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Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-22
What Grit Can Do

Central and northern California have in
the Seattle and Los Angeles sections two
very fine examples Of what can be done for
community by concerted action on the
part of its citizens-Humboldt Standard.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-22

Reports indicate Francis j. Heney
was tricked out of thousands of votes.
Disgraceful ballot tampering was
strictly in accordance with the tactics of
the DOWN -HeneY-at-Any-Pric yowlers.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-22
Prosperity! Prosperity Prosperity

There is a -far-reaching significance in the
statistics which tell OF the unprecedented
yield of the gold mines last year. 1t is one
of the great facts of the times which make
the business outlook so hopeful and Justify
amply the large plans Of the industrial lead
ers of the world-San Jose Herald.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-22
A Welcome Knocker

Opportunity knocks at the door of cities
as well sa individuals. but it does not wear
out the door mat waiting to be invited In.
Oakland Enquirer.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-22

80. X" may have been the initials
Of Orrin Kendall. Still, there are a
great many people who will cling to the
idea the letters stand for Orl Korrect.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-22
The State Press
Identified

DR.. william Hanna Thompson in the
August Everybody's describes the micro-or-
ganisms of "staphylococcus pyogenes aureus"
which are so small that eight billion can
hold a mass meeting on the tip of a lancet.
There are some of that kind OF people
around here but never knew what TO
call them before.-Oakland Enquirer.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-22

This is an extra fine year for peaches
No, ma'am. Nothing personal is in
tended.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-22

on all matters pertaining to advertising
address Charles r. Gates. advertising man
eker.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-07
MAKES BABY DRINK
DROPS OF POISON
Servant Woman Arrested for
Alleged Attempts to MUIR
der Infant
Asserts She Is irresponsible
When InduIging in
IntOXicants

Mrs Luella Nolan, whose husband,
Chris Nolan. is employed at the Chutes
and lives al 1924 Buchanan street,
was arrested yesterday on complaint of
Samuel Silver. 1925 Turk street. and
her name registered on the detinue
book. She viii probably to taken be-
fore the insanity commissioners for ex-
animation.
Mrs. Nolan has been employed for The
last TWO months as A servant at the
silver home Three days ago one of
the children, a hoy 3 years of age,
underwent an operation and a bottle
Of lysOl was used. Late Friday after
noon Mrs. Silver saw through cracks in
7he folding door between the parlor and
-iining room Mrs. Nolan give a baby. 1g
months old. two or three drops of the
lysol which burned the baby's throat
and made il scream Justify. Mrs. Silver
Informed her. husband Of what she had
seen when he came home and the family
physician was summoned. The baby is
nor Yet out Of danger as its mouth and
throat are badly burned.
When Mrs. Nolan was questioned yes
terdsy by Redmond she at first denied
giving the baby the lysol but later
admitted that she had done so and said
she had previously taken a few drops
of II herself after she had swallowed a
drink OF whisky. She said that when
she took whisky il made her irresponsi-
bic ever since she had spinal trouble.
she had no i'll feeling against the Sill
Yer family as she had always been well
treated. She is woman about 40
years OF age
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-07
Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys
STOCKTON IN NEED
OF A CITY HALL
Municipal Officials Must Move
Out of the County Court
house This Month
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

STOCKTON. Nov. 6.-The time grant
ed the city to move from the. court
house will be up by December l. At
that date the county will proceed to
move the county treasurers Office to
the department on the first floor of the
building now occupied by the police Of
nee and city assessor and tax col
lector.
The city has two propositions in view
the office rooms in the new hotel or
the Odd Fellows building. There are
10 ofhce rooms on the second floor of
the hotel. which the Stockton invest
ment company will rent the city for
$3.50 month. The odd Fellows offer
the city the required number OF rooms
for 800 a month.
The probable outcome will be a bond
erection for funds TO erect a city hall.
Ihe board of education has offered the
city the Lafayette school property To-
Gated In the heart of the business dis
trlct, providing the city Will purchase
a new site and erect a new school
building in the southwestern part of
town 1t has been proposed that
bonds be voted that Will enable the
city to erect the new schoolhouse and
a city hall The matter will likely
come up before the meeting of the CITY
council Monday night.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-07
TIDE LANDS CASES
UNDER AMUSEMENT
Closing Arguments Made IN the
States Fight to Acquire
Title to Property
Attorney General Webb Urges
Court to Consider Public
Policy Involved

