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PREDICTS VICTORY
OF FAIR PROJECT
President Scott of Chamber of
Commerce Returns from Mis
sion to Washington
SENATE FAVORS ALL PLANS
indifference of Some Congress
men Declared Sole Difficulty
in the Way of Success
With the belief that California has
*very chance to win the exposition with
which it Ih planned to celebrate tho
completion of the Panama canal In loir>,
and delighted to return to sunshine and
flowers, Joseph Scott, president of the
Los Angeles chamber of commerce and
the only Southern California member
of the delegation which for a month
lias been working in Washington to
p?euro tho big fair for Kan Francisco,
returne' to I,os Anpfolos yesterday
afternoon on a Santa Fe train which
was nearly two hours late.
"Glad to get back? Well, 1 should
say I am," and Mr. Scott's usual cheery
mnile seemed to expand a little. "1
have had all of the congealed atmos
phere I want. Think of leaving a hotel
where, it is sevonty-tlve In the shadei
and having to go out on the stroet
where it was twenty!
•Tl nk of that, will you? Why, It's
had enough for big strong men to en
dure, not to mention women and chil
dren. 1 tell you, the east doesn't know
what wo have out here In Southern
California. It It <ild It would lose more
population.
"As it In. our census returns par
alyzed them, simply paralyzed them.
The >• ashlngtonlans could hardly be
lievf that LOS Angeles Is the sizo It
Is. This city is next to tho nation's
capital now.
i-.kimv FIGHT FOR REPOSITION
"^ls to the fair, the situation Is sim
ply a parliamentary one now. Hard
work is being done on both .sides, both
by the Callfornlans und the men from
,\>w Orleans. I think California has
tho advantage, however, In that the
committee on rules has set January 17
us the date when the city to have the
exposition must he determined, We
had been nfrald that becai se of the
large number of appropriation bills and
lsgil l.'itlon which President Tal't wants
attended to that th« exposition might
be sidetracked for this session.
"In the senate we can win out with
out any trouble, I bellove. And much
of the credit for that Is due to Senator
Flint, who Is a strong man there, es
pecially bo because he la a member of
the finance committee. Senator Per
kins la doing all ho can, but he Is not
a well man and neither Is ho as young
and active as Flint.
"In the house we are not so certain.
There has been no absolute poll taken,
hut wo believe we have enough favor-
Rblo votes there to succeed. Some
congressmen are noncommittal, how
ever, and only the roll call will show
liow they view the matter.
"Wo must not bo too sure, but must
continue to work. Any Los Anjjelan
or California!! who has Influence with
any eastern congressman or with any
person who can Influence any eastern
congressman should write to htm and
urge him to vote for San Francisco.
CONGRESSMEN SEEM APATHETIC
"The greatest obstacle to the success
of California is the absolute Indiffer
ence of some of the congressmen. Many
of them don't care whether there Is an
exposition at all. The failure at
Jamestown and the financial loss to
the government at St. Louis are causes
of their indifference.
"The New Orleans delegation is com
posed of clever men. They are suave,
genial and are good mixers. Theirs Is
a fine committee and it Is working hard
and systematically, especially In tho
house.
"If the fair is won by Pan Francisco
it will be called the Panama-Pacific
exposition and will be of the greatest
benefit to Lob Angeles without this city
being at any financial risk. Fully 80
per cent of those who come to the fair
will pass through Los Angeles. The
way the people In this section feel
about it was shown at the last election,
when the constitutional amendment by
•which the state is to give $5,000,000 for
the fair carried two to one.
"The Callforniana at- the national
capital worked well together, regard
less of their different political creeds.
Governor Glllett and Governor-elect
Johnson work side by side for the ex
position. Taft received us very cor
dially and our general impressions of
Washington were pleasant."
With considerable coaxing Mr. Pcott
was persuaded to tell of the auto
graphed photograph which President
Taft gave him. It was presented when
the California delegation called on the
chief executive and bore, in addition
to the president's signature, the words,
"To my friend, Joseph Scott, with af
fectionate regards for a real live boost
er," and was in memory of Tuft's trip
around the kite-shaped track In com
pany with other representative men of
L.OS Angeles when he visited this city
last year.
POSSE TRAILS ROBBERS OF
ARROYO GRANDE POSTOFFICE
Safe Dynamiters Steal Team of
Horses and Escape
ARROYO GRANDE, Cal., Dec. 24.—
The postofflce here was rohbed by
liurglars early this morning. The safe
was blown open with dynamite and all
of the stamps and money taken. The
registered mail was not molested. A
sheriff's posso took up tho trail Of the
rcbbers.
Tho burglars partially cut the tele
phono cables, but apparently wero in
terrupted in this work. They took a
team belonging to H. Ij. Goodln, which
they left In a stablo at San lailk Obispo.
