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Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-17

If Thaw thinks he can conduct his
own case isn't that prima facie evil
dence of exaggerated ego? Or is it a
brain storm?
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-17

Abe Ruef says he will quit politics.
OF course; you are not permitted to
mingle even in ward caucuses when in
iail
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-17

Meanwhile there is Foraker off the
reservation to give the lie to the presi-
dents protestations of peace.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-17

Kansas is blanketed with snow, and
the spring lamb wishes the wind were
tempered bit for his benefit.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-17

A great campaign of street paving is
planned, but what Los Angeles wants
to see is paving laid.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-17

But the recent belligerency Of the
president rather makes his peace let
ter sound bit ironical, doesn't 1t?
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-17

Raffles will be glad to accompany
any captor to The Herald office. All
you need do is tell him who he is.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-17

Maybe Thaw will direct his own case
to establish a basis for an insanity
plea.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-17

And still Raffles walks the streets
unhampered.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-17

Toledo is to have women police. Must
be delightful there to be "pinched" by
q feminine cop.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-17

And tomorrow San Francisco will
celebrate because it became the modern
Sodom.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-17

Napoleon Delmas seems to have met
his Waterloo.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-17

The peace Of the world would be a lot
safer If South America were not on the
map.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-17

Pave the streets; that's Los Angeles
next big job.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-17
Population Of Los Angeles. 100000

Get busy; Raffles is tired.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-17
FOR DEAD ONES ONLY

There has been too much loafing in
and about the Brooke cemetery, and
Sexton Jos. Bowman has been sworn
in as special policeman, and will have
the power to make any arrests where
he deems it ecessary.-We Wellsburg
CIV. Va.) News.
That Cleveland chauffeur who was
fined for speeding faster than the law
allowed, to escape bulldog, probably
still feels that he chose the lesser evil.
Nearly all the Kentucky counties are
dry" now, but the hip pocket still is
life-saver.
linen collars with homely neck Nor
with dirty one.
Montana's pure food law compels the
cook to label hash with it's ingredients.
Another blow at the boarding house
and the jokesmith.
LOS ANGELES LEMON CLUB
A number of Los Angeles girls have
organized a lemon club. Each new
member, at the initiation, is required
to sing:
I'm a lemon, I'm lemon,
I'm a lemon all right:
I've been squeezed, I've been squeezed
I've been squeezed quite tight
A Council Bluffs man tried a sO-day
fast for indigestion. He eats only
angel cake now.
Some girls are so proper they dread
to have wedding trip unchaperoned.
Many a man is like an auto-he both
smokes and choos.
Life has become much easier" sings
magazine poet. Living with wifey's
folks now. old chap2
NOT YET. BUT SOON
Palm-Are you out Of danger yet,
old man?
Pepper = Not pet the doctor still
calls.
In the theatrical business. the more
light houses the more wrecks.
According to the London Times "men
like to be bossed." This must be a
mistake; 1t only means that married
men are used to it.
Better a 81 bill in the hand than a
due bill in the pocket.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-17
BRYAN DIDN'T "Look GOOD"

'Plain case of dementia Americana.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-17

Montana's pure food law compels the
cook to label hash with it's ingredients.
Another blow at the boarding house
and the jokesmith.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-17

That Cleveland chauffeur who was
fined for speeding faster than the law
allowed, to escape bulldog. probably
still feels that he chose the lesser evil.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-17

A fashion writer says: Don't wear
linen collars with homely neck" Nor
with a dirty one.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-17

Nearly all the Kentucky counties are
dry" now. but the hip pocket still is
a life-saver.
The Glenwood post., 1907-12-14
Miners Wages Cut.

Goldfield, Nev.-The resolutions
adopted by the Goldfield Mine Own
ers' Association show lowering of
about 20 per cent from the present
scale, as follows:
Resolved, That the following rate
of wages be adopted as the scale to
be paid in the Goldfield mining dis
trict by all operators members of this
association:
Miners, 81 from IS; machine men,
81, from IS; chuck tenders, $375, from
IS; muckers, $3.75, from IS; carmen.
$3.75, from SIS; top carmen, s375, from
IS; pumpmen 81, from IS; timber men,
$3.50, from SIS; carpenters. S5, from
81; machinists, IS, from Sc; engineers
Qicensed). IS, from Sc; electricians,
IS, from 81; blacksmiths. $3.50. from
Sc; tool sharpeners, SIS, from Sc; black
smith helpers. 81. from IS; surface
laborers, $3.50. from $3.50; amalgama-
tors, $3.50. from IS; vannermen, 81,
from IS; laborers, $3.50, from S..
The Glenwood post., 1907-12-14
Pettibone Jury Completed.

