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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-04-19

big liners plying between San Fran
cisco and the orient. ] made three voy
ages on that steamer. visiting Homo
lulu. Yokohama, Kobe. Nagasaki and
Hongkong. I had shore leave at every
port and did a wonderful amount of
eight seeing. I left the ship at Hong
Kong on my third trip. from which
place I paid my passage to Manila
where for a time ] was employed at 4
candy store on the Escolta as 2 dis
penser of ice cream soda and other
drinks. Having little knowledge of
medicine apd nursing, | easily obtained
permission TO accompany Loves scouts
on an expedition through the interior
to the northern coast of Luzon; saw a
little fighting and great deal of the
country in return for the little service
I was able to render say companions. I
was given free trans portation back to
San Francisco.
Off for Panama
Feeling the need of a little rest. 1
took trip down to Carmel to visit a
friend While there I took a notion
that I would like to visit Panama and
soon after passed the examination for
a position as nurse in the government
hospital at Panama and in a short
time received my appointment. OF
course | was given free transportation,
so that there was no expense incurred
/ remained there six months and GER
tainly earned my salary. There is
something about the climate there that
makes man irritable. A healthy man
was bad enough. but sick one was
the limit. and my experience was any
thing but agreeable. Upon leaving
Panama I paid my passage to Acapul-
co, Mexico, and on the way up stopped
at few of the principal ports OF the
Central American republics.
I had decided to leave the ship at
Acapulco and make an overland trip
through Mexico. I was much inter-
ested in the historic old town OF
that It had once. been the principal sea-
port Of the Pacinc coast While there
nearly lost my heart to little SEN
ortiz. but knew that I simply never
could become used to their mode of
living Then. too. was always preju-
diced against international marriages.
So sought safety in flight. stole
away under cover OF darkness. travel
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In Construction Gang


my lot later I would have settled down
at home, mo more 70 roam
In Construction Gang
Upon our return to Gods country We
Went down TO TSim Beach. Florida,
where I soon found myself out of en-
ployment owing to the sudden death
OF my good old benefactor. drifted
to Galveston, where for want of some
thing better to do. ] vent to work on
the construction gang Of the street
railway company. boarding with the
boss. The work was hard, but the
board was harder. the bill of fare con-
sisting of steak, split peas and spuds.
cooked up in large quantities at break
fast time, then served in disguise for
dinner and supper. I accomplished a
wonderful feat In that boarding house
secured clean sheets for my bed.
But the maid OF all work decided that
the towel always was good fer err
nuther wipe"
From Galveston 1 shipped with Q
load Of mules bound for South Africa,
my work being to feed and water those
same mules. Having considerable leis-
IRE time 1 made a special study Of
mule character" and gained one or
two points which have been a great
help TO me in my career. viz: Stick-to-
itiyeness and Just how and when to
make q kick" most effective.
had anticipated somewhat
lengthy sojourn in South Africa. but
was disappointed. as I was compelled
TO return on the same vessel. We came
back empty. and as we had nothing TO
do. It was very nonotonous trip and
I was glad when we at last arrived at
Newport News.
I next visited Mobile, Ala, where /
shipped as deck hand aboard q Nor
wegian vessel bound for British Hon
duras. was practically the only Eng
lish speaking member Of the crew.
but I did not have time to get lone
some. as was kept busy scraping ven
tilators. scrubbing decks and at night
taking my turn at the wheel. I shall
never forget my first watch. I knew
absolutely nothing about q mariners
compass The first mate gave me some
instructions IN broken English and
gave me the course, warning me not to
take my eye of the needle and to be
sure to keep 1t at certain point on
the compass. Then he settled himself
down for . snooze and soon. uninten-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-04-19

