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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-09

viscounts arc also rich in lands. upon
which their taxes will be largely in
creased. as well as In other forms OF
property which will suffer severely from
the new taxes. All the great brewer
les and distilleries in the United King
dom are owned by members of the house
OF lords. 1t is comon joke to speak of
the "beerage" instead of the peerase.
These noble lords have acquired their
titles and their influence by liberal con-
tributions to the capaign funds of the
parties to which they belong. Their in
fuence prevented a reform Of the liquor
license system in England. which has
been agitated for many years by the
temperance people and came to a vote
last session. The law was passed by the
house of commons. but was rejected by
the lords. who refused to limit the indus
try which has brought SO many of their
colleagues so large a profit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-09
Wouldn't Lose His Temper.
n the San francisco Areonaut

There was an elderly Indian colonel
whose boast it was that he had very
tranquil disposition that nothing could
rufle He took up golf and for a long
time his friends failed to notice any dis
turbance of the colonels outward calm;
but one day when playing foursome he
got into notorious devils punchbowT'
bunker and spent a terrible fifteen min
utes trying first to find the ball and then
to play it out
He tried every club in vain and at last,
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glazing like a demon, he smashed them,
one after another, across jagged rock
What are you doing?' cried the party
above
Its all rig he snorted. "It's-it's
better to-break ones club than to-lose
ones temper And the caddie gathered
up the pieces.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-09
One Condition.
From the Buffalo Express.

From the Buffalo Express.
What kind of furniture shall we
hayeo" asked the engaged girl.
Any kind You like, just il doesn't
have to be moved around every day., an
sWered the man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-09
Woman's Instinct.
From Puck.

He has succeeded ever since he took
his wife into the business.
Yes: the first thing she did was to
make the waste as small as possible"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-09
Division by Parties.

The political parties are divided upon
the floor as they are in the house of
commons. Members of the government and
their supporters sit at the right of the
lord chancellor and the opposition on the
left
There are five rows of seats. correspond
ing to the five orders of the peerage: the
first for dukes and the last for barons.
Lords OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and bishops :
not being politicians. always sit on the
government side to testify that the church
is a part of the state, no matter who hap
pens to be prime minister. As matter
OF fact, some Of the hierarchy are keen
and shrewd politicians.
In front Of the lord chancellor is the
clerk of parlaments. Sir Henry John
Lowndes Graham, X. C. B., who receives
a salary of $4,000 for doing nothing, and
other clerks and reporters, who follow
the proceedings and keep the records. Be
hind them and opposite the lord chancel-
Tor are three cross benches reserved
for members of the royal family and
peers who may not belong to either
party such as Lord Roberts, commander
in-chief of the army. Lord Kitchener and
other generals and Nadmirals.
The sessions Of the house are usually
brief, seldom more than fifteen minutes
or half an hour. In case there is an i'm
portant question under consideration, and
several of the noble lords desire to speak,
the order of procedure is arranged be-
tween the leader on the government side
Earl Crewe at present-aud the leader of
the opposition, who is the Earl Lans-
downe They allot the time and assign
the order, and conduct the proceedings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-09

Mrs. Minnie Agnes Jones, twenty-three
years old. wife of John f. Jones. died at
her home. near Fayetteville, Md. She
was a daughter of John w. McNew. Her
husband. parents and two children sur.
yiye.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-09

We wouldn't blame women for wishing
10 wear stunning clothes IL we knew
how much easier it is to handle a man
when he is stunned.-Puck.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-09
When King Opens Parliament.

The sovereign never enters the house
of lords except when he opens or dis
solves parliament. On such occasions he
has his own door and sits on the throne.
which occupies the end of the splendid
chamber-one Of the most beautiful ex
amples of modern architecture. 1t was
built about the middle of the last CEN
fury.
The gentleman usher of the back
rod" altogether the most imposing per-
sonage about the parliament house, ex-
cept when the king appears in his royal
robes, performs the duties Of the ser
geants-at-arms Of our Senate and House
Of Representatives. He is supposed to
stand between the noble lords and all the
rest of the world, to protect their .-s-
nifty and preserve their prerogatives
He is usually retired officer of the
army or navy. The present black rod is
Admiral Sir Henry F. Stephenson, and a
great favorite among the peers.
There time In the history of
England when both the sovereign and the
lords often attempted to interfere with
the labors and the rights of the house OF
commons, which was made mp then. as
now, OF the representatives of the peo-
pie The latter were competed to prevent
interference with their deliberations and
preserve their dignity by certain meas
ures which seem odd III these days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-09
Lords Have No Rules.