A horse owned in tho neighborhood of
tho robbery Is also missing-, hut It Is
believed that whilo tho sheriff was
gpei dins; to this place the burglars
were on a southbound train which it is
presumed they boarded after leaving
their conveyance at San Luis Obispo.
JUDGE CHURCH IN LOCAL COURT
Judge Church of Fresno again is in
l ,■ \ngeles and ll hearing actions in
the superior court. Yesterday he oc
cupied tho bench in department six,
Where Judge Monroe usually presides.
RTRANOEns IX TIIK CITY
Btrangers are Invited to visit the exhibits
rf California product* at the Chamber ot Com
,,,er .• building, on Broadway, between First
and Second street!, wUrre 'free Information
will be given on all subjects pertaining to this
««-t k-u. •••
1100 LBS. OF PINE SEED
PLANTED BY GOVERNMENT
U. S. Endeavoring to Renew An
geles National Forest
With the planting of tlifi 400 morn
pounds of pine seed which hu .lust.
boon received by Bupervlsor of the Poor
est \i. M. Charlton; LIOO pounds will
have been put in In an effort of the
government to renew the Angeles na
tional forest. Beven hundred pounds
have already been planted this i ason
along tin- natural timber belt mi tho
Sun Bernardino range, tt was found
necessary to re-seed, as awing to the
thick layer of pine n lies on the
ground from the old trees the seeds
seldom reached the soil to get a start.
With the coming of the systematic
seeding by tho government, the seeds
are being harrowed In, or in some In
stances the earth Is prepared by
spading, tlms giving the sccis a chance
for quick rooting, The main purpose
of tin) government In caring tor this
forest planting is tho conserving of the
water supply for Irrigating purposes.
Bincn it requires from 7B to 100 years
for the trees to become saw logs, thej
are planted chiefly thai the soil, being
pierced by the roots, will retain the
rainfall which would otherwise rush
down the mountain sides in waste, cre
ating flood*,
LOTTERY KING'S WIFE
SEEKS FUND FOR APPEAL
Mrs. Brunner's Attorney Will Ar
gue for Release of Securi
ties from Receiver
In an attempt to obtain funds to
carry her appeal to a higher court, at
torneys for Mrs. Louisa Brunnor, who
recently lost her divorce case against
Herman P.runner, formerly th© "lottery
king" of St. Louis anil now a resident
of Southern California, will argue a
motion to release from the receiver cer
tain securities which the wife alleges
me her distinct property.
The motion will be argued next
\V dnesdHy in the superior court be
fore Judge Crowe of Bante Barbara,
who has presided at the hearings of
tho various legal troubles of the linm
ners and who will come to !.■"- Angeles
for the purpose of settling in" pn Bent
l.ssue.
Many months ago Mrs. Brunner
asked tho court to jjive her .separate
maintenance of nooo a month. Hit
husband brought a counter suit asking
that she be forced to return to him
property valued at more than J200.000
which she claimed, although he said he
had placed it temporarily in her ntmie
In order to give her business exp. ri
ence. In answer to Brunner's action
the wife changed her separate main
tenance action to olio for absolute di
vorce.
The cases took up considerable time
in the superior court, Judge Crowe only
Riving his decision a few weeks ago.
lie denied the wife more than $150 a
month tnr her maintenance, denied her
a divorce and ordered the property re
turned to the husband. She was per
mitted to retain, however, a house and
lot at the beach, the property having
been given to her as a Christmas pres
ent by Brunner,
The property which was the bone of
contention between the couple .still in
in the hands of the receiver, the South
ern Trust company.
COUNTY AUDITOR REPORTS
$3,753,040.20 COLLECTION
11. G. Dow, county auditor, has com
pleted his semi-annual report, whNJ^
shows that the collection of property
taxes for ptato am! county purposes
nine the lust previous accounting, and
exclusive of road and school taxes,
amounted to $3,763,040.20.
Of that, amount, $1,502,771.6! will go
to the state. Gf the sum to be turned '
over to the commonwealth, the Inher- ]
ltance tax represents a goodly part.
That assessment against estates to
taled 1169,184.70, and only a Bmall per- ■
centage Is retained by the county.
treasurer as a commlsison for collect-
Ing it. Poll taxes amounted to 198,868,
Mr. Dow has mailed his report to the
state controller at BacrafnentO,
MONNETTE SUES OIL COMPANY
To collect the major part of money
alleged to be due on a promissory
note, M. J. Monnette yesterday filed
in the superior irt :i suit against the
Cleveland "ii company, W. a. France,
W. J. Batchelder ami Grant G. Gillette.
Tho money loaned was $7f>ol), payment
being secured by stock of the Cleve
land Oil company. The plaintiff asserts
there still is owing to him $4!H)7.. ri3, for
which ho sues, together with $730 as
attorneys' fees and costs of the action.
