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The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-04-30
AS | find Cleveland's Baking
Powder to be pure and eminently
successful in its results, l use it
exclusively in all my classes.
Mah e &1k1a16z
Francisco
January 1895. Subt Cookery IN Public Schools. Il
DISASTROUS MORNING BLAZE
Two People Badly Burned in the Weld
House Fire
Caused by Gasoline and CareIessness With Fire.
Heavy Damage and Perhaps Fatal
Burns-Firemen's Quick Work

The Weld house, on Eighth street from
Spring to Main, narrowly escaped des-
tructon by fire yesterday. John Heron
and his niece. Annie E. Turrell, were in
jured. At 1915 an alarm called the de-
partment to blaze in the second story
on Eighth street. where flames were issu-
ing in broad sheets from the bay window
room in the middle of the block. The
ladders were quickly up and the big hose
played. while the chemical engines speed
lily made the interior of the rooms cool
enough for entry.
then all the attention was given to the
sufferers who had been caught in the
flames. The interior of the two large
rooms was completely charred and the
contents were utterly destroyed, excepting
ruined trunk and a few other articles.
The hall was partly charred and much
damage was done by the flood of water.
The loss to the furniture and effects viii
be covered by the $1,000 insurance held by
the landlady, Mrs. Wagenblast. The
heavy loss on the building is covered by
insurance held by the proprietor, ]. A.
Weld. with the Prussian National. The
loss could not be properly estimated yes
terday. but Mr.. Weld thought few thou
sand dollars would cover It,
John Heron. the old man II years d,
perhaps fatally burned in the fire, lay
writhing in agony in a nearby cottage
when Herald reporter called. His niece.
Miss Anna +. Turrell, was less dangerous
ly scorched, but was in great pain. as she
rolled on her improvised couch on the
floor. DIR. G. A. Cutler was hastily sum-
moned and gave all possible relief to the
sufferers. Mr.. Heron was burned about
his legs and arms, neck and face; his
hair was scorched away and his head was
roasted in the flames. His fainting pre-
vented his inhaling flames. His flesh
was shriveled and cooked so that it had
to be held III place by the ointment and
bandages. His injuries, coupled with
the shock may prove fatal.
The niece was seriously burned about
her hands and face and her hair was
singed away but though her injuries are
grave they are not necessarily fatal. Mrs.
Wagon blast. the landlady, had her hair
singed but was not badly hurt. She re-
lated the cause of the fire. They were
cleaning a mattress with gasoline and had
Just begun pouring it when Mr.. Heron
fell in fainting spell peculiar to him.
At the same instant the gasoline became
ignited and in a binding flash the room
was abaze. She did not know what
ignited the stuff. but an oil stove stand
ing on table is supposed to be RESPONSE
BILE. In the excitement Heron was left
on the floor and before he was rescued
his clothes were fired and he was badly
burned The old man is from Indiana
and is cousin to Albert Longley, the well
known attorney.
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SAN FRANCIScO'S PREDiCAMENT

The situation that San Francisco now
finds herself in, of being absolutely with
out funds with which to pay expenses of
maintaining the fire department and sew
eral public institutions for the next two
months, is not only embarrassing but
humiliating for great city supposedly
made up of intelligent people. 1t is GER
tainly sad reflection on the capacity of
its inhabitants for f-government. Ii is
also suggestive of the fact that the policy
of cast iron restriction in the matter OF
public expenditures is not exactly what
it is cracked up to be. 1t might be better
to elect honest and competent officials
and endow them with discretion to meet
and cope with the exigencies of occasions
as they arise. This is not the first time
that the Bay city has felt the inconveni
ence of steel riveted regulations, and it is
about time she adopted a more flexible
financial system.
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THE DEBS CASE

