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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-01
SIGNIFICANT SPEECH At
YALE COLLEGE DINNER
Unless Pledges are Fulfilled
Republicans Will Be Re-
tired, He Says
(By Associated Press.)

Washington July TAFT returned
from New Haven this morning. The
trip was without incident.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-01
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WEATHER FORECAST.

tBy Associated pressl c
New Orleans. July Tonis-~ {
and Fridly partly cloudy.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-01

Farmers report corn in the crit
ical stage this week and that rain is
needed If hot winds come now and
no rains there will be no corn. with
all the fine seven-foot stalks just
tasselng out, they say.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-01

Warm? Well ges. It was 100 in
lie shade Tuesday and again today
Two Logan county farmers recently
have been adjudged mentally mbal-
anced, caused by working in hot sun
shine.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-01

City Health Officer Sharpe reports
fifty cases of typhoid fever in the
city
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-01

Chief Of Police Mitchell reports an
epidemic Of dog poisoning in Wash
ington, D. c, at this time, as well
as in Guthrie.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-01

Robert Eggleston, better known as
Bob Lucky,' who was arrested on
charge Of assaulting Sam Pearson
with a pistol was discharged by Jus
tice Of the Peace Seward yesterday
At the preliminary hearing.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-07-01

The dog poisoning fiend seems to
be still at work. The fine bird dogs
of Edgar Powers and George Sandle-
baugh died of poison Ills morning.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-24
LITERARY DUEL

4 RMS and the writey knights we
~ sing! lie Gallienne to the forel
IA To meet him Watson's on the
wing, bound for our dollarous shore.
They're talking just like anything and
limiting hard at Gore.
Now, William Watson, do thy best
and quit thee like a man; but with lie
Gallienne joust the test upon a
modern plan. Arm, arm, ye brave,
with martial mien. Come, grid ye for
the fray, each with a hardy type
machine which nimble fingers play;
and, being set at PAGES ten and glar-
ing eye to eye, charge, doughty knights,
and charge like men resolved to do or
die. With sonnets, songs and triolets
hammer your hatred out BE ours, be
ours to hold the bets; be ours to chant
the bout. For never yet in all the
range of literary deeds hath been re-
corded such a strange encounter; and
the screeds resulting from the horrid
fray, collected, bound and sold will
send the warriors both away deep
ballasted with gold.
(Which is exactly what they are
after).
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-24
PAX AMERICANA

wv E cannot help being amused at
w the wise utterances OF our Re-
publican morning contemporary
on the subject Of wars and rumors of
wars. There is not the least likelihood
of a war between the United States and
any foreign nation, but unfortunately
for our friends argument about the
blood ties Of Americans, history proves
it to be bosh. He says English citizens
in this country would be very loath to
take up arms against their relatives on
the other side Of the Atlantic; and he
finds similar consolation with regard
to German citizens.
This makes good plausible writing,
but history shows the folly Of it. All
the principal wars conducted by people
who use the English or American Ian
guase have been family wars.
The wars Of the Roses in England, the
Cromwell wars in England, the pro-
tracted warfare between Scotland and
England, the Scottish rebellion of 1715,
the Scottish rebellion of 1745, the Amer
lean rebellion, which, being successful.
became a revolution in 1776; the Irish
rebellion in 1885, the war of 1912, the
w,,r of the American domestic rebellion,
war in South Africa, were ali wars in
which men Of the same blood and
speaking the same language fought on
opposing sides with far more fury than
they ever displayed in any of their con-
tests with men of distinctly foreign
races and blood.
We hope and believe there will be no
more wars, especially among nations
enjoying language, literature and many
traditions in common, but the sugges-
tlon that because of consanguinity war
is out Of the question, and the Ameri-
cans, with five big wars ito their
credit" in a little over a century, and
three of these wars with men of their
own blood, will be deferred by any
Of the considerations advanced by our
delightfully."- ingenious friend, is as
ludicrous as the intimation of our friend
that he believes Americans are people
Of "a very peaceful disposition"
If we are to reckon all the Indian
wars, big and little, from the Black
Hawk war to Wounded Knee and the
Geronimo fights, we will find that our
peaceful nation is the most belligerent
in the world. Our past habit of war
fare makes it all the more important
that, while constantly prepared to de-
fend ourselves, we should try to give
the twentieth century a clean record,
and make the Pax Americana a perma-
nent reality.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-24
Los Angeles 7hriUeS Apace
Because 1t Is Decent Cifv

