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Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-20
BURROWING IN MUCK

People of California are not surprised
at anything that comes out of San
Francisco-unless, perchance, as by a
miracle, it should happen to be some
thing very, very good.
Just now the information is both very
good and very bad. 1t is bad because
it shows more burrowing in the muck;
it proves the existence of deeper and
deeper levels of municipal corruption
it abundantly demonstrates the fact
that no city on the American continent
has equaled San Francisco in it's graft
infamy and its unblushing degradation.
But the news is very good because
it shows that the gigantic effort of the
clean people of San Franciso to purge
their municipal government is begin
ming to meet with success. 1t is a long
step forward to find Abraham Ruef
actually under arrest and doomed to
vigorous prosecution; it is another ad-
vance to see the fidding mayor face
trial on several indictments charging
vicious and wanton graft.
And it looks almost like a triumph
for decencJ when the county super
visOrs and all their associates and
hangers-on become panic-stricken and
rush to the grand jury rooms to un-
bosom themselves and procure what
ever immunity may be obtained by con-
fession.
The clean people of San Francisco
are not only on the right road, but they
are travelling it rapidly and they will
restore their city to a high place in
the estimation of the country if they
will continue to pursue their grafters,
both higher up and farther down, until
every big thief and every little thief
has been whipped with the scorpions
lash of righteous Indignation and
clothed with the stripes of a felon's
cell.
Every honest man in California will
applaud the regeneration and cleansing
of San Francisco. That municipality
has been for many years a menace and
a disgrace to the state. The echo of the
| wickedness and crime committed with
III HSl gates Ado put pdCh lilS uSNelOp-
ment of California for half century,
and only in recent years has it been
shown that California is great and
glorious and beautiful without San
Francisco.
But a change is manifestly coming.
With the prosecutions now in evidence
and the seeming determination of the
people to punish their public grafters
and official thieves not many years will
elapse before even San Francisco can
hold up her head again and challenge
the best of the American cities.
In the meantime more power to the
strong arm of the courts, the law Of
hcers and the decent element Of the
city by the Golden Gate.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-20
A HARTMAN OF THE SEA
rrom the New Yorlk VOID.

Jew York World
steamers bring about 10000 bales OF
| cotton weekly from southern points
bound for the mills in New England
Under the present system the cottor
has to be hauled or lightered from the
Mallory piers and dock to the Metro
polltan lines dock Under the single
terminal plan all Of this expense VIII
be obviated.
The management Of the various lines
will also be concentrated bringing them
/ all under one directing head. Calvin
| Austin has been slated for the presi-
dency of the consolidation and G. II,
! Taylor of Fall River has been selected
as traffic manager.
Began as a Candy Boy
The man who is putting through this
| immense project made his first dollar
| selling candy in the summer months on
an excursion boat running from his
! home town, Bath, Me, to nearby re-
sorts. He made enough in this way,
with some small help from his father,
to get through Bowdoin college.
1t has always been his ambition to
be a great figure in the maritime world.
He comes Of people who for generations
were identified with ships His grand
father was the first man to run tow
boat in Maine waters and his father
organized the Knicserbocker Towboat
company.
From the single little tugboat owned
by the grandfather 1t is far cry to
the immense fleets owned by the grand
son. After gettng through Bowdoin
college Mr.. Morse made money in
Maine harvesting ice in winter and
shipping it south In summer. He came
to New York in 1890 and at once began
to work his way into the ice trade.
He saw the value of political friend
ships, for the successful ice wholesaler
had to have piers at convenient places
for his barges, and he made friends
with the powers at Tammany hall. In
1897 he formed the ice trust and is
credited to have made twelve million
dollars out of that deal, but these
figures probably exaggerate very heav-
lily his profits.
The formation of the ice trust took
him into Wall street, and for three or
four years he was one of the heaviest
plungers in the stock market. He was
loyal to his old friends and he took
good care of two of his Tammany hall
friends, John +. Carroll and former
Mayor Robert Van Wyck. He made
millionaires of both of them.
Then he contracted the fever to ac
quire banks and trust companies Get
ting all of these he craVed he went
back to his first business love-steam-
boats-and bought the two Hudson
river lines. With his appetite in this
direction thus whetted he craved for
more and kept piling up company after
until he is now a full-hedged
king of steamships.
Mr.. Morse is 81 years old, about
feet 6 inches tall, rotund of build, af-
fable in manner and a stupendous
worker. When a reporter was talking
to him about his steamship plans in
his office in the Bank Of North America
he said, with a chuckle, as he asked to
be given as little publicity as possible:
It's strange how a man devotes one
half of his life trying to get his name
into the papers and the other half try
ng to keep it out And he loses both
times"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-20
Shakespeare and the Lemon

