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Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-01
NEW ORDINANCE IS
GOOD FOR MOTORCARS
EXPENSE OF GARAGE WOULD
NOT BE GREAT
Chauffeurs Would Get Better Profit,
and on "First in, First Out"
Would Have Equal
Chances

The ordinance that it is planned to adopt
regulating street traffic would do much
to relieve the congestion on the down
town streets and need not work any hard
ship on any one If properly enforced
AS it is at present the streets are lined
with machines so closely that it is i'm
possible in places to reach the walk from
the street without going around several
machines
At present the automobiles stand in
front of places patronized to large de-
gree by the sporting element, and many
persons order by phone rather than take
machine at one Of the usual stands.
If the machines were kept in a garage
near the business district and the rule
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-01

average motorcycle rider. having fewer
machines to acquaint himself with is less
easily misled than the automobilist. In the
first event of the day the winner of the
event was a racing machine, though the
entry was made for a machine of less
horsepower and a stock model.
The fast time of 4:20. by Paul Derkum
was done on a special racer that had Just
arrived from the factory and was
equipped with compression plates and
auxiliary exhaust, and the record means
nothing so far as judging the ability of a
stock machine to climb the grade. More
than that, such racer is absolutely use
less for ordinary work.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-01
WHITE VICTORIES ARE
BECOMING A HABIT

White victories are so frequent and SO
convincing that it is no wonder that the
makers are selling a larger number of
cars each year.
In the hill climbing contest at San
Francisco three runs over as many
routes, all of which were difficult, the
hite cars made perfect scores, all other
contestants falling below the maximum.
AL Pilpenburg was the driver of one
of the Whites that made the three runs,
taking his car over a course that seemed
almost impossible in places for an auto
mobile
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-01
AUTO AIDS nv
CROSSING DESERT
Not Only the American Deserts, but
African Sands Will Feel It's Help
full PoWer--Best Means
Of Transportation

Probably no other one agency will do
or is doing more to make the desert blos-
som as the rose than the automobile.
Over roads that are impossible for a
heavily laden wagon and where it is i'm
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-01
ENTRIES BEING MADE

Special o The Herald.
are now being made for the matinee
races to be pulled off at Association park
Thursday afternoon of this week under
the auspices of the San Bernardino Coun-
ty Driving club
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-01

of first in first OUT adhered to it would
give all the drivers as good a chance as
they have at present, and the expense of
using the garage would be less than is
now borne by the renters for licenses and
stand rent. With the renting machines
off the street and others maIe to move
after a reasonable time, twice as much
traffic could be accommodated and the
streets would be open for the use of the
public instead of closed for the use of a
few business men.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-09-05
Miqnonette Parfait.

Steep a cup (packed measure) of
chopped mint leaves in a cup of boil
ing water for two hours. Heat to the
boiling point and then strain and add
to the strained water one cup Of
sugar and cook without stirring after
the boiling begins to soft ball stage.
Pour in fine stream over the whites
of three eggs beaten very dry, and
beat until cold, the dish standing in
ice water meanwhile. Add tea
spoonful of rose water, two teaspoon
fuls of orange water and fold in a
pint of cream beaten solid. Tint
half the mixture pale green with
spinach juice and set aside. Line a
quart melon mold with the other part
and use the tinted cream to fill the
center. Cover with unlimited cream
and press the cover down over a
sheet Of waxed paper or wrapping
paper letting the mold stand in ice
and salt for four hours. When serv-
ing surround with sprigs of fresh
mint and mignonette.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-09-05
Deadly Common rants.


