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The San Francisco call., 1910-10-30
BY Edward f. Cahill

erty subject to the general right of the community
to regulate its to whatever degree the public
welfare may require it." In the estimation of some
who heard the former president make this deca-
ration, it affirmation of fundamental social
istic doctrine that the individual enjoys inherent
rights which the community is bound to respect
when they conflict with the larger interest of
society whole.
Who can tell what's the difference between you
fellows this year?
DUNK's DISTRESS
This prevalent confusion of politics is amusingy
illustrated by the perplexity OF Dunk Mcpherson
that finds despairing expression in the following
piteous cry of Distress
Before the nominations made the Sentinel
copied an article about Hiram Johnson crediting it
enormously to the San Francisco Star, when,
fact, it copied from the San Francisco Post.
The Star roared like who wanted an Office,
abusing the Sentinel in the characteristic Star
fashion Now the Star is attacking Johnson, while
the Sentinel is supporting him for governor.
AT SKIES AND SEVENS
Another phase of the same topsy turvy condi-
tions in expounded by the Mountain View Register:
The politicians tell us that everything is pros
porous So it They prosperous because
they get all the fat salaried Offices and sometimes
slice of Herrin's barrel Turkeys awful
prosperous, but there is only way for poor
to get month for his Thanksgiving
dinner, and being poor going say
just how that is. The country is dodgasted
prosperous that it is going to be hard scratching
for of us to make both ends meet this winter.
Coal and wood prosperous that they
out of sight and the only things coming down
ice and the thermometer. Rents are up, taxes
soaring luxury sugar climbing marriages
on the decline and suicide staring in the
face. If the manage to tide over
the prosperity until hard times again he
manage to live his salary Gosh We like
prosperity-if it don't break us!
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PUDD'NHEAD

The Los Angeles Graphic takes a light minded
view of the efforts of the sleuths:
AS suspected would prove to be the case, there
is evidence of great jealousy among those who
seuthing for the Times explosion miscreants 1t
is reported that Detective Burns is one side of
theory in regard the perpetrators of the crime
while the Los Angeles police department together
with Detective Browne of the district attorneys
Office, is working upon another tack entirely. One
set of officers insists that the criminals anar-
chists, seeking vengeance against the Times
because of the reported friendship that exists
between General Otis and President Diaz of
Mexico. The other has been hunting members of
the western federation of miners, who alleged
to have fired the fatal charge. By his supporters
Detective Earl Rogers has been acclaimed daily as
the real Nick Carter the job, statement that
has elected from Detective Burns veed sneers
concerning amateur Sherlock Holmes. AS if to
rub it in, Earl Rogers has publicly declared that
Detective Browne of District Attorney Fredericks'
staff is the really intelligent detective it has
been his pleasure to know This same Browne
here from Chicago, believe. Even before
his the great register a he
anchored to public salary. But he is credited
with excellent work, particularly in ridding the
country of blind pigs and similar violators of the
law There those, however, who at times
have been inclined to smile when the work of the
criminal identification bureau of the district attor
neys office has been mentioned.
The trouble with the detectives appears to be that
they fall over their own feet Some of them ought
to be tramping fodder in haypress, while others,
like Pudd'nhead Browne, are fuddling over their
museum OF hngerprint stage properties.
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MODEL OF BEST SELLER

Introduction to popular novel Of California
life by Annie L. Adair, in course of publica-
tion by my sprightly contemporary, the Grizzly
Bear: =
They were seated in the library of large hand
some residence in Jackson street. where the bow
windows overlooked the harbor of San Francisco
and the buer waters of the Golden gate strait
beyond. She was bright, keen of wit, and full of
fe-a tall, slender girl, with eyes dark and soft
large, velvety black pansies, and hair wavy, beau
tiful and golden in color the precious metal
found at Sutter creek by Marshall when he made :
the discovery that caused California become
famous the world over. He was good TO look at
physcally-six feet of vigorous manhood, perfectly
distributed to proportion, broad of shoulder,
deep of chest and of hips; straight and
splendid as the giant redwoods (sequoia ggantea)
of his native state, California. His head
spendidly shaped and set well on his shoulders;
his eyes, gray, honest and steadfast under straight
brows He had splendid forehead, straight
finely chseled nose and sensitive mouth, while
firm, well rounded chin gave him the appearance
of the finest type of CALIFORNIA; manhood
Somebody's waxworks appear to have broken
into print.
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ALL LOOKED ALIKE TO HIM

