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Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-21
Believed All Dead

"At this time those on the surface had'
as during the last three or four days
firm conviction that everybody IN the
mine was dead. Nobody conceived OF
anv other possibility. 1t was a great
joy. then, TO cry up the smart; w We
got some men alive. Hoist her up
"ITn we went like a shot and rushed
the men into a Pullman car standing
near"
Toe Pigati, while being revived,
brought out with a smile letter ne
had written on a piece of brown paper
on the fourth day of his imprisonment
when he thought there was no nope OF
escape. The letter was addressed to
his wife, and, freely translated from the
Italian, read:
This is the fourth day that we have
been down here. That is what l think,
but our watches stopped. l am writing
in the darkness, because we have been
eating the wax from our safety lamps.
| also have eaten a plug of tobacco,
some bark and some of my shoes. |
could only chew it. I hope you can read
this. l am not afraid to die Oh, Holy
Virgin, have mercy on me. l think my
time has come. You know What my
propertv is. We worked for it together
and it is all yours. This is my will and
you must keep it, You have been a
good wife. May the Holy Virgin guard
Vou. [ hope this reaches you some
time and you can read it, 1t has been
very quiet down here and l wonder
what has become of our comrades.
Good-by until heaven shall bring us
together. JOE PIGATE."
Topeka Visits Wreck
f. Turner, a representative of the
Wholesale iewelry house Of e. w. Rey-
holds &, Co, was a passenger on the
Topeka, returning from San Francisco
He said the st. CroiX was first sighted
by the Topeka at 4:30 o'clock, as the
Topeka emerged from fog, somewhere
between the Saugus range and Port
Los Angeles. The st. CroiX was aflre
from anidships to the stern, and was
burning so ficrcely that when the To-
peka reached the vessel, half an hour
later, it was entirely in flames. When
the shin was first sighted field glasses
we're trained on her and the officers Of
the Topeka thought they could discern
people on the bow. When the ship was
reached, however, not a human being
could be found. The Topeka lowered
boats and searched the waters in the
darkness. A number of RATS were
floating around, but no human forms
greeted the eye.
The officers of the Topeka expressed
the opinion that the vessel had been
burning for two and One-half or three
hours when the Topeka arrived. 1t is
said that the crew of the st. CroiX was
made up of non-union men, and Mr.
Turner said that officers of the Topeka
thought the fire might have been caused
by an explosion, in which event the
passengers down below would certainly
have been cremated before they could
escape. If the fire arose from other
causes, Mr. Turner said that the pas
sengers would have had ample time to
take to the boats and RATS, and would
easily have reached the shore, as the
vessel was but a mile out and the sea
was calm.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-21
Bids for Library

The board of trustees of the city Of I'm
perial VIII receive bids TO noon November
"a for the construction Of the Carnegie
library building.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-21
Had No Hope

Some Of the other men replied: No,
that is impossible. Nobody in the
world thinks for a minute the men
could live down here for seven days
Well l said, let's listen again. We
all listened for what seemed to be a
full minute. Sure enough there came
the same muffled pounding sound we
had heard before. Then we were too
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-21
HARM FROM MAL-TREATMENT


the confidence Of the public Working their harm indefinitely without
o attraction
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-21
Wonderful Work
of q Great Surgeon

AN INSTITUTE OF PLASTIC BRTFMARKs AND ALL
FACIAL DEFECTS DIsFGUREHENTS BLESES ARE REMOVED
WITHOUT MEDICINE. KNIFE OR PAIN AND A NATURALNESS
GIVEN FACE-WTTH A LOVELY COMPLEXION.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-20
Senator Herburn. HumorIst.

We fear many OF our outside contempo-
raries fail TO comprehend the marveiously
subtle and delIcately poised quality OF
true Idaho wit recently promulgated
by that astute and charming gentleman,
Senator Weldon Brinton Hepburn, United
States Senator, and so forth. and so on.
Numerous misguided newspapers affect
70 believe that the Senator ungraciousIy
attacked the Washington correspondents
in general and certain specific CORE
Epondents in particular. when he dellv-
cred himself on Tuesday last Of a sage
utterance appertaining to the courtesy
OF the press gallery and the alleged Joke
smiths infesting the same. At first blush
il may have seemed that the Senator was
seeking TO be caustic. Critical analysis
banishes all suspicion OF that. however,
and calmer consideration reveals the fact
that he was only trying. IN his wonderful
Idaho way, to Josh" the hilarity brigade
In kind-to pay it back in its own coin.
as It were, but with the coin glltteringIy
reponshed and made extremely bright.
What could have been more truly droll,
Tor instance. than this extract from the
Senatorial utteranee:
Yyhea a newsrape- editoriaIly undertakes 10 crti-
else this bedy in the responsible performance Of its
duty. then It BAoes Itself in ths position of guest
v5o nisbehsFss a. his hosts table"
Could anything whatsoever possible be
any funnier than that2 Il Is the very
ultima Thule OF humor! For the corre-
The Washington herald., 1909-06-20
TOO LITTLE FOR wRIGHTS.
Nation Stiu Trusts I'm the Inventive
ness OF the Yankee.

