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Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-19
LOCAL LEGAL TALENT
WILL ASSIST WEBB
TO VIGOROUSLY PUSH HARBoR
LINES SUITS
Los Angeles Delegation Will Return
to Wilmington to Protest Against
Lease of Lands to Private
Corporations

The $4,000 appropriated in the budget
bv the finance committee for the mar
bor commission, and which brought
forth inquiries from other members Oh
the council to which the answer w ait
and see" was returned by the MEM
bers of the finance committee, has been
explained.
1t is for the purpose of paying legal
talent to assist U. S. Webb, attorney
general, in bringing suits against tne
private land grabbers who have Sc
cured nearly all the water frontage OF
the inner harbor at San Pedro.
When this sum was set apart IN the
budget members of the council who
had not been told the purpose for which
1t was to be used felt grieved that this
much money would be given the harpor
commission and other city departments
be cut down to the bare bone. Wheh
the full purpose of the money was eX-
planned yesterday all members We're
glad the action had been taken.
Senator Frank P. Flint, the members
of the harbor commission and of the
chamber of commerce were subjects OF
hearty congratulations yesterday on
the vigorous fight they had made be-
fore the Wilmington board Of trustees
Monday night that caused delay or
two weeks in action on the application
of the Los Angeles Harbor company
for a fifty-year lease of tide lands In
the west basin. That this application
will finally be denied is the opinion or
the majority of those who waged such
a gallant fight against the grab.
The storm that ragged in the Whining
ton council chamber shook the quiet
little city to its foundations, and at
times the debate became acrimonious,
especially between Senator Flint and
F. S. Cary, the Wilmington banker, who
is a director in the new company that
wants the franchise and presented the
petition.
Senator Flint's arguments that he
would be unable to secure further
appropriation from the national treas
ury for additional developments in the
harbor if Wilmington gave its rights to
a private corporation was one of the
most telling speeches of the evening,
and did more to delay the grab than
any other one thing.
The Los Angeles men who led the
delegation to Wilmington Monday night
were Senator F. P. Flint, Capt Amos
A. Fries, G. H. Stewart ]. H. Call, 7.
E. Gibbon, J. A. Anderson and A. P.
Fleming. This delegation or one equal
ly strong will go to Wilmington in two
weeks and enter stronger protest, If
possible. than that of Monday night.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-19

se,iin sesRsa Skirts S6t .,.so Csc
Big sale value at $3.50; they have
deep flounoe trimmed with sew
eral rows of lace insertion and
edging. Others with embroidery
and cluster of tucks. Sale price
csc.
Goldsboro weekly argus., 1908-12-17
W. ]. BRYAN ARRESTED
Texas Game Warden GeiS Alter Elm
For Shooting Ducks.

William Jennings Bryan fell int the
hands of a game warden of Texas on
Wednesday when he and three other
hunters were arrested at Lake Sur
prise, the famous game preserve ei
Banker Moody, of Galveston, in Cham
bers county.
Bryan, Moody, and two friends
were charged with having violated the
state game law by killing more than
25 fowls each. The laws limit the num-
Der of ducks to be killed by one per-
son to 25 in "a hours.
More than $50 dead ducks testified
to the work of the four men up to the
time the game warden appeared. Then
it was sworn that Bryan had really
killed but few canvass backs. Moody
and the other two nimrods pleaded
guilty and accepted the penalty, the
fne being $25 each.
Goldsboro weekly argus., 1908-12-17
ALL EYES ON CHARLOTTE
Cities and TsWns Of tho State Wait
ING to See H0N the New Form Of
Government WsrkS...A
Teacher OF Many
Good Things.
MonrO Journal.

MonrO Journal.
The earnest efforts now being made
by the citizens of Charlotte to get their
town out of the old lslipshod, petty
politics, style of government, is to be
highly commended and to be watched
with great interest by other North
Carolina towns, practically all Of which
needs an injection OF some life-giving
virus. Charlotte has taught US many
good things, and if she can now take
the lead in real revolutionary reform
of municipal government her example
will be a benefit to the whole State.
We shall watch Charlotte's effort with
great interest. and could the voice OF
this paper be heard it would be lifted
to implore the people CT that good city
to rise to their opportunities in this
tn ing, lay aside the small matters of
disagreement, a@d shew beyond doubt
that the people of o community can rise
in patriotic devotion to the public well
fare and civic duty high enough 10
drown all personal seIfshness and lit
tleness. Such example would be an in
spiratien. There are just two things
that make town government farce.
One is the selishness Of a few people
w ho ara cut to get all advantage they
can. The ether is the Indifference or
supiness of the great m aiority of the
| people. Can q town, throbbin< with
/ life and energy, with huHdreds ct men
working with perfection in private af-
fairs. rise to the point where its pub
lie business can be carried on with
equal fidelity and competency? 1t re-
IN aims to be seen, because we have ne
such sKampls now.
Goldsboro weekly argus., 1908-12-17
SANTA CLAUS And TRUTH.
There is Something More in Truth
Than Mere Fact.

