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Smyrna times., 1909-03-17
the OPERATORS
STh..D PAT
Conference With Mine Workers
Ends WiilEolt Result.
CALL FOA A CONVENTION

Mine Owners Proposition Will Be
j Placed Before Workmen and An
ether Conference viii Ee Held Be-
fore March 3t-There Is Sill Hore
That Any Radical Action VIII Be
AVoiGed.
The conference held between the
subcommittee of the anthracite mine
workers and the operators in Phila-
delpnia to arrange a new agreement
to so into effect at the eXprl ion OF
the present working arrangement came
to an end without result. While the
prospects are not as bright as they
were for a peaceful settlement, there
is still hope that radical &C ion by
either side will be avoided. TAe eI-
ecutive boards issued call for
convention of the miners Of the three
anthracite districts, to be held In
Scranton or March %. for the purpose
OF considering plans for further action
and then will follow another confer
ence with the operators before March
81. Inc counter piCpOSit-Cu VI Inv
mining companies to renew the pres
ent agreement for another term of
three years will be placed before the
convention by the executive boards OF
the workmen. National Presid mt
Lewis, of the union. said after the
meeting that the suggestion for an
other conference came from the Op
orators.
There is a possibility Of the mer
continuing to work without an agree
ment and striking at the various col
lieries as grievances come up if the!
are not adjusted by the superintend
ents of these mines. This, it is pointed
cut. would be a return to the cnaoti
conditions that prevailed prior 10 tn
strike of 1902. when there were strike
every day in all sections of the al
thracite regions. making the amount q
coal production from day to Gay III
certain.
Smyrna times., 1909-03-17
The Inrid Glow OF Doom.

was seen in the red face, hands 3.
body of the little son of H. M. Adams,
of Henrietta, Pa. His awful plight
from eczema had for five years, defed
all remedies and baffled the best doc
tors, who said the poisoned blood had
aft .cted his lungs and nothing could
save him. "But," writes his mother,
"seven bottles of Electric Bitters
completely cured him. For Erup-
tions, Eczema, Salt Rheum, Sores
and all Blood Disorders and Rheuma-
tism Electric Bitters is supreme Only
SOC. Guaranteed by Benton N. Wei
don, druggist, Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1909-03-17

Stanislaus, at Newark, N. j., AMI Open
ed fire upon him. Three bullets from
their revolvers hit TIE priest, killing
him instantly
The trio turned to make Their es-
cane and found their way blocked by
Mrs. Antonio Sewrzytska. the house
keeper. Without an ins5an-'s hesita-
ton, one Of the visitors turned his re-
volver upon her, indict;ng a wound
which is likely to prove fatal. Then all
three rushed out into the street and
made their escape.
Smyrna times., 1909-03-17

Many sufferers from nasal catarrh
say they get slendid results by using
an atomiZer. For their benefit we
prepare Ely's Liquid Cream Balm.
Except that it is liquid it is in all
respects like the healing, helpful,
pain-allaying Cream Balm that the
public has been familiar with for
wears. No cocainen or other dangerous
drug in it. The soothing spray is a
remedy that relieves at once. All
druggists, 75c., including spraying
tube, or mailed by Ely Bros, 81
Warren Street, New York.
Smyrna times., 1909-03-17

The wife of a poor ctg2rmaker OF
Havana Cuba. already the mother Of
fourteen children. has given birth to
bankruptcies, two boys and two girls.
President Gomez sent his congratulA-
lions to the mother as a woman de-
serving well Of the republic, with ten
der and substantial assistance.
Smyrna times., 1909-03-17
soh,mah wor,t Cut WAGES.

Charles NJ. Schwab. president OF
the Bethlehem Steel company, said
in New York that. although it vas
his firm belief that eel prices would
work lower before a thorough ADJUST
ment on conditions was reached, the
Bethlehem Steel company did not pro
pose to cut wages Of its w0rllmen.
Eventually conditions would SLOW an
improvement, he believed.
Smyrna times., 1909-03-17
chilA Killed by Auto.