JUDGE CONSIDERS TEST CASE
Judge Willis of the superior court
yesterday took under advisement the
Re.l ■ as COrpUB proceedings of the Mont
gomery >t Muiiin Lumber company,
which is testing the legality of the
establishment by council .>r an Induo
t:';il district. The lumber coin;.any la
in trouble with the city authorities be
caure it maintains a lumber yard at
il!" Avenue 61, in Highland Park, a
section of the city not included, in the
industrial district.
SLAYER DENIED NEW TRIAL
Judge Davis of the superior court
yesterday denied a now trial to Aaron
Qratton, a negro, 67 years old, who
was found guilty of murder in the
goeonj degree for killing his neighbor.
John Allen, also a negro, in a quarrel
over Mi*. C,ratton. When the action
for a sew trial was denied Gratton's
attorneys hied an application for pro
lation, cod a hearing will bo had upon
lhat matter December 29.
HEIRS ACCUSE ADMINISTRATRIX
Judge Bordwell, presiding judge of
the superior court, yesterday took un
der advisement the ai tion brought by
heirs of Klinaheth Ross to have her
sister, Anna M. Scanlon, removed
from the office of administratrix, it
v-> alleged that Mrs. Scanlon is negli
gent and also is trying to convert to
her own use the gceater part of tho
i.Mate which Is valued nt $77,000.
THIEF SENT TO PRISON
Jose Contraras, wuilty of petty lar
ceny for the second time, the doublo
Offense constituting felony, was sen
tenced to serve one year in the peni
tentiary at Folsom by Judge Willis of
the superior court yesterday. Con
traras' second Offetise was the theft of
t pair of gloves from J. T. Keogh.
HABEAS CORPUS DEMANDED
Judge Willis of tho superior court
yesterday denied the writ of habens
corpus by which Stanley S. r.n Due,
charged with embeaillng IJU.BO from
hill former employer, Will 11. Grosscup,
hoped to obtain his freedom.
LOS ANGELES HERALD: SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 25, 1910.
GRADE EDUCATORS BREAK SLATE AT
ELECTION OF TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION
Resolution to Abolish Interscholastic Contests from Schools De
feated After Fierce Warfare of Words-Pedagogues Out
line Their Position on Some Important Matters
Tl»<> Southern California Teachers'
association elected officers yesterday—
also it adopted a large number of res
olutions—but neither task was accom
plished until the hottest discussions In
the history of the organisation had
raged tor hours, and more than one
parliamentary tangle had been
straightened out after considerable ef
fort. Not the least Interesting feature
was tin: smashing of a so-called "slate"
by tho grade teachers when they dis
covered they were not represented on It.
The officers elected by the asßovta
tlon are: J. ii. Francis, president; Miss
Sarah Dole, first vice president; Mlhi
11-uiii: Bromley, second vice president;
Mark Keppol, recording secretary;
will Angler, financial secretary; Al
fred Hlgglns, transportation secretary;
T. .1. Phillips, treasurer.
The first storm broke soon after tho
business meeting of the association was
called to order in Polytechnic high
school yesterday morning. It tamo
with the reading of .1 resolution de
claring that all Interscholastlc contests
should be eliminated. Before it ended
the excited educators had declared
against the adoption of the resolution.
During the discussion that preceded
final action there was great excitement.
A dozen men all on their feet at once
angrily demanding the floor, the chair
man often unable to make himself
heard above tho noise of the meeting,
and from one corner of the room to the
other (lie wall of the multitude, "What
Ih tin? question?" "Will someone ex
plain v.hat we are fighting about?" or
••The third question before the last is
still before' the house— I call for the
third question before tha last!"
BTORM KKIOAKS CUT
The raeetlng / calmly—perhaps
because the nominating committee for
the affiliated council of the Teachers'
association of California was not in
the room -and the regular business
proceeded quietly and with expedition.
Then J. H. Francis, city superintendent
of schools, sprung the first torpedo.
As chairman of the committee on res
olutions Mr. Francis read nineteen res
olutions defining the association's po
sition on Important educational ques
tions. The fifteenth was to the effect
that all Intel-scholastic contests should
be eliminated from the public schools.
By some atrange chance he was al
lowed to proceed with the last four
resolutions, but before the w«rdß were
fairly out of his mouth, several men
were on their feet moving that the
resolution eliminating Interscholastic
contests be stricken out. Then tho
fight was on.
B. W. Reed, principal of the San
Pedro high school, made the first
speech championing the resolution,
claiming that the physical develop
ment of the body should he cared for
by the schools but that it should be;
managed without Introducing an ele- -
ment which made tho tirst motive,of
the boy find teacher one— get ahead
of his neighbor, to outdo him at what
ever cost.
"I talked to one of the boys on a
team Bent down hero from the north
to meet one of our teams," Hr. Heed
explained, "and that boy told me
his last instructions were to use any
methods of any nature to win the.
garni -that the Los Angeles team was
a 'rough neck bunch' who would have
to be treated accordingly and that the
main thing was to win. This is a con- {
dition which no body of educators hus
a right to allow, and I say put it out
of the school system."
