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Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-24

LII Is hard to those to realize who pass
over the closely built up region which
| spreads out between Sonoratown and
Pasadena that just a generation ago
there were only two houses between the
gore lot below the old Southern Pacific
hallway depot and the height on which
stands the Crown of the Valley. That is
to say. there was not only not a solitary
| dwelling in what was later East Los
Angeles but in the considerable stretch
of nearly half a mile on this side of the
river, with Pasadena not even thought
| of.
! Now that whole region is solidly built
up, with such splendid towns as Gar
NanZa and Highlands diVersifying the
eXpanse The ruins of the old 'dobe
ranch house of the San Pasqual grant
| We're still standing on the bluff which
| rose above the Arroyo Seco and there
was one settler who pumped his water
up on the hill and abode in peace and
solitude in his humble home. On the road
out to the Mission San Gabriel there
was the Five Mile house and that was
all. But beyond was the famous San
Gabriel valley and on the ridge" were
a lot of the most beautiful homes in
America.
II 1t be true that the buildings We're
rev in that magic region the hospitality
was unbounded and the attractions un-
limited. On the ridge" or on its slopes
We're the well-knoWn ranches of the
| Wilson's, Ttuses, Kewens, Stonemans,
Herefords, Roses and many lesser hor-
/ ticultural magnates.
At Ell MoIino del Rey
In the early April days of 1873 my dis
| tinguished legal friend Henry e. Heigh-
ton and myself We're invited by Col. H..
j. {. keWen to go out to his then fa-,
nous place, El Molino del Rey-"the
Mill of the King" leighton was on one
OF his frequent professional visits from
san Francisco. / was at the time edit
ing the San Diego World and was visit
ing Los Angeles for the first time. My
companion said he knew all about the
country and presumed upon it to make
] late start. 1t so happened that we
got hold of a driver who knew nothing
of the San Gabriel valley, as the event
proved. In those days there were no
FENCES. A feeling of genuine nelghbor-
llness perVaded the locality. You Just
hitched your horses and went in and
Joined the folks at whatever meal hap
pened to be on hand. 1t did not so
much matter whether you knew YOUR
host or not if you looked like a gentle
man, but this generous hospitality was
never abused. The lovely San Gabriel
Ndlley was perNaded by spirit of genu-
Inc cameraderie.
Having started late, and ii having be-
| come dark, leighton and myself soon
realized that we were lost. As he was
confident that he could find The way to
! kewens, we dismissed the driver and
entered what proved to be Cen Stone
mans place, which adjoined El Mollno
Taking my friends word for it that he
was a pathfinder of the Kit Carson
order / plunged after him into a bar
ley field THAI was surely up to our
shoulders, and then we plunged and
plunged. And how that barley drpped!
Spring in San Gabriel
IL was in the jocimd days of spring
and san Gabriel has always been a
fragrant and dewy region. How long
we iioundered around that field / never
knew. Fortunately for US, the Kewen
family became alarmed for u.s. From
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-24
The Pun

And fearful puns. for the most part,
they are. The Abbot of Ramsey's
arms, for instance, bear a simple de-
sign of ram i'm the sea. Islip, Abbot
of Westminster has upon his shield
the picture of a man falling from tree
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-24
Spring in san Gabriel

1t was in the joctmd days of spring
and san Gabriel has always been a
fragrant and dewy region. How long
we floundered around that field never
knew Fortunately for US, the Kewen
family became alarmed for us. From
our long delay they concluded that we
We're lost, and they emerged from the
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-24
Old Don 6enito Wilson

Old Don Benito Wilson was a nota-
BILE figure on the ridge" OF him and
his gracious hospitality / have given
a sketch I'm n recent issue Of The Her.
aid But not so as TO his son-in-law,
j. de Barth Shorb, whose handsome
mansion occupied noble crest Of that
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-10-13

In black and white plaid .Silks-the new
est out. Not shown by any one else. "If
it's new Madden has it.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-10-13

Ladies' best $500 dress Shoe we have
ever shown, others ask $3.50 for one no
better and often not so good. Let us
show you.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-10-13
WELCOME THE BRITISH.
Squadron OF Twelve Vessels Pay Off.
cial Visit 70 Japan.

