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Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-04

whole truth, the world has in him the
strongest example of philosophic think
ing.
That is what / find as the result of
my own experience of life. If you have
studied Plato you are more likely to dc
justice to any problem of thought or
life that you may be called on to de-
eide.
"The reason for this is extremely
simple. Plato was, of course, disciple
of Socrates, but the main thing Is that
his experience of life was greater than
that of any other philosopher we know
Of He was not a mere armchair phil
osopher He lived in the most high
strung times of humanity in the Greek
state, instinct with the highest sort
of life, virtuous as well as vicious.
He went through the whole ganut
of life He was sold as a slave. He
became the friend of kings. He fought
as soldier, and lived in the greatest
intellectual centre of all times, just
few years after the greatest minds
had adorned Athens. Aristotle was his
disciple for twenty years"
Plato did not believe in any ism"
He went "the whole hog" in life and
philosophy and what he taught was,
DIR. Reich says. 'the attitude of the
philosophic mind"
buJ GldJO Is IlOI SuluClellI lOl liiS
West End. DIR. Reich said that Plato
must be supplemented with the other
great philosophers, and above all with
the experience of ones own life.
"A subsidiary aim is," he said, Ito
restore the lost art of conversation.
When have given an address on some
subject explaining Plato's views, we
shall discuss the matter in the light OF
our own experience in life. Plato,
Aristotle Spinoza, Leibniz, or Schop-
enhauer can each give you a handle,
but not the whole knife. The blade
is ones own experience in life.
mo armchair philosophy can give
you that. The armchair student is too
much of prig and pedant. He does
not live. The one advantage I claim is
that 1 have struggled for life in var
ious countries and have thereby learned
what you cannot learn from books. ]
have found myself face to face with
nothing, as the French say, in strange
lands, and have found the knowledge
of life that no erudition can give"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-04
TO PAY DOCTORS BY STATE
Plea for a Medical Service Subsidized
by Government Urged by
Eminent Physician
Special Gable to The Herald.

Special Cable to The Herald.
LONDON, March 3.-"The public
health will be nearer of achievement,
and the nations doctors bill more
easily and fully paid when there is
established a state medical service,
maintained at the public cost, and eff
cient for all calls, from whatever quar-
ter they come"
With these words DR.. William But
Ter, medical officer of health of Willes-
den and president of the Home Coun-
ties branch of the Incorporated Society
of Medical officers of Health, pleads
in a pamphlet published yesterday for
a complete revolution in the existing
methods of the medical profession.
There can be no question:" DR., But
Ter says, that present methods of pro-
viding medical attendance for the
masses have failed Of their object"
In proof of this statement he mem
tions the fact that out of about $4,000
children attending public elementary
schools in Willesden he has had re-
ported to him in one year no fewer
than 34S9 children coming from homes
infected with non-notifiabIe but COM
municable diseases.
1.-The most striking fact revealed was
that only 40 per cent of these were in
receipt of medical attendance.
''The excuse for falling to secure
medical advice is that it cannot be
afforded.
"There is but one way in which a
remedy can be effectually applied. II
is in the provision of a state medical
service, which shall absorb the MEM
bers of our profession as the public
elementary schools have absorbed the
members of the teaching profession.
1.-The medical man will be more eff
Client when ,he is left free IN nractice
his profession untrammelled by the
business and on-professional consider
ations which are inseparable from pri-
Xata nra ctice.n
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-04
Riley PLEADS
HIS OWN CASE
ACCUSED POLICEMAN HAS NO
ATTORNEYS
Board Hears Evidence on Charge of
Extorting Money From Women
and Takes Matter Under
Advisement

