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Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-26
Meaning of the Cruise
of the Pacific Fleet

plan, but by acquired experience, to pro-
ceed with the utmost rapldity-according
to the definition of mobility before sug-
gested-from one coast to the other, as
needed. That facility obtained, both
coasts are defended in a military sense.
BY this l do not mean that an enemy
may not do some flying inJury-serious
injury-bnt Z that no large operation
against >the coasts of the United States
can prosper, unless the enemy commands
the sea; and that he cannot do, to any
effect, IL within three months superior
United States force can appear. RodJest-
vensky took longer, but could ~he have
smashed Togo, as Togo did him, what
would have been the situation of Japan,
for all the successes of the preceding
fourteen months? Evidently, however,
the shorter the transit from the Pacific
to the Atlantic, the greater will be the
power OF the fleet for good, just as 1t
would have been better If Rodjestvensky
assuming his success-had come before
Port Arthur fell, OF better still before Its
fleet was destroyed. Such mobility can
be acquired only by familiarity with
the ground and with the methods to be
followed, such as Ne.son by personal
experience had of the Mediterranean and
of the West Indies; of the facilities they
Offered and the obstacles they presented.
Such knowledge is experimental, gained
only by practice. 1t is demonstrable,
therefore, that the proposed voyage Is in
the highest degree practical; not only
advisable, but imperative Nor should 1t
be a single spasm of action. but recur-
rent procedure; for admirals and cap
tains go and come. and their Individual
experience with them. Why not annual
Capt. Alfred T. Mahan, in Scientific
Afnerfcan
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-26

II HOLD 1t to be impossible that a
feet under a competent COM
Il mander-in-chief and competent cap
tains--not to mention the admirable
junior staff of our navy of highly
trained officers in the prime of
1ife-can make the proposed voyage once,
even with the advantage of peace, with
out being better fitted to repeat the op-
GRAFTON in war No amount of careful
pre-arrangement in any officer takes the
place Of doing the thing itself. 1t is
surely safe generalization that no COM
plicated scheme of action, no invention.
was ever yet started without giving rise
to difficulties which anxious care had
failed to foresee. If challenged to poirt
out the most useful lesson the fleet may
gain, It may not be unsafe to say: It's
surprises, the unexpected If we can
trust press reports, surprise has already
begun in the home ports. The fleet ap-
parently has not been able to get ready
as soon as contemplated. If so, 1t will be
no small gain to the government to know
the several bitches; each small, but cum
ulative.
In my estimation. therefore, the matter
stands thus: In the opinion of Sir Charles
Dilke-than whom / know no sounder
authority. because while non-professional
he has been for a generation most ac-
curate observer and appreciative student
OF military and naval matters-the
United States navy now stands second
in power only to that of Great Britain;
but 1t Is not strong enough to be divided
between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts.
Both are part of common country; both
therefore equally entitled to defense. 1t
follows inevitably that the feet should
be always ready. not only In formulated
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-26
TIPS AND DIVIDENDS

"TE wonder if the federal govern
W. rnent has taken into considera-
ton alp the risks it runs in in
vestigating that institution so dear to
the heart of the travelling public, the
Pullman berth. In the history of ma
tions perhaps so audacious thing as
this has never before been suggested.
To think of what may happen, not only
TO the company, it's porters and the
sleepy travellers, but to the government
itself, is to tremble.
Even at the hazard of being sus-
pected of possessing bladphemous in
clination in the premises we are daring
to raise the index finger and point to-
ward the Pullman company. We realize
that we stand in great danger of being
hailed before some tribunal on the
charge of lese majestic, but this is no
time for faint hearts. The millions
upon millions Of passengers upon the
railroads who have been compelled to
pay first class hotel rates for the hon
orable and distinguished privilege OF
encasing their carcasses in the casket-
like berths of the Pullman cars, who
have trembled before the austere
serenity, the serene austerity and the
majestic overbearance of the sapient
scions of the monarchs of the dark con-
tinent, win join us, we firmly believe
in the hope that the interstate COM
merce commission will be able to ascer-
tain whether a Pullman ticket bearing
the mystic symbol ''U. B." is worth as
much in the travellers markets as one
marked 81. b." that the commission
will be able to arrive at definite con-
ciusion as to whether, if $3.50 is fair
and legal rate for a lower berth for 40C
miles, 81 is a fair and legal charge for
an upper berth for $50 miles; that II
will be able to show to it's own satis-
faction, the satisfaction Of the Pull
man company and the satisfaction of a
few millions of sleepy travellers what
alton the inequalities in berth
c:.arges has to the company's yearly
gross earnings of $25.00O,0OO.
Another point may be looked into by
the commission with some profit to the
dividend makers for the Pullman COM
pany. 1t is the question OF equitable
wages for it's employees. A simple
problem in mathematics is presented.
II pullman porter receives monthly
wage Of SIS as starter, with the pos
sibllity Of being promoted to $25 job,
and with one chance In a thousand Of
getting a run that pays as high as $40
(the latter amount sometimes being
paid where man is asked to work be-
tween points where "tips" are doled out
but semi occasionally. if at alp, and at
the end Of a year can show an income
Of from $1,000 to $780, how much human
intelligence is necessary to be displayed
in arriving at a conclusion in regard to
the material Of which the enormous
annual dividends Of the Pullman COM
pany are constituted?
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-26

