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Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-18
A STATE LAW NEEDED

TT ANY "virtuously indignant" Off
Gals wish to convince the public
= that they are in earnest in their
let them turn their attention to Santa
Anita, where there is in operation
racing game compared with which that
at Ascot park of malodorous fame was
gentlemanly, refined and elevating.
There were more books on that track
Saturday than at any time this sea-
son, with probably a smaller attend
ance and with very light Legitimate
betting. The owners have little money
to bet. Therefore. they are not honestly
trying, but prefer to run their horses
short and make a deal with the book
makers.
This is ow the arrangement works;
A man has a horse that could win, IL
ridden properly. But it Is easier to
make horse lose than to make him
win. Owner goes to bookmaker and
says: IT will the sheet with you
and run my horse short When the
deal is ell arranged and on, he gives
his horse good big feed, allows him
to eat until post time and gives him
big drink of water before he starts.
These actions are not prompted by
''philohippics" philanthropy
tender feelings for the brute. On the.
contrary, the design is to affect the
horses health and comfort. Under
the treatment he is not able to make
any kind of showing. He loses easily
and apparently naturally, and the pub
lie cannot understand it, but has not
the slightest thought of any but
square dealing.
Lest the anti-winning precautions In.
stanced should fail. the boy who rides
is instructed carefully, with the result
that he takes pains to see that his
horse is either pocketed or badly
bumped. AS the horse is probably a
favorite, the result is. that the public,
that has bet heavily, is swindled, and
the spells are divided between the
booklnaker and the owner. This sea-
son the pickings have been small. Only
five favorites won last week. Little
money has been going to the track.
The aggregate amount bet has not
been large. But the bettors were up
against" that favorite old game,
Heads I win, tails you lose" and IL
Ascot park was rotten, what is the
word that would fifty characterize
Santa Anita? From Santa Anita as
center radiated the usual number of
baleful influences that emanate from
such breeding grounds of evil. Crap
games, gambling schemes, all kinds OF
Skin games" and artful lodges for
separating the greenhorn or the fool
from his money fiourished at the very
doors of Los Angeles. Since munich
palities in such cases are unable to
protect themselves, surely it is high
time for state interference, in order
that cities like San Francisco, Alameda
and Los Angeles may not be at the
mercy of every little gang of horsey
crooks that chooses to encamp at the
outskirts. A state law prohibiting
bookmaking on running races, under
any circumstances, in any part of the
state, is needed, and, until that law is
on the statute book and until 1t is be-
ing enforced with rigor and with vigor,
the bookies, the touts and all their
motley train attendant will continue to
gull and blk the public.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-18
WOMAN EDITOR PROPOSES
COLD AND CRUEL MAN DESPOSES

stopped his press, made over a form,
and in double-leaded card responded
as follows:
I'VE believe we are eligible to fill the
vacancy which Miss Sohm feels exists
in her print shop. We are Missouri
Democrat of forty years standing. con-
sidered a good printer. and can swear
fiuently in seven different languages.
we agree to accept Miss Sohm's pro-
posai on condition that she will show
credentials as to cooking abilities and
express a willingness to darn our socks
and mend the gable end of our trousers
when needed. AS soon as favorable
reply is received we stand ready to
close the DEAL"
Iowa is awaiting the next issue Of
Miss Sohm's vidette to see If she is
game"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-18
REMARKABLE INCREASE OF
SELF SLAUGHTER IN JAPAN

great. IN France, one-fifth of all
cases, approximately, are of women,
in Japan they are two-fifths. Jealousy
is the usual motive. For 800 French
women who kill themselves for this
reason there are 1900 Japanese women.
Another strange feature is the pre-
cocity of those who are tired of life.
In France about seventy-five children
under 16 years of age commit suicide
every year; in Japan the number is
225. In France about twenty-five out
of every hundred suicides and In Japan
about thirty-five are less than 80 years
of age. The women are relatively a
larger proportion among the young
than the old.
Women in Japan furnish only per
cent of the total criminality of the
empire, so Tarnowsky concludes that
they are more virtuous yet more un-
happy than European women.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-18

Congress says President Roosevelt
has planned too much work for 1t In
his message. Congressional methods
are slow. 1t is never too late to learn
how to hustle. II a radical. robust pro-
gram is to be fettered with red tape
the American people will not be patient
about 1t. If congress wishes to lose
prestige and invite rebuke, let 1t ven
ture to provide an anti-climax to the
great message.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-18
English Interpreted

