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The San Francisco call., 1910-04-17

ct indeed. our dear old majors mot was not so
good joke as Mr.. kahns characterization Of it as
chunk Of profound philosophy" Major Nc
Laughlin knew he was joking Our only Julius
did not
HIS INFINITE VARIETY
Indeed it becomes pathetic when Mr.. Kahn dis
credits his profound philosophy and remarks
with tears in his voice, Alas, too many people are
prone to believe all that they read in the newspapers
and magazines" However he still has hopes and
Wping away tear, he takes comfort in his pro-
phetc sense that long before the bleak November
days shall have the people will have seen the
light Of truth" Prophet philosopher and humorist
is he.
various that he seemed to be
Not one, but all mankinds eptome,
And in the OF revolving moon
Was prophet statesman, and buffoon
Mr.. Kahn's infinite variety constitutes his only
claim to resemble Cleopatra.
In view of Mr.. Kahn's valuable and important
contribution to the philosophy of history it is un-
kind and unjust of the Sacramento Bee to talk like
this OF our Julius:
Says Washington dispatch:
Congressman Kahn reviewed the lives of MANY
public men show that those who had been
yilihed by newspapers had taken places of
The highest honor in the history of the country
As for Kahn himself there is enough of him.
to revile He is mid that he starts at his
shadow; boneless sardne of man. a
cipher:
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-17
THE LEAGUES START

L he LEAGUE > SIARI
If the. direct primary may be
said to have any spirit at all it is
obvious that it calls for organiza-
ton, open, aboveboard and COM
plete. The Lincoln-Roosevelt
league caught the idea first and
the old organization has been
wasting time, foundering about
and talking nonsense about ghosts
and states, perplexed by divided
consuls and headed every which
way. 1t now finds that it must
get together and make its own
slate. 1t has only hesitated be-
cause it feared that its indorse-
ment might prove a brand Of
shame. In fine, it understands
nothing but secret methods.
THE TWO FRANKS
Only by declared organization
can effective work be done under
the direct primary. That means
cooperation and a division OF the
burden of campaign expenditures.
A man who undertakes CAMPAIGN
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-17

HE spirit of the direct primary
has been doing an engaging ghost
dance OF the classical type. To be
sure, II is not a barelegged dance,
but that is only because this par
ticular ghost has no legs at all. |
think it was Theodore Bell who
first discovered and. indeed, may
be said TO have invented the
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-17
A GREAT THIEF TAKER

A dispatch in the papers the other day told how
juan Edison, formerly under sheriff of Santa Clara
was coming out of Mexico to be married Edison is
highly picturesque figure and played an important
part as guardian of the peace in the lawless period
when his work meant serious danger [ remember
seeing him in Oakland the representative of Santa
Clara county at the hanging of Lloyd Majors who
was executed accessory before the fact to the
murder of Renowden. The murder was planned in
Majors saloon in Los Gatos and Majors had no
actual part in the commission of the crime. [ think
this was the one case in California where an acces
sorry to murder suffered capital punishment. The
trial was had on change of venue in Oakland.
DICK FELLOWS BANDIT
Juan Edson's most important exploit thief
taker was the capture OF Dick Fellows, the no
torious bandit and stage robber, who tried and
sentenced for life in Santa Barbara in 1882. While
he was in jail at that place Fellows made des-
perate and nearly successful attempt at escape OF
which the Santa Barbara Press tells this story:
Charles Sherman sheriff of the county, and
his nephew George Sherman, jailer The
latter just entering the Jail door when Eel
lows, who had climbed to the top of the
iron cage adjoining the doorway, dropped with
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spook, but others of our statesmen likewise have
been seeing things and nursing visions that might
put Jimmy Dunphy's blue monkey to shame John
McNab, for instance. was sure that the spirit
would approve no speeches and would frown--if
ghosts can frown-on his celebrated flow of ora
tory.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-17
HIS PET GHOST

