese bath houses, of which there
are number in the Japanese quar-
ter.
The complaint urged against these
bath houses is that in a plunge about
eight or nine feet square twenty-five
or thirty persons are allowed to battle
before the water is changed. 1t is
also declared these plunges are not
built under sanitary regulations.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-03

A real estate advertisement sells one mans
property before another mans FOR SALE"
pIaeard has even commenced 10 gather dust.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-03

The Angelus grill has excellent SER
vice and better food. Fourth and Spring.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-03

II you want to go east. c. Haydock. Agent
Ill nois Central r. r.. liz w. sixta street.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-03

Precipitation for storm. ................0 .5l
Precipitation season to date. 3.11
Precipitation last season to date. ...... Lib
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-03

THIS FILM WAS PRODUCED FROM THE
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-10-08
BRADY ON DIRECT PRIMARY.

Extract from speech of James H,
Brady before Bannock county con
Vention:
81 was during the last legisla,
lure, am now, and always have
been, in favor of direct primary
law. and | sincerely hope that the
Republican platform in the coming
campaign will have a specific
plank in it favo ring the passage of
such law, and furthermore, if
nominated and elected govern or
for this state, whether or not such
plank is in the platform. l shall
recommend in my message that
such a law be passed, and use my
best endeavors to have the same
placed upon the statute books.
| can not conceive of a man seek
ing the position of chief executive
of this state for any other purpose
than the honor that the Office con-
ters, and | can not conceive of any
honor ACQUIRING nor any satisfac-
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-10-08

ton to any man in holding the
same if he has secured it by means
of what is called machine politics
or any other method that places
him in the position without a free
and fair expression of all the
members of his party. and / say
without hesitation that | much
prefer that every Republican I'M
the state of Idaho should go into
the voting booth alone, free from
any influence whatever, aud say|
whether or not they desired me to|
be their standard bearer, and as
sure you that | would be entirely
satisfied with the verdict Of the|
Republicans of this state reached
in that manner.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-10-08
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT

A rumor gained currency il
Caldwell this week that Miss
Grace Carleton, republican nomi
nee for superintendent of schools,
did not have first grade teacher S
certificate. This story is absolute
" false. Miss Carleton has every
certificate the State Of Idaho issues.
We do not know where the story
started, but would say that the
people of Cany on. county should not
be mislead. The republican nom
inee has taught school in this
county for several years. She is
perfectly competent in every par
ticular. - Tribune.