The Los Angeles Times from Los Angeles, California • 24

WEDNESDAY. SEPTKMBKK IL', iOOO. PCFlOl AK9HIP CONTEST, JRANGE COUNTY WINS GREAT RACE; SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SECOND. Merle Prewitt Smashes All Records For Big Score Pasadena Wins Tfy'rd and Los Angeles Girl FourthSaw-telle, Azusa, Covina, Pomona and Bakersfield Next. Grand Jubilee Tomorrow at Playa Del Rey.

521 South Broadway K. 1' 4 pemm 4 'LI 1 1 TODA arc "Swelldom" a shop handling exclusive creations in suits, coats, skirts, waists and furs for ladies and girls will open today at 9 a.m. The opening exhibit will be interesting to those who are seeking to know Fashion's latest decrees. 4 Take this as your personal invitation to be present. Instead of music there will be saving opportunities.

Instead of flowers, beautiful garments. FINAL SCORE OF SCHOLARSHIP CONTEST. PI! F. WITT. MERLE, 301,203 SMITH, BERTOA, Cucamonga, 173,543 VIVIAN, 20 S.

Raymond 158,942 Zt'KER, ESTIiEB, 2.W0 V. Eighth street, City 120,809 ALLEN, GRACE, Sawtelle 110,300 ASHURST, MAUD, 94,372 CHOUSE, ZETTA, Covin. 90,731 RICKERICH, MAY, 00,388 KM MAN'S IE, P. O. Box 232, 90,278 ORFILA, ORESTES, Tucnon, Ariz.

89,587 PARKER, IGNATIUS, 748 Ottawa street, City 80,008 CLAYTON, JOHN, 243 Pacific avenue, Long Beach 84,708 ROBIXSON, EARL, 621 S. Olive atreet, City 77,270 WOLFF, FANNIE, 727 California itreet, City 65,012 SNOW, VEDA, Santa Barbara 65,005 BOLSTAD, WILLIAM, 760 E. Forty-eighth street, 13,927 WAGNER, EDNA, 1213 Maple avenue, City 62,399 COHEN, BERTHA, 317 W. Pico street, City 62,185 CAMERON, JOANNA, 1780 E. Vernon avenue, City 61,407 ATKINSON, KATE, Lordslmrg.

50,291 TANTAU, BLAKE, 833 Orange Grove avenue, 55,857" MTEAR, ELIZABETH, 1028 Nevada avenue, Santa PONEDEL, MINNIE, 454 Jackson street, 54,250 EEER, MILDRED, East Hollywood. 46,725 LaLANNE, MARY, 2410 Maple avenue, City. 42,77 6TEINTORF, PAUL, Calexico 38,781 PATTEN, HELEN, San Diego 31,549 WOOD, HARRY, 2709 Vermont avenue, City. 31,403 WIGGINS. FRANK, 1950 Trinity street, 31,119 GREEN, ESTELLA, 4U9 Jackson street, City 30,797 DEXEH1E, JEWEL, 437 Centennial street, City 30,243 BLOOM, JENNIE, 914 Boston street, City 29,504 LALLICH, MARY, Gardena 2S748 EARRELL, EDITH, 1023 Sunset boulevard, 27,674 GREEN, CECIL, 1030 Byram City 24,230 GIBSON, WILMA, Yuma, Arizona 21,990 EASTMAN, GLADYS, 341 S.

Hope City 21,832 OAKLEY, EVELYN, 130 Diamond South Pasadena 19,979 McCARGER, MYRTLE, Compton 18,412 COOPER, JUDGE. Corona 17,058, LEOXETT, ROSE, 019 E. Pico City 14,9.37 SMITH, LEONA, Monrovia I2.UJ4 LLOYD, LAURA, 1535 W. 11th City 11,570 SILU'lllO, LENA. 723 Ducommun City 11,195 MOORE, HARRY, Oxnard 5,127 ORTIS, JENNIE, Santa Barbara 5,070 3.

