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The San Francisco call., 1910-10-09
SOME WILDCATS

One of them is born every minute and the crop
is profitable that it pays to spend S., 900 week
setting traps catch them. That is the game that
B. F. Schefte1s & Co., the New York curbstone
brokers, played using Nevada wildcats for bait.
They published an extensively equipped newspaper
called the Mining and Financial News and employed
big staff of competent newspapermen to run it.
The paper was very attractively written and had
correspondents in every mining camp in Nevada,
besides the New York staff. They made Ely Central
their chief speciality because the claim lying close
to the Guggenheims' great copper property the
Nevada consolidated, it could be made to look like
attractive gamble
In October last year the Engineering and Mining
Journal printed an expert report of damaging
character relative to Ely Central and raid on the
stock followed from which it has never recovered.
At once the kept newspaper opened the batteries
of abuse in this style
It has been rumored that in order to secure the
publication of this article, enlanating from such
questionable source, certain interests which
intent wreak1ng vengeance the house of
Schefels went to the extent of acquiring sub
stantal interest in the corporation which publishes
the Engineering and Mining Journal Whether or
not this IS true am not IN position to state 1t
is street rumor emanating from apparently good
sources, and has not been auhoritatively denied
OF course the charge here made not true, as
might be inferred from the way it is printed with
string to it. There great deal more of the
same guarded sort, like the little boy who filings
stone through window and then runs around
the corner.
The kept newspaper of course distributed
free to all who might be suspected of desire to
dabble in mining stocks How they got the names
] don't know, but they did have very extensive
mailing list in San Francisco, all deadheads They
had several oldtime California and Nevada news
papernen the staff, and among others Joe Jordan
who slipped the Doodle to Bunker, Emmons, Wright
and French when Gavin McNab' famous trap was
set for these statesmen IN Sacramento
A HATCHET MAN
The editor of the Tehachapi Tomahawk COM
plains in double loaded editorial that there is not
a Protestant minister in town. There are 500
spiritual orphans staked at the top of the pass
and the editor impresses on his constituents that
it is time for them to get busy and lasso the first
preacher that comes down the pike to relieve their
religious desolation Although these destitute
mavericks are mostly cattemen they do not appear
to be at all particular about the brand but it NAV
be that in religious the region might be
classed semiarid for In fact the last minister of
the gospel who attended to their spiritual wants
lit out two years ago and possiblk has warned the
brethren to keep away from Tehachapi.
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on fashions in clothes is nothing more than a
v1val OF the period when women were chattel prop
erty, to be wrapped in wells and skirts when per
mitted to appear in public. 1t all smacks OF the
harem
There is nothing improper or indecent in the
exposure of a bare leg. The evil suggestion exists
only in the mind of Peeping Tom, who usually
finds what he seeks
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Los Angeles is sore because Governor Gillett gave
the mining congress the cold shoulder quote
from the Express
II am first charged said Lieutenant Governor
Anderson addressing the mining congress at its
opening session Monday, with the duty of
expressing to you the keen regret of Governor
Gillett It, at his inability to be present and to per,
Caifornlans, he is deeply interested in the indus
try which you represent.
Deeply interested, deeply-and filled with "keen
regret at his inability to be present, his positive
gress, and personally extend you hearty wei
come We glad that Mr.. Anderson gave the
congress such explicit assurance of Gilletts keen
regret rejoice that he made it clear that
Gillett was unable to come and would surely have
come if he could.
In this relation we submit an extract from dis
patch from Eureka published Sunday morning,
the day before the congress opened:
Governor Gillett left for fishing trip around
Woot tonight. He will go to Sacramento Thurs
day.
Now what has Alden Anderson done that he
should be confounded with Warren Porter? 1t
seems as if Mr. Anderson had his full share of
trouble this summer. And so the governor went
afshing and left the unlucky Anderson to get mixed
with Porter like dose of political arr an 'arf.
GoDIvA OF THE BEACHES
A correspondent of Los Angeles paper writes
of the sights he she at the beaches in that
neighborhood
One does not have to travel abroad to see sights
that will produce thrills and gasps of astonishnent
for one does not have TO journey farther than any
OF our nearby beaches to witness rva1ing in
their daring anything likely to be the other
side OF the pond. Europes latest sensation-the
network bathing trunks the directore bathing suit
and one piece garment for female bathers-are all
ooutdone, faded to frazzle, by the audacious1y
daring, we'll nigh wanton, abandon of southern
Californian water nymphs, who wade in EAU
naturel. Protests have been made from various
beaches through press and pulpit frequently
about display of nudity and scantness of attire in
public that it considered worth while by your
correspondent to investigate.
To if any real grounds existed for these
published complaints that the bounds of modesty
overstepped or rules of public decency vio-
lated, trips to several beaches made diff
erent times In the last month, and these visits
revealed most astonishing conditions that call for
reform.
Imagine Peeping Tom travelling from beach to
beach to find something whereat his modesty might
be shocked. 1t recalls the experience of Doctor
Johnson and the lady who complained of his
dictionary.
l see, DOCTOR she remarked, you have included
in your dictionary highly improper words
And see, madam came back the photographer,
you have been looking for those words
This purely spurious and artificial morality based
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LAUGHS AT woMENs COLLEGES

