ALLCHURCHESOBSERVE DAY

MOST POPULARPARKS BOTHHAVELAKES

SERVICES

CHRISTMAS PROGRAMS FEATURE

THAN $50,000 IN YEARCOST OF MAINTENANCE LESS

KNOWN WORLD OVER

EASTLAKE AND WEBTLAKE AREING ADDRESSES

THRONGB LISTEN TO INTEREST.

Places of Worship Decorated withBeautiful Flowers

—Charitable Or.

ganlzatlon Take Care ofMany Worthy Poor

Thousands of Loads of Rock, Gravel,Loam and Manure Transferred to

Keep Recreation Spots InCondition

MR. AND MRS. HARRY E. WIBE

pletion beforo the celebration of thehappy event.

Mrs. r'ora Moyer of Colorado; a sisterof the groom, who is visiting here, wasto be the guest of honor at a familyChristmas dinner yesterday at the Wisehome, to which Rev. C. J. Miller, cityMethodist missionary^ and Mrs. Millerand Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Messenger of

Hollywood were also to be guests.The party was surprised by the an-

HARRT E. WISE of 904 East Forty-

third street and Miss Ida Kunz of

1321 East Fiftieth street gave theirfriends a genuine surprise, greater thanany Santa Claus had In store for them,by quietly celebrating their marriage ata family Christmas dinner yesterday atthe homo of the parents of Mr. Wise.

Mr. WlHe Is building a cozy home forhis bride and their young friends hadexpected them to wait until its com-

Rev. Mr. Miller thereupon performedthe impressive wedding ceremony andthe afternoon was spent in congratula-tions. The event willcome as a! com-plete surprise to their many friends.The young couple are prominent mem-bers of the Vernon Methodist church.

no'jncement of the young people thnttheir wedding was to be observed firstand that the Christmas dinner was to beturned into a wedding feast.

DAY ONE OF MERRYMAKINGSAYS EPISCOPAL PASTOR

Long before dayilght yrstcrday morn-Ing the city was astir withchurchgoersand those who were not yet up heardtho steady patter of feet passing and re-passing to the churches, whileeverywhereon the bright California morning was thegladsome greeting of "Merry Christmas."it was a typical California day, warm

as midsummer, with a riotous bloom offlowers to make the Callfornlans feel athome and the eastern guests within theportals of the City of the Angels feel asthough they were In paradise.'

In all the churches of the Catholic and'Episcopal denominations, large and small,was to be seen a wealth of blosßoms, allwaving 1n adoration to the Babe of Beth-lehem. The California polnsettlas, thablood-rod stars, were most in evfdenceand made a bright color in cathedral andchapel alike.

Nearly 2000 years ago, in a shed-cavein Bethelehem of Judea, the infant Re-Redeemer of the world first taw the lightof day, and yesterday from one end ofthe city to the other the day was markedwith Joyous acclaim. Bells pealed forththe glad tidings of peace on earth, goodwillto men; preachers and priests' pro-claimed the glad tidings: "For unto youthis day. in the city of David, a child isborn, whose name is Christ tho Lord."

Choirs sang the praises of the Babe ofBethlehem; men and women extendedglad tidings and ovprywhpro the faces oflittle children were radiant with joy, re-flecting the brightness of the sunshine.

From before dawn until after the noonhour churches were filled with devoutcongregations, and again last night manycervices were held, all with the onethought of the birth in the far off hillsof Judea of the Babe who was to be theMan of Calvary's hill.

WOMAN NURSES FOR NAVYIS SURGEON'S SUGGESTION

CHEERFUL BAND MEETSAT CENTRAL STATION

All Are Musically Inclined and Insist

on Entertaining Officers at Jail

with Their NationalSongs

Dr.R. W. Plummer Says Present Ser-vice Must Be Improved

—Army

Methods Obsolete, SaysChicagoan

He spoke of the babe of the long agoand his Influence on mankind throughoutthe ages. Mr. Leo also emphasized thefact that this celebration of peace on

earth was being observed withthe peacebells ringing through-out the world.

used in an effective arrangement aboutthe rood screen.

The musical program was also of anelaborate nature and was under the direc-tion of John Douglas Walker.

Early communion was celebrated, fol-lowed by a second celebration at 10:30o'clock with a sermon by Rev. Baker P.Lee. Mr. Lee took for his text the gen-eral theme of tha day, "Glory to God in

the highest, and on earth peace, good

will toward men."