The house of lords is curious body.
In the first place, it has no rules. Its
proceedings are all conducted by nnanl-
nous consent.
1t is the only legislative body in the
world in which the presiding officer has
nothing to do except to put the vote
And years ago he was not always a
member.
The lord chancellor, who by law pre-
sides in the house of lords. need not
necessarily be a peer. The wooisack,
on which he sits to perpetuate an ancient
custom when the King of England sat
upon sack of wool under tree ana
judged the people. is low ottoman
shaped like bale of wool which Is
placed outside of the legal limits of the
house.
Therefore whenever the lord chancel-
lor rises to speak he shuff1es along three
or four steps in order to come Wlthin
the sacred presence of the peerage. Then
when he has put the question he returns
to his woolsack and mods his head to the
clerks and reporters.
The lords DO not vote yea and nay. as
in other legislative bodies. When the roll
is called those in the affirmative answer
Content" and those in the negative an
swer "Non-content." Theoretically peers
can vote by proxy They have the right
of recording their votes in the journal
even after the action of the house mas
been announced. mat Oractlce mas ldiien
into dSuse.
There is no way OF regulating debates.
There is no limitation to speeches
member who takes the floor does not adj
dress the presiding officer, but begins his
speech with MY lords" or Your lord
ships
There being no rule of closure. the only
way to terminate a tedious speech is to
wait until the speaker has paused to draw
breath and then interrupt him with mo-
ton that the noble lord no longer be
heard" That is the formal way of aoat-
ing a nuisance. 1t is not often applied.
because the noble lords have less formal
means of showing their displeasure when
one of their colleagues has exhausted
their patience.
If the noble lord is out of order. the
presiding officer has no right to inter-
fere. 1t remains for some other peer to
call the attention of the house to the
fact or enter a remonstrance, which is
usually effective.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-09
King Never in House of Commons.

The King of England is forbidden to
enter fhe house of commons. That is the
one sport within his dominons where,
Theoretically, his power does not ex-
tend Tie members of that body
acknowledge higher allegiance to the
people.
Therefore, as the king cannot attend
parliament in person, the royal approval
of legislation Is communicated to both
houses by five lords commissioners, who
wear scarlet robes and three-cornered
plush hats, and sit on a bench in front of
the throne Both houses must be present
when the royal approval of an act of
parliament is announced.
The black rod is dispatched to summon
the faithful commons He wears "A gor-
geous livery. with jeweled sword at
his side. and an ebony staff In his right
hand. As he passes through the rotunda
and the Hobbies that lie between the two
chambers. the ushers begin to yell Way
for the Black Rod. Way for the Black
Rod
When the sergeant-at-arms of the house
of commons hears this warning shout he
closes the door of the house and turns the
key in the lock. When he hears three
faint knocks upon the door he opens
tiny portfolio. squints through 1t to rec
ognize the visitor. then turns and bows
to the speaker. announcing in loud
voice 1.-THE Black Rod
When the speaker bows in token of
permission, the sergeant-at-arms opens
the door, admits the representative of the
lords and the commons has his mes
sage
When the black rod retires, the
speaker attended by the members of the
commons. cross to the house OF lords and.
standing outside the bar. witnesses the
ceremony. When the last bill has been
assented to, the speaker retfres, and upon
returning to his place IL, the house of
commons reports what he has witnessed,
and the fact is recorded.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-06-29
TEXAS BASEBALL LEAGUE.

Results yesterday:
Oklahoma City 2, Galveston /.
Houston 7, Dallas 2.
San Antonio 4, Fort Worth 3.
Waco IA, Shreveport 5.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-06-29
STORM SIGNAL SHOWN
At Galveston This Morning-strong
North Wind Causes Tide to Run
High-Rain Is Falling.
(Herald Specially

Galveston, Texas, June 29.-The di-
rector of the weather bureau here
this morning hoisted the storm sig
nails as a warning to shipping and
small craft, but it is not believed
there is any occasion for great alarm.
There is a storm out in the gulf
which has caused the tide to run
high, but so far there is nothing to
alarm any one. The wind held from
the north all night last night and is
still blowing from that direction,
while the barometer has been sta
tionary for four hours Rain began
falling at II o'clock and the chances
are that unless the storm shifts to
the east of Galveston the wind may
increase to forty miles an hour by
afternoon.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-06-29
The BOY IS TOO YOUNG
Court Judges Refuse to Hold Exam
lining Trial Over Juvenile Who
Killed Woman at Waco.
(Herald Special.)

