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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-09-24
LOSING FAITH

ME ANY eastern publications of all
N political persuasions are COM
AiA menting on the reluctance of
Republican leaders to even make def
mite promises regarding a revision of
the tariff. Most Of these express doubts
about any hope of readjustment
through that party.
There is a widespread and growing
feeling that real tariff revision, of the
brand that will really curb the power of
such piratica1 institutions as the steel
trust must come through the Demo-
cratic party. The evident intention of
the Republican campaign managers to
fry the fat from the protected trusts
during the next campaign is not par
ticularly edifying to many members of
| that party.
Among the far-sighted journals of the
east the Buffalo Courier is one which
does not believe the Republican party
will ever overhaul the tariff. 1t says:
"Why put off for three or more years
what should have been done long ago,
and what could be done by the new
congress that will assemble in Deem
Der for its first session? The only ex-
cuse made is purely partisan. The Re-
publican leaders candidly admit that
they are afraid to touch the tariff in
the face of the next presidential cam
paign because of possibly injurious
effect on their party. They INDUCED in
the same assumption in 1908, two years
after President Mckinley made his
liberal speech advocating tariff read
justment."
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-09-24
JUSTICE WITH MERCY

A TTORNEY GENERAL BONA
II PARTE is man unquestionably
- well versed in the law and is held
to be in the front rank of that pro-
fession, therefore his opinions on pun
ishment for crime will have weight.
In an address before the national
prison congress in the Chicago univer-
sity Tuesday last, he advocated maxi
ing capital crime of an attempt to
commit capital crime, though the at
tempt were failure, and that. GRIM
inal found guilty of a major offense
for the fourth time should be held to
be a capital offender and be punished
as such. The efficacy of these or other
means to prevent crime must be judged
"by their effect on the community in
diminution of crime, totally ignoring
those convicted" he said.
While this sort of thing may be good
law it would be travesty on true
justice, and in reality is but a repe-
tition of the old Judaic law of IAN eye
for an eye" etc, decked out in modern
phraseology. If there be a saving
grace at all In our present jury sys-
tenn it is that the men stand between
the accused and the cruelty of implac-
able law, and to eliminate the element
of mercy from the administration OF
criminal law would be to revert
to semi-barbarism, and undo the work
of the Christian gospel in the past
1000 years. Our present level of CIV
| ilization is due as much to the New
Testament as to Blackstone, and in
lands where the law of God, which is
mercy, is made complemental to the
law of men, which is justice, the very
highest civilization has resulted.
Lawyers disagree as we'll as doc1Drs
do. as was proved at recent session
of medical Jurisprudence society ir
Philadelphia, where the question of the
amenability OF a confirmed inebriatt
to the law for his acts while intoxt
Gated, found all the doctors on the
side of disease in the man, and there
fore no culpability, while all the law.
tyers decided for the extreme penalty
of the laws broken, and took no cog.
nizance Of contributory causes
Our jury system is faulty in the de.
tail of its work, but it serves the pur.
pose of an intervenor for mercy to tbs
accused, and while we have packed
lJuries and bought juries and juries who
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-09-24
IN FEAR, SEEKS PROTECTION
FROM THREAT OF TONG
Louis Gar Bling 3eeks Aid OF District
Attorney to Thwart 6lackmali
Plan Attributed to Hop
Sing

"If I am found dead | want you u
know who killed me-" said Louis Gal
Bing to Deputy District Attorney Guy
Eddy yesterday afternoon. Gar Bins
sought the prosecuting attorneys yester
day afternoon in a tremble OF rear ane
excitement He is the Chinese VINO loon
letter to Capt. Auble last week IL
which the leaders OF the Hop Sirg tons
threatened him with death IL he did no'
furnish them with twenty sacks or rice
for their soldiers, as they call their nlreo
assassips.
Louis belonged. to the AAop sing TONG
but lost his membership because ne ialieu
to observe religious rite The letter
received by Louis, which has been trans
lated for the police, says he will be killed
Louis is one of the few Chinese who have
appealed to the police for protection
ATTORNEY Eddy asked him If he wanted
a complaint against Su HUI Hong, Charlie
Hong. and Gee Hay, the leaders OF the
Hop Sings, who signed the note OF warn
ing Extortion was the ground upon
which the attorney could issue the COM
plant Louis studied over the mater
some time and then rejected the offer.
When asked why he did not leave town
Louis saiu he could not leave his store.
Charlie Hong is the leader of the Hop
Sings Hong denies having written the
letter.
Many Chinese who live away from
Chinatown refused to translate the letter
for the police, and it was with difficulty
that translation could be secured
An officer has been placed at Louis
Gar Bing's store to guard him, but still
he fears He says he will not give the
twenty sacks of rice required which
would assure him the protection of three
tong soldiers in his store, according to
the letter.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-09-24
LOADED CIGAR MAY
LEAD TO PROSECUTIONS
Victim, Burned and Bandaged, Asks
District Attorney to Move Against
Companions He Acucses of
Practical Joke