ASSOCIATED CHARITIES AID

M*NYSUFFERING FAMILIES

way, a pleasant musical program being

furnished.This afternoon the Russian children

willbe given a regular Christmas treeat 8 o'clock and tomorrow evening a

Christmas piny willbe given in the bathhouse hall by children of the neighbor-hood.

Monday afternoon the children of So-noratown willbe given an entertainmentIn the New High street branch, and inthe evening the Italian children willen-joy the same treat. Tuesday eveningthe Christmas play willbo repeated Inthe church at Railroad and Main streets.

The work of Bethlehem church extendsto so many nationalities and to peopleof varying ages it was found impossible

to hold one Christmas festival for all,and the nationalities were grouped andgiven their various exercises separately,

each with the traditions of the nation

carried but as far as possible.

MANY HEARTS GLADDENED BY

VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA

The Associated Charities had more calls

than usual during holiday week this year

and aid was extended to many of theworthy.

The organization let down the bars ab.i. to take In some Individuals whose cfc-tress was apparent and turned awaymany men happy In the thought they hadsome friends left in their misfortune.

Most of the callers were given ordersfor baskets of supplies for medical ornursing service, and other aid which the

association's auxiliaries onable It to ex-tend.

A system of investigation prevails withthis organized charity and misguided giv-ing is thereby reduced to a minimum.

MANY ATTEND EXERCISESAT UNION RESCUE MISSION

Presents were given all the children ofthe Sunday school classes, and other lit-tle visitors who had not received a pres-ent before left the hall witharms over-flowing withparcels and packages.

As early as 7:30 o'clock last night the

crowd which had gathered to attend theChristmaa exercises at the Union Rescuemission at 60b East Fifth street had filledthe large hall to overflowing.

The entertainment began at 8 o'clockand consisted of songs and recitations bythe Sunday school classes, an interesting

address by E. E. Leary, and last, butnot least, a Christmas tree and a visitby Santa Claus, after which candles and

sweetmeats were distributed through theaudience.

WOMAN DEFEATS THIEFIN FIGHT FOR PURSE

"Some of you are rich. The mangerhas a message for you as well as for thepoor. 'Come,' It says; 'come ye also tothe cradle of your Lord.' What is themeaning of the message of the cradle,which, in vision, lies before us now.If not that we, too, may give of oursubstance as did the wise men of old?"

"He came to make poverty sacred, notbecause poverty is In Itself more sacredthan riches, but because the lot of thepoor is the lot of the many and becauseit needs the inspiration of the immensehope that lies In the fact that He whowas rich became poor that we who arepoor might become rich.

"And however poor we may be we arenot so poor as was the holy child. Ourhomes, however plain and humble, are notco plain and comfortless as was the cat-tle shed. No Christmas comforts for theBabe of Bethlehem, only the straw andhay of the manger-cave. No feast forHim, only the barley bread of Galilee.No clothing, warm and fine, for Him,only the one garment woven withouta seam. He was born of the poor, Hecompanioned with the poor and Hefounded His church upon the poor.

Describes Humble Birth

"The first message of the Lord Isthat to the poor. Our Lord was poor.Christianity came to the poor. Its firstannouncement was to the poor

—to the

poor shepherds watching their flocks bynight, the heavens flashed forth theirglory and fluttered the radiance of angelwings.

"Itla the day when the gladsome song:'Glory to God in the highest, peace onearth, good will toward men,' soundsfrom pole to pole and echoes around arejoicing world. It is the day whenchildren's hearts are full of glee, whenjoy beanu from the eye and laughterbubbles from the lips. If its spirit couldbut rule, If nations, statesmen, priestsand kings would but submit to Its swaythe drumsof war soon would cease theirmartial beat.

"Christmas day is the blessed festivalof peace on earth and good will towardmen; It is the time of home gatheringsand family reunions, the day which, ofall days, is laden with sweet and hal-lowed memories and visions of the past,the visions of the face that bent over usin childhood's days and rested and satis-fied us as only a mother's face could.

At St. Paul's pro-cathedral Dr. J. J.Wilkins, deaii and rector, preached theChristmas sermon yesterday morning be-fore a large congregation. He said inpart:

ALL NATIONALITIES CELEBRATEAT BETHLEHEM INSTITUTE

A black-haired Mexican threw his hatinside tlie office while he hummed thestrains »f "A Spanish Cavalier." A manwith w«U-knlt figure and ruddy counte-

nance liowled out "Kule Britannia."A qutrttt stood a few feet from the

rest of the group."'Tls the star-spangled banner, and

long may it wave,' they sang, and anumber of passersby who had steppedinside the station door smiled broadlyfrom sheer good fellowship.

