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The Newark journal., 1908-05-15

Mr. Toan has summed UP briefly
one side of the great governor of Min
nesota. He is a most lovable mana
man who makes friends of all whom
he meets. In this respect. as In some
others. he hes been compared to the
great Lincoln.
Gov Johnson Is a man of the people.
Not even Lincoln came UP from great
er obseurity and greater poverty than
the virile governor of Minnesota. He
understands the people as perhaps no
man In American public life since Lin
coin has understood them-and the
people understand him.
As a Democrat. Gov. Johnson ap-
peals TO the thoughtful members of
his party, because he is prominently
qualified to unite and blend its diseord-
ant elements into competent, enthu-
siastic. well-organized militant political
force
Gov Johnson appeals to the people
regardless of party, because he has
a record of achievement behind him
that guarantees that If he is chosen
to the great Office of president he
would fill it in manner wholly salts
factory to q vast majority of the plain
people Of America.
Poor Swedish Immigrants.
Gov Johnson's mother and father
were poor immigrants from Sweden
the former arriving in st. Peter, Mimi,
In 1852. and the father year later
They were married in 1858. The father
was a blacksmith in Sweden, and took
up his trade in his new home. conduct
ing at first a small blacksmith shop
in the country near st. Peter. Later
the family moved into the village, and
it was here, July 81, 1861, that the son
John was born. The father was cursed
with the drink habit and, in conse-
quence. after few years of prosperi-
ty, the family was reduced to desper-
ate straits. So dire was their poverty
that the mother had to take in wash
ing for a living and the son. John,
acted as her delivery boy. When in
his twelfth year, the restitution Of the
little family, consisting of the mother
and father and three children, had
reached such point that John begged
The Newark journal., 1908-05-15

acterize Democracy. He IS not A mas
who was a Republican Yesterday. a
Democrat to-day and an Independent
tomorrow. Throughout his career he
has been Democrat.
Although there can be no question
that Gov. Johaeon is a believer in
sweeping tariff reforms, and d believer
in the necessity for vigorous legisla-
tion to meet certain modern industrial
conditions, he has such an abundance
of common sense, so much intellectual
balance. and is so tactful in his mem
DDS that he achieves his ends without
that excessive friction and violent dis
turbance that has been characteristic
OF some of our recent reIormers. Gov
Johnson is a big man. He is not we'd
ded to particular political fad He is
in craftsmanship something of an op-
portunitist. Although guided by some
big principles. he prefers to decide
questions as they come up on their
individual presentation
As Democratic candidate he is
strong. because between his genuine
devotion to reform and his careful and
effective methods of getting reforms,
he should have no difficulty in uniting
in his support both the conservative
and radical elements in his party. This
should insure him the normal Demo-
cratic strength. carrying with it, of
course, the solid south and such states
as New York and New Jersey. In adj
dition, Gov. Johnson will draw an inn
mense Republican vote from Scandi-
navian-American citizens. as we'll as
other classes. in such states as Hi
nois, Wisconsin, Minnesota North and
South Dakota. Montana. Nebraska and
Washington. There is no question
that he could cary Minnesota end the
two Dakotas. Wisconsin and Illinois.
The Newark journal., 1908-05-15

"You are taking the proper
steps-a campaign of education is
what is needed to secure his NOM
lnation. Once let the American
people get close to this man, learn
his early history and struggles, as
| know them; feel his friendship,
as | have felt it; see his intense
love and kindness for his fellow
men, as | have seen IL, and no
power on earth can deter them
from placing him at the head of
our federal government"
The Newark journal., 1908-05-15
JOHNSON THE MAN
HE IS THE IDEAL AMERICAN GILL
ZEN AND STATESMAN.
A MAN OF THE PEOPLE
His Record of Achievement Guaran-
tee to the Nstion-Compared Fa-
vorably with Lincoln-a
SeIf-Made Man.

