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Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-03
CLANS TO GATHER
IN ANNUAL PICNIC
CALIFORNIAN CLUB WILL HOLD
CELEBRATION
Sports Peculiar to Scotland to Be En-
gagged In July at Indian
Crafts Exhibition
Park

The Caledonian club of Los Angeles
will celebrate July 8 by holding its htth
annual picnic and games In the Indian
Crafts Exhibition park. At this meet
ing. which is to be gathering of the
clans for Southern California, many
sports peculiar to Scotland viii be
engaged in. A quoting competition VIII
be held to revive interest In this Old
time sport.
Besides the ordinary events of run
ming, jumping, putting the stone
throwing the hammer. there Will be
feats of strength in such sports as
tossing the caber. That much interest
is being taken in the games this year
is evinced by the presence in town al
ready of such noted heaVyWelgnts as
Big Alec Mcdonald of Coalinga ana
Draw Dave Reid of Globe, Ariz., to
participate in the events. 1t is safe
bet that the men who carry on the
medals this year Will have earned lheHi
In hard fought contests.
The most interesting items, however
will be the Highland events. These in
clude Highland costume competition,
Highland dancing and bagpipe playing.
The nine pipers of the Caledonian
Pipe band in their kits and plaids ana
tartan hose will make brave and PIC
turesque show and much noise. This
is the largest pipe band In Cal1fornla'
and is greatly valued by the club.
The "braw Hielan" men will be there
in all their glory, the MacDonalds, the
Macleods, the MacKenzies, the Camp
bells and the MacGilliverays, "Hooch
Ay"!
An orchestra will provide music for
dancing from to p. M, and re-
freshments will be served all day. All
arrangements have been completed for
the entertainment of a large gather
In
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-03
PRETENDED NAVAL OFFICER
EXPOSED; ATTEMPTS DEATH
Missouri Officials Arrest Pseudo Lieu-
tenant, Who When Charged with
Fraud Takes chIoroform

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo, July a.
After posing for a week as q lieuten-
ant in the United States marine corps.
c. H. Harrington, recently arrived from
the Philippines, last night tried to kill
himself with chloroform, after confess
ing, according to the prosecuting at
torney that he was smuggler and not
a navy officer.
Harringtons trunk was lost by
railroad and after Identifying dia-
monds silks and bric-a-brac which II
contained he was arrested. He said
he had brought the goods into this
country free of duty by paying bribe
to customs officer.
Harrington is in Jail on charge
OF attempting fraud.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-03
HEIRESS' ELOPEMENT
UNEARTHS ROMANCE
LEFT FORTUNE BY OLD SUlT0R
OF AUNT
Young Woman of Duarte, Recently
Beneficiary of Wealthy Chicago
Merchant, Becomes Bride of
Business Man
Branches: 9th and Main
el2e South Hoover Street

Miss Edith May Nicol of Duarte, who
a few weeks ago received a bequest of
s35, 900 from the estate of William Red
ding. deceased, formerly a well known
wholesale merchant of Chicago, has
added to the interest in her movements
on that account by becoming a partici-
pant in an elopement. The fact OF Miss
Nicols marriage leaked out yesterday
when a telegram was received by Lon
X Wisehart, an attorney for the Nlcol
family, announcing the event and that
the couple, George Croxson and wife,
are passing a portion of their honey
moon at Coronado Beach.
D Miss Nicol came to Los Angeles Tues
day evening, remaining at the Wisehart
home until the following morning, when
she met Croxson by appointment, and
the two went to the marriage license
bureau, obtained a license and within a
short time were welded by justice of
the peace.
- The necessity for the secret marriage
is said to be due to the opposition of
Miss Nicors mother to the match.
Croxson. who is business man of
Duarte, is AZ years old, and his bride
twelve years younger.
Reveals Old Romance
Incident to the story of the elope-
ment there remained hidden until yes
terday another romance. that of Will
liam Redding, the wealthy Chicago
merchant, who came to California seven
years ago, hoping that the change
of climate would renew his health,
shattered by close application to busi-
ness. He established a residence at
Duarte, the home of the Nicols, whom
he had known In Toronto, Ont, where
Mrs. Nicol was a society belle. He be-
came infatuated with Mrs. Nicors sis
ter In the Canadian city, and when she
refused his offer of marriage came to
the United States and recorded his
name high in Chicago business circles
Redding never married, and when he
came to Duarte the love he still held
for the woman who had rejected him
more than a quarter of century be-
fore was shown by his affection for her
niece, Miss Nicol, who became his nurse
and cared for him until his death about
two weeks ago.
This affection was further manifested
when on opening Redding's will it was
discovered Miss Nicol was beneficiary
the extent of $35, 900.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-03