The things that give the most pleas.
ure in life frequently can also cause
the greatest pain. Among flowers, for
instance, the beautiful snowdrop, the
hyacinth, jonquil and narcissus are
all poisonous, and to eat the smallest
part of the root of either of them
would produce fatal results, while the
juices of the leaves will cause violent
vomiting. .&z132fSS&43s
The berries Of the yew tree have
killed many people, and the opium
obtained from poppies has also
claimed its victims. Lady'ss slipper
and lily 81 the valley are both danger.
GUS, and II the blossoms Of crocus are
chewed they will cause Vomiting.
Flowers from Dubious roots, however
seem to be the most dangerous, and II
might not be out Of place to dealers
In these to label them with cross
bones and mark them pofstii. 49,
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-09-05
NEW LAMP SHADES GLisTEN.
To Be Correct They Are Now Ire
mendousIy Ornate. =
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Lamp shades are tremendously
ornate and more and mora Glittering.
A new ballet girl lamp shade; fer in.
stance, is decorated with as many
jewels AS the most greedy of ballet
girls could possibly desire. The
shade is octagonal and is made Of
dull silk. On each of the eight panels
is a painted ballet girl. This is not a
reflection on the naturalness Of the
ballet girls complexion but merely
an explanation of the nature of her
coloring. All of the figure is painted
except the skirt, which is made OF
tightly shirred chiffon.
The shade is finished with a broad
band Of gold insertion dotted with
bright colored jewels, beneath which
is ruffle of gold lace. Around the
top of the insertion are three strands
Of ruby beads which are looped all
around the edge of the shade.
Equally glittering was little shade
meant for a large candle or small
lamp. 1t was made of pale pink silk,
over which was a fabric which might
be described as pale pink cloth Of
gold, pink and gold threads being
used in its composition. Garlands of
ribbon embroidery decorated the
shade, which was edged with pink
fringe and gold lace, the gold lace be-
ing trimmed with pink and lavender
ribbon flowers.
A sample shade was made Of flow
cred chintz, with fringe of crystal
beads.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-09-05
Harvest.

Across the grain fields waving plume
there drifts the rarest Of perfume-the
fragrance that queen might choose
The singing binder chants a tune OF
peace and plenty-rustic rune, that
charms the hearts of harvest crews.
And when the sun goes down at night,
mon smoke and view the rosy sight, con
tented with their God and cline. Across
the grain fields shorn Of plume, still
drifts the rarest Of Perfume-and all is
we'll, in harvest time!
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-09-05
Cigarette; ana con.cis6oe 8.

The man who limits himself to efg.
arettes shows sma]lness of mind.
He seems smitten with some hidden
conscience that feels 1t is not right
to smoke; but he smothers 1t, and
with great bravado determines to be
devil Of q dog. and take z cigarette.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-09-05
Keeping sreao ana CAKE rresn

Cut slice of new bread about an
inch thick, and place in the tin with
the cake; this will help to keep the
cake fresh for some time. The bread
may be renewed when stale. An apple
placed In the cake-tin will answer the
same purposes as the bread, and
SHOULD also be renewed from time to
ttmo
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-05-11

I'll IL was in two pioces. He dropped
them, one AT time. into the waste
basket. then smiled benevolen'ly at
me. you are right" he said, You
shall have what you want. You have
seemed such mere boy to me that.
in spite of your giving again and
again proof of what you are, | have
been putting you off. I will talk the
matter over with Langdon and Mel
vile. Rest assured. my boy. that you
will be satisfied" He go, ip,. put his
arm affectlonately rounc my shout
ders. "We all like you. nave a feel
ing toward you as If you ere my own
son. am getting old, ahd / like to
see young men about me. growing up
to assume the responsibilities of the
Lords work whenever He shall call
me to my reward"
1t will seem incredible that man
of my sbrewdness and experience
could be taken in by such Shiny stun
at that who knew Roebuck as only
few insiders knew him, who had
seen him at work as devoid of heart
as any empty spider in an empty web.
Yet | was taken In to the extent that
| thought he really purposed to recog-
nize my services, to yield to the only
persuasion that could affect him
force. fancled he was actually
about to put me where could be Of
the highest usefulness to him and his
associates, as well as to myself.
1t was with tears in my eyes that
| shook hands with him, thanking him
emotlonally. 1t was with high chin
and proud heart that | went back
to my offices. There wasn't a doubt
in my mind that | was about to get
my deserts, was about to enter the
charmed circle of high finance"
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-05-11
MR.. BlhCkLOCk.