A curious minded contributor to Har-
per's Weekly has unearthed in Shakes
peare's Loves Labours Lost an
amusing anticipation of a favorite locu-
tion of our own times which proves
again the intense modernity of the
bard. The passage is as follows, and
may be found in act V, scene Of the
play:
Armado-The armipotent Mars, of
lances the almighty, Gave Hector a
gift"
Dumain-A gilt nutmeg.
Biron-A lemon.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-20
CURE THr SPnRD CRAzr

Traffic managers Of all the western
railways have agreed to a general re-
duction Of speed on fast trains.
The cause Of this determination is
questionable.
1t is said in support Of the change
that slower passenger schedules viii
decrease the number of accidents.
But that idea cannot be sudden in
spiration.
1t seems more probable that the plan
Of reduced speed, which implies reduced
cost of operation, is a retaliatory
measure resulting from the general at
tack upon the railway companies.
But whatever may be the cause of
the proposed lowering of speed on fast
passenger trains, the purpose should
be hailed with satisfaction by all
entirely sane travellers. The gain of
greater safety at the expense of a little
loss in time is an advantage that should
be appreciated by every person who has
sense enough to estimate life at its true
value.
1t is high time to curb the growing
demand for excessively rapid transit
in all lines of locomotion Both steam
and electric railway companies have
in recent years bent all their energies
to meet the public requirement for the
fastest possible schedules. In face of
the obvious danger of such schedules,
the faster the service the greater de-
mand for passage.
In the wild scramble for wealth, in
this generation, minutes are reckoned
as the equivalent of dollars. The saw
ing of a few hours in a transcontinental
journey, for instance, is deemed of suf-
fcient Importance to warrant the risk
involved in break-neck speed.
Another example of recklessness in
duced by the fast proclivities of the
age, both literally and figuratively, is
the craze for the speediest automobiles
That eminently useful
vehicle, capable of affording great
pleasure when driven at moderate
speed is forced to its limit in Los
streets without regard to the
safety of occupants or the public.
And as the consequence of this in
sane desire for great speed, which has
been developed in the last few years,
we have daily reports of railway casual |
ties, both steam and electric, from vaIi-
Gus sections of the country. Making |
up time" has become a phrase almost
synonymous with taking the chance of
a calamity.
AS travellers show no indication of
abating their demands for the fastest
possible schedules it seems fortunate,
from the common sense view point,
that the railway companies have re-
solved to diminish the speed rate on
passenger trains. And it would be still
more fortunate if electric railway
schedules were treated similarly in re-
spect to excessive and consequently
speed.
The public gait in these early years
of the twentieth century is entirely too
fast both physically and morally. The
western railway traffic managers will
do a public service by toning down
their fast schedules. and the example !
they are setting might be followed with
profit all along the life line.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-20

II San Pedro should disincorporate
and come into Los Angeles without
waiting for state law. 1t would be
fitting rebuke to the bunch of graft
ers at Sacramento who were led around
by the noses by the railroads and pre-
vented from passing a law to make the
consolidation possible some other way,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-20

Those floods up north certify to the
world that that part of California has
plenty of water, and our plethora of
flowers and trees proves the same thing
to be true here.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-20

The proposition to pave Sunset boule-
ward from end to end with brick is
under consideration. Asphalt would
make this the greatest drive in the
city, and that material should be used.
However. anything would be an i'm
provement on its present chuck-hole
condition.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-20

1t evidently takes a spur track fran
chise to break the bonds of intimacy
in the council between non-partisan
and railroad members.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-20