PhiladelDnia. March 15.-While re-
turning home from Sunday school E +
ma Mcmahon, four years old, and her
sister Ursula. six yecrs old. were
struck by an automobile. The young
est child was instantly killed. Ursula
was removed to a hospital by the driv-
er of the machine. Frederick Haney
He then surrendered himself to the
police.
Smyrna times., 1909-03-17

Unofficial reports were made pub
lie in New York city that the prices for
tin plates. which. with wire products
and steel rails. have remained I'M
changed since the new price policy for
steel products was adopted, have been
cut 25 to 80 cents box, which is
equivalent to IS and Sc a ton.
Smyrna times., 1909-03-17

Enough gold was contrau O by the
congregation at the anniversary scr
vices Of the Calvary Pro ant Fps
copal church, Conshohocken. Pa. to
form the bowl Of a memorial chaIice.
The contributions included two sets
of artificial teeth, the plates being Of
heavy gold. There were also badges,
coins. watches, lockets. earrings and
gold pens.
Smyrna times., 1909-03-17

'Why do you think, VT Pennington
that ycur rcw book of poems will
have Il lar~P Sale?'
"Niy pul fishers have had the wis
dom to mt a picture Of a beautiful
girl On the cover. 1t is my belief that
even poetry can be sold if one goes
about it in a businesslike way."-Nlin-
neapClis Journal.
Smyrna times., 1909-03-17
Altered Marriage Certificate; Arrested

Altered Marriage Certificate; ATrested
Mrs. Emma Harris has been placed
under arrest in Harrisburg, Pa, on IN
unusual charge of stealing and alter
ing the marriage certificate of another
woman. Sylvia Y. Dishong. She mas
been lodged in Jail for hearing. The
woman is said to have taken ana alt r
ed the certificate to establish her mar
riage to a youth considerably younger
than herself
Smyrna times., 1909-03-17
Poisoned Men Fell G. the St

TUTsUTTCU
Vincennts. Ind. March 15.-Sco-es
Of persons were poisoned by eating
meat at the banquet of the celebra-
ton of the Tooth anniversary of the in
stitution OF the Masons Of Indiana and
several are in a serious condition. Tae
poisoned men fell on the streets. in
hotels and in stores and all the physi
ciar9 in Vincennes were called to care
fer them.
Smyrna times., 1909-03-17
inventor Gets Ten Years For Forgery.

Inventor Gets Ten Years For Forgery.
Samuel Marks. the inventor of the
noiseIess slate, which Melted him
$4,000. was sentenced to ten years
in the penitentiary at St. Joseph Mo,
for forging deed of trust for $500
He was also sentenced to thirteen
months in the federal prison ct Leav-
enworth for using the mails to defraud.
Smyrna times., 1909-03-17
Killed Rnrnlar In His Store.

w. p. Etheridge. a Norfolk county.
Va. eroceryman. shot and killed Har-
vey Willfams. a negro. who had burg
larized his store on the Portsmouth
side Of tie river. A coroner's jury ex-
onora' Cd T'heridge.
Smyrna times., 1909-03-17
Used Diseased Horse Meat IN Sausage

J. J. Schmidt, butcher. was found
guilty in Chicago court of using
diseased horse flesh in the manufac-
ture Of sausage. The conviction Of
Schmidt is the first one under the state
law which imposes a penalty Of fine
of $1,000. a years Imprisonment in the
county jail or both.
Smyrna times., 1909-03-17
Aeronaut clown to Sea and Crowned.

Aeronaut Clown to Sea and Crowned.
Lester El.ins. aged twenty wo, an
aeronaut. who tried a balloon flight AID
parachute Jump at San Pedro, Cal, was
carried by a strong wind ont over the
aocean and from a height OF $500 feet
dropped into the outer bay and was
drowned
Smyrna times., 1909-03-17
Three Men Kin Polish Priest.

Three men, whose features appear
TO have been concealed by their heavy
overcoats and SLOUGH hats, walked INTO
the study Of Rev Erasmus Anslon'
pastor Of the Polish church Of 81.
Smyrna times., 1909-03-17
Favors cn,oro;or~,ing .:uraorors.

