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Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-28

as well as those situated directly llDon
them, are Vitally interested in putting
these means of transportation in the
best possible condition.
Great Possibilities
Some idea of the expectations of COM
mercial advantages attached to the
completion of these coastal canals may
be gained from the statement put for
ward by advocates of the canal pro-
jected along the Texas and Louisiana
shore that this alone would bring about
an annual saving of freight charges
amounting to $3125,00O and that it
would cause an increase of popula tion
in these states from 100000 to 30, ,OO0,-
goo. For the canal from Norfolk to
Beaufort inlet the claim is made by the
commercial bodies interested that it
would mean an annual saving to the
commerce between Baltimore and Jack
sonville of $5,000,000 and that the COM
merce affected amounts to 4,50O, 900
tens of the value of $2250OO,0O0, For
the Cape Cod canal, 1t is estimated that
it would pay l per cent on an invest
ment of $10,0OO,O00 to the private in
terests projecting it's construction, and
that more than 100000 tons of freight
year would be transported by this
route.
OF the proposed waterways as a
means OF national defenSe there has
been no more earnest advocate than
Senator Morgan of Alabama. "Such
is the configuration of the coasts of the
Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico" says
he, land of the interior waters that are
distributed along the entire length of
this wonderful system, that 1t is our
good fortune to be able, at low cost,
to give an interior mouth, in addition
to its present exit to the ocean. to
every navigabIe river between Cape
Cod and Florida, and between Florida
and the Rio Grande; and thus to con-
meet all these water courses by means
of ship canals that will be safe from
the dangers of ocean navigation.
"In these channels, now almost COM
pleted by the hand of nature, 1t will be
found that our naval defenses will be
strengthened by war vessels of light
draft that will enable us to dispense
with many great ships Of war that
would otherwise be necessary even for
coast defenses or to preserve a. sea
power that would be equal, If it Will not
dominate. that Of the greatest maritime
powers"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-28

of the Atlantic and the gulf from Mas
sachusetts bay to the Rio Grande,
crossing Florida at the neck of the
peninsula. Let 1t be broad and deep
enough to float large fleets of commerce
or of war. Let its outer, or seward,
wall be a breastworls of dunes or
islands varying in width from few
hundred yards to score of miles
Picture further patrols of swift tor
pedo boats, heavily armed floating bat
teries and deep laden transports carry
ing troops ammunition and provisions,
moving to and fro in this waterway,
safe from the shots Of an enemy's sea-
going ships and ready to concentrate
without opposition at any point upon
which hostile fleets may direct their
attack, there to pile up against the in
vader an overwhelming force Of guns
and men.
For transportation
Include In the mental picture long
trains Of barges, cheapest medium of
transportation known, carrying from
port TO port the varied products brought
down rivers and canals from the inte-
rior, conveying them TO ships at the
deep water ports for trans-oceanic
transport, or, as raw material to the
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-28

