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Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-17
COURT GRANTS WRIT TO
PROTECT BANKERS LIFE
StoCkhoIder of DefunCt Institution
Says He Has Been Threat
ened with Violence

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 16.-Alleg-
ing that the depositors of the defunct
State Commercial and Savings bank
were seeking his life, Arthur Crane, one
of the principal stockholders of the
bank, was granted a temporary writ
today by the superior court, forbidding
them from visiting personal violence
upon him.
Named in the writ were Alden An
derson, state superintendent of banks;
S. p. Young, chief deputy bank super
intendent; w. c. Hays, former general
manager of the Union Savings bank,
which absorbed the State bank prev
ious to it's failure, and a number OF
the depositors of the two banks.
The complaint on which the tempor-
ary writ was issued declared that
Young had told Crane that unless he
paid the claims of the depositors he
would not answer for Cranes life.
Crane also asked for an order for
bidding the sale of a large number or
securities and much real estate held
by the receiver of the merged banks.
He alleged that State Superintendent
Alden Anderson had Surresptitiously
removed $1,000 worth of fixtures from
the building of the defunct bank. The
petition to make the temporary order
permanent will be heard by Judge Sea-
well on Friday.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-17
MAN PAYS $1,000 FOR CUP
OF TEAAT CHARITY PARTY
Never Mind the Change Says
Chicago Manufacturer to Sur
priSed Women at Benefit

CHICAGO, Nov. 16.-One thousand
dollars was paid for a cup of tea last
night in Chicago. The mark was set
at the charity bazaar at Orchestra hall,
the proceeds f which-$10 000-will be
for the benefit of the Home for Destl-
tute Crippled Children.
Thomas Griffen, a wealthy manufac-
turer of Chicago, stepped into the tea
room, conducted by Mrs. Graeme Stew
art, and two dozen pretty debutantes,
last night, and ,rdered a cup of tea.
Griffen took a sniff.
"Great, isn't it?' commented the
young woman who served it.
yes, indeed"
Then Mrs. Stewart, supervisor of the
tea room, came along.
Mr.. Griffen drained the last drop
then put the cup down and filed out
check.
Il want to pay for my tea"
Mrs. Stewart took the check and
scrutinized 1t.
zone thousand dollars!"
"Never mind the change" said Mr.
Griffen.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-17
CHINESE KILLS PEACEMAKER
IN SEATTLE HOTEL FIGHT

SEATTLE, Nov. 16.-Ho Back Coy
an Americanized Chinese from san
Francisco, became involved in quar-
rel last night in the new Chinatown
hotel with another Chinese with whom
he had been smoking opium. and when
Chen Quey a laundryman, intervened
as pcacemaker Ho Back shot nm
severed times through the body, in
ficting wounds which caused the
laundryman's death today. After the
shooting IIo Back rushed into the
street, engaged an automobile to hurry
him to Tacoma swiftly to see sick
friend and was well on his journey
when the police headed him off by tele-
phone. The killing Of Chen Quey was
the first murder Of the new district oc-
cupied by the Chinese on King street.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-17
SACRAMENTO ADVISED TO
RAISE FIRE PROTECTION

SACRAMENTO, Nov. 16,-Experts of
the national board of fire underwriters
who have been investigating conditions
in Sacramento for the last three weeks
TODAY told Mayor NJ. r. Beard that
the city needs an additional pump IN
it's water works, two larger fire en-
gines, conservation of water supply in
the city mains by ridding the city Of
leaky hydrants law to restrict the
erection of poor buildings and a con-
tinuance Of the policy of condemning
antiquated buildings.
The committee will leave tomorrow
for Stockton to investigate conditions
in that city.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-17
OAKLAND MAN BUYS OLD
NAVY BOAT AT AUCTION

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16,-Two small
naval vessels no longer suited for the
service have been sold to the hlghest
bidders. One is the steel schooner
rigged gunboat Bennington, built in
1880. 1t will go to S. Lichtenstein OF
Oakland, Cal, at his bid of $11,25O,
which is $3.50 in excess OF the ap-
praised value.
The other vessel is the old wooden
schooner Eagre, formerly the yacht
Mohawk, built in 1874. 1t will be SOLD
to the Coastwise Dredging company or
Norfolk at it's bid of S1276.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-17
STANDARD OIL CASE is
DELAYED BY TARDY MAILS

