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Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-08
Is Believed Insane

James S. Meiners, 81 years old, living
at 1908 Santa Fe avenue, was placed in
the detention ward of the city jail last
night by Patrolman A. A. Green, pend
ing an inquiry into his mental condi-
ton. Meiners has been acting queerly
and last night made an attack on his
wife because of her refusal to give him
a sum of money which he alleged she
had taken from him.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-08

]. ]. Gull left the city yesterday
morning for the San Gabriel valley,
where he viii pass two days hunting
for quail.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-08

Charles Bake, the motorcycle racer,
left Los Angeles yesterday for Ala
mitos bay, where he will hunt ducks
tOdaY
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-08

C. e. Bacon will leave Los Angeles
this morning for parts unknown. He
asserted that he would be gone week
and would return with nothing less
than the limit of quail.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-08

H. C. Cutrell returned to the city
yesterday from a two days quail hunt
at Ventura During the trip he sue
ceeded in shooting about eighteen
quail.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-08

Sherman Baker, Smith Warren and
]. A. Coke of the Tufts-Lyons Arms
company, will go to San Pedro this
morning and fish for albacore from
the deck of the Maitland.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-08

There is a rumor about the club
that the next annual three cushion
billiard tournament will be started
within the next fortnight. If the ru-
NOR materializes 1t is sure to bring
prosperity to the fellow that gathers
the profits on the games.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-08

Referee, Richmond; umpire. Lowell.
Preceding the student game the 1--WE
Bows of Santa Monica and a gram
mar school team of Long Beach gave
the fans their moneys worth by put
ting up one of the prettiest games of
football ever witnessed in this city.
Neither team was able to score and at
no stage of the game was there any
show for one. Both teams We're or
about the same weight and both put up
a splendid exhibition of blocking and
quick, snappy work.
A 2O-yard run by L. Meadows of
the Long Beach team and one of 80
Yards by Schilling of the same team
were the only plays in which the ball
got away from the line, and only re-
suited in giving the home team a
chance to display some fine tackle
work The lineup:
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-08

L. M. Lidster, accompanied by A. A.
Spear, is passing few days at Santa
Barbara. The couple left Los An
geles loaded to the hilt with ammu-
milton and expect to return to the
city tonight with the limit of quail.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-08

George Cline and b. H. Dyas of the
Dyas-Cline sporting goods house, &C.
companied by Ed Smidt. will shoot to-
day at the Moore's Gun club, and eX-
pect to return with the limit.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-08

L. z. Hall left Los Angeles Friday
for Oceanside, where he will remain
till Sunday night hunting quail and
ducks. Hall is considered one of the
best shots in California, and if he
does not return with the limit it will
be because he did not sight the birds.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-08

w. B. Barber and w. R. Sterling of
the w. H. Hoegee sporting goods house
will pass Sunday at Smiths ranch in
the Soidad canyon hunting for quail.
The couple left Los Angeles last night
for Newhall, where they will procure
a buggy and drive to their destina-
ton.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-08

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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-10
~O~INNNNNXXO
NEWSN0TES.
FOR THE
BUSY MAN !.
Most Important Happen
ings of the World
Told In Brief.
PERSONAL.

