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The world would be bettor and brighter if people
were taught the duty of being happy as well as the
happiness of doing their duty. To be happy our
selves is a most effectual contribution to the happi
ness of others. —Sir John Lubbock.
OBJECT TO SPINSTER TYPE
THE stage Irishman has brought out protests
from the Celt. The stage Jew has brought
out protests from the Hebrew. A third suf
fcrei now joins them—the New England woman,
who is tired of stage portrayals of the down-east
spinster.
The National Society of New England Women,
with headquarters in New York, has begun a cru
sade against the familiar burlesque creature of
corkscrew curls and twang, "There are countless
New England plays." says the indignant society,
"yet who ever saw a real New England woman on
the stager"
As stage types crystallize, such complaints are
likely to become still more frequent. After the
racial protests will come those of the classes. The
trust magnates will tile their objections; the re
porters: the commercial travelers; the club wom
en ; perhaps even the "adventuresses," with their
cigarettes and cocktails.
"I do not pay you to think, but to write," once
said a certain employer of literary labor. "1 do
not pay you to observe, but to act," might seem to
be the word of the average manager to his per
formers. So long as these blink life and are con
lent to pattern after one another the "copy-cat"
will thrive, well-worn grooves will be worn deep
er still, types will stiffen into rigidity and com
plaints from the "front" will multiply.
The New England woman should not regard
herself as an isolated victim. There are others,
and she might join with them in Irving to freshen
up the actors' outlook on life and to waft a little
ozone across the dusty purlieus of the stage.
WHY MEAT SHOULD BE FREE
THERE is every reason to believe that an at
tempt will be made at this session of con
gress to take off the tariff on meat, and the
wonder is what sort of argument the beef trust
will put up to prevent this relief from the present
high cost of living.
Cudahy and Armour have set forth that the
country was not supplying enough cattle to feed
the people, and in the face of protests and govern
ment inquiry they advanced the prices. If we do
not grow enough' to supply our own wants, then
what is the reason for a protective tariff?
An Australian exporter who recently arrived
in New York declares that he could supply beef
to that port at 6 cents a pound if the duty was re
moved. The trust is competing with this same ex
porter in the markets of Europe and doing it at a
profit, so why couldn't the same thing be done
here?
Surely the American stock grower ha? market
enough in supplying the more than 91,000.000 of
people in continental America, and the question of
whether the grower ever gets the benefit of the
tariff anyway always has been a mooted one.
Already the policy of delay has been put in
motion by the trust on the ground that the whole
matter would have to be the subject ot ex.iaustive
research by a commission. It will be distinctly
remembered that when Senator Aldnch wanted to
boost the tax on manufactured rubber in the inter
est of his own corporation from 30 to 35 per cent
Ins friends in the senate and house accepted it
without question. Hut the revision of the meat
schedule downward in the interest ot the whole
people is a different matter and the public will
have to wait unless it demands immediate action
from its legislative representatives.
AS CENSORED BY A PREACHER
REV PERCY GRANT, though pastor of a
fashionable church on Fifth avenue, New
York, never leaped to fame until, resolving
himself into a committee of the whole, lie began
classifying the news items printed in the New
York newspapers, with a view to announcing, at
the end of three months, the comparative propor
tion o f good, bad and indifferent. At the end pi
the quarter the world is favored with tlw exhibit.
It appears, from inspecting it, that Rev. Mr. Grant
divided news items into four classes, labeled
"worth while." "trivial," "unwholesome" and "de
moralizing." He found in the thirteen weeks .WKJ
news items he thoughi worth while. 2100 he be
lieved to be trivial, 1700 which to him appeared
unwholesome and 2300 which impressed him so
unfavorably thai he set them down as demoraliz
ing.
This is not so bad. When more news items get
into the "worth while" class than into any other
of the four dashes, we may still take heart of hope.
For it must be remembered that in running a cleri
cal guutlvt to reach the goal oi "worth while," an
item must show speed, strength and slaying power.
Some of the Four Hundred would not put: Rev.
Percy Grant's sermons in the '■trivial" class, but
others of them, and probably the majority, would
negatively classify them that way by refusing to
read them.
This conclusion brings us back to ihe point of
view, a very old point indeed in all matters of
newspaper comparison, criticism, adjustment or
equalization. Rev. Mr. Grant's list differs widely
beyond question, from one which might be drawn
by a broker, a lawyer, a physician, or any man in
ihe street. However, there is hope for us even
under the strict censorship of a minister, and if
the laity might be allowed to judge perhaps quite
a few of us newspapers would pass muster.
