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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-06
THINKS CORPSE BELONGS
TO THE COUNTY HOSPITAL
Authorities Get Shock of Their Lives
When a BairdstoWn Resident
Drives UP with Body in
His Wagon

Because Louis Peckley had been
taken originally from the county hos
pital to his house. August Miller Of
Bairdstown decided that the proper
place for Peckley's body after his
death was at the institution, and he
surprised the authorities by bringing
a dead man to their door yesterday.
Fifteen days ago Miller took Peckley,
who was in the last stages of con-
sumption, to his home at Bairdstown.
Peckley died yesterday morning. and
Miller placed the body in a light spring
wagon, took it to the hospital and
announced that he had brought back
q former inmate. When he was ques-
toned as to his reason for bringing
a dead man to that place Miller re-
piled that he had secured the man
from there.
The hospital authorities were amazed
at this unexpected turn of affairs, but
notified the coroner and the body was
ordered removed to the undertaking
establishment of John r. Paul.
The coroner probably will sign a GER
tificate of death without holding an
inquest.
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them for the Democrats. If we had
had more time and could have perfect
ed our city organization the result
would have been still worse for our
opponents, especially in the Sixth, Sew
enth and Eighth wards.
"The Democratic county committee
members worked like beavers and were
ablv assisted by enthusiastic voiun-
teers. but did not have the time needed
to carry out the work in all precincts.
No loyal Democrat has any occasion TO
feel doWnhearted.
"The fact that Los Angeles county
cast about 10000 votes more than san
Francisco county is significant. II
means that the parties in TINS Seclloil
will control the state. This is true OF
the Republican party but does not
mean as much as with the Democrats.
The latter is not machine driven, hence
the responsibility and call for energetic,
enthusiastic work is greater upon every
Democrat in this county than ever De
fore"
DR. A. c. Pratt is one of the COM
mitteemen who cited case where
good organization counted.
I'm my precinct the 104th," he said
there were sixty-six Democrats regis
tered. Six of these had removed, died
or were out of the city. Seven votes
were thrown out because they had been
marked with pencil.
Ninety straight votes were cast
there. Judge Stephens drew 1O6 votes
in the precinct. We think that is a
good showing.
81 was told by a Republican COM
mitteeman that $4,000 was thrown into
the city by the Republicans to carry
the day. In the Seventh ward $4,000
was spent to defeat Ben Hard for the
legislaturen
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-06
WANTS SCHOOLS
NON-POLITlCAL
HOPES FRIENDS TO CHILDREN
WILL HAVE CHARGE
sUPT. MOORE ADDRESSES MOTH.
ERs' CONGRESS
He Pays High Tribute for Co-opera,
ton Parents Organization Has
Extended to Homes and
Educational Work

81 hope and believe the day soon will
come when the public school system
will be eliminated from politics and
newspapers and placed in the charge of
those having only the welfare of chill
dren at heart" said E. c. Moore, super
intendent of public schols, in an adj
dress at the Congress of Mothers, which
convened in ninth annual session in
the Woman's club building at 1880
o'clock yesterday morning.
Dr. Moore paid high tribute to the
congress for its cooperation in. school
work and its success in bringing the
home and school more closely together.
At the Afternoon session the following
officers for the coming year were elect
ed: President, Mrs. Chalmers Smith,
Los Angeles; first vice president, Mrs.
d. G. Stephens, Santa Monica; second
vice president, Mrs. D. K. Trask, Los
Angeles; third vice president, Mrs. E.
G. Tallant, Santa Barbara; fourth vice
president, Mrs. A. l.. Hamilton, Pasa-
dena; fifth vice president, Mrs Mary
ONeal, San Francisco; recording sec
rotary, Mrs. A. B. Glass; treasurer,
Mrs. w. A Varcoe; corresponding sec
rotary, Mrs. Frank w. Blair; auditor
Mrs c. c. Noble; historian, Mrs. II.
La V. Twining; regent, Mrs. J. d,
Gibbs; vice regent, Miss M. II. Led
yard, all of Los Angeles.
The officers were elected by acclama-
tion as Mrs. Il. L. Schofield, chairman
of the nominating committee, read the
names.
At 7:30 o'clock last night reception
was rendered to members of the school
board and to visitors interested in child
study work. Music was furnished by
the Polytechnic high school orchestra,
and an address was delivered by Joseph
Scott, president of the board of educa-
ton, Mr.. Scott speaking for the greater
part to the fathers of the mothers
congress-" as he jocularly remarked on
going to the platform.
The reports from the various circles
show the interest in the work of the
congress is increasing, and the attend
ance at the sessions yesterday and
Wednesday were greater than ever in
the history of the club
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-06
THREATENS TO KILL WIFE
AND END HIS OWN LIFE
Patrolman Arrests Former Santa Fe
Brakeman and Finds Him with
Loaded Pistol in His
Possession