Squadron OF Twelve Vessels Pay Off.
cial Visit 70 Japan.
Yokahoma, oct. 12.-The British
SQUADRON of twelve vessels, under the
command OF Vice Admiral Sir Gerald
Noel. arriv, 4 here this morning and
was official, welcomed amid scenes
of general enthusiasm by Vice Admiral
Shimamurl.
After the ceremonies and salutes
had been concluded Admiral Noel and
1900 officers and men landed n pa
radcd through a cheering multitude TO
"A garden party wiycn by the munich
pality. At which they were entertained
by dancing and fetcs of juggling ana
wrestling. LAY fireworks were display
ed and tde entire city was appropriate
ly decorated.
At a llhQuet this c~evning Major
Ichida proposed a toast to King Eu.
ward, Queen Alexandra and the Brlr
ish navy, and welcomed the visit of
the squadron as strengthening the
Anglo-Japanosc alliance for the peace
ful Industrial development of the Far
East and the civilization of The world.
He referred TO the presence of the
United states steamship Wisconsin In
the harbor of EokahOma and cordially
welcomed her to Japanese waters. Al
though the Wisconsin was not direct
ed to Japan for formalities, Major
Ichida said that country was regarded
as the frirrd of all nations having in
tcrest In ,hc Far Eastern policies. He
said that resident Roosevelt had IL
Eliminated the American policy of the
open door Ia China and Korea, and
therefore &c was the speakers belief
that the Auglo-Japanose alliance was
heartily I'm lorsed by the United States.
Admiral Noel and his staff will leave
tomorrow fOI Toxic.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-10-13

One night is all the time necessary
to prove hat Pineules is the best rem
edy in the world for backache and al
kidney and bladder troubles. If you
have rheumatism or any other blood
disease a single dose will give relief.
Sold by City Drug Store.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-10-13
Spent More than $1,000.

w. w. Baker. of Plainview, Neb.,
writes: my wife suffered from lung
trouble for fifteen years. She tried a
number of doctors and spent over ST.
600 without relief. She became very
low and lost all hope. a friend recon-
mended Foley's Honey and Tar and
thanks to this great remedy it saved
her life. She enjoys better health than
she has known in ten years Refuse
substitutes. Sold by City Drug Store.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-10-13
A Judlclous inquiry.

a well known travelling man who
visits the drug trade says he has OF
ten heard druggists inquire OF custO-
g who asked for a cough medicine,
whether It was wanted for a child or
for an adult. and II for a child they
almost invariably recommend Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy. The reason
for this is that they know there is no
danger from it and that IL always
cures There is not the least danger
in giving It and for coughs, colds an
Group it is unsurpassed. For sale by
+. J.. Ramsey, w. b. Frame, Bonner
Il Bonner, and the Ardmore Drug Co.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-10-13

Fall colds are liable to hang on all
winter, leaving the seeds OF pneumo-
mia. bronchitis or consumption. FOley's
Honey and Tar cures quickly and pre-
vents serious results. 1t is old and re-
liable. tried and tested, safe and sure,
Contains no oplates and will not con
stipate. Sold By City Drug Store. .
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-10-13
RESERVED FOR
.rA.uuzaas4n M q 9 Q NJ EHzasEzmznEH1
g,He has moved toE3O3 East Main Street

You can lever make a mar believe
that he cant afford to pay five times
as much fer his dinner at a restau-
rant where everybody is looking at
him as he can at home.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-10-13

A woman can't enjoy riding in an
automobile the way she can in a street
car. because there never is any con
dlctor to forget to collect her fare.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-10-13

Hawkeye Family Salve is guaran-
teed 10 cure Piles and all Skin Dis
eases. Does not stain and acts quickly.
The worlds greatest healing power
% cents. City Drug Store, w. b.
Frame, prop.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-10-13

No danger of consumption IL you
use Foley's Honey and Tar to cure
that stubborn cough. Sold by City
Drug STORE.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-10-13

\ woman runs almost as fast when
she sees a mouse as "A man does when
he hears a baby crying.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-10-13

A pessimi5t is a man who knows
lot about himself and but little abou.
his neighbors.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-10-13

Pinesalve acts like a poultice. Best
thing in the world for boils. burns,
cracked hands, letter, etc. Sold by
City Drug Store.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-10-13

Figures may not lie, but figures of
speech are often misleading.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-10-13

Most people are such poor managers
that their cost Of living goes up even
il prices SO down.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-01-12
GREAT VITALITY OF SEEDS.
Some Kinds Retain Life Long Time,
But the Period Is Often
Exaggerated.