Such q delightful Journey that was
Every night the negroes would gather
on the deck and sing the old plantation
songs and dance in the moonlight and
some of the older ones would spin
such wonderful yarns about slavery
days, and then there was the excite
ment of "shootin craps; ali, / tell you
there wasn't a dull moment on that
whole trip.
At st. Louis Joined dog and pony
show, going as a waiter. We travelled
east, making all the principal towns
and some of the smaller ones. / re-
manned with them until we arrived at
Syracuse, n. Y. where I was taken Ill
and had to go to the hospital. In or
der to make room for some other un-
fortunate I was discharged from the
hospital before had fully recovered. I
was unable to work and the Salvation
Army was kind enough to take me into
its industrial home. where ] had the
opportunity of my life to study human
nature.
Home Dickens Paradise
never saw such . variety Of char
acters gathered together under ono
roof as found there Charles Diok-
ems could have found material for
some wonderful stories In the charac-
tiers that Were In that home. Very
soon went on to New York city.
where obtained . position with big
advertising firm. I remained with them
nearly two years and during that time
/ Travelled through every state in the
union lacking up signs. etc. It was a
wonderful opportunity to see my own
country and make a. fairly good living
at the same time. When arrived in
San Francisco severed my conneo-
ton with the Arm. az j had decided to
visit the orient. was fortunate
enough to procure position In tho
stewards department. on one Of the
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tionally. l did likewise. I simply could
not keep awake. It made me sleepy
watching that needle. swoke with a
start to find that we had completely
changed our course. tugged furious
" at that wheel and turned the ship
about at such speed that the entire
crew were awakened and rushed on
deck. thinking we had met with some
accident
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some OF the harosnips then that became
my lot later I would have settled down
at home. mo more 10 roam.
The La Jara chronicle., 1908-10-09
Who Are
Your Friends?
SHALL COLORADO PLACE HER
SELF IN THE OKLAHOMA
CLASS?

At the coming election the state OF
Colorado is going to line up with one
or the other of two groups of states in
the Union. Shall we line up with New
England. New York, Pennsylvania,
Ohio, Illinois, Michigan and our sister
states in the Rocky Mountain region,
or shall we line up with South Caro-
lima, Mississippi, Arkansas and Okla
homa?
Twice the majority of the voters of
with the latter group.
How did we like it?
Was it pleasant for n Colorado man
who had a first-class mining proposi-
find as soon as he announces the state
of his residence, that nobody with
money to invest cared to hear any
thing further about it?
Can anyone rightly estimate the mil
lions of investment money that might
have been placed in Colorado which
were withheld simply because this
state in 1896 and 1900 had chosen to
place itself in the Democratic column? =?
The people of Colorado are among
the most intelligent in the Union.
Shall we join with the other states OF
intelligence or shall we join with the
group of states which has the greatest
percentage of illiteracy, the smallest
school attendance and the smallest
number of voters in proportion TO pop
ulation of any part of the Union?
In the state of Colorado as high
wages are paid to labor as in any state
in the Union. The people of this
state believe in a generous remunera-
tion of every man who works as the
fruit of his toll. Shall we line up with
the states in which high wages are
, paid in which union labor secures its
fullest recognition. or shall we line ur
with the states where unions are
scarcely recognized and where wages
are lower than in any other portion of
this country?
Now is the time for Colorado to
keep step to the music of the Union
Now is the time for us to declare by
our majority for the Republican ma
tional and state tickets that we belong
among the progressive states-that we
desire place in the prosperity col
umn, and that by our votes we propose
, to claim that place.
The La Jara chronicle., 1908-10-09
When Democrats
Are Happy
ONE OF THE MOST STRIKING DE
scRlPTloNS HEARDINTHE LAST
CONGRESS WAS IN A SPEECH
BY HON. WILLIAM A. RO-
DEM 3 BURG OF ILLINOIS.

Mr. Rodenburg said: MIR. Chair
man, the average Democratic states
man has always been disciple of the
doctrine of despair. His is the philos-
ophy of pessimism. To him the Lam
entations of Jeremiah are an inspira-
ton, an eXhilaration. His face is ever
turned toward the setting and not the
rising sun. He is never so much at
peace with himself as when he is quar-
reiing with someone else. lnstinctively
he prefers funeral dirge to wedding
march and believes that the song OF
the dying swan would make IA most
glorious national anthem applause
from the Republican side). When
camping out, purely as matter of
choice he always pitches his tent
amid the sombre surroundings of a
cemetery, in the cheerless shade of Il
weeping willow uaughter). lie is
happy only when his fellow-man is
sad Night after night he sends up n
fervent petition to the Great White
Throne asking the Good Lord above to
aster such as fire or fever. flood or
famine, drouth or death, earthquake
shock or ocean storm, for in a vista
tion of that kind his morbid and mel
ancholy mind thinks it sees some
promising political possibilities CAP
plause on the Republican side). 1t
does not take much to encourage him,
however. When he picks up his
morning paper and reads of default
ing bank cashier he at once grows
hopeful; when he scans the market re-
ports and finds that the price of wheat
has dropped one cent he actually be-
comes cheerful; and when he learns
that cholera or some other contagion
has broken out in one of our insular
possessions, he simply grows delirious
with joy and forthwith proceeds to
gather together all manner of indorse-
ments for "A political job under Demo
cratic administration Great applause
on the Republican side)."
The La Jara chronicle., 1908-10-09
The Sugar
Beet Crop
HUGE TONNAGE WILL BE HAR
VESTED THIS YEAR IN COLO
RADO.-REPORTS FROM RAIL
ROADS AND FROM FACTOR
les AND FARMERS iNDl-
CATE THE LARGEST
CROP EVER HAIR
VESTED