That rising young tribune OF the people, Mr. Bell,
was convinced, or mostly convinced that the spirit
would not tolerate conference" which might be
suspected OF being first cousin to the wicked and
degenerate conventions of an older day. Rather
would he paint his face and take the brush than
do anything that might offend this capricious but
highly moral spook. Even now he finds himself
convinced against his will and was in attendance on
the Los Angeles conference only to protect the in
terests of his pet ghost
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-17
A PERFECT LADY

1t need not be disputed that the Lncon-Roose-
Welt league IS making slate, and if the spirit
were consulted we may not doubt that she-let's
play it's lady-would approve warmly as well
behaved ghost might think consistent with good
manners.
For myself, l don't believe in ghosts. but it is
quite plain that under the direct primary organiza
tion becomes infinitely more important than ever
before, with this vital difference, that it must be
conducted in public and not in Mr. Herrin's back
office The body which is generally recognized as
the Organization" has been holding conferences
that would make the spirit" gasp and stare if she
knew anything about them But these people found
that the thing would not work They have had to
crawl out of the hole and will hold public confer
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by himself Tor the primary will find he has tackled
a costly job. Frank Jordan said the other day that
II he had known what before him he would
have got into the fight for the nomination for
secretary of state. and he is only at the beginning
Frank Flint dropped out of the contest for United
States senator because he can think straight and
does not fuddle his brains about ghosts and blue
monkeys He understood that he would have TO
make the campaign alone at his personal cost and
on his individual popularity, because he realized
that the Endorsement of the old Organization
would hurt rather than help.
The funny thing is that the old hands should have
imagined or, least pretended to believe that poll
tics, OF which the essence is organization was abo
ished by the direct primary and have gone running
around in circles in pursuit OF ghost, fuddling
themselves over an imaginary spirit that
listed. These the people whom we have been
accustomed in California to regard as nfallible in
politics.
GOLD BRICKS THEIR STOCK
No doubt the organization finds the situation un-
usually difficult When it comes. out in the open
and offers man Endorsement is like handing him
gold brick That is what happened to Crocker.
ton from the real campaign for Mccarthy 1t is
reasonably sure that the same tactics will be fol-
lowed in the present campaign
l am told that this game is being worked to fin
ish in the campaign for the legislature, which is
really of more Importance to the Organization than
the noisy fuss governor. Agents of the COR
ganizaton" hunt UP honest men of good standing IN
the community and offer them the secret support OF
the machine if they will get in and make fight for
nominations No pledges or promises are asked
for or even limited and the thing looks dead easy
Other men of like standing will be induced to get
into the fight on the same comfortable terms These
candidates will divide the decent vote and perpex
the electorate while the push will get their orders
to concentrate on the real choice of the machine
KAHN AVIATOR
Our Julius" has been indulging in perilous soar
ing flights of oratory in congress on the subieet,of
muck rakng, which he is pleased to regard with dis
favor This frame of mind is not of much conse-
quence, but | am indebted to Mr. Kahn for the au-
thorized version of Major Frank McLaughlin's ia
nous mot, which | pleased to rescue from the
desert of the Congressional Record
FRANK McLAUGHLIN'S FAMOUS JOKE
1t appears, then, according to Mr.. Kahn, that it
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-17
By Edward F. CahiIl

ence in Los Angeles. where the
spirit" is expected to behave like
a perfect lady.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-17
AN UNEXPECTED IMITATOR

Admitting freely Mr.. Bells proprietary rights to
the spirit, yet, strangely enough, find the or
ganization" that has so long ruled the republican
roost in California modestly disputng Mr. Bells
title and ownership. The organization was sorely
afraid that conference would smell of the slate
and would surely outrage the spirit of the direct
primary 1t proposed to put on the boards an en-
tcrtainiLg comedy to be entitled The Converted
PrOgrammer" with Jere Burke for the highly moral
hero who foils the villain made up to look as like
Hiram Johnson as possible.
Yet 1t seems as if change had come over the
spirit, and here find modest little announcement
in the newspapers that the organization is preparing
to hold conference" not in Mr. Herrin's inside
office, but openly in San Francisco or Los Angeles,
with Governor Gillett in the chair So is the
spirit aouted and hidden to do its worst
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-17
A FAMILIAR SPIRIT"