Boise, Idaho.-The jury which will
try the case of George A. Pettibone
for completely in the murder of for
mer Governor Frank Steuenberg was
completed and sworn in Friday after
noon. 1t is as follows:
]. H. Frazier, 25 years old. student;
E. l.. Evans, 3S years old, farmer; A.
Z Tillotson, 29 years old, merchant;
w. A. Palmer, 40 years old, livery
man; William Stahl, 60 years old, pros
pector; Newton Carper, 36 years old,
carpenter: Joseph Singer, As years
old, placer miner; A. c. Boot, 50
years old, printer; Charles Wilmot, As
years old. farmer; Arthur Estes, SO
years old, farmer; C. R. Smead. 30
years old, liveryman; j. H. Garrecht,
40 years old, butcher.
Both Clarence Darrow for the de-
tense and James H. Hawley for the
prosecution expressed satisfaction
with the jury selected. The defense
used but seven peremptory challenges
and the state nine, each side being al
lowed by law ten challenges. Six days
were consumed in impaneling the jury
and eighty talesmen were examined.
In the Haywood trial it requil ed more
than three weeks to obtain jury,
800 men having been called.
The Glenwood post., 1907-12-14
Federation of Miners Barred.

Goldfield, New. Dec 9.-The mines
of Goldfield are to be re-opened on
Thursday next. The wage scale is to
be reduced No member of the West
ern Federation of Miners will be given
employment. Men will be brought
here to the number of 500 to take the
places of the strikers meanwhile.
Such is the decision of the eXecu-
tive committee of the Mine Owners
Association today The change from
Wednesday to Thursday was made to
allow time to get men from Other
points here to replace strikers. Gov
ernor Sparks will come to Goldfield
on Thursday. The troops now here
will be scattered through the camp
and will practically give guard to the
mines. The card system, as used at
Cripple Creek, will be introduced.
Frank A. Keith, general manager Of
the Tonopah Mining Company, and
other prominent mining men from
other camps, are here in consultation
with the Goldfield owners.
The Glenwood post., 1907-12-14
Mount Morrison Electric Road.

Denver Plans for an electric inter
urban railroad from Denver to the sum-
nit of Mount Morrison at Morrison in
Jefferson county west of Denver. were
outlined by John Brisben Walker at
the regular weekly luncheon of the
Real Estate exchange.
Mr.. Walker believes that the view
from the summit of Mount Morrison
is as magnificent as from Pixies Peak
and he laid stress in his address to
the exchange that instead of being
open fer only three months in the year,
as is the Pixies Peak road, that the
summit of Mount Morrison will be
open the year round for the benefit OF
such winter travel as now passes
through to California.
Il have begun work on a railway tc
the summit of Mount Morrison" said
Mr.. Walker, starting at the base in
the park of red rocks. This will be
pushed at my own expense in the hope
of having the railway opened to the
peak and the mountain lighted by 5000
electric lights, in full sight of Denver
by July 4th next The trip should con
stitute Denver's greatest attraction for
tourists and instead of stopping Tor a
day, visitors will spend week in this
city and many become permanent resi-
dents. 1t should be good for $1,o00,OO0
year to Denver's hotels, theaters,
banks and mercantile houses. The
building of this road to the peak is
my personal effort, but in order to
make it valuable to Denver, it will be
necessary to construct an electric road
connection with the street car system
of this city, making the trip to the peak
In thirty-five minutes.
This connecting road must be. in
part at least, the work Of those inter
ested in Denver's prosperity anil to
proceed with it Immediately, a corpora.
ton has been organized and $3.50, 900 of
first mortgage bonds will be issued"
The Glenwood post., 1907-12-14
Secretary's Report.

Washington.-In his annual report
to Congress the secretary Of the treas
ury urges that he be given more dis
cIetion in times Of emergency, com
planning that under present laws his
hands are virtually tied when financial
crises arise. He says that If he resorts
to unusual measures at such times he
Is severely criticised, even though his
efforts be successful, whereas the lack
of laws adequate for emergencies Is re,
sponsible. His only suggestions in this
respect are that he be given more dis
cretion or that legislation which will
make the currency elastic be enacted.
The secretary tells of his action TO
prevent a panic and says: THE re.
markable sound and prosperous CON
dition of the country would seem to
warrant the belief that the strain will
leave behind no extensive business de-
preston.
The Glenwood post., 1907-12-14
Colorado Man Assaulted.

