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The herald., 1897-10-17
Shyster Lawyers

The warden of one of the New York
jails recently excluded from access to
the prisoners in his charge class of law
yers whose best description is found IN
the word "shyster." His righteous act
should be followed in San Fran cisco.
The corridors of the city hall abound in
these vultures, who are prepared to take
any kind of case, do any disreputable
work, for any kind of fee. They should
not only be driven away from the jails
when not confined in them-but should
be disbarred from the shyster practice
of the noble profession which they dis
grace. In any other professionalism OF
medicine, theology, art and science
the quack, the pretender, the ignor-
anus, is vigorously discouraged and
often scourged beyond the pale of recog-
milton. Why should not this be the rule
with lawyers? The Bar association has
it we'll within it's power to purify its
membership. Violations of the code Of
honorable practice are frequent and
often brutally fragrant, but we do not
remember a time when the attorneys
of the city have taken enough interest
in the honor of the bar to drive out the
parasites and knaves who disgrace the
courts whenever they appear in them
These legal scavengers without princi-
Pile, knowing little law, depending on
sharp practice and police court pull to
earn a dishonest living, are apparently
as open and secure in their disreputabls
methods as are the most honorable and
conspicuous attorneys at the bar in up
right practice. That such conditions can
flourish undismayed and undisturbed
does no credit to honest men.-San
Francisco News Letter
The herald., 1897-10-17
Los Angeles, Oct. 16.
Importance of Tree Planting

To the Editor of the Los Angeles Her.
aid: The theory that the water supply
along the foothills is greatly Influenced
by the presence or absence Of mountain
trees is we'll established. The more
dense and extensive the forest the
slower the evaporation an0 drainage.
The SHOWS are shielded from the sun
and. held to melt slowly and, sink into
the hills.
Cut tire mountain bare Of trees and
bushes and you will see the SHOWS and
rains hasten to the valley to swell the
floods, while the springs would dimin-
ish or dry up None but the uninforTned
will dispute this.
Let any careful observer go into. the
mountain and study the subject, noting
the formation of the water sheds and
the location Of springs, anG he will re-
turn am enthusiastic advocate of timber
planting. He would also wonder why
50 little interest or concern is manifest
ed in this very important question
True the federal government and the
state authorities have made some ef-
forts toward the preservation OF for
est trees, and such efforts have been
commended by the press, but 10 united
effort has been, put forth to augment
the area Of forest by planting trees-a
scheme as feasible as it is necessary.
The indifference caConly be accounted
for by the fact that 1t Is Everybody s
business" or that the results from such
work would not be felt Immediately.
There are many thousands of acres
along the slopes Of the Sierra Madre
range on which timber may be planted
and grown. The soil is deep and fertile
as a rule, and capable Of production
This vast area is without timber, ex-
cept an occasional pine or oak, but not
for the reason that the soil is dnade-
quate. 1t may be covered with dense
forest II it is desired.
Those skilled in forestry are doubt
less informed as to the best varieties
for this locality, but II is doubtful ii
more suitable trees cap be found than
the native pine and oak. Both are
evergreen, affording dense shade and
capable of withstanding fire. There car
be no question as to their being hardy
as they are found at the submits at an
elevation Of 5000 feet. Both may be
propagated from the seed at trivial
expense The seed from the pine Is OBJ
tain.ed from the cones, each petal con-
tanning a seed. The pine tree grows
very rapidly at first. The cones anc
acorns fall in September and October.
| The Herald has. from time to time
The herald., 1897-10-17
A Valuable Institution

To the Editor of the Los Angeles Herald
correspondent writing to the New York
Sun. and expatiatng upon the rapidly dis
appearing prejudice against going to hos
pitfalls, says: II have been sick seriously
five times in my life q am now 6O). and the
first three times my wife and family would
not listen to my going to the hospital. In
each of these illnesses the expense in money
was between $3.50 and $500, not to mention
the upsetting of all our domestic arrange
ments and the wear and tear upon my wife
and daughters. my wife being sick in bed
for three weeks after I got we'll. The
fourth illness necessitated an operation
which had to be performed at the hospital,
an; when I had once fixed myself there
got the 6cctors to say that 1t would be
dangerous to move me. The reSllt was
hat an illness of six weeks was passed in
he hospital at cost Of $50, no upsettins
of the home life. careful attention. the
right kind of food served at the right time,
callers only when l should see them. and
generally speaking, such an Improvement
over the old way that made an entire
change in the opinion of my family. Last
year l had a four-weeks' attack. and the
very first day my wife carried me away to
the hospital. and after four weeks l was
out again in fine shape. and I believe at
least two weeks earlier than if had tried
10 turn my home into hospital, where all
the family had to be more or less sufferers
because I was"
The above is very applicable to Los
Angeles. where we have several admir-
able sanitariums, particularly good
among them being the Hospital OF
the Sisters of St. Vincent Ga Paul, Here
patieuats find themselves in delightful
home in the midst of beautiful erourdts
away from the dust and turmoil of the
city's streets surrounded by the purest
air and brightest sunshine. The oper-
ating room has every modern appliance
ard the sick rooms every comfort. The
good Sisters are untirng in ttsir kind
ly solicitude anG gentle miristrations
and watchful direction Of their skilled
assistants. II is an ideal place for
quiet ease and the regainirg of that
greatest of all blessin gs-health.
CARITAS.
The herald., 1897-10-17
THE AMERICAN AND ENGLISH
ATHLETES

