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Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-22
ENGLAND FACES
GRIM PROBLEM
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF
IDLE STARVING
PREMIER AsoulTH SUGGESTS
BUT FEEBLE REMEDIES
Prime Minister Admits He Is Helpless
to Cope by Legislation with Per-
manent Causes of Poverty
and Suffering

LONDON, Oct. 21.-The problem OF
providing for the unemployed in Eng
land came up for discussion in the
house of commons this afternoon, but
a larger dole of money than last year
and the expediting of the naval ship
building program were the only ex-
pedients proposed by Premier Asquith
in his unfolding of the government g
plan to meet the situation.
The gravity of the case arising in
the fact that hundreds of thousands are
on the verge of starvation through lack
of work was fully recognized by the
premier, but he could not undertake in
the legislative field to grapple with the
permanent causes thereof until the next
session.
The government, he said, was pre-
pared to provide a fund of S1,500,000 to
help the unemployed and the admiralty
was giving out orders for the con-
struction of nine torpedo boat de-
stroyers and five unarmored cruisers
to cost a total of $12. 800 900 two months
earlier than originally had been in
tended.
The premier made also a bid for re-
cruits, saying that the war office was
ready to take on $4,000 men for the
winter training in the special reserves.
The proposition fails to meet the de-
mands of the labor members of the
house, because there will still be left
hundreds of thousands of suffering un-
employed people.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-22
CALIFORNIA; CHAMPIONS
OF REDMEN INTRODUCED
Eranos Leupp Presents Westerners
at Mohonk Meeting - Depend
ents of Government
Is Theme

LAKE MOHONK, N. Y, Nov. 21.-
With a large attendance of women and
men devoted to the welfare of people
over whom the United States govern
ment exercises the right of guardian
ship, the annual Lake Mohonk confer
ence Of friends of the Indian and 9TH
er dependent peoples, began here to-
day.
Among those expected to be dele
gates are many men and women
prominent in educational and philan-
thropic circles.
Today was devoted to Indian affairs
and the opening address was delivered
by DR.. Ellsworth I own, United States
commissioner of education.
The sessions Thursday will be de-
voted to the Philippines, Friday to
Hawaii and Porto Rico.
Francis e. Leupp, commissioner of
Indian affairs, introduced several work.
ers in the Indian service, including H.
G. johnson, normal instructor at Round
Valley, Covina, Cal, and Miss Clara
N. True, superintendent of the Indian
school at Banning, Cal.
Mrs. True told of her experiences in
Southern California in breaking up
liquor selling to Indians. A few weeks
ago she appeared at the county Jail one
evening with seventeen prisoners whom
she had arrested, including Chinese,
Japanese, Mexicans and halfbreeds;
forty-seven indictments We're secured
by her ia q single month. she said.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-22
UTAH TAFT-LIBERALS ARE
LEFT WITHOUT ELECTORS

SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 21.-The
Utah supreme court late this after
noon denied the application of w. j.
Barrett ct. al. for a writ of mandate
compelling Secretary of State Charles
S. Tingey to certify to the Republican
presidential electors on the "Taft-Lib-
eral" ticket.
The decision was unanimous. Tt in
volved a unique point. The Taft
Liberal party is the name adopted by
the American, or anti-church party, in
Salt Lake City and county for the
purpose of carrying Republican presi-
Dental electors on their state and
county ticket.
The Republican presidential electors,
thus indorsed and nominated by the
American party, withdrew their
names, and the action was brought to
compel the Secretary of State to GER
tify the names Notwithstanding, it be-
ing the contention of the American
party leaders that nominees could not
in this manner designate those who
should or should not vote for them.
Today's decision therefore leaves the
"Taft-Liberap' party without electors
and makes it Impossible for the Re
publican -"Americans" to vote a
straight ticket
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-22
Object of Desired Amendment

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21.-One of the
objects the state department has in
view In seeking a revision and amend
ment of the treaty of commerce and
navigation of 1882 with Russia is to
secure an amelioration of conditions
under which immigrants from that
country to the United States are liable
to Imprisonment or other punishment
upon their return. Unsuccessful efforts
in this direction have been made
through attempts to agree upon a
naturalization treaty between the
United States and Russia; failing in
which the state department has taken
initiatory steps to secure a revision of
the general treaty which by clause of
article 10 makes a specific reservation
on the question of emigration.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-22
FOUR NEGROES BURNED TO
DEATH ABOARD STEAMER
Twenty-one Others, Asleep In Ship
Have Narrow Escapes-Firenen
Unable to Extinguish
Flames

