The San Bernardino County Sun from San Bernardino, California • Page 4

10) jC ji age ojt the SATURDAY MORNING emardino DECEMBER TWENTY-SIX We "Hunk It THE COLLEGE BOY HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS. Ihditoria! San IB Son As ftors See Us THAT a wave of sympathy should sweep -over America, when th of the Belgians are told, is not surprising. For of all the peoples directly or indirectly touched by f.ie great war, they have suffered by far the most severely. Rut THE SUN could not enthuse over the movement vhich likewise swept, the country, calling for food and clothing and money for the Belgians, because it doubted the advisability oi the move at the time. Later details seem to us to confirm that view.

Germany has laid a war tax of J96.0O0.000 cn Belgium, per month for 12 months. For the people of the United States to be sending food and clothing to starving and suffering Belgians while Germany is demanding $6,000,000 per month for the support of her army in Belgium, gets perilously close to the edge of us placing ourselves in the position of indirectly contributing to that impost. When the war is over and peace must come, we will have ample op portunity to help feed and clothe and rebuild what war laid waste. But we cannot dodge the conviction that the cry to "feed the starving Belgians ras slightly hysterical, causing many people to forget that charity not only begins at home, but is this winter sorely needed there. INTO THE SPOT LIGHT AGAIN.

SF IT were not for the war and the Christmas season, Harry Thaw would have broken into the front page of 10.000 newspapers this week, for the decision of the United States supreme court again makes the case famous. The court holds, in brief, that he must go back to New York to stand trial cn a charge of conspiracy to break out of Matteawan. And If the state of New York immures him there without trying him on the criminal charge, the justices intimated that Thaw might successfully appeal to the habeas corpus route for his liberty. And it would probably be just as well if he had it. The jury that acquitted Harry Thaw did not believe that he was insane at least permanently Insane.

Rather the jurors took the ground, that he killed Stanford White because his wife had suffered at White's hands, and the fact that this happened before she was his wife did not much change their notions of justification. Neither Thaw nor Evelyn Nesbit are much better than notorious, at least for anything they had done up to the time of the tragedy, and it might not be overstating it to rate that the most creditable act in his Eiore or less profligate career. PROFITED BY OUR MISTAKES. RIVERSIDE county is In the throes of a charter discussion, but the freeholders shied clear around the shoal on which our own framers went aground, namely, the method of selecting county officers. For the Riverside charter proposes that all county officers shall be elected not appointed.

They seem to still have enough confidence in ihe voters there to let them choose their own officials. There are a number of departures from the state's model for county government, the most radical one, perhaps, being the provision for a board seven supervisors. Which has much to be said in its favor. Except in tne consolidated city and county government of San Francisco, five supervisors is the rule, all over California, But a board of seven members has its advantages. THE WATER QUESTION.

LOOKS like something will come out of the court contest between San Bernardino and Riverside over the water question. The city of San Bernardino desires to stop Riverside from robbing this valley of water to the detriment of San Bernardino's supply, in fact to the detriment of the whole valley. That sort of thing has gone on long enough. Riverside asked for an armistice of five years to wait the effects of the spreading of flood waters in the upper Santa Ana basin, but San Bernardino declines the proffer unless all boring for new wells cease. Not only should our sister c'ty decline to wait another five years but Colton ought to join with her in this fight to preserve our water supply.

Why the city and county are not taking a hand in the fight we do not know but we do know it is our right pnd duty to get into the scrap. Colton Courier PALO WE VALIEY UNE TO START FEB. 1 Construction on Railroad to Blythe From Junction Is Ready to Begin. Work will be started about February 1 on a railroad to connect Blythe in the Palo Verde valley with Blythe Junction on the Santa Fe, a distance of 40 miles. The cost of construction is estimated at $400,000 and equipping at IV 000.000.

Trained railroad men, including M. Neeland, orpanlzer and builder of the Fan-American railroad, and C. II. formerly vice-president and general manager of the 'Frisco system', are backing the enterprise. John R.

Grant Canadian capitalist. Is also Interested Incorporation papers have already been taken out under the name of the California Southern Railroad company, with $400,000 capital sock, of which $44X101 Is paid ufl. The new line will give the rich Palo Verde valley its first railroad connection with the outside world. This valley contains 100,000 acres of irrigable land and is 25 miles long and from five to ten miles wide. It is bordered on the east by the Colorado river and on the west by the Palo Verde mesa, a broad table land that rises a hundred leet above the level of the valley.

