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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-08
benson S
IDOdses Did
Not Avail

proved effective TO him harmless throughout long
ohoeed career Nobody doubted his guilt but he
owing TO his knowledge of the ntcas of the land laws
long continued of officials
Benson began life in the employ of that bureau
surveyor That work him inside of the operations
the land Office machine 1t used be said in those
monarch OF all he surveyed and perhaps the parody
far short OF the truth At operating with
lieu land scrip and dummy locations for years years
Benon the evasion of federal justice was not unlike
that OF George D. Collins in the They what
superficial people call smart but the final tricks
and twists and lodges did avail Benson perhaps
himself fortunate above Collins that his punishment light
The sentence OF Jail inadequate
of his 1t if oenses against public rights should be
visited severely Indeed observes that fraud
ring still IN active operation with the familiar figures mar
shaed IN the foreground sentence of year a
win scarcely suffice keep those hardy honest
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but has always hitherto contrived to slip Oil
through some hole in the law or to escape b,
some defect OF judicial process. Perhaps no
even Benson himself would think it wortl
while to deny his essential guilt. His tech
nical innocence was his regular standby an.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-08

By Reckless
I0hauffeurs

these machines guilty Of mansaugher Of some graver
ofense IN legal grade
Not long ago chauffeur in New York sentenced to long
Of penal servtude in Sing Sing for killing
what similar circumstances The judgment of the
general approval all the country and doubted
that the precedent then established will be followed other
The 10y riders real outlaws appear believe
that pedestrians have rights which they bound respect
Il little with such folk but stiff penitenay
sentence might offer useful example give them pause.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-08
The InsiIer

Recalls incidents in the lives of sisters to whom
money easily, but who found the possession of
wealth not the road to happiness some
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managing and mutiIation. It appeared from
the evidence that the machines were racing
and were running about 90 miles an hour.
We have not heard what disposition was made
OF the case by the department of Justice, but
it will scarcely be disputed that the drivers ni
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-08

IOHA A BENSON has made profitable business gener
ton OF robbng the American people by of
national domain He has been repeatedly for his oense
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-08

Los Angeles the other day businessman crossing street was
caught beyond any chance of between speeding auto
mobiles and killed with all the attendant circumstances q
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-08

Y EDUCTIVE figuring the population of cities in
absence of acual enumeration always be taken Wi
Conclusions drawn from city directories the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-08

NE tragic death OF Mrs. Lorena Barb;er
de Ia Montanya might serve to point
the moral to those who mistakenly
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-11-12

belched forth were at white heat. They went
high that they had time to cool and return to the
vortex black
The wind changed, and to our CONSERVATION we saw
a cloud of sulphur blowing right path. These
masses of vapor impregnated with sulphur and
poisonous gases that 1t is impossible for any living
thing to exist among them, and to get caught in their
midst death. Alarmed. started to go around
the other side but found the lava too hot We
kept on until the lava began to move under feet
and then made number of attempts to pass that DEAF
y barrier of vapor but forced to return each tme
nearly sufocated. Just at this critical moment hap
pened TO turn round and arch, were in the
sulphur SMOKE whore the wind blowing 1t up from
the ground. We had scarcely got through that arch
Of clear air when down came the cloud again
Once past the danger point, crawled along at
best pace. 1t night, and the only light had
the lurid glare from the volcano If 1t had been
for this should undoubtedly have perlshed Of cold
and thirst, should have been compelled stop
walking AS it was dared not halt for any length
of time or we should not have had warmth enough to
keep the blood circulating. All that night crawed
the terrible lava We fell down at intervals of
about twenty feet, often breaking through the black
crust sometimes up to waists cutting ourselves
the sharp projection until hands and legs
woefully lacerated. Almost fell
dropped asleep; then as got colder, would wake
up and force ourselves again for few dozen yards
so, only to fall asleep wake and struggle up once
At last II began to get light, but still had come
across no water, and that in canteens had long
since heen exhausted We hunted the depths
ices o, the lava, sometimes going down ten fifteen
feet looking for water, only to be disappointed again
and again
Suddenly break In the lava nearly full Of
beautiful water l leaned the side, holding the
canteen for companion to fill He went down a few
feet, and then stopped. motioned him to fill the
bottle croaking Water" He did not look around but
mumbed, Il see water" as If in a dream. Picking
up piece of lava tossed 1t down and cried hoarsey
There is the waer" But to my establishment the
pebble went down, down, out Of sight, with sound
of splash into fathomless abyss The crevice was
so deep that could the bottom and the shock
of the discovery made me faint.
After time we scrambled on again until We came
upon guide sitting upon the edge of high crack eat
ing frozen snow and tearing 1t with his teeth We
followed his example, not without pain but the snow
tasted good. The journey home was, comparatively
speaking, easy but the memory of that night amidst
the lava will last me to my dying day.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-11-12
SOME MARRIED MEDITATIONS.
By Clarence L. Cullen.
~~NON~~~~~~