John II. Tolan, lawyer of Anacon-
da. Mont. a lifelong acquaintance and
friend of Gov. John A. Johnson of Min
nesota, writes in regard to the latter's
candidacy:
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The Newark journal., 1908-05-15


ing Democratic editor of Minnesota.
First Political Contest.
The governors first political contest
came in 1894, when he was nominated
for the state senate. but although he
made a gallant fight he was not able
to overcome the Republican majority.
In 1898, nominated to the state senate
again. he made lively campaign ON
state issues, and this time victory was
with him He served through two SEES
sions of the legislature, and his legs
latiye career was chiefly notable Tor
the leadership of his party in the sue
cessful contest for a gross earnings
tax on the Minnesota railways. At the
end of his legislative term. the Demo
cratic leaders of the state wanted TO
nominate him for governor, but john
son considered the situation hopeless
and declined the honor Instead, he
took the nomination for state senate
again. But this time he was defeated
by small majority. In 1904 he was
persuaded, however, to accept the
Democratic nomination. and, after be-
Ing nominated by reclamation. he
plunged into whirlwind campaign.
He made 103 speeches in IA out of
the S4 counties of the state, and these
speeches were remarkable for the fact
that they were positive rather than
negative. He did not attack his OPP
ponent or indulge in personalities, but
spoke always Of state affairs and need
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-18
BAD CHECKS
COME BACK
BoeU9 PAPER PASSED ON HARD
WARE FIRMS
A. p. TANNING NAME GIVEN BY
SMOOTH STRANGER
Has Carried on Operations in Several
Nearby Cities-Amounts Involved
Are Small-No Warrants
Issued Here

Special to The Herald
SANTA MONICA. Feb. 17.-Three
hardware firms of Santa Monica re-
Gently have been made the victims of a
shrewd young swindler who passed
checks upon each for $3.50, the paper
being drawn to the order of Andrew 2.
Tanning and bearing his Endorsement
Trainings operations were the same
in each case here and also are similar
to those employed recently in Santa
Ana and Long Beach by young man
answering his description. His pur-
chase in each instance was bed pan,
and in buying the article Tanning
suayely explained to the proprietor or
clerk that he was getting it for friend
who was ILL.,
In payment for his merchandise Tan
ming rendered a check for $3.50, and
deducting from this the cost of the pur-
chase the storekeepers all obligingly
gave him $11 in change.
Two of the checks passed in this city
were dated February IL and all are
numbered 176, being drawn upon the
Bank of Santa Monica. The amount OF
each was the same, and SO far as has
been learned Tanning confined his oper-
atoms entirely to the local hardware
firms, the Hubbard e. Wilson Hardware
company. the jackson Hardware COM
pany and George e. Spence being the
only three who are known to have been
yfctimized by him.
In all of the cases the checks afs2r
being turned i'm for cashing were found
to be fraudulent and were returned
marked mo funds" Because of the
small amount of money involved In the
case Trainings victims have made no
great effort to find him, and warrants
for the young mans arrest have not
been issued from here.
1t is the belief that after leaving
Santa Monica Tanning went directly to
Santa Ana and Long Beach, where he
further piled his vocation.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-18
PIONEER SETTLER OF
POMONA PASSES AWAY
Special to The Herald.