From the Chicago Evsning Post.
Our national confidence has rarely
been more delightfully."- illustrated than IN
our attitude toward WibUr and Orville
Wright.
They work h-fs for years perfecting a
flying machine: We blink at them patron
iz!ngly. and quote Darius Green. Sud
denly It appears that they really can fy;
we remark that we are from Missouri
They 20 abroad and all Europe Is az theic
feet: France bids thousands OF dollars
for their aeroplane secrets. and England s
cabinet IS bitterly attacked for not out
bidding her But We merely give the
boys some medals and tel them 10 go as
far as they Ike In building airships for
any foreign power they happen 20 fancy
The fact Is. We consider Il a moral Ger
tainty that whenever Il becomes neces-
sary f0r Us 20 ny We will fly, no matter
how many patents on flying any one else
NAV have We believe that Yankee inyen-
tiveness can accomplish anything, and We
simply do not think It worth while 10 put
a mortgage on the Wrights for our own
benefit. But. isn't IL?
The Washington herald., 1909-06-20
Furnishing q UnlYersitH.

That the action OF President Pritchett
OF the Carnegie Foundation, In cutting
George Washington University of the
list Of institutions entitled to the benefits
OF the pension fund establishes a dis
turbing precedent Is the opinion OF the
Boston Transcript. which considers the
episode OF more than local interest. as
disclosing a punitive authority not hith-
erto exercised by the Foundations Off
GERS. DR.. Pritchett justified his course
on a number Of grounds. one Of which
was that the retirement OF Professors
Gore and Sterrett was a blow at aca-
demic dignity and academic freedom" 3"
This and the further statement by Sec
retary Bowman, OF the Foundation. that
the real reason for the action involving
George Washington was the retirement
OF these two professors give some ground
for the belief that the local university IS
being punished for temerity in running
its own affairs. At all events. this is the
transcripts theory Of the situation.
'Dr. Pritchett." says the Boston paper.
thus allows himself to become the in
strument through which IS wreaked upon
a struggling institution the wrath Of dis
satisfied and deposed members Of its
staff. a course which the Transcript
thinks viii be seriously criticised by
thoughtful educators.
II the Carnegie Foundation is to as
sumo the function OF disciplining insti-
tutions the malcontent members OF whose
faculties have means OF gaining the
friendly ear OF the Foundations officers.
as appears TO have been the case in this
instance, a new and somewhat alarming
function has been added to those al
ready assumed as the price Of bestowing
the retired ironmaster's bounty It has
undertaken 10 dictate standards Of edu-
cation. and its influence has been
weighty IN other directions upon the ad-
ministration Of smaller institutions OF
learning. But Is not the Foundation go
ing a bit too far when It expresses dlsap-
proval OF acts entirely within the com
petence OF university authorities by
striking the institution from its accepted
list Of benehciaries? Our Boston con-
temporary thinks that taking part in
local controversies or seeking TO direct
the policy Of educational institutions Is
matter Of serious moment, and predicts
that "A repetition OF such conduct toward
a stronger and more firmly placed insti-
tuition viii largely diminish the efficiency
OF the Carnegie Foundation" Possibly
the transcripts fears may be slightly
overdrawn; yet when internal university
sQuabbles are taken Up by the Founda-
ton and made the occasion Of an Official
condemnation OF an institutions educa-
tional standing and financial stability
and OF deprivation Of privilege Of some
value TO its teaching force. the educa-
tional world may well question the wis
dom OF so unusual an exercise Of dis
cretionary authority
The Washington herald., 1909-06-20
THE WRIGHTS.

