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Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-07
MRS. HESTER T. GRIFFITH
MAY HEAD STATE w. c. T. u
Noted Los Angeles Worker for Tenn
perance Cause Probable Nomi-
nee at Convention in
Santa Ana

One of Los Angeles noted workers
in the cause of the Women's Christian
Temperance Union, Mrs. Hester I.
Griffith, may be elected president of
the state w. c. T. U. at the state an
nual convention of that order to be
held at Santa Ana May 1922.
Miss Gabrielle Stickney, the incum-
bent, will receive a large support also,
and this convention, which Is the
twenty-fifth annual gathering, will see
a closely contested election, it is be-
lieved.
Among the Los Angeles delegates to
the convention will be Mrs. Lucy
Blanchard, president of the Woman's
parliament of California; Mrs. Kather-
ing Pierce Wheat. president of the
Los Angeles w. c. T. U. federation;
Mrs. Ada r. Hand for many years
president of the Central w. c. T. u,
and Mrs. Julia D. Phelps, recently
elected county president of the W. c.
IT II.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-07
INFLUX OF TOURISTS NOW
PRACTICALLY OVER WITH

With the arrival of the parties of
colonists at Los Angeles yesterday, the
thrush of these tourists to Southern
California closed for the spring of 1908,
with the exception of those who have
stopped at places en- route and are
thus delayed.
According to N. r. Martin, district
passenger agent of the Southern Pa
cific, fewer people waited until the last
minute to come to California this year
than usual. the fleet bringing them
early and thus lessening the rush at
the close of the season.
The Southern Pacific. Santa Fe and
Salt Lake have used extra equipment
to accommodate the great rush of col
onists the last few days, several hum
dreds arriving at Los Angeles daily.
No rates for next fall have yet been
announced.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-07
SOUTH AFRICAN lSSIoNARY
TO LECTURE WHILE HERE

Rev. David Russell of South Africa
during his brief stay in Los Angeles
will speak at the University of South
ern California and at Occidental college.
Sunday afternoon he will give an ad-
dress to men at the First Methodist
church under the auspices of the Young
Mems Christian association. and Sun
day evening will speak at the First
United Presbyterian church. Monday
evening he will give his stereopticon
lecture at the Temple auditorium, en-
titled From the Cape to Zambezi." All
these meetings will be free. Both la
dies and gentlemen are specially in
vited to the Monday evening lecture.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-07
ELECTRIC EXCHANGE TO
GIVE NOVEL BANQUET
Prominent Electricians of Southern
California Will Speak at Din.
ner at Playa del Rey
Saturday

The Los Angeles Electric exchange
will hold novel banquet at Playa del
Rey Saturday night.
c. M. Pierce. the Balloon route man,
has established one of the best
equipped kitchens in the country in the
dining room of the Auditorium cafe
and this banquet will be held in the
interests of electric science and promo
ton of cooking, heating and other cleo
trical household devices. Prominent
electricians of Southern California will
make speeches at the banquet.
Special cars for Playa del Rey will
leave Los Angeles Pacific depot on Hill
street, near Fourth, at $50 D. m,
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-07
Cosmos Club

The Shakespeare section of the Co.'S
mos CLUB will give q Shakespearean
afternoon under the leadership of Mrs.
II. c. Cover May IL. Members will
be allowed one extra guest ticket.
The Shakespeare section will meet
next Tuesday at 10 o'clock at the home
of Mrs. J. B. Solomon, 676 Coronado
street.
Mrs. Abbot Kinney and Mrs. NJ M
Merry of Venice will represent the Cos
mos club at the state federation of
Women's clubs to be held at Oakland
the latter part of May.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-07
PIONEER HOTEL WOMAN
is VISITING LOS ANGELES

