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Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-14
DETECTIVE DISARMS MAN
WHO WOULD KILL SELF
Landlord, Hearing of Lodger's
Intention, Secures Police
Aid Just in Time

T. FalcOnni, landlord of a rooming
house at Ord and North Broadway,
entered the room of Ralph Morris yes
terday afternoon with the intention of
inviting his lOdger to partake of din
ner with him, but he made a hasty
exit, for when Falconni opened the
door Morris leveled a revolver at him
and stated that as he was about to
kill himself he would brook no inter
ference.
Falconni Immediately sent word to
Police Detective Tom Rico, and while
awaiting the arrival of the officer he
momentarily expected to hear the dis
charge of the revolver.
Detective Rico hurried into Morris
room and disarmed him. The young
man was just finishing a letter to his
mother, Mrs. Raffaele MauriZia of casa
Blanca, in which he informed her that
he was about to kill himself owing to
his being i'll and unable to secure en-
ployment. In closing, the despondent
lodger asked his parent for forgiveness
and requested her not to grieVe The
letter was written in Italian and under
the address on the envelope was
sketChed a cross.
Detective Rico took Morris to the
detention hospital where he will be
held pending an examination before
the lunacy commission as to his
sanity.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-14

fourteen-room stores and tenement build
ing; $4,000.
Forty-eighth street, 1912 West-Los An
seles Investment company, 335 South Hill
street, owner and builder; one and a half
story. six-room residence; $3.50.
Key West street. 3203-Mrs X. T. Voll-
mer. at lot, owneri William Knickrehm
company, builders; to move residence; $125.
Twenty-fourth street, 2190 West--E. L.
Pettifils 2276 West Twenty third streee
owner; addition to residence; $500.
Brent street, 800 North-Anna C. Greg
ory, at lot. owner; f. s. Smith, builder;
alterations to residence; $3.50.
Twenty-eighth street SIS East-H w.
Mailman 1881 East Adams street, owner:
Howard Stewart builder one-story. six
room residence $1,000.
Hollywood-EDcust avenue, 422-H X.
Hiral at lot, owner; r. Nakagawa. builder;
story, four-room residence; 5000.
Landa street 1616-P. r. Braham owner
and builder; one-story, five-room residence;
$500.
First street. 120S-1O west-M. Goldstein,
992 West First street. owner. e. E. Brad
ley builder; two-story. sixteen-room flat
building; $500.
Hollywood-211 Bonita place-w. r. Hin
man, at lot, owner; f. M. Walton, builder;
alterations to residence; $500.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-14
BOY FALLS FROM TRAPEZE
AND SUFFERS BROKEN ARM

While swinging on a trapeze in a
playground at 612 South Wall street
yesterday afternoon, Howard Frckie
a 13-year-old schoOlboy, lost his grip
and fell to the ground, sustaining
compound fracture of the left arm
below the elbow. He was picked up
unconscious by schoolmates and call
sent for the police ambulance. He was
taken to the receiving hospital, where
the fracture was reduced The boy
was then sent to his home at 725 Lamar
street
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-14
.ALLIGATORS SWALLOW ICE;
ARE NOW CRAVING MORE
SaurianS Develop Odd Appetite
at National Press Club

WASHINGTON, July 13.-Alligators
in Washington eat ice, They do not,
so far as known. care for it in their
native habitat, but that may be because
they seldom If ever see it there,
Fresh from Florida, the young alli-
gators have been regaled in the Ma
tional Press club with Jumps Of ice
that, dcspoilcd of their surrounding
beverages, have been left in the bot
tom of glasses. The first chunk or two
fIled the gators stomachs with q sense
of delightful GOODNESS, and their eyes
with a look of surprise; but ever since
they have been putting oliver Twist to
shame with Uheir dumb appeals for
more.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-14
WHITE SQUADRON WINS
IND PRIZE At DETROIT
Los Angeles EIks' Drill Team Is
NoSed Out by Corps from
Battle Greek