81 was glad to read the remarks of
the noted rabbi, DR.. Hirsh, of Chicago,
in which he ridiculed those who would
rob childhood of its illusions concern
ing Santa Claus,'' said a prominent
citizen. parents are blind" declared
the rabbi. ''to take away from their
children's lives the charm of expecta-
tion." And never were truer words
spoken. From time to time crank S
and pharisaica1 persons, and a few
men and women of little minds, start
a protest against Santa Claus. but the
heart OF the great mass is right, land old
Santa will remain to brighten life to
the end of time.
There is something more in truth
than mere fact, as all intelligent, right
minded people know, and to disillus-
ion little boys and girls who hang up
their stockings would be not only
heartless, but would add not whit to
moral truth.
Goldsboro weekly argus., 1908-12-17

Lots in tho residential and business
section of East Goldsboros lots rs to 90
feet in width and ranging from $50 to
TO feet in sdepth ,~fell under the ham
,ner of Coz. Bodenhamer today at tn 9
great Ia&rd sale in East Goldsboro at
prices ranging from $35 to $4Oe, lot
was sold every two minutes to the
highest bidder, regardless of the price
Bidding was rapid and snappy, show
ing a large dem%nd forIhe property y
that will be a great residential section
upon the completion of the trolley hne-
Men from tar and near were present
and scrambled to place bid especial :
" at the sale of the lots on Royan and
Norwood avenues. Many ladies pur-
chased lots, and were glad OF the op-
portunity.
This grea: gland sale will long be re-
mbered in the real estate history OF
1oldsboro as az Red Letter Day, ana
one hich means much for the future
growth Of our enterprising city. Early
thatmorning persons were conveyed
bv hacks and automobiles to the
s.Iandslide", and promptly at dl
o'clock Mr. e. II. Oliver delivered the
opening shot of this great auction hat-
Goldsboro weekly argus., 1908-12-17
CENSUS EXTRAVAGANcE
It Is Reasonably lSafe ts1Say
Ennmerate Us For An Amount
Not Exceeding 81 900, ,000.

Now we are told that it will cost
more than fourteen millions of'dollars
to enumerate as in the year 1910. Here
again is illustrated the extravaganza
of the United States government. an
extravagancc which will be stopped
only after the people realize hsw men
stFous it has become.
Very little Of practical vaias as done
by the Census Bnreeu and wS should
be aatnost 90 well.OG so far AZ &nswl-
edge is concerned were no censusswhat-
ever to be taken in this country. The
Bursau, however, ,might easily. 1t IL
reasonably safe to say, -enumeeatel Us
fer an amount not se1eeeding 3II00e.-
eee. ~
About all Of value the taking,ef the
census produces Dc the ascert.inmen,
ofhow many there are of US. The Bu-
mass of statistics in connection with
the taking of the census which are OF
no real value to anybody Then q great
book is printed which is stale before it
is issued and is read by nobody
It is pretty safe TO say that all the
mass of the people gained through the
taking of the census of 1900 is th.
know ledge of how many people there
are in this country. Unless memory
is at fault, the population has changed
greatly before this ascertainment by
the Census Bureau reached print.
At the present rate, the taking of the
census will cost one tenth as much a.
! the first estimated cost of digging the
Panama Canal. It is almost useless
expense and the great sum spent is
practically wasted. 1t really is q
shameful and indefensible waste of the
peoples substance, against which they
should protest.
Goldsboro weekly argus., 1908-12-17
1t Was a Startling Revelation Both In Demand
For Lots and In Prices Paid
For Same.

