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Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-01
SUNSHINE PHILOSOPHY TO
BE TAUGHT BY MEMBERS
Col Ormshy of Northern iowa Fame
Organizes optimist Club of
Los Angeles

Col. f. S. Ormsby, the Sunshine
philosopher" has organized the Opti-
misteclub of Los Angeles, of which the
main requisite for membership is a
smile. Before coming to Los Angeles
Col Ormsby was famous throughout
northern Iowa and neighboring sections
of Minnesota and the Dakotas for his
smile and handshake. He was banker
in Emmetsburg, Iowa, but on his re-
tirement from active business came to
California to invest in orange groves,
bringing his smiling philosophy with
him.
In Iowa Col. Ormsby's cheerfulness
made him in great demand as a
speaker. The motto of the Optimist
club has been made up of some of his
epigrams: Shake hands as though you
meant it and smile. Nobody can COM
pute the value of a smile. The greatest
smiler is the greatest healer Smile
and the world smiles with you. smile
is Gods own medicine"
"When in doubt take optimism" is
part of Col. Ormsby's philosophy, and
other statements from him which have
been woven into the philosophy of the
Optimist club are:
"There are more people dying each
day for the lack of a kind word, pat
on the back and little encouragement
than from disease.
1.-THE man who never makes mistakes
never makes anything else.
''Clearing house certificates and tight
financial conditions have afforded peo-
pie who never had a dollar an excuse
for hard luck stories more than any
thing else that has happened since the
Civil War.
Let optimism destroy the last hope
of the pessimist and perfect confidence
will again prevail, with peace and
plenty for ALL
Col. Ormsby has printed the motto
and philosophy of the Optimist club on
a card which will be sent to any one
addressing him at S07 Grand View
street.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-01
MAXIM DEFENDS
"GUN SILENCER"
SAYS DEVICE WILL NEVER EN-
COURAGE CRIMINALS
Sound Produced by MuzzIe Muffler
Said to Be of Such a Peculiar
Nature 1t viii Attract
Attention

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 2S.-
Hiram P. Maxim, famous inventor of
the "gun silencer," denies the common
criticism that his sound "muffier'' will
be of advantage to assassins and crimi-
nails.
Maxim says the sharp peculiar click
which the bullet makes in leaving the
silencer will prove warning enough I'M
der any circumstance, because the
sound is so strange, though low, that it
is bound to attract attention wherever
heard
Maxim's defense came as the result
of considerable agitation against his
invention due to the belief it will en-
courage criminals and facilitate rob-
berry and murder.
The device is a little cylindrical af-
fair about six inches long and about an
inch in diameter, which fits snugly to
the muzzle of any gun.
A demonstration was given recently
before several representatives of the
press and prominent gun manufacture
ers, which was declared great sue
cess.
United States army rifles and other
powerful guns were fired with the
silencer attached, and the report was
scarcely louder than a mild hand
clap. 1t is likely the invention will be
adopted by the government.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-01
MODERN LITERATURE
GIVEN FIRST PLACE
Bible and Ancient Writings Compared
with Publications Based on Scien-
tlfic knowledge of Material
Universe

