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Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-19

N ECAUsE after one jury had been
X divided as to the guilt or inno-
~ cence of former Attorney General
Ford a second has acquitted him, the
newspapers that have been trying to
choke off the graft prosecutions in San
Francisco have taken new courage in
their congenial task of obstructing JUS
tice. AS to the Ford case 1t can only
be said that jury having given ver-
have been not guilty of the charge on
which he was tried. At the same time
it will not be forgotten that there are
other indictments against him. But to
raise a clamor against the prosecution
because it has failed, in single in
stance is as absurd as 1t is vicious. 1t
assumes that because one charge against
one man has failed other charges
against other men will not be substan-
tiated. Then these opponents OF the
graft prosecution proceed to argue that
the whole matter should be dropped.
The Doodle cases. they say, are hurting
San Francisco and delaying it's progress;
therefore they should end at once.
This Is about the argument that is
being advanced by certain daily papers
and weekly periodicals which have beel
hostile to the prosecution almost from
the start. They appear to ignore the
fact that when they urge that tho
prosecution be dropped they are dis
closing the weakness of their position.
For if the indicted men are guiltless,
the best that their friends could wish
for them is prompt trial SO that their
innocence may be fully established,
which would not be the result were the
indictments dismissed. In the latter
event the men now accused would be
under a cloud for the rest of their
lives. When a man has once been
charged with a criminal offense, thers
is nothing on earth that will so re-
habilitate him in the eyes of his fellow
men as a jury's verdict of not guilty.
To dispute the latter is almost un-
American. Why. then, are these jour-
nalistic champions of the indicted men
at San Francisco so anxious to deprive
them of the greatest boon that can be
given to the innocent--a prompt trial
by jury?
But these prosecutions are damaging
to San Francisco, 1t is urged. Very
possibly they are. But that is not the
fault Of the men who are making war
on graft and grafters 1t is the latter
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-19

complaint from the proprietress Of the
house in which the coroner violated the
law, and this woman will probably not
dare to enter complaint for fear Of
being driven from the city.
This disgusting Lanterman incident
emphasizes the desirabilitY Of the
adoption of the recall in Estate and
county With the recall Lanterman
could be properly disposed of in short
order.
If this man has remaining any sense
of shame he will resign before public
clamor grows louder. The people of
Los Angeles county should be spared
further nauseating episodes in which
the malodorous coroner may be the
central figure. 1t is not conceivable
Lanterman will continue in Office after
the supervisors demand his resignation.
Common decency calls for this action.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-19
Tariff Reform After
Or Before Election?

TN HE reference to tariff revision in the
presidents message and the avowed
II attitude of the speaker of the house
of representatives. in which all revenue
measures must originate, make 1t reason
ably certain that no material change will
be made In the tariff law by the siXtieth
congress now In session. Even the pro-
posal for a commission to prepare for
revision Is likely to be frowned down
by those In n position to inauence legis-
lation. So far as possible the subject is
likely to be kept out of discussion at the
present session, though there will be oc-
casions when talk upon 1t cannot be pre-
vented. Majority leaders are disposed to
make this q do-nothing session so far as
those questions are concerned which raise
political issues, because a presidential
campaign is coming on next summer, and
instead of wishing to raise issues for
that campaign they wish to avoid doing
So They prefer to let things drift. The
next session will be short one, ending
with the slxtieth congress and the presi-
Dental term on the 4th of March 1909,
and 1t Is not to be expected that any
general tariff measure will be passed
then. 1t has been evident for several
mon this that it is the plan of the leaders
of the majority party to postpone tariff
action and, so far as possible, tariff dis
cussion, until after the presidential elec-
tion. That was given out after confer
ences at Oyster Bay last summer. 1t was
announced In the speech of
Secretary Taft in Ohio in the fall. In
his message to congress last week the
president said: "The subject cannot with
wisdom be dealt with in the year pre-
ceding presidential election, because as
a matter Of fact experience has conclu-
sively shown that at such time it Is i'm
possible to get men to treat it from the
standpoint of the public good. In my
Judgment the wise time to deal with the
matter is Immediately after such elec-
tlon.'
But what will be done with it after
such election if the issue is lodged in the
and the party that made the
tariff what it is and has resisted all
shange in it continues In power? 1t may
DC conceded that it is not advisable to
attempt any radical changes in the tariff
1T the present session of congress. Prob
ably neither party would seek to treat
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-19
HAVE YOU DONE IT?

