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Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-18

edward Cahill, IN
One is not impressed by the wisdom
or skill with which the hunt for the
dynamiters is being conducted. A lit
tie reflection might have convinced the
detectives that they were barking up
the wrong tree and floundering on
false trail that obviously was laid 10
mislead and distract attention from
the men who actually blew up the Los
Angeles Times building. 1t was not
without design that the trail they
followed was made so broad and un-
mistakable.
Here we find cross eyed man doing
business in an obviously suspicious
fashion with perhaps a dozen people,
using for that purpose a launch of un-
common build and therefore likely TO
catch the eye, and conducting series
of transactions that required the sign
ing of many papers under an assort-
ment of false names. If these people
were not a set of laundering fools they
would not have pursued a course quite
certain to attract attention. If we are
to give them credit for any intelli-
gence we should inquire the reason
for this extraordinary course.
II we consider the dates the reason
does not seem difficult to discover.
The purchase and transfer OF the dy-
Mantle were made on September 2S
The explosion occurred on the morn
ing of October 1. The men who bought
the dynamite then had nearly a week
to make themselves safe by getting
out of the way. They may have sailed
on the schooner Kate or they might
have taken the Owl train and gone 10
Mexico, Honduras or the Lord knows
where. There was plenty of time to
get out of reach and nothing to pre-
vent.
This theory, of course, assumes that
the dynamite was procured by one set
of men and the explosion laid by an
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-18
The S. P. Oil Lands
(san Francisco chronlcle)

o Chronlclel
ernment lands those who have expend-
ed money on them are in the position
OF prospectors and developers on gov
ernment lands, and are entitled to pos
session under the mineral land laws.
Moreover, Mr.. Fox states that many
such persons have already protected
themselves by filing the necessary no
tices under the mineral land laws, ana
all may and presumably will do So
Mr.. Fox also points out that II the
purchaser of land under deed reserv-
ing minerals thereafter proceeds to ap-
propriate and take possession of those
minerals he takes that to which he has
no right and is liable therefor.
If these lands can be recovered, as
be lost in doing it, The Southern Pa
cific company has no equities to be
respected, and in facing the general
determination to wrest from it what
ever the company has no clearly legal
title to hold the management is only
reaping the harvest OF universal exc
Grafton which naturally follows from
its years of oppression, extortion and
corruption.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-18
Something About Detective Work

an Francisco CalD
other set This is not violent suppo-
sitlon If we are to credit the consplr-
ators with some intelligence. The
plan would be to leave broad trah
in this neighborhood to distract the
attention of the detective force from
the actual perpetrators of the crime in
Los Angeles. This is what happened.
While the detectives were ftounderlns
around in this neighborhood, looking
for men who were out of reach, the
other set would have time to cover
their tracks in Los Angeles. Whlie
they were hunting for a cross-eyed
man around San Francisco pay tne
trail in Los Angeles was growing
stale. This is what the detectives like
to describe as securing the country
and this is what they were doing, ac-
cording to the newspapers Of last
week.
A moments reflection should have
shown that unless the criminals were
men of the lowest order OF Intelligence
they would not have used as thelr
agent a cross-eyed man with an ob-
vious scar on his face and supplied
him with a big wad of money unless
this was a part of some we'll laid
scheme. To my mind, they were sim
plv setting a trap for the detectives.
and these gentry innocently swa4loWed
the bait. :.
1t should not be at all surprising IL
they eventually captured the cross
eyed man in some nook or corner OF
the globe, because the world is not
nearly so big a place as 1t was a nun
dred years ago, but l am much mis-
taken if he will not have his alibi
ready so far as Los Angeles on the
morning of October 1 was concerned.
They might, of course, prosecute him
as an accessory before the fact, and
might even have a moral certainty OF
his guilt in this regard without being
able to prove it in a court of law.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-18

Sban FEancls
The Chronicle in commenting on the
resolution of the Miners congress urg-
ing the government to bring suit for
the recovery of the lands granted to
the railroads with a reservation of all
minerals except coal and iron and SUB
seouently found to contain oil, took
note of suggestion by Judge Short
that such recovery, If effected, would
invalidate the title to land upon which
innocent purchasers or lessees had ex-
pended great sums in exploration and
development
At that time the Chronicle remarked
that 1t had never been the policy OF
the government to injure anyone who
had in good faith expended money on
land which turned out to belong to the
government.
No one need fear any evil of that
kind.
But now comes Charles P. Fox, editor
of the California Oil World, and in an
open letter reminds Judge Short that II
the oil lands bought of the Southern
Pacific company are in reality gov
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-18
TOM PAINE