Editorial Page <gf 13he Herald
WANTED—A REAL STATESMAN
THERE is a job open in Washington for a real
statesman. The changes in the house make
it possible that a man will be found to take
the stand that every member should act as if he
were there in the interest of the whole people and
not merely as the lobbyist f<>r the district that
elected him.
Three bills have always led to what is called
I log-rolling in congress—a public buildings bill, a
: river and harbor bill and a tariff bill. All three
■ have invariably been prepared and passed on the
! proposition, frankly made, that I'll tickle you and
you tickle me. Hundreds of millions have been
j appropriated on that principle of action. Scores of
public buildings are in existence which otherwise
would never "have been heard of. Insignificant
Btreama have been dredged which otherwise would
have continued to pursue a shallow and snaggy
course.
It was log-rolling that did the business. Sen
ators and representatives with ambitious towns
. in their bailiwicks clamoring for a piece of pork,
or rivers or creeks where there was talk of more
traffic if Uncle Sam would lend a hand, have prac
tically held up worthy projects until recognized.
They would have their "share." Otherwise., no ap
propriations for such purposes at all.
As for the tariff, all sections being interested,
all sections have been heard. An industry worthy
of protection here has combined with an industry
unworthy of it there or yonder.
Now "who has a plan for putting an end to log
rolling in congress? If there is such a man, and
particularly if he is a member of that body, the
nresent is his opportunity. Let him address the
country on the subject. Let him show how sen
ators and representatives may be brought to sec
beyond their own local boundaries and put a na
tional interpretation on their commissions, and he
will attract more attention for the moment than
the most promising of the presidential aspirants.
But he should prepare for a lively discussion.
AVhat he would overthrow is not only a century
old in practice, but is deeply grounded in every
day human nature. The fathers were log-rollers.
The constitution itself is a give-and-take aftair.
The beautiful capital site at Washington is sock
eted in log-rolling. Nevertheless, great evils have
grown out of the practice, and if they can be ex
tirpated or even lessened in number and effect, it
should by all means be done. Before the pork bar
rels can be abolished a remedy for log-rolling must
be discovered.
\ San Tose educator wants to bar blonde teach
ers from the schools there because they arc too
lucky in winning husbands. How foolish of him
in these days of coiffures that carry super-imposed
pergolas of curls and puffs which foil all attempts
to discover the real color of the hair that forms
the foundation.
There is a mystery about four women obtain
ing divorces here Friday on the ground of deser
tion, because with the kind of weather we have
be*n having a sane man would put up with any
kind of a wife just for the privilege of living in this
climate.
Ouch I and what a body blow it must have
been to the Panama-Pacific fair hopes of New Or
leans to have the secretary of the navy recommend
that the Crescent City should be abandoned as a
naval station.
From the way women crowd the smoking
compartments of street cars it looks possible that
if the burning of tobacco was permitted only on
the roof some of them would carry stepladders.
State Controller Nye has announced that San
Quentin and Folsom prisons are "white elephants."
There doubtless are many men now dodging de
tectives or awaiting trial who will agree with him.
Illinois proposes to try the experiment of cur
ing its insane by letting them see moving picture
shows. There is a popular superstition that some
of the picture shows act the other way.
This year's crop of north pole discoveries
looked very small, but thank goodness Old Doctor
Cook has come to the rescue by promising to
resuscitate his 1908-190?) "discovery."
If you had to have your party defeated, would
yon rather have it come in installments, as in Eng
land, or be beat by one solid chunk of it, as in our
own happy land?
In the race between Rockefeller and Carnegie
to see which can give away the most money, the
public has no other disposition than to shout:
"Go it!"
Perhaps the Pullman company reduced the
price of upper berths by 50 cents in the hope that
the extra half dollar would be given to the porter.
Federal warnings against counterfeit coins
have been issued. As the Christmas shoppers are
o-ettintr rid of all their coin, what's the difference?
Los Angeles suffragettes "will get there just
the same," even if they don't throw bricks and
smash heads as their British sisters do.
Up in Montana there is a couple that lias just
been married after their second divorce. Well—
Montana isn't so very far from Reno.
An order has been issued at West Point bar
ring chickens. No matter—as long as the cadets
gel to see the broilers in Broadway.