N ELECTIVES all over the United
States are still searching for the
~ men who planned the murder OF
Lieut.. Petrosino. the New York police
officer who was slain in Palermo,
Sicily. Postoffice detectives are aiding
the search, and many arrests of sus-
pected persons have been made in
various parts of the country. At
Bellefountaine, O., recently Postoffice
Inspector Oldfeld arrested Charles
Viccarrio on suspicion of being con-
cerned in the Petrosino tragedy He
formally charged Viccarrio with being
a fugitive Suspicion was directed to
the man when the detectives were
searching for Black Hand leaders in
Ohio. Viccarrio insisted that he knew
nothing of the Petrosino crime.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-03
RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS
TO HOLD REGULAR MEETING

The first of the series of semi-annual
meetings of the state board of railroad
commissioners, which must be held in
Los Angeles under the Wright railroad
law passed at the last legislature, will
be held July 13.
At that time the board will listen to
complaints against the railroad COM
panies which may be made by shippers
who have grievances. Under the new
law the board must meet at least once
every six months in each of the impor-
tant jobbing centers of the state.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-03
FEDERATED IMPROVEMENT
ASSOCIATION TO MEET
Annual Meeting of Organizations for
6etterment of City to Be Held
Saturday Night

The Federated Improvement associa-
ton of Los Angeles, an organization
composed of delegates appointed by the
several improvement clubs in the city,
will hold its annual meeting in Column
bia hall, 1194s South Spring street.
Saturday evening at o'clock.
An election of officers for the ensuing
term will be held and it is expected a
full attendance will be present.
C. H. Clayton of the Brooklyn Heights
association is the present president and
William II. O'Donnell of the Moneta
Avenue association is the secretary of
the federation. Besides president and
secretary two vice presidents, assista mt
secretary and treasurer are to be
chosen.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-03
HERALD JUNIOR ARTISTS
WILL BE GIVEN JUNKET
One Hundred and Fifty Boys and Girls
VIII Be Entertained by Young
Woman

Miss Helen Coan, a member of Los
Angeles artistic colony, will entertain
about 150 OF the Herald Junior artists
at her "hilltop studio this afternoon.
All boys and girls who have sub
mitted pictures to the Herald Junior
are invited to be present, whether their
drawings have appeared or not. The
studio Is at 204 North Burlington ave-
nue., between First and Tample streets,
and may be reached by the West Sec
ond or Temple street cars.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-03
TWO BUILDINGS DESTROYED
BY FLAMES; LOSS IS $3.50
One Is Set by Children with Matches
and Second lgnites in Mys-
terous Manner

Children playing with matches set
fire to a shed in the rear of the resi-
dence of w. T. Norwood at 1912 Adair
street yesterday afternoon, destroying
the shed. The loss is placed at 800.
A warehouse built of frame. one
story in height, in the rear of the resi-
dence of w. H. Fish at 3271 Arroyo
Seco avenue, became ignited in some
mysterious manner yesterday after
noon and was destroyed. with all its
contents. The building was stored with
the furniture of the family, Mr.. Fish
and his wife and children being at the
beach for the summer. The loss on the
building is estimated at $50 and on the
furniture at $500.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-03
WOMAN PAYS FINE FOR.
BREAKING SPEED LIMIT
Becoming Common Occurrence for
Feminine Vloiators of Auto Law
to Appear in Court

"Why, was 1 really going as fast as
that?" asked Mrs e. p. Rizzie, 1929 Ho-
bart boulevard. as the officers in the
courtroom of Police Justice Rose tes-
titled that she had been speeding an
automobile at more than twenty miles
an hour.
She did not dispute the statements of
the officers, despite her surprise, and
with smile she reached for her pocket
book at Justice Rose said Isl or fifteen
days"
1t is a common occurrence of late for
female violators of the automobile
speed law to appear in court.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-03
Die from Heat

WASHINGTON, July 2.--Three men,
one of them a negro, died today as
the result of heat prostration here yes
terday 1t was well over 80 today The
hot weather condition over the coun-
try is beginning to break up and the
weather bureau today predicted more
nearly normal conditions in "the next
several days"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-03
RICH RANCHER OF SAUGUS
DIES AT LUNCH COUNTER