Mrs. Alice Richardson of Riverside,
who with her brother, Frank Miller,
concessionaire for a chain of hotels to
be built in the Yosemite valley, claim
to be the pioneer hotel people of the
Pacific coast. is at the Hotel Van Nuys.
Mrs. Richardson manages the Glen
wood Mission inn at Riverside and the
Tahoe tavern at Lake Tahoe for her
brother. She came to California when
10 years old and has managed her
brothers hotel ever since. She began
the business i'm an adobe building.
She has a son at Yale university
whom she hopes may enter the hotel
business as well. He is an honor man
in his class and an enthusiast in foot
ha
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-07

dered from a firm in that country by
w. NJ Milne of the Milne Tourns COM
pany, and by him presented to the Rus
kin Art club.
A delightful feature of the morning
was an informal talk by Mrs. w. .
Bartlett, who spoke especially of the
effect of European influence on Japan
ese art and also the attention that Is
being paid by students of the Occident
to the methods of the Japanese, and to
their ideas concerning color and the
value of lines
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-07
TO LECTURE HERE ON HIS
TRIP AROUND THE WORLD

A stereopticon lecture on Egypt and
the Euphrates valley will be given at
the rooms of the Young Mems Chris
tion association at s o'clock this even
ing. The lecture is the fourth in the
series by c. w. Guthrie on his trip
around the world. Large audiences
have attended the preceding lectures of
the series, which has been of especial
interest to Bible students.
Among the interesting scenes to be
shown this evening will be views of
the pyramids, the ancient palace of
Nebuchadnezzar and Kurna, the sup
posed Garden of Eden. Both men and
women are invited
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-07
GAMUT CLUB ENJOYS FINE
MUSIC AND BIG BANQUET

Fully $50 members of the Gamut
club attended the big monthly dinner
at the club rooms last night, and those
present were entertained by a special
musical program of exceptional inter-
est.
e. Harrison Williams. a noted plan
list of the east, rendered several clas-
sical selections in a most impressive
manner, followed by soISe good sing
ing from the "Strollers' quartet" and
a couple of songs by C. H. Ostrom, a
well known vocalist.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-07
FORMER SENATOR CLARK
MAY LEAVE HOSPITAL SOON

1t is expected that former Senator
William A. Clark, president of the Salt
Lake route, may be able to leave the
Pacific hospital in a week or ten days
and go to the home Of his son, William
A. Clark, Jr.
Senator Clark underwent an opera
tion for removal of a carbuncle from
the back of his neck Saturday at the
hospital. The illness developed as he
was inspecting his copper interests at
Jerome, Ariz., and he had to come to
Los Angeles, where he was operated
on by DIR. E. A. Bryant.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-07
WOMAN ESCAPES FROM
ASYLUM SCANTlLY CLAD

Mrs. j. E. Coutellier, whose husband
lives at 1888 East Vernon avenue. has
escaped from the state hospital for the
insane at Patton. to which she was
committed ten months ago. Sheriff
Hammel has been notified that the
woman is at large with but scanty
clothing and no money. The Wo1lan is
33 years old, of massive build and has a
large red smallpox scar in the middle
of her forehead
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-07
FrightfuI Singing

TTFOD.
"Yrs, my SON"
'Wh you please stop that singing?"
"Why, my boy?"
Because I've got to go upstairs in the
dark and I don't want 10 be frightened
Yonkers Statesman.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-07
Observation-Disclosures

TO THE BUSINESS MAN
Are you In our page where run exclu-
siye lads" In colors? Prices will be right.
Nothing like trying something new. Phone
Home Herald. Sunset Press IL.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-07

Boys DoubIe-Breasted Knickerbocker Suits So
The majority of these suits sell regularly at $500 here
that means you put them side by side with the $3.50
ones in exclusive stores.
Sizes for boys to 10 years both light and dark mix
tures Second floor.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-07
BASKET SALE GROCERIES

Good, reliable supplies up in market baskets ready
for delivery Three lots at three prices Don't miss It,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-10-13
From Another Point of View