1T is already too late to do .early
Christmas shopping, but it is not
= too late to sl-op. The stores are
making the best displays ever seen in
Los Angeles. The weather is mag
nificent, money is becoming more free,
and friend and relative are wondering
what form your remembrance of 1907
will assume. If you have not yet made
your purchases do not put it off a day
longer. If you do not care about the
annoyance to yourself, remember the
salesmen-for they need to be remem-
bered. Put yourself in the place of one
of them, if you can, and treat him as
you would like to be treated. Don't
ask him to carry the whole load in one
journey.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-19
TRUST METHODS


! 1HiHE country is receiving some valu-
| able instruction in the methods by
which trusts are formed. In a
recent suit against the tobacco trust
one Of the chief officials Of the Ameri-
can Tobacco company, which is the to-
pacco trust. described the manner in
which he planned the organization of a
company in Cincinnati which was to
be. to all external appearances, inde-
pendent.
Two powerful companies, the Ameri-
can and the Continental, furnished the
money to further the scheme, but a
Boston flnancier was introduced as the
hacker. All the details of the con-
spiracy were arranged by correspon-
dence To make sure that no rank out
slider should "catch on" assumed names
were used in this correspondence. In
fact new though exceedingly simple
cipher was used. Mr.. Brown was re-
ferred to in the letters as Mr.. Smith.
Mr.. Perkins was referred to as Mr..
Jones, Mr.. Henry was referred to as
Mr.. Dick. ETC., etc.
The manager of the independent"
company related during the course of
the hearing how he had assured a sus-
picious labor union that the new COM
pany had absolutely no connection with
the trust. adding, 1--WE will have to be
very careful or the connection will be
exposed" While the initial work at
Cincinnati was. being thus carried or
another company at Louisville was
acquired by the secret purchase of it's
stock. dummies" being employed for
this purpose. according to the custom
of trusts. In the meantime a company
was organized in New Orleans for the
purpose of running the business of an
established concern located in that city,
that the field might be left entirely to
the trust. The man employed by the
trust to organize the new company
there wrote: II will not only get their
business, but expect to cause a strike
in the Peoples company factory" :.
The criminal methods employed by
this gigantic monopoly in strengthen
ing its hold upon the millions of Ameri-
SeNii SohSuHtSiS are OH Il par With those
employed by other trusts. The story of
the extensionsof the tobacco trust NAV
appear to cover an exaggerated case.
Dut 1t does not. What the tobacco
trust has done practically every other
trust in America has done or is now
doing. Standard Oil set the pace.
Steel, sugar, beef, tobacco, lumber
and the other trusts followed the bene-
ficent methods outlined by the greatest
of all monopolies. And until the laws
of the land be so altered as to enable
and just judges to send
to the state workshops the assassins of
individual industry trusts will be
formed. and the small fry will perish.
Not until the authors of these prac-
tices know that the penalty to follow
their crimes will be the prison cell will
they cease to exercise their power to
ruin competitors. The penalties must
reach the individual offenders. Fines
against corporations fall either
upon the stockholders, Furnishing the
innocent and the guilty alike, or upon
the consumer of the wares put out by
the trusts. Prison is the only adequate
punishment.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-19
DE LsIL, LADY

De Lil' Lady step SO light
She skacey ben de grass;
She dress in blue, an red. an white
A rainbow runnin pas!
De River say; PLEASE come my way
I'll be you lookin' glassv'
De red rose glad her face to meet,
An howdy lef' an right!
She know des all de roses sweet
Been dresmin' in de night!
De Sun he say: "Ill shine today
An match dem eyes so bright!'
De LIZ Lady-she do one
Make sunshine on de way;
Ter kiss her ever sunbeam run
De birds sing ''Holidayl'
Oars angels dar, sweet-smilln' whar
De LII Lady stay!
Frank L. stanton, in Uncle Remus Mag
izins.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-19

The brains of the California press
are not confined to the cities of first
magnitude The Richmond Terminal
expresses the belief that meteor which
recently passed over San Francisco bay
from east to west represented the
Perkins boom for the United States
senate" Probably so. The Perkins
boom. like the meteor has landed
long ago.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-19
so SHY