TN all the disgraceful revelations that
have attended recent events in the
n banking world nothing worse has
been uncovered than the prostitution Oh
the state bank commission to polucai
purposes 1t is due to this vicious sys-
tenn that the California Safe Deposit and
Trust company was not closed years
ago. 1t is this plan of making COM
missionerships the reward or means OF
payment for personal or political serv-
ices that Governor Gillett accepts and
perpetuates.
Notwithstanding recent experiences the
governor selects the bank commission
as the vile body on which to make his
experiments In mixing politics and bank
ing at the expense of the people. BILLY"
Mcclure did him personal and political
service. He gets his pay, from the state.
William F. Herrin made Gillett COVER
nor of California. According to the re-
port of the late grand jury Abe Ruef
was paid $4,000 in hard COIN to accom-
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-26
LANGDoN's PROMISE

~ nfSTRICT ATTORNEY LANGDON
has recently returned from a trip
~ through the east filled with the
stimulus of words of cheer and en-
couragement from influential men who
have had their eyes upon San Francisco
since the beginning of the graft prose-
cution. He was a fighter before he left
on his eastern trip, but he is now more
than ever bubbling over with determin-
alton to follow famous piece of ad-
vice which President Grant once Of
fered-perhaps we should have said in
structions given instead of advice Of
fered-when discussing the punishment
of the notorious whisky ring Mr.. Lang
don declares that the people Of the east
have come to see clearly that ''the pub
lie service corporation men are the chief
source of official corruption" He Is
more emphatic than ever in his assur-
ances that the prosecution will succeed
in convicting the big men with millions
back of them. Mr.. Langdon speaks
very plainly:
bringing a rich bribe-giver to book
is like going after an ordinary thief.
You have to go out and get him; you
have to put forth effort to capture him
and land him in the penitentiary.
| "I wish the people of San Francisco
and of the state Of California could ap-
preciate the deep interest that all OF
the east is taking in our fight to make
the public service corporations obey
the law. This applies not only to the
graft prosecutions but also to the eff.
forts to break down the power of the
Southern Pacific's political machine
The east knows Hartman and it knows
that the full fruition of his methods is
to be seen in California.
"At the same time the biggest move
ment to shake off the corrupting in
fiuences and power of public service
corporations is to be seen here We are
giving the country a great object les
son. will we succeed?' they all asked.
promised them that we would surely
make good"
All of which is extremely cheering.
For some time there has been, in some
quarters, a feeling of apprehension that
Abe Ruef would prove to be serious
obstacle in the path of bringing to
book the rich criminals who are at the
bottom of the corruption which has
been exposed in San Francisco. Lang
don and Heney have taken Ruef into
consideration every time they have Of
fered an additional word Of encourage
ment regarding the outcome of the
1 bribery cases. Right upon the heels OF
Ruefs arraignment on another charge,
following closely the failure to convict
TREY L. Ford, Mr.. Langdon says, sig
nificantly:
"I promised them that we would
surely make good"
Those faint hearts who fear that the
greater rascals in San Francisco will
escape should bear in mind the fact
that william NJ. Tweed and John T.
McKane were once. apparently, less
vulnerable than one or two cocksure
gentlemen Of San Francisco. and that
Tweed and McKane were "got.''
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-26
Governor Gilletf Is
Paying His Debts

plish that end. John c. Lynch has been
doing Herrins bidding in politics FOR
years. Gillett makes him a bank COM
missioner and SO pays him for that
service with other peoples money.
The election or appointment of Nc
CURE as secretary of the bank COM
mission is the consummation of mis-
cradle political bargain, of which GOV
ernor Gillett was the beneficiary and for
which the people must pay because a
governor has power to discharge his
private political obligations out of the
public purse. 1t Is disgraceful breach
of trust.
1t is the very irony of vicious politics
that the bank commission in the act of
dismissing one secretary should bear
public testimony to his efficiency. It is
the unconscious confession that Mr.
Ewing was dismissed for no reason eX-
cept that Governor Gillett's private debts
must be paid by the state.-San Fran
cisco Call.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-26
THE sIxllErH CONGRESS

