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Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-24

mayoralty and other dire troubles for
the machine. 1t is estimated that 1t
will take eight or ten days to whip
them into line.
In the third ward caucus, Herb Cor
nish ran the machine. An attempt was
made to elect a chairman, but Cornish
ruled that he was chairman. The
slate was for S. C. Dodge, but Capt.
A. ]. Copp, jr., who is new to prac-
tical politics, put in another nominal
ton. He was ignored by Chairman
Cornish with a plying smile. When
Capt. Copp attempted to have his noml-
nation considered he was laughed at
and Mr. Dodge was indorsed Capt
Copp was told that his attempt was
no good because nobody would second
the nomination, a ruling which sur
prised him, but which he accepted with
out gulping.
In the other ward caucuses there
was no incident worthy of mention, eX-
cept the notification to the San Pedro
and Wilmington men to herd with the
Fifth ward. Although Barney Healy
lost them, he did not require their
support, for when his name was sent
up to the chairman he received the
only ovation of the evening. The con-
cention's cheering showed that they
considered him the ideal councilman.
More Vaudeville Staged
After tile formality of putting on the
councilmen was finished the convention
put on more vaudeville by voting for
assessor and auditor 1t was sorry
business, for 1t revealed again the pitt
full weakness of the machine. When
Chairman Richardson called for a
standing vote on the board of educa-
ton every delegate present was pres
cid Af- f1n
but the aggregate was less, than 400
On the ballot, every effort was made
to conceal the fact that but small
number of genuine delegates was pre-
sent Nearly three-quarters Of an hour
was required to get from the thir-
teenth to the fifteenth precinct be-
cause of the paucity Of representation.
The secretaries called each precinct
according to the number of delegates
originally assigned to it, and that num-
Der was voted regardless of the fact
that there might be but one present or,
as happened with many precincts, no
delegate at all. After a few false starts
anybody who happened to be on hand
rut in the ballot for the precinct called,
but even at that there were fifty eight
precincts missing in the box.
Jack Wright stopped the announce
ment in time to prevent painful dis
closure of the weakness of the rumpi-
est convention ever held In the west.
The vote for assessor stood: Hayhurst
1888, Mallard 654, Stein 1914. The vote
on auditor was; Bostwick 1916, Allen
274.
When the vote was finally announced
all the spectators save a number OF
Good Government organization men
who were enjoying the thing hugely
and wanted to see more had gone home
and only the 1923 delegates remained.
"I could not have done better If they
had left every detail to me-" said Mey-
er Iissner, chairman of the executive
committee of the Good Government or
ganization, after the sorrowful session
was over.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-24

Mrs Anna Maring. R. F. D. No. l.
Box 81, Dennison, Clark county, Hi
nois, relates an interesting experience
with the Cooper remedies, which have
become very popular in Los Angeles
since their Introduction here by L. I.
Cooper. She says:
For years 1 have suffered agony
from stomach trouble, always expert
encing severe pain Immediately after
eating. had a very poor appetite and
often went without my meals in order
to escape the distress that was sure to
follow My digestion was bad, was
troubled with gas on my stomach and
my bowels were in a wretched con-
dition.
at tried everything heard of in an
effort to get relief, but could find moth
ing that would help me. became
weak, run down and greatly discour-
aged. 1 could do scarcely any work
and felt miserable all the time. 1 had
no strength--everything was a drag.
even my very existence. 1 could not
sleep, and was so nervous and worn
out that life hardly seemed worth the
living.
Having read several announcements
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-24
BIG HUDSON-FULTON
PROGRAM COMPLETE
tContinued from Purs One,


