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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-06-19
Samuel Scott on Trial.

Samuel Scott. an Englishman, Is
being tried before Judge Swan this
afternoon on the charge OF harboring
an alien woman, Mrs. Mary Ellen
Warnock, for immoral purposes. Mrs.
Warnock, who knew Scott in Eng
land, deserted her husband in ,Saskat-
chewan. Canada. and followed Scott
TO Detroit Warnock in a pathetic let.
ter TO the district attorney says he
will take his wife back II she is de
ported. as she will be II Scott is con
yictpd
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-06-19
Aa0 Bay City Division

LAKE AND RIVER STEAMERS.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-06-19
Black Hand Man Convicted.

Mike" Williams. an Italian. was
found guilty In short order by a jury
in Judge Phelan's court, Thursday. Of
attempting to extort money from Vim
cent Ldngo. a prosperous Italian fruit
dealer, by means of a black hand"
letter. Joe Mordino, similarly charged.
will be placed on trial Friday morn
ing. williams was remanded for sen.
tence.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-06-19
Iceland Can SUPPORT 1000. 600.

COPENHAGEN. June 1S.--Prof
Thoroddson. who was deputized by
the King OF Denmark TO study the
economic resources of Iceland. re-
ports that the island will be able to
provide food and living for million
people in future. instead of scarcely
79, 900 az now
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-06-19
osnabruck Honors Old Woman.

OSNABRUCK, Westphalia. June IS.
johanna Gilhaus, 80 years old. cele-
brated the seventy-f1fth anniversary
of the day when she entered the SER
vice CT the Karl Mayer family OF mer-
chants here. The city extended to the
Ole woman the decree of honorary cit
izenship.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-06-19

Depart foot of Randolph-st
Leave Detroit Tuesdays and Fridays ut
D. m, for st, CLAIR. Port Huron, Lex
snxton. Port snnilsc, Forester, Forest
vile. Harbor Beach. Port Hope and hay
City.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-06-19
C.IEIDICH cr,. We s..
for tickets a. bertbs ON my lake steamer

Bu.,n.-.-rfke Printing. No russ and
no feathers. The plain, neat kind. that
looks right. Times Printing Co., l5
John R.-st. Phone 1873
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-04
FIRST OPPORTUNITY
FOR REVELATIONS

No attempt made confne Rea consecutive state
thought better that he should be permitted tell
his story in his without suggestion direction.
Of his subject and needed neither advice
explains in the of his of conditions why
spoken freely before He that he has had the oppor-
tuniy. He tells The Call that impossible gain hearing
from constantly and universally the hire F.
er Before The Call began its campaign for the people would
have been folly offer his revelation any newspaper published
in California
Rea longer of the Herrn machine
activity confined small matters of local Importance own
county He IS therefore, his and free his mind
concerning those whom he schemes and
enterprises nmica the public welfare announces how
that he willing say other Places any what he
has said here He willing speak specifically the
ohenses and pepetrad under the Herrn
ready do his part with all his energy behalf con-
don California the end that good citizenship once
established the under absolutely free
of railroad and all other corporation influence.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-04

legitimately Vasquez was. i met
TiburciO Nasquex upon the road be-
tween Tres PinOs and ElkhOrn some
two months and half before he was
captured, and Il loaned him $50, which
he paid back to me when he was In
Jail; and even riburcIO Vasquez didn't
have the temerity TO try to stand me
up; and I am surprised that Mr.. Herrin
had that nerve. But AZ he will go into
n room with 20 feet square will
lock the doors, and will take I'm
/ anything he wants TO take in with him,
and 1 will agree that when I come out
never TO squeal II he won't, and Al he
can convince me that L ought to give
him a receipt In full I will do ft, and
IL don't convince him that he ought
to give me an obligation for the money
before get out 1 will agree to sur
render all my claim.
BRIBING THE PRESS
A FREQUENT METHOD
Q.-what was your experiences as a
railroad commissioner?
Al was on the railroad commission
! for eight years. ran the second time
| for railroad commissioner because I
realized the impOtent position a rail-
road commissioner really occupied; but
az that time the sentiment of the peO-
pie was very strong in favor of regu-
lating the railroads and they looked to
/ the commission for relief Senator
/ Stanford was ambitious and wanted