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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-08-18
THE LONDON BRIDGE RIDDLE

Dear Daddy Jim Will you admit
another little Georgia girl into your
happy band Of boys and girls? Papa
takes The Jeffersonian and l like it
fine. l am going to school now; our
school started two weeks ago. My
teachers name is Miss Rilla Ward,
and | like her. I am in the sixth
grade. [ have light hair, hazel eyes,
and fair complexion. How many of
you cousins like music I like it fine.
Well, I will close by asking and an
swering some riddles. l think the
answer to Lois Yarboroughs is
watermelon. If this is correct, will
expect card from you. Now I will
ask one: AS I went over London
Bridge, I met a man; if l tell his
name, / will be to blame. I have told
his name five times. / will send a
pretty card to the one that answers
this right. I would like to correspond
with some of the cousins I will
close with best wishes to Daddy Jim
and the rest.-Your little friend,
Matte Miles, Winston, Ga.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-08-18
OUR POSTCARD CLUB
By DADDY JIM
WE HAVE HAD SOME RAIN. TOO.
By DADDY JIM

Dear Daddy Jim:-Will you open
the door and let me in? 1t has not
been long since I visited your Post
Card Club I will not stay long. I
certainly enjoy reading the letters
from the different States. I also
like to read the letters from the
Sunny South Brotherhood. We sure
have had a nice rain since I wrote my
first letter. Well, as my letter is get
ting rather long, will answer a rid
die and go. The answer to Nora
Hunts riddle is waterm elon. Now
[ am going to look for my card. I
would like to exchange postcards
with some of the cousins. If this
falls into Daddy Jim's waste basket,
I will try again With best wishes to
Daddy Jim and the cousins. your lit
tie friend, Bessie Kitchens, Ander-
sonville, Ca, Route l.
(G1ad to see so many of you are
willing to try again, if your first VEN
ture fails. That's manly and woman
ly.-Daddy Jim.)
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-08-18
WRITE AGAIN.

Dear Daddy Jim: Will you admit
another little Texas girl in your hap
Ply band? I go to school, am ten
years old, and in the sixth grade. I
will close by answering some riddles:
jamie Monroe, yours is an egg. An
ME Mae Jennings, yours is a churn. I
will read Susie Edwards riddle: Too
wise you are, too wise you be, I see
you are too wise for me. I shall ex-
pect postcard from all that are an
swered correctly. If this finds it's
way in the waste basket, will write
again. With best wishes to Daddy
Jim and The JeffersOnian, I am, Gay
Nell Robertson, Hylton, Texas.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-08-18
A VERY TIMID GIRL.

Dear Daddy Jim:-Will you let
very timid child in? I want to give
you some of my chin music. Hats
off, boys, for a few moments How
many Of you boys can write to The
jeff and say honestly that you do not
drink whiskey, smoke cigarettes,
chew tobacco, nor dip snuff? How
many of you are willing to help
mother and sisters, and treat your
sisters as kindly as you would other
girls? Some young men, who per-
haps do not want their attentions to
seem too significant, will not take the
trouble to call on girls in their own
homes; they ask for meeting on
some street corner OR in a drug store.
There are few surer ways for a girl to
lower herself than to yield to such a
request If she is worth while as
friend, she is worth taking trouble
for. The very man who will make
such an appointment with a girl is
the same man who will take two
street cars and spend an hour in
travelling to see another girl who
holds herself more highly. The more
highly a girl values herself, the more
highly will men value her. They soon
find out her own estimate Of herself,
and when she lacks self-esteem,
they give her back double her own
bitter portion. Among various meth
DDS of cheapening the young girls
value, one Of the most insidious is
the hope of winning popularity
among young men. They can find
good fellows enough among their
own sex, land they only amuse them
selves with the feminine prototype.
One rather timid girl suffered a good
deal of secret modification because
she was not popular She felt as if
the other girls disparaged her, and
that the young men disregarded her
because she could not think of bright
things to say and do. AS matter of
fact, no one discussed her very much;
they labeled her as a nice girl, but
too shy; if she had waited for time
and experience to bring their results,
she would have found plenty of peo-
pie to appreciate her type, and she
would also have found that time and
experience would have shown her
how to rid herself of some of the
shyness and make herself interesting
to those she knew. But she decided
to achieve everything in a burst. 1t
was a most disastrous decision, since
it carried her out of her own charac-
ter. One night on the street she met
a young man whom she knew slight
ly, and asked him to come up to the
house. AS he had nothing in par
ticular to do, he accepted the invita-
ton. Then she said a number of CO.
quettish things which she had plan
ned out beforehand. tried on his hat,
looked into his eyes to tell him what
their exact color was, measured her
height against his shoulders, and
finally asked him if he had ciga-
rette. as she would rather like to
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-08-18
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Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-09
OLYMPIC, LARGEST SHIP
IN WORLD, NEARLY READY
New Monarch of the Seas viii
Carry 6000 Passengers.
Tonnage Is $4,000