They've where others failed they've built weird
machine composed Of crans and doodads and propelled by ga
line that circles proudly overhead graceful flight any
eagle that cavors along the airy height When Wilbur and his
brother bold began their march to fame the sages of the village
sneered and said What IS their game? Do these here oone
really think that they make trap iron and and canvas
things, and junk and other scrap with which leave the solid
EARTH and pow the atmospheric By ng! isn't safe them
be large, that's clear But Wilbur brother bold
whose courage fails kept apang up their trap with
wire and tin and nails they built cafoozeum improved
rnkram and tnkered up the doodlewhang until wouldn't Jam
and then morning up they few and all the village sers Just
stood around and paved the ground and chewed each ears
Good luck be whthose Dayton bOygood luck every ghl
1t is pleasant rite write that Wright strictly right
Copyright BY Gsuss Mathew Aa=ua War Mason.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-20
CORPORATION TAX.
Would Throw a Great White Light
on Corporate Methods.


From tho Kansas city star.
Although neither an income tax nor any
kindred measure was promised IN the ke-
publican platform. President Taft found
no difaeulty In practically Insurlng pro
vision lor corporation dividend tax when
he made il clear to Congress that he
wished such a provision. This measure, Il
enacted VIII not only secure q goOdly
revenue. al once protecting the Treasury
against an increase in the deficit and
proving for the elimination OF the deficit
already existing. but It viii also give the
government key by which 70 get on
the inside OF the corporate business.
II Is believed that the latter consider
alton is regarded by the President as
an advantage Of great Importance Mr.
Taft has declared emphaticaIly and re-
peatedly his determination TO secure a
strict regulation OF corporations. q policy
that viii engage his attention more large
~ when the business OF the extra session
IS out OF the way. But as a beginning in
this direction he ought % have such an
advantage as the dividend tax would give
hlm-the power Of the government 20 ex-
anime the nature OF corporate organIza-
tons and the extent OF their profits.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-20
MORE CADETS NEEDED.
Col. Scott Points out Conditions at
West Point.

est Eotnts
From the New Ycsk Mail
Col Scott. superintendent OF the Mill
tsry Academy al West Point, has pre-
pared a memorandum on conditions at
that institution which deserves the seri-
GUS attention OF Congress
He points out that the classes gradu-
ated from the Academy in the last ten
years have averaged hfty-one short OF
the number required 70 III the vacancies
in the commissioned personnel OF the
army caused by ordinary casualties. such
as death. resignation, and retirement. the
result being that OF all the line officers
now IN active service only Sss per cent
are West Pointers.
The Importance OF these facts Is easily
Indicated. In the last ten years the man
ner OF conducting military operations has
undergone radical changes. The intro
ductiOn OF smokeless powder. machine
guns. rifles OF greatly increased range.
and high-angle artillery FIRE. together
with the use OF electrical appliances for
|, flre control. signaling. sc. has made the
fighting OF battles largely By matter Of
scientific application Henceforth battles
VIII be fought by adversarles invisible 70
I
mined by commanders securely shielded
miles remote from the zone OF fire. Deli
cate Instruments which enable the oflcer
20 locate the enemy beyond distant ranges
Of hills. high-power guns capable OF drop
ping projectiles upon an objective half a
days march away. and many other de-
vices first tested in the Russo-Japanese
war mean that IN the next great conflict
the actual field OF battle viii be practi-
cally empty 50 FAR as visible factors are
concerned. and that the struggle viii be
determined chiefly by means OF scientific
and mechanical agencies securely hidden
I from observation.
These changed conditions signify that
/ the officer capable or efficient service il
I future war must be a man not only OF
1 thorough military training. but Of highly
| specialized scientific education. To ex.
/ pect these qualifications OF the alert. am
bilious young men entering the army
/ from civil life IS unreasonable They ara
/ 20 be acquired in their fuIIness only IN ar
i institution devoted exclusively 20 military
education. That is the special function o.
I West Point
/ To meet the requirement indicated Col
Scott recommends that when a cadet has
4 completed the first three years OF his
/ course his successor shall be Immediately
/ nominated and admitted 10 the Academy
/ This increase IN the cadet CORPS. Il IS ex
plained II adopted now would result ir
/ the graduation of about 80 cadets a year
I beginning FIVE years hence. and thus NEE
I the normal requirements OF the arm,
more fully than IS possible under existing
/ conditions
The Washington herald., 1909-06-20
ISLAND IN THE SEA.