Deserted by his attorneys because of
their differences with the mayor, Pa
trolman NJ. T. Riley was compelled to
plead his own cause and examine wit
nesses in his case befor! the police
commission yesterday morning. Riley
is charged by Chief Auble with eX
torting money from women for police
protection. 1t was evident that Rileys
knowledge of law and rules of evidence
was not such as would permit him to
pass an examination for admission to
the bar, but the police commission
realized this and apparently did what
it could to aid him in establishing his
case, in so far as it could be done
without prejudice to either side.
The only evidence against Riley was
that of the women from whom he is
accused of having received money, and
Frank De Witt who is alleged to be
his accomplice, and who, by reason of
having confessed to extorting money
and duplicating Riley, is giving states
evidence. Riley's witnesses, all of
whom were police officers, gave him a
good character, even Chief Auble, who
preferred the charges, declaring that
prior to this trouble Riley had been an
excellent and efficient officer.
Case Under Amusement
On account of the character of the
only lightly punished, if at all. The
case was taken under advisement and
a verdict will be rendered next Tues
day.
Miss Edith Hammond of 127 West
Second street, who appeared to be in
an advanced stage of tuberculosis. was
the first witness. She testified that
Riley had come to her room several
times the night of Feb. 13 and asked
permission TO send a friend to see
her. She finally granted this permis-
sion, reluctantly, and soon Frank De
Witt appeared. De Witt, she claimed,
wore a special policeman's star and
said he was going to arrest her. She
gave him SO and her gold watch to
release her on his demand for $25, and
promised to have more for him the
next day.
Mrs. Emma Sorenson, 1885 Winthrop
street pretty, dark-eyed woman, who
has a husband at Redondo but prefers
the giddy life of the metropolis to do
mestic felicity in the seaport town, tes-
titled that Riley had introduced her to
De Witt on the street and that Ne Witt
had accompanied her homt, where he
threatened to arrest her unless she
'came through" with some money.
She gave him $3.50, she claims, So of
which she was compelled to borrow.
Frank De Witt admitted to the COM
mission that he had received money
from the WoHdn' Dut declared that
Riley was the arch conspirator. He
said that Riley had bought him the
special policeman's star and instruct
ed him how to secure the money, and
that i'm every case he turned most of
his collections over to Riley, retain
ing only small part of it for himself.
Denied by Riley
When Riley took the stand in his
own behalf he declared that he never
had instructed De Witt to procure
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-04
PEERESSES GOING IN
FOR STUDY OF PLATO
BRIDGE is ABANDONED FOR
PHILOSOPHY
Or. Emile Reich Is Advocate of New
Fad Which the Aristocraey Is Taxi
ing Up With Avidity-Why Plato
Is Chosen
Special Cable to The Herald.

Special Cable to The Herald
LONDON, March ga new phenom-
enon Is about to be witnessed In Eng
lish life.
Having tried palmistry, crystal-gaz-
ing, Christian science, bridge and party
politics, society is about to study Plato.
dozen or so of the leading women
OF the aristocracy, including the duchess
of Sutherland and the duchess of Marl-
borough, have formed q committee to
organize the philosophic movement,
and DR.. Emil Reich, the well known
historian, who lectures in the London
university is to give series of ad-
dresses at Claridge's hotel, to be fol-
lowed by discussion in which the peer
esses will take part
1t Is expected that this will be mere
ly the prelude to the formation of philx
osophic circles in other grades of So
ciety, and that the study of Plato will
before long become an established
feature of London life
1t has long been wondered what new
thing would arise to oust bridge from
it's entertainments. The answer seems
to be Plato.
Scarif1ed by various ladies who write,
and determined to show that there is a
wise set as well as a smart set, the
leaders of society have decided to set
Out OH d pHllosopHlc plISrlHldSe III
search of truth, with Plato as their
guide, and DIR. Emil Reich as their
friend.
Socrates and Plato
If it is wondered "Why Plato?" let
DR.. Reich eXpound. Plato, in DR..
Reich's view, is the one philosopher
whom we must all study if we would
put ourselves in the way of discovering
Truth.
Socrates invented a method of his
own, which was to sit about in the
gymnasium at Athens, chatting with
the young bloods," or to stroll up
and down the Athenian Piccadilly,
asking apparently irrelevant questions
of anyone he could buttonhole.
Socrates was at first regarded as a
curiosity, and later on as a dangerous
character, with the result that he was
had up before the Athenian assembly
and sentenced to a fatal draught of
hemlock.
But thanks to the literary ability
and the devotion of Plato, his disciple,
the wisdom which Socrates extracted
from mankind was amplified and en-
shrined in many books, with the result
that the West End, instead of having
to begin at the beginning, is now able
to start on it's pilgrimage with all the
pocket.
DIR. Reich yesterday explained why
society is going in" for Plato.
"The main idea is to accustom peo-
pie to take an interest in public ques-
tions of philosophy and life, and to
train their minds so as to treat such
matters adequately" he said.
Popularity of "Fad"
"a new fad, such as Christian
science, comes up, and with a super
fetal examination of it people jump to
the conclusion that it is the right thing.
They seize on ony ISM that comes
along, and imagine they have found
truth at last. Then something alse
crops up, and they jump at that in the
same way. 1t is all because they have
not trained their minds to consider
questions of life and philosophy.
"Now. while Plato did not find the
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-04