BELFAST, ireland, Nov. ga swarm
of workingmen is adding the finishing
touches to the giant steamship Olym-
pic, the largest vessel in the world
The launching of the new monarch OF
the sea was witnessed by tens of thou
sands of persons. When the Olympic
struck the water an immense wave
was sent up by her $1,000 tons of bulk.
and she will weigh much more than
that when she finally begins her trips
across the ocean.
The Olympic will be placed in regular
passenger service this winter, plying
between New York and Liverpool. The
immense steamship will in reality be a
floating city, as she will have passen-
ger room for 5000, the population of a
pretty sizable place, and the passen-
gers will be able to do about every
thing on board that they can do on
land with the exception of their reg
ular shopping, as the boat has all the
latest improvements contained on any
of the other ships, with some addt-
tions.
The total tonnage of the Olympic is
$4,000, exceeding her nearest rival by
$4,000 tons. Her length is 8S21a feet, OF
nearly a sixth Of mile, exceeding her
nearest rival by nearly 100 feet. The
vessel cost $7500,000. She will carry a
crew of $50 men.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-09
CARPENTER CHOKED AND
ROBBED NEAR HIS HOME
Thug Grips from Behind, Takes
$50 from Pockets and
Kicks Victim

Seized from behind and choked al
most to the point of strangulation, J.
1. McImpurff, a carpenter living at 1888
East Thirty-siXth street, was held up
within 100 feet of his home at o'clock
last night and robbed of $50. After
taking the money the robber kicked
the victim in the back, knocking him
down, then made his escape before the
dazed man could stagger to his feet.
McImpurff was on his way home
from work when the holdup was COM
mitted. Just as he turned the corner
a man ran up behind him, seized him
about the neck with a grip known in
police parlance as the strong arm,"
and bent him backward. The robber
frightened his grip so that McImpurff
was unable to emit a sound, then pro-
ceeded to search the pockets of the
victim.
After getting the money the bandit
released his grip on the unfortunate
carpenter, who was almost strangled,
gave him hard kick in the back that
sent him sprawling, then ran away.
McImpurff staggered to his home and
told his family of the matter. He was
so overcome by the attack that he for
got to report the matter to the police
until several hours afterward.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-09
SCHEDULE PRIZE FIGHT
UNDER Gu|SE OF RALLY
Chicago Police Raid Fake Politi-
cal Meeting and Arrest
800 Men

CHICAGO, Nov. s.-A gathering
advertised as political rally last
night proved to be prize fight.
The fight got well under way before
the police raided the place and arrest
ed 300 men, including the principals
and q prominent politician.
A ring had been roped off In sta
BILE. The men scheduled to fight to a
finish had taken their corners and ex-
cited spectators were crowded about
the improvised ring.
The raid was led by Lieutenant
Ryan of the Englewood station.
Plain clothes men and policemen from
a dozen South Side stations surround
ed the barn, and a preconcerted signal
being given, closed in on the fake po-
litical meeting.
A dozen patrol wagons were at the
doors and the men were loaded In and
taken to the Englewood station, where
they were booked.
Two hundred men and boys were
waiting outside the building, seeking
to purchase tickets. These escaped
arrest.
The men scheduled to fight were
Young, Ketchel and Miclky Sheridan.
Both had thrown off their bath robes
and were in the center Of the ring
when the police entered the place.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-09
DEMOCRATIC HOUSE is
FORECAST OF BURROWS