DEFENDS SCHOOL CONTESTS
A. A. Macurda of the State Normal
school was on his feet instantly. "And
I say," responded Mr. Macurda, "Hurt
If the teachers eliminate Interscholas
tic tests from the schools they will be
Baying 'Here is a question we are not
able to handle—lt is beyond us.'"
Hearty applause over this speech could
ba distinguished above the frantic calls
for the floor by others desirous of ex
pressing their opinion. At hist Mr.
Francis got the li .or. For almost the
tirst time during the morning the room
was absolutely still.
"In answer to tho gentleman I will
say that by abolishing Intoracholastic
tests we do not remove athletics from
our schools. When the politics of a
country get BO bad we cannot stand
them we remove the motive for the
corruption, and I would do the same
by this question.
"Do you know, teachers,, that we are
giving live acres to agriculture and
seven to athletics? That the pupil is
recognized In the school only by his
athletic ability. That a pupil is given
the entire pink sheet in any paper as
a reward for athletic achievement and
not one lino for scholastic accomplish
ment ? ■%
"Win! win! win!—that is our creed
today in our schools; 'win' is our
watchword. The athletics of our
schools are professional, the Individuals
are professional athletes, and you
know it and I know it. We're idiots,
we're criminals, to let this thing go
on. I believe In developing the body—
I. give it equal Importance with the
mind and soul— but there are other
ways of developing it than by forcing
the element of professional work into
the lives of our children.
FRANCIS n.AVs SYSTEM
"It is not only In athletics that we
are grown professional. 1 have stood
in this very room and seen the high
schools debate when the one sentiment
was to will—to win. Regardless of how
or why, of points in logic or exhibi
tion of Intellectual achievement, we
must win, win, win. And the teachers
are worse than the pupils, just as the
coaches are Worse than the athletes —
and I would say here that our games
have degenerated to a contest— of
team against team —but of coach
against coach.
"Where are we centering the Inter
ests of our schools? We say in phys
ical development, but I say to you
if I should advocate building school
joamps in the mountains and once a
year assemble our boys there for phys
ical development under Ideal environ
ments, what would you say? You
would laugh, you would prove that it
isn't development, hut the desire to
win over all people at all costs. And
we cannot help this as long as we have
the interscholastie tests. Any coach
is In the, game to win. I should be If
I were a conch, and so would you;
we would do anything 1 to have our team
win. It Is an element we can only do
away with by doing away with the
practice that makes It possible, Lot
us have athletics by all means, but
not these tests."
MOTION IS LOST
This speech drew forth more excited
debates, but finally, out of the chaos,
the question was put, several ballots
taken, and at length the resolution to
eliminate Interscholastic tests was
stricken out.
H. \V. Rcbok, superintendent of th»
Santa Monica schools, author of tho
resolution, took his defeat: much to
heart, but followed It with a vigorous
demand for n new motion which com-
I all the terms of the losl i aui c
couched in other words. This laid Mr.
Rebok's part', open to h retorl made
by "W. W. Trltt, who said thai
reason the opposition wanted athletics
ki pi in the school was by way of
ti aching o man to take hln licking like
.i porl and shake hands n Ith the win
ner Instead of complaining.
For a brief space this restored ;i
quasi-peace mid the rest of the reso«
inti.m were adopted by the meeting.
Reports of the business done durli
1 last year were mad.' While th,e B -
: nembly awaited the report, of tho nom
inating committee. Tins committee
waa In the committee room preparing
a list "i nami for membership In t*e .
afnilati .1 council.
Ten names were put up for nomina
tion us members of the affiliated coun
cil al least they were offered, but wern
m.t with pandemonium Itself. At once
neon began shouting, expostulating,
refusing nominations or demanding
new oni s. The gavel was disregarded
and the turmoil reached such heat that
finally there were two or thr n the
floor at once declaring they did not
know what, the trouble was, but that
Whoever hail caused It bad walked
Into himself without any excuse and
they the speakers—wanted the ques
tion; miles;-, perchance, they were tim
ones who were vociferating that they
didn't want the question.
FIGHT OVER NOMINATIONS
At last the chairman, .J. A. Cranston,
sent the committee back to the com
mittee room to reconsider its report.
Members of the committee retired in
an agitated frame of mind, expressing
themselves us unwilling to be spanked
by the meeting at large. Tiny said
they would neither change nor con
sider th.'ir original report. But that
was not their only difficulty. They
were, followed <o the committee room
by two young women teaching In the
city who Indignantly pointed out that
no grade teacher was placed on the
original slate. Miss Helen Mathew
son, president of the teachers' club, de
manded representation for that body,
hut the chairman, who. two hours be
fore, had opened the committee meet-
Ing with an urgent plea that the slate
they were to make up should bo a
democratic body to represent govern
ment of the teacher, for the teacher
and by the teacher, denied tho women
the floor, and more than one fimmit
teeman pointed out with much heat
that the grade teachers should have
attended to the matter pome time be
fore the eleventh hour. And with re
bellion in their hearts and defiance
in their eyes they made their way back
to the assembly hall and offered the
same report.
