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The San Francisco call., 1908-04-24
DYNAMITE OuTRAGE

Dynamiting Of James L. Gallagher's home
crsftily planned By. cool sssassins who show
cunning Of skilled criminals. Page
Fremont older warned that he and Gallagher
were marked for death and was told of plot
at ocean beach. Page 3
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-24
EDITORIAL

Dynaniters did a bad nights work at Gal
lsgher's house for the higher ups" Page @
Roguery in the bank commission. Page g
For the common good. Page 9
Frying out the fat. Page g
Let rs have those hattleshfns Page q
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20 TO the primary polls
~ on May 5, republicans,
and break Herrin'S

~ on M ay ,, republicans,
and break Herrin'S
grip on California.
Herrfn will have a ticket
of push" or confrOIlabIe
delegates i'm each assembly
district. Y0u can beat that
ficket-dO it.
The Lincoln Roosevelt
league viii have in each aS-
SembIy district a ticket
composed of men owing al
Iegiance to nobody but the
people. You can elect that
fickef-do it.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-24
UNIT IN LEAGUES SUPPORT

State Organizer Chester H Rowell
and Senator Charles NJ Belshaw will
address the meeting at Palo Alto. The
republicans OF Palo Alto are almost a
anti in their support Of the principles
and aims Of the league. and it was
deemed unnecessary TO organize there
until il became necessary to assemble
The republicans of the university town
20 nominate a delegate ticket
The Efforts OF the machine strikers to
defeat the league by foul tactics have
reacted with tremendous effect in Ala
x1eds. county and the other counties in
the third congressional district The
refusal OF Alameda county's Machine
Clerk Cook to appoint deputy registrars
for the accommodation Of white men
and at the same time sending special
deputies into Chinatown to round up
the native Chinese, hop heads and ex-
-ronvicts has dfsgusted hundreds of re-
publicans who ordinarily pride them
selves upon the regularity OF their
partisan activities. i.
The repudiation of the congressional
committee by its secretary, District At
torney Everett J. Brown. who refused
10 share responsibility for the COM
rnfttee's Infamous trickery in appoint
ing "a delegates after agreeing 10 give
the disfranchised republicans a hear
ing. opened the eyes OF the voters to
the desperation OF the machihe's plight
and 70 the necessity Of wiping out an
oreanization willing TO go TO any
lengths to accomplish the purposes OF
its master. Herrin.
REPUBLIcANs AROUSED
The republicans of Alameda county
are aroused as they have never been
before and the defeat OF the machine
IN Oakland. Berkeley and Alameda will
put the third district comfortably
within the Lncoln-Roosevelt league
column. without the assistance OF the
primary law the anti-machine forces
are making winning fights throughout
the FIRST district
= The machine is making desperate
stand IN Humboldt county. the home
OF GfIIett and the voting home OF
George A knight, who. with GilIett.
n. H. de Young and General Harrison
Gray Otis. is slated By the machine
for delegate at large to the Chicago
convention. The anti-machine repub-
licans demonstrated that they were
but nine votes short Of control of the
county committee in the contest for
chairman. and that they were strong
enough 70 force the holding Of pri-
mary elections IN the county. They
confidently assert that in winning the
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craftfly planned By cool assassins, who show
cunning Of skilled criminals. Page 1
Fremont older warned that he and Gallagher
were marked for death and was told of plot
at ocean beach. Page 3
FLEET
At breakfast to Secretary Of the Navy Met
calf petition from 500 commercial and civic
bodies. urging that powerful feet be maintained
% this coast, VIII be presented Page
Evans will lose command OF feet May 9.
cording TO order Of navy department. Page
Fleet week in Los Angeles TO end in whirl Of
entertainment for officers and men. 1900 Of
whom win take auto ride. Page 4
GRAFT
Try Abe Ruef and the remaining two may be
secured today. Page 10
Andrew n Wilson, former boodling super
visor, RECEIVERS his memory and gives damaging
testimony against the defendant in the trial of
TREY L. Ford Page 10
POLITICS
Lincoln Roosevelt league enters on last round
with Herrin machine, which is tottering
70 its fall. Page I
Thirty-eighth district club Of league to give
Herrin push a rude awakening at the
polls. Page 5
CITY
George s. Littell. victin1izer Of women, or
dered taken TO Seattle TO answer for Imperson.
sting secret service agent. Page 1
Widow Of Leopold Kahn seeks to set aside
deed of property in San Francisco which, she
alleges. her son obtained by fraud Page 10
In o.Br1en divorce case husband says be let
his wife throw a 1T unaided and she pulled his
hair. Colonel Maddox just chews gum. Page II
Girl fitted by soldier lover attempts suicide
L.
action Of the conductor. Page 10
SUBURBAN
Mark wilkins. convicted of the murder OF
vernie Carmin. msintains silence, but his at
torney VIII appeal. Page 8
james D. PheIan will speak at meeting in
Berkeley 70 induce voters Of that city to buy In
dian burial ground for park site Page g
Fremont Older and Attorney Frost have lively
tilt during the trial of the Reagan libel suit at
San Rafael Page 8
COAST
Joe Simpson, a gambler who murdered James
Arnold at skidoo is hanged to telephone pole
by mob. Pnge IL
Representative OF John Bays Hammond min
ing engineer. visits Rawhide to examine reports
on properties there Page 0
EASTERN
senator Piles proposes amendment TO naval
appropriation bill providing for four new battle
ships Page
Secretary Garfield tells Hayes and Kahn he
soon viii sign authorization for San Francisco's
use OF Hetch Hetchy. Page IL
In testimony before the grand jury In New
York Thomas F. Ryan asserts that s5 per cent
OF railroad stock is water. Page IL
SPORTS
Lssaro scores his third straight victory in win
ming the Carnsdero handicap at Emeryville
track. Page 13
Commuters and Beavers seesaw until the
eighth inning, when Heitmuller and Esgan break
up the game. Angels defeat Seals. Page Is
Mrs Horton f. Phipps' bull terrier champion,
RrookIyn Patsy. defeats Judge z. p. Shortalls
Champion silkwood Ben Ali at kennel club
snow. Page IL
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LEAGUE ENTERS
ONLAST ROUND
WITH MACHINE
GncoIn-ROOsevelt Republicans
Ready to Complete Rout
of Herrin Forces
Fifth Congressional District
Soon VIII Be Aligned
for the Fray
Meetings of Organization Are
Planned for PaIo Alto and
Thirty-ninth