Doctor Burk lays his schoomasters rod with
equal severity on the back of womens colleges and
in this wise characterizes their work
There seems to be insane fear at the wonlens
colleges that some college for will do piece
OF work not in the womens college curriculum
Accordingly anything anywhere advertised must
go in and it doesn't merely go into the catalogue
either ii goes in large doses into the girls. Then
too every other women's college is watched with
cats eyes; and if they do thing or an old
thing in harder way in that goes, too. If text
book appears. deeper, duller and abstruse it
is adopted; and day and night house cleaning
raid goes against easy texts and snap courses
Nay, nay said stern browed woman professor
clear. If it our list it would be said that
we are not doing the work ofsthe first colleges
Our texts must be r-r-rigorous r-r-r-rigorous.
rr-r-r-rigorous." A fact, TO the rigid thrilling
of the RS.
The equals of men? Why easily the
superiors if the amount of college work proves
anything.
Note by the way, that nothing at the mems col
leges can compare with the academic rivalry of
their sister institutions. The Vassar senior speaks
slightingly of Smith a high school, and the
Smith senior refers charitably to Vassar a prep
school while the Princeton senior cares not flip
about the relative strength of Yale's of
study if only old Nassau gets the game.
To the peaceful citizen not hunting a free fight
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SORE ON GILLETT

Los Angeles is sore because Governor Gillett gave
the mining congress the cold shoulder. I quote
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FROM WHOM ALL BLESSINGS

FROM WHOM ALL BLESSINGS
Concerning the admirable and universal Hearst
the Los Angeles Herald has this:
Admitting Hearst's boast that he carried Maine
for the democrats, the Houston Post still thinks
General Washington should be given the credit for
the surrender of the British Yorktown, despite
Hearsts omnipotence.
Mr.. Hearst must be great help to the Almighty
Praise Hearst from whom all blessings flow.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-09

It is habit with the professors Of bogus science
to disguise their nonsense in empty, sounding
phrases. They have done the thing with
meteorology, which is another humbug OF the
kind as pedagogy.
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HOW THEY STAND 1T

HOW THEY STAND 1T
From his experience among teachers who are
compelled against their will and their better udg-
ment to read and listen this sort of thing Doctor
Burk has compiled table showing their relation
to pedaguese
Use it and think they understand it. II
Have used it and thought they understood it,
Use it but don't understand it, 8
Think they understand it but don't it,. 6
Don't understand it; don't use it. but listen with
those who odo....................... do. 81
Think it is rot. 20
BOILED DOWN
Next in order Doctor Burk takes chunk OF
pedaguese from a popular magazine article on the
subject and translates it thus:
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By Edward f. Cahill

process to denounce sin and leave the sinners out
of the Indictment
read the other day all admirable address to
Howard, of which this was the tenor:
We need who gather up in their
lists the floating flaments of moral responsibility
and of moral might and weld them into strong
force that hell itself not withstand. Do
need faith in God? Yes but we need
sturdy faith in the nvincibIa power of consecrated
and courageous manhood. It is time that quit
our skulking and crnging before the hosts of
organized corruption and of wickedness entrenched
in high places, and stood upon our feet to do
valiant battle in the world for things that
pure and lovely and of good repute
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STUFFING THE REGISTER

