davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25
Great Revolution Impending in China
uondon Express,

leves on the keepers of gambling dens,
and the society is always we'll provided
with money. Members swear TO help
each other in every way, and doubtful
characters become members with the
object of pursuing vendettas, receiving
aid in smuggling and evadlng the law
One of the four lodge officials is an
executioner, and Instances are known
of an intruder--or "draughts of wind."
as they are ealled-being promptly
killed for approaching meetings.
Such a vast organization might we'll
turn the world upside down, but 1t Is
only one of many kindred societies,
which include the:
Peilien, or white Lily" a violent
anti ti-foreign society, formed about 1900,
which has ben responsible for many
massacres, and is believed to be asso-
ciated with the Boxers
Geehin, anti-foreign and antl-dynas-
tic.
United Boxers, who attacked the Pc
king legations -
100000 members, who forswear meat
and alcohol and who caused the Mon
golian outbreak of 1891.
Kalaohouy, political
Aikwokui, recently formed and
anti-foreign society of Chinese VINO
have studied in Japan.
One Piece Incense.
Shangtihwei or society OF Goo'
Society of True Ancestry.
Society of Old Brothers.
Red Door a criminal society whose
existence was discovered in Johannes
burg a few years ago.
n addition there ape countless guilds
of merchants, and even thieves ana
beggars, which are in reality poWerlui
secret societies.
II was the American exclusion
treaty, proposed in 1905, that gave the
chief impetus to the federation OF So
cieties which has since increased so
rapidly. Trade guilds combined to
boycott foreign goods and new anti
foreign societies sprang up every
where. Then the retormers TOOK owe.
the control of the movement ana useu
it to bind all societies together.
MANY efforts have been made by the
central government to stem the tlde.
A reward of e10,000, payable on ae
| livery was offered for DR.. sun hat
Sens head, and an effort was made TO
kidnap him in London. Leaders OF
the Aikwohui society were condemned
| to DEATH and the society was ordered
to be dissolved Endeavors were made
TO throw dust in the eyes of Euro
peans by explaining that the Boxers
were really only an association OF
! gymnasts, and that there was nothing
to fear
But although the government could
threaten it could not execute its
threats. Arms have been smuggled
across the Russian frontier and gun
running has been common on the
north coast Only few months ago
a Chinese warship captured Japan
ese vessel filled with rifles and am
munition.
The first signs of the storm were
the risings in the provinces of Hupeh
and Human in April and May and the
riots at Changsha. A bomb exploded
| in the regents palace at Picking in
| April and since then the consuls at
Nanking have received mysterious
warnings. What course the storm will
take remains to be seen, but the indi-
cations point to one Of the most mo-
mentous revolts in the history of the
world.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25
New Laws Needed for Airships
Cchieaso Record Herald)

CChicago Re
with the swift development of the
art of flying-an amazingly swift prog
ress when one reflects that it is less
than five years since the Wright
brothers made their first successful
flights at Dayton, o., and only 1ttle
more than two years since the first
flight in public of more than mile
was made by Farman at Paris-the
need of laws regulating the conduct OF
flying machines has become apparent
in all the civilized nations of the world.
Negotiations are now in progress on
treaty between the United States and
Mexico to prevent smuggling by TINS
new means of transportation the
flights of Charles X. Hamilton last
February repeatedly over the border
line of the two countries having shown
how easily smuggling could be con-
Quoted by means of an aeroplane.
In France an international congress
to discuss questions of aerial law ana
the establishment of standard set OF
aerial terms met last September. The
recommendation of the congress
aroused much interest. They were IN
brief that every aeroplane or dirigible
balloon should be registered and be re-
nuired to carry passports for the pas
sengers and crew; that the atmosphere
above each country should be consid-
cred as belonging to that country; that
the restriction of aerial travel to routes
should not be attempted, but each ma
ton should be in a position to forbid
landing at points where, national Sc
curity required such prohibltlon; that
customs duties on foreign balloons
should be abolished and that the right
to take photographs should be subject
TO regulation by the nation in which
they were or might be taken.
AS a result of this congress an inter
national committee has been struggling
for several months with the problem OF
creating a code for the air. Legal
documents are being collected bearing
upon all phases of the subject, pubic
private, commercial, Administrative,
fiscal and penal. 1t is recognized by
the committee that the rights of the
people who occupy the' earth over
which the aeronauts are flying, are to
be considered equally with the rights
of those who travel through the air,
and as there are no precedents in the
matter. the task is not an easy one. A
number of legal papers on the subject
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25