Did you ever know q fat woman
who didn't say: why, when l was
married l only weighed ITO pounds?"
The tie that binds a good many
married couples is thus summed up
by themselves: "Oh, I'm used to hav-
Ing him (or herr around
Few of the new school suffragettes
get 1t SO bad that they refuse to lis
ten when you murmur pretty things
about their eyes or their hats.
Another unfailing sign of touch"
is when she tells you that she consid-
ers you better looking now than in
that photograph you had taken before
you were married.
A lot of married men are holding
their breaths and waiting to see how
their wives are going to look when
they get their hair fixed to wear those
new foot and half shakos.
There's certain type of woman
who, having not much of anything else
to do, likes to imagine herself the
martyred party of what the spinster
lady writers call a 'loveless mar
riage."
The male bully is classified and
tabled; but when a woman is habit
ually rude, brusque and downright in
sulting, it's said of her that "she has
such a candid way with her, don't you
think?"
Did you ever feel sort O. wistful
with yourself when you picked up an
English novel and read how the hus-
bands and wives of the nifty class
over there only meet occasionally at
the weekend parties and the like?
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-11-12

ments to which Mr.. Hartman devoted
his personal attention and effort is the
Lucin cutoff, crossing Great Salt lake.
This structure crosses the inland sea,
with an average depth of thirty feet,
cutting out forty-four miles of the for.
mer line around the lake and 1,515
feet Of elevation, or grade. There were
5000 men engaged day and night in
building 1t. 1t required 1926 trees,
from 100 to 200 feet high, to create the
piling of the trestlework twenty-three
miles long. Eleven miles Of this trestle
were filled in with several big hills,
or small mountains, torn down by
seven-ton scoops. One soft spot ate up
100000 In rocks before it solidifed;
that is, 1t cost that amount to blast,
load an dtransport the rocks.
Four miles of solid earth bed consti-
tute the approach to the west end of
the trestle. The top of the cutoff is
sixteen feet wide. The floor of the
trestle makes it invisible from the
trains. 1t is cover of solid asphalt,
oVerlald with granite, resting on heavy
beams. The structure is gradeless, and
cost $4,5O0OO0.
Mr.. Hartman was also engaged in
many other tasks during the three
years he was building the cutoff. He
Strengthened the Central Pacific Rail-
way by cutting out $50 miles of
curves; knocked out 3,100 feet of alti-
tudes, or grades; constructed thirty
six steel bridges across ravines, can
yons and streams. and dug four tun-
nels two miles long, reducing the time
seven hours on that line.
When Los Angeles needed a port on
the Pacific, where steamships could
connect with his trains. Mr.. Hartman
built great, rock wharf, curving far
out into the ocean, to battle success
fully with gigantic waves and afford
harbor of refuge. He also constructed
similar and even greater rock wharf
at San Pedro, Cal.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-11-12

The Chicago husband who hid his
wife's clothes in order to prevent her
spending his hard-earned savings in
a vacation tour must be a brave man.
Few husbands would dare take such
extreme measures In such a case or
course the fact that he was support
ing $30-a-month apartment on an
$lS-a-week salary somewhat justifies
him, but still he is daring to the point
of boluness. What Is a husband for,
anyway, but to earn money for the
purpose Of supporting a wife in com
fort and providing her with any fool
thing she happens to desire.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-11-12

Grand Army veterans are interested
in the organization of post of their
order at Oldham, in Lancashire, Eng
land where twenty former Union SOL
diers have petitioned for a charter.
This will be the first G. A. R. post in
Europe. although there are six out
side the limits Of the United States
four in Canada, one in Peru and one
In Honolulu. According to the latest
report of the Pension Commissioner,
about five thousand pensioners, or
about half Of one per cent, reside in
foreign countries.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-11-12

600. He Strengthened out crooks and
curves; tunneled mountains at their
bases, where the roads formerly went
over them; put steel viaducts and
bridges across ravines and streams;
reduced grades, built excellent road
beds and placed on them the heaviest
steel rails.
Starting at the east end of the sys-
TEN, the new double structural steel
bridge across the Missouri river be-
tween Council Bluffs and Omaha is
considered one of the finest railway
structures of its kind eXtant.
Greatest, perhaps, of all the achieve
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-11-12