Editor Herald: / read on the bulle-
tin board Of a local paper a few days
back: Roosevelt praises United States
for it's religious tolerance"
This reads oddly concerning the man
who (as a letter boxer recently recalled)
stigmatized Thomas Paine as a dirty
little atheist" IF Mr. Roosevelt has
himself grown tolerant lately, perhaps
he will retract his slander Of the great
founder Of two republics. 1t was a
characterization sngularly gross in its
untruth, since Paine was neither
dirty" nor "little," nor an atheist"
though one might be all these things
and yet be a person of much worth.
ALICE WESTON.
Los Angeles Cal.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-18
UNEARNED INCREMENT TAXES

Editor Herald; 1 have observed with
some misgivings and doubt as to the
exact meaning of the statement includ-
ed in social measures adopted by the
Socialist party, in their platform in this
state this fall. The particular state
ment in question, to quote it correctly,
is worded thus: "a progressive and
graduated taxation of the unealned in
crement," etc, Now, I wish to ask the
secretary of the Socialist party or any
one who he feels sure can explain
more clearly and definitely just what,
and how that social measure is guaran-
teed to be Of value to workman like
me and why / should vote for it?
WALDO WERNICKE.
Los Angeles, Cal
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-18
IMPORTANCE OF VOTES

Editor Herald In this mornings
paper we learned that the Merchants
and Manufacturers association re-
fused to arbitrate. 1t is time that
workingmen elect officials who will
deal justly toward them when placed
in power. We maintain that no man
or set of men shall have the power to
grind the workers down to the pow
erty line or ask others to subsist on
less than he uses for his own family.
Think of it! The produce of the coun-
try wasted while people are starving
and clothed in rags! Let us at least
maintain some standard of civillza-
tion. Pledge your candidates to take
a stand for human welfare instead of
setting up sham issues.
EMMA c. SCHAFER.
Los Angeles. Cal
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-18
NOT QUITE INTENTIONAL

Joseph Letter, in an interview on his
yacht Chantecler, said, with a smile
"Please quote me accurately. In an
interview. you know, the slightest in
accuracy can make a man ridiculous.
II IS like the Frenchman, who, though
he had a very fair knowledge of Eng
lish, nevertheless said to a father:
Aha! Your son he resemble you.
A chip off the old blockhead, helm? -
washington Star.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-18
HOW Rn MANAGED

ST haven't heard you complaining
lately" remarked Mr.. Commuter on
the suburban car, "about Ruralps roos-
ter keeping you awake mornings"
mo-" answered Mr.. Edgewood, in
elf-congratulatory tone, that rooster
will trouble me no more. l got my
wife to praise the birds beauty so
highly that Ruralps wife couldn't re-
sist the temptation of putting him on
her chantecler hat."-Chicago News.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-18
Merely in Jest
CROWDED

'I see that the census report says
your town has gained 5000 per cent in
population" / said to my friend from
the west.
YES" he replied. "the place is so
crowded now that 1t won't support
chair dealer"
won't support chair dealer?" 1
repeated, wondering what he was driv-
ing at.
mo" he explained; there's no de-
mand for his wares; we have standing
room only."-Chicago News.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-18
cLAssIcs AND cLoTHEs

"I suppose you would like to have
customer with figure like the Apollo
Belvedere."
"No." answered the tailor Hand
some men aren't always the best pay.
I'd rather have one with figure like
Croesus. Nv washington Star.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-18
AMONG THE DARWINIANs

''Yes," said the clubhouse bore, 81
suppose l owe some of my success to
the fact that we've been golfers in our
family for generations. / was recently
looking up my ancestral tree"
''Did they throw any nuts?" asked
the quiet man in the corner.-World of
Golf.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-18
HARD 10 MANAGE

Redd--I hear the chauffeur has run away
with your neghbor's wife?
Greene-He certainly has
Redd-What did the old man say when he
found il out?
Greene-said the chauffeur never could
the machine, and he didn't know
just what would happen to him with the
wife! -Yonkers Statesman.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-18
ANn rHnIR PoCKETs?

