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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-11-29
peoule Talked About.

People Talked About.
J. G. Blake wal found dead In bed at
Cedar Falls, Iowa, from uremic pol
eoning.
Moncure d. Conway, the distin
Euished American author, is dead id
Paris. His death a sudden and un.
expected.
Col. John s. Cooper, for many years
prominent attorney Of Chicago, is
dead. He made q brilliant record in
the Civil wal and was one Of the or.
ganizers Of the Minnesota National
park.
william +. Shiebler, who received
the 0rst message over the Atlantic
cable, sent to President Buchanan by
Queen Victoria, died in Brooklyn. He
also received the message from the
front announcing the fall of Richmond
at the close Of the Civil Mr..
0hieblss was sixty-nvs years old
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-11-29
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The police Of Guayaquil, Ecuador,
arrested several persons suspected Of
plotting against the government.
A dispatch from Talboku. Island Of
pormosa, says that q band Of outlaws
belonging TO the Aipou tribe attacked
the government oflces and killed ten
nersons. The rebels were dispersed
Nth great loss Of life.
The recent census taken In Havana
ICwa that that city has a population
3e0,20e, being an increase Of g..
- ever the census Of 1899.
PSeaident Castro is again In III
S1fn At Los Tekues, and Is confined
Sof the dime to his bed. Sonora
IN Caracas last week to nurse
lS6on1hand. i;
& koral lGtter has been issued BY
shop Brnchesl of Montreal ab-
forh1d1lng the marriage Of
Wg1eA PrUtestants IN the
s7s21X RSa1 cnfo 4fakstck. This 4 based
s6pxssasSsliso4s issuea ~ ths
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-20
MAY DIVERT FUNDS
FOR MORTAR GUN
Captain of Life Saving Corps Believes
Patrol System More Practical
Than Shooting Life
Line

Special to The Herald.
VENICE, June 19.7-As a result of in
vestigations conducted by Capt. P. M.
Grant of the life saving corps, the ar
rangements for purchasing mortar gun
for which purpose sufficient funds have
already been subscribed, may be aban-
doned If the money can be diverted with
out causing dissent, to what is now be-
lieved to be the more practical plan OF
perfecting patrol system which would
call for the employment OF one or more
life guards and the purchase of several
boats.
The employment of mortar gun, Capt
Grant asserts, is seldom practical except
In cases of distressed vessels, whereas the
principal object in view at this. time In
purchasing equipment is to provide every
thing that will be called for in aiding dis
tressed bathers. Capt. Grant does not
believe that a mortar gun is of any great
value in ,resclting persons who are help.
see or grasp a line should one be shot
over them and there is always the proba-
bility of not being able to get line neal
the spot where 1t is needed.
The installation of a patrol system
would necessitate the purchase of con-
siderable apparatus and the establishment
of relief stations at regular distances
along the beach. With the money which
at last nights minstrel performance by
the volunteer firemen, which was held as
a means of increasing the life saving ap-
paratus fund, more than $500 is now avail
able
A portion of the proceeds of the per-
formance with a substantial sum OF
money raised by private subscription, has
been placed in the hands of the widow OF
Charles P. Watson, the life saving corps
member who was drowned last Thursday
who will leave here tomorrow with the re-
mains of her husband for Courtland, N
Y, where he will be buried.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-20
ORDER MINERS TO
BREAK CONTRACTS
Federation Delegates Pass Resolution
Calling Upon Local Unions to
Abrogate Their Signed
Agreements
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
DENVER, June 19.-The convention
Of the Western Federation Of Miners
continued today the discussion of the
amendment to the constitution prohibit
ing the local unions from making labor
contracts with the operators. There
was a bitter controversy between the
conservatives who opposed .-e amend
ment and the radicals. Many locals
have contracts with the operators, the
Butte union having one for five years.
If the amendment should finally pre-
vail and become part Of the constitu-
tion after a referendum vote, all these
contracts would have to be rescinded
and much confusion would prevail.
The discussion developed over a reso-
luton introduced by Delegates Robert
Randall of Goldfeld, Nevada, union No.
220. The resolution reads as follows:
Contracts entered into with the en-
ploying classes are Of benefit only to the
former. Such contracts divide the
workers in their struggle with the ex-
ploiters; change one body Of workers
in subsection while war is being waged
upon another body; often compels one
union to scab upon another union; de-
stroys the class istinct Of the workers
by a false sense of temporary security
to cease taking an active interest in the
affairs of their organization, while such
contracts are In force and have abso-
lutely no place in progressive labor
organization. Therefore, be 1t
Resolved, by the fifteenth annual
convention of the Western Federation
of Miners, that any and all signed con-
tracts or verbal agreements for a
specified length Of time that may have
been entered into by any local union or
unions of the Western federation Of
Miners are by this convention declared
null and void" The resolution was
adopted, 945 to %.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-20
NOTES OF INTEREST
FROM LONG BEACH
Special to The Herald.