/ SLATE IS BROKEN
With that the excitement broke out
anew and nominations were made from
the floor, six now names being fired at
the rhnlrman with a rapidity that left
no doubt of the earnestness of their
backers. Miss Mathewson repeated her
remarks concerning grade teacher rep
resentations and nominated Miss Ora
A. Lovejoy from the ranks. A ballot
was taken, after which the chairman
suggested that Mr. Francis address tho
association and that It then adjourn.
leaving the tellers alone with their
troubles. Mr. Francis responded quick
ly and accepted his election as presi
dent of the association In a few
pleasant words that had a somewhat
soothing effect on the society.
The results of the election were
learned some two hours later, when
it was found that the assembly had,
in the. words of one of Los Angeles'
most prominent educators, "bursted the
slate," electing- the grade teachers and
Duncan MacKinnon in place of two of
the committee's candidates, Those
finally elected as members of the af
filiated federation were A. M. Wheelock,
J. A. Cranston, C. H. Covell, H. J.
Baldwin, A. L.Hamilton, Miss Edna A.
Rich, Horace >[. Rebok, ii. H. Mc-
Cutcheon, Duncan MacKinnon and
Miss Ora A. Lovejoy.
KESOI.I TIONS ADOPTED
The resolutions offered and adopted
by the association were to the follow
ing effei t:
1. That one delegate from each
county institute In California should
he elected annually t.. the Southern
California Teachers' association.
2. That if for any reason the city
of Los Angeles or any county failed to
elect a delegate the | resldi nt of. the
association appoint one.
3. That a nominating committee shall
present a list ol names to be elected.
4. That the term Of. office shall be
four years, one-half of the officers re
tiring yearly.
6. That the industrial bill to lie
presented before the legislature be in
dorsed.
6. That laws providing for Intermedi
ary BChoOlB be urged.
7. That the report of the committee
on retirement salaries be adopted.
H. That school holidays on Washing
ton's and Lincoln's birthdays nd sev
eral mher holidays b< abolishi I.
3. That leg)slatlon requiring teach
ers of special subjects to have the same
training as ordinary teachers be urged
K(. That the raising of the school age
limit from 14 to 16 years and the in
crease of attendance officers be In
dorsed.
11. That state aid be given parents
who are too poor to send their children
to school without financial assistance.
12. That state aid lie given vacation
schools on the same basis as ordinary
schools.
18. That state aid be given for rural
schools.
14. That the tenure of office for prin
cipals and superintendents be lour
years.
15. That the University of California
be requested to recognise certificates
from commercial and industrial schools
and supplied studies for entrance.
it;. That a six-year course be estab
lished In high schools.
17. That the establishment of. a state
university In tho south be indorsed.
18. That gratitude of this institute
be expressed to the press for publicity
given the meetings.
lii. That obligations to Mark Keppel,
who has labored Indefatlgably for the
association, be acknowledged.
When the treasurer was called on for
a report he explained that as tho fiscal
year did not end until July T he could
not make an annual report, hut tho last
statement made showed that there, was
$557.50 balance in the bank. This re
port was accepted.
The committee, on school laws could
make no report, as Superintendent Gra
ham, chairman of the committee, waft
ill, and no one had known it in time
to prepare a report in his place.
DIVORCE SUITS FILED
Three action* for divorce were fll«d
yeßtorday In the superior court. They wore
those D( Kmllo L. K. Na«h against D»wltl
G. Nash, A. M. Neeco against Ussit N»"'r<\
and Alma D. Koobtriptrger against Howard
Kocherai«srger. J
EARLY DAYS RECALLED BY
OLD TIMERS FOR HERALD
Interesting Recollections Found
in Christmas Section
Ttocolleotlons of the early days In
Loi Angeles are told In the rrm I
terestlng ;m.ii entertaining manner in
the i Ihrl tmas sections of The Hei
today. Reminiscences by Major Ben
Truman, who is cine or the best known
nts of the community; stories by
.1. A. Graves, veteran editor, lawyer
and banker, relating to the bai > ■
inisini'SN men. and the recollections of
ll.>ii \Y. 11. Workman, former mayor.
early bank ir, old-time printer and bus
man, nil.in., to make the publl
cntlon of personal Interest to residents
i..' the community.
list of earliest settlers given
i by Mr. Workman will
bi pi ruse I v. Ith much Interest by our
readers not onl} In the city, hut
throughout tin- county ami state.
