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Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-20
POLICEWOMAN

which gives an ex-
ample to the rest of the country
~ and to the world in many re-
spects, is now demonstrating that when
necessary a woman can become a po-
liceman, or should we say police
woman? Miss Fannie Bixby, deputy of
a Long Beach constable, has been
sworn into Office and is wearing her
special policeman's star.
Deputy Constable Fannie Bixby is
wealthy, but like Miss Helen Gould,
does not see in the possession Of money
merely an incentive to lead a useless
or society butterfly life. She believes
the possessors of the worlds wealth
should be the doers of the worlds
work. Miss Bixby also believes it is
not necessary to wander into foreign
fields or become associated with large
enterprises in order to accomplish re-
suits which will benefit humanity. She
is interesting herself in poor young
girls whose poverty has cost them
dearly, and, in the language of the
Bible, has verify been their destruction.
1t is believed several young men Of a
set which is called fashionable are
shivering in their shoes since Miss
Bixby came to Los Angeles for her
star. The example of a woman like
Fannie Bixby is worth whole volumes
of morahzing. With few fearless
missionaries like Miss Bixby actively
at work, society would soon be re-
formed.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-20
BRAIN AFFECTED BY
IMPENDING WEDDING

When just about to be married,
Fred Mcfarland, cashier of the Sante
Fe baggage room, was arrested early
yesterday morning by Patrolman Bonar
and booked at the central station on a
charge Of insanity. Excitement over
his approaching wedding and deep
study of spiritualistic subjects is
thought to have unbalanced his mind.
He was removed to the county hospital
for examination.
Mcfarland came to Los Angeles from
Kansas. A short time ago he visited
relatives in Denver and met Miss Anna
OFT. 1t was a case of love at first
sight. Mcfarland returned to Los An
geles, kept up a correspondence and
finally asked Miss OFT to marry him.
She accepted and the date was set sew
eraI months ahead. Last Christmas the
girls mother died, and the plans were
changed. She came to live with her
aunt at 827 South Hill street until the
wedding, arriving a week ago.
Mcfarland lived at 512 South Main
street with H. A. Sullivan, foreman of
the Santa Fe baggage ROOM who no.
ticed he was acting queerly. Early yes
terday morning when he saw McFar-
land running through the hall, scantily
clad, carrying electric light globes ne
became convinced the man was de-
ranged. Mcfarland said he had a
message from spirit land that Sullivan
was dead. Sullivan feared his room
mate would endeavor to make the
message a reality and summoned a
policeman.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-20
JACKASS WILLETT

W ILLETTS attack on President
wv Roosevelt reminds us of the
raucous roar of a long-eared
Jackass-beast when the lion on the
crest of the hill is about to retire from
view in order to take a rest. The lion
pauses on the summit to cast one look
behind him at the scene Of his tri-
umphs. Hark! What sound comes vi
brantly through the shuddering air?
Well is the ear of the lion accustomed
to the shrieks of the jackaIs, the wolves
and the hyenas. But this is a different
sound. ''Hee haw, Lion" says the
harsh and strident voice. ''You are a
bogus lion, fake hero, a pigmy, a
gargoyle. Hee haw." With one royal
leap the lion could crush the jackass,
but it is not worth while. The lion has
a sense of humor, and realizes the
jackass is adding to the gayety of the
nation. So he let's the jackass bray,
unheeded.
1t is not believed President Roosevelt
will lose minutes sleep through wor-
rying over the billingsgate of the Will
lett person. People all over the United
States are asking: "Who is Willett,
anyway" And thus Willett's passion
for notoriety is gratified. The jackass
would never have been heard of if he
had not brayed at the retiring lion.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-20
CITY CLUB CAMPAIGNING
FOR CHARTER AMENDMENTS

Acting on resolution passed at the
last meeting of the City club author
izing the appointment Of a committee
for the purpose of conducting a cam
paign in behalf of such charter amend
ments as should receive the indorse-
ment of the club, and particularly for
charter amendments 2 and 4, relating
respectively to the election of council
men at large and for nomination by
petition and non-partisan elections, the
president has named the following
committee: F. v. owen, chairman;
S. @. Graham, George Alexander, G. H.
Randall M. F. Betkouski, George @.
Martin, Walter Mallard, William F.
Bryant, Fred F. Wheeler, r. D. Wade,
Richmond Plant, M. G. Yoakum, w.
T. Harris, Kemper B. Campbell, DR..
Sherwin Gibbon, P. NJ. Johnson, M
Lissner, d. X. Trask, r. HI. Norton,
r. B. Williamson.
G. H. Randall has been elected sec
retary of the committee. The commit
tee held its first meeting at the office
of the club Tuesday and will hold
meetings daily from now on until the
election.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-20
PEOPLE MUST RULE