When Ellen Beach Yaw first sang in
London she was surprised to find that
many occupants Of the boxes. while the
rest Of the audience applauded in the
old-fashioned way. shouted:
"Yawi Yaw!"
What makes them bawl out my
name like that?" she asked her man
ager.
"They are not bawling your name"
he said. They are saying Hear!
Heart That's the polite English way
OF cheering"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-18

l-Z-l tiOU COulu AOl CAiSb hohA
slave and half rec. He strove to make
all men free and struck the shackles
from 100000 slaves. President Roose-
welt Is engaged in the greater strug-
gle, to make men equal before the law,
to free industry, commerce and every
other enterprise from the shackles of
corporate control. says the Oakland
Enquirer.
"The one thing" said Secretary Taft.
that distinguished Lincoln In all his
life was his contention for the equal
administration of the laws. From the
soles of his feet through all that long
frame to the top of his head, he was
democrat in the true sense of the
word and opposed to privilege ana
class immunity"
When the supreme test came, the
cry that the liberation of the slaves
would "hurt. business in the south,
that 1t would Interfere with the
vested rights of the slave owner, Lin
coin was not afraid to meet the is
sue; he placed the rights of man above
the rights of property and the perpe-
tuity of the nation before private IN
terests.
Today Mr.. Roosevelt is fighting an
enemy more .trongly entrenched, more
truculent ard arrogant than the slave
power the south; the power of en-
trenched capital-of predatory wealth
that openly defies the law; "a wealth
accumulated on giant scale by all
forms of iniquity, ranging from the OPP
preston of the wage workers to UNI
fair and unwholesome methods OF
crushing out competition and to de-
frauding the public by stock jobbing
and the manipulation of securities"
President Roosevelt in his recent
message gives evidence of an appre-
citation of the economic basis Of the
open defiance of law by these great
corporate interests when he declares:
Corrupt business and corrupt poll
tics act and react with ever increasing
debasement, one on the other;
the manipulation of securities, the pur-
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-18

what rightfully belongs to her is a
wear and tear on the nervous system
of any woman, and we have come to
the belief that, in order to stay In the
newspaper work and maintain our
health, we will have to marry some
good printer who can do the fighting
and swearing for us. This is leap year,
and this may be considered a proposal
by any one who would be qualified to
fill the vacancy so evident in the Vidette
Office" says the New York Times.
When g. A. Craig, the bachelor editor
of the Lytton Star, saw the article he
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-18
Not Worth the Price

II am feeling excellenty," said Mark
Twain. as he came down the gangplanlx
from the steamer that brought him
from Bermuda. At Marks regular rate
for manuscript. that is worth $780,
Boston Globe.
Seemingly Bermuda is without the
William oean Howells sphere of in
fluence. Certainly had Mark remained
nearer Franklin square he would not
have been guilty of such bargain day
diction.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-18

General zebulon NJ. Pixies original
MANUSCRIPTS and papers relative to his
explorations have been discovered.
They were a good deal harder to find
than was Pixies Peak.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-18

Chicago saloon keepers are easily the
meanest cusses on earth. Because the
Sunday closing law was enforced they
cut off the water supply from drinking
troughs. IF the man can't drink,
neither can his horse" say the liquor
ladders.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-18

During all of the pickering Uncle
humanity. While the Japs were cor
looming the grand old man in their
comic sheets and abusing him in their
newspapers he detailed revenue cut
ter to attempt the rescue of the crew
of q Japanese fishing schooner that had
been wrecked and cast away at the
foot of drear Alaskan glacier.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-18

Opponents Of President Roosevelt say
that they fail to find any ignoble mo-
tives behind his words and actions.
But how are we to characterize the
motives which impelled their scrutiny
OF the presidents?
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-18

1t is not any wonder that Penn
sylyania is exhibiting symptoms of vio-
lent emotion and is contorted with
spasms, which i'll accord with the his
torical dignity and self restraint of the
Quaker state. To say nothing of the
graft on the state capitol itself, the
little bill for furniture footed up to
100000. The electroliers alone cost
81, OO0, 900.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-18

The San Francisco Republican county
committee will indorse the primary
nominations of the Lincoln-Ro
organization. The county committee
can now adopt as it's motto the title Of
once popular novel. "Fated to be
Free"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-18

