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The Irish standard., 1910-11-26
Y. M. c. A. Campaign Rest,.

Y. N. c. a. Campaign Rests.
Burlington, Nov. 2S.-The campaign
to raise 100000 for a new Y. M. C. A.
building paused for the Thanksgiving
holiday and will be resumed next
Tuesday. The total subscriptions to
date are $4,000.
The Irish standard., 1910-11-26
LOWER HALF OF REPURLic CUT
OFF FROM THE CAPITAL
BRIDGES DESTROYED.
PARRAL is IN A STATE OF SIEGE
instruction Spreads to Yucatan-
insurgents Sweeping North
ward-Ameriean Fleeing
Toward Texas.

Ell Paso, Nov. est is reported
that Madero, accompanied by near
ly 1000 mounted mon, attacked 1t
Cuastro Ciengas near midnight y
and a battle is now In progress.
This news came from Torreon.
= = .
The Irish standard., 1910-11-26

Packers Trial Set for Dec. 20.
Chicago, Nov. 23.-Unless unfore-
seen complications arise the indicted
members of the so-called beef trust
will be placed on trial Dec. 20.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-10
OLD GLORY TORN To BITS IN MEX|CD
DURING ANT|-AMER|CAN OUTBREAK
Newspaper Office Stoned and Windows of United States Business
Places Smashed in Demonstration in the Capital City
Caused by the Recent Lynching in Texas

sembled before the new Juarez monu-
ment in the Alameda and proceeded to
the municipal palace, where several
who were arrested last night were
being examined by the authorities. A
company of mounted police followed
From the palace the students
marched through AVenida San Fran
cisco, the principal business thorough
fare. stopping in front of the candy
store, where the flag incident occurred.
Windows in the San Francisco hotel
were broken.
SCHOOL CHILDREN STONED
At the head of Juarez avenue. around
the famous statue of the iron horse,
speeches were made denouncing all
Americans, and a passing street car,
conveying school children to the Amer
ican school, was stoned. One child was
struck and severely injured.
In the progress of the students about
the city Governor Landa Escandon of
the federal district, Felix Diaz, chief
of police, and Joaquin Casasus, former
ambassador to the United States, fol-
lowed in automobiles.
AT the municipal palace Governor
Landa addressed words of approval of
the students protest, but cautioned
them against violence
Ambassador Wilson, in his note to
the foreign office, described the oc-
currence as a disgrace to the Mexican
people, and expressed surprise that in
asmuch as his office had warning in
advance of the demonstrations the
Mexican authorities had none, or haY-
ing it, took no action.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-10
GAYNOR ISSUES LETTERS
To END EXPRESS STRIKE

NEW YORK, Nov. 9.-Mayor Gay
nor issued two letters tonight which
promise to bring the strike of express
company employees to a head tomor-
row.
Briefly, he forbids the operation of
wagons by unlicensed drivers, thus
eliminating the strike breakers.
Mayor Wittpenn of Jersey City had
already taken this stand, and test
case is now in the Jersey City courts.
John Williams, commissioner of labor,
is due from Albany tomorrow, and
with Mayor Gaynor's action and a
threat of state Intervention it is hoped
a settlement will be reached.
The mayors letters are addressed to
the American Express company and
Mayor Wittpenn of Jersey City re-
spectively.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-10
ASSOCIATED Press)