Now. in Wisconsin the other day the republican
campaign committee was sorely in need OF funds.
and member of congress discussing the situa-
+ion with his managers. They told him that the
money for the campaign was coming in very slowly
and that they were not meeting with much response
to the appeals they were sending out. Go out,
said the member. ~and throw scare into of
these businessmen. Tell them if they don't come
across they may get socialist their representa-
tive from this district" The scheme tried and
the first businessman who seen had the danger
pointed out to him. His reply was unexpected.
ooh h" he said Whats the difference between
YOU fellows this year," He declined to contribute.
Another Wisconsin member of the house said the
other dav that he was afraid of the socialist votes
this wear, but" he added hopefully, maybe our
nlatform will hold the radicals in line for u.s."
NO BETTER THAN THE ENVIRONMENT
OF California the fable might be narrated. defy
any man to discover much difference between the
platforms of the republican, democratic and socialist
parties in California this year
No government is ever better than its environ
nent. 1t is sometimes worse, in the case Of
Schmitz and Ruef and then there is revolt. Gov
ernor Gillett came from rotten political source,
but on the whole he has given government of
gentlemen for gentlemen, giving, as might be
expected the gentlemen something the better of it,
with occasionally grotesque results, of which Lydia
Pinkhan1 Stone may be regarded conspicuous
exemplar. If Governor Gillett had happened to be
called socialist he probably would have given us
Johnny Mackenzie just the same, something
equivalent to Johnny, if that equation could be full
filed politically
sTERILIzED DIPLOMACY
There is no finer gentleman anywhere than
George Pippy, if he is milknan- He should be,
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All this perhaps is what the novelists call
depression It is a parable, of which the moral
bears on my starter concerning the vote of San
Francisco. In an off year politics is treated by
the electorate mainly form OF sport IL he
voters like to indulge vagrant fancy with alarums
and excursions and that which in national elections
would be put in the scat column sometimes takes
on the aspect Of demonstration, from which learned
and ponderous editorial writers deduce for the space
of one whole week and many columns the conclusion
that the country is going to the dogs, and then
forget it. SO, looking ahead to November, should
not be surprised to impressive socialist vote
cast in San Francisco. An old politician with.
newspaper training told me that he attended the
Labor day celebration at Shell Mound park, which
was addressed by Theodore Bell and J. Stitt Wilson,
the socialist candidate for governor. He observed
that Bell got cold reception while on the other
hand Wilson held the crowd completely. Now you
can figure out for yourself how that fact is likely to
affect the vote in San Francisco and what influence
it should have on the betting over the result in
this city.
PREPARING HERRIN FOR IMMORTALITY
It might very well be a revival Of Matthew
Arnold's vision of fifty years ago that looking out
of back window in newspaper the other day,
I that eminent young revolutionary Chester
Rowell whettng his gulotine for Mr.. Herrin while
Meyer Lissner spread sawdust to make the function
dry and comfortable. felt reassured when recol-
ected that Arnolds young revolutionary of the last
century, Mr. Frederic Harrison, had so far changed
his outward seeming that last year he was writing
excited letters to the London Times urging COM
pusory military service for all Britain he might
feel safe from the German war bogie.
What, then, is this militarism that the quondam
revolutionary would introduce? Primarily and
essentially it is bride put in the mouth Of revo
luton Incidentally and from time to time the
legions grow restless and then the nations go to
war, but the prime purpose and function of mill
tarism is for use as pill to the guillotine.
For further particulars apply to M. BRAND, himself
a socialist.
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BOILED DOWN

All the San Francisco morning papers, last Mon
day printed columns of criticism concerning bare
legged dancer All this waste of words might have
been condensed in one short poem:
Dunk,
Bunk
Punk
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Mr.. HEARsTs PERPLEXITY