NFWBURGH, N. Y, Oct. 21.-It was
definitely learned today that four col
ored men perished in the burning OF
the Hudson steamer New York at
Marvers ship yard here early today:
The are:
JAMES JONES, Jacksonville, Fla.
ALEXANDER BRAN, New York
city.
ISAAC JONES, Jacksonville, Fla.
JOSEPH MATTHEW'S Charleston,
S. c.
The Newburgh fire department was
called. but the firemen were unable
to stay the destruction. There. was
no steam in the boiler when the fire
broke out and the steamer pumps were
useless.
The blaze was first discovered by
a waiter. There were twenty-five col
ored men asleep on the boat and when
they were awakened they had no time
to dress. They fed from the burning
steamer and shivered in blankets on
the pier watching the vessel burn. To-
day the charred bodies of four OF the
men were found below decks in mems
sleeping quarters aft.
Matthews, who was a pantry man,
when fleeing with his companions
learned that some of them had been
left behind. He insisted on returning
to rescue them. Rushing through the
flames and smoke, he disappeared from
view and never returned
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-22
TELLS OF PLANS
TO FLOAT SHIP
JOHN ARBUCKLE EXPLAINS
NEW Al SYSTEM
New York PhiIanthropist and Sugar
Refiner VIII Get Half of Big
Expenditure Back If
He Falls
[By Associated Press. ]


NEW YORK, Oct. 21.-John Arbuckle,
sugar king, philanthropist and founder
of the Deep Sea hotel for working girls
and young men, has explained how he
hopes to save the United States cruiser
Yankee, which ran aground on the Hen
and Chickens reef.
Mr.. Arbuckle said today:
1--WE will brace the different decks so
that the pressure of air will not dis
rupt them. The matches and other
points will be made alright and then
the compressors will force air into the
hold of the vessel.
THE air is lighter than the water, so
the water will be forced out.
I'VE turned on the compressed air
into the hold of a steamer that all the
other wreckers had abandoned after
spending $150000, and had given up as a
hopeless job, and in thirty minutes we
raised the $1,50000O steamer of 10000
TONS"
Mr.. Arbuckle says the time will come
when every passenger steamer will be
equipped with air compressors and will
be so constructed that they can be
closed and made alright Immediately
the air compressors started, and the
vessel saved, no matter how large the
hole in her hull"
| Mr.. Arbuckle has entered into a con-
tract with Secretary Metcalf, the con-
sideration being $S7, 500. Mr.. Arbuckle
| is required to expend up to $4,000 ir
the prosecution of the work, an diff
then his efforts are unsuccessful and
the attempt to float the ship has to be
abandoned the government will pay
him $25, 600.
Mr.. Arbuckle does not hope to make
a profit out of the transaction, but is
willing to risk his money with the hope
of saving the ship. Compressed air will
be used exclusively in the undertaking.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-22
President Sunnorts Knox

WASHINGTON, Oct 21.-Campaign
literature was enriched today by let
ter from President Roosevelt addressed
to United States Senator Philander C.
Knox of Pennsylvania in which Mr..
Roosevelt pays his respects to Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor. Speaking at
Philadelphia Tuesday Senator Knox
took issue with Mr.. Gompers on the
question of the attitude of organized
labor in the present campaign and the
presidents letter today is in support
of Mr.. Knox's views 1t Is exception
ally voluminous, filling twenty-five
typeWritten pages.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-22
RIVAL ROOMERS
IN ODD TANGLE
MATRIMONIAL MIXUP LEADS
TO BITTER STRIFE
Former Husband Twice Arrested, Hav-
ing Purchased a Huge Revolver
Immediately After His First
Release on Bail

William ]. Lalonde, a well known
druggist, was arrested yesterday after
noon by Patrolman Cooper on a war
rant sworn out by Albert r. Dorr, chiet
clerk of the Southern Pacific company
charging him with disturbing the
peace.
Lalonde was released from Jail almost
Immediately on depositing $25 bail, and
two hours later was arrested by Pa
trolman S. J. Mckenzie on a charge of
carrying concealed weapons while he
was on his way, according to his own
statement, to DORIS home for the pur-
pose of shooting him.
Lalonde eighteen months ago was a
married man, living at S2S Francisco
street. Dorr came to live with him
and his wife. Afterward the Lalondes
moved to 1857 West Twenty-seventh
street and Dorr continued to room with
them.
The two men became involved in diff
culties, DORIS attention to Mrs. La
londe being the cause. Finally Mrs.
Lalonde sued her husband for divorce
and obtained a final decree a few
months ago. Then she and Dorr mar
ried.
Lalonde, it is said, then took up the
position of roomer in the Dorr home,
the three continuing to occupy the
Twenty seventh street house. This ar
rangement did not work satisfactorily,
however, for the two men frequently
had trouble and it eliminated in Dorr
securing the warrant for Lalonde's ar
rest.
When Lalonde was released from Jail
he went to a sporting goods house in
Main street and bought big revolver.
Then he went into a saloon and drank
several glasses of whisky. When he
came from the saloon he was arrested
by Patrolman Mckenzie on a charge of
drunkenness. The officer found the
revolver on him and changed the
charge to carrying concealed weapons.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-22
CITY OF BEER WORKS FOR
NEXT w. C. T. U. MEETING
Milwaukee Delegates at Denver Con-
ventlon Start Campaign to Have
That City Chosen for
1909 Session