The length of time seeds will preserve
their vitality differs amazingly in diff
ferent plants. The seeds of the willow,
for instance, will not terminate after
having once been dry and their germinat-
ing power is lost in two weeks, even If
during that interval they have been kept
fresh. The seeds of coffee do not ger
inmate after having been kept for any
considerable length of time. Thegrains
of wheat lose their power and strength
after lapse of several years, though
wheat over two centuries old has been
quite capable of being used for food.
The story of mummy wheat" sprout-
ing after having lain dormant in Egyp-
tian tombs for thousands of years, to say
the least, sounds exceedingly dubious.
No well-authenticated instances OF
such finds are eXtant, says the Chicago
Chronicle, while other articles sold by
the Arabs to credulous travellers as COM
ing out of the same tomb as the ancient
wheat have been dahlia bulbs and maize,
the deposition of which, in the recep-
tacle from which they were said to have
been taken, makes it necessary to be-
lieve that 5000 years ago the subjects
of Pharaoh were engaged In commerce
with America
Rye and wheat only 1856. years old
could not be induced to terminate, the
place of the embryo being filled with
Shiny and putrefying liquid. When kept
secluded from light and dampness seeds
have been known to keep for heightened
periods
The most unscientitic observer has no,
ticed how often plants appear in old
ground which has been trenched which
have never appeared in such spots pre-
viOusly, and that after fires pass over To-
calities plants equally strange to the
neighborhood appear. 1t is noticed that
when forest is fired the trees that take
the place of tire burned ones are of a
different species than those hitherto OBJ
served in that neighborhood
After the great London fire, in 1866,
the yellow rocket appeared in great pro-
fusion for the first time in the district
swept by fire. These facts, which can
lot be denied, have led to the theory
that seeds may lie for long periods dor
manC, ana only spring into lie when
some stimulus, such as exposure to the
sun, rain or heat, is applied to them.
A scientist has recently discovered that
an extensive tract of land at the silver
mines of Laurium, in Greece, is covered
by luXuriant growth of horned peoples
belonging to hitherto unknown spe-
cies. These plants have shot up through
soil which had been covered to the
depth Of ten feet with masses Of cinder
and Stag thrown out by the workmen
in ancient times, when the mines were
worked by the Greeks, and which have
been recently disturbed in order that the
imperfectly fused materials might be
subjected to further process of fusion
for the purpose of extracting their sill
yer contents.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-01-12

mainly bulls and it is his business
customers out of ten are loaded up
on the long side, with only a three
point margin between them and loss.
Take a dry goods clerk who Invests"
ten dollars in a stock, at a time like
last September. The stock keeps 60
ing up and at every raise the poor
fool puts MS paper profits back into
more stock at the same margin. He
does not put in any more cash-an-
other ten dollars looks so small when
he is carrying a Zine" Of perhaps hun
dred shares. Along comes Mr. Law
son with his thunderbolt! What is
the bucket-shop mans policy? Obvi-
ously to go into the market with his
own customers money and sell-help
the bear reaction" In every reac-
ton of Wall street history bucket-shop
men have helped. And their clients
have lost their ten dollar stakes-or
larger, as the case may be. That is
worth remembering.
At reputable brokers' firm the
least margin accepted is ten points"
ten dollars per share. In troubled
times q careful broker demands 20
points" upon "gilt-edged' stock
Even then a customer may be cleaned
out" within a few weeks unless he is
prepared to put up more margin. The
gambling is more dangerous the better
the stock one CANDLES upon, odd as
that may seem. In a time when all
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-01-12

New York.-Thomas w IaWsons
war upon the System" is but begun.
At the outset it seems an unequal
struggle Lawson is a man in the
prime Of life, posseSsor Of a number
Of unusually nimble millions, but he
is apparently without close allies. He
stands alone.
Lawson has in the past advertised
himself by his lavish expenditures, al
ways with the name Of Lawson" blown
in the glass. He paid $4,000 for new
kind Of carnation; he has owned some
of the finest horses in America; he built
a yacht to defend the Americas Cup,
and when he quarreled about her with
the New York Yacht club monopolists
VINO manage the cup contests, he broke
her up and made medals out Of her
bronze for presentation to the public.
Lawson is generous, prOdigal-yet
Yankee.
The System" is hydra headed For
Mr. Lawson's purposes it is led by
Standard OiI-that little knot of
finance rs who, beginning with $780,
900 refining plant in Cleveland, have
encircled the world with a power be-
side which the Rothschilds' is a toy;
who have as secure a grip upon the
oil trade of Japan as of the United
States; who with their German allies
control the oil trade of Germany; who
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-01-12

company" to hold a majority of its
company to hold 81 per cent. of the
holding company's stock. An invest
ment of some $4,000 IN the second
holding company will control the
whole business. Now let there be a
prosperous season or two; let the
company lease other companies; let it
sell bonds to trust companies and in
surance companies in which it's direc-
tors are interested; and presently ten
men with an investment of less than
900 apiece may be controlling mil
lions
Let anyone who doubts that such a
preposterous disproportion of power
to investment is possible examine for
himself the manner in which the great
Rock Island system is now con-
trolled.
1t is this kind of thing that makes
people nervous when Lawson threat
should!
Just for one minute-Suppose he
should!
Observe now the power Of weakness
and the weakness of power. The
System" nervous, stung to anger,
trembling at what disclosure next it
knows not.
And Lawson alone, not a notably
great millionaire, but-with an Idea
He has told that idea, often enough.
There is one power in the country
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-01-12
BUCKING THE SYSTEM
Why Tom Lawson Is After the Money
Powers of Wall Street.
HAS A GRIEVANCE AGAINST "STANDARD OIL"
In the Fight Shop His UNLIMITED AiesPerson
aIites of Men Both Sides - The War Is Just
Begun---A Moral for the Public.
BY AN EX-BRoKER.