Hook late today but the fog, which
has overhung the coast for more than
twenty-four hours, shut off the eX-
pected first view of the visitors.
Early in the day the Fire Island
operator received a message from the
captain of the Drake, the British flag
ship, but was unable to learn the yes
sells location. From this it was sup
posed the fleet would not reach the
harbor until late today.
Meanwhile this was a busy day on
board the American battleshtps and
cruisers in the Hudson river. Official
visits were exchanged between naval
officers and the city officials.
The great fleet of steam yachts which
will participate in the naval parade
has already begun to assemble in the
harbor and to prepare for its part in
the ceremonies.
In the midst of the fog ten torpedo
boat destroyers which will be included
in the naval parade crept up the har-
Dor and stole over to the New York
navy yard to await assignment to their
positions among the greater ships in
the horbor.
Glenn H. Curtiss left for Hammonds-
port today, where he will try out the
new machine which he is to use in his
flights from Governors island. Wilbur
Wright expects to get up into the ab
by Saturday for a preliminary flight
He will not use a starting power in
making his flights here, but will use a
monorail. Mr.. Wright says he does not
need the initial impetus Of a starting
weight.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-24
JURY RETURNS VERDICT OF
GUILTY AGAINST ROBBER
Man Charged with Stealing $4,000 from
Bridge Company VIII Be Sem
fenced Saturday

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2S.-Frank
German, who is charged with attempt
ing to kill James M. Thompson Of the
Thompson Bridge company, and with
having robbed the conlpany's Office OF
$780, was found guilty today af:er
the jury had deliberated but Eve min
utes. Sentence will he imposed Satur-
day.
The hold-up was one of the most
daring ever attempted in this city
German and a companion, who escaped
capture, entered the bridge company s
office on the morning of April II last
bound and gagged the bookkeeper and
waited for Thompson, who brought
$4,000 in coin to meet a pay roll.
Thompson resisted and was shot
through the body and arm. German
was captured after a running battle or
the street, in which many shots were
fired.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-24
TYPICAL "MACtiINE' THANKS HANDED TO MGARVlN
AS HE LAYS DOWN Ills GAVEL FOR THE LAST TIME
DELEGATES SILENT AS HE
WALKS AWAY
City Committee Chairman Had An
nounced His Intention to Retire
In Advance of the
Meeting

Don c. McGarvin, attorney, former
ly public administrator and chalrlIleIh
of the Republican city central con-
mittee. sang his swan song before the
rump convention held in the ohrlIe 70
auditorium last night He says ne -
out of the political limelight Tor soou
And what did Mr.. McGarvln get
this man who, time and again, has
saved the Southern Paclnc nieNI.5 nieCilil9
from internal disruption and strlte ana
brought order out of chaos! I1e So1
the gratitude of the machlne. A.,
He did not get even clap OF the
hand or a cheer or a set OF resoIutl'oii4s -
He merely handed over ms gave
his successor, turned his PACK On oLo
delegates in the hall and Wa!neu u'I,I ia
while the silence in the haI' u any
timer, was painful. olo,,+
McCsarvin was plain-spoken apouc ! :
his intention to let the management QL
machine politics to his SUCCESSORS
made that declaration long ago anu
reiterated 1t last night before ne ca ne
the rump convention to orueT; ,Is' ILo
so-called delegates in the nan al -Ity. hnJ"
It But they turned MIN looS0
out a word of thanks. ,,...,
"Why are you quitting the pollIIcatt at
gamer" McGarvin was asked lasU
night a few minutes before ne as
cended the platform. IT,.
you know as we'll as l do, was ms =
answer. "I have tried to get out OF
n before. MY personal interests are
s1,ch that I can't stand for the loss OF
time But there's a fight on now.
There was a fight on, brought ABOUT
in the organizing of this conVenlon, :,
The work was up to some one, ana l
took hold, and I think I've maze goou'
"I've been connected with southern
Pacific men. I have my offIce @ @Wltl
Judge Mckinley, who Is the southern
Pacific attorney. Walter Parker IS
nv personal friend. But have fought
the Southern Pacific more than once
and broken their slate.
''Six years ago I fought the southern
Pacific and broke their slate by noml-
mating McAleer. Three years ago at
Venice I made the fight for wicker
sham for public administrator against
Frank Bryson. That time I lost"
"And what is the reason for this
convention? Why isn't the machine
satisfied with the direct primary law
and willing to abide by the will OF the
people?'
"I think that there should be some
means of letting the people express a
preference rather than voting mlscel,-,
Ianeously for a host Of candidates,
was the answer. McGarvin called the
gathering to a semblance of order, ana
when a chairman was chosen he turned
silently and walked away. The as
semblage looked on with lack -luster
eye, not knowing or caring Tor the
woes of a disgusted boss.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-24
CHINESE SCARS
OVER PIEDMONT
INVENTS NEW AERONEF AND
MAKES FLIGHT
BIPLANE SAILS AROUND A HILL
FOR HALF MILE
Break In Propeller Causes Oriental to
Fall, but He Escapes Injury
and Will Build New
Model
1Rv Associated Press.1