General Clamen, A. Evans COM
mander in chief OF Sc Uni Con
federate Veterans and cfa'tna7 o. 70
prison commission Of Georri; alvos
Gates chloroformiug criminal "ho
have received the death sentence.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-08
NEWSPAPER MEN

n ERHAPS owing to the influence of
Mr.. Bryan, who is a newspaper
man, newspaper writer's receive
more political recognition in Nebraska
than in any other state in the Union.
The present speaker Of the house and
secretary of the senate are both news
paper writer's, and there is a consider
able sprinkling of newspaper men liz
other responsible positions. 1t is pc
Culiar, to say the least of it, that the
men who are trained from their youth
up to observe, estimate and deal with
public affairs are hardly ever invited to
take active part in public affairs. But
the situation is not without it's COM
pensations. OF the trained newspaper
writer, who has been in the profession
long enough to have his observant and
reflective faculties cultivated to an un-
usual degree, it may be said he repre-
sents a new species for whom an old
saying would have to be amended and
extended. You can fool some of the
people all of the time, and all of the
people some of the time, but you can
rot fool all of the people all of the
time; and while it may be possible.
yet it is hardly probable that expert
enced newspaper people, trained to
such keen and quick analysis of human
nature and human motives that their
judgment seems sometimes almost in
spirational, can be really fooled any of
the time
The trained newspaper man has one
peculiarity-which, by the way, helps
to equip him for the diplomatic office
he might be called on to fill if his po-
litical pull is as great as his ability
and that popularity is, when he has
let us say-a politician under observa-
ton, he will deliberately allow Mr..
Politician to lay the flattering JUNCTION
to his soul that he has succeeded in
fooling Mr.. Newspaperman. From time
to time, when a professional politician
is ''skyed' on an unexpected newspaper
rocket, his ignominious celestial jour
ney is the sequel of a delusion with
which he has been fattening his pride
a delusion to the effect that he has been
fooling some Mr.. Newspaperman. The
Nebraskans are wise in discovering and
acknowledging that a trained public
writer surely may have in him the
making of a good public officer-if he
should care to sacrifice the honored
position of publicist for an 'ornery'' DO
sition of publicity.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-08
COMBATS ALL PRIVILEGE AND
LAWS FAVORING RELIGION

POMONA, Feb. 6.-[Editor Herald:
1 want to indorse Economists" letter
of the 4th, that the masses are fast
losing their individual liberties. -
The true situation in the industrial
world today is alarming, and there
seems to be no remedy. Often we will
fully blind our eyes to these facts, but
they still remain.
When men will gladly walk four or
five miles twice a day to get a chance
to work for 20 cents an hour there is
S0mething wrong.
When any one class has more privi-
leges by law than another, there is
something wrong.
When any state attempts by religious
laws to compel the cOnsciences of it's
citizens in keeping any one certain day
of the seven as holy time, or even pro-
hibiting a part of it's citizens from their
honest labor on any certain day, there
must certainly be something wrong
Has not each and every citizen of our
Golden state the inalienable right to
worship on any day he sees fit? Or
not to worship if he sees fit?
Have not the Jews as much right to
observe the seventh day, or the Mo-
hammedan the sixth day, as the Sun
day observer the first day?
Have not all equal religious freedom?
May the fair-minded, liberty-loving
citizens Of California protest strongly
against the proposed Sunday law now
before the body of our lawmakers,
which, if passed, will be an entering
wedge for a union of church and state.
May we follow General Grants good
advice to keep the church and state
forever separate. F. ARNOLD.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-08
HUMOR VS.. ILL HUMOR

h HERE is all the difference in the
world between humor which is
Il funny and humor which is merely
1ll-humored. Some of our able contem-
porary writers are rapidly achieving
regulations for i'll humor. They have
already committed enough would-be
funny indiscretions to entitle them to
leading rank among the ill-humorists
of the day.
1t is easy to be an ill-humorist-far
far easier than to be humorist One
does not even need a course of CORE
pondence instruction. The recipe for
producing an ill-humorous article is
easy; Get on the wrong side Of the
fence Then from time to time shoot
out your tongue at your more fortunate
neighbors. Having decided on a course
of ill-humorous policy, devote yourself
to it, and follow it to the bitter end, to
Bitter Greek or the Badlands if neces-
sary. Always act on a famous motto
advice. (''Be sure you are wrong, then
go ahead.") There's nothing like posi-
tiveness Of conviction. Remember
The present moment is your ain
The next you never saw.
Do your enemy and do him now. The
less you know about him, the more it is
your duty to hate him. The less the
harm he ever did you, the more the
harm you must do unto him. That is
the anti-recallers' Golden Rule If
you can make fun of and abuse or
ridicule any particular class of your
fellow citizens, it is your duty to ad-
dress yourself to the task with fervid
zeal. Take the Hebrews, for instance.
They have financed the United States
through several crises, have had a great
deal to do with the progress and pros
perity of the nation, have served on
important congressional committees.
and have been members of the cab
met of. the United States. and in direct
line of succession to the presidency.
We owe a great deal to the Hebrews.
Our principal religion and many of our
names were borrowed from them Soon
we will celebrate the birthday anniver-
sary Of a patriot-president who wore
with honor the most distinctive and
typical of all the Hebrew names-Abra
Lam. But make fun of the Hebrews,
for that is humor. Borrow from a
witty Scotch-Irish girl the material for
the humor. She will be flattered by the
gallantry Of the acknowledgment of
Indebtedness which the brilliant imita-
tor has no doubt sent her in sealed
package, for it does not appear in the
article. What an extra brilliant idea il
is to twist peoples names in order to
make them funny
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-08
WOMAN, GIVEN NO FREEDOM, is
CENSURED FOR SLAVISHNESs

