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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-02-06
< OF PROGRESS IN LAW.
Little No Change Observable for

No Change Observance AOA
thousands of Years.
Law! commonly speak of their
pioAeoN as a noble calling many
Ci'iLl Ine 5lest Of all-and fondly re-
s"iu 'ne as an exact science. To
'nelr nllIluk, e intricacies of the law
oio " lne ned jurist what higher
l,l@' llieiil0IicS to a civil engineer
0epiy nlysters and absurdly mean
'' ~ Tue 'inary man, but plain
- 'noSe the profession to
sulA9 'Nein III pathway Of justice.
lazy any 'iiiis calculated to make
INC e'oA' uey ci'i%eteel so ignOrantly
small and helpless a. ,,,ir.lod nitv
and contempt with Wi, +bo average
lawyer regards the laoo,,a indictment
denunciation of the lbniooI,ties Of
the law and the misca;o ,os oP ms
tice which they often ocC,ion
Your true disciple of Blackstone
feels that the rest Of nnkind ara
cropping in heather darknesyhen = ey
complain because a case haIons / be
decided without regard to i merits,
thrown out of court, perhapsfor the
reason that one or the other earned
counsel forgot to keep his pltdings
on straight.
However, some lawyers at leas are
beginning to realize that the rising ide
Of popular discomfort and disgust On
account Of many fragrant miscarriage
Of justice have a substantial foundt
ton in reason and common sense ant
that something ought to be done to Re
form pleadings and practice in ord7r
to expedite justice and make it NOR
certain. The dean of the Nebraska
University law school said not long
ago that the machinery of the criminal
law had almost completely broken
down and he reiterated President
Roosevelt's plan that the public should
be given at least a so per cent chance
with the criminal.
And now comes Eugene Ware, the
well known lawyer and scholar Of To-
peka, with the statement that so far
from being an exact science or pro-
gressive study, there has been no I'M
provement in the law or the practice
in the last 5000 years. 81 maintain, y
said Mr.. Ware In his address to the
Oklahoma and Indian Territory Bar
Association, that there is not a law
In our code Of legal procedure to-day
that was not IN vogue in the city OF
Nineveh 5000 years ago and which was
not used in Athens 420 years before
Christ"
A serverer Indictment Of the law as
a learned profession and Of lawyers as
devoted mainstays Of society could
hardly be imagined than that No pro
gression in 5000 years-no new meth
DDS to speed or assure Justice and
thereby promote the welfare of society
Every other branch of human industry
and department of intellectual endeav-
or has gone forward, but the law has
stood stock still.-Kansas City Jour
nal
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-02-06
THE DREAM OF YOUTH

I kui1t a long
And like the galeys OF oldI
81 tho fresh fallen
And it's bows were Respondent with crimson and gold
- ulTarks firm, Its strong and tall,
nd a gay colored pennon hight all
Of Youth a spreadi
And image Of Hope its proud hgurehead-
I kunche I one II the spring Of the
low and the unbeams were br1ghs
And I, pride youth, had no fear
he strength of gloom of the night
of riches galleys would bring
From the ands had been beforei
and spring round to spring.
And my to the shore
lungth one arka
But its mass a broken, Its bows all bareI
p bufwa growth of the
nd the longer there
for freight the drift Of the
sea foama and lain in it
Axd l mournfuIy sighed the
bright when nes heartbeat stror
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-02-06

A glittering robe and pair of wings.
And he said as he entered the Realm Of
Day:
well, this beats cucumbers, anyway -
And so the Scriptures had come to pass,
THE last shall be first and the first shall
be last"
Joseph Bert Smiley.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-02-06
Presence of Mind.

Polly-Yes, she admits that she kiss
ed him, but she says 1t was In self-de-
feRSe.
Dolly-How was that2
Polly-To keep him from kissing her.
Somerville Journal
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-02-06
Commemorative.

"I don't know how to describe this
society leader. Her figure Is monde
script"
Call her stately"
81 will. That means anything from
Rhode Island to Texas. "-LOuisvilI
Courier Journal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-02-06

When man is telling of a quarrel
he has had, and says: II said to the
other fellow" he nearly always makes
what he says a good deal worse than
1t was
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-02-06
Difficult.