h1RECT primaries will give citizens
the opportunity of choosing their
~ own candidates for office The
ticket to be voted on will not represent
a nominating boss and a subservient
convention, with a predominant corpo-
ration behind both, but the free-will
choice Of the people. The people are
as able to name their own candidates
for office as they are to elect candidates
to offices for which they are nominated.
If the power Of nomination by direct
primary is to be denied by the people
to the people, the result Of the paradox
Will simply be to strengthen the boss
and the corporation that backs him.
Charter amendment No. designates
the kind of elections held in the city,
provides for the time of holding gen
eral municipal elections, for the term
of elective officers, for the filling of
vacancies and for primary nominations.
1t gives the people control over the ma
chinery Of government.
With the machinery Of government
absolutely controlled by the people, a
political machine would be impossible.
Corrupting corporations depend for
their power on the political machinery
and the political machine. Deprived of
machinery, they must needs lose the
machine and the elimination Of the
machine will restore power to the peo-
pie. Under the proposed reform there
Is a healthy and hopeful prospect of
genuine self-government Of the people,
by the people, for the people.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-20
BALLOON MAY HAUL
CAR UP MT. WILSON

A balloon railroad up Mount Wilson,
With the passenger car riding swiftly
up and down a mOnorail, the second III
the world of the sort, is a possibility.
1t has been seriously discussed bv a
number of men familiar with the COM
merclal opportunities, including Roy
hnabenshue, the aeronaut. He con-
ceived the idea four years ago when he
DrSt aScended the trail to Mount Will
son, and maintains that it is perfectly
feasible.
Others who figured out the plan in
dependently of Kna benshue called on
him yesterday to broach the project.
The conference resulted in a decision to
make up detailed statement showing
all sides Of the proposition.
Inc plan is perfectly practicable; in
fact, it has been successfully carried
out in the Alps" said Mr.. Knabenshue.
There is nothing visionary or impos-
slble about the plan. It is simply to
use the lifting power of a captive ball
loon to draw a car smoothly and swift
ly up the mountain side. To make the
return trip down, a sufficient weight Of
water may be turned into tanks on the
side of the car to bring it down in safe
ty. This would vary, of course, with
the weight of the passengers, but the
balance necessary could be adjusted
perfectly.
''The trip would be very delightful;
the novelty should make it interesting
It would be so safe that I believe old
ladies who now hesitate to go up the
trail on burros would be glad to expe-
rience the balloon car ride
81 think the novelty of the thing
would do as much to advertise Los An
geles widely as any two present feat
ures combined" said a man who is in
terested in the project. "It is so differ
ent that it would add to and not COM
pete with Mount Lowe and Catalina
island. Nothing of the sort has been
attempted in the United States, and the
advantages of our climate make it
possible to run the ballon railroad al
most all the days of the year.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-20
AVOID SERVING ON
JURY FOR CALHOUN
MANY TALESMEN OFFER VARI-
GUS EXCUSES
Only Three Men in Box and Outlook
for Beginning of Actual
Trial Is Still
Vague

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 19.-Today's
proceedings, opening the second week
OF the trial Of Patrick Calhoun upon
an indictment charging the offer Of a
| brlbe to a. San. Francisco supervisor,
resulted in no addition to the three men
VINO We're temporarily passed last week,
ana It was evident that many days
would elaDse before the taking Of tes-
t1mony were begun.
out of body Of $50 citizens sum-
moned during an intermission of two
days all but ffty-six escaped service
peIore the opposing attorneys were
given an opportunity to test the tales
men for bias and prejudice.
The preliminary examination by
Judge William p. Lawlor was prolonged
until within an hour of adjournment.
and of the men whose names were
| actually placed in the box but three
were questioned.
! Two of these admitted bias, and the
| third, a former street car conductor
who was discharged by the United
Railroads prior to the first strike Of its
employees, had been passed by the de-
| tense and was under Interrogation bv
Assistant District Attorney Francis ].
Heney when the days proceedings
ended.
Every variety Of excuse covered by
| the statutes was employed by citizens
who escaped service in the trial today.
Many of those summoned depended
upon the representation that their bust
ness affairs would suffer irreparable
| injury.
| Others presented physicians certifi-
| Gates, and there were a half dozen who
claimed exemption because Of previous
service in the state national guard.
] One talesman created some amuse-
ment by unfolding to the view Of the
judge a large frame holding his GER
tlfcate of service in the militia, and, he
promptly availed himself of the priv
ilege it carried
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-20
UNFAIR