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4G. ii Opening Special Suits at $15 Our Opening Souvenir will be worth while. For the ope'ning day we will offer suits at $15.00 that are well worth $20.00, $22.50 and $25.00. As to style, they are absolutely the latest. Every new feature is incorporated.

As to quality they are beyond criticism. As to workmanship they are faultless. Every good and popular material is represented. Remember, "Swelldom" is the name and the location is 521 done there before. If any one in Azusa escaped "Our Maud, "let him rise and be counted.

Bertha Hmlth swept San Bernardino county clean and what Merle Prewltt loft in the county of Orange wouldn't pay for the printer's ink used In making up a country weekly. Another remarkable feature of the contest of 1906 Is the uniform high scores, only two of the contestants dropping below the 10,000 mark, whereas last year eight fell below that rank. The scholarship rooms will be open today, and any of the contestants who desire to consult the manager concerning choice of scholarships may do co, NOW FOR REWARDS. All day yesterday final details for scholarships were being arranged so that the awards can be definitely presented tomorrow at Playa del Rey. The winners will receive their orders for scholarships In, the respective schools selected, and can enter the institutions at once, If they so desire.

Now, then, boys and girls, some of you are disappointed. That is inevitable. It would not be a contest If everyone- won exactly what they wanted. Two people cannot win a race, but there is Junt as much credit due to the boy or girl who honestly tried, as to the one who stands highest. The sympathies of the manager, who has watched the struggles of this brave and gallant lot of young folks, are with the disappointed ones.

The boy who set his heart on a particular college and now sees some one else, hlgh-ei up In the score, take the coveted scholarship. But the brave way In which defeat Is accepted by these young people Is a hint of how they are goln.jr to meet the greater disappointments that Inevitably await everyone who travels long in life's road. TOMORROW'S JUBILEE. Tomorrow we are all going forget our disappointments and take a day off and go down to the Playground of the King at Playa del Rey and be boys and girls together. Now, then, contestants, be sure to get up bright and early tomorrow morning so as to assemble at scholarship headquarters on the fourth floor of the Times building at 9:30 sharp.

There's something up there you'll all be interested In seeing. Those coupons that came In such a deluge last Saturday make a great array. They have all been counted and put up In boxes and packages and grouped In a picturesque pile at ono side of the room for you to see. Each one's package of coupons Is there, and you will enjoy seeing how big a bunch ou really did turn In that last day. Many of 'them were ent to the office for you, and you will be surprised to find how many Interested friends were watching you and remembered you with a bunch of coupons at the finish, HOW WE'LL CELEBRATE, The special cars engaged for the occasion will leave the Times office at 10 o'clock sharp, The general public will have no difficulty In recognizing us as we glide up Broadway, for those particular cars will have big placards on- their sides, stating to -the people who happen to meet us Just who we are.

Then the brass band will strike up a Jolly air, the horns and buzzers which The Times has provided for the occasion will break loose, the flags will wave, and away we will go, headed for Playa del Rey. Immediately on our arrival there, an elaborate luncheon will be served In the Del Rey Hotel, and directly after that we will proceed to the auditorium in the hotel, where the presentation of scholarships and prizes will take place. These exercises will begin at 2 o'clock sharp, and will be open to the general public. Many friends of the contestants have expressed a desire to be present on this occasion, and they will be heartily welcome. "although the special cars must be reserved exclusively for the contestants.

As many Los Angeles people as desire to do so may go down on the regular cars and be present at the presentatlen of prizes, and their presence will be appreciated. Each contestant Is privileged to bring one friend as a guest to share the pleasures of the entire trip. Blue and white are the colors chosen by contestants as their badire of honor, and The Times will provide blue ribbon badges for the fooys and girls. CARRIED 8TR IKE-BREAKERS. bouth Broadway.

1t sL A2A li ITU ifH of the boys who were leaders of their sex throughout hotly-contested campaign stand, in Its final score, side by aide, and three of them tn the column. It will be remembered that Orestes Orflla did not enter the contest till it was three weeks old, and it Is remarkable that he. In the sh6rt time allowed him, rose almost to the 90,000 mark. Orestes worked Arizona thoroughly, but had so fully covered that field during last year's contest, when he came out fourth in the score, that naturally those Arlzonans who then subscribed for The Times for five years In advance, as many of them did. could not assist him this year.