Having threatened to kill his wife
and then expressed his desire to COM
nit suicide, John Coucher, formerly
employed as a brakeman on the Santa
Fe railroad, was arrested by Patrol
man Michael Halleran yesterday after
noon and taken to the central police
station. There he was booked on a
charge of carrying concealed weapons.
He and his wife arrived i'm Los An
.geles a short time ago. They have been
living at 1873 East First street.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-06
TELLS HORRORS
OF PRISON LIFE
COL. GRIFFITH DESCRIBES Ex-
ISTlNG EVILS
CALIFORNIA MAKES FAR FROM
cREDITA8LE RECORD
Gross Abuses Exist, and Criminals
once Under Ban of Law Are Given
Practically No Opportunity
to Reform

Col. Griffith ]. Griffith, who, 1t IS
said, has recently read nearly hun
dred books and pamphlets on penology
and prison reform, besides visiting
many penal institutions from oregon
to New York, as well as looking into
them in other countries, was asked how
to prevent or lessen crime in this
state. After glancing over some memo
randa he delved into the very depth
of the subject somewhat as follows:
1.-THE annual cost of crime in this
country is estimated at $10O,0OO,OOO and
the number of men in prison in the
United States is over 100000 Between
80 and 80 per cent of them committed
crime against property. BY looking
deeply into the subject it is PLAINLY
evident to every investigator that there
are many causes for crime outside Oh
the inherent weakness of men
I'm this state our law makers po-
litical officials and society itself are
largely to blame. We sadly need the
indeterminate sentence and better pa
role law; law for the segregation ana
grading of prisoners, a better adult
probation law with a restitution
clause, and, above all things we should
insist on common honesty in dealing
with prisoners.
sIIlinois his over three times the
population that we have in California
and yet the number of inmates in the
state prisons in that state IS less thah
in ours. Just think of it-20O per cent
more state prisoners (the population
consideredD in this state than Illinois.
So it is in Michigan, Minnesota and
several other middle west and New
England states, the proportion being
greatly against California.
How to Prevent Crime
At have been asked many times, by
those who knew of my experience and
knowledge on prison matters If could
point out some way to prevent or les
sen crime in California. If we had a
little more of the milk of human kind
ness in our makeup we could all do
little. Anybody who has, like myself,
felt the real pangs of hunger will agree
with me, for we all are mortal and
will steal rather than starve. l go
step further and say that, out OF the
100 men confined in San quentin, the
greater majority are not bad men but
good material gone wrong and with
a decent parole system and indeter-
inmate sentence law an adult reforma-
tory and a square deal they could be
saved and made useful members of so
ciety.
Another step-a man can never be
reformed by being wrOnged. Yet for
fifty years San Quentin, as conducted
in the past, unquestionably mas been
school for crime, managed, not by
trained men, but by most brutal meth
ods. Once a new prisoner is ushered
inside the gloomy walls of that prison
the very air seems charged with hate,
vengeance and revenge, as he hears
from the mouths of old prisoners APP
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-06
JUD RUSH GRATEFUL TO
THOSE WHO AIDED HIM