Special TO The Herald
POMONA, Feb. 17.-Pomona people
will regret the loss of one of its IA
miliar figures in the person of James
Huff, who died at the age of 80 years
at the home of his son near Lords
burg yesterday. He was born in Suili-
van county, Indiana, and came to Cali
fornia with his family fourteen years
ago. He resided for a number of years
on East Fifth avenue, Pomona. For a
number of years Mr.. Huff was rail-
road man, serving as agent at Cedar
Rapids, Waterloo and Vinton, Iowa.
He was a high Mason, having taken
all the degrees up to the shrine. He
instituted Euclid lodge No. III at Clar-
ence, Iowa, and Hesperia lodge No. "a
at Traer, Iowa. He was also char
ter member of Apollo commandery of
Cedar Rapids, Iowa. A wife and four
children survive the deceased-Mrs. 0.
p. Fasset of Oakland, Mrs. III. ]. st.
John of Pomona, Charles c. HUH and
Mrs. c. F. Erase OF Lordsburg. Mr..
HUFF was always a devoted Christian,
being for many years ruling elder In
the Presbyterian church. The funeral
will be conducted by the Masons and
will be held at the Presbyterian church
in this city.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-18
VICTIM OF POISONING
PUZZLES POLICE SURGEONS
Doctors Try to Pump Strychnine from
Woman's Stomach, but With
out Success-Pulse Was
Normal

A mysterious poisoning case occu-
pied the attention of the receiving hos
pital yesterday afternoon for about an
hour. 1t is yet unsolved.
About o'clock woman giving the
name of Mrs. Charlotte Abila came
staggering feebly into the hospital with
the startling statement that she had
swallowed "a dimes worth of strych-
nine," whether with suicidal intent or
accidentally she refused to state.
OF course the surgeons got busy in
stantly and prepared to make 1t inter-
esting for that dimes worth OF strych
nine.
Pump me out. oh, pump me out,
and pump me quickly-quiclSly." she
exclaimed, languidly reclining on the
big black cot that has been the scene
of more than one similar case and the
deathbed of many strychnine de-
vourers.
An up-to- date but formidable APP
bearing pump was utilized and between
groans of despair and ordinations of
hope the woman submitted to the OPP
GRAFTON. The doctors looked gloomy. !
what time did you take the strych
nine, Mrs. Abila?"
Twelve o'clock noon"
The surgeons gazed at one another
blankly, then they gasped. 1t was 4
o'clock p. m. then.
Finally they pumped some more.
The strychnine was not forthcoming.
Vaguely wondering just what was
wrong and with some misgivings Of
his patients real condition the elder
of the surgeons in charge examined
hte woman's pulse. 1t was apparently
normal. There were no symptoms Of
poisoning.
Mrs. Abila said she lived at 1913 San
Pedro street. She Is 3S years old and
married
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-18
LONG BEACH
OGlce rs Locust ave.
Phone Home eco.
TWO THEATERS TO BE
BUILT AT BEACH
SYNDICATE PLANS TO ERECT
PLAYHOUSE
Property Is Leased and $4,000 VIII Be
Expended on Project by the
Promoters-Work to
Start Soon
speoiei to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
LONG BEACH, Feb. 17.-Six lots be-
tween the two parallel walks on the
strand, west of the bath house and
east of Hotel Virginia, have been
leased for four years by a syndicate of
local capitalists who will at once erect
a. $4,000 theater The material will be
on the ground by Wednesday and the
building is to be completed by April l..
The lease includes an option to buy.
The new theater will resemble larry
town, the vaudeville house built a. year
ago across the pike north of the site
for the new house. Several of the men
who promoted Tarrytown are at the
head of the new concern.
The new theater will be used for vau-
deville. 1t will be rooted over and may
at some time of the year be used by
road shows such as are booked at the
Los Angeles theater.
The property leased is owned by the
Strand company.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-18
STOLEN AUTO
RECOVERED
POLICE HAVE LONG CHASE AFTER
THIEF
FINDS CAR HIDDEN IN THICK
WOODS
Machine Is First Found in Los An
geles, but Youth Who Stole 1t
Claims Runabout and Goes
to Uplands