OO fire. The first floor of the building, 1 which stands at the northwest corner of Wall, and Ninth streets, Is used for storerooms, and the remainder for apartments. All avenues of escape would have been cut off from the roomingr-house had the fire burned the stairway. Wilde had gone to the mountains on a camping trip, according to the Informants of tre police, but returned Monday night. He was taken to headquarters In company with Mrs.

Knight. The officers learned that the major portion of the bakery la the property of Mrs. Knight, and that It had recently been insured. "The evidence against Wilde and Mrs. Knight was placed before the District Attorney yesterday," said the captain of detectives.

"He decided that for certain reasons he eould not issue a complaint, and in all probability the case will be dropped. The building Is the property of E. F. C. Klokke, No.

2105 South FIgueroa atreet." PERSONAL. James G. Scripps, son of E. S. Scrlpps, Is a guest at the Van Nuys.

W. R. Cheney, a wealthy resident of Ttedlands, accompanied by his wife. Is a guest at the Hollenbeck. TP Pari, of 'Hiinsmiiir.

who Orestes has made a splendid campaign, and will win the scholarship he worked for and a cash prize besides. CLOSE COUNTS. The closest count in all the contest Is that btween Fannl Wolff of Los Angeles and Veda Snow of Santa Bar bara. Exactly seven points separates them. These are In favor of Fannie, who will thank her lucky stars this morning that she clipped seven more coupons than Veda did, since It makes the difference of one row her standing, although the cash prizes are the same in both Instances.

has been touring Southern California HE GETS IN. William Bolstad, the young bank messenger, orlngs up rear of the ON-THE-HILL Ideal Suburban Homes Within' 18 minutes of the business center of Los Angeles; only 20 minutes from the heaches and the great San Pedro harbor; on a queenly hill of majestic proportions; unequaled views of the magnificent scenery of Southern California. Amidst these ideal surroundings Athens is being built. Miles of boulevards, 100 feet wide, oiled, graded and rolled, with highly improved parkways in the center, extra wide cement sidewalks and cement curbs. The boulevard system Converges at a point midway between Figueroa street and Moneta avenue, on the splendid new four-track Huntington electric line, the finest in Southern California, now in course of construction.

This line, together with the San Pedro inter-urban and Los Angeles and Redondo Railway give to Athens Three Direct Gar liines Athens is always cool in summer and is absoluely frostles sin winter; exposed tomato vines live and bear fruit throughout the year. The tenderest, most delicate shrubs, plants and fruits grow Purest Artesian Water Abundant and Cheap Athens is being built in classic Greek and modern Colonial styles of architecture, under wise building restrictions, the whole plan being artistically, beautiful, including every modern convenience for the home. Prices Positively Advance September 17, 1906, at 12 O'clock Noon Until then you have the opportunity to get a home site in Athens at ground floor prices. It will pay you to see Athene at once. Go today.

Free excursions under the personal charge of Mr. II. G. Watkins, leave twice daily, 9:25 a.m. and 1 125 p.m., from the offices of the company, 604-614 Frost Building, Corner Second and Broadway.

Cars leave from Second and Spring streets. For Maps, Free, Tickets and particulars, see General Selling Agents. high sixteen, all of whom win cash prizes. William will have J25 to open on account with In the Security Sav ings Bank, where he is a messenger. and he will likewise gets the Browns- berger night echool scholarship, where he will take a course in banking.

Traveling Aeient Who Conducted One CAREFUL COUNTING. It will be noted that many of the The final score of The Tlnjoa Scholarship Contest of 1906 Is herewith pre-'ar-nted. As always the case, there were many surprises at the last. Several contestants who had been picked out to stand among the "high five" failed to do so, and their places were taken by those who developed unexpected etrength during the last few days of the race. Many of the contestants had held up points to such an extent that friends will bo this morning when they see their favorites do well up the ladder.