I have an island in the sea.
Where no one ever goes but me,
And where the animals and all
Cone out 10 see ne when call
And shOE me things both strange an9 new
And play Just what I want them %.
And sometimes there are ptrates there.
With shiny knives and long black hair.
But they don't come from where they're lid;
They know I'd smash them II they did.
And then there's something IN q cave
That can never make behave.
And. when IT'S time fox him. Know
Is's almost time fox me to 80.
] Ike the animals and such
! don't mind pirates-Very much
But. though I've tried ard tried and tried.
These things iB caves I cant abide.
-FredGiek White. in the Delineator.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-20
SUNDAY, JUNE 20, 1903.
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OF town as IN the city.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-20
AuTTLE NONSENSE.
DAILY PROBLEMS.

A snug abode beneath the Dough
Might bring content.
But I'm compelled to IVORY now
About the rent
or jugs of wine the poets prats
With unctuOus skill
But that won't help me iiquidate
My grocer's bill
The poets world Is bright and gay
And nice 10 sing.
But I am up against to-cay
The real thing.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-20
bersI EducstiOn.

one Of the principal effects likely to re-
suit from Dr. Eliots ''hve-foot shelf OF
books" warranted TO secure for their
reader a liberal education will be a re-
viyal Of the discussion as TO what. after
all. constitutes a liberal education" The
fact that a general knowledge Of Books
and their uses is widespread would indi-
cate that up TO date little fault can be
found with methods Of education which
allow the books mentioned by DR.. Eliot TO
be discussed intelligently
We all OF US know something about
The Compleat Angler though many or
US will be inclined 10 agree that there
can be little practical utility found In
Izaak WaltOn's gentle ramblings about the
English country. II man frankly should
declare that he had not read Walton. we
may doubt whether that would be re-
garded as sufficient proof that his educa-
ton was not a liberal one. Il might after
all. be only question Of taste. And so
with other OF the books Of Dr. Eliots
hve-foot list. There is The Journal Of
John Woolman." for instance. Even IN
high school teachers meeting we doubt
whether the percentage Of those who had
ever read it would be very high. There are
few who have even heard OF the tailor
preacher and his journal which has for
subtitle Considerations on Pure Wisdom
and Human Policy. on Labor. on Schools.
and on the Right Use Of the Lords Out
ward Gifts" And it would be interesting
to know just what specific good DR.. Eliot
expects Us to get from this ancient
manual
The good doctor is right IN thinking
that the literally educated man viii
know something Of evolution. but who
but he would recommend US In this day
10 acquire our knowledge from Darwin's
Origin OF Species" when later works
have done so much more 10 throw light
upon the subject?
To the curious and 10 the literary stu
dent and specialist Milton has an appeal.
but mans education In this workadsy
world might well be considered liberal
enough without knowledge or Paradise
Lost or even Of The Canterbury Tales -
Books such as these are matters Of
taste. we think rather than or education
Il does not seem that any OF US has the
right TO dictate on such a subject. be-
cause no ones dictum on such a matter
can be final We an have the very great
est respect for DR.. Eliot and his achieve
ments. but mighty few OF Us will agree
either as 20 the books he has included in
his list or as 10 those he has denied a
place. on some OF them We can an agree,
but the matter OF our agreement or dis
agreement cannot, by itself. stamp us as
literally or nliberslly educated. We may
be glad OF DR.. EIiots advice. but We are
quite al liberty to reject II, or any part OF
It, without stamping ourselves as igno-
ramuses
II DR.. Eliot should. as the country az
large hopes he may. be induced to become
our diplomatic representative al the Court
OF 81. James. we hope that he will be able
to take his hve-foot shelf OF books with
him for his own comfort and behoof. We
shall be glad that he is enjoying them,
but we need not blame ourselves or doubt
the quality Of our education because our
taste in reading takes US along literary
by-paths that are more frequented and,
perhaps, more liberal
The Washington herald., 1909-06-20
Ernert Wftneas.