Few of them, however, have selected
it as a place Of permanent abode. Its
growth has been singularly slow for a
western city. The population was $780,
959 in 1880, 297,090 in 1890 and 342, 1872
7S2 in 1900. A large increase in the ter
ritory Immediately tributary may be
excluded from consideration for our
present purpose, because 1t indicates a
preference for a refuge beyond the city
limits We may now institute a com
parison by referring to the history of
Los Angeles The population of that
city was 11,1S3 in 1880, so 1874 in 1890 and
102,479 in 1900. Some of the claims
made for IT now may be highly inflated,
but, Judged by voting strength, prop
erty values and other evidences of
growth. the southern town has made
enormous gains upon the northern in
the last nine years, which cannot be
adequately explained either by climate
or the growth of the surrounding
country. And there can be no doubt
that among its attractions is the fact
that 1t is, relatively speaking, decent.
1t is a clean place for clean people.
1t means business of the right kind
when it gets after grafters. 1t has
strict regulations over saloons, limits
their number and demands n fee of
$1,000 for a license. San Francisco, we
note, has just gone back from a $1,000
to $500 license fee as 1t starts out
again on liberal lines.
The liberality that signifies living in
muck may benefit a lot of disrep-
utables, but San Francisco thriyes in
spite of it. not because of it. The city
is a natural center for big trade on
the Pacific coast, it has an exception
ally beautiful location and most at
tractive suburbs. There are reasons
enough why it should make good prog
ress provided It does not get too lib
eral dose of business administration
along liberal" lines.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-24
LoOSENESS IN
FOLLOWING OF ARGUMENTS

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 20.-[Edltor
HERALD: Now comes "Athanasian,"
and after paying me the compliment of
saying he is IAN interested reader" of
my letters, proceeds to demonstrate
how carelessly he has read them. He
starts in to show by my actions that
l have a will, by his own actions that
he has a will, and by a parity of rea-
soning that every man has will.
AS if l or anyone else had ever dis
puted it!
The extraordinary thing about it is
that "Athanasian," having shown
(what we all knew already that We
each have a will, deludes himself into
the belief that he has demonstrated
FREEDOM of villa vastly different
thing. 1 laid this down in specific
terms few days since in my letter
headed: admits Man Has Will, but
Denies He Has Free WILL"
"Athanasian" says: "F. F. S. chooses
to write vigorously against belief in
the freedom of the human will, and
to us that his own will is free" )"
What! Because my will is vigorous
therefore 1t must be free? Think
again, Athanasian, and then tell us
if you can even family conceive the
possibility of MY choosing to do the
opposite My heredlty ana ENVIRON
ment being what they are, I could
only choose as have done Our friend
seems to think when he says "F. f. S.
has willed to break very violently
with many opinions" of his ancestors
and many conditions of his environ
ment"-that I was free" to will other
wise. was NOT free to do so, any
more than Athanasan is today free to
accept my view.
What, cannot we change our opin-
ions? oh, yes; l or some other person,
influence or circumstance might be
the environment that could cause
Athanasian to see this thing differ
emily; but that would be the work of
environment. not Of free" volition on
his part And he would then be bound
to the new view just as he is now to
the old. Not free" in either case
1t is passing strange to me how any
one who has looked into this subject
with even moderate care or interest
can find vivid and astounding proof
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-24
COTTON

