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The San Francisco call., 1908-12-23
In Scarehead Type


The petition is g broadside, in scare
head type. which announces the con-
viction OF the signers that Burns
should be removed from the public
service in order that the money ap-
propriated for his use may be put to
other civic uses.
Here is what Burns had to say when
questioned about the matter:
II have been aware of this petition
for some time, but / haven't paid any
attention to it. If lot of crooks
wanted to remove me. they ought to
have started circulating their petition
before l came to the city in 1906. Al
that time it might have been addressed
to the mayor.
Whether / am on the city payroll OF
not, will remain in San Francisco with
the graft prosecution until we have
cleaned up and tried every crook now
under indictment.
"Who is behind the petition? Per-
haps the United Railroads; it wants
my pay stopped before the trial oi
Calhoun comes up.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-23
Neighbors Too Late

When the neighbors finally succeeded
in reaching the woman she was hurried
to the central emergency hospital and
treated by DR.. r. C. Hill, who pro-
nounced her injuries fatal. From the
emergency hospital she was taken to
the German hospital, where she died.
After her parents and relatives reached
her side, Mrs. Laventha1 continually
asked if her baby were safe, and when
assured that the tot was practically
uninjured, she murmured her thanks
and seemed contented.
The speedy arrival of a chemical
engine prevented the fire from spread
ing to the other parts of the house and
becoming dangerous, and spreading to
the adjoining houses, all of which are
wooden and would have probably been
swept away like chaff.
Policeman Cutie of the Bush street
station and other policemen assisted the
firemen in extinguishing the flames, and
it was not until all were about ready
to leave that one of the policemen
found a $50 gold piece on the floor and
followed this discovery with a search
that revealed sS1 more and three dia-
mond rings. all of which had fallen
from a small bag which Mrs LaventhaI
wore around her neck and which fell
to the floor when the attached string
burned.
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Appropriation Stands

The chairman of the finance commit
tee made plain yesterday that the s70.-
600 appropriated last June for the aid
of the prosecution would not be with
drawn during the remaining months of
pended between January and June at
District Attorney Langdon's discretion
in watching the jury bribers and would
be dynamiters and assassins of the
grafters' defense league would be con-
tinuec Jennings intimated his belief
that the board would take the same
position next summer as it did last.
when the $4,000 was unanimously
voted, and said the finance committee
would take the matter up when the
time came to make up the next budget.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-23

The hOn1ing of San Fran
oisco's northern fleet. which
scours far seas IN search of fish.
furs and DhoIes. is the subject
of an article BY Fred r. Bech-
doll in The Sunday Call.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-23
EDITORIAL
GRAFT

Direct primary bin should pass drawn. II. q
More power for interstate commission. Page @
Reorganization OF the navy department r. 6
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-23
Hostility of Police Commission

"Or it may be possible that certain
members of the police commission are
interested in it since they have shown
such strong hostility toward me, as
instanced by their dragging my name
into the Biggy case during the coro-
ner's inquest and their falsehoods con-
cerning my men. There are~other facts
which would indicate that they are in
terested in it. Take their recent action
in dismissing without a moments con-
sultation the charges brought against
the son of Captain OF Detectives Kelly
for attempting to prevent me from
interviewing Haas.
"Tlfese things show their intnese feel
ing against the prosecution and me.
81 have taken up the matter of the
false charges made before the coroner.
with the district attorney. and the mat
ter will be thrashed out on my return"
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Son Dangerously Ill

Burns will leave on the Overland this
morning for Columbus, o., where his
son George lies in a critical condition as
the result of an operation for appen-
dicitis performed Monday"
II would like to see the names of the
men who would sign such petition
said Supervisor Payot when he learned
yesterday of the petition asking the
board to withdraw financial support
from the district attorneys Office in the
graft prosecution;
1T will be well to know where the
signers stand. They will find out. too,
where the board stands if they present
this paper asking us to go back on the
prosecution"
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~ ARAcAS. Dec. 81. via wilIem-
stad. Dec 22.-rhe end OF the
rule in Venezuela of Cipriano
Castro has cnnne- The dictator
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-12-17