John c. Haskell, a wealthy ranch
owner of Saugus, dropped dead in a
restaurant at ia North Main street
Yesterday afternoon as he was sitting
on q stool waiting for lunch order TO
be served.
Pulmonary hemorrhage was the cause
ascrbed for death. The body was re-
moved to Bresee Bros morgue.
Haskell leaves a large family in Sau-
gus. He was the owner of property at
saugus and had mining interests in
California and Arizona.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-03
Census Bill siqned

WASHINGTON, July 2-President
Taft today signed the bill providing
for the taking of the thirteenth de-
cennial census.
Evening star., 1909-04-18

men realize the sacredness of the re-
sponsiblity they SO lightly assume. 1t
is solemn thing for a young man to take
a confiding young woman from happy
home into his own keeping. When a
young woman accepts a young mans
offer of marriage. she does the most Sc
rious thing Of her life-she either builds
her nest under the flushed caves of heav-
en-. where the angels Of God hover. or
she sets it hard by the gates Of woe,
to be swept by the wings Of flame.
Love implies gentleness of manner.
blindness to imperfections. and at least
as much polite attention as Is shown to
other women Many men return fretfui
from business and sometimes vent on the
wife the irritation and spleen which they
restrained all day. forgetting that the
wife has had just many weary worries
and aggravating annoyances In her home
and has been waiting all day for her
husbands return for word of counsel,
smile of approval or look of SYM
pathy.
1t is of little avail to dwell on each
others excellence when the other is gone
Evening star., 1909-04-18
A Warning.

KHISS JEANNETTE L. GLIDER. the
IVA we'll known editor and author. is an
anti-suffragette. At the Colony Club. In
New York. arguing the question of wom-
an suffrage. Miss Glider said with a smile:
But the suffragettes must stop abusing
us. They must stop likening US to the
southern slaves who didn't want freedom.
Or We
She paused.
1T is like a remark heard at bridge"
she said. "A good player. q general.
growled and complained dreadfully about
his partners blunders. The partner took
all that meekly. continuing to do his
poor best But suddenly the general
roared:
You played a spade. OF all the
idiotic imbecilic-"
Hold on. Dent go too far. general.
said the other. warningly. I can play ten
times worse than this IL ! like. you
know"
Evening star., 1909-04-18
A Fever Resister.

PROF. FREDERICK STARR, the dis
: tinguished anthropologist. was dis
cussing in Chicago the Roosevelt hunting
trip.
Mr.. Roosevelt" he said will encoun-
ter very great dangers in the jungle.
don't mean the wild beasts; I mean the
fevers. Mr.. Roosevelt's is not the tenn
perament TO resist these dangers. either.
His is heady. rushing temperament:
but tie sort of temperament that keeps
jungle fever off is like--like-
II once boarded four-wheeler in Picca-
dilly." said Prof. Starr land | bade the
driver drive to Claridge's
"He drove at a snail's pace. Exasperat-
ed-for / was already late for luncheon-I
put ont my head and shouted:
Look here. cabby, we're not going to
funeral!'
THE cabby hooked at me, took out his
pipe and frowned.
No he said. and we amt goin' to no
bloomin fire. neither
Evening star., 1909-04-18
A Bad Sign.

<IC PEAKING Of Easter eggs. said
- Mark Twain at a dinner at the
Authors Club in New York. Il am re-
minded Of the town of Squash.
I'm my early lecturing days l went to
Squash to lecture In Temperance Hall.
arriving in the afternoon. The town
seemed very poorly billed. l thought I'd
find out If the people knew anything AT
all about what was In store for them,
So turned in at the general store:
Good afternoon. friend said TO
the general storekeeper. Any enter
tainment here tonight to help stranger
while away his evening?
The general storekeeper. who was sort
ing mackerel. Strengthened up, wiped his
briny hands on his apron, and said:
4 expect there's goin to be lecture
| been sellin' eggs all day'"
Evening star., 1909-04-18

Apollo Gold was a symbol OF the sun.
II was believed that Apollo's fourth nm
ger was connected by a nerve directly TO
the heart, and 1t was therefore considered
more appropriate that the sign OF loving
union should rest on this finger.
Since the earliest days Of Christianity
the ring has been q precious pledge Of
faithfulness. The man who gives the
ring binds himself by all that is holy to
be good and true. The golden circle upon
a woman's hand sets her apart from
all other women-she Is q crowned queen.
In the wedding ring the wife pledges
loving reverence. No true woman wants
a husband into whose face she cannot
look with pride and on whose arm she
cannot lean with implicit confidence.
Ovid says: III you wish to marry suita-
bly, marry your equal" Now and then
a woman Of great force Of character
may lift her husband upward. but she
accepts such labor at a risk OF her own
Evening star., 1909-04-18