have had occasion more than once on this page
to remark on the queer practice of stuffing the
great register of voters in Los Angeless Shortly
before the primary | ventured to say that the
registration of more than $4,000 in Los Angeles
county obviously stuffed. At the same time
when the register closed for the primary San Fran
cisco county had only 67,0Oo voters on the rolf
What | said then elected solemn rebuke from
some of the Los Angeles newspapers
Now compare the primary election returns. The
total for governor including all candidates and
parties in Los Angeles, was 1854 The total vote
of San Francisco county was AZ ,532. What became
of the alleged $4,000 voters on the Los Angeles
register who did not figure at the polls?
I submit that the figures establish my charge
The explanation seems to be that the Los Angeles
register is habitually stuffed with the names of
transient visitors to convey the impression that the
population of the town has been growing enor-
mousy 1t is practices of this sort that have made
the census bureau officials SO suspicious of the Los
Angeles enumeration and have caused them to hint
that recount might be necessary.
SHOOTING IN THE AIR
A young lady who lives in Alameda county
writes me to say that she knows Young men who
like Paul Parker, borrow money from soft hearted
and forget to pay it back She asks me to
express my opinion this subject What's the
use? The question answers itself and there can
be only one opinion on the subject, but to dis
course piously on matter of this sort without
giving names, dates and places is no better than
firing in the air It is an Improbable and Intellectual
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-09
BOILED DOWN
Original

Now, one of the deepest
instincts in the human
soul, one which had to be
developed earliest and en-
phasiZed all through the
= history of creation, IS that
which is charged with the
preservation of self against
all destructive forces. 1t
needs little reflection to
see that If this had not
been made an attribute of
mind from the start, life as
we know it could not have
existed upon the earth; the
scheme of things which we
see in operation in the
universe would have been
impossible without this
great conservative agent.
Now, just note how
everything in the young
child's life gets a mean
ing by the way in which
it affects his we'll being.
Indifferent things are not
attended to; the child
cares not about that
which gives him neither
pleasure nor pain, which
neither heightens the tide
of life nor depresses it.
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language. his word, is
the astonishing patter which the professors of a
spurious science have been compelled to manu-
facture by way of disguise for poverty of thought
The alleged science is, of course pedagogy, which,
in fact, is no science at ALL but solemn assembly
of empty phrases signifying nothing.
Doctor Burk quotes some examples of this
extraordinary jargon with illuminating remarks Of
his own thereon, to wit;
Here are some sample sentences of the new
language from a book OF 358 pages published in
1905, entitled The Educative Process:"
Upon what basis shall the agency of formal
education select the experiences that to func-
ton in modifying adjustments" ?" (p 400
This typical sentence illustrates remarkable
feature of the language namely its peculiar inter-
changeabity OF words For instance, as we are
assured by of the learned pedaguese
scholars in the United States. including Guam,
the expression experiences that function
modifying adjustments" the the
adjustments that to modify IN functioning
experiences the functions that adjust in
experiencing notifications, the notifications
that are to experience in adjusting functions.
If you don't see the meaning of it in any form read
this:
The fact that the organization of experience in
coherent systems is fundamental factor in pro-
noting the application Of experience to the prac-
teal Improvement of adjustment is profoundly
What is significant is that at first sight you may
think this is English; but it isn't Each word may
look like some English word; but there is a differ
You may have idea that a word is
simple thing, but notice
concrete auditory kinaesthetic or visual kinaes-
thetic imagery the image of particular horse
is matter of visual imagery" (p 1879
A STRANGE FOWL
Doctor Burk proceeds to illunine the thought of
another pedagoose-or is it peradventure peda-
gander?-in this wise:
We quote three continuous sentences "a words
from a book of 2s1 pages. published in 1903.
entitled Special Method in History" We could
readily quote pages Of the like.
AS children grow they expected to grow
of age another"
Do you fathom the profundity? Probably not
That is because the thought is deep and you are
shallow. Expected to-" Think of it,
Just to the extent to which child really lives
and experiences period of history, he should
outgrow it and be compelled become
immersed in it again"
This might to be simple English; in
the long watches of the night have struggled
in vain. Is a period of history" in peda-
gogcal lore something like measles?
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it might seem that there is a quantum suficit OF
dynamite in Doctor Burk's modest bibeot.
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OPERATING A PUBLIC FUTILITY

