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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-17
Editor Takes Heavy Fall
QUIT OF Arkansas Senator

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IEN " after the news reached that
lEssSzz1 bowling = neighborhood and
everybody took "long sweet
enin+" in his'n with a view to ex-
petition. Throughout the foothills,
as well as further up toward the
Missouri line, the snuff pots passed
around with fluency and all hands
dipped" and rubbed in horest joy.
Our JEFF had galioped down the main
aisle OF the temple of the octupus and
brandished his cowhide boots in the very
teeth of the high priests OF ill-gotten
wealth. He had shown the covering
myrmidons Of capital what an unshirted
champion of the particularly common
people could do in the absence of the po-
lice, and the wires robbed with rapture
for the hill billies of his native state.
Hot times in the Arkansas highlands
and sand hills followed the eruption of
the news from Washington. JEFF had
kept his promises. He had proved to
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-17
SAN PEDRO HARBoR

N DEVELOPMENT of shipping inter-
ests on the Pacific coast,
FASTENED and intensified by the
cutting of the Panama canal, makes
forethought obligatory on the part of
commercial men generally.
| Coastwise traffic is the tonic of a
healthy deep water trade; and compe-
tent harbor facilities are the susten4
ance of both.
San Pedro is the only safe and COM
modious harbor on the California coast
between San Francisco and San Diego,
and but for its past and present SER
vice to the people OF the southern
half of the state. it is a fact, that in
the one item of building materials Los
Angeles and contiguous territory would,
have been sadly handicapped, and
thousands of homes now dotting the
landscape could not have been built
The cost of handling and discharging
lumber, lime, cement, shingles, etc. is
a prime factor in setting the market
values of these things, and at San
Pedro these charges are, and always
have been, at a minimum.
The important point in a charter is
the harbor at destination, and the
masters of both coastwise and deep
water shipping are keen for a charter
to San Pedro. Once fast to the dock,
their troubles and responsibility end
till ready to go to sea again, and this
is not true of any other landing place
y,,a4. -.
The port of San Pedro leas long
passed the experimental stage, and
the immense sums given by the federal
government have been so wisly and
judiciously used that masters of all
sorts of craft are pleased to obtain
charters to that port.
A renaissance of American shipping
is beginning. AS the great possibilities
of the Oriental trade are developed, our
flag will take its rightful place again
in maritime affairs, and the growing
needs Of Southern California must
have perfect harbor to receive and
dispatch the gigantic business Of this
section. Dredged to a thirty-foot
depth San Pedro harbor could take any
vessel afloat, and the network of rail-
roads centering there could handle any
possible shipments offered.
When the Panama canal is open for
traffic almost the whole citrus trade |
of the state, reinforced by the wheat |
wine and wool industries, must find a
southern outlet, especially from the |
San Joaquin valley, and the only safe |
and competent harbor is at San Pedro.>
In the event of a hostile fleet off the +
coast, San Pedro is deep enough and
can be fortified, so that with the pres
ence of a harbor defense, ironclad, no
foe could successfully attack Los
Angeles.
San Pedro is the geographical ship
ping point for Southern California, and
Is also in the straight fairway for
from all points of the COM
pass. The dictaes of business reason,
scientific opinion and national defense
call for immediate and generous help
from the federal authorities, that the
growing demands of the south coast i
may be met by the. rapid equipment
of San Pedro as 1rst-class shipping
point.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-17
Brain Leaks

Failure only make success sweeter.
A lot of people go away from home to
tell the news.
The child that always has its own was
usually ends in a bad way.
The first ingredient in the making oil
clean city is the clean home.
Poor bread has been responsible for ar
awful lot of domestic trouble.
There is something lacking about the
minister who S popular with the worldly
minded.
The man who has accumulated riches
by fraud is very apt to look upon pow
erty as a crime.
The work day seems doubly long wher
its wage must be paid out for yeserday's
dissipation.
When a man fails he is apt to cal il
luck" When we win we are quite sure
it Is pluck.
We never hesitate about accepting ar
invitation to dine when it is extended by
the good, old-fashioned woman who Ii
proud of having taken premium at the
county fair on her preserves and pickles
THE Commoner.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-17