HURRAH FOIt ORANGE. Merle Preivltt, as was to be expected, leads, but her enormous score amazed every one. Even the manager had no Idea that the Orange county girl had 160.C00 points up her sleeve. It lacked but little of midnight on the last day of the contest when Mlsa Merle walked up to the book-keeper's desk and tossed down three fat aubscription books. When the grand total was looted up yesterday it was found that he turned In the tremendous score of almost 115,000 points tn subscriptions, end her coupons filled three large boxes, and totaled nearly 48,000, giving her the largest Individual score ever turned in by a single contestant.

She hits the 300.000 mark and goos over on the other side by a thousand Just for luck. Hurrah for the Orange county the littlest county In the bunch, but when It comes to voting for a favorite you Just watch out. This Is the third or fourth time that an Orange eounty contestant ha hit the top of the ladder In The Times scholarship contests. SAN EETIDOO NEXT. Kan Bernardino county comes next, a nd she sent her favorite daughter pky-hlgh during that last week of (strenuous labor.

Over 175,000 points mark her final score. Bertha Smith Is' tins first representative that this big-rrt county In the whole State of California has ever put up In a Times tholarship content, and everybody In that county la proud and happy over th result. Pasadena usually ranks high In the contest, and her favorite daughter hits the third rung and walks off with a big cash prize and the scholarship she wanted. ANGELES LASS HIGH HITTER. Los Angela Is especially to bo congratulated on the fact that, for the first time in years.

If ever, her representative ranks with the high four. Ksthtr 7.uber made a gallant run and dashed under the wire at midnight on that memorable Saturday of September 8, with 44.000 pointa to add to her 8'-. heavy score, sending It up a i- 120,000, and making a clean ever the Sawtelle candidate, "Ice Allen, the old enldlers' favorite, ranks fifth in the final score. AZUSA BEATS THE RECORD. "Our Maud," the pet end pride of Ar.usa.

niacin a magnificent home run of ovor ,001 pointa. which sent her up five rows on tin ladder, and landed her In sixth place. Maud will be a h.inpy triH this morning, when she sics v.heje tihe Bits on this grand educational ladder that leads straight up to the paradise toward which these bright boys and eirla are aiming. THESE ABE CLOSE. Nos.

7, 8 and 9 stand very closely '-aether, with Covina In the lead and and Bakersfield right after. scores below these high sixteen run very close. The counting has been done In an ubsolutcly accurate manner. After twice passing through the hands of the manager, it was gone over by two expert counters to make sure that no possible error could have occurred, and the score, as presented this morning, Is exactly in accord with the returns from the contest. READ THESE SCORES.

Some idea of the enormous scores turned In on the last day of the con test may be had by the following list of high scorers, who, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 12. midnight, on STRONG 1 for the past lew weeks, is at me noi-lenbeck. D. M.

Burns and wife of San Fran-claco are guests at the Alexandria. They have been spending the last two months at Catallna. H. Towle, Pacific Coast agent of the' Western Tube Company, whose headquarters Is in San Francisco, is among the guests at the Alexandria. W.

Martindale, Pacific Coast manager of the United States Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry Company, with headquarters In San Francisco, Is a guest at the Alexandria. Is Grammar of Use? W. O. Parsons In the Atlantic Monthly, writes: The subject In which the grammar school (so-called) contravenes fmost sharply the law of the order of learning Is, perhaps, grammar. For grammar, being the analytic and theoretical study of language, does not belong In the grammar school at all.

The scientific classification of phenomena cannot commence until the phenomena have been assembled and made familiar. To this law of learning language is no exception. The language study proper to the grammar school Is observation and acquaintance; that la, more particularly, practice in reading, composing. Nor for this Is the study of grammar necessary. What is necessary Is a very large amount of practice; much reading, much speaking, much composing.