MEXICO CITY, Nov. 9.-Through
insults to the American flag and as
saults made openly upon American
citizens in the streets, an anti-Ameri-
can demonstration which began last
night with the stoning of the Mexican
Herald offices, developed this afternoon
into an affair of international impor-
tance.
A vigorous protest was registered by
the American ambassador with the
Mexican department of foreign rela-
tions and at the same time the facts
were telegraphed 10 Washington and
instructions asked for.
Tonight the attacks were renewed.
Windows in a dozen American business
places were smashed. All about town
shutters were hurriedly drawn and es-
tablishments closed. Forces of police
appeared in the streets and kept the
crowds moving.
An attack was made upon the plant
of Ell Impartial and the melting and
distributing departments on the
ground floor were completely wrecked.
The mob attacked the heavy doors
leading to the editorial and composing
rooms above with heavy timbers and
fired the wreckage. Then the mounted
police charged with drawn swords.
OHe OI Tile dlldCh6lo was SAhOO6 II
and killed
POLICE LOOK ON
While the police looked on and SEEM
ingly made no effort to prevent 1t, an
American flag floating in front of a
candy store in the business district
was torn down this afternoon by a
crowd of students and others, trampled
upon and torn to bits. Later photo
graphs of the crowds were taken be-
fore the offices of the Diario del Hogar,
Mexican newspaper, with many in
dividua:s waving bits of the tattered
banner.
The demonstration today was a con-
tinuation of the affair of last night,
caused by antipathy aroused among
the people by the burning at the stake
of Antonio Rodriguez at Rock Springs,
Texas. on the night of November 3.
Publication of violent attacks on
Americans by several Mexican papers
tended further to incense the medical
students, who were the promoters of
last nights demonstration.
Shortly before noon the crowd as
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-10
JUDGE BALDWIN REPEATS
HE WILL SUE ROOSEVELT

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Nov. 9,-Judge
Simeon Baldwin, just elected governor
of Connecticut, in replying to congrat-
ulations of his class of the Yale law
school today. reiterated his intention Of
bringing action against former Presi-
dent Roosevelt because of certain
statements reported to have been made
by the latter concerning Judge Bald
win.
In brief reply to the students, Judge
Baldwin said: "In my campaign was
assisted by a controversy 1 had with
a certain ex-president, and / have come
to the conclusion that this ex-president
knows less law than you and / do, and
1 am going to teach him some."
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-10
WIFE OF MILLIONAIRE
ACCUSED OF POISONING

WHEELING, w. Va, Nov. 9-NIrs.
Laura Farnsworth Schenck, wife of
John O. Schenck, a millionaire pork
packer of this city, was arrested to-
night on warrant issued by the
prosecuting attorney, charging at
tempted murder of her husband by
administering poison in his food.
Schenck was taken to the North
Wheeling hospital two weeks ago, and
since that time repeated attempts of
Mrs. Schenck to have him taken back
to their home In Wheeling have been
contested by Mr.. Schenck's relatives.
He is in a critical condition.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-10
CONGRESSMAN FAILS WITH
LIABILITIES OF $275,000

SCRANTON, Pa, Nov. 9.-Benjamin
]. Focht, congressman from the 18th
district of Pennsylvania, filed today
a voluntary petition in bankruptcy in
the United States district court. His
liabilities approximate $275,0O0 and his
assets about $4,000. He did not claim
the exemption allowed by law.
Mr.. Focht authorized a statement as
follows. 1.-THE necessity of my petition
was due in part to the depreciation of
holdings dating back to the panic of
1907. A large part Of my liabilities
consists of claims now In litigation,
growing out of Endorsements and com
plications arising from failures of other
parties"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-10
ELDEST SON OF FORMER
SECRETARY OF NAVY DIES

COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo, Nov 9.
Victor Nicholson Metcalf. eldest son
of Victor H. Metcalf, former secretary
of the navy died here today after an
illness following an attack Of pneu-
monia a year ago. He was born Feb
ruary 10, 1882, at Oakland, Cal, the
family residence, whittier the body will
be taken Saturday for burial.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-10
TAKE MORE POWER FROM
SPEAKER, SAYS MURDOCH