Admirable language; indeed, but what's the use?
1t Doctor Howard had put his finger on the
organized corruption and said Thou art the
man his preachment might have some effect As
it is he is simply operating public futty
Men who take money from women, men who
organize corruption only amused by the abstract
denunciations of the preacher and they will even
put penny in the plate to cheer him on his wordy
way. It all comes down to the simple rhyme have
quoted SO often because it is SO true
The sermon ended
The fishes descended
The eels ceiling
The pixies went stealing,
Much delighted they,
But preferred t. old way.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-05-12
WHY NOT HARNESS THE WASH|TA
NOW, SAYS AN ARDM0RE OPT|M|ST

his machinery. and his prorata OF
keeping up the plant. And what OF
the burden it would impose oa us to
put this great force into operation?
Will II tax our energies and weight
down our people TO do f.? Will Il
take anything We now have and sink
IL in a questionable speculation? Not
at all. All We would have TO DO.
would be TO vail ourselves OF this
great source OF profit, would be 10
give our promise that for a few years.
We would devote a small portion OF
this newly created wealth. TO pay :he
first cost OF the work.
Not one dollar would be taken OF
what We now have, but We would only
pledge a part OF the profits We expect
20 reap.
Is II not the part OF wisdom for our
practical men 10 take hold OF the en-
terprise and let our city avail itself
OF this great source OF wealth? What
difference will IL make whether En-
gineer Maxcy, or Engineer Sayer,
make the estimates? Whether the
enterprise is inaugurated under the
administration OF Mayor Cotner. or
mayor somebody else. What We
want is results. lie: our patriotic
people consider this enterprise from
the standpoint OF public good and sen
sible business methods.
I And why not do II nov9
OPTIMTST
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d.s7i2ces 2i.Se5 tons In usht order.
while when fully oated. uith her
s1ppues and ammunition s-e vfl
measure u7 to -3o53 toss Her es;t
mated speed is e. 60 knots pr h--r.
va.ch wouId have been regarded a
f.u years ego as tEe top uo;c1 .o-
q swift un1ruo-sd cruiser. SIZE viii
carry 200 tons 90 cal in her bunk
e-s. which should enable her 90 make
tte -ound-tr.D across the Atlantic g.
taf speed Parscn turbine enEres.
laIt Ca she Ner York navy yard.
of tl- O. nous power % 5000
torseroaer all maintain the higA
speed ct This big ship and the steam
viu Do supplied by sectional boilers
The main battery % .he ship all
consist 90 ten tEelye-rch rifles ar
ranged l1 pairs in t1r-ets. Look 2
a. her boEon one wouii think that
the Florida had uhat j. called q
s1pe-poset OF q uble-decked tu-rets
Ike the Ksa-saze and the Kentucky.
but AZ matter o. fat there are
only tv1 guns s. each % the five
tu--e.s ard the second turret ia the
fore par % the ship is necessarily
elevated on a super-structure so as
o. be able 20 fire freely ever the
top o. the foremast tlrre; There IS
very formidable secondary battery
composed Of sixteen fye-inch rapid
nrers. four taree.pounders. two one
plumbers and a number % machine
guns There are a.so two twenty --ne
inch submerged tubes FOR t-rpedo.s
Just shat the armor is 20 De on
these ship. the naval designers WiI
not tel. Tia; marks the adoption
Of new policy in the American
navy where here;of 70 it has beer
customary 10 set out In smallest d.
tail In the chief constructors annua
. reports the thickness OF every inc,
% armor IN the ship. Il Is believed
though that the side armo. will az
erage about twelve inches and tha
It will be extended over a length o
the ship heretofore uncovered an
viii be much wider than the ordina
~ armor belt so as not 20 expos
the under body OF the ship when sh
rolls in a sea wave.
II will take more than a thousan
men to manage this great fightin
machine; the minimum requiremer
Is sixty officers and s5i enlisted met
The estimated cost OF the ship con
plete is $1,000 900 as fixed In the A.
OF May 18th. 1905 Her keel va
, laid March 9Th. 1909. SO that th
naval constructors have reason
be proud OF the rapidity with whiC
they have carried on their work.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-05-12
BLUES PLAY tLKS
FRIDAY At TtRNOOh
CANE WAL sE PREcEOsD 1Y
PARADE WITH EALL PLAYE 5
DRESS ~ .oTHER HU5sARcS