NEW YORK, Nov. S.-"The drift
generally seems to be in the way Of a
Democratic house of representatives" :"
is the election forecast Of United
State Senator Julius S. Burrows, who
is in New York to attend the meeting
of the monetary commission, which is
to begin on Thursday.
Senator Aldrich is chairman of the
commission. 1t is composed Of nine
senators and nine representatives. The
committee comes to New York upon
invitation of the Academy of Political
Sciences, which has called a national
conference on the currency question to
be held Friday and Saturday.
"Of course the senate will be Repub-
ican," continued Senator Burrows,
but a Democratic house will mean all
sorts of Instructions to legislation.
The result will eventually paralyze the
administration and make any party
legislation impossible.
"But | wish we could have both SEN
ate and house Republican during the
last two years of Taft's administra-
tion in order that opportunity might
be ours of gathering the fruit from
the seed that he has been planting
with so much care ard so much wis
dom. President Taft has made a splen-
did executive. He is long on brains
and short on bluster.
81 am confident that Michigan will
be Republican for the entire ticket.
believe the twelve members Of con-
gress will all be Republican"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-09
SUSPECT PROVES
CHARGE IS FALSE
Police Release Art Houser, Who
Was Thought to Be Girls
ASSaiIant
EXCITING FLIGHT EXPLAINED
Prisoner Says He Left the House
PreCipitateIy Through Fear
of a Bill Collector

Art Houser, arrested Monday night
at 2509 East Second street on suspicion
that he was responsible for the Boyle
Heights attacks on girls during the
past three months, was released yester-
day morning after the police had be-
come convinced they had the wrong
man.
after questioning Houser carefully
and failing to find anything incrtmi-
nating," said Captain Of Detectives
Flammer, I'VE had to let the prisoner
CO."
Shortly before 8 o'clock yesterday
morning, Bertha Rathbun, 649 East
Thirty-first street, and Marjorie Bar
UNI, 2201 West Avenue 81, appeared at
the detectives office and. confronted
Houser. They failed to identify him,
expressing their belief that they had
been attacked by a man Of wholly
different appearance.
"Houser was given thorough ex-
animation" said Captain tIammer'
"He has been out of work for sew
eral weeks, but he satisfied us that
he had not engaged in anything GRIM
inal during that time"
During his examination Houser ex-
planned that he ran from the arrest
ing officers when they accosted him at
the house of his mother-in-law, Mrs.
Bette Agnew, at 2539 East Second
street, because he thought the police
were bill collectors. He said he was
in debt to several local concerns and
had been expecting collectors to de-
mand payment any day. When the
officers appeared at the door and asked
to see him, rather than face the repre-
sentatives of his supposed creditors,
he said he departed by the back door
and led his pursuers chase over
fences and back lots to the house at
2509 East Second street, where he was
captured.
Houser, until the middle of Septem-
ber, was employed as a baggage man
with the Great Eastern Transfer COM
pany. He admitted that for several
weeks he has been out of employment
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-09
BELLE ELMORE IS
DEAD, SAYS MILLER
East Chicago Friend Takes No
Stock in Story That Mrs.
Crippen Is Alive
DOCTOR GUILTY, IS DECLARED
Witness at Physicians Trial As
SertS Evidence Against Con-
demned Man Conclusive
DOCTOR GUILTY, is DECLARED
CAssociated Pre~>

CHICAGO, Nov S.-Bruce Miller OF
East Chicago, friend of Belle Elmore,
the actress wife Of DR.. Hawley II.
Crippen, who Is under sentence of
death in London for numbering his
wife, takes no stock in the story tnat
the woman Is alive.
Miller appeared as witness in the
Crippen trial to disprove the accusa-
tion that he was unduly friendly with
Mrs. Crippen.
"It's a canard, pure and simple"
said Miller last night. "Crippen had
cast insinuations that 1 might know
the whereabouts of his wife, and l
went to London to prove that l had
not seen the woman for over six years.
She had two of my pictures In her
room, but there was no attempt to
conceal her friendship for both me
and Mrs. Miller.
"While the evidence was only cir
cumstantial, it was conclusive, and
no fair minded individual who heard
the testimony could have the slightest
doubt about the identity of the slain
woman. 1 am sure that we are the
only people she knew in this vicinity,
and it's certain she would not come
here without visiting us.
mo, there is nothing to 1t. Some
other woman must be impersonating
the slain actress. If Attorney F. I.
Tobin of Philadelphia thinks he has
her located, it would be an easy mat
ter to have me identify her. But she
is dead. You may rest assured OF
that.
"The story about her being here
would have more weight If L had not
gone on to explain my friendship with
Mrs. Crippen. We met as theatrical
people. Crippen, in his defense. de-
clared that, instead of being dead, she
was in America with me. 1 went over
on the same ship with Theresa Hun.
her sister. With Inspector Dew,
went to the Crippen residence and
identified my pictures. I told him
everything, the same as ] testified.
There was nothing to conceal. She
is not alive. Crippen's guilt was fully
established"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-09
SAN FRANClSCANS THR0NG
TO POLLS AT EARLY HOUR
Business and Professional Men
Stand in Rain at Polls