If John D. Rockefeller's income is 32 cents ev
ery time the dock ticks, why in the world doesn't
somebody stop the clock.
Dr. Cook says the "north dazed him." Possi
bly it did— but not to the extent of affecting his
powers as a romancer.
The Herald hopes, in the interest of Votes for
Women, that last night's banquet will "sit well"
with the legislators.
No doubt all the aeroplanes at 1 lie Fresno avia
tion show will get into the air. That's a great
raisin" country.
TENORS MAKE ONLY DISCORD IN FAIR
SINGERS' MUSICAL REMINISCENCES
HELEN BERTRAM TALKS
OF THE OLD BOSTONIANS
Light Opera Star Has Big Ambi
tion-What Is It?— Why, Grand
Opera Role, of Course
Helen Bertram, one time prima
donna of the Rostonians, will go to
Paris soon to study grand opera with
Jean de Resike. She has been 111 and
is convalescing now at Pasadena. Yes
terday she talked interestingly and in
a reminiscent way about the Boston
ians, and her own plans for the future.
It is her ambition to appear in grand
opera roles.
"The old Bostonlans were not. like
a theatrical company." said Miss Bert
ram, as she poured tea in her apart
ments at the Maryland. "Instead they
were like one bis family. They had
no 'rules. 1 and no guardian at the stage
door Men and women friends of the
singers hud ;;s free access to the stage
as they had to the drawing room of
any of the members of the company,
and pood manners and innate polite
ness proved sufficient to preserve the
privacy of the rehearsals."
Miss Bertram, who was prima donna
with this company during its most suc
cessful years, has nothing but the
kindest recollections of the players and
the manner in which they achieved the
great honors and artistic success for
which they were so noted. '
"How are you passing your time out
lipre tills winter?" was asked.
"Resting and getting my health re
stored after an illness, so that I may
go to Paris and study for grand opera
with Jean de Reszke."
"Grand opera! Why, after your suc
cess in lighter work, do you insist upon
undertaking tills heavier task?"
"Because I want to sing the bigger
roles, 1 want to sing Nedda in Pagll
acchi and Santuzza, and above all else
I want to sing Tosca."
Surely a beautiful Tosea she would
make with her brilliant dark eyes, sen
sitive mouth and wonderfully graceful
hands. After all the so-called light
operas are not so easy for a singer,
and the versatility and courage and de
termination *he has already shown
make an excellent preparation for the
grand opera stage.
"I have already sung some of these
parts in London," continued Miss Bert
ram. "I sang Faust with the Carlo
Rose company in Covent Garden and
Nedda there, too, and when I think
of the big, beautiful dramatic roles in
the modern operas I just cannot wait
to begin my study."
Despite her assertion of illness Miss
Bertram shows no trace of indispo
sition. Her manner is spirited, her
figure lithe and slender, and her face
as pretty and dimpled as when she
won applause and friends in the cap
tivating roles accorded her in the Bos
tonian operas.
"How long will it take you to pre
pare for this more ambitious work
you wish to undertake?" asked the
interviewer.
"That Is hard to say. I shall stay
a year in Paris anyway and perhaps
longer, for I love it there, but with
the knowledge and experience I al
ready have, the training of brain
and body and throat, I will be able,
to accomplish much in less time than
it would take the untrained singer."
"Has the success of Alice Nielson
encouraged you in this decision since
she, too, was a prima donna with
the •; .stonians?"
■•Perhaps it may have exerted an
unconscious effect, and perhaps it is
merely the result of that atmosphere
of the stage in which we lived. It
was sweet and simple and reverent—
reverent for life and for men and wo
men an-1 for art, and every member
of the Bostonian company encouraged
us in maintaining our ambitions and
ideals."
• Tell me something of the members
of that company now. Arc any of
them on the stage?"
"Oh yes, Indeed. There is Alice
Nielson, whom we just mentioned. She
Is doing beautifully this winter in Bos
ton with the Henry Russell company, j
and she deserves it every bit, too, for
she worked and endured many pri
vations 'to get that Italian training
which developed her voice so well."
"What of the other members of the
company?"
"Mrs. Henry Clay Barnabee has
pawned away from us, but he still
lives at Jamaica Plains."
"Did Mrs. Barnabee sing with the
comi^any?"
"No, but the company never could
have got along without her. She was
just as important as though she had
been the principal singer.
