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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03
WOMAN ON BENCH
Justice, Daily City, CAL, Teaches
Marshal a Lesson.
Had Officer Jailed for Contempt Of
court-slx Months She Was a
stenoorapher for Prominent
San Francisco Attorney.

DAILY City, CaL-"Arrest him for
contempt of COURT" The order came
from a slender young woman, some
what excited, it is true, who had just
arisen from her seat on the bench. The
him" In question represented six
feet of indignant ofhcial manhood
glowering at her,
Il can't" stammered a deputy con-
stable to whom the words were ad-
dressed as he looked covertly at the
bulk of his prisoner to be. You see
I've just resigned"
Then I'll take him to jail myself"
announced the girl And she would
have done it in all probability II she
had had to, but it wasn't necessary.
At any rate, Miss Jess won that
fight as she has won others in the
courtroom and elsewhere, and has be-
come a figure in the affairs Of her
home community and in the state 1t
happened this way: There Is no long
er a bar to women holding ONCE in
California, and In due time Miss Jess
was appointed city recorder Of DAILY
City, across the San Mateo county
line. Now the ONCE carries with 1t the
duties and powers of a Justice and
Miss Jess found herself suddenly the
arbiter Of the minor legal and Grim
inal difficulties of the place
There were men in DAILY City. how
ever, who felt that it was not just the
thing to be bossed by woman. and
among them was the marshal
With the lawyers 1t soon became an
other story. To one she remarked
candidly: IF you don't know the law
you had better learn something about
it before you appear in a courtroom
sacred to its usages." After that they
let her alone.
With the marshal and certain other
officials 1t was different He had been
ordered to act promptly In a case In
which q Civil war veteran had been
swindled out Of his savings. The mar
shall had been given the warrant, but
he loitered and the culprft remained
free. Then Judge Jess summoned him
before her.
why haven't you served the war
rant on this man Simpkins? coldly
Intercepted the girlish judge.
Cant find him around here" the
marshal muttered angrily.
You haven't been making any very
strenuous effort that can see." re
sponded Judge Jess acutely. why
don't you go to San Francisco and ap
prehend him thereT"
The marshal stood at bay. Tn mo-
going to San Francisco to ind him,
he uttered finally. the veins in hii
forehead working with volcanic wrath
IF you want him you can send the
sheriff of San Mateo county for him
haven't time to so on such chases
anyhow"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03

Then" she said. you force me to
order your arrest for contempt Of
court. You have shown the bench un-
mistakable contempt in open court.
and as a sentence you must pay $50
or remain one day in jail. Which do
you choose?"
The marshal 'scowled until his black
eyebrows met But he answered In
a voice hoarse with passion:
PAY s50i Well. guess not See
you"
That ia why the marshal of DAILY
City came to be arrested and that Is
why things have gone more smooth
ly in the courtroom of the first wom-
an justice.
Six months ago Judge Jess was a
stenographer In the office Of a promi-
nent San Francisco attorney. She
lived in Daily City.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03
CARING FOR GRAVES

The wire frames are then scraped
with wire brushes, bent and twisted
back into their original shapes and
dipped into an immense tank of ben
zine to cleanse them. As they emerge
from the benzine bath, bright and
clean, they receive their final treat
ment, dip into tank of green paint.
and then are once more ready for the
market and are resold to the for
lists
All of the refuse that comes from
the frames is cremated. A crematory
of the Colorex type, burning liquid oil.
is maintained on the premises for this
purpose. Some Of the wire frames are
so badly bent and twisted that they
are beyond repair. and these are
thrown into dump heap in the rear
of the lot Four tons of the wire
refuse accumulates monthly and the
material is carted to one Of the big
iron foundries In Kings county and
there transformed into sash weights
for windows.
OF the 100000 floral designs that
are used at funerals in New York
every year, there are about 1900 diff
ferent styles and sizes. ranging all
the way from the simple wreath, or
cross, for probably one dollar com
plete, to miniature locomotive and
tender, AZ inches long.
The working materials that are used
extensively in the manufacture OF the
funeral emblems, besides the wire
frames, are moss, toothpicks. butch
ers skewers. tinfoil and white
pigeons.
In addition to the millions Of flowers
used every year on funeral designs
there is a large demand for white
doves" emblematic Of purity. For
these doves" pure white pigeons are
substituted. Sometimes the market
goes shy, for the pigeons feathers
must be pure white. without trace
of color. The hotels. clubs and res
taurants get the meat for squads. and
sometimes quail ORDERS" and the tax
idermist gets the skin and the feath-
era
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03
DEAD JAPS ON SHIP