But Mr.. Hearst's perplesty, due to the unexpected
insurgency of his private convention in New York
is most embarrassing of all, the World points out
AS the candidate of the independence league for
lieutenant governor, Mr.. Hearst is entitled to the
full independence league vote The World hopes
that he will poll it
The World hopes also that John ]. Hopper will
refuse to be pulled off the ticket and that he will
poll the full vote of the league for governor
The members of the independence league are
entitled to chance to vote their ticket and
their principles. One year Mr. Hearst
traded them off to Odell; another year to Murphy;
another year Parsons and Woodruff, and this
year he tried to trade them off to Roosevelt
The rank and file of the league want to be
independent, and this is their year to compel Mr.
Hearst to be independent
HIS LOATHSOME CONTEMPORARIES
Harpers Weekly rubs it in:
Mr.. Hearst's ingenuity has been good deal
tried this time to find suitable reasons for decin-
ing to support the republican ticket. His papers
having come out strong for Stn1son the inde-
pendence league nominated somebody else. That
mudded things good DEAL but Mr.. Hearst, when
he got ashore, accepted the leagues action, and
wants to know in large type how any
support the action of a convention of which the
permanent chairman Ehu Root Mr.. Roose-
welt he discoses to have been makeshift
and mask at Saratoga. what kind of radical
reform republican convention is it., he asks, in
which Mr.. Roosevelt occupies the little position
of temporary chairman, and Mr.. Root the big
position of permanent chairman He answers
that such convention won't wash.
We admire and approve his conclusions; still
the humor of his argument. But for what is
he saving the colonel that he is SO tender of him3
WHEN THE COG SLIPPED
Mr.. Hearst's humor is of the unconscious kint
and is possibly forced product, due to the rebel
1ious behavior of his independence league. He hat
supposed that the league was well broken, trained
PERFORMER and be has resolved that next time it
always next time for Mr.. Hearst, as the New
York Post observes:
Mr. Hearst has now displaced even Bryan as the
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dav as eager to back Bell for large sums OF good
Shasta money ought to come this way. They would
find whole lot of hungry takers.
The impression is abroad that Bell will have
majority in San Francisco l imagine this belief
is well founded as between the republican and
democratic tickets, but it appears to me that the
reasoning is faulty because it fails to take account
Of the socialist vote I expect to see Stitt Wilson
poll big vote in San Francisco.
MANY SOUPS OUT OF ONE POT
This is the year when the voter likes to indulge
a vagrant fancy in fine an off year. The American
elector is good deal of philosopher. and long
ago he came to the conclusion that names do not
mean much in politics. He finds that he gets just
about the same quality of government whether the
officials are labeled republican, democratic or social
ist The politician in office absorbs the color and
spirit of his environment, and the government that
he gives us sizes up about the moral average OF
the people among whom he lives. The late Senator
Dollver in biting epigram defined Taft as "a large,
comfortable body entirely surrounded by people
who know exactly what they want 1t has been
Mr. Tafs misfortune that he chose his own environ
c11ad +Ie
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THE DIFFERENCE?

The Wisconsin mans question persists. The staff
correspondent of the New York Tribune, which
unlike the Wall street press friendly to Roosevelt
printed these remarks about the Ossawatomie
speech:
strongly socia1isc start1e of his
auditors, although it was wildly applauded by his
enthusiastic Kansas listeners The who
wrongly holds that every human right is secondary
his profit must give way" declared Mr..
Roosevelt ito the advocate of human welfare who
rightly maintains that every holds his prop
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FIND there is a good deal of
quiet betting in the clubs as to
the result in San Francisco. 1t
usually runs about even money
with Bell for choice. AS for the
result in the state, there does
not seem to be any Bell money
offering, even when large odds
are given. Johnson money is
going abegging for want OF
takers. Those Redding capital
Williams news., 1910-04-09
The School Election

An article on the school election in last weeks NEWS having appar. ently been misconstrued by some of our citizens. we wish to explain our true feelings on the subject.
 In the first place the article was written by former employee who was a partisan in the election, but. as he was in our employ we feel that the responsibility is partly ours. We wish to state that we are in favor of a government by the majority ofithe people and if the majority has decided for change, we desire togetj behind that move .ment for the hetterment of our schools and the community in general.
 We have never criticised in the least the new trustee and believe that he and the new appointee, Mir. Finney, will be the right men in the right place and extend our best bishes, while our assistance is theirs to command.
Williams news., 1910-04-09
The Dixie Trio Pleases

