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Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-29
S7OCKADE
WALLS RISE
RAPIDLY Y
HOME OF CHAIN GANG NEARS
COMPLETION
CRY FOR A NEW JAIL STILL
GOES UP
Police Officials Say First Street Build
ina Does Not Meet Wants and
Ask That New One
Be Built

On the banks of the Los Angeles
river, not far from Elysian park, there
io rapidly arising a building, the COM
pIetion of which will bring JOY to the
hearts of many.
This building is the stockade, the
home for the chain gang, begun after a
great deal of talk, discussion, argu-
ments pro and con, speeches before the
city council and impassioned appeals
to the police commissioners.
In this building will be housed the
members of the chain gang, white men,
Chinese, negroes, Mexicans, in fact
representatives of every nationality on
the face of the earth, from the dark
skinned man of the equator countries
to the light-haired denizen of the frozen
zones.
Every person sentenced to serve time
on a misdemeanor charge will take his
place, perhaps for a few days, per-
haps for many, within the cold concrete
walls of this guarded building.
Within it will often be heard the
moaning cry of the young man, SEN
tenced for the first time to pass his
three days or three months among the
outcasts of society. Within these walls
will also be heard the ribald laugh and
joke of the ole offender. the man past
redemption, who has, perhaps, served
time in all states of the union, knows
how to steal the last blanket, capture
the best cot, sit near the end of the
table first reached by victuals and the
other little tricks of the trade" un-
thought of by the average man who
has never served within prison walls.
All Crowded Together
Within these walls will be crowded
together barefaced boy. unshaven va
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-29
MANY SIGN PLEDGES
AT MURPHY MEETING

A crowd of nearly 600 people greeted
Thomas c. Murphy, son of William
Murphy and grandson of the worlds
most famous temperance advocate,
Francis Murphy, when the former
spoke at the Volunteers of America
hall on First street last night.
Many pledges were signed, among
the converts being one man who said
he was afraid to sign for fear he
could not keep his VOW. A special
prayer was offered for him, and while
the man knelt Mr. Murphy talked to
him. The man said he had been sot,
but finally signed the pledge, amid
great rejoicing, declaring he had been
given strength to keep 1t.
Mr.. Murphy's general topic was a
plea to young men. The speaker de-
clared the height of hypocrisy was for
a woman to keep intoxicating liquors
in her home and then point a finger OF
scorn at the saloon keeper or condemn
the latter for making a drunkard OF
her son.
Walter Clancy, the temperance ad-
vocate, also addressed the assemblage
Mr.. Murphy will go to Venice today
where under the auspices of the sun
day school and business men he will
deliver another temperance appeal.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-29
To Owners of
Bad Breath
FeuI Odor of Indigestion, Smoking,
Eating or Drinking Stopped at Once
With Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges
Trial Package to Prove it Sent Free

Bilious breathers, onion eaters, indi-
gestion victims, cabbage consumers,
smokers, drinkers and those with gas
on the stomach are in a class all by
themselves, distinguished by power
full bad breath.
They all breathe. and as they breathe
they whiff out odor which makes those
standing near turn their heads away
in disgust. The pitiable part of it is
that these victims do not realize what
a sickening thing bad, offensive
breath is to others.
Charcoal is a wonderful absorber of
gases and odors. 1t absorbs 100 times
it's own volume of gas.
Stuarts Charcoal Lozenges will put
a stop to your bad, offensive breath,
and to your belchings, whatever the
cause or source, because the charcoal
quickly absorbs all noXious, unnatural
odors and gases.
If you suffer from indigestion and
belch gas as a result. Stuart's Char
coal Lozenges will absorb all the gas
and make you stop belching.
If on getting up in the morning you
have such a bad, bilious breath that
you can almost smell it yourself, Stu
arts Charcoal Lozenges will get rid
of it for you quickly.
If you have been smoking or chew
ing, or have been eating onions or
other odorous things, Stuart's Char
coal Lozenges will make your breath
pure and sweet.
Charcoal is also the best laxative
known. You can take whole boxful
and no harm will result. 1t Is a Won
derfully easy regulator.
And then, too, it filters your blood
every particle of poison and impurity
in your blood is destroyed, and you
begin to notice the difference in your
face first thing-your clear complexion.
Stuarts Charcoal Lozenges are made
from pure willow charcoal and Just
a little honey is put in to make them
palatable but not too sweet
They will work wonders in your
stomach, and make you feel fine and
fresh. Your blood and breath will be
purified. You will feel clean inside.
We want to prove all this to you,
so just send for a free sample today
Then after you get it and use 1t, you
will like them so well that you will
go to your druggist and get 25c box
of these Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges.
Send us your name and address to-
day and we will at once send you by
mail sample package free. Address
r. A. Stuart Co., 200 Stuart bldg,
Marshall, Mich.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-29
DEMOCRATS MUST NAME
ELECTION BOARD MEMBERS

