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Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-13
NEW JUNIORS

Dear Aunt Laurie:
| am sending you an unfinished
rhyme. 1 would like very much to win
a prize, and am very glad to be your
niece. l am in the sixth grade, Saticoy
grammer school, Ventura county, Cal.
EDITH TUCKER.
Ventura, Cal, r. ID. No 2.
Dear Aunt Laurie:
L would like to be one of your
nieces. I enjoy the Junior very much.
l have tried in the limerick and in
the unfinished story contests, and
perhaps some day l will win n prize.
ELSA WINKLER.
615 East Thirty-siXth street Twenty
eighth street school, grade 4.
Dear Aunt Laurie:
l received the dollar and I thank
you many times for it. L was very
sorry 1 misunderstood about the prizes
for [ would have called for it, but 1
thought that they were being sent as
before. | will try to write again some
time and I wish good luck to the Jun
ior Herald ADELE AXTMAN.
South Pasadena.
Dear Aunt Laurie:
1 am very interested in The Herald
Junior league anu NOuIu IKE " bS
one of your nieces.
ELSIE ROSENTHAL.
Euclid avenue school, age IL years;
grade AS.
Dear Aunt Laurie:
May / come in your big circle of
nepheWs? We all read the Herald
Junior and like it. / will send in linn
ericks every Sunday if l don't forget.
| hope to win prize some time. Thank
ing you in advance.
GEORGE BEVERLEY.
Dear Aunt Laurie:
Thank you very much for the pen
nant. I think it is very pretty and I
prize it very much. L hope | will win
another prize. PAUL PFEIFFER.
Corona. Corona school, grade 8.
Dear Aunt Laurie:
My cousin gets Tho Herald. and | like
TO read the Junior, so [ thought L
would write for it. ] have never writ
ten for the Junior before, and l hope
you will accept me as one of your
nephews.
| hope I will some day win prize.
I have written in the limerick contest.
Your nephew, ARNOLD RIGGS.
Age II, Montebello school, grade ).
I am sure that you stand very good
chance of winning a prize if you are
patient and perseYere with your work.
Keep on steadily, and you will be de-
lighted with the progress you will
make.
Dear Aunt Laurie:
I have been reading The Herald
Junior section and l am very much in
terested in the stories which the chill
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-13
JUNIOR GIVES VALENTINE

Dear Aunt Laurie:
One day we went to see grandmother;
II was nearly Valentine day. 1t would
take us one whole day to go there.
When we reached town l saw some
nretty valentines. ! had to stop and
get some. We had to go two more
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-13

dren have been writing for. I would
like very much to get cne of your books
or get an honorable mention. Your
niece, ALICE BAKER.
West Saticoy.
You must not be discouraged if you
do not get prize the first time, or
even the second time you try, but keep
on and persevere in your efforts.
Dear Aunt Laurie:
This is the first time / have written
to you and 1 hope my Letter will be
accepted 1 am sending story and
limerick. hope some day 20 win
prize. FLORENCE MATHERS.
Olive school, grade 6. Beaumont
Dear Aunt Laurie
l am a new reader of The Herald
Junior l like it very much.
KATHERINE MCDONALD.
2767 West Pico street.
I am glad you like the Junior and
hope you will be a frequent con-
tributor.
Dear Aunt Laurie:
L am d new JulllOI, anu want ~
try for a prize in the limerick contest.
LOUIS LIVINGSTON.
West Pico street; Thomas school,
You sent your limerick in too late,
Louis. Notice the date when the con-
tests close and let me hear from you
again.
Dear Aunt Laurie:
have been reading The Herald Jun
ior now for quite a While and saw
how smart some of your nieces ana
nephews are. l will try and be so, 100,
not in vain, | hope.
Although this is the first time have
written, 1 will sign, your loving niece,
GLADYS HAMMOND.
You are very welcome, Gladys.
Dear Aunt Laurie:
I would like to be one of your nieces.
I have read The Herald Junior and
like it. Your loving niece,
ESTHER LINDBERG.
San Pedro, 439 North Center street
Barton Hill school, age 8, glade A4
am so glad you enjoy reading the
Junior and hope you will contribute to
it frequently.
OGdI Aunt A~elui
I would like to become one of your
nephews and I am sending the story,
THE Golden Shoon."
CLIFFORD HARMS.
Saticoy grammar school, sixth grade,
Santa Paula.
Dear Aunt Laurie:
I have read the Junior section for
many Sundays and l am immensely
Interested in it. | now inclnse my first
limerick to the Junior. Your niece,
OLGA FOYLE.
SIC West Sixth street. age IA, grade
40, Long Beach high.
l hope you will he interested in the
formation of the new department for
high school and eighth grade pupils
and will be glad 70 hear from you
again.
Dear Aunt Laurie:
1 am a new Junior ard am going to
write for The Herald Junior. Inclosed
you will find limerick.
HAROLD O'NEILL.
st. Thomas school, fourth grade, age
8 years.
You are very welcome, Harold, and
I hope you will write often.
Dear Aunt Laurie:
This is my first letter to The Herald
Junior. l love to read the 5uTsor very
much. | hope you will like this well
enough to print it. Your ncrhew,
r. CAREY RICH
45 Linden avenue, .B4 grade Atlantic
avenue school, Long Beach.
l like such nice compliments very
much indeed and am glad you wrote to
tell me about it.
EACN RI NlIEcc
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-13
EASY TO GUESS

