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righteousness PROPERTY

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trance; SIC per month; business location.
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FOR RENT-CapitaI corner for business.
WI fitted room and show windows ana
concrete cellar; hrst-class for oysters, fruits.
etc; corner Michigan ave. and 9th st y p
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and $3.50 per month.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-18
First Prze-Verda Bridgeord 1916

trudes Aunt Alethea would be at the
train to meet her.
But Gertrude was a daring child
and not afraid, but when she reached
the city she suddenly grew frightened
Everyone seemed in a dreadful hurry
and no one paid any attention to her.
She got off the car clutching her
glimpse of Aunt Alethea. She was
pushed out onto the platform of the
station.
Her heart sank, for no one looked at
her: she wandered away, but getting
nearly lost and crushed in the crowd,
she went back to her place in the sta
ton, where she stood long time think
ing her aunt would probably come to
look for her there.
All of a sudden her heart sank. she
was so desolate and scared, and she
didn't know where to buy a ticket
home, and feeling in her pocket Sne
found her purse gone.
This was the last straw and she burst
into tears.
Then a sweet face, 1t looked like the
face of a Madonna, came toward her.
The woman who had this face was
dressed all in black and had white
bow under her chin.
"Hello, dearie." she said sweetly. Il
am a deaconess and 1 am here to COM
fort little girls"
Gertrude put her arms around the
woman's neck and sobbed, but she felt
very happy. for she knew that the
deaconess would find her aunt for her.
for the deaconess is a friend to every
one who needs her.
BEULAH BRODE.
e01 West Thirty fourth street. Jeffer-
son street school, grade 8.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-18
GIVES UP JOLLY SLEIGH RIDE
TO VISIT A SICK GIRL
HONORABLE MENTION

Dear Aunt LaurieS
ooh. mammal" cried Maude as she
ran into the house, "Ethel Bates Is
going to give a sleighing party next
Saturday evening. May 1 go?"
Didn't you tell Effie Hayes tnat
YOU would spend Saturday evening
with herr" said her mother.
Fife was a poor little cripple whose
father was dead and whose mother
washed clothes for a living. -Maude
had befriended her, and many were
the little gifts and bouquets that she
had sent her, and now Ehie looked
forward to her visits with great eager
ness.
Maudes face clouded.
couldn't 1 send her box of roses?
I do so want to CO.
"Maude." said her mother. "you may
send her flowers If you wish, but l
think that Effie would much rather
have you
"Oh, she would love to have the
flowers, and I do so want TO go WIN
the seighing party" >,
"AT right: YOU may go If you wish"
With that Maude ran out to play,
but it was not so much fun to romp
with Fido as it had formerly been.
That night she ate her supper in
silence, but when her mother was
tucking her into bed she heard soIt
voice say:
Mamma, I think it was very selfish
of me to want to go sleighing when
poor Effie is so patient and has so Few
Measures. I am going to send her the
roses, and I am going to visit her.
too"
When Maude came home from Efiie's
Saturday night she simply said:
"I am so glad that didn't go
sleighing. GLADYS GfN1tN 40
Anaheim grammar school, grade 8.
Age IA years.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-18
RURRo TRIES TO PREVENT
MATE FROM BEING TIED
HONORABLE MENTION

Dear Aunt Laurie:
Men may claim, if they wish, that
animals are without reason, but to
certain extent 1 disagree. A little
incident which happened this summer
makes me think that it was not 'Just
an accident" but rather that it was
reasoned out.
Our camping party included two
little burros, and a more friendly
couple would be hard to find. They
were kept under a large tree short
distance above the camping ground.
At night 1 generally tied Kate, the
leader, and hobbled Duplicate. This
was perfectly safe, as they are prac-
tically inseparable.
One evening I reversed my method.
The next morning Kate was missing.
I called and soon saw her raise her
head from the shrubbery. Holding a
rope behind me, 1 walked toward the
runaway. She waited until had al
most reached her, and then, with great
kangaroo like jumps, went UP the side
of the hill and then down again to
the "stable."
BY the time I reached her she was
innocently eating the hay. Now, every
well educated burro knows that pair
of hobbies is preferable to ten-foot
rope, and as tried to slip halter on
Kate, Duplicate became suddenly very
affectionate In this way she succeed
ed in making it impossible to proceed.
Finally, with one arm around her neck,
I managed to fasten the buckle with
my free hand.
Then came the act which Impressed
me the most AS put the end of the
rope around the limb and started to
tie it, Duplicate edged up toward me
and gave me whack with the side OF
her head.
It was kind in her, but, although
am generally not hard-hearted crea-
ture, I pushed her aside and finished
the knot. HELEN BRIER. .
1873 East Avenue Sc. L. A. H. s.,
grade 10.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-18
Juniors Tell Aunt Laurie of the Kindness Of Friend
NEWsB0Y AIDS OLD WOMAN
Paul Helps "Mother Hill" Amidst
Comrades JeerS =
FIRST PRIZE

