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Blue-grass blade., 1908-08-30
Samson A Nazarite

his friend he caught 300 foxes and tied
them tail and tail, with a fire-brand be-
tween each brace of foxes, and let them
loose in the wheat fields This was the
greatest exploit in all history, and no one
since Samson's day has been enabled to
catch onelhalf as many foxes and tie them
tail and TAIL Taft could not do it between
now and election time, nor could the peer
less one," although the latter believes that
Samson did it. Those foxes were mes
merized. fellow that can hold two foxes
with one hand and tie them with the other
is good man. Such feat would cover
a multitude Of sins. Samson had several
multitude of sins, ana the $50 pairs of fox
ueings covered $50 multitudes. Thus by
this act OF cancellation, Samson was a
good man. however bad he had been. I'll
take on my hat to any man whom I see
tie one brace of foxes tail and tail and
place fire-brand between.
Samson, the Nazarite of god, went on a
debauch and carried off the gates of GAIA,
at midnight. There is no telling what a
drunken man will not do. A negro was
arrested in Baltimore one night with a
watermelon under one arm and a wooden
Indians head under the other. He ex-
planned at the station house next day that
the Indian ran into him on the sidewalk
and he knocked its block off and carried
II on as trophy. Samson took the Gates
OF GAIA as souvenir Of the occasion.
Nazarite must be a particular favorite of
the soubrettes, for Samson was fire.
quenter Of the Bowery in Philistia. Deliah
Blue-grass blade., 1908-08-30
The Story of the Foxes Tails and Other
Myths Given a Hard Jolt.
(By John F. Clarke.l


Samson was "a Nazarte from the womb"
A Nazarite is a fellow that lets his hair
grow for the glory of God God reciprocal
ed and gave Samson strength for growing
hair.
Samson had seven locks, and a Conan
chez Indian could have scalped him seven
times for the glory of Manitou. Samson
judged Israel for twenty years. He was
a peculiar chap, and especially strong on
the last half of peculiar. An angel of god
visited his mother, who was barren, and
made her fertile. The angel of god then
went up in smoke. Samson fell in love
with Philistine lady and made his mother
and father go and fetch her to him to wife.
Her father afterward gave her to Samson's
companion, while Samson was out killing
people for gods glory. Samson took a
peculiar revenge. He had young lion
roar against him" and slew the lion, and
the bees inhabited the lions carcass and
Samson eat some OF the honey and made
riddle and offered a change of raiment
to those who would guess the riddle within
seven days. His wife beguiled the an
swer from him and made the thirty young
men wise and they guessed it, and he gave
the world the famous epigram: 'If ye had
not plowed with my heifer, ye had not
found out my riddle" He went down and
slew thirty other Philistines and took their
duds and paid his bet like a man.
When his heifer" had been leased to
Blue-grass blade., 1908-08-30
DAWES LETTER.
To His Dear Heavenly Father.

Copyright applied for, 1908, by Franklin H.
Heald)
My deer hevenly father-How did you
ever chance to think of making a woman
for Adam? Did it just hapen to pop into
your he'd? 1 asked Joe about 1t but he
got as mad as a hornet and said it was nun
of my bisness and you had rite to make
what you pleased and If it dident glorify
you, then you had rite to git jelous and
angry and kill it if you wanted two. Papa
don't think so, but then he is not chris
tian. He don't like the smell of them and
don't like the smell of a stable much He
says nature don't do things by chance and
never repents itself like you do. because
it has know mind to change; but he says
its laws are unchangeable. Joe says he
wishes | was his boy for an our or too
and he gesses he wood convinse me that
you no what you are about. He says Solo,
mon was a profit and was inspired when
he sed Spare the rod and spoil the child"
but Papa says he was an old billy cote and
had to thousand wives and each one OF
them had 10 children and Soloman bot rods
by the cord and hired strangers by the
month to whip them. Papa says Spare the
child and spoil the rod" is a heap better
religion than Christianity. He says of
cours II you wan to make a christian of
boy youv' got to thrash him and keep
him from asking about things. Did you
ever thrash Jesus? Is that the reson the
Devil noes SO much more? When he was
little did you answer his questions? How
much older is he than Jesus? Is he your
first-born? Who was his mother? Was
Dowie one of your boys? Is Louis -the-lite
that lives here, your baby? He says he
is god. Why don't you strike him ded for
such blassfemy He looks as IL he was
borned in a stable and lived in one yet, and
he parts his hare in the middel to look like
Gesus, but the wimmen do not cry on his
feat nor put greese on him. People wood
of hung him tho several times II he hadent
got away and hid. AS ever, DAVE.
Blue-grass blade., 1908-08-30
Duly Ordained Freethought Chaplain Gives
Expression to His Views In Poetry
and Prose.
(By Albert Johnson.)