special 10 Inc Herald
LONG BEACH. June 1a-The old
schedule for local and Seaside park SER
vice was resumed this morning on the
Pacific Electric. The East First and
West Third street trips are made as
they, We're before a change was necessi-
tated by reason OF the track work being
done on Ocean avenue. Every train from
Los Angeles now runs to Seaside park.
At the drill of Company H, Seventh
regiment, last night, Corporals Burson
the rank of third, fourth and fifth SER
geant. respectively, and Privates Boyn-
ton, Taylor, Emery and Stewart were
appointed app nie6. Gorporals: Capt L. A; Paine
peared arrayed in the new olive drat
uniforms which all the men in the COM
pany are to have as the result of the
success of the recent beach camp fire
The soldiers are preparing for the COM
ing state encampment to be held near
San Francisco In July.
The charter for the new City National
bank having been approved by the
comptroller of the currency, the men be-
hind the new institution will meet short
ly, organize and elect directors. Promi-
nent in the affairs Of the new bank are
IIo F.; M Douglass, president Of Of the Ma, Va
stephen B. Green, DR.: W.. B. scheurer
and B. F. Tucker of this city. The new
bank will be located at Second street
and 3tv AmerSan msrsna aeerge Young stated
day that next week he would issue an
order to the effect that the curfew law
must be strictly obeyed. All children II
years. or under must be at home by
o'clock.
Chancellor Commander Brakeman of
the local knights of Pythias lodge has
received official notice that the Long
Beach lodge won In the recent drill con
qualified to participate. in the final con-
tests next September
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-20
MOUNTAIN SIDE
SWEPT BY FIRE
FLAMES RAVAGE WEST FORK
WATERSHED
Still Burning at Late Hour Last
Night, but Under Control by
the Government
Rangers
Pasadena Agency
II North Raymond Avenue,
Phones: Sunset 1907, Home 2124.