DETROIT. July 13.-Today the dele
gates to the national reunion of the
Benevolent and Protective Order of
Elks went almost in a body to Belle
Isle to see Battle Greek, Mich, win the
prize competitive drill. Los Angeles
won second prize and Denver and st.
Joseph, Mo, finished in the order
named. The contest was for a $500 cash
prize and $500 second.
The business meeting of the grand
lodge took place tonight.
The entertainment program included
a competitive drill of teams from the
various lodges in Belle Isle parade, fol-
lowed by an exhibition drill by the
cherry pickers" of Toledo lodge; a
river cruise by motor boat and picnic
luncheon at Peche island, and a naval
demonstration consisting of an attack
on Belle Isle by the Michigan naval re-
serves.
The night program consisted of a ca
noe parade along the Belle Isle lagoons
and a ball at the Masonic temple, ten
dered the grand lodge by Moslem tenn
pie, Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine,
Simon Friedburg Of Cleveland, a
member of the Buffalo lodge of Elks
last night was enormously reported as
having died of heart trouble superln-
duced by heat. Although in serious
condition, his. chances for recovery are
today said to be good.
The election of the following grand
lodge officers, which was not completed
Yesterday. was announced today:
Grand esteemed leading knight, JAS
H. Kelly, New Haven, Conn.
Grand esteemed loyal knight, L. M
Lively, Tallahassee, Fla.
Grand trustee. Charles C. Schmidt,
Wheeling, w Va.
Grand inner guard, Joseph I. Welsh
Long Branch, N. j.,
Before a crowd of $4,000 people, the
largest that ever gathered to see the
competitive drills of the Elk teams,
SQUADS representing four widely sepa-
rated cities contested at Belle Isle to-
day.
Those of the members of Los Ange-
les lodge of Elks, No. SO, who learned
of the success of their home lodge
were greatly elated, and When the
White Squadron returns it will be given
an ovation. The officers and members
of the squadron are: d.
Oficers-RObert Atkinson, captain;
Leo V. Youngwonth, first lieutenant;
DR.. w. r. Maiden, second lieutenant;
Edward B. LOWE, adjutant; c, +.
Stamps, jr., first sergeant; w. w. Hat
ton, second sergeant; H. }. Brown
third sergeant; Tom H. Fox, color ser
geant; George Cling, color sargent.
Members-C. H. Burkhardt. d. L.
Burke, Joe Goldstein, w. H, HalliWsll,
ir., Louis Joseph, H. L. Null, James
W. Routzhan, Clarence F. Smith, c.
w. Bahrenburg, E. NJ. Finehout, c. E.
Halliweu James /. Irwin, Rev w,
Laws. L. R. Mellus, Joe W. Sharp, Guy
NJ. West, Guy W. Yonkin, Leland S.
Bower, James J. Gee, jro Les \. Henry,
Lee Johnson, J. r. Moultrup, A. j.
McGfll, Fred A. steele, George W. var
row.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-14

Enterprise street, 2OoO-O4-H. ". Keller
9l9 Kerckhoff building owner; Rienards-
Neustadt Construction company, pulueI :
one-story, two-room storage and garage
building; $500. , o,e
Western. avenue, 379S-Mrs. l.. Manion' Slb
International Bank building, owner; A. n
Harshman, builder; one-story, siX-room res
idence 1890
Gordon street and Lexington avenue
Ben workman. 537 Gordon avenue. owner
NJ H. Beeson builderi OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
residence: $4,000.
Mariposa and Melrose ayenues-A. H.
Cheney. 3oi5 Wisconsin place, owner; A.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-14
MAN WHO TRIES TO AID
INJURED DOG Is BITTEN

In endeavoring to extricate a dog
from under the wheels of a wagon,
which had run over him, at First and
San Pedro streets, yesterday, John f..
Dunn, % years old, was severely bit
ten on the left hand by the injured
animal. His injury was treated at the
receiving hospital
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-14
BOER WAR VETERAN Is
ACCUSED OF FORGERY
Friends of German Will Endeavor
to Secure Probation

Appearing as his own attorney. A. d.
Van Dankberg a veteran of the I}Oer
war, had his preliminary hearing be-
fore Police Judge FredericksOn Yester-
day on a charge of utterinE worthless
checks. He was held to answer to the
superior court under cash bail of $4,000,
which he was unable to furnish.
A check drawn by Daukberg on the
Security Savings bank for $40 and
passed on Max Klist Was identified
and introduced in evidence His bank
book, showing a small balance, not suf-
ficient to cover the checks he cashed,
was also introduced in evidence after
being identified.
Dankberg. while on the witness
stand, testifying i'm his own behalf, ad-
mitted that he had been convicted of
a felony in New York, but the case
was dismissed after being tried on
appeal Dankberg was remanded TO
the custody of the sheriff yesterday
afternoon. 1t is understood that an
effort viii be made by friends of the
imprisoned German to free him from
the charge by paying the amount of
the checks and asking for probation in
the superior court.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-14
RED MEN ASSEMBLE