Los ANGELES. Nov. s.-Judge
Bordwen now has under advisement
the tide lands cases. involving the
right of the state to claim title to
about 1.20O acres of tide lands at san
Pedro and Wilmington. which have
been held and occupied for nearly 20
years by corporate and private in
terestS.
The closing argument was made to-
day by U. $. Webb. attorney genera
of the state. who has been engaged
with J. A. Anderson of this city in the
prosecution of the claims of the state
against the Southern Pacific. the Ben
ming corporations and other interests
Webb urged upon the court particu-
larly a consideration of the public pol
icy involved in the suits
This is the first court in the state
where this question of the right OF the
state TO tide lands adversely occupied
has been brought to trial." he said In
only one other Jurisdiction has a suit
similar to these been filed.
The statute under which the tide
lands patents We're granted to these
private interests is admittedly or
doubtful construction. The court must,
therefore. consider the results of a de-
termination of this question in the
light of public policy
On account of the varied questions
involved and the mass of evidence IN
the shape of documents and maps, IL
probably will be several weeks before
a decision is rendered by the court.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-07
STANTON MAY ENTER.
RACE FOR GOVERNOR.
Speaker of the Assembly Inti-
mates Willingness to Be Cam
didate for High Office
[ Special Dispatch 10 The Call

SACRAMENTO, Nov. e.-Phil A.
Stanton of Los Angeles. speaker of the
assembly, gave out strong intimation
while in Sacramento today en- route to
his home that he will be a candidate
for governor of the state at the next
election. Stanton declares he is not
spending time seeking the office, but
should the people of the south desire
him to become candidate he would
not refuse to run.
My present plans do not include
making the race for governor but 1
will admit that If the demand is strong
enough and circumstances so shape
themselves would become a candidate.
The south by the unwritten law which
has hitherto regulated such things.
may feel that it is entitled to the office
this year, and if it determines upon a
candidate i am sure that L have practi-
cally its unanimous support.
Il believe L have been fair enough to
the north to expect its support"
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-07
KIDNAPPING BRINGS.
STORY OF. BIGAMY
Montana Wife Said to Be Liv-
ing; Conspiracy Charged
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

WOODLAND Nov. 6.-A story pub
lished some time ago regarding the
kidnapping of son of William S. Nor
ton OF this city from railroad station
in Chicago has led to the. statement
that Morton is bigamist District
Attorney Anderson is in receipt of a
letter from County Attorney Walker
of Butte, Mont, stating that Morton
married Mrs. Kate Hesse in that city
November /, 1906. They separated
shortly afterward and Morton went to
San Francisco. This wife is still alive,
according to the letter. and resides in
Butte.
Mortons married Miss Sarah Bray of
Woodland about a year after he left the
Butte wife. When confronted with the
statement from Butte today Morton
admitted that he had married woman
there in 1905, but declared that he be-
lieved she was dead when he married
Miss Bray in this city.
He says he has letters from promi-
nent people of Butte stating that his
wife was dead and he declares that the
present letter is part of a conspiracy
to cause him trouble
Morton was married in Ohio a num-
Der of years ago and it was son by
that marriage that was stolen from
him in Chicago. He says that an aunt
of the boy was instrumental in having
him kidnapped The boy will inherit a
large estate when he becomes of age.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-07
MANSON ESTIMATES
FOR BOND ELECTION
Engineer to Advise Supervisors
on Cost of Hetch Hetchy
and Geary Street Road
Board Will Act on Both Projects
and Call for Decision
of Voters