leaving them. Cromwell must have
lad such a presence.
Yet an agile fencer who isn't afraid of
a Presence may lure an impressive man
to defeat. Corbett defeated Sullivan,
for all his eye of set purpose.
Chiefly, Lawson is after" the
Standard Oil people, for reasons. In
cidentaIly, his attack will injure 9TH
ers whose methods are similar. First,
the Morgan group; after that, the
groups Of minor capitalists allied with
the one or the other.
Take New York as example. With
all the vast increase of business in the
city, there are fewer national banks
than 20 years ago. Far fewer big
ones in Wall street. For practical
purposes, there are two groups Of al
lied banks-the Morgan banks headed
by the Bank of Commerce, and the
Standard Oil banks, headed by the
National City, with Stillman, father
in-law of Rockefeller, as its presi
dent These banks are closely allied
with the trust companies, in which the
same men who control the banks ap-
pear again as directors. Thus a few
men control the Ioaning power in the
market BY calling" in loans they
can at any time produce 'break"
in Wall street. By furnishing money
at low interest-your money and mine,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-01-12

BOOM" People with memories know
that last January prices dropped
For months the market had been
boiling with wash sales" The word
of the System" was passed that
money for margins would be kept
cheap, and that there was plenty.
Three million share days" were
promised. Such a day would mean
the sale Of $500, 100000 of securities in
one exchange of one city in one day!
What are wash sales?" A broker
may make only legitimate sales and
purchases. But there's nothing to pre-
vent man or pool from giving
selling orders to one broker and buy
ing orders to another for 10000 shares
each If this is done through an eX-
change member the commission is
trivial Thus prices were gradually
worked up by an appearance of activi-
ty, step by step, for four months, the
public occasionally taking a few
shares, but the transactions in the
main all speculative. Wall street was
ready for the killing"
You remember the story of the man
who tried to give his horse medicine
by blowing it down his throat with a
long tube. The "hoss blowed fust."
That happened this time.
Lawson's great advertisement on
copper set the public to selling in
stead of buying. To prevent the mar
ket from going to pieces like a card
house the System" had to buy-not
only the men for whom Lawson was
cunning, but all those who wanted to
see business good" And yet custom
ers were sold out by -bucket-shops and
by the regular brokers! There's no
making of omelets without breaking
eggs. Amalgamated dropped "a points.
It has never recovered, or half recoy-
cred. People are waiting. st. Paul
went down over ten points. 1t is
Standard Oil specially. Pennsylvania,
a "gilt-edge" stock, not especially Oily,
dropped eight points. That was a
shrinkage of $36,00Q,000 in Amalga-
mated, or $9,OO0,0OO in Pennsylvania.
Other stocks lost in proportion-sev-
eral hundred millions on the whole
list. Not even the best stocks ap-
preached the prices they would have
reached had the unloading process
been carried out Upon the public on
the original plan.
What did it cost Lawson? Nothing
He sold all his own holdings of copper
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the money of all the country; for
country banks send their surplus to
the city to he Ioaned-they can send
prices booming. Stock gamblers sell
dom hesitate to buy a four per cent.
stock, however high, when call money
is plenty at two per cent. Each figures
that he is sharp enough to "get out in
time"
The Life Insurance Companies.
have hesitated to toucn one source
of power to the System. The life in
Surance companies.
The three great life companies of
New York have written $4,000, 900 900
worth of insurance-$250 for every
family in the United States. They
have $1,000,U00,0U0 of assets The
fluid" portion of those assets, the
steady inflow of hard cash, it is the
duty of the directors to invest. Con-
slider the power of men who control
great railroads, who have their di-
rectors in the trust companies, and
who loom large in the directorate of
insurance companies also. What a po-
sition from which to float" the bonds
of new trusts and combinations!
The temptation is the greater be-
cause the position of the companies is
so strong. The security of the policy
holder is absolute. If Lawson ever
says otherwise, call him an alarmist.
which it is not a nice thing to be.
The improvement Of public health in
recent years and the constant length
ening OF human life is the greatest
asset of the companies. But
Morgan's partner, Perkins, is a di-
rector of a great insurance company.
When Morgan started the Inflated
Shipping Trust, that insurance com
pany took quantity of the bonds of
the company. The trust failed from
over capitalization, but the bonds are
still carried on the insurance com
pany's books at par. It's easy enough
to call par their price so long as none
of them are ever sold
1t would be easy to multiply such
cases. Take the kindred evil of con-
verting stock into bonds so that trust
funds may be used to pay for them.
1t is not good finance.
Such things ought not to be: