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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-28
A Poor Chart for Presidential Course

issued for billiard halls, etc, INCLUDE
a permit to make bets. There never
was time in the history of the United
States when TIE duty of a protecting
public toward young men who VIII
soon be voters and whose upbringings,
ideas and standards to a great extent
will determine the future of the re-
public was so urgently indicated as
now. Thousands of boys who should
be at school are earning wages, ana
knowledge of this has caused unusual
activity among all manner of sharpers
and sharks. One evil produces many.
There is a great deal of truth in the
fable of Pandora's box.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-28
LINCOLN-ROOSEVELT
LEAGUE

ME HOPE the good citizenship ex-
wv emplifed in the Lincoln-Roo
Welt league will be appreciated
share with us the opinion that any
moral political force should be well
coined and encouraged in a community
which needs the services of it's bravest
and best men in it's fight against cor
poration bossism. A political boss
often needs to be apologized for, but a
political boss who is also a railway or
corporation hireling, ready to do the
bidding of his masters and come and
go at their whistle, is beyond apology.
In its antagonism to bossism and its
fight for free politics the Lincoln
Roosevelt league is engaged in a
worthy cause, and no true Democrat
is ungallant enough not to hope with
all his heart that the work of the
league may re-establish the rival party
in a position of political probity, honor
and independence. Let us hope that in
the days to come clean, uncontrolled
and unowned men may represent both
the great political organizations at all
times, and that the hateful interference
of se1f-seeking interests may become
only a dim memory of the past. For
this end the acknowledgements league
is working. and in it's struggle for
clean, independent politics we wish it
success.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-28
PROTECT OUR BOYS

CAPTAIN PAUL FLAMMER and the
police board will be thanked by
" all good citizens for revoking
licenses of billiard halls ETC., which
permit gambling on their premises.
Some of these licensed premises have
been nothing more nor less than
gambling joints or resorts, conducted
under the protection of a license which
undoubtedly deceived many OF the boys
who frequented them. These young
lads, although they pride themselves
on their knowledge of the ways of the
world. are unsophisticated and easily
deceived. The wiser they are in their
own immature conceit the better
pleased is the willy wording who sets
traps for them. Some smart boys"
are green enough to be fooled by the
outward appearance and form of
license and to believe that licenses
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-28
DEFENDANT OF GRAFTERS
WANT PROSECUTION STOPPED
MNTERFEREs WITH BUSINESS"

IL the auestioner will repeat his In
o1iry for two sides of the case for
hours he will never hear anything
more explicit. He will hear that the
Spreckels family is very wicked. He
will hear that Heney Is an outsider:
He will hear that Burns peeped
through holes to get proof of the guilt
of some grating officials. He VIII
hear attacks upon the prosecution for
hours: he will hear apologies for the
grafters and for grating as long as
he can listen, but he will never hear
that a guilty official who takes bride
or a corrupt business man who gives
one ought to be punished In accord
ance with the statutes in such cases
made and provided.
This campaign is not without sys-
tenn A series of dinners was given IN
the homes of some of the social leaders
of the city at which the whole CONVEX
sation was devoted to the campaign of
sitting the voice of the civic con-
science. Every weekly paper In the
city. religious and all, with one excep-
ton, IS either attacking the prosecution
or remaining silent.
This campaign in the sacred name of
'business," which seeks to make the
people forget, is entirely Independent
from another campaign conducted by
other defenders. of the grafters. Threat
ening letters are their weapons. The
chief witness for the prosecution, for
mer Supervisor Gallagher, was the in
tended victim of an assassin who en-
dangered the lives of seven other per-
sons by dynamiting the house where
Gallagher lived. Whether this plot was
laid by persons interested in the de-
Tense or not has not been proved, but
the prosecution says it will prove it
eventually.
The grafters who turned states evil
dence and were granted immunity in
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-28
CLEAR, CRISP AND CLEAN
RUDOLPH SPRECKELS