(By Albert Johnson.)
On July 81 two men who made murder
profession = fends, gas pipe thugs
were jerked to Mary's son-Mary as you
remember. was "overshadowed by ghost
who descended in bodily shape like
dove" Luke ill.,, %, and founded the
Christian religion.
They were assisted into immortal life
by two priests of the most corrupt organi-
cation in the world-birds of a feather
helping each other out.
What mockery! Bah! 1t smells of the
rottenness of religion and Rome.
Brother Clark will join in singing the
"Doxology:"
"Jerked to Jesus" "Holy Saviour" with
those priestly Roman prayers,
They are happy now with angels up those
golden flight of stairs
With their hands deep-dyed with blood
stains they're happy now above,
With Mary's "Holy Ghost son and his pa
"god of love-"
Chorus-All Sing
Two priests Of Rome assisted them home
To spiritual life beyond
At the end of moose man turned them
loose,
For of murder they were overfond
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-28
Miscellaneous

WE RTIY n CT-OTUTNG-TADIES Ann MEMS
street and evening wear: highest prices
paid. S12 s. SPRING. Main 35s7.
1n-2H-n
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-28
THROOP BUILDINGS WILL
BE STARTED NEXT MARCH
President Scherer Makes Definite
Statement Respecting First OF
Group of Fourteen That
viii Be Erected

PASADENA, Oct. 27.-That the first
of the new group of buildings planned
for Throop Polytechnic institute Will
be commenced by March and ready for
occupation next fall is the statement
of President James Scherer.
This will be the electrical engineering
building. on the north side of the
campus site, near Tournament park.
1t will be used at first by the entire
collegiate department and will have
flexible partitions, so that it may be
rearranged for adaptation to special
reouirements as fast as money is ac-
cl1mulated to construct other of the
fourteen buildings planned for the in
stitution
Architects Hunt and Grey have COM
pleted plans for grading the campus,
md are now drawing up specifications
mat will allow the board of trustees
TO estimate the appropriation necessary
to do the work.
AS soon as grading is completed trees
will be planted, in accordance with the
genera! scheme, and walks and drives
will be laid out.
Funds for constructing the library
on the new campus practically have
been secured, it is announced, and this
undoubtedly will be the next building
undertaken. No date is set for its
construction, but it hardly can be post
poned more than few years.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-28
ASK BOARD TO GRANT
RAILWAY FRANCHISE
LOCAL MEN REPORTED AS
HAVING GOOD BACKING
Say They Are Now Taking Over Line
to Point Flrmn and Desire
to Reach Heart of
City
IspeclaI 10 The Herald. I