The only use of grammar here Is a negative one, namely, to correct mistakes. And for this negative purpose the only person In the grammar school who need know grammar Is the teacher. The positive, scientific study of grammar must ba reserved for the High School. Roasted on the Wing. "It Is an 111 wind that blows nobody any good," say the residents in the vicinity of the burning gas well at Ca-ney.

and well they might, for long as the well burns and ducks continue to they are prospering over others' misfortune. The heat rising from the fire extends to a great height, and since the beginning wild ducks have played the game of the moth and flame, much to their sorrow and sooner does a duck fly across the forbidden territory than it Is caught and baked by the torrid winds. The neighbors have caught on to the fact, and near meal time gather near the well and wait for tho fail of the baked ducks, which, of course, saves great deal of time and trouble otherwise necessary in the kitchen. Kan-siis City journal. J.

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Cor. 6th Spring N.W. Cor. Second and Broadway DANIEL STONE Rooms 114.116 Ilcnne Bldg. 122 W.

Third St. OR THE OWNERS of "Farley's Specials" Speaks of the Trip. George L. Baker, a traveling agent for the Great Northern Railway, and who conducted one of the famous "Farley Specials" from Chicago to San Francisco, was In Los Angeles yesterday for a few hours, and dined at the Alexandria. Mr.

Baker said that the impression sedulously sent out by the unions that the trains were filled with the dregs of the eastern cities is entirely wrong. He said that the men are, as a rule, good, healthy, clean-looking working-men, who seem to know exactly what they are doing and are determined to dn it, Mr. Baker said that at several of the stations en route a knot of frenzied totemltes connected for the most part with the unspeakable Industrial Workers of the World, or the Western Federation of Miners, would gather and hoot the train occupants. He said that the stories of the Farley men shooting at hooting unlonltes en route are entirety false. The trip was without special Interest, in Baker's opinion, except for the notoriety given the specials by the newspapers.

In most cases provisions sufficient for the entire trip were carried on the trains to do away with the necessity of buying en route. 1 Mr. Boker left last night for his home in t'hlejign. He was at one time agent for the Santa Fe at San Diego. POLICE QUESTION WILDE.

Baker Believed to Know Something About the Dangerous Incendiary Firs of Sunday Night That Earle Wilde, No. 429 East Ninth utreet. In whose bakery a dan-gerius Incendiary fire was discovered Sunday night about 10 o'clock. Is believed by the police to know something about the bias, was revealed 't Central Ftadon last "Evening. Wilde was sent to detective hetvlauiii'ters Monday nlKht and questioned closely, but relo.ned.

Mrs. G. Knight, a part owner, was also questioned. i.any livas were endaricftrcd ly tit Howard- Park 'Goo Rooms 604 and 614 Frost building Saturday, turned In the scores set opposite their respective names: Merle Prewltt, Bertha Smith. 47.805; Esther Zuber.

Vivian Ba-wU. 33.540; Orestes Orflla, Maud Ashurst. May Bflckerlch Mansie Kim, Veda Snow, 22.2S2; Mildred Beer, Ignatius Parker, Helen Patten, 18,693: Zetta Crouse, Joanna Cameron, 17.856; Elisabeth MoT ear, John Clayton, William Bolstad. Blake Tantau, 12.212; Kate Atkinson, Harry Wood, Earl Robinson. -IT BEATS THE RECORD.

In many respects the contest of 1306 Is remarkable. It can claim the highest individual score ever turned In, the top score never having renehed the 300.000 point befort. This, a "Mmpared with last year's top notch of less than 220.000 points, Is all the more remarkable when It la considered that the system of counting this year did not allow as many points as that of last, when every subscription running over one year was allowed to double In polnti when It passed the twelvemonth limit. Had this system followed this year. Merle Prewitt's score would doubtless have doubled that of lat yenr's final score, and reached points.

NEW BITP1NKSS LARGE. A largr-r amount of new business has been turned in this ypfir than ever fore. Miss Maud Ashurst, the lively l.H'e Atusa contestant, has reenr.v) mors new PubcriV-rs In and about 1, -r a hi ever t--u Cor. Second and Broadway Sunset Phone "Broadway 4566' N.B. Free tickets will be given out at the Redondo ticket office, 217 West Second street, every Sunday from 9 too a.m.

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