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Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-08
WILL BEAR
COMMITTEE DOWN BAY

The fleet committee and a number
of invited guests will meet the great
fleet on the high seas and give it
gland hand.
This is made possible by the tender
of the steamer Hermosa to the COM
mittee by the Banning company
through E. w. Thompson at the fleet
committee meeting yesterday. The
steamer will carry $50 persons and OF
this number the Banning company will
invite fifty and the rest of the number
will be composed of the fleet commit
tee and those whom it will invite. The
boat is to go fifteen or twenty miles
south and return with the feet.
BY the vote of the committee yes
terday the party will include the pa
tronesses of the ball and the other in
vitations will be made by Hayor Har-
per, chairman of the general commit
tee
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-08

ing our party. 1 want to say TO you
emphatically that it will ultimately
destroy the party if allowed to con-
tinue.
Democracy is eternal, and as long
as there is Divine Master it will burn
in the human heart. But we must
not embrace these Republican or So
cialistic theories of government own
ership.'
Several arguments ensued at the
close of Colonel ThorntUn's address,
and a number of the league members
made vigorous replies to Thornton's S
argument. Judge Henry c. Dillon
arose and stated that he approved of
government control of corporations if
only to keep them out of politics. He
favored ownership, and told of how
machine politics had worked to the
detriment of California and 10 the
Improvement" of the Southern Pa
cific Railroad company for over a score
of years. He reviewed the administra-
tions under the rule of the blind
white boss" Chris Buckley, and point
ed out the necessity for eliminating
corporations from politics, which he
seemed to think could only be done by
the government owning their utilities.
Dick Warner also made a short
speech advocating federal ownership
and directly disagreeing with the views
of Colonel Thornton. Several others
took up the argument, until 1t be-
came apparent not many present took
the same stand with Colonel Thornton.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-08
SUNDAY PARADE TO BE
REQUESTED OF ADMIRAL

David Evans, representing the Santa
Monica bay committee, asked the fleet
committee yesterday to take action in
an effort to make sure the proposed
parade of the battleships on the morn
ing of Easter Sunday. This is the pa
rade that the church federation is op-
posing and which asked Admiral Ev-
ans to prevent. His answer was that
only necessary movements would be
made on Sunday.
Mr.. Evans asked If any request had
been made for such a parade and Cen
eral Chaffee replied that he had an
official letter from the fleet executive
committee making such request. This
letter he will present to Admiral Ev-
ans or Admiral Thomas, as the case
may be, at San Diego on the arrival
of the fleet. This will be done when
the special committee, of which Cen
eral Chaffee is chairman. reaches the
fleet April IA. The committee is hope
full that the parade will be arranged.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-08
ENTHUSE OVER
COMING FEST
SAN FRANCISCO SINGERS STIR
ANGELENOS
Success of 1908 saengerfest Will Be
Pledged at United Gathering of
German-Americans
This Week

Robert Lorentz and Frank Hertin,
officials of the Pacific coast saenger-
hund, who have been sent by the sing
ers of San Francisco on a mission fra
ternal, have aroused much enthusiasm
for the coming saengerfest in Los An
eeles by their reports of enthusiasm in
the north and their own earnestness
for the cause.
1t had been intended to hold a fest
in San Francisco in the year of the
disaster there, but the plans were
necessarily abandoned, although two
years hence San Francisco will enter
tain the singers of the Pacific coast.
by that time the bay city will have
a magnificent auditorium which will be
used as well as the Greek theater at
Berkeley probably. Los Angeles will
use Chutes park and Shriners' auditor
ium for the occasion.
These two fraternal representatives
have visited the various local turner
and singing societies. talking in the
interest of the big festival, giving sug-
Gestions from their own wide expert
ence and arranging quarters for the
many societies which will make the
pilgrimage to Los Angeles.
Festival colors will be adopted, prob
ably a blending of the United States
and German flags, with an orange
background as typical of California,
the orange empire.
big united gathering will be held
this week where a German menu will
be discussed and the success of the
So saengerfest will be pledged
New and additional officers and COM
mittees will be selected and everything
will be planned to go ahead rapidly,
with rehearsals and work as soon as
Admiral Evans armada has come and
gone.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-08
DRIVER KILLED IN
RUNAWAY ACCIDENT
LOSES LIFE BENEATH WHEELS
OF WAGON
Horses Become Frightened at Break.
ing Tongue and Madly Dash
Along Crowded Los An-
geIes Street