The report that Yale varsity crew will
be coached by Englishmen during the
coming season was untrue. Bob" Cook
will be found in his usual place. AS Leh-
man will come over from England again
to coach Harvard the respective merits
of the English style as represented by
resented by Yale and the American style
as represented by Cornell are likely to
again come into competition.
1t 10 doubtful If the relative merits of
The herald., 1897-10-17
English and American athletes either

English and American athletes, either
in rowing or in other forms Of competi-
ton will ever be definitely settled by
contests between crews, teams or indi-
viduals, where the contests take place in
the home country Of one side or the
other. English athletes coming to this
country and American athletes going to
England have labored, with few excep-
tions under serious climatic disadvan-
tages. Neither side has been able to
strike an unvarying happy mean. in
which, or by means of which, they can
exert themselves to the very best ad-
vantage. This seems to be particularly
true with respect to rowing matches.
If it ever becomes necessary, in the in
terest of genuine sport, to decide, If pos
sible, beyond dispute the relative mer-
its OF American and English athletes, it
will probably be necessary for the con-
testants to go to some foreign courtry
where both will be equally and alike af
fected by the climatic conditions. In the
meantime the uncertainty is conducive
to good sport.
The herald., 1897-10-17

Justice Field recognizes the right of
the people to criticise the supreme court.
In his letter of retirement to his aaso
ciates he says: "All of our decisions
have not met with the universal ap-
proval of the American people. Yet it
is to the great glory of the people that
everywhere has been yielded a will
ing obedience to them" 1t will be time
enough to criticise the people when they
refuse obedience to the interpretat ations
Of the supreme court.
The herald., 1897-10-17
Most IneXcusable

The action of Justice Wells in perform
ing the marriage service for Doc Gran
dali at the end of the examination yes
terday was so remarkable as to nee6
some sort of explanation. The Los
Angeles morning papers comment very
severely on his course and plainly state
that he was actir,g with a criminal in
an attempt to thwart the ends of JUS
tice. There may be some facts in con-
rection with the case which have not
as yet been made public but the mat
ter as it stands seems most ieexcusa BILE
Santa Monica Outlook.
The herald., 1897-10-17
LOS ANGELES DAILY HERALD
SWORN STATEMENT CIRCULATION

SWORN STATEMENT CIRCULATION
State of California, County of Los Ange-
les.-ss.
L. NJ Holt. superintendent Of circulation
Of the Los Angeles Daily Herald, being
first duly sworn, deposes and says: That
for the five months from February l, 1897,
to June 80. 1897 Gnclusivel. the total circu-
lation of the said Daily Herald was 1890 6S5
copies being an average daily circuln-
tion of S6O4.
That the weekday circulation during the
above time was 1,071 567, being daily
average of S3O6 copies.
That the Sunday circulation during the
above time was 219059, being an average
for each Sunday of 1O,431.
L. NJ. HOLT,
Superintendent of Circulation.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
18th day of July, 1897.
FRANK ]. COOPER,
Notary Public in and for the County of
Los Angeles. State of California.
The herald., 1897-10-17
The Woman Suffra agists

The woman suffragists never know de-
feat. They are organizing again for the
coming campaign and with the expert
ences of the past to back them up they
think they may be able to capture the
next legislature. They can get prom
ises all right, but when it comes to ac-
tually landing the votes they find them
selves in the position of trying to beat
a royal flush.-Oakland Tribune.
The herald., 1897-10-17

The current issue of THE Lyceum," a
Angeles high school, is we'll up to the
enviable standard that it has previously
esta blished. The new editor-in-chief is
Charles A. Ludlow, and he is evidently
assisted by an able corps of enthusiastic
and promising young journalists.
The herald., 1897-10-17
Consistency