JACKSON, Tenn, Nov. 16.-Federal
court machinery was clogged today be-
cause Of the non-arrival OF three sets
of papers en- route from Washington
since Monday. With their arrival, in
all probability tomorrow, the case OF
the prosecution viii be closed and the
climax viii come in the suit of the
United States against the standard
Oil company of Indiana, charged with
receiving freight rate concessions.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-17
SULPHUR0US ACID SPRAYED
ON MEAT SOLD TO PUBLIC

NEW YORK, Nov. 16-Bad meat so
decayed that it. has to be sprayed with
sulphurous acid to conceal its condi-
York public, the municipal investiga-
tion into general food conditions dis
closed today. Candy which has been
treated with sulphurous acid to pre-
vent sickness is sold to children In
vestigation of bakeries shows that in
fifty concerns decayed eggs are used in
making cakes
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-17
CHARGES MADE CLIQUE is
MlSUSlNG ORANGES FUNDS

ATLANTIC CITY, n. J., Nov. 16.-'
Charges that the National Grange was
being run by clique Of standpatters
who were attempting to throttle pro-
gressive legislation and were discredit-
ing, betraying and defeating a strong
constructive leadership and using the
funds of the organization recklessly
were made at the first sessions of the
farmers organization here today.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-17
ARRAlGNED ON CHARGE OF
BEATING WOMAN TO DEATH

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 16.-On a
charge OF having beaten aged Mrs.
Julia Carey to death with a window
weight, John d. Ihapp was arraigned
in the police court here today. He
was instructed as TO his rights and
the trial went over until the coroner's
jury finishes its investigation Of the
Womans death.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-17
SOCIETIES
HIT NEW REPUBLIC
Catholic Federation Declares the
Portuguese Government Is
Founded on Injustice
Associated Press)

NEW ORLEANS. Nov. 16.-Principal
among the resolutions adopted at the
concluding session here today of the
annual convention of the American
Federation of Catholic societies was one
Of bitter denunciaton of the admins
trative officers of the new republic OF
Portugal and of commendation of the
state department at Washington for
delaying recognition of the new gov
ernment.
Horror was expressed at the bar
barous inception" Of the new republic,
President Braga and his assistants
were scored for alleged persecution Of
Catholics and harsh and insulting
treatment of nuns and monks, and the
government was declared to be found
ed on injustice and ungodliness
The federation adjourned TO meet
next year in Columbus, Ohio.
The National Education association
was denounced for attempting to set
up in this country an educational trust
as a menace to individual liberty and
to the primary rights which every
American citizen enjoys of choosing
the kind of education he may wish to
give his children"
The federation declared against the
substitution of ethical teaching for re-
ligious training in schools and colleges,
protesting against Bible reading in
public funds or of public buildings for
lecture courses in philosophy literature
or science: urged the establishment Of
more parish schools. and demanded
some equitable compensation for the
secular education given in Catholc
schools.
WANTS LAWS AMENDED
Congress was urged to amend the
postal laws so as to include within the
scope of prohibition literature, books,
papers written and printed, which out
rage religious convictions and contain
scurrilous and slanderous attacks upon
the faith"
In connection with the announcement
of President Feeney that for the first
time the federated Catholic societies
were represented by two fraternal dele
gates to the convention OF the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor, now in ses-
sion at st. Louis, resolutions were
adopted expressing sympathy with every
legitimate effort OF organized labor for
a living wage, reasonable hours, protec-
ton of life and limb, WOrlLmen's COM
pepsation and decent and helpful con-
ditions in the home, shop, mine and
factory.
Catholics everywhere were urged to
make prompt and vigorous protest
against the publication of every news
paper or magazine article offensive to
the church, and to withdraw support
from publications that paid no heed to
such protests.
The following officers were elected:
F,dw. Feeney, Brooklyn, n. " presi-
dent: Anthony Matro, st. Louis, secre-
tary; c. II. Schultz, Detroit, treasurer;
Anthony Kuhns, Hays, Kas., marshal;
| Joseph Red, Willow, S. D, color bearer.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-17
LuMBERMAN JUMPS BAIL

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. I'D. IT
Iibb a wealthy retired lumberman
who is accused Of having sold the same
piece of property twice, failed to an
swer when the case was called in Judge
I.awlor's court today His bonds were
declared forfeited and a bench warrant
was issued for his arrest SR = fRgi-
tive from justice.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-17
VIDAL BENEFIT
PROGRAM FILLED
Responses to Herald Appeal So
Generous That No More
Features Can Be Added
ADDITIONS MADE To THE FUND
FirSt-CIasS Entertainment viii
Recompense Those Who Aid
Widow to Save Home
ADDITIONS MADE To THE FUND

