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was laid on with all my energy. I was
determined to see If the interests helped
by the combined rascality of California,
could be whipped by the people in a
square, stand-up fight 1t can be done.
now know to a certainty, but not by
passing resolutions. not by meetings for
the outpouring of the walls of wrath. not
by mourning around ones library CRATE
in ones dressing gown and slippers, but
by hard. intelligent, and relentless war
'"The people had listened to me when
went tearing UP and down and across
the State in my old automobile They
listened to mo. now that spoke in halls
and schoolhouses. Money began coming
to my campaign managers, Our largest
contribution was $1,GGG. Not penny
was sent in by a public service corpora
ton. The Southern Pacific gave its men
a holiday on the day Of election. So did
the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe,
quite foolishly, I think. and greatly to
my surprise. But I was elected. More
over, I carried San Francisco. the head
quarters OF big business. Everybody
said would be buried there under a
mountain of votes And that is the story
Of how Hiram Johnson became governor.
believe the legislature Will work with
me. California Is to be a free State once
more.
Before we had a railroad. we were
shut away from the rest Of the country
by the Rocky Mountains and a vast re-
gion of uninhabited prairies. Then Col
lis p. Huntington. Mark Hopkins, Leland
Stanford, and Charles Crocker suggested
that a railroad be built over the Sierra
Nevada Mountains and eastward across
the continent Their proposal caught
the imagination of Californians, as it
would have caught the imagination of
any other people similarly situated.
Huntington had sold tools and supplies
to the miners in Sacramento. Hopkins
WAS afterward his partner in the hard
ware business. Stanford had practiced
law in Wisconsin and mined for gold in
California, becoming a merchant in San
Francisco and going as a delegate to the
Chicago convention that nominated Alb
raham Lincoln for President.
Rich and Foreeful Men.
"Crocker was a forty-niner and also
had kept a store in Sacramento. They
were rich, experienced. and forceful
men, and California was proud Of them
and appreciated their enterprising spirit.
The Central Pacific Railroad Company
now the Southern Pacific-was organized
in 1861. Stanford was chosen as presi-
dent. The same year he was elected
governor Of California. Crocker. at the
time. was q member of the legislature.
From the very start, the builders Of
the Central Pacific had much to do with
politics in Washington and Sacramento.
They were direct men in their methods
and purposes 1t was rather bothersome
to run to the legislature every time they
wanted something requiring legal sane
tion. Explanations were necessary and
delays were unavoidable. So Hunting
ton and his partners, reasoning simply,
decided that time would be saved, and
money, too. I suppose, II they could
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One day a card was brought in to me
1t bore an unfamiliar Jewish name
Chajim, N N. and stated he was an
insurance agent
Before 1 had time to say that I was
not at home to this visitor the owner OF
the card appeared at the half-open door
and stood modestly, meekly, and silently
on the threshold
He was most perfect type Of the So
called Christ-head. one of the specimens
of the Semitic race that have become
ever more rare in the course of centuries.
especially in Western Europe. A fine.
oval face, a forehead of unusually noble
form, nose but slightly bent, suggest
ing the Arabian type rather than the
Jewish; large. almond-shaped eyes, with
long eyelashes. The mouth, too, was
shaped faultlessly. He wore a black
beard and heavy, silky locks, parted in
the middle. fell down on his shoulders.
The strange man held an old wide
brimmed straw hat in his right hand.
while he waited for me to say something.
Pardon me, DOCTOR he said at last,
Il allowed myself
As he spoke his face seemed less per-
feet; missing front tooth disfigured his
beautiful mouth and caused him to lisp.
told him that his trouble was in vain.
dS Hdu insured E1y BELONGINGS lOIlS
ago.
Il expected it." he went on in a pleas
ing sngsong. The doctor is a sensible
man, a careful man, and he has not neg
lected to do what all sensible people are
doing. But perhaps he was not quite as
careful as he might have been"
1 was about to reply briefly that that
was my affair, when he suddenly cast a
swift glance about the room and con-
tinued calmly:
Tor instance, you have beautiful
paintings, costly paintings. 1 am a good
judge Of these things. May I ask you
what insurance you carry on your gal
lery?"
The tone in which he asked the ques-
ton was so unassuming that told him
the sum in which the paintings were
insured.
He shrugged his shoulders again and
tempt mingled with pity.