Much has been said of late of the
danger of having flies around and Of
the best ways of poisoning them or
otherwise of disposing of them. A
writer in McClure's contributes to the
discussion by some very pertinent re-
marks on the shame of having flies.
What he says applies both to the coun-
try as whole and to individual house
holds. England, he tells us, is now al
most without flies, and that because
of the cleanup work of the last fifty
years. III we had no decaying organic
matter we should have no flies" he
says, and as England has systemati-
cally undertaken to remove and de
stroy such matter the fly problem fol
her Is solved. AS for the households
1t Is almost an identical proposition
to say that house has many flies or
that 1t has many smells. THE fly
has one supreme motive in life, and
that Is to move toward the strongest
smell. He enters the house because
there are more smells inside the
kitchen than out, and once in, he fire.
quents the kitchen because there are
more smells there than In the parlor."
number Of devices for getting rid of.
flies, based either on their attraction
toward smells or their attraction tow
ard light of certain intensities, are de-
scribed in this article, and prospective
home builders would do we'll to con-
slider them and have provision made
for some of them in their kitchens or
other rooms A useful hint as to kill
Ing flies with no other apparatus than
the human hand Is also given Most
people who have hit at flies know that
slow approach is successful where
swift blow Is not. If one brings the
hand slowly above the fly he will stay
and If one then drops the middle fin
ger quietly upon him he will not be
able to detect 1t coming. The work
OF keeping the fly from Matching is
partly a civic and partly a private
duty, In both cases being a work of
cleansing. The workk of getting the
flies, when once hatched, away from
the homes Is private duty. Appar-
emily methods for all these tasks are
available, and have but to be applied
to succeed. Every time we are re-
minded that fly can easily carry six
million germs, most of them gathered
IN the barnyard or the garbage bucket,
we get fresh hint to busy ourselves
at once.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-11-12

ton writes Frank Davey, by the difficult route of
albright the great mountain from the Kona SIDE
The obstacles to be may perhaps be imagined
when state that Mauna Los is a volcanic mountain,
uearly $4,000 feet high.
1t with great difficulty that managed to get
horses and mules from the natives who knew the
ito of the country for the animals inevitably get
badly knocked about their legs being terribly cut by
the lava number Of gentlemen arrived and expressed
their desire TO join me IN the expedition The Arst part
of the journey of the most delightful rides
had We rode for hours through magnificent rop-
ical growths. There giant FERNS of which
must have been thirty forty feet high and three feet
in diameter groves Of guavas coconuts and other
fruits miles of wild mint and brightcolored flowers,
and orchids of most delicate shapes. At dusk we
reached the edge of the timber line in drenching
rain.
We resumed our journey at daybreak, the most
terrible country that be imagined We reached the
summit just 1t getting dark Near the center Of
the mountain top of about four square miles
sinks to depth of 1000 feet This is the great crater
of Makuaweoweo
We found that the worst outbreak about 5000
feet further down the mountain side Walking across
the CONCEALED masses of lava began to think that
at any moment was liable to drop through to the
most horrible of deaths Underneath was bottom
less abyss of mud sulphur and rock and to contemplate
being cast into that fearsomelookng lake of fire and
birthstone was not at all comfortable. Presently
reached cone where the lava had piled up to the
height of about 100 feet then bursting the side
disappeared into the ground to reappear about quar-
ter Of mile farther down and repeat its action These
cones averaged 200 feet in height, and passed five
dead" sixth still smoking but not
active. No belching forth huge volumes
of steam and sulphur Bouders that must have weighed
a ton being hurled high into the air if shot
from Others followed to meet those coming
down. and they they burst like explosive Shells
scattering molten matter all sides This flowed
down the incline in cascades like water, showing red
oil fpao cnfth oirhox,,
1t is impossible describe the grandeur of the ef-
feet and knowledge of the force that causing the
display made feel very small indeed Some the
elected masses large horse. and when they
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-11-12

Mars. He suggests that as hole
through the earth would permit the
passage Of the light Of the sun at such
times. messages might be sent to Mars
by the Morse code. If proper apparatus
were adjusted for interrupting the
rays of light. The correspondent ad-
mits that such hole would have to
be several miles In diameter, but says
that many of the details are already
settled, including the spot where such
an opening might best be made in the
interests Of mankind generally" He
leaves us to conjecture whether the
spot Is under the residence Of the
Kaiser or the Sultan, or under the OBJ
servatories of the sensational astron.
omers.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-11-12