alongside as the boat came by me.
Luckily saw a rope hanging over the
side and got hold of it, or I'd never
be in New York or any other earthly
harbor this day. Finally, with one
last awful effort, ! drew myself over
the side and fell in a heap on the
deck. sat up with start and there
was a blooming puppy dog what had
been licking the side of my face. That
there pup was Banzai
\ well. sir. had come aboard into a
pretty mess. The vessel was a one
sticker and was running under main
sail, topsail and tibs, but not sign Of
human being did see. got up
and went aft, and there doubled up
near the wheel was dead Jap. The
fellow was curled up like a fellow
who fallen asleep and had tried to
keep himself warm by rolling into a
ball.
II went down into the cabin and
there stretched out on the floor we're
four more Japs. 1t certainly gave me
the creeps to look at them. They all
had the same CHASTITY expression on
their faces and the same wild look
In their eyes as the fellow up on deck.
looked about expecting to see signs
of struggle, but everything was as
ship shape as could be.
THE more / looked at those dead
men the more the idea stuck to me
that they had seen something that had
literally frightened them to death.
What 1t was you can guess as well as
me. I've often tried to figure out
an explanation Of those dead Japs,
but fits beyond me. The bodies were
In a good state of preservation, SO
the men couldn't have been dead long
well. the first thing did was to
heave those Japs overheard.
Il kept on westward for about four
days and then late one afternoon ]
sighted a steamer low down on the
horizon. Then l saw the steamer be
ginning to slow down. / ran up as
close as / could and they lowered
away a lifeboat to reach my ship. As
soon as 1t pulled alongside I picked
up Banzai and jumped into the
boat and was taken to the steamer.
The sailboat journeyed on as had left
her. all sails set and heading into the
setting sun. She was a ship OF
mystery. Where she came from, what
had happened to her crew and where
she went l don't know and never
will"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03
SHOT BY. BoYHooD ENEMY
Youth He Had Sent to Prison In 1870
Gets Bitter Revenge After
Many Years.

Denver. Coin. A. Root. member
Of q Denver tobacco firm. was shot
and seriously wounded at his home
by a man he says he recognized as a
boyhood enemy of Ripon, Wis. Root
was taken to the county hospital.
where It was said there was chance
for his recovery.
! Root said the trouble started in
1870, shortly after he left school in
Wisconsin, when his home was robbed.
He said he recognized the burglar az
James Divinney. He had DiYinney
arrested and he was sentenced to the
penitentiary. At that time. Root de-
clares, Divinney swore vengeance.
Several times In the last fifteen
years, since he has resided in Denver,
Root has been attacked. shot and once
locked In his safe and nearly suffo-
Gated. On each occasion Root de-
clares he recognized his assailant as
Divinney.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03
Hugh kenney UtiIizes Remnants
of Costly Emblems.
For Forty-five Years Brooklyn Man
Has Removed Discarded Wire
Frames From Cemeteries In
Gotham and Elsewhere.