But the warmth with which this won
derful man spoke of my undervalued
collection" and the melancholy Christ
eyes made deep impression upon me.
Tell me-" I asked. how do you come
to know SO much about art. to be able to
recognize even the little-lmown painters
and to estimate the value Of their
works.
WELL" he answered with a smile. ..it
would be surprising II I did not know
these things. grew up amid paintings
and works Of art. My father-God rest
his soul!-was an antiquary My father
wanted me to study law. but had no
desire for a legal training. and was
good only at mathematics. In the mean-
time ] studied art: I also travelled great
deal. The professors prophesied for me .
brilliant career as . mathematician II I
would only be baptized, but this would
not do. When saw that could not &C.
complish anything with my mathematics
/ took the position Of agent for IN m
surance company. and % such have,
the PLEASURE Of making pour acquaint-:
auoe."
ssAnd how are you satisned VITA your
posltionr' I asiced him sDo yoa mako
3 uy3nGYs 8
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six miles. I have two sons. They took
turns in running the machine and in
figuring out my itinerary from a road
map. The men who persuaded me to be
candidate had no money to spend in
my behalf. Nor was there even a SEM
blance OF an organization. 1 had gained
some publicity in connection with the
graft cases in San Francisco, but l was
practically an unknown man to the vot-
ers in the mountains and out upon the
farms and In the orchards.
when the professional politicians
heard of my Misunderstanding in an auto
mobile and talking straight to the peo-
ple-they said I would blow up inside Of
two weeks. After I survived that brief
period. they changed their forecast to
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MODEL POSING AS CHRIST
REJECTS BARONESS LOVE

I My surprise was great when I entered
the studio. recognized at a glance our
friend Chajim. who was resting upon a
mattress by the window. his head reclin-
ing on a pillow, while the painter stood
before his large canvas, so absorbed in
his work that he did not notice my en-
trance
| Tomorrow at the same time. profess
/ sor?"
| Tomorrow at the same time. Good
| by, Mr.. Chajim."
Half an hour later I left my friends S
| studio. But I was astonished to find
Chajim waiting for me in the street. He
! took of his straw hat when 1 came out
and advanced toward me.
Pardon me. DOCTOR" he said in a quiv-
ering voice, "but I will not detain you
| long II you will permit me to walk
| along with you little distance"
What is it you wish to tell me?'
| asked, as l started.
1T must seem strange to you to find
me posing as a model after I had refused
to sit for q portrait Of Christ. But the
professor came to me and talked to me
| beautifully and truthfully. He told me
that Jesus Of Nazareth was also one of
our people and was not a Christian, even
if the Christians are named at; er Him.
and that 1t would be an honor rather
than a disgrace to my people to see that
even to-day there is one among them
who looks like a Messiah. did not
know what to say In answer to this.
Then told him that my business did not
permit me to pose for him; that I had
not the time for it. But the professor is
generous man, a rich man. and he
made me an offer by which earn twice
as much as by running around for six
weeks for my insurance company. Then
I thought of Recha-"
"Recha?'
THE girl I wanted to marry. And
thought that with the money he promised
me we could furnish our home. ac-
cepted his offer and am quite satisfied
now; so is Recha. And I hope to be able
to get married before the year Is over
And now I wish to thank you. for it is
in your house that made the acquaint-
ance of the professor"
Several months went by. The painting
was completed. and at the exhibition
heard the people, especially the women.
express their admiration for the head of
our good Chajim. He appeared also In
other paintings. in different scenes. in
various disguises. His business must
have been brisk. In the course Of year
the Christ-head could have developed
into regulaf '.pere eternal
was therefore greatly surprised when
late in autumn his card was brought up
to me, bearing his name. also his title,
insurance Ngent" was still more as
tonished when; he entered my ROOM
Pardon me. doctor, for coming here
again; but wanted to ask you about
your insurance and to offer you my SER
vices"
-Are you again connected with the In
surance company?- asked. ''Have you
given up your new occupa ton e
L am no louoer conn b art.
doctor. / had what " now I
do NOT need e any Ion can
make my living - Nh
s.Buf te11 ne hoe pened.
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HOUSE FLORDS SOUNDS
ITS OWN death KNELL"

that the Liberals are no longer in a
position to reject without discussion the
Lansdowne resolutions or to attack the
question of reforming the House OF
Lords by first making it politically inn
potent, and afterward thinking about
making it personally efficient.