Elephants, Hon. King say he object to
Hon. King explain to Hon. Pa that he
must wash hands with boracks &
gasolene after skinning each Elephant.
Hon. Pa say-so he will put that knowI-
edge in Note Book-but he deceptively
neglect to do SO.
Mr.. Editor. a queery feeling Of clam
comes creeping ore me when / think OF
Hon. Roosevelt such miles away in darky
Africa. What II something should hap
pen to America while he is gone? 1 am
aware that this are fooly thought. for
America are running very oily. thank
you. Tact & Taft are everywhere Wis
ible Hon. Won L. Meyer can take good
care OF the Navy-for have he not had
experience in the Post-Ofice Depart
ment? Wall Street are jumping up. Bus
iness are feeling more jolly. In Senate
Hon. Serene O'Pain have chloroformed
Hon. Tariff are attempting to give him
shave. In the House Hon. Jo-Upcle
Cannon are forgiving his enemies the
same way he always done. Then why
this disturbed feeling Of thorax which
come to Japanese Schoolboy to think
Hon. Roosevelt SO far of?
Cousin Nogi say. ''Maybe-so. you are
fearful that Hon. Roosevelt have care
lusly went OF & took the Government Of
the u. q. with him."
"Perhapsly so It are." reniS for lone
some tear-drop.
Neglect to worry, then," say Nogi
Because anything what goes with the
Roosevelt Expedition are not going to
be lost sight Of very long,"
Hoping you are included In this,
Yours truly.
HASHIMURA TOGO.
Evening star., 1909-04-18
Not Well Put.

THOMAS NELSON PAGE, in the
smokeroom of the Amerika. criti-
cised trenchantly the work OF popular
novelist
This man." declared Mr.. Page has
no idea Of precision. He doesn't say what
he means. he circles about his meaning.
about and about it. never once hitting 1t
off.
HE is, like a young soldier In the Phil
ippines whom a nurse told me about
She nursed the lad through rice fever.
On his recovery he thanked her like this:
Thank you very much, ma. am Ter
yer kindness. 1 shan't never forgit it.
If ever there was fallen angel. you're
One'"
Evening star., 1909-04-18

speaks to you of 1t. and give him SEN
sible opinion If he asks for 1t.
Many failure would have been avoid
ed If men had consulted with their wives.
In the majority of cases where there has
been exposure of great frauds. the wife
has been the most shocked person in the
community.
The great duty of the wife is to make
the home supreme!y happy. Home is the
great object Of life 1t is the wife's duty
to make .the husband feel that one day
passed under his own roof Is worth q
thousand In another place
Houses may be bought. homes must be
made. A house may be a cold storage
for costly furniture A home must be
warmed with the embers of love. Home
is a miniature of heaven. let down to
shine In this world.
The giver of the wedding ring as well
as the receiver has duties. How few
Evening star., 1909-04-18
To Help Him Save.

II. Fl. ROGERS plunged into the politics
: OF Fairhaven last month in order to
secure prohibition for the beautiful Mas
sachusetts town that is his birthplace.
Mr. Rogers is against drinking" said
a Fairhaven man. He thinks, for one
thing that drinking brings on extrava-
gance and thriftlessness
"Mr Rogers stopped and shook hands
with me on the street the other morning
Glad to see you out again. he said
Hope you'll vote the right ticket You've
been sick, haven't you?
Yes said /. Stomach trouble
guess / won't get to the Easter blowout
The doctor has ordered me to give up
champagne
You haven't paid his bill yet, eh?
said Mr.. Rogers. and he walked off
chuckling.'
Evening star., 1909-04-18
DisastrousIy Deceived.

MSS ETHEL BARRYMORE described.
IVA al a luncheon in Boston. the way she
hoodwinked the reporters over her we'd
ding.
For one reporter. a pretty girl. was
sorry" said Miss Barrymore. "She told
me she was horribly fooled-she lost a
two-column story-some ten dollars.
'She said she was almost as disastrously
fooled as she had once been at home in
her girlhood. They were playing. she
said blind mans blufY. and she was the
blind man. She crept about a bit, caught
hold of some one. explored a little with
her hands, and cried in triumph:
AHA. I know who this is. This Is
Uncle Jabez Carpenter. I can feel his
funny little mustache and his wiry old
whiskers!
But. the girl explained, 1t wasn't her
Uncle Jabez Carpenter at ALL IL was her
rich old Aunt Annie PIummer. who cut
her forthwith from her will"
Evening star., 1909-04-18