Some people do not understand why
15O nolicemen in New Orleans cannot
keen 1900 saloons shut on Sunday. we
presume, if the matter were known, II
is because they have their hands tuli'
Charleston News and Courier.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-18

There is a suggestion in the mistake
by which a ianitor locked a clerk in
the district court room. Perhaps if
the district attorneys deputies were
kept under lock and key they would
attend to the county's business.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-18

Graham White cireled his aeroplane
around the White House and doubt
less would have liked to take Mr.. Taft
aboard, but an aeroplane will hold
only two persons.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-18

The new Socialist administration in
Milwaukee is condemning dllapidated
and unsanitary buildings. Time for
some critic to say these Missionaries"
are hurting business"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-18
Far and Wide
SOME TEXAS REGRETS

We deeply deplore that human bar
becue over in Alabama, but we have
no harsh words to utter. The price OF
glass is going up, and we have had the
lights of our crystal palace shattered
too often just about the time we We're
chucking rocks at somebody elses
conservatory.-Hou Post.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-18

If the object of Walter Wellman's
trip is to discover London he is doomed
to the disappointment of finding that
DR.. Cook has already discovered it
before him.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-18

The most startling thing about the
newly-uncovered Alaska land frauds is
that there was something worth taking
up there after Mr.. Morgenheim looked
over the ground.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-18

over 5000 cotton mill employees in
Massachusetts and Rhode Island so
ON full time this week. The managers
happened to remember that election
is only q short time away.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-18

Also. it would be interesting If the
census bureau would take a census
of the abuse that is being heaped upon
it by the chagrined and angry folks
who couldn't bear the truth.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-18

Bob CHAMBERS brother has named his
pig after CavalierPs Russian prince.
This case of cruelty to a helpless dumb
beast should rot be overlooked by the
Humane society.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-18

Professor Norton Of Yale says prices
in this country have increased 80 per
cent more under protection than in
England under free trade. But Norton
is one Of those college doctinaires." 4"
as the tariT defenders call them. They
don't know anything.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-18

Mr.. Bryan is going to spend the win
ter on farm in Texas raising onions.
The likelihood is that the colonel is
tired of some of those Nebraska
lemons.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-18

One of the Times conspirators Is
believed to have a glass eye. But
while he has only half vision no one
has suspected him of having even that
much conscience.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-18
1.Er RYaoNEs BE BYGoNEs

A New York newspaper is calling
upon T. r. to tell all about the expense
account of 1904, 1t ought to know bet
ter than that. The colonel is racing
the future and not worrying over the
past.-Pittsburg Gazette-Times
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-18

In counting noses the enumerators
of several cities have accomplished the
rare feat of making many blades Of
grass grow where one grew before.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-18

The conclusion from Miss Curtis
book on the Reno divorce colony is
that history has done an injustice to
Sodom by calling it the limit.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-18
A chnn HABIT

Success in life is not as difficult as
is Cenerally believed. 1t is naplti
once acquired, it is as easy as oelng
lazy.-Atchison Globe
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-18

The new federal builling will do very
nicely for a sample. Now let's have
one big enough for the fastest growing
big city.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-18

ing that 1 was under the weather as
he was leaving stuck a $40 note in my
vest pocket. So BILL" I yet and evei
shall wish, you well.
CADE ROGERS.
Soldiers Home, Cal.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-18

Los Angeles police should have lot
of use for their -to-the-injured
outfits. Everybody who's arrested
feels injured.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-18

News that the size of women's hats
is to come down down is important.
Architects were in doubt about the
size of the doors for new buildings.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-18
FORESIGHT

IT is inferred that John Armstrong
Chaloner. the brother of SHERIFF Bob
Chanler, knew what he was doing
when he changed the spelling of his
name few years ago-kansas CITY
Star.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-18

Weston's walk from Los Angeles to
New York has at last been outdone.
A New York woman has walked sew
enteen miles in a hooble skirt.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-18

The king Of Denmark entertained
Booker washington at dinner. Dr.
washington made no claim to having
discovered the north pole.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-18
vyuv TT rs APPRECIATED

James ]. Hill thinks Or. Eliot's ive, We,
foot bookshelf is not suited to railroad
travellers. Not unless the road runs
out of Boston.-New York American
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-18

Madame Bernhardt says: 81 shall
never retire" Madame Bernhardt is
the r. A. Ballinger of the stage.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-18
ALWAYS HER FAULT

The fall of the throne of Portugal
furnishes another opportunity 10
blame things on a woman.-Baltmore
Sun.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-18
MI WELL. THAT'S DETERRENT