Whether Debs is villain, anarchist,
revolutionist, demagogue, crank or pa
triot and reformer. the question involved
in his case is one of great Importance to
the American people. The case was tried
before Judge Woods of the United States
Court for contempt, the offense as charged
being the violation of a restraining order
of the court. Contempts may be com
mitted in the presence of the court or by
disobedience to process out of the pres
ence of the court.
The power to punish summarily and
without the Intervention of a jury when
the contempt is committed in the pres
ence of the court will not be denied, as it
stands to reason that the court must
have such power to enable 1t to conduct
business, and as the exercise
of such power stands approved by
long continued and universal practices,
the proceedings in such cases will not be
reviewed by a higher. The contempt
with which Debs was charged was COM
mitted beyond the presence and view of
the court if committed at all. Before he
could be punished the fact of his disobe-
dience of the restraining order had to be
established by proof. The point made,
and it is one in which the people are pro-
foundly interested, Is that the question
of his guilt should have been passed upon
by jury. Debs did not plead guilty,
but denied the charge. By that charge
his liberty was put in jeopardy for the
penalty may be imprisonment. If the
supreme court has reached the conclusion
that in such case the judge cannot hear
and decide upon the proofs without CON
sent of the accused, it has done what will
be protection against judicial malice or
Partially.
1t is not our object to reflect upon the
courts of America, but to approve what
will afford security against possible abuse
of power. Judges are human and it has
happened many times in our history that
the ermine has been prosttuted to re
venge and corruption. The tendency is
more general than may be believed by
most people, on the part of men in high
places, to enlarge their powers, and to
make their positions consequential.
Judges are not exempt from such weak
ness or vice more than other mortals. No
tyranny is more severe and unrelenting
than judicial and it is borne more com
placentIy than any other on account of
the respect and veneration which people
are taught to cultivate toward the ju-
dicia Y. Sacerdotal robes and the ermine
are regarded as emblems Of purity and JUS
tice.
The laws of a country should have for
their chief object the protection of the
citizen, and that protection cannot be
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OFF FOR SANTA BARBARA
Members and Delegates Leave for the
Session of Parliament
Who Goes, What They Will Do After They Get
There, and the Programme
for Tomorrow

This morning at 8 10 til Santa arbara
train takes a large number of members
and delegates north to the session of the
Woman's Parliament of southern Califor-
MIA. They will be driven about Santa
Barbara this afternoon, to the mission,
and to Montecito. Tomorrow morning at
10 o'clock will be held a business meet
ing; in the afternoon at there will DO
gwen addresses by Mrs. May Reese of
Santa Paula on Our Boys. and Mrs. Ell
wood Cooper on Food Authorizations. In
the evening at O'Clock Mrs. Margaret
Collier Graham of South Pasadena viii
give an address entitled Toward Altruria,'
after which there will be discussion and
music.
The following ladies will compose the
Los Angeles: Mesdames Birdsall. Sweet,
Sherman Page, Rose, Anderson. W. d.
Larrabee. Beamis, Goodwin, E. p. Clark.
Amy Brown, r. 4. Burnham, Ada ] ons-
ley, Zach Mathuss, A. M. Cridland, Ellen
Hewitt, Dick Pridham, Robert Bula,
Fred Fay, Tallard, Blanchard, Ed Wright.
North. Harriet Wadleigh, Margaret
Hughes. Mary Threlkeld. DR.. Hagan. A.
Pomeroy, W. S. Bender d. G. 0 good, J.
A. Osgood. Frank A. Gibson. h.a II. En-
derlein, Dunnell, NJ. l.. Craig, Margaret
Fette. Babcock, Stickney, Clara Yale
Morse. Holmes and DR.. Harvey.
From Pasadena will go Mrs and Miss
Hill Mrs. Cole. the Misses Lentz, DIR.
Rachel Reid, Mesdames Howard, Long
ley. G. H. Keyes. Dora Davidson. Louise
Margaret Collier Graham. Taylor. Phelps,
Rev. Florence Kollock, and Miss Collier.
From Pomona-Mesdame J. T. Brady.
Sanders. Caroline Wood, Sweet, Miner
and Thacher. IL
From San Bernardino-Mrs. +. ]. Da-
Wis.
From Santa Ana-Miss Lizzie II.
Mills.
From Orange-Miss NJ. Joslin and Mrs.
r. Il. Burnham.
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THE NEW ARBITRATION

andidate-fori Governor and Nominee
for-Senator Estee has discovered that
he is possessed OF the qualifications essen
tlal in a secretary of state. While Sec re-
tary Gresham and the Nicaraguan minis
ter have been houndering around in the
fog of the Central American muddle, the
late elephant of the Republican party of
California has discovered a solution that
is as transparent as Napa soda. He would
"force" England to arbitrate. The base
for this most remarkable and paradoxical
proposition is found in the resolutions
adopted by the Pan-A American conference
in which a sort of offensive and defensive
alliance between the United States and
the republics TO the south of us was con-
templated. Only two Obstacles stand in
the way of permitting Statesman Estee's
brilliant scheme becoming loud success.
In a fit of absent mindedness the United
States congress failed to ratify the resolu-
tions of the conference; and again it hap
pened that all the ether countries repre-
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The Herald Thanked