Paderewski's barber nearly sliced off
the great pianist's adams apple the
other day in a moment of abstraction
The barber probably had his mind
fixed on a prize fight when he made
the wild uppercut. At Tom McCarey's
popular pink teas foremost among the
unbonneted, next to the city officials
the BARRIERS rank largest in numbers.
They are enthusiastic and impression
able, and capable of showing a depth
of feeling equal to that Of the most
temperamental virtuoso.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-17

everybody's satisfaction that a slop shop
suit of clothes could easily contain giant
soul and that baggy trousers were no
sign of modesty. So all about the gifted
region from Shiloh to Lead Hill and from
Marmaduke to Hickory the celebration
ran on nimb.e feet. There may have
been sorrow in Chicot ard Pulaski. or
peradventur4 in SEWER and Ouchita, but
Yellville whooped for esctasy and Prince
ton let down her back hair In genuine
abandon Our Jeff' had made good. He
had scorched and scarified the minions
as even 10 Bailey had neved done in
those fine moments when q, he scorned
store clothes and hated "biled shirt
like poison. Our Jeff' had bawled
more loudly against property than even
Theodore Roosevelt had done in his most
inspired paroxysms. And ali rednecked
Arkansas rose to him as so many bay IL
catfish to lump of carrion.
We think we see in jeff an ever gush-
ing fountain of delight. He will not fail
us as Tillman and 10 Bailey have. In
him we have the unfailing and perpetual
blatherskite.-New York Sun.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-17
TO PROSECUTE REBATERS

A FTER weary months of waiting
u the people of California will well
"A come the news of Attorney Cen
eral Webb's action in transmitting to
the state railway commissioners the
information that the constitution en-
powers them to inquire into the
charges that railroads operating in
to favored shippers. 1t is difficult to
see why the attorney general has seen
fit to delay so long after The Herald
called his attention to that part of the
organic law of the state which, in
words simple and plain, gives the rail-
way commissioners the power to act
in the premises. Every day of this
delay has meant many dollars to the
guilty rebaters To read the section
of the constitution prohibiting the CIV
ing of rebates and to dictate a letter
to the commissioners would not have
taken thirty minutes of Attorney Gen.
eral Webb's time. That the commits
sioners themselves are not already
familiar with the law is unbelievable.
The people of California are in no
mood to sit supinely and submit to
months more delay in the rebating
cases. Every shipper, every consumer
in the state is vitality interested in the
case. They are heartily sick of the
dilatory tactics of Webb. They want
action; they want it now and they are
likely to demand it in no uncertain
terms.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-17

stance, the burden of defending the col
onial possessions, in case of invasion, rests
on Great Britain yet these colonies are
virtually independent nations, with full
autonomy, including the treaty making
power. The crown may have some sort
OF veto in the matter of treaties with for
eign powers. but it would not stand long
against a strong popular sentiment. The
situation, then, is that British colony
has power to involve the mother country
In war not of her seeking, and Great
Britain, with her far flung battle line,
must bear the brunt of the conflict. OF
course, no war will come out OF this i'm
migration argument with Japan, and the
fact that there Is greater cause of fric-'
ton in Canada than in the United States
shows how ridiculous were the vain inn
aginings of those alarmists who sought
to persuade the country that Japan was
aching to engage this country in hostil-
ities-San Francisco Call.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-17
Believes B00dZers May
Yet Escape Punishment

tempting and corrupting public men will
the odium of this thing fall" Suisse
quently, and after Ruef had told his story
to the grand jury Schmitz was indicted
for accepting brides from traction, gas
and telephone companies. No less than
sixty-five indictments had been found
against Ruef himself in the preceding
March >
As, witness of the state Ruef cannot
be allowed his liberty without a public
scandal such as no Judge, however com
PLEASANT, would care to face. Besides
Ruef jumped his BAH when the French
restaurant case was called last spring.
Upon whether the prosecution can pre-
sent satisfactory evidence in eorrobora-
ton of the story that Ruef must tell on
the stand depends the hope Of convicting
Schmitz of sharing his brides procured
from the corporations supposed to be in
volved. The French restaurant case
stands apart. There was sufficient evil
dence to convict Schmitz, but on excep
tions to the admission of evidence and
to Judge DUNES charge. not to speak
of the lower court decision that the act
charged was not crime under the
statute, the ex-mayor may escape further
punishment.--New York Sun.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-17
Persuasive EIoauenoe

President Manuel Amador of Panama
tells this little tale of a certain Cuban
millionaire;
"An unfortunate man once obtain ed
access to this millionaire and started
to lay before him his woes. He de-
picted his wretched poverty in most
vivid colors. Indeed, so graphic was
the mans sad story that the million
aire felt himself affected as he had
never been before. With tears in his
eyes he summoned his servant and in
a quivvering voice said:
"'John, put this poor fellow out
He is breaking my heart Every
bodys Magazine.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-17