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 23.-With a
Chinese at the wheel, the first success
full flight on the Pacific coast of a
heavier than air motor-driven aero
plane was made near this city Tues
day night.
The inventor of the new machine is
Fung Joe Guey, a young Chinese of
Oakland, who already had secured u
local reputation as mechanical
genius.
With only his three Chinese helpers
as spectators, Fung made his flight in
the dim light of the evening among
the hills of Piedmont. The big BIZ
plane sailed around a hill for a half
mile at a distance of fifteen feet from
the ground.
Just as the aviator was bringing his
machine to a stop a break in the pro-
peller caused it to fall to the ground.
Fung was thrown out, but escaped
without injury.
The Chinese and his helpers now are
planning larger model of the BIZ
plane which made the successful flight.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-24
Convention Notes

Maybe there isn't something doing
in the Second ward in the political
game-machine end. Maybe there is.
Anyhow, DR.. E. H. Garrett had long
and heated conversation with Don
McGarvin shortly before the rump
convention was called to order last
night and Frank Dominguez was on
the other end of the wireless line.
Garrett insisted that he would stand
for nothing unless Dominguez was
ordered to go back and sit down. Nc
Garvin responded by saying that the
police surgeon could rest in peace be-
cause Dominguez was not 1T. This
seemed to satisfy the doctor, and he
departed. his eyes sparkling, but evil
IDENTIFY partially pacified Neither Car
rett nor Dominguez would talk about
the fray, but it is still whispered more
or less hoarsely, that there is some
thing stirring in the Second ward over
the expected seat in the city council
Charlie Patterson, now private
citizen of Highland Park, but recently
a prominent member of the SOLID
Three" of the board of supervisors and
one of the men who voted to buy the
$4,000 worth of voting machines that
have Just been ordered sold for junk
bv his successors, was an interested
spectator at the rump convention last
night.
Patterson is a man who isn't afraid
to tell what he stands for or how he's
going to vote. "I believe in man
coming out into the OPEN" he said
last night on a street car on the way
to the Shrine auditorium. I'm ready
to tell where my vote stands. I'm go
ing to vote for Henry Lyon. And Pm
going to vote for Barney Healy-
everyone knows Barney. And I'm
going to vote for Henry Yonkin' I've
got a couple of friends in the Sixth
ward and they tell me Henry has done
lot for the neighborhood I'm for
those three fellows, anyhow"
Patterson didn't have anything to
say about that junk pile in the county
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-24
ILLINOIS WOMAN MAKES
REMARKABLE RECORD
Picks Eighty-Five Gallons of Berries Besides
Performing Regular Housework

Of the Cooper remedies, I was finaffy
so impressed with the claims of L. t.
Cooper and with the statements made
by persons who had used his medicine.
that 1 decided to give it a trial and
procured treatment Of Cooper's New
Discovery.
From the first day I started to use
the New Discovery, 1 began to I'M
prove. 1t put my stomach and bowels
into perfect condition, cleaned my sys-
tenn of impurities, and built me up
rapidly in flesh and strength. I was
soon sleeping soundly at night, and in
the morning felt rested and ready for
the days work. By the time / had
taken the full treatment my health
was better than 1t had been in years.
Last summer 1 picked eighty-five
gallons of blaekberries, besides doing
my other work. The neighbors all re-
marked how well I was looking, and I
told them it was Cooper's New Dis
covery that was doing 1t. I can never
be thankful enough for the benefit
have derived from this Cooper
medicine"
Cooper's New Discovery is now on
sale In Los Angeles at the Owl Drug
stores.-Adv.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-24
RESTAURANT MAN FINDS
$4,000 LYING ON TABLE