Vegetarian-My friends, life is as dear
to the dumb animals as to man, and it
would be impossible for me to satisfy
want that necessitates the taking of
their lives.
| Individual (pointing to vegetarian's
shoes)-Say did that calf that once
owned the hide in those shoes die a nat.
ural death?-Judge.
The herald., 1897-10-17

and the Importance of protecting the
trees now standing. and it is TO be hoped
these editorials will ultimately awaken
an interest to the end that he legislature
may be urged to action, and that So
cieties ard arbor day associations may
be formed everywhere to push this in
teresting and needful work of tree
planting. w. A. CHESS.
Monrovia, Oct 6.
The herald., 1897-10-17

The Santa Fe Railway company has
issued an elegant brochure under the
title ITO California and Back" AS the
name implies, it is descriptive of a trip
across the continent (by the Santa Fe
route, of courss), and it forms a very
attractive book. The author is Mr.. c.
A. Higgins of Chicago. A large edition
has been issued, and it will be crcula ted
extensively in the east, doing no end OF
missionary work for Southern Califor-
mia.
The herald., 1897-10-17

Good table etiquette" says the Gal
weston News, sis bound to destroy at
least "a per cent of the normal enjoyment
of meal" Texas is state where the
people do not eat pie with knife, be-
cause they do not eat pie. The News
should explain the particular cause OF
its dissa tisfaction.
The herald., 1897-10-17
Information for Patrons

When patrons Of small laundry in the
upper part of the city failed to get their
wearing apparel Saturday evening they
found the place closed, and this note pinned
upon the door:
"Closed on account Of sickness till Nom
day. I'm not expected to uve."-Utica OBJ
server.
The herald., 1897-10-17
Dreaming of the Millennium

The time is coming, and at not very
distant Gay, we hope, when politics will
be taken out Of the field. and when the
best men will be elect ted to the best and
most honorable positions. The initia-
tive and referendum and imperative
mandate is now being favored by many
Of our best men in all parties.-Escon-
dido Advocate
The herald., 1897-10-17
Reform the Order of the Dav

Reform seems to be the order Of the
day in Los Angeles The latest move
ment seems to be decision of the po-
lice commission to reduce the number
of saloons in that city to 200, no more,
no less. 1t is estimated that a present
there are no less than one saloon for
every 500 persons.-Ventura Free Press
The herald., 1897-10-17

Switzerland has a complete system of
for railroad service, iswholly under gov
ernment control. When the state pur-
chases the railroads., as contemplated
government ownership of public utili-
establish a precedent
The herald., 1897-10-17

perience the truth of the expression Of
the great dramatic poet that it Is better,
ITO range with humble livers in content,
Than to be perked up in glittsring grief
And wear golden sorrow"
The herald., 1897-10-17
A SLY Dig

The Los Angeles Herald will find
many thoughtful people who will agree
with it in its recent grave conclusi IN
that 200 saloons are quite enough for the
city of Los Angeles. and they will Won
der why the maximum might not have
been safely limited to 199.-Whittier
Register.
The herald., 1897-10-17
THE PUBLIC PULSE

(The Herald under this heading prints
communications, but does not assume re-
:ponsiblity for the sentiments expressed
Correspondents are request ted to cultivate
orevity as far as is consistent with the
proper expression Of their viewso
The herald., 1897-10-17

The Chicago Times-Herald estimates
the gold product of the western states
this year at 81, 300, 900. Colorado is cred.
tied with $24,ooO,ooO, which is $4,000, 900
too much. California isgiven $40, 100000
place, which is also little too high The
Times-Herald is getting excited for gold
standard purposes.
The herald., 1897-10-17
Holding Saloons in Check

Los Angeles certainly cannot be called
prohibition city. but the police COM
missioners recognize that the saloon is
an evil and should be held in check as
much as ssible.-Riverside Press
The herald., 1897-10-17
still Leading the Procession

Los Angeles has not lost any Of her
go-ahead spirit. She Is about to hold
an election for the issuance Of $4S9, 900
bonds for city improvements. nts.-Oakland
Tribune.
The herald., 1897-10-17
rhanksgivln. dav,s a comln.. and hapJ
Alhambra. Cal, Oct. 10. 1897.
"The Mudholes in the Street"