Democrats in the different precincts
of the city are requested by County
Chairman Schwarlm to send not later
than tomorrow names of Democrats
who are available for service on the
primary election boards. In the past
the supervisors have requested such
nominations from the precinct COM
mitteemen, but this will not be done
this year. Hence it is imperative that
each precinct send it's selections to Mr..
Schwamm tomorrow so that the party
may have its full share of representa-
ton on the primary election boards
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-29
ECLECTIC BUSINESS COLLEGE
HAS GRADUATION EXERCISES

The graduation exercises of the Ec-
lectic business college were held Fri
day night at the college hall, 1913 South
Broadway.
There were about 500 students, grad
yates and friends present. The follow
ing students received diplomas: Harry
D. Stidger, David Reed. d. o. Bryde,
David Slavain, Fred Nicholson, Joe
Carver, Misses Nellie Linehame, Irene
Walker Clara Rineley, Lydia Archer
Anne Aston, Ruby Johnston, Lille
Marshall, Pearl Carrier, Cora Lane.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-29

If you have Aching Bones,
Fever, Sneezing and Blues, you
have the Grip.
With aching bones, fevered
bodies, sneezing and depressed
mentality, thousands are in the
grasp Of the Grip.
If you will keep Humphreys
"Seventy-seven' handy Git fits
the vest pocket and take it at
the first symptom, you will not
have to lay UP, but can keep
about your business; this appeals
to busy people.
At Drug Stores, rs Cents.
Humphreys Homeo. Medicine Co. cor.
William and John streets. New York
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-02-13
THE NATIONAL PRoH1B1TIoN1sT

from the days of John Russell and the Far
well Hall convention down
To weaken our party lines now, to admit
change of battle plan, to assume an atti-
tude that, never so slightly, savors of COM
promise of the party position, to recede
single inch from our full, partizan conten-
ton that the government must be committed
to our hands, were both suicide for the party
and treason-even though unintended-
treason to the cause
And, more than that, compromise or even
the slightest weakening Of the party position
is wholly unnecessary. The people are will
ing to concede our leadership The politi-
clans only wonder that we do not demand it
more aggressively.
There is no excuse for modesty or retire
ment now; the Prohibition party's place is
at the head of the columbia command.
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-02-13
JOHN w. BARRUS AND HIS FILE
MATES

The death of JOHN W. BARRUs, to one
who has been familiar with Prohibition party
politics in New York state in years past,
seems like the removal of an old landmark.
Mr.. BARRUs was not remarkable man above
his fellows. If he ever made brilliant
speeches, we never heard of them. If he
ever wrote remarkable articles, they APP
peared apart from his name. He was a
generous contributor to party funds but not
able to give sums that attracted the atten-
ton of the galleries. But 365 days every
year, and 366 days every fourth year, JOHN
W. BARRUs was as faithful to the Prohibition
cause as the sun to its rising and its setting.
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-02-13
III. n.ne Defender Publishing Co.. Publisher.
Subscription Price One Dollar Pc. Year

ukP01xAXT H0TICHs Subscriptions should
- paid for b. Express or PostoMoe Money Or
1se, dram or oheok Al xemittanoes for this
paper should 10 made payable to The Hationl
1xohihationlst This II Tor business oonvenlsnoA
Al letters OF business character, pertaining 70
Should be addressed The Nettonal Prohibition
1T. 81 Washangton street, Chicago. Al matter
l1tendod FOR publication relating to the odi-
sssasi deysrtmsnt should Be aAdrssssd .Editor Of
street., Chicago" no business ooumunioatiens
should BE- mixed with matters intended for pub
uoakon. This inevitably produces delay. when
evex possihle, business matters and matters In
SeaAeA for the eye Of the editor should b en-
oleseA In separate envelopes and, In any event,
should be written upon separate sheets.
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-02-13
LOCAL OPTION

