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Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-26
THE CHILDREN ARE GONE

All the house is neat and tidy.
There's no plaything the floor;
There is nothing to disturb us.
There's no one to bang the door.
There's no sound of merry laughter
Nor shout of childish glee;
There's no happy, smiling faces
Where so many used to be.
There's no kissing bumps and bruises
There's no fingers to wrap up;
There's no one to soil the linen
On the table from his cup
There are no disputes to settle:
There's no little prayers to say;
No loving little forms to snuggle
Into bed at close of day.
Oh, II I could only see them
Coming down the chamber stair
In their little rumpled nightgowns,
Fat bare feet and tangled hair
But they're grown to mep and women;
One is lying dark and low:
Now our home seems cold and dreary
Like a garden filled with snow.
Why did we harshly chide them
When they bothered us with noise?
Our grown-up. sedate men and women
Can't again be girls and boys,
-Maude Gates Lindsay
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-26
H. C. WYATT

TN THE death of II. c. Wyatt lessee
and manager of the Mason opera
4 house, the older residents Of Los
Angeles will experience a deep personal
sorrow and a sense of irreparable loss.
Mr.. Wyatt was more than an in
divldual. He was what might be called
an institution, and during his long
residence in Los Angeles he won a
wide circle of friends and business as
sociates whose esteem and respect he
commanded. His success from a hum
BILE beginning has been remarkable;
his strict business principles have
been an object lesson to others less
persevering or less talented, and his
death is a loss to this city, which num-
bered him among her prominent citi-
2ens and as one of her most successful
adopted sons.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-26


The san Francisco Chronicle re-
ports a bumper yield of barley in Cali
fornia and a wheat yield that is EN-
tirely satisfactory" The term en-
tirely satisfactorily" is susceptible OF
various interpretations, but we may
assume that 1t at least means that
California is again to raise enough
wheat to satisfy the home demand.
This will be gratifying news to Oregon
and washington, as well as to Cali
fornia, for 1t is from these two states
that california has drawn heavily for
supplies in the past five years. In
the season just closed, this California
business reached a grand total, -four
included, of practically 100000
bushels. For this immense amount or
grain, the Californians paid good
prices, in many cases figures we'll
above the parity with foreign markets
and the value of the California mar
ket was appreciated. But there Is an
other standpoint from which the view
is not so pleasing.
The 5000, 900 bushels of wheat which
the Californians bought from oregon
and washington producers cost the
Californians approximately $9,O00,0OO.
These millions were of course very
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-26
ASKING TOO MUCH

+" HE HERALD said few days age
that the assertion made that Mr.
Il John Kenneth Turner's articles
could find space in only one newspaper
in the country because the money oc-
topus had terrified the press into 81
lence about Mexico was rubbish. 1t
ventured the belief further that many
papers would be willing to print the
articles.
Now comes Mr.. George Bauer, jr.,
of Anaheim and asks us to name the
papers; but goodness! does he know
that there are in this country 1852
daily, 1920 weekly and a total of %,
SOB newspapers, according to Rowells
1909 directory?
Mr.. Bauer offers to buy at cents
each 1000 copies of The Herald con-
tanning the list, which doesn't tempt
us. But if he will pay at the regular
rate per line we may spring a list on
him that will do things to his betting
fund.
Quite seriously does Mr.. Bauer
think all these 22OCO papers are so
afraid of the money dragon or Dictator
Diaz that Mr., Turner must go to the
Socialist paper, the Appeal to Reason,
for publicity? A proof that he is
wrong is to be had in the fact that a
large number of papers copied ex-
tracts from the articles when they ap-
peared in the American Magazine.
That they didn't print more was due
to Turner's proliXity and failure to
sustain the interest of readers.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-26


Utrecht is a quiet enough Dutch
country town, where the plaint of the
anti-noise leagues is never heard. This
situation, curiously enough. does not
prevent Utrecht from possessing the
only absolutely noiseproof room in the
world.
Heretofore is was Professor Will
helm Wundt of the Psychological
Laboratory of Leipzig who had come
nearest to the scientific elimination of
all. sound from an enclosed space; but
Professor Zwaardemaker of Utrecht
university has gone one step farther,
and he has communicated details of
his achievement to the Amsterdam
Royal Academy of Science.
For an absolutely noiseproof room
it is essential not only that no sound
shall penetrate 1t from without, but
also that it shall resist sound propaga-
ton, reelection and refraction within.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-26
An Absolutely Noise-proof Room
New York sun.