"a Massachusetts, man tried 20 steal
a locomotive, but was caught with the
goods"
Eyes, it must be pretty difficult to
make tracks with a locomotive."-
Clereland Plain Dealer
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-02-06

A woman is seldom a heroioe to her
10-year-oId daughter.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-02
BETTERPOSTAGF
RATES TO BE
OFFERED

By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-At a con-
ference between Postmaster General
Lemieux of Canada and Postmaster
General Mayer of the United States in
this city today an agreement was
reached to amend the postal conven-
ton existing between the two coun-
tries in so far as it affects the trans
mission of newspapers and periodicals,
known as second-class mail matter, be-
tween the two countries.
Canada accepts the tentative pro-
posal of this country that second-class
matter mailed in one country and ad-
dressed to the other might be subject
to rate of cent for each four ounces
or fraction thereof on each bulk pack
age, prepaid by stamps affixed.
Under the previous arrangement such
mail matter has been transmitted to
destination in either country on pay
ment of the regular second-class rate,
no fiscal settlement being made on ac-
count of the difference in volume of the
mail.
The rate now agreed upon is sub
stantially the transient second-class
rate which the. individual citizens of
the United States now enjoy, the ex-
ception being that publishers of the
United States have an additional privi-
lege in mailing in bulk packages, at
the rate named, separately addressed
newspapers and periodicals intended for
delivery to subscribers at one postoffice
and the cost TO the publishers of the
United States will be at least so per
cent less than if the postal union rate
should be applied.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-02
Waves Dash Over the
Wall Outside of
HarbOr
POrtionofCity Inundated
and PradO Is Sheet
of Water
Fire Department Called Out to Save
Lives and Property in Flooded
Dstrict-All Traffic
Stopped

By Associated Press.
HAVANA, April IA portion of this
city along the water front is inun-
dated from the sea.
High waves are dashing over the
sea wall outside the harbor and many
streets are flooded.
The famous prado is a sheet of water
almost as far as the Central park.
The police are rescuing people from
buildings of one story in boats. 1t is
feared that some of the houses under
water will collapse.
The fire department has been called
out to Vedado, where the water is re-
ported to be endangering lives.
The men are saving property along
the sea front and rescuing those in
danger.
The water has put a stop to the
street car traffic between Havana ant
Vedado.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-02
Chicago Voters Face
Battle of the
Ballots
Roosevelt Takes a Hand
by Coming Out for
Busse
Election Promises to Be the Most
Bitterly Fought Of Any in
the City's His
tory
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
CHICAGO, April 1.-Chicago's street
car question, which has been before the
public for the past ten years, will be
settled at the polls tomorrow at the
|mayoralty election, if the voters adopt
by referendum vote the ordinances re-
Gently passed by the city council over
Mayor Dunne's veto, granting twenty
year franchises to the two street car
companies.
If these ordinances fail of public
adoption and Mayor Dunno, the Demo-
cratic candidate, is reelected, efforts
will be made at once, according to
Mayor Dunno, to procure immediate
municipal ownership of the street rail-
ways.
The ordinances before the people pro-
vide that the city on six months notice
may acquire the street railway system
for $50,000,000 plus the cost of rehabili-
tation, which is to be under aiken i'm
mediately under. the supervision of the
Lefty engineer. The ordinances also pro-
vide for through routes, universal trans
fers, scent fares and the paymtnt to
the city of 55 per cent of the net income.
The weather indications for tomorrow
are clear and warm and heavy ballot
is looked for.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-02
PRESIDENT BREAKS
INTO THE POLITICAL
FIGHT AT CHICAGO
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
CHICAGO, April 1.-The Tribune to-
day says:
President Roosevelt today broke his
reserve upon the Chicago mayoralty
fight and authorized the Tribune to say
to the people of Chicago that he hearth
ly desires the election of Mr.. Busse.
The presidents position is clearly and
emphatically set forth in the follow
ing dispatch from the Tribune's Wash
ington correspondent:
Washington. March 81 can wish
Chicago no better fortune than to have
Mr.. Busse as mayor, because he has
shown by what he has done as post
master that he would make one of the
best and most efficient executives any
city could possibly have"
The Tribune is authorized to state
that President Roosevelt included the
above sentence in a letter he wrote
to a friend in Chicago.
The Tribune is further authorized to
say that the president has taken the
deepest interest in Mr.. Busse's candi-
dacy. He has followed the career of
the Republican candidate for mayor
with close attention and was highly
gratif1ed at the record he made as
postmaster of Chicago.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-02
MANY OVERLOOK THAT REWARD OF $1,000
PROMINENT CITIZENS
OF THE SOUTH TRY TO
SOLVE RACE PROB ,EM