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. Sin spite
of a disagreeably cold drizzling rain
which began at daylight today heavy
early vote was cast here. In the west
ern addition and Richmond district,
where a majority of the downtown
business and professional men live, the
voters were lined up at the booths
when the polls opened and before 8
o'clock in many precincts majority
Of the registered vote had been cast.
This condition prevailed to large ex-
tent in the districts where working
men live. In the Mission and the Po-
trero a large vote was cast Within an
hour of the opening of the polls by
voters who were anxious to exercise
their franchise before going to work
for the day. Large employers of labor
in many cases permitted their en-
ployes to report late for duty today.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-09
VETERAN OF CIVIL WAR
HEEDS LAST ROLL CALL

NEWARK, N. j., Nov. S.-Col,
Charles j. Wright Is dead at his home
in Matteawan,- N. j., in his seventy
second year. He was born in St.
Johnsbury, VT, and was graduated
from Hobart College in 1861
Wright enlisted in the Union army,
and at the beginning of the Wilderness
campaign was made colonel Of the
Twenty-seventh regiment.
At the end Of the war Col Wright
conducted the Peekskill Military acad-
emy for fifteen years. He was a mem
ber Of many clubs and military or
Ranizations.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-09
BELGIAN KING Is PELTED
WITH SUFFRAGE DEMANDS
Million Slips of Paper Showered
on Royal Carriage

BRUSSELS, Nov. SAN extraor-
binary demonstration occurred on the
streets today as King Albert drove
to the palace of the nation to open
parliament. A million slips of paper
bearing a demand for universal suf--
frage stormed the royal cortese, and
some heavy packages of these were
thrown at the kings carriage by a
not hit.
AS the king opened the parliament
ary session violent alterations be-
tween the Socialists and Catholics
were begun at once.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-09
AVIATIORS BRAVE WIND
To FLY IN BAL TIMORE
Latham, DeLeSseps, DrexeI and
Hoxsey Make Short but
Fast Trips
BALTIMORE

BALTIMORE, Nov. S.-After a
morning of ideal weather conditions
high winds began to blow today and
it looked as though the largest num-
ber of spectators that has thus far
gathered at the Baltimore aviation
field would be disappointed.
Nevertheless, Latham, De Lesseps,
Drexel and HoXsey braved the breeze,
some of them more than once. Hoxsey
In a Wright biplane made five circuits
of the mile track, the best in 1:25 1-5,
and remained in the air minutes,
% AS seconds.
Latham in his Antoinette made about
five laps landing on the back stretch
after being in the air IL minutes,
seconds. De Lesseps in his Bleriot
landed soon after a single circuit of
the course. Drexel went aloft in a
f1fteen-mile wind, remaining in the air
six minutes. De Lesseps again went
up, making one lap in / minute, Z sec
onds, the fastest of the day, and re-
manned in the air 4 minutes, 35 sec
onds Another flight of minutes, 55
seconds duration by Latham closed
the flying for the day.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-09
HARMON CHEERED AS HE
GOES TO CAST BALLOT

CINCINNATI, Nov. 8.-Governor Jud-
son Harmon voted here today a few
hours after arriving from Toledo. He
cast his ballot on Walnut Hills and
was enthusiastically greeted as he en-
tered and left the polling place
The governor would venture no pre-
diction as to the outcome of his cam
paign, but declared it had been a
pleasant experience and showed by his
bearing that he was hopeful of success
for the entire Democratic ticket.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-09
CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITIES
OLDEST GRADUATE DIES

NEWARK, N. J., Nov. S.-The Rev.
Alfred M, Lyle, A. M, LII. D., Pres
byterian clergyman and the Oldest
graduate of the University of Califor-
mia, is dead at his home here. He was
born at st. Stephen. n B., April II,
1882 and was graduated with the first
June, 1864.
After graduation he served in the
army of the Potomac, and from 1868
to 1869 was engaged in missionary
work in Colorado.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-09
ROOSEVELT VOTES; KERMIT
CASTS HIS FIRST BALLOT
Former President Drives to the
Polling Place in Carryall