SAN PEDRO, Oct. 27.-At the meet
ing of the board of city trustees, held
here this afternoon, an application for
a fifty-year railroad franchise was
read. The applicants, William Peck
and e. ID. Seward, are local men and
the road for which the franchise is
asked connects with the line of the
Los Angeles Interurban Railway COM
pany from Point Firmin at Fifteenth
street. 1t then will run easterly on
Fifteenth street to Mesa; thence north
on Mesa TO Seventh, east on Seventh
to Palos Verdes and thence north to
Santa Cruz streets near the northern
boundary of the city.
The applicants state that they are
now taking over the line to Point Fir
min, south OF Fourteenth street, and
desire this franchise for the purpose
of reaching the center of the city
without using the tracks OF the Pa
cific Electric from Fifteenth street in.
Embodied In the franchise is an agree
ment to begin work on the proposed
line within ninety days and complete
it within one year. 1t is understood
that the local men are backed by 9th
er capital in San Pedro and Los An
geles aggregating over S5,O0O,OOO, and
that the Huntington crowd has no in
terest in it.
The line to Point Firmin was built
by the Huntington road and connected
with the local lines at Fourteenth
street. The San Pedro Land COM
pany, which owns the property at the
point formerly belonging to the Pa
cific Improvement company, agreed to
pay for this extension, but owing to
a disagreement with the railway peo-
pie the line is now being taken over
by the new interests.
1t is understood that the new gaSo-
line motor cars now being introduced
on many railroads will be used on the
new line, although the franchise calls
for both steam and electricity as Well
as gasoline as a motive power.
No action was taken by the board
today, the consideration of the fran
chise being postponed for one week
for investigation.
In taking up the consideration of
fire alarm system the board Is inviting
the several companies that desire to
present their respective systems to
give q competitive exhibit here in
three weeks.
The specifications for the proposed
outfall sewer under First street hill
for the north end of the city were
adopted and the clerk instructed to
advertise for bids for the work.
City Engineer Whitman also pre-
sented plans and specifications for TIE
erection of three cells in the city Jail.
These were adopted and an advertise
ment of bids ordered.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-28
URGES THAT COUNTY
COLLECT CITY TAXES
FORMER AUDITOR DECLARES
MONEY WILL BE SAVED
Proposed Reform Is Permitted by Call
ifornia Statute - HoIlywoods
Adoption of Plan Reported
Satisfactory
Especial to The Herald

PASADENA, oct. 27.-Apparenuy
step toward consolidation is proposed
by former Auditor George F. Kerna-
CHAN. advisory member of the charter
revision committee, in a letter to
Mayor Farley, chairman of that COM
Inittee.
Mr. Kernaghan, who collected taxes
himself under Mayor Nj. Fl. weight
proposes that the city. give up TINS TINS
branch of business and turn 1t over
TO the county officials as is permitted
by the statutes of the state.
BY this means he thinks saving
of from $4,000 to $4,000 a year would
result, while a great deal of labor
would be saved the city officials,
In his letter Mr.. Kernaghan reviews
the method of collecting taxes here at
length, and shows that it is run some
what upon the "hit or miss principle
one dollar per thousand is the hlghest
tax rate allowed by the charter, Dut
the assessor cannot tell what the total
OF assessable property Will be uhtll
after the roll is made up. Cohse-
quently he has to make all the Nalu-
ations a little high in order that he
may not get caught in such position
that a tax rate of 81 will be insuffi-
cient to pay the expenses of the city
government.
AS a result of this the total assessed
valuation of property for the current
year is about $10,000,0O0 higher in the
city's rolls than in those of the county
officials, who do business in a more
scientific manner
Naturally as Mr.. Kernaghan points
out, this discrepancy causes trouble
of a great many different kinds, some
of which he enumerates. This feature
of the tax assessment would be en-
tireIy done away with, as would be
much of the expense the city now in
ours in collecting taxes. The state
laws specify the recommendations OF
county officials collecting city taxes
and the saving would be material,
Hollywood has collected taxes in this
manner for the past four years, Mr..
Kernaghan states, and the results
have been eminently satisfactory.
The suggested change probably VIII
be taken up by the charter revision
committee at it's meeting Thursday
morning. Mr. Kernaghan concludes
his letter as follows:
''If you present this question with
full explanations to our citizens, tax
ing them fully into your confidence
predict such amendments to the
charter as suggested will carry by an
Overwhelming vote"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-28
SALT WATER SYSTEM
SOON QUENCHES FIRE
FIRST ACTUAL TEST PROVES
SATISFACTORY
Ocean Park Chief Thanks Citizens
Through Columns of Herald for
invaluable Services at
Tuesdays Blaze
Home 4O15.
Sunset 1891
Especial to The Herald. ]