HOvERNoR HUGHES has entered
uT the race for the presidential nom-
~ ination as receptive candidate.
He does SO with becoming modesty. His
boom, unaccompanied by martial music.
is attired in plain black frock coat.
1t does not even wear a rose as a
boutonniere. It makes no noise. 1t
keeps it's eyes to the ground. 1t
shrinlxs. For it is such a, little boom,
such shy young thing!
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-19

If Los Angeles could only be made
the winter capital of the nation the
cabinet officials would not have to
wage such incessant war upon that
pest OF humanity, the cold.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-19

Believe in yourself IL you would have
others believe in you. But this does
not mean that egotism is an essential
to popular confidence in man.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-19

The voice of Governor Gillett, as he
arises to explain why he appoints cheap
politicians to places on the board of
bank examiners, sounds like a faint
hello" in telephone of the vintage
of 1881.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-19

The demand for better interior
waterways and the prohibition move
ment go hand in hand, as we may see.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-19

Concentrate your energies. Otherwise
you are doomed to failure.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-19

The new twenty-dollar gold pieces are
fresh from the griddle. Handle them
with care.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-19

Buy those presents for the wife ant
children today.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-19

Mr.. Late Shopper, do you reauizt
that Christmas eve is but five days
away?
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-19

Would you have confidence restored,
Restore your own.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-19

You cannot be a moral coward and
be happy.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-19

Get The Herald Christmas edition. Mail
II to your friends. or we'll mail 1t for
you. Get it, Wen do the r st.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-18
Two Ways of Love.

Two brothers who had not seen each
other for ten years met at the Grand
Central station, New York. As soon as
one saw the other coming down the
platform he rushed toward him and
fell on his neck. They hugred each
other, these honest German black
smiths; they kissed each other; they
jumped about and shouted and laugh
ed wildly in their joy. An observing
crowd impeded the movements of pas
sengers, and the brothers. arrested for
disturbing the peace, were thrown into
q cell. where they could exchange rem
iniscences and vent their happiness
without jarrlng the less sentimental.
An eminent Bostonian was away
from the city for dozen years. Re-
turning, he visited his club, and he
thus described his visit: There were
the same men in the same seats. They
were drinking the drinks they used to
order when | left They were talking
about the same things. One of them
looked up when | went into the room,
nodded and said: Hello. Wigglespoon.
How are you? Haven't seen you late.
ly.' And then he turned to the crowd.
AS was saying, the park system
would be still better If -"
Boston Herald.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-18
1 Nation Of Cripp|es
Rheumatism Be-
yond Control
The Only Hope to Rheumatic Sufferers
Is Uric-0 Treatment

n rheumatism continues to spread as 10 has
In the past few years, 1t would seem as though
we would before long become a nation of Grip
pies. The terrible destructiveness of this
disease Is apparent on every side OF us. Almost
nine out of ten Of the cripples one meets had
their affiiction broughton by rheumatism. How
many thousands more there are that are hope
lessly bed-ridden and whom we never see
rheumatism from the very nature Of the edisease
can never cure Itself and IL neglected IS bound
TO grow worse rather than better. II you ever
have any twings of rheumatism go to your
dPgEist and get a bottle OF Urie-0, the
wonderful new Rheumatic Specific. IL win cure
you and IL Is the only treatment In the world that
will cure you permanently and thoroughly.
Urico cares by its direct action on the muse es
blood and kidneys. 1t seeks out the poisonous
Uric and Rheumatic Acid and drives It from the
system and 1t Is only treatment OF such
nature thai til ever cure Rheumatism. Linl-
ments aud pfgsters only serve 10 drive II from
one spot to arether. They never cure Rheuina-
tism. because e Is primarily blood disease. and
until the blood II cleared from the poison, a cure
cannot take psns.
There never was n case Of rheumatism that
Uric q could not csse and you should not put OF
taking 1t. Ycucsa tess Urc-O free OF charge II
you Wish. just c.d ont this advertisement and
pend II to the Saith Dilg Co.. Syracuse, N. Y,
together w.h y"np narne and the name Of your
druggist. mi state That you have never used
uric-O and would like TO tryM They win rive
'Jou frer. through your drusxfst, u s5 cent
beetle. which youc test aud Try &C your wn
fstisinctlun.
Uria-O is sold and personally recom-
mended IN ReynoldsvIlle BY Stoke &
} Feicht
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-18
Thaekeray as a Diner.