The first problem is comparatively
easy. The walls of Professor Zwaarde-
maker room consist of six layers,
alternately of wool, cork and sand.
There are spaces between the second
and third layer and between the fourth
and the fifth from which the air has
been extracted. The inner walls are
of porous stone covered with kind
of horsehair cloth known as tricho-
piese, a Belgian invention which is
sound resisting and is widely used in
Belgium in telephone booths. The walls
are pierced by acoustically isolated
leaden rods.
The roof is composed OF layers of
lead, wood, asphalt paper. sea grass
and cork. The floor is of marble and
is covered with a thickly woven
Smyrna carpet.
A tomb-like silence forever relgns in
this elaborate construction, and it will
be used for clinical studies only.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-26
Merely in Jest
THE WRONG SORT.

An old Irishman was one Sunday
sitting in front of his cottage, putting
away furiously at his pipe
Match after match he lighted, pull
ing hard at the pipe the while. until
at last the ground all round his feet
was strewed with struck matches.
"Come in to your dinner, Patsy" at
length called out his wife.
Faith, an OF will in a minute,
Biddy," said he. "Moike Mulrooney has
been a-telling me that If Of shmoked
a bit av ghlass OF could see the shpots
on the sun Oi don't know whether
Moikes been a-fOolin' me, or whether
Oive got hold of the wrong kind of
ghlass. Scraps.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-26
VETERAN CRlTIcISES 4TH
OF JULY MENU AT SAWTELLE

Editor Herald: The following was
the Fourth of July dinner enjoyed by
the veterans at the soldiers home,
Leavenworth, Kas.: Roast chicken,
creamed onions, stewed rice with glib
lets, mashed potatoes, brown gravy
and the other etc.s, e,c.'s.
The following was served out here
the same day: Vermicell soup, hog
and hominy, cabbage, potatoes.
WABASH.
Soldiers Home, Cal, July 23.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-26
PREPARATION.

John" said the politicians WIFE
what do you mean by standing in
front of the looking glass? l never
knew you to be so vain"
I'm not vain. I'm going to call on a
great statesman, and afterward l shall
meet the interviewer. I am practic-
ing my smile. Washington Star.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-26

A traveller is back from New York
with the report that the east has it
doped out that d great commercial CEN
ter is going to be built up in the south
west, which viii make the west in
dependent of the east. How win this
do for a description of Los Angeles?
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-26

And then, again, it may be that the
tall, slim, tactiturn party with spec
tacles and false eyebrows on the steam
er Montrose, bound Tor Montreal may
be none other than Mr.. Sherlock
Holmes himself.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-26
HE MADE GOOD.

Little Fred Ito his sisters beau)-I'H
bet you don't know what l have in my
hand, Mr.. Blank.
Mr.. Blank-No, l don't, Fred. You'll
have to tell me.
Little Fred-It's beans Mamma said
you didn't know beans, but | thought
I'd try you.-Chicago News
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-26
AT THE BRIDGE PARTY.

Ibid you observe that the expert
Mrs. Shuffleton insisted on having me
for a partner?" inquired Mr.. Meekton.
yes" replied his wife. Her skill
is such that no one would play unless
she consented to a handicap. Wash
ington Star.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-26

The Doukhobors of Canada are hav-
ing another religious spell and casting
away their clothing. 1t is noticed that
they have enough method in their zeal
to do the trick in the summer,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-26
ALREADY AN AUTHORITY

Professor of History-Reginald, l
shall expect you to write an essay on
the French revolution.
Indolent Student-Why do you ask
me to do that, professor? Isn't
Carlyles French Revolution" good
enough Chicago Tribune.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-26

1t appears that the reason Mr. Taft
admitted the New York World reporter
to his Down-and-O club was that the
scribe quoted him as saying Loeb had
a level head A dreadful offense, truly,
but what should have been due the re-
porter if he had said the grouchy ex-
ecutive had that kind Of toppiece?
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-26

Mr.. Rockefeller is going to make
restitution of fortune to the brother
with whom he quarreled. Now is the
time to lay in stock Of kerosene be-
fore the rise.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-26