selves, if they were willing to adopt
reasonable schedules nevertheless,
since the four and eight miles at
crossings ordinance is ON the statute
book, we call upon the mayor to see
that it is enforced. If 1t is found to
be impractical, it can be repealed and
one that is more reasona ble spbstl-
tuted.
4-That all cars carry a sign or
transparency that can be dropped into
view by the motorman, showing the
words, Take Next Car" or some
equivalent, to be used when no stops
will be made.
5-That all cars be plainly marked,
as to destination, on the front end,
and with transparent letters at night.
Stop at Near Side
6-That cars be required to stop at
the near side of the street to take on
and let off passengers.
THAT a rule be established that
where one street car track crosses
another both cars must come to full
stop, except at those crossings where
there are flagmen.
S-Belleving that responsibility OF
steam roads for loss of human life is
in collisions, just as great as that of
the electric roads, we would urge a
similar rule to recommendation No
8 to apply to steam roads, which would
have the effect of compelling them to
supply, in conjunction with the elec
tric roads, flagmen, or interlocking
switches, at all points where they
cross electric roads, and would tend
to encourage the doing away, sooner
or later with grade CROSSINGS. And
we recommend passage of an ordin-
ance limiting steam cars to fifteen
miles an hour, inside city limits, when
running through or across public high
ways.
Test Brakes at Hills
9-That cars should come a full stop
before starting to descend a hill of
dangerous grade, and that a test
should be made of the air brake before
the descent begins.
10-That the whole system of rights
of way be sinplified, as it is now too
complicated TO be carried in the head
of the average motorman, and motor
men are likely to be changed from one
route to another.
live urge that the laws be en-
forced against the Use OF down town
streets for depot purposes.
12-That companies issue a rule that
when cars are crowded together.
through accident or unusual conges-
tion, they should not be allowed to
mass In continuous line, but that
openings should be left at intervals.
Also that motormen should not EN-.
croach on public crossings with the
front end of cars.
l3-That companies operating single
track reorganize and improve efficiency
or their system of operation.
1--we would urge companies 10
make critical inspection of practical
efficiency OF safety or hand brakes
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-28
FRAMING LAWS
TO AVERT STREET
CAR ACCIDENTS
City Attorneys Office at Work OH Ordinances to
Carry Out Suggestions of Commission
on Accidents-Will Apply to
Trolley and Steam Roads

The city attorneys office is busily
at work on a series of ordinances to
be drawn up in accordance with the
recommendations made by THE COM
mission on railway accidents in Los
Angeles and vicinity"
Commercial bodies inspired the APP
pointment of the commission and their
Influence is back of the proposed Or
dinances.
AS many of the ordinances will be
without precedent and as there are
many of them in prospect it will prob
ably be two or three weeks before the
office Will be ready to submit the re-
suit of its work to the council
Though the commission studied the
question Of trolley accidents partic-
ularly its work will also bear on steam
railroads.
AS one member said yesterday:
Steam Roads, Too
1--WE accepted the expression 'acci-
dents on railways of Los Angeles and
vicinity to mean particularly electric
railways because we recognize that it
is the accidents of those lines rather
than of the steam roads that have
been seriously under discussion among
our people during the last few years.
Nevertheless, 1t has been made
clear to us in this investigation that
the loss of life through the operations
of the steam roads Is equally deserv-
ing of consideration, and we have
therefore incorporated with our rec
ommendations several that apply to
steam roads as well as electric and
some also that refer to steam roads
alone"
The members of the commission are
]. @. Mckinney, l. H. Polk, Fielding
j. Stilson, c. NJ. Staub, Robert Nc
Garvin. Burt Estes Howard and Eu-
gene Germain.
The recomnl endations of the COM
mission are as follows;
The ecommendations
Recommendation THAT the council
pass an ordinance requiring all street
car lines and steam railways operat-
ing TO file with the city clerk a record
of every accident within forty-eight
hours after such accident occurs.
2-That council establish by ordin-
ance department of Transportation
under the board of public works, and
that a fund of not less than $4,000
per year be obtained by increasing the
city's charges against the street rail-
roads, and that the services of some
experienced street carr manager be
secured at a fair salary, whose duty
it should be 10 inspect all street car
lines and their methods of operation,
in the interest OF the people; to check
up and give an opinion upon all fran
chises proposed TO be granted and to
study, In every way, the Safeguarding
OF the city's interests.
3-While we admit that a street car
speed ordnance Is extremely difficult
Of enforcement, and while we believe
that the matter could be much better
controlled by the companies them-
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-28
THREE THOUSAND MILES
OF COASTWISE CANALS
Great. Water-FilIed Ditch to Protect the United
States from Invasion and Enrich
Her Vast Commerce

manufacturing centers of the country,
and bringing from these centers along
the shore to coast towns and up rivers,
their manufactured products for distri-
button. Then paint in broad outlines
the developments involved in these
plans, described by their advocates as
gigantic in their effects, yet compara-
lively simple and inexpensive of execu-
tion.
Tracing this proposed chain of coastal
waterways from their beginning near
the northeastern extremity of the
United States, we find first a projected
ship canal across the peninsula that
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-28