Editor Herald - y our firm unbiased
stand in the matter of the sanitary dondi-
ton of the county hospital deserves the
thanks of every respectable citizen. We
trust and believe that with your cooper
alton the East Side may be soon relieved
of that dreadful pest house of disease.
We desire to state that, while we don t
intend to cast any reflections on the
honesty and ability of our public officials,
we must say that it is an objectionable
shame to have such place within civ
ilized community. For them to say that
leprosy and the other dreaded diseases
are not contagious and persons afflicted
with those diseases are not going
to injure the interests and happiness
of the community is really too
preposterous; can it be that our
officials intend to establish leprosy farm
in our midst? 1t seems so indeed for
they are not over anxious to remove
the pest. and there are three lepers estab
lished i'll huts at the rear of the hospital.
We are indignant We are disguised with
the action, or more properly non action,
of the public officers and let us add. we
will never let up informing the public
and criticising the officers until we get
what public safety demands: the removal
of all things that will faint the air of our
fair city.
Again thanking you for past favors and
trusting that you will continue in this
crusade to right this terrible affair, we
remain,
EAST MAIN STREET IMPROVEMENT
ASSOCIATION.
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BEYOND M'KINLEY'S UNDERSTANDING

The idea never enters the dense McKin-
ley head that it takes two to trade; that
trade means mutual profit that profits
are the life of trade; that both we and
our customers are benefited when we ex-
change products which we do not need,
or even money which we can spare for
products that we do need and can buy to
advantage. TO the Chinese. wall patriots
all trade is loss. all commerce is calam-
Ity, all prosperity rests on monopoly and
taxes.-New York World.
The foregoing is as neat a summary of
the proposition as could be put in the
space. 1t should be painted on the rocks,
posted on the fences and tackled to the
trees, until every bourbon Mckinleyite
IN the land has had opportunity to spell
it out. What wonderful revelation it
will be to those fellows when they find
out that DEAFNESS is not preferable to
cheapness, that trade is not an evil, and
that a nation cannot tax itself rich!
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-04-30
Ancient History on a nodern Basis, According
to the Light and Conscience of One c. A.
Webster in the San Francisco Evening
Post-How the Freedom of the
Press Was INDICATED
April 4, A. D. I777

The Massachusetts legislature was in
session.
The Rev. Increase Mather was also in
session.
James Franklin, the elder brother of
Benny. was at the same time doing
something in that line himself. He was
editor of the New England Courant, a
paper published weekly, except when a
rush of job work interfered.
One day. all unconscious of the history
he was making. Editor Franklin pub
lished few stickfuls of reprint on the
subj ect of incubation, Its Uses and
Abuses How 1t Should Be Served and Its
Care in Winter.
The Reverend Increaen Mather. who
was cheap imitation of DR.. Dill. at once
objected to the stand taken by Editor
Franklin on the incubation issue and
stopped his paper.
The editor got back by sandwiching be-
tween his impassioned appeals for cord
wood IN subscriptions nttle items like
this:
What's the Mather with Increase?
He needs incubation with club, and we
are the people to do it. y
And this:
"A certain clergyman of this town who
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-04-30
He Had His Doubts