With the machine forces complete
iy routed in many of the interior
counties which they hoped to control
through the disfranchisement of the
republicans of those counties and with
Us success assured in those districts
protected by the primary election law,
the Lincoln-Roosevelt league will en-
ter today upon the last round of its
great fight for the emancipation of
the republican party from the corrupt
domination of the Southern Pacific
rompsny's political bureau.
IN the fifth congressional district the
last organization work will be done
tonight IN the thirty-ninth assembly
district. san Francisco, and in Palo
ninth district viii be organized under
the direction OF Charles s Wheeler, the
leagues district committeeman.
The organization viii be perfected at
a public meeting at Theater hall. Cali
fornia street and Fifth avenue. The
cruz VIII De FORMED IN the open' ana
Committeeman Wheeler announced In a.
speech before the thirty-ninth district
Independent republican club Tuesday
night that all republicans Of the dis
trict who believed IN government for
the people and by the people would be
welcomed to participation in the or
ganizstion OF the club and the selection
OF. its candidates for delegates to the
state convention.
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FLEET
GRAFT

Ten men are sworn for duty on the jury
try Abe Rnef and the remaining two may
secured today. Page
Andrew ". Wilson, former boodling sup-
visor, RECEIVERS his memory and gives damagi
testimony against the defendant in the trial
TREY L. Ford Page
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Continued on Page Z. Middle Column 1.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-10

Ing death by poison, and is on hane
with his testimony"
AS they approached the Office thf
crowd OF men around the doorway
drew aside to let them pass.
Our chances of worming ourselves
through that jam seem pretty Slim
to me" whispered Mary, glancing into
the already overcrowded room.
Let me make way for YOU" said
Paul Langford, as he separated him.
self from the group of men standing
IN front, and came up to them.
! have watered my horse" he said
hashlng merry smile at Mary as he
began showing his big shoulders
through the press, closely followed
by the two young women.
1t was strange assembly through
winch they pressed; ranchmen and
cowboys, most of them, Just in from
ranch and range, hot and dusty from
long riding, perspiring freely, redolent
OF strong tobacco and the peculiar
smell that betokens recent and init
mate conpanionship with that part
ana parcel of the plains, the horse.
Inc room was indeed hot and close
ana reeklng with bad odors. There
were also present large delegation
OF cattle dealers and saloon men from
Velpen, and some few Indians from
RoseDud agency, whose curiosity was
unsuitable where the courts were con.
cerned, far from picturesque in their
limiting, nondescript cowboy gar. |
ments. :
Yet they were kindly, most of the
men gathered there. Though at first
they refused, with stolid resentment
to be thus thrust aside by the breezy
and aggressive owner of the Three
Bars, planting their feet the more
nlrrmly On the rough, uneven floor and
serenelyt obliyious to any right of wav
So! arrQgantly demanded by the bic
Shoulders, YETI when they perceived
LOT "hon they way was being made,
most o. themostepped hastily aside
with mstterediand abashed apologies
Here and there, however, though all
made way, there would be no red.
aced or stammering apology. Some
ines the little party was followed !
" msolent eyes, sometimes by malig. ,
'ant ones. Had Mary Williston spok. {
u truly when she said the will for g
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-10
The Wizard.

some years ago an expedition from
the University of PENNSYLVANIA was
sent TO one Of our southern states for
the purpose Of observing solar
eclipse.
The day before the event one Of the
professors said to an old darkv he.
longing to the household wherein the
sc1eH' st was quartered:
en-, if you will watch your chick.
en- tomorrow morning you'll frd
IN" they'll all go to roost at II
oC ok"
ION was, Of course, skeptical; but
at the appointed hour the heavens
were Calkened, and the chickens re-.
tred to roost. At this the negro's
amazement showed no bounds, and he
sought CIT the scientist.
Professor" said he, chow long ago
did you know dem chickens would %
to roost?"
About a year ago." said the Dro.
lessor, smiling.
Well, eff dat don't beat ALL" was
the darky's comment. Professor q
year ago dem chickens want even
natcned! '-Harper's Weekly.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-10
THIS HEN WORKED OVERTIME
LAID Oouole-sarreIed Egg After Seven
O'Clock at Night.

Sterling, Mass-A hens egg Of az.
uaordlnary proportions and peculiart.
Ties was laid after seven o'clock ar
night by a Barred Plymouth Rock
on the Lucius E. Shepard farm.
Inc egg was three inches long and
seven and one-fourth in circumfer.
ence. Mrs. Shepard opened the egg
the other day, and found, in addition
10 the usual contents. a second ace
or ordinary size and shape, surround.
ed by the yolk of the big egg. Each
egg was complete in every particular
Inc shell of the big egg was clear
white and that of the inner egg was
dark brown.
Inc hen that laid the egg was
Matched from an egg produced at tho
university of Maine agricultural co,,
lege at Orono WV
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-10
Copyright by a. {. MccIurs & Co., 1917
SYNOPSIS.