Jud R. Rush, the Democratic candi-
date for congress in this district who
was defeated, has issued statement
to those who supported him during the
campaign, in which he says
Il wish to thank those who so Loyalty
supported me during the campaign and
worked so faithfully in my behalf. II
there has been no other outcome of the
campaign for me to be thankful for
the discovery of so many friends who
were willing to assist me in getting
votes is ample compensation. I hereby
thank each and every one of these,
from the bottom of my heart.
"JUD r. RUSH"
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-06

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If you prefer to use an atomizer, ask for
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and will rid you of catarrh or hay fever.
No cocaine to breed a dreadful habit. No
mercury to dry out the secretion. Price
75c, with spraying tube. All druggists, or
mailed by Ely Bros. sc Warren street,
New York
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-06
DEMOCRATS NOT
DISHEARTENED
PREPARING TO ENTER INTO
CITY CAMPAIGN
LACK OF FUNDS AND WORKERS
PROVED HANDICAP
Committee VIII Drop Some Weak
Members and Go After Voters
in the Spring with Re-
neWed Energy

Chairman Albert NJ. Norton of the
Democratic county central committee
says the party in the city and county
will go ahead with its work and pre-
pare for the next campaign.
I'VE kept down the Taft majority in
sands" said Mr.. Norton yesterday,
land we did it by our organization,
which got out the vote wherever We
had the workers.
1--WE made a late start, but we are
not discouraged or disheartened.
I'VE will drop some of the weak
men on the committee, put stronger
men in their places and get busy with
the voters.
I'VE believe we have the people be-
hind us and mean to show results that
will count in the next city campaign.
In the precincts where we were well
organized we drew the largest vote.
Take Azusa for instance. In the last
election Parker had seventeen votes.
This year Bryan got thirty-one votes
and Taft fifty-four. 1 cite that merely
as a sample. We are pretty we'll Or
gained there.
1--WE were handicapped by lack Of
funds Tuesday in getting out carriages
and automobiles. otherwise the story
might have been different in some pre-
cincts."
Comparison Encouraging
"A comparison of the vote Tuesday
with that of four years ago proves that
the Republicans have fallen behind.
The total vote in Los Angeles county
this year was 72,567, as compared with
1854 in 1904, or an increase of 24,233.
In 1904 the Republicans polled 1899,
and the Democrats $780, To have kept
up their hold the Republican candi-
dates should have received 47000 votes
this year, with 10000 for the Demo-
cratic party. They didn't do it; the
Republican vote was but 41,933, while
the Democratic was 21,9S7, clearly
showing a gain for the Democratic
party with a loss by the Republicans.
I'm other words the Republicans
should have gained 10000, taking into
account the increased vote, with an
increase of $500 for the Democratic
party. The Republicans actually gained
less than 10000, while the Democrats
gained 13,400 instead of but 6400. The
additional population of about $4,000
voting strength which the county has
gained since 1904 ought to be three Re-
publicans to one Democrat on the basis
of the Roosevelt Parker vote. So you
can see very plainly that the Democrats
have made many converts in this
county.
1--WE were we'll organized in the coun-
ty as compared with the city, and the
votes show up accordingly. Look at
the figures:
Taft, 1908 ..................l7 1914
Bryan, 1908 ................. S,234
Roosevelt, 1904 .............1 ,463
Parker, 1904 ................ 3,1lO
Needed More Time
"Those are for the county precincts,
and there is nothing discouraging about
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-06
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The issue of this preferred participating cumulative stock
which than unod The this
will completion of the of Glendale and ro
finish the work possible have
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Although this stock will undoubtedly
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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-06
CHARGED with vaarancy

"Charles Montgomery Of San Fran
cisco saws that a man whom he was
a parole officer for was arrested four
times and taken from his work each
time on q charge of vagrancy by the
San Francisco police. Thus they would
again break his spirit, crush his man
hood and destroy his feeble nerve, and
all for the credit marks it gives a
policeman What is the remedy for it?
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-06
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The Worthington advance., 1908-03-06
TWO ! ! BROTHERS ! | | | | | DEAD ! |
Two Others Seriously Injured by
+ Explosion 'j1 Of Potash.
VICTIMS BADLY ADJ MANGLED
Minneapolis Youth Drops Bottle of Ex-
plosive Left Over From Fourth
Of July Celebration.
VICTIMS BADLY MAN