Waco, Texas, June 29.-Justice Nat
Harris this morning refused to con,
duct an examining trial for George
Cohen, the nine-year-old slayer OF
Margaret Farrell, stating that Cohen
was too young for such trial in his
court. Judge Marshall Surratt of the
Nineteenth district court also refused
to conduct the examination. 1t is now
believed the case will go to the coun
ty court, which has been designated
as juvenile court.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-08
FIVE REASONS FOR
SUPPORTING ALEXANDER
r. L. Horton, Prominent Attorney,
Believes Mayors Record Enti-
ties Him to Reelection

For a number of years l. have had
the honor of a personal acquaintance
with Mayor Alexander and know the
man even better than know him as an
official" says r. L. Horton, a leading
attorney. I'm my judgment he has
the qualities necessary to make a good
executive officer of the city of Los
Angeles.
First of all, he is honest, And
this in my judgment is the one great,
redeeming quality of any public official.
With honest officials, no graft can
thrive nor even get foothold.
Second, since Mayor Alexander was
elected to that office he has shown
himself to be possessed of good execu-
tive ability.
Third, he is firm in his Judgment
and conservative in his official acts.
Fourth, he has none of the tricks of
the politician, and while he is true to
a friend, he will not permit friendship
to swerve him in his official judg-
ment
Fifth, he has been tried and not
found wanting in any of the qualiflca-
lions that go to make up a good, safe
and sane official head of our municipal
corporation.
1.-THE above qualifications are rarely
found in one individual. Mayor Alex
ander has them, and believe that they
entitle him to reelection And, if I
am not amiss in my Judgment, the
people of Los Angeles generally APP
prove of his administration and will
indorse it at the polls"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-08
FINDS NO CLEW
TOHIGHWAYMEN
POLICE HUNT IN VAIN FOR
TEACHERS ASSAILANTS
WOMAN UNABLE TO GIVE DE-
sCRiPTIoN OF HoLDUPS
Two Desperadoes Approach Her from
Behind and One seizes Her by
Throat; Then Victim Was
Bound and Gagged

Despite the fact scores of detectives
from central police headquarters and
all available patrolmen from the Uni
versity station secured the territory in
the vicinity of Pico and South Hope
streets until early this morning, no
clew was gained to the two men who
waylaid and robbed Mrs. jeanette
Baldwin, a teacher of the Polytechnic
high school, at 1923 South Hope street
Saturday night.
Mrs. Baldwin has remained at the
home of DR.. L. T. Manning, 1926 South
Hope street, where she went after res
gaining consciousness, following the
assault and robbery.
When interview by detectives yes
terday afternoon she was in a hys-
terical condition and unable to give
throw any light on the mysterious
assault.
The only fact impressed on the mind
of the school teacher is that shortly
after leaving the car at Pico and South
Hope streets she was approached from
the rear by two men, one of whom
placed a hand over her mouth and
with the other seized her by the throat.
She lest consciousness and two hours
later awakened in a dark alley in the
rear of the house, 1928 South Hope
street.
The highwaymen, who obtained but
30 cents, bound and gagged the teacher
and left her helpless In an alley.
At he time. of the holdup Mrs. Bald
win was on her way to attend a re-
eeption at the home of DIR. Manning,
and although the assault happened but
a few doors away from the doctors
house, it was done SO quickly none of
the numerous guests at the reception
heard any disturbance and no one was
aware of the occurrence until the wo-
mar staggered into DR.. Mannings
home.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-08
[. A, REVOLVER CLUB
MOVES TONEW RANGE
Larger Quarters Are Secured for
Regular Practice Shooting - New
Members Compete at
Bishop Range