VENICE, Oct. 27.-The citizens of the
beach are congratulating themselves on
the efficiency of the salt water fire sys-
tenn which was given its first real try
out at last nights fire on Windward
pier.
The fire. it is thought, started from
crossed wires in the Venice theater
and made such headway among the
dry buildings that within five minutes
after the alarm was turned in it looked
as if every structure on the pier was
doomed.
Four streams were worked with the
pressure from the Underwriters sys-
tenn of automatic pumps, and with the
aid of citizens the volunteer depart
ment soon had it under control.
Buildings saturated with the salt
water from these streams were not
even charred. although the clothes of
the fire fighters were steaming from the
heat.
A careful estimate of the losses
shows that the principal damage was
done to the Abbot Kinney company,
which suffered to the extent of about
$500 on stock and buildings. William
Hanna, lessee of the theater, placed
his loss at about 5000 in films and mov-
ing picture machine, while G. e. Dun
exhibit suffered principally by water,
which $500 will cover No insurance
was carried by any of thes firms ex-
cept the Kinney company. This morn
ing Fire Chief George Hubbard author
lied the following open letter:
"Venice. Oct. 27, 1908.
ITO the Los Angeles Herald:
1.-The Herald being our principal
medium on the beach, aside from our
local papers, 1 desire to express through
its columns my appreciation of the as
sistance rendered the department by
citizens of Venice at last nights fire.
Without their aid we would have been
unable to cope with the most dangerous
blaze this beach has ever had.
GEORGE HUBBARD,
"Chief Ocean Park Fire Department"
The structures destroyed will be re-
built Immediately. the work of clear
ing away the debris having begun al
ready.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-28

PATENTs-U. AND FOREIGN; INFOR-
nation book free to inventors BROOKS
LIDDERS, 6Os-61O l.. A. Trust bldg. Third
and Spring SITS. blk
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-28
OIL OCTOPUS PROFITS BY
SECRET TARIFF SCHEDULE

NEW YORK. Oct. 27.-That secret
tariff rates, which were not filed with
the interstate commerce commission,
were issued by the Pennsylvania Rail-
road company, and that only the STAN
dard Oil company profited by the al
legged illegal rates, was testified to
today in the hearing of the railroad
phase of the government suit to dis
solve the Standard Oil company
Edward 7. Johnson of Baltimore, di-
vision freight agent of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad, who was the only wit
ness called, was on the stand during
the entire session.
On cross examination by Frank B.
Kellogg, senior council for the govern
ment, Mr.. johnson testified that the
Standard Oil company was the only
shipper from Olean to Rochester, n
distance of 106 miles, and that the rate,
which had never been filed with the
interstate commerce commission, or
posted as required by law, was 8 cents
a barrel. Independent concerns in the
same territory, it was brought out.
paid rates as high as rs cents barrel
for virtually the same distance.
Mr.. Johnson admitted the Standard
Oil was the only shipper receiving the
rate of 8 cents a barrel. He said he
kept the rate secret from the New
York Central. Neither roads rates,
he testified, had ever been filed with
the interstate commerce commission.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-28
FIND MISSING GIRL
IN SAN BERNARDlN0
Lorraine Moody Located by Probation
cer-Circumstances Will Be
Investigated by the Juve-
nile Court
Especial to The Herald.1