NEW YORK, Sept. 23.-After a
messenger boy had eaten his lunch in
a Pearl street restaurant in the finan-
cial district, Harry Bohrer, the man
ager, found package on the table,
and on opening it he discovered 1t con-
tained $23, 900 in currency and sufficient
negotiable securities to make total of
$50, 900.
From the papers in the package he
believed the valuables belonged to the
State bank, a few doors away, and
hurried there with the money. The
cashier quickly identified the parcel
and Bohrer was given a reward, but
he would not say how much.
Bohrer found, a package containing
$4,000 in money in his restaurant sew
eral weeks ago and returned it to its
owner.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-24
MAN MYSTERIOUSLY SHOT
WHILE WIFE is SLEEPING
Rancher in Washington Meets Death
in Peculiar Manner-Sulcide
Theory Secuted

ABERDEEN, Wash, Sept. 23.--Wm.
]. Breen, aged %. of the Breen Shingle
company, was mysteriously shot at his
home on the Newsha river last night
and died today.
Mrs. Breeu says her husband always
kept a shotgun at the side of his bed,
because the stock on the ranch needed
attention at night.
She was awakened by the report of
the gun and the cry of her husband:
MY God, Sarah, 1 am shot"
Mrs. Breen believes he had arisen
and in some manner Jared the gun
so that it was discharged.
Breen gave no explanation OF how
the accident occurred. His friends
scout any theory of suicide.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-24
BALDWIN'S BALLOON MAKES
FAIRLY SUCCESSFUL FLIGHT
DirgibIe Gas Bag Was Hampered by
Heavy Wind, but Intricate Evo-
lutlons Are Made

DES MONIES Ia, Sept. ga
flight of the Baldwin military dirigible
balloon was made late this afternoon
at the army tournament at Camp
Corse. Lieutenant Frank p. Lahm
piloted the craft. A ten mile an hour
wind was blowing and greatly inter-
fered with its progress, but a number
of intricate evolutions were carried
out. Captain Curry OF the signal corps
said that daily flights would be made.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-24

C. M. Hill of the Ninety-second
played a lone hand. He didn't do 1t
Voluntarily. He had 1t framed when
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-24
More Trouble Predicted

The others who We're supporting Dr.
Austin remained and swore until the
air was sulphurous. They predicted
McKee's defeat and the loss of the
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being added with ink. Black cats should
not be hard to make. If one has not
enough artistic skill to draw them, beauti-
full pussies may be copied from the Illus
trations and advertisements with which
the magazines abound at this season. or
favor card containing black cat may
be purchased and this model used to
serv" as pattern for duplicates.
Decorations for the Halloween supper
table should consist of autumn leaves,
pumpkin jack-o'-lanterns and fruit Not
much light is necessary, as Halloween Is
supposed to be rather a ghostly fe~+ival
anyway, and witch lights are much more
appropriate. A pretty idea is to have
huge pumpkin lantern suspended from
the chandelier over the table and this
pumpkin should he large enough to hold
several good sized candles. Jack-o'-lan
tern faces should be cut on both sides
of the pumpkin. to give more light and
so that face will grin on each side Of
the table. From the big pumpkins yellow
ribbons should run to each plate. where
they may end under place cards. tiny
broomsticks or other favors. Candles in
low brass candlesticks. and shaded with
yellow paper shades will add all the ex-
ira illumination needed.
A wooden basin filed with nuts and
rosy-cheeked apples will make an effect
i've centerpece. and this should be flank
ed by plates heaped with ginger cookies
or the good old-fashioned crullers or
fried cakes and by big Jugs of cider.
BroWn-Dread sandwiches. filled with ChOD-
ped nuts and cream cheese should be
passed. and fruit salad will be appro-
pirate for the feast also. If one cares to
go to the expense. ice cream may be OBJ
tanned at most caterers in hobeoblin
brownie and other Halloween forms. OF
course. there should be the piece de re-
sistance-a Halloween cake iced with
chocolate icing and containing the magic
ring, thimble. button and bit OF money
delicious homemade numpl<in ME
brimful Of richness and spice. also makes
an acceptable addition to the Halloween
sumner
The imnosing centerniece illustrated is
a Jack Horner pie. filed with favors
These favOrs are hidden in the basket
which forms the foundation for the pie
and ribbons. passing I'D through the
piecrust of creme panor are attached to
the little witches which decorate the top
OF the pie The big witch head in the
center Is added merely as an ornament
and NAV be presented ceremoniouslv to
some particular guest. fringe of snap
py notices with broOms attached sur
rounds the basket ard the handle is
covered by witches brooms. made of
fagots in which ronst hobcoblins. ban
shoes and other terrifying creatures. Such
centerpiece Of course. would cost
substantial sum. hit the same idea might
he carried out with less expense. using
eood-sized witch for a center and
bringing the ribbons attached to the hid
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fun as the two Irish celebrations of St.
Patrick's day and Halloween. No other
festivities offer an opportunity for such
unconventional and informal good times.
and for these two occasions particularly
interesting and tempting favors are to be
had In the shops The fascinating gnomes,
hobgoblins, ghosts, witches, bats, cats and
queer vegetable people fairly coax the
pennies out of ones pocketbook until the
little party that one has planned threat
ems to turn into an appallingly expensive
affair.
Very clever Halloween favors may be
concocted at home, however, by the
woman who is clever with her wits and
fingers. Vegetable favors made of real
vegetables are twice as funny as the
papier mache sort. and delightful vegeta-
Bile folk may be achieved with the aid
of strong toothpicks A potato makes a
fine brown jacket for bonny vegetable
chap, and pickle arms and legs may be
added by means OF the toothplcks, upon
which me pickles are thrust. Carrots,
onions or tomatoes make good heads and
are also added with toothpicks, and black
headed pins make expressive eyes.
Mouths may be lined in with cloves.
Witches may be put, together with toy
broomsticks. peanut neads. conical paper
caps and flannel capes and skirts; ghosts
are built of white muslin and peanuts or
hickory nuts touched up with white paint.
the cavernous eyes and grinning mouths
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ready for any amount of fun to follow.
If old-fashioned apple ducking is to be
part of the fun rubber bathing caps should
be provided for the fair guests for no
amount of Halloween enthusiasm will per-
suade the possessor of a carefully curled
and arranged couture to risk it's ruin in
a tubful of water. The invitations may
be sent out with an appended note ask
ing cap. and this will add to the curiosity
and interest.
In some of the afternoon tailor-mades
there is relief from the dark foundation
color on the lapelS of the coat, which are
often Of oriental embroidery or its eff
feet. while the collar is Of black velvet.
satin Or MORE.
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Ai5pettes So90und