Edward Adams Cantrell delivered the
nIth or his series of lectures at Mann
moth hall yesterday afternoon, his sub
tect being 1.-THE Bible and Modern
Literature" He said in part;
Men of the historic school have
maintained that the Bible did not pro-
duce religion, but that religion pro-
duced the Bible. In answer to this
comes the question, If the Bible is
simply the expression of Hebrew life,
and If evolution be true, and If we have
a higher life today than in the older
times, why is there not an expression
of this higher life in the higher litera-
ture? The question is pertinent, but
would hardly be asked by any one ac-
quainted with modern letters.
Il for one believe that we have a
higher literature today, the literature
of knowledge. Will the most ardent
traditionalist, even in the reckless
abandon of his enthusiasm, claim that
the Bible is such a literature?
Here we are in the midst of world
of order. For practical reasons, if for
no others, we should have some know1-
edge of it. Does the Bible give such
knowledge? Does it teach us any
thing about the constitution of the ma
terial universe; about the chemical ele-
ments or their attractions and repul-
sions, their alignments and combina-
tons? Does 1t give us anything about
the planetary and stellar worlds, their
processes, formation, sizes, distances,
densities, weights, elements, orbits,
seasons and laws? A wonderful knowl-
edge, indeed, when Judaism and Chris
tianity read it for two thousand years
and believed that the earth was fiat.
ITO whom do we go for such knowl-
edge? To the moderns; to Copernicus,
Keppler, La Place, Lyell Dalton, OAR
xUif L ol vim nd nf af
our scientific writer's.
why do we turn to them instead of
going. to the authors of the Pentateuch?
Because they know more and give us
a higher literature.
1.-THE book of Job is the highest pro-
duct of the older Hebrew mind, and yet
in every respect, in literary workman
ship, in productivity of thought, in the
tremendous sweep of moral conviction,
Tennyson's In Memoriam' is the
greater achievement.
Take Shakespeare's tragedies, or
Goethe's Faust or Whitman's Song of
the Open Road and you have poetry
that the old Semitic mind was never
able to approach.
the work of later days. Ezra, the
priest, made a collection of the ancient
sacred books. Think of his range of
knowledge and his work, and then
think of the knowledge and work Of the
authors of the Jewish encyclopedia, ten
volumes of which have come recently
from the press Think of David and
his harp, and then think of Meyerbeer
and his opera, Les Huguenots,' or of
Mendelssohn with his concertos, seated
at modern grand.
"Thus the Jews themselves became a
great historic example Of world evolu-
tionary processes; of what Professor
Fiske calls the upward dramatic
trend"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-01
BODY FOUND IN
RANCH RESERVOIR
GLENDALE MAN BELIEVED TO
HAVE KILLED HIMSELF
BIDS DAUGHTER GOODBY AND
DISAPPEARS
Italian Laborer Said to Have Called at
Neighbours House and Begged
for Gun with Which to
Kill Man

The body of Lorenzo Colino. As years
old, an Italian laborer, who lived with
his two daughters in North Glendale,
was found yesterday morning floating
in a reservoir on Phillips ranch at
North Glendale by G. Mozaro and
Mario Pastroni, who were asked by
relatives to search for Colino, when he
failed to return to his home Saturday
night. Some persons believe the man
committed suicide, but circumstances
connected with the case may lead to
an investigation by the authorities to
determine whether the man was muir
dered.
Colino was employed as laborer on
ranch in that district and was a
steady worker. Saturday morning he
did not go to work, but instead visited
the home of Marian Estrana, a neigh
Dor, and attempted to borrow a gun.
Colino appeared nervous and Estrana
asked him why he wanted the gun.
Colino is said to have replied he want
ed the weapon to kill a man because
II he did not shoot this man first the
latter would slay him.
Estrana ridiculed the story and re-
fused to loan a revolver to Colino.
Colino remained for a short time, talk
ing in a peculiar manner, but finally
left without weapon.
Colino then visited the home of a
married daughter and after chatting
with her for a few minutes suddenly
put on his hat and walked from the
house. AS he emerged from the door,
way he bade his daughter good by and
remarked she never would see him
again. She paid no attention to his
remark and went about her work.
When the man failed to return late
Saturday night his relatives searched
the neighborhood, but were unable to
find any trace of him.
Body Is Found
Yesterday morning Mozaro and Pas
troni, neighbors of the missing man,
began a search and found the body in
the reservoir, which contains about six
and a half feet of water. The place
is inclosed with a high wire fence, and
the only way of entering the place
would be tos scale this barrier.
The body was floating just beneath
the surface of the reservoir. The head
and shoulders We're just visible on the
surface of the water. The feet were
almost touching the bottom of the
pond. From the position of the body
and the fact it was floating within
such a short time after the man had
Deel seen last leHuS all ali OF mystery
to the case.
The usual length of time for a body
to rise to the surface is said to be two
to seven days, and the fact there ap-
parently was air in the mans lungs
when he was dragged from the water
might indicate the man was dead when
he struck the water.
The body was taken to the Pulliam
undertaking establishment at Glendale.
where an autopsy will be performed
today. A careful examination will be
made of the lungs to ascertain whether
or not the man came to his death by
drowning or was the victim of some
plot.
An examination of the body failed to
reveal any marks that would indicate
a struggle. Other thar a slight abra-
sion on one knee the body was free
from marks.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-01
COLONIAL SAxOPHONE FOUR
TO GIVE MUSICAL CONCERT
Quartet VIII Appear Tonight at Y. M.
G. A. and Noted cantatrice VIII
Accompany Artists