tie. Then Col. Bsdsnhamsr made
briet speech after which the selling be-
came furious. In less than miuute the
first lot was sold for $s95, then the aus-
tioneer sjourneysd to the next one and
SO on. Att p. m- so lots had been sold
at an average price Of $l25.
A rush was made for tickets to
secure a chance on the free lot. A
small boy was selected from the crowd
to draw the coupons and Milford Ay-
cock, of Pikeville, was the holder of
the lucky pasteboard. At the conclu-
sion of the sale, late this afternoon, a
bag of silver money was scattered
among the crowd.
This sale demonstrates that 1--WE Go
Forward and that Goldsboro is rap
idly advancing in line of the great city
of Eastern North Carolina. The read
mess with which these lots were pur-
chased speaks more for Goidsboro than
any thing else. Where men have theiz
money invested, there will they locate
t. G. Gardner was the winner Of the
$40 gold piece, which was chanced off
The second $40 gold peice was woE
by Mr.. Sutton.
Two more lots were given away Late
this afternoon
Goldsboro weekly argus., 1908-12-17

Friends Ia this city, where beth the
charming bride-eleet and the fortunate
groom to-be are 10 cordially admired
and esteemeed, have received the fol-
lowing: /
Mr.. snd Axs.Matthew Thompson Brea-
zeale invite you to be present
as the marriage OF their sister
Carrie Belle AcGee
to
Mr.. Frederick RoudoIph Mint8
Wednesday Afternoon December twen-
ty-third nineteen hundred and eight
at two-thirty O'Clock
at their residtnce
Mount Olive, North Carolina
At Home
after January first
Mount Olive. North Carolina.
Goldsboro weekly argus., 1908-12-17
Reflections of Uncle Ezra.
From>Judge.

Fronn<Judge.
The trouble with an automobile is
that when it gets to be six months old
it is nine years behind the style.
Hank Tumms says his wite's coffee
is SO bad that there are plenty Of grounds
for divorce.
Hed Peters has q new fall suit. Will
liam Tibbitts has started it agin him
tor a grocery bill.
Gut here in the tall grass the smoke
nuisance is mostly confined to the old
woaen. Grandma lWhipple is los
years of age and has smoked and
Fletcherized the weed all the days OF
her lite.
Elmer Sphinx haint had an offer of
marriage this year. The trouble with
lean year 10 that most Of the gals look
before they leap.
William Tibbitts, eur popular and
coagenial groceryman. has got new
stock. Of Thermometers, but ain't sellin
many Of them. Any Teller that has to
gs and rubber at o therunonaetsF to
find out whether he 10 hot or cold must
DO a plnmh fool.
Uacle Eben HaEkins 60: Q phets-
graph. OF his brother out West the eth
or day, but throwed it away, thinkin
|somebody had sent him comic valsa-
tine.
Hank .Purdy says the difference be-
tween q clock and q woman 10 that a
clock will run itself down If it gets a
chance, and q woman will run some
body else down.
City folks don't have to can fruit
like us country folks do, bekuz they
can find plenty of preserved peaches in
the choruses of the musical coined y
shows.
Goldsboro weekly argus., 1908-12-17
BL0ODTARSTY.
This Is the Latest Charge
Against President Roose-
welt.
Monthly Publication Of Colorado
Humane Society DepIores His
Coming Hunt In Africa.

Denver, Dec. 11.-Secretary Write
head. oftthe State Bureau of Child ana
Animal Protection, in an article print
ed in tho monthly publication OF the
Colorado Humane Society. just from
the press, entitled "Protsct the Doer. y
says:
President Roosevelt. as o sports
man, is aurnishing to the American
nation an ,ex ample efruthlessness and
blood lust.as far reaching as il 10 per-
uicious. - @e 2s- '.@s's'r' '' IN s. s7'Fs-'-
Continuing the article says:
"No enc more deeply and sincerely
appreciates the merits and good quali-
ties OF our President than We do. but
these .vaeation trips of his are not
worthy of q President nor Of the true
American man. Many Of his truest
admirers regret his heralded hunting
trip to Africa. 1t is not necessary; il
cannot reflect credit upon him; he runs
little risk, and if theres- isEany, it is
needless one in an unworthy cause. Il
reports are true he looks forward d
eagerly, excultantly, <impatiently to
the excursion to the other side of the
world, whose prime object is to slay
We resent the lust of blood, the thirs
to slay."
Goldsboro weekly argus., 1908-12-17
East Go|dshoro Auction Land Sale Thursday !!
METHUDISTS IN DURHAM.
Bishop A. w. Wilson, Of Baltimore
Presiding ut the Annual Con-
ference Of Eastern Nsrth
Carolina.