SAN BERNARDINO, Oct. H.-Lo-
raine Moody, the 16-year-old girl who
disappeared from the home of Mrs. X.
Churchill, 633 Towne avenue, Los An
geles, last Saturday was located this
evening in this city by Probation Of
ficer W. H. Baldwin, the girl having
two days ago taken a room at the
Bartlett hotel. She had been seeking
work here and had secured a position
at the Arrowhead for tomorrow.
The girl said that for six years she
had been a telephone operator, and
for some time past had been getting
$40 a month, but that Mrs. Churchill
took all her wages and gave her moth
ing in return except place wherein
to sleep and her board. She even failed
to supply her with what clothes she
needed, so she had decided to strike
out alone, that she could have the
use of the money she earned.
Baldwin will investigate the guar
dianship of Mrs. Churchill, and, If it
it found that she has no legal right
over the girl she will be taken care of
by Baldwin.
Mrs Churchill states that Lorraine
Moody is a ward of the Los Angeles
juvenile court and was placed in her
custody by the court about four years
ago. She has neither father nor
mother.
As regards the charges that the girl
is reported as having made Mrs.
Churchill declines to make any state
ment at present, saying that she has
undertaken to notify the court in Los
Angeles as soon as Miss Moody should
be found. and that she prefers to give
the facts of the case openly in court.
She says further that she first took
charge of the girl when the latter was
only II years of age; that the girl sub
sequently lived. with a Pasadena fam
lily, and that when that came to an
end she was made a ward of court and
given 10 MIS-. Churchilrs care.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-28
MONROYIA
NOTED EDUCATOR SHOWS
WHY He SUPPORTS BRYAN
Professor Kirk Explains al Woman's
Club House His Reasons for
Having Left the Repub-
lcan Party
As6 w. Palm st.
Phone: Home. Black I25.

MoNRovIA, Oct. 27.-Prof. I. H.
Kirk addressed an enthusiastic audience
at the Woman's club house last night.
His visit has been looked forward to
with great interest. Mr.. Kirk is an
educator and speaker of unusual ability,
and possessed of an engaging person.
ality. Much interest has been taken
regarding his support of the Demo-
cratic party, inasmuch as he Las al
ways been a Republican.
The Granite club will hold its an
nual meeting November at which the
officers for the following year will be
elected.
The Ladies' Aid society will give an
election day dinner in Judge Evans
building.
The relief committee of the visiting
Nurses association will meet Wednes-
day.
The Music Study club will be adj
dressed Wednesday afternoon by Rev.
Clark II. Marsh at the Ivy avenue
school.
Monrovia high school has withdrawn
from the Southern California Debating
league. Much interest has always been
taken in the debates. but it was felt
that little advantage was derived by
the school as whole. Having won the
Stanford cup for two consecutive years
Monrovia will rest on her laurels.
Rev. f. w. Parsons addressed the
high school students this morning.
Mrs. Clara Mccall of Nevada, Ia, is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Cronenwett
at the La Vista Grande.
J. B. Eason has left for Imperial
to look after interests at that place.
Otis Theodore Nichols spoke this
ox-apipo or Socialist hall Ora y1Ua ava
nue., on 'Why I Became a Socialist"
Misses Summer and Nelly Smith of
Monterey are visiting James Thomas
of this city
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-28
MARRIAGE LICENSES