MI HEN a man enlists in the army,
wv it is to be presumed those re-
sponsible for his enrolment have
taken pains to ascertain his fitness for
military service. When he becomes a
soldier, Uncle Sans representatives
have taken him as the old fashioned
marriage service said the husband took
the wife, 'for better or for worse. -
When the army officials find that
through some unsuspected or unde-
tected mental or physical defect the
enlisted man is not good enough for
the army, it should not shift on the
nearest and most convenient commu
nifty the burden Of taking care Of the
unfit soldier, but that is exactly what
it does.
A man who was discharged from the
. my on account of alleged weak mind
edness has been sent to the county
farm. The recruiting officer had ac-
cepted him; he had been subjected to
the usual tests. He was in the service
and wearing the uniform when the dis
covery of mental debility was made,
and he was thereupon dumped on the
civil authorities, and is now a charge
on the community. Now it is a notori-
Gus fact that service in the Philippine
islands had the effect of impairing the
mental vigor of some of the brave boys
in our gallant army. 1t was not their
fault. Climatic conditions produced
susceptibility to sunstroke, and per-
haps with a little contributory careless
ness the mischief was done. The ques-
tion we would ask is this: Is the case
Of the feeble-minded soldier who was
sent to the county farm to constitute
a precedent, and are the military au-
thorities to shift on the civil authori-
ties and taxpayers the task Of provid-
fr : for poor, sick, mentally unbalanced
soldiers, who for some reason are not
eligible for admission to soldiers
homes? We merely ask the question.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-20
AQUEDUCT VICE

n FFENSIVE parasites and para
sitical criminals are embarrassing
the aqueduct work at Mojave. 1t
is natural that in the wake of a, great
public undertaking there should trail
along many Of the Things that Prey;
but the city of Los Angeles should find
some way of making it impossible to
provide material for such a printed
statement as this: For months past
it has not been safe for any one to
walk alone from an aqueduct camp to
town through the sagebrush at night
1t is still more dangerous for an aque-
duct employe to flash money in a
Mojave saloon. Several of the employees
of Los Angeles have been frightfully
beaten and then robbed" Legislative
action is needed which will prevent the
saloon from encroaching within four
mile limit of any public work. Not only
are the liquor dealers in full cry after
aqueduct workers, but disreputable
denizens of the underworld have evil
IDENTIFY taken it for granted that vice
would be protected along the aqueduct,
and have demoralized employees with
their carousals.
Lawlessness and disregard for social
decencies and conventionalities are
marked features of aqueduct life. It
is not a good place for young men. The
older men engaged on the work should
know how to protect themselves from
bad influences. But no man is tempta-
ton proof; and vicious characters who
haunt the aqueduct should be taught
that in connection with such an impor-
tant undertaking the protection of vice
is impossible.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-20

Many expressions of opinion are be.
ing made in favor of having nominees
for judicial positions placed on the bal
lot in separate column, to be known
as the judicial column. Even citizens
who do not believe in an elective ju-
dietary say that If we must have an
elective Judiciary, voting should be in
dependent Of and without reference to
the party affiliations of candidates, but
only with regard to their fitness.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-20
interpretations

The following articles of Incorporation were
filed in the county clerks office yesterday:
George c. Peckham company, real estate
Capital, 500, 900; directors: Clinton Johnson
George c. Peckham, E. G. Rideout, E. B. San
derson and A. M. Higgins.
Stewart Automatic Sewing Awl company
Capital, SIS, 600; directors: Charles A. Stewart
Harry ]. Hill, Los Angeles; Jesse T. Skin
ner Long Beach.
Mutual Hospital association of California
Capital, $75 600; directors: Z. P. Rock, c. p
c. Rock, w. V. c. Francis, William H. Gates
and A. j. Anderson.
Suburban Building company-Capital, s25, 900;
directors: ]. B. Fewkes E. X. Fewkes
Modjeska Park; A. F. Guelow, Los Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-20
AT THE THEATERs

