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Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-03-25

NT1I Pope Plus X commissioned the order Of Benedcnes
revise the text of the Nugate revision Of which
on the 1893 Clementne edition Of Jeromes OF the
Bb known as the Vugate had been subjected to revision
During these three hundred several vsions OF the
lish Bible in Protesants
being the Of
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-28

Frank NJ Pixley was the most forceful editoria
writer of that corrupt period-the seventies anc
eighties-n California. He hated Dennis Kearney
and OF him he wrote in February 1880:
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-28
A DISoBEDIENT TONGUE

"A DlSOBEDlEN1
The pending controversy over names for streets
recalls the difficulty which former official of the
city and county of San Francisco experienced in
his daily conflict with one of our polysyllablic
names. He began his career in this city as
streetcar conductor and as such had to call out
the streets on his line. But he could never get
his tongue around Devsadero. Fillmore Scott,
he struck Devisadero he gave it up in despair and
shouted, "Anudder street..
HUNTING AT A PINK TEA
They have in Pasadena a mysterious institution
known the Valley hunt club, but no man has
ever discovered what the hunt club hunts. One
finds confusing dispatch in the papers which
relates how the hunters of Pasadena held strange
function which they described as a cafe chantant
which, put into English, might mean a musical
saloon From further perusa it would seem that
the only game pursued by the hunters is bridge.
Is it possible that the Pasadena hunters pursue
the fighting tuna off the shores of Catalina Charles
Frederick Holder tells good story OF dignihed
minister of an aristocratic church in one of the
coast towns who on a certain Sunday was in the
midst of his sermon when some one put his head
inside the door and said: "The tuna are strikirgso
That was enough for some of the audience. They
bolted out of the church at But by display
of impassioned eloquence the minister held the
attention of the remainder of the audience Mean
while, gradually working his way down from the
pulpit toward the door, he kept the audience
enthralled. But at last he reached the door and
said Now that we've got an even start, you can 60
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-28
A $4,000 SHORTAGE

For example there was shortage Of $4,000
in the Office of secretary OF state. The secretary
was prosecuted and he proved that his chief clerk
took the money. The chief clerk was prosecuted
and he proved that the secretary was the dein-
quent. 1t period OF easy virtue all round
Successive generations OF supreme court clerks
pocketed everything that in their official
way. Some OF them were prosecuted and some
were not. but none OF them was convicted In
fine official dishonesty was scarcely regarded as
a public offense.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-28
BY Edward F.. Cahill

mems ticket which grew out of
Dennis kearney's movement
against Chinese immigration. In
fact, none Of the men elected on
that ticket made bad record. The
scandals connected with Mayor
Kalloch's name were not con-
cerned with his office and they
were, as believe, inspired by po-
litical malice.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-28
THE PRICE OF
SUPERVISORS

Ruef's supervisors were, as ev-
erybody knows, a political acci-
dent. They were never intended
for election by the men who noni-
ated them and nobody was more
worried about it than Ruef when
he understood, as he did under
stand, what was likely to hap
pen. But Buckley's lambs, who
ran the board OF supervisors for
twenty years, were no accident
and what they stole would make
the price OF paint eaters" look
like 80 cents. 1t is, for instance, a
historical fact that one man was
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-28

OF the unsuccessful aspirants might have another
chance at the job. This unsuccessful candidate
Of the pinto delegates who voted for
Estudillo at the Riverside convention. He led the
revolt against the instructions; he sold his party
out He was now to come on for his reward.
He failed in his examination before the state
board but this had little effect with the machine
One of the members of the state board was pro-
duced and stated this man had actually passed the
examination. Secretary Carnes replied positively
that he did not pass and moreover, that this mans
one, after being passed upon by the state board
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-28
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OF loose money were caught steaIing. Ihey
grabbed pretty nearly everything that was not
nailed down. In those days the fee system pre-
vailed in large measure and it offered easy oppor-
tunity to the dishonest official.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-28

standards Of politi-
cal honesty in California with
one OF the old timers the other
day. he contended that there had
been very distinct improve
ment in the last thirty years.
He recalled the fact that in the
early eighties most OF the state
officials who had the handling
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-28
WHAT THE REFORMERS HAVE TO FIGHT