The Dixie Trio held the boards al the opera house last Wednesday evening and those who enjoy pie lures of southern society and songs and melodies of long "befor' the wah" were certainly given rare treat.
 There was Emile Mather and Charlotte Mather as "Lill" and Dot" the college girls, with their songs and jokes set to the winsome music, and Sara Swanson as Nanny Chloe" in Southern songs and melodies, all actresses and musicians who interpet their parts in way that no audience can be but pleased and the house that greeted them in Williams last Wednesday evening certainly went home more than elated with the evenings entertainment.
Williams news., 1910-04-09
DEATH OF MUCH
 RESPECTED MAN

Thomas Still was buried at Will jams Monday afternoon, having died at Seligman the day previous, from injuries received in being thrown from horse at Caufman's ranch. north of that place.
 Tom" Still was one of the best known and best respected men in Coconino county, having lived here the bett.r part of the last twenty years, and at different times had charge of the Al and the L. O. cat. tie, but for the last two years had been in charge of the c. E. Boyce cattle.
 MT. Still was born in Mississippi fifty one years ago. but when a boy his parents removed to Texas, where he received the training which de- veloped the manly traits of his character for which he was so we'll loved by all who knew him. Big hearted, generous to fault, faith ful to every trust, honest in all his dealings with friend or foe, "Tom'' lived without fear and died with out reproach.
 The manly example of his life might we'll be an inspiration to his many sorrowing friends, both old and young. His religion was truth. his gospel was humanity's welfare. his political creed was honesty, and his friendship was jewel prized by all so fortunate as to have a niche in his big. manly, generous heart. Many years will come and go ere his memory will tarnish or fade with the many friends who followed his remains to the grave,
 The funeral services were con ducted at the grave by the Rev. C. P Metcalf. pastor of the M. E. church at Flagstaff, whose oration just fitted the closing of so grand and noble life as Tom Still had lived. A FRIEND.
Williams news., 1910-04-09
Odd Fellows Will Celebrate

Arizona Lodge No. 1, I. o. O. F., has sent out the following invita- tions to the members of the order in Arizona. It is probable several will go from Williams:
 Prescott, March 2S.-On April 18th and 18th we will have with us our grand sire, w. L. Kuykend all, who rules over the destiny of our beloved order. Feeling that Ari- zona Lodge No. 1 is to be highly honored by this visit, we ask you to leave no stone unturned to make this meeting a success, not only by attending yourself, but to urge every member of the order 10 he present. It is in line with your duty as an Odd fellow to help make this event the most successful in the history of the lodge.
 The reception committee will be composed of all past grands of Ari- zona Lodge No. 1; also, all past grands of other lodges who are wis. iting us.
 On Friday evening. April 18th, from 8 to 10 o'clock, we will tender public reception to our grand sire. Invitations will be issued to our friends. and we urge you to &c., cure as many invitation cards as will be necessary for those you would like to have with us, who are not members of the order.
 On Saturday evening, at s o'clock. we will hold a union meeting of Odd Fellows, at which all mem bers of the order will be expected to be present. We will have a special feature, the conferring of the first degree, and good of the order talks to follow.
Williams news., 1910-04-09

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Williams news., 1910-04-09
JURY LISTS FOR DISTRICT COURT