Old machine is running line!
Cheers resounding down the Incl
Used TO look like 50;
Now she looks like 60.
Some were bold enough to say
They pursued restful way
That is over. From this DAY
They will work like 50.
Heretofore two statesmen might
Lose their heads and start a fight,
After this they'll do it right.
They will fight like CO.
But with, patriotic skill
They will pass each little bill
That the voters hope they VIII;
Yes they will-iike 60!
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-26

Oklahoma is sassy young thing.
strutting around before its Uncle
Samuel with chip on its shoulder and
giving the old fellow advice in regard
to the science of popular government.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-26

The ship subsidy measure will not
keep quiet. Like the parcels post pro-
posal 1t kicks vigorously during every
session Of every congress. Nobody will
deny that American shipping needs
some sort of help. The only question
Is what form shall that help take?
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-26

wireless telegraphy is all right, but
wireless telephony--heaven preserve us!
Just think of putting your ear to re-
ceiver and listening to Bedlam!
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-26
Shoes Half Price and Less

over two hundred Dig display bargain
tables are displaying shoes for men.
women and children. on sals in many
instances Tor half price and less. Con-
vince yourself and come to the
MAMMOTH SHOE EOUSE.
S19 South Broadway
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-26

Mr.. Aldrich and Mr.. Cannon will not
resume control of the country until
January 8.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-10-15
DON'T LIKE THE CHANGE
Midshipmen Want the Authorities
TO Rescind New Order

Because of the inadequate AooF space
Of the auditorium for the Suidshipmcn
bops and the c0ngested condition Of
the room even af what ~ supposed 10
be small dances" IL IL said that The
midshipmen viii ask the authorities
20 rescind the new order that all
dances except the Juno bail, Thanks
giying-eye, New YeaT's-eye and other
large hops shall be held 10 the audi
toTium and not 10 the armory ~ for
fnerIy.
This action, IL IL understood. has
been taken because Of the incOnscr-
fence to which the department ~ ord
nance and gnDBery IL put 81 placing
the armory building, where the dances
have always been held ia tbe past,
into condition for tlc drills u the
brigade. The floor Of the aTmoTy -
~ bard wood, and for each dance In
the past IL has been waxed ~ maze II
smooth for the dancers. This. IL -
said. makes IL dangerous for the mid
shipments drills.
The first experience ia the new place
for dancing vas on Saturday night.
The auditorium - far smaller than the
aTmory and the accommodations for
guests are limited. The room was
OyercTOwded and much discomfort
was caused the dancers.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-10-15
ANNAPOLIS is THERE
Citizens, Soldiers. Marines and
c adets Go 70 Baltimore

Annapolis this morning contributed
her qu0ta ~ both participants and
spectators for the big military pageant
in baltimore this afternoon. IN add
tion 10 a humber Of persons from this
town who went to witness the big pa
rade, the cadet corps u st. Johns
College. two companies ~ Marines,
the Naval Academy Band and bat
TALON II regular infantry from tfe
Academy rife range went too on a
special train.
The special left the short Line sta
tloD on Bladen street a. O'Clock.
ON 1t were the College cadets under
the direct command ~ lieut.. y. u.
Iglebart. commandment. among The
fret 10 reach the station and entrain
was the -four companies ~ the third
battalion 81 the Twenty second Hegu-
lar Infantry from the Academy range.
They were commanded By Capt. II
q. GRAFTON. and FIVE junior officers,
besides whom there were Il9 enlisted
men.
The two companies Of Marines from
the Academy barracks were command
I'd by Major -. II. Fuller, United
states MariDe Corps, while the Naval
Academy band WAS IN charge - Band.
master Charles a. Zimmerman.
Captain Charles }. Badger viii 20
to Baltimore tonight, where be viii
be one Of Governor WaTheld's guests
At the big Home Coming Banquet AT
the Maryland Club. Captain Badger
was unable to get away IN time 20
witness the big parade from the GOV
ernor's reviewing stand on Baltimore
street, rs had been intended.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-10-15
Patriotic Societies Coming