Arship will be less the spectators anyway
Tigers squech the knockers by proving today
War Balkans have been postponed
chicasos milk supply is under suspicion River must be low
president reformed Methodist bishop
Mrs Rebecca Judge
decision renders them Miles
will
Standard
submit o a
little who
70
the the shreva nomination
the
Abruxzi
Little Bit Added
with which
Maybe code Of the Standard Oil Co
climbing
Cincinnati
have husbands
well until the day worker became night watch
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-10-13
''Still Harping On Haskell
Henry Wattersons Way of Saying There Are Others
the Louisville courerJourRal

will. believing like an angry boy dis.
appointed In his play may take the
stump--may follow Cromwell upon his
mercenary round from He'll to Break
fast--to no purpose. The people have
seen too much. They have heard too
much. Honest. though stupid, Nicho-
las Longworth has told them the truth
and he has told them enough. Two
terms for Taft. Then two more terms
for Roosevelt. The very inner thought
the very secret scheme-the very
essence OF the dynastic spirit.
SO. come along. Mr.. President; come
along brandishing your big stick over
the heads OF the people whom you
think so meanly of-come along with
your flushed and swollen face and
harsh voice, breathing death and the
devil to all who resist you-mistak-
ing the silence OF the lowly and the
poor for meek humanity-come along
and each OF them will say 10 you, even
as Othello said to Cassie: Theodore.
love thee: but be no more cfacer of
mine"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-10-13

One OF the many striking features
of President Roosevelt's administra-
ton. perhaps the most striking, Is the
youth of the men he has brought TO
the front. Writing OF this interest
ing group In the New York Times a
correspondent says:
Many OF this younger set. all OF
whom are college men. are. members
of the presidents tennis cabinet.
Though II Is undoubtedly true that
the ability OF these men To ride. play
golf and tennis, and shoot gives them
q certain very definite standing with
the president. from the viewpoint OF
government onicials, these sporting
capacities are uncomfortable when
compared with their real fitness fol-
the positions they hold and the difhcull
work they have already accomplished
The fact stands out In bold relief
that they are In the government work
Cor the sake OF the work. And there
Is nothing heightens this relief more
than the financial Independence thai
characterises 30 many OF these youth
ful bureaucrats-the Indifference thai
most Of them are In position TO fee
toward the salaries attached to thelI
positions. They are most Of them well
TODD. Many OF them. even In this
country Of great fortunes. are account
ed wealthy. The rudiments Of arith
metic are needed In counting the mil
lionaires.
Nearly q dozen names come at once
to mind In thinking Of this most char
acteristic phase OF President Roose
velt's encourage. Robert Bacon, as the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-10-13
EDITORIALS By 1dt ptoplt.
A Woman. Appeal 10 the People.

TO the Editor OF The Times; This
government should be u government
OF the people. by the people and for
the people. Such. was the proclamar
ton OF Abraham Lincoln and today IL
Is the proclamation OF William Jen.
nings Bryan. And when our noted and
worthy forefathers pledged and signed
to us the declaration or independence
they gave TO US free government
government that should be. and could
DO ruled by the people; not one In
which a high executive chief had the
power or right TO choose for himself
n candidate running for the presidency
OF the United States or any other high
office as Roosevelt did when he
named William Taft as choice AND
succeeded IL gaining Taft the nominal
ton. The Republican platform Is now
promising us revision OF the tarin
after election. VIII they keep their
promise? Has the party ever kept It's
promises. and when? The Republican
party has made the workingmen the
promise OF full dinner pail. Has Il
fulfilled that promise? Instead they
have filled the poor laboring mans
dinner pail with right down solid
panic: with Imperialism and not witn
prosperity and now they are hownnR
revision OF tariff after election. How
many more after-elecdon promises DO
the people want? / think we have q
sufficient supply on hand now. IL MT
Bryan Is elected he win produce rem
I'm ~ l.. hof
growing In our government. he does
not wish TO destroy capital or large
corporations; he only wants 10 place
them in an honest position under re.
striction where they will be compelled
to deal justly with the laboring class
OF men.
MRS. JENNIE THURSToN.
Oct 10, 1908. Mendon' Micn'
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-10-13
They Are in the Government
Work for the Sake of the Work
Tribute to the College Men and Athletes Who Comprise the
v * N Presidents Tennis Cabinet" III &

