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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-01-03

deh i6 again No present Day
study lhe eject of great move.
nients upon MA dead geasratipns
ean accomplish these miracles.
Every age nlllst meet and face and
solve it's own problems. Every
age must rediscover tha ancient
sanities BIZ naaa's existence. Every
second Of Iis1e sees 4 whole uni
verse created, q whole universe
\ III defence of modern literature
Mr. Wells maintains that no liter
atdre can PROV help for az age
to which it isa Stranger. He be-
dieves that this age offers progress
sion and problems unheard Of in
the past, problems which must be
written about by a living author
for a living public. He holds that
q live journalist is far better than
j. dead classic and says ''the mod
ern novel is revelation Of q new.
age to a new man"
Mr.. Wells holds that no. mad
who desires to play a noble pact
lin affairs Of to-day can afford I'D
neglect the literature which sets
forth present day conditions.
This view is sanes but carried to
an extreme it condemns one 70
Mold ones nose. and wade through
1.-THE Jungle and fortifx ones
self for the effusion on Newport
society, which Upton Sinclair is
more inspiring reaaing than most
Of the musty Volumes helpIezastuss
dents are co m pei lie a tswads
through before theyara ad1sStfel
to American colleges
The gdm7cbswing girl WIS 2Aeyei
lreads novel which is A j n oiS5
is not further off the tfds / thar
1.-The bisls who iviaeS
thstF l,o3k \ fc II a
ter Years old. s5fAter sgsks ars
being written tO-da than were
written ~ the ps'
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-23
DESPERATE ACCIDENT
Continued from page y

clear OF the line of the rock emplace-
ment. 1t is conceded that with time
and apparatus the valuable device
can be raised to the jetty level and
put to work again after minor repairs
have been made.
In all the 20 years that have been
devoted to this big project this is
the gravest accident that has been
recorded; but two lives having been
sacrificed there before in that time;
an engineer who went over the jetty-
side with his engine some 10 years
ago; and the drowning Of another
man since then This is a remarkable
record for an enterprise whose every
phase of action and line of duty,
presents danger constantly. And
sad as this chronicle is, might, consid-
ering the desperate nature of the mis-
hap, have been infinitely worse. The
Morning Astorian joins with the en-
tire community of Clatsop in the deep
sense of sorrow felt everywhere for
the sufferers in mind and body from
the untoward disaster.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-23
TO CLEAR HERSELF.
Wants New Trial of Man Who Muir
dered Her Family.

CHICAGO, April 22.-Mrs Emma
Vocal Niemann today will appeal to
Governor Deneen to grant pardon
to Hermann Bileek that he may be
tried again. She will ask that the
convicted murderer Of her family be
spared from the gallows so that the
alleged new evidence connecting her
with the case may be thoroughly
sifted and her innocence fully estab-
lished.
Inslnuations against her made hy
the lighting fo- Bileeks life have
aroused her to the fighting pitch. She
believes 2ile.I killed her father and
mother and four sisters and de
nounces him as their murderer but II
he is hanged now and no oopoftnni'y
is given to weigh the charges involy-
ing her she may have no other chance
to clear herself
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-23
STANFORD UNIVERSITY,
Is Once Again in the Limelight Of
Publicity,

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Apr,
22, Considerable mystery surrounds
the exhuming by unknown persons OF
a steel casket containing the body of
a woman, buried, apparently for
many years in 4 little grave yard on
the Stanford campus,
The reason for the desecration OF
the grave and the identity OF the de
ceased remains a mystery Before
Stanford University was found an &C.
centrick Frenchman, Peter Coutts,
made his home on the Stanford cs-
tate, This man was political exile
from his native land, He apparently
had plenty OF money and he used
strange and unusual means Of getting
rid OF it, The name gof the romantic
Frenchman has been connected with
the strange woman in the steel coffin,
although it is said there is hardly any
tangible reason.
The old inhabitants of Palo Alto
furnish another explanation: the orig
inal owner of the San Francisco ranch
is reported to have buried his wealth
on the burial ground on the Stanford
campus, and they believe the bodS
is that Of woman named Mr., Heagh.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-23
IMPORTERS INTERESTED.