William Torr, aged 80, living at Alb
East Twenty-ninth street, driver for
the Mathie Brewing company was
thrown from his wagon at Sixth and
Los Angeles streets at II o'clock yes
terday morning when his team ran
away and received injuries from which
he died at the emergency hospital
five minues after his arrival. He leaves
a widow and one child. He had been
working for the Mathie company more
than a year.
According to persons who witnessed
the accident Torr was driving his team
north on Los Angeles street when
strap holding the wagon tongue broke,
causing the tongue to drop to the
ground and break This frightened the
horses and they started to run. They
turned west on Sixth street and Torr
was hurled from his seat, falling under
the wheels of a Wells-Fargo express
wagon that was going east on Sixth
street. Before the driver of the ex-
press wagon could stop his horses the
wheels passed over Torr, crushing his
chest and spine and brqising him about
the head.
The injured man never recovered con-
SciOuSneSS.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-08
GOVERNOR GlLLETT AND STAFF
TO SHARE IN FESTIVITIES

Thirty rooms have been reserved at
the Alexandria hotel by Captain e. j.
Lewis for Governor Gillett and his
staff, who will come here with the
fleet from San Diego. The governor
will welcome the fleet to American soil,
be the guest of San Diego during its
festivities, and he and Adjutant Cen
eral Lauck will come here as the
guests Of the committee. Others who
will be with the governor are Assist
ant Adiutant General Bradbury of
Sacramento, Colonel Wilhelm of Hay
wards, Colonel Beck, Colonel Pippy
and Colonel Anderson of San Fran
cisco. The governors full staff is also
expected to be present. 1t includes as
aides-de-camp:
Lieutenant Colonel Robert Wieneke,
San Francisco; Lieutenant Colonel
Frank M. Chapman, Covina; Lieuten-
ant Colonel Harvey d. Loveland. San
Francisco; Lieutenant Colonel w. 8.
Killingsworth, Vacaville; Commander
Emanuel ]. Louis, Los Angeles; Lieu
tenant Colonel Theodore H. Minor, Ar
cata: Lieutenant Colonel Theo. Gier,
Oakland; Lieutenant Colonel J. n.
Hendy. San Francisco; Lieutenant
Colonel Henry G. w. Dinkelspiel, San
Francisco; Lieutenant Colonel George
e. Pillsbury. Los Angeles; Lieutenant
Colonel George M. Perine, San Fran
cisco; Lieutenant Colonel James HI.
Cambell, Pasadena; Lieutenant Colonel
Rufus HI. Heron, Los Angeles; Lieu
tenant Colonel William J. Barrett, San
Francisco; Lieutenant Colonel George
N. Black Los Angeles; Lieutenant
Colenel d. c. Collier, San Diego; Lieu
tenant Colonel Arthur w. Foster, jr.,
San Rafael; Lieutenant Colonel Will
liam M Garland, Los Angeles; Lieu
tenant Colonel G. M. Hammond, Upper
lake; Lieutenant Colonel Charles L.
Heartwell, Long Beach; Lieutenant
Colonel Ira Hochheimer, Bakersfield
Lieutenant Colonel Frank w. Marstcn,
San Francisco; Lieutenant Colonel
Paul NJ. Nippert, San Francisco; Lieu
teant Colonel Sherman Pease. Los An
geles; Lieutenant Colonel r. A. Preble,
Monterey; Lieutenant Colonel w. G.
Ralston, San Francisco; Lieutenant
Colonel Charles D. Swan, Modesto;
Lieutenant Colonel p. Max Kuehnrich
Los Angeles: Lieutenant Colonel F. J.
Amweg, San Francisco; Lieutenant
Colonel Frank H. Johnson, San Fran
cisco; Lieutenant Colonel r. H. Smith
San Francisco; Lieutenant Colonel
G. c. Van Nest, Los Angeles; Lieuten-
ant Colonel ]. A. Lockwood, San Ra-
fael; Lieutenant Colonel Edward
Fletcher, San Diego.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-08
the admiral to grant an earlier leave
than o'clock. General Chaffee said
he would present the request.
CHILDREN ARE DENIED
ADMISSION TO ATHLETICS