The trouble with these entertaining politicians
IS that they can with difficulty overcome the habit
OF lading out CUFF to the people and few of them
have capacity to think straight Because the direct
primary law abolished the vicious convention sys-
tenn they got the idea that politics was now sup
posed to be done without organization or, rather
without organization that dared to show its head
in public. This silly confusion of ideas that
was knocked on its wooden head when the Lincoln
Roosevelt league set to work to select candidates
and plan the campaign. At first the professionals
were content to call names. The leaguers were
cold blooded programmes" and were engaged in
making slate Shameful, What would the
spirit think?
The Washington herald., 1910-06-27

Prof. Cyrus Thomas. OF the Bureau Of
Ethnology, died early yesterday morning
at his home. 1907 Park road.
Although eighty-hve years old, he re-
tained active relations with the bureau
almost up to the time that failing health
OF the past several months confined him
TO the house. His condition became seri-
Gus about four weeks ago. His age was
mostly responsible for his death.
Throughout the scientific world Prof.
Thomas was recognized as an authority
on the early inhabitants Of America,
making important and extensive con-
tributiOns to literature. He wrote as
well on other branches Of entomology
Thirty Years in Bureau.
For thirty years he had been on the
star of the Bureau OF Ethnology, for
the last ten years residing in Washing
ton. Previous official relations were:
Assistant on United States geological
and geographical surveys OF the Terri
tories, under Hayden. 1878; professor
of natural sciences, Southern Illinois
Normal University, 1875: State ento-
mologist OF Illinois, 1S74-76. and member
of United States chronological Commits
sion. 1851.
He became an archaeologist Of the Blu
reau Of Ethnology in 1852. Something OF
the volume and scope OF his work Is TO
be gathered from this list OF his more
notable publications:
Synopsis of the Acrididae OF North
America, " 'Noxious and Beneficial IN
sects Of Illinois," FIVE volumes Of reports
Tenn. July q, 1896 After a study or
a-fr n
Maya and Mexican manuscripts. Burial
Mounds Of the Northern Sections Of the
| United States" aid 10 the Study OF
MAYA Goddess" THE Cherokees and
| shawnees in Pre-CoIumbian Times,
Mound Explorations Of the Bureau OF
/ American Ethnology,'' prehistoric
| Works East Of the Rocky Mountains,
/ Introduction TO American Ethnology,
1 ''Numerai Systems OF the Mexican and
/ Central American Tribes, The Magyar
/ Calendar Systems Indians OF North
/ American in Historic Times" and Pre-
| historic North America"
Native of Tennessee.
Prof. Thomas was born IN Kingsport
Tenn, July q, 1sZ5. After a study OF
law, he practiced until 1856, and wal
county clerk Of Jackson County. Ill. his
early life being spent in that part Of The
/ country. From 1865 10 1863 he occupied
the pulpit as minister of the Evangeli'
cal Lutheran Church.
From Southern Illinois he moved &c
| Youngsville Pa, and from there e
| Frederick, Nd, where he lived for the
ten years prior 10 his residence In Wash
ington. His first wife was Dorothy Lo'
gan, sister OF Gen John A Logan Some
years after her death ne married Mis-:
Viola L. Davis, OF Youngsville, in 1855
To them were born six children sol
died IN infancy, Mrs. Jennie Halter dieC
some years ago, and Miss Jessie Thomas
was drowned while skating on the Tida
Basin OF the Potomac.
The surviving members Of his famil!
are his wife and three daughters, Mrs
tC. r. Sturdevant, Of Worcester, Mass
Mrs. c. s. Grlndle, and Miss Neih
Thomas, both Of Washington. They wer
with him az the time Of his death.
Rev. DR.. Joseph Dawson, Of Calvar-
M z. Church, viii offlciate al m
funeral to-day at AGO p. m. at the famil,
home There Will be no pallbearers- Tn
interment viii be at Frederick, Nd, 10
morrow morning.
The Washington herald., 1910-06-27
FATHER FOR DAY
Sits at White House Back
Door and Rests.
LAST SUNDAY AT THE CAPITAL
President Departs for Summer Home
at Beverly Tomorrow After Little
Political Duties To-day and a
General Gathering Up of the Ends
of Executive Business.