Christmas was over for them. It hadended early, but gloriously, and they

were happy.

While Up German blood still flows,

'in*UeYmnr. sword mrlketi mighty blows;

On for tho 'Rhine, the German Khlne!Who Shields thee, my beloved Rhine?

Thus they sang, while a round-facedGerman leaned heavily against the littlewindow and tried to drown their voiceswith:

"Oh, we are a cheerful band," sang

one man over and over again, without

change of word or tune, but the monot-ony of the Joyful words but doleful

sound was broken by the musical ef-forts of his companions.

There were ten of them, and they weretaken to the police station filled withthe stuff that cheers. That they werewell filled could bo told from their glad-some dispositions und the' affectionate

manner in which they patted the officerson the Duck, while the said officers withapparent effrontery stuck their handsinto the prisoners' pockets and hauled

forth miscellaneous assortments of nails,papers, coins, toothpicks and matches.

And they were all musically inclined,

even If not musically perfect. Patriot-ism filled their souls with a plenitudeequaled only by the abundance of 'spiritsthat fllled their bodies. A numbtr of

nationalities was represented in the gath-ering at the desk sergeant's window.There were two irishmen, one of whomsang with a rich brogue, while his com-pr.lon clasped him fondly about thowaist and In trying to accompany himinhis musical effort, succeeded Inmum-bling the last two or three words ofeach line some seconds after they hadbeen uttered :

Oh, Paddy, dear, and did you hearTho rcos that's going 'round;

The Shiunrook 18 torbla by law'lv grow un irtsh ground.

PRISONERS AT JAILSENJOY MERRY REPASTS

Young Man Arrested on Suspicion ofHaving Attempted to Rob Miss

Myrtle Welch— Girl Se.verely Injured

The Volunteers of America played

Santa Claus for 500 children yesterday

who would otherwise perhaps have gone

without Christmas Joy. Innot mere toys

and fruits did the Volunteers bring hap-

piness to the childish heart, but in

warmth and comfort in the days to comedid they celebrate the day made sacred

to childhood.For weeks the Volunteers have been

receiving pennies, nickels and dimes inorder to make the distribution of yes-

terday a possibility, and for many daysthe members have been busy looking into

the cases, finding the truly needy andthose who were cared for.

Yesterday orders were given to about

500 children for two pairs of stockings, apair of shoes and a suit of underweareach, these orders to be honored today

at a down town department store.Last night the children were gathered

at the headquarters on First street toparticipate in a regular Christmas enter-tainment, with a program of songs and

recitations.The central attraction for the children

was a huge Christmas tree, which reachednearly to the celling and which containeda present for each one. When Santa

Claus appeared the fun reached Its height,and later in the evening each child wentaway happy with fruits, candy and a toy.

Aside from this the orphans In the MaudBalllngton Booth home, on Twenty-third

street and Vermont avenue, were givena joyous Christmas by the Volunteers.

Today food willbe distributed to manyneedy families by the Volunteers, who

have expended fully $1500 In making the

day Joyous as well a"» caring for the needy

of Los Angeles.Major William Hughes, the presiding

officer, and officers and members of the

corps were kept busy handing out themany good things, and last night wer?

tired but happy.

MAMMOTHMEETING HELD AT

FIRST METHODIST CHURCH

SEVERELY INJUREDBY FALL FROM HORSE

W. L. Nichols Suffers Concussion ofthe Brain

—Man and Woman

Hurt In Street CarAccidents

"Woman nurses should bo employed Inthe United States navy, In order to ralsathe naval medical service to Its higheststandard of efficiency." This is the oplnion of Dr. R. W. Plummer, passed as-sistant surgeon of the United States naval

medical service, who spoke at the open-Ing session of the national legislativecouncil of the American Medical associa-tion In the Auditorium hotel at Chicago.

A bill for the establishment and or-ganization of a corps of trained womannurses In tho navy was reqommended tocongress. Itprovides that woman nursesbe employed In naval hospitals on shornin time of peace, and on hospital andambulance ships in time of war.

Pays Tribute to WomenIn discussing the measure Dr. Plummer

paid a high tribute to the efficiency ofwoman nurses.