The Los Angeles Revolver club are
moving their indoor shooting range
from the old Home Telephone building
at 246 South Hill street to the new
building of the Home company at ZIG
South Olive street. where the club will
have larger and better quarters. 1t
will take several days to- get things
in running order, after which the club
members will devote\most of their
spare time on the indoor targets. The
new quarters will be much better in
many ways, as more shooting booths
will be added so that greater num-
Der can shoot at one time than for
merry.
There was a good attendance at the
regular monthly pistol and revolver
handicap shoot of the club at the
Bishop street range yesterday. J. b.
Fox and w. r. Cults, who have been
out of the city, were on hand for the
first time in many months.
A. c. Edison, a new member of the
club, surprised those present by win
ming the handicap revolver medal for
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-08
FERRER IS CALLED
FRIEND OF SCIENCE
Edward Adams cantreII Draws Com.
parison Between the Victim
of Spanish Bullets and
the Pope

Edward Adams Cantrer, at Mann
moth hall Sunday evening, beginning a
series of lectures on Some God-sent
and Devil-sent Men," speaking on
Pope Plus x and Francisco Ferrer,"
said:
Francisco Ferrer sought to do for
Spain what Thomas Jefferson, Horace
Mann and others did for America many
years ago, just as they hate the public
system Of universal free education.
For this the clericals hated him, Just
as they hated Jefferson a hundred
years ag, just as they hate the public
schools and universities in this coun-
try at the present time. The clericals
want the educational institutions of
the people in their own hands They
want to say what shall and what
shall not be taught. The late encycli-
cal of Pope Plus x on Modernism,
expressly forbids the reading of the
great scientific books of the age. Stu
dents in the seminaries are cut off
from all sources Of modern knowledge,
and the professors who are even sus-
pected of a friendly interest in this
knowledge are to be summarily dis
missed. Do you wonder that the cler-
icals hated and feared Ferrer? Do
you wonder that they hated him and
bounded him to his death?
Anu right mere L am going to re-
peat what some of you have heard me
say before. You may be able to mum
BILE your Latin sentences; you may be
able to discourse on the pre-existence
of the Eternal Existence and the
Three Oneness of the One Oneness;
you may have the whole theological
jargon at your tongues end, but in the
world OF today all that
to just about as much as the
chatter of barbarians. If our teachers
know nothing about scientific methods
and results, If the great world that has
opened up during the last hundred
years is all unknown to them, they are
lgnoramuses, no matter whether they
hold Los Angeles pulpits or Peters
chair at Rome.
"Ferrer's death is but another mar
tyrdom in the long conflict between
science and superstition. Ferrer stood
for free thought and free speech. Pope
Plus X stands for intellectual con-
formity and the Sacred Index Ferrer
stood for reason. Pope Plus stands
for tradition. Ferrer stood for edu-
cation. Plus stands for indoctrination.
Ferrer stood for the autonomy of the
people. Plus stands for the doctrine
Of the divine right of kings Which |
Of these two men was the 'God-sent' |
MANI"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-08
WINTER LEAGUE
RACE IS CLOSE
SAN DIEGO AND SANTA BAR
BARA TIED
MAIERs DEFEAT MccoRMlcks BY
ONE TALLY
Santa Barbara Has Marrow Squeak
with Valley Nlne--Many Big
Leaguers in Every
Lineup
mIDwINTER LEAGUE STANDINGS

With the second series of the Cali
fornia Mldwinter Baseball league COM
pleted, the Santa Barbara and San
Diego teams are tied for first place
with the Maiers a distant third. Fast
bali has been the order of every game,
and In the outside towns the games
are drawing tremendous crowds One
of the closest games of the entire series
was played at Vernon yesterday after
noon, when the McCormicks and
Maiers played a ten-inning affair, the
latter aggregation noslng out, s to 4.
Both Seaton and Clark were in form,
Seaton striking out ten players, while
Clark retired five in the same manner.
Miller also was used by the Nc
Cormicks. Capron tailed the one long
hit of the day. a three Dagger BY
punching hits In the sixth and seventh
innings the McCormicks took q lead of
one run which the Maiers tied again in
the eighth. No outs had been made
when a couple of safeties and an error
brought In the deciding run.
The second game was called in the
fourth inning. Score;
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-08
OPERA SINGER ELUDES
HALF DOZEN C0NSTABLES
Noted Cantatrlee Appears in Chicago
Playhouse and Leaves City With
out Meeting Court Agents