Responses to The Herald's appeal for
volunteers for the benefit performance
to be given Tuesday evening, Novem-
ber %, to save the home of Mrs. DOL
ores Vidal from being sold to pay I'M
provenent assessments, have been so
MANY and so generous, that the pro-
gram, outlined at the start is filed 10
over1owing and no more features can
be added to II. Those who will enter
tain the audience which will gather in
Blanchard hall include some of the
foremost artists in the city and the
numbers are certain to be of unusual
interest. ~
Among the original work offered for
the program there Is none more inter
esting than that Of Miss Freida Peycke
who sings, plays and composes. Her
first number is a song for which she
will play her own accompaniment,
"Streaming Sunbeam" a prettily sug-
gestiVe name. The next number Is
quite new, a pianologue, THE Captain
and the Mate" This also is Miss
Peycke's own composition and is spok-
en- of with the greatest enthusiasm by
her fellow artists. OF all the volun-
teers for the benefit Miss Peycke was
one of. the earliest and has been one
Of the most interested.
An attractive number will be the
dancing of Miss Mabel Raynard, aged
nine. For a year she has been study
ing singing, instrumental music, and
fancy dancing. Her repertoire includes
dances from all nations. For the pro-
gram Tuesday she chose the Red Wing
dance, a French dance full of rainbow
effects. Miss Mabel made her first
appearance before the public three
years ago at the age of six, before she
had taken up dancing seriously. She
made such a decided success of it that
ever since she has devoted large
part of her time perfecting this art
and perhaps she viii one day enter
the professional field.
YOUNG yIoLTNIsT AIDS
Lacey Coe, a talented young violin
ist, has not only volunteered his serv-
ices for the evening of the benefit, but
has spent a good deal of time work.
ing over the program with the program
committee. His services have been in
valuable and the numbers he has Sc
lected for his performance are charm
ing-"Cfypsy Dance" by SChoenefeld,
and "Humoresque," by Dvork. He
will be accompanied by Miss Peycke.
Tickets for the benefit are for sale
at The Herald office, the Boswell and
Moves Drug store, the John Knight
company's store, the II. w. Hellman
building; Mullen and Bluett's store,
Sixth and Broadway, and by William
Eimers, 1919 Santee street.
These tickets are selling for fifty
cents; at this price It will take good
many to cover tine amount of indebted
ness which Mrs. Vidal must pay 1t
is hoped that every one interested in
saving her home for her will buy their
tickets at once. Those who are inter-
ested in hearing one of the finest musl-
cal programs ever given in Los Ange-
les will do well to secure their tick
cts at once, before they are all gone.
CONTRIBUTORS To FUND
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-17
FALLING WALL KILLS MAN

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. l6.-Joe Car
boni was killed and five other men
narrowly escaped death today when a
brick wall under which they were
working toppled over upon them. They
were razing the ruins Of q building on
Battery street. dastroyed IN tha -6Fe
OF 1906. ~
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-17
Eight OVER DICE FATAL

KANSAS CITY, Nov. 16.-Following
a quarrel in a saloon over q game Of
dice, for drinks, Samuel Ketchum, aged
"a years, farmer Of Fairdale, Kas.,
was shot and killed last night by an
sflnidentidad nAErd
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-25

stockholders, the Pullman company has 11,14S and American Smelling 10,622. This completes the list of industrial corpora tons having 10000 stockholders and up- wards.
 Pennsylvania easily leads the railroads in point of the length of its stockholders list. It has today 64.s69, gain of 9599 in the 12 months. There Is long drop be- tween Pennsylvania and the next on the list, namely, the Canadian Pacific, which is more of the international than a Ca nadian owned enterprise. It has no fewer than B 791 stockholders.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-25
A CROOKED STREAM
The Windings and Changes of the
 North River
rom the Boston Traveller.