New York will spend six million dol
lars for music this season. Her cam
paign oratory will come high. too, but
she won't be so frank about stating
the figure
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-18
Certainly. Why Nota

Milk is said t, be a good extinguish-
ing agent for burning petroleum
There's no reason why little butter
fat and chalk should keep water from
doing it's duty.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-18
Fatefui Velocity

Crouch - Did you ever pause and
think, while looking at the stars, that
each heavenly body is whirling through
space with such incredible velocity
Crouch - Nav; but I've paused and
trembled at the incredible velocity Of
the wheels in my electric meter.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-18
Why Not Try the Tariff?

"China says she's tired of foreign
thieves"
whats she going to do about it,"
"Evict every blamed one of them"
II see; going to protect home in
dustry."
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-18
AIIahoardfor calaxIdII

Greece is building many first rate
railroads. Byron will have to be re-
vlsed "'Tis Greece and living Greece
once more
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-18

him in this.
Whatever may be said OF some OF
Bryan's missteps, 1t cannot be disputed
that he has always been found N
the side of "Jeffersonian simplicity"
What is this:
Well, this simplicity" applied to
business is as follows: at is better
to abolish monopolies in all cases than
not to do away with any," says Jeffer-
son.
Bryan platforms say that private
monopoly is indefensible and intoler-
able"
Jefferson was undoubtedly the great
est Democrat in the political history
OF the country, as Lincoln was the
greatest Republican, says the Fresno
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-18
HSpA|',.'RK!It;''s:::.::
| ~ - WI
|-N..:.,,FRom AA.s
|IIvE:.. WIRE,
comards of conscience

towards Of Conscience
Peck-Do you know of a man whose
life is so clean he doesn't shudder when
his wife picks up his coat?
Beck-Well, the best Of us are apt to
have some of her unmailed letters in
our pocket.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-18
Not cawston a Cent

Ed Cawston, the ostrich farmer. is
about to leave the United States for
London, England. Will he pardon us
If we express hope that he has os-
trich- feathered his nest we'll?
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-18

100000 inhabitants in the early '90s, It
is now in excess of 205 annually. The
old fashioned method of hara-kiri
plays no part in the increase. 1t is
practiced, If at all, only by members of
the higher classes. Hanging and
drowning are the usual methods of the
people at large, says the New York
Sun.
Women furnish a very unusual pro-
portion of these tragedies. Whereas
the proportion of the whole number of
suicides to the population is about the
same as in France, the number of
women suicides is about twice as
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-18

INTENDING that he is on
the side of the people and
against the select few,
Taft's campaign newspapers
are trying to adopt Jeffer-
sonian principles and say
4ho& f,..roa no,.pnt nnpaeA
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-18

M ISIS ELIZABETH SOHM,
= editor of the Storm Lake
Vidette. who failed to get
a share of the official
y county printing, this week
y published a card reading:
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-18

veyor and protector of vice, the black
mailing ward boss, the ballot box
suffer, the demagogue, the mob leader,
the hired bully and mankiller-all alike
work at the same web Of corruption
and all alike should be abhorred by
honest men. The business which is
hurt by the movement for honesty is
the kind of business which in the long
run it pays the country to have hurt"
AS in Lincoln's day, all that the slave
power asked was Ito be let Alone SO
all that predatory corporate wealth
asks today is ito be let alone" but,
just as President Lincoln put human
rights above property rights, so Presi-
dent Roosevelt today declares that
wealth in all it's forms must be subject
to social control and made to serve
the public welfare. Instead of regard
ing the resources of the nation as sub
ject to unrestrained private exploita-
ton, President Roosevelt says: "The
nation will not tolerate an utter lack
of control over very wealthy men OF
enormous powers in the industrial, and,
therefore In the social lives of all our
people, some OF whom have shown
themselves cynically and brutally in
different to the interests of the people"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-18

RUSSIAN statistician, M.
Tarnowsky, is authority for
the statement that suicide
has increased more than so
per cent in japan in recent
years. While the number
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-18
Who chopt That Name?