"Physicians and surgeons recognize thatwoman nurses have come to stay," hesaid. "Up to the present time we havehad to get along without women nurses,and the reports from the army surgeorsshow the army medical service has beenraised to a higher standard.

"We know that woman nurses are es-sential to the highest standard of effi-ciency of the naval medical service. Theirassistance is as necessary to the navalsurgeon as to the medical men of thearmy. Physicians everywhere favor wo-man nurses."

"Dr. Plummer added that the proposedcorps of woman nurses was not intendedto' supersede the regular hospital corps.The new corps, he said, was intended asan auxiliary force.

The gathering, which Is the annualmeeting of the council, devoted themorning session to routine business.Twenty-two members of the council werepresent from many states.

Dr. Frederick R. Green of Chicago, sec-retary of the council, asserted In his re-port that the medical service of theUnited States army is far inferior to thatof the Japanese army. He said that islargely due to the fact that army sur-geons have not sufficient authority overthe hospitals. He was explaining whythe council had come out strongly infa-vor of the pending bill providing for thoreorganization of the army medical ser-vice.

Recommend ReorganizationThe following bills were recommended

by the council:Reorganizing and increasing the effi-

ciency of the hospital corps of the UnitedStates navy.

Authorizing the appointment of dentalsurgeons in the navy.

Granting pensions to the widows of Dr.James Carroll, Dr. Jesse W. Lazear andSurgeon General William Hammond.Dr. Carroll and Dr. Lazear died from

yellow fever in the experiments whichproved that the microbe of the disease iscarried by the mosquitoes. Dr.Hammondrefused to accept pay forhis services dur-ing his term of office. The widow now isin comparative poverty.

The army medical service reorganizationbill willbe considered, Maj. Edward L.Munson of Fort Sheridan coming to dis-cuss the measure.

An Important subject to be consideredwillbe the report of the committee onfederal and state regulation of publichealth.

When she screamed for help Hawkinsran and was pursued by a number ofroomers in the house. He was captured ablock away by Patrolman Pautz, who,after a struggle, subdued him and lodgedhim Inthe city prison on suspicion.

The charge against him willbe changedin court today.

t-'he resisted and he struck her in theface three times, blackening her eye, cut-ting her lipand n.aklng an abrased woundon her cheek.

Miss Welch said Hawkins spoke to heras she was entering her room, and whenshe turned to see what he wanted hegrabbed her purse and tried to wrest Itaway from her.

Miss Myrtle Welch, 236 Winston street,was savagely attacked last night by ayoung man said to be Harry Hawkins, nroomer in the house, and was knockedalmost senseless by him when she resistedhis attempt to rob her, according to thestory she told tho surgeons at the receiv-ing hospital, where she was taken fortreatment.

SLAP CURES DEAFNESS;

LAD'S ASSAILANT FINED

Judge Assesses Man Who Adminis-tered Blow Five Dollars Be.

cause He Had No Right

to Do It

MECHANIC NEAR DEATH AS

RESULT OF FALL FROM CAR

The women's department was taste-fully decorated with holly wreaths ar-ranged in a manner to hide, In a meas-ure, the bare. walls and unsightly bars.Phyllis Hammel, daughter of the sheriff,

served ico cream to the women prisoners.

Members of the Woman's Christian. Temperance union and the Los AngeletFellowship, which organizations donattda large part of the dinner, gave a socialentertainment to the prisoners in tMafternoon. It consisted of songs andaddresses.

A dinner consisting of soup, roast beef,vegetables, bread and butter, pies, Icecream, fruit and coffee was served theprisoners at the county Jail, and eachman was given a liberal amount of to-bacco.

Prisoners at the county and city jailsyesterday were not forgotten by thosein charge of me institutions, and thetables at which they sat to partake ofChristmas dinner were laden with goodthings.

Chief of Police Kern made happy forty

men who had been sentenced shortlybefore Christmas for drunkenness by or-dering their release, and almost a scoreof "drunks," arrested Tuesday night,were turned out on instructions of Lieut.Murray.

A substantial dinner of exceptionalvariety was served at the city Jail. Themeal consisted of roast pork, chicken,three kinds of vegetables, pie, cakes andcoffee, and the number partaking of therepast reached nearly 200. The youngwomen of the Memorial Baptist cnurchand the ladies of the Fellowship fur-nished the greater part of the edibles,while Jailer McCauley donated thachickens.