Sometimes I'm fast
Sometimes I'm SLOW
I have a round face,
And two hands-and so
You'll guess I'm a watch,
With key to lock it,
But I'm not. I'm by,
With two hands in my poet.
-Adelbert T. Caldwell in Youths Companion
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-09
DAUGHTERS OF 1872
 GATHER HERE FOR
 ANNUAL LUNCHEON

Thirty-seven covers were laid at the annual meeting and luncheon of the Connecticut chapter of the Daughters of 1872, held at Lehmann's Shore house and the Seaside Outing clubs home, at the foot of Seaview avenue.
 At each plate was laid a white card with the name of the holder written, and attached to the card a nutmeg tied with blue and gray ribbons. The decorations were in blue and gray. Mrs. Charles H. Pinney of Derby, the president of the Connecticut chapter, presided.
 The members who attended are: Mrs. c. H. Pinney, Mrs. William H. Will Hams. Mrs. V. A. Page, Mrs. N. D. Baldwin, Mrs. F. S. Sauter, Mrs. e. F. Riggs of Derby Mrs. Theodore Nc Donald, Mrs. w. l.. Allen, Mrs. Sarah Welch, Mrs. Halsey Kelley, Mrs. w. r. Futile, Mrs. w. A. Granville, Mrs. Sherwood Thompson, Mrs. c. F. Mes singer, Mrs. T. B. Wilson, Mrs. W. l.. Allen of New Haven, Mrs. C.. H. Stillson, Mrs. Carlos Storrs, Mrs. E. l.. Bryant of Ansonia, Mrs. F. l.. John son, Miss Jeanette Booth of Stratford, Miss Stillman of Railway, N. J., Mrs. John H. Moon of New York, Mrs. Elizabeth Moore, Mrs. J. B. Russell, Mrs. H. c. Fairchild Miss Northrop Mrs. Edward Mora. Mrs. R. J. Mac Kenzie, Mrs. E. w. Hanke, Mrs. J. H. Lee, Mrs. E. F. Wells, Mrs. M. Moody Downer, Mrs. c. B. Bucking- ham of Bridgeport, Miss Cora Beach of Trumbull, Miss Ida James of Sey- mour. Mrs. T. R. Barnes of Shelton.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-09
JACKSON'S
All Star Yiddish Co.