But the job was too raw even for the Orange
county politicians and they weakened at the last
moment Walter Parker will have to find some
thing else for Morrison
have gone into this petty matter at some length
because it uminates the system by which the
commonwealth of California is governed 1t illus
traes the minute attention to detail and the perfect
organization of the Southern Pacific machine. We
Gillett and Flint called out to protect the
weak point on the firing line and see how the
cross roads politicians paid for their work
That is the supreme advantage of the system
invented by Mr.. Herrn or at least first instituted
III this state by him. In the old days of Bill Stow
and Steve Gage and Stanford bribes were lavish
princey Fat fortunes went to men who could
deliver the influence. Now Mr. Herrn gets the
work done and better done without paying penny
of the railroad treasury. He makes the peoples
government pay the brbes. 1t is really scientific
politics and is far more effective than the old
system 1t entails no danger of detection and
the men work harder because they get nothing
at all unless they show results.
In the old extravagant days it the regular
thing for politician intrusted with great
for a campaign to shove three-fourths of it
down in his own pocket. Nowadays he is lucky
if he gets expense money and he must work like
dog to his job.
This is what the reformers have to go
against. Consider the power and effectiveness of
organization that can order up men like Gillett
and Flint to drag their names in the dirt and make
good on dirty job. That's what.
SOME SAN FRANCISCO POLITICS
Herrins system illustrated in of its
phases by the recent campaign in this city. As
far as mayor was concerned he did not care
button which OF the three candidates came out on
top. He simply let the four minor bosses fight
it out among themselves. Ii Crocker Tim
Sullivan would have had the call on his favor If
Leland was elected Gavin McNab would be the
and if Mccarthy then John c. Lynch and
Jere Burke would stand next to the throne but
all four prepared to report to Herrin in any
event. One reason why Croker badly
thrown down was because the other little bosses
feared that Tim Sullivan would become too power
ful. After the primaries were settled the election
merely meant to Herrin a choice OF servants which
the voters would kindly make for him.
One of the tragedies of the election was the full
assurance that Crocker felt in his success. / am
told that he invited hundred guests to meet at
his house on election night to congratulate him
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-28
EDWARD F. CAHILL

given $1,000 by the Spring Valley water company
Of that period for distribution among the super
visors. who then engaged in fixing water rates
He left town with the money and has never been
seen in San Francisco since. There was awful
roar among the gang They had been robbed The
facts were pretty well understood, but in those
days it was taken matter OF that officials
had their hands out for bribes.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-28

on the result The arithmetic OF the thing seemed
SO simple Did not the republican party have
majority of three to one on the registration? 1t
was all over but the shouting
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-28
CALLED ON
FLINT AND GILLETT

1t was the stiffest fight OF the
campaign. The machine mustered
every man. 1t brought Cover
nor Gillett and Senator Flint into
it and when these statesmen
stumped Orange and Riverside
they devoted their whole attention
to Estudillo's fight 1t was des-
perate campaign and if it had not
been a presidential year Estudillo
would have been disastrously
beaten notwithstanding the great
normal majority for the republi-
can party in those counties.
One of the disgraced delegates
was man named Morrison, a
politician of Santa Ana. The other
day he claimed as the reward of
his perhdy that he should be -ap-
pointed horticultural commission
er for Orange county. 1t is a
rather important office in a fruit
growing region and Morrison was
wholly unfit for the place. | quote
again:
Only one man out of the
original number OF FIVE taking
the necessary examinations
qualified for the place Instead
OF promptly appointing him. as
the supervisors were in duty
bound to do. they fddled and
sidestepped to the end that one
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-28
WHAT THE SANDLOT
DID FOR CALIFORNIA