mo kids admitted to the athletic
contests
This was the order of the feet
afternoon. Chairman Flint OF the com
mittee on the entertainment of the
sailors raised the question of their adj
mission to the athletic" department.
He said he doubted that they should
be admitted. The unanimous action in
deciding that they should not be adj
mitted showed the committee to be of
the same mind.
Mr.. Flint reported every arrange
ment made for his entertainments. He
is getting out 10000 handbills for dis
tribution in surrounding cities and
towns and $4,000 programs for the
sailors of the fleet when they reach
San Diego.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-08
WOMEN WILL SING AS
OLD GLORY is uNFURLED

Four hundred and fifty patriotic
women singing 1.-THE Star Spangled
Banner as old Glory is unfurled will
be feature Of the barbecue at Chutes
mark. Mr.. Flint reported. He asked
and got, as usual, permission to erect
a large flag pole in the center of the
table that is to feed $500 sailors each
day. When the sailors are seated for
the barbecue feast Old Glory is to be
unfurled from the fiagpole and the 450
women who have volunteered to serve
The feast each day will join in singing
The American national song. Mr.. Flint
spoke gratefully OF the patriotism OF
the women who made little difficulty
in organizing the 1900 necessary for
the four days service;
Mr. Flint also wanted earlier shore
leave for the sailors. "Our show SAID
he, must start at 9;SV eacn uay' anu
don't want any of the boys to miss
bit OF it,"
He asked General Chaffce to induce
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-08
WOMAN'SASSOCIATION
WILL START NURSERY
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
FILED
Will Be Non-Sectaran and the Only
One Exclusively. for Negro
Children West of New
York

Articles of incorporation were yester-
day filed in the county clerks office for
the Woman's Day Nursery association
The principal object of the association
is to temporarily care for children
whose parents or guardians are unable,
Lecause Of employment or for other
reasons to do so.
Any person of good moral character
may become a member of the associa-
tion upon payment of a yearly assess
ment of 81, and life membership may
be secured on payment of $25.
The incorporators are Mrs. 7. J. Mel
son, Mrs. J. P. Payton. Mrs. D. A. Rus
sell. Mrs. A. M. Brown, Mrs. M. G..
Jones, Mrs ]. N. Sellers, Miss D. An.
drews, Mrs. E. G.. Hill, Mrs. Smith
Greer, Mrs. w. Stoval and Mrs. A. l..
Pierson.
The officers of the association are
Mrs. T. j. Nelson. president; Mrs. j. P.
Payton. vice president; Mrs. D. A. Rus
sell, secretary; Mrs. J. M. Sellers, treas
urer. p M. Nash is attorney for the
association.
The women interested in the project
are, many of them, members of Wesley
chapel, Eighth street and st. Julian,
of which Rev. G. r. Bryant is pastor,
but the nursery will be non-sectarian
and the only one exclusively for negro
children ever established this side of
New York.
The plan is at present only tentative,
hut when in operation will include lot
somewhere between Main street and the
river and building suited to the pur-
pose of the association. There will be
a matron in charge and children of
wage earning mothers will be cared for
between the ages of and 10 years.
All efforts at present will be confined
to raising funds for the proJect, ana an an
entertainment is being planned with
this view for May l.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-08
The Musical World
By Geneyra John.tone. Bishop:

A N afternoon of chamber music at
n Symphony hall next Friday will be
IA given by the Bessie Fuhrer string
ouartet--Miss Bessie Fuhrer, first Vlo-
lin: Miss Edna Foy, second violin; Miss
Florence Paine, VIOLA Miss Elsie Fuh-
rer cello. assisted by Miss Mary Null
Iins, Miss Winifred Ballard, Miss Nora
Dickinson, Miss Lucy Fuhrer.
-
A special MacDowell memorial con-
cert was given in New York last week
ON Tuesday evening by a galaxy of fa-
vorite artists to a large audience. Car
reno Nuke Rider. Kelsey and Bispham
Join forces with Safonoff. The pro-
gram was exclusively devoted to the
works of the composer.
s.
PadereWski sails on May 5 on the
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse
j.
Saint -Saens has been spending the
winter in Egypt, working on the score
of a new opera which deals with an
cient Egyptian civilization.
-Hr
The Chicago orchestra will not come
to Los Angeles on their western tour.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-08
SPEAKER SPRINGS
MANY SURPRISES
DEMOCRATS MEET AT WEEKLY
BANQUET
COL. THOMAS THORNTON DELlv-
ERs ADDRESS
Says Government Ownership of Public
Utilities Is One of the Most
important Issues of
Present Day

The regular weekly meeting and BAN
quet of the Democratic league at the
Hotel Westminster yesterday noon was
we'll attended. Vice President o. A.
Parish presided, and announcements
were made that tickets for the Jeffer-
son day banquet to be given at Levy's,
costing $3.50 a plate, would be dis
tributed among the league members
for them to sell to their friends. and
that 1t was desired to make the forth
coming dinner a veritable Jeffersonian
feast OF Democracy.
Colonel Thomas Thornton, a well
known speaker who was for many
years prominent in Texas politics. but
who stated at the opening of his speech
that personally he had no political am
bitions or prospects, was then intro
duced as the principal after-dinner
orator.
Colonel Thornton announced as his
subject pure Democracy" but sprung
a few surprises on the league members
In such a way as to leave a doubt in
the minds of many as To whether the
Democracy he advocated was really
pure. He failed to adhere to his sub
ject, and at the beginning launched
into a sharp criticism of all Democrats
who embraced the doctrine of govern
ment ownership of public utilities. He
implied that it was not principle OF
Democracy, but rather of Republican
ism, Socialism, Populism or whatnot,
and that a true Democrat who pro-
feSSed such a doctrlne was dangerous
to the party.
"There is no old line or new line
Democracy" said Colonel Thornton.
Democracy is an eternal principle,
handed down to Moses by the Divine
Master. and you can't change it.
Against Public Ownership
"There are honest Populists in the
Democratic party who think they are
Democrats, but I want to say to you
that l would drive out every one of
them who advocates the government
ownership Of railroads and public utili-
ties. If the government ownership of
railroads was not principle in the
days Of Jefferson, why is 1t principle
now? Has not the Republican party
tried to force us to swallow it?
''If the government owned the rail-
roads, do you know what we would
have? Every car porter would be ac-
corded the privileges and protection
now given postal employees. If you
Law a hand on mail carrier you are
delaying the mail service, and you may
be arrested and thrown into Jail for
your interference. Under government
ownership of railroads you could not
issue an order to porter, or you
would be liable to the same discipline
Is that a condition to be coveted?
Democracy is a principle, not q
policy.
s'Every true American is Demo-
crat, if he has the courage to cham
pion his convictions.
"This frequent Democratic advocacy
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-08
TELEGRAM OF GREETING
TO EVANS AND GILLETT