BY Associated Press.
+ ATLANTA, Ca, April 1.-Two 4
+ great movements looking toward =
4 the solution of the race problem !
!. in the south, especially In Georgia, =
!. have been launched and have =
4 gained the support of some Of the =
i most prominent men In the coun- =
!. try according to q statement =
4 made by a conference of Atlanta =
!. Evangelical Ministers association =
i today. One movement is being =
4. urged by DIR. John E. White, pas =
4 tor of the First Baptist church, =
!. who reported to the conference =
\ that it is gaining great headway. =
+ Five of the wealthiest men in i
!. the SOUTH" DR.. White stated, !
4. have put all they have back of !
!. this movement. We contemplate =
!. the organization of all the moral i
!. forces of the south in one body !
!. and the appointment of a commits I
4 sion, composed of the best and =
i most learned men of the south, to =
!. handle the problem and deal with i
4 the situation affecting the rela- !
+ tionship of the races" i
\ The other movement is being +
+ fostered by former Governor w. 4
4 j. Northen of Georgia, who has I
i been urging in speeches all over 4
y the SUdLe the eSJdDlSnmenJ OIL y
i better relations between the races. i
! The plan contemplates the selec- +
i ton of a state commission COM i
!. posed of lawyers, whose duty it !
i shall be to have the laws of the +
i state so revised as to do away 4
4 with the present objections to the 4
i legal manner of trying and pun !
i ishing persons charged with GRIM I
+ inal assault and to provide for the 4
i punishment of the leaders and !.
i members of mobs. +
o o o @ o O @ @ 100000 @ 800
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-02
NINE-HOUR DAY
DEMANDED BY
TRAINMEN
BY Associated Press.

by ASSOCldI6u II6SSs
CHICAGO, April 1.-The railway en-
ployes in the train service of the west
ern railroads have reduced their de-
mands to a nine-hour workday and the
government officials who came to Chi
cago last week to bring about a peace
able adjustment of the threatened
strike are working hard to overcome
that obstacle.
Commissioners Knapp and Neill held
an almost continuous session today
with the general managers and the
representatives of the trainmen and
conductors.
The men today signified their willing
ness to accept the wage increase Of
fered by the railroads if the managers
would grant the demand for the nine
hour workday.
The labor delegates declared that the
wage increase asked for was a minor
consideration, but that they could not
face their constituents without secur-
ing Improvements in the working con-
ditionS.
1t was learned tonight that the nine
hour demand of the firemen was what
was preventing a settlement of that
end of the labor difficulties the western
railroads are experiencing.
The firemen are standing out for the
same demands and in the event of a
strike being ordered it is said they too
would walk out.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-02
ARMED NEGROES
LOOKING FOR
TROUBLE
Rv Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
FORT WORTH, Tex, April 1.-At 1
o'clock this morning telephone mes
sage received here from Durant. /. T.,
says that an appeal had reached there
for all the deputy marshals at that
point to go at once to Gale station,
five miles away on the Missouri, Kan
sas & Texas railroad, to aid the white
people who were threatened with at
tack by a band of negroes, who had
been to Colbert and armed themselves
for the avowed purpose of avenging
the lynching of Jim Williams there
last night.
Williams was accused of attacking
Tillie Miner, young white woman.
The white people at Gale say they
have fore Of seventy-five men ready
to fight, but are without ammunition.
The negroes are said to be we'll
armed and to number 300. Help will
be sent at once.
The marshals are now forming a
posse to start for Gale.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-02
SAYS POLICE KICKED HIM
TO OBTAIN CONFESSION
By Associated Press.

CHICAGO, April 1.-Leonard Leo
pold, one of the defendants in the Mar
garet Leslie murder trial, testified on
the stand today that he had never
seen her.
He said that he had been kept in
the office of Chief of Police Collins
from o'clock on the morning of Sat-
urday until O'Clock on the afternoon
of Sunday, and that during that time
he was repeatedly kicked and throttled
by the police because he would not
admit he murdered the actress.
He said he had been denied food and
water, but was told by the police that
he could have what he wanted If he
would make a confession.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-02