WASHINGTON, April "a bill
amendatory to the Administrative
customs act and OF much importance
to importers was passed by the house
yesterday. In effect the bill practical
ly constitutes the board Of general
appraisers at New York, trial court
in the matter of classification Of duti
able goods and compels the importer
or the government to make its case
before the entire board The bill sub
stitutes the circuit court OF appeals
for the circuit court for the purpose
OF appeal from the board and also
fixes the tenure OF Office OF the gen.
eral appraisers by providing for re
moval only for cause and after due
inquiry.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-23

VANCOUVER, B. c., April 22-
The gasoline fishing schooner Clara
c., of Tacoma, blew up OIL Cape
Scott on Sunday and the crew of ii
men had barely time to escape, The
schooner took fire in an unknown
manner at 9 o'clock in the evening
and for short time the men fought
unavailingly like demons. They
took to the boats and when but a
short distance away the tanks explod-
ed and the craft went down The
shipwrecked men had to row to Scar
let Point Lighthouse, SO miles distant
for food and shelter, They arrived
late on Monday night, The next day
they were picked mp by the halibut
schooner Celestial Empire and re-
turned TO Vancouver
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-23
LICENSE CATS.
Advocating Licensing Cats in Jersey
City.

NEW YORK, April 22.-Alderman
VIM c. Herbert is advocating an or
dinance before the Jersey City board
of aldermen providing that license
fee OF 81 a year be charged for cats,
that they be tagged and that unlr
censed cats be collected the same as
dogs. The ordinance was laid over
for 90 days, when it will come up for
final reading.
81 present this ordinance in all sim
cerity," said Mr.. Herbert. Il think
it is a wise provision for the city and
the cats. Moving time is drawing
near when people change their homes
and leave their cats behind to starve
and suffer"
Alderman Herbert received the fol-
lowing note:
You have very little to do it seems,
if you cannot get busy on anything
else besides cats. Move if you don't
like the noise"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-23
UNDER THE HAMMER.

NEW YORK, April 22-Mrs Car
ter's kitchen utensils fetched 500 at
auction yesterday. Antiques and
wearing apparel belonging to the act
ress were on exhibition and will be
sold by order of her receiver in bank
ruptcy, Ezra P. Prentiss, every after
noon this week.
The household goods went quickly
and at low prices. A crowd Of women
many of them professional colleagues
of Mrs. Carter, passed through the
exhibition room, commenting upon
her possessions Only the least val
liable of Mrs. Carter's things were
put up yesterday. Her wash wringer
brought SIPS although its working
days are over. The buyer says she
will keep it in cabinet as memento
the actress. A lot marke "two bot
ties" brought FIVE cents
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-23
WATER COMMISSION
SPECIAL MEETING
FOUR MEMBERS PRESENT -
THREE ABSENT-ENGAGED A
HYDRAULIC ENGINEER TO
GO OVER RECENT SURVEY OF
FAT BUCK CREEK.

The water commission held spec
ial meeting yesterday afternoon with
Chairman Wright in the chair, and
Messrs. Bowlby, Fisher and Brix
and Messrs. Elmore, Van Dusen and
Trenchard absent.
The commission decided to employ
Mr.. J. G. Kelley, ahydraulic engineer
of Portland to go over the prelimi-
nary survey recently made by Cello
Parker to look into the best way OF
connecting the waters Of Fat Buck
Greek with Bear Creek with view to
increasing the water supply of the
city.
An ordinance was made to employ
James Hanson to give Reservoir No.
2 coat of asphalt as soon as the
weather and other conditions are
favorable.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-23
TESTIMONY OF ROSS.

PORTLAND, April 22--J. Thor
burn Ross, the President Of the de
funct Title, Guarantee & Trust Co.
of Portland, testified in his own be-
half today and was the last witness
offered by the defense in the trial OF
the charge against Ross and his fell
low officials of conversion of the
state funds. Ross maintained that
the state money was not in the nature
Of a loan, but was placed in his bank
as deposit. On cross examination
Ross denied that he had personally
received any Of the states money The
arguments will be made tomorrow
and it is the expectation now that the
case will go to the jury in the after
noon.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-23
Bryan Speaks to tho Society at
a Late Hour
ExrOLs THE SIMPLE LIFE
He Said God Made Man and it is
Not to be Disregarded in the Man
Made Giant. the Corporation Man
Made Corporation to Make Money.