From the Boston Traveller.
 There is a stream In this state called the North river. It starts in pond near Hanson and runs to the sea at Scituate. T.. Is 10 miles by air line from Hanson tn Scituate and the river is 40 miles long.
 his river is probably the most remark able body of water. barring the Dead Sea, on this footstool and has stood Chicago river. When the tide is com ing in the river runs upstream and not only that, but the upper part of 1t. which Is fresh water. also runs up, and tho spectacle of fresh water river beating 1t up hill is alone enough to call atten- ton to itself. But there is much more to 1t than that.
 This North river Is noted for being the scene of the last Indian raid on the coast settlements. It is notable for having given birth to the ship Columbia, whose captain discovered and named the Colum- bia river, and was the first American vessel to circumnavigate the world. It Is notorious for having suddenly changed its mind on its course on the night of November 27, 1898, when 1t moved its mouth three miles to the northward, pre- sented the town of Marshfield with deep harbor, killed three men and con verted about 100000 acres of prime meadow land into salt marsh.
 But the chief thing about this river Is its crookedness. This river is so crooked that 1t double crosses itself. If you don't believe 1t go and see. There is one place in Hanover where by making three loops the river moves toward the seas for distance of almost 50 feet and meanders about for 15 miles in doing 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-25
TO CURE sTAMMERING
Exercises Which Are Said to Relieve
 the Trouble

By Physician in the American Boy.
 'In nine cases out of ten stammering and stuttering can be easily and com pletely cured, sometimes in a few weeks. This has been my professional experi- ence during the last 12 years.
 ''In the first place the sufferer from stammering. stuttering or any other form of speech defect must realize that the cause of his entire difficulty may be told in a word-effort.
 'eThe stutterer says, Tututututeacher.' instead of teacher merely because, through putting too much force into the breath with which he speaks. he drives the tongue up against the teeth so hard that he can't get it away without big pull.
 'sThis big push and pull of the muscles of the tongue shuts off the outflow of wind from the lungs and thus all the mus cles of the tongue, throat and chest, sometimes most of the muscles of the body, become set.
 q have seen a. young man who would dance and kick almost like an Apache Indian just trying to tell his own name. I may remark that in a couple of months under proper treatment he could talk as well as any of his friends.
 Now, then, how shall we gain ease? How shall we timber up these tensed and cramped muscles? If you will follow the instructions I give you here you can do 1t in every case with the following ex- ercises;
 stand or sit easily and practice breathing back and forth through the mouth. Remember that the object of these exercises is to teach the muscles not to work too hard. So make the breath as gentle and easy as possible. Keep this practice LID until you are able to breathe with just the slightest bit of effort.
 Breathe gently as before through the nose and mouth. Now as the breath Is going out make very soft. almost gen tie. rushing noise like the sound, 'sh' in the word hush. Here, again, don't forget that the more softly and gently you do this the better. Now do the same thing with a soft hum then later with the sound of 'ng,' as in the word sing
 "A few weeks of these exercises will. if you are careful and persevering, have a wonderful effect In loosening up all the speech muscles. You are then ready for the following:
 "Whisper very softly the words of some simple poem or selection. Note that If In doing this you have any tendency to hesitation it is because you are trying too hard.
 Finally repeat the same selection in a very slow and gentle voice. Keep the voice so low and soft that 1t is hardly above the whisper. This is the final drill. If you have been faithful there has occurred by this time a marked improve ment which should prove to you that by this simple but entirely natural method you can in time learn to talk as well as the next fellow. Don't forget the magis words-ease. patience, perseverance"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-25
STAMP COLLECTOR IN NAVY
He Has Acquired over 15,000 Specimens
 Worth S50OO

The collector who has to stay at home may well envy the sailorss in the navy their opportunities for securing foreign postage stamps at face value. The Youths Companion gives the story of one mans experience.
 About 15 years ago this man. then a boy of IS, enlisted in the navy. In the course of time he was assigned to the en- zine room force of vessel bound for the Asiatic station, making the voyage by way of the Mediterranean and the Suez canal.
 In his earlier boyhood he had collected stamps. and although his efforts had not amounted to much, and had been aban- doned, he still retained the small collec- ton at home. His interest In 1t came back to him when he began using European stamps on his letters to the United States, and it was not long before he was spending pocket money buying the less familiar varieties to take with him.
 By the time the ship reached Chinese waters he was a collector in earnest. When he went ashore with fellow sailors, at whatever ports the vessel touched. he rarely failed to invest at the postoflce some of the money that might easily have gone in less profitable amusements As far as his means would permit he se- cured the complete unused Sets in cur rent use.
 This method he kept up on number of subsequent voyages in different quar- ters of the world. When in home ports he added to his collection. filling 1t in where 1t was weak and replacing. with clean specimens from the supplies of deal CTS. old mutilated copies with which he had been content in his original lot. At the present time his collection con- tains about 15,0O0 varieties, many of them extremely scarce. and a large part oi them unused in mint condition They would probably bring over $50oo if he want de to sell them; but he wisely has no in tention of doing SO.
 That a man who showed such constancy of purpose in the pursuit of a hobby should have had his eyes open to other opportunities in his profession besides stamp collecting <was natural. At see and on land he devoted his spare time tt studying engineering, until eventually he was fitted to present himself before g naval board for examination. He passed and became a commissioned officer
 Today he holds the rank of assistant civil engineer, and is in line for promo lion to the higher grades of service that the navy offers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-25
Dog Out of Bag