Dear Aunt Laurie:
r WAS just 70 years old when this
happened. 1t was Christmas eve
n and very cold. 1 remember now
how numb my hands and feet were,
though / was dressed warmly.
My mother, father, sister and were
walking down Broadway. AS we
walked along l was very thankful 1
had a home and nice warm dresses,
for there were barefooted newsboys
yelling, Papers, papers"
Poor old women went staggering by.
After awhile we came to large shoe
store. A lady was trying to cross the
street, when she slipped and fell into
the gutter, which was running full or
water. She was barefooted and her
clothes were in rags and her hair was
snow-white.
A little newsboy about IA years old
ran to her air. But the other boys
who were standing near began to cry:
"Old Mother Hill took a lovely spill,
and went running calling to Paul to
come on
But Paul did not 60 Instead, he
Helped her to her feet.
Did it hurt you much, Mrs. Hill?
I am sorry you fell" he said as he put
his own coat about her thin shoulders.
The old lady's eyes filled with tears
rs I aul took her arm and helped her
down the street,
VIRGINIA ADAMS.
911 West Thirty-fourth street; Poly
te, hnic high school, grade g.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-18
AuNr,s KINDNESS APPRECIATED

Dear Aunt Laurie:
The year I was in the seventh grade
I missed about a half of the term, on
account of sickness, so, of course, had
to take the grade over last year.
Up to the time [ am going TO tell
about I had missed but two or
three days, which was less than l
had missed for several years.
At this time there were several chill
dren going to school who had the
measles, and, although I had had them
already, nv little brother had not, so
he took them.
IT worried me q great deal, for as
had not got through the grade the
wear before, I wanted to be sure and
get through that year.
Saturday morning, while we were
wondering how we could manage 1t
so I could go to school anyway, my
aunt came in.
NEVER mind about that" she said;
at have a plan. Knowing how badly
YOU wanted to finish your grade have
decided to have you come over and
stay with us, and go to school from
there. Do you want to Gomez"
I did not like to go at first, because
she had our invalid grandmother to
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-18
GIVES AWAY BIRTHDAY GIFT
Mans First and Only Doll Given
to Poor Little Cripple
SECOND PRIZE

Dear Aunt Laurie:
n NE cold winter afternoon seven
ID years ago Nan was getting sup
" per for herself and her mother.
She was thoughtful this evening as
she set the table.
tomorrow is my birthday" she
thought, "but I don't spose III get
anything. Oh, how I'd like a doll
But mamma has spent her last money
for ocal, think
After supper when she kissed her
motl.er good night she thought about
the doll again and turned away to hide
the tears, which would come in spite
of her effort to keep them back.
Next morning when she awoke, what
should she find in her arms but a
doll! A real doll, not the towel
tied up with string with which
she usually played. How happy she
was!
While playing with her doll she
thought of a little face she often saw
looking out Of the window of the op-
posite tenement. 1t was the pale face
OF a crippled child a little girl who
sat there day after day, sadly looking
through the window.
Soon she visited her crippled little
neighbor and showed her the doll. The
wan face lit up with a smile as Nan
let her hold the doll, and when she
saw how passonately poor Oracle hug
ged it, she thought of the long days
Of suffering which might be bright
ened If Oracle had a doll. She looked
at her for one moment, then, after
forcing back a sob, she smiled brave
ly and said:
"This doll is for you. Oracle, dear"
And as she mounted the stairs to her
room on the sixth floor she said to
herself, eyes, she needs it more than
I do, and I can watch her play with
it every day"
So Mans birthday present was a
more loving and self sacrificing heart
ESTHER WROTTENBERG.
Santa Monica, CAL; age 13; Garfield
school, seventh grade completed.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-18
SPEAKS TO LITTLE STRANGER