Elsewhere in this paper there will be
found an able article upon the local option
policy and principle, by Mr.. F. M. Mecart-
ney, the former state chairman of the Pro-
hibition party in Ohio. 1t is due to Mr..
Mccartney to say that his article was pre-
pared several weeks ago, but that the pres
sure upon these columns has made it, i'm
possible to present it earlier.
We are in perfect agreement with Mr.
Mccartney concerning the principle of local
option. We do not believe that any legisla-
ture has, or ever had or ever can have, the
right to leave to the popular vote Of any
locality the decision whether the enormity
of selling liquor shall be licensed and legal
lied in that locality. The legislature that
does this evades it's responsibilities and
neglects its duties, for, as Mr.. Mccartney
has very clearly pointed out, the theory of
"home rule does not enter into this ques-
ton at all.
We are just as certain that in policy local
option, coupled with high license, has been
one of the most successful of the agencies
for opposing and delaying real Prohibition.
There are dozen states in the Union that
would have adopted Prohibition ten years
ago had it not been possible to keep the dan
gerous Prohibition sentiment segregated by
means of local option permission that was
largely worthless, had practically no bear
ing upon the results of the traffic in the
state but quieted the consciences of thou
sands of good men with the idea that they
had done their duty.
But a practical question of very great
Importance arises and confronts us in
dozen states, What ought the Prohibitionist
to do in the matter of local option?
It seems to us very clear that toaOard the
securing of local option Ian the Prohibi-
ZIONIST ought to do nothing. He ought per-
petuazzy to insist that the legislature do its
duty and prohibit the liquor traffic. Yet,
after the Legislature has neglected its duty
and has failed to prohibit the traffic and has
passed local option law, it seems to us to
become the duty of every citizen to use the
meager opportunity so presented to gain
for his county or town the small portion
of advantage that can be gained for it under
the law.
Some illustrations suggest themselves: It
is the duty of the police to protect the pub
lie and arrest criminals, but if policeman
through negligence or cowardice, allows the
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-02-13

duty to 60 unperformed, it becomes the duty
of the Outstanding citizen to interfere for the
enforcement of the law and the preservation
of order to the fullest extent in which he
may do SO. Tt is the duty of the firemen
to protect the city from fire, but if the fire.
men are overmastered by the confagration,
or if such thing should happen that they
should be found incompetent or cowardly,
the citizen must take such opportunity as is
offered him Of performing their unper-
formed duty.
We look at the local option agitation and
local option voting in just that light.
Upon one thing, it seems to us that we
ought to be insistent The demand is fire.
quently made by the local optionist that the
Prohibition party shall be kept in the back
ground in every local option contest. Ere
quently large part of the work is thrown
upon the shoulders of Prohibitionists and
the Prohibitionist is expected to contribute
generously but the Prohibition party is ex-
pected to efface itself and frequently even
to refrain from nominating candidates in
an election where there is to be a local
option contest.
To that demand no Prohibitionist ought
to accede for a moment or grant it a mo-
ment's consideration The root Of the de-
mand is either in despicable cowardice or
in rascally treason to the cause. There is
Just as much reason to ask that the Re-
publicans or the Democrats efface them
selves and refrain from nominating often
more reason. Upon the other hand, there is
every reason why, if the no-license policy
is to be adopted in a town or county, Pro-
hibition officials should be nominated and
elected in order that the law may be prop
erly enforced.
The Prohibitionist may legitimately take
the initiative in leading the people to per-
form the legislatures neglected duty-al-
ways keeping it clear that it is the legisla-
lures duty-and may help to enact pro-
hibitory law for such region of territory
as the people are able directly to govern.
Prohibitionists who in this way put them
selves and the party at the front of such
movement are doing wisely, and the Prohi-
bition party should seize every local option
election, as the occasion of saying to the
people that, if they wish no-license laws
enforced, they must place their execution in
the hands of Prohibitionists elected upon the
Prohibition ticket.
But let no Prohibitionist for a moment
allow the real issue to be obscured or the
true responsibility to be overlooked.
The cure for the evil Of the liquor traffic
is to be found in Prohibition statutes en-
acted by Congress and by the legislatures,
not in crossroads home rule.
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-02-13
Chicago, February Is, 1908
THE FAITH DELIVERED TO THE
SAINTS"

