The San Francisco call., 1909-09-19
ndentR of California

weed that grows in southern California and Ari-
zona 1t is said to produce form OF intoxication
that lasts a week and is accompanied by dreams
that make the opium smokers visions look pale
and Intellectual. Often it kills, but that danger
makes no difference to the convinced dope hend-
| don't vouch for these facts and use them only
to illustrate the fact that if you prohibit the use
of one pernicious drug the fends will easily find
another. The tale of narcotic poisons IS serial
always continued in next and apparently OF
steadily accelerating intensity stuff that the hor-
rors are made of and the parent of red headed
monkeys seated the midnight stomach.
A STATUTE FLOUTED
There is law of the state of California that
makes it misdemeanor to sell tobacco in any
shape to boys under 10 years OF age
81 am prepared says the district attorney OF
Riverside. with solemn asseveration ito prosecute
any violations OF the above law.
But in the meantime nobody goes to jail or pays
fine for this oense, either in Riverside or else
where. The statute is houted.
1t is an evil condition that makes our statute
book squalid record of hypocrisy. The most cor
rupt period of English history was that when
Charles II reigned. Yet. the statutes OF that time
are mostly blue laws that would make Connecticut
look pale
HOW DUNG GOT EVEN
get good story about Jim McCue OF Corte
MADEIRA and his horse show, from the Santa Cruz
Surf towel
Some time in the sos he visited Santa Cruz with
his show He his advance agent and
for an exhibition he was importuned in a certain
alleged newspaper Office for free passes to the
pressure he stated that if they would print the
tickets. he would accept them for complimentary
The show came likewise the holders and bearers
OF free tickets from the newspaper establishment
aforesaid The tickets were honored for admis
sion but behold likewise was presented bill Tor
one (SD dollar for printing said free passes for
Some readers of the Surf may remember Jim"
McCue Those who do will recall that he was
fluent in the use OF language not fit for publiea
tion' On this occasion he exhausted his not linn
tied stock of expletives, but he did not pay the
dollar for printing passes @
4 that tins there was Justice Of the Psass
ing who were equal to such emergency. The
place was known in local parlanee as the "Rob-
against McCue by the publishers of the paper that
printed the passes and attachment was issued, and
upon and brought back. The trial of the case was
postponed and postponed and postponed upon one
pretextsor another, until when final hearing
had MeCue and his show were hundreds of miles
would be greater than the value of the animal, and
for accumulated costs a Judgment was rendered
thus F epe that lin MeGues horse for many
years became faithful servitor of the Sentinel
wouldn't have believed it of Dune.
NEEDLESS ALARM
The Redlands Review is sorely troubled in mind
over the alarming possibility that Governor Gillett
may refuse to be candidate for reelection. The
Review implores:
And if Governor Gilett can be prevailed upon
to give up his own inclinations to retire to the
home life which he loves so well; il the demands
of the people of the state be made to par
amount to the needs of his family; if he
be made that it is his duty the peo-
pie again governor doubtless. he will do
And California other
Rest, perturbed spirit. The governor will be
a candidate.
HURT BUSINESS IN LOS ANGELES
The acute business sense OF Los Angeles is
exemp6ed in the petition of eighty citizens OF that
place who want the district attorney dismiss the
charges of felony embezzlement against Harry ID.
Brown, frenzied hnancier, who swinded them.
The petitioners represent that if Brown is given
chance to return the stock gambling business he