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Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-04
Denied by Riley

When Riley took the stand in his
own behalf he declared that he never
had instructed De Witt to procure
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-04
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Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-04
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Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-04
WILL INSPECT
OWENS RIVER
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
PLANS TRIP
Members Desire to FamiIiarize Them
selves With Conditions in the
Valley and the Work
Before Them

1t is probable that during the coming
week the new board of public works
and Mayor McAleer, with Fred Eaton
acting as guide, will make the trip over
the Mojave desert and along the pro-
posed conduit line to the head of the
Owens river. Mayor McAleer is ar
ranging his plans in the expectation
of being away three or four weeks.
During his absence Theodore Summer
land, president of the council, will be
mayor pro tenn.
The Owens river project is the great
est proposition the new board will have
to handle and the members admit that
their knowledge of what the city has
acquired in that valley is founded on
nothing more substantial than hearsay.
The board will be called upon to deal
with every question relating to the
bringing of the owens river water to
Los Angeles, and to eXpend sums var
iously estimated at between $23OOO,OO
and $50,000,000. Much of the work must
be done within the term of Office of the
members of this board.
Work Already Under Way
Work already is under way in the
valley. About two miles south of
Charley's butte workmen have begun
to build the big intake and are divert
ing the stream. The board of public
works will have an opportunity to OBJ
serve for itself what this intake will
be, a matter that has been easily un-
derstood by the engineers who have
taken an interest in the project but
which is not clear to the lay mind.
The board expects to spend several
weeks in the valley and will make an
even more thorough investigation than
did the council on it's recent trip.
On it's return from the Owens valley
the board will find other important
matters for it's consideration. During
its trip to the valley the council will
pass ordinances calling for bond cleo
tions for 100000 for storm drains, lat
eral sewers and bridges; 100000 for
Fairgrounds and small parks; 100000
for extensions of the fire department,
and $50,0OO for Improvements to the city
jail The contracts for this $1,1500OO
must be let by the board of public
works.
To Fix Date for Elections
The city attorney expects to make his
report on these ordinances to the coun-
Gil Monday, and that body then will
fix date for the bond elections prob
ably the latter part of this month or
the first of April
The absence from the city of the
board of public works will again tie
up public improvements for a time,
but there is so much work that the
board expects to have in readiness that
this slight interruption hardly will be
noticed. There are proposals for hun
dreds of miles of grading and gravel
ing, sidewalking and curbing, and some
asphalt paving, awaiting the action of
the board, and it is expected all this
will be released before the Owens river
trip is taken.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-04
Dangers of Cold and How to Avoid
Them

More fatalities have their origin in
or result from cold than from any
other cause. This fact alone should
make people more careful as there is
little IL any danger from a cold when
1t is properly treated in the beginning.
For many years Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy has been recognized as the
most prompt and effectual medicine in
use for this disease. 1t acts on natures
plan, loosens the cough, relieves the
lungs, opens the secretions and aids
nature in restoring the system to a
healthy condition. Sold by ali drug
gists.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-04