larly velvets-draped over frames are
much more modish than blocked hats.
Velvet is extravasantly used. Two yards
are often put into one of the big drGDed
crowns, and beaver hats have bands and
bows OF velvet in matching color. Su-
Zanne is particularly fond of these simply
banded hats and makes a specially of
them for younger women. Suzanne is
also passionately attached to blue and has
succeeded this autumn in making blue
hats the rage in Paris. Her big blue
beavers, bent UP in tricorne style and
banded with blue velvet. have been copied
both here and in England, where her
simple tailored models are much 'fancied.
The deep blue marine and annunciation
shades are seen in turban models also.
crowns of velvet in these rich shades be-
ing combined with bands OF skunk or
black lynx fur in very good effect. A
dashing Charlotte hat of royal blue VEL
vet is turned sharply up at one side in
Cavalier fashion and a spreading paradise
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the Halloween entertainment turns out
to De, the more the guests will enjoy it.
Every body likes to 'let loose and be a
child again occasionally, and childish
games like apple ducking. corn popping
and the like will cause a deal of fun.
Bedlam is a splendid Halloween game.
Each guest is given a slip of paper in
structing him to do some absurd stunt"
and at a given signal on the piano all
the stunts are started at once One
man may be told to get on a chair and
recite, another to whistle, still another to
propose to a designated girl; and the girls
initiate certain animals, and so forth
The din resulting will be bedlam, indeed.
Jumping over the broomstick is a Hal
loween rite which must not be omitted.
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such manner. The Henri " turban il
Illustrated has a rose silk brim braided
with gray soutache. The crown is gray
velvet. thickly shirred over the big cords.
The towering peacock feathers are in
gray and rose tones and at the base of
these feathers is purplish tinted Owls
head, which centers the colors of the hat
over the eyes.
The second turban is notable for its
graceful balance-the hat not appearing at
all one-sided, though the heavy trimming
of feathers and aigrettes is all massed at
the left side. This turban is of black
satin and velvet. puffed crown. and the
wide corded band being of velvet, and
the upper and lower pleatings being of
the satin. Black hats are worn with col
ored costumes and vice versa. striking eff
fects being much the vogue.