ALLEGE WOMAN PASSED
MANY WORTHLESS CHECKS
Police Hold Mrs. N. Oster on the
Charge of Having Defraud
ed Local Companies
.Mrs. x. Oster, 6618 Bonsella avenue,
mother of three small children, i\;i.- ar
: yesterday by Detective Ingrain
on :i charge of Issuing fictitious checks.
rlh" woman was taken info custody as
she alighted from ;l pico Heights car
on Broadway. Checks drawn on the
Li- Angeles Hibernian bank, amount
ing to ilZo, were found in her posses
sion.
Mrs. Oster late yesterday afternoon
entered the Moor., pharmacy in the
Pico Heights district and ordered
of goods amounting to $:!. She gave
ii check drawn on the Loa Angeles IT t —
bernla bank for $16, accepting Sin in
change. The < lerk saw her board a
PI o Heights car, and, growing sus
picious, telephoned police headquarters.
Her arrest fallowed.
Jlrs. OBter, the detectives say. haw
operated throughout th" city for the,
past two months. Sho answers the de
scrlptlon of ;. woman who has passed
{210 worth of cheeks on merchants In
every part of the City. These checks
u.i drawn on the Farmers and M<r
chanti National bank and signed "Mrs.
]j. Evans" or "W. .\iien." Her method,
the police say, was to purchase a bill
< f goods amounting to. several dollars
and then present a. cheek ranging from
$f> to $:;.". Th" merchants swindled
were given a fictitious adjdress.
The business houses which were the
losers by the manipulations are Voll
mer-Jnntzen company, (10; Lyon-Mc-
Kinney X- Smith company, V-n: Tv. A.
Gibson, 2645 West Pico street, Jir,; AY.
Allen Shoe company, $-'•": Hollywood
Grocery company, $25; Otto Leli-ian
Supply company. $20. and others.
COLOMBIA PEOPLE RECEIVE
PANAMA EMISSARY COOLLY
Public Opposes Treaty Between
Two Republics
r.OGOTA, Colombia. Dec. 24.—Dr.
Carlos Mendoza, the special emissary
of Panama to Colombia, arrived here
yesterday. His visit has caused mucli
popular feeling-, but thero has been no
noting.
It is understood Mendoza's mis;ion
is to negotiate a treaty of peace be
tween Colombia and Panama. The
public here is opposed to such a treaty.
Recently dispatches from Panama
stated President Arosemena had asked
President Reetrepo of Colombia if he
would receive the bearer of a confi
dential communication from Panama
and Mint tha Colombian executive had
n that he would he glad to do
so. It was understood then Panama
was making the first advance toward
establishing friendly relations between
the two republics.
GERMANY'S MEAT SUPPLY
RAPIDLY BEING DEPLETED
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.—1n the
enurpe of a few years Germany in all
likelihood will consume nothing but
Imported meat, according to consular
i. ports,
There Is :in immense decrease noted
in the numb r of animals for slaughter,
according to the last count, made on
October 10, 1910, This is especially
notlceabli In young animals. As a re
sult prli es of animals for slaughter
are expected to rise very high,
MAN SPREADS POISON FOR
PESTS: IT MAY KILL HIM
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Dec. "4.—George
Dennis, a laborer, for the last few
nights found Bli ep .in impossibility he
cause of the presence In his bed of In
numerable little pests not mentioned
ir polite society.
Accordingly he sprinkled his bed
clothes Thursday night with an Insec
ticide. Last night Cll :i local hospital
h,. was said to be dying from poison
absorbed through his pores while he
.slept.
LAWYER WORTH $10 A MINUTE
.N'i:\V YORK, Dec. 24.—Ten dollars B
minute is the * alue a New York jury
ha ■ attached to the time of Lawyer
Samuel ('. Herriman, who sued the
owners of a downtown office building
for .1 images tor false imprisonmenl be
cause lie was locked in ,i room ten
minutes bj a janitor. The jury gave
him H verdict of 1100.
Dr. Joseph Fandrey, European
Specialist in Rupture Curing
i cure ail kinds of curable rupture,
no matter how severe nor how long
standing, or th - age of the person. No
operation or Injection; no detention
from business or hard labor. My orig
inal method, .'in old heirloom, was left
to me by my grandfather, who was a
physician. The cures are the lust
proof, nn.i through them my name is
well known both in Kurope and Amer
ica. Alone in Loe Angeles and sur
roundings are hundreds who are to
day cured by my method and fne
from rupture. They have no more US*
for trusses or bandages of any kind.
The names and addresses of those
cured can he seen at my office. Uo
member thai no rupture can he cured
without first being examined, as there
are no two ruptures alike. Proteo>
tion. Relief, Comfort, I glvo at once,
before tho patient leaves my office.
Hut further Instructions must he fol
lowed strictly to finish n permanent
cure. Office, ML'l Bantee street, Los
Angelet, Cal. Phone Broadway (114.