Stewart NJ Brice, SON of the late
United States Senator Calvin Brice of
Ohio, was declared insane in New
York.
Rear Admiral Evans declined a teni
tative offer of house from admirers
In Los Angeles.
Frank Spence was convicted at
Prescott, Ariz., Of the murder of Ed
gar r. Sullivan and sentenced to
death.
Mulai Hafid, the new sultan of Mo-
rocco, has definitely accepted the Al
geciras act and the attendant condi-
tons laid down by the powers for the
recognition of his sultanate.
Elliott A. Archer, wanted at Newark.
N. j., to answer charges of forgery in
volving $4,000, was released from
custody at Seattle, Wash, Gov. Mead
having refused to honor the requisi-
ton for him.
President Roosevelt, while driving,
narrowly escaped being run down by
a fire hose cart.
Bishop Hendrix OF Kansas City, Of
the M. E. Church south was elected
president of the Federal Council of the
churches of Christ in America at
Philadelphia.
Herbert l.. Satterlee of New York
was sworn in as assistant secretary OF
the navy.
Ill health is given as the cause of
the retirement of Miss Margaret Ill
ington from the stage, which was an
nounced by her husband, Daniel Froh-
man.
Representative Theodore Burton of
Cleveland, o., has been offered by
President-elect Taft the portfolio of
secretary Of the treasury.
Robert F. Maddox was elected may.
or Of Atlanta, Ga, by a majority OF
5000 votes over James G. Woodward,
regular Democratic nominee and
twice mayor of the city.
President Roosevelt appointed Daniel
]. Keefe of Detroit, Mich, commission,
er-general of immigration to succeed
the late Frank P. Sargent.
Herbert l.. Satterlee of New York,
son-in-law of j. Pierpont Morgan. was
offered the position of assistant secre-
tary of the navy.
Ned w. Barton, former assistant
examiner in the patent Office. pleaded
guilty to four indictments against him
charging fraud in electric light pat
ents and was sentenced to three years
in the penitentiary.
Samuel B. Donnelly of New YORK,
the newly-appointed public printer,
took the oath of office and filed his
bond.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-10
GENERAL NEWS.

Wreckage which has come ashore
at Cape Ray leaves little room for
doubt that the sturdy little steamer
500 City, which for 20 years piled as
an excursion vessel on the Great
Lakes, went down with her crew in
the midst of the gale that lashed the
Newfoundland coast for two days
She was ON her way to the Gulf of
Mexico and carried crew of % men.
Mrs Abbie Rice completed her testi-
mony in the Davis trial at Omaha by
relating the extraordinary agreement
which she says DR.. Rustin made with
Davis, whereby Davis was to kill the
physician in return for poison with
which to commit suicide.
The controversy between the Penn
sylvania lines west of Pittsburg and
the engineers was amicably settled.
The United States cruiser Yankee,
which had been aground in Buzzards
bay for ten weeks, has been floated.
A revolution has begun in Salvador
under the leadership of former Vice
President Prudencio Alfaro. The cities
of Ahuachapan, Usutulan and Santana
have been captured by the revolution.
lists.
The conference of the powers called
by Great Britain to frame a code of
laws for naval warfare and to form
| the international prize court recon-
Inended by The Hague congress, was
opened at the foreign Office in London
Standard Oil prosecutions in Hamil
ton county, o., were dismissed at the
request of the prosecuting attorney.
The Round Mountain Banking cor
| poration of Round Mountain, New.
| closed its doors because of bad loans
Lystia Wahoo Winnebago, a girl stu
dent at Carlisle Indian school, eloped
with Joseph Twin, an Indian from the
west.
Pu-Yi, the three-year-old son OF
Prince Chun, assembled the Dragon
throne and was crowned emperor OF
China under the name of Hsuan Tung
British officers working among the
Sikhs and Hindus of the Pacific coast
unearthed the details Of a proposed
uprising against British rule in India
to take place In April.
The business section of Beckville
Tex. was burned, the les being
| 100000.
| The Stearns Salt & Lumber Company
of Ludington, Mich. was fined s10,OOj
for accepting rebates from the Per,
Marquette
! While out hunting rabbits, viii
Hough, aged IS years, shot and killed
his brother Guy, aged 25 years. nea
Mason City. la.
The government refused to let TIT
citizens of Pine Bluff. Ark, Gu
through a levee to save the town, ant
every available man was put to worl
strengthening the river banks.
Race riots in Prague became s.
serious that 1t seemed probable mar
tial law would be declared.
DR. Randolph F. Hass of New Yorl
committed suicide on the grave of hi
wife.
All fourth-class postmasters in tn
states east of the Mississippi river an
north of the Ohio river were place
in the classified service by an execl
tive order of the president.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-10