RUDOLPH SPRECKELS was well
II. coined warmly in Los Angeles,
~ where he was hailed as a rich
man who truly makes himself the con-
scientious steward of his fortune and
iabors for the public good. At the
Lincoln Roosevelt league meeting he
received an ovation, and yesterday he
was entertained at luncheon at the
Westminster hotel, where he met
eighty citizens representing that ever
increasing body of thinking men iden-
titled with the great Notwithstanding
movement for purity in politics. Mr..
Spreckels certainly deserves the good
will and support of his fellow citizens
in every part of the United States. In
the midst of great physical disaster
at San Francisco he worked with will
to bring order out of chaos. In the
midst of a great moral disaster again
he worked with a will, and Is helping
to bring order out of chaos. He exem-
plifies the highest type of citizenship,
that which is constantly true to prin-
ciple. Not only the city of which he
was benefactor and helper, but every
city in the state is proud of him, and
he cannot visit any of them without
receiving hearty greeting. Indeed, in
every city of the Union he is recog-
nized as a pattern of good citizenship,
benevolence and common sense; every
where his example has been appreci-
ated and everywhere his influence has
been felt. The work of such man
as Mr.. Spreckels gives moral uplift
to every community, and all friends
of good government should stand by
him through thick and thin, and up
hold his hands in every effort he makes
for the public welfare. The support
he should receive should be loyal, I'M
swerying and universal while he is
engaged In the work of Kidding his
native city of a gang of official cor
ruptionists backed by the same politi-
cal machine the Lincoln-R oosevelt
league is fighting. He says he has
taken his stand against conditions
which permit corporations to control
courts, fix juries and put the machin-
cry in motion which frees wealthy
the poor man who, driven to despera-
ton by the dire need of his family,
steals a loaf of bread. He advises the
Lincoln Roosevelt league to make no
compromise with machine forces, but
to stay with the fight and try again.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-28

TO Drlng tno graft -
ers to justice by covering them with
unjust infamy.
Newspapers, bank presidents, "re-
spectacle" citizens, men of high social
position, and even men of high church
position, are actively engaged in a
campaign of abuse and ridicule which
has for it's victim Francis j. Heney
and his associates in tho prosecution
of the criminals who debauched the
city's honor. At the same time they
apologize for some of these men whose
guilt is as we'll established as is the
fact of the existence Of the men.
Desperate efforts are being made by
business men who believe themselves
honest to create sentiment In favor
of dropping the prosecution OF these
criminals because the reports OF the
trials in the newspapers will injure
the reputation of the city with people
abroad" They seem not to remember
that the outside world expects the
honest people of San Francisco to
bring the criminals to punishment.
They seem to forget that II these
grafters go scot free other graft
ers are sure to arise and pursue their
career in confident expectation of the
protection of the respectable business
element of the city.
Some Of the newspapers IN san FRAN
cisco ridicule every move made by the
district attorney and his assistants.
They impugn the motives of Rudolph
Spreckels, who made the graft prose-
cution possible. They gloHt over the
difficulties thrown about the prose-
cutors by the hosts of thugs hired by
the grafters of the Ruef stripe. They
laugh at the arguments advanced by
those who are seeking justice. They
cartoon and lampoon Prosecutor Heney
and Detective Burns
The first thing one of the self-styled
respectable business men" says to the
stranger within the gates of the city
is: well, there are two sides to this
graft question" II he is asked to
name the two sides he replies: "Of
course Ruef and that gang of
labor union officials were pretty
bad, but then there is graft In
every city. 1t is human nature. San
Francisco Is no worse than any other
city. There always will be grating. We
can't help that, you know" II pressed
to be explicit and give the two sides he
will say: "Well. you see t.iis prosecu-
ton by Spreckels and Heney and that
crowd has hurt business and this town
has lost millions of capital by 1t. Il
ought to be stopped"
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-28