1-Ruef wants sheriff to guard him.
2-says railroads can be regulated.
3-Experts to beautlfy city.
4-Drink may have caused big wreck.
5-Raffles makes meeting point.
6-Edltorlal.
City news.
9-Sports.
e--Southern California news.
1o-CIassifled advertisements.
11-Markets.
12-Would create wholesale zone.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-02
PASTOR BLOWN INTO
RIVER BY DYNAMITE
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press,
PORTLAND, Ore, April IA special
dispatch to the Oregonian from Prince
vile, Ore, says Rev. Homer N. Street
was instantly killed and blown into the
Matolis river together with his horse,
at dusk Saturday evening, by an ex-
plosion of dynamite caused by his horse
stepping on it. Particulars reached
here today.
Rev. Street had placed the dynamite
under a log, but had supposed that
coyotes had scattered the dynamite in
the open.
The accident happened in the pres
ence of his wife and children. The
body of the horse was located, but no
trace of his riders body has been
found
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-02
BANKER RECEIVES A
THREE-YEAR SENTENCE
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
WARSAW, Mo. April 1.-Major Har-
Vey W. Salmon, one Of the owners Of
the Salmon & Salmon bank. which
failed at Clinton, Mo-, June 15, with liza
bilities of $1,00000O, was found guilty
by court here tonight on the charge OF
grand larceny on the allegation that he
received deposits when he knew his
bank was in a failing condition.
His punishment was fixed at three
years in the penitentiary.
Major Salmon was formerly prominent
in the politics of his state.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-02
BAKERSFIELD VISITED
BY SEVERE STORM
BY Associated Press.

BAKERSFIELD, Cal, April 1.-Rain
began falling shortly before 5 O'clock
after a heavy sandstorm which lasted
for more than IN hour. The fall is a
heavy one and will be welcome, being
warm I'm character.
No reports have been secured from
the surrounding country. and should
the storm be felt In the mountains
a decided raise in Kern river will be
imminent.
AT o o'clock the electric current was
knocked out by the storm in Kern
River canyon and the city is in dark
ness.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-02
CH0KES WOMAN AND KILLS
MAN WHO INTERFERES
By Associated Press.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-. April 1.-Charles
G. Stanley, a commercial traveller, was
shot and killed here early today by
Wesley Christopher, 10 years of age.
Stanley heard screams for help and
found the boy in a dark alley choking
a young woman domestic.
Stanley interfered and was shot
through the heart.
Christopher was arrested.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-02
GAMBLING WIPED
OUT IN MONTANA
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
HELENA, Mont, April 1.-The Grif-
fin anti-gambling law became effective
today and as a result all games of
chances are strictly tabooed
1t is the first time since the dis
covery of gold in 1863 that nowhere in
the state can public game of faro,
roulette, poker, dice and games of ali
kinds and even slot machines be rum
All the latter were removed from
cigar stands and other Establishments
yesterday.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-02
FEAR ATTORNEY
DIED IN WRECK
w. N. Arnbrech of Mobile, Ala, Miss
ing, and Friends Think 1t Pos.
sibIe He Was Killed
at Cotton
By Associated Press.

SAN FRANCISCO April 1.-Much
worry is felt by United States Attorney
Devlin over the non-appearance here
of w. N. Arnbrech, United States at
torney at Mobile, Ala, who was to have
arrived here Saturday to appear in
connection with the case of Frank
Hoag, arrested on the charge of deal
ing in lottery tickets. Arnbrech was
due in this city on March 80. No word
has been received from him.
AS a consequence Hoag's hearing.
which was to have been held today,
was postponed until tomorrow. 1t is
regarded as a possibility that Arnbach
may have been on the train that was
wrecked at Cotton.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-02
Meets Death Under Wheels
By Assoolated Press.

WELLS, New. April IA man Civ
ing the name of A. A. Snuffer, fell un-
der the wheels of locomotive at Moor
station, east of here, yesterday and
was fatally injured, dying soon after.
He claimed to be native of Kentucky
and said he had relatives at Bowie,
Texas, but before dying said that Snuff
fer was not his real name.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-02
FIND BODY OF MAN
WITH HEAD STUCK
FAST IN THE MUD

BY Associated Press.
= OAKLAND, Cal, April 1.-With +
+ his head stuck fast in the mud and =
+ his feet upborne by the waters =
4 which otherwise covered him, the =
!. lifeless body of an unknown man =
+ was found in Lake Merritt this 4
+ morning about fifty feet from the !
4 west bank of the lake.
+ The man was about So years of =
4 age, had gray hair and a stubby =
4 gray mustache and was fairly well !
i dressed, although his hands gave =
i evidence of toll.
4 His feet were without shoes. i
\ No papers or money were found \
j on his person. y
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-02
CARPENTERS AND PAINTERS
ON STRIKE AT VANCOUVER
BY Associated Press.

VANCOUVER, b. c., April All
carpenters and painters in Vancouver
went on strike this morning and build
ing operations are at a standstill
Seven hundred and fifty carpenters
attended mass meeting this morning
when 1t was decided to strike until the
contractors agree to increase wages by
one dollar per day.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-02
sergeant griffith sentenced
BY Associated Press.

