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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-06-25
I'D LIKE TO BE BOSS
OF THE POLICE :"
SAID JOHN L.

how; but never hint that the gum
shoe sleuths are going to close Wall
street, where touches are made every
day that are too swift for the average
gambler to size up. I've been thinking
that maybe Jerome balks at closing
the Wall-street places on the ground
that if this were done the loafer class
turned loose on the public and unable
to earn an honest living would be so
large there wouIunt be room for the
police on the sidewalks to patrol their
beats.
If He Were a Chief of Police.
Speaking of the police, I've had con-
siderable to do with them in all parts
of the country. The ordinary cop Is
all right. He has a family, lives de-
Gently and tries to keep clean. There's
a lot of chances to take in their trade.
but the cops" take them all and they
don't expect bouquets from the gallery.
and sure they don't get many, perhaps
an occasional one with a rock in 1T or
a string to it.
When the reformers, who will never
understand that policemen are not sun
day school teachers-they wouldn't be
police officers if they were-get after
the police and set out to show that
they are grafters and compel them TO
put in all their time closing up pool
rooms, things begin to happen pack
ward.
Show me a town where the police are
that busy chasing poolrooms and III
show you a town where the burglars
and thugs are working overtime ana
where a decent woman can't go out
after dark without a bodyguard. Inink
them over.
Take the city of Portland, oregon
and you'll find place pollced up 20
+ba handle hecaI1Se the Chief has horse
sense and never wastes his men on
small things so that the great ones are
sidestepped There are dozens or small
cities 1 could name that are as well on
The most of the noise about the police
is in the big cities, where the officers
are brave and ready for any sacrince'
but go heartbroken because or the way
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and getting it good and deep, as If he
had lately arrived from Podunk, New
Jersey.
The honest one never suuealed to
Jerome. John is too good a loser to
finch after the touch had been made
and the getaway performed by the ele-
CANT gents of Wall street. They
snapped phony stocks for his money,
and 1t wasn't even a game of chance.
You'll hear it said that since the gam
bling places have been closed in New
York tough class has been turned
loose on the community, q class that
don't know how to earn an honest 1iv-
ing and wouldn't earn it if it knew
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they are sandbagged by a lot OF old
hens in pants.
I'd like to be boss of the police in
some cities where the fussy -duddies
are trying to convince themselves that
the police ought to be nice old ladies
instead of men with red ginger in their
veins. They'd have to show me or
I'd run the old geesers in for disturb
ing the peace.
John l.. Writes to the Folks at Home.
Out here in the West it is the regular
thing to hear plain men point out the
thin spots in Eastern four-hushing. AS
they call me Yankee. I have to stand
them off as well as I can in arguments.
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laugh. That honest man burned lot
of gas gamboling on the green to sur
round the long kale and the game he
gave up to was. according to my grape
vine Marconigrams, so gauzy that a
Chink just over the Canadian border
might have seen through it.
This is to draw a mark around the
fact that the New Workers, who are
known as the knowingest ever, need
guardians when they wander from
Broadway. Here we have Honest
John Kelley, at just the time when Mr.
Jerome is shaking him down and out
of his regular occupation of games of
chance getting stung in Wall street
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whatever happens you can't say that
didn't leave the ring better than ! found
it. My fighting was always fair nobody
ever limited that I was "a party to a
fixed" match and 1 always had the
honor of my country at heart when /
stepped into the ring.
These few personal remarks to those
who. are to-day saying 1 am not in ear
nest about making one more fight with a
top-notcher Think them over.
When I heard that my old college
chum, Honest John Kelley had been
separated from large slice of his roll
in Wall street, and in the Dlainest kind
of stock gouge at that it was to
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-06-25

does not close all the chambers of his
soul to other interests, to the prattle
of little children at play, to the move-
ment of the stars in the heavens, to the
nourishing words of preacher and poet;
to those institutions which represent al
truis:n and make for the public veal
Perhaps he will not amass quite as
great wealth, but he will be tenfold
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-06-25

