Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-25
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS
GET CEMENT PRIzE-Nrs shelton o

GET CEMENT PRIZE-Mrs Shelton Ogle,
who was Miss Loretta Mellet of Quincy ILL.,,
received $4,000 worth Of cement a prize
offered by exhibitors at the cement show in
Chicago to the young woman who would
consent to be married in Of the booths.
EGGS NOW CHEAPER-Eggs in New
York have dropped in price to 251Ac a
dozen, as compared with SAC a few days
ago. The slump was the result of the re-
ceipt there of 5,994,36O eggs. Additional
heavy receipts are expected and a further
decline in prices will follow.
TO RESTORE RATES-The railroads
which are members Of the transcontinental
freight bureau have decided to restore the
old rate on agricultural implements. The
rate from Chicago to the Pacific coast was
per 100 pounds So far as can be learned
this is the only rate which the bureau lines
have decided to restore.
WOULD RAISE PRICES-An advance in
staple Northumberland, tea, coffee, GER
tain lines of dry goods and household goods
citation of Chicago. Increased tariffs and
general increases of cost prices is the rea-
son given for this attitude. meeting to
further consider the subject will be called
within a week.
SCHOOLS TOO REFTNED-Dr. NJ. V.
O'Shea Of the University of Wisconsin told
the Illinois Congress of Mothers that there
is at present too much refinement in the
he said, suffer for the lack Of something
rough. The American boy should have
coercion and not so much persuasion. SEN
timent should not be the dominant judg-
ment.'
BURGLARY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. in
surance companies throughout the country
have decided to substantially increase their
rates because of the many burglaries. This
was decided on at a recent meeting in New
York, though it did not become known un-
til yesterday. The increases are to include
the rates to banks all over the country and
all classes of burglary insurance in New
York city.
HELD ON SUSPICION-A man who calls
himself z. NJ Fuller is heald by the New
York police. charged with attempting to OBJ
tain money under false pretenses. Fuller
was arrested after calling the manager
Of the Park Avenue hotel and asking him to
subscribe for home "for Journalists" This
game for the aid of supposedly INDECENT
newspaper men has been worked before, but
not with great success.
STILL "SLUMATING'-Edwin A. Brown.
the millionaire, who recently was reported
as investigating conditions Of the unem-
ployed in Chicago in the sums and lodging
houses, now is in New York continuing his
research work. He is staying at the Wal
dorf-Astoria in New York, but nightly dons
rough working clothes and journeys to the
east side. When he has sufficient data Mr..
Brown will return to Denver in the interest
Of movement which he started there to
establish municipal lodging houses.
MAKE BIG PROFTTS-An audit of the
business conducted by six Chicago concerns
showing loan money on chattels and salaries
has been completed by a firm Of certified
accountants working under the direction of
the Legal Aid society. The results which
show profits ranging from to 35 per cent
year, will be used in the furtherance of
legislation designed by the society to allie
viate the loan shark evil. The examination
into the actual profits and losses Of the
money lenders marked the elimination OF a
three
DENOUNCES NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to
Bert Hall Of Milwaukee, who is attending
the department of superntendence conven-
tion there, the whole theory of establishment
Of parental and reform schools is wrong.
and the boys and girls who are sent to
such places have very poor chances of be-
coming of any use either to themselves or
society. "The plan of sending delinquents
to farm houses instead OF to institutions -
says Mr.. Hall, ''has been tried with success
in Wisconsin. We have sent many boys to
farms, and they have done splendidly."
WANT BIBLE IN SCHOOLS-A move
ment has been begun among church women
of Chicago to labor incessantly with the
legislature to provide some way by which
the Bible can again be introduced into the
public schools. The Rev. E. r. WorrelI,
who is heading the movement, says: "The
family altar is being discarded and the
young have no religious instruction in the
public schools. Instead of improving on the
away from it. and I am frank to say that
believe dark days are ahead for this coun-
try unless we can return to that ideal
standard"