Tho class of Rev. John Freeman of the

First Methodist church, said to be one of

the largest class meetings known In thedenomination, observed Its eighth anni-versary with a mammoth meeting in the

Sunday school room of the church yester-day morning.

Last year Francis Murphy was one ofthe principal speakers, and this year alurge portion of the time was devoted Ineulogizing the dead temperance apostle.

William Murphy, who haa taken up hisfather's work In Los Angeles, was presentand paid a touching tribute to thememory of his father and spoke of the

gospel temperance work in Los Angeles.

Mr. and Mrs. Baker, the blind singers,took part In the service and were pre-

sented. With a substantial purse, the giftof women of the church.Dr. Robert Mclntyre, the pastor; Rev.

Hugh K. Walker, pastor of ImmanuelPresbyterian church, and Rev. J. Q. A.

Honry, pastor of the First Baptist church,

were among the speakers.One of the Interesting topics of the

meeting was the telegram from Bishop

John Hamilton, bishop of California, whois a member of the class.

Following Is the telegram, which was

road at the service:"To me Christmas; commemorates the

all-in-all of my life—hope, happiness anddestiny. It brings to my faith the im-maculate, indispensable Presence, bywhom all things consists, and withoutwhom nothing can exist. It is tho anni-versary that quickens and assures meanew of my confidence in Jesus Christ asmy personal Savior, who himself said:•Without me ye can do nothing,' and who

Induced Paul to say: 'I can do all thingsthrough Christ Who strengthened! me.'

"

IMPRESSIVE SERVICES AREHELD AT CHRIST CHURCH

Mrs. M. J. Phye of 1031 Wall street, wasstruck by an outbound Maple avenue carat Eighth street and Maple avenue lastnight and tossed fifteen feet to the side-walk. She was severely bruised and sus-tained a slight concussion of the brain.She was removed to the receiving hos-pital, where It was found her Injurieswere not serious.

George Matlgo of San Diego, steppedfrom a Garvanza car at East Main streetand Avenue Twenty while It was in mo-tion and was thrown to the ground. Hereceived a severe scalp wound and aslight concussion. Ha was taken to thereceiving hospital where Doctors Tannerand Cook attended him.

W. L. Nichols, who lives at Third andHill streets, was thrown from a horsewhich he was riding on Hillstreet,.be-tween Fourth and Fifth, last night andsustained a concussion of the brain andseveral lacerations cf the scalp. He wastaken to the receiving hospital.

Secretary R. H. Mullally of tho parkboard and Superintendent John G. Mor-ley of the department have in their an-nual reports well Indicated how muchpublic work can be done economically,under the progressive administrationof Commissioners William Humphrey*,John N. Rushton, Jesse T. Walden andFrunze Kern.

Thege commissioners visit all of theparks weekly with Mayor A. C. Harperas president ex-offlclo, and personal at-tention has been given during the yearto tho growing needs of the people'splaygrounds and recreational centers.

Eastlake and Westlake parks are themost popular of the outlying parks,though more persons probably passthrough City Hall and Central parks Inthe heart of the city.

Special attention Is paid in tho reportsto the east and west, the large attend-ance, of course, increasing the cost ofmaintenance.

Eastlake LeadsEaatlako as usual has been the mostpopular of Los Angeles' parks, no doubt

owing to the fact that there are more at-tractions there In the conservatory, thezoo, the Sunday band concerts and thepopularity of the park for picnics.

Some good improvements of a perma-nent character have been completed—not-ably the clearing out of the south sideof tho large lawn where there are somevery fine cypress trees. Walks have beenlaid out and some large beds and borderplanted to a choice collection of conifer-ous shrubs.Rustic benches have been placed under

tho large trees close by the walk, andthe borders have all been edged withcurbing, the walks graveled, and a choicecollection of flowering plants has beenplanted In the borders in front of thoshrubs, which makes one of the most pic-turesque sections.

New Boat PavilionAnother good Improvement has been tho

erection of a commodious ooat house anda refreshment pavilion of mission archi-tecture. The old buildings have been torndown and removed and a new retainingwallbuiltIn place of the old one, and thelow ground filled to grade. A twelve-foot walk of concrete has been made onthe north and west side of the new build-Ing, and when the newlyfilled ground hasbeen planted this willmake a much bet-ter feature of the park.