presidents classmate at HA-yard.
comes first with his 40 years, HIS nigh
connections In the financial world. the
political honors he has refused. and
HIS many millions OF dollars. Then
there's Clifford Pinchot, chief OF the
forestry service. also millionaire, and
leading Mr.. Bacon by being ave years
his junior.
, The others are difacult to classify.
either az To wealth or attachments.
while with the confusion many new
bureaus and commissions have added
to the government even their relative
rank Is enough to confuse q layman.
They come as the eye takes them on
page OF jumbled notes--Herbert Knox
smith, commissioner OF corporations.
perhaps the youngest OF the set, with
his IS years and his honeymoon not
yet over; Herbert A. Smith. editor OF
the Foreatry Service. classmate OF Mr..
Pinchot: Truman Newberry. assistant
secretary OF the navy: Henry n.
Hoyt, solicitorgenerai. Huntington
Wilson. who was graduated from Yale
as late as 1897, just In time to crowd
In some diplomatic work In the east
before becoming third assistant secre-
tary OF state: Beekman Winthrop. gov
ernor Of Porto Rico and now assistant
secretary OF the treasury: Overton w.
Price, of the forestry sevice. and
James Il. Reynolds. who has served as
special commissioner In many capac-
tiles. There are probably others. and
some of these would doubtless dis
claim the Indifference to salary credit.
ed TO them. But In general this 10
the younger set"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-10-13
BOOKS

The Little Brown jug at Kildare
by Meredith Nicholson. The governors
OF North and South Carolina play Inn
portant parts in this new romance.
They are both afraid to arrest q
notorious outlaw who infests the bor-
der between the two states. Each
puts the disagreeable task up to the
other. Each governor has a delightful
young daughter, and two young men
fall in love with them at first sight
one New York millionaire. the other
a Virginia college professor. The two
governors fee when the situation be-
comes too hot. ana the governmental
reins. In each instance. are assumed
by the, capable daughter. The male
admirers assume the positions OF as
sistant governors, and do the dis
agreeable work. Practically a state
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-10-13

Yer the President is still harpfng on
Haskell. Cromwell could give Haskell
two points In seven and beat him on,
of his shoes and stockings. Cromwei
could shake the smallest OF his money
hays In Haskelrs face and make HAS
|kell 20 way back and sit down. Crom-
we'll could play poker with Hsskeii
and never need to look beyond the
hacks of the cards. Still the presi-
dent harps on Haskell. who Is out ana
one, like Rangers eye" who. demand
ing a hearing and denying all accu-
Stations. resigned at once his post III.
the Democratic management; whose
voluntary withdrawal was concnrrehe
with the enforced withdrawal OF Du
Pont, the Predatory trust magnate'
under indictment, who headed the KS
publican spellbindehs; yet. with Du
Pont that was, and Cromwell that Is,
the president continues to harp on
Haskell.
There is Sheldon: identified with
| II trust companies. still harping OH
Haskell! There Is Sunny Jim She-'
man. the middle-man between the pres
tIdent and, Hartman Still haFPing on
Haskell. There is Aldrich. boss OF the
senate. whose only daughter Is the
wife OF the only son OF Standard OIL
Rockefeller. Still harping on Haskell.
There Is old Joe Cannon. boss OF the
house. standing pat and holding frm
for the trust-breeding tarin. stu
harping ON Haskell. There are the
Three Musquiteers Of High France
the He-Goats Of Protectionism. the
self.righteous, self-glorifying Bever-
idge. the steelplated Dalzell. and the
unctuous, iron-clad Payne AL OF
these. led by Roosevelt. still harping
on Haskell.
Nothing can avail them. The big
stick even in the hands OF Cromwell
cannot brain and blackmal money
enough out of the Steel Ring and the
Sugar Ring-out of all Pittsburg. out
OF the whole of Wall street--to dam
the waters OF the Niagara of the peo-
ple's wrath II Mark Hanna were
alive he could not save the day for
TAFT. II Matthew Stanley Quay were
alive neither could be.
The president, kicking and shrek
ing like a spoiled child baked OF its
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-10-13
In Parting With Friends.