NEW YORK, April Pit was
hall past l this morning when Viii
liam ]. Bryan reached the Grand
Hotel where he was scheduled to
speak to the Missouri Society.
In opening his speech he said he
was glad so many Missourians had
come to New York, as he knew they
had carried with them the ideals OF
the Western state, Continuing ne
said:
THE strength OF the nation is IN
the Missouri life, the simple life of
the country more than the complex
life of the city. The strength OF our
life must not be lost in refinement OF
life. am one who believes that the
vested interests are safe in the
hands of the people of the country
and that no honest industry need be
alarmed over law that may be pass
ed The patience the people OF this
country have shown under extorton
and unjust laws ought to be sufficient
to show that they can be trusted
We have lesson to learn in this
country and an important one-that
God made man and it is not to be
disregarded in the worship OF the
man-made giant, the corporation,
Man made the corporation to make
money God in making man made the
tallest man a little taller than the
shortest, the strongest man but little
strongest than the weakest, and God
put limit on his age so that a bad
man could not be bad long. Man
made the corporations thousand
times greater, and raised limit on
the age, SO that some would make
them perpetual. This man made
giant has lobbyists in every capital OF
the country. Its favorites have de-
bauched society, demoralizing its
possessors while it robbed its victims
The panic which recently spread
over this country, think, is almost
entirely due to the fact that we have
had a riot for the past 10 years
Gigantic corporations with fictitious
capital demoralized the business OF
the nation, and when investigations
came the cry was raised Stop or all
business will be ruined
A theatre party attended by many
members OF the Society preceded the
supper. Col. Henry Watterson also
spoke.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-23
VETO THREATENED.
President Very Much in Earnest
About Navy Appropriation Bill.

WASHINGTON, April 22--Prcsi
dent Roosevelt will veto the appro-
priation bill, should the senate as did
the House, fail to make an appropria
tion for the two battleships which
are authorized in the measure. The
prompt announcement OF this fact to
the senate leaders today is regarded
as responsible for the announcement
by Hale that he would propose an
amendment appropriation S0OOWO
toward the construction OF these
ships. The President stated his posi-
tion on this point with unusual en-
phasis and suddenness today, upon
learning that the bill as passed by the
house was simply paper" provision
for the naval increase. The authorize
tion OF the ships was made but no
money appropriation was carried to
make the provision effective. Such
Legislation as this. the President
made known to his numerous con
grcssional callers, was trayesty as
to its effectiveness as well as bearing
all the earmarks Of legislative leger
dcman intended 10 make ridiculous
his campaign for greater navy
That the Presidents quick and Wig
orous action is TO be effective is
evidenced by the action OF Hale. As
to his threat to veto this bill the
President made it plain should the
wisdom Of Congress result in the pas
sage OF bill providing for no naval
increase whatever, he would have no
ground upon which to veto the
measure Any attempt at which he
regards as travesty on legislation
by authorization and not appropriat
ing for ships he declares he will de-
feat by the exercise Of his constitu
tional power to veto, There is not
the slightest indication that the Presi-
dent has ceased to fight for four new
battleships, according to the evidence
OF the Senator'S who talked with him
today. The Senators who are with
the President in his fight on this prop
osition admit that careful survey OF
the strength in the senate gives but
one vote of 26 in that body in favor
of the Presidents program for the
naval increase.
Significance is attached to this poll
of the senate in that it is said to show
a loss to the President of some Of his
heretofore staunchest supporters in
that body Lodge is understood to
have quit the fight for full naval
program advocated by the President
anH to have given his reasons per-
sonally to the President for so do
ing. The loss OF the influence of the
Massachusetts, Senator is regarded as
for the weakness shown by
the poll as it is believed that had the
Presidents senatorial supporters en-
tered the fight with the vigor he had
evidenced it by his desire, his wishes
in this direction night have been real
lied
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-23
SCHOONER BLOWS UP.
Gasoline Boat With Eleven Men
Catches Fire
HAD BARELY TIME TO ESCAPE

The Shipwrecked Men Had to Row
50 Miles For Food and Shelter to
Scarlet Lighthouse--Next Day
They Were Picked up by Schooner.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-23
WANTS ALASKA TRADE.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 22-In
discussing the plan for securing and
retaining a fair share Of the Alaskan
trade for San Francisco it has been
decided that at meeting OF the cham
Der OF commerce that the merchants
send agents to Alaska to secure or
ders and making sure before the close
of the present season Of sufficient
freight for the direct steamship lines
from San Francisco to Alaskan ports
for the next season.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-23
LIBLE SUIT.