It was in this valley that the first use of Colorado river water was made for Irrigation purposes. This was in the seventies, when Thomas Blythe constructed a small Intake toy cuttins through a solid granite shelf along the river. At present there are four thriving towns in the valley, Blythe, Neighbors, llannells and Palo Verde, and 100 miles of canal, in which water is distributed by gravity. Rich crops of cotton, alfalfa and barley are grown, as well as truck products and fruit. The surveys for the line have already fceen made, and contracts for gradins will be let before February J.

It is planned to complete the road early in 3 1 6. So far as possible, all grading contractu will be placed in the valley. The surveys for the line show 1ut ten miles of heavy construction. A Test For Liver Complaint Mentally Unhappy Phyrcally, Dull The Livor, sKipgish and inactive, first shows Itself In a mental states unhappy and critical. Never Is there joy In living, as when the Stomach and Liver are doing their work.

Keep you i Liver aftlve and healthy by us-Ihb IT. Kinp'a New Life Pills; they the iiowela freely, tone up your H'omm'li, cure your Const Ipnt ion and f'ti-ifv nvr Wood. -5c at Drusclst. I'lMkh-ii's Arnica Slve excellent lor 1'Ia'S. Advertisement BELGIUM RELIEF SHIP SAILS FEBRUARY San Francisco Chamber of Commerce Will Receive Cash and Foodstuff.

SAN FRAXCISCO. Be 25. Another cargo of foodstuffs -for tti relief of the women and children of Belgium will be dittpatiehed tfrom the Pacific coast In about thirty days, the sailing date from San Francisco ibeing fixed for February X. The ibig steamer Crany, tons, has ibeen chartered end iwill Soad at the following sequence (ports: Tacoma, Seattle, Portland, -Sain Franco sco and San Pedro. The north has already donaited 3OW) tons and the balance must Ibe imade of California ifoodstufts are wanted, flour, meal, rioe, ibeans, etc.

Oalifarna contributors may ehlp to ifche San Francisco chamber of commerce. The millions Of suffering and starvnig; Belgians must (be cared for until 'they can miue something iur (themselves on their desolated lands; act of humanity devolves on Ihat ipoirt of the woifld remaining neutral Jn the great conflict now raging and the neutral is responding li'berally. KEEP IT HANDY FOR RHEUMATISM. No use to squirm and wince and try to wear out your Rheumatism. It will wear you out instead.

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WWftla Passkg Alojnig THE CONQUEROR. BY KATHERINE ELSPETH HO. thou! Who cometh here across the snow? Stay Halt, and give the word! Knowest thou that none May pass this way with millions spilling blood-That hath no Bign or token of command? Who art thou what thy name Who servest? Speak! i Look, you, comrade And he is gone! He moves In majesty across the bloodied snow, Unstayed by sword nay what is this? The blado Falls broken to the ground anJ oh, his eyes! Sawest thou, that Instant as they turned With look that pierced the heart August and terrible! And in his breast He bears- a sleeping child, And that that slipped past, as we stood Amazed, and clingeth to the hem of him it is A woman. Look ye what a sight is this The dying raise them as he goes and lift Their wounds to him and cry! Hark! What cry they? "Hail, 'Prince of Hail thou, and hear!" Thou! Prince of Peace Come to thy festival of love and cheer In peaceful homes of men. What welcome thine! Smouldering hearths, razed temples, harried droves Of children and of women, and behind The cannon's night, and fields Of staring dead.

Thus comest thou To thy festival, Prince Across the plains of blood and art forgot, Rejected? Nay! Nay by these wounds that cry To thee! By dead men's eyes that stare at thee- Nay, by these barren wombs that wail to thee, And that despair that looks From old men's eyes. Rejected? Nay! Woe hath outworn our wrath anguish Our madness; lo, the shameful slain cry to thee Stay, Prince we yield! Across the hideous plti'n. We reach the blades that drank the blood of brothers Take thou and break, as this thy wrathful eyes hive broke! thou, that comest across the blood-tracUed em tonight From thy spoiled shrines in sorrow and majesty Thou long-resisted one thou Prince of Peace The dead and living hail thee To thy throne! PAROLE FROM STATE BEET STARS PiQiSON IS PRESENT Oil NELS HANSEN ICiels Hansen, sentenced an 'this city almost three year ago for klVAng Henry Ajiderson, received a anegrnlflcent Christmas present yesterday. Ite was iparoled; tfrom San QuenUn effective January 1, according to telegram received here yesterday tiby relatives. Hansen lhad served nwo years and ix months oi hts sentence when tils parole was advocated iby the state parole board as the result of Influence used 'by friends close to the state officials.