George WillIston, poor ranchman,
hlgh-minded and cultured. searches for
cattle missing from his ranch-the Lazy
,. On a wooded spot in the rivers bed
| mat would have been an island had the
MISSOURI been at high water, he discovers
a band OF horse thieves engaged in work.
ing over brands on cattle He crceps
near enough to note the changing Of the
,Ihree Bars brand on one steer to the
D. Il. brand. Paul LangfOrd, the rich
| owner of the ''Three Bars" ranch is sent
| Tor by NiIIiSton and is informed Of the
| operations Of the gang of cattle thieves
band Of outlaws headed by Jesse Black,
! VINO long have deti0d the law and author
ltieS or kemah county, South Dakota.
with impunity, but who, heretofore, had
not dared to modest any of the PROPERTY
Oh the great Three Bars" ranch Willis
ton shows his reluctancy in opposing
1ahd SO powerful in politics and SO
dreaded by all the community. Langford
pledges WiIliSton his friendship if he
VIII assist in bringing Jesse Black" and
his gang to justice Langford is strn t,;
with the beauty Of Mary, commonly
known as "WillistOns little girl" Louise
Daie, an expert court stenographer. who
AaQ followed her uncle, Judge Hammond
DaIe from the east to the "Dakotahs,"
and who is living with him at Wind CITY,
Is requested by the county attorney
Rlchard Gordon, to come to Kemah and
take testimony in the preliminary hear
ing Of Jesse Black. She accepts the invi-
tatlon and makes her first trip into the
WHO indian country. Arriving at Velpen
across the river from Kemah, she is met |
oy jim MunSon, hot headed cowboy of |
NE ne Three Bars" ranch. In waiting for !
the train Munson looks at some cattle in |
me stock pen. In the herd being shipped |
70 70, SIOUX City by Bill Brown he detects
. pld Mag a well known emery" steer
I3Selo1lging to his employer of the Three
6arS ranch; Munson and Louise start
am, restaurant, conducted by Mrs. Hig-
GINS great admirer of Richard Gordon.
me county attorney. Louise is told of a
meat poisoning plot which resulted in the
liness OF WillstOn, Langford and other
Witnesses Tor the state in the cattle thief
sase against Jesse Black. 4 blackboard
res 10 block the way of Munson's team
- tne entrance to pOntOon bridge across
ne river. Munson crowds past the buck
2Taru team Wrecking the blackboard
Ehey arrive at Williston's.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-10
GIRL, IS, REFUSES TO WE'D.
Fiance Was IS and "Too Old" She
Says-He Gets rousseau.

Chester, Pa.-"You're too old for me-
and l won't marry you," declared Is.
year-old Tisha Halpin when Steven
Ferdlna, old enough to be her father
insisted that she fulfill her promise
to him.
I1sha was firm in her resolve not
TO marry Steven, who owns up to be-
Ing 40, even when she was summoned
TO Alderman Hollis court. charged
by Ferdina with obtaining money!
from him under false pretense, Fer.
dina alleging that he had supplied the
FUNDS with which Tisha was to buv
her wedding outfit.
After the girl had promised TO give
pack the clothes and return all the
money intended for wedding fnery
feralna withdrew the charge.
But still love her." he walled 40
ne walked out of the alderman's Of
ice with Tisha's trousseau under his
arm. 1 guess I've been 'stung'"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-10
Rats Hoarded the Coin

Clnclnnati.-Rats at the Oxford cafe
kept by Conroy Bros, recently started
oanK' or rather they began boarding
com Proprietor Tom Conroy has been
III 'he hablt Of concealing fractional
currency, nickels, dimes and Quarters
III an obscure place back of the bar
AT times he noted the ravages made
ny the rodents on the canvas sack, but
couiont understand why the rats
should carry off any Of the coin,
"hlie the help was overhauling the
Dach oar' a nice pile of nickels, dimes
found. T'o' was
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-10

pIauded his cleverness in side-steppine
the charges of the enraged animal.
Suddenly it became apparent that
he was taking risks greater than the
professional bull-fghter usually ex.
poses himself to, and a cry Of horror
went up from the crowd when he
stood directly in the path of the bull
and adjusted his body so that one of
the horns must penetrate near his
heart,
The animal struck him, and as he
Tell 1t became maddened by the sight
OF blood and gored him repeatedly.
Women in the crowd fed shrieking
ana some of the men went to his res
cue. After a battle with the beast
they succeeded in driving it back and
drawing the lifeless body away.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-10
ALL AFTER TIE Blue 1,n,
remarkable UoarDnjty Of Kro,
in Sunday acaooI Glass; '"'sdas

"Now chiIdr,,
the infant rray. ~, S1,4 me teacher o,
told Won last s,,.,' ~ > .1'ay school, ~
who IearnaI .'.''E 'aa' each Of Won
and rocfted if ,. ..' rom the BibIa
largo brno 49,, ..''' would receive
manv Of vow '% 5. Let me see how
There vera 2n ~, .''."'d a verse"
from forr to af-.,. u "' ''ys and girls
about her IN .7' ':- d. '"'S Of age ranged
,ha,'' ",' III " circle. For d momon.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-10