ITO protect the United States from
invasion by means of a great
water-filled ditch, enrich her COM
merce by millions of dollars annually
and increase the development In in
dustry and population of tens of thou
sands of square miles of her territory,
are some results hoped for from the
realization of plans now advocated by
a number of large commercial and
patriotic organizations which they in
tend to press upon congress for action
at the next session.
Picture this ditch, some 5000 miles
in length extending along the coast
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-28
GOLDEN HARVEST
Is REAPED BY
TOILERS
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CONTINUED from Page One.)
Johnnie excursion and they could not
be blamed for asking the question.
Such crowd of boosters as the ones
who went out on that special car for
Johnnie have never been seen in the
desert. There was Johnnie literature
and Johnnie badges, Johnnie signs
and Johnnie cigars and everything else
that the Johnnie" stamp could be
placed upon. Johnnie advertisements
We're posted on every vacant sign
board at the way stations and every
one was asking questions about John
ME. The special car left the regular
party "Wednesday morning and went
down to the Johnnie siding at Amar-
gosa where the Johnnie party stayed
until Friday morning. The visitors
were taken through the mines and ex-
pressed themselves as more than
pleased with what they found there.
-
Everything you want you will md In
he al aaTfaIf.-
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-28

IHEN OF -RFF.RIRJ, MEN
ZEx u'ho know, men whose
opinions carry wei2hf.
LDe publish a feD today. Read
and ponder. Next dd. GUW cone
tain more. LDotch for them.
Read and RCT upon the SuggeSs
fionS therein made.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-28

Everything you want you will md In
the classified page-a modern encyelo-
pedia. One cent word
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-28

of all seaside resorts in the south,
l am sure that Naples is destined
to be the most successful of all.
The men who are backing that
proposition will consider no effort
too great to make Naples one of
the show places of the world A
recent trip to that place and an
investigation of the work now
done only convinces me more
thoroughly in an opinion that l
have held from the commence
ment of the enterprise. For those
who desire the pleasures of ocean
and still water sports, l heartily
recommend Naples.
CARL LEONARDT."
Il believe you have one of the
most magnificent propositions ever
undertaken by any company.
There will be many seaside resorts
but there will be only one MA
PIES. consider property there
good and safe investment.
&C. D. SARGENT"
Sargent Shoe Co., Pasadena)
EUe haze scores of others like these
such opinions challenge your serious
IN
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-28

Il think NAPLES heads the list
in offering to the public the high
est class beach resort on the
coast. L. H. TURNER"
(Pasadena)
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-28

ners, Cape Hatteras and Diamond
Shoals.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-28

For seaside homes / see no other
place but Naples.
"E. w. GILMORE"
(Fairchild- -Gilmore-Wilton Co..
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-03-29
Weather Still Uncertain,

This appeared on the bulletin board
of certain public library: Twill the
gentleman who took horn-handled
umbrella from the stand on Wednes-
day kindly return it to the librarian?"
Some one wrote beneath in pencil:
Certainly not; weather still I'M
settled"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-03-29
OBITUARY