With his face bruised. his eyelashes
and eyebrows gone and both hands in
bandages, VIII Powers of sn East Fourth
street appeared at the police station. the
victim Of practical jokers who gave him
cigar loaded with powder.
He says he will prosecute the two COM
panions who perpetrated the trick that
nearly cost his life.
The affair occurred at 2 o'clock yester-
day afternoon at the corner of Bay street
and Santa Fe avenue, where Powers and
other hackmen were waiting for fune-
raj There came near being second
funeral. Powers says the cigar was
loaded by Daily Asgart and was given to
him by Jack Fax.
The attorneys could find no point on the
law covering such a case. The matter
was postponed until today to give time
for research.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-09-24
PREsRYTERY OF Los
ANGELES MEETS TONIGHT

The Los Angeles presbytery will open
it's fall session in Santa Ana tonight at
the Presbyterian church in that city.
1t is expected that Rev. Will A. jack
son, pastor of the Euclid Heights Pres
byterian church. Los Angeles, will receive
a call to the Orange church.
Admissions will be made from the
Santa Barbara and Topeka presbyteries
of Revs. Joseph Overton and DR.. Hand
ley, respectively.
Rev. w. B. Gantz, the new pastor OF
the Highland Park Presbyterian church,
cannot be present to conform to the rules
In being received into the presbytery'
and postponeemnt to the next meeting
OF the presbytery will be necessary.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-09-24
COMMON HONESTY

! THE crying need of the world today
| / is not so much the questionable
- attainment of spiritual heights in
daily life as the possession and appli-
cation of plain everyday common
honesty In dealings with others. The
lack of this primitive virtue is at the
base of all wrong. individual and ma
tional, and though circumstances alter
cases in details, the same impelling
force is certain to be in evidence.
| In the cases of Ruef and Schmitz the
results have been disastrous for the
men involved, but If the example of
their dishonest lives is carefully studied
by young men generally 1t will have
| served good purpose. Some men of
dishonest proclivities, in bar of judg-
ment, claim drunkenness as an excuse
for dishonesty, forgetting that thou
sands of men indulge in drink who
never feel dishonest motive in their
lives. If dishonesty is not present it
cannot show itself. Ruef nor Schmitz
used intoxicating drink, and both were
clean in private life, as that phrase is
equipped to control men and amass
wealth by honorable means, but they
were also infected with dishonesty,
begun in contact with the rabble, for
preferment, and developed as the curse
of greed grew on them.
There are scores of young men in
positions of trust who fitch an hour in
time on some flimsy pretext from their
employers and think nothing wrong is
in the act, but opportunity is all neces-
sary to make of such men the dishonest
element which eventually finds its way
into the courts and jails.
A sane man will not knowingly wrong
himself, and yet scores of men do that
very thing in everyday life by wronging
other men, on the ground that what
the eye does not see the heart cannot
grieve for" This is not a Sunday
to the all-seeing eye of that cult, but
to the eye of conscience in the man who
does the wrong. That eye sees and re-
tains the picture of the wrong, and
such wrongs finally kill or scar it and
the man is dead to honest motives
though the physical life may be excel
lent. Ruef began with 500 "retainers''
and grew by what he fed on to 100000
extortions, and now sees the error as
plainly as he might have seen it had
he cultivated honesty of purpose. in
daily life.
Scholars tell US the times are filed
with temptations unknown to our fore
fathers and that great care is necessary
to withstand them, but the history of
past and present criminal life develops
the fact that the one great deterrent
for crime in all places of trust is the
possession of plain everyday common
honesty, and to be safe man should
develop this virtue as carefully as he
would any gift nature may have en-
dowed him with. No earthquake could
possibly hurt San Francisco so much
as the lack of plain, everyday common
honesty in the lives of the men who
centralized her has done
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-09-24