From the Chicago Tribune.
 Luisa Tetrazzini, colorature soprano, stopped several hours in Chicago on her way to California, where she will sing in a series of concerts for s2OOO a night or maybe it's $30Oo-or ssoo.
 A young woman who travels with the diva-she says she writes Luisas articles on cookfng-telephoned to the newspapers that Mime. Tetrazzini would tell all about her row with, and how she outwitted, IIammerstein, the New York impresario, who asserts she is under contract to sing under his direction.
 Tetrazzni was all smiles when she re- ceived her visitors, but immediately 1t was discovered she doesn't speak Eng fish. So the travelling companion drew her chair up beside the singer and began to tell all about things.
 "You see, Tetrazzini is such great singer she couldn't think of singing for
 The soprano had a fat little chatelaine bag swinging from her arm. She ad- tusted it in the middle of her lap. The interpreter went on:
 ''The process in the New York courts of course, you have read about it- was really more unjust, because"
 The chatelaine bag was slipping toward inc nlace where it would fall off Tetraz- zini grabbed it and settled 1t at new spot on her lap.
 'Tt was ridiculous to suggest that a singer who has appeared before the crowned heads of"
 Histi-did that chatelaine bag?-of course noti--but!
 And all he had to call a contract was just-'
 The travelling companion may have con- tinued to talk but her words tapered orr into A faraway tumble and the contract and s3OoO and everything pertaining there to was forgotten.
 That bag.
 It movedl
 Everybody sober? Of certainty. But with all eyes now on that bag. A dozen press agents and s40,O00 a night couldn't have distracted attention from 1t. Some where in the distance sounded: And even Dippel is going to get out an in iunction," and the next instant:
 The bag Topped over backwards all by itself and let out squeak like a French doll
 I,uisa grabbed it, pulled it close up to her face. and opened 1t. Out came:
 Handkerchief?
 No. Aurora Borealis'l
 Aurora Boreals" is the tinlest dog alive. He took one hop out of that bag and landed on the diva's shoulder. Then he began yelping as though he could pull down S3O0O every now and then himself
 Tetrazzini took one finger and patted him the whole length of his back. "Au- rora' grew quiet, bit at the diva's ear, and then climbed around front and tried to put his foot in her mouth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-25
An Electric Eraser
,nl ihe Scientific Amerlcan.

From the Sclentihc American
 Every draughtsman knows that changes and corrections of errors upon tracings are not easily made without dan ger of injury to the cloth. The work of erasing must be done with a light quick stroke and most men have not the time or patience to do this.
 A device especially designed for this work consists of circular eraser con- nected through a flexible shaft with an electric motor, and is rapidly revolved thereby. The operator can apply the eraser with any pressure that may be required. A small rubber roll bears upon the eraser as it revolves, removing the supernuous ink. The pressure of this roll Is adjustable.
 The eraser is attached by means of a winged nut. so that 1t may be renewed. Uusually one outfit is sufficient for a large draugLting room, as it can be set up pernV -ehtk-- c" nna place and the work cU W
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-25
Cost of Living
 Dhtladelnhia T.edQer

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
 You are charged with allowing your family only 15 cents a day for susten- ance.''
 "That's all do allow, your honor. and it Is enough"
 Enough to feed wife and six chill dren?'
 50 I contend.'
 Five hundred dollars for contempt away with it.~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-25
About All
Erom Pl1ck.

From Puck.
 Bessie's Mother-Bessie, did you let that MT. snuggle have kissf
 Bessie-Yes. mamma, did! He said it would be a good-by kiss, and I was just dead anxious to have him go.