The Colonial saxophone quartet and
Miss Victoria Lynn, who are to give
q concert at the Young Mems Christian
association this evening. arrived at Los
Angeles at S:45 o'clock Saturday night
over the Southern Pacific railroad
The Colonials are said to be a YER
satile four and very proficient in their
varied accomplishments. In the use
of the saxophone it is claimed they are
all artists, as singers equally good,
and Miss Lynn Is conceded to be one
of the most pleasing readers and i'm
persopators on the American platform.
They have been making a tour of the
country and the citizens of Los An
geles will have an opportunity to hear
these artists. Their entertainment will
come as a regular number of the Eu-
terpean lyceum course put on by the
Young Mems Christian association for
the season of 1908-9.
Monsieur LIE Febre has expressed
his intention of hearing them without
fail. and Monsieur lie Febre is consid-
cred the finest saxophonist in the
world.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-01

II you want to go east. @. Haydock, Agent
Illinois Central r. r.. lis w. Sixth street.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-01
Appointed Home Minister

SEOUL, Korea, March 1.-Pak Chat
son, the former premier of Korea, has
been appointed minister of home af-
fairs, to succeed Home Minister Song.
whose statement recently charging
American missionaries with fostering
and encouraging Instruction in Korea
caused much comment and discussion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-25

trust or anybody else in the leather bus mess He is an expert in tanning, made so by 30 years close attention to that work. More that 12 years ago he discov- cred a process of tanning without hem lock bark far cheaper than the present process. Not only that, but by his meth cd hides are turned into high grade sole and belt leather in IA days. whereas by any known process today the best lea ther workers can do Is to obtain the same results in seven months. Furthermore, experts admit that the hides tanned by this German chemist are superior In quality to those tanned with hemlock bark and treated for seven months.
 For seven years Hoch has been opera ting an experimental plant in the quite of the New Jersey town, perfecting his discovery. His process has been passed upon to the satisfaction of the Associated Leather Trades of New York state, and the leather trust from time to time have made overtures to him to adopt his pro- cess But this wise German chemist with the shrewdness of his race, has declined to enter into any dealings with the com blne. Several months ago an offer came to him from that source of $200,000 and position for the rest of his life, but 1t did not appeal. Lately, it is understood, far more substantial offer has origina- ted from the same source
 But having proved to his own satisfac- tion and that of the leather experts that he has a process that will upend the methods of treating leather so that 1t can be placed on the market In 14 days, Hoch appears satisfied to keep control and reap the rewards that are sure to be his, into the millions, apparently.
 What Hoch's process or method is re- mains a secreet with him. All that is known about 1t Is the fact that 1t does not require hemlock bark, the most i'm portant fact in the tanning trade, and the further fact that owing to the short period required to treat hide, his meth cd will release the vast sums tied up in hides for seven months. while undergoing the process of being made into sole leath- CT and belting.
 Hoch has proved in his experimental Jersey tannery that with 50 men he can tan 1000 hides a day, whereas at the pres- ent time to accomplish the same result, a force of 600 men Is necessary.
 In a roundabout way, in fact by way of Hoch's German home town, more than seven years ago two New York capitalists of large means became acquainted with what Hoch was trying to accomplish. AS his experiments went on these men, who have unlimited means became more and more interested in Hoch's work and for several years back they have made pos sible his carrying on experiments in tan
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-25
NEW TANNING PROCESS.
1t Is Understood Science VIII Cut Cost
 of Tanning Leather In Half.