City Engineer Manson will submit
estimates of the cost of the Hetch
Hetchy water supply system and of the
municipal street railway over he
Geary street route to the board of
works next Friday and the reports
forwarded to the supervisors will be
made the basis for the bond issue -elec-
tion calls by the latter board the fol-
lowing Monday.
The water estimate will approximate
s44,000,O00 and will include the cost of
the Lake Eleanor dam. of the trans
mission pipes and conduits across Cali
fornia, of the city distribution system,
of local reservoirs and of three power
station sites and the power station in
the Sierras. as well as pumping sta
tion in the mountains south of Diablo
The power station will be located at
North Mountain in the Yosemite park.
1t will take advantage of the 1900 foot
drop of all the waters from Lake
Eleanor at this point, as planned in the
system of conduits and viii develop all
the power needed for the operation of
the entire system.
The other two power sites will he
held in reserve and may be leter used
for the generation of electric energy
to light the streets and public build
ings. This at present costs the city
about $350,000 a year, which the city
engineer pointed out yesterday would
pay the interest on a bond issue at
per cent of s7,000,000. A plant costing
half that amount might suffice to pro-
vide all the current needed by the city
for lighting purposes.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-07
FOR new
ROAD IS SOUGHT
Eureka Capitalists Backing the
Electric Line Inspect Red
Bluff and Vicinity
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

RED BLUFF, Nov. 6.--William D.
clark and A ID. Nash. who represent
the Eureka capitalists promoting the
proposed electric road to connect Eu-
reka with the Sacramento valley. spent
yesterday and today in Red Bluff and
surrounding country getting pointers
regarding this city as probable val
ley terminus of the road
* AT meeting of Red Bluff business
men last night assurance was given
the promoters that Red Bluff would
AID IN the project. and promises were
made that money would be forthcom-
Ing for survey of the route down
Wildwood gap to this city. Today
Clark and Nash were shown about this
section in automobiles. They go to
Redding tonight to>get statistics re-
garding the Shasta capital for a ter
minus.
Ii Redding is selected the route will
be down Buckhorn gap. In. either case
the grade will be less than 100 feet to
the mile, and the highest point reached
will be $500 feet. The construction
VIII cost approximately $4,000, 900, most
or which has been assured.
The grading has already been COM
pleted several miles out of Eureka.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-07
IMPANELING JURY TO
TRY GIRL FOR MURDER
Young Woman Slew the Man
Who Had Betrayed Her
Special Dispatch to The Call

AUBURN. Nov. 6.-The Alma Bell
murder case closed today with five
jurors temporarily passed and no juror
finally accepted. At this rate a jury
will not be completed until late next
week.
Alma Bell shot and killed her lover
Joseph Armes, June 5 last because he
wronged her and then refused to marry
her. Both ia antilles have lived in this
community many years and the prin-
cipals were born here.
The questions by the lawyers for the
girl indicate that their plea will be
temporary insanity while brooding over
her wrongs.
The attorneys for the prosecution
have asked no questions as to jurors
prejuuce against the death penalty, in
dicatng that they do not expect a
verdict that would warrant so severe
a penalty. On the other hand they
have excused two jurors on the ground
that the said jurors believed in the
unwritten law.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-07
CRUSADE PLANNED TO
MAKE ROSEVILLE DRY
League Organized to Reduce
Number of Saloons
Il Special Dispafch 10 The Call

ROSEvILLE. Nov, 6.-A citizens
league with 81 charter members has
been organized here to take up the cru
sade to either reduce the number of
saloons in Roseville or make the town
dry.
The league is organized as a result
of the request of Superintendent Sheri-
dan of the Southern Pacific that steps
be taken that would insure the removal
Of the saloons in the neighborhood of
the railroad company's shops and yards.
tt has not been decided as yet
whether the campaign will be to reduce
the number or make the town dry.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-07
NURSE ENDS LIFE BY =
BLOWING OUT BRAINS
Leaves Letter Declaring She
Was Tired of Living

RENO, New, Nov. e.-Mrs. Rosamond
Lannom. nurse of this city, this
morning committed suicide by shooting
herself in the right temple with a 80
caliber revolver.
The bullet crashed into her brain
killing her instantly. She left a let
ter to her husband saying that she was
tired Of life and asking that her sis
ter. Mrs. Frank Shoup of Tacoma. not
be notified.
The woman was 80 years of age and
came TO Reno from Tacoma short
time ago.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-07
VINEYARDISTS TO GET
LESSONS BY EXPERTS
Prof. A. V. StubenrauCh Will
Lecture on Transportation
Special Dispatch 10 The Call |