A group of English scientists have
produced a remarkable growth and
also said to have carried out wonderful
experiments upon animals Has some
one really discovered H. G. Wells
Food of the Gods?
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-09-24

When the Ministers association isn't
proof against the seductive wiles of a
circus parade the wisdom of the school
board in cutting down the unavoidable
sickness" list through voluntary vaca-
ton today becomes more apparent.
enjoy it, though!
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-09-24

Those streaks of gold paint on the
walls of the mines at Goldfeld probably
didn't jar the press humorists much.
No group of men who have visited that
district care less for mere gold than
those same poets, writer's and dreamers.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-09-24

What more potent argument for the
divorcing of saloons and cafes could
there be than drunk" list of seventy
five on Monday morning? They all
"got it, at restaurants" and of course
they had warm meal with each drink.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-09-24

The smoke ordinance will come up
before a council committee on Satur-
day. Will the solons please consider
the nuisance who puffs at the bit of
rope on the rear Of the street car?
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-09-24
Found Dead in Bed

John Francis Murphy of 400 East Fifth
street was found dead in his bed yester-
day afternoon.
Murphy was 60 years of age. He had
been living for some time at the Parker
house on East Fifth street
The proprietor of the house, missing
him, the door of his room was forced.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-09-24

Who says that Chicago isn't becom-
ing moral when even the chorus girls
have the idea to such an extent that
they organize an "Anti-Johnnie league"
and ask police protection against the
Washers?
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-09-24

And now the royal keeper of the
CANNES is accused of grating. and the
"demnition bow-wows" will be the sub
ject of a rigid investigation by the
council.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-09-24

Amelia Bingham's new play is called
Lady Gogiva." If there's anything In
a name the piece probably issa take
off"
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-09-24
COUNCIL CUTS
SOME WAGES
SAVES WORST REDUCTIONS FOR
SESSION THIS AFTERNOON
FINANCE COMMITTEES REPORT
is ACCEPTED
Hundreds Of Dollars Saved Monthly
for City for Remainder Of Year
Through Passage of Re-
vsed Schedule

The city council waded into the SAL
airy rolls yesterday, fixing the pay rolls
for dozen departments in less than
an hour of actual debate.
Action of the police, fire engineers
health departments was deferred, as
more talk is expected when these come
up than regard to the other depart
ments at an adjourned session this
afternoon.
Beginning with a cut of over $500
in the supplies for the receiving nos
pital, but leaving the pay rolls stand
the council adopted the report of the
finance committee seriatim.
Save Grants Scalp
Sealer of Weights and Measures
Grant had close shave, as Councilman
Wren showed a statement that so far
the cost of the office had exceeded the
income by over 5000. Mr.. Wren said
that the job was created solely be-
cause it was promised self support
ing proposition
It developed that in September a
large gain in collections had been made
and besides Grant had at the instance
of the mayor devoted most of this
month to getting evidence against the
short weight ice drivers.
Hard fights were made by Assessor
Mallard and by Deputy Mahon, VINO
does Collector Johnsons lobbying.
Both these departments had to stand
cut and their chiefs protested.
There were minor cuts in salary IN
the civil service, building inspectors
and boiler inspectors office.
Following are the department rolls
as adopted:
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-09-24

Rescind those two shanty saloon
licenses. -Messrs. Supervisors, and start
the big aqueduct without a handicapI
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-09-24
REIMBURSEMENT

only the day before his death by
assassination, and in the course of
~ his last public utterance, Presi-
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-18
MR.. PEABODY AT rs TO I.
Favorite Players Got Mig Upset nj
New Orleans Track.

. NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 1S.-Mr. Pea
body, at 20 to l. upset calculations at
the Fair grounds by winning the first
race from the favorte, Constantia.
Lajeunesse, at Z TO 20, easily captured
the third. Favorites took four of the
events.
The first race proved big surprise
for the favorite players. They sent
Constantia TO the post favorite. but at
the end they saw Mr.. Peabody get the
verdict in easy style. The winners:
First Race.-Mr. Peabody, first: Con-
stantia, second; May Rowe. third. :
Second Race.-Ray Thompson. first;
Arch Oldham, second; Hickey, third,
Third Race. Lajeunesse, first; Brim-
mer. second; Miss Mazzoni, third.
Fourth Race.--Iack Akin. first; Fan
tastic, second; Old Honesty, third.
Fifth Race.-Goldway first; st. Noel,
second; Delmore. third.
Sixth Race-Javanese, first; Anna
Day, second: Tudor, third.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-18
Pettibonc Trial Mt Boise.

BOISE, Ida. Dec. 1S.-The prosecu-
ton in the trial of George A. Petit
bone for completely in the murder of
former Governor Steunenberg traced
the Peabody bomb from the time Har-
ry Orchard said he and Jack Simpkins
threw 1t in a creek at Wallace to Its
appearance in the courtroom here at
the Haywood trial. Corroborative evil
dence was introduced on the testimony
Of Orchard in regard to the vindicator
mine explosion, and the state proved
that the registered letter and tele-
graphic money order received by Or
chard while at San Francisco were
sent by Pettibone, facts admitted by
the defense.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-18
LAID UP WITH GRIP.
Cortelyou and Metcalf Confined to
Homes Through Illness.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-Secretary
Cortelyou is confined to his bed with
a severe attack of the grip Under the
advice of his physician he will remain
at home for at least week. His
physicians orders are imperative.
During his absence from the depart
ment Assistant Secretary Edwards will
be acting secretary
Secretary of the Navy Metcalf also
is detained at his home with an attack
of the grip, When he returned from
Norfolk, where he went with the pres
ident and party to see the battleshp
fleet start, he was compelled to take to
his bed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-18

NORFOLK, Va, Dec. 1S.-The Nor
folk wireless station was in commu-
nication with the battleship Georgia
and received the following message:
ION board battleship Georgia at sea,
10 miles south of Beaufort. n. c.;
speed and squadron formation I'M
changed; choppy sea; all we'll" The
message is the first communication es-
tablished with the fleet since early
morning.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-18
North Adams

Car Service company, dropped dead Of
heart disease soon after dining at
Clark's hotel here. Mr.. Williams was
formerly general freight agent of the
Providence and Worcester railroad
He then became general freight agent
Of the Stonington line, with an office
at Providence. Mr.. Williams was next
general freight agent of the New York,
New Haven and Hartford road until
short time ago, when he became man
ager of the New England Car Service
company.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-18
Hearty welcome Awaits Fleet.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad. Dee. Is.
The officers and crews of the Ameri-
can torpedo hotilla, which arrived here
Saturday, are finding many ways of
enjoying themselves ashore. The Off
GERS are being extensively entertained,
and many made the trip to Asphalta
lake An enthusiastic reception awaits
the fleet. There will he three days de-
voted to racing. polo, baseball and 9th
er sports. Sir Henry Moore Jackson,
the governor of Trinidad paid an Off
clal visit of welcome TO the hotilla.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-18
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