DENVER, Oct. 21.--Milwaukee rep
resentatives began work today among
the arriving delegates to the thirty
fifth annual convention of the Women,s
Christian Temperance union to hare
that city chosen as convention city
next year.
Omaha will also extend an invita-
ton. More than 200 delegates and sew
eral hundred other members of the or
ganization have already arrived to at
tend the sessions of the convention
which will begin next Friday morning.
A session of the official board was
held today and the business of segre-
eating the works of the sunperintend-
ents taken up.
A meeting of the state superintend-
ents also was held and plans devised
for a state demonstration which is to
be held Tuesday night in which all the
state superintendents will participate.
Mrs. Frances w. Letter, chairman OF
the National Superintendents of De-
partments, will have charge of the
demonstration.
"I predict that in ten years the pro-
hibition movement will cover the en-
tire nation" said Mrs. Lillian M. N.
Stevens of Portland, Maine. president
of the Womans Christian Temperance
union, today.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-22
LA GRANDE BANK SHORTAGE
WORSE THAN FIRST, FOUND
Reports from Washington Show Ore.
eon Cashiers Alleged Defalca-
tions VIII Exceed $4,000, If
Not Much More

PORTLAND, Ore, Oct. 21.-Advices
received from Washington, u. c., say
the controller of the currency today re-
ceived the report of Bank Examiner
Claude Catch, showing the affairs of
the Farmers and Traders National bank
of La Grande, which recently failed,
worse than first anticipated.
At the time of making his report,
Catch had discovered a shortage of
$4,000 and as other liabilities have
been discovered, this shortage may
grow even larger.
The face value of the banks assets
were $166,231 and it's liabilities as near
as can be ascertained $213,515.
Just how Cashier Scriber operated
is not made known. Until the affairs
of the bank are fully investigated no
steps can be taken looking to reorgan-
iZation
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-22
SAYS OHIO REPUBLICANS
HAVE AGREED, AT LAST

NEW YORK, Oct. 21.-Former Cover
nor Myron T. Herrick of Ohio came to
the Republican national headquarters
today and made the following state
ment: 1.-The Republicans of Ohio have
concluded to put aside their local quar-
rels and vote for Taft and Sherman.
The labor people particularly feel that
in voting for Taft they are voting to
continue McKinley's ideas, which
brought them out OF the depths. Sena-
tor Foraker, while not actively en-
gagged in the campaign, is too patriotic
to want to see Bryan elected. The tide
for Taft set in the day he began speak
ing in Ohio"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-22
cloudhurst in Oklahoma

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. Oct. 21.-
A cloudburst at Dale early this morn
ing caused a rise in the Canadian river
that inundated its valley for several
miles between Shawnee and McCloud
and washed away track on the Rock
Island; Missouri, Kansas e. Texas, and
Southern Pacific and Santa Fe lines.
Tonight a cloudburst at Perry caused
the sudden rise of all the streams in
that section and the flooding of several
hundred acres of crops. A third OF
the town of Pawnee, with 1900 inhab-
itants, is covered with six feet of
water.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-22
POWDER TRUST
FULLY EXPOSED
Continued from Page One

Fay. Between 1889 and 1896 there
were several companies formed includ-
ing the Chattanooga Powder company.
Almost as soon as the Chattanooga
companys product was put on the
market, the witness said, the pool
started after them and there was no
quarter given"
"It was a short and vicious fight"
added Mr.. Waddell. I'VE sold powder
at cost and below. The fight ended with
the general round up of the independ-
ents about July, 1896"
"Who helped you in the fight?" asked
Mr. Scarlet.
1.-THE liberal rates en- freight which
the railroads were giving at this time
helped us. We got rebates off the
Hoosac Tunnel line and other roads, I
do not now recall"
The hearing adjourned until tomor-
row.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-22
Lynch Case Nears End