by an Ame' :can corporation. Can they
dc it" Is it necessary to vote 9-cent
light to escape their wrathful YEN
seance?"
Corporation tactics of this sort have
long been familiar in San Francisco.
The Spring Valley Water company be-
haves in very similar manner and
de les the city. 1t is the fact that :h.s
dcflart and irreconcilable attitude of
the corporations is doing more than any
other factor to convince the people th9t
municipal ownership of public utilities
Is the only remedy. The other day q
mass meeting was held in Hollywood,
Il recently annexed suburb df L.n5 An
geles, which was addressed by 4. Il.
Gibbon, who said, among other things:
"ln TIE many years that / have lived
under municipal government / have
never until now lived in city where
the jubliC serN zee corporations Nare not
stronger than the people in affairs of
government. have never before known
a time wien Tie telephone, street rail-
way and lighting companies were not
stronger In Clash than were the peo-
pie"
This Is to say that tho public ser. ice
corporations a.e sturdy OUTLAW ?, defiant
Of public control. We know that this
Is t.ue in SOL Francisco, where all
efforts to ItEuiate these agencies have
failed, and Wa know, further that this
is condition that cannot last.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25

ora heralu)
have been prepared, but the world
awaits the conclusion of the commit
tees work with no great anxiety. 1t
Is generally admitted that international
law on this subject, for the most part,
must be a matter of growth rather
than of predetermined rights and rules.
Something of the difficulty of estab
fishing rules for the conduct of airships
has been shown in the deliberations of
the committee at Paris. Though men
learned in the laws of nations they
knew nothing of the art of flying. So
they called in Bleriot, the aeronaut who
first flew between France and England.
He told the committee that the funda-
mental differences. as regarded possi
bilities of navigation of airships were
that ordinary balloons are rudderless,
dirigible balloons are slow to answer
the helm, and heavier-than-air ma
chimes are comparatively easy to steer.
Consequently, he thought aeroplanes
should give way to balloons.
Passing to the right or left, Bleriot
said was immaterial. but airships
should be forbidden to pass Immediate
iy above or below one another. At
night he advised all machines should
carry lights. He objected to the re-
quirement already determined on by
the committee, that each airship should
carry the flag of the country to which
it belonged. Flags. the aeronaut said,
would be dangerous, as being likely to
become entangled in the machine, thus
causing disaster.
A few European cities already have
legislated regarding airships, and in
Berlin recently an aeronaut was fined
for flying over the city without leave.
Glenn Curtiss has expressed the opin-
ion that thoroughfares for airships be-
tween cities may have to be blocked
out and public landings doubtless will
come. Beacons for the guidance of
those in the air during dark and
stormy nights already are planned by
the leaders of the new art. One of
the most vexatious questions is that of
trespass. 1t is generally recognized
that land title carries with 1t own
ership to the middle of the earth and
that no one may burrow beneath the
land, at whatever depth, without be-
ing liable for his action to the owner
of the land Does the owners title
likewise extend indefinitely into the
air?
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25
WAS MORE CONCEALED?

TN HE lifeless body of Judge Morris
J. Cochran, former distinguished
Il federal court iurist of Arizona,
was found in his room in local hotel
on Tuesday morning last. Yesterday
three days later, the body was con-
signed to a grave in Rosedale ceme-
terry with only the stricken widow and
few friends present to pay a last
mark of respect, because the fact of
the demise was concealed from the
many friends in Southern California by
the coroners office almost UP to the
time of the funeral.
No rational explanation of this gross
dereliction of duty is offered, and the
only plausible theory is that the coro-
ner and his deputies sought to shield
the hotel, for hotels do not like the
publicity derived from deaths in their
rooms to which mystery may attach
In view, however. of the fact that the
news must eventually come out. and
the further fact that Judge Cochran's
end came as a result Of heart disease
according to the Coroner's find1ng)
and was therefore no discredit to the
hotel, even this "excuse" is untenable
1t even arouses a suspicion that A pub
lie official who would hold back news
to which the public was entitled may
still be holding back something that
a probe may be necessary to uncover.
1t is further said that the dark Ian
tern methods employed in this case
were responsible for a delay of more
than twenty -four hours in notifying
the willow of Judge Cochran at Parker,
Ariz, of his passing. Only through
her displeasure at the secrecy was the
public at last informed of the occur
renee through the press, and the mat
ter reluctantly admitted by the county
officials office.
If the incident does not point to
something still concealed that The pub
lie ought to know, it nevertheless is
Illuminating of the way. business is
done by elected officers in Los Angeles
county, who are presumably servants
Of the public but appear to be in real
ity a law unto themselves.
The whole regrettablesaffair points to
a duty on the Part of the public at the
approaching county election. That
duty is to see that the office is placed
in charge of men who appreciate their
responsibility to the people as coming
ALWAYS before the interest or the whfm
of any private Individual.
Secrecy of the kind practiced in this
tO
abuses. The only excuse for a coroner
at all is that he may stand on guard
against the commission of crime. If
entire frankness is not found in the
conduct of the coroner's office, what
assurance has the law that there will
not be conccalment at some time when
justice may be cheated thereby?
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25
REFUSES TO ANSWER
ROOSEVELT QUESTION