PASADENA, June 19.-By hard work
this afternoon men from the observa-
tory and Mount Wilson hotel saved the
watershed of the west fodk of the
San Gabriel river from being swept
clean by fire. Although the fire is still
burning at a late hour tonight it is
practically under control.
At about l o'clock this afternoon men
on Wilson Peak noticed a heavy smoke
near the foot of the Rattlesnake that
enters West Fork from Mount Wilson
Flames were soon discovered and soon
superintendent George d. Jones, Max
Church.. Allen Bixby Mr.. Hamlet and
son and Manager Beard together with
six men from the Mount Wilson hotel
were flying down the Rattlesnake trail
with shovels and sacks.
They arrived at the bottom of the
trail in time to prevent the flames from
leaping 70 the south side of the canyon
where they would have swept UP the
heavy underbrush of the north side oi
the mountain. AS it was the fire was
roaring up from the West Fork toward
Barley Flats in a fan-like volume o1
flame.
Fire Is Controlled
Fortunately there was little wind an6
with the aid of two rangers from Barley
Flats the men, after four hours hare
work, were able to control the fire or
three Sides
BY this time rangers, summoned as
soon as the fire broke out, began tc
arrive and the force from the peak
withdrew, leaving the rest of the fight
to the rangers who believed themselves
able to cope with the fire.
Late tonight the men arrived at the
top of Mount Wilson nearly exhausted
after their afternoons work. The clint
to the peak from the West Fork Is
over 60 per cent grade and the mer
almost gave up before reaching food
and shelter for the night.
The territory, covered by the fire will
measure several miles in area. COnSid-
erable heavy underbrush was burned.
The origin of the blaze is not known
certainly, but two boys who were seen
hurrying from the place are suspected
of having thrown cigarette stumps into
the dry grass at the edge of the stream
thus causing the fire.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-20
BRIEF NOTES OF
INTEREST FROM VENICE
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
VENICE. June 19.-Fully 300 couples
society ball at the pavilion, the affair
being. probably the largest attended local
social event recently held here. The
society dances, which have been held at
the pavilion every Tuesday evening since
early fall, are now looked to as the most
exclusive of functions and are highly
enjoyable. The patronesses at last even
ing's affair were Mrs. Abbot Kinney
Mrs. M. M. Merry, Miss Ella j. Slauson
and Mrs. G. Sibley.
A permanent exhibit of articles made
or manufactured in the Ocean Park dis
trict will soon be placed in the chamber
OF commerce at Los Angeles. The idea
tending the recent Made in Venice ex-
hibition held here and the expense OF
carrying out the arrangements will be
met by Abbot Kinney, who fathered the
local affair. Ernest Searelle has beer
authorized by Mr.. Kinney to accept such
articles as will complete the Los Angeles
display.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-20
WATCHMAN FIRES
At FLEEING THIEF
BUT MISSES HIM
Man Jumps Fence and
Gets Away
Police Notified Of Daring Attempt to
Break Into Several Residences
on Figueroa Street, Frus-
trated by Watchmen

Surprised at his work of breaking
into the residence of 1. H. Churchill,
2201 Figueroa street, early yesterday
morning, burglar Of the class known
as second-story men had narrow es-
cape from death. Only his quickness
in dropping from the porch saved him
from falling. victim to the aim of
Edward A. Bean, private watchman,
who had detected the robber endeavor-
ing to force an entrance into the house
Early yesterday morning Mr.. Bean
was patrolling his beat on Figueroa
street, near Twentieth, when he heard
a noise as if two boards were being
torn apart. and decided to investigate
He hastened to the rear of the house
at 2203 and stood in the shadow of a
wall, listening. While standing there
he noticed Jack Hendrickson, also a
private watchman, whose beat adjolns
his own, standing across the street.
Bean called to Hendrickson in a low
voice, but the latter did not hear him,
and. whistled. The sound of Beams
call and Hendrickson's whistle evident
ly reached the ears of the robber. A
sudden movement was heard on the
porch and, turning, Bean was just in
time to see the form of q man leaping
from the rear steps of the dwelling.
Orders, Robber to Halt
Calling to the robber to halt Bean
at once ran in pursuit. At the same
moment he drew his revolver and sent
bullet whistling toward the thief
The burglar paid no attention to the
shot, but started for the rear of the
grounds, where he jumped over low
fence and ran out on Estrela street.
Hendrickson by this time had Joined
IN the chase and with Bean followed
fast after the robber. Down Estrella
street ran the three men, the watch
men shouting at the thief to halt and
the robber redoubling his efforts to
escape.
At last the thief turned into vacant
lot, sprang over a picket fence and
escaped behind a house.
The watchmen then returned to Mr.
Churchill's residence, where it was
found that the thief had just perfected
a means of entrance when discovered
A rear window had been "jimmied,"
and had Bean not arrived on the scene
when he did 1t is probable the thief
would have been in the house within
few moments.
Earlier in the night several attempts
were made to enter houses on Hen
drickson's beat on Figueroa street, be-
tween Twenty-f1rst and Twenty-second
streets. Three houses were tried, but
none of them was entered, although
the marks of a jimmy are plainly Wis
ible on the windows of one of the
houses.
A tall man, answering closely the
description Of the thief seen by Bean,
was noticed by residents in that neigh
borhood examining the fronts of houses
earlier in the night, and it is thought
probable he was the man who attempt
ed to enter them.
The attempted robberies were report
ed to the police and detectives were
detailed to search for the robber. Or
ders were issued to the policemen on
that and surrounding beats to send in
all suspicious looking characters, but
none was arrested.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-20