Mary Jones Wilcox was born at
Starkey, Gates Co., New York, on
December Is, 1886, where she spent
most of her girlhood days, and where
at the age of % she was married to
David H. Wilcox.
After few years they came west,
living in one of our sister states. In
the year of 1879 they came to Sank
Centre, where their home has been
ever since. A large family was their
portion, eleven children being born
to them. Two of these, a boy and a
girl, were taken from them by death.
The other nine have grown to man
hood and womanhood, and all but
one settled in homes of their own.
Mrs. Wilcox we'll knew the burdens
and cares of life, but through it all
she was ever a good mother, kind
and loving, patient and uncompiain-
ing. For fifteen years she has been a
great sufferer with a complication of
diseases, and for the last six years
she has been almost helpless
invalid, her home being with her
daughter, Mrs. Geo. Cumming, where
she died on Sunday, March 25, the
disease eliminating in diabetes. She
had spent comfortable day SATURDAY,
friends and relatives calling upon
her. She asked them to stay as long
in the evening as possible. She re-
tired at $50 O'Clock, happy and cheer
full, and feeling unusually we'll. She
was not confined to her bed at all. In
the night she was heard to make a
peculiar noise, and her daughter, on
going to her room, found her trying
to get up. She started to help her
dress, when she seemed to collapse.
She was replaced on the bed and IN
mediately sank into Inconsistencies
from which she never rallied. One
spasm after another followed, and the
end was welcomed by the dear ones as
grateful release from pain and an
guish. Her mother, Mrs. Hannah
Jones, aged 8S years, stood over the
suffering daughter until the end
came, and exclaimed as the spirit
took its flight: go death, where is
thy sting? 0 grave, where is thy
victory?" And from these words the
fuheral sermon was preached on Tues
day afternoon by Rev. H. V. Adams at
the M. E. church. The body was
followed to the cemetery by large
number OF relatives and friends.
Mrs. Wilcox leaves to mourn her
loss, an aged husband, who is very
feeble; her aged mother, Mrs. Hannah
Jones; three sisters, Mrs. Aaron
Burgers of North Dakota, Mrs. VIM.
Woodruff and Mrs. Geo. Blakesly OF
Sank Centre; her nine children, Mrs.
M. M. Ferris in Indiana, Mrs. Rose
Buell. in South Dakota, Frank Wilcox
in Mankato, Mimi, Scott Wilcox in
Alexandria, Mimi, Mrs. VIM. Miller,
Mrs. Geo. Cumming, Mrs. VIM.
Beidleman, Miss Lettie Wilcox, and
Livington Wilcox, all of Sank Centre.
The aged mother, Mrs. Jones,
selected the text and the hymns for
the funeral service.
"Oh, how blest are We, whose tolls are
ended,
| Who through death unto God have
assembled,
Ye have arisen
From the cares which keep us still
in prison."
Or. KINGS new DISCOVERY
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-03-29
Judicial Reserve.

1t may be doubted whether the Eng
lish bench is able to maintain the
same reserve which was one of it's
characteristics little more than CEN
fury ago. We have even heard of
learned judges being seen jumping in
to omnibuses in Oxford street.-Solici.
tors Journal.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-03-29
"PaWninq Agent"

A woman who appeared in Lon
don police court the other day was
described as a "pawning agent" She
makes her living by payning things
for her neighbors, who pay her COM
mission because they believe she can
secure larger loans than they could.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-03-29
Influence of Music.

It was Roger Bacon who wrote:
instrumental music and song brings
power and vigor, stirs up nature and
helps her in all her notions" and
the man who takes daily dose Of
music will not only live longer, but
better, more satisfactorily to himself
and those about him, than one who
does not.-Exchange.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-03-29
Animal Instinct.

Many animals are born with an in
herited antipathy for other animals
The excessive fear shown by young
rabbits which for the first time smell
ferret, and of young turkeys which
hear the shrill cry of hawk they
have never heard or seen before, are
proved examples of the strength Of
these instructive antipathies.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-03-29
Rare Substance.

Palladium, rare substance little
used is the active agent in automatic
gas lighting devices. Flame is pro-
Guced as soon as the Illuminating gas
strikes d pellet Of asbestos covered
with mixture of palladium and finely
divided platinum. known as platinum
black.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-03-29
Free Scores Of Operas.

A German inventor has perfected
an apparatus which, by easy manfpula-
ton, throws the words of an opera
being sung on to the proscenium
above the stage. The words appear
line by line as they are sung. and
there is nothing about it to disturb
the spectators. The apparatus Is con.
trolled by the prompter. and is stated
to b quite cheap. r..
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-03-29
Ancient Military Leaders.

Plutarch relates that when Hanni-
bal was asked who were the greatest
military leaders in the worlds his.
tory, he gave the first place to Pyr-
rhus, the second to Scipio, his own
conqueror, himself taking third place.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-03-29
Arabian GREETING,

Arabians, when they meet friend
shake hands six or eight times. Once
is not enough. However, should they
be persons of distinction, they en-
brace and kiss one another several
times, and also kiss their own hands.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-03-29
Fast Voyage Of Sailing Ships.