CHICAGO, Nov. MADAME Olive
Fremstad Of the Metropolitan opera
company of New York sang for the en-
tertainment of several thousand per-
sons in Chicago today, but deputy
sheriffs are none the wiser.
Though half a dozen agents of the
courts were stationed about the Aud
itorium theater, where the opera star
appeared, seeking to serve the singer
with papers in a breach Of contract
suit after she had concluded her per-
Torrance, Madame Fremstad eluded
her pursuers and was on her way back
to New York before any court attache
could approach her.
The singer was sought in suit for
$4,000 damages brought by Mrs. Clara
Bowen Shepherd for her failure to APP
pear last Thursday in Milwaukee.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-08
Locals Lose Two

At Santa Ana the Salt Lakes had
little difficulty in grabbing the long
end of the purse, allowing the locals
but one run in the two games. The
first game resulted in a to score in
favor of the railroaders. Although
Anderson allowed seven hits, fast in
field play cut the bingles down to one
run. Mott and Gandil played with the
losers. In the second contest the Salt
Lakes shut out the Santa Ana bunch.
TO 0. Rieger pitched good ball and
bach. who played with Santa Ana, was
hit in the head by a pitched ball, and
for a few minutes 1t was believed he
was killed. He recovered somewhat
after being taken to the hospital. Here
Il Ia.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-08
NOTED SUFFRAGETTE OF
ENGLAND MAKES ADDRESS

BALTIMORE, Md, Nov. Mrs.
Emeline Pankhurst, the noted English
suffragette, today addressed a large
audience here. DR.. Howard Kelly of
the Johns Hopkins medical school, who
had been announced as the presiding
officer, failed to appear, AID his place
was taken by Rev. H. w. Wharton.
Mrs. Pankhurst was introduced by
Mrs. Ada Smith Lang, who as candi-
date of the Socialist party for the state
Legislature was defeated at the recent
election. The speaker devoted herself
to a description of the movement in
England and of the earnestness of its
advocates.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-08
FIRST PRESIDENT OF DRY
FARMING CONGRESS DIES

SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. Fisher
S. Harris died here today Of tubercu-
losis of the throat. Mr. Harris was
the first president of the dry farming
congress, secretary of the S. E. E..
American First league, and secretary
of the Salt Lake commercial club.
His ability as a speaker has been
recognized throughout the west and
his devotion to western interests has
been of great benefit to the intermoun-
tain states.
Mr.. Harris was A years Of age. He
was born at Warrenton, Va, and came
west twenty-four years ago.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-08
TENTH STRAIGHT GAME
FOR WELLS-FARGO TEAM
San Pedro Merchants Lose to Fast
Baggage Smashers in Good
Contest at Seaside

The Wells-Fargoes won their tenth
straight game yesterday afternoon by
defeating the San Pedro Merchants by
a score of to 8. Price and Smith were
the heavy hitters of the day, each driv-
ing out a double and single. Davissand
w. Pierce secured triples. Cummings
struck out fourteen men for the sea-
siders, Pierce hooking seven, but the
baggage smashers punched hits, while
the best the harbor lads could muster
were four scattered bingles. Riley and
I. Pierce were the fielding stars. The
score.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-08
TWO ATTEMPTS MADE TO
WRECK SOUTHERN TRAINS

MOBILE, Ala, Nov 1.-TWO at
tempts were made this afternoon to
wreck passenger trains on the Louis
Vile e. Nashville railroads near Bay
Minette Ala, where a bunch of cross
ties was found hidden by sharp curve.
The engineer on train No. 1. reversed
his engine, but not before he had run
into the obstruction. causing slight
damage to the engine. Passenger train
No. was given the same reception
three hours before
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-08
MONK PREACHER LECTURES
ON SUBJECT OF MIRACLES

LEGHORN. Italy, Nov. Father
Gemelli, known as the monk preacher.
who recently was challenged by the
Socialist deputy, Pedrecca, to prove in
public sermons the miracles at Lourdes,
today gave a lecture on the subject in
the cathedral.
A great crowd gathered and the
Catholics applauded, while the anti
Catholics shouted "Vive Ferrerl"
The Catholics then sang a hymn and
tumult followed. The police interviewed
and made several arrests.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-08
NatlonaI Horse Show Opens

NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-THE twenty
fifth national horse show will open for
its annual exhibit of five days at
Madison Square Garden tomorrow
with more than 1900 entries.
The directors gave a luncheon in the
garden this afternoon and treated their
guests to a ring display of thorough
breds. Alfred q. Vanderbilt, his broth
err, Reginald, and other noted horse
men were present. Boxholders of the
show include larger number of promi-
nent society people than for several
years.