Following is the grand and trial jurors for the April term of the dis trict court, which meets at Flag staff next week.
 The grand jury is called to meet Monday, April II. at 9:3O am.
 GRAND JURORS.
 Julius Herman, D. l.. Hogan, J. W. Prichett, Geo. Patten, William Hicklin, J. G. Verkanp, E. ". Carlson, F. O. Poison, Jos. Emlaw, w. D. Roden. Patrick Crowley, J. M. Clark, Frank Conrard, Richard Bonberg, George c. Morse, P. M. Reese, Harlow Yaeger, T. A. Rior- dan, Hugh E. Campbell, H. c. Hib- ben, Pat. O'Toole.
 TRIAL JURORS
 NJ. w. Craig, Jos. Crawford, w. K. Ross. Geo. Lowell, Paul Coffin Frank Leslie, John Allan. Charles c. Hill. w. c. Hart. F. E. Fousha A. w. Norton, J. P. Steinmetz. Jos Shanks, J. L. Dougherty, Joel w Rice, Frank Spears. c. A. Green Ed. Hoffmeyer, c. J. Norby, Albert Lebsch. George Stall, John Chis' holm, c. w. Ortt, Fred Hawkins
  Walter Goode. w. H. Nickell, A Molenpah, Jas. L. Byrnes, Joseph Blumberg. J. c. Simmons, Warren e. Perkins, V. M Slipher, Johr Witherow. s. S. Aker, w. J. Gregg NThos. Atkins, Eben L. Greenlaw, E A. Sliker, George Peterson, George Lumpkin, Stanley Sikes, Charles Lindstrom, Fred Reno, Charles Mo Gonigle, John Flynn, A. w. Purity man, William Slosser.
 The trial jury will meet Tuesday April 12lh, 9:30 am.
Williams news., 1910-04-09
BOILER EXPLODES
 KILLING FIREMAN

The explosion of the boiler of engine No. 803 last Tuesday at Saunders, about forty miles west of Gallup, N. NJ, caused the death of Fireman Black and the serious in. jury of Engineer Miles, both of Winslow.
 Black was mangied and crushed about the lower limbs and scalded terribly, his face being literally cooked. and died soon after his ar rival in Gallup, where the two men were hurried immediately after the accident. The engineer, after hav- ing his wounds dressed, was taken to the Santa Fe hospital at Albu- querque and it is believed that his chances for recovery are good,
 The boiler was blown into the air and turned end for end, land ing about fifty feet from the track so completely demolished that it impossible to discover the cause of the explosion, while the wheels and running gear was left absolutely intact.
 A peculiar thing about the wreck is that no one heard any noise whatever from the explosion.
Williams news., 1910-04-09
Conductor Blain Killed

James Blain, veteran freight conductor between Gallup and Winslow and we'll and favorably known in both places, was killed by his train backing up over him, as he was taking numbers in the yards at Winslow Monday evening. He leaves a wife and daughter, the latter of whom is in the East.
Williams news., 1910-04-09
THE SWARTZ MURDER CASE

JULIUS at pO,OOU 6dCn TOT JQ0lT ap- pearance at the preliminary hear ing on June 9, which was furnish ed and the men were released.
 At the preliminary hearing there was not sufficient evidence in hand to hold them on the charge of the murder of Swartz, but they were bound over to the grand jury on new charge, assault with attempt to commit bodily injury upon the person of J. A. Stevens. Swartz's partner in the detective agency, who, together with Swartz. AL Lingo, husband of the woman in the case, had hired to secure evi- dence against Neill and Wood.
 Neill was informed that he was being shaddowed by the two de- tectives and few days previous to the sitting of the grand jury he, to- gether with Wood, took Stevens to the Santa Fe dam, tied a stone around his neck and they were about to throw him over the dam but were prevented from so doing by Lingo, who just then appeared upon the scene.
 On September 12, last, Neill and Wood were again arrested on the Swartz murder charge on complaint made by the sheriff of Coconino county and after his arrest Wood confessed to the officer, duplicating Neill.
 At the September term of the grand jury two indictments were returned against the young men, one charging them with the mur- der of Swartz and the other with assault with deadly weapon upon the person of J. A Stevens
 When the case came up for trial at the September term of the dis trict court continuance was grant ed, on motion of the defendants attorneys, until the April, 1910, term, which. convenes next Mon day.
 Reuben Neill has been held in the YaVapai county jail at Prescott, while Wood is in jail at Flagstaff
 This case will be one of the most sensational ever held in Coconino county. In all over 50 witnesses will be xamined. It is expected that the trial will occupy at least two weeks of the courts time, as it will no doubt be hard matter to secure jury.
 The prosecution's star witness, former Ranger w. A. Old, on whose information the boys were first ar rested. and to whom it is said Wood at one time confessed, is somewhere in Old Mexico. but it is reported cannot be found, which will nc Edoubt somewhat handicap the state in securing a conviction.