President Taft threw OF the cares Of
state yesterday and enjoyed the peace
and quiet of one OF the finest June days
of the year, untroubled by politics and
statesmen.
On the back portico OF the White
House. looking down over the White
Lot. past the Monument. to the Potomac,
the President spent part of the morning
of his last Sunday in the Capital before
he leaves for Beverly. About II o'clock
the President attended worship at All
Souls Unitarian Church He lunched
at the White House with Secretary Nor
ton and few close friends, and in the
afternoon took a long automobile ride
in the country. Last night the President
was the guest at dinner at the Coun-
try Club OF Mrs. Richard II. Townsend.
Beginning early this morning Mr.. Taft
will have farewell talks with Represent
atives who wish to discuss politics and
other subjects dear to their hearts. To-
morrow probably will be given over tC
the same labor OF love, and in the even.
The Washington herald., 1910-06-27
CHILDREN RECEIVE PRIZES.
Sc. Joseph's Parish Sunday school
Holds Closing Exercises.

Sc. Joseph's Parish Sunday school
Holds Closing Exercises.
Closing exercises Of the Sunday school
Of st. Joseph's Parish were held yester-
day morning after the o'clock mass.
An informal programme was given by the
children under the direction Of John j.
Higgins. Medals and prizes were pre-
scented to the successful pupils by Rev.
Ignatius Fealey, as follows:
Graduting class-Complete set OF writ
ings OF Cardinal Gibbons, to Miss Edith
Schmidt second prize. Gertrude McRae;
honorable mention. Agnes MeGarrahy.
Second class-Gold medal. Josephine
Mcdonald: gold medal, Mary Murto; hon
Orable mention, Mary Carr.
Third elass-First prize, Lorena Raley;
second prize, Elise Clements: honorable
mention, Gertrude SchladC
Fourth elass-First prize. Marietta Eel
der: fifth class. Amelia Fielder sixth
class, Elizabeth Krol: seventh class, Lu-
ellie Clements; eighth class, Elise Howe
ninth class. Helena Keane; tenth class
Jennie O'ReIlly; eleventh class, Louise
Kraemer: twelfth class. Agnes Krol; thir-
teenth class. Mary Shields; fourteenth
class. Dorothy Robey, and fifteenth class
Margaret Shields.
Among The boys. the prizes were q:
follows:
First class-Gold medal, Oscar Fletcher
premium. Walter Wood.
| Second class-GoId medal. Valentine
Hess: premium. Waverly Taylor.
| Third ciass-First prize, William Searles
/ fourth class. James Quigiey; fifth class
Barnard Frye; sixth class, Francis Nal
| 10y; seventh class. Anthony Schaefer
eighth class. John Fischer; ninth class
Paul Fubemare: tenth class. Gerald Kir
wine; eleventh class. Paul FarTens
4 twelfth class, James Murphy.
The Washington herald., 1910-06-27
THE NATIONS HOPE.