The arbitrary increase in the price Of
butter and eggs is too trifiing matter
for the reformers to take note or, ana
vet it hurts more people ana hurts
them worse than all the proposed IN
crease in railroad freight rates would
harm then.-Kansas City Journal.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-18
PUBLIC LETTER BOX


Du asnne
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-18
CLEAR, CRISP AND CLEAN

Population of Los Angeles 327, ,6s5
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-18

on all matters pertaining to advertising
address Charles r. Gates. advertising man
ager
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-30

b tHN'
Michael Link, another Democratic
legislator, who is expected to be a
witness tomorrow,
In one of these conversations Beck
meyer says Link said:
my Testimony does not fit yours.
4 promised to vote for Lorimer long
before his election, -ani did not re-
ceiye any money for it,
The details of what occurred while
the witness was in the company OF
an officer from the states ,s..tosT7s.ey !
office the day he first went before
the grand jury at Chicago, were re
lated.
John w. Dennis. OF East st. Louis
at one tine partner Of Representa-
tive White, testified that in June
1909, White paid a number OF bins
and that prior to the trip to Chicago
White had no money, On his return
or at about that time. he mad con
siderable sum.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-30
GRAFT METHODS
ARE AID BARE
Go-BETWEEN or ILLINOIS CEN.
TRIAL eRR~TERs GIVES
STARTLING EVIDENCE.
GOODRICH IS HIS NAME
re Received Checks in Payment for
Fake Car Repairs-osterman
Details Methods of Mem
phis Car Repair Co.

Chicago, Sept. ga. G. Goodrich,
self.confessed +go-between," and
Henry Ostermann, former president
of the Ostermann Manufacturing
Company, We'd with each other before
Judge Bruggemeir today in stripping
bare the secrets OF the alleged combi-
nation which is charged with swind'
ling the Illinois Central railroad. by
car repair frauds.
Goodrich, like Ostermann, was
placed on the stand as witness for
the prosecution. He described tle
methods which he said the Illinois
Central used to conceal their identity
as stockholders in the Ostermanr
concern.
Yesterday Ostermann said certain
payments to railroad officials were
made by checks to Goodrich.
Today Goodrich began his testi
mony on this point. He said: "The
checks were made out in my name
Frank B. Hartman asked me II
would agre to let him have the checks
made out in my name, and accept GER
tain payments for him. agreed.
do not know what cources the checks
came from. but received a number
OF them. I know they were issued
by this company Of which ! have been
reading In the newspapers"
Photograph OF ss5,0oo worth o.
checks signed by +. Fl. Niles, who
was president Of the Blue Island Cal
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-30
BERLIN RIOTERS
QU|EI|NG down
POLICE TOOK DRASTIC MEAS
uREs TO PREVENT DISTURB.
ANcEs LAST NlGHT--SEv
ERAL BADLY INJURED.

Berlin. Sept. 29.--The disturbances
in the Moabit precinct this evening
were slight, as compared with the
proceeding days.
A strong force Of police, fifty a
whom are armed with carbines we
vented gatherings in the streets
which were more crowded than ever
The authorities rigidly enforced the
closing of doors ana windows IN all
houses.
Several minor skirnishes occurred
some shots being fired and abcnt
twenty persons being seriously In
jured.
Minister OF Interior Herr Won Dat
witz remained on the scene several
hours.
NAt midnight all Was quiet
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-30

amount charged on each car by the
repair companies was paid directly
by the Illinois Central officials inter-
ested in the alleged grating.
The witness said: "We got orders
at one time rot to let the charge per
car run higher than S325, and later it
was reduced to $275. IN many cases
the cost of really repairing car
woul run higher, but we had to make
an average. In trying to keep the
average down we adopted the plan of
reporting cars repahSd that never
had been repaired. Only cars that
passed through the switches in our
yards We're so reported.
"At one time an order for repairing
500 cars was received from the Illi-
nois Central The cars were in such
bad shape they could not be repaired
for s275 each, | called up Taylor and
told him. Next day Buker came out
and told me President Harahan had
|received a bid Of $275 from another
concern for this work. and that !t
must be done for that figure"
According to Ostermann, Duker
said: tWe have got our foot in it,
The old man (meaning Harahan)
must not find out anything, You go
ahead and repair this bunch of cars
and we will see that you get enough
material from the Illinois Central
shops at Burnsides to make things
come out even.'
I'VE did So" concluded Ostermann.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-30