"Eugene Cowles is appearing in a
new piece in New York this winter,
■Sweet Sixteen,' it is called. Then
there is Tom Karl, who lived out here
for some time, and that is about the
list, I think. Jessie Bartlett Davis,
Josephine Bartlett and W. H. Mac-
Donald are no longer with us."
"But the tenor—you have not men
tioned the tenor of the company, Miss
Bertram."
"That's so, I haven't. Well, who was
the tenor? I know they never kept
one very long. Tenors seem to be
changeable persons, anyway," and the
singer laughed a ring-Ing, musical
laugh, "and I cannot remember .what
has happened to those who sang with
the company while I was with 1
1
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Editorials by the People
ADVISES ADVICE
Editor Herald: T would advise John
Foster to read "First Principles" of
Herbert Spencer's Synthetic Philoso
phy. It will call for considerable men
tal effort, but it is worth it, and I am
quite sure Mr. Foster will at last see
that there la an Unknowable.
W. E. THOMPSON.
Long Beach, Cal.
OPPOSES SKYSCRAPERS
Editor Herald: I was pleased with
your editorial in regard to skyscrapers
and hope you will back up same. Why
should the council grant Mr. Merritt's
petition, because it will bo a memorial
that he rents for so much a square foot,
or because he is going to fix up one
fine room for himself, so he won't have
to stop at a hotel when ho stays In Los
Angeles over night? We all know that
skyscrapers are an eyesore to every
city. This idea of changing laws to
accommodate the rich is poor business.
There should be only one law.
SUBSCRIBER.
Los Angelas, Cal.
WOMAN'S ALLIANCE PROTESTS
Editor Herald: At a recent meeting
of a large organization of women, a
speaker addressing the audience re
ferred to an article appearing in a
recent issue of The Herald with head
lines something like this: "She Loves
Noodles and Dancing," and then in a
humorous vein telling of a young girl's j
disappearance from home and of her
mother's appeal to the police for help
in finding her.
It may be the article escaped the
censorship of the city editor—we hope
so—but in the heart of every mother
present there arose a protest that such
a tragedy should be exposed to pub
licity and ridicule, because it only
added sorrow and disgrace to a case
sad enough and might deter other
mothers from seeking the help of the
officers of the law whose duty it is
to rescue and protect as well as to
prosecute. And wo also protest against
the matter as a whole being treated
so lightly by news reporters. There
would be' no humor in the situation if
it were your daughter or sister.
It has been said that newspapers
print only what the public demand!,
but we as part of the public wish to
protest against the publication of such
so-called "news." And furthermore,
we believe we belong to a large pro
portion of your readers who do not
desire such news, though we may be
the'first to express ourselves in a pub
lic way.
MRS. ALICE M. SECKLEK.
Secretary of the Woman's Alliance of
the Los Angeles Fellowship.
WAGES TOO LOW, SAYS WIFE
Editor Herald: Tn reply to J. F.
O'Brien, would Bay, 1 know not who you
aro or what your station in life is, but
i feel quite confident that you are
among the competent, one of those fuc
cossfui In making money off the labor
of men who are underpaid. If they
were not underpaid you would not
have so much to spend; noitlicr would
you voice the. sentiment you did in The.
Herald. You are one who would like
to make the public believe that a man
who is earning $65 for ten and a hnlf
hours' service daily (excepting two
Sundays a month) is incompetent and
not worth any more to his employer.
It is evident if such men were paid
more salary there would be less divi
dends. Do the employes or the em
ployer earn the wealth. We know
which one gets it.
As to your statement: "Unable to
regulate tier domestic affairs to fit her
income, she rails against a firm which
is not accountable for her troubles."
The Wells-Fargo company is account
able, ai are all other such concern!
which underpay their help—the men
who make the vast dividends for the
stockholders. If my husband were
paid $75 Instead of $55 the stockholders
would be shy $20 from the labor of one
man alone. They want the big divi
dends in order that they and their (the
competent*, mind you) may enjoy the
ease and luxuries which my husband
and others produce for them.
That's all right, Mr. J. F. O'Brien. I
sincerely hope you and others will con
tinue to underpay worthy men. tor
just so long as you do It will help to
increase the Socialist vote. Were you
to change tactics and pay men a liv
ing wage then, and then only, will
Socialism begin to die a natural death.