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 5.-[Editor
Herald: Senex tells us he has cy-
clone cave where he can seek shelter
when woman enters upon her domin-
ion, and adds that he has been working
for this coming for six years, but
says God help u.s. when that day
dawns.
Throughout the ages woman has been
compelled to accept what man chose to
g-ve her. He has been her decalogue,
her modern lawgiver, her judge, jury,
and even owner. Whence came this
idea of idol worship? Who made her
t = victim and tool of priestcraft? And
has man wholly thrown off the yoke
himself. that he should fear the results
of it's clinging to the woman when
she comes into her own?
The law Of mans making has ruled
her conduct during her years of bond
age, from the dawn of civilization to
the present day. Having given her no
the verdict against her that she is
thoughtless; giving her no liberty of
even her own person, the modern law
lker decides she has slavish instincts,
being given no opportunity to seek the
truth, the judge declares there is no
truth in her.
Yet she is canonized as a saint. when
she is only a human being; whereas 1t
would be better for the race if she
were canonized less and given common
justice. When she comes into her own
she will still be imperfect, but-sO is
man imperfect.
Will Senex, from the safe shelter of
his cyclone cave, tell woman, who is
a seeker after truth, where we can
find in man that stern allegiance to
the truth that belongs to the perfect
human character" that woman lacks
MARIAN MARTIN.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-08
REGARDS APPEAL TO BOTH
OLD PARTIES AS HOPELESS

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 5.-[Editor
Herald: l wish to say I agree with
Mrs. A. r. M. in that Mr.. Perine has
no right to withhold the franchise
from all those thousands of women
who wish to use it to better their own
and their children's condition-simpiy
that he may keep his own daughter
from rubbing elbows with fallen wom-
en-. 1 suggest that he try putting her
in a glass case.
The rest of us who, thank heaven,
are not so delicate, want a chance to
try and do something to lift ourselves
out of an awful slavery which has al
ways been ours. But why longer ask
favors of those old parties which have
never granted us anything? Come, sis
ters, let's go into the Socialist ranks
and help boost the only party on the
face of the earth that has ever offered
the woman anything, ana they offer Us
everything. So what more do we want ?
They will make it possible for every
woman to earn an honest living. Then
they will not be compelled to sell
themselves to men whose wives, sisters
and daughters are degraded by coming
in contact with them.
BELLE MARCUM.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-08
CONTAMINATION AT POLLS is
NOT FEARED BY THIS WOMAN