Dear Aunt Laurie:
May had just moved to the city.
They had always lived in the country
so when May, started to school she
was very timid. A girl noticed how
sad and lonesome she looked, left her
friends and went over to May.
Clasping Mays arm in hers she SAID:
MAY, [ noticed how sad and lone
some you were and it made me think
of my first day here at school. 1
thought 1 would come and get ac-
ouainted with you and perhaps your
lonesomeness would pass away. MY
name is Cora and 1 hope you will like
me, for like you as well as If had
always known you"
Then May said: Cora, I am sure
we will be good friends. It was so
kind of you to leave your old friends
for me-"
The two girls chatted gaily until the
bell rang. They were indeed friends
and always remained so. They soon
became known as the twins. Cora
never had chance to feel sorry that
she left her friends to cheer poor May.
LEILA CAMPBELL.
Lankershim, Cal
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-18

take care of, but she assured us that 1t
would be all right.
So went home with her, and 1t was
two weeks before [ could go home.
I think it was very kind of her to
let me stay there and go to school.
ELSIE McWILLIAMS.
Grade 8, Centralia school, Buena
Park, Cal.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-18
POOR GIRL WINS GOOD HOME

Dear Aunt Laurie:
One day when 1 was coming home
from school 1 was crossing very
muddy street and it had been raining
hard that day. I was with some girls
I knew, when all at once one of my
rubbers slipped off and stuck in the
mud, and all the girls began to laugh.
There was a poor little girl who
went to our school who was walking
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-18
COMFORTS LOST CHILD

Dear Aunt Laurie:
Little Gertrude Hendrews was to go
to the great, bewildering city to see
her aunt. who lived little way out in
the city. 1t rather worried her mother
because she was not sure that Ger
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-07-03
Dissatisfaction Over Policy
of Traction Companies
Is Widespread.
LOSS OF PATRONAGE
REPORTED BY MANY
Complaints to Be Filed With Dis
trict Commission at Meet
ing Wednesday.

That there is widespread dizeat.sfae-
uen with the policy OF the Wash nsson
Railway and Electric Company and the
capital Tractl1r Company In operating
closed cars during the summer months
Is demonstrated By the scores Of letters
whica have been received by The Wash
inEton Times
The letters already on GIe in the office
of The Times. together with those re-
eeived in the future. VIII be transmitted
20 the commission.
The next meeting Of the District com
nilsson VIII be held Wednesday after
poon. The hundreds oT complaints
against the street car companies viii
at that tlm=, he formally called 90 the
attention or THE commission bv The
Times. together with d specific request
that the commission either accord q
public hearing or that Dc present the
matter % she Interstate Commerce
Commission. vsE -h has final jurisdiction
10 the premises
Loss Of Patronage Reported.
The statements repeatedly made 6y
TIE Times that the street car companies
are losing patronage by operating clos
cd cars is again verified IN the letters
which are pouring lnto the ofHce Of
the Street Car Editor Some OF The
correspondents declare -ha- they walk
t9 and from their work rather rnan ride
lu closed cars, and others assert that
the money which they spent In previous
years riding on open street cars IS now
spent for other auuseUrnrS IL would
appear. therefore. thar iu small de-
Erep al least the protest against the
street car companies has developed into
% boycott
owing 20 1rs -sr-s rgmHc- OF letters
being received = q 5r-prssIhIe 20 1ssl-
TS1 nh ~ Them 81 f-N arc rrUrrCIt---f
-odar. however for the purpose OF
sEuuH H7- that there is real sentiment
i1 the District of Columbia for open
cars
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-07-03
LOST FROM YACHT.
FRIENDS ARE TOLD
Skipper of Betty Said 10
Have Died Trying 10 Save
Employer

ATLANTIC CITY X =, July G.-VEld
rumors that United States Senator Boise
Pe1raSs had been drowned from his
Yacht, Betty. in which he Is cruising
sovev here of the coast or -p the lone
~ bays, created o. tremendous sensation
on The boardwalk and in hotels at noon
Tire reports. believed by friends 5f
Pc-rcse IN be utterly uuroluded. started
late last night ir the inlet section and
spread throughout the city this morning
One vhasc Of the supposed false r-luor
IS that Capt Jesse NateS- of this CITY
NAVIGATOR Of the Betty. he'd lost his life
ir trying 20 Sa-e his employer
Arrs- Yates. seen this afternoon. de-
cIa-ed her belief that the rre-ic reports
arc entirely without foundation and in
siSrs tr1t she would have received news
OF any such happening l0u- before noon
tOday-
il is understood that the Betty was
scheduled TO return 10 this city t0mor-
row
Before AIRS. Yates had positively de
mel the report newspaper oLllceSr po-
lice beada1iarters. and other news cen
tex were besieEed with inquiries as 70
The exact Iocat don Of the Betty at the
present time IS not known, ana al
nfrlt INQUIRIES 20 Efe-saVing StaDohS
and coast points failed TO elicit any re-
pot Of her.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-07-03
TAFT SEES SAGACITY
IN ROOSEVELT SMILE
of the Colonel Means
4 Deep-Laid Harmony
Coup, Tis Said