Goldfeld, Nev.-Herbert Belford,
son of Judge Belford of Denver, ap-
peared at the Office of the legal depart
ment of the Goldfield Consolidated
Mines Company with his face SO badly
disfigured that he was hardly recog.
nized. as a result of treatment he says
he received at the hands Of the miners
Saturday night. His face was bruised
and his nose broken, upper teeth
knocked out and several ribs broken.
Belford claims that he was recog-
nized in one of the saloons of the town
and called to the sidewalk, where he
was taken into custody by man
wearing star and representing him
self as a deputy sheriff He was led
through a dark and lonely district.
supposedly on his way to jail, when
he was set upon by thugs and was
left for dead He was found two or
three hours afterward in an uncon.
scious condition and taken to the hos
pital and 1t was several hours before
he regained consciousness.
Be1ford was missed by his friends
but was supposed to be out of town.
During the evening of the assault Bel
ford had been accused of having
"scabbed" on Stratton's Independence
in Cripple Creek during the strike
there.
He had worked there at the time
but in the Office of the company and
was not eligible to join the Miners
union.
He was also accused of being too
friendly with detectives in Goldfield.
He was taken to the Miners union
hall to clear his record but he found
no one to identify him. He was per-
mitted to go with warning, but later
he was assaulted.
The Glenwood post., 1907-12-14
Successful Airship Trial.

Sidney, N. S.-Dr. Alexander Gra-
ham Bell achieved a signal success
Friday in the successful flight of his
airship, the Cygnet. The event,
demonstrating the possibilities of the
tetrahedral principle as applied to fly
ing machines, is believed to mark an
epoch in the solution of the problem
of aerial navigation.
The huge contrivance Of Vulnerable
silken cells was conveyed to its cradle
on board a dismantled schooner espe-
cially prepared for the purpose, early
in the afternoon The schooner was
then attached to the steamer Bluehill
by means of a towing line and the
whole proceeded up the lakes in the
teeth of strong northeasterly wind.
Upon the Bluehill attaining a speed
of fifteen miles an hour, the signal was
given, the cradle tipped, and the Cyg-
net, exposing Immediately her i'm
mensa area of silken surface, scared
gracefully into the air.
A flying line connecting the airship
and the steamer directed the course
of the former, supplying the motive
power pecessary to keep it in flight.
After a half hours trial the Cygnet
was allowed to drop.
She sailed gracefully down at an
angle of about twenty-five degrees and
rested on the waters of the lake by
means of three huge floats. 1t was
then fished up and towed back to the
laboratory.
The Glenwood post., 1907-12-14
National Council OF Commerce.

Washington.-The National Council
Of Commerce. with a membership
starting with thirty odd organizations
Of business men in the larger cities
and expected ultimately to embrace
practically all the leading commercial
bodies in the country, was formally
launched at a conference in the Office
of Secretary Of Commerce and Labor
Straus Thursday.
The scheme prescribes that the
councils functions shall be to keep
the department of commerce and la
Dor informed of the needs and desires
Of the business world as formulated
by responsible commercial and indus
trial organizations, representing in.
ternal trade and foreign commerce,
both export and import. and possibly
transportation, and also to keep the
business community informed regard.
ing the work of the department. its
plans. methods and results.
The Glenwood post., 1907-12-14
INCREASE OF
Immigration
SHOWN BY ANNUAL REPORT OF
THE SECRETARY OF CON-
MERGE AND LABOR.
MOSTLY YOUNG PEOPLE
OVER ONE MILLION ADDED TO
POPULATION DURING THE
PAST YEAR.