N OTTON growing experiments in
California should be taken in ear
~ nest. In fact, is it not past the
time to talk of them as experiments? =?
Has it not been shown California cot
ton is the equal of any produced in
the southern states. and far superior
to that which the British have sue
ceeded in coaxing from the soil once
cropped by the Pharaohs?
There is an ever-increasing demand
for American cotton, and the success
of the cotton industry in this state is
greatly to be desired.
Cotton exports last month broke all
records In the history Of the cotton
trade in the United States. According
to the latest reports furnished by the
department of commerce and labor,
the total value of cotton exported in
October was $88.883, $50. No other month
ever reached the $50 900 line in the
value of cotton sent out Of the coun-
try. The value of cotton exports for
the ten months ending with October,
1909, was 1928 526, ,S85, against $316. 693, ,265
in the corresponding period Of 1907, the
highest record ever attained for like
period.
The value of cotton exported in 1909
probably will exceed that of any earlier
year in the history of the export trade.
1t will be more than $500, 0O0,OO
Cotton exports show a more rapid
growth in recent years than those OF
any other products OF the United
States; and with owens river water
power and water freight from San
Pedro harbor, Los Angeles has a most
excellent opportunity Of developing a
manufactured cotton industry. The
best customers for the cotton Of the
United States are in the order named,
the United Kingdom, Germany, France,
Italy, Spain, Japan, Belgium, Canada,
Russia and Mexico.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-24
INDUSTRIAL PENSIONS

A GREAT mining accident-the more
| n the public learns about it the
- worse It appears to be--has
AGAIN brought home to the people
of this country the unjust discrimina-
ton between the treatment of enlisted
men who wear Uncle Sans uniform
and men who do not wear his uniform
but are subjected to one hundred perIls
for every one to which the average SOL
dier is exposed. Soldering is a tame
trade when compared with mining or
iron and steel working, or explosives
making, or railroading.
Mining is easily first among the really
dangerous pursuits in which men are
engaged. 1t is far more dangerous
than military service. Even in time
of war the average soldier is safer
than the average miner; while in time
Of peace, If to be in constant peril
Is heroic. then the miners of the United
States, and not the soldiers, are the
heroes, and should get the monuments
and the mass meetings and the brass
bands and the pensions.
In common decency they should be
pensioned. Even If the country can
not bring itself to acknowledge the
justice of any other style of old-age
pension, in the name of all that's hu-
name and honorable let US have an
old-age pension for deep-down miners.
/ Unless conditions are nightly i'm.
proved most Of them won't live to
draw that pension, but as long as they
are alive they may think about it and
get a little bit more of cheer than
usually falls to their lot.
And there should be stated sums for
the wounded Of the army of industry
When a soldier on active duty is
wounded he is compensated. When
workman on active duty is wounded
he is thrown out of employment, and
| if this should reduce him to friendless
pennilessness he is cast into the poor
house.
| Sometimes in the mining districts
of the east employers have been driven
/ by public opinion to give money to
wounded employees, But the Pitts
burg survey has revealed the heartless
| hypocrisy, sham and make believe Of
! this. Examination of many per-
manently injured workmen was con-
Quoted with a view to ascertaining the
actual amounts paid to them for their
| injuries, and the following was the re-
suit: For the loss of an eye, NOTHING
to $780, for loss of an arm, NOTHING
to $500; for loss of two fingers, MOTH
ING to $1OO; for loss of leg, NOTHING
to 1925. In each case the sum men,
toned represented the total amount Of
the pension Of the disabled bread
winner.
Some state legislatures have taken
up this important matter, and it may
be needed reform will be accom-
plished. The legislatures of New York,
! Wisconsin and Minnesota have ap-
pointed special committees to study
| Industrial insurance and recommend a
| system upon which intelligent laws
may be based. If these three great
states solve the problem the other
states doubtless will fall in line and
humanitarianlsm will assist industrial
civilization to be an endurable instead
of an oppressive system.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-24

A CCORDING to its own forecast the
u new administration in San Fran
N cisco is to be a business adminis-
tration along liberal lines. When we
look for an Interpretation of this
prophecy we find that there is some
doubt as to its exact meaning. but
that those who have a business stake
in a wide-open town expect something
very wide open. Liberal with them
means "go as you please" a license to
do things that have not been permitted
under reform administration. 1t is
intlmated also that wide open will ap-
ply to franchise grants which GER
tainly have to do with business, says
the Chicago Record Herald.
We have frequently referred in
terms of admiration to the mag
nificent recovery of San Francisco
from the earthquake and fire, a re-
covery that exhibits business conf
dence and business energy in most
impressive manner. 1t Is to be noted,
however, that it vas coincident with a
marked Improvement in the municipal
government that was not along liberal
lines in the sense that we have men,
toned. While the city was being re-
built a strenuous campaign was car
ficials and the traders in franchises.
Those who rejoice in wide-open town
appeared to receive some temporary
encouragement.
That San Francisco ever has proflted
or ever can profit by the kind of lib
erality that is now supposed to be
included in its program may be de-
MED with certainty. Look at the ques-
ton as a business question. and what
is the history of the last thirty years?
For the greater part of the period the
city has been notoriously wide open.
tied 1t as they might a gayety show
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-24
RECKLESS DRIVING