The Kastlake conservatory has alsoproved as popular as ever. The show offlowers there during the spring and sum-mer were much admired, the display ofhyacinths, tulips, narcissus, lilies, lilacs,begonias, rhododendrons and orchidsbeing finer than ever.

The crowds of people *vho visit the con-servatory give constant proof how Inade-quate ItIs for the accommodation of vis-itors. Itshould be renewed witha largerand more modern structure, the commis-sioners say.

The water system has been added toby the addition of 1000 feet of one-Inchpipe. Before some necessary Improve-ments are made In the northeast section,however, more water at better pressuremust be supplied.

Much Planting and HaulingTwo hundred shrubs and trees wereplanted during the year, and 1200 bedding

and flowering plants were used.The amount of hauling done Includes100 loads- of red gravel, for repairing

walks. 200 loads of manure used in thepark, 350 loads of material used for fillingand twenty-eight loads of stone hauledfrom Klysian park for the lake wall.

The new lath house, 200 by 28 feet, hasbeen erected and repairs have been madein the green houses and" conservatory.

From the conservatory at Eastlake 74.-900 bedding and flowering plants were dis-tributed to other parks and 39,700 stillremain for distribution.

Expenses aggregate $28,311 of which $18,-580 represents labor.

Why Westlake CostsWestlake is one of the most expensive

of the Los Angeles parks to maintainbecause of the poor character of the soiland the great amount of remodeling andreconstruction needed, because, whenfirst improved, slipshod and cheap meth-ods were used inthe park, SuperintendentMorley says.

The retaining walls and terraces on thenorth side of the park have no founda-tions and must be entirely done over, asmost of the work is done with looseatone. Sixth street is to be paved, andbids have already been advertised for tobuild a permanent wall.

The knoll on the south side of Wil-shlre boulevard entrance has been clearedof the old lyceum horrida planted thereyears ago, the ground being trenchedthree feet deep end replanted to a choicecollection of twenty-nine varieties ofconiferous shrubs imported from Europe,180 plants in all. Ailare doing well ex-cept ten.

New ConstructionA retaining wall has been erected at

the base of the knoll adjoining the drive,varying from three to six feet high, ofselected cobblestone from the ArroyoSeco. This improvement willbe of apermanent character.

The riprap around the lake has beenrepaired, but to do good work on a per-manent basis it willbe necessary to takeout the lower gate at Seventh street anddrain the lake; otherwise there willbe aconstant drain of money for repairs.

Two new lavatories of brick and cementhave been erected on the north side ofthe park withallmodern sanitary plumb-ing, and they are a great convenience tothe people In that section.

During the year 18,000 bedding plantsand 385 shrubs have been planted.

Beauty and UtilityMaterials used and hauled include 110

loads of manure, 92 loads of gravel, 57loads of loam, 260 loads of material forfillingnear the band stand, 41 loads ofstone from Elyslan park, 27 loads of cob-blestone from the Arroyo Seco and Syca-more grove and 24 loads of sand from theLos Angeles river. . %

.The lower section of the knoll below

the palms willbe planted with dwarfgrowing palms and plants of similarcharacter. The shrubs now there willbe

"grubbed out, as the change would makethe park In that locality much more In-teresting and open up to view the beau- .tlful palms which tire now hidden bybuckthorn growing there.

Expenses aggregate $18,87.!, of whichlabor cost $13,495.

It Occasionally HappensTlip statesman oft will cause distress

By greedy depredations;Proprieties with him are loss

Than the appropriations.—Washington. Star.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. B Though a slapwith the palm of August Wyman's handcured the deafness of the 11-year-old sonof A. B. Groves, a prominent architect,V.'yman was fined 15 for striking the boy.It was shown that just before the slapwas administered the boy was so deafthat he could not hear Wyman's com-mand to get away from in front of histailor shop.

"My son was quite deaf from the day ofhis birth, but since ho was slapped hishearing is greatly improved," said Mr.Qrovea in the witness stand."I willline Mr. Wyman the minimum,

|5," said Jud|~« Taylor when this point inthe trial was reached. "Tho defendantiudno rloht to aluu the boi."

PRESIDENT WANTEDThe undersigned wishes to meet some

lady or gentleman with one thousanddollars in cash who will accept the pres-idency of a reliable mining company andtake an active Interest In the promotionand organization of tho fame.

The mines are In Old Mexico, state ofChihuahua. We have three shafts, one300 feet deep, one 192 feet and one ninetyfeet deep, each equipped with a gasolinehoist.