Would Forego Vested Right.
As to money bills. it was announced
that the Lords are prepared to forego
what they called their constitutional
right to reject or amend measures which
are purely financial in character. provided
that efrectual provision is made against
"tacking," and provided that If any
question arises as to whether a bill
or any provisions thereof are pure
ly financial in character, that question
shall be referred to a joint committee Of
both houses with the speaker of the
House of Commons as chairman, who.
however, shall have a casting vote only.
If such committee holds that the bill or
provisions in question are not of a finan-
cial character. they shall be dealt with
forthwith in a joint sitting of the two
houses.
These proposals were scornfully reject
ed by the Liberals before the election as
failing absolutely to meet the demands
Of the progressive party. chief among
which was the demand for legislative
equality-equalitX for their bills in Par
lament. 1t was ipzisted that the Lands
downe resolutions were stamped in every
line with inequality; that put tersely they
amounted to this: Free passage for
Tory bills. referendum for Liberal bills;
no veto on Tory finance, perpetual and
universal veto on Tory finance Being
reminded that the Landsdowne resolu-
tons also included those submitted by
Lord Roeebery, and contemplated a sec
ond chamber reconstructed and reduced
in numbers. in accordance with q for
mula accepted by the Lords themselves.
the answer was that even granting the
new element would be equally divided
between the two parties. the Tory as
tendency in the Lords would remain un-
from 400 to 200. =
The 'sParliament'' Bill.
Against any such scheme as this the
Liberals prepared what was officially
known as the Parliament bill." contain
ing the following provisions:
III q money bill having passed by the
House OF Commons and sent up to the
House Of Lords at least one month be-
fore the end Of the session be not passed
by the House Of Lords without amend
ment within one month after It u SO
sent up to that house. the bin shall,
unless the House Of Commons direct to
the contrary. be presented to his majesty
an become an act Of Parliament on the
royal assent being signined. notwithstand-
ing that the House Of Lords has not con-
sented to the bfll.
The Speaker Of the House Of Com
mons b made the sole Judge of what COM
RtffufA1 n Unn0Av hill and n n V,roseatana
that no amendment shall be allowed to
such . bill which. In the opinion Of the
Speaker would be such as to prevent tho
bin retaining its character.
SFurther. n any bill other than . mooey
bkfl<be paaeed by the House OF Cqmmcas
In three succeesivo sessions (wh6ther az
tie sans H9x1iamspt o. noe). ana having.
6eon soat - to ne Hou9e - Lords y
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order things done by letter, word q
mouth, or telegraph
Sanford was governor and Crocker was
IN the legislature. and they eame to
understand the practices and technicaf-
ties OF government. The control Of th0
State was easily obtained and perma-
nently kept, and was turned over TO th0
Southern Pacific company when that cor.
poration was organized to take and 0peFe
ate the property Of the Central Pacific!
1t il common knowledge that represents
tives Of the Southern Pacific h3ve been
seen walking up and down the atsles OF
our halls Of legislation, and. touching
! our lawmakers on the shoulder. have
been heard to say: That Is our bill.
vote for it, or We are opposed To tha4
bill. beat IT.
WHO Is Herrin?'
He Is one of the shrewdest and abaeso
men IN the country. Odicisily he -
known az the chief counsel md vtca
president Of the Southern Pacific com
ager of California He was born in
Oregon. and is ffty-six years old After
being graduated from the Oregon State
Agricultural College he studied law and
settled in San Francisco. He keeps in
the background and doesn't say over
much, but up to the present he has car.
ried California around IN his vest pocket.
Il was employed by Rudolph Spreclels
to assist Francis ]. Heney and the othea
lawyers. Spreckels. the son OF Claus
Spreckels, the sugar redner. u q mil
lionaire. and raised the money with which
to fight the grafters. I withdrew from
the case, however, that I might help one
Of our men who was running for district
attorney. 1t was suggested that take
up the work again. and on November IL
19ce Mat I. Sullivan. head of the League
- o~l 80 rha
men in California, came to my ofnce to
discuss the subject. While we were talk
ing. one Of my clerks opened the door
and cried. .Heney has been shot
Told He Was Dying.
'I called up the sheriff. not believing
the report, and was told that Heney was
dying. Giving Sullivan my hand, I said:
Some one must finish Heney's work.