the strictest and explosions matters of
constant occurrence.
This is at bottom, I am satisfied, a
pronouncedly individualistic nation end
the universal outcry against the pro-
fessional politician is in itself over
whelming proof that it will never give
final consent to what is essentially a
bureaucratic scheme, proposing to con-
centrate all power in the hands of the
government, that is to say, of officials.
How do you suppose the farmers Of
this country who, for the most part,
have dug their farms out of the will
derness, will fancy the placing of the
entire agricultural industries OF the
country in the hands of that particular
department of the Socialistic republic
to be known as the agricultural bu-
reau? a
1t may be that the present hard
times and the existence of large
army of unemployed will give a tenn
porary -fillip to the Socialist vote, but
ii will be only. temporary, and already
great signs of weakness are making
themselves manifest in the party itself:
The fact that many Of the party did
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-28

not want Debs nominated for the pres
idency. for the reas IN that 1t would
look as If he was the only man II had,
vet could find no other man, is In itself
a most unhealthy sign. The party
Rut the main point is the unques-
tionably individualistic character of
the American people, as shown in their
present WEAKNESS with the increasing
hurea,,cratic tendencies of the last few
wears. This will ultimately bring us
hack TO that conception of democracy
which we have inherited from Jeffer-
hast which governs least. and 1t will
he seen that the paternaiistic expert
merits in which we have been engaging
---nrotection and the like--are profound
errors f. III. THOMASSON.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-28

prostitution OF the
power of office by
Mayor Schmitz and
his administration,
the story of the
wicked boss rule of
Abe Ruef, the story
of the downfall of
the grafters from
high official position
these things have
been told to every
American who reads
a newspaper.
But not even San
Francisco realizes to
the full extent the
meaning of the pres
ent campaign of in
nuendo which aims
to restore some of
the criminals of the
black era of graft to
their old position of
responsibility, and to
destroy the men who
have been fighting
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-28

If coming events cast their shadows
before the Southern Pacific machine Is
sitting in the big black shadow of a
great event in the shape OF tine
thorough and satisfactory defeat OF
machine forces by the league which Is
coming as a sequel to the work of the
Lincoln Roosevelts at the state Repub-
lican convention.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-28

After three years controversy and
litigation the ballots in the Hearst
Mcclellan mayoralty contest in New
York are to be recounted. Manhattan
is trembling lest Mr.. Hearst may De
able to prove his claims. The thought
that at one fell sweep he may veto all
legislation for three years is
appalling.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-28

"All ordinances and rules with ref
erence to the sale of liquor in restau-
rants and cafes are to be enforced Wig
orously by the police department" In
reading this accent the word "vigor-
ously"
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-28

A shorter catechism Is recommended
by the Presbyterian church, but it is
not the famous shorter 'catechism
over which many theological battles
have been fought. 1t is an even shorter
shorter catechism.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-28

Excellent work is being accomplished
by the Murphy Gospel Temperance as
ISOLATION. Mr. Murphy provides FOOD
for thought in a statement that many
of the broken down men who have been
induced by him to sign the pledge have
come from refined homes, are highly IN
telligent and that among them are to
be found graduates of Yale and Prince
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-28
The ublic Letter Box

Letters intended for publication must be
accompanied by the name and address of
the writer. The Herald gives the widest
latitude to correspondents. but assumes no
respons ibility for their views. Letters
should not exceed 500 words.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-28

A fine of $40 imposed yesterday on a
man guilty of cruelty to horse was
the first result of vigorous campaign
against brutality to brutes which will
be conducted by the S. p. c. A.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-28

The Wilmington Journal predicts the
state will be lost to Taft If the San
Pedro harbor wrong is not righted
speedily. There is no doubt of this
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-28
simply Fierce

I The Star Boarder Solomon islands)-By the
sss,n, We had him boiled with caper sauce
os sunday Monday he was sliced cold. we
had him as hash on Tuesday, and now here
hs is In the soup.-Puck.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-28

the stupendous corruption Of the Ruef-
SchmitE era of graft. But civic con-
sciences, like human consciences, are
sometimes to be lulled to sleep--some-
times to be befudd1ed by false issues.
One of the tlaclxest crimes In the his
tory OF governments is now being at
tempted in the city of San Francisco.
1t is the effort to make the people for
get the guilt of the grafters by falsely
representing the purposes of the prose-
cution.> The story of the shameful
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-28

AN FRANCISCO-The ma
Jority of the people of San
Francisco are good honest
folk who are still needing the
voice OF that civic conscience
which commands the city to
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-28

Observation-Disclosures in California.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-02-29
Are Their Own Banks.