Bargain day at the YMC A today
great concert for 30 cents.
A young man to learn the job prin-
ter's trade is wanted at LIvingston's
Office.
Gummoned Ribbon Santa Clause
seals, Holly crepe, Holly Tags any
labels at Evans. 34t7
Miss Mary Kirby OF Stafford street
has returned from visit in Amster.
dam and Johnstown, N Y.
Mrs. Henry Wood of Woodford Is
spending the winter with her son,
Eugene, OF the Woodford road.
Mrs. Geo A. Wood has been visit.
ing her husbands parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. w. Wood OF Woodford.
Over twenty ladies we're in attend.
ance last night in the ladies "gym "
class held in the Y. NJ. G. A. gym
nasium.
Prizes for the highest score In the
baby duck pins will be awarded at
the Y NJ c A alleys. The high score
at present is held by Irish, II.
Mems velvet and Alligator leather
slippers selling at 40 cts, at the Ben.
nington Shoe Store, actual worth Is
cents. 35tf
Mrs N H Slade and daughter Laura
are in Troy assisting the Salvation
Army in getting Oh ristmas dinner
for poor children.
Head quarters for Christmas slip.
pers for men, ladies, boys, girls and
children at the bennington Shoe Store
and every desirable style, 35tf
Many practical and US eful gifts can
Bennington Shoe Store. Their prices
marked to fit the hard times. 35tf
Mrs. G. Newmayer has returned
from week s visit In New York. Her
daughter, Miss Mildred, who accom-
panied her will remain in the city q
few days longer.
The condition of Mrs Louise Alger,
who underwent an operation last week
at the Samaritan hospital in Troy
does not improve and she Is seriously
i'll. Mrs Alger is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs Sirreno Norton, former resi-
dents.
The Bennington Gas company may
be able to begin furnishing gas to its
customers by Friday night. When
the workmen from Waltham, Mass,
we're able to enter and inspect the
tank IL was found that seven instead of
three of the track rollers we're broken,
necessitating longer delay than was
at first expected.
Rev. and Mrs. z Clark Martin an.
nounce the engagement of their daugh-
ter, Ruth Louise, to Walter Edwin
Smith. The wedding Is to take place
the twelveth OF February in the frs,
Baptist church of Atlantic Highlands
Miss Martins father was a! one time
pastor of the First Baptist church
here. Miss Martin has many friends
here who will be undoubtedly inter
ested in this announcement.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-18

CHICAGO, Dec. 1S.-In the trial OF
Banker John r. Walsh here for alleged
misapplication Of funds Bank Exam.
liner Moxey traced through the various
banks Of the Walsh corporations trans
actions which, the government claims,
show that Walsh whenever he was IN
need Of money issued bonds. Walsh, 1t
Is alleged, then sold the bonds to his
banks at hi ot,a n:.cl.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-18
put Nonunion Men Ont.

BUTTE, Mont, Dec. 1S.-Six nonun-
ion men employed by the Bell Tele-
phone company have been deported by
mobs presumably composed Of union
men. Two linemen were taken across
the divide and left in the woods with
warning not to return. The crowd
numbered 800. A mob of 500 men
took four nonunion carpenters and Ia
borers from the new Bell building and
led them toward the Jefferson county
line. Chief of Police Wynee, with a
few men. has started in pursuit.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-18
Nominations Confirmed by Senate.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-The SEN
ate confirmed number Of nomina-
lions, including the following: George
w. Woodruff of Pennsylvania to be
assistant attorney general for the In
terror department, Charles A. Prouty
Of Vermont to be an interstate COM
merce commissioner, William Wallace
Brown of Pennsylvania to be assistant
attorney general before the Spanish
treaty claims commission.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-18
Alhnmhr. Hotel Destroyed.

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 1S.-The Al
hambra hotel here was destroyed by a
fire which threatened for time the
Academy of Music, the principal thea
ter of Richmond. The hotel was gut
ted, and the guests lost practically all
their personal belongings. The loss Is
$4,000. A policy of insurance had just
been signed when the fire broke out.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-18
Cup Defender Puritan Sold.

PROVIDENCE, X. l., Dec. 1S.--The
schooner yacht Puritan, the famous
cup defender, was sold at auction TO
William O'Connor of Fall River. Mr..
O'Connor paid $3.50 for the boat,
which was built at cost of $4,000.
The Puritan became famous when she
defeated the Genesta on Sept. IA, 1885.
Mr.. OConnor has not decided just
what he will do with her.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-18

OAKLAND, Cal, Dec. Is. - Ocean
Shore took the measure of Burleigh
in the Sausalito handicap here in an
impressive manner. He was played as
II the race was all over. and some of
the wise ones succeeded in winning
fortune. Hector was beaten off.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-18
Two Millions In Cuba.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-A rough
count of the census Of Cuba was ca
bled to the war department by Gov.
ernor Magoon showing the total popu.
lation of the island to be POPS. 2S2.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-18

NEW HAVEN, Conn. Dec. 1S.-Aft-
or fighting neck and neck through two
periods last night the New Britain
polo team forged ahead, outplayed
New Haven in the final and won to 2.