 Offered s2oO0oO, which he refused, for process he has discovered that is bound to cause an upheaval in the tanning and heavy leather industry, an unassumlng
 and little known German chemist of mod est means is today going about his daily tasks, indifferent to the fact that his dis covery Is causing uneasiness and alarm among the masters of the leather manu- featuring world. Anyone knows that sole leather costs good money and others know that man llfacturers and owners of machine shops the world over have for years been be- moaning the fact that their bills for belting leather ran so high. But 1t is not generally known that the high prices ob- tained for heavy leather used for these purposes are due to the expensive process of tanning the hides and the long period necessary to turn these hides into salable leather. which delay in making the hides marketable locks up an immense amount of capital
 For many years now the tanners of not only the United States, but the world generally, have been turning first in one direction and then In another, trying to find a new process of tanning leather. The tanners are today more uneasy about this matter than ever for the reason
 kthat hemlock bark upon which commod- ity the tanning industry depends, is fast becoming scarce. They know that the supply of hemlock will last only a few years longer, and each year sees the price of hemlock bark becoming more prohibitive.
 Years ago a high grade German chemist by the name of Schawarz invented the Chrome process of tanning now in gem eral use in tanning the best grades of lIppers and light grades of leather. His invention, or discovery, whichever one
 chooses to call 1t, revolutionized the lea ther industry, and was responsible for the establishment of the great tanning industries that are now located in Phila- delphia.
 Incidental to this change wrought in the tanning of feathers, the Chrome pro- cess, which was first used in the Quaker City along about 1886, was responsible for the making of 50 mlionaires in that city alone.
 Now along comes another chemist edu- cated in the German universities, Adam Hooh by name, and living in Red Bank, N, J., with process of tanning that outxfvals the Chrome process and has set all tho leather world agasp. Hoch hasn't anything to sell the leather
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-25
HEART TO HEART TALKS
By EDWIN A. ME conxr,aht 1900, By American Press Association

1 that is the baby behind the man.
 What? Just a baby?
 Just babies. You do not see them cata- logued by the treasurer of the United States as part of the national assets, but they are big assets No Fourth of July | orator refers to them as an item in our national resources, but they are large resources.
 In fact, the baby crop is our biggest and best crop.
 That is so not only because of the in- finite worth of the babies themselves, but on account of their tremendous in f1uence.
 You have seen a selfish. careless woman changed into a thoughtful, careful ma tron by her baby. Did you ever note also what the baby does for it's father7 Put the responsibility of fatherhood on a man. If there is any worth in him his backbone will immediately stiffen to his neck.
 When the baby comes the thoughtless or improvident father begins to see the realities of life. The future of his baby becomes a big concern.
 A new incentive has come into the fathers life. That precious but wee and helpless mite appeals to him wonderfully. It Is his own flesh and blood and depend ent upon him. The sense of obligation stirs every drop of his manly blood. To account TOT the new SLIT In many a man 5 life you must know there is
 A baby behind the man.
 Every employer will testify that other things being equal, the employee with baby is a steadier worker than the man without a baby-more diligent. more anx- ious to give satisfaction.
 And bank officials will tell you that many savings account is started purely on baby's account, So far as ho and his wife are concerned, thinks the father, why we will get along" But baby that's different
 It is also true that some fathers are led to live better lives morally because of the baby in the house.
 The bachelor Is not so. He lacks re- sponsibility and incentive. He lacks bal last. There is no baby.
 And so it is vertically true that the worst famine that can come to any peo- pie is a baby famine.
 Race suicide is something more than subject to poke fun at. A dearth of babies means a dearth of manhood. Worse than financial panic is the calamity of the home without the baby.
 Men do and dare, they work and save and strive. they stand upright and clean, because
 "A little child shall lead them.S
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-25
Tit for Tat.