New York.-More than ;1.500.000 IL
spent every year in Greater New York
city for floral emblems for funerals,
and it is said that 100000 designs are
annually sent to the cemeteries What
becomes Of them? The flowers fade
and wither; the wind and rain help to
scatter broadcast the leaves and
petals, but the wire framework. the
moss and the tinfoil remain to litter
up the most carefully kept cemetery
unless they are disposed of after serv-
ing their purpose.
New York city is reputed to have
the most beautiful and best kept
cemeteries in the world, and 1t is be-
cause they are cleaned out frequently
and their aspect not marred by OBJ.
jectionable dumps Of discarded floral
emblems.
For forty-five years Brooklyn man
has removed from the cemeteries the
discarded wire frames and their &C
cumlated debris and today. with the
assistance Of his seven sens, he claims
not only all of those Of South Orange
in New Jersey and Kenisco and Wood
lawn above New York city.
This man, Hugh Kenney, receives
no pay from the cemeteries for this
work. His teams or auto trucks call
at the cemeteries at regular intervals;
at the larger and better grades a.
often as every three weeks. but at
the smaller cemeteries only once In
six months. From each cemetery ne
removes from one to six wagon loads
Of the discarded floral emblems and
takes them to his plant in Brooklyn.
Here 80 men are employed. who
handle the refuse as it arrives. As
wagon load after wagon load comes
from the cemeteries their contents are
dumped into the large vacant lot
which forms a part Of the plant. and
the crew of men. armed with sharp
knives, pincers and wire cutters,
tackles the weatherbeaten. faded
pieces, and one by one they are strip
ped. The tinfoil and moss are rip
ped away and the stems. natural and
artificial, are pulled from the moss
backing, until the wire framework is
cleared.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03
GIRLS LIKE YANKEE HUSBANDS
FrauIeln Mohlau the Latest to Show
Appreciation Of Their Superior
Qualities.

Berlin.-Alliances between German
men Of title and American girls dow.
cred by Millionaire fathers have been
steadily increasing for forty years or
more The supply Of American heir.
esses has. however. never been large
enough to meet the demand among the
poverty-stricken aristocracy of the
fatherland. so that of late years the
daughters of the wealthy bourgeoisie
have been accepted. But in the mar.
riage recently at Dusseldorf OF Roy s.
McElwee. formerly of Indianapolis.
Ind. but now of Berlin, with Fraulein
Ellen Mohlau the world sees another
of the rapidly multiplying illustrations
of the modern tendency Of the Ger
man heiress to throw herself and her
fortune at the feet OF an American
husband.
The par value of the American hus-
band may keep on depreciating among
American girls who live In Europe,
but It is a fact that the wealthy girls
among the middle classes of Germany
Infinitely prefer an American man
even to a scion of the most ancient
German nobility. And 1t is interesting
to note that parental approval follows
their preference. The American has
the reputation Of making the best hus-
band. He is more considerable and
more faithful to his marriage vows.
He does not isolate bis middle-class
wife from her family and relatives as
the German aristocrat does.
Fraulein Mohlau's father. Adolph
Mohlau, is a wealthy manufacturer Of
Dusseldorf, a royal councillor OF com
merce and president Of the Dusseldorf
chamber Of commerce. His daughter
is pretty and accomplished being an
excellent musician and an expert
horsewoman. She 10 credited with
having had numerous opportunities to
marry German men Of title.
Mr.. McElwee is the son Of a Metho-
dist minister of Indiana
Mr.. McElwee returned to America
for a course at Columbia university
but is now permanently established in
Berlin. He acted for while as pri
vate secretary to Andrew d. White
when Mr.. White was ambassador tc
Germany.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03
THIEVES AHEAD TWO TO ONE
london shopkeepers Give suffrasettes
Window Smashing score-Wonen
Are Still at u.

London.-The window smashing
campaign inaugurated by the suffra-
gettes continues merrily. Although
It is a serious matter to the shop
keepers, some of them manage to
keep up their spirits during the ordeal
A well known cigarette shop In
Bond street which has had the mis-
fortune to suffer window breaking by
burglars as well as by suffragettes.
shows the following sporting notice
In it's window:
Our window has again been broken
by burglars. The score now is
Burglars 2, Suffragettes 1. Burglars
are leading by one point"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03
Weird Adventure of Engineer OFF
Coast of China,
SEAMAN Supposed to Have Been
Drowned Climbs Aboard Deserted
Vessel ard Wonders at the
mystsry of Sailors Fate.