IN the world has been illustrated by so many
famous artists 1t Is easy to see some Of the
reasons which have made Il a favOrite subject
First, there is the religious interest which
centers in the entrance of the Divine Saviour
into the world. Such an event. for all who be-
neve In the Christian religion must nave
profound significance. Il is the sunrise OK
faith the beginning Of a new spiritual world,
the laying OF the cornerstone of the kingdom
OF heaven on earth Even IL the artist himself
were not sure Of this did not altogether be-
heve It, ne would know that other people be-
lieyed it, and by the Imagination he could see
what supreme importance was given by the
faith of Christendom to the brief and simple
story Of the birth at Bethlehem.
Second there is the human interest which
clings TO the ever beautiful relation Of mother
hood and childhood. The tenderest and most
unselhsh love is that with which a true moth
Ir looks upon her little child the most perfect
innocence. and trustful Joy are revealed in the
deep eyes Of the baby who smiles into the face
of his mother bending over him. The paint
ings of the Child Jesus and the Virgin Mary
have drawn into themselves the best thoughts
of men concerning the gracious secret Of ma
ternity and the unstaiaed bliss OF infancy.
Fantastic Legends.
Third, there is the poetic and pictorial inter
est which grows out OF the incidents Of the
-
iy Significance of the birth Of Christ and It's
outward circumstances, the blending Of light
and shade, Joy and sorrow, hope and fear, an
gelic songs and earthly prosecutions. All these
varied elements, centering about a single figure
afford a field Of illumination and illustration
such as art loves.
My first advice then to those who wish
thoroughly to appreciate and enjoy these pic
lures would be to read and re-read the gospel
OF ST. Matthew from the eighteenth verse OF
the first chapter to the end OF the second chap
ter, and the first two chapters of st. Luke's
gospel Then Il would DC w.se 20 read some
OF the later legends which were woven in the
apocryphal books and in the medieval poems
and narratives about the birth and childhood
OF Christ Many Of these legends are curious
and fantastic, evidently allegorical and symbol
cal They have none of the simple dlrectness
and quiet restraint Of the Biblical history.
They are. in effect. clear illustrations of that
native trait OF the human mind--famlliar to
every one who has tried TO tell true story
60 a child-the craving for picturesque detail
"fIoE did Il happeng Where did Il happen?
Who was there? How did they look? What
did they do afterwards?' THESE are the ques-
lions that children ask when they hear a story:
and these are the questions to which men have
given fanciful answers In the aDocryphai and
medieval legends. such as the protevangelium
OF S. James. the gospel OF st. Thomas. the
gospel Of the pseudo. Matthew. The history OF
the nativity Of Mary. the golden legend OF Jaco
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III rs Ri5EzT "
PzkV1HyG SY PL 0Gz0RJT

main divisions those which represent It's &C
tual journey and those which show the Holy
Family resting. either by the way. or In the
land OF Egypt The paintings which deal with
the latter theme-commonly known Is the Re
pose-include some Of the most beautiful works
OF art. especially during the last three centu'
ries. Many details have been introduced FROM
the legends Of Inc flight. in which the apocry-
phai History Of the Nativity Of Mary" is par
tIoularly rich. This is one Of them: The Holy
Family rested blythe road beneath : date palm
and Mary desired to eat Of the fruit; but II
hung high above her head. Joseph. being
weary. was not able to climb the tree. But the
Child Jesus knew hts mothers wish. and at his
command the tree bent down its branches.
Then he thrust his iugers into the sand and
a spring OF water gusbed forth The next morn
ing Jesus thanked the obedient tree. and prom
ised that ono Of It's branches should DO carried
By the angels and planted in Paradise"
Tire Triumph Of the lnnoeents.
The landscape u half shadoped by night
but the moonbeams eeaye a hlmy radiance
over plain and the distant hills where the
watch fires are growing red. In front marches
Joseph, with his basket Of tools on his back.
a sturdy son OF toll The mother. noble
woman OF Palestine carries the child In her
arms. happy and fearless. But who are these
little children that run and float beside the
travellers? They are the spirits OF the muir
dered inn0cents OF bethlehem. set free to fol
low the infant Saviour. and knowing that
through him they have entered by the gate OF
death into eternal joy Three tiny ghosts In
tho rear have not yet felt his presence nor
caught sight OF him. and the pain and terror
Of mortality are heavy upon them. But the
others are radiant and rejoicing as ransomed
souls; and at their feet rolls the river Of life,
breaking into shimmering bubbles In which
the glories Of heaven are reflected Joseph
does not see the spirits doubt whether even
Mary sees them clearly. But Jesus recognizes
his former paymates with JOY. He leans from
his mothers arms to greet them. holding out
handful OF wheat the symbol OF the bread OF
Heaven.
II Is all mystical. visionary. unreal2 Or is
II true picture to the eye Of what faith be
holds in the religion OF Jesus? Surely II this
gospel has any meaning Il Is the bringing OF
light and blessing 60 the suffering little ones
Of earth deeper compassion and tenderer
care for them. and Inc promises OF a heaven
full OF happy children.
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H4DO7UH1 MN zhE cZRRT- CHILD
PARyz1yC BY 1EFREGGER