was in kilrain's corner and coached
him in the running game. But 1 was
in different condition when 1 faced
Jake, even if / had been on an oper-
ating table little over eight months
before.
l felt Jake out for two rounds, then
knew just what to do with him when
got ready to say when In the third
round ! gave him one good clout just to
let him know j could do it. Then l let
him set the pace When he ran 1 was
after him. And l followed him all of
those seventy-five rounds, letting him
have the sport any way he wanted it
wrestling, roughing or clinching, not try
ing to put him out, but hitting hard
enough to hurt him.
Opened the Way for the Suckers and
Dodgers.
After he woke up. the doctors said
Jake was so badly hurt that he might
never recover could have hurt him
worse and finished him quicker, but had
think ] showed the sports I could stand
cialy those who never knew. l was told
that Kilrain, when carried into his cor
ner, said, I'm licked; he can hit too hard
for me or any man living Mitchell
didn't say much. but he seemed pleased
that he didn't have Jakes contract that
day
That was my last battle under the Lon
don prize ring rules. 1t was a good thing
10 drop that style of fighting. 1t was
brutal. so much so that boxing done to-
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business man whom 4 thoroughly liked"
Certainly, the business man who is
nothing but business man, who from
the time he rises to the time he re-
tires, thinks of nothing but business. is
pile and is ready to retire, he will find
that certain sides of his nature have
become atrophied. He may go to Eu-
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BUSINESS a sunday-norning Talk

kind and millions Of men are to work
out their salvation and WELD their IN
fiuence in the world as they stand faith
full 70 their duties in Office, shops
banking institutions. and manufactur-
ing concerns.
But when this question circumscffbes
the whole horizon of mans life, It
means that he is daily becoming mar
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rope on his own private yacht, but all
the picture galleries and beautiful
churches and natural glories of the
Old World will fail to move him as
they would have done if he had not so
entirely concentrated all his energies
upon the making of money.
Fortunate is the man who, while am
bilious and diligent along business lines,
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row and sordid. He may be adding to
his invested funds, but he is growing
insensitive to all the higher concerns of
human life, to music, to art. to htera-
ture, to friendship. and to the public
service. That was the kind of business
man Phillips Brooks had in mind once
when. in a little fit of impatience, he
said Il declare. I have never met a
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-06-25

The world gets on largely because of
the volume of business done in it day
by day. That sooner or later gives
rise to the refinements and adornments
OF civilization. Stagnation in business
would mean lessening of Libraries and
museums, colleges and churches. Bus
mess is, indeed. a divinely ordained
function for the great majority of man
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- - Ow is business? This is the
\ great American question. Watch
two men accost each other.
\ How are your" How is your
family? do you think it is
going to rain?" These are likely to be
the first questions but usually they are
in the nature of polite Introduction to
the one theme in which both are most
interested All over the land this ques-
ton is being asked all day long. .
. It is no sign that man is entirely
commercialized because he asks this
question instinctively. The Book of
books has a good many good words for
the man who is not sIothful. but dill
gent in his business. 1t goes so far as
TO say that such a man shall stand be-
fore kings. An age characterized by
business activity is far in advance Of
one marked by the barbaric occupa-
tions of hunting. fishing, and fighting.
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when I've ChucLed His Dinner Pail Up
an AIley-The Passing of Mike
Demonstrating Ixilrain for S5
Rounds-John Says He Made the
Ring Better Than He Found In. Even
if His Hind Legs Were Too Short.
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HEN / think of the good friends
Of mine who have gone IL
makes me wonder that 1 am
still in the game. One Of the
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-22
CAUGHT IN LOCAL CURRENT

They fought fiecely, sc It's said, and
rs Jockey Bonner gave no outward
evidence of the affary this morning,
when he appeared ir the police court,
it is to be taken for granted that he
got his moneys worth.
But Jockey Bonner had~to sperd
2 night in the city calabocse, an2 ne
didn't like it. He was too polite a
negro to give verbal expression TO his
disapprobation of the matte: in 20
lice court or tc the police officials;
but one could see it written plainly
all over his countenance this morn
ing. He doesn't ike the inside OF a
calabcose, but prefers the stables.
Bonner will be remembered as the
individual who was barred for riding
on an outlaw track at st. Louis last
summer. ut that doesn't seem to both.
er him much now. In fact, there is a
persistent rumor to the effect that
he will be reinstated in his standing
in the association pretty soon. There
are a number of Pine Bluff people
who give credence to the rumor, and
it really looks as if there were some
thing in it.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-22
UNIMPOETAN1.