WICHITA, Kan, Nov. 9-Victor
Murdock, who yesterday was reelected
to congress from the Eighth district,
said today:
"I read in the congressional cleo
tion news a plain and unmistakable
command of the people to congress to
take more power away from the
speaker
"The people know that correction has
not been completed. The power to
appoint committees should be taken
from all future speakers and put back
in the house."
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-10
SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov 9.-Com-
plete returns for this city in yester-
days election show total vote of S.
400 and virtually clean sweep for the
Republican ticket. In the contest for
governor the division of votes estab-
iished by last nights figures was MAIN
tained to the end, the final result be-
ing, Johnson 24,S77, Bell 2S,390 and Will
son, Socialist, 1891.
For lieutenant governor Spellacy,
Democrat, outran his ticket by many
thousands, the final result being Wal
lace, Republican, 19,709: Spellacy, 21-
$685. Wheeler, Socialist, 1894.
The only other straight Democratic
candidate to outstrip the ticket was
Continued ON Page NIneJ
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-10
DEMANDS PREPARATION FOR
LYNCHING OF RODRIGUEZ

WASHINGTON, Nov 9.-Protestihg
vigorously on behalf of the Mexican
government, Senior De La Barra, am
bassador to the United States from
Mexico, presented a claim for repara-
tion to the state department today be-
cause of the lynching of Antonio Rod
riguez at Rock Springs, Texas, on No
vember 8.
Rodriguez, who was a Mexican cit
izen, confessed to the murder of Mrs.
Lem Henderson at Rock Springs and
was burned at the stake.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-10

growth that Los Angeles in its climate its chances for living
its character of citizenship has made good with the
only natural that they should tell Others about it, and
when citizens of Los Angeles long enough to know
what living here means; bring others
believe that the prophecies which have been made the
million population here will be realized early realty
pes anticipate In connection with the publication of the
report should be noted that the class of population in Los Ange
Southern California extremely high Southern Cali
orna dominated by people who of unusual refinement and
culture whether cities the anches-men and
who make the finest type of citizens
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-10

be more astounding. We are only entering on
our period of prosperity and the numbers coming
all the time to make this county their home will
be greatly augmented for several years TO come
The completion of the aqueduct plans will
help make Los Angeles grow faster than ever
But in addition to these aids think we
almost apply arithmetical progression to our fu-
ture increase in population. The members of
family coming to Los Angeles to live bring
friends here, not only from their home town but
from other points as we'll any real estate man
will +estifv The GREAT feature of Our present
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-10
PAYNE LEADS FOR CONGRESS

AUBURN, N. Y, Nov. 9.-The total
vote for congress in this district shows
Serene E. Payne, author of the tariff
law. 6735: Colmey. Democrat, COOS.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-10
JOHNSON. IS GIVEN
10000 PLURALITY
Complete Returns from Nearly All
Precincts in State Indi-
cate Decisive Victory

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 9.--Complete
returns from 2999 out of 1859 precincts
in the state, received up to 1880
o'clock tonight give:
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-10
Mayor Alexander Predicts Greater
Growth During Next Ten Years
BY GEORGE ALEXANDER
Mayor of Los Angeles

Remarkable showing is, believe that who has
Angeles grow $4,000 in 1890 319 1913 in 1910 will
hold otherwise than that the growth Of the decades is to
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-10

The governorshp of Idaho is not yet
reported as being beyond doubt.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-10
NEW CONGRESS
DEMOCRATS BY
80 MAJORITY.
Complete Returns Prove That
Tuesdays UpheavaI Gives Safe
Working Vote in House
SENATE STILL REPUBLICAN
Upper Branch viii Measure Up:
G. O. P, 81; Opponents,
40; Doubtful One
RESULT OF GOVERNOR RACES
Jeffersonian Tickets Elect 13 Ex-
ecutives; Republicans IL,
and FusionistS Get !
RESULT OF GOVERNOR RACES
ASSOCIATED Press,