Lady attendant for kulies.
Hours: 9t013 a. in., li to sp. m. No
office on Sunday. I
Man's Duty Toward His Brother
Does Not Mean Meddlesomeness
There are two rules which Christian
teaching domain]? shall he obeyed. The
first is that wo uphold strongly the old
fashioned maxim, "Mind your own bus
iness," and second that we emphasize
tin: Idea of man's duty toward his
brother, which Involves the essential |
community of real Interests. If we ;
consider the matter thoughtfully wo
Uf will soon decide that the habit of j
Interfering In the affairs if others,
which Is tho ... of so much discord,
Is due, not to .1 ■!' Ire to be helpful, i
hut to tho domineering, self-wlllod in
stinct of tho human mind, which, with
it.s nccustomade arrogance, presumes
to dictate the thus and so for •■very
one who comes under Its notice, Jesus
rebuked this meddlesome thought in
his words to i '■■■■!• when this disciple '
showed an undue curiosity us to John's I
future; What Is thai to thee? Fol
low thon me." When we think how
very little real knowledge one person
can have of another, of 'he Influences,
tendencies, habits which have com
bined to make up his human mental- j
ity, we should cense criticising and .
condemning, and should hesitate, try- j
Ing to in-! '• over our friends according j
to our Idea: How monotonous this
world would bo if all the people in It
were exactly alike. All about us thrre
are tn c . flowers, rocks and foliage.
nil beautiful, all harmonious, but all
different. Mrs. Eddy tells on pace 513
of "Science and Health with Key to
the Scriptures," tho textbook of Chris
tian Science, that "Spirit diversifies,
classifies, and Individualizes all
thoughts, which ari as eternal as the !
Mind conceiving them." As we grow
In the knowledge of this Mind which
made us, mvi the spiritual universe of i
thoughts begins to replace the material
universe of things, whatever is dis- |
agreeable, faulty, or imperfect in our
own or our brother's mentality will
drop off. We will see him as God made
him and reverence the Mind which
forms such perfect creation.
CHE DISCRIMINATION
We should not try to separate the
tares from the wheat in our brother's
character lesi In our zeal to uproot his
faults wo bruise some tender plant of
Virtue, stru(?i?llnpr toward the lisrht.
W ■ jnvr. the assurance that the tans
will ho gathered up nnd burned, but il
' harvesters and not to frail
mortals that the work has hern en
trusted, our part is to know constant
ly that Ood never made evil, that It Is
unreal and powerless, and then to trust
patiently to the silent potent forces
of Truth to destroy all sense of error
in God's way.
\Y!,.i: then do we owe our brother?
It H to love him alwys. There are
time? when nur cup of hnpplness is
full, and wo feel kindly toward ;ill the
world; thop are other times when
snmo drop of bitterness pets in and
we think th:it we care for no one.
This showi that the human nffeetions
are variable and do not depend on the
lovablenesa of the other person. The
love that is the reflection of God'H love
must. like His love, be unchanging and
Impartial. This clear-eyed, far-peeing:
love dors, not prloss over the faults of
othi rs, but separates them from the In
dividual, thereby protecting him from
harsh criticism or condemnation, it
shows infinite tenderness and compas
sion. As one of tin 1 ancient writers
has paid. "There rs no measure or rule
in the dispensation of the erifts of earth.
The Spirit is poured out liberally with
out limits or barriers. It flows with
out ; op: it overflows without stint." '•
Thus it is with the !ove thru springs
from the Infinite, divine source of love.
RECOMPENSE ASSURED
Be our brother's need financial, Ood
If ptili "a very present help In trouble."
Output and Income are component
parts of one Idea, and no divine Idea
can li" rendered fragmentary or un
productive. All honest labor, because
it is honest, is absolutely assure^ of
recompense., And this thought, faith
fully hold to in spit.j of darkness and j
seeming failure, has been proved true
many times by the students of Chris
tian Science. No student, however,
would presume to outline the ways oi
means, through which his recompense
shall come. He Bimply docs his work,
and with Childlike trust haves results
to nod. Furthermore, when Ood cre
ated man, !!<■ created everything n •
gary for the complete expression of
mail. No smallest need of any child
could i^i\>\"' the tender, providing care
of an all-knowing Father. Each indi
vidual holds within himself the God
given ability to achieve prosperity.
And there i.s nmplf field for the i
1. D. U i 1 verwood
Sixth and Broadway 221 S. Spring
Maricopa Long Beach
Bakersfield San Bernardino
TO OUR PATRONS AND
THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL
O^^£^^ R USTING that the New
Y?§j^y^%^k Year may bring to each of
¥& jpsra| you all the pleasure, hap-
Wr 0 I o'^l ness and prosperity you
«&^ |j M anticipate, I take this
m * My means of wishing you one
*^V .v^P" anc* a'l a r*sht and happy
*M|^^g^^f Christmas.