Mime. Frazer, MT. Juvelier and their company are very much in earn est in their message of truth telling as the acme of stage art. In these made stars, they stand eloquently and passionately for verity in art and the Yiddish embodiment, by which they hope to reach the dramatic conscious ness of America.
 The art of these Yiddish players reaches deeper than words and touch es the springsof the primitive pas sions and emotions common to all human nature older than words and out of which words came into being. Faces, shoulders, bodies, gait and ges- ture, all eloquent hands that speak mutually, reflections of the voice, in articulate accents of feeling and mere parts of speech are witnesses to the eyes of the roles these Yiddish play iers portray in their own strange tongue.
 And they reveal their emotions with an art so perfect and with sym pathy so true that those in the audi ef1ce who know no word Of Yiddlsh may follow the action of the play With certainty and miss no crucial situation. To act, with every part of the conscious body, every moment of the play and so spontaneously, that a hate, a lust, a passion stands naked to the eye without need of words to clothe them. is to produce the truth from life amazingly, and it is for this realism that many of the greatly 1auded stars who scintilate along Broadway go to school at the Yiddish !, theatre. They will appear in this city for an engagement of one per Iformance only at Jackson's theatre this evening.
 Miss Billie Burke in ssMrs. Dot.'
 Dean Swift wrote probably the greatest satire in the English Ian lguage."Gulliver's Travels''-but it was too bitter, too virulent to be Of any real value as corrective. Swift Apparently hated humanity-hated it and could not be just to it. Even its virtues were turned into vices by his pen. w. Somerset Vaughan, author of Mrs. Dot" the comedy that Miss Billie Burke brings to the Jackson theatre tomorrow evening, is satir- He loves his fellow men and is will fng, anxious to give them full credit for all the good that is in them.
 Tomorrow evenings performance officially closes the current theatrical season at Jackson's. It also marks Miss Billie Burke, in stellar role. The advance sale of seats has been tremendously large and augurs one of the seasons largest and most brilliant audiences, and assures for Miss Burke a hearty welcome. In fact the seat sale has been so unusually heavy, that the rule in regard to the holding of reservations until this evening only must be strictly enforced. All orders unclaimed at the closing of the box office this evening will be opened and again placed upon public sale. The imperative and there will be positive 1y no exceptions made to it.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-09
PEARY SUED FOR $1O,OOO BY ONE OF DIR. COOKS
 POLAR COMPANIONS.
Especial from United Press.) )


 New York, June 9-Friends of Com mander Robert E. Peary bestirred themselves today in an attempt to dis credit the story of Rudolph Francke, one Of Dr. Frederick A. Cooks Polar companions. who yesterday brought suit in Berlin against Peary. Francke claims Peary practically confiscated $2O, 900 worth of furs and ivory, when the commander found him (FNrancke) i'll in Etah in August, 1908.
 Letters written by Francke to Peary which purport to show that Francke himself proposed that Peary take the Polar spells in return for transporta- ton on the Peary relief ship, Erik, were given out by Peary's friends.
 A letter written by the commander at the time shows that he considered the furs and horns almost valueless, because damaged. Peary is now en route from Berlin to London. He has placed the matter in the hands of Da- vid J. Hill, the United States Ambas- sador at Berlin. He characterized the suit as ridiculous. Francke demands SIG, GOO damages. Whether he is act ing at the instigation of Dr. Cook could not be learned. Cook is sup posed to be somewhere in Europe be- ing last reported in Scotland.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-09
CLEWS HITS POSTAL AND CENTRAL
 BANKS
Gives His Reasons to COnnecti. cut Bankers For Opposition
 to Both Institutions.

About 120 members of the Connec- ticut Bankers Association sat down to dinner at the Shoreham at Morris Cove last night, and listened to good stories from a corps of Connecticut speakers who had been invited to ad- dress them. They heard an illuminat- ing talk from the Hon. Henry Clews the New York broker and banker, on the reasons why he opposed a central national bank and postal savings banks The occasion was the eleventh annual meeting of the association.
 MT. Clews outlined the proposition to establish a central national bank in New York, which is being so ear nestly advocated, by the administra- tion in Washington. and also by those bankers who expect to control 1t. It would really become master instead of servant of the people. The field of it's powers would be unlimited. "All this would be great national evil, and we should guard with infinite care against giving any institution possession of the power to accomplish it. for such power would itself breed abuses of that power. Opportunity makes the thief.
 s'For congress to pass a new law creating the proposed Central Ma tional Bank would be to directly stEm- ulate this tendency of capital to com DIn6 WlIu capital, dllO SO doo AuOA IO the fire that is destroying institutions of ordinary magnitude to build up one institution of hitherto unknown and colossal proportions.
 From the practical standpoint the establishment of a central national bank is improbable, if not impossible. It will be opposed by the stockholders of 10000 banks all over the United States, and the same objections apply to the governments proposal to estab- fish postal savings banks all over the country as they savor too much or paternalism and would add too much to the power in the hands of the fed eral government to be advisable for the good of the country.
 Postal savings banks would involve an increase of many thousands in the number of federal employees, which would correspondingly increase feder- al patronage and paternalism and de- velop another political machine to in nuence elections.
 to dispense with all fictitious and ad- ventitious aid, and all doubtful means, in the management of it's finances, and resourceful enough to be entirely in dependent It needs neither postal savings banks nor central national bank. These, I repeat, would be ex- periments: and financial experiments in new directions are always danger ous and disturbing. Conservatism should be our watchword, and all rad icaI measures should be studiously avoided and frowned upon, in the in terest of the country's trade and com merce, as we'll as in the interest Of good banking and financial stability.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-09
TN THE THEATRES
POL.I'S