Special to The Herald
PASADENA, Feb. 17.-After an all
night chase in an automobile Patrol
man Joe Schultz this morning arrested
William Kellar at house on the Pho
neer ranch southeast of Uplands and
recovered the automobile stolen from
Paul Barnes in this city last Thursday
night.
Paul Barnes and his father, Walter
r. Barnes also Chauffeur Reese from
Braley's garage accompanied the Of
ficer on the moonlight chase, which
started from Braley's at O'Clock this
morning, ending at the local police
station at II a. m. today.
1t is thought a girl is mixed up in
the theft, although none has so far
been implicated, yet it was through
the suggestion of young woman, 1t
is claimed, the machine was taken to
the ranch home of w. B. Hodgkins
near Uplands, and working on this tip
Schultz located his man.
Previous to taking up the trail of
Kellar Officer Schultz arrested Kirk
Butts, a companion of Kellar's. He
was found in the southeast part of
the city at 10 o'clock last night and
was locked up. After being sweated
1t is said he told of friends OF Kellars
induced the officer to follow that clew.
Took Girls for Ride
1t is said Kellar and Butts took the
auto, Maxwell runabout from in
front of residence of Lewis Turner,
as South Marengo avenue, last Thurs
day night 1t is claimed the boys took
two girls to Los Angeles and left the
auto in Il. vacant lot, returning home
on car. Friday Los Angeles police
reported to the local department the
machine had been found there. How
ever before Mr.. Barnes could be no
titled Kellar went to Los Angeles.
claimed the auto and made way with
it for the second time.
Friday night and all Saturday he
kept 1t hidden in the timber near Oak
K,.~'l The number had been removed
and the lap robes thrown away. These
were found in a ditch near Oak Knoll.
Realizing the police would soon be on
his trail Kellar started for the Hodg-
kins home Saturday night, intending
to leave the machine there, where he
evidently thought the officers would
not find it.
In this he was mistaken, and through
the good work of Officer Schultz the
alleged thieves are under arrest and
Mr. Barnes IL once more in possession
of his runabout
The officer and his associates in the
chase tell of many exciting experiences
on the trip. The roads were none too
good and frequently they were obliged
to push the machine through soft mud
The house where Kellar had fled was
not found until o'clock this morning,
and the machine was first located
three-ouarters of mile from the
place. as Kellar had found it impos-
sible to reach there on account of the
mud.
Both parties under arrest are youths
of about 10 years. Kellar lives with
his mother near Tournament park.
Butts lives with his parents near the
gas works on South Raymond avenue
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-18
WIFE FEARS
FOR LIFE
WATCHES HUSBAND TAKE BABY
FROM HOME
SHOWS MARKS WHERE MAN
STRUCK HER
Woman Is Found crouching Behind
Fence by PatroIman, but Refuses
tc Tell Officers Her Right
Name

Dazed. hatless and with tears
streaming down her face a fear-filled
woman giving her name as Mrs. Eva
JONES' which she admitted was not
her right one, although she refused to
disclose her true name, was picked up
by Officer Lynch about IL o'clock last
night near her home, 405 West Fifty
fourth street, after having been driven
from the house, she alleges. by her
husband.
The woman was taken to the central
police station. She wore no wraps and
was chilled almost to the bone when
the officer found her. She swas found
crouched behind a fence, where, fear
ing for her life, she says, she lay nearly
an hour and watched her husband steal
her baby and depart with it.
God help mel" she exclaimed. II
don't know what to do. If l tell on
or my own he will kill me, for he said
he would.
Last night he came home angry be-
cause something had gone wrong down.
town, and as he entered the door real
lied instinctively that he was going to
abuse me.
thine and again he has whipped me
for the most insignificant things. He
never strikes me with his fist, but al.
ways with his open hand, yet he has
left black and blue marks on my body
which never get chance to go away"
Shows Mark of Blows
To confirm her accusation the woman
exhibited a number of unsightly marks
on her arms and neck.
"Oh, l have tried to make him a
good wife. | have done everything a
woman possibly could do, but still he
whips and abuses me. If l dare pro-
test he threatens to kill me. Hundreds
of times he has declared he would take
my life. have lived in constant ter
ror.
Tonight I didn't dare to make an
cutlery. i had to hide there, almost
helpless, because l knew from his ac-
lions IL / attempted to save my child
he would do me harm. l saw him pack
up a few things, then he led the child
away and went downtown.
mo, I don't dare tell my name
Don't ask me-please don't ask me.
know he would kill me. Don't ask me
to swear to a complaint, either. The
law might punish him. but some day
he would get out of jail, and no matter
where / might be he would find and
kill me-"
Mrs. Jones, as she called herself, is
a delicate little woman, weighing less
than ITO pounds. She is very pretty
and has golden hair and blue eyes.
She was placed in charge of the ma
iron at the central police station and
spent the night there.
An effort will be made to learn her
real identity and that of her husband,
and if the woman's story can be veri-
fed, as the police are sure it can be.
the husband may be prosecuted indie
pendently of the wife.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-18
DISCOVERS GOLD IN
SANTA MONICA SAND
BAY CITIES ARE EXCITED OVER
PROMISING FIND
Ballast Gravel Shows Sparkling Grains
of Precious Metal and Prospect
ing Parties Are Being
Formed