Tie people o. A-5uo-e are indeed
fortunate Everything mat is ecoi
cones their nay. \ gew weeks pa.
when &, vas au-oanoei that the
boarders from the Johnson house
would play TIE boarters from the
Bell house. az Jorena pa-k. the peo-
PIE were delighted and every ore
agreed that Il vas the event OF the
season. Blu. now comes the ne~s
tia. the Elks base ball team w.ll play
the A7tnore Blues on their grounds
az Lorera park tomorrow afternoon.
The Elks are little ont of practice
and demanded that the Blues dress o.
Mother Hubbard's fo- the game 50 as
70 give them a chance al win-ing the
game This was agreed 20 BY the
Blues The game will he called a.
four O'Clock sharp. The feature Of
The whole affair will be the parade OF
Main street as the players start for
the grounds The Blues will x dress.
ed In Mother Hubbard's and the Elks
In uniforms OF white. The price o.
admission will be twenty-five cents. 20
charge for the grandstand The pro
ceei s from The game viii be given 10
support the Ardmore Blues and every
person In Ardmore who is interested
in having a good ball team this seaso-.
should attend and DO their part. The
Ardmore team has not received the
support this year that IL should. the
| proposition has been losing one for
the manager since the team was or.
ganized
The Elk's lineup for the game vii,
include Don Russell. Ray Poland
Harold Young, Mai. Cruce. Clarence
Gregg. Don Erwin. Garnet johnson
Jim Love and Velie Suggs. II WI;
Russell. who did the fancy twirling
for the Johnson team and kept the
Bells from making any scores In IN,
last few innings OF the boardin.
house game. Gregg was also a mem
Der OF the Johnson team and did som,
excellent work. The captain OF tn,
Elk's team says that he Is confden
OF victory.
Don't forget the hour and let eveiy
one who is interested 10 good bal
games for Ardmore this season. com,
out
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Call for kansans.

In order that the "Su2flower State"
may be adequately represented AT u,
proposed joint states picnic 20 be held
at a time and place 20 be decided
upon at later date. and to inausu
rate plans therefor, natives Of Ka- sas
are hereby respectfully requested "a
meet al the city hall Sunday. May Is
at 3 o'clock p. N.
l.. II. BRADFORD.
ARTHUR ADAMS.
HOMER ADAMS.
And Others.
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TIE STATES PICNIC.
chis arc Ts--essee VII Also &c 7ep-
rese-te1

say. Eats.s' &c yol ius-d 90
leave ohio ou, o. TIE state r.-ni. ,zst
yo- have been talklr- about FOR .he
pas: fen d-ys.~ said -D41" E0se- q.
tae reporter ;his uo--.a- 10 you
,llnk taat ne are -ot eolng to get
into -h- game. ycu are OF your base.
for an -oirE 90 -e. i1 commune
ton vi;h "a and Theoio-e Horuaa
and have them organize the other
Hoffman boys ard ve E.n o-gar'zs
state society vith enough members 20
make Us noticed or .1e day Of TIE
picnic" L D. Hickey vho halls from
TIE Buckeye state says that he v.ii
assis: NJ. Boyer In the Work and that
they wi'l soon organize and will send
to Ohio Tor a supply OF Buckeye
shrubs a-s vill wear sprigs OF It n
their button holes on the day Of the
parade.
Jack Snyder a; the county judges
-AL4NF ~ Ans " hANH ID a-F4F y ga - Z
Vernon; society and Il so. Il the mem
bers viii want 10 know why you lei,
the old home or VIA, your name was
wheo you lived there He says that
he Is in for anything for a pleasant
time but that there Is no use for ans
one 70 ge: into an embarrassing pos.
tion. without first aski-g about n,
affair.
The Georgia "Eooter grab5ers" say
tha. an order has already been p'ar
I FOR a large amount ot the famous
Georgia COOLERS and that this will b,
their emblem on the picnic day. Call
are being made b. those from the di.
ferent s:a,es and in a short time a.
will be orga-ized and the arrange
ments for the picnic will be made.