REDLANDS, July 13.-Red Men from
Riverside. san Bernardino and Red
lands gathered this afternoon and
evening at Urbita Springs for a pic
mic and a joint installation of officers.
Several hundred participated,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-14
PROPOSE GUARANTEE FOR
NEGOTIABLE COTTON BILLS

LONDON, July 13,-The bankers
committee recently appointed to in
ouire into the cotton trade situation
has decided to propose that comnenc-
ing i'm November American cotton bills
of lading shall be negotiable only when
they are guaranteed by an American
hanzina institution. 1t is expected that
the proposal Will be adopted after con-
stderation at a general meeting Of Eng
lsh and continental bankers.
The committee made its investiga-
tions as a result of the discovery at
Liverpool last April of Irregularities in
the bills Of lading on American cotton.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-14
The Gatlin Institute
1125 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, Cal
Telephones: F1O22 Broadway 1877
Drink Cost This Man Business Paying SIS, 900 Year

The following
nov3oye of age.
do do
in n
old appetite this office the GaIn nstute)
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-14
INCREASE HEAVY
IN j. s. IMPORTS
Eleven Months of New Tariff Law
Shows S14,O00,O00 Addi-
ton to Goods Brought In
AD VALOREM RATE is LESS
Customs Receipts Under Payne
Law Only Exceeded in
One Previous Year
AID VALoREM RATE is LESS

WASHINGTON, July 13.-Imports
exceeding by over S114,OOO,000 those
of any previous similar period came
into the United States during the first
eleven months of the operation Of the
Payne-AIdrich tariff law, ending June
80 last.
More than 40 per cent of these i'm
ports entered free of duty, being a
larger percentage than in the cores
ponding period of any previous year
except 1897, the closing year of the Will
son tariff law and 1892, 1898 and 1894,
when sugar was admitted free under
the Mckinley law.
Customs receipts during the eleven
months of the Payne tariff law were
$500. .S22 161. exceeded only in 1907, when
the first eleven months brought i'm $780,
O53, ,3S1. These figures were made pub
lie today by the bureau of statistics of
the department of commerce and labor.
Under the Payne law the average ad
valorem rate of duty on all imports has
been 2O95 per cent, which is less than
in any previous similar period since
1890, except in 1886. when il was 2O.oS
per cent. and in 1894, the closing year
of the Mckinley law, when it was 1878
per cent
AID VALOREM RATE LESS
On the dutiable imports, the average
ad valorem rate under the present
law had been 41.19 per cent or less
than in any previous year since 1880,
except in 1896 when it was 1888 per
cent.
Comparing the entire period of the
operation of the present law with the
entire period of the operation of the
Dingley, Wilson and Mckinley laws
respectively. the average ad valorem
rate under the Payne law is shown to
be less than any of the others.
Under the Payne law it has been 20.95
per cent.
Under the Dingley law it was 25.4S
per cent: under the Wilson law, 21.92
per cent and under the Mckinley law
2212 per cent.
In regard to the average ad valorem
rate on dutiable merchandise only, the
same is true Under the DngleY law
it was 45.76 per cent; under the Wilson
law, 42.S2 per cent, and under the Nc
Kinley law, 4710 per cent
The percentage of merchandise enter
ing free of duty under the Payne law
was 49.14 per cent. Under the McKin-
lay law which admitted sugar free, it
was 1904 per cent, while under the
Wilson law it was 1882 per cent.
The figures of the Payne law include
the five days of August, although the
law did not become operative until
August 6. The returns to the bureau
of statistics did not enable it to sepa-
rate the business of those five days
from that of the rest of the month.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-14
BUILDING PERMITS

Following are the permits issued a, since
the last publication OF the isI anu
fled according to wards; ,,t,o.,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-14