Princeton man tells of conver-
sation that took place between t;o
coach of football eleven and one of
the PLAYERS. An important game was
soon to be played; and the coach was,
cf course. mcst anxious that every
piayer should be in the very best
physical condition. But to his dis
gust one of the men upon whom
great deal depended if the great game
were to be won. seemed tc be in bad
fern" Taking him as de. the coach
had the following heart-to-heart talk
with the recalcitrant:
See here, you're not looking SO
coed! Muscles flabby and wind bad
awful bad. What's the matter
Been drinking anything?"
mot DROP
Then you must be smoking"
Haven't touched a pipe, cigar CT
cigarette since the training began
"studying?'
We'll, yes-a little
WhereupCn the coa ch gave vent to
a snort Of disgust. See here! You've
get to stop that! Do you want US
to lose the game?'-Culled from
Earper's Weekly.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-22
McGee Discharged.

The negro hey. McGee. who was
locked up by Policeman Meeks wed.
pesday and held pending an lnvestlea-
ton CT the trouble wherein the negro
had knocked his sister in the heac
with a weapon Of some kind, was dis
charged today, as no prosecuting wit
ness could be found to appear against
him. The boy claimed that he was
only playing with his sister at the
time she received the hurt.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-22
New aridoe on BIC Creek.

County Judge E. ]. Kerwin, toeeth-
or with the commiss oners appointed
to act in conjunction with him, DR., W.
L. Dewoedy and c. S. Bacon OF ladd.
went cut to Big creek, in Talladega
township where a recent order was
made for new :first7class bridge
and inspected the grounds for the new
structure The next step will be the
specifications fer che work, and these
specifications W l then be submitted
tc the county co4missioners for ap.
rroval or rejectidA If approved bids
will then be ca4ed for, and the W
pushed to completion without delay
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-22
A REMARKABLE SALE.

Everyone seems to be buying a
,awn swing. the delivery was ons CT
the puddephatt Furniture Manufac-
turing company are kept busy all Gay
lately delivering swings. To get them
at lower price than other dealers
it was necessary 20 make contract
for a large amount and save freight
by having them shipped in carload
lots, but from the present indications
even this large number will not sup
ply the demand. They are selling good
lawn swings fer $4.95, which is GER
tainly much lower than they nave ev-
er been sold elsewhere. 1t you have
MT purchased one yet you had better
call them up, cid phone Sol, new
phone 119, and have one sent out, be-
cause after this lot is gone they may
rot be able to furnish them for $495.
Send your order to the Puddepnatt
Furniture Manufacturing company,
necause the same swing elsewhere
will cost you from 81 to $3.50 more.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-22
Hunter Fcrfeits His Bail.

w. H. Hunter is the name Of the
individual who put up cash forfeit
with the police department for his
appearance Thursday morning to an
swr to the charge of petit larceny
the particu,a ar charge being that Of
steal ng some hay from the West
brook Grain and Commission cCmpa-
ny. Hunter failed to put in his ap-
pearance at the police court at the
time agreed upon, and his money was
declared forfeited.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-22
After License Payers.

Not on'y are the city authroltles
hot after the DODGERS Of dog tax H..
they are making the real estato hroF-
ers and vehicle owrers say license
CITY Treasurer Alexander Est Motif
ed all frcr, whom license money is
due. and a number paid He tten per
sorary cal'aa ur0n the real estate
,vokers and vehicle owners and more
of them raid. Police Judge Tcnev
called on them next an7 mere license
taxes were raid. However, there are
so9ae who have not yet paid, and un-
- tie tay i paid W thout it, arrests
ana prosecuti MS vii follow.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-22
An UuIY Wife Stealer.

Arrest Doc Moserby. He stole my
wife Monday. Tall, pidgeon-toed;
has gap in frcnt teeth. Lige Rooln-
SON.
This was a message received by
the local police officials Wednesday
afternoon, from a colored man VINO
lives in a nearby town.
So far the police have been unable
to locate a tall, pidgeon-toed negro
with a gap in h front teeth, and
should they do so they will take no
action until further Developments, as
no warrant has reached them.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-22
Became Reccnciied.

What promises tc' be the last act in
the domestic tragedy of the two lives
mentioned in these columns yester,
DAY occurred Wednesday afternoon
at a late hour, when the principals
in the trouble became reconciled to
each other again and they have de-
termined to try it over. 1t will be
recalled that a woman who was miss
ing from her home in an adjoin'n ing
state was found here by her husband
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-22
Jockey Bonner Has Gay Time.