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Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-04

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Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-04

And every needed article will be found
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you to"buy.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-05-04

tective Bartholomew Shea % Fall River
and the following newspaper reporters:
Harry Knowles, Arthur d. Holland. Ed
ward Frost, Henry NJ. Barry and Edward
p. Tobie.
Among the witnesses called by the chief
who were excused without testifying were
Vincent X. Beatty, detective for the Con-
solidated Railroad; Councilmen Champlin
and Cady of the East Providence town
council, Rev. Edwin A. Herring and Mrs.
Edward NJ. Harris.
Detective Sheas testimony concerned
the business conducted by Mr. Nash I'm
F'al River. and some OF the other wit
nesses were asked about dealings they
had had with ,Meinhold under the name
OF Howard
The newspaper men were questioned as
to the statements appearing previous and
subsequent TO the time when the charges
and affidavits were filed
Edward e; Frost. a News reporter,
who has had several interviews with
Rev. Mr.. Cristy knows how the poll
ticians feel when they are read out
Mr. Frost was yesterday read out
of the further society OF Rev. A. b.
Cristy following the testimony given
by Mr.. Frost before the police COM
The reporter was called TO testify as
TO certain interviews with Mr.. Cristy
which he had reported for the News
in connection with the case.
Chief Matthews had a clipping OF the
reports. and summoned the reporter as
his witness. He asked the man OF
the pencil whether he had written GER
tain paragraaphs In the article and the
He was asked IL what was written
was correct report OF what Mr.
Cristy said. and the reporter said
"yes."
Mr.. Cristy then in cross-examination
asked the reporter IL he (Mr. Cristy)
did not revise the story as prepared
by the reporter, and was answered
"yes"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-05-04

did you make the, corrections in
the story as ] marked them?" asked
Yes" replied the reporter;
Have you the copyP" asked Mr'
Yes" replied the reporter, produc-
ing II and turning IL over.
you had any other interview with me?''
Eyes, several replied the reporter,
Mr.. Cristy last two or three days ago:
DO you call that an interview"
asked Mr. cristy
swered them, replied the reporter.
eff that is the way you do said Mr..
Cristy 81 shall have nothing further 20
do with you"
The episode demonstrated the "a e that
Is exercised regarding everything that Is
published in The News, showing that
the important interview with Mr.. Cristy
had been submitted 10 him after 1t was
written, and had been rvised by him in
his own handwriting before being pub
lished
Acting upon the advice OF City Solicitor
Baker the board excluded the affidavits
of Nash and Meinhold This apparently
disposed OF Mr.. Nash as a factor IN the
case and limited the testimony OF Mr.
Meinhold to what he gave orally before
the commission.
The elimination OF Mr. Nash from the
case made ii unnecessary for the chief 10
call about n dozen witnesses he had sum-
named to attack the credibility off his tes-
timony.
Mr. Meinhold admitted under cross-ex-
animation by Chief Matthews, that ne
had been fined i'm Massachusetts under the
name OF Howard. which he said he adopt
ed while on the stage on a charge of ex-
hibiting Objectionable pictures
Chief Matthews was the last witness In
his own defence. and after he had been
questioned by Mr. Cristy I'm cross-exam-
ination. the partie summed up finishing
a little before O'Clock
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-05-04

A news dispatch told of the acquittal OF
a Philadelphia former common council
man on a charge OF being interested in a
contract during his term OF office. This
recalls the facts that for l6 months a bill
for an ordinance has been in the hands OF
n committee of our own city council pro-
posing that members of the city govern
ment be prohibited from having any inter-
est in work done by the city. The council
NINA who introduced the bill, awoke few
weeks ago for sufficient length of time
to demand that the committee report the
measure. BY vote of the council the
committee was ordered TO report. II
failed to obey the order at the last regu-
lar meeting and probably will at the
meeting next Monday night.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-05-04