Many worthy and some notable per-
sons have possessed the onion habit
now and again. William Makepeace
Thackeray, writing of himself in "Lov.
ell the Widower," says, at is nOtori-
Gus to all my friends there is GER
tain dish | cannot resist" He referred
to stewed tripe and onions, as a proof
of which it is narrated of him that on
one occasion while on his way TO dine
with the Marquis Of Westminster hii
eye caught sight of placard in the
window of London restaurant bear
night" Going in, he called for the
dish and writing materials and wrote
off as an excuse to his would be host
that he had Unexpectedly met an old
friend that insisted upon OBTAINING
him. Thackeray's favorite edibles were
raw oysters and onions, and it may be
recalled that he told Mr.. Field, the
Boston author, who acted as agent In
his lecture tour In this country. that
his chief purpose In coming to Amer
lea was to obtain some of the famous
large oysters of this land-which he
had heard grew to fabulous slze-in-
stead Of the little coppery things of
England. At this first dinner of Bos-
ton. therefore. a plate of large "Provi-
dence rivers" was set before him as
an appetizer. He partook of one with
surprised look Being asked how he
felt. he replied: Profoundly grateful
feel as II had swallowed baby
He added that he must eat an onion to
digest him,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-18
The Onions Virtues.

Onions are really sweeteners Of the
breath after the local effects have pass
ed away, says one learned doctor
They correct stomach disorders and
carry off the accumulated poisons OF
the system. They provide blood pu
rlfier that all may freely use. As q
vermifuge the onion cannot be surpass.
ed and eaten raw will often check a
violent cold in the head. One small on
lon eaten every night before retiring is
this well known Doctors prescription
for numerous affections of the head
and is highly recommended for Sleep
lessness. 1t acts on the nerves in a
soothing way, without the injurious ef-
fects of the drugs often applied.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-18

A Raldheaded Reply.

A naval officer, very well and favor.
ably known in London, has for some
unknown reason been advanced in his
profession very slowly, though he has
grown gray in the service and indeed
namentably bald. Recently one Of his
juniors was bold enough to question
him as to his remarkable absence of
hair.
"How comes it that you are so very
baldT
The officer replied promptly and with
much vindictiveness:
"You, man, you would be bald,
think, if you had had men stepping
over your head for years in the way !
ihave."-London Punch.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-18
In the Swim

A serious accident happened at the
supper table. Somebody-it's always
somebody" who is TO blame-upset a
pitcher of water over the cloth There
was a general scampering and call.
ing for somebody TO remedy the mis-.
chief.
How could you be so careless,
Tom?" cried Freddie Indignantly
? "Never mind. my boy" replied Tom,
in his airy way. "It's all right We're
all in the swim now."-St, Louis Re-
public.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-18
THE VARSITY Letter.
Te the College Man Il Is as Flag tc
Nation.

Nation.
What flag Is to nation varsity
letter Is to a college man. Like ban
ner, a varsity letter Is clustered around
with comedies and tragedies, with
yearnings and heartburnings The
III" of Harvard, the "Y' of Yale, the
''P" of Princeton and the varsity let
ters of the various other colleges and
universities have meanings to college
men which never occur to others. And
there are strict rules and conditions
surrounding the letters.
Every Harvard athlete who wins an
III" sweater must obey the unwritten
rule of that university-the rule which
says succinctly that an III" sweater
must not be displayed save on the field
of action. Even in such appropriate
places It ought not to make its appear
ance with excessive frequency. On or.
dinary occasions good taste at Har-
ward inspires varsity athlete to wear
class or prep school sweater. Al
Yale "Y" man, IL he be modest
fellow generally, may appear even in
Chapel street In his "Y" sweater, but
that sort of thing at Cambridge is alb
solutely prohibited.
1t is generally thought that the man
who would display his "H" in the
streets or in the yard is the sort of
man who wishes people to know that
he has done something. Therefore, the
argument runs, he is the sort Of man
Tho should feel the force of the gen.
Cral contempt.
There are four kinds of "H" sweat
ers which may be worn on the field of
action. In baseball and track ath-
letics solid crimson sweater Is the
reward Of superior excellence-a black
"H" for the baseball and white ar
for the track. The varsity football
sweater at Cambridge is black, with a
small crimson "H." The crew sweater
is solid white, with crimson "H"
OF late years the custom has grown
up of giving some sort of "II' recOg-
milton to the varsity men in the minor
sports.
In basket ball the athletic powers
that he confer crimson sweater, with
white "H" which contains between
its uprights two small "Bs."
The varsity tennis men get a white
sweater with red "H," in the lines
of which are small "T's."
The hockey men, who are strongly in
touch with the football team, earn an
al r." black sweater.
The day has gone by when a superb
athlete can reap collection of all the
HIS" for the faculty now restricts an
athletes participation to two major
sports. In the nineties 1t was possible
for man to earn an "H" in football,
rowing, baseball and track. - Boston
Herald.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-18