Yours most cordially,
\
The
Office "Put » dab of i>n«le on (he now li-iir ,'o«
Boy turn over."
Bridge Work |3 a Tooth
«jp|*w^ j- This work will cost you $5 In any
"*S,])k >Pal other Rood dental office of Los Angf!e».
*£?+£ is3fi&N*kifotffsxL c>ur offf'r la lilnitf>ll an<l ls ItiaJe |n
ipl&^?H!StSx^^SJ*'Aiis^\ order to induce you .to >-isit our clean",
jr-Vr^-'^v.'., -■ * ~"" < sanitary ofl'lcea and Ket noquainted
r^i^??ff»H? l?9S3BSfc*»»_-*»^f'l with our PAINLESS methods. Brtn*
V^jr^pSajj^W^sy 1 thla tul w i th y OU t.. jro". this rate. If
NM I V "t^ y] I I your work is dorm hero you lmvo the
1 S*V^ J I I I)* satisfaction of knowing that the best *
v"4- %,k -^ material! ml) are ucod. Com* now.
California Dental Parlors
453% S. Spring, Cor. Fifth Street
Dr. H. Erwood
' perlty of every one 'n the wide uni
verse of good. Thorp enn i,.. no over*
crowding, no limiting of effort, no
grasping of the much by the few,
when this fact is scientifically under
stood. 'There Is always room at tho
top," not because so few are. there, but
bocause it H an Infinite top, and la
where we all belong. Hut as mortals
wo must do our part, wo must work
with patience anil sincerity. One of
ill.' i line difficulties In the way is the
Inherent laziness of all mortals. We
may call this by some other name, but
in the last analysis we shall find it as
■ i rule to bo plain, unadulterated in
dolence. And its efficient remedy is
the realization that "it Is the Spirit
Mint qulckcneth; the flesh proflteth
nothing."
f;od Is Indeed a never-falling supply.
Principle of every new Idea, home of
eevry thought, Infinite Mind, physician
to tho. pick, parent to the bereaved,
counsellor to the tried, support to the
weak, bread to the hungry. To know
Ood is to know all there is to be known.
To love God Is to rlso to heights Of
I bliss undreamed of by the mortal sense.
■Mi Eddy nays: "The foundation of
I mortal discord is a false sense of man's
origin. To begin rightly is to end
rightly" (Science and Health with Key
to the Scriptures, p. 26!). And through
Christian Science she tenches how to
begin with God and thus assure success
that cannot be reversed. —Christian
Science Monitor,
«-«-*
RAILROAD MEN ATTEND
FUNERAL OF A. W. LYNN
A. TV. Lynn, 65 years old, one of the
best known pioneer .street railway men
of thfi west, died Friday at the homo of
friends In this city. The body was
i yesterday at Inglewood oemo
ti ry.
Steve Wilson, chief dispatcher of the
southern lines of the. Pacific Electric
railway, and five men. former employes
of Lynn afteen years ago, acted as
il bearers,
Lynn camo to l,ns Angeles from the
northern part of the state .several days
ago for a visit. He was taken ill
■ orl s after his arrival at the home of
ids, 824 Kuth avenue.
Lynn waa connected with the main
tenance of way department of the Los
Angeles street car system many years
ago. He la.ter went to Milwaukee,
where he reorganized the Cream City
Traction company, putting in the elec
trio system In place of the cable and
horse systems. liis work was particu
larly effective, and he waa summoned
to Pueblo, where the management of.
thai city's street railway placed him in
■•■ of the lines.
Five years later he came to Los An
geles on a visit and tour of general
In pectlon of the street railway systems
of the state. He later returned to his
home in the east, and had retired from
active business when he made his last
\ Isit to this city.
Lynn'i wife several years ago re
ceived 1450,000 In cash from the settle
ment of .in estate.
CHRISTMAS PARTY MONDAY NIGHT.
DANCING KVKKY NIGHT.
Peco Dancing Academy
203 MERCANTILE PIACK,
Ely's Cream Balm "as been tried
and not found wanting in thousands of
: homes, It lias won a place in the
! family medicine closet, where it Is kept
at hand for use in treating cold In
the head just as soon as some member
oi the household betrins sneezing or
; snuffling. It gives 1m: ledlate relief and
c day or two's treatment stops a cold
wiii ii might become chronic and run
Into a had case of catarrh. Price 50 cts.
If you prefer to use an atomizer, ask
for Liquid Cream Balm, it lias all tho
good qualities of the solid form of this
remedy and will rid you of catarrh or
hay fever. No cocaine to breed a
dreadful habit, No mercury to dry out
i ecretlon. Price 75c, with spray
i tnff tube. All druggists, or mailed by
i Ely Tiros., 56 Warren street. Xt.w York.
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