WHAT THE SANDLOT
DID FOR CALIFORNIA
Frank NJ. Pixley was the most forcefu editorial
writer of that corrupt period-the seventies and
eightes-in California. He hated Dennis Kearney
and OF him he wrote in February, 1880:
Dennis does not mean business; he never did,
him now-wel dressed and fat, well fed, and with
a clean shirt He tolls not, neither does he drive
dray He visits the east in palace cars. He looks
sleek and oily and has increased 20 pounds in
Fe was then poor Now he afford to drive
his tandem in the park Within FIVE years Dennis
will set up his establishment-coach with footman
and tiger in livery-and will be one of our most
conservative citizens. And then let regard the
devout the unetuous Mr. Kaloch with his ten or
twelve thousand year-his III office, his
darky in ofhce-living at the Palace hotel and
ask ourselves the question whether agitation for
the benefit of the poor is not good business.
II Kearney sold himself, people generally
believed at that time, he got his money from the
same source that paid Pixley $4,000 year by
way of subsidy. In those days any sort of n1u-
ence salable for big money and the buyer
has been always the same. The important fact
never before remarked is that the sandlot cleaned
out the state house and stopped the official steal
ing. Let that tardy justice be done to movement
which has hitherto always been the subject OF
abuse mostly bought and paid for.
SENATOR ESTUDILLO'S CAMPAIGN
My old friend, Henry Kuchel, who runs a good
newspaper in Anaheim for his sins, digs up a story
which, although it deals chiefly with village politics.
serves to illustrate in striking and instructive
way the methods by which the Southern Pacific
machine perpetuates its power. The story goes
back to the time last year when Walter Parker
stole nomination for the state senate for Miguel
Estudillo from Orange and Riverside. Eleven OF
the thirteen delegates from Orange were elected
on a definite pledge to vote against Estudillo and
that made majority. As to tie subsequent pro-
ceedngs | quote:
a report emanated from railroad head
quarters iii Los Angeles that SO far from claiming
the delegation the boss could lay his
hand upon six of the 13 and make them vote
he dictated This report, the republicans of the
county soon learned to their anazement quite
A called, the clean of the
party desiring to discuss the matter with their
fallen fellow delegates The upright
the delegation attended the caucus; the Others
remained away. They had the courage
face their neighbors and fellow delegates and
make confession their infamy. The senatorial
convention held railroad money said
be in evidence, the boughten delegates
counted like so many cattle and the unfit candi
date nominated for the Office, An indignation
meeting, attended by 1000 republicans, was held
and their action denounced republican majority
of 5000 scaled down a paltry 100, but the
unfit candidate pulled through election day by
beggarly handful of votes
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-28
DODGING LEPERS

The case OF the state immigration commissioners
OF those days presented some extraordinary fea-
lures. They were permitted to collect 3 cents
a head for all immigrants landed in San Francisco
and these fees footed up a tremendous sum in
those days, when the Chinese were coming by the
shpload every month The law under which these
collections were made was unique statute. It
prescribed that the immigration fees were to be
expended on the erection OF a lazaretto for the
confinement and isolation OF lepers, should any be
discovered among the immigrants. The commits
sioners took very good care that no epers got in
and as there no lepers there could be no
lazaretto. Such, they contended, was the meaning
Of the law and as long as the condition was not
fulfilled they could not be compelled to account
for the money received in fees
This plea was strenuously and seriously urged
in court and it drew from the late Justice McFar-
land the sardonic remark:
I'D like to see the spasm on your clients face
should he discover a leper
BEATING THE LAW
In TACT, an accredited leper did once in those
days contrve to get smuggled into the country.
lie was brought here for scientific purposes by
doctor who imagined he had discovered cure
for Ieprosy His coming created tremendous
commotion in the immigration commissioners
office. His presence in the state meant that all
this good money must be wasted on building a
lazaretto. but an ingenious lawyer solved the
difficulty.
This is state law he explained to the com
missioner, @and your lazaretto may be anywhere
YOU please to locate ii in California Take your
leper up to the Nevada line and then if he is
minded to walk across while you are not looking
that can't be helped"
In those days it was the regular thing for can
didates for United States senator to buy the
legislature by wholesale One candidate bought
both sides OF the house and by arrangement with
the bosses named every that for the
legislature that year in either party. Things were
pretty in the politics OF California in those days
GOING UP
l think it may fairly be said that we have
improved. Ruef's paint eaters" were an accident
not likely to be repeated, notwithstanding certain
prophets of evil for whom. perhaps, the wish is
father to the thought It should not be forgotten
that the man who stopped all that stealing in the
carly eighties was State Controller John p Dunn,
one OF the squarest officials California has ever
known, and that he was elected on the working
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-28
ALECK BROWNS REVENGE