A TALK WITH LIQUOR
DRINKERS,
DRINK AND BUSINESS
By A. G. E. MORGAN
THIS TALK isn't going to do you any good but it
may induce your relatives friends to act. do
L not believe that liquor drnker in hundred is
mentally capable of apprecating the danger that
lies in strong drink-tO him; he knows that his brother
in drink is going to the dogs.
Anv sober man knows what soon or late, becomes of
the drinker eVery drnker knows what liquor has done
for Others but profits not by that knowledge. Sure is,
then, that the brain of the sober man and the brain OF
the drinking man different The drinkers brain has
lost somethng-or part OF 1t doesn't work.
drank much whisky once-that was before my rel
atives took me in hand and the Gain lnsti
ute where cured of appetite tor liquor IN three
davS-ten years ago, and have remained cured | can
look back on my drinking days-the days when rank
DOSOn deluding into the belief that was having
good time-and know was nothing less than crazy.
thought alcohol stmuant know that it is a
sedative-a parayzing agent-for all the finer parts OF
my brain were out of commisson-the parts that take
care of health and business were asleep.
friends relatives of
drinking will of him
drive the accumulated
disgust
liquor this shall
nothing No disagree
able hypodermc drugno substuVe smun
statements drinking his borne the
the greatest of all ens Dr. Foe of Zurich University He
Even quantity alcohol contained glass of
beer sufficient etard and disturb the
destroys and degenerates and by far the worst
enemy of the human race
That statement coming who his whole life
should make liquor dnker and think before Lets
have anotherW 1t should make him think Gatn Institute!
Everv line today doors the the
drinks The worldwide. the
keeper has employ liquor dnker Come the Gan
treatment or your and STOP DRINK three days.
The Gatlin Institute
1125 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, Cal.
Telephones: F1O22; Broadway 1877
Drink Cost This Man Business Paying $4,000 Year
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-14

It's ss easy TO secure a bargain IN used
automobile, through want advertising, as It
used to be-and stin iS-to secure horse
and carriage.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-14

Ellen Beach Yaw. Venice auditorium tonight.
Seats SOC and 81.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-14
DRINK AND BUSINESS
BY A. G. E. MORGAN

lies in strong drink-tO him; F
in drink is going to the dogs.
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|he Buffalo Lifhia Springs Water Co.
Beg to announce that, having completed its New
Bottling Plant, the water is now being shipped
and the Hotel is open for guests
Summer Resort
Stafford Springs
Hotel
VOSSBURG. MISS.
SHERWOOD INN

modern throughout. Terms VERY moderate s,e-
cial weekly. Open all year. Write for pooldst
Old POINT COMFORT: Va. tFortress Monroe,.
ishtfulb cool. Hotel beautifully located. Refined
and attractive in every way. New and entirely
r. III. Cunninsham. Mgr. -S0t-tu-th-sat-su
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Sending Money to strangers

Jasper In Leslfe's.
A person would not rent a house with
out seeing it, woman of small means
would hardly buy a piece of beef at the
market without looking at It and know
ing that she would get her moneys
worth; yet thousands all over the coun-
try will send their money to strangers
in distant cities, of whose honesty and
ability they are entirely ignorant, be-
-lieveing that they have some wonderful
scheme to get rich quickly. Let my read
ers remember that If they want to buy
stocks, the safest and best way is to
deal through some member of a well
established stock exchange house. deal
ing in securities listed on the exchange
and which have standing and market
because they are constantly being
bought and sold. Better yet, let the
poor and struggling saver Of money
learn to keep out of all schemes and
speculations and save his or her money
by deposting it in a safe institution OF
Investing it in dividend-paying stock
Of good reputation or in an income-pay-
ing bond or real estate mortgage.
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and make excellent colonists. 1t Is posi-
BILE to come upon men of Bethlehem In
eastern Africa and even in Haiti. Now
for the first time I saw the remarkable
head-dresses for which the married wom-
en- of Bethlehem are famous. They are
large and entirely conceal the hair I
was told that the foundation is a fez,
stiffened and covered with cotton. Chains
of silver on which are strung rows of sill
yer coins, ornament the front, and a
great white veil made OF cotton gives the
finishing touch Strongly built and active,
the matrons of Bethlehem look very i'm
posing as they go about their affairs, ana
I should scarcely think they live in great
subsection to their husbands. That they
make alarming mothers-in-law / can we'll
believe. There is proverb in Palestine.
Were the mother-in-law to love her
daughter-in-law, dogs would go into par
adise."
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What Golf Leads To