When Napoleon was about to crown
nimself--so | have somewhere read
they submitted 20 him the royal gene
alogy they had TAXED up for him. He
crumpled the parchment and flung 1t
In the face of the chief herald, or WIN
ever 1t was. MY line" sad he,
dates from Montenotte." And 80
say. my line dates from the campaign
that CO npleted and established my
fame-irom Wild Week"
l shall not pause to recite the de.
tails OF the obscurity from which
emerged 1t would be an interesting,
a romantic story; but 1t is a familiar
story, also, in this land which Lincoln
so finely and so fully described when
he said: The republic is oppor.
tunity."
One fact only: did not take the
name Blackjack.
l was born Blackjack, and chris
tened Matthew; and my hairs being
very black and growing so that lock
of 1t often falls down the middle of
my forehead is a coincidence. The
malicious and insinuating story that
l used to go under another name
arose, no doubt, from my having been
a bootblack in my early days, and
having let my customers shorten my
name into Matt Black. But, as soon
as l graduated from manual labor. |
resumed my rightful name and have
borne it, think l may say without
vanity-in honor to honor.
Wild Week! Its cyclones, rising
fury on fury to that historic climax
of chaos, sing their mad song in my
ears again as | write. But shall by
no means confine my narrative to
business and finance. Take a cross.
section of life anywhere. and you have
a tangled Interviewing of the action
and reaction of men upon men, of
women upon women, OF men and
women upon one another. And this
shall be a cross-section out of the very
heart OF our life to-day, with its big
and bold energies and passlons-the
swiftest and intensest life ever lived
by the human race.
To begin:
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-05-11

II need money-right away" was
his answer.
That's all right" said I. Let me
give you an order for what you need"
Thank you, thank you" said he,
so promptly that | knew | had done
what he had been hoping for, probably
counting on.
l give this incident to show what
our relations were. He was a young
fellow OF good family, to whom | had
taken a liking. He was lazy dog,
cat In q choir. / had been keeping
him going for four years at that time,
by giving him tips on stocks and pro.
tecting him against loss. This purely
out of good nature and liking; for
hadn't the remotest idea he could ever
be of use to me beyond helping to
liyen things up at dinner or late
supper, or down in the country, or on
the yacht. In fact. his principal use
to me was that he knew how to beat
the box" well enough to shake fairly
good music out of it-and l am so
fond of music that | can fill In with
my imagination when the performer
isn't too bad.
They have charged that deliberate
ly ruined him. .Ruined!. The first
time ] gave him tip-and that was
the second or third time eve saw
him-he burst into tears and said.
You've saved my life, Blackjack, III
never fell Won how much this win dfa n
means to me now" Nor did with
deep and dark design keep him dong
on the ragged edge He kept himself
there. How could build up such a
man with his hundred ways of vast
ing money, including throwing It
away on his own opinions Of stocks
for he would gamble on his own &C.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-05-11
CAME A WOMAN.

In my suite in the Textile building
just off the big main room with It's
blackboards and tickers, l had small
Office in which | spent a good deal OF
time during stock exchange hours. II
was there that Sam Ellersly found
me the next day but one after my
talk with Roebuck.
81 want you to sell that Steel Com
mon, Matt" said he.
"It'll go several points higher" said
I. Better let me hold it and use my
judgment on selling"
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-05-11
IN THOSE DAYS AROSE KINGS.