Aeck Brown of the state board OF equalization
may be congratulated on the complete and con-
vncing showing made in relation to the increase
of assessments in the southern counties, but it
scarcely needed and looks like hogging dead
horse Mr.. Brown writes me to describe how
the Riverside appraisers employed by the board
WEIGHED to wit
In Riverside county we held meeting with the
chamber OF commerce which was largely attended
The members enthusiastic over our plan
We selected large number of parcels of property.
The chamber appointed an appraisement commit,
completed their work. that we should be satisfied
with il. etc, and that their findings would be for
warded at Two three days later the
committee that they had given the mat
further consideration and concluded that the
fair sample of the property which was represented
And yet, in my address to the chamber. distinctly
was not satisfactory the committee could select
other property This was admitted under oath BY
the representatives of Riverside county their
hearing in Los Angeles.
As matter OF fact, they made the appraise-
ment all right compared their figures with the
assessment thereon, and consigned their work to
pigeon hole the fireplace. We then
compelled to get data in some other way and
employed San Francisco real estate man to go to
the only "gumshoe' work done by this board dur
ing the entire campaign.
No apologies are needed. When YOU hear man
prating about rgumshoe work" you may put him
down thief in league with thieves.
RULES FOR REAR ADMIRALS
A retired rear admiral of the United States navy
resident in San Francisco got hold of a Filipino
peso the other day. 1t was not current coin here
abouts, but the admiral got than so cents
worth OF fun out of it. He presented it at the
subtreasury. The man behind the grill looked at
him with suspicion, uncertain whether to call the
police or set the government bulldog the
audacious proponent of vagrant coin.
There is nothing that the official mind resents
much the intrusion OF new idea The
unknown is for them always the terrible. If they
can pull rule on you everything is lovely. Depart
ment rules device invented to save the official
mind from the labor of taking thought. But there
was no rule that provided for the liquidation of
barbarous coin. Therefore the man who offered
it was at once suspected of reasonable intent
But pleaded the admiral the coin bears the
stamp OF the United States. This is the United
States treasury. Don't you redeem your own coin -
"G'way. shouted the man in the cage. IF you
don't skiddoo I'll turn in the burglar alarm.
Rules for admirals
Don't buy any wooden money;
Don't monkey with lobster.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-07-06
An En,joable Evening.

At the residence of Mrs. r. M.
Lightfoot on Middleton street, Miss
Minnie Lightfoot celebrated her
sixteenth birthday last Friday night.
The house was prettily decorated
in honor of the occasion and every
thing was done to ensure the guests
a pleasant time. AS the guests assem-
bled punch was served by Mrs. j..
NJ. Stalvey. Several games were en-
joyed, which were followed by dc!ic-
ious refreshments. Those who enjoy
ed the evening were: Misses Merle
Smoak, Grace Miller of Mt. Pleasant,
n. c., Lois Dukes, Emily Glaze, Mario
Arant, Annie Inabinet. Lucille Mel
ton, Maud Ayers, Grace Lightfoot,
Rebie Ortagus, Pansy Smoak, Justi-
ma Wylding and Marta Randall of
Sumter. Messrs. Henry Sims, Will
liam Smith, Archie Schiftley, Willie
Marchant, Willie Bates, Newton
Brunson, Cecil Howell, Ernest Clio
yer, Robert Smith, Hugh Sease. Hy-
drick Smoak OF Cordora, Martius
Smith Of Florence.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-07-06
Country GraveyaiIS.

Our Southern cities have recently
been celebrating Memorial Day. but
what has been done for the ten thou
sand country burying-grounds we
have in the South? asks the Raleigh
Progressive Farmer. Most OF these
are about the most misunderstanding
places to be found in this country,
and their unkept and neglected con-
dition adds new terrors to death.
If a few hardy vines and Towering
plants, with perhaps some shrubbery
and hedge growth, could be planted
about them, little further attention
would be required and the grave
yards would become places Of beauty
and pride instead Of uglincss and
neglect as at present.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-07-06
w. o. w. PICNIC.
A Day That Was Enjoyed by Very
Large Crowd.