The ancient Greeks had recon-
mended the use of sterilized water.
Rufus of Ephesus in the first century
of this era taught that "all water from
rivers and ponds is bad, except that
from the Nile, Water from rivers
which Cow through unhealthy soil.
stagnant water, and that which flows
near public bathing places is harm
full The best water is that which has
been boiled In baked earthenware YES
sells, cooled and then heated second
time before drinking"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-10

. AS a part of the reception to the
American battleship feet, Japan ar.
ranged that each American vessel
should be met and escorted to its sta
ton by a Japanese vessel of similar
rank and power. Could anything be
neater, as a cordial hand-shake with
the mailed fst?
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-10

Word came recently from Stefansor.
the arctic explorer, that he came near
having to spend winter at Point Bar
row for want of matches. The natives
would not go farther into the wilder
ness with only flints and steels. He
finally secured matches from whaling
vessels and pushed on. 1t is an inter
esting comment on the material prog.
ress Of the world that uncivilized PEG.
pie have come to regard comparative.
ly modern inventions as indispensable.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-10

The cruisers and gunboats of the
navy keep up their target practice. as
well as the big battleships. And the
Official reports forwarded from the
commander Of our naval forces in
Philippine waters show excellent re-
suits. The figures will not be made
known until the reports reach Wash
ington, but it is stated in connection
Herewith that all records have been
broken. The Yankee tar continues to
be sharpshooter. no matter what
craft he sails in.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-10

Zinc mining in Mexico has become
Important only in the last three years.
The most important zinc deposits are
near Monterey. At Calera there is a
large amount Of mixed suphide ore.
while the Trio General San Luis
Potosi Is also producing zinc ore. g.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-10

Following the example of the Dan.
fish government. the National Red
Cross association of America will is
sue special stamps this year for use
on Christmas mail. The stamps will
not serve as postage, but will carry
only holiday greetings. The revenue
will go to the Red Cross fund for fight
ing tuberculosis.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-10

The house of Verona which the
guides in that city have pointed out to
tourists as the home of Juliet's par
ents and the place where Romeo wooed
her was burned last month. Although
the house was marked with a tablet
setting forthits relation to the famous
story which Shakespeare has immor-
talized. scholars have long doubted
the Veronese legend About all that
could be said of it, says the Youths
Companion, is that the building be-
longed to the right period. Now travel
ers will have to be content with look
ing at the reputed grave of Juliet.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-10

Prof. Zueblin recommends inter.
marriage of the races. 1t is a cold day
when the professor does not bring
forth new idea and the temperature
has been noticeably high through this
present fall.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-10

Emanuel Lasker, by his defeat OF
DIR. S. Tarrasch in Munich. last
month, retained the chess champion.
ship of the world. Sixteen games
were played. Lasker won eight, Tar.
rasch three. and FIVE were drawn. DR..
Lasker has played chess since he was
a boy, and won tournament when
he was 80. He has played in Russia,
England, the United States and in
Germany, recoants the Youths Com.
panion. He was pittej against Pills
bury. Stanitz ard Tschigorin in St
Petersburg IA 1895, ard won two games
more than his next h.slest opponen1
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-10

Two-cent postage stamps of a new
design have just been issued, and later
those Of higher denominations will ap-
pear. The two-cent stamp will be
adorned with portrait of Washington
IN profile from the Houdon statue.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-10

A Chicago Judge has decided that a
baby carriage must have lighted lamps
II 1T Is pushed on public ways after
dark. This will reduce the terrible
mortality caused by overspeeding baby
carriages.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-10

In the mountain regions of Cuba
there are many ridges and valleys Of
extremely fertile land, nearly all I'm.
touched, and existing practically as
they did before the time of the Span.
tards.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-10

William Howard Taft will be the
only president with a middle name
since Chester A. Arthur. All but seven
of our rs presidents have been blessed
with but single baptismal name.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-10

Counterfeit IS bills are In circula.
ton. The prudent man will scrutinize
his IS bills before he takes them in,
and the truly honest man will look
carefully at his before he pays them
out.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-10

Cato learned Greek at the age of 80
years. owing to the fact that he was
not living in a country where every
fool was permitted to carry a gun.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-10