Almost any Mexican in professional or business life carries on his person anywhere between $200 and $500. Even the poor Indian in his blanket can more than likely produce more than many foreigners.
 The ordinary Mexican professional man will be found to carry sums of money on his persons that would sur prise the ordinary traveller and even cause him worry were he forced to carry 1t with him, yet the Mexican never thinks of It.
 It was but few days ago that an instance of this kind was brought to attention. One Mexican of the middle class asked another in casual way if he could change $1,000 bill. The other pulled out a wallet from his in- side pocket and counted out nearly $2, 000 Time after time this has hap pened and 1t seems no uncommon thing for a Mexican of the middle class to carry between 1000 and 1000 pesos on his person.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-02-29
"Yer Boun' Ter Do Wrong If Cop Is
 Erbout," Retorted the Burglar.

rising from his seat but the cold muzzle of a revolver touched his bump of benevolence. Don't stir!" said q gruff voice. I'm Bill!"
 The president of the Peerless did stir, for the icy coldness of the weap- on touching his bald head startled him immensely, but "Bill' was prepared for the movement, and the frozen bar rel followed. The hater of cops came suddenly to life, and in two minutes the mining magnate was gagged and bound securely to the bed
 Well, he beats the band!" whis- pered the new arrival. There is me sittin out on that fire escape freezin' to death an him wastin' our good time chirpin' erbout the virtues of cops"
 Five minutes afterward, when the pair were ready to move with a choice selection from Mr. William Barringford Everston's bureau, the ex- prisoner stopped before the president of the New Peerless Patagonian Mi ming Company and whispered quietly: Yer lucky yer in a game the cops know nothing erbout If they did" The stubby fingers again went to work on the imaginary screw, and a mind picture of the performance remained with William B. long after his visitors had crept quietly away.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-02-29

the mining magnate, but if you are goin' straight"
 No one Is ever goin' straight to a cop," interrupted his guest. Bill ses they is ment'ly wall-eyed."
 "Nonsense!" cried Everston. That is the opinion of the ignorant. Now P-he threw his chest forward-"I never had trouble with the police in my life"
 The burglar was interested. What's yer gamer" he asked.
 I'm in the mining business"
 Cops don't know much erbout minin'," remarked the prisoner; If they did"-he broke off suddenly and twisted his fingers round an imaginary screw head-'youd know, mister"
 The president pooh-hoohed the as sertion, but the burglar was obstinate.
 You've got 'em ter the good with yer makeup" he said mournfully. Tt gives 'em the stan aside signal"
 But If you do no wrong!" queried William B.
 Yer boun' ter do wrong If a cop is erbout,' retorted the burglar Bill ses it's human cussedness."
 This acquaintance of yours named Bill" said the head of the Peerless Patagonian Company, who is he?"
 The prisoner grinned. "Bilrs a watcher" he replied
 "A watcher of what?" asked the president.
 Cops"
 If you and your friend Bill" MT. Everston said solemnly, watched op- portunities instead of the police you'd be better off"
 The advice tickled the guest i'm mensely. He tried to speak, but an unintelligible gurgle was his best eff. fort. This gayety on the part Of the burglar angered MT. Everston, and he decided to give the fellow fright. He bent forward with the intention of
The Prescott daily news., 1908-02-29
Tax Collectors Notice.

1 will attend at the following places on the dates mentioned for the purpose of collecting taxes for the year 1907. Owners of real estate will bring their last years tax receipt, also the number of their school district:
 Falcon, Tuesday p. m. February 18th Falcon, Wednesday am. |" 26th. Register, p. m. |" 18th. Bodcaw, Thursday !" 27th.
 Azor, Friday am. !" 28th.
 Sutton, Friday pm. and Saturday m. February 18th and 18th.
 Laneburg Monday March 2nd.
 Mt. Moriah, Tuesday a. m. Mch 3rd. Gale, Tuesday p. m. '' 3rd. Morris, Wednesday a. m. C 4th. Boughton, Thursday |" 9th. Emmet, Friday '' 9th. And will remain in Prescott until April 10th, after which time the books will be closed. ED HOOD, Collector of Nevada County.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-02-29

When man is rank failure. he al- ways planes some woman; when he succeeds, he forgets to.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-02-29
To OUR OUT OF TOWN SUBSCRIBERS.