WASHINGTON. d. c., Nov. 9.-The
political upheaval of Tuesday was fol-
lowed yesterday by a general survey
of the field which disclosed with greater
detail and precision just what has been
accomplished.
Latest calculations on the national
house of representatives, based on COM
plete but unofficial returns, show the
Democrats will have a safe working
majority of 30.
The outcome OF the United States
senate is now definitely settled. The
Republicans are assured of II new
senators, which, with 81 holdovers,
gives a total of 81. The Democrats are
assured of 10 new senators, which, with
25 holdovers, gives them a total of 40.
One senatorship is still in doubt-the
successor of senator Carter in Mon
tana, where there is a prospect of a tie.
These determined totals. however,
leave a Republican majority in the
senate as follows
Total membership. 90; necessary to
majority, AZ; Republicans, 81; Demo-
Gratis, 40: doubtful, l.
The II Iepublcan senators consid-
cred assured are from California, Con-
neeticut, Delaware, Iowa Massachu-
setts, Minnesota, Michigan, Nevada,
Mort Dakota (two), Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, Wash
ington, Wisconsin and wyoming.
The Is Democratic senators consid-
cred assured are from Florida, Indiana,
Louisiana Maine. Maryland, Missouri,
Mississippi, Nebraska New Jersey, New
York, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia
and West Virginia.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-10

closed tonight, the indicated plurality
of Hiram w. Johnson, Republican can
didate for governor, was approximately
10000.
The returns from the entire state are
still incomplete, but the result in the
cities and more populous regions is
definitely known and the missing vote
of the remote and sparsely settled dis
tricts cannot materially alter the above
figure.
PLURALITY OF STATE, TICKET
With the exception of Wallace, for
lieutenant governor, who may run
somewhat behind Johnson's vote, the
entire state ticket will closely approXi-
mate the plurality given its head. This
figure harmonizes with the estimates
made by Mr.. Johnson's managers to-
night.
In addition to the returns as sup
piled from the usual sources, the John
son people late today made special in
vestigations in pivotal counties, and to-
night do not claim a plurality exceed
ing 10000, and admit it NAV run few
hundred below that figure,
The admitted surprise of the election
among close political observers of both
parties was the result i'll San Fran
cisco. Even as late as election eve,
odds of 2 to i were available that Bell
would carry the city, but the official
vote, with two small precincts missing,
gives Johnson a plurality of 14SI.
STRONG VOTE FOR WILSON
The surprisingly strong vote in this
city of j. Stitt Wilson, Socialist candi-
date for governor, is used as an eX-
PLANTATION of the result. Wilson polled
1891 votes in San Francisco, and it. is
claimed that by far the greater part
of this was drawn from what would
normally have been Democratic
strength. Wilson'S total vote in the
state is estimated at between 10000
and $4,000.
The returns of the vote on the va
rious constitutional amendments and
proposals submitted yesterday are
practically entirely absent tonight,
but the Fanama- Pacific exposition
managers say their advices are that
the state bond issue has carried by a
very large vote. lp three counties the
vote for the exposition tax of $1,000 900
was 46,769 for and 4149 against. This
practically insures the fact that the
state has regarded the proposition ia
Vorably.
In the same three counties, San
Francisco, San Joaquin and San Be
nito, the constitutional amendment
providing for the separation of state
and local taxation received 81, S65
affirmative and 16,304 against.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-10
CHOICE OF GOVERNORS

A summary of the contest for gov
ernorships shows the following Demo-
cratic governors elected with the ap-
proXimate plurality:
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-10

The Republican, gOVernOrs elected,
with their approximate pluralities fol-
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-10