J Missouri man has his life saved by
q package Of cigarettes in his inside
pocket Don't cheer-a hrier pipe
would have been Just as effective.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-10

Count Boni de Castellane has not
been saying much recently. but we feel
safe in assuring the public that he is
not saving wood.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-10

II, as scientist claims. trees think,
It woald be interesting to know their
opinion Of the man who deliberately
starts forest fire.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-10

Male servants in the Argentine cap
hal get sc cents to 1920 gold day
and female help 40 cents to $1.10.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-10

In 1000 years, says Nansen. the end
Of the world will come. Which rud
sKplorefS
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-10
A. G. Ross. Pub.

Count Zeppelin probably thinks that
the aeroplane is all right as q toy.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-10
Another Judge Possible.
The NeN Law Building.

The new law building at the state
University at Iowa City, which will
be competed sometimes next year,
will be a model of it's kind and
thoroughly equipped for instruction of
students in law. 1t will be built of
stone and will match in general archi
lecture the other new buildings of
the university. The old capital build
ing now used for law school will
later be given over to the administra-
tion offices of the university entirely
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-10
opposed to co-education.

A Fort Madison man has written a
letter to the members of the school
law revision commission created by
the recent Legislature urging them to
inject into the new law on schools a
provision for segregation of the
sexes. He doesn't believe In CO
education from kindergarten to col
lege.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-10
In Favor of Change.

If a means can be found whereby a
large number of the rural schools
may be abandoned without working
an injustice to the children for whom
the schools are maintained, it is i'm.
perative in the interest both of econ
omy and efficiency that the means be
discovered and applied.
This recommendation is found in
the biennial report of State Superin
tenent Riggs, filed with Governor
Garst.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-10
Cities May Order viaducts.

In the last sessions of the legisla-
ture bills were offered and con-
sidered to take all power relative to
viaducts from the railroad commits
sion and make the orders Of city
councils final. 1t is probable that in
view of the difference of opinion In
the commission and the vigorous opin-
ion of Chairman Eaton regarding the
Council Bluffs case and the power OF
the commission, this proposed legis-
lation will be revived at the coming
session OF the legislature.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-10
Gov. earst Speaks to Students.

Gov. Garst Speaks to Students.
Speaking to a large audience of
students and citizens at the laying Of
the corner stone Of the new law
building of the state university. Gov.
Warren Garst declared himself strong.
ly in favor of an income tax on in
comes in excess of $4,000 per annum,
and he also commended the enact
ment ant operation of the 2-cent fare
law
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-10
Make Mulct Tax S1.5O0.

Senator Cosson of Audubon county
expects to offer bill in the coming
legislature providing for increase in
the mulct tax to about $1,000. The
tax now is $500 year.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-10
No Law Against Marriage.

State Superintendent Riggs re.
ceived letter from swain in a ru-
raj section of the state who Is deeply
in love with school teacher, ask
Ing if there is law against a school
teacher marrying before the end OF
the term for which she is engaged to
teach. He intimates that five months
of the contract remains to be satisfied
and The pair is 10th to give ND the
school till 1t is essential. The state
superintendent promptly relieved the
couple by notifying them that there
Is no law In Iowa against teacher
marrying.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-10
Sioux City Gets vIaduct.

1t is understood at the Office OF the
state railroad commission that no
question is likely to arise in conneo-
ton with the proposed viaduct at
Sioux City which will cause divi-
sion in the board such as arose in
connection with the Council Bluffs
viaduct case in which Chairman Ea.
ten recently filed dissenting opinion.
Sioux City was ordered to close the
grade crossings at the point over
which the viaduct was to pass, and
also requiring other crossings to be
closed and the traction line to use the
proposed viaduct.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-10
Compulsory School Law for Blind.