Certain astronomers have lately been
talking and writing with much serious
ness of the possibility of communicate
ing with the inhabitants of Mars.
They have no doubt that the planet
Is inhabited. An American in Ger
many has lately INDUCED in some ad-
mirable "foolng" on the subject in a
communication to Science. He writes
that ut is well known, even among
astronomers" that as the orbit of the
earth passes between the sun and
Mars, the dark side OF the earth must
at regular intervals be turned toward
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-11-12

The inmates Of Sing Sing make pub
lie their need of more tenor voices
to assist in the church services. Sing
Sings dearth of singers suggests the
proper disposal of the next grand
opera star that murders his notes.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-11-12

Surgeons as we'll as spectators and
players are interested In modern foot
ball. A report from two doctors who
have had medical charge Of a univer-
sity team for three years says that
more serious injuries are received in
practice than during the actual game.
One remedy would be to make a rule
forbidding practice.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-11-12
Parental Approval.

do you think your daughter will
develop fine musical faster"
Il don't know" answered Mr.. Sirius
Barker THE way she objects to
playing those Easy Pieces for Begin
ners' encourages me to hope that she
will."-Washington Star.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-11-12
A Question,

Are the colors fast in that new tub
suit l bought, Jane?"
That depends on how you look at
it, ma'am."
What do you mean, Jane?"
well, when l went to wash it I'd
call 'em fast the way them colors
ran. Baltimore American.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-11-12

According to recent advices from the
Thaw camp, Evelyn is playing game
for a stake of 100000, which she ex-
poets Harrys people to put up. In
little Evelyn's case the business in
stinct and the artistic temperament
seem to go together.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-11-12

A novel law point has been raised
by a man in Connecticut who has
sued one of his neighbors for sting
ing administered by the latter's bees.
Curiosity is now rampant to see If
the bee-owners will also be stung.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-11-12

Young Cudahy, of Omaha, has been
kidnapped again, and the expense to
his father is likely to be greater than
in the first instance. The young man
Is engaged to be married.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-11-12

Fruit, it is said, retards the harden
ing of the tissues and thus conduces
to the preservation of youthfulness.
Yet age is itself lemon handed out
by life to youth and beauty.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-11-12
HARTMAN, THE BUILDER.

Some of the Great Achievements on
the Roads He Controlled.
E. H. Hartman was one of the
greatest railroad reconstructionists
this country has known. When he
took over the Union, Central and
Southern Pacific he foresaw that the
entire lines would have to be rebuilt.
He put his whole energy into the task
of expending many millions of dollars
for that purpose; some say $20,000.-
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-11-12

No American style has been as bad
as that peach basket affair the former
shah used to wear while he was still
on the Job.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-11-12

Your mother wired me this morn
ing that she couldn't come for two
weeks. She's been unavoidably de-
layed."
We'll, you needn't chuckle over It."
snapped his wife, who was unreason-
ably suspicious.-Detroit Free Press.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-11-12

According to the statement of New
York burglar, there is no money in
burglary. Another OF the pernicious
effects of the high cost of living.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-11-12

They had an earthquake down in
Panama, but the Gatun dam did not
slide, and no man with a good posi-
tion was shaken loose from his job.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-11-12

The greater than Washington"
statesman is admiringly. discovered al
most as frequently as the greater than
Shakespeare" playwright.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-11-12

The men of Australia outnumber the
women by 247,000. Here is a show for
the 100000 superfuous women in Mas
sachusetts.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-11-12

In war there is a reasonable chance
that some Of the participants will es-
cape death or injury. In automobile
racing, 1t seems, there isn't.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-11-12

II the latest fashion edict among
women that hats and shoes must
match" is carried out, where will mere
man walk?
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-11-12

Probably when the north pole is
really discovered it will be by con-
gressional committee investigating the
Ice supply.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-11-12

What is there more hopeless look.
ing than a church social before the
patrons have begun to arrive?
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-11-12

There will be no war in Crete. The
photographers and correspondents
were too busy on airships.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-11-12

Some men are natural born church
members, while belonging goes hard
with others.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-11-12

Have they given up trying to swim
the channel since Bleriot flew 1t?
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-11-12

UEsDAY. July 1, 1899. reports reached
Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands, that the vol
cano of Makuaweoweo, situated at the
summit Of Mauna Loa, 1875 feet high, on
the Island Of Hawaii, had burst forth with
all the fury Of years gone by. l left with
the intention Of reaching the scene Of ac-