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 4-EEditor
Herald: The California press recently
reported the impassioned utterances of
one of our lawmakers at Sacramento,
voicing the opposition to equal suf
frage. 1t seems the chief objection Of
this particular orator is based on his
unwillingness to have the wives and
daughters contaminated by "the fallen
women and the dope fiends" with
whom they would be momentarily as
sociated in any visit to the polls.
However mentally defective we wo-
men are not all moral jellyfishes. AS
sOcfation with these specified classes
at the polls can be faced by the most
of us with adequate courage and rea-
sonable success Our "deIicacy and
sweet womanliness' will not vanish in
white vapor at contact with our most
unfortunate sisters and brothers.
Possibly American women need pro-
lection in the twentieth century, but
millions of us have been so absorbed
living useful lives, so busy earning
livings for ourselves, we have not pro-
tested publicly nor often. But yester-
day is not today.
Our particular form of government
is not a patriarchal form; f1liaI piety
is an archaicism. Fathers and hus-
bands, the heads of families, too fire.
quently leave this life in advance Of
the others. Many widows and orphans
inherit nothing but debts; and the
problems of everyday existence are
not always solved nowadays by the
marriage of the females. Too gener-
ally financial responsibilities are
forced on the daughters who are COM
PEELED often to become the financial
support, the virtual heads Of families.
If they shirk, what becomes of them
The observer knows and only the
cad and the pagan pass judgment and
call names.
1t is not the finely intelligent, think
ing American man who opposes equal
suffrage in the twentieth century. 1t
is the sentimentalist or the machine
politician. The man who is properly
concerned about the future of his
daughters and his daughters daughters
advocates equal suffrage.
OLIVE PERCTVAT
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-08
TOURISTS

N ROM all points of the compass,
from all quarters of the globe,
= tourists are still fiocking to Los
Angeles. 1t has been a phenomenal
tourist season, and there is no indi-
cation of any falling off in this desir-
able kind of traffic
The tourists are finding in Los An
geles some unusual conditions to talk
about and write about We think they
will also find Los Angeles is capable
of coping with these unusual condi-
tions and will emerge from her pres
ent ordeal bigger, better, cleaner,
greater than ever before in her his
tory.
There is no reason why this city
should acquire a reputation for being
vicious merely because a city admin
istration evidently found it worth
while to tolerate and even to encour-
age various forms of vice. Tourists
know that such condition in Los An
geles is as unusual as it is regrettable
and they have seen citizens of Los An
geles are prepared without loss of time
or waste of words to remedy evil con-
ditions and substitute for them the
high standards of official character and
conduct which are happily associated
with the name and fame of Los An
geles.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-08
MAYoRALTY ELECTION

F THE CITIZENS of Los Angeles
realize the Importance Of the may
orally election to the country as
well as to this community. there will be
big vote, and the candidate Of the
people will be elected by a large ma
jority. In every part of the United
States, and especially in every muni-
cipality, the result of the action of a
city which for good and sufficient rea-
sons recalled its mayor and compelled
him to appeal to his constituency is
being watched with eager interest. Stu
dents of government, men of affairs,
good citizens and professional poll
ticians are alike interested in the recall
and its sequel. 1t is needless to say
that such an anti-climax as would he
provided by the restoration of Harper
to Office would not have a beneficial
effect on the general reputation of Los
Angeles for good sense and good citi-
zenship; but we believe such a result is
impossible and unthinkable. Citizens
must and will carry to its logical con-
clusion the work they have begun.
They must elect as mayor citizen OF
courage, honor, honesty and ability, who
will inspire confidence, not only in Los
Angeles but throughout the country.
They must have for mayor man
whose character and conduct will help
Los Angeles to maintain the financial
prestige necessary for the completion
of the great undertakings before her.
Financial prestige cannot well be main
tanned with a distrusted public official
in the position of chief executive. We
DO not make any accusations. We
merely say Harper is DISTRUSTED by
very large number Of voters. and we
assert the success of the recall petition
proves beyond doubt that he is DIS
TRUSTED. Are we, then, having pro-
claimed to the nation and the world our
DISTRUST Of the mayor, to stultify
ourselves and make Los Angeles a
laughing stock by restoring him to the
office in which by many citizens he is
DISTRUSTED?
We do not think the people of Los
Angeles will crafty the "Good-enough-
rus tribe by re-electing Harper to
an office from which he was RE
CALLED BECAUSE HE IS DIS
TRUSTED. We believe the success OF
the peoples candidate for mayor will
be ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN, and the
only platform on which he will need to
run will consist of five words: HON
ESTY IS THE BEST POLICY"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-08

Her best weeks milk yield was 6517
pounds (about S25 quarts), and of but
ter 1922 pounds.
The College Cow is successful beyond
the dreams of the first lacteal scientists
who of course were laughed at, like
nearly all other successful pioneers of
progress. He laughs best who laughs
last. The heartiest laugh Of all will be
that of the California farmer who
studies the new methods and intr .ces
the College Cow into this state, where
butter is 40 cents pound anC cham
pion College Cow would produce rev.
enue of about $500 per annum.