Ng Poon Chew says that China is
destined to be the greatest nation on
earth. That is a large undertaking.
China may bite Off more than she can
Chew.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-18
5ettor or Worse

3ettor or Worse
"Skaggs' wife is playing the ponies"
"Can't he stop her?"
mo; she's blowing all his wages"
II see; she's his bettor half"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-18
O STRANGE MoNoroNY OF SONG

Fragment
strange monotony of song
Life's JOY,
LIES pain,
The ecstasy, the agony of love,
The sharp despair the solaces OF death;
The irretrievable loss that desolates;
The daring hope that somewhere beyond
change
Our lost ones wait for us with happier eyes!
Strange, strange majestic sameness! Yes
terday,
The ancient voices the
Antique imperishable facts Of song;
Life, Love and Death.
Lee Wilson Dodd. in the FEBRUARY Az
lantic
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-18
Mo Speaking for Him

No Speaking for Him
The rnother-Are you going to be
public speaker when you grow up,
Tommie?
The Boy-No, guess I'm just going
to be somebody's husband!-fonkers
Statesman,
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-18
Hail the Millennium

Hail the Millennium
The merchants of Chicago are act
lively engaged in religious work.
Gabriels horn blowing can't be post
poned MUCH longer.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-18
THE TASK OF LINCOLN rs
COMPLETED BYROOSEVELT

ROOSEVELT has
. undertaken to a great degree
to complete the work of the
inartyred president. Mr..
Lincoln declared that the ma
ton could not exist half
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-02-08

pealed to her in vain. She was born in
Gilgordon. parish of Donoghamore,
county Donegal, Ireland, 1929, came to
Philadelphia in 1S47, where she lived for
forty years, came to Cherry Creek in
1887, and lived with her brother till
death summoned her to her reward.
During her illness Father Sheehan OF
Ely, New, administered to her all the
sacraments. He conducted the funeral
services from the Catholic church. The
whole town turned out to honor her
memory. Father Sheehan spoke feel
ingly of her virtues and we'll spent life,
serving as an object lesson of what a
true Christian should be- He spoke
of her humility and charity, the most
striking traits in her character, and of
her Sympathetic nature by referring to
her consideration for the feelings of
others. All were deeply moved and i'm
pressed by the sincere, simple. but elo
quent tribute which came from the
heart of tile good priest, and joined with
him in the prayers of the church: May
she rest in peace" OLD MINER.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-02-08
CHEYENNE, WY0.
Convent H. q. ].
lSnenia1 Cnrresnnndence

Especial Correspondence
The monthly reports for December
were distributed on the 18th of Janu-
ary Those who gained the highest
average in the respective classes were;
Misses NJ. Cross, N Kinney, E. Gross
and S. Sutton in the High school. NJ
Mullison, F. Collins and Master E
Stapleton in the grammer grades, and
Misses L. Welland, E. Giessler, j
Claiche and NJ. Lynch in the junior
department.
The semi-annual doctrine examina-
tions We're held the third week in jan
uary. The pupils who passed an ex-
cellent examination, obtaining 100 per
cent in New Testament studies, church
or Bible history or catechism were: In
the High school classes, Misses NJ.
Cross, E. Warlaumont and c. McCabe
In the grammar grades. Misses NJ.
Coughlin, NJ. Mullison, NJ. Walsh, E.
Bollin and n. Hill while in the junior
department Misses Winefred Bresna-
han and Dorothy Bergerson and Mas
ters w. Lynch, E. Staoleton and w.
Redmond were successful. The knights
of Columbus in Cheyenne have Of
fered gold medal for the highest
average in Christian doctrine in the
High school classes at the end of the
scholastic year. and strenuous efforts
are being made to secure the prize.
The second examinations will be given
in May.
The semi-annual distribution of good
conduct ribbons took place in the
school hall at the Convent on Friday
afternoon, Jan. 81, the Right Rev. J..
present for the occasioS. The program
was. Well rendered by the junior MEM
bers of the school. The music, consist
ing two piano trios, a duo, quartette
and vialin solo. Misses NJ. Coughlin
and Annette Feefe played the duo:
Misses NJ. Mullison, NJ. Ellis. f. Bollin
and NJ. Cunningham the quartette; the
trios were played by Misses j. Hannas
F. Sanders. F. Collins, L. McHugh. E.
Giessler and L. Keefe. There were two
sweetly sung songs and three recita-
tions, which were enjoyed by all pres
ent After this interesting little pro-
gram the good conduct ribbons were
awarded those meriting them. being:
The highest blue ribbon, Miss Mary
Cross, Beaver. Wyo.: the second
blues, Miss Hazel Moran, Glendo,
Wyo.; Miss Marie Coyne, Sheridan,
Wyo. and Miss Catherine McCabe,
Wyo. The third blues, Miss
Margaret Wallace, Rawlins, Wyo., and
Miss Agnes Coyne, Sheridan. Woy. The
first green's, Miss Alice Fox. Buffalo,
Wyo.: Miss Sophia Sutton, Cheyenne.
The second green's. Miss Esther Bollin,
Douglas, Wyo.; Miss Margaret Null
lison. Saratoga, Wyo.: Miss Margaret
Coughlin, Laramie, Wyo. The third
greens. Miss Louise McHugh, Lara
mie, Wyo.; Miss Catherine Walsh,
Miss Joyce Sullivan. Chey-
enne, The fourth greens. Misses Dor
othy Bergerson. Loretta Stapleton.
Margaret Walsh of Cheyenne. The
fifth green's Miss Dorothy Brueckner,
Laramie, Wyo.; Miss Marie Klett,
The red ribbons, Misses
jeanette Mullen. Marie Mcfarland,
Ruby Bath, Mildred Lynch, Anna Nc
Hugh, Anna Doody.
The concert closed with a hymn BY
the senior singing class and short
but eloquent address by the bishop.
GERTRUDE ISABELLA GEDDES.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-02-08
Laughter and Digestion.
Success Magazine.)