When We have a line of tugboats in the
swamps in ev'ry street.
Wen outrival fam'd Calcutta with Its
gaudy bamboo fleet:
How We'll drift along so sweetly past the
lamp posts on the bar
Thro broadway" Spring" "San Pedro
street" from the Plaza" out &c
Cart"
You might talk of South Sea Islands and
the comforts they have there,
OF your Zulu and your Hindoo from the
kraal and jungle lair:
But Los Angeles outdoes them when our
City Council" meet
They'll provide lfe-saving stations for the
maelstroms of the street.
Then how pleasant in the evening meath
the lectric lights aglow
To go gliding through the slush-pools
while the fetid zephyrs blow.
And your baseball won't be in it. Two and
fifty for a seat
At our afternoon regattas 'mong the duck
ponds of the street!
Oh, then come, you pleasure seekers-all
you merry-making souls;
Come-you heroes and you gallants from
the tropics to the poles.
Now's the time to show your prowess-
there is not a manly feat
Equals eXtricating ladies from the mud
holes Of the street.
T. D. S.
Los Angeles, October 16. 1897.
The herald., 1897-10-17

Wednesday nights storm was strong
hint to the city council to hurry up with
the resurfacing Of Spring and Main
streets. :.
The herald., 1897-10-17

Encouraged by their success in cavins
the district attorneys office down the
bank, the wheel of fortune gamblers
brought their paraphernalia in from the
race track yesterday evening and
opened the game at Fitzgerald's pool
room, with Preacher" Frank Burch, of
tape game notoriety. in charge. Thus
the evil effects of bad decision ramify
and the gamblers are gradually assert
ing their supremacy over law anc COCO
government. However, if the police vii!
act as they did with the tape games we
believe this nefarious gamble can be
stopped within the city limits at least
The district attorneys decision is not
final. We can get decision OF court
that may be good deal better.
The herald., 1897-10-17
THE HERALD'S MUSE
The Big Wheat Crop

4AS O46 " ACoS wy
The good time comm has got around at
last
Harvest time is over and the "corky" times
are past;
The farmer is rejoicin' and everyone's con-
tent,
And general satisfaction seems to be the
sentiment;
The mortgage will be hfted and the interest
will stop,
And everyone is talking of the
Big
Wheat
Crop.
Last year we were complainin' and feelin'
mighty blue;
The crops were only middlin', and times
were middlin' too;
The promise of prosperity seemed mighty
far away,
And prices were so awful low that farmin
didn't pay.
But now it's very different. and the farmer
is on top.
And everyone's rejoicing at the
Big
Wheat
Crop
Thanksgivln' days comm. and a happy
one twill be,
With pumpkin pie and doughnuts and tur-
key fricasee.
And all the other good things The farmer
has to eat,
With dancin' in the evenin', and cider hard
to beat.
But while were all rejoicn' We'll not FOR
get to stop
And give our thanks to Him who gave the
Big
Wheat
Crop
c. L. b.
The herald., 1897-10-17

Word comes by telegraph that Attor-
ney j. NJ. Damron, who graduated from
Los Angeles some years ago with Il
diploma 3f notoriety, was placed in
the Phoenix, Ariz., Jail yesterday, vio-
lertly insane. For some months he has
finally started out or the streets in day
light carrying lighted lantern. He was
probably looking for an honest man, and
the people Of Phoenix not being able to
stand the reflection, cast the Law Dio-
genes into jail.
The herald., 1897-10-17

who has been in the habit of carryins
everything before him Except dirD met
a decided setback at the meeting OF the
finance committee of the council yester-
day His bill for sweeping streets ths
night of the heavy rain, when he was
ordered not to go through the useless
notions was disallowed. 1t appears
also that his bills for sweeping streets
that were never swept have been ma
terially reduced through the watchful-
ness of Clerk Reed Of the health office.
The saving in this line alone is something
like $2100 year. 1t is very evident why
The herald., 1897-10-17

Congressman Barlow has wisely de-
cided to bring his recommendation for
the West Point ca6etship under civil
service rules. Candida. es will be given
a competitive examination, and the on
carrying off the highest hono.s will re-
ce.ve the appointment. The eXanlna-
ton will probably be held in this city
next summer. The date will be post
poned as much as possible. to afford as
pirants chance to prepare themselves
The examinations at West Point for ad-
mission will take place next September.
Here is a free field and no favor. and
may some ambitious boy go in and win.
The herald., 1897-10-17
CALIFORNIA OPINION

Los Angeles, October 16. 1897.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-11-04
PLENTY OF BRIAR WOOD HERE
It Grows in Great Quantities in thu
Mountain Region.