and Equipment Company were then
introduced for the prosecution. Good
rich identified the Endorsements on
them as having been made by him.
Niles recently testified that pay.
ments for Hartman were made to
Goodrich.
The name of Ira G.. Rawn, late
president of the Monon, former vice
president OF the Illinois Central, was
rwought into the proceedings when
Goodrich testified that on December
18, 1909, he wrote check for $4,000
to Ira G.. Rawn, which cashed by
Rawn on Dec. 2l The $4,000 check
he said, was in return for two$5.00o
checks which had been sent to Good
rich Dec. IS, and were signed by
Niles. He said he only met Rawn fol
3 formal introduction.
He said: II talked with Hartman
and he asked me to send him checkt
from my bank for the ones which
received for him. On Hariman's in
struction | did the same for Rawn
I sent them by mail..'1 @4,l
In connection with the Memphis
Car Repair Company, Ostermann tolc
how the stock was issued, and tc
whom Two new names, those of Fl
Fl. McCourt, general superintendent
Of the Illinois Central lines south O
the Ohio River, and w. 5. King, gen
eral superintendent of the Yazoo AM
Mississippi Valley railroad, were men
toned by Ostermann.
05tsrmiah said: Stock was issue.
in certificates Of '16l shares each II
the Memphis Car Repair Company
This stock was divided among Ira G
Rawn, f. b. Hartman, Joseph B. BIZ
ker, w. S. King, II. H. McCourt, ]. M
Taylor and Secretary Ward, Of th,
Memphis company. AT the suggestio,
OF Buker / mad all the stock made OH
In my own name. know that Rawn
Hartman and Taylor got their shares
and expect the others did"
The witness then gave the details
of the history of the organization o.
the Memphis company 1t was finall,
! located at Memphis.
Ostermann declared the car repair
comnany's shops paid certain Illinois
Central officials bonus as high al
$25 car each one sent. them .fo
repairs, and made presents" varyin,
in size %c-=.n grades Of employees fo
vigilance in detracEng and reportin,
bad ori--.s cars He declared q,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-30
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Poor Base RUNNING.

Cleveland Sept. 29.--cleveland loA
today's game by blundering on tie
bases, having four men thrown ont al
the plate.
score R.H, u
cleveland ...,,.... ,.,..,.. ,
Boston ...,.....,. ,.-...,.,...
Batteries--Fanwell, Blanding and
Smith; C. Smith. Collins and Kles
now.
Sox Beat the Browns.
St Louis, Sept. 29.-Chicago dc.
feated st. Louis today.
Score r. r. r
ST, Louis ...........a.1 43
SHlcaso ..4...s,. ..........
Batteries Mitchell and Stephens:
Lange and Payne.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-30
Stopped Twice on the Way to Re.
plenish His Gasoline and Oil
Supply
The Illinois Central Tram Mas Left Far Be
hind by the Aviator--Totil Time Of Actu.
al Flight Was 5 honrs, A Minutes
Broke American RecOrd.--Race q
Against 0ldlield Tomorrow

Springfield, III, Sept. 2s,---Aviator
Walter Brookins alightel gracefully
in tho fair grounds here at 1921 p.
M, seven hours and ~ minutes out
from Chicago. after having sailed mis-
Wright biplane the l92 " miles with
two stops. They were at Gilman so
miles from Chicago, at 1880, and at
Mt Pulaski. 186 miles from Chicago,
\ at 300. The first stop was for water,
oil aud gasoline, and the second for
that also, and because his pump mad
broken and the engine became hot.
Brookins broke the American long
distance continued flight record pre-
vlously held by Glenn Curtiss, al
miles, and thereby won the $4,000
prize offered by tie Record-Herald, of
Chicago, which conducted the at
tempt.
In both places where the air man
alighted vast throngs gathered.
Az Brookins swept up out OF the
field at Mt. .nlaski one Of the small
rubber tired wheels on which he rolls
in making headway before arising,
was wrenched off. Brookins. not
knowing of the accident, rose 1000
feet and heading for Springfield,
whirled away from sight leaving tie
Illinois Central aeroplane special
train far behind.
This was the second engine the
aviator had left far behind in a fail
race Engineer ". F. Burt. who
made the first attempt TO defeat al
airman. had to give up the attempt
at Tronton, I'll.
Brookins reached the fair ground:
eight minutes before ne station was
reached by the fast train.
He made dip to aight at APT
The actual flying time was hours
and A minutes for the 1927 miles
an average flying rate of 80 miles
per hour.
Brookins found difficulties in
alighting because of inadequate pro.