make us feel the Innocence and lovely grace OF
Mays life. n he has shown us the quiet work
with which she is busy; the sweet order OF her
room which images the tranquility of her SOUL
this also Is well But the great thing Is that
he should perceive and show. as simply as pos.
sible. the charm OF that perfect figure Of maiden
hood. no rude peasant girl. but one with royal
blood IN her veins and heavenly thoughts in
her heart.
The Nativity.
q The pictures Of the Nativity have great
CT variety OF incidents and Of modes Of presen-
tation. The simplest are those which show
Mary and Joseph In tho stable with the child;
then come these in which the angels appear.
OF the sheoherds cane to pay their alteration;
another conception represents the mother
alone with her babe adoring him or nursing
him Pictures Of the presentation In the tenn
pie, and perhaps some Of She Madonna and
Child belong to the general theme OF the Ma
tivity because their central idea is the advent
OF Christ as a little babe
Here the painters have found a wide
field for imagination. and have used large
liberty in expressing the feelings with which
different persons drew near to the holy child.
Mary is almost always shown as wondrously
happy; sometimes, as Ia Murillos Alteration
of the Shepherds" lifting the cloth that COW
ers the child and displaying him with gentle
pride
3. With the Alteration OF the Magi. new ele-
ment comes into the scene. These wise men
from the east, whether they were kings or
not. we're the representatives Of the outside
world.
There are pictures which show the Magl on
their journey led by a star. sometimes
shining In the form OF a babe In the sky; and
others which show them at the court OF
Herod asking their way; and others which
show them being warned by an angel in
dream not to go back 10 Jerusalem; and 9th
ers which show them returning by sea to their
own country. But the great majority Of paint
ers have chosen the moment at which the
gifts OF gold and frankincense and myrrh we're
presented to the child. Here there is room for
splendid color and dramatic contrast
4. The Flight Into Egypt Is the contrasting
companion-piece To the Alteration OF the Magi
The one brings the great world into the dwell
ing OF the Child Jesus; the other carries the
Child Jesus out into the great world.
story Of the Flight.
The pictures Of this subject fall into two
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the painters and embodied in their pictures.
Suppose you have picture of the Annuncia-
ton which represents Mary as passing through
a garden when the angel came to her; that Is
In accordance with the Protevangelium, which
ssys that Mary was chosen by lot from among
the virgins OF Nazareth to spin the royal
purple OF the Temple veil; one day, as
she vas returning from the fountain with her
pitcher Of water. the angel met her and said:
Hall. thou who art full Of grace." and when
she went back TO her spinning he came again
TO her TO complete his message II the picture
represents Mary in the house. working at the
VEIL the artist has chosen TO show us the sec
ond appearance OF the angel. The emblems
which the artists put into their pictures are
significant. The pot of lilies st Mary's side,
the lily-branch in the angels band symbolic
purity. The olive-bough borne by the dove
means peace.
Or here is picture OF the nativity which
shows the Child and his mother and Joseph in
a cave. This is according to the account Of
Justin Martyr land quite I'm harmony with
the customs of PalestlneJ that the stable OF
the inn where Christ was born was a grotto
in the rocks. Here perhaps you see the OK
and the ass bowling their heads before the
child This is told by the gospel of the pseudo
Matthew in fulhllment of the prophecy Of
Isaish The OK knoweth his owner and the
ass his masters crib" Here. again. Is a daz-
zlins supernatural light radiating from the
child. SO that shepherds who have Just entered
must shade their eyes. This detail is given
in many legends.
How the story Develops.
The hve chief points around which the paint
ings of the birth and childhood OF Christ nat
urally group themselves are a. The Annun-
citation; CD The Nativity; (3t The liberation
OF the Magi; (4) The Flight Into Egypt; 90
The Home at Nazareth.
l. The Annunciation comes from the frst
chapter OF ST. Luke. and with it are associated
two miuor incidents. the visit OF Mary to her
cousin Elizabeth. and the birth OF John the
Baptist, the forerunRer OF Christ. The painters
have delighted to show us the virginia. beauty
and meeL ness OF Mary: the Joy with which the
angel brought his message, and the awe and
wonder with which she received the new con-
ceptlon OF her son as the Son OF the Highest.
the Saviour Of his people. No picture OF the
Annunciatlon Is good In which this wonder and
this Joy are not expressed. II In addition the
painter has chosen 10 put In many details 10
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-12-17