In the audience at Polls tonight to see the Poli players in the great Henry Miller play, "The Great Divide. will be nine different theatre parties of from six people up. the largest being box party consisting of Grace Dalyrmple Clarke and seventeen of her dramatic players who recently gave a brilliant dramatic presentation at War ner hall. They will occupy the lower left hand box. duly chaperoned.
 Incidentally "The Great Divide is being given a brilliant interpretation by MT. Ince, Miss Fleming and their associates. and the play and its man ner of presentation. scenery. stage eff fects and all else is the literal talk of the town"
 But few seats remain for the rest of the week. and the demand all week has been the greatest in the history of the theatre
 All the ladies attending the matinees are interested most keenly in the hand some lingerie Parisian model gown which MT. Poli will give to some lady patron of the Monday matinee. Cou- pons are being distributed this week at all matipees and the gown is on exhi- bltion in the window of the store of Meigs & Co. 1t is a beautiful crea- ton and Department Manager Smith personally selected the gown on a re- cent buying trip.
 Next weeks production will he 'Brewster's Millions, the greatest scenic comedy produced in recent years, and following the usual Poli policy the play will be produced iden- tical with the original, Manager Poli having bought the ship used by Fred Thompson in the original production The case will be largely augmented Tor the occasion and several who ap- peared with MT. Abeles in the original production have been engaged for the Poli players. to the end that the pro- duction may be in every essential as elaborate and as artistic as the orig inal one. Seats for all next week are now on sale at the box office of the theatre
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-09
Children Cry
 FOR FLETcHER'S GAS TO RIA ATTORNEY ROBINSON WILL BRING CHARGES AS PRIVATE
 CITIZEN IN COUNTY CASE

New Haven, June 9.-The coming investigation into county affairs and especially the nature of the charges that will ultimately be brought up next Monday morning and how they will be handled are the absorbing top 1cs of interest where men congregate both in this city and in many places throughout the county. What will be done about the allowance of counsel and how the Civic Federation mem dence in before the committee in the best shape are now being considered as important points in connection with the inquiry.
 An interesting development is that Attorney Charles M. Robinson, who has been one of the most earnest of the Civic Federation in the work of following county affairs will prefer charges of his own as a private citi- zen so that whatever decision the committee may make on the question of allowing counsel to appear for in dividuals or civic bodies his charges will come before the committee and he will testify as a private citizen Furthermore he plans to call his own witnesses to aid him in support of his charges and call them as a pri- vate citizen.
 The Civic Federation has engaged Attorney Edward H. Rogers, formerly corporation counsel for the city, to act as its counsel at hearings in the event that counsel will be allowed and this action emphasizes the fact that the Civic Federation will put the question of deciding whether counsel shall be allowed right up to the com mittee for an absolute decision at the hearing Monday morning. Attorney Rogers said last night that while he had agreed to act he has not yet had time to outline his campaign in the case. In case counsel are allowed he will not be alone in the case but will have constant aid and assistance in whatever there may be need of from able lawyers who are members of the civic body, such as Dean Rogers of fha Yale law school
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-09
MONTHLY MEETING.

The regular monthly meeting of the Ladies' of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul will be held at the Hospital, Sum- day. June 12, at 3:30 D. m.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-09
EFFORT UNDER WAY TO BRING A. 0. H.
 CONVENTION HERE

New interest in the affairs of the Ancient Order of Hibernians resulted from the enthusiastic celebration of the 20th anniversary of the institution of Division No. 2. A. O. H., in Hiber- nian hall, Staples building. last even ing. Chief among the projects dis cussed for the welfare of the organiza- ton was that of holding the annual State parade and the State convention in Bridgeport next year.
 The, attendance was exceptionally large, and an interesting program made those who do not visit the meet ings regularly feel we'll repaid for their efforts. County President Thomas F. Speers, James whaIen, president of Division Nol 1. President James H. Rooney of the Second diyis- ion, Col. T. J. Murphy. charter mem Der of the Second division. Secretary John J. Mccarthy. William Prender- gast. Richard Riley and others took part in the speechmaking. Attorney Thomas C.. Coughlin, former Probate Judge and Police Commissioner. pre- sided.
 The division voted to accept the in vitation of Rev. Father James B. Nj hill, pastor of St. Patricks church. to take part in the ceremonies of the iay- ing of the cornerstone Sunday, June 19
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-09
TINY BONE IN THROAT
 FELT LIKE A SPIKE