The sugar beet harvest is on in
earnest and as indicated by prelimin
ary reports from both railway and fac
money crop" will equal, if it does not
exceed the record of last year in total
tonnage. The experts on beet testing
gave the signal for digging yesterday
in the Loveland, Fort Collins, Windsor
and Longmont districts and the farm
ers put large forces of diggers and
teamsters at work Immediately to send
the big tubers to the factories at the
points named or to places along the
railroads where they are dumped into
mills.
Digging in the sugar beet fields
down the Platte river began this year
from September 18th to 21st. matur-
ing a little earlier than in Larimer
county on account of the difference in
altitude. The factory at Sterling
started to slice beets on September
21st and the mills at Brush and Fort
Morgan began work September 2Sth.
Burlington and Union Pacific traffic
officials say the crop is being offered
at lively rate along the Platte val
ley. Officials of the Great Western
Sugar Company, which controls the
three Platte valley factories report the
crop equal to that of last year, both in
quantity and contents as far as can
be judged by expert tests and from
uniformly cheerful reports from the
beet farmers Comparatively few re
port shortage of crop and whatever
loss might be suffered in this respect
Is probably more than made up in the
increased acreage over the beet area
last year.
The Colorado & Southern reports
the beet crop beginning to move at a
lively rate and that there will be
plenty reserve stock on hand to per
init the Windsor, Collins. Loveland and
Longmont factories to start in few
days The Greeley and Eaton sugar
mills will begin grinding about Octo,
ber 5th and from that time until March
1st, the wheels will run night and day
turning out the sacked article ready
for the market. The beet harvest in
the Arkansas valley is n few days
earlier and the factories at Lamar,
Sugar City. Rocky Ford. Las Animas,
Swink. Holly and Manzanola are run
ming full blast.
The La Jara chronicle., 1908-10-09
Che Candidates
for Governor
THE TWO PRINCIPAL NOMINEES
CONTRASTED BY AN INDE-
PENDENT NEWSPAPER.

AS between the Republican and
Democratic candidates for governor
the people of Colorado ought to have
no difficulty in making a choice. Jesse
F. Mcdonald. the Republican candi-
date, is man of tried ability and ex-
perience, having already given the
state one of its most successful almiE-
istrations. Mr.. Mcdonald was elected
lieutenant-governo on the ticket with
James II. Peabody in November, 1904,
and succeeded to the governorship the
following January as a result of the
contest which eliminated both Peabody
and Adams. He assumed office at
time of unusual stress and excitement:
the whole state was wrought up over
the events growing out of the Western
Federation strike, and seldom has
more bitterness been engendered by
political contest than was caused by
the struggle for the governorship be-
tween the adherents of Peabody and
Adams.
A strong man was needed at the
head of the state administration and
restore peace and order. Governor
Mcdonald proved to be the man for
the place. With his accession came
an end to the turmoil. Throughout
the two years of his administration
the state enjoyed industrial peace and
prosperity. Its affairs probably never
were better administered, and Cover
nor Mcdonald retired from Office at the
end of his term with the respect and
confidence of his political opponents
as well as of all of his friends.
Mr.. Shafroth. his opponent, who re-
joices in the appellation of Honest
john" is the gentleman who attained
fame few years ago by resigning his
seat in Congress just in time to save
himself from being kicked out because
of his fraudulent election. Undoubtedly
Mr.. Shafroth is an Honest John" just
as there are thousands of men in the
country who might call themselves
Honest Bill, or Honest jim. OF Honest
Tom, with perfect propriety, if they
regarded their honesty as so excep-
tional as to require advertising-which
seems to be the case with the Demo
cratic nominee for governor.-Colo-
RADIO Springs Gazette.
The La Jara chronicle., 1908-10-09