1t was hardly to be hoped that with
Abe Ruef's brand on it's members, the
San Francisco board of supervisors
would be any better than he is.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-20

The Shriners' circus seems to be but
the forerunner of the real big show
which will be pulled off in May. Bet
ter go, and whet your appetite.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-20

1t is not reported that any of the
communications passing from the presi-
dent to E. H. Hartman are addressed
"Dear Ned"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-20

The CORY stream of Jewish blood still
flows in Russia, but we seem to have
had so much of it that we are no
longer shocked by reports of fresh out
RACES.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-20

The governor seems to have passed
the San Francisco worlds fair promot-
ers a large. juicy and decidedly acid
ulous lemon.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-20

Up to this present, the San Francisco
board OF supervisors was the bulwark
between the grafters and the people.
Now it seems to be but a go-between
for bosses and boodlers.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-20

Grover Cleveland refused to be made
a subject of exploitation just because
he has reached three score and ten.
Grover always did have mighty level
head.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-20

Really, San Francisco's moral condi-
tions are worse than it's physical-and
they are bad enough.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-20

The city is to have large ambulance
for sick animals. But the poor humans
will still ride about in the patrol
wagon.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-20

San Francisco voted out of office an
honest Democratic board of supervis-
ors for it's present aggregation. Now it
is reaping the whirlwind.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-20

This gentle little rain can't be said
to have sneaked in; it came with thun-
der and lightning.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-20

And now it is reported that Harri-
man owns all the Salt Lake railroad
stock. What was the use in his buying
it when he had control as it was?
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-20

BY all means have a flower show in
connection with La Fiesta. Combine
all the pleasures possible in that one
grand week.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-20

The wedding Los Angeles would like
to see the Cupid mayor pull off is one
between the city and good streets.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-20
Population of Los Angeles, 100000

More streets and better ones; that is
Los Angeles great need now.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-20

San Pedro has no inherent desire to
be tail to the railroads kite. 1t is
new planning to disincorporate and
come into Los Angeles anyhow.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-20

Abe Ruef's board of supervisors
seems to have been about as bad as
he was.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-20

This shower merely adds emphasis to
the prevailing cry: Better streets.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-20

II the various brands of workers"
at Goldheld would go to work with
their picks and shoyels and let their
mouths rest a while it would conduce
much to the peace and prosperity OF
that town.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-20

That little rumble of thunder yester-
day morning must have made the tour
lists feel right at home.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-20

the Salt Lake railroad; it was domin-
ated by him anyhow.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-20

Incidentally, is the outfall sewer any
nearer construction, or is it merely
Panama -canaled?
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-20

Someone seems to have flashed red
danger signal in the railroad mag
mates eyes.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-20

The report that the Fairbanks
"boom" is leaking out is denied. 1t
is still frozen solid.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-20

Push along the project to light the
downtown side streets. They are too
much in the dark now.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-20

The way to have good streets is to
pave them. And talk won't do that
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-20

Flower show? Isn't Los Angeles a
continual flower show, every day?
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-20

The Cannon boom doesn't seem to be
emitting much of roar, by the way.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-20

A moral earthquake is what San
Francisco needs right now.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-20
RYII;l;lsl3;Y ;l!ElilI5|

ment in issuing some popular booklet
the grammar of Donatus and alma
macs v--re most often chosen for the
experiment-and publishing this at the
outset of their career, mainly to give
book buyers a chance of seeing their
types. For aught we know CaXton
may have printed such a Donatus, like
Sweynheym and Pannartz at Sublace
and Lavagna at Milan. School books
have a way of disappearing from the
face Of the earth.-Saturday Review.
A Mans Diary of His Wlfe's Temper
Monday-A thick fog; no seeing
through it.
Tuesday-Gloomy and very chilly;
unreasonable weather.
ednesday-Frosty, at times sharp.
Thursday-Bitter cold in the morn
ing; red sunset, with flying clouds
portending hard weather.
Friday-Storm in the morning, with
peals of thunder; air clear afterward.
aturday-Gleams Of sunshine. with
partial thaw; frost again at night.
Sunday-A light sou'wester i'm the
morning, calm and pleasant at dinner
time, earthquake at night.-Home
News.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-28
PREPARE FOR CAMPAIGN.
Lincoln tNebr1 Folks feel Sure Mr..
Bryan WiII Be Nominated.