Next Saturday, October 80, is Peggy
Stewart bay, the anniversary of the
burning OF the brig Of Anthony Stew
art in the Annapolis harbor on old
Fort Severn, now the Naval Academy.
ON this day the scene OF action of
Home Coming Week will be removed
from Baltimore to Annapolis, and there
will be a patriotic celebration here.
Ii is the intention Of the committee
of the patriotic societies, whose head
quarters are COZ Fidelity Building,
Baltimore, to- have an excursion on
the steamer Louise, to leave Pier l6,
Baltimore, at 8 a. m. The committee
in charge of the excursion is composed
of Il. Fuller Shryock, Richard NJ.
Duvall, DR.. II. NJ. Cohen aud DR..
James ID. Iglehart, chairman.
Specially chartered steamers will
also bring the ID. A. X. and others
from Baltimore, arriving here about
IL o'clock. The party will march TO
st. Johns College campus, where
the exercises of unwilling the tablet
on old Liberty Tree will be held at
11.30. All citizens are invited. The
full program has been previously
published.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-10-15
UNEARTHED A SKELETON
GrewsOms Find in city's Streets

While workmen employed By con
tractor Charles Howard. who ~ en-
gagged On the contract - laying tne
cfty's eewcrage system on shaw street.
Murray Hill. we're busy digging re-
neAsb the surface this morning they
uneartbed = skeleton.
Tie skelct0n wxs that ~ = WOMAN
aud = Inosscovered lombslOBe near by
stained and discolored by time, bore
the following inscription
AIRS. SARAH COgNISu SCOTT.
wife u Leonard Scott,
Departed this life
February r.. 1915.
Aged Al years months.
The grewsome find WAS restored 81
IL last resting place, aud The ue~
sewers for the city were laid on top
u 10.
The place where the skeletons was
exbumed was formerly . family bury
ing ground ~ the scots. whose old
homestead was IN that section 81 the
town.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-10-15
Death of Miss Smith

Miss Maggie Smith died this morn
ing after an illness of some weeks AT
the residence of her sister Mrs. Joe
Naughton, 1863 Conduit street. Miss
Smith has been in failing health for
some time, but has only been confined
to ner bed a few weeks. She was a
member of st. Mary's Church, and
of several Sodalities OF the parish.
The deceased was a sister OF ex-City
Treasurer Jerry l.. Smith, and Mr.. r.
r smith, and q half sister of Mr..
John b. Flood, a prominent merchant
Of this city. The funeral will take
place at 10 o'clock tomorrow from 1T.
Mary's Church.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-10-15
Draws More Jurors

In the Circuit Court for Anne Arun-
del county this morning a third
drawing of jurors to serve in place of
those excused from serving at the Oc
tobeT term of court, which convenes
on Monday, was had. The following
changes ware made: First district,
Wilson Carr, vice John w. Fisher ;
Third district, Roland ii. Hoye, vice
John y. Pettibone, John IL. Meek,
vice Nelson A. Stinchcomb, Thomas
o. Pumphrey,:vice jefferson NJ. Cook {;
Fifth district, Frank p. Anderson, vice
George w. GischeI Sixth district
(Annapolis), Thomas Basil, vice Wal
ter c. Moss; Elmer T.. Parkinson, vice
William X. Shields, Clement G..
Weldon, vice John NJ. Dawes; Eighth
district Joseph Trott, vice Thomas
w. Collinson.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-10-15
Attending Court Martial

Major Hugh X. Riley and several
other Annapolitans who left Annapolis
today will attend as witnesses at the
cOurt-martial of Second Lieutenant
BENJAMIN II. Richardson, of Company
&, stationed at Cambridge, of the frs.
Infantry, VI. y. 6. The court will
convene at s o'clock tonight at the
Fourth Regiment Armory in Balti-
more.
Ii will try Lieutenant Richardson
on charges of drunkenness and con-
duct unbecoming an officer and a gem
tleman. The charges grew out of a
difficulty the officer got into on Short
Line train in lie summer while on his
way from Baltimore to the State Rifle
Range at Glen Burnie. lie almost
came to blows with an enlisted man
of the Marine Corps who had neglect
cd to salute as he passed the officer.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-10-15
ORPHANS COURT.
Judicial Disposition Of Affairs Of
Orphans and Widows.