Washington.-ln his annual report
Oscar Straus, secretary of commerce
and labor, devotes considerable atten-
tlon to the immigration problem. The
report says in part:
THE total number of aliens admit
ted during the year was 1,2S5,349.
which exceeded that for the fiscal
year 1906 by 1864, and that for the
fiscal year 1905 by 25S,S5 being in,
creases of seventeen and twenty-five
per cent, respectively. During the
year l3,OG4 aliens were rejected, an
increase over the reflections for the
fiscal year 1906 of G32 The total
number seeking admission in 1907,
therefore, was 1,29S,413, an increase
over the total number applying in 1906
of 1925.
"A notable feature of the immigra-
tion consists in the fact that of the
aliens admitted, 1,l00,771 ranged in
in age from fourteen to fCrtyfour
years, and 13S,344 were less than four
teen years of age, leaving only 4G,234
who had reached or passed the age of
forty-five. AS to literacy. it is shown
that 343,4O2 or thirty per cent. of the
total number of aliens admitted, were
illiterate. Concerning the financial
condition of the immigrants S73,923
exhibited less than $50 each-how
much more they had it is impossible
to state-while 107,502 showed
amounts in excess of that sum, and
the total amount of money which was
exhibited by arriving aliens and
brought into the country was $25, ,599,-
S93, an average of almost $40 per per
son. There has been considerable
increase in the number of persons re-
jected because of insanity, contagious
diseases and convictions for crime.
The hospitals of this country afforded
relief during the year to ,52S aliens,
and warrants of deportation were exc
cuted in the cases of 955 on the ground
of unlawful residence or because of
having become public charges, and for
other causes, a hearing having been
granted in each case The total num-
ber of aliens actually returned to the
countries whence they came, there
fore, was 14,O59, which, compared with
the total number returned during the
year 1906 13,10S, shows an increase of
951, or over seven per cent.
in order to ascertain the net in
crease of our population from year to
year by immigration it is necessary to
deduct from the figures above given
the number of aliens who have depart
ed from the United States during the
fiscal year, as well as the number de-
ported and the number of naturalized
citizens who permanently left the
country during the same period. 1t
is estimated that about 100000 aliens
departed from the United States dur
ing the fiscal year, of which number
probably 100000 were of the non-im-
migrant alien class, thus reducing the
immigration for the year to about 1,
075,000. From these figures is further
to be deducted the number of natural,
lied citizens who during the year have
permanently left the country, as well
as the number who have been de-
ported"
The Glenwood post., 1907-12-14
Fruit Grower. Wan. Chinese.

Marysville, Cal..-California fruit
growers in convention here have mem.
oralized congress for speedy action in
repeating the Chinese exclusion act.
The growers contend that long trial
and earnest effort have proved the i'm
possibility of inducing reliable White
labor to engage in the primary pro-
cesses OF production in the orchard,
vineyard, asparagus, sugar beet, onion.
celery and other great industries in
which tens Of millions Of dollars are
invested. The memorial was adopted
tioE amid cheers.
The Glenwood post., 1907-12-14
M|LLIONS5FOR
WATERWAYS
RECOMMENDATION OF THE Riv.
ERs AND HARBoRs CONGRESS
AT WASHINGTON.
RELIEF OF TRAFFIC
ENDORSE PRESl.
DENT RoosEvELT's WATER
WAYS COMMISSION.

Washington.-An annual appropria-
Of at least $5O,OOO,OOO for the improve
ment and development of the internal
waterways of America is the gist of the
recommendations of the Rivers and
Harbors Congress, which concluded its
sessions here Friday. No particular
project was advocated by the conven-
tion, the recommendations of the COM
mittee on resolutions which were
adopted unanimously being that u ma
tional policy for the improvement Of in
ternal waterways be adopted by the
Congress of the United States.
The resolutions recite that the time
has come when the policy of the fed-
eral government toward waterways
over which it rightly has supreme con-
troll, should be more liberal, persistent
and continuous than heretofore; that
as result of intermittent action meri-
tcrious works of Importance begun
many years ago are still far from COM
pletion; that appropriations for rivers.
waterways and harbors have been
made at intervals of three years In
stead OF annually.
Therefore the congress resolved:
adoption by the federal government Of
a wide, liberal and comprehensive wa
terways policy that will provide for
the proper improvement within the
next ten years of the rivers, WAGER
ways and harbors Of our country.
by present and prospective benefits
to commerce.
"Second-That without presuming to
prescribe the engineering of the dnan.
cial details of this great undertaking,
this congress strongly urges upon the
Congress of the United States the i'm
portance of the immediate adoption Of
a comprehensive plan of waterway i'm
provement, of the carrying on Of the
work by a adequate number of engl-
neers and of such liberal appropria-
tions annually as will insure the early
completion of such projects as may be
undertaken.
"Third-That we cordially indorse
the action of President Roosevelt in ap-
pointing a special inland waterways
commission, being confident that its
report will prove a source of accurate
and valuable information to the Amer
ican people, We further recommend
that Congress enact such laws as will
make the inland waterways commits
sion permanent, and will provide 1t
with necessary authority for its in
vestigations and recommendations.
The following recommendations we're
made for officers of the congress:
President, Joseph E. Ransdell, LOU
isiana; secretary-treasurer, j. T. ELI
son, Cincinnati; directors Pacific coast
Jurisdiction, N. G. Blalock, Walla
Walla, Washington; A. H. Devers,
Portland, Oregon; George c. Pardee,
Oakland, California; also directors
from other sections.
The Glenwood post., 1907-12-14
MASSACHUSETTS MANIAC.
Shoots Three Men in Anteroom to Gov
ernor's Office.