New York.-If Banzai, the Japanese
poodle and priced possession of VIII
nth Twseddale. chief engineer OF the
Tseeddale. chief engineer of the
British tramp steamer Athon. now dis
cknrg.ng her far East cargo at the
Aasican docks, Staten island. could
az be would unfold a strange tale OF
tat southern Pacific. But the story OF
bow B&nzai came into the possession
d Chief Tweeddale is strange enough
ale in itself. Before joining the
A!bon. Tweeddale was second en-.
glneer Of the tramp steamer Viscar,
and we're that steamers log to be had
snd The pages turned back to year
40 the drowning at sea OF Banzafs
owner xould be noted.
Tn a drowned man and that's al
nefe is to It," remarked Tweeddale to
reporter, as he began the story OF
aanzai Il haven't seen the Viscar
s|ace tho night was drowned In the
Saith Pacific. but I've heard from my
&C chief. and he says I'm carried on
ne log as drowned, and that the Wis
ms log is truthful in all things, and
Hexned must remain.
Il was about this time last year
uas was drowned The Viscar had
nuehed In at Japanese ports and was
ncking her way south to Singapore
had Just been relieved OF my watch
os'os BY the third and had gone tc
aerail for a breath Of air. The night
1 stining hot, and whether l had
q. too much heat or what l don't
NOV but I was taken with a sort Of
ninting spell
came TO with a sudden shock
rs b the water.
Z dawned on me mighty quick that
= 'ne had seen me go overheard and
~ y might be couple Of hours be
we was missed. / shouted a BIZ
sv'e and then began to save my
reath and swim.
wen sir. l had some funn,
.oesnta First I began to wonder
ox lons could keep up. and decided
~ oy taking things easy / was goot
~ ave or SIX hours and daylight, fol
aso gone overheard at midnight. 4
Dsginning to tire a bit, and Il
something Of an effort to keel
Then, air. ! saw sight that brought
oowl OF Joy out my lungs. Sweep
a"ng toward me. with all sails
vas one-masted vessel. | begar
vim toward her, yelling Help
10y rev strokes. but not an answer
- ery did hear. thought 4
se. TOT the vessel was almost OF
.a eut i wasn't for me to wonder
- s' such things with a chance FOL
- % hear at hand. and so / bumped
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03
John o. h Rusy At Golf.

Tarrytown. N. Y.-John ID. Rookie
Teller is making the most of his spare
time. playing golf every morning and
taking long automobile rides every af-
ternoon. Week days he drives his
car around to the North Tarrytown
high school each afternoon and In
vites four or FIVE Of the teachers for
q ride. He takes them up through his
estate and tells them some Of his
plans for beautifying the place. The
drives generally last about two hours.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03

of France in the world win sooner or
later be the inevitable consequences
Of the sterility of our nation"
The number OF births last year. ac-
cording to M. Klotz. was only 742.114
in the whole Of France. against $751;
274 a decade ago. In 1907 and 1911.
he said, the deaths exceeded the
births. This was. he continued, dan
ger tn the country. placing France In
a situation of inferiority In COMPARE
son with the other great nations.
The lower birth rate. while per-
picking phenomenon among all civi-
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03

the authorities having come to the
conclusion that the bayonet was OBJ
solete in modern warfare. The aver
age opinion Of the army. however.
soon made itself felt, and the first
order was countermanded and the rife
was ordered with the bayonet. but
the bayonet was not of the ordinary
size but really a sort of knife. In
subsequent orders the bayonet was
not questioned
1t is interesting to speculate what
the Bulgarian fortunes might have
been without the bayonet
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03
,r,,n. Woman Leaps to Death.

Boston.-Mrs. Lizzie Fee. wealthy.
woman, while suffering from the
hallucination that she was being pur-
sued by burglars. desperately attacked
and seriously wounded three women
attendants in her house. An over
turned lamp fred the building and
Mrs. Fee jumped to death from win
dow on the top floor. clutching her
boarded wealth In her hands
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03
SAfoNET THOUGHT OBSOLETE
wade BY 5ulsarians During the
ksn War Wakes Up British
Experts.