AUTHORIZATIONS
BELASCO-"Charley's Aunt"
iIASON-"The Wolf"
HAMBURGER'S MAJESTIC-'ToIa from
Berlin"
BURBANK-"The Heart of Geisha."
ORPHEUM-Vaudeville road show.
GRAND-"The Tenderfoot"
Los ANGELES-VaudeviIIe.
FISCHER'S-"Ski-Hi"
EMPIRE-VaudevilIe.
UNIQUE-"The Servant Lady"
WALKER-VaudeviIIe
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-20

A moping, melancholy man
Was moaning at the bar.
ne groaneo: Oh' tare an 'ouns, bat
scran.
For tits a graft cigar.
drew a graft cigar, I did,
A goll-dern graft cigar;
A nickel in the slot L slid
And drew graft cigar
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-20

L knew loon who had a laugh,
And laughed and laughed and laughed
and laughed.
AT city hall twas Photographed,
And graphed and graphed and graphed
and graphed.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-20

In obedience to the will of the people
expressed at the primary election, Gov
ernor George E. Chamberlain of Ore
gon, a Democrat, was elected to the
United States senate by a Republican
legislature. The people rule the Oregon
legislature,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-20

A cotton hosiery mill will soon be in
operation in Los Angeles, and another
remunerative industry will be added tc
the large number of industries that
flourish even better under western sun
shine than under eastern zero condi-
tionS.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-20

1t is said John D. Rockefeller won't
eat oysters any more. In spite of the
silence Of the oyster, it makes John Dee
nervous, because it constantly suggests
to him the hated word custer.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-20

Consolidation bill has been introduced
in the legislature and approved by
resolution of Los Angeles city council.
Progressi
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-20

In few days the strenuous Willett
will be on a skillet.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-20

Red lights are Pickering in strong
breeze of popular indignation.
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-03-25

The oratory Of the lawyers IN Nash
vile in the trial of the Coopers for
the murder Of Senator Carmack ap-
pears to be Of a decidedly ford and
tropical character.
There appears to be lack OF
wealthy men as applicants for foreign
an1bassadoria1 posts under the new
administration. Ambassador Reid and
a few wealthy men have set an expen-
sive pace that even millionaires suit
able for the posts cannot keep up
with. There are plenty Of multi
millionaires who would enjoy the title
Of ambassador, but money alone cam
not atone for lack Of educational and
diplomatic fitness.
President Taft's cabinet is strong
on law and it is suspected that he
knows some law himself. It is said
the new President will make his own
policies and that his cabinet will act
as general counsel to the adrninistra-
ton. It is believed that it will be in a
way quite as much one-man affair as
was that Of the last President, but on
a different plan. The President knows
what he wants to do. He has some
very clear ideas as stated in his in
augural address and the eminent legal
lights with which he has surrounded
himself lnsures as good advice as the
country can afford about the consti-
tutional and legal questions that are
continually arising.
Mr.. Roosevelt eulogizes Mr.. Taft
as man who tsavoids giving needless
offense. +" Il this be true it is at once
that Mr.. Taft has not adopt
ed all of Mr.. Rooseyelt's policies.
In 1912 the centenary of Charles
Dickens will be celebrated. AS it will
De Presidential year also we may ex-
oect to repeat the experience of the
past year when all our favorite maya
lines were given over the Presidential
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-03-25
WASHINGTON LETTER

# the National Congress is able to
back its resolve by deed, the inaugur-
alton day will be changed from fur
ious and tickle fourth Of March to the
more placid weather of the last week
Of April. It is calculated that there
have been over hundred and that
there will be a thousand deaths from
pneumonia caused by exposure to the
blizzard on the day Of President Taft,s
Inauguration.
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-03-25