George S. Hodges, lawyer and states
man and Republican nominee for attor.
ney general. was born near Rochester
N ", Aug. I, 1856. In 1879. during the
gold excitement at Leadville. he cast
his fortune with other gold seekers and
the following year was admitted to the
bar and practiced law until 1883. He
then returned to the East for time.
In June, 1887, he returned to Colo.
RADIO and entered upon renewed prac-
tice of his profession and has always
been engaged in any public enterprise
which would tend to advance the inter.
ests of his adopted state, and has been
one of the leading attorneys of the
state.
AS attorney general of Colorado, Mr..
Hodges will conduct the affairs of his
office without fear or favor and the
rich and poor. the high and low, will
receive the same treatment.
The La Jara chronicle., 1908-10-09

One of the most personable men on
the state Republican ticket is the Hon.
orable Clarence V. Benson of Fort Col
Inns, candidate for Lieutenant Cover
nor.
Mr.. Benson has hosts of friends
throughout Colorado and is fitted in
every way for the duties of Lieutenant
Governor, which would make him the
next presiding officer over the State
Senate. Quiet, firm, forceful and cour-
teous, he will draw votes from every
side, almost regardless of party.
He is secretary of the Pacific juris-
diction of the Woodmen of the World,
with headquarters in Denver. although
his residence is in Fort Collins. He is
a graduate OF the scientific and math-
ematical departments of the State Ag-
ricultural College and of the law de-
partment of Ann Arbor.
The La Jara chronicle., 1908-10-09

THE Democratic platform nowhere
points out the expenditures which
might be reduced or avoided. 1t would
be found generally that to the in
creases which have occurred Demo.
cratic representatives in Congress
made no opposition but rather sun.
ported the measures providing them
and now the party has not the cour-
age to indicate what part of govern
ment cost it would end 1t joins the
Republican party specifically in ap-
proving the outlay of $1,000 900 as
pensions. 1t expressly favors the cost
of greatly increased river and harbor
improvements, the cost of doubling the
navy and of many other enterprises to
which it urges the government. This
attack therefore has nothing in 1t
either of fairness or sincerity."-Wil.
liam H. Taft. in Speech of Acceptance.
The La Jara chronicle., 1908-10-09
The poers and Takers.

The Doors and Takers once held a
big meeting,
To see who for president they would
be seating;
And during the session the Takers
were cryin'
"Just look at the votes we are making
for Bryant"
But when it was over the Doors just
laughed
The vote had been largely for William
II. Taft,
The La Jara chronicle., 1908-10-09

"The mere statement of things actu-
ally done by this administration at
home, in our dependencies and in for
eign affairs shows a marvel of sue
cessful accomplishment and if ever a
party has entitled itself to an approval
of its work by a renewed mandate of
power from the people whom it served
it is the Republican party in the pres
ent campaign" William H. Taft in
Speech of Acceptance.
The La Jara chronicle., 1908-10-09

Irrigation and land projects are now
in course of organization and dam and
reservoir construction well under way
to add nearly 100000 acres to the
area on which sugar beet crops can
be grown. The Henrylyn project for
boring the continental divide to turn
the waters of the Grand river into the
Platte will reclaim 100000 acres or
more northeast of Denver. The Stan
ley Lake project, with similar OBJ
ject. is spending s1,25O.O0 in the con
struction of a system to irrigate 100,-
900 acres north of Denver and almost
in the citys suburbs. The Poudre val
ley project will divert the waters of
the big Laramie and irrigate $4,000
acres north of Greeley. Then there is
the government reclamation tunnel to
bring the waters of the Gunnson to
irrigate 10000 acres of rich Uncom-
pahgre valley land and still other ir-
rigation enterprises that will add t.
the matchmaking agricultural area
before 1910. Capital is eagerly on the
lookout for investment in these under
takings as soon as it is shown that
the water is available. for water or
Colorado land is always reckoned the
equivalent of money.-Denver Repub
lican.
The La Jara chronicle., 1908-10-09

One of the humors of the Haskell
fiasco is found in a circular letter from
Haskell to the Democratic newspapers
which many of them in Colorado keep
standing at the head of their editorial
says: Beware of the trusts bearing
gifts From recent disclosures it is
evident that if the trusts had any
gifts to offer Haskell wanted them to
come to him, and not to the editors.
The La Jara chronicle., 1908-10-09