bus de Voragine, the poems
Of Konrad OF Fussesbrunn.
Walther af Rheinau. Abbess
Kroswitha, and the tradi-
lions given by Justin Mar
tyr. st. Jerome. st. Bernard
and many other writers.
Much of this legendary
and symbolist material was
taken up quite nalvely BY
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-12-17
The Review
Sunday School Lesson for Dec. ~. 1908
Specially Arranged for mis- Paper

GOLDEN TEXT. Keep thy heart with
an diligence; for out Of q are tho issues
OF life PROV. ga
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-11-11
THOSE SCHOOLS AGAIN.

The school trustees did the only
thing they could do last night. when
they decided to meet the next pay
roll with script Notes in bank must
be paid out of the funds in hand. and
there is nothing left. unless the trus-
tees go down into thei- own pockets.
They have been doing this until they
saw, that they would have 70 face
an actual personal loss, unless they
stopped. The Sun does not believe
there will be any inconvenience ex-
perienced by teachers on account of
the due bills. We do not believe a
INGREDIENT in the city will refuse to
accept the paper. and any one. who
would cash a teachers note at dis
count, would be so severely condemn
ed that he never would recover his
standing in the community.
The fact that the board is COM
PEELED to pay off in this manner is Sc
rious, as rejecting on the future.
With the payment of these notes in
bank. the floating debt will be wiped
out, but not the effect OF that floating
debt. The board was compelled, in
order to meet obligations incurred
last spring, to spend the July revenue,
which should have been on hand TO
meet the first payroll of the present
school year. Notes were executed
and the October revenue went to pay
OF those notes and the January rev.
enue Is being anticipated to meet Oc-
tober bills. II viii so continue. I'M
less the city comes to the rescue. and
the board will be compelled TO antici-
pate the July revenue OF 1909 to
meet the spring obligations, and the
next school year will be started with
out money again, just as this year has
II some means can be devised to re-
store that 500. 900 OF July revenue to
the schools. they will, at least, be
where they were before the new
buildings were erected as far as avail
able revenue is concerned. although
the growing establishment makes
constantly increasing demands. that
cannot be met.
An increased property assessment
and the extension of the city limits
to Wallace park will provide more
revenue eventually, but the pressing
need of the present must be met by
an emergency appropriation of some
kind.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-11-11
THE TARIFF REVISION.

The cost of production In America
and abroad, including the material,
labor and interest on the capital in
vested, Is to be Mr.. Taft's measure
of the tariff schedules. OF course,
the tariff will he revised by congress
and. of course. interests that hope to
profit by excess rates will have their
representatives and their cash on
hand to influence the committee; but
we believe with the LaFollettes and
Beverages and Cumminses in the SEN
ate whatever jobbery is concocted in
the house will be thwarted in the up
per chamber. We also believe that
the direct honesty of Mr.. Taft and his
well known courage will put the re-
sposibility for infidelity, II any
appears, right where II belongs; and
when he has done that he may safely
leave the congressman in the hands
of their constituents for disciplining.
President Roosevelt has found a
new use for publicity, and Governor
Hughes and Mr.. Taft are experts in
the use of IT, Mr.. Cannon and some
Others OF the old school learned how
loud, at least, public resentment may
become, and we venture to assume
that they received a little scare.
II is going to be mean fight over
the tariff revision, and there will be
much abuse hesped on honest men
before they are through with II. Re
vision does not necessarily mean re-
duction, although We anticipate a
general scaling of schedules. Each
schedule must be considered separ-
ately; for no two are governed by like
conditions. Also the experts on
schedules are the men interested in
them and affected by them. and when
they are consulted the country nat
urally will imply that a job is being
fixed up.
II is fine thing to be a public Off
cial trying to do his duty in the face
of interested opposition and the sus-
picion OF his constituents.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-11-11
Kentucky Kernels