OYSTER BAY, N. Y, Nov. SIN the
old family carryall Theodore Roose-
velt drove from Sycamore Hill at noon
todaN to the polling place in the fire
company's house at Oyster Bay and
cast his vote. Kermit Roosevelt at the
same time cast his first ballot. There
were three others in the carriage
Noah Zaman, who was in charge Of
Col Roosevelt's estate; bill" Bailey,
the coloners farm hand, and James
Amos, his negro butler.
Col. Roosevelt had no prophecies to
make. He said he was sorry that the
weather was rainy, as it might affect
the upstate vote.
mo matter what the result of the
election" he continued, "the Republi-
can party will carry on the fight on
the same lines"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-09
WILL ASK CONGRESS TO
MAKE ALASKA A STATE
Delegate WiCkerSham Gives Rea-
sons for New Star in Flag

SEATTLE, Nov. "a bill providing
for the admission of Alaska to state
hood will be introduced on the open
ing day of the December session of
congress by Delegate James Wicker
sham. Mr.. Wickersham said to day:
ALASKA has more to justify the
granting of statehood than had Ari-
zona, New Mexico, Nevada and Cali
fornia at the time of admission.
Alaska has more qualifications than
Nevada right now Alaska has more
commerce, more people, more gold,
more coal and more of everything
else that is worth having than any
of the states possessed when they
were admitted"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-09
ROYAL BAND. LEADER DIES;
LEAVES 80 DESCENDANTS

SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. S.-A man
who led hand at the coronation OF
Queen Victoria died here yesterday in
his 96th year, leaving eighty-nine de-
scendants including seven great-great-
grandchildren.
The decedent was Thomas Cannell,
born on the Isle of Man in 1914. He
crossed the plains on foot and settled
in Utah in 1868.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-09
AEROPLANE FALLS; DRIVER
is SERIOUSLY INJURED

EAST ST. LOUIS, ILL.,, Nov. S.-Dr
John D. de Praslin, a Nicaraguan, the
first amateur aviator to fly in a St.
Louis made aeroplane, fell sixty feet
with his craft yesterday in Washington
park and was seriously injured.
The crash occurred soon after De
Praslin had started on a test flight.
With the powerful engine working at
full speed, the biplane swiftly arose
under good control. When at its great
est height, sixty feet, the planes sud
denly stopped and the machine came
swooping down to the ground. 1t was
demolished.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-09
JURIST'S DAUGHTER DIES
OF INFANTILE PARALYSIS

LOGANsPORT, Ind, Nov. S.-Marie,
the 2O-year-old daughter of Judge and
Mrs. Quincy A. Myers, died last night
after a weeks illness of infantile par
alysis. This is the fourth death here
from this disease in two weeks. There
are at present twenty cases in the
city.
Judge Myers is a member Of the In
diana supreme court.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-09
AGED RECLUSE is FOUND
MURDERED IN HER HOME
Negro Arrested After Virginian Is
Fatally Beaten

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Nov. s.-An
aged recluse, Mrs. Annie White, was
found unconscious in her home here
last night, her body covered with cuts
and bruises which resulted in her
death. She never regained conscious
ness.
The police, convinced that she was
victim of foul play, are searching for
information that will solve the mys-
terry. A negro was arrested early to-
day, but denied knowledge of the
crime.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-09
CONDUCTOR DROPS DEAD
WHEN TRAIN KILLS MAN

WARRENsBURG, NO., Nov. s.--When
Missouri Pacific train number ! ran
down and killed man near here yester-
day, L. ID. Hopkins Of st. Louis, the
conductor, clutched at his breast, reeled
and fell dead in the Pullman coach.
He had been on the road forty years
and the accident was the first he had
ever had.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-09-21
Pay City Schools.

For every pupil who was transferred
from the township to the high school
the township has to pay from its treas
ury - . month, an amount which is
fixed by law. It will amount to $500
per month during the ensuing school
year. The money is paid into the city
school treasury and used In meeting
the current expenses. In payment of
the teachers and the like. There were
ten pupils transferred from the dis
trict grammar schools to the city
grades and in each instance the town
ship trustee will pay into the school
treasury - per month.
County Truant Officer George
Bishop has visited all district schools
in Wayne township and almost all OF
the city schools. He has found but
few children of school age who are
not In school. These few truant cases
will be investigated and corrected.
The schools In the other townships
and town corporations of the county
will be visited by the officer within
the next two or three weeks. So far
he has received but few complaints
from these districts of pupils being out
OF school unlawfully.