Justice Luther NJ. Goddard is another
candidate for reelection to the Su-
preme bench. whose name is guaran-
that capacity. He has been tried as
by fire" and not found wanting.
Justice Goddard is one of the most
distinguished men in the West today.
He has served on the Supreme bench
The La Jara chronicle., 1908-10-09

When Mr. Shafroth, Democratic can.
didate for gubernatorial honors, makes
his arguments in Colorado beet dis
tricts, voices in the audiences have
been heard to exclaim, "Oh sugar."
The La Jara chronicle., 1908-10-09

The business interests of Colorado
will be glad to see Hon. Jesse F. Nc
Donald in the governors chair again.
He belongs with the doers and not
with the takers.
The La Jara chronicle., 1908-10-09

In the matter of campaign contribu-
uons Bryan is trying to make it appear,
that his morals have improved since
1896.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-07-10

-Miss Stella Wexler departed for
chattanooga. Tennessee, last Tuesday,
where she will visit friends and rela-l
tives. Before returning, her trip will
be extended to several points Of histor-
ical interest in the South.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-07-10
OF Local Interest

M. D. O'Connell, editor of the
Tekoa Blade, was here Tuesday.
"A. B. Baker made flying trip to
Spokane the early part of the week.
H. C. Smith. a recent conner in
the city, went to Lewiston Tuesday
morning.
Prof. and Mrs. 0. l.. Waller are
enjoying an outing in Yellowstone
Park.
Miss Francis Watt, who left Pull
man on the 28th of May, is now visit
ing friends in Kansas.
Professor f. F.. Calkins is on Or
cas- Island enjoying summers vaca-
ton in the fruit orchards of that To-
cality.
Allen Thayer, a student at the col
lege from '04 to 'O6 inclusive. is now
employed in the assay Office of c. M.
Fassett, Spokane.
Robert Rhea, who graduated with
the '08 Pharmacy class, has accepted
position with the North Side Phar-
macy, of Spokane.
Miss Bess Thayer went to Lewis
ton Thursday morning, in which place
she will spend a week vacation from
her duties with the local telephone
company.
-"Goldy" Hubbard, an old-timer.
from Endcott, visited in Pullman this
week. He reports that fall wheat is
burning, ard that the spring wheat is
hurt considerably in his locality.
C. w. Lawrence cerealist Of the
state experiment station, departed for
Quincy last Wednesday, where the sub
station is located. He will be gone
probably a week.
Wednesday the city authorities
caused the reservoir to be cleaned out.
That is why many of Pullman's citi-
zens were unable to spray their lawns
in the evening.
Geo. Watt Jr. is now in the North
Yakima country, employed on one of
the large fruit farms of that region.
Mr.. Watt is majoring in horticulture
at the college.
John Brislawn, who remained for
the first few weeks of summer school,
departed for his home near Sprague.
last Monday. He will return to col
lege and graduate next year.
Professor w. A. Linklater depart
ed for Davenport this week, where he
will be one of the judges for the stock
exhibit, and will also lecture on prob
lens of animal husbandry in that city
Miss Retta Roberts, former stu
dent of the college, who stayed out of
school last year, is taking work in the
summer school. She will enoll next
fall in the regular college course.
J. A. White and mother, Mrs. M.
F. White, of ST. John, visited in
Pullman the early part of the week,
and the former called on the college
authorities relative to enrolment next
fall.
w. M. Chambers, grain buyer, is
on the West Side, enjoying the pleas
ures of CLANS and salt water. He is
also calling on the grain companies,
preparatory to getting in line for the
seasons business.
Prof W. S. Thornber is in Brit
ish Columbia participating in an in
stitute circuit between Vancouver and
Renektroke. The Institutes are con-
Quoted under the auspices of the min
lister of agriculture for British Column
bia
Prof. Johnson, who for the past
three years has been a member of the
faculty of the English department at
the college, will leave for Saltwater,
Oklahoma, next week, having accepted
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-07-10

-Messrs. T. F. Jones, of Potlatch (;
d. G. klinefelder, of Palouse; c. H.
Lippy, of Big Timber; c. W. Sander
son and A. J. Breeding, both of Pa
louise, were callers in Pullman last
Tuesday.