The nations sliding down the path that leads Ruins lair
and all of Ruins dogs of wrath will chew vtals there each
day deeper plunge grief we'll have reached the
why don't turn then for relief William Randolph Hearst?
It haven't any sense that these ills endure he's told
Oft in confidence that he alone pure he is the bwak of
hope-ou last shield and first then rely upon the
dope of William Randolph Hearst He offers helping hand
he fain would be guide; and still wreck this blooming
land and let all virtue slide; of all that the countrs best we're
making wenerwurst; let lean upon the breast of William
Randolph Hearst He stands and waits serene subne beons
and he sings He halo ali the time and he is growing
wng So let quit the that harms orsae the things
accurst and rest like children in the arms of William Randolph
Hearstl Walt MASON.
Copyright By GsuEsSs
The Washington herald., 1910-06-27
CORK EXTENDS WELCOME.
Irish Nationalist Glad to Hear oi
Home-gOing Movement.

HOme-gOing Movement.
Timothy Gleeson, honorable secretary
OF the East Cork executive committee
United Irish League. Ireland, has written
to Francis J. Kilkenny. originator OF the
Irish home going movement. in which he
states that at the monthly meeting Of
that body q resolution was unanimously
passed, which, substantially, is as fol-
lows:
THAT having heard with great pleasure
the announcement Of the homecoming OF
a large number Of our Irish-American
friends to the land of their ancestors
this summer, we the members of the
executive committee, representing the
Nationalist Of East Cork. tender TO
them a hearty caed mile failte Ga hun
dred thousand welcomes), on their ar
rival in our midst, being the first part
OF Ireland in which they would set their
foot, should they land in Queenstown.
I'VE wish them from our hearts every
happiness and pleasure in Ireland. and
earnestly hope that their visit viii be
beneficial TO themselves and conducive to
the prosperity Of our country, and it is
hereby ordered that copy Of this reso-
luton be forwarded 10 Francis ]. XII
kenny, president of the Irish Home-going
Association, Washington, D. c."
Twenty oysters could be bought for so
The Washington herald., 1910-06-27
IN AID OF CLARA MORRIS.
Ben Greet Performance Tonight for
Benefit of Famous Actress.

ben UEeeE performance Ac-uASht AoE
Benefit of Famous Actress.
Editor The Washington Herald
VIII you allow me space to call last
attention TO the performance we are Civ
ing Monday night at the BeIasco for
Clara Morris? feel some conjunction
in so doing. because appeals Of this kind
so often look like advertisements in dis
gulse. In this case it is really not so.
but we are none the less DESTROYS OF
obtaining a goodly sum, so I risk the look
OF the thing 10 plead the cause. We knew
in England Of Miss Morris as a remark
able actress. but she had retired from the
stage when I came 70 this country.
Through the kindness of Nine. Antonio
de Navarro was privileged TO know her
personally. Although a great sufferer,
she Travelled from Mount St Vincent TO
see my plays. and give me advice and
encouragement She deplored two facts
One, that she had played Shakespeare )
women so seldom; another, that she had
not played in London. She was a genu-
Inc artists, and sdored her friends-the
public.
Her name is q household word in the
annals OF the English-speaklng stage
and It Is fer this reason that some Of US
want 70 help her and ask you. the pub
lie, TO help US do so, in Tightening. II
possible. the troubles that have clouded
her last years.
/ Even II our play does not interest you,
/ or you do not care for our performances
or 1t is too hot, the price Of a seat is really
so small that I feel sure you viii not
regret helping in so genuine cause.
/ We want to get q $500 house. all. OF
which. without deductions, will be handed
/ over to the fund. BEN GREET.
Belaseo Theater, June x
The Washington herald., 1910-06-27
MORNING CHITCHAT.