In order that more men may be
brought to see the virtues of Socialism
I am willing to make the best of $55,
for I know that just such salaries, com
bined with the high cost of living, will
ultimately spell v-1-c-t-o-r-y for the
Socialist party. A WI*E.
J,us Angeles, Cal. <
MIS* HELEN BEItTRAM
DANGERS IN CONTENTMENT
Editor Herald: In yesterday's Letter
Bex appeared a letter making refer
ence to •'incompetent" people, "success
ful" people, etc. I infer that the writer
considers men and women "competent"
who have a natural faculty for crowd
ing and getting the advantage? of their
Cefiowa, According to his views Walla-
Fargo'a Express is in no way to blame
for this woman's troubles. They have
a legal right to squeeze all the profit
they can out of her husband, regardless
of whether his family suffers or not.
Of course whether they have a moral
right or not is not to be considered, as
business and morality are entirely di
vorced even by so-called Christian
people. Ho says we are envious of
"competent" and "successful" people.
I suppose we must regard every one
who has plenty of money as compe
tent. I can cail to mind thousands of
rich women, society butterflies, who
could not earn 10 cents if thrown on
the world for support. There are also as
many thousand rich men's sons. Yet'
I suppose, they are competent, and that
is why they enjoy life's good things
in idleness.
The woman he criticises for making
complaint offers a remedy for our pres
ent state of society, so her complaints
will bring forth fruit. Woe unto us
if we had always remained contented,
trnd our lot will never improve if we
nmaln contented in the future.
JAMES JORDAN.
Los Angeles, Cal.
DEFENSE FOR MRS. EDDY
Editor Herald: The lady who wrote
the article on "Dying in Error," and
claiming Mrs. Eddy's removal from
this state of consciousness was due to
error, seems desirous to become, en
lightened upon that claim and asks
for some one, who Is not an outsider,
tn explain why all die In error. If she
will open her I3ible and read Matthew,
nineteenth chapter, sixteenth and sev
enteenth verses, she Will become wise,
j and not try to east any aspersions on
Christ's word: "And behold, one came
and said unto Him, 'Good Master, what
good things shall I do that 1 may have
eternal life'" and He said unto him,
'Why calleit thou me good?' " There In
none good, but one, that is God, but if
thou will enter into life, keep the
commandments, Christ's' death was an
error. In all my investigations, both in
the literature and coming in contact
with those who are educated up to the
standard of demonstrating the truth of
this science, nonp claim they are great
er than Christ, and as all are liable t<>
err. if we believe Christ's teachings,
and that none Is (perfect) but God. we
must accept the truth it' we follow
Christ. It would seem this correspon
dent is wonderfully prejudiced or else
ignorant when she states after all
Mrs. Kildy died in error, even though
she had made $8,000,000 out of it. This
statement alone would go to prove that
this correspondent has never been ed
ucated in Christian Science, and taught
tv demonstrate its truth, and so we
must, to be like Christ, draw the* man
tle of charity over those -who have not
a perfect understanding, and through
their imperfect understanding attempt
to mislead the public.
MRS. F.'NNY E. GREEN.
Los Angeles, Cal.
What They Say
LIBERTY IN NONESSENTIALS
Laura Jean Llbbcy snyti it is all right
for a girl to marry a man with one leg.
Romantic Kirls should govern them
selves' accordingly.—Toledo (Ohio)
Blade.
LARGE PERFORMING STAGE
A Texas man walked 800 miles to
marry a widow. That can only be
done in Texas, where there are the
distances and the widows to make
such romantic achievements possible.
—Houston Post.
SPEED IN THE SILK BUSINESS
An aviator carried $1000 worth of
silk In a biplane from Dayton. Ohio,
to Columbus, the other day, covering
the distance of sixty-five miles in six
ty-six minutes. The people who had
ordered the silk wore In a hurry for
It, otherwise tho aviator might have
dallied along the way and taken an
hour and a quarter. Get an aviator
to bring it if you must have your
silk without needless delay.—Chicago
Record-Herald.