Amos Cummi ngs, according to the Wash
ignton Post, recently told this story about
Horace Greeley: ''He always called me
Asa; never could remember Amos.
One day l went out to see Greeley at
Chappaqua about some newspaper bust
ess. The old gentleman saw me coming
as he stood looking out OF the window.
and opened the door himself. Come in
here. Asa, he said, as he led me into a
fashion of parlor. | followed him into
the room, and. as | was only going to
remain moment. laid my hat gloves.
and cane on u center table. Greeley and
| had Just immersed ourselves in a talk
when Mrs. Greeley swept into the room.
The moment she entered the door her
eyes fell Indignantly or my trousseau as
I'd piled it up-hat. gloves and stck-on
the table. Then she left the room without
pausing for speech. as one who bad taught
somebody that the hall was the place for
hats and canes and similar bric-a- brac
was inclined to get a trifie hot. but
Greeley stretched out his hand in a
deprecatory way and cheered me with the
remark: Never mind her Asa; she
thought they were mine Afterwards.
however. concluded Cummings. when /
recalled what Greeley's hat looked like /
had my doubts"
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shall be nameless at present is making
remarks about us because we do not print
his sermons in full. He had better desist.
a word to the wise, etc. ~
The Reverend Increase loaned at the
mouth.
He went about and got up a petition
praying that the press contine its remarks
to phenomenal eggs, Ibsen ensilage, bean
recipes and the above mentioned cord
wood appeals.
Thus, step by step. Boston was en-
broiled in quarrel with itself that had
never been equaled since the days of the
Portia club.
The clergymen went to the Legislature
with the petition.
1t promptly passed bill prohibiting the
said James Franklin editing newspaper
in Boston.
Jim didn't know a blessing when he
saw it. fought the legislature and con-
tlnued to mention Old incubation in his
society columns.
They pulled him.
But he would not down.
He transferred his office to Ben, then
49, and made him the editor. but he
only did it after the legislature adjourned.
The paper prospered and the circulation
affidavit editor worked very hard.
The Franklins kept incubation Mather
standing ana doomed circulation with
incubation coupons.
They thus won the fight against Rev,
Mather and his crowd.
The pen is mightier (sometimes) than
the legislature.
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ADJUSTMENTS

The Orpheum-Another big house last
evening and much enthusiasm greeted
the change of bill, and except for one or
two weak spots the show was worth the
encouragement it receiv ed
Lima and Vani exchanged some verv
British jokes and repeated their acrobatic
feats of last week in the way of somer-
saults and handsprings.
Carroll and Nealy perpetrated turn
in black face. during which the air was
full OF barrel slaves, bricks. flour and
eggs. They kicked one another in the
face and executed other brainy and choice
business that sent the gallery into bowls
of JOY.
While the orchestra played waldteu-
fe waltz the air claered however, and
from that on the bill was all that could be
asked in vaudeville programme.
William Howard, the eccentric must
clan. did all the funny things he did last
week. in the same funny way, and in
stead of standing on the floor he balanced
hiself on slack wire with one foot while
he played boudurred or trombone with
equal ease.
Walter Ford and frankie Francis gave
an original comedy dramatic sketch, in
which Miss Francis did some clever COM
edy business in disguise and graceful
skirt dance in which she showed herself
to be most cOmely young woman. MI.
Ford displayed a very good and well
handled voice and although his last choice
of songs was rather gruesome and de-
pressing. he sang it and the others ex-
temely well. ~"
The Nawns again captivated the house.
Tom Naun is an artist, his makeup. fac
ial expression and whole bearing is a
capitally sustained character sketch and
his roller skating is particularly good.
The electric quartette were the gems
among the newcomers. Each with a
totally different makeup, each funnier
than any of the Others, and with voices
that blend very effectively and unsteady,
they make a strong card.
Roger Harding has tenor voice that
is tar better than many one that is
heard in more pretentious places and
he has Il keen sense of humor which helps
out the electric part of the quartette.
The Arabian acrobats, Mazuz and Abb
bacco. bring the bill to a close and dis
play even more wonderful talents and
finer work in their line than was seen
last week.
Altogether the bill is exceptionally
good 1t will run the rest of the week.
and on Wednesday. May LIST, Labor day.
there will be special holiday matint e..
Il. M. G..
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-04-30
HIS BONDSMEN MUST PAY
For Superintendent of Streets Hutchin-
sons Book Keeping
Judge Shaw Goes Carefully Over the Accounts
and Decides That There is Due
the City $4,000