On our desk lies letter from an excellent
Prohibitionist who says:
"You and | do not care whether it is the
Prohibition party the Democratic party
which enacts and enforces state and national
Prohibition laws"
Excuse us; we do care. Not only do we
believe it to be in accord with the eternal
fitness of things" that the Prohibition party
now come to its own and take the position
of leadership and power that rightfully be-
longs to it, but we do not believe that either
the Republican or the Democratic party can
accomplish the needed reformation or can be
trusted to even faithfully try to accomplish
it.
1t is true that our ultimate aim is, not
party success, but the accomplishment of the
Prohibition REFORM but ,ong years of ex-
perience and sound philosophy have taught
us that the accomplishment of Prohibition
reform is impossible without party success.
The traveller who has started for London
and knows that he must pass through Liver
pool to get there, may not be thinking of
Liverpool as the objective of his journey,
but an attempt to prevent him from reach
ing Liverpool is an attempt to prevent him
from accomplishing his journey and he must
resent and resist such an attempt, striving to
reach Liverpool as strenuously as if it were
his final objective point.
Party success is our ''LiverpooP' on the
way to our SIondon" of Prohibition.
The business before us as party, just
now, is, not to increase Prohibition territory
under old party rule and local Prohibition
laws, bat to build up the Prohibition party
that it may grasp the reins of government
for the enactment of all its laws and the ad-
ministration of all its affairs in harmony
with the principle of Prohibition.
That is the faith delivered to the saints,
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-02-13

Entered second-class matter, Nov 20, 1907 the
Postenice at Chicago, ILL.,, under Act Of Congress Of
March ., 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-24
Bartnett's Mind Weakening.

San Francisco, January 23.-City Physi- clan James T. Watkins yesterday re- ported to Sheriff Dolan that confinement is affecting the mind of Walter J. Bart nett, who is in jail and under indct- ment on charges growing out of the failure of the California Trust and Safe Deposit company. Sheriff Dolan an- nounced his intention of having the pris- oner examined at once by expert alien ists. In the opinion of pr. Ws.,Sins 1t may become necessary to give Barnett a short period of freedom to save him from insanity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-24
Earthquake In Italy.

Reggie Di Calabria, January 2S.-A strong earthquake shook this province to- day. Up to the present time no report of loss of life has been received. The shocks were particularly severe at the villages of Bianco, Branceleone, Bruzzano and Fo- ruzzano. Terrified, the people rushed took refuge in the nearby subterranean erottos.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-24
ALABAMA MEMBERS
 ARE UP IN ARMS
Bill to Extend Mineral Land
 Laws to Alabama
ROBSON HAS A PROPOSAL
Congressman Wants a Game commis- sion Created To Correspond With
 Fish commisslon-Con
 ence On Muscle Shoals.

Washington January 23.-(Special)- The Alabama members of Congress are Up in arms against bill introduced to- day by Representative Mondell of Wyo- ming, which will extend the coal and mineral land laws of the United States to the state of Alabama. It Is under stood that MT. Mondell introduced the bill at the request of the Secretary of the Interior. Representative Burnett of Alabama has already proposed a meas ure which turns the mineral lands of the state over for the benefit of the com mon school system. MT. Burnett claims that the Mondell bill would mean that settlers would go on the lands for about 50 an acre and would later sell to the corporations, the people of the state de- irving no benefit.
 Representative Hobson of Alabama plans to have the government create d game commission. He will confer with the Secretary of the Interior within q. few days. game commission would correspond to the fish commission. Head quarters would be in this city, but the actual work would probably be under taken in Yellowstone National park
 Representative Richardson and Repre- sen tative Burton, chairman of the rivers ano harbors co nmittee. will have a con- fer ance in few days on the Muscle Shoals bill introduced by Representative Richardson, and which carries out the plans of the engineering officers in their report. Judge Richardson hopes to see the bill law this session.
 Senator Bankhead was at the treasury department today and learned that the contracts will shortly be advertised for the s15000O building at Tuscaloosa the appropriation for which he obtained in the last Congress.
 R. H. Cobb of Anniston is here and, with the assistance of Representative Craig. he hopes to have passed a bill amendatory of the power plant bill passed by former Congressman Bowie, so as to receive the assistance of the government in the building of dam at Lock on the Coosa river.
 In case there is public buildings bill Representative Hobson is preparing to have a finger in, the pie. He is preparing a bill which he will introduce for a $75,O00 building at Jasper. WIS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-24
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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-08-20
Meade county claims to be the only
county III the state, without an auto