i Official kilograms from the fleet !
! committee were sent to Admiral !
- Evans and Governor Gillett yester- =
I. day afternoon. Joseph Scott called =
!. attention to the illness Of Cover !
+ nor Gillett and telegram Of con- =
+ dolence and assuring him that Los !
I. Angeles was waiting to welcome :
+ him was authorized. On Mr.. !
i Scott's motion also a telegram was !
+ sent to Admiral Evans giving the =
+ greeting of the committee which !
+ was in session for the first time :
J. since he reached American soil. =
!. u i 4 K 4. y 4 \ j. !. i 4. + \ J. j !
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-08
ORANGES ARE RECEIVED;
"MANY THANKS" RETURNED

Secretary Virgins of the chamber of
commerce received the following wire
less from Admiral Thomas at Magda-
lena bay yesterday:
Oranges received; many thanks; let
ter follows"
The consignment from the California
Fruit Growers union contained about
55, 900 oranges, or three for each of the
men of the fleet.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-08
BOTH GOVERNOR AND SON
ARE RECOVERING HEALTH
Nv Associated Press.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 7.-Governor
Gillett. who is at the Fairmont hotel
suffering from an attack Of grip, is re-
ported to be improving. He rested well
last night and his condition is not con-
sidered at all serious.
SACRAMENTO, April 7.-"Jimmie"
Gillett, son of Governor Gillett, passed
a quiet night and this morning MS con-
dition was much improved. He slept
a greater part of the night and today
1t was given out at the executive
mansion that the little fellow is likely
to escape pneumonia. with which he is
threatened.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-08
Two Hurt In Auto Crash

BY Associated Press.
OAKLAND, April 7.-An automobile
belonging to Frank C. Havens of the
realty syndicate ran into a telegraph
mole on Howe street, near Morris street,
at 1890 o'clock this afternoon fatally
injuring Chauffeur McCabe and Mr..
Havens' housekeeper, Mrs. Conway,
who was riding in the machine
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-02-25
COPY OF PETITION
For Submission of AntiSaloon Cues
ton Being Made BY City Clerk
For verifiestion-Big Job.

City Clerk Hatcher is making a
typewriter copy OF the 500 names on
the Prohibition petition at the request
Of some one who wishes to verify the
list. II is a rather difficult job. as
many of the names are not plainly
written. Some of the lists have been
carelessly handled. by those who cir
culated them and are dirty and
crumpled, some of the signatures
being almost illegible. But CLERK
Hatcher knows nearly every voter
and is able To make a complete
and fairly accurate copy. The mum
Der of names is more than ample to
meet the requirements 81 the laws
yer cent Of the total vote east at the
previous election. An unusually light
vote was polled at the last city cleo
ton. there being practically no con
test. Less than zee votes were cas-.
for mayor.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-02-25
PERJURY ADMITTED
Lad Says Vital Part Of His Testimony
Against BilIik Was Manufae~
tured BY Authorities.

Chicago. ILL.,. Feb. 24.-While Her
nan Billik. whom MS testimony aided
materially to convict of sextuple
murder, is awaiting death. March 20
Terry VI. Vrzal. IS years old, has prac.
tically reeanted and declared his testi-
nony was simply perjury. Vrzal not
only makes affidavit admitting per.
Jury but also declares two Relatives
lied. and also duplicates a state Off.
Ger in the plan to manufacture evi.
ienee against Herman Billik, under
sentence for killing six members of
YrTal family.
Billik is a Bohemian fortune teller
The supreme court Thursday affirm
cd the Judgment destroying the mans
last chance unless Gov. Deneen shall
issue pardon.
In the affidavit the boy states that
al the vital part of the testimony he
gave against Blllik at the trial was
eeriury that was taught him by a
iigh police official and an assistant
states attorney. and he names the
men whom he accuses.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-02-25
PROH|BIT|ON|STS
SHIFT SCENES
FROM THE SOUTH TO CHI.
CAGO AND iLLlNOlS-CRYS
STREAMING EVERY POINT.