Assays run in picked ore from threeounces to $7000 per ton.

Wa have not yet struck water. Whenwe do, which Is expected in the next 100feet, we willhave a mine worthy of note.

The first party, male or female, whoputs up one thousand dollars in cash willbe the president of this company.

My partner Is in Chihuahua and Icancommunicate withhim by wire, and Icanprocure samples of ore by express orfreight.

Three Mexican deeds are held by me;also the stock book, papers of incorpor-ation and the weal of the company. Iam tho active secretary and treasurer.Box 1013, Herald office.

An Opinion"Where," quoted the poetio person, "are

the snows of yesteryear?""I don't know," answered Mr. Sirlus

Barker; "but it's no credit to the streetcleaning department that they aren't lyingprecisely where they fell."—"WashingtonStar.

John Delozier, a mechanic livingat the

St. Lawrence rooming house on East Fifthstreet, fell from a Main street car be-tween Second und Third streets last nightand wan literally scalped.lralso sustained a concussion of the

brain and a possible fructuro at tho baaeof the skull.

He was operated on at tho receivinghospital by Dre. Garrett, Tanner anddot. Ha willprobably, die.

\Christ'church '; observed • the day -; with

theIimpressive services ;,which'mark \cele-

bration! ;at;this'church. The decorations

w,i.-iespecially Xelaborate ,:and 5, were ?ingreenIand '.red, < buiUua ¦uud;holly,', being

The affair was 1mado ;a home gatheringin every sense of word (or the fiftyor sixty men who tcalls it '"home." Theevening was ej?eut la a pleasant, informal

Last night the men who make- thoBethlehem hotel their home were givena house party by Rev. and Mrs. Bart-lett and th>!r daughters in their ownapartments In the Institution.

Rev. Mr. Bartlett states many of theMexican families are In desperate straitsand that they are Invjstigatlng everycase and only giving to the most needy.Bethlehem church has been made a gen-eral depot for supplies by the generouspeople Of Los Angeles and within thepast few woeks many families have beenhelped to celsbrate the joyful seasonwith true feeling of thankfulness.

•

Many in Want

The discontinuance of section work bythe railroads has put about 600 Mexicanfamilies in a destitute condition, and tothese Rev. Mr. Bartlett and his helperstook Christmas cheer yesterday in theshape of sacks of flour, meal, beans andother necessaries of life. There were nodainties passed out, but the sacks werewelcomed everywnere with gratefulthankfulness.

The main effort of Rev. Dana W. Bart-lett, the presiding angel at Bethlehem,was the furnishing of the substantialsof life to many Mexican families whofind themselves almost on the point ofstarvation at this time of the year.

Christmas day at Bethlehem was a dayof activity from early morning until lateat night.

Monday night a general Christmascelebration was held at the church, cor-ner Railroad and Main streets, andTuesday afternoon for the Japanese chil-dren.

Tuesday evening the Spanish schoolwas entertained and on the same nightthe church was occupied with a celebra-tion by the Spanish Presbyterian churchwith a celebration for the Mexicans.

Christmas at Bethlehem church beganThursday with a celebration for the old-er Russians of the colony near thechurch and Friday night two celebrationswere held for the Japanese and Greeks.

Nowhere 'in Los Angeles has Christmasbeen celebrated in a more cosmopolitanmanner than at Bethlehem Instsitutlonalchurch, where the story of the babe inswaddling clothes has been told in manydifferent tongues with many differentcustoms.

LOS ANGELES HERALD: THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 26, 1907,

Surprise Friends by Wedding at Dinner

A MODISH COAT SUITThe young Birl of today la a very fas-

tidious person Indeed In regard to herclothes, and the fond mother Is, as arule, only too glad to meet her views Inthe matter of becoming apparel. Thestylish suit sketched willappeal to thetastes of both Mother and daughter, beingat once unobtrusive and up-to-date. Thecoat Is of the short cutaway variety,emi-fittlng and finished in tailonMlfash-ion with stitched seams. Thepklrt Iscut in five gores, the fullness being dis-posed in tuck pleats that are stitchedto position over the hips while flaringmodishly at the hem. 'Blue Berge wasused for modeling the skirt, though pan-ama cloth, cheviot, broadcloth or anjr ofthe novelty suitings Would be appropri-ate. For the 16-year size, four yards offlfty-four-lnch goods will be needed.Sizes, 14, 15, 1G and 17 years. The priceof this pattern is 10 cents.

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