Until John Clark of s4 Kossuth street. had swallowed several times. he refused to believe that a fragment of fish bone half an inch long. taken from his tonsfIs by Dr. McQueeney of the Emergency hospital. last night, was all that had caused him to suf- fer excruciating pain.
 'T thought it was as big as spike" declared Clark, as he scrutinized the tiny bony substance. Clark ate her ring for supper last night. and being late he bolted his food until he felt the fish bone puncture his throat. He tried simple remedies to no avail, then hurried to a drug store and everybody assured him there was no bone in sight. He knew better and hurried to the Emergency hospital
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-09
NINE YEAR OLD BOY
 SUICIDES WHEN SENT TO
 SCHOOL BY HIS MOTHER.

believe the suicide of year old Chas. Chadwick was one of the most care fully planned they have ever had to deal with and marvel that a child of such years could have executed it.
 The lad had been sent home from school. He told his mother if sent back he would kill himself. She laugh ed at his remark, dressed him anew and sent him back to school. The boy went to the rear of the house and entered the cellar.
 There he removed his collar and tie, looped a rope about beam in the ceiling and deliberately hanged him. self.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-09
CONSERVATIVES MOVIE
 TO MAKE CAPITAL, OFT
 OF ROOSEVELTS SPEECH
Especial from United Press,

(Spec1aI rom United PreSS.)
 London, June 9.-The first move on the part of the conservatives to make capital out of Colonel Roosevelt's Guildhall speech will be taken next Monday according to an announce ment today by Sir Henry Dalziel that he will ask Foreign Secretary Grey whether the government has lost con f1dence in Sir Edwin Gorst, British agent and consul at Egypt Dalziel is conservative member of parlia- ment and his query, it is expected. will force the government either to give it's approval of disapproval to Gorst's administration which was in- ferentially attacked by Roosevelt in his Guildhall speech.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-09
Children Cry
 FOR FLETCHER'S GA s TO RIA
CONNECTICUT CO. WILL NOT OFFER
 SANDLIN PAYMENT

The, Connecticut Go. attaches no blame to Motorman Elmer A. Hoyt, of the Beardsley Park line, for run ming down Pharmacist Harry Landin of the Brooklyn Navy yard, in Noble avenue, last Monday. Several wit nesses the company claims, have been found to say that Landin, who desired to alight at Roosevelt street, waited until the car had passed the street and then jumped off while it was in motion and stepped directly in front of the south bound car, driven by Hoyt. The company claims that Lan- din did not exercise due care, and will not offer to make a settlement with him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-09
STERLING LODGE. N. E.o. 70

Sterllng lodge, N. B. O. F., besides receiving a visit from District Deputy Grand Warden Wallace A. Smith last night vDs able to report four appIica- tions td~go towards the joint class initiation.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-09
PISTOL SHOT SENDS HOME WRECKER IN
 MIDNIGHT FLIGHT

'I'll teach you to keep away from my wife" rang out in angry voice upon the night air what appeared to be the declaration of a justly angered husband, in Main Street near Whit ing and Kiefer streets, late last night. A pistol shot followed.
 Residents of the vicinity Hooked to the streets and heads poked out eau tiously from windows. Several say they saw a man walking north in Main street, and they at once took him for the target The police inves- tigated but found nothing definite.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-09
FRATERNAL NEWS
IDA LODGE. N. E.o

pr. J. D. Bragg, the newly ap- pointed district deputy grand warden for Ida lodge. N. E. O. P, presented ms commission at the meeting of the lodge last night and was most en- thusiastically received. He was very much gratified to learn that the lodge had received that evening six applica- tions towards the joint class initia- ton.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-09
DIAMOND RING FOUND
 WHILE CLEANING FISH.
(SneciaI from IInited PressA

Especial from United Press.)
 West Brewster, Mass, June 9.-While cleaning a codfish he had bought for 25 cents, Stanley Kedder, of this city, found in the fish a diamond ring worth about $150. Kedder declares the ring must have been inside the fish for two or three years, because it had turned partly black. The ring had engraved in fancy lettering on the in- side TX. D. Q. 1904"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-09
AUTO DEALERS LOSE
 $500 ON HILL CLIMB

The Automobile Dealers Association at a meeting last night. the first since the Snake Hill climb, learned that their loss through the undertaking will reach about $500. The receipts from the renting of parking spaces fell far short of expectation, while the entry fees aggregated only a nominal sum.