A few days ago two young ladies hailed trolley, entered 1t, and found only standing room. One of them whispered to her companion, I'm going to get a seat from one of these men. You take notice." She looked down the row of men and selected a sedate gentleman who bore the general appearance of a mar ried man.
 She sailed up to him and boldly opened fire: My dear MT. Green! How delight ed I am to meet you! You are almost a stranger! Will I accept your seat? Well. I do feel tired. I heartily admit. Thank you, so much.'
 The sedate gentleman-a total stranger, of course-looked listened, then quietly arose and gave her his seat, saying. "St down, Jane my girl. Don't often see you out on a washing day. You must feel tired, I'm sure. How's your mistress?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-25

ming, and it was through their means that Hoch was enabled to equip his ex- perimental plant in New Jersey, where he has been at work.
 With their further aid and confidence. Hoch now proposes to give the advan- tages of his discovery to the world and cheaper sole and belt leather will be the result. How the leather trust will take to the idea remains to be threshed out, but what the Chrome process of tanning did to the industry many years ago Is about obe repeated under the Hoch formula with tenfold energy
 Hoch is going to begin by giving hides to the trade tanned under his method from well-equipped factory plant in Newark. that went by the wayside soma years ago when the leather trust began throttlng rivals. There Is no better ap- pointed tannery in the country, and 1t is said to have within It's big walls modern machinery worth at least $300,000
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-25
NOTICE

Hooper's Cafe will be com pletely refitted and refurnish- ed. During the period of about ten days, extensive improve ments will be made and the Cafe will be closed. Messrs. Hooper promise their patrons a modern, attractive estab- lishment when reopened, with all the foods in season, prop erly prepared and served. Close Monday, July 26.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-25
Open Your Eyes.

How much can you see?
 Your oculist will tell you that you can see but 50 per cent of the things at which you look.
 But, according to Ruskin, unless you are a genius you cannot even see that much.
 Ruskin says that for every hundred men who hear only one can speak, for every hundred who can speak only one can think and for every hundred who can think only one can see.
 Which is Rusl1in's way of saying that most people are blind to the beauties of nature and art all about them.
 How much do you see?
 Your eyes may be good and yet you may see but little. You really see with your brain-your minds eye" Your eyes are the mere instruments. the means to the end The faculty of observation Is in your brain.
 You were born blind
 Ever think of that? When you came into the world you had eyes, but you saw not You had to learn how to see. You were really blind until your little brain got the faculty of observation.
 We speak of schools for the blind. All schools are for the blind in a sense.
 Schools teach one to see things as they are. When you started to school you could see objects clearly enough. but you saw them individually. You did not un- QerStdn0 now they W6Te TciAtoQ LO odCn other You did not see things as whole until the school taught you Education?
 All there is in education is the faculty of seeing things as they are. Add to this the ability to express what you see and you have all the schools can teach you. Open your eyes! You can educate yourself by observing things and reasoning back to their causes.
 That is why many who have not had the advantage of schools have been able tn educate themselves. They have trained themselves to observe and think. Open your eyes. Do not go blindly through all the world of beauty and of thought.
 Learn how to see-and what to see. Ten thousand things worth seeing are about you. Select those that appeal to you as worth your while. See them as they are.
 There is enough in one acre of pas ture lot or of forest land to keep an i'm mortal soul busy thousand years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-25

Rev. George Eaves will han dle a practical subject at the Airdome tonight at 8 o'clock. Theme, "What is the use of praying?"