Imagine yourself back two years
and half before Wild Week, back
at the time when the kings of finance
dnal conquest of the industries OF the
country, when they were seating
themselves upon thrones eacircled by
vast armies of capital and brains,
when all the governments of the ma.
tion-national, state and city-were
PROSTATE under their iron heels.
You may remember that was a not
inconspicuous figure then. or all
their financial agents, l was the best
known. the most trusted by them, the
most believed in by the people. |
had a magnificent suite of Offices In
the building that dominates Wall and
Broad streets. Boston claimed me
also. and Chicago; and In Philadel.
phia, New Orleans, st. Louis, San
Francisco, In the towns and rural dis
tricts tributary to the cities, thou
sands spoke of Blackjack as their
trusted adviser in matters of finance.
My enemios-and had them. numer.
Gus and yenomous enough to prove
me man worth while-my enemies
spoke Of me as the biggest bucket
shop gambler In the world"
Gambler | was--like all the other
manipulators of the markets. But
"bucket-shop" never kept. As the
kings of finance were the representa-
tives of the great merchants, manu-
facturers and investors. so was | the
representative of the masses, OF those
who wished their small savings prop
erly invested. The power of the big
fellows was founded upon wealth and
the brains wealth buys or DULLES or
seduces into its service; my power
was founded upon the hearts and
homes of the people, upon faith In my
frank honesty.
How had | built up my power? BY
recognizing the possibilities of pub
licity, the chance which the broad
cast sowing of newspapers and maya
zines put within the reach of the in.
dividual man to impress himself upon
the whole country, upon the whole
civilized world. The kings of finance
relied upon the asslduity and dexter
ity of sundry paid agents, operating
through the stealthy, clumsy, old.
fashioned channels for the exercise OF
power, | relied only upon myself:
had to trust to no fallible, perhaps
traitorous, understrappers; through
the megaphone of the press | spoke
directly to the people.
My enemies charge that | always
have been INSCRIPTIONS and dIshon,
est So? Then how have lived and
thrived all these years in the glare
and blare of publicity?
1t Is half.past three o'clock on a
May afternoon; dismal. dreary rain
is being whirled through the street
by as nasty u wind as ever blew out
of the east. You are in the private
office of that kings of kings" Henry
j. Roebuck, philanthropist, eminent
churchman, leading citizen and-in
business--as corrupt creature as
ever used the domino OF respectable
fty. That office Is ca the twelfth floor
Of the Power Trust bullding-and the
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-05-11

Is solid comes from within. And In
furtherance of my object had bought
this group Of mines, control of which
was vital to the RoebuckLangdon'
Melville combine for a monopoly OF
the coal of the country.
did not Mr.. Langdon commission
you to buy them for him and his
friends?" inquired Roebuck, in that
slow, placid tone which yet, for the
attentive ear, had note In 1t like the
scream of jaguar that comes home
and finds its cubs gone.
But | couldn't get them for him, y
explained. THE owners wouldn't
sell until engaged that the National
Coal and Railway company was not to
have them"
"Oh, l see," said Roebuck, sinking
back relieved. I'VE must get Browne
to draw up some sort of perpetual
irrevocable power of attorney to us
for you to sign"
But | won't sign It," said /.
Roebuck took up a sheet of paper
and began to fold 1t upon itself with
great care to get the edges straight
He had grasped my meaning; he was
celebrating.
For four years now" / went on
you people have been promising to
take me in as principal In some one
of your deals-to give me recognition
by making me president. or chairman
of an executive or finance committee
am an impatient man, Mr.. Roebuck
Life is short, and have much to do
So | have bought the Manasquale
mines-and | shall hold them"
Roebuck continued to fold the paper
upon itself until he had reduced It to
a short, thick strip. This he slowly
twisted between his cruel fingers nj
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-05-11
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Power Trust Is Roebuck, and Roebuck
is the Power Trust. lie Is seated at
his desk and, thinking I do not see
him, is looking at me with an express
sion OF benevolent and melancholy
pity-the look with which he always
regarded any one whom the Roebuck
God had commanded Roebuck to de-
stroy. He and his God were in con-
slant communication: his God never
did anything except for his benefit,
he never did anything except on the
direct counsel or command Of his God.
Just now his God Is commanding him
TO destroy me, his confidential agent
in shaping many a vast industrial en-
terprise and in inducing the public to
buy by the million its bonds and
stocks.
| invited the angry frown of the
Roebuck God by saying: "And l
bought in the Manasquale mines on
my own account"
"On your own account" said Roe
buck. Then he hastily effaced his in
voluntary air of the engineer startled
by sight Of an unexpected red light.
YES" replied |, as calm as If 1 were
not realizing the tremendous signifi-
canoe of what had announced. 81
look to you to let me participate on
equal terms"
That Is, had decided that the time
had come for me to take my place
among the kings of finance. had
decided to promote myself from agent
to principal, from prime minister to
king-I must, myself, promote myself,
fer in this world all promotion that
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1912
royal artillery
brook while the
missioner Of the Egyptian public
dposed
general In 1850 Lord Corners services in Egypt public recognition
the
OF
general minister
sion determination
uncompromising
The retirement in
policy with
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He takes dhsul
the Of official circles
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-05-11
WOMAN ELECTED JUDGE