-I0PecIdl DISpafch 70 ] ne Cal
STOCKTON. Nov. "a meeting Of
fruit growers will be held Wednesday
afternoon at . o'clock in the l. Q. o. F..
hall at Lodi; when government experts
will explain the result of their expert
ments in the northern part of the
county in the storage and transporta-
tion of tokays.
Prof A. V, Stubenrauch and his as
sistants, S. J. Dennis, J, F. Fernel, G..
w. Hosford and b. B.. Pratt, will dis
cuss the research work for the year.
1t is matter of the utmost Importance
to the growers, and in addition to the
vineyardists of this county a number
are expected from Sacramento and
northern California.
The fruit shipping companies will
also be represented.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-07
KNIFE HIDDEN IN
BED OF A PRISONER
Cell Formerly Occupied by Man
Who Shot Woman
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

MARYSVILLE, Nov 6-The finding
of knife hidden in the bed of the cell
a the city prison occupied by Harry
Vaughn, the Sacramento contractor
who shot Miss Cecilia Skehan in this
city some time ago because she refused
TO marry him, has caused much specu-
lation.
1t is the belief of the police that
Vaughn hid the knife there, whether
for self destruction or for use in
breaking out of jail they do not pre-
tend to know.
Vaughn was removed recently TO the
county Jail. His case will be called
for trial Monday.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-07
WILL TEST RECENT LAW
RESTRICTING BOND ISSUE
Corporation Will Apply for a
Writ of Mandate
Especial Dispatch TO The Call

SACRAMENTO, Nov. 6.-The Merced
river electric company is to wage a
fight in the courts to test the validity
of an act of the last legislature pro-
hibiting corporations from creating
bonded Indebtedness greater than stock
subscribed. Should the Merced COM
pany win in the suit to be commenced
against the state, the bars will be let
down to wildcat schemes, which the
law at present guards against.
Secretary Curry has been notified
that a writ of mandate VIII be sought
to compel him to file the Incorporation
papers of the company.
The Merced company is capitalized
at $1,000. 600 and its subscription totals
$2.500. It wants to bond itself for a
sum equal to it's whole capital
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-07
TURK WILL SOON GET
CITIZENSHIP PAPERS
Resident of Redding Profits by
Los Angeles Decision
I Special Diseolch 10 The Call

REDDING, Nov e.-George Saber.
the ReddiDg Turk, whose application
for citizenship papers was held up by
Judge Barber recently at the request of
2 representative of the department. of
commerce and labor pending the de-
cision in the test case at Los Angeles
VIII receive his papers as soon as
Judge Barber is notified officially of
the decision OF the Los Angeles Judge
who rsled that Turks could become
citizens.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-07
SLAYER OF TWO MEN
TO PLEAD INSANITY

Los ANGELES. Nov 6.-That Albert
RYAN. an organizer for the western
federation of miners, who shot and
killed two men in this city some
months ago, will plead insanity at his
trial. which is shortly TO begin, was
fdicated today when his attorneys asked
Judge Davis for an order to take depO-
sitions in Arizona to show alleged in
sane acts by Ryan during recent years.
The order was granted
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-07
LlNEMAN is KILLED BY
FALL FROM PHONE POLE
[ Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

SACRAMENTO. Nov. Henry
Frazer lineman employed by the
Natomas consolidated corporation, was
killed by a fall from telephone pole
near Folsom today. Fraser was re-
pairing the wires when the spikes of
MS climbers got caught In trying to
free them he snapped the pole off at
the bottom. Frazers neck was broken
in the fall. His home was in San
Jose
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-07
SACRAMENTO FIRE CHIEF
WILL RETIRE ON PENSION
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

SACRAMENTO. Nov. 6.-Fire Chief
Henry A. Guthrie of the Sacramento
fire department and the second oldest
fire chief in the state will the first
of the year retire on pension. Guthrie
became fire fighter in the Sacramento
department in 1869 when but II years
old. and from a volunteer worked him
self to the head of the department,
which position he has held since 1881
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-07
ORLAND VOTES FOR
INCORPORATED TOWN
SGD Di.ealeh % The CqNl

ORLAND. Nov s.=OrIand voted YES
ferdsy by a vote OF to / in favor of
incorporation. At the same time on
GERS were elected. A. B. Lake was
chosen marshal; John Tibessart. clerk:
W r. Scarce, treasurer, and p.
Hicks, 5. lglfclz. r. +. Rawlings, ]. B.
Hazleton and f. z. Wright. trustees.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-10-15
~ EDITORIAL ~

successful merchant or manufacture
err. We wish the young boys and girls
of the farm today could be induced to
stick to the farm and not be chasing
after the false white lights of the city.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-10-15
A Lesson Could Be Learned.