be replaced by leveling Of industrial
power that would bring to each man his
own.
Morality is the law of life," he de-
clared. Men are not naturally like foxes
or wolves There will come time when
1t will be understood that the best kind of
human efficiency is that which forbids a
man to get rich at the expense of the
public good. What makes for social prog
ress is not so much the equal distribution
human species"
After the lecture an informal reception
was held at the California club, where a
banquet was served. Lee Gates, who in
troduced DIR. Adler to his audience, pre-
sided at the banquet.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-20
SAY SODA FOUNTAINS
PUT A STICK IN II
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
PASADENA, June 19.-Search is being
made for some one who will drink enough
of the soda water dispensed at different
soft drink stands in this city to prove
that it is Intoxicating. There Is a feeling
among certain church people that the
liquors under the guise Of soft drinks.
Ir an effort to prove this several advo-
Gates of the pure food and drink laws
have been seen overdrinking at the local
yet no one has been even dizzy as a re-
suit.
For several years the lid has been down
tight in Pasadena, but recently the num-
Der of bottles in alleys and along the
highways has been increasing in such
number that temperance advocates are
certain all of them are not being smug-
gied into the city. They are now looking
for the blind pig"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-20
WATER COMPANIES AGREE
TO SELL PLANTS TO CITY
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
PASADENA, June 19.-Three water
companies OF Pasadena have agreed TO
sell their plants to the city at the ori-
ginal figures named.
Mayor Thomas Farley announced today
that he had received assurance from NJ.
d. Painter, president, and d. w. Lewis,
secretary, of the North Pasadena Land
and Water company, that the company
will sell its entire holdings to the city of
Pasadena for $4,000.
This is hailed as a considerable conces-
$500 900 in bonds was voted for the ptrr-
chase of a municipal water plant the
North Pasadena company refused to sell
at any price.
The executives at the head of the Lake
Vineyard Land and Water company and
the Pasadena Land and Water company
also have agreed to sell. This means that
the companies will give up their holdings
at the same price they would have
brought two years ago plus about s7S, ,OOQ
expended in improvements since the first
offer was made.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-20
SAY KINNEY AND TRUSTEES
HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING
snenial to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
VENICE, June Observation-Disclosures the
er the city trustees will enforce their
resolutions to raze Abbot Kinney's bath
house now in course of construction on
tltssi ture is being E rapidly forwarded and In In
ouiry at the Kinney company's offfce
elicits the information that 1t is planned
To open the bath house late In July
The absence from Venice of Manager
II. r. Hanna of the Kinney company,
who has gone north ostensibly on q
q settlement between the trustees and
Mr.. Kinney has either been arrived at
or is in allegiance and that the doge's
his property has been dissipated.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-20
WILL GRADUATE BIGGEST
CLASS IN ITS HISTORY
Special to The Herald.

special TO The Herald.
LONG. BEACH, June 19-"1mpossible
is non-Amerlcan'' is the class motto of
the young men and young women who
will be graduated from the local high
school Friday night. The class consists
of thirty-seven young people and is the
largest that has ever gone forth from the
school.
In honor of the occasion the auditorium
will be profusely decorated in the class
colors black and gold, and with the class
flowers, the carnation. The motto will be
strung acdoss the stage. The program
will be as follows:
Sunshine Follows the Rain" girls
chorus. under direction of Miss Holton,
with Miss Hazel Sanders, pianist; invo-
cation, Rev. VIII A. Belts salutatory,
Jere Bowden; piano solo, Miss Edna Nc
Cabe; class address. Prof. Henry Ste
double mixed quartet; valedaictory, Miss
Prof. Albert Clayton, principal; presen-
tation Of diplomas. Rev Charles Peasee,
girls chorus; benediction, Rev. Charles
Pease. A large number of flower girls
and ushers have been chosen for the oc-
casion.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-20
TEACHERS ARE LIKELY
TO RECEIVE INCREASE