"Such an angel OF hat" chirped the
vain woman as she twirled before the
mirror yellow and white. What
does 1t remind you Of. my dear?"
The big man in the embroidered slip
.pers looked up from his paper.
yellow and white" he repeated.
"well, now. on the level. 1t reminds
me of fried egg y" Chicago News.
"Yes. SIR" saN. man in cell I'll,
time was when l VS. ad4iitted to the
sery best houses"
"And what brought you heref'
'@They caught me coming out"-Yon.
kers Statesman.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-18
Annual Meeting.
Reynoldsville. Pa n

Reynoldsville, Pa, Dec. 3, 1907.
Notice is hereby given that tie regu-
lar annual meeting OF the stockholae rs
OF the Reynoldsville & Falls Creek
Railroad Company will be held at the
Company's office in Reynoldsville Pa,
on Tuesday, January 81, 1908, at 10. 90
a. m. for the purpose of electing Pres
ident and Board of Directors for the
ensuing year, and the transaction Of
such other business as may properly
come before the meeting.
Ga LUCIUs W. ROBINSON, Pres.
B. N. CLARK, Sec.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-18
Notice to Stockholders.

Reynoldsville, Pa, Dec 3, 1907.
Notice is hereby given that the regu-
lar annual meeting of the Jefferson and
Clearfeld Coal and Iron Company Win
be held at the Company's Office In Rey-
noldsville, Pa, on Tuesday, January n,
1908, at 1000 a. m, for the purpose sj
electing a Board OF Directors fer the
ensuing year and the transaction .of
such other business as may come before
the meeting. .s
LUcIUs W. ROBINSON. Pres.
GEORGE L. EATON Sec.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-18
Turning the Tables.

Il reckon dat niggers chances fer
life Is mighty good" said Brother
Dickey.
How Gomez?
We'll. de news Is dat de lawyers
what wuz tryin' ter git de jury ter
hang him so confused an mixed up
matters dat de jury went in an took
an hang itse'f."-Atlanta Constitution.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-18
Why He Hit Him

"You shouldn't have hit that man
who called you liar"
Shouldn't, heyT
mo; you should have demanded the
proof, and If he could not produce it he
would have been branded as the faisi.
fer"
THAT'S all right ethically, but knew
he had the proof" = Philadelphia
Ledger
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-18
"A Case of DisbeIief

Bll-You look bad, Jim. Been laid
up? Jim-Today's the first time out
of doors for three months Bill
What was the matter with you? Jim
Nothin'. but the magistrate would not
believe it.-London Telegraph
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-18

do you know who that old man is
talking to our hostessi" asked Mrs.
Blunderer Of the lady sitting beside
her.
THAT" answered the woman cold
", ''is my son."
; "oh," gasped Mrs Blunderer in con-
fusion. he's good deal older than
you are. is he not?"-Lippincott's.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-18
Maybe IL Didn't.

Tommy did wash my face. Moth
er-How dare you tell me that? Why,
it's just as dirty rs ever Tommy
Well, | washed it, but maybe it didn't
take. You know my vaccination didn't
the first time. Philadelphia Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-18
Out of His Line.

Mrs. Musique-Are you fond OF
Brahms. Mr. Flisteen? Mr.. Flisteen-
No. ma'am: I can't say that am.
These fancy dishes always give me
Indigestion. no matter how well cooked
they Gre.-Cleyeland Leader.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-18
Concentration.

The Servant-Professor there is a
thief In the dining room. The Astron-
omer deep in calculation)-Tel him
I'm too busy to see him!-Translated
For Transatlantic Tales From II Motto
per Ridere.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-12-18

Blobbs- Would you consider him Il
genius: Slobbs-No. Blohbs- Why. he's
always tyylng to borrow money. Slobbs
Yes, but be doesn't get it.-Phlatle-
phia Record