A vote Of thanks is due the Wiscon.
SIN professor who says that our old
friend the tired feeling which comes
IN the spring is not an acquired virtue
but is the result of heredity If if has
been handed down to US from orr
lorefathers, who acquired it through
much patient endeavor, anyone ran
see that we are not to blame Still
we think more of our ancestors ha
cause OF this discovery. Evidently they
were human, remarks the Cbicago
DAILY News, and not mere stern bnsv
auIomatons, as we have been taueht
10 DelieVe, who never relaxed but
were busy chasing work throughout
'le llVelong day and part of both ends
OF the night Besides, we can the
more readily resign ourselves to the
pleasure OF being lazy in the snring
When we know that we couldn't be,,
1t If We tried.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-10
Keep BURGLARS Our

Buy at any hardware store a small,
PLAIN hinge, one and one-half inches
long by one inch wide when closed
or smaller. Screw one side of hinge
upright on to the lower right.band
corner OF upper window sash, direct.
~ above the slight .fange on all up.
per sashes' See that the hinge is
toward and almost touching the win.
COW casing. This will leave ona
side Of .ne hinge free to turn, When
wishing to fasten window turn the
Tree side OF the hinge as far back a,
possible. This brings it over the low.
eF sash. It will be invisible from thu
outside, but will prevent the lower
sash being raised or the upper one
lowered, When hinge is closed f.
VIII not interfere with raising win.
dow, and does not disfgure or weak.
en- the window sash
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-10
One OF Britain's "LittIe Wars ~

trouble is expected in India, where
the most troublesome and pugnacious
OF the Afridi tribes, the Zakka Kbels
tall' powerful, fierce and cunning, have
worn out the patience of the govern.
ment, and a punitive expeditionarv
lorce had been dispatched against
.hem. Seven thousand carefully Sc
lected men compose the force and
tney VIII be pitted against 10000 war
rlofs. The present expedition was
only decided upon after a number Of
the most serious raids, in which
treachery, plumber and murder fig
ured IN great degree. On account of
'he inherent treachery and natural
"lckedness of the Warlike tribes Great
Britain Is called upon to engage in q
war with them about once in every ten
years.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-10
Gordon met them in the hot, stufy
little parlOr of the hotel.


r.t,o uon An0' 'ne"i ~ ,ne no'' SUN
'-' 'I3 pa' l0t VI 'ne no.ei
.o;a VS. 49,, SooO ~ 'ou ~ .oIie. III
'" ~ " l'ou.S1' WIN sl"'o 0liioTil'!'
,,onos u'uN wa. """, ~, 'oii! eSseu , LOUISE
,ioi'e''i'' III "IIdlu II Is 700 Ois ah'
bovo anno hon,, 0 1 ~li- 9u'T 49, 'no" l,
70 catch tho oor,,, tratn ,n1 - o.,
baon for N,orv Cbo 10 co aao1n
.Tbo vorst l. oror VOW 49, .,
have conouorod vour first irnnIso IN
nv" he said
Il cried though hated rvse,f
for it but 7 conIdn,t holm if yon coo
nover woo 80 Co.. fror, ,,an,o to oH 90" :,
He was an absorbed bard.vorkirg
LAWYER Years Of contact with ,bo
plain hard realities Of rouob 1ivirg
in a new country had dried IN somo
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-10

Inc British mint has been turntn.
out copper coins at the rate of four
TONS daily in an attempt to cope with
the famine in pence in London and
'he provinces. This stringency al.
ways becomes most acute toward the
end OF each quarter. The exclamation
Is very simple. Nearly all the English
gas companies have adopted the non.
ny'ln-the,slot system of selling g.s
Inc automatic meters are emntiad ~
the end of each quarter The nonn
larity Of this system of supp,ving u
summation Is shown by the fact that
curing 1907 pennies weighing I 22e
tons ! were taken from the meters In
London belonging to the Gas Light
and Coke soniepny. This means an
average 100000 pennies a day,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-10
NaIion Loses Two.T,iIad S

Aurora, Mo.-1'he twotailed1 i,s,c,
raised In Dallas county has been sold
10 Baron Won Theissen, Dutch bread.
ef' Inc mixers at the farm threat.
.ehea 10 strike unless the animal was
SOU as they found it too hard tn
uouse TIVE Calls while milking In A.