A compulsory school law affecting
blind children will be asked of the
legislature this winter Probably Il
will be broad enough to cover the
deaf and dumb, also. Both the col
lege for the blind at Vinton and the
school for deaf and dumb at Council
Bluffs are state institutions and a
pert of the educational system of the
state, being created for the benefit of
the defective children with the same
purpose as the graded schools and
state schools Of higher learning for
the children who see and hear.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-10

3,
government having decided to make
an appropriation.
Four armed men held up a street car
In New York and robbed the passen
gers.
Edward Ward Vanderbilt of Brook
Ign, husband of the "spiritualistic
bishop" Mary Ann Scannell-Pepper
Vanderbilt, was declared sane by a
sheriff's jury.
Mrs. Nicholas P. Errington of Chi
cago killed her 11-year-old daughter
Theresa and herself in Memphis no.
tel by means of poison. Her husband
could give no explanation Of his wife's
deed
John Alan White, 20 years old. OF
Walton, N. Y, student in the Yale
graduate school, committed suicide by
jumping from the top of West Rock
to the ground below, distance OF 100
feet.
A plot to overthrow the government
of President Figueroa of Salvador was
discovered and frustrated. Martial law
was proclaimed.
Lee Levy and Adolph s. Asher, II
quor dealers, were found guilty in the
| federal court at st. Louis of sendins
improper advertisements through the
mails and of sending liquors bearing
improper labels by express. The case
Is the celebrated gin-label affair tina
played a prominent part in the Prohi
bition campaign in Tennessee.
The will of Mrs. William Astor o
New York, filed for probate, dispose,
of real estate worth las much as $50.
900 and personal property as much al
100000" Two daughters-Mrs, VII
son and Mrs. Haig-are the chiel
beneficiaries.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-08-01
Humor
OUR PROBLEM CONTEST.

Have You Tried Iti-send In Your 90.
luton Today-it's Brain stermsr.
Here's d chance to exercise your
brains. This is a problem that will
keep you guessing. Get your paper
and pencil ready and send in your an
swer. You may be right. 1t win do no
harm If you are. It's a teaser, the
hardest since hen and a half prob
lem that puzzled all the wise ones.
This Is the problem:
A dog is chasing a rabbit, and the
rabbit has thirty yards start ON the
dog. The rabbit runs at the rate Of
eight yards in a second and the dog at
the rate of ten yards second. How
long will 1t be before the dog catches
the rabbit?
The following are some Of the an
swers received yesterday:
MABELs ANSWER.
Dear Problem Editor-In answer to your
interesting problem published last week
in one minute and eight seconds.
MABEL.
HOW A HIGH SCHOOL BOY FIGURES
1T.
Problem Editor-Let Y - the rabbit
and 4 = the dog. Then x w the dog
running after the rabbit. Now, the dog
runs ten yards a second. therefore 10 x
~ or x = 10. The dog will therefore
catch the rabbit in ten seconds
HIGH SCHOOL BOY.
NO HIGHER MATHEMATICS NNCEs-
SARY.
Problem Editor:
Dear Sir-I am much interested in your
dog and rabbit problem and have lost
much sleep over 1t. The answer can be
found without resort to the higher math-
ematics, but the puzzle 10 most ingenious.
The dog will catch the rabbit in just 8 x
10 X 80 seconds. MATHEMATICIAN.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-08-01
Japanese New Year Cakes.

An annual event In Japan is the
making of the New Years cake, which
every family must have If good luck
is to follow 1t during the ensuing year.
This cake is made of peculiar variety
Of rice, boiled and pounded in great
wooden mortar until it is Of the con-
sistency Of dough. Although the pure
white dough is often colored yellow
or pink, the shape of the cake Is al
ways the same-that of the sacred mir
ror, one of the three sacred symbols Of
the Shinto faith. A piece of this cake
is offered to the Shinto deities because
1t is of the shape of the sacred mirror
which wooed the sun goddess to come
out Of the cave where she had hidden
herself in wrath and thus saved the
land from total darkness. Each mem
Der Of the family takes a hand In the
manufacture Of the New Years cake.
Even the baby is carried out and his
baby hand guided in lifting the heavy
wooden mallet for good luck" blow.
Enough is made to last nearly the
whole year through. and 1t occupies
an important place in the daily MENU
Leslie's Weekly.