~ .eeoon'-lt is curious to think that
-. ossonet. which has played so
-. part In the Bulgarian victories.
49, no' have been in existence II
- nn'ary experts of the kingdom
NJ .esz' IN the Bulgarian scheme Of
res' armament. the Mannlicher
"efe orderd without 3ayonets.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03
FRENCH BIRTH RATE LOWER
Minister Of Finance Sees Great Peril
to Nation In Decline In Number
Of Children.

Paris.-The birth rate Of France
was lower by more than 100000 in
1911 in 1901. Louis Klotz, minister
of finance. announcing this tact to the
commission on depopulation at it's
first session, said:
Military inferiority. economic inferi-
CITY. and the diminution Of the power
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03
DEER IN A CROWDED STREET
Animal startles Pedestrians In cincIn-
natl Until Finally Caught by Mem
Der Of Salvage Corps.

Cincinnati. Ohio.-Shortly after noon
recently the crowded down town
streets we're thrown into confusion
when deer ran down Walnut street
and turned into Seventh avenue. The
animal finally plunged through large
plate glass window. Emil Stagnaro of
the Salvage corps, with a number of
firemen, captured the animal
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03
Father's Admiration.

Mrs. Shortley was discussing the
latest fashions with young lady
caller.
did you say your husband was
fond Of those clinging gowns. Mae?"
yes, he likes one to cling to me for
about three years" = Hppincott'a
Magazine.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03

lized people was. the minister said. a
greater problem in France than else
where. The births exceeded the
deaths Of 1910 In Germany by s7s.11
In Austria-Hungary by 573,720. in
Great Britain by 41s.77s and in Italy
by 461.771. but In France by only n.
41S.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03
su.pIelou. q EyII Dinner PAN.

Chester. Pa.-When William Tex
man, Waterman at a metal plant, no
ticed James Pratt, a workman, fairly
staggering under the weight of his
big tin dinner pail as he left the
works. the Waterman became SUSPECT
Gus and took the pail away. When
the lid was removed It was found 70
be filed with copper. Pratt was
arrested.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03

Gives Him = Chance TO Pursue.
"The best way for a girl to catch
a man is by running away from him"
That's right. there's no danger Of
her beating him out In q hobble
skirt"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03

Hot Springs. va.-A horseback ride,
possibly the longest on record for a
man Of HIS years. was taken by Fred.
erick Aver. of Boston. aged ninety.
two. The distance covered was "a
miles.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03
Wore cor.et. 5000 Year. AGO.

Philadelphia.-Dr. e. N. Hall. an an
tiquarian. in an address here said tina
corsets and hobble skirts were wor,
in Crete five thousand years ayr
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03
Very Much So.

When Mrs. Jibbetts was asked why
she neglected her friends SO. she gave
a bald excuse"
what was it,"
THE baby"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03

Public sentiment should be against ~ and we Do
heve 10 is, there can be reason VI ny ladies' houh
have 70 sufer with headaches and neuralgia, e.
prompt relief IL is simply question of getting the
ladies' 20 try IL All druggists sell Hunts Lightning
OIL In sc and Soc bottles Adv.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03
Real Thlno.

who was this great god Pan you
read about who worked on pipes?"
Il. guess he was a boss plumber"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03

Mrs winslov's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces innamma-
ton, alays pain. cures wind collie. sc bottle N
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03

A small boy doesn't find it very
amusing to do the things his parents
are willing to let him do.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03

Liquid blue Is a weak solution. Avoid Il
Buy Red Cross Ball Blue, the blue that's all
blue. Ask your grocer. Adv.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03

The chap who poses as a good fell
low" is apt to get the short end Of it
eventually.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03

Letters man doesn't write are
never read in court. v
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03

Only a poor love letter can be
spoiled by weak spelling.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03

Most of the so-called theatrical stars
are rockets.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03

Watch lest prosperity destroy gen
erosity.-Coltok.