AND A VACATION TRAIN, MAYBE
"Gracious" exclaimed Mrs. Cooley
"iust listen to that clergyman. I'm pos
tive he's swearing. Evidently he's
missed his vocation"
mo- replied her husband, 81 think
it was his train. ."-Catholic Standard
and Times
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-26
STRATEGY

"Why do you make that patient wait
three hours every day in your ante
room?"
"IIe needs rest explained the doc
tor land that is the only way : NAn
get him to take it"-IAaas.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-26

Los Angeles is to have a municipal
storehouse. 1t is time the remnants of
an old political machine that are lying
around should be swept up and put
away.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-26

"Colored voters indorse Stanton"
says one of his organs. Mr.. Stantons
candidacy has been something Of a
mystery, but this does not yet reveal
the colored party in the woodpile.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-26

Mr.. Nat Ellery visits Los Angeles
today. Who is he? A careful search
of the unabridged political dictionary
reveals him as a party who thinks he'd
like to be governor.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-26
Far and Wide
INSTRUCTION

A novel way of instructing the people
regarding the dangerous house fly is
that being taken up in eastern cities
by presenting all the habits and pc
culiarities of the insect in moving pic
tures.-Salt Lake Tribune.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-26

A Texas town elected" a man to
the office Of constable who was killed
by a negro last week. 1t must be
true, then, that there are lot Of
people in Texas who are still voting for
Andrew jackson for president.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-26
CHINA's PREDICAMENT

1t begins to look as if, when China
wakes us, she will find the bed so
crowded as to make it difficult for her
to turn over without raising a rumpus
with the parties on either side.-Provi-
dence Journal.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-26

It is said the machine push are try
ing to get Cannon to come to Cali
fornia. If they can't afford to pay his
fare the Democrats will supply the
money.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-26
WILL SOON WAKE UP

Theodore Roosevelt, jr., says he has
no desire for inordinate wealth. Still,
he has not been married very long and
the bills may not be coming in yet
St Paul Pioneer Press.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-26

1t appears that Senator Aldrich's
new rubber trust is a holding corpora
tion for copper properties also. Doubt
less it will be found authorized to deal
in steal products as we'll
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-26

Ohio should remember Nick Long
worth's talk about the perpetual presi-
dency before she puts him in a position
to hand the governorship down from
generation to generation.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-26

A San Diego man has been arrested
for impersonating an officer. If he
impersonated any one of several we
know it should be Patton for his.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-26
HE WILL COME BACK"

Ballnger thinks that Col. Roosevelt
has been led astray. However, as we
have said before, it is impossible to
lose the colonel.--Chicago News.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-26

Perhaps Newark, o., is merely trying
to get into the class heretofore ex-
clusivey made up of Springfields.-
Chicago Record Herald.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-26

Reno must be trying to get back into
respectable society. News dispatch
says a Y. NJ. C. A. building is to be
erected in the town.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-26
A WORTHY CAUSE

Won't somebody please start move
ment for the purpose of securing safe
and sane silly season n?-Chicago Record
Herald.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-26

Congressman Lloyd, being from Mis-
souri,, was Shown" and he seemed
quite pleased with the showing.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-26

People who really like you are rare.
If you know anyone who really likes
you you are a fool if you offend them
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-26

The Emporia Gazette thinks if Mr..
Taft caught Ballinger stealing his COW
he would blame the COW.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-26

The summer capital is at Beverly
but the real works seem to be in the
vicinity of Oyster Bay.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-26
PUBLIC LETTER BOX

ded publication must
bpass lty for views
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-26

News dispatch says Longworth may
be the compromise in Ohio. Wrong
term. He'd be last desperate chance.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-26

Investigation shows that reports Of
Aldrich's rubber connections were not
stretched at all.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-26
,r11r 1rNK1NnEsT CUT OF ALL

The Hon. Champ Clark's latest polit-
ical discourse may be described as a
negligible quantity of words.-Hartford
COurant,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-26

On all matters pertaining to advertising
address Charles r. Gates, advertising man
ager.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-26
WAS A DOUBLE KNOCKOUT

1t was a monologue, says Jack Lon
don. This is the first intimation that
Johnson also put Corbett out.-Phila-
delphia Telegram.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-26

Population of Los Angeles 327,6S5
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-01-20
Advises the Farmers Union