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 21.-The. de-
fense in the case of j. J. Lynch, the
broker accused of embezzling bonds
of the Ocean Shore railroad, was COM
pleted today and the arguments begun.
Lyncl. claims he had the right to sell
the bonds on speculation. The plea OF
once in jeopardy has also been raised
during the trial.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-22
rru to Steal PalntInn

OAKLAND, Oct. 21.-An attempt to
steal a valuable painting by William
museum near this city, was frustrated
early yesterday by a}night Waterman,
who fred two shots at the thief as he
dived through a window to the ground.
The picture, 1.-The Mountains of Cali
fornla," which recently was sold to a
Santa Barbara hotel for $4,000, was
found ON the floor where the thief had
dropped 1t
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-22
Swedish Scholar Ends Life

SAN JOSE, Oct. 21.-Napoleon .Ring-
strom, a graduate of the College of
Atnarp, Sweden, committed suicide here
today by hanging himself from the
bedpost in his room in a lodging house.
He is said to belong to a prominent and
wealthy family in Noorkaping, Sweden,
and to have received remittances from
the old country. Ill health is said to
have been the cause of his act.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-22
Duchess in Berlin

BERLIN, Oct. 21.-Duchess Alexan-
dra Victoria of Schleswig- Holstein,
who is to be married tomorrow to ner
cousin, Prince August William OF
Prussia, fourth son of Emperor Will
liam, arrived in Berlin today. She
was received at the railroad station
by a brilliant escort composed of re-
tainers of the household. From the
station she drove to the palace through
streets containing immense crowds of
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-22
Three Bodies Found

ALPENA, Mich, Oct. 21.-The bodies
of three unidentified men were found
terribly burned yesterday near Craw-
ford's stone quarry, south of Rogers
City. No trace has been found of Mar
tin Lapenzki, a farmer, who, with his
wife and three children. fled in a small
boat when the fire destroyed their
home near Posen last week. 1t Is
feared they were drowned in Lake
Huron.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-22
KERN'S SON ILL; OHIO
ENGAGEMENTS CANCELLED

COLUMBUS, Ohio. Oct. 21.-John W.
Kern sent a telegram to Democratic
he adquarters today stating that be-
cause of the serious illness of his little
boy he would be unable to fill any of
his Ohio engagements. He asked that
other speakers be provided.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-22
REPUBLICAN C0NGRESSMEN
PLEDGED AGAINST CANNON

@ LINCOLN, Neb., Oct. 21.-COngress- g
O. man Kincaid, Republican, has put 4.
@ himself on record against the re-elec- z
o tion of Joseph Cannon speaker of g
<1 the house Of representatives. g
@ He is the fourth Nebraska Republic 2
% can congressman to make this pledge. g
@ The ffth Republican congressman g
O. from Nebraska, Ernest Pollard, has g
8 refused to state his position. g
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-22
Fifty Drop Into Cellar

STEUBENVILLE, o., Oct. 21.-Dur-
ing the Bryan demonstration tonight
the floor of the American hotel bar
room, which was crowded, caved in and
fifty men and women were precipitated
to the cellar. Several were slightly in
jured and some women tainted.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-22
"Firedv After ResIqnIno

SAN JOSE, Oct. 21.-For holding the
presidency of the Advance club, Which
had indorsed the candidacy of six Dem
ocrats for Office on the legislative and
supervisoral tickets, and for working
actively in their behalf, James A. Kid
ward was today declared expelled from
the Republican party of Santa Clara
county. The action was taken in ac-
cepting Mr.. .Kidward's resignation.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-22
ley. when he made a pleasing reference

to the late president.
your city is connected with the name
of a man l learned to know quite well.
not personally so we'll as politically,
he said. II am glad to come to the
home of William Mckinley and 1 have
been rather proud of the fact that In
the two campaigns in which I was
candidate against him no personal un-
pleasantries entered into the cam
paign; that they were fought on the
issues and not upon criticism of the
personal character of the candidate" f"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-22
PILES CuREn N

PLIES CURED IN TO 1T DAYS
PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed TO cure
any case of Itching, Blind Bleeding or Pro-
truding Piles in to II days or money re-
cundAd. Soc
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-22
In West Virginia Today