Rising Sun. Wonder if the japanese
got that idea from a once-famous
stove polish?
Henry Kerker of Chicago was run
down by wagon carrying 100000 in
gold. Some will say it was a glorious
way to die, but we believe 1t is a
strong argument in favor of scrip.
q
Thousands of Angelenos go to sleep
nightly fully assured of their safety,
yet every hour brings nearer to these
shores feet carrying twenty-six dead
ly mechanical plano players.
s
That Arkansas preacher who declares
the devil spends his Sundays strolling
up and down the creek fishing should
join the famous Los Angeles Ananias
club. He ought to be able to qualify
on the first trial.
Doesn't it happen? Well, we guess
yes Promptly on the stroke of the
clock Miss Lydia Courier popped the
question to Nathan Harboldt, and
within an hour and a quarter a New
Jersey parson made them one. It's
dead easy girls.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-17
Overlooked

Rats are giving
Up the ghost
Out on the
Pacific coast;
It's a scheme to kill disease haclli, this is
But, so far
We're aware,
Those wise folk
Who live out there
Have not started yet to pasteurizing kisses
Houston Post
Not yet dear Judd.
But some sweet day
We hope to find
A first class way
To pastorize our lovely misses
y
In Australia they have established q
record for shearing 1894 sheep in nine
hours. That's quicker than Wall street
can fleece a lamb, but the New Workers
probably do the better job.
"a
1.-THE New York Sun tells of patrol
man rescuing from a burning building
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-17

A Michigan judge has decided that
bran and cornmeal soaked with water,
mixed with a larger or smaller proper
ton of chopped meat mature and clas-
sification not mentioned) do not con-
stitute sausage.
No, probably not, but add an ounce
wrap 1t in corn husk, and it will make
a swell tamale.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-17
Bound to Complain

AREN'T you proud to see the magnifi-
cent railway station that now adds to the
beauty of our city?'
mo" answered the man who is never
happy SIT simply makes the train sheds
and the tunnels seem more Unpleasant by
comparison. Washington Star.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-17

Each recurring breeze from the north
falls to bring us the crash of resound-
ing arms. Why is it those bloodthirsty
miners with their tons of buried dyna-
mite and thousands of cached rifles
don't do some of the awful things
predicted by excited Goldfield cor
respondents? If something isn't
started pretty soon the soldiers. will
die of sheer ennui.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-17

When a statesman at Washington is
seen in earnest consultation with q
Wall street captain of industry, the
wise ones see signs of one more
nebulous boomlet about to float into
the presidential possibility circles.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-17

The San Diego Union advocates the
sending of a good practical man to Cali
fornia to tackle the gypsy moth pfob-
lem. Why need one be sent" to Cali
fornia? Governor Gillett doubtless can
pick some rafting good man" to fill
the bill.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-17

cnefknOW,
Belted Earl-The foundation of
the strong room of the Bank Of Eng
land is sixty-six feet below the level
of the street.
The Heiress-That's nothing; all our
American banks are on the level.
=
Now st. Joseph citizens are raising
an uproar because the names of dead
men are found on the municipal pay
roll That's nothing, Los Angeles car
ries a score of dead ones all the year
around.
Now that Georgians can't spend their
money for wet goods, their wives
should have more to spend for dry
goods.
The mikado has decorated an Amer
lean diplomat with the Order Of the
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-17

jail. The district court of appeals, which
has decided that the receipt and division
Of fees" extorted from the French res
taurants was not crime, is not the court
of last resort The case will be taken up
through all stages to the supreme court,
and some time must elapse, perhaps a
long time, before the French restaurant
case is finally disposed of. Abraham
Ruef pleaded guilty on May 15, 1907, to
the Indictment against him and was never
tried; Eugene Schmitz was convicted on
July 8, 1907, and sentenced to five years
Imprisonment at San Quentin.
Ruef when he pleaded guilty confessed
that in order to Lold together his politi-
cal machine he had lowered 1.-The high
political-ideal' that he had formerly up
held, and he promised to do all in his
power ito help overthrow the system
which has made possible the terrible cor
ruption of public Offices" He was care
full to explain, however, that only upon
those who are guilty of deliberately
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-17

China is not able to secure steel rails
rapidly enough to meet the demand of
the builders of its new railroads. Does
this sound like a line from fairy taller
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-17