CHICAGO, April 1.-sergeant John
A. Griffin of troop l, Ninth cavalry.
who last Christmas day shot and killed
Corporal Taylor of the same troop at
Fort Sheridan, was today sentenced in
federal court to nine years and seven
months In the military prison at Fo,t
LeaVenWOrth.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-02
w. D. HEYWOOD'S TRIAL
SET FOR FIRST OF MAY
By Associated Press.

BOISE, Idaho, April 1.-At the con-
vening of Judge Woods court here
this morning the trial of William D.
Haywood, secretary and treasurer of
the Western Federation of Miners, who
is under Indictment jointly with Charles
H. Meyer, president of the federation,
and George A. Pettibone, former mem
ber of the executive committee, for the
murder of former Governor Frank
Steunenburg, was set for trial for
May l.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-02
MURDERER DIES FROM
SELF-INFLICTED WOUND
By Associated Press.

PORTLAND, Ore, April 1.-Roscoe
H. James, who last night killed Grace
N. Disney because she was walking
with another young man and who sent
a bullet into his own brain, died this
morning. Young James was the son of
G. e. James, superintendent of the
He was attending school in this city,
where he became enamored of Miss
Disney.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-02
LOCAL

Raffles visits drug stores and news
stands.
suburbs have twelve hours liquor
drouth.
Nurse accuses yard foreman OF drinking
and Cotton wreck may have been caused
through liquor.
Mayor would place limit on wholesals
liquor houses.
Council insists on two police surgeons.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-02
MANAGER OF OPERA
COMPANY MAY DIE
BY Associated Press.

BOSTON, April 1.-Charles w. Strine,
manager of the Metropolitan Opera
company Of New York, is at a hospital
in this city suffering with appendicitis
He was taken i'll last Wednesday
night and on Thursday he was oper-
ated on.
He failed to rally from the operation
and his condition was reported at noon
as extremely critical.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-02
Action Taken Before
the Supreme
Court
Curly Boss Scores Those
Who Assisted in
Prosecution
Edwin T. Earl convinees the Grand
Jury That He Knows Nothing of
Bribery Cases Now Being
Investigated
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, April lon the
eve of his trial on the charge of ex-
torting $2S,OOO from French restaurant
keepers Of this city, which is to be be-
gun tomorrow morning before Judge
Dunno in the superior court, Abraham
Ruef today asked the supreme court of
California to free him from the Gus
tody of Elisor Biggy and order him into
the charge of the sheriff, whom Judge
Dunno disqualified on the ground of
personal interest.
Ruef, by his attorneys, Messrs. Short
ridge, Ach, Fairall and Murphy filed in
the higher court an application for a
writ of habeas corpus, so exhaustive in
allegations, arguments and citations OF
authorities that it occupies twenty-one
typewriter pages and embraces sixty
two subdivisions.
Ruef sets up that his Imprisonment,
detention and curtailment of liberty
by Elisor Biggy in the house, 2S49 Fill
more street, are illegal; that his case
was in court for four months prior to
March A. and that on that date, being
indisposed, he concluded to visit the
Trocadero, suburban resort, and there
recuperate, believing on the advice of
his counsel that his presence in court
was not required owing to an appeal
taken by him to the supreme court of
the United States by means of a writ
of error granted by Superior Judge
Hebbard; that he was there arrested
without legal right; that he has ap-
Piled to Judge Dunno for admittance to
bail and been refused that he is AZ
years old, has lived in San Francisco
all his life has been engaged in the
practice of the law for twenty years,
and has large business interests at
stake; that he is constantly and
minutely watched by eight private
guards and court elisor all of them
bearing firearms, all of them employed
by Rudolph Spreckels, Francis j. Heney
and William j. Burns, and all of them
paid out of a private fund of 100000
raised and guaranteed by Spreckels.
BIames Spreckels
He also says that his indictment by the
grand jury was instigated and caused
by Spreckels, Heney and Burns; that
Spreckels, Heney and Judge Dunno are
his political enemies; that so strict is
the espionage maintained over him by
his guards that it is impossible for him
to have privacy even in conversation
with his attorneys, except by whisper
Continued ON Page Twc.)
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-02
EASTERN

President Roosevelt takes a hand In
mayoralty fight in Chicago
Prominent southern citizens launch
movements looking toward solution
of the race problem.
Texas negroes threaten to avenge the
death of one Of their number who died
at hands of mob.