r UDGE WILLIS in a decision has
embodied the principle that any
- person operating an automobile
at an Illegal rate of speed Is Grimm
ally liable for accidents that may
occur as the result of such violation.
The decision will be applauded by the
friends and practicers of sane and
safe automobillng-who constitute an
overwhelming majority of the total
number of citizens interested in motor
ing-and it may serve as a salutary
warning to the thoughtless, the reck-
less, the irresponsible, who seem to
think the members of the public must
look out for themselves when automo-
biles are abroad.
Many motor drivers run full speed
ahead, even when human beings are
crossing their path, and for the pre-
vention of accident they rely not on
their own caution or skill, but on the
athletic ability of the foot passenger
to skip out OF the way when he hears
the warning horn. If lie does not pos
sess that ability then woe betide himi
A speeder, according 70 Judge Willis,
is either in fair way of being a GRIM
inal or is exposing himself to the con-
stant risk Of committing a criminal
act and of working a mischief beyond
the power of man to repair. How any
human beings can disregard the graver
aspects of such awe-inspiring risks
and lightsomely and foolhardily "tako
chances" on the agility of a person
crossing the road is one of the most
profound puzzles that ever baffled
philosopher or psychologist.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-24
WANTS LETTERBoX PICNIC
TO COMMENCE IN MORNING

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 2S-[Editor
Herald: The last Sunday in Novem-
ber is the date for the next Letter Box
picnic, 1O:30 o'clock in the morning the
time, and Sycamore grove the place.
Each attendant will choose his or her
own subject, and in order that there
may be ample time for all, 1t was de-
cided to commence at 10:SO o'clock in
the morning.
Precedence will be given those who
wish to leave on afternoon or early
evening trains.
Bring your lunch and be on time.
KATHRYN ROBELYN.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-24

Insurgents who are covering them
selves with war paint and preparing to
go on the aggressive path II congress
represent a bewildering novelty in poll
tics. When is a Republican not a Re-
publican? Since, as you have guessed,
an insurgent is not a party Republl-
can, why does he insist on remaining
with the Republican party? The in
surgents never will get the reforms
they want until they join hands with
the Democrats.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-24
ACCOUNTS FOR PROPHECY
NOT YET BEING FULFILLED

LOS ANGELES, Nov 2O.-[Editor
Herald: 1 was much perturbed at
reading the letter of Thomas" in to-
days Herald, so took some trouble
tc verify his statement. / find by
looking at the prophecy mentioned
that it is quoted in three of the gos-
pels-St. Matthew, st. Mark and st.
Luke. st. Luke was a scribe and was
most exact in his statements, and 1
find the words, until the times of
the Gentiles be fulfilled" This ac-
counts for the prophecy not being yet
fulfilled. If Thomas" would take the
trouble to search the Scriptures" as
commanded by our Lord, he would not
expose his ignorance or quote one
scripture without having thoroughly
studied all. The scriptures are not
intended for scoffers nor for those who
will not take the trouble to search
them" A CHRISTIAN
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-24

of the freedom of the human will" in
the fact that brave men and women
are willingly facing suffering and mis-
understanding" to conquer ignorance,
etc. These brave men and women, by
virtue of their qualities, inherited and
acquired, are bound so to do; they are
not free to will otherwise.
And the man who wills to observe
and study" does so because 1t is 'In
him." and he is not free to will to
palter and loaf. F.FS.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-24

Stoddard Jess, vice president of the
First National bank and one of the best
known financiers of Los Angeles, re-
turns from the east with good tidings
Of prosperity, and with the news that
the east believes firmly in the future of
Los Angeles. And well it may. What
city has such a glorious past? What
city has achieved as much in an equal
space of time? There's only one Los
Angeles
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-24
AT THE THEATERS