MUNICH, April "a libel suit
which was sequel to the notorious
Harden-Von ,Eulenburg-Von Moltke
case resulted yesterday in the con
viction Of Herr Stadel, editor Of the
Neue Freie Volks Zeitung A fine Of
$25 and costs was imposed upon him
for stating that Maximilen Harden,
editor Of Die Zukunft Of Berlin, had
received $250,000 from Court Won
Gutenberg to suppress evidence.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-23
WARM ELECTION.

MANCHESTER, England, April
22.-'The furious election fight that
has been waging here has brought
forth two weighty pledges from the
Liberal ministers. The first of these
was Winston Spencer Churchilps
Home Rule pronouncement and to-
night David Lloyd George offered to
bet his opponents that the old age
pension scheme would be established
in a year.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-23
OUTSIDE TALENT
Continued from page y

those received by members of Con-
gress. There are many other expen-
ses attached to such organizations
and they are usually larger than the
cost of preparing legislation in the
ordinary channels. 1t was pointed out
today that little has been accomplish
ed by the large number Of commits
sions created to suggest legislation
although one notable exception was
that which prepared the preliminary
draft of the gold standard law.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-22
INTERESTING LETTERS ON
RECREATl0NS AND GAMES
A Football Player

Dear Aunt Laurie:
I am obliged to ride to school.
think I have the advantage of more
interesting trip than those who live
close to the school they attend.
The first think 1 do is to help papa
until fifteen minutes to 8, then 1 change
clothes and be off. Now comes the in
teresting things. First, we see the
apple orchard with it's yellow apples
dangling like toys on a Christmas tree;
then comes the Upland ranch, which
is an alfalfa ranch with its Waring
alfalfa and enormous barns and pump
ing plant. 1t is grand. Then we see
the . Guess? Why, 1t Is the
sugar factory, with its smoke curling
arount. 1t is a brick building and Is
a quarter of a mile square. have been
in the factory twice with a friend. He
works there, and it is full of engines
and boilers. Then we ride a quarter of
a mile more and we come to the school
house. Now it is fifteen minutes after
and the boys are playing football,
and / join them because I have a rec
ord as being the best kicker in Chino
from my age to Is years. 1 then go
into school and take up my studies.
Dear Aunt, please come out to see me
and we will drive all over the district
and see the factory and other things.
FRED SCHLOTTER.
Chino public school, A6 grade. Age
II. r. f. d. box IS.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-22
A Yacht Ride