PASADENA, June 19.-Sentiment is
very strong in this city in favor of grant
ing the teachers Of the public schools a
substantial increase in salary.
ton reported in favor of general in
crease and the board of education seems
to favor it. In all probability the reor-
will indorse the committees report and
the pedagogues will receive more pay
next year.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-20
SAYS COMMERCE
CORRUPTS PEOPLE
TREND OF AMERICAN LIFE IS
SPEAKERS THEME
Or. Adler Says Modern Day Business
Success Is Too Often Erected
on an "Adamant of
Pain"

DIR. Felix Adler told an audience of
1000 assembled last evening in Choral
hall of the Auditorium building start
ling facts concerning the trend of
American life. In manner far remov-
ed from the remotest approach to rheto-
ric he considered the subject The
Morals of Business" from the point OF
history.
DR.. Adler said that the first ques-
tion to consider was whether CONNER
cial life has a deteriorating effect upon
the morals of a nation. Inasmuch as
the commercial element dominated So
ciety the question had become a para
mount Importance The question was
emphasized by the recent exposures in
the metropolis of Northern California.
-Inasmuch as political corruption was
not the parent of commercial corrup-
tion but the product of widespread
deterioration pervading business life it
came home to the people with accusing
force that the moral deteroriation had
taken place. If it could be said that
den of responsibility would be lifted
from the shoulders of American citt-
zens.
Instead of putting the sins of the
hadamant Of pain. Early fortunes
sumo the attitude of philosophic con-
cern," he said.
Fortunes Built on Pain
Using the palace of Ferrara, in which
dancing went on in the great salons
while wretches groaned In dungeons
beneath the merrymakers and quoting
Helen Hunt Jackson's poem on Joy"
he declared the house of commerce, like
the house of joy, was builded on the
"adamant of paint" Early fortunes
and piracy and the principles of past
centuries still ruled. Moreover, mod
ern commerce had been built up on the
false principle that the prosperity of
one nation naturally must be bought
by the defeat of another This false
notion of competition had grown until
there was an idea that between COM
there could be no bargain in which both
parties could be gamers. This idea was
shown in the recent newspaper talk
about the mastery" of the PACIFIC. we
perity must be built upon the "adamant
OF pain" Capitalist and employe could
both gain we believe. The old cosmic
law ruled instead OF the ethical law.
Yet bargain could be right only when
both parties gained by 1t.
Commerce Has Corrupted People
Since commerce had been pursued with
the people There had been merchant
princes whose highest ambition. was. to
contribute to the glory of the state, but
dividuai Hi gain from the idea of the social
good, deterioration was inevitable.
DR.. Adler thought that Americans had
acquired a wrong idea of efficiency. They
coveted wealth not for material enjoy
ment so much as for the exhilaration Of
doing things, bringing things to pass
'"They don't worship the golden calf" he
announced, $50 much as the man who
could make 8. hundred golden calves"
The speaker pointed out that new ma
chinery and new avenues of wealth caused
unsettled conditions of business. He
closed his address by holding out hope of
a time when the false notion of mastery,
the false principles of competition, would
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-20
FORMER PASADENA WOMAN
DIES AT Ell PAS0, TEXAS
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
PASADENA, June 19-Dr. Gideon Case
Of Los Robles avenue received a tele-
gram this morning announcing the sud-
den death at Ell Paso, Texas, of his
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Lewis j. Case.
Mrs. Case was formerly Miss Catherine
Wilson of Pasadena and she had host
of friends here who will be sadly moved
at hearing this news. The cause of death
was scarlet fever. Mr.. Case is left with
one child, boy of only months
DR.. Case left on the earliest possible
not go to the funeral, as the deceased
was buried this afternoon, the disease
being infectious.