The whole of tomorrow will be spent
in West Virginia. Mr.. Bryan was
loudly cheered by big crowd at Niles,
o., the birthplace of William McKin-
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-22
BRYAN SCORES
INTIMIDATION
EFFORT TO cOERCE RAILWAY
MEN AR0USES HIM
DELIVERS scATHlNG CRITICISM
IN OHIO SPEECHES
Declares Ward Heeler Moral Char
acter Compared to Official Who
UtiIizes Power to Bluff
Tollers
Continued from Page one

law so as to take tho labor, organiza-
ton out from under the operation or
that law, and now come these heads
of railroads to tell their employees that
if they dare to ask for relief from
this antitrust law they will be pun
ished by a reduction of wages!
"We say in our platform that II we
win we will limit the writ of inJunc-
ton so that a labor dispute Will not
in itself be a sufficient ground for the
issuance of that writ, that there must
be something done; there must be
conditions that would Justify that writ,
even if there were no labor dispute.
before it shall be used In such a dis
pute; and now come the heads of these
great corporations and notify these
men that il they dare to ask for relief
from this writ of injunction under those
circumstances, they will be punished
by a reduction of wages!
Oppose Jury Trials
1--WE say in our platform that we are
in favor of trial by jury in cases of
indirect contempt and now come these
heads of corporations and tell these
laboring men that this trial by jury
which is guaranteed to a convicted
criminal shall not be given to the lab
oring man, and IL he dares to raise his
voice in protest he shall be lashed
into subsection by q reduction of his
wages!
I'm this case there is no shadow of
an excuse for the threat, because our
platform specifically declares that no
rate reductions shall be made which
will compel reduction in wages. We
give a guarantee to the laboring man
"a guarantee that he has not before
been given by the present administra-
ton.
"That is what this all means, my
friends. They tell you that If am
elected business will be bad. Let them
give bond that business will be good
Ia l am defeated.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-21
KAISER WILL cELgBaATr.
.fpy 5. w. Pres Association.l

BaSLIN, Dec. sf.-Des 20 recent
eyenis which have serypl IL reduce
n popularity among his ,lbtects,
IlaiB5g William win celebra;: Christ,
masgWith all the customary festivities,
ind WI not permit my u u, ward cir
elmttance to mar :he ~ riness Of
4ke occasion.
Fcurteed beautiful chr..,tl"as trees
have already been pnt in l'Ntc in the
nov PotsdaIl palace for t.. members
~ lie imperial lsmily. rItre are
two large trees in the c. t.,. with sI1
snaI,er ones on one sid az six OF
tie other, diminishing in 2, accord
iag u the age OF those I, mr. whom
they are intended
The two large tres are Il. the En-
peFoa and Empress, and th .thers fol
their six sons and daughter u. wives
of Tue married princes anil the two
chill ,.cn of the Crown Primo.
The Bmperor's Chris'mas pro
gnmme begins after Iun.'te,r Thurs
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-21

day, when he will wall, tn.tagh the
grand park Sans scucl W = several
hund-tI marks in coin f ely mint
ed, n mis- pocket, bestc ing Ave or
ten ." twenty mark pieces ION poor
pers' IS he may meet. I: :: never
known what path he may tssc, but as
it is an annual Ct stOm, the IGOR scat.
ter through the park on ~: lookout.
On such occasions he e, :rues his
walk to the First Foot r4rds bar.
racks to attend the celch"1 ION of the
so-ca led Life company. 4. which
he was captain when Clcw: Prince,
and alter him the pres :mt Crown
Prince, but Of which Prize. Eth is
now captain. Every G. ...tmas the
Emperor is present at -. distrIbu.
ton Of presents anu to icdu :r a fra,
ternar glass Of punch.
E cry company in ito German
Earmy has its own CHRIS 10 /; tire for
which gifts are sent fro :: ne mems
homes.
The imperial family ..:',is a. {
o'cluck to give each otnr: PRESENTS
Theu the imperial Louise. :: officials
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-21

angered to the point OF apopleXy when
she hears the news? For President
Roosevelt is to receive, among his
Christmas presents. a gallon of fine
old South Carolina corn uice, and since
It comes from close friend of the
chief executive, there is reason to be-
lieye that he may taste wee bit Of
it.
And as President Roosevelt smacks
his lips over the Christmas toddy his
mind will doubtless revert to the
strenuous times OF Sac Juan Hill, one
Of whose heroes, Major Micah Jen-
fins, is the sender nf the liquor, the
same Major jenkins Of courtly bear
ing and distinguished C5utn Carolina
lineage wiom Roosevelt presented
with a sword in Confession, and who
now enjoys the honors and emolu.
iments of the COLUMBIA postoffice on
me appointment of he President.