For the Tournament of Roses at Pasadena on New Year's Day the Salt Lake Route will sell excursion tickets for the early morning train on that date, good for return until January 4. Train will leave San Bernardino at 6:00 a. m. Round trip fare to either Los Angeles or Pasadena, From non-agency stations train conductors will sell tickets at excursion fares. See ticket agents for particulars.

Advertiseaient, 12-26-6t MEET PJ3 SUNDAY Well Known Local Players Comprise the Lineup For Game at Urbita. The Citrus Belt 4tare, recently organized by those prosperous Individuals, Roy Poole and Mike FirebauRh, will roake their debut at Urbita Sunday opposing the Pacific Electric club of Los Angeles. Teck, Poole, Hansen, Dorsch, Smith, Horton and others well known to local fame will compose the lineup of the Stars, while the Pacific Electric team la well known locally. Following Is the lineup of the two teams: Stars Flnley, Whlttomore, catchers; Vineyard, lh; Dorsch, 2b; Schmidt, ss: Smith, 3b; Poole, If; Teck, cf; Horton, pitcher; Boesch, rf. Paclflo Electrics Barth, catcher; Cooney, Yb; Mohler, 2b; Bouett, ss; Layne, 3b; Pippin, If; Bender, cfL; Halla, Pitcher; Airellanes, rf.

Seeds and feed at Meyer's. Adver tisemeut McCutcheon in Chicago Tribune. Weatiher Report LOS AXGELE9, Dec. 25 For San Bernardino and vicinity: iFair FORD A. CARPEXTER, Local Forecaster.

LOCAL BEFOBT. Following Is the temperature for San Bernardino, as reported by Dr. A. Johnson, volunteer observer for the weather bureau. Observations taken at 6 p.

and report covers preceding 24 hours: December December December December December December December December December December December TOI raUTGBATTOT Ma 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 December 12 December 13 December. 14 December 15 61 64 66 61 57 59 61 65 66 54 67 59 60 61 62 December 16 51 December 17 51 December 18 56 December 19 61 December 20 58 December 21 57 December 22 55 December 23 66 December 24 74 December 25 71 tzz ixnriu September October November December 1 December 4 December 5 December 6 December 7 December 8 December 10 December 11 December 12 December 16 December 17 December 18 December 20 December 21 December 22 Decemiber 23 Win 44 32 33 41 33 it 40 32 31 28 34 35 27 28 27 38 49 44 36 3S 39 43 40 42 32 .01 .91 .26 .47 .02 .05 .04 .27 .52 .12 .05 .80 .02 .15 .07 .01 Total 4.08 THE SHADOW "WILLIAM T. MARTIN The funeral service for William T. Martin will be held today, at 2 o'clock from the family residence in Highland, Rev Olson of the Highland Methodist church Interment will be In Mountain View. The Mark B.

coTTpany have charge of the UBS. EDWARD J. SMITH The funeral service for Mrs. Edward J. Smith will be held today, Saturday, at 2 o'clock from the chapel of Stephens Son.

Interment in the City cemetery. WASiriX'GTQIX, Dec. 25. Justice of the Biiiprreme court postponed until aiter Christmas action ito determine ifate of Leo If. Frank, Hinder death sentence the murder of Mary Phfiigaru, (factory S'l, HOLIDAY RATES SALT LAKE ROUTE.

Salt Lake Route will sell excursion tickets to stations in California and Nevada, on December 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30. 31, and January 1, return limit January 4. Los Angeles and return, $2 35. Long Beach and return $2.80. Comfortable steam heated trains, no crowding, leave dally for Los Angeles at 4:15, 6:00.

8:10, 11:00, a. 1:45, 4:40, p. m. Train leaving Los Angeles at 8:00 p. December 25 and January 1, will make all local stops to San Bernardino.

Advertlse- TOWN AND NEWSPAPER HAVE GROWN TOGETHER. Santa Ana Blade: An Instance of what a newspaper will do for a town tnd what a town will do for a newspaper, is shown in the Christmas number of the San Bernardino SUN, an edition of 54 pages, filled with a great array of facts and figures in regard to the growth and material prosperity of the town and county, together with a remarkable showing of high class adver- t.sing that is a credit to the enterprising citizens and business men of that city. The Christmas number of THE SUN is partially in celebration of the twentieth anniversary of the publication, though THE SUN rose out of the ruins of the old "Courier" that went on the financial rocks in 1894, and through the "Courier" THE SUN really dates back to 1867, when the "Guardian" was first published In the then frontier town of San Bernardino. The ear 1SD4 was the year of Coxey's army and the year of the great A. R.