Exploding potash killed two brothers
and seriously injured two others in
Minneapolis. The accident occurred
in the attic of the @: A. Ekelund home,
where bottle of the chemical, left
over from last July 4, was stored
Clifford, aged four, who was killed
instantly, was riddled with pieces of
glass; Nearly every part of his in
testines and liver was punctured.
Herman, aged eighteen, lost an arm
just below the elbow, his left hand
was man@led so that it had to be am
putated and his stomach was riddled
with glass. He died twelve hours
after the accident in the city hospital
Conrad, aged eight, suffered a broken
wrist Both he and Richard, aged
eleven. were frightfully cut by glass
The roof of the house was wrecked
and many windows were broken by
the explosion.
The three younger boys. had gone
to the attic to play and the older
brother, Herman, remembering that
the explosive was up stairs, rushed tc
secure it. He found Clifford with the
bottle in his hands and in taking il
away dropped it to the floor.
The Worthington advance., 1908-03-06
SHAH ESCAPES DEATH.
Persian Ruler Plays Trick on Would
Be Assassns.

Teheran, Persia, Feb. 2S.-An at
tempt was made in this city to assas-
sinate the shah Of Persia by a bomb.
His majesty was not hurt. Three of
the outriders who were accompanying
him at the time were killed.
The shah owes his escape to the
precautions taken to protect him from
just such an attempt as was made.
He was on his way to q nearby town
where he intended to pass few days.
The procession had left the palace
and was traversing a narrow street
when two bombs were hurled down at
1T from the roof Of house. One ex-
|ploded in the air. but the other struck
the ground near the shah's automo-
bile. This missile, in exploding, killed
The three outriders, wounded the
chauffeur and score of bystanders
and shattered the vehicle The shah,
however, was not in his automobile.
He had taken the precaution to send
the motor car on ahead and ride him
self in carriage further in the rear
Of the procession. The motor car
was a closed one and it was thought
that the sovereign was inside.
The Worthington advance., 1908-03-06
FIVE THOUSAND OUT.
New England Granite Men and Their
Employees DISAGREE.

NC" I'iJ ai'Q SIdnlle wien anu nSiF
Employees Disagree.
Boston, March 2.-More than 5000
granite cutters, quarrymen and 9th
ers employed in the granite industry
at Barre, VT; Montpelier, VT, and
Westerly, r. l., are affected by sus-
pension of work due to failure by
the unions and manufacturers to
agree to the provisions of new wage
scale and working agreement to re-
place that which governed the indus
try up to Saturday. Although the Yer
mont and Rhode Island unions voted
to suspend operations until their de-
mands were met by the manufacture
ers the cutters in Quincy, Mass, re-
ported for work following a vote to
submit the matters in dispute to arbi-
tration. A continuance of the present
agreement, calling for an average
wage of 371a cents an hour, is asked
for by the Vermont unions, while the
manufacturers say they will contract
for no shorter a period than three
years. The unions in Westerly ask
for a minimum compensation of 40
cents an hour in place of the 371A
cents which they received under the
old egreement g Half a hundred paw
ing cutters and about as many black
smiths employed in the quarries at
Westerly also struck for more pay.
The Worthington advance., 1908-03-06
VENEZUELA DECLINES
Will Not Arbitrate Controversies
With the United States.
REFUSAL is MADE SPECIFIC
Each Question at Issue Presented
Separately for Mediation and
One and All Turned Down.