Dear Aunt Laurie:
I want to write to you and tell about
a yacht ride l took this summer, while
spending my vacation at Ocean Park.
We left the pier at o'clock and
started for the long wharf.
The unfortunate girls got seasick
mot saying that the boys didn't look a
bit pale). When we arrived at the
wharf we all got out, and the boys
went In bathing.
Starting out once more we all felt
better, and ate our lunch on deck.
Afterward we went down stairs where
there was piano. Here we played and
sang, and son forgot our troubles.
We got back home at o'clock. and
all declared they had had fine time.
WALTER WALLER
Age A. Sixteenth Street school BIS,
Los Angeles. Cal.
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too glad to be free, went pellmell out Of
the barn and started down the road,
where they found plenty of green
grass.
The eggs which Mary had so care
fully gathered were scattered on the
ground. And out from the open chicken
yard came the chickens, cackling and
making a great deal of noise. Grand
ma, hearing them, came running out Of
the house and began chasing them
back into their yard. She soon had
them all in, and was about to go and
call the girls, when she heard some
one crying. She went around to the
side of the house and found Jessie,
who was already up, and crying as
though her heart would break.
Grandma was surprised to find her
up, for she had thought the girls both
in bed, but she soon learned Jessie's
story. After petting and telling her
that it was all right, they went to see
what had become of Mary
At first they could lot find her But
after going to the barn they saw two
figures driving the cows into the barn,
one Mary and the other her grandpa
She had run right into him just as
he was coming out to tend the cows
She told him her story with Dig
tear in her eye and offered to help him
drive them back, which tickled grand
pa immensely.
When they succeeded in getting the
COWS back into the barn safely they
all went to where Mary had dropped
the eggs and found a few of them
broken. They gathered the good ones
and put them back into the nests,
where, grandpa said. with a little ex-
ira care, they would be all right.
"Now," said grandma, "after all this
exercise we will have a good appetite
for breakfast" And while they ate
their hearty meal grandpa told them
that when they were through he would
show them where to gather the good
eggs and how to milk the COWS.
Their visit lasted three weeks and
they declared that they had never had
a better time. Papa and mamma said
they guessed one reason was they
never got any seedlings from grandpa
and grandma.
JESSIE CLAUDINO,
Jefferson School.
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Jessie jumped at the right time and
threw up her hands, dropping the pail
and breaking the eggs. The cows
kicked and ran to the fields and went
to eating, 1t was not long before
grandpa and grandma were up. Grand
ma went to the attic door and called
to the girls but they did not answer.
Grandpa went to let out the chickens
and milk the COWS. When he saw his
setting hens robbed of their eggs he
called the girls but they did not
answer. Grandpa went on to milk the
COWS and could not see them any place.
He hurried in the corral and thought
they might be there. Just then he
heard a call. 1t was grandma. She
had breakfast ready and asked grand
pa to please hunt for the girls. 1t was
quite a little while before he found
them They had hidden in the hay
and would not come out. Grandpa
asked them where the cows were. They
did not like TO tell story, so they told
him the whole tale. Grandpa didn't
worry much about 1t until after break
fast, because he knew the girls were
tired and hungry, but after breakfast
he told them that they were to go and
catch the cows. Grandpa thought he
would not tell them to hurry although
he wanted to get the cows MIXED and
all his work done. The girls got back
very tired, but grandma thought it
would not hurt them bit. Then to
punish them they would have to go
home. So that very afternoon grand
pa hitched old Charlie up and took
them home. When they got home
their father and mother asked why
they did not stay. OF course they had
to tell the whole thing. So ended my
story. ETHEL SUTHERLAND,
Santa Maria. Cal, Grammar school,
AS. Age 10.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-22
JUNIORS APPRECIATE.
THE HERALD PRIZES

Dear Aunt Laurie:
/ thank you for the check for 81.
am SO pleased that you thought my
letter deserved first prize.
AIMEE EDWARDS,
500 North Highland Avenue, Hollywood
Dear Aunt Laurie:
received my prize yesterday, and 1t
tempts me very much to leave my
school lessons aside and read it all the
time. thank you again and again for
it, and wish you the greatest success
with The Herald Junior Your little
niece,
JOSEPHINE GLADYS DIES MOVERS,
1861 South Flower Street. IA years. st.
Mary's academy.
Dear Aunt Laurie:
1 received your check of 81 as a prize
in the letter competition. Please accept
my thanks. Yours very truly,
HELEN M. HOWELL,
1T North Avenue &C.
Dear Aunt Laurie:
l was very much surprised when my
school friends showed me my picture
which was published in The Herald
Junior last Sunday, and more so when
1 found that there was waiting for me
81 at. the office. 1 thank you ever so
much for it.
BLANCHE BAUCHET,
Los Angeles.
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down went the bucket containing
milk and eggs all over the ground, and
a good portion on Jessie's dress. Mary
Jumped up and said wipe it off, Jes-
sie," but the eggs and milk together
made a very bad stain. Mary and
Jessie jumped up and started to run to
the house as fast as they could SO
they could be home and be settled be-
fore the folks were up. When grandpa
got up he started out with the feed for
the chickens. He first visited the set
tings hens but they were sitting on a
box WITHOUT any eggs in it. Grandpa
thought that maybe an old darkey who
lived nearby had paid his coop a visit.
But when he came to the barn and the
COWS were gone he knew it was done by
some forgetful person. He could see
the COWS down grazing in his cabbage
patch, and down in the cornfield were
the chickens, too. He went back to the
house, thinking very severely, but none
the worse for his trouble.
RUTH J. G. EDENGBR.
Ocean Park, grade 8. Age. 10.