The British ship Thermopyla in
1858 made a wonderful voyage to
Melbourne from London, which was
speedier than most freight voyages of
to-day. 1t accomplished it in sixty
days, or an average for the trip of
twelve knots an hour, and afterward
came home from China in ninety-one
days.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-03-29

Elephant Hard to Approach.
An elephant has SO delicate sense
Of smell that when in wild state it
can scent an enemy at distance Of
1000 yards.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-03-29
Accident Restores Hearing.

William Wilkinson, an old man who,
because of his deafness, could not hear
a horse and cart approaching, was
knocked down in Leeds, England,
street, and severly injured about the
head. On picking him up it was
found that his hearing had been re-
stored.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-03-29

If it were not for the men and
women who work with their hands
for a living the world would stop
wagging.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-03-29
Subscription $1.5O a Year.
8 100 If Paid In Advance.

For years we have detained
against the manifest discrimination
and hollow hypocrisy of the Civil
Service System as now administered.
1t has demonstrated itself again.
Early in the year Postmaster
General Cortelyou announced that
presidential postmasters were put
under the ''civil service" and men
who had given satisfaction would
not be removed for political reasons
but only for ''cause." Since that
time twenty-five postmasters in
Minnesota have been removed for
'scause'' and the ''cause" in every
case has been that the congressman
representing the district wanted the
place for one of his henchmen.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-03-29

jacobson is one candidate who
does not have to state he is a
Roosevelt Republican" or state
his position on public questions.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-03-29

If good crops are wanted. good
seed must be planted. "Grapes do
not grow on thorns or figs on
thistles."
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-03-29

Mary McFsdden emphatically
denies she is going to accept a
position in any old campaign
bureau. We are sorry-for the
campaign bureaus.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-03-29

There seems to be a "chicken
end'' to the Sank Centre Herald.
There also seems to be "chicken
heart" in the editor thereof. orion
vile Herald-Star.
We have been charged with every
crime and misdemeanor contained
in the criminal code, but this is the
first time we have ever been charged
with being "chicken hearted. ="
We republish it in order that we
may listen to the old political
fighters of the seventh district make
a noise like laughing at Whiteman.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-03-29

1t is little singular but we
seldom get dollar for years
subscription to the Herald in a
letter addressed to "Hon." Frank
M. Eddy.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-03-29

Two Sank Centre children, a boy
and girl, were playing in the
sitting room when the nurse entered
and told them they had new sister.
The kids trooped upstairs to view
the new arrival. The boy critically
examined the baby and remarked,
''Say, Sis, I'll bet papa sent to a
catalogue house for that baby and
paid cash in advance and we will
have to keep it whether we like it
or not, just like we did my
s'britches" we bought at the same
place when one leg was three inches
shorter than the other"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-03-29
People on the Sc;

People on the Sea.
About 100000 people are on the
sea, either as passengers or seamen.
every day In the year.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-03-29

"Prexy" Northup recently de-
livered a powerful address on the
"Simple Life" before the graduates
of the Agricultural college. We
are living it not because we want to
but because we have to.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-03-29

Quite a lot of, speculation has
been INDUCED in as to what course
Robert G. Dunn will pursue in thf
next campaign. We are not in
Bob's confidence but we hazard the
statement he will be found support
ing the republican ticket regardless
of what action the candidate took
prior to the last state convention.
If he supports candidates that
bolted any portion of the ticket
after they were duly nominated he
is a bigger chump than we think hi
is, and that is saying considerable.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-03-29

How would this do for campaign
slogan for Minnesota Republicans
in the coming campaign?
Righteousness of Intention,
Faithfulness in Performance, Unity
in Action, Perfection in Organiza
ton, Morality, Honesty and Ability
in candidates and-Victory.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-03-29
SAUK CENTRE HERALD

FRANK M. EDDY,
EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
w. |. HENSHAW,
MANAGER