Lincoln. Neb-, Nov 31-It viii be an
at home campaign Tor William Jcn-
nings Bryan if the NebTaskan receives
the Democratic nomination for the Presi-
dency. And as the people Of Lincoln con-
fdently expect that their distinguished
neighbor viii be so honored they are be-
ginning 10 make preparations TO enter
tain the crowds which Will come to this
city during the campaign.
Mr. Bryan has made no announcement
Of his plans, but close friends say he
will do little travelling between the time
OF the convention and election day If he
is chosen TO lead the Democratic party.
This would be in line with his campaign
In 1863. when he made only a few trips
over the country compared with the hard
work and long journeys undertaken in
1895
Lincoln Is awakening 10 the necessity
OF preparing for home campaign The
mayor OF this city. Republican strong
hold, Is W F. Brown. Democrat. and
IL Is one Of his pet schemes 10 have n
turnpike built 10 the Bryan home before
next summer 50 that driving from the
c'tN may be easy and pleasant
The Bryan front yard is large enough
TO accommodate the biggest delegations.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-28
Piles
is
Years
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You Can Try It Free.

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ing of going through an operation. But
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The Washington herald., 1907-11-28
s2A NINTH.
Our CROWNS BuSinesS
NEWS CUT SHORT
FOR BUSY READERS.

Pou1dmaster Einstein has announced
tat 1917 has been rec.-d-trcakir- year f1r dog
hc-rscS. Already l9Z5 hase been .ss1ed and ~
tac LAST Of December DE believes the number vil b,
rals9d GO az least zen
Charged with the larceny of about $500
pounds - metal from the United states government
John j. Hamilton pleaded guilty iu the PoIicr q rrr
Yesterday mining and VAS hrd .rfcr a bid uf
si.G3 for the action of the grand lury
Abraham De Phue. OF aU7 Eighth street
southwest. who was r1a down and saricuslv inr-rsd
yesterday morning ty Infatuated bull was last
night removed from the Emergency HosfitaI % hf.
hCEc. The nan is said to have sustained a sl:rb.
c2rcussioa q the brain and numerous c5rtuSirrs
about the b-dy His condition however. is not re-
gs-ied as serious
In the case Of Louis r. Pfeifer. charged
ulth violating the penal code by operating hand
book iu the streets f this city in July last H..
T1ry after delibc-atiuE more than three hours re-
turned verdict % guilty on the second count q
the mdietment The case was triri Yesterday bazsrA
Judge kimball. iu the United states branch u
the Police CoJrt who rCmauded the prisoner o. the
cIs-oty Of his counsel pending notice f appeal
BY the terms OF the viii Of the late Dr.
kch-rt B. Donaldson, dated september o 1907 and
fled fCr Irctate. the Union Trust C-rnrzrv Is
named CxceI-Cr. He directs thar his horses car
rla-ys. and house. l2lG Sixteenth street "a, ID his
widow, Mr.. Ann NJ. Doualdssu- The remainder Of
the estate Is % b. divided among his family and
near relatives. with the exception Cf S CN which
IS bclEeathcd 20 the Washington Society Of NeE
ItrusglCm.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-28
IDENTIFIES DUKES PORTRAIT
Woman Witness Claims Druce Was
the Original.
Mrs. Hamilton Tells of His Wearing
"A False Beard TO Carry
Out Deception.