DECEMBER 19, 19U
HOW CANAL WILL HEM
COAST SHIPPERS
ISIDOR JACOBS
SAN FRANCISCO—The era ■' whtS
lias opened to the shippers of this Htafl
in connection with the competition bfl
tween the Pacific Mall Steamship coma
pany and Hates & ' Cheßebrough via >
Panama shows In a mall degree what*
a groat future will come to this Btatfg
when the Panama canal is opened
The mere announcement, of fast tlmfl
between California points and the AH
lantlo seaboard cities by way of r\\im
a inn has resulted In reservations f<J|
all the available space on all the lindH
being taken months ahead. It Is noiß
estimated that between the Paclflffl
Mnll Steamship company and tliJ
Balis & Chesebrough line that th«l
total shipments during twelve, months!
will be close to 200,000 tons of Coli-^
fornia freight to go oast, and it Is, of
course,* expected that a considerable
quantity Will come westbound. This
does not include the enormous ton
nage via Tehuantopec, or by slow
freight through the Straits of Ma-
I gellan.
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Shippers from California vln. those
steamship lines are now able to send
poods to New York under the 40-cent
rate. A charge of 20 cents a ton for
handling is made in New York, and the
goods can be shipped as far wjqt. from
New York us Chicago, St. I.ouls nnd
throughout the entire eastern states.
New England and the middle west
ntntes lit a siivliiß from 10 to 25 per
cent in the freight, ;is charged by tho
transcontinental lines, and the time In
transit will not be very much longer
than if shipped by rail.
BOATS CHEAFBH THAN ItAir.
The Bates & Chosebrough line, how
over, lias opened up a line to Charles
ton and New Orleans with rates at ait
average of fully 30 per cent less than
if shipped by rail, and from this point
goods can be shipped west over th.j
railroad lines to a large radius of ter
ritory at considerably less than the all
rail rates.
A problem will, however, confront
the steamship companies when they
commence to haul Roods westbound
from New York and the Atlantic Fen
board, for it is apparent that our dis
tributive railroad rates in California
from the seaport cities are out of all
proportion and are nut made for the
purpose of encouraging: the distribu
tion of freights in that way. This
makes it apparent that one of the
chief causes which is retarding tin;
growth of Kan Francisco In
tion with her commercial and manu
facturing enterprises Is the question
of local rates in and out of San Fnm
cisco. The rates by the first eUi^a
lines from New York west encourage
the distribution of merchandise and
thereby build up their cities. The same
applies to territories surrounding even
largo interior cities, such as St. Louis,
Chicago and other points.
\\V can ship goods from New Yorl:
to Chicago via the first class railroad
lines at $4.40 a ton. This is a distance
of 1000 miles. To ship goods from San
Fninclsco to Fresno, a distance of 200
miles, will average over J6 a ton.
It Is therefore a self-evident fact
that one of tho chief causes that Is re
tarding the growth of' San Francisco's
commercial and manufacturing enter
prises is this question.
Announcement has just been mado
that the. Santa Fo has reduced volun
tarily its freight rates in and out o(
Los Angeles, along its entire main line.
It is alsc a fact that the railroads Irt
and out of Seattle and Portland have
made freight rates which proportion
ately are considerably less than in and
out of San Francisco, and it Is no won
der therefore that theao points can
build up trade, as against San Fran
clco. This will be more keenly felt
as the water transportation lines build
up to these other points, for already
steamship linos are talking of making
connections with the Atlantic seaborn «i
from Seattle, Tacoma, Portland and
Los Angeles, and unless we wako up
here to what Is going on we will find
ourselves still further behind in tha
procession lor freight distribution for
our merchants, producers and manu
facturers.
California Topics
It is significant that, as a result of a
harrowing experience* in municipal mis
ruin, San Francisco has adopto.l char
ter amendments abolishing party col
umns on city election ballots, for
bidding the use of party designations
after candidates' names and provid
ing also what has come to be. known
as the short ballot. San Francisco
thus places on record its opinion ot
party politics in municipal govern
ment.—Springfield Republican.
By the decision of the district court
of appeals, Abo Ruef, San Francisco's
former boss and partner of the notor
ious Mayor Schmltz, is brought one
step nearer the penitentiary to which
he has been sontenced forv fourteen
years. No one doubts that he was a
grafter and the arch-corruptionlst dur
ing Schmitz' term; the only question.
Is whether a legal technicality will bo
found sufficient to save him from go
ing to jail.—New York World.
A HEARTY LAUGH
Bclns the d*y« beat Jok« from th« >•«■
exchangea.
Prosecuting Attorney—"Your honor,
the sheriff's bull i>U|> has gone and
chawed up the court Bible."
judge—"Well, make the witness kiss
the bull pup, then. We can't uCJourn
court Just to hunt up a new Bible."—"
Lipplncott'».