Complying with recent ruling of the Postmaster General me News will have to discontinue all papers sent through the mail where subscribers arrears.
 The order went into effect January l. 1905 after which date three months allowed renewal subscrp ons to The Daily News and year the Weekly News rom such subscribers not paid in advance of that dae 1t has been pleasure heretofore of The News to tend credit to such subscribers it deemed worthy of credit and in some instances have doubt may have been some little accommodation subscribers. After the limit has expired feel that subscribers will ap recate the necessity part conforming ue government regulation by disseminating their subscrp uons upon expiration. In doing it is matter about once ruling making it imperative.
 Not even complimentary copies be sent We shall nave to follow the ruling of the posofce department suer the penalty imposed by the government which we cannot afford
 The Departments Ruling.
 reasonable time will be allowed publishers heWas of subscriptions but unless subscriptions pessy renewed after the term for which they paid within the following periods:
 Dalies within three months;
 Tri-weezlies within six months;
 Weeklies, within year,
 Semi monthlies within three months;
 Bimonthes, within six months; rn Quarterlies, within six months.
 shall not be counted in the legitimate list of subscribers ana copies mailed account thereof shall not be accepted or mailing at the second class postage rate of cent pouho but be mailed at the transient second class stage rate of cent for each four fraction thereof, prepaid by stamps affixed
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-06
CHINESE PUZZLE
IN PARTITION
Land to Be Divided Into F0urths
and Eighths and Then
F0urteenthS.

An order was entered by Judge De
Bolt yesterday appointing E. D. Bald
win a commissioner to partition GER
tain lands involved in the partition
suit of Kalama Rodrigues and others
against Antoine Rodrigues and others.
A piece of land and the homestead at
kalihi are directed to be conveyed to
J. A. Magoon, trustee, to pay the rents
to Kalama Rodrigues for her life. At
ter her death the first piece is to be
sold and the proceeds distributed one
eighth each to Peter Rodrigues, Maria
Coelho, Simon Rodrigues, and Anna
Aiona; one-eighth to Joe Kulia and
Roselina Kulia, and two-eighths to J.
P. Mendonca. Upon the death of Ka-
lama, Maria Coelho is to get the home-
stead as her own, and which she shall
take as three-fourths of her one-eighth
share in the estate. The rest of the
land shall then be divided into eigths
and one-fourth of one of these eighths
shall be set apart to Maria COelho.
After deducting this one-fourtn of one
eighth, the remainder of the land shall
be divided into fourteen equal parts
two of which shall be given to each
of Peter. Simon, Antoine and Anna to
pS ltCAd ny AllSiII III StN CT any L"u ~
Joe and Rosalina Kulia to be held by
them as tenants in common; and four
such parts to J. P. Mendonca to be
held by him in severalty.
But in addition to his microscopic
subdivision the commissioner is to
divide 1t so that Maria shall get her
ne-thirty-second on the east side of
the Kalihi government road. one of
Antone's shares shall join his house,
lot. The subdivisions shall be made
subject to existing leases and the rem
tails shall be divided eQuitably and
proportionately; and when the COM
missioner has solved this Chinese puz-
zle he is to give the answer to the
court
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-06
AN AUSTRALIAN COMMERCIAL
TRAVELLER s STORY,

It is the commercial traveller who
finds the many changes of climate and
water irving. Mr.. Chas. G. Chapman.
who represents large Brisbane con-
cern, had been troubled for years with
chronic diarrhoea. On one of his trips
fellow traveller recommended Cham
berlain s Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy and this is what he SAYS of it:
q procured a bottle and experienced
great relief after taking a few doses
Before the bottle was finished I was
cured and have not been troubled
since This remedy is for sale by
Benson, Smith & Co., Ltd, Agents for
Hawaiian Islands.