Washington, March 4.-Venezuela
has again declined to arbitrate the
questions at controversy which have
been pending for some time between
the Castro administration and the
American government. This time the
refusal is made specific with respect
to each of the questions separately
and differs from the last refusal to
arbitrate in that the refusal then was
made as to all questions en- bloc.
1t was explained at the state de-
partment that the presentation by
Minister Russell of each of the five
points. in dispute with request for
arbitration leaves no foundation for a
future representation by Venezuela to
the effect that she was not asked to
arbitrate any of the questions sepa-
rately. This would seem to clear up
the situation by making it plain that
diplomacy can accomplish nothing fur
ther toward settling those controver-
sizes.
That this deadlock will be made to
appear to the United States senate
when it receives the contents of the
files of the state department respect
ing Venezuela, information for which
it asked last week, there can be no
doubt.
In asking arbitration of the differ
ences, the American government has
left open the question of the machin-
cry of arbitration to be employed.
This government would have been
glad to have had the controversy go
to The Hague. Failing in this, it is
believed any other duly appointed
tribunal would have been acceptable
The Worthington advance., 1908-03-06
ROBBED OF IMMENSE sum
Mexican Bank Out Three Hun
dred Thousand Dollars.

Ell Paso, Tex, March "a telegram
received from Chihuahua, Mex, says
that the Banco de Minero, owned by
Ambassador Creel, has been robbed
of 100000 Mexican money. No per
sons have been arrested. Officers
here, however, have been ordered to
watch the border closely.
An unofficial report received here
says that the $295,CO0 missing from
the Banco Minero at Chihuahua was
removed mysteriously from one of the
vaults some time Sunday. Local
banks have received instructions from
the robbed bank to look out for new
bills in Mexican currency. The entire
sum taken, it is reported, was of re-
cent issue.
The Banco Minero is owned by Gov
ernor Enrique C. Creel, am
bassador of Mexico to the United
States, and Luiz Terazas, one of the
richest men of the Mexican republic.
The Worthington advance., 1908-03-06
FOR WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
Advocates Given Annual Hearing by
Congress.

congress.
Washington, March 3.-The advo-
Gates of female suffrage were given
their annual opportunity to present
pleas to congress, the presentation to
the senate being made before the
committee on woman suffrage and to
the house before the judiciary COM
mittee. Senator Clay of Georgia pre-
sided over the senate committee meet
ing and Rev. Anna Shaw, as the pres
ident of the National Female Suffrage
association, introduced the speakers,
the first of whom was Mrs. Belva
Lockwood, who has the distinction of
being the only woman who ever made
the race for the presidency. Mrs
Lockwood expressed confidence in the
support of her cause by the commit
tee. Mrs. Fannie Fernald, president
Of the Maine Woman's Suffrage asso-
citation, made an eloquent plea for "a
voice in government which controls
every interest we hold dear" The
house hearing was presided over by
Chairman Jenkins Of the Judiciary
committee and was in charge of Mrs.
Harriet Taylor Upton of Ohio.
The Worthington advance., 1908-03-06
FAV0RS TAFT'S CANDIDACY
Republican State Central Committee
Adopts Resolutions.

HOOPtS nCSOlClIOElS
"We, the members of the Repub-
lican state central committee, conf
dent that in so doing we reflect the
practically unanimous sentiment of
the Republicans of the state of Min
nesota, adopt the following resolu-
tions:
"Resolved, That we do hereby in
dorse the administration of Theodore
Roosevelt.
"Resolved, That William H. Taft
has our enthusiastic support for the
Republican nomination for president
of the United States and that we
hereby respectfully commend his can
didacy to the electors of the state of
Minnesota and suggest that all dele
gates selected to attend the Republic
an national convention be instructed
by the state convention and by the
nine district conventions. to support
and vote for him until he is nominal
ed"
The above resolutions were adopted
by the Republican state central COM
mittee after it had fixed the date for
the convention for April Is and the
date for the convention to nominate
state officers for July 1. The first
convention will be held at Minneap-
oils and the other at St. Paul.
The resolution indorsing Taft was
not adopted without opposition, but a
poll of the committee showed thirty
two for Taft, one for Hughes, one for
La Toilette and one for Roosevelt
The committee adopted the plan of
apportionment suggested by James
Larson Of Walnut Grove, which gives
convention of 1,129 delegates. The
representation is based on the aver
age vote in 1906 for state officers and
allows one delegate for each 200 votes
plus five at large for each county.