7547 Javnager & Wheeler,
| mdse for poor s. 80 Is
1856 E a Kenoyer, J P fees . 40
allow Il 90
1913 Liestad Iver, reb tax dis SO
7646 Hdnry Nelson wk bridne !" 80
allow 2 30
| 1861 Fred Rong, work road disa q 80
1865 Mamie SWisher, ct atd disa IS 80
1867 A B Scare, reb taxes g 6 CO.
allow 9 60
7734 z B Jackson, " . disa 16 SO
allow so 90
7738 Enterprise Fur Co mdse disa 81 so
xl1oW 5 80
The following bills which were laid
over from the December session of the
board We're considered as follows:
6751 Ed Easlcy view roads allow SIS 90
6977 Vern O'Neil, wk q g s sol
6978 R J Kennedy q g 43 so
6979 p Anderson q 27 50I
7038 Annie Gatien e IL 50
7O43 W Eutsler, I'd TT way disa SO 90
1869 " Fl Carter, wk road allow S 90 |
s1zlz > w Jones, % disa 2 SO
allow 90 |
1874 S NJ Wills, mdse g So IS
1866 z A Martin, cards sher q 4 so
1873 r G Forble, care child disa IS SO
7t36 Leo Haider, wk road * As 90
7445 A FL Searle, reb taxes g Is so /
7446 Chas stierle, cleo exp :" T 80
745l Thee Lentz, mdse co at allow SO 90
1859 f 2 Leiper, prof serv disa so 90
The following bills were laid over for
future consideration:
7474 E J Bushell, fees in jus ct So 90
7434 F Fl Tibbetts, haul lum etc Is 90
1909 2 G Foley, haul for roads 26 SIS
7515 Mrs. W Fl Franh sal dep trea rs 90
1918 R 7 Grange trans testimony 30 COL
1854 B F Peer, work on roads II sol
1860 Fred Rong, 60 g % 90
1911 S Fl stambaugh, team CIV 3 90
1876 VIM Henderson, wk road s O0I
7737 Rob Henderson - : col
TAB J A Mitchell, meals oris 6 Is
7744 VIM Lindsay, reb sp SC TAX rs co
1868 A M Keeckle, spe dep sher 2 40
'722 Javnager & Wheeler mdse 1928 rs ,
The minutes of the present session
having been read and approved the
BOARD adjourned to meet in Special Ses- I
ion April Ii, 1909. z
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-03-25

auguration when its Wearer had shak-
en- hands with seven thousand people.
The oft quoted question, .tDoes a
College Education pay, seems to
have been answered at last. Every
member of the Taft Cabinet is a Col
lege or University graduate and Mr..
Taft himself, as everyone knows is a
Yale alumnus.
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-03-25
Hotel Jordan.

Connected With this popular
telry, said by commercial rnent
the best between Dickinson and
lings, is the Mcintyre annex ami
Yellowstone annex, both used
clusively as dormitories. Both
newly fitted and ranchers ands
men will find most excellent az
at low rates. The
exact1ng demands of travelling
are also supplied ad libltum By
proprietor, E. J. Berry. Il
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-03-25

o,,a The 81. New York police a..
over the ! fact that fine 1 's. b
prevent the speeding viol 'as' !
hapS if the automobiles alton
Gated for varying length, e ", :.
eording to the rate Of s ms q liz
number of ofenses there sssalns
Improvement in the obsa,. H'pll
laws regarding their d,;.,. slles
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-03-25

FOR sALE.-Three-horse-power
Fairbanks upright gasoline engine,
nearly new. Inquire at Monitor Of
flee.
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-03-25

The hour Of neon having arrived the
board adjourned until 30 b. m.
80 P. NJ the board reconvened. All
present.
On motion, the clerk is instructed to
notify ell road supervisors that eight
hours shall constitute a days work on
the road, exclusive OF the time going
% and returning from the place where.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-11-02
DOCTOR, IN WILL, DIRECTS
THAT ARTERY BE SEVERED.
D0dd Wished to Insure Against
Being Buried Alive.

JERSEY CITY, Nov. ITO make GER
tain that ne would not be buried alive,
DR.. William J. Dodd. who died here
October 20 in his s0th year, inserted the
following clause in his will, which was
dated June Is, 1903, and which was
admitted TO probate yesterday:
Il direct that after my death and
before my funeral the radial artery in
my body shall be cut by a surgeon, and
for this service / desire my executors
TO pay $50 to the urgeo performing
such service"
Marshall Van Wrinkle. a former Rep
resentatiye. and Miss Josephine Giger,
of East Orange, a niece. were named
in the will as executors. Mr.. Van Win
kle said that the testator's instructions
had been carried out.
DIR. Dodd was the executor of his
fathers estate and by judicious invest
ment increased the valuation of his
share of the property to $3.50, 900, the
bulk of which he b~equeathed to his two
sisters, Miss Caroline NJ. Dodd, of As
bury Park. and Mrs. Elizabeth J. Hay
den, of Unionville, Conn. Requests
were made to New York charitable in
situations as follows:
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Children, $4,000; Hospital for Rup-
tured and Crippled Children. $500. and
$500 to the Hebrew Sheltering Guardian
| Society.