From the Springfield Republican.
Il was the late Mr. Havemeyer
said that the tariff was the moth
trusts. There are those who hotly
pute the truth OF this statement. but
must admit that the little head q
sugar trust should be able 10 knd
the truth IN this particular case.
this case alone IS enough 10 show
great a breeder Of iniquity the higl
teCtive tariff has been.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-20

We must decline to parley further with
the hard-headed Charlotte Observer as
10 whether it was Polly or some one else
who put the kettle on. Now that the
Observer is trying to prove its case by
ringing in a lot OF old parodies on the
original song. we realize that its case is
HOPELESS.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-20

Many people remember. with genuine
pleasure. especially IN contemplating the
enormous hats Of this day and time. that
the well-oressed woman OF the South.
just prior TO the war, never wore a hat
OF any description. if It could possibly
be avoided, says writer in the Mobile
Register. Yes, indeed; but those hoop
skirts made you keep your distance, all
right
The Washington herald., 1909-06-20

What may a man expect who has been
married two years and lives in a flat?'
inquiries O. Henry. To become more or
less reconciled 10 the suggestion that
man wants but little here below, nor
wants that little long"
The Washington herald., 1909-06-20

Mr.. John Wesley Gaines new chau-
tauQua lecture is labeled Twelve Years
in the Bull Pen" As Nh Gaines served
in Congress twelve years. we have an
idea that lecture is something entertain
ing.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-20
Clothes Do Not Make the Wo

From the PunxsItAWuey Spirit.
How much happier are the VOL
the tropical islands. who adorn
selves with some shells and a feV
Of paint. "Fanitas, vanitatUm et
vanitasr' How much wiser IS
Gould. who dresses plainly and
her time and money 20 ministeI
the poor and unfortunate.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-20

The intrepid DR.. Long says, Mr..
Roosevelt never saw a moose gallop. %
How does the good doctor know what
strange things a moose may do when the
colonel Is on It's trail and the moose
knows it2
The Washington herald., 1909-06-20

The whole controversy over what con
tutes direct taxes began when the Con-
tution itself was being framed. Il was
the course OF that debate That Rufus
asked his famous question: What
direct taxes2" We have the word
r. Madison that the question went
wered. The school Of political
pt which holds that income taxes
Acluded IN the term direct taxes
s much OF this failure 70 answer
Kings question. The other school
les that II is doing violence TO reason
assume that the Constitution trainers
put into that instrument a phrase
e meaning they themselves could not
in.
first case IN which the Supreme
1T attempted 10 pass upon this cues
pn was the Hylton case which grew
Of the carriage tax law passed BY
congress in I794 Madison had bitterly
IoppOsed IT, asserting that the bin could
be passed only by a combination OF those
no were for Il from principle and those
no were the opponents Of luxury. Alex
nder Hamilton and John Marshall each
mad a part in arguing the case. Madison
went so far as 10 have a letter OF Ed
mund Pendleton's published in the hope
that the court would read Z before rem
dering a decision
The opponents OF the income tax to-day
declare that this tax on carriages was a
tax on the use OF the carriages and not
on the carriage itself They made this
the critical point OF their argument. II
they can prove that II was on the use Of
the carriage and not upon the carriage
itself, they believe they have overcome
the conclusion OF the court that q tax
upon personal property is not a direct
tax.
The first income tax in the United
States was levied by the Massachusetts
1 Bay colony IN 1876 Since then many
States have followed suit. From the
1 Declaration OF Independence down TO The
I present time about loo State constitutions
/ have been adopted. Thirteen OF these
have provided for taxation OF incomes.
I There are now sixteen States IN which
/ legislative provision has been made for
/ the collection OF income taxes. In most
/ OF these States the amounts collected are
woefully out OF proportion 10 the incomes
/ in the State.
I II Is OF particular interest 10 note that
/ IN the consideration Of the income tax
/ laws Of the civil war period there was
\ little or no opposition 20 an income tax,
I on the ground that it was a direct tax.
! The opponents OF income taxes argue
/ that beyond the question OF unconstitu-
I tiOnaity such taxation e inherently IN
I Just They assert that IN the States Il
/ IS the wealthy who pay the taxes. and
I that wealth bears unusual burdens TO
I this the friends OF the income tax reply
/ that only 20 per cent Of the personal
/ property Of the rich IS assessed for taxa
/ ton Senator Borah recently emphasized
/ this point by declaring that 107 estates
| then in course Of settlement n a single
/ State showed values aggregating $1,000
900. yet the total amount upon which
these estates had paid taxes had never
amounted to more than ss.0o0oo0
Copyright. 1909. b. Fsedc-sc J. HasEinl
TO-mOrror-HeIpinE the siEht.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-20
Summer Board.

I'm an author, you understand. spend
ing my vacation on farm TO get local
color How much viii board be-"
Ten per week" replied The farmer.
and two dollars extra II were expected
70 talk dialect"