Scratch a boss and you VIII find a
CRATER. Dethrone the boss and you
will extermihate graft.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-17

try. 1t is not yet known definitely what
results were obtained by the mission of
Hon. Rodolphe lemieux, the Canadian
special envoy to Toxic, but the prevail
ing opinion at Ottawa is that the terms
offered by the Japanese foreign office
are not satisfactory. The same trouble
arises with the Transvaal, where thou.
sands of Asiatics are being subjected to
rigorous treatment. The fact is that the
immigration problem is far more acute
in the British possessions than in the
United States.
The diverse interests of the mother
country and the colonies create an anom-
alous and awkward situation. For in
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-17

HE San Francisco reformers may
yet be COMPOUNDED by the
lachrymose Ruef and his fellow
CRATER Schmitz, the ex-mayor,
who for several months now has
been languishing in the county
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-17
International Relations
Becoming Complicated

HERE is not much doubt that
Canada is preparing to abro-
gate the existing treaty between
the dominion and Japan, and
this without much regard for
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-17

The mikado has decorated an Amer
lean diplomat with the order Of the
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-17

1.-THE New York Sun tells of patrol
man rescuing from a burning buildin
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-09

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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-23
WHEN A MAN is WELL DRESSED
Smart Clothes Declared to Act as
Splendid Mental Tonic.

IF you would do yourself full JUS
tice, dress we'll" This is the advice
OF a well-lSnown London specialist In
mental and nervous diseases. "A good
suit OF clothes" he says, "acts as a
splendid tonic upon most of us.
1.-THE mere fact of being smartly
dressed Is a strong mental stimulant
and the man who is shabby and knows
II is often less capable than his well
dressed mental inferior
ITO the average man shabby or Ill
fitting clothes are source OF con
slant worry, which frets away his en-
ergy and takes the keener edge OF
his wits.
II most strongly condemn the prac
tice of providing lunatics in public
asylums with ill-fitting old clothes, fol
the mentally afflicted when recover
ing his or her reason cannot but be
worried and upset at having to veal
what are very often grotesque cos
tunes.
THE general impression is, think
a true one--that the man in a dis
graceful hat, baggy-kneed trousers ant
a shocking coat who can appear quite
self-possessed among number o.
smartly.dressed people is either mil
lionaire or man Of extraordinary
brain power.
Few men can get along successful
ly in life without the moral support o
smart clothing"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-23
Hooked a Bio Shark.

The officers Of the steamer Limon,
which reached her berth at Long
wharf the other day, told story Of
the capture of a man-eatlng shark
while the big fruiter was taking on a
cargo at Port Limon, Costa RIGA, says
the Boston Globe. One Of the negro
fruit handlers was fishing over the
side. He had thrown out small hook
baited with meat and almost immedi.
ately 1t was snapped up by an exceed.
ingly voracious man-eater.
Everyone on board ship ran to see
the fun. The negro played the shark
until 1t was exhausted, and then one
of the crew went down the Jacobs
ladder and slipped a moose under its
fms. The monster was hauled to the
deck, but before It was killed It
knocked one negro down Two Of the
sailors killed it with heavy club
The shark measured ~ feet and
weighed 500 pounds. 1t was the larg.
est of its species ever seen at Port
Limon.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-23
over ESQ FARMS
Also IS Houses and Over
200 Building Lots.

The property we now have for
sale would make a list so large that
1t would nearly fill the columns of the
the Banner, therefore we will hearaf-
ter advertise the new property that
Is placed in our hands for sale, we
have now over $50 farms on our list
from 3 to 500 acres each, about rs
houses, and over 200 building lots.
Come In and state your wants, we will
find you what you are looking for Be-
low are the new properties placed In
our hands for the past week.
No. 157 4 room house with 2 acres
land $3.50.
No. SO room house with TX acres
land $500.
No. 159 10 room house with / acre
land and 30x40 barn $3.50.
20" $50 acre wood lot miles from
Bennington with 100000 spruce, "
million feet Of hard wood. Beach,
yellow birch and maple for $500 per
acre. Best equipped saw mill in Ben
nington county 2h miles from this lot.
Ohiy vloVVs
eye Miles From Bennington.
No. 232 % acre farm, 16 acres
meadow, 6 acres wood lot. This
farm will cut IA tons hay. room
house, 25x30 barn, Is apple trees, only
Y mile to school. Come in and we
will tell you how to make from 5000
to $500 on this farm and your living
Price only $1,000.
No. 233 81 acre farm 31s mile
from Bennington, IA acres meadow
13 acres pasture. House 24x32 wit
ell 16x20 with 8 large rooms. Barn
25x35 with ell 20x35. 20 apple trees
Price $1,000.
2La Miles from this Village, Elegant
| View.
No. 2S6 20 acre farm, s meadow
II pasture. ~ story house, 7 rooms
1Sx22 barn. Price $1,000. $500 down