AUDITORIUM-"The Gay Musician"
MAsON-"The Yankee Prince"
BURBANK-"The Dairy Farm
BELAsCO-"Tn the Bishops Carriage"
MAJEsTIC-"In Old Kentucky"
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
GRAND-"A Chinese Honeymoon"
LOS ANGELEs-Yaudeville
OLYMPIC-Musical burlesque
UNIQUE-Vaudeville and comedy.
MISREPRESENTATION bgrlesque
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-24

BY the death of Congressman De Ar
mond the Democratic party has lost a
great and noble member who believed
in the first principles of Americanism,
and advocated strenuously and per-
sistently every cause he believed to be
RIGHT. Conscience guided him. There
fore not only the Democratic party but
the American nation mourns him.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-24

Aviation week will begin January 10
and will be an Irish week, for it will
consist of ten days instead of seven.
The success of aviation week is already
assured. We hope every citizen will
catch the aviation spirit, and help boom
the ten days week, in order that Los
Angeles may become the aviation me-
tropolis of the west
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-24

Let us see to it that Greater Los
Angeles is represented in the council by
men who are above fear, above re-
proach, unbribable, unapproachable by
interests" honest, straightforward and
GOOD in every sense of the word.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-24

How many steamships plying along
the Pacific coast are equipped with
sham lifeboats that will come to grief
when called away? Do the companies
operating ships invite free inspection?
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-24

If our good government administra-
ton is to be thoroughly successful, the
COUNCILMEN MUST BE REPRE-
SENTATIVE CITIZENS of the highest
tVpa
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-24

Make the lifeboats safe, and make
them safely launchable. That is one of
the principal lessons of the st. Croix
disaster.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-24

Col. Astor is all right, and the Nour-
mahal is safe and sound. John Jacobs
useful work in the world is not ended
yet
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-24

The story of the st. Croix disaster
shows the Importance of regular life
boat drill on every steamship.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-24
The Public Letter BOx


sntA but asm no responsible Or ~ " 'p0"u-
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-24

TomOrrow--The American Congress, III.
The Revolution of 1901.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-24
CLEAR, CRISP AND CLEAN

Population of Los Angeles 327, ,685
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-24
The American Congress
M-Early Congresses
BY FREDERIC j. HAsKIN

IE first congress assembled
in the City hall in New York
on March 4, 1889. The con-
stitution had been ratified by
eleven states, although only
ten had chosen presidential
electors. New York came
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-24
Railroad Notes
SUPERIOR man SLATED
Thought That J. Q. Taylor VIII Sue
coed Superintendent Bryan
of MInot.

A question that is just now being
talked OF among railroad circles Ia
that OF the appointment OF successor
TO Superintendent Bryan of Minot,
who was killed in a runaway accident
at Pasadena, Cal, last week. There
are any number of names mentioned
for the position but the most promi.
nentiy named Is ]. s. Taylor of Su-
perior, Wis. H. w. Bowen Of Spo-
kane, Wash, is also talked of, but is
given second place to Mr.. Taylor
Macy Nicholson Of Great Falls, Super
intendent O'Neill OF Everett, Wash,
and Superintendent Stewart Of Melrose
Mimi, are also being talked Of Messrs.
Nicholson and O'Neill are both former
Grand Forks residents.
The funeral Of Mr.. Bryan was held
in Pasadena Cal. the services being
held there yesterday.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-24
FOUND MURDERED IN
CAR in MINNEAPOLIS
YOUNG LA5oRER BEATEN TO
DEATH-POLICE LEARN
LITTLE ABOUT
HIM.

St Paul, Aug. 24.-Henry Pheifer,
laborer, 81 years old, who had been
seeking work in Minneapolis, was
beaten to death, presumably by tramps,
in a Great Northern railway box car
yesterday while on his way westward.
His body was found last night when
the car was entered, at Willmar, Mimi.
Articles in his pockets disclosed his
name and also the fact that he had a
balance OF $l2 on deposit I'm the North
western National bank, Minneapolis.
Notified of the crime yesterday, the
Minneapolis. police have been asking
about Phiefer at various lodging
houses. Little has yet been learned
except that he went to Minneapolis sew
eral weeks ago and tried to get work,
and failed.