BEVERLY Mass JuI- 5-T-p here
in Beverly, where every man is a
friend of the President. IL IS declared
that next fail when Roosevelt invades
The West and Taft the Middle West
afrh assertions that the Republicans
should win the Congressional eIec-
tions. me two men viii he found ~
accord. standing shoulder TO shoulder
Roosevelt. who is recognized as the
greatest poIitiCa' genius this country
has ever known. has gone Taft one
better IN the use Of the smile that is
chiIdIike and bland
He mas made Taft no promises.
He has promised the insurgents only
that ne stands for what he stood for
1T the past
He has made Up his mind TO hold
the Republican party together until
fall and thus save 81 from defeat.
In one way this sounds like an ideal
dream but on closer inspection it
takes on the aspect Of one of the
deepest political games Of recent times
"a plan that would do credit to the
sazacity Of Roosevelt himself
So 1t does. declare the Taft adherents-
and for this reason the colonel is glad
enough TO let the fact remain hidden,
for while il is hidden he can receive
tContiuued on Third Page)
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CAR RIDES ABANDONED

u, the EEit1- ~ The Washington Ti1rs-
Your efforts for open cars in the
good old summer time" are heartily
approved. u IS certainly a short
sighted policy that leads the traction
companies 10 run closed cars during the
summer months For many Of us. the
evening ride oa the breezy open car
was a pleasure very frequently INDUCED
in. Bur a ride IN q boxed-up oven Is
not conducive % comfort, pleasure. OF
health IN hot, sweIterinS weather. To
my certain kno2 ledge there are those
who would gladly ride in open cars
who simply stay at home rather than
suffer IN a crowded closed car
II the companies desire traffic why do
they not regard the peoples wishes >
Bushes men IN other lines seek by
every means 20 induce people TO pa
rrCuize them. but these car conpa nies
seem to work on the principle thai only
these shall p3trouIZe their lines who.
through force OF circumstances, are aC-
tua lily obliged 20 ride
I hope If they have not sufficient fore
sight 10 cater TO the public trade that
lle commission viii compel them 20
place sufficient open cars on their lines
fOg the public good. The big open cars
II he Georgetown line are the best. ones
Tor summer use They have teeR on the
TakOma line until this year. Now we
are afflicted with tbs -you-enter-
These are all right for winter service,
but intclerable for the summer heat.
G - WTLEO&-
q Maple street, Takoma Park
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-07-03
H. D. FLOOD RETIRES
FROM THE CONTEST
Representative Will Not Ask
Distinction at Hands Of
Governor Mann.

Former GOV. Claude A. swanson viii
undoubtedly become the successor of
the late Senator John W Daniel, OF Viz
u-. Governor Mann seems 10 have dis
solved and IT. is now bat q matter of a
few weeks before the present Virginia
governor makes the anuouucemeur
The only real competitor Nr- swan
s1E had was Representative Henry d
Flood Vow Flood has withdraw He
has told mis- friends he cannot oppose
Governor Swanson, on account ~ past
fayors. and that It viii be- useless for
these friends To urge his. Flood s. name
rurrEer upon the governor
Both swanson and Flood are closely
associated vi-h the Virginia machine
They have been bowers Of Seuator Mar
tin. the head OF the organize ton Both
have served faithfully in the orEanfza-
tiou ranks and il would have been an
embarrassing situation for Governor
Manu. himself a member OF The organ
iZariOn- 20 have chosen between them.
While ne has not been CutsDOizeu
about H. Ir Is known Senator Martin
has favored Governor Swanson All
along for Senator Daniels seat This
fact alone IS enough IL is believed 10 in
sure SwaHs0D'S appointment
Governor Mann has aunCunce5 that he
VIII wait two or three weeks before
making an appointment He says that
respect for the memory Of the dead
statesman demands this.
Next summer viii find Virginia phi
tics ScethinE There VIII he two Sena-
tCriai offices to flL Senator Martin vi ]
Continued on Third Page)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-07-03
LITTLE GIRL VICTIM
BURNS TO DEATH

PITTSBCRE. Pa. july 5-The first
victim OF Fourth OF Julv celebrations
in Prt-saur- was reported today from
As7fn-a-I- where Lucille the fve-y ear
old dauehte- Of 1I-- and 2Irs- Harry
Sr-ee-s- Of First street. vas 2s7lly
burned at the family home BTrrrr@
had become excited over the lTeira- pr ?
sr~c---- Of F--e-s-Eers and rockets
= e-7--- r-- home and wandering away
l0orSa--aE went t0 q room on lhe
second floor and PLAYED ---l u1arcneS-
In some manner her clorll1= cal5lL
G~a Her screams called her parents
10 her aid. but r- the zine they arrived
the clothing was entirely burned rom
me rrrd-s BODY. She died within ha-t
an hour
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-07-03
NAY BAR DISTRICT
OF FIGHT PICTURES
The Rev, Dr. J. c. Ball
Starts Crusade Against
Exhibition Here.