Jockey Clifton Bonner is in trouble
again. That is, he was in trouble
Wednesday night and this morning;
but with the payment of a fine of IS
paid by friend, by the way, his trou-
bles have ceased for the time being
Then, Jockey Bonner is not worrying
over the fine much anyway; he
seems to think he got the worth of his
money, and points with prde to the
sAher fellow. The other fellow is his
partner. or rather enemy, in trouble.
1orS Jockey Bonner and he fought.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-22
pEPsIN SYRUP CO.
Monticello, illinois
PRESIDENT RECEIVES A DEGREE

Williamstown, Mass. June o.
tSpeciaD-President Roosevelt at
tended the commencement exercises
of Williams College today and re-
ceived the degree of LID. He ad-
dressed the students and received a
great ovation as he entered the hall
Shortly after the exercises Mr..
Rocseylt, accompanied by Secretary
Loeb, surgeon-General Rixey and a
press representative left for Wash
ington. 1t was originally intended
that he would go to Oyster Bay after
leaving Massachusetts,, but because
of the delicacy of matters in connect
ion with the peace negotiations which
he hopes tc' bring about between
Russia and Japan, the president is
returning to the capital
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-22

after a long and tiresome search
through various states and cities.
It new develops that their talk with
each other Wednesday afternoon re-
suited in a complete reconciliation,
and that they viii leave for their Old
home in short while, never more to
be parted, so they fondly aver.
In explanation Of her mysterious
disappearance, the woman tells of
many hardships she endured whlle
living with her husband, and he read
lily corroborates all that she says
about the matter; but promises that
her lot shall be made an easier one
in the future.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-22
DR.. CaldWeu'S
(Lax0fiUe)
Syrup Pepsin

! This is the greatest remedy known for
correcting constipated conditions:
| Don't wait until your child is affected,
'but administer a dose of the medicine
occasionally.
You will notice perceptible change
for the better, healthy color and q
livelier disposition.
Dr.. Caldwelrs Syrup Pepsin is good
thing to have in the house, because it
is good for the whole family.
Dr.. Caldwelrs Syrup Pepsin can be
obtained in both dollar and half-dollar
sizes from all druggists.
Your money will be refunded If It
does not benefit you.
Your postal card request will bring by return
mail our new ooklet, "DR. CALDWELL'S
BOOK OF WONDERS" and free sample to
those who have never tried this wonderful
remedy. Mothers write today.
pEPsIN SYRUP CO.
Monticello, illinois
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-22
Rcbt, DaWkins Dead.

Robert Dawkins, the seven-year-old
son of Showard Dawkins died this
morning at the; residence of Mr.. and
Mrs, Lee Dawkins, West Barraque
street. Mr.. Dawkins and his little
son arrived in the city last Thursday
to make their future home. The child
was taken sick last Saturday with
NEURALGIA of the heart The funeral
will be tomorrow afternoon at 4
O'clock from the residence of Mr.. Lee
nawk ms. DR.. W. D. Buckner will
conduct the services.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-22
Disabilities Removed.

A petition for the removal CT his
disab;lit es as minor was granted oy
Chancellor Elliott to Lester Cleveland
Meroney today. The petition states
t. at the petitioner wishes to secure
emp Gym ent in the Cotton Belt shops
in this city. and that he can not dc so
on account OF bis being minor. he IS
twenty years OF age.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-22
Arthur Brown Held to Grand jury

Arthur Brown Held to Grand Jury.
Arthur Brown, the negro who at
tempted to shoot Will Calvert last
"Wednesday was given preliminary
hearing before Justice of the Peace
]. P. Knox Thursday afternoon, and
was bound over to await the disposi-
ton of the grand jury. The negro
set up a plea of self-defense. claim
ing that Mr.. Calvert had drawn a pis.
tol upon him and was about to shoot
when he discharged his cwn pistol.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-22
Services 1t TEMPLE Friday.

Rahti Harry Ettels~n CT Fort
Wavne. Ind. and Rabbi Nathan
Staarn of Trent N j.. ere guests OF
Rabbi FriscN ana Rabbi Ettelson will
occupy the pulpit fo- Rabbi Frisch al
the Anshe Emeth temple Friday ev-
ening. The subject of Mr.. Ettelson S
address will be announced later.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-22
WHAT THIS NAN SAYS
orly Re-echoes the Sentiments
Thousands in cur Republic.