The hosts OF the Methodist church
are encamped in Durham, where the
annual ConI0renco Of Eastern North
Carolina IL being held in Trinity
church, with Bishop A. w. Wilson. OF
Baltimore, in the chair. A roll call OF
the delegates. showed 13o of the ls0
clerical delegation. and 20 of tho Sc
laymen, present. Rev. e. H. Davis
Was appointed member Of the Com
mittee on Conference Relations.
The annual sermon was delivered
Wednesday night by Rev. w. 81.
Moore, presiding elder OF the Rocking
ham district, who took as his theme
the narrative of Nicademus, Jesus
answered and said unto him, verify
verify say unto you, except mar
dom of God
There was some debate yesterda
morning over the proposition to lis
each church property separately. Las
year an order was passed making i
obligatory to make out separate re
ports for every church property. I
| there was one refractory congregation
it went to the credit or discredit of th
| pastor whereas the listing of propert.
altogether would bring up the averag
so that all districts would pass with n
discredit to single church. The frs
vote yesterday CARRIED the separate list
ing proposition. There was a move fo
r rsconsid Grafton and by a vote of72
81 the order was reversed. ssssss.lf
Goldsboro weekly argus., 1908-12-17
BROWNSVILLE AGAIN
Senator Lodge Announces That He
Proposes to Speak on the Mat
fer Next Wednesday.

Washington, Dec. 11.---Shortly after
the Senate convened yesterday Sena-
tor Lodge gave notice that he will
speak on the Brownsville affray on
Wednesday next. On motion of Mra
Hale. the Senate agreed to adjourn nn-
til next Monday,
Goldsboro weekly argus., 1908-12-17
Young Mule For Sale.

One first class home raised mule.
four years old.
w. F. MOORE,
4w-26n Genoa. N. q.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-09
COURT DEFINES DISCRETION
Holds THAI When Wife Tires of
Wedlock and Leaves Husband
She Breaks Contract.

New York. Nov. S.-Under a ruling of
Supreme Court Justice Aspinwall of
Brooklyn, made public today. wife who
becomes tired of wedlock and leaves her
husband simply for that reason, breaks
the marriage contract and may not OBJ
tain divorce on the ground of infidel-
ity, her desertion being consent to- or
connivance with. the husbands acts
The ruling was made in confirmation
of the opinion of p. W. Ostrander, refe-
rec in suit for divorce brought by a
woman who. eight months after their
marriage, left her husband because she
found she did not love him. Referee Os-
trander said:
The only reason she gave the de-
PENDANT for leaving him was that she
was going home, and in abandoning him
she practically said:
Go your way; do as you please. |
won't remain with you to keep you in
the straight path you have walked with
me-
As she was the first to break the con-
tract, she cannot take advantage of the
defendants subsequent breach of right.
and obtain punishment for him"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-09
THE DEATH RECORD.
Victorien Sardou.

Paris. Nov. S-Victorien Sardou. who
has been i'll for a long time died to-
day from pulmonary congestion. He
was the dean of French dramatists
and a member of the French Academy
The man whose first play was Kissed
and who then wanted to go to Amer
lea to seek his fortune. died rich and
honored. with the proud title of
Frances greatest and most prolific
contemporary dramatist.
Victorien Sardou was a man pos
sessed of singular charm and was
greatly beloved. and there is universal
regret that he left no memoirs. He was
born in Paris Sept. :. 1881, the son of
Leandre Sardou.~an educationalist and
the compiler of several publications.
At first he studied medicine was
obliged, in consequence of the embar-
rassment of his family, TO give private
lessons in history. philosophy and ma
thematics. He also made attempts in
literature. writing articles for several
reviews and for the minor journals.
His first comedy. La Taverne des
Etudiants." was produced in 1854 in
the Odeon. then the second state the
atre. but it proved a complete failure.
He then wrote the comedy Les Pattes
de Mouche." which was produced with
great success in 1850. and subsequently
adapted for the English stage under
the title of "A Scrap of Paper"
At the age of IS Sardou witnessed the
production of his latest drama. "L'Af-
faire des Persons" at the Porte st.
Martin theatre. This play, which has
to do with the infamous Boicing CANA
rilla existing under the reign of Louis
XIV, and which was presented for the
first time in December last, is still
running TO crowded houses.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-09
CANNON STILL BLOCKS WAY
Anti-Saloon Leaguers for Central
District Will Hold Meeting in
Des MONIES This Week.