IL
That moral mind is really a basis
of good digestion is shown by the re-
markable sensitiveness of the digestive
processes to mental conditions. Sudden
sorrow, bad news, disaster, great losses
OF property or friends, great disappoint-
ments or worry not only arrest all the
digestive processes. but even suspend
the formation of the gastric Juices.
1t has been shown that when the gas
trio follicles are distended and the gas
tric juices flowing freely from them
when one is hungry and eating with
great relish, the sudden receipt of bad
news completely reverses the digestive
processes. The gastric glands immedi-
ately become parehed. dry feverish and
food will remain in the stomach for
many hours with the digestive pro-
cesses absolutely suspended.
The digestion seems to be dependent
upon the condition of the mind Often
our passing moods hasten or retard di-
gesticn.
We often hear people. especially deli
cate women who have nervous dys-
pepsia, say they do not understand how
1t is that they can go out to late sup
pers and banquets and eat heartily all
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-02-08
Rev. Father carriqan's Jubilee.

on Sunday, February 9. will com
mence the three days festivities in
honor Of the twenty-fifth anniversary of
the elevation to the holy priesthood of
Rev Joseph p. Carrigan. one of the
most popular clergymen i'm the Denver
diocese.
Twenty-three years of Father Carri-
gan's ministry have been spent. at st.
Patricks church in Denver. and it is
there that the jubilee exercises will take
place.
The jubilee opening Sunday morning
VIII be at high mass. attended by all
the Catholic societies Of the city. An
informal reception win follow the mass,
and i'm the evening Weir hall viii be
the scene of a reception rendered by
the young women Of the parish.
Monday will be given over to the
children. There viii be mass for them
in the morning and later in the day the
Altar and Rosary society viii serve
dinner. The childTen's reception is to
he at 3 o'clock i'm the afternoon at Weir
hall
ON Tuesday clerical day win be OBJ
served. High mass viii be sung at 1O:3O
o'clock and priests from all parts of
the city as wen IS from adjoining towns
win assist At 1890 dinner viii be
served the clergymen. Speeches viii be
in order and Rev. William O'Ryan, pas
tor of St Leos church. viii act as toast
master The committee i'm charge of
this feature of the program is composed
Of Monsignor Henry Robinson. Rev. p.
A. Phillips and Father Organ.
The Sisters of ST. Joseph's academy
Will have all OF the nuns in the city
meet Father CarTigan at reception
on Wednesday. Luncheon will be
served.
Father CarriGan was born in Auburn.
y. Y, over forty-eight years ago, and
was ordained in 1882. His jubilee prop
erly fell on December % of last year.
but he went east at that time, and the
celebration had to be deferred.
The first charge given Father Carri-
gan was at Breckenridge, and he was
later stationed for one year at the ca
thedral. For twenty-three years he has
been at St Patrick's.
The Intermountain Catholic felicitates
with Father Cauigan in the celebra-
lion Of his silver jubilee