The Pine Bluff raa7er is asked to
ttoroueh1y INVESTIGATE the fol'ew NO.
This can readi'v b done. for the gen
tieman whose sse+~,e~ 1T is published
relcw will OIL b. too pleased to an
cwer any co-or7uniceticn r7ailad to
hin if the writer ally suffers from
the annoyire co~e@nuance w'''ch a.
wavs attend na ctive or weaken 81
Kidneys
F. O. Evars Little Rock, citv man
aeer fer H. p. Orr, dealer in bicycles
sewing mach nes, etc. residing 1T 302
East Ninth st"eot s1ys: "For eighteen
months l was annoyed witt a dull
pain in my back. at times cute So
we're. the secretions from the kidneys
were often irregular and hiahly dis
cclored | knew what caused tho On
noyance but how to check it or cnrr it
.ras mrGtery I psod several rowe.
dies, but was unable to get at the
| cause let alt.re remove it. finally
took Deans Pills. l can say truthful
! ~ thev stoDnod tho attock''
Plenty more proof like this from
i'ne Bluff neou'e "ar - ~ 'Toc"
''arkorc'e,- Cr"o co->'~ W -'9.
o~'- ,,'ha+ tNcir customers reoort.
| ~or Nv ~ g ="
&c -. -s.1.-,=
! -.
$50. .l;'i:'3sa,ssy ~! =
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-22
Running From Imaginary Mob.


.Haye you got good strong Jail
where you can lock me up, mister?'
was the unusual inquiry propouEdea
to Chief Of Police Stewart at the po
ice headquarters Wednesday after.
noon.
"You see, it's like this" proceeded
to explain the youth who was doing
the talking, there's whole mob OF
then. after me, and it will take good
strong Jail to resist them; they'll GER
tainly break into an ordinary one.
Break in? Who? What for? What
do you mean?' CALCULATED the aston
ished chief all in the same breath.
chief of police meets up with many
Unusual experiences during his term
Of Office but this was new cne on
Chief Stewart, and he began to see
visions of some horrible crime and
q mob of indignant citizens after the
criminal, perhaps stcrming the city
bastile in an effort to get at him. He
knew the city jail was incapable OF
withstanding very lengthy siege
from battering rams, but he had no
intention of telling the youth this.
What have you done?" again in
quired the chief.
"Oh, nothing at ALL replied the
youth. "You see they want to mob
me. There's whole crowd of them
from Louisiana, and if they get me
they'll make short work of me-
what part of Louisiana are they
coming from?" asked the chief, who
was beginning by this time to see
light
ooh, from all parts Of the state.
There is a general uprising among
them. and people-hundreds of them
are coming to take me and mob
me-"
"Have you committed any crime OF
any kind?'
"No, no. They just want to mob
me-"
"What do they want to mob you
for?"
81 don't know. sir; but they'll break |
into the Jail unless it is pretty |
strong one"
The chiefs astonishment had Civ
en- place to. conrniseration for the |
poor, demented boy before him. who
appeared to be not more than eighteen
CT twenty years old. He was evident
]y crazy, and as the chief could get
no information from him he decided !
to humor the lads whim and lock
Eim up, for he knew he needei a place
&C sleep. Taking him to the city cal
aboose, the lad began strenuously to
object, stating that he knew that tie
mob could easily, break into that
building. Il don't want to be locked
I'D in a common Jail IKE that" he
protested. Anybody could get into
that thing. l must be locked in
safe place, for the will get me sure"
The chief overcame his objections,
however and locked him in fer the
tight. Thursday morning he was
brought into police court, and dis
charged frcm custody. He stated that
he would probably 60 to Little Rock:
that he was looking for work. but
that his enemies, the mcb from Louis !
lana. would not let him alcne, and
that even if he secured work they
would run him away. He spoke CT {
Warner several times in his conVersa- /
tion with the chief. and the suprcs
tion is that he came from that town |
to Pine Buff.
He gave the name Of Ernest Glinn.
Nothing whatever could be learned I
about IN in this city, as nc one
seemed to know him.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-22
Petty Offenders.

large number CT petty offenders
were up before police cCurt again
Thursday morning and the number Ct
fines imposed aggregated $47.