The farmers son who could visit
the great live stock show held at the
Alaska-Yukon Exposition and not be-
come a better lover of the farm, is a
hopeless case. He might as we'll quit
the farm at once and go into the dirt,
dust, CRIME, noise and struggle of the
city. He might as well bid goodbye
to independence and go to counter
jumping and factory work in the city.
He will there become a part of the
huge machine which is crushing hope
out of the breasts of its millions yearly
and casting their broken and bruised
bodies in the maelStrOm of failure.
The stories so often told of the sue
cess of country boys in the cities are
true only in measure. 1t is true for
just one reason, which is that country
boys go into the city with that indie
pendence which spells manhood and
that strength of mind and body which
meets and conquers opposition. The
stories of successes are like the many
stories of successful miners We hear
of the few successes, but we hear little
of the thousands of failures. And the
failure of the country boy or girl who
goes to the city is the saddest tale
ever told. 1t is told in the blear eyes
of the drunkard and the painted cheek
of the siren. Where one country boy
makes a success in the city thou
sand are broken and thrown on the
tide of failure. The keen intellect of
the slower country youth. The at
fractions of the city do not attract the
city youth like it does the country
youth and consequently the country
youth too often takes show for sub
stance and wakes up to his mistake
only after he has got too much false
pride to go back to the farm.
If the editor of The Ranch can save
some of the bright country boys from
going into the city from the farm and
develop in him a desire to make
U0CI6T uc Will COlOiuCI hiO
work we'll done. The new farming
where new crops are being produced;
where new methods of using the soil
is causing better crops and better
farms; the new breeds of cattle and
horses which are being developed, all
these require the highest type of man
hood 1t requires a student. But the
rewards as are every day apparent
in the work of men like Burbank, of
California; David Rankin, of Missouri,
and many others.
The lesson is to stick to the farm
if you want independence and health
and to be of use in the world. The
time has come when a successful
farmer demands just as much bust
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-10-15

gotten out under many difficulties and
no doubt some mistakes occurred in
placing the ads. This will be correct
ed in future issues, and the whole
machine will soon be working smooth
ly. We are using a better paper,
which adds to the appearance of the
journal. The last stock used was too
heavy and stiff for a good paper of
this kind, and whittier but slightly
lighter stock will be used permanently.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-10-15
A Great Exhibit.

The great Alaska Yukon Exposition,
which just closed at Seattle, was
brought to a close with the finest
gathering of live stock ever shown in
the west. 1t was revelation to East
erners, who still think Washington in
the back woods This is a great state,
developing faster than any other state
in the Union. The dairy herds were
especially pleasing to Eastern visitors
The showing of Holsteins was com
mented on by all visitors. The Aver
shires were scarcely second. The Jer-
sey showing was not so full, but most
excellent In quality. The beef cattle
were also in evidence in great num-
bers, and their records would fill a
volume. In fact, every man interested
in live stock should save the premium
award for future reference. The
showing of draft horses was a surprise
to everybody, as it comprised some of
the finest bred animals in the United
States and Canada
The lesson to be learned from all the
great showing of live stock is that the
Pacific Coast is right in the lead in
the progress of agriculture. The Mid
die West is losing to the cheap lands
of Canada hundreds of thousands of
successful farmers. But many times
as many are coming to the Coast.
Here is found one of the best dairy
countries in the world, for the reason
that our moist climate gives more
grass to the acre than in less favored
states, and that our winters are not
severe. Cattle run out all winter
with comfort. Another feature which
makes the dairy profitable here is the
fact that cities have outgrown the
farming development and this affords
good markets. What is true of the
dairy industry is equally true Of the
poultry industry. Hundreds Of car
loads of dairy and poultry products
are received in the cities of the Pa
cific Coast every month. This af-
fords a good price for these products
to the Middle West, and tends to
equalize prices here.
If the great exposition which has
just closed did nothing more than to
advance the agricultural interests of
the Coast, it was worth all it cost
Those advertisers who fear The