greatly 10 A. The closing years OF his
life were devoted 20 vain efforts to dis
cover someone related 10 him. IL is not
yet definitely known what disposition he
made OF his wealth by will or. I'm fact.
whether he made will or not. Perhaps
the chance fortune was not all a bless
ing. for IL seemed To have completely
warped the mind of the one upon whom
IL was bestowed. Unless the will shows
some fine discrimination In giving. many
will be OF opinion that Whites life was
one of the worst OF failures. He made
money, the one thing worth striving for,
and his gold was almost as heavy
weight upon him I'm his last days as pow
erty could have been He apparently i'm
dulged In no dreams of the brotherhood OF
man or of provision out OF his own
bounty for the homeless. Only the
thought. full OF despair as il was that
there was no one OF his blood To take his
wealth influenced him How different
that story OF woman who died a few
weeks ago in the same state She had by
hard work accumulated little money and
from that fund helped poor mothers
Though she died without kin there were
hundreds in her home place who had as
true tears for her as ever real mother
has had shed for her.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-05-04

French theoretical jurist hunting for
an abstract principle instead OF deal
Ing as an American lawyer with n con-
crete case at bar.
The reasons he advanced for demand
ing TO have settled first his doubt as
TO whether crime had been commit
ted instead OF settling II in the usual
way by putting some man accused on
trial' are certainly not such as CON
form to the American conception of
equality before the law. He protest
ed that II IL were conceded that n
crime had been committed n would he
necessary to call such men as Georre
B. Cortelyou and Cornelius n. Bliss and
have them produce their books" and
this would involve the chief offioera
OF practically every great financial in
stitution in the country"
What does Mr.. Jerome contend in
this declaration7 That Mr.. Bliss and
Mr.. Cortelyou and the officers OF the
great financial institutions are above
the law. and that they are exempt from
legal inquiry into and scrutiny OF their
acts In giving or receiving other peo-
pies money.
Such contention Is plainly and pal
pably un-Amerlcan. Neither promi-
nence nor wealth render any man in
this republic superior to the law. and
Mr. Jeromes assumption that either
does shows him amazingly lacking In
those prime essentials 20 the effective
and worthy administration OF his de-
partment--impartialit and fearless
ness
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-05-04
TURN ON THE LIGHT.

The original charges preferred by Rev. A. Crsy against
Chief Police Matthews have been dwarfed into comparative nsg
nhcance flight of the chief witness complainant John
Nash his subsequent explanation
that mped him disregard the subpoena served him and
thus place himself in contempt
Serious S confrons police
commission Vastly grave than the original allegations this
charge the executive head of the police department
The accused officer of entitled suspension of udg
until all the facts have been revealed calmly
atey and mpaay weighed No judged
sumar either by the public by those whom he accountable
until he has been confronted by his has been given
reasonable opportunity to disprove the accusations.
The police commission will hardly fail give Chief Matthews
this opportunity 1t is his right and be withheld 1t also
the right OF Mr. Nas though appears have acted foh
have the original give
that denied the police through
he alleges, enforced flight under threats of
But is to be remembered that the citizens of Providence also
have rights in this matter quite important and equally unden
able those of either Chief Matthews MIR Nash
Cristy
They have the right hear testimony support
and gevous charge against the who years
the head of the lawenorcng department They right
hear the testimony defence of that officer and efuaon
accusation lodged against him
This right ignored denied by the police commission
unless it prepared bear the odm gross
and unless prepared also public
that however powerful will from being
Office in ignominy and disgrace.
The question involved simply accused
officer has been guilty of that render him discipline
under the rules Of the police department whether
guilty of a serious crime
What happens is accused of driving bv threats
inducing by other duly flee
beyond the jurisdiction of the summoning court?
Is he tried behind closed doors metod
BY His trial open the world because pub
lciy of such trial safeguards both the
Interests OF the accused
The publicity should be given police
Its investigation the charge against
police chief 1t had little justification for the
into the original complaint accused
had publicly proclaimed their publicity
1t will mperi its character and its persists in
pursuing policy of secrecy.
TURN ON THE LIGHT!