Editor Herald: Relative to the letter
of Warren H. Eddy of June 20, I will
say l do not care to further discuss
present political conditions with him or
any other man who would honestly ask,
What has Roosevelt achieved and
when?" substantially this is what he
asks. l need not name his achieve
ments; they are familiar to all. 1t is
clear that Mr.. Eddy has not analyzed
either the character of Theodore Roose-
Welt or that of the masses in our great
commonwealth.
GEORGE w. HERRICK.
Riverside, June p.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25
COMFORT OF CITIZENS MOST
IMPORTANT IN PARK QUESTION

Editor Herald; Councilman Betkou-
ski is right in denouncing the plan of
the park commissioners to beautify
Central park for show purposes only,
and disregarding the comfort of thou
sands who may desire to rest there.
ANY scheme that does not provide
seating capacity for at least a thousand
is unworthy the name.
An ordinance should be passed also
prohibiting the scattering of the news
papers over the grounds on Sundays.
In fact, at all times it is slovenly and
offensive to good taste; and since it is
an easy matter to amend, it should be
done at once in the interest of good
government. j. X. KITS.
Los Angeles, June 22.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25
Merely in Jest
HE WAS STILL GAME.

In a great deal of trepidation diff
dent young man called at the office of
the father of the girl he was smitten
with and stammered:
Sir, I-I-pardon me, but I want to
marry your daughter"
I'm busy; go and see her mother,
young man., said the father.
Il have already seen her mother, and
1 still wish to marry your daughter."-
Everybody's Magazine.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25

this is a sample Of english as a new
york man would like to have it writ
ten. he says the use of capital letters
is needless and their elimination would
simplify things to advantage. the her
aid doesn't quite fancy the innovation.
do you?.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25
scientific treat" is good.

Oklahoma City is said to have pushed
it's real estate boom so far as TO lay
out town plots over an area of 400
square miles, affording room for a pop
ulation of 1OOOO,0OO If this is so, why
move the state capital from Guthrie?
1t will eventually come within the linn
its of oklahoma city, thus saving all
this fuss and expense.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25

If it be true that government statis-
tics show a reduction of expenditure
amounting to over $4,000 for alco-
holic drinks in this country in the past
two years, the general conclusion in
duction has taken place somewhere
al
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25

Don't forget that as the fight for good
government attracted the interest and
the praise of the entire country to Los
Angeles, so a return to the heshpots at
the coming election would be comment
ed on by the press of the land to our
great detriment. That's worth keep
ing in mind.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25

The approach of another Indepen-
dence Day again draws attention to the
fact that the greatest nation of in
ventors in the world has yet failed to
produce the noiseless frecracker.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25

Including those we may have over
looked in reading our papers, We should
estimate that the number of patriots
in New Mexico and Arizona who are
willing to serve their states as governor
OF United States senator is about 466.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25

Hearst is still skylarking around Eu
reports of potentates scrambling to en-
joy the honor Of call or universities
passing out any degrees.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25

Mr. Taft wants the corporation tax
promptly collected. This desire, coming
from a man of Mr.. Taft's corporation,
removes all doubt of his patriotism and
unselhshness.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25
Public Letter Box

TO CORRESPONDENTS intended
for publication must be accompanied by the
name and address or the writer. The Herald
gives the widest latitude to correspondents
but assumes no responsibility for their viewd
stters must not succeed 200 words.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25

Chauncey Depew is writing a series
of articles for a leading magazine. The
high cost of living is forcing the sem
ators to turn to any source to earn an
honest penny
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25

No, thank you; we are not going to
Reno to see IL. With the thermometer
at 149, the alkali dust a foot thick, and
be worn through the ordeal, we
fancy that the Fourth Of July celebra
ton here, with glass Of lemonade in
Westlake park. will suit our lethargic
temperament better.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25
DEEPLY ENGROSSED

"What are those women discussing
with so much animation"
Current literature"
Current literature?"
Eyes, the bargain ads"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25

Movement to pension broken down
ball players is the latest. Something
also should be done for the fans who
break down roofing for the losing
teams. They deserve pension.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25

Hughes, the logical bigamist, says he
will remarry one of his three wives
when he gets out of prison. Time alone
will tell which loser is the more for
tunate.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25

President Ripley said the government
would eventually take over the owner
ship of the railroads. If he was listen
ing for a loud general protest he was
disappointed.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25

An honest politician has at last been
found. Mayor Gaynor is said 10 have
refused to take an umbrella that did
not belong to him, after the parade in
New York.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25
MERELY PLAYERS

e. H. sothern and Miss Julia Marlowe are
playing "As You Like IT. in New York.
while Mrs Virginia Harmed Sothern IS APP
nearing in why ! Couldn't Stand IT, in
Reno Nev-Detrot Journal.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25