II thou dost bid thy friend farewell.
But for one night though that farewell
may be. -.
Press ttou HIS hand In thine.
How canst. thou tell how far from thee
Fate or caprice may lead his steps ere
that tomorrow comesf
Men have been known to lightly turn
the corner of street,
And days have grown to months. and
months to tagging years
Ere they have looked In loving eyes
again.
Parting at best IL underiaid with tears
and pain;
Therefore. lest sudden death should
come between.
Or time. or distance. clasp with pres
sure Arm
The hand Of him who goeth forth.
Unseen. Fate goeth. too.
Yen, find thou always time to say some
earnest word
Between the idle talk.
Lest with thee. henceforth. night and
day.
Regret should walk.
The theory that faint heart ne,sr
won fair lady doesn't interest the fal.
low who prefers brunettes.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-10-13

OF war exists between the two states.
and the two friends are conducting
hostilities against each other. each be-
lieving that he is contending against
a real governor. This is delightful
fun, and makes an original basis for
good plot. There is plenty OF ex.
element, for the action moves to the
wild lands OF the border, where the
moonshiners and outlaws contribute
a large part to the effectiveness OF the
story. Ii is distinctly humorous
story, thoroughly well written, and
will unquestionably be one OF the
popular sellers OF the season.
hobbs Merrill Co., indianapolis;
Macauley's. Sheehan's and Hudson's.
Detroit.)
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-10-13
Wiilie's Feat.

Willie Green was not only chewing
gum. but had his feet sprawled out In
the aisle In q most unbecoming nan-
ner.
Willie" said the teacher, take
that gum out of your mouth this in
slant. and put in your feet."-Har-
per's Weekly.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-10-13

A little learning Is a dangerous
thing especially II it's about an auto
mobile.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-10-13

The worst thing about losing your
temper Is that you can SO easily find
II again.,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-10-13

When a man boasts OF his honest.
IL IS apt to become mere affectation.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-10-13

Many a man doesn't do anything
worth while because he thinks It isn't
worth while.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-10-13

Money makes the mare go. but as
for that you can't even get gasoline for
nothing.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-10-13

II we could see ourselves as others
see US the spectacle would be a Sc
we're blow TO our vanity.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-10-13
Musings of the Gentle Cynic.
Divorce is also a marriage alter.

divorce il also n marriage alter.
Turning the clock back won't oblit'
crate time any more than forgetting
your birthday.
The world has plenty OF sympathy
for the unfortunate. except TOT tnoso
who are unhappily married.
II woman is really interested In
her household affairs. she needn't re-
sort to dumb bells for exercise.
The difference between a burglar
and a promoter OF high finance Is that
a burglar would hesitate TO rob the
widow and orphan.
There isn't anything much more dis
tressing than q 1S0pound girl trying
TO act cute.
The good that men do may live after
them. but IL isn't so apt to keep on
drawing interest as the evil.
Even the fellow who leads an aim
less existence frequently shoots on
his mouth.
The only way to get friends Is to
make them yourself.
A mans enemies will unconsciously
do more to boost him into prominence
than his friends.
TO u,a oo,,id 500 ourselves az others
see US the spectacle would be Sc
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-10-13
al Doc of Times Tuesday
EullUl Id dxk vi lUk DNIlUll lIuNO 1908
Shall TIE People Rales

Before the primaries The Times
candidate for the nomination tor
mayor on the Republican ticket
was William T. Dust. and in this
column we said so, @H
As frst-rate good citizens we
said, too, we had no choice among
the three men who aspired to the
city's highest Office.
But our choice was Mr. Dust
because he came the nearest in
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-10-13

II woman is really interested In
lher household affairs. she needn't re-
sort to dumb bells for exercise.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-10-13

The world has plenty of sympathy
for the unfortunate. except Tor tnoss
who are unhappily married.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-10-13

A mans enemies will unconsciousiy
do more to boost him into prominence
than his friends.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-10-13

Turning the clock back won't opht
crate time any more than forgetting
your birthday.