only Of what will do him good, has helped
her husband on to the highest success.
Most Of our self-made men are really
marriage made
Next to the souls peace with God. the
greatest blessing under. the sun is to
have a tactful and sympathetic wife.
who can play the sweet orator as the
wife of Disraeli once did. He was go
ing to parliament to make an important
speech. She accompanied him. When
the carriage door was shut her hand was
caught in 1t. Rather than distract her
husbands thoughts she patiently endured
the pain until the door was opened, and
still endured 1t as she sat In the gallery
looking down with a satisfied smile on
her husband that she might encourage
him to loftiest efforts.
Whatever may be your husbands bust
ness endeavor, learn enough about It to
listen to him with interest when he
Evening star., 1909-04-18
WEDDING RING IS SIGNIFICANT OF UNION OF HEART AND HAND

] have In mind a man who gave him
self absolutely to his own selfish pur-
suits thinking that IL he furnished his wife
with fine dresses. a beautiful home and
costly presents his duty was done for
getting that womans heart hungers
for something more, forgetting that love
will starye If not fed and that true
hearts pray for their daily bread She
came to die. the children gathered around
her bedside, the husband took her in his
arms and said: You have been a good
wife to me-. 1t was not much to say.
but it was much to her. who had never
heard anything like II before. A flush
came over her pallid face. and with A
husky voice she whispered: MY dear.
you never said so before" Keep not
your flowers for the cold dead brow.
Nixon Waterman sweetly sings:
to the living is more
Than sumptuOus wreaths to the dead;
In filling love's infinite store,
4 TO the living is
If graciously given before
The hungerfng spirit Is fed.
rose tn the living is
Than sumptuOus wreaths to the dead
Evening star., 1909-04-18
On Top.

HHISS LEONORA O'REILLY was be-
AV4 ing complimented in Albany upon
the strength OF her speech on woman
suffrage
Whatever strength my speech had
said Miss O'Reilly, LAY in the strength
OF my subject. With q subject so power
full one couldn't very well speak feebly.
Like Mr. Webster's case 1t was a winner.
"The great Webster. you know, once
said gayly TO brother lawyer:
We'll win We're bound to win. There
Is only one case against US. The only re-
port OF that case is in our library. and
] am sitting on II now.
Evening star., 1909-04-18
The Piker.

LDERMAS MCLCAHY of New York.
"A discussing credit. said:
THE man who asks for credit awakes
your suspicion. and your suspicion usual
ly turns out to he just.
"A bartender tcld me how. the other
day. seedy chap turned to him from the
free lunch counter and said:
Can you trust me for glass of beer
till tomorrow evening. friend?
No, sir! Nix. sad the bartender.
We'll, I'm sorry said the man. 1T
seems kinder small to eat the amount of
free lunch I've done and then not buy
nothin'.'
Evening star., 1909-04-18
Out of Form, Indeed.

ItDREsIDENT TAFT likes golf. and he
plays a fairly good game. said
Chevy Chase caddy "A fairly good
game at least when he's in form.
He was out of form one Gay when he
played here. He was just back from
Cuba and l guess the voyage had upset
him. After some pretty bad work on the
first two holes. he said apclogetically to
his caddy. a stranger from the east:
Tn certainly out of form today. I've
been Oh. 4 sea voyage. you see. IT must
have upset me-.
Played before. have yeT said the
caddy."
Evening star., 1909-04-18

higher life. True are the words OF Tenny-
son in Locksley Hall:
Thou shalt lower to his level day by day.
What is fine within thee growing coarse to SYM
pathize with clay.
As the husband. SO the wife is: thou art mated
with q clown, -
Ard the grossness Of his nature will have power
to drag thee down.
He win hold thee, when his passion shall have
Something better than his dog. 4 little dearer
than his horse.
The ring pledges faithfulness. When
doubt comes in at the door love flies out
at the window The basis of all true
afnec4ion Is, confidence-confidence not
only in the woman's affection, but con-
f,dence in her management of all domestic
affairs.
Don't pitch your expenditure higher than
Won can carry it. Better shut down on
petty expenses than stoop to petty get
tings.
60. ,.,,
While many q man owes his prosperity
to his wife's wise administration OF
household affairs. it Is also true that
many a mans financial straits can be
traced to his wifes love OF vulgar dis-
play, social rivalry or thoughtiess ex-
travagance, or perhaps incompetent
management.
When the husband of Victoria Colonna
was offered the crown of Naples as an
inducement to join the league aga'nst
his sovereign, Charles V, she prevailed
upon him TO spurn the offer. Suppose
that. dazzled by the glitter OF royalty
she had coaxed him to make her queen