Chicago. Feb. 24.---The center of
the fight over the national question
of prohibition has suddenly shifted for
the time being from the south to Chi
oago and Illinois, Both the prohibi.
tionists and the liquor dealers and
brewers realize that the future spread
or checking the prohibition move.
ment Is vitality dependent on the issue
OF the April elections which will be
held throughout the state. The pro.
hibitionists from their headquarters
in this city are strainng every nerve
to carry the day. The liquor dealers
on the other hand have caused gen
eral surprise and commentator by
the new stand which they have taken
At a special meeting of the National
Wholesale Liquor Dealers association
held here few days ago, a majority
Of the leading liquor dealers came out
in favor of putting an end to any
abuses now existing in the liquor
trade. At the same time tey expressed
their intention OF coming out into the
open" and inviting discussion of the
entire question This is the policy
which has been pursued by the prohi,
hitionists for fifty years The liquor
dealers claim that they have more
facts on their isde than the prohibi.
tionists and that while the fifty years
fight has been waging, prohibition In
actual practice has proved a failure
wherever 1t has been tried Their
evidence should prove interesting and
the facts will show whether they are
right or wrong The significant point
is the appeal to facts, for 1t marks
the passing of the old days when
silence rather than facts was re.
garded as the proper answer to any
public attack on the established bust
ness.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-02-25

ST. LOFTS Republic Saturday says
Tor the first time In fifteen years Col,
Hunter Ben jenkins, the veteran
steamboat agent, will receive no word
Of greeting from Will s. Hays. late
river editor Of the Louisville Courier
Journal. on bis birthday, which falls
rn the same date with that OF George
Washington Col. Hays, who died last
spring, and who had wide reputation
az poet, was In the habit OF penning
a few verses to Ben" each year. Col.
Jenkins will celebrate his seventy
fourth birthday at his home. He Is
the Oldest active steamboat agent on
the western rivers. having been born
In the Shenandoah valley in Virginia,
In 1884. was reared and educated at
Lexington, Mo-, and began his river
career as second clerk on the steamer
Gossamer, at st. Louis in 1855. He
has been In the steamboat business
ever since at present representing
Capt T. B. Sims, of the steamer City
of Memphis.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-02-25
NORTHWESTERN LUMBERMEN.

Tacoma, Wash, Feb. 24.-Arrange
ments have been completed for the
convention of the Western Retail
Lumber Dealers association, which is
to be held here this week. In addi
ton to the retail dealers, numbering
several hundred and representing all
Of the western states, lumber and
single manufacturers, railroad mon
md others interested directly or in
lirectly in the lumber industry, will
take part in the general conference on
the important problems affecting the
trade The meeting promises to be
the largest and most important of it
kind ever held in the northwest.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-02-25
CARS SPIES IN
UNITED STATES
HUNDRED IN NEW YoRk-RUS-
SLAMS IN THIS COUNTRY
AWARE OF THEIR PRESENCE
AND DENoUNcE THEM.

New York, Feb. 24.-Spies of the
car are causing annoyance in the
Russian colony OF New Yorks lower
East Side. Not meeting is held by
the social democratic, the bund or the
social revolutionist refugees or sym
pathizers but it is Swallowed by repro
sentatives of the imperial detective
bureau.
A suspicious-looking foreigner was
discovered taking notes of the speech
of Charles zitlofsky, delegate of the
social reyolutionist party at the meet
ing In Clinton hall on Thursday night
Immediately word was passed through
the audience to be on guard. The
man, seeing that he was noticed, i'm
mediately left the hall and disap.
peared.
There are probably 800 spies of the
Russian government now at work in
his country" said DR.. p. Kaplan, the
general secretary of the federated
committee of the social Revolutionary
party in America. "Of these 100 no
doubt are at work in New York city
Although we do not fear them, we are
aware of the undermined and ex-
tremely malicious work that they are
carrying on"