THOMASON-WILCOX- Thomson, age
81, native of Louisiana. and Gertie Will
cox, age %, native OF Mississippi: both
residents of Los Angeles.
HINSLoW W-GRAvES-Lewis Hlnslow, age 80.
native of Illinois, and William Graves age
25, native of Missouri: both residents of
San Francisco.
ATKINSON-CORNISH - William Atkinson,
age "a. native of Indiana. and Evelyn
Cornish, age ss, native Of New York; both
residents OF Los Angeles
MARSH-SPEAR-James Marsh age 63. ma
tive of Ohio and Ida C. Spear age 40.
native of New York; both residents of
Santa Monica.
MITCHELL-LA SAGE-Charles J. Mitchell.
age 81, native Of Illinois, and Mary A Il.
La Sage, age rs, native of Michigan: both
residents of Los Angeles.
PHILLIPS-POL D. Phillips, age
80. native of New York, and Mary 4.
Pollak, age 29, native of Pennsylvania
both residents Of Los Angeles.
SMITHSON-M -McDOANLD-Herbert j. Smith
son, age 81, native of Pennsylvania, resi-
dent of Los Angeles. and Eva Mcdonald.
age "a. native of North Dakota, resident
of Hollywood.
LER-ASBILL-Edward f. Miller, age 26.
native OF Missouri. and Alice Asbill. age
is, native of Arkansas; both residents of
Los Angeles
age 2S, native of Indiana, and Mayme M.
Cummings age 20, native of Michigan
both residents OF Los Angeles.
ER-SAUNDERS-Joseph NJ. Girls
singer, age 81. native of Pennsylvania.
resident OF Cotton. and Myrtle A. Saund-
ers age 49, native Of California, resident
of Inglewood.
DEvANEY- -DEVANEY-William C. Deva-
ney, age 23. native of Missouri and Fran
ces C. Devaney age 26, native of Iowa;
both residents OF Los Angeles.
cNEIL-KEPLINGER Michael Mcneil,
age 3d. native of New York, and sadie
n ~
residents OF Los Angeles.
JOHNSON ON-GODSEY-William A. Johnson,
age 2s, native of Iowa, and Clara "
Godsey, age 20. native of Alabama; both
residents of Los Angeles.
CARMICHAEL-FETSIM - Albert B
Carmichael, age co, native OF Ohio. resi-
dent of Bisbee, Ari=., and Bessie A. Fet-
simmons, age "a. native Of Illinois. resi-
dent OF Sawtele.
HAHN N-HELLER-Clyd c. Hahn, age go
native of North CAROLINA, resident OF Los
Angeles, and Sadie b. Heller, age 80. ma
tive of Ohio, resident Of Sc. Louis.
zELMANOFF-L F-LOCKSTONOW = Lew Eel
manon age 2s, native OF Russia. and
Jamie Lockstonow, age 2l, native OF
Russia both residents of Los Angeles.
HoWES- WILKINS-Charles ]: Howes, age
81 native of Canada, and Georgia b
wilkins. age 21, native OF Mississippi;
both residents of Los Angeles,
ROSS S-CHAFPELLE-George F. Ross, age
81, native of Iowa, resident of Imperial,
and Florence Chappehe, age 29, native OF
California, resident OF Pomona
ALLEN Observation-Disclosures Allen, age 80,
native of Michigan, resident OF Butte,
Mont and Sarah G. Kinder, age 81 ma
tive of Pennsylvania, resident of Moneta
CHAMPION ON-ARTIGUE-Frank L. Cham
plon, age 20. native of Texas, and Gene
We've NJ Antique, age 20 native OF Texas;
both residents OF Long Beach.
McCORMICK-GORD Edward G. McC6r-
mick, age IS, native of Louisiana, and
Sarah N Gordon, age 20, native of Louis
lana; both residents of Los Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-28
WANT COMPANIES TO
SYSTEMATIC POLES
TELEPHONE WIRES WILL BE
PUT UNDER GROUND
City Officials Will Endeavor to Induce
Companies to Adopt Plan Look
ing Toward Economy of
Material
Especial to The Herald.l

SAN BERNARDINO. Oct. 27.--A
movement is on among the city officials
to eliminate large portion of the tele-
phone and electric poles throughout the
city. The plan is to require both tele-
phone companies to use one system of
poles. and all telegraph and electric
companies to use another system of
poles. The Traction company also is
to use these poles for carrying its troll
ley wires. This will eliminate four of
the six systems now in use.
In the central part of the city all
telephone wires will be under ground in
few months. An agreement like the
above has already been reached as to
certain streets, through City Attorney
Swing.