AS he said of the tariff bill, Mr.. Taft
its kind ever passed. If he uses that
expression again Wen ring the bell
ON him
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25
TAKE TT OUT IN TALK

Consistency is not conspicuous ele-
ment in modern politics. Public men
who pretend to be bitterly opposed TO
monopolies are letting pet trusts eat
ont of their hands.-Dallas News.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25
RTrssTA,s NEW TROUBLES

Now that an oil trust has been
formed in Russia. the grand dukes may
really begin to tremble for their su-
premacy. y.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25
nnr nnpr111sn sHATTrRED

A Texas man died leaving will disposing
of 81 900 900 which he didn't have. 1t is un-
derstood that his relatives have broken the
Injunction to speak nothing but good of the
dead.-Detroit Free Press
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25
Far and Wide
Adopts.

Their success with the scales sug-
gests that it would be interesting to
learn what those sugar people would
do with a cash register.-Providenc
Tribune.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25

Which shall it be-a redlight renals-
sance or a continuation of the present
clean administration? There never was
a more clean cut issue in any campaign.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25

Among those present at the coloneIs
reception we noticed the name of Err
nest Seton Hyphen Thompson.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25
AN ENTHUSIASTS

Eyes, he went crazy over golf
"Sad, sad
"Oh, no great harm done. They have
links at the asylum. He's playing a
better game than ever now
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25
HARD ON soUBRETTEs

With the feather duster banshed by the
march of sanitary science, the theatrical
trust will be hard hit in the matter Of SOU
brettes-C Chicago Daily News.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25

For several days now no party has
returned and reported having climbed
Mount Mckinley.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25
NOT TRI1E TO LIE

NOT TRUE TO LIE
"Realisrn on the stage? There is no
such thing
How now?"
six months elapse between act I
and act II, and yet they have the
same cook"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25
HIS AMBITION

II might look to the uninitiated as
if Mr.. Bryan wanted to do all the
kicking and be the umpire, too
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25

They are making a house to house
canvass in san Francisco to raise funds
for the Panama exposition. Ought to
be able to get nice contributions a t the
Ruef and Schmitz homes. 1t is gem
orally believed that they have by great
thrift saved up q lot of the "mazuma."
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25

We notice that Los Angeles was
pretty we'll represented at the eastern
universities when the honors were
passed out.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25
SEEM DETERMINED TO WIN

This talk Of keeping Bryan out of the In
diana campaign is the most convincing sign
Of Democratic harmony yet observed.-Detroit
Free Press
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25
COBBLE PAVING

Baltimore can endure cobblestone
paving for years to come, but let us
hope it won't be necessary.
American.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25
FASHION HINT

AS an appropriate headgear for the
blushing June bride permit us to sug-
rest snowballs.-Was ashington Herald.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25

Tom Watson says he has not re-
turned to the Democracy; that it was
the Democracy shifted away from the
doctrines he always stood for. Tom
reminds Us of the juryman who said
the other eleven men who wouldn't
think as he did about the accused were
a pack Of stubborn cusses.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25

Oklahoma may be said to have caught
the modern and reprehensible fever to
overcaptalize.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25
MARKET PRICES

MARhEI PRIZES
1.-THE egg of the great aux is worth
thousand dollars"
"And what are hens eggs selling at
just now?"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25
NOT LIKE POLITICS

Baseball makes for honesty"
"I believe that. You don't find
fan hurrahing for one man and voting
for another"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25
oNLY1HIs TEMPORARY ADDRESS

Letter addressed TO William H. Haft at
Washington should be marked please for
ward t-Birmingham Age Herald.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25

We move that congress do now ad-
journ.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25

on all matters pertaining to advertising
address Charles r. Gates, advertising man
ager.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-03-16
CARNEGIE GIFT FOR MlNNE?.
Steel Magnate to Give 100000 for
Educational Purposes in This City.

Minneapolis.-The city of Minneapo-
lis is to be one of the beneficiaries of
Andrew Carnegie's next 100000
plunge into charitable finance" to the
extent of 100000, according to Eastern
dispatches. The annual interest on
this, estimated at $4,000, is to be ex-
pended in advancing the educational
facilities of the city.
Some time ago Mr.. Carnegie an
nounced that he had 100000 at his
disposal and with the assistance and
advice of the trustees of the Carnegie
hero fund and some of his close friends
he decided to apportion the amount
equally among ten cities, leaving it
practically to the school teachers of
those cities as to how the income
should be spent.
He probably will make the official
announcement about April 1, when he
is expected to be in Pittsburg, but his
plans are formulated and it is known
that he has decided upon the cities to
receive the money as follows: Mime
apolis, Pittsburg, st. Louis, Baltimore,
Detroit, Milwaukee, Los Angeles. In
dianapolis, Rochester and Kansas City.