Judge Shaw yesterday gave judgme at
for plaintiff in the sum of $2517.37 in the
case of the City of Los Angeles against
Superintendent of Streets E. H. Hutch
inson and others. The action was brought
upon Hutchinson's official bond and con-
sisted of two claims. one of $2969.17.
money alleged to have been received by
the SUPERINTENDENT for the city, which he
failed to pay to the treasurer; the second
for $l21399, money which the city claims
he should have collected for it and neg
lected to do.
The moneys collected and not turned
over consist OF engineers fees. printers
bills, inc idental expenses on street work
under the bond street improvement law,
and also under private contract, etc.
Among the claims of the defendants was
one for credit of 1878. which was al
legged to have been paid by Hutchinson to
Watson. his successor in Office. There
was a sharp conflict in the evidence as to
whether the payment had actually been
made or not. The court believed that the
preponder nee or evidence was upon
Hutchinson side and that the payment
had been made as alleged. But it consti-
tuted no defense to the action because the
outgoing street superintendent was not
authorized to make that payment. nor
was his successor entitled to receive It,
and therefore, so far as the city was con-
cerned. 1t was no payment at all.
By ordinance $50 it is made the duty of
city officers to pay to the city treasurer
on the first Monday of each month all the
money of the city received by him during
the previous month. If this 1878 belonged
to the city, it was Mr.. Hutchinson duty
to pay it to the city treasurer. and if it
was for printing or advertising expenses
on street work received by him, it was his
duty to pay it to the person who did the
printing or advertising. In neither case
was ii his duty to pay it to his successor.
Such payment was no protection to him
self and no release of the liability on his
bond.
A number of the claims of the city
were disallowed by the court the ground
being stated.
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Those Single Tax Pastors

To the Editor of The Herald In The
Herald of the 22d inst. | called attention
to the fact that single takers were using
"pasters. attached to letter heads and
envelopes, on which was printed an al
legged decision of the United States SUI
preme court. reading as follows: THE re-
served right of the people to the rental
value of the land must be conceded as a
condition to every deed. United States
Supreme Court. This decision would be
a complete reversal of the supreme court
in the late income tax case, in which it
was held that tax on rents is direct
tax, and therefore unconstitutional. No
one appears to know anything of the de-
cislon quoted on the paster. The half
dozen lawyers in our local single tax club
are silent. Must we then accept the n.y.
pothess that the decision quoted on the
paster was merely manufactured for prop
uganda purposes? w. H. STUART.
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The Old Man Answered

To the Editor of The Herald This
mornings paper contained q letter from
"The Old Man" | feel very sorry for
him that his lot in life has been such a
hard one. His real knowledge of woman
and her frailties" must. of course, be
gained from those women with whom he
is most intimate. He says woman sim
ply wishes to be a sweetheart, where she
can rule. She is shirk. wants all the
advantages of life and none of rhe trou-
bles or responsibilities. She is deceitful,
will do on the sly that which she openly
condemns. She is weak in Judgment.
She is hard and unforgiving, and even
vindictlve. What a character! No won
der Mr.. Editor, he signs himself 1.-The
Old Man" If he has had to spend his life
with such women. May the dear Lord
have pity on him before he dies, and
show him what noble creature a true
woman is. Yours truly, \ WOMAN.
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L. A. A. c. SPORTING EVENTS
A Pool Contest and the Coming Boxers
Night
Two Experts Play Pool and Great Contest ID
Promised Lovers of the nanIy Art.
The @Men Engaged 4

With the usual care and skill displayed
in such matters. the management of the
club has secured two spry young men of
long experience and bright reputation IN
sporting circles to appear at the club on
their next boxers night, May 18th. They
are Professor William Gallagher and JACK
Fogarty, promising fighting men and
stars of their class.
1t will be fifteen round go for points.
and at the close of the fifteenth round
decision will be given by the referee. This
contest should be by far the most excit-
ing ever given by the club. Gallagher's
ability to keep an opponent warmed up
is well known hy the admirers of the
a name for hard hitting and clever
method of escaping punishment not ex-
ceeded by any man on the coast Gala
CHER has been training for some time past
at private place near Pasadena, wnlle
Fogarty is now at San Pedro, diligently
training. The impression is that he will
not "tnd' Billy Gallagher in the ring,
and if he does his terrific blow he is ta-
nous for will tell But Gallagher was
seen at the Athletic cldb last night, and
looks in fine form for any bout even now.
He was in good humor with himself and
is onfident enough. Nv
Both men look for the outcome as one of
the great events of their lives. and a hot
contest will result. The boys are all look
ing anxiously forward to Tuesday even
ing, May 18th.
NJ Aschner. the champion pool player
of the southwest. and II. Prick. cham
pion of Southern California, will contest
for supremacy in match game of pool
on the l.. A. A. G. tables tonight at $780,
There is bet of $50 Il side and club
purse is W. Tor the winner. Aschner is
to play 100 balls to Tricks 100. Both
men are up and confident, and a great
game is looked for.