a bitter deuUu-latlou or the Jerries-
johnson prize fight. scheduled for Reno.
New. tomorrow afternoon. was hurled
fg0m the p aplt of the Metropolitan
Baptist Church his morning by the
pastor, the Rev. Ur- John Compton
Bal. The newspapers. The promoters.
assailed IN no uncertain language
Especially did Governor DicEers0u ~
Nevada come In FOR a sr0rchuE.
Dr. BsU told his hearers that every
effort would be made r0Ehave the Com
missfoners prohibit the exhibition or
pictures taken Of the fight and that ne
personally would head "a delegation ro
present them with a petition contain
Ing the names Of hundreds who would
CRY out against the danger Of having
such a display made i'm the music
halls He said that "a letter had al
ready been written TO Commissioner
Rudolph by q committee OF ministers
praying that fight pictures be barred
from the District and IN case this did
not produce results the crusade would
be undertaken
The Reno disgrace savors nj bEs-I-
aIitv and SavaEery.'- the speaker shout
ed. but q governor who VIII permit
such thing savorS Of even q greater
degree of degradation ANY governor
who fails 10 90 his whole duty iu the
srun-ession of such an evil should Hv
that failure dig his own political grave
and make sure his social oEtraei-11-
Today we are on the threshold Of
(Cortlrued On Fifth Paee)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-07-03
TIMES is COMMENDED

To the Editor Of the Washington Times.
I wish to commend The Washington
Times for its courageous efforts in tax
ing up the question Of relieving the
svveIterinE humanity Of our city by rs
ing its powerful influence upon the rail
way companies. in the hope that they
viii listen TO the appeals Of the many
75nf0rt uuste beings who are compelled
TO take passage upon closed cars in the
heated term Of the year.
DR. c. l. CONSTANTINE
SlT Fourteenth street northwest
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-07-03
Fatalities in Many Places
Where Safe and Sane
Laws Are Absent.
LITTLE GIRL BURNS
HERSELF TO DEATH
Country BOYS Blow Up Rural Mail
Boxes With Giant Firecrackers
and Are jailed.

While the municipal authorities %
Washington. Boston Chicago, Nev
YORK, and other cities are making fnaL
arrangements today for a safe and sane
celebration Of Independence Day physl--
clans IN other cities are being called
upon to take care OF the @dvanee guard
or Victims
Early reports from every section Of
the country indicated that, although the
safe and sale iGea IS spreading rapidly,
q large urmEer who c0uld nor ualr
untH the Fourta are paying the penalty
OF premature enthusiasm ana premature
explosions
In Toledo Ohio. policeman who en-
6eav1rci 20 convince some bCizreroIs.
youths taat the celebration did nos begin
until after midnight tonight had a giant
hrecracser thrown in his face, ard prob
ably VIII lose his left eye
One Dying; Two Hurt
one man IS dying and two are seri-
ouSlv injured il PautleEer, r. L. as a
result Of a celebration which was started
. last night one victim has a bullet in
& afs side. another has broken arm. and
third is badly burned bv powder
ia Buffalo q brood o- youngsters 5-s
mourning The u-ar-a frra exp .1--1D eE
their store of fireworks They EaL
been saving -Eu -Lelr pennies Tor weeks.
and last u--.I invested rEcu lU eLT.1-
S5VeS. some il0.IIsi-5re rats g-a7llS
. AT matches SET the crackers and rockets
of lu bunch today and TOW -.fe
f youngsters are without fireworks Tor
tomorrow and lFel- parents are search
ms for "a new home
Boys Blow Up HAL B0zss-
+ Postmaster General z5iseEe1ez wIu
: have ea- FOR some Ie-rs--1rZrz as
result or -E= --.ar-5-a ---r af r-r= of
some re.eHrat-r= E-ar E0.ee. some
+ farmer boys vent -rralzl tHe -ovu II
{ weston and deposited d ilG-ted slant
: ss-z- l-e- in each n. the --al delivery
boxes -clag the rural free delivery
+ route is ~-rsuu with shattered boxes
and q couple or youths VIII Cele1zate
I rra --a..rs-. behind -ra-ru Ha--- pending
action rrH Government officials