Cope, 8. c., July Especial:
According to previous announcement,
the big w. o. w. picnic was pulled
off at Two Mile Swamp today. At
an early hour the crowd commenced
gathering and by II o'clock an i'm
mense throng had assembled from
all quarters and sections of the coun-
ty. The meeting was called to order
and opened with prayer by Rev. B.
D. Moss, of Norway. The first speak
! er introduced was Hon. Robt. Lide,
head consul. Sovereign Lide is Just
back from the Sovereing Camp Con-
ycntion at Detroit, Mich, where he
went as delegate from this state. lie
made a good talk which was we'll re-
ceived.
Solicitor ". Hampton Cobb, head
escort, from Columbia, came next;
his speech was full of humor ard
very interesting.
Hon. Tom C. Harner, head advisor,
of Bennettsville, was tho third.
His address was highly entertaining
and much enjoyed. These addresses
were on Woodcraft, but time will not
permit us to give even an outline OF
their talks.
Congressman A. F. Lever, who was
present, was introduced and in his
usual pleasing manner highly enter
tanned his hearers for 20 minutes.
His address was along fraternal lines.
The speaking was interesting, with
delightful music by the Orangeburg
Military band. At this juncture din
ner was announced. The table, two
to three hundred feet long, was
ladened with every conceivable thing
that is good to eat, and, though the
crowd was estimated from one 10
two thousand, there was enough to
feed the same number twice. After
dinner there was concert by the
band.
This was a great gathering OF
Woodmen, there being six camps
represented and probably several
hundred choppers present. The Or
der is very strong and still growing
in this section. Every one expressed
themselves as having enjoyed the
day, nothing occurring to mar the
pleasure OF any one.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-07-06
Death of Nr. Samuel Byrd.

Mr.. Samuel Byrd, one Of the oldest
and best citizens of BranchTille,
passed away late Monday after
noon, June twenty-eighth. after
a lingering illness in the seventy
third year Of his age. Mr.. Byrd was
a gallant soldier during the Confed-
crate war from beginning to end.
He had accumulated considerable
property. He left TO children, but
many relatives and friends. He was
a consistent member OF the Methodist
church and was 4 man OF Christian
character. During his life he held
many public offices IN the county
and was township commissioner AT
the time of his death.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-07-06
HOW COWPEAS PAY.
Experiments Show How They Enrich
tho Land.
the Land.

The Progressive Farmer, publish
ed at Raleigh, gives some interesting
| illustrations OF the beneficial results
of the growing of legumes.
The North Carolina State depart
ment of agriculture found that crop
Of burr clover increased the yield of
seed cotton 400 pounds per acre and
gave net profit of SIG.
The Mississippi Delta Branch en-
pertinent station found that a crop of
cowpeas in corn as result OF two
years tests increased the yield OF lint
cotton 40 pounds per acre, which,
with cotton at 10 cents pound,
gives a value of s11 per acre from
crop Of cowpeas grown in corn.
At the Alabama experiment station
| in four tests the avearge increase in
yield of seed cotton per acre in the
year Immediately following the plow-
ing Of cowpcas and velvet bean vines
was 81 pounds.
At this same station one test with
corn gave an increase in the first
crop where velvet bean vines were
plowed in Of 81 per cent or 1872
bushels. When the vines Of cowpea
and velvet bean were utilized as hay
and only the roots and stubbie left
rs fertilizer, the increase in the frs;
succeeding crops were as follows:
EOS pounds of seed cotton.
AZ bushels Of corn.
2S bushels of oats.
COS tons of sorghum hay.
6.7 bushels Of wheat.
At another experiment station the
yield of corn Immediately following
crop If crimson clover was lncreas-
ed from 35.7 bushels per acre to
55.1 bushels, or over 81 per cent.
With these facts and hundreds OF
other equally convincing before us,
asks the Progressive Farmer, why do
We buy commercial nitrogen. and
why do We not grow more legumes?
BY the use OF the summer legNmes
for making hay to feed to live stock,
and the use of the winter legumes for
cover crops to plow under--by these
and these alonc-that $500 more
year" is easily within the reach OF
the average Southern farmer.