Meade county claims to be the only
county lii the state, without an auto
tnaG iB, no resilient vi Meade
county owns one, NOR Is one kept IN
the county. This unusual and re-
markable condition is not due to
poverty for a number Of the wealth
lest people Of the state reside there,
nor is it due to parfimoniousness, for
Meade county people have something
of reputation for enterprise and
|lIberality, and it is certainly cannot
be charged q g ms any ma
tural obstruction to the operation OF
the nlachiue III the various thorough
fares of the county nor any lack OF
natural attractions, for the county
abounds in charming scenery, and its
natural roads are just the kind that
add to the pleasure of an auto jour
ney. The Meadites themselves can
not account for being in the anti-altl
class and they are not satisfied with
the notoriety this singular promi.
hence gives them. = Rapid City Daily
journal.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-08-20
Fail Signs.

Chicago Evening Post: Men call
this midsummer, but nature, who
knows better, has put up her autumn
signposts. In the country some Of
them are yellow, and some Of them
are blue, but IA the city they are
brown. The golden rod, the aster and
q
calendar can gainsay
If you won trust natures leaves
and flowers, il is easy enough to con-
suit her birds The purple martins,
the biggest Of the swallows, are
gathering in flocks preparatory to a
journey They have: felt the some
thing, whateyeri II is, that makes them
know it is near moving time.
Next week or the week after the
might hawks will start south. Some
Eof Them viii be settled in winterquar-
tsters before the alanac will admit that
!, summer 10 gone. The blackbirds have
lled tlseir families into the fields for
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-08-20

On Thursday last the attorney for
the state dem ocratic committee Sc
cured from the supreme court an order
to show cause why aWrit of mandam-
us should not issue requiring the sec
Rotary Of state to accept and file the
democratic state ticket, the one Sc
alected at the state convention. Of the
party held at Rapid City The hear
ing has been set for Wednesday OF
next week and soon thereafter an
opinion will be written by the court.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-08-20

A confederate soldier, who had gone
to Chicago to see his sister die, start
ed to walk to his southern home be-
cause he hadsno funds. Asked why
he did not solicit aid, he replied he
thought he was not entitled to it, as
he had been a confederate soldier.
Sometime he must have seena bloody
shirt" waved by acandidate for office.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-08-20

1t is astonishing how fast farmers
are blowing up the very best corn land
and putting it in alfalfa. The farmers
have come to the conclusion that they
can raise alfalfa at greater profit
than corn. They have cut two crops
of alfalfa this year and third is GER
tain. besides the pasture late in the
fall months.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-08-20

The most active years of railway
construction in the United States
were in 1882. when 1860 miles were
added to the operated railroads, and
in 1887, when the increase was 1867.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-08-20
Dry, Orators to Invade State

chicago, Aug n ational Chair
man Charles b. Tones of the prohibit
stion party has ann uneed that 1T has
been decided to maxi q vigorous fight
for tile South Dakota Aote for Chatin
and yatkins presid ential and vice
presid ential eansli dates of the party
MI. Jones held 4 conference with
Lee Morrow, secretary Of the South
Dakota proh ition mittee, con:
corning the situatio there. Plans
were made to- have both candi dates
make several addresses III the state
ldnrin October
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-08-20

The terrible state of affairs now ex-
listing at Springfield, ILL.,, reminds the
American people that they have a
race question to solve. just as soon
as we begin to forget it, up it
hobs in some border state. The
question seems to be q problem which
no one knows how to solve.