U. btrike, and transcontinental traffic was paralyzed so that San Bernardino received no mail for over two weeks except what was carried out by stage from Los Angeles. Tliero are few but who will remember that year of tdversity and few but who will admire the nerve of Robert C. Harbison, who that fall started THE SUN and sticking to tha ship through all kinds cf lough weather has finally sailed Into the harbor of success. An Interesting feature In THE SUN'S holiday Issue is a statement by I.

II. Curtis, the man who has been its business manager for 17 years. He shows that for the year now drawing to a close THE SUN has paid out an nggregato of in salaries, and during the 17 years he has been with the puper it has paid in wages a total of. $400,000. There are few institutions in San Bernardino that have prospered more 'han THE SUN, and few that have deserved more prosperity.

SAN BERNARDINO "SUN" TWENTY YEARS OLD. Bakersfield Echo: The San Bernardino SUN has just passed Its twentieth milestone and celebrated the occasion by issuing a 54-page expansion edition which would do credit to any newspaper in the country. THE SUN is one of the livest institutions in the Orange Empire and occupies a high position in the development of the great "southwest. The anniversary number is filled from cover to cover with real live publicity matter' of the kind that compels the attention of the reader, and homeseeker, especially those in the country far away who like to learn how western newspapers do things. THE SUN has achieved a secure niche in the newspaper hall of fame as one of the best edited, newsiest and most successful papers in the country.

No small part of its success has been due to tha loyalty of employees to publishers and in token of their excellent services the anniversary edition gives four pages to tell what's what in THE SUN office and just how a big dally newspaper is kept agoing for the benefit of Its readers. "THE SUN, Founded in Gloom, Grows Into the Greatest Paper of Orange Kmpire," is one of the catchy headlines. R. C. Harbison, a veteran newspaperman of California, has been its editor for many years.

I. H. Curtis as been business manager for 17 years. Beyond a doubt THE SUN'S anniversary will be an event long remembered in San Bernardino journalism. George N.

Haven, associate editor, Is interested Kern county lands, being a frequent visitor to the Citrus Foothills colony, where he has a ranch. HAS FOUR WIVES, HE SATS, BUT NOT nVX ST. LOUIS, Dec. 25. Admitting he had four wives, but denying1 the claim of the fifth Leonard iBorrtbach, who says hie fls a wealthy German, ds under aTrest here.

The (police lot Hobofken, X. requested this action. Miss Fannie AViederer of 'St. Louis, with whom he liad! Ibeen, corresponding Opera House Pictures gave information that aided lnt his capture. Miss aiairtha Mueller of lloboken charged 'that Hambsuch, married her five weeks algo 4r Hoboken.

This Ihe denies. The wives ihe admits are Katlvleen Fell-hauser, Stnausfoung, Germany; Anna Koehler, Clulcaisv, jnairrled at WaiUlkegan; Illinois, last August; Anne Snellen, Hoboken, N. and Rose fiitettlna, married in Chicago two weeks ago. gladys hanson Tonight, Matinee 4The Straight Road" HARLEM HUT SPRINGS Friday, Saturday and Sunday, January 1, 2 and 3 First Annual Road "Race of the Junior Auto Association of America. Leave Los Angeles January 1 at 8 a.

arrive at Harlem Springs about 11 a. m. President J. A. Blaisdcll of Pomona College Will Address Y.

M. C. A. Meeting Sunday, Dec. 27, 3:30 p.

m. Subject "Great Motives for Great Living" Special Music by AMPHION MALE QUARTET, of S. Kendall, Tenor and Director. Men and Women Invited. SOUTHLAND'S GALA DAY AMERICA'S GREATEST FLORAL PAGEANT PASADENA NEWYEAR'SDAY TUT 1 FRIDAY JAIN.

1 FLORAL PARADE 10:30 A. Gorgeously Decorated Floats and Conveyances Thrilling Chariot Races SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA'S ATHLETIC MEET Greatest Annual Event Biggest of Features Special Train Leaves San Bernardino 7:15 a. m. Returning Leaves Pasadena P. Station 5:30 p.

m. PACIFIC ELECTRIC RAILWAY.