ernor's Office.
Boston-An insane man walked into
the anteroom of the executive chamber
of the state house Thursday, and, find
ing Governor Guilds door closed,
turned on three prominent labor lead
ers and fired three shots at them, prob
ably fatally wounding Edward Cohen
of Lynn, president of the branch OF
the American Federation of Labor, Sc
riously wounding Dennis d. Driscoll OF
Boston, secretary of the same body,
and injuring with the muZZle of his re-
volver Arthur NJ Huddell of Boston,
former president of the Central Labor
union of this city.
The insane man, who is John A.
Steele of Everett, and who was re-
leased on parole last month from the
Danvers insane asylum, was overpow.
cred by Private Secretary Charles $.
Groves and Gen. j. H. Whitney, chief Of
the state police.
Governor Guild was in his office Only
few feet away. He rushed out, as
sisteu in subduing Steele, then l;ncit
by Cohen's side, and subsequently di-
rected the removal of the wounded man
tc the hospital.
Cohen was shot twice through the
head and was in a critical condition at
the Massachusetts Genera}> hospital
Thursday night. The third bullet
struck Driscoll a glancing blow on the
side OF the forehead and, making a
long wound over the head, rendered
him unconscious. He recovered con-
sciousness half an hour later. Hud-
dell's wound, which was at first sup
posed to be an alarming one, was
quickly dressed and will probably cause
him little inconvenience.
The three labor leaders came to the
state house to meet Governor Guild by
appointment in regard to a pardon for
a. NJ. Kennedy Of Salem, who is seIv.
ing sentence in the Essex house OF
correction.
The Glenwood post., 1907-12-14
Kansas City Bank Failure.

Kansas City.-The National Bank of
Commerce, the second financial insti-
tuition in importance in Kansas City,
announced its suspension instead OF
opening Thursday morning, after a
steady run of six weeks, during which
the bank had paid off 100000 of its
deposits, reduced its loans $3,500,000,
cut down its cash resources $11,750,
900, and sold S2,000,O00 of high grade
bonds in an effort to meet the demands
upon it.
Later three small outlying banks in
which the Commerce was interested,
the Stock Yards Bank of Commerce.
the Union Avenue Bank of Commerce
and the State Bank Of Argentine, also
closed. The failure of these banks
had been predicted for several days
and but little excitement followed tho
announcement.
The Glenwood post., 1907-12-14
Colorado Liquor Licenses.

Denver.-The number of liquor IL.
censes issued this year by State Treas
urer Bent is the largest in the history
of the state. and the aggregate amount
collected from them will be between
$4,000 and $1,000 more than that of
last year. In 1906 the revenues re.
ceived from the issuance of state IL.
quor licenses was little over $62, 900
This year they will amount to some.
thing in excess of $68,500. The col.
lections from licenses in 1905 was S72,-
900. This sum included considerable
back taxes. 1t costs }25 q year for a
state liquor license.
The Glenwood post., 1907-12-14
Transatlantic Record Broken.

Queenstown.-The Cunard liner
Mauretania. passed Daunt's rock at
5:49 p. m. Thursday, establishing a
new eastbound transatlantic record
Her time for the voyage from Sandy
Hook was four days, twenty-five hours.
twenty-nine minutes, which beats the
best time of her sister ship, the Lusi
tania, by twenty-one minutes. The diff
ference between the old and the new
record is not great but considering
weather conditions the ofIicers of the
Mauretania express themselves as
greatly pleased with her performance.
The distance covered was 2,8O7 nauti
cal miles.
The Glenwood post., 1907-12-14
Second Degree Murder.

Grceley.-In the District Court on
che 9Th inst, Hiram Wilson and John
Murray, charged with killing w. H. Da
Wis at ranch near Johnstown, were
found guilty Of murder in the second
degree. Gus Murray. charged with
completely in the crime, was acquitted
The courts instructions precluded a
verdict of manslaughter, and it is
known that several of the Jurors stood
for murder in the first degree, with
the death penalty. Wilson's wife, who
Is soon to become mother. and her
six children, and John Murray's wife
and eight young children will be sent
to their former respective homes III
North Carolina.