Dear Sir:-S. T. Hartman is new
subscriber. I have others, when I
can get to see them, who say they will
take the paper. 1t is hard to get the
people to wake up to their interest
/ find the more I can get them to read
your paper the less persuading it
takes to get them to subscribe. will
work to get you nice list for a
Christmas present.
Brother Watson, tell the brother
Union farmers to stand by our brave
and noble T. e. w. for the advice he
is giving to our grand Order. He is
safe and sure as leader, for have
been following and watching him
since the days of the nineties; he has
never betrayed his followers, who
are many and still coming.
Brother Watson, you are right on
Socialism and Foreign Missions. May
the God of heaven be with you in
your labors for the common people,
and may your bright mind and bril-
liant pen be the means of saving our
beloved country from Roman Catholi-
cism. Oh, that there could be an
awakening of the people and in 1912
land the best friend Of the laboring
people in the Presidents chair, which
is Thomas E. Watson, Of Georgia.
This is my prayer from my heart.
May God bless you and yours.
[ remain,
Yours in this fight,
JAS. H. DAVIS
Grapevine, Texas.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-01-20
" For a Fair Fight ="
Grapevine, Texas.

Dear Sir:-T have been reading
the charges against Duck, Ladson
and Boodlehammer, and I fully en-
dorse everything you say. I know
you can prove everything you have
said. If they know that it is not
true, why don't they come out like
men and prove it not to be true
Now, they know all you have said is
true, and, like the song, "The half
has never been told" They want
you to stop, but don't stop,-lay on
the lash. You can get all the help
you want.
I am Farmers Union man, and
one who stands for the right, and
we don't need any such naen in our
business. We have been fooled by
such men enough. I am going to
do all in my power to see you a
fair fight, and if every member of
the Union was like me, such men
would go out in hurry. I have
been following after you ever since
1892, and have not caught you in a
falsehood yet Was with you then,
and am with you now, and will be
with you until death takes me away,
and then I pray to God that we
will strike home across the river,
where there will be no pain nor sor-
row, and will hear the welcome call,
Come up here, my good and faith
full servant"
Yours for truth and justice,
Meter, Ga. E. B. HILL.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-01-20

integrity yet who can fill our offices
with credit to themselves and the
Union?
Get to work right. If everything
is rotten, as you say, why do you not
get at it in way that will save the
Union, and do yourselves justice?
Have all of our men of brain,
who claim the honor of being farm
ers, gone back on the poor, who can
not help themselves?
Why do you not call your State
questions, that are of so much i'm
portance to us?
Thanks to the Honorable Thomas
E. Watson for exposing vices of all
kinds. Rally to his aid in this,
boys'-but be careful that you do
not kill one of the best organiza-
lions that has ever been recorded in
history since time began, or events
to be recorded.
I am a well-wisher to the Union,
and pray for it's success. So take my
advice and do not tell too much,
but call for each county to send it's
representatives at some early date
to Macon and investigate and rectify
all mistakes, or put new men at the
helm and push forward.
"a UNION MAN"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-01-20
Resolutions of Jackson County, Ga,
January 8. 1910

Unanimously resolved, That we
call upon our National President,
Charles S. Barrett, to take such steps
as are necessary, in his Judgment, to
investigate the charges made against
our leaders, Messrs. Duckworth, b.
denhamer, and Ladson, by Thos E.
Watson through The Jeffersonian.
That this investigation shall be
public-thorough and impartial, re-
CARELESS of cost or consequences.
That these resolutions be publish
ed in The Farmers Union News and
The JeffersOnian.
w. F. McCURRY, President.
GEO. B. RAIDEN, Sec.-Treas.
Jackson County, Ca, Jan 8, 1910.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-01-20
Some Questions for John Lee
To our Union Brethren:

To our Union Brethren:
In the State Union last July, in
Macon, why was it that our State
President, Hon. J. L. Lee, was not
willing to face Mr.. CASTOR in a fair
trial? Why did he pick his commit
tee to investigate and railroad the
matter. over Mr.. CASTOR?
Why does Mr.. Lee use stimulants,
and then when some man outside of
the Union accuses him of being drunk,
take the State Unions money and
ride over the State to investigate
the charges?
Why did Mr.. Lee at one time
claim the Union Collar Company at
Macon as a Union institution and
then, later on, claim that the State
Union had nothing to do with it at
all?
Why did Mr.. Lee, Mr.. Duckworth
and Gulatt work so hard to get Mr..
w. w. Webb to resign his position
as president of the Consolidated
Warehouse Company?
Why did Mr.. Duckworth and this
ring insist on Mr. Webb being in
Union City, by telegraphing him,
after Mr.. Webb had notified them
that his sister was dead and was to
be buried upon that very day? Why
could they not wait ON Mr.. Webb?
Why do not the stockholders of
the Consolidated Warehouse Com
pany call meeting at once and have
a report from Mr.. Webb? 1t is their
duty. Why do they not attend to it
at once?
We want to hear from Mr.. Webb.
Why do you not call on him for some
light?
Why do you Union people tell all
on the outside, and not call meeting
at once and investigate all of these
things in business way? What good
is all this hot air and do nothing?
You say that we need good men;
men of ability and honesty. Will
you get them by telling the world all
that you know?
Haven't we got men of brain and
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-01-20
PAGE THREE
Texas Will Not Secede

Some of the leading Farmers I'm
ion men Of the State, who came to-
gether informally in this city, this
week, were very much agitated over
the recent move of the State Union
officials to pull away from the Ma
tiona1 Union, and after close consul
tation over the situation agreed to
issue the following appeal to the
Farmers Union membership of
Texas, and the statement was hand
ed to the Associated Press reporter
tonight, which invites a conference
to be held in Waco, January %,
1910.
To the Loyal Farmers Union Men of
Texas:
The Farmers Union of Texas is
facing a crisis, in that the organiza-
ton is threatened with division and
strife, which is sure to result in frag-
mentary factions, and in the ultimate
ACKNOWLEDGMENT of our great Union of
farmers.
Realizing this deplorable situa-
ton, we issue this appeal to all those
who desire equity and peace in our
great movement to consider the dis
astrous results that will follow, in
case our organization is rended in
twain, as is proposed by the seces-
sion of our Texas Union from the
great compact of the sisterhood of
States.
We want unity and peace, that
our efforts may be united in the
work of achieving the objects of the
primary declarations Of the founders
of the movement, instead of being
wasted in fruitless, and senseless
war among ourselves.
If secession were justified and
necessary, an open declaration
should have first been made together
with an assignment Of grievances,
and proper time for discussion and
consideration should have been given
to the local membership After all
the education on the initiative and
referendum, and the oft-repeated de-
mand for the use of this popular
method of ascertaining the will of
the people, why should the referen-
dunn principle have been ignored in
SO vital a proposition, involving the
very life of our great body?
We feel that this secession will be
great injury, if not fatal stroke,
to the Farmers Union, unless speedi-
ly recalled.
We know of many local and coun-
ty unions that are not going to sur
render the old, sacred charter, and
the memorable name of the F. E.
and G. U. of A.-tear it from the
walls of their schoolhouse, and ruth
Continued on Page 10
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-01-20
From a Texas Brother

Dear Sir:-I was much pleased to
read in your paper of the 9th an ex-
posture of some of the misdeeds of
the leaders Of the Farmers Union,
who are duping their followers, who
follow them blindly, in most
shameful manner. It seems to me
that you are our last hope here in
Texas. Our leaders are trying to
lead us into the Doodle Hannacrat
crowd. They have been completely
captured by crowd of pirates who
have by the influence of some of our
trusted leaders, who wanted a job,
got hold Of our paper, The Cooper
ator. AS you state, two poor, honest
boys, who could not be handled,
were forced to sell the paper, by GER
tain leaders, that it might be turned
over to the Hannacrats. I want you
to understand that I am a disguised
member Of the Union, who is not now
working at his job. I have believed
in and worked for reform principles
ever since 7 was old enough to I'M
derstand what our real situation, po-
litically and industrially, is. I have
followed you through the past and
am willing to follow you on, and I
plead with you to help me expose
this crowd here in Texas who by
their acts are killing our once great
organization. This crowd of pirates
here could not influence honest Chas.
Barrett, our one great leader, so
they have devised means to kill the
National organization as now con-
stituted and form one of their own
which the Hannacrats can USE They
have seeded from the National or
ganization, and have set up house
keeping for themselves, with the
boodlers in charge of the household.
In conclusion, Mr.. Watson, I beg
you to help us in this fight. Get
into communication with the old,
true and tried leaders of the Union
and Alliance. I will send you a list
of those on whom, in my judgment,
you can rely, if you wish. Continue
to help. us, and we will make this