III help from this hour on untn justice
Is done
Next day I was in court. 1t was vol.
unteer service. you understand. and !
was to receive no pay in return. work.
ed five weeks at the trial table. Abe
Ruef was convicted of bribery, and sem
fenced to the penitentiary for term
of fourteen years. He carried the ease
up. and now, under a bond Of $350.00 =
awaiting the decision of the higher
court
''You are reported to be an insurGent
Republican" I said.
There are various definitions Of In
surgency,' Hiram johnson replied. 4
may be a little irregular in my doctrines.
The government, In my opinion, should
be given back to the people. from w.
il was taken, IN many places. by the -
terests.' So I think the people sh0o10i
have power to suggest legislation. to
nullify legislation, and to deprive faith
less officeholders of their jobs without
waiting for their terms to expire"
Copyright. $40, b. lanes B. Moncv)
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| session. be rejected by that House in
| each OF those sessions, that bill shall, on
| its rejection for the third time by the
| House of Lords, unless the House OF
Commons direct to the contrary, be pre-
| sented to his majesty and become an act
| Of Parliament on the royal assent being
signified thereto, Notwithstanding that the
House Of Lords has not consented to the
| bill"
These are the main points at issue be-
tween the Unonists and the Liberal
coalition. whose adjustment the country
had left the ordinary method OF
statesmanship-comp !
May Still Change Everything.
AS the result Of the elections prac-
| tically left the strength of the parties al
most as it was before the dissolution.
there naturally are dissonant voices.
What the course and order of business
will be in the new Parliament, what the
government may attempt to do. what
will be the attitude Of the Lords, what
position of the King may take-about all
this II Is impossible to make a safe pre-
diction. In the midst of the crisis some,
subtle or delicate climax altogether un-
foreseen may come in to change the face
Of everything. But one thing permits OF
no dispute. In future there can be no
House Of Lords based solely upon hered-
itary privileges. and this pleasing result
of the elections Is the elimination Of .
movement long pursued.
In 1884, when the Lords had thrown
out a franchise bill designed to give the,
vote to agricultural laborers. John Bright.
made a speech at Birmingham in which,
he directly attacked the hereditary prin-
ciple - the basis of any legislative,
body. Privilege" he maintained, 'ev-
erywhere begets ignorance and selfish
mitted that some of the members of the
House Of Lords were able and hard
working legislators, he had nothing but:
scorn for the mass of the peers who,
never. showed their faces in Westminster
except when they were summoned to.
reject some popular measure. Bright was
strongly then for either making over thet
House Of Lords or limiting its veto. Thoi
proposal which he made was so nearly
like the one which pbell-Bannermao
and Mr.. Asquith later introduced that ID
is altogether probable they drew their
inspiration direct from the tribune of the,
English people.
1t was practically on this issue as de-
fined by Bright In 1884 that q liberal Cow.
ernment went before the people last
month and were sustained. Important.
events. of course. had become between,
chief among. them the action OF the lords,
themselves under severe political pressure
sclemnity that the hereditary right 10 sit
In their house alone ought not to bo
suficient for membership.
They tolled their own death knell The
details OF this important reform still re-
main to bs worked out .
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BY FLANEUR,

written for The Washington Hef1d)
1t is only partly true-perhaps onl!
superficially-thatt the general election II
Great Britain has decided nothing AM
changed nothing. For one thing. tn,
majorities by which the Liberal member:
and their allies of the Labor party hav,
been returned in most cases have beer
greatly reduced.
The election also has taken one thing
out of political controversy. 1t has mad.
an end of the hereditary principle a:
the basis of the House of Lords. The
actual change may be written into leg
islation and made part of the British
constitution. but, of course, only by de.
grees. 1t may be enacted in one Of sew
eral ways. But the decree Of the natior
now has gone forth and the House o!
Lords as We have known it is . thing
Of the past. That assured and crownine
result Of the vote alone Is enough tc
make the election memorable forever.
To appreciate the lack of emphasis In
the popular verdict, 1t Is necessary to re-
call how much stress the Liberal leaders
laid on the result Of the election. They
declared that 1t raised the greatest is
sue in British politics since the civil wa,
Vi
decide the questions at issue between the
peers and commoners; 1t was to render a
deadlock between the two houses hence
forth impossible; it was pointed out that
the present House of Commons. being q
progressive body, found nothing ahead
but dissolution. The people were asked
to imagine the alternative Of the House
of Commons attempting to go on as II
did before the election. 1t could not be
expected to proceed without an attempt
to pass some of those greater measures
on which It possessed a majority Of over
100, such bills as Irish home rule, Welsh
disestablishment (of the church), Scotch
land reform, and English electoral re-
form.