Katherine Waugh McCulloch, justice OF the
peace of Evanston, is the first woman Judge ever
elected in that part of the country. In giving
information about how the office will be con-
Quoted under petticoat administration, she said:
~ am glad of my election because:
Il. 1t is the thin end of the wedge which,
by consistent work on the part of the women.
can be driven home.
20. feel certain that 1t will help to a realiza-
ton that which women lawyers In particular de-
sre-tho placing of a woman Judge on the bench
Of the municipal court OF Chicago.
80 1t will bring to a test the declaration Of
many men that the intent of the law precudes
a woman from occupying the position / am elect.
ed to ILL., want to fight that out In court II
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EGYPT'S MAN OF IRON OUT

Lord Cromer, Great Britains plenipotentiary
on the Nile, the great man in Egypt, who in 20
years raised the land of the Nile from state of
beggary to condition of prosperity has resigned
his post on account of Ill health
1t had been known for some time that the
health of Lord Cromer affected, but there was
no idea when he issued his vouminous report on
the progress of the government recently that his
retirement was impending.
Lord Cromer has been the real ruler of Egypt
since 1888, the khedive being mere plaster in his
hands. He built the great dams in the Nile.
which have added millions Of acres OF fertile land
to the ancient country of the Pharaohs. Egypt
was sunk in the deepest debt In the $685. but
her Golfers are oyer1owiny .'
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-05-11
FREED BY "UNWRITTEN LAW"

Set free of the charge of murder by the
"unwritten law Congressman George X Favrot
OF Baton Rouge. La, has been released from Jail
by the court of which he himself was Judge
when he shot his boyhood chum. Dr. H. II. Aid
rich, dead for remark about Mrs. Favrot
Aldrich was Favrots family physician Mrs
Fayrot is strikingly handsome brunette of the
southern type. The tragedy caused a sensation
through louisiana as the three principals be-
longed to the oldest and most aristocratic fam
lilies in the state.
Fayrot held the offices of congressman from
the Sixth district and judge of East Baton
Rouge parish, The congressional election had oc
"""~ed the day preceding the killing, November T.
1906 and five hours before DR. Aldrich was shot
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brand have sweed head think Justice
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-05-11
Ex-OFFICIAL ON TRIAL

The governments prosecuting officers are
trying hard to send to Jail Binger Hermann, for
mer commissioner of public lands, and member of
congress from Oregon. Besides the case which
has been on trial in Washington there are In
dictments and prosecutions waiting for him at
home.
Hermann is one OF half a dozen prominent
men charged with conspiracy to defraud the gov
eminent, end Hermann is the only big fish that
has so far escaped the net. The conspiracy OF
which Hermann is accused is said to have been
entered into while Hermann was commissioner
Of lands. 1t is alleged that through the influence
Of Senator Mitchell who was to be paid $500 for
his services, certain lands in northwest Oregon
were to be set aside as forest reserve, to be
M. Ir..-.-I
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nigh he va in his won outro
The
election a district Judge. this
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grand has Indictment
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