Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-07-12


Stence. This is about the seventh or
sghth-I have not kept exact count
IND in some aspects promises to be the
strongest of them all. In it are a large
number of former Tammany men. rep
resentatives of the strongest and big
geSt Irish societies. some of the Croker
old guard and others that make it an
organization worthy of note. The sec
rotary Is Thomas Gilleran. who at one
time was the active man on the eXecu-
tive committee of Iearst's Independ-
ence league. Other officers are prom.
nent contractors and men who have
figured conspicuously in past political
fights. One of them is said to have
had more to do than any other one iu-
dividual in electing Low. The new or
ganiZatOn is known as the jefferson
Hall society and it has taken perma-
ucnt rooms in the Hoffman House. the
Democratic headquarters of the good
old times.
The committee of one hundred has
been named and is preparing to make
an active fight. 1t is understood on
the inside that the jefferson Hall So
ciety will work with this committee,
both bodies. 1t is also whispered on
the quiet that the committee Of one
hundred will inherit the strength of
the old Citizens Union; also of the In
dependence league. If so, 1t has Il
formidable combination behind it al
ready. combination that will give it
command of the entire anti-Tammany
field.
The offer of the Bradley Gaffney-
Steers company to build in the neigh
borhood Of hundred million dollars
worth of new subways. running
through Manhattan. Brooklyn and the
Bronx. gives assurance that the trac-
ton trust is no longer to dominate this
field. The proposition of the new con
Germ has given general satisfaction
throughout the city. The only regret
table feature is that the plan Is to build
these subways with private capital
W
law provides that the city may buy
back at the end OF brief term OF
years ut price covering the actual
outlay, plus interest. even this defect
is not fatal. The city must have more
transit facilities and must have them
Immediately. whether built by private
or public money. 1t is this pressing
need. coupled with the unpopularity
Of the Ryan-Belmont traction trust.
which has caused the Bradley Gaffney-
Steers offer to be received with such
approval.
New York's very low death rate is
ascribed generally to the pure milk
crusade. Nathan Straus and his pas
teurzed milk depots should have much
of the credit. That pure milk saves
the lives of thousands of infants an
nually is now beyond the domain of
dispute. New York's own experience
proves it without question.
We have had number of trials in
this vicinity of late that have not been
the occasion of great pride, notably the
Thaw and uains cases. Perhaps the
Gould divorce affair is the worst of the
list If this malUdorous, coarse. cheap
and brutal exhibit typitcs the usual
life of the -Four Hundred Henry Wat
terSon'S eloquent characterization Of
this bunch Of unclean birds. with its
tersc ana profane ending of Scat, you
dcvis." seems to have been entirely
justified.
New York has seen many gigantic
ocean liners in the last few years. any
one of which surpasses the old Toto
Of mir. Ghim's Dream" l remember
reading that book when boy, and it's
prediction of such an elephantine
steamship seemed then so eXtravagant
that the tale should have been called
"NIr. Ghim's Pipe Dream" Only
few years have passed and already the
fact has that particular piece Of tic-
ton beaten forty ways. A year or
two ago it was the Lusitania and Maui
retana. each in its turn the biggest
anu luStCSl VI OtCul NcSoCio, anu INV
1t is the George Washington of the
North German Lloyd line, which first
came to New York harbor the other
day. The George Washington is the
third biggest ship afoat, being almost
up to the size of the two giant Cunard-
ers
\ chauffeur in this vicinity took out
Connecticut license numbered 1913.
The thirteenth day he had been III
GrecnWi h, which was also the thir-
teenth day after he had received this
license, he started on Il trip to New
York. ran over black cat. punctured
four tires. overspeeded to make up lost
time and was "pinched." Now he be-
gins to think there Is something in the
fact that he was born on the 18th day
of the month and the thirteenth hour
Of the day. or O'Clock In the after
noon. Perhaps he should have his IL
cense number changed to 1898. HLat
ought to assure him the right to speed.
Burlington, y. j., is not exactly in
Now York tcrri+OrV being ronr0r f.