"Cournge and Freedom
The House Of Lords had absolutely re-
fused to pass any Of those measures.
Thus the only prospect held out to the
LIBERAL party under prediction condi-
uons was that 1t should tamely ac-
quiesce in the veto Of the lords. The
Liberals appealed to the country for
their party Is pledged to promote. It wax
urged that there are two things espe-
cially dear to the Briton-courage and
freedom. The appeal to the constituents
was vaunted as courageous effort to
achieve freedom.
..Unle.s, therefore," as one enthusiastic
campaigner put II. "the British character
has completely changed. the country will
respond to the appeal It It does. the
result may be surprising"
Obviously. to those who reasoned after
this fashion, the result must have proved
disappointing. The country has refused
to be alarmed about the future Of Lib
eral measures. and has relegAted the
leadera OF both parties to their. inter-
rupted task Of finding some means Of
dwelling together tn unity without. line
posing any violent strain On he time-
scnersd pssI,s@ssss5y T, s.s nssseees .. sos @s
vhiIe snpsrAcfally - a1Sn6 - ksvAs :
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reusA .. M. HiseAessk.

1fun IL NeW YoEk 0un.
Before The government gives " t-cone'
postpSe ratag some Of .us would like 10
80 4 postal system perfected ~ whiehi
= letter that starts from Washin9eou 90
MoudAy morning for New York cepl4
have At 1east = tnir chance 70 r(D q
80 hoet With oRo staxtfng mo- ~
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FIRST round OF
Tennis MATCH
i
DAY, MARTIN AND vARNsoN ARE
THE WcToRs OF THE FIRST
RoUND-MucH INTEREST TAX
EN- IN THE MATCH ON LOCAL
/ COURTS.

Considerable interest is being taken
in the Y. M. c. A. tennis club tourna-
enent, the first round of which has
been played The outcome Of this
round has been watched by all the
members of the club, as well as the
entire membership OF the association.
Following is the result of the first
round of the tournament:
In the first round of the Z. M. C. A.
tennis tournament, Day defeated John
son 6-s, 3-s. 60; Martin defeated
Allison Ga, 6-3; and varnson defeated
Froling, 60, GA. Galloway forfeited
to Bristol and Wolf forfeited to
Stranahan which leaves but three
matches to be played off in the first
round. One match has already been
played in the second round, Aubrey
Lawrence defeating Day 60, 60. The
courts are In excellent shape and the
members are showing considerable in
terest in the tournement. Two Of the
remaining matches in the first round,
namely Peterson VS.. Gefall and Moore
VS.. Cornwall, will be paved tonight.
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EASTERN LEAGUE
TO REMAIN INTACT

New York, July 26.-Pres. Edward
Barrow of the Eastern league today
authorized denial of stories that GER
tain changes are contemplated in the
Eastern league circuit either as to the
transferring of certain clubs to class
B cities or giving up Buffalo. Balti-
more or Toronto to the major leagues.
Mr. Barrow said:
Naturally the tail-end clubs are not
drawing as well at home as the clubs
on top, but they get big money on the
road, and 1t has been quite a few
years since an Eastern league club
has lost any great amount of money,
no matter where they stood in the
race. / am pleased to say that the
necessity for going out to hunt up new
angels or transferring clubs is a thing
of the past, so far as the Eastern
league Is concerned.
With the great and rapid increase
in population Of our cities, and the
wonderful and increasing hold the
game has on the people, our fran
chises are growing In value every year.
While the geographical situation might
be improved, yet 1 don't know of one
class B town that could support an
Eastern league franchise.
AS to the possibility Of any Of our
present members securing franchises
In the National or American leagues,
the idea Is ridiculous as well as i'm
possible under the present system of
organized ball. At least, it is inn
possible unless the Eastern league
gives 1t consent, and nobody need de-
1nHn n 10
sent to the breaking up of our circuit
and forfeiting our claims to being the
Oldest, biggest and best OF all minor
leagues.
I'VE might consider putting an
Eastern league club in one or two of
the big league towns, but never to
giving UP one Of our best towns and
taking in smaller one"