Court met today in regular ses-
sion with Chief Judge Tydings and
Associate Judges Cusaek and Abbott
on the bench, and Register Of wills
Davidson and Deputy Register Clay
ton and Sheriff Lintbicum present.
The following business was disposed
Of by the Court:
The last will and testament Of Wal
ton J. Humphrey, deceased, was fled,
examined and admitted to probate.
Executors bond Of Susannab Pnmpn-
Tey, executor OF Walter j. Humphrey,
deceased, was filed and approved by
the Court.
Account OF sales Of the personal es-
tate OF David j. WigIey, deceased,
was fled and passed by the Court.
The first and final account Of Mary
Louisa Estep, administrators, G. I. A.,
Of Harriet Ann Estep, deceased, was
fled, examined and passed by the
Court.
etters Of administration was grant
ed To Snsannah Humphrey, executrix
OF the estate of Walter J. Humphrey,
deceased, and notice to creditors
given.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-10-15
Friday Declared school Holiday

The deferred meeting 81 the Anne
Arundel County School Board from
he regular monthly meeting last Tues-
day. was held today in the office y
the SUPERINTENDENT ~ County Schools.
Prof. II. u. Wallis.
The Board passed q numbered bills,
but the most important event - The
board meeting today was the passing
Of an order declaring neat Friday,
October -, a public school holiday
in the county.
The public schools 10 Annapolis and
throughout the county, therefore.
will be closed on Friday ~ this week
to give the children an opportunity 10
fitness the decorations and other fca-
lures Of Home Coming Week IN Bait
more.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-10-15
Moving Pictures

Starting on Monday, October 81,
there will be moving pictures at the
Colonial Theatre from 2 p. IN. to ii
p. m. Continuous performance with
all the latest films. The pictures will
be changed twice a week. Manager
Hollebaugh has made arrangements
to have moving pictures on all days
and nights that there is no show
booked at the theatre. The show
will last one hour, with a ten-min-
ute intermission. IL you care To you
can stay and see the pictures over
twice, as there will be three perfor-
mances in the afternoon and five per-
foTmances at nighe, following one an
other with ten-minute interval be-
tween each show. The price of adj
mission will be adults, 10 cts chill
dren, cts.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-10-15
Invitations to Wedding

Prof. n. NJ. Terry and Mrs. Terry,
have send cards to the marriage Of
their daughter, Miss Frances Terry,
to Ensign Arthur X. Atkins, u. =.
y. The wedding will take place al
4 y. m. on Thursday, October -, al
the Terry home, Sampson Row,
Naval Academy.
Invitations have been received here
10 the wedding of Miss Ruth Bryant
and Lieut.. Wilson Brown, Il. :. y.
The ceremony will take place OctO-
Der 30 at Alexandria, Va. The near
bride is well known here, having been
an attendant At the Yates-Brooke we'd
ding, and frequent visitor to AnDap-
oils.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-10-15
RummageI

tome one, come All
To the Mission II ouse-ltall,
On Prince Georges street,
where the Hum magcr's meet
To sell and 20 buy
On the Fourth of November
BE sure you remember,
And 90 the spot hiei
Ding-dong, donw-ding
iuuic-iangfC, bells riugt
Hunt your attiCs aud bring
Al your rubbish along,
Wash Shiuons, diug-dOng,
send come and don faN
Al the great kummage Sale,
We surely will find
Those "a no never viii mind
Things shabby, the crowd
VIII tie jelly and loud
On their cries and their praise.
come along with your stun;
There n be custom enough.
send your Rnmmagc. We refuse
NOTHING Halfworn gloves aud shoes;
Hooks each volume need not matcl
Pictures. cups a wise, plate;
IT'S the mode 90 be antique
thtppcd aud cracked things 50 bespeak;
Things you'd burn and sweep aside
send them everyone our way,
Wen exhibit them with pride,
sell them al on the Great Day.
Rummagc' Rummage, Ding-dong bell!
come 10 buy, aud send % sell.
sit-e wolf
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-10-15

Mrs. Earle Fedderman, Of Centre
willie. and daughter, Mary Earle, .are
visiting relatives here.
col. g. 81. Ieitcb. Of Wilmington,
Del. is visiting his brother, Mr.. IL.
NJ. Leitch, OF this city.
Miss Ida v. Leitch, OF Dunkirk,
Calvert county,is visiting her brother
Mr.. III. ". Leitcb.
sSecretary Of state and Mrs. Oswald
TiIgbman and their daughter, Miss
Mary Foxley Tilgbman, Of Easton,
Md, are spending fortnight with
Mrs. Tilghman's brother-in-Iaw and
sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Noble,
at their residence, West North ave-
nue., Baltimore.