1t Grows in Great Quantities in the
Mountain Region.
In reply to an inquiry in regard to
Jriar wood suitable tor the manufacture
IF pipes, Mr.. II. II. Brimley, curator of
ne State Museum, yesterday sent Il let
.er on the subject to Commissioner
MewbOrne, in which he says:
The sample sent me is specimen Of
he enlarged stem of kalmia latifolia,
commonly known as mountain ivy o.
aurel. This wood is used in the manu-
facture of briar root pipes, and grows
extensively all through the mountain re-
zion of North Carolina. Any Of the
mountain counties of the State can pro-
Jaby supply sufficient 'old stock to
meet requirements, and that in any
quantity. Mr.. w. w. Ashe, forestry ex-
cert on the State Geological Survey,
ellis me that perhaps Mitchell, Haywood,
Swain, and Jackson counties would be
he most available for its export.
There is a specimen of kalmia lati-
Ola, commonly called mountain ivy, 3ft.
in. by lift. in. in the North Carolina
State Museum"
This means much to North Carolina.
The wood is very valuable, and for
ong time the great pipe manufacturers
nave been buying it from foreign coun-
.ries. Mr.. Mewborne hopes to open up
4 market for it in this State.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-11-04
-FOUR MILLIONS INVELVED.
Claims to st. Paul Land Before the
Supreme Court.


In tie Supreme Court of the United
States Tuesday morning the case of Eli
Zah"th NetZel ct al vs.. the Minnesota
transfer Halfway Company was called
and set for argument later in the term,
Senator G X. DAYS appearing for the
appellees and Philip w. Averitt and
Col. John w. HinSdale, Of Raleigh, for
the appellants.
In amount involved, this is one of the
most important cases on the docket. The
appellants. as widow and heirs-at-law of
Jacob kemsen, claim title to 100 acres
of land III the heart of st. Paul, Mimi,
of the estimated value of $4,000,000.
The case is novel. as the appellants
claim that the defendants could take no
title in the lands they have occupied
since 1S4S, because the act of Congress
of 1917. which has never been construed,
and under which the land warrant on
which their land was located, was is
sued, provided that no assignment or sale
of it can be valid unless made by a de-
cree of an orphans court, hich they
claim was never made in their case.
The claimants for many years were
under dsa bilities. 1t is not pretended
that the suit is barred by the statute OF
limitation: but the main question is,
whether the claimants, who were ignor-
ant Of their rights until less than a year
before the filing of their bill, have been
guilty of laches.
The case will he fought vigorously by
a number OF western railways who use
the transfer company's properties.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-11-04
uATu SENTENCE COMMITTED
Negro Who Murdered IL White Man
Escapes the ,Gallows.

The >catcncc of Lunnon Haynes, a
aeglo who was convicted of murder in
the first degrtc. at the fall term, 1897,
Of Coumlus Superior court, and SEN
enced to lie hanged September n. 1897,
md, WAC was reprieved until November
!. 1897, has been committed to imprison-
uen. or lif%, Ly the Governor.
Ii explanation of this action the Gov
elnor las the following to say:
This commu alton is made at the
earnest solicitation of Solicitor Seawall,
who prosecuted and cert.fies that the
doomed boy has no conception of the
.einousneSs Of his crime, being little re-
moved from an IDIOT. He was unQues-
t;onably tie willing tool of his accessory
and entirely suhservlent 10 his Will; aui
of the trial judge. Mclver, who cert1-
fees that as the mouthpiece of the law,
passed the death sentence; but | do
not think lie ought to tie hung; and as
far as | have been able to learn, this is
he prevailing sentiment of the best peo-
PIE in and around Whitevil.e. | there
toIe most earnestly recommend that the
prayer of the petitioners lie granted; by
Or. J. +. FarIeli, superintendent of
Health Of Columbus county; by the
county COMMISSIONERS, clerk OF the court
and other officers; by Representative
Schulkqn; by about all the pastors and
several hundred other good citizens of
said county. all of whom are of the
opinion that the prisoner is hardly re-
spoCsib'e for his own acts; and that in
his case he was a mere instrument in
the hands of other unprincipled men, fol-
whose horrible crime this man ought
not to suffer the penalty of DEATH
Haynes was convicted of the murder
of a young man named Lee at White
vile. he was sentenced by Judge Nc
Iver at the trial last week, TO be hanged
next Friday.
AT a previous trial his uncle, jim
Haynes, was convicted of the murder
and sentenced to be hanged, but at the
second trial he turned States evidence
and was allowed to put i'll a plea OF
murder in the second degree. He is
serving term for thirty years, and was
last week taken to Whitev;lle to testi-
fly aganst~his nephew.