London, Nov. 27.-The hearing Of the
by Druce against Herbert Druce was re-
sumed by Judge Plowden in the Maryle-
bone police court to-day.
Mary Robinson. formerly OUTSIDE secre-
tary- 10 the late fifth Duke OF Portland,
who, she has testified, told her he was
also r. c. Druce. took the stand again.
and her cross-examination was resumed
by Mr. AvOry, counsel for the defendant
He took the witness over the ground COW
cred Ia the former days attempt to shake
her testimony, but elicted no new facts.
The next witness was Mrs. Hamilton.
She was a witness years ago for the late
Mrs. Anna Maria Druce. wife of Walter
Thomas Druce. whom she declared 10 be
the eldest legitimate son Of -. c. Druce.
1t was mainly Mrs. Hamilton's testimony
that caused the late Judge Sir Francis
Jeune 10 issue an order for the opening
Of the vault in Highgate Cemetery, In
which is said 20 be a coffin puTporting 10
contain the remains Of T. c. Druce, but
really containing 200 pounds of lead, put
there by Robert Caldwell at the behest
Of the Duke Of Portland, when he had
decided 20 end with a mock funeral his
masquerade as DruCe. This order,
through a misunderstanding, the late Mrs,
Druce allowed to lapse.
After identifying portraits of the late
duke as those of .'DrUce,' the witness
went on 10 say that the duke always
had false beard. She had seen him both
with and without the beard. She had
asked him why he We're a false beard.
She last saw the duke in 1876 when he
was r. G. DrUce. OF the Baker Street
Bazaar The duke had an affection OF
the skin. and at one time had Jumps on
his nose.
The witness said that in reply 10 her
questions about the false beard the duke
replied. You know ] am Druce when I
put that on"
The duke. the witness said. explained
that he was going 10 cease being Druce-
She was further told that there was go
ing to be a funeral In lS66 she again
came 70 London and met her father and
the duke She said TO the latter. I
though you were dead and buried He
did not like the remark. She also called
him "DTuce." which also annoyed him.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-28
PAY SANTO DOMINGO DEBT.
Creditors to BE APPeased, Pending
n New Arrangement.

\ settlement Of the Dominican debt
question is about 10 be reached upon q
rev basis This has been made neces-
sary by reason Of the fact that il has
been found impossible to float the bonds
of Santo Domingo at the present time
II is proposed that the $4,000 now on
deposit in the National City Bank 10 the
credit Of Santo Domingo shall be with
drawn and apportiOned pro rata among
the creditors Of the republic whose claims
have been passed; that at a later date
when the money market is easier, that
Santo Domingo shall issue bonds for the
remainder Of the indebtedness and that
they shall be taken over by Kohn. Loeb
& Co. at SO. the same as was intended
under the original proposition.
The plan, il is said. has the approval
Of Secretary Root, Assistant Secretary
Bacon, DR.. Hollander, and Senor Velas-
ques, the Dominican minister of finance
There will be a conference to-day at the
State Department, at which these Off
cials will be present.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-28
TO SUBURBAN READERs-ATTENTIoN!

Residents of Virginia and Maryland in territory contiguous
to Washington will bserve their interests BY doing their Christ
shopping the Capital during the first two weeks Of Decem
ber Leading merchants here have united in plan offering e
cepona inducements to ouofown shoppers during that period
Beside bargains especially attractive to holiday BUYERS these
merchants will refund in whole or part the railroad fares of
visiting patrons.
Visitors will be able combine business with pleasure in the
most profitable manner by coming Washington during the
weeks namedDecember Is nclusive-when Congress- will
be in session, and the City Beautiful at its best
Acting in cooperation with the committee on retail trade of
the Chamber of Commerce. which directing this movement
HE WASHINGTON HERALD will, Sunday in special
secon give full details of this plan Every suburban reader will
be interested in it, for it noney-saving proposition
The Washington herald., 1907-11-28
Death Occurs In New Ha.en.

The Very Rev John G. Kent. q. p.
died at St Marys Recto~y, New Haven.
Conn. Tuesday evening. aged sixty
three years He was born I'm England
near the city Of Birmingham. in 1873, and
az an early age came 10 America His
elementary studies were made in Canada
Later he Joined the Dominican Order. in
which nc held the highest positions OF
honor and trust. For ten years he Was
master Of novices at the NOviatiye, in
Kentucky. He was pastor Of churches
in Washington, ID. c.. GAINESVILLE. and
Somerset. Ohio. Before his illness lie was
prior of the 81. Josephs Convent. ia
Ohio. and came East 20 represent his
convent IN Washington.