|Golf enthusiasm has probably caused
re arguments and unique wagers than
n other branch Of sport" says q. j.
than In the July Outing For IN
Ince-
No more amusing Illustration of this
Ihuedasn can be cited than the wager
1t was made several years ago by a
mer national champion with a num-
! of his friends on tho Garden City
|1rse. While In the heat OF a discuss
In over the f1ne points of the game,
ex-champion declared that he could
ly the Is holes of the Garden City
|lrse In less than one hours time and
@ strokes or better. In view of the
h THAT the course covers about 5000
|sds and THAT 1t usually takss about
b hours to make this distance OF more
In three miles, It is qudte superfuous
say that his offer was snapped up ON
spot 1t was decided Furthermore,
SETTLE tire matter at once
tPrpcarfng two cahdies the player or
|.ed OTTO OF f11em to Fellow him and the
Ser to keep On ahead after the ball.
|e coa4rse Is comparatively fat and the
|ne1y' mounted bicycles to keep pace
In the golfer who had set out to make
sypeed record over the course. At the
go from the timekeeper, he started
|eping constantly on the run and shout
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From the Indianapolis News.
The art association has received for the
Heron institate a valuable gift from
the Portfolio club, an organization Of
artists, architects, musicians and persons
of Kindred interests One Of the members
of this club was able to gain possession
of a set of reproductions of all the known
etchdngs OF Whistler, a work recently
published by the GroIier club Of New
York, only 90 copies of which were print
ed for club members only.
The work represents an immense
amount Of labor and artistic care and
the reproductions are by the best pro-
lcessss, closely resembling the originals.
Not only all the known etchfngs of
Whistler but all the states OF those etuh-
ings are reproduced wherever possible.
The entire collection consists OF 1000
plates, about 900 of which are distinct sub
jerts> 1t is a work not published for
commercial sale and Is of a kind likely to
grow extremely valuable
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From the NATIONAL monthly.
One of the travelling statesmen Of our
town came home to spend the holidays
with his family, a wife and smll daugh-
ter.
Everything went lovely until the day
arrived for his return to duties, when
his young daughter was very reluctant
about letting him 60.
The conversation ran thus:
Father-"Why do you care II 20
away; I'm no relation Of yours. am III
Child-"Yes. you are! you're my father
by marriage"
Father-'Wen, then. how Is your
mother related to your"
Child-"She's my mother by borna-
tion."
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EFFECTIVE AUGUST 2
New sleeping car line, Queen
and Crescent, Cincinnati. Leave
Birmingham 6:O5 p. M; arrive
Cincinnati 800 q. m.
Make reservation 1926 First
avenue. Bell, main, 1893; Peo-
pies GIG.
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ing out to the caddy the club he In
tended to use next, he dashed around
the entire course In exactly 46 minutes,
making the is holes In 90 strokes, accord
ing to the tally, and thereby winning
odd wager as has ever been laid by a
! golf enthusiast"
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STATE NORMAL COLLEGE

FIUhENUEs NINbNWN
Euxipm ent-Fine Library, Chemical. Physical and
Biological Laboratories Shop for Mechanic Arts. Mod
Of School for Practice Teaching. etc.
g,iages Literature. Latin English. History. Common
branches. PSYCHOLOGY and Methods. Manual Train'ns
Music.
Tho whole session IL devoted to tho work OF train
ing teachers. Graduates hold important positions.
Fall term begins Sept. 10. Write for catalogue to
6-22- I4t-wc-su NJ WILSON, Pres
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JUDSON COLLEGE Marion,


For Young Ladfes
One of the Oldest female colleges in
America. Standard college courses
leading to B. A. and B. 8. Degrees. Mu-
sic, Art and Elocution. Fine athletic
equipment. Extremely healthy location.
For illustrated catalog. address
ROBERT G. PATRICK, Pres,
Marion, Ala.
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ARTESIAN HOTEL
LIVINGSTON. ALABAMA
II. Al. M,LEAN. PrOu

Ia A. mLEAN. RxOps
This hotel Is under new management,
has been thoroughly renovated. and
newly furnished Everything first
class and up-to-dats. Travelling public
and water sdrinkers' patronage Dolta.
tied. bates $500 per day.
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NEW HOTEL MERTON

On tho Beach. Vermont Ave. Built Of brick
$50 large cool front bedrooms with ocean Wow.
Elevator private baths. running water IN rooms ex-
rensive porches. etc. White service. Special
90 up weekly; $3.50 up daily. Booklet. G. B. Pref
lyman. Owner and Prop.
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# you wish your mattresses
renovated call 493, both phones.
First class work. Returned
same day.
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Mothers-in-Lnw in bethlehem.
From Robert Hichen's From Jericho to
Bethlehem" in June Century
Many of the people in Bethlehem emil
crate, for they have no fear of travel