Rain fell all, over the state
Henry County News changes hands.
DR.. A. A. Hendrix, of Crofton, dies.
Enrolment of Mayfeld schools
SO7.
Counterfeit money in circulation at
Frankfort.
Fire at Hickman destroyed Ellison
Bros store.
julius ode and Fannie Smith, OF
Leitchfield, wed.
Headless body of unknown man
found near Middlesboro.
A Kentucky Society of the Friend
less has been incorporated.
Postmaster Triplett. of Bath coun-
ty, accused OF selling liquor.
Mayfield council refused to repeal
Sunday closing law as to meat shops.
Albert Dougherty. of Evansville.
was hurt playing football at Hender-
son.
Manly Lawton, of Pewee Valley. Is
appointed Lieutenant of the Philip
pine constabulary.
Creditors of the Daviess County
Bank and Trust company will get 80
cents on the dollar.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-11-11
CIVILIZATION

Civilization is not the opportunity
the means and the instruments: but
the way in which the opportunity
the means and the instruments are
used. II is the cooperation of all for
thc good of the individuals. the serv-
ice of individuals for the good of all.
The scholar dwelling in the wilder
ness far from railroads and the COM
forts and Injuries of modern city life,
Is Just as civilized, as If he could ride
In taxicab TO the station and secure
a through Pullman ticket to the other
end of the wilderness. II tribes that
wandered over the eastern wastes in
ancient days had railroads. we doubt
not they would have been single
track lines with grade crossiBgsgf be-
tause the people were barbarians and
teckoned human life and real econ
only at less than comforts that could
be bought.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-11-11
SOUTH DAKOTA DIVORCES.

Among other beneficient results of
the recent election, South Dakota
wiped out her chief disgrace. The
secret divorce is abolish I'd. and com
mercialized immortality under state
sanction no longer stains the reputa-
ton of this union. The secret divorce
was a source of revenue to South Da-
kota, in one sense, just as the easy
corporation laws of New Jersey swell
ed the treasury of that avaricious lit
tie sister state; but the cost of it all
mounted higher than the revenue.
While the few were being enriched,
the state was acquiring a bad name.
and the multitude of citizens were
losing by II. The movement for the
uniform divorce laws, and the agita-
tion aroused in church circles in de-
Tense of the sanctity of the marriage
vows are having their influence on
society. Some day marriage in GER
tain circles will cease to be a joke
AND ostracism become horrible real
fly.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-11-11
End of Smiths Bank.

Murphpsboro. H.. Nov. 1.-THE
remaining assets OF the Mississippi
Vallew Banking company were sold
today by Deputy Sheriff Thorp. The
assets consisted of lease on the
bank building, notes amounting to
$4,000 and a masters certificate for
800. The lease. which is for TWEEN
ty-two years, sold for 500. The 3d.
900 worth of notes brought $50 This
is the last one OF the w. b. Smith
banks Smith was convicted in MUIR
physboro last February on charge
OF conspiracy, in with j. 5. Nall. to
defraud the Eikvlle bank, of this
county, also launched by Smith, and
both were sentenced to the peniten.
tlary at Chester. Smith is In the
Chester penitentiary, while his asso-
ciate. Nall. is out on bond pending
the action OF the higher court. Smith
withdrew his petition for appeal.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-11-11
STATE soIDIBRY.

The accidental killing OF a Tennes-
see militiaman at Reelfoot lake by a
comrade. recalls the fact that in the
year Kentucky soldiers have been on
duty, nothing like that has occurred,
although no one knows when such an
accident is likely to happen. With a
hostile population in some places and
hostile local authorities using every
opportunity to embarrass the soldiers,
81 reflects wonderful credit on the
soldiers individually. as well as the
discipline of the force and the tact
and judgment of the men in COM
mand, that there has been so little
friction and so remarkable freedom
from untoward happenings.