Special to The Herald.
SANTA MONICA, Feb. H.-Much ex-
element has prevailed in Santa Monica
and the adjacent beach towns over the
discovery recently made that the
gravel taken from nearby pits Is well
sprinkled with gold dust. Following
the recent heavy rains it was noticed
by an observing citizen that the gravel
used by the Los Angeles-Paci Eiec-
trio Railway company for ballasting
was well filled with sparkling grains OF
metal, which upon examination proved
to be gold.
Some of the metal was as large as
grains of wheat, and it is the belief
of many that the gravel pits where the
dirt was taken are stringers of valu-
able ledge of placer mines. 1t is prob
able that the find will result in the
forming of prospecting parties and that
valuable gold mines may be unearthed
in that section.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-18
MARYLAND GUESTS ENJOY
TRIP TO ARROWHEAD SPRINGS
S ,cial to The Herald.

S-Ncial 10 Inc heraiu'
PASADENA, Feb. 57.-Glad of the
opportunity to enjoy the weather mans
brand of outdoor weather jolly party
of Hotel Maryland guests went to Red.
lands and Arrowhead this morning to
remain until Wednesday. Today was
spent among the Redlands orange
groves, while tomorrow will be enjoyed
in the mountains.
Those on the trip are Mr.: and Mrs.
George A. Weber, DIR. and Mrs. Web
ster Merrifield. Mr.. and Mrs. w. B.
White, Mr.. and Mrs. Daggett, Mrs.
Martin. Mrs. Grok, Mrs. Wright, Mrs.
McMechem, Mrs. Gregory, Mrs. Lilley,
Mrs. Taylor Miss Knapp, Miss Cotton,
Miss Powell, Miss Mitchell, Miss Wal
dron, Miss Hill, N. F. Bowler and Mrs.
Malone.
Mrs. Louis B. Swift, wife of the noted
packer of Chicago, will arrive at the
MARYLAND Sunday, accompanied by her
children. Mrs. Charles Fernald, Alden
r. Swift and Master w. E. Swift.
Thursday night there will be a musi-
Gale TO be presented by Tom Karl and
Mr., and Mrs. Albert McGuckin.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-18
WoRkMEN
RENDERED A BANQUET
snecial to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
SANTA MONICA, Feb. 17.-Neariy
fifty carpenters, brickiayers and other
artisans of the city who had volun-
teered their services toward the erec-
ton of the new st. AIMS church at
Colorado avenue and Twenty-f1rst
street were entertained yesterday at
en- elaborate dinner in the church, the
women of the Roman Catholic parish
being their hostesses.
Speeches were made by Fathers
Howe and O'Callaghan, Father M. L.
Hennessy of st. Clements church,
Ocean Park; Councilman ]. e. Miles
Of Santa Monica, Architect ]. F. Smith
]. H. White, o. H. Burchard, Joseph
Feltwelland, Timothy Dorgan.