Z is notra raining rain to
It's raining danodfs;
n dimpled
Wild the hills
The clouds of gray engu the day.
nd the town.
1t not raining rain to me-
raining down.
A health unto the happy
hg fre;sl
It's raining vfolets
pretty darodis the when that particular
day on which you planned to go turns out rainy isn't III
of realize
a for discouraged and rebeious people
wrench disappointment I'M
welcome n
there preparation for future hap
Again and again even my experience
that the sharp unonted turn Of the road that seemed SO cruel
that straight land Of
hearts desire
trend of life out of unfortunate rut into
which it had gotten
back because thought she
good time stayed Continual merry-makng and
emptiness life day
what's considered a terrible misfortune came to her
She
And with all that had hid
stripped she the horror and emptiness her life
it forever to-day she
a good with home and children
would the
verted and she praying
out establishment
The which follows prob
ably
wedding she found that
faithful AS quoted said
help in the stu places of life its Withdrawals
for
stl places disappointment another; We
dering seriously arresting
fe accept such experiences in the right spirit with
Pike like turning back Of life upon itself an Sn Of all its
place together with
new power usefulness RuTH CAMERON
The Washington herald., 1910-06-27
Meeting of CathoIio Converts.

The Catholic Convert League held its
last meeting of the season yesterday
afternoon in tho Aula Maxima Of Nc
Mahon Hall The principal address was
made by Rev. c. V. Moore, c. s. P, OF
ST. Thomas College. who talked Of the
evil effect Of modernism" upon reli-
gious faith. Other addresses were made
by Vincent L. Howard. J. L. Holland,
DR.. H. T. Schildroth, G. F. Ferris, and
J. E. Cotton
The Washington herald., 1910-06-27

Ella Kraft, Grace Marvin, Flora sehuldt,
Hilda Richmond and Josephine Tonlin,
and Messrs William Barnhart, Clinton
Kraft, Frank Marvin, Charles Rougeou.
and Percy Richmond. Mrs. Kraft chap
eroned tho party.
Mrs. NewboId Edgar, daughter OF Nine.
Bonaparte. Of this city, has gone TO
Europe 10 spend the summer. She re-
turned recently with her mother and
brother, Mr.. Jerome Bonaparte. who
spent the winter with her In Paris.
The Washington herald., 1910-06-27
MEXICO AGAIN NORMAL.
Believes the Elections
Passed of without Disorder.

Passed OF without Disorder.
The Mexican Embassy has received no
information Of the elections whic- were
held In Mexico yesterday.
IT believe" said Mexican Ambassador
de la Barra, that conditions in my
country are normal. and that the cleo
tons passed of without disorder. Dur
ing the present campaign there was much
political activity, which shows the VI
tally Of the country and the interest
In political affairs.
There are so many interests IN Mex
leo in favor Of peace, ana there is so
much patriotism among the Mexican peo-
pie that there is no likelihood OF dis
turbances of the peace"
The Washington herald., 1910-06-27
PORTO RICO BONDS READY.
Bids for Gold Securities VIII BE
Opened on July Z.

bids for Gold Securities VIII BE
Opened on July 7.
Bids Will be opened on July at the
Bureau Of Insular Affairs OF the War
Department for a bond issue OF $4,000 OF
the per cent gold loan OF 1910 OF Porto
Rico.
Under the terms Of the act Of the Porto
R.can legislature authorizing the ISSUE
the bonds VIII be exempted from the
payment OF all taxes. They VIII be ac-
cepted at par as security for public de-
posits, and viii also be received by the
government OF Porto Rico as security for
deposits OF funds of that government.
The bonds Will be In denominations Of
S., 900, and VIII be dated from January
/, 1910. They will pay per cent interest.
payable semi-annually. The bonds will
be redeemable at the pleasure OF the
Porto Rican government after January
!, 1920, and will be payable IN seventeen
years after date Of issue in gold coin OF
the United States. the principal and IN
terest being payable at the United States
Treasury.
Roller skates vere Invented IN 1853 byy
The Washington herald., 1910-06-27
TRANSFER PATTERNS.

(Upoa recsps Of this pattern. ordered On eCupon
below place he rough OF eAzed side Of the pattern
down on material to be stamped. thea pss~s hot
hst-Iron on ths back smooth ode Of ths pattern.
Be careful not 70 Lea pattern stEAl