Des Moines, Ia. Nov. S.-Delegates from
nine states in the middle west will as
sembIe in Des Moines Tuesday at the
conference of the Central district of the
American Anti-Saloon league, which in
cludes Iowa, Illinois, Missouri. Wiscon-
sin. Minnesota, South Dakota. Nebraska,
Kansas and Colorado.
One of the chief matters for discus
sion will be the preparation for new
campaign to secure in congress the an
aetment of the interstate commerce act
for which a fight has been made many
years without success and whose deieat
at the last session OF congress was Iaid
at the door of Speaker Cannon and used
against him in his recent contest for re-
election.
There Will also be some discussion or
the legislative policies of the league In the
different states and in this connection
also some debate on the relative merits
of the prohibition and local option laws.
There are within the league many SUI
perintendents and field workers who De
lieve local option a more effective Weap-
on against the liquor traffic than pro-
hibitory laws, and there are also many
who stand strongly for absolute state
wide prohibition. The conference viii con-
tinue three days.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-09

trail part of the state. is Miss Nlolet
Rex Of Salina, Utah. District n. MISS
Rex is a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs w :
HI. Rex, old settlers of central utah,
and among its best-known and most
widely-iked residents today MI.
Rex has been in the mercantile Dusl-
ness for years and has an enviable rep
utation as an enterprising, square bus
mess man. 1t is natural that the
daughter of such parents should be a
favorite- Miss Rex is energetic and
altogether a charming young lady.
Withal she is handsome. No better
proof of her popularity in her own
neighborhood could be asked than her
winning a popular young lady con-
test conducted by a SaliDa newspaper
some time ago. Miss Rex was an easy
winner, and the result of the contest
met with universal approval Not con-
tent with the honors they have already
showered upon her, residents of central
Utah have now entered Miss Rex in
The Herald's contest and are working
nobly for her
Opposed to Miss Rex is Miss Joseph
Inc Peterson, also of Salina, Utah, and
one OF its most popular young ladies.
The rivalry between the two young Ia
dies is entirely friendly, and as a re-
suit of their both running, gallant
young men of Salina and other towns
are up in the air. to use an express
tive term Miss Peterson has good
word for Miss Rex. and Miss Rex for
Miss Peterson, so no matter which
young lady might win, there would be
sincere congratulations forthcoming
from the other. And Salina has two
men candidates in The Herald's race.
They are DR.. Charles E. West and n.
E. Smell, both prominent residents of
the lively little city. With this quar-
tette to choose from, there is no reason
for any resident of Salina to overlook
voting privileges extended by The
Herald. and word from that locality
has it that none are doing So
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-09
MURDER is CHARGED.
Woman Says Slayer Buried Body in
Ravine.

Denver, Nov. S.-Chief of Police Arm
strong today received a letter from Mrs
Jennie Miner Smith, in jail at Ogalalia.
Neb., pending investigation OF her story
that John Harry Dale Smith had muir
dered Volly Mann and buried his body
in a ravine in Nebraska.
Mrs. Smith writes that Smith is not
her husband. but that she took up with
him in St. Louis for the purpose of find
ing out if he had murdered her husband,
Frank Geiger. The fact that she saw
Smith wearing a vest exactly like one
her husband owned aroused her suspicion.
She >Still maintains that Smith did kill
Mann, a stranger to him, for small
amount of money he had.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-09
PERSEVERANCE IS PREVAILING"
old AND MIGHTY TRUE SAYING
Some Advice to and News of Candidates in Heras Great
Competition and All Those nterested-ToWn of Sa-
lima Is Well Represented and Is Glad of It.

perseverance is more prevailing
than violence; and many things which
cannot be overcome when they are to-
gether. yield themselves up when taken
little by little" remarks our old friend
Plutarch.
1t is several years now since Plu-
tarch anunciated this and other gems
of wisdom, which shows several things;
among them that the basic principles
of life have changed little, and that
these old boys we know about only
through reading about them had some
ideas good for all time.
The elephant throws his ton or so of
flesh against a mighty tree, recoils
bruised. and the tree stands. The
beaver, with his few pounds weight.
works steadily and persistently, and
presently the tree comes down. Per-
severance prevalent and violence fails.
The elephant cannot overcome the tree
when he takes all its fiber together, nor
can the beaver, but the beaver, cut
ting a few fibers at a time, taking
little by little" brings the tree to
earth.
Don't be discouraged when you fail
to do a big Job all at once. Do all you
can of it every day and keep everlast-
ingly at 1T. Perseverance prevalent
nightly in such affairs as The Herald
prize contest A subscription order
here, a sale of advertising coupons
there, may seem trifiing by themselves,
but when they are secured regularly
and continuously the total soon ceases
TO be trifiing. The street car companies
of this country have a revenue of mil
lions of dollars daily, but every dollar
comes to them in nickelS 1t is little
things and lots of them that make big
things.
One of the outside candidates whose
entering interested great many per-
sons in The Herald's great election con-
and tba Sorff,aro