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PAGE THIRTEEN


extortionate private trust? lis it not time we
had Mayor GaynOr asks ga parcels post like
that of other civilized nations?"
Is it not Indictment Of American business
sense that the rural free delivery drivers should
serve their public at a loss to the government
when loss might be turned to profit simply by put
ting parcels in their wagons? Is it not something
to blush for that the German Imperial Govern
ment must maintain mail wagons in New York
City to deliver mail from Germany that our own
post office will not Notwithstanding it need no
longer do even in Constantinople? Is it not pre-
posterous that package can be mailed from
Jersey City to Bolivia Brazil that cannot be
mailed to Brooklyn?
Is it not humiliating comparison that the Ger
man domestic post will convey parcel weighing
ITO pounds ours weighing only four pounds?
Is it not discreditable to us practical people
that our post Office in it's polite desire not to
annoy the Express Trust in it's golden monopoly
will not carry eleven pounds of merchandise for
you one mile unless you divide it into three pOr-
lions and pay $40 postage, while the German
post will carry it anywhere within the country
for IL cents?
John Wanamaker, as postmaster-generaI found
four reasons why we did not have in his day
parcels post--the Adams, American, United States
and Wells-Fargo Express Companies. Today there
is but reason-the Express Trust. Public
convenience, business economy and the honor of
the nation among civilized communities cannot
much longer be baked, in the growing anger of
the people, by such barrier
The majority of us know that we are far
behind other civilized countries in our post
office system, but few know the amazing fact
that the German government maintains mail
wagons in New York to handle mail that our
postofice department will not handle.
1t is enough to make an American blush with
shame, and it all comes from people letting
the Trusts control our government instead of
the government controlling the Trusts.
AS to the Department of Justice, the mes
sage says: ''The violations of the antitrust
law present perhaps the most important lit
cation before the department, and the number
of cases filed shows the activity of the govern
men in enforcing the statute"
The President also lays great stress on the
fact that the Department of Justice has made
the Sugar Trust refund little more than
three of the many millions of dollars which
it has stolen from the government, and he
thinks that hundreds of millions were saved
because the government succeeded in catching
one set of swindlers who were using the mails
to defraud the public out of few millions.
But ''the number of cases filed shows the
activity of the government in enforcing the
tatute" is by far the best ''joker" in the
entire message.
For years we have been reading big head
lines about the Federal Grand Jury finding
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-12-15


foreign markets cheaper than they sell them
at home.
And for robbing the people at home for the
benefit of the foreigner the State Department
must be looked upon as department of gov
eminent that is ideal, and the holy expires
sion which Philander c. Knox wears while
ne is acting as the hireling of Morgan and
the Steel Trust demands that we take off our
hats and bear our heads in reverence when
the faithful Trust agent, who is paid bv the
taxpayers, passes by.
Next in line is the Treasury Department.
which has reduced the expenses of running
the government to such an extent that the
estimate for the fiscal year ending June 80,
1912, will be $52,964 887.36 (why not wipe
out the SO cents y less than for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1911, Provided, 'these figures
90 not include the appropriations for the
Panama Canal"
This IS a long way from the $500, 900 900,
which even Senator Aldrch admitted that the
government was wasting each year on it's run
ming expenses.
Another striking feature of this part of the
message is that it does not recommend that
the Presidents salary be placed back at what
1t was few years ago, nor does it suggest
that the President wastes any of the peoples
money IN travelling expenses while running
about the country.
In that portion of his message touching on
Public buildings, the President is right
We do suffer from the method of appro-
priation. AS the President recommends, we
need some method of controlling the supply
of public buildings, so that they will har-
monte with the actual needs of the govern
ment, gust as we need new method of ap-
preparation for Rivers and Harbors
Under the pretense Of erecting needed gov
eminent buildings millions of dollars of the
peoples money is absolutely wasted Just as
millions are thrown away on pretended river
and harbor improvements
The evil that this waste has brought about
is the "pork barrel,'' from which the different
Congressman draw their big and little slices
of the appropriation fund.
Under this system some little Congressman
is allowed $4,000 to build post-office in
one-horse town, or $4,000 to dredge some
little creek thot goes dry in the summer,
while the big Congressman gets millions to
award to some contractor, who is a political
friend, for work that is not needed.
1t is the system under which the plunderer
plumbers the peoples treasury by giving the
little sneak a crumb of the stolen pie.
Mr.. Taft thinks that the Payne Aldrich tariff
act has been msrepresented and much of the
criticism aimed at 'the best ever tariff is
unfOunded, but the President takes pains not
to say what criticism has been unfounded. nor
does he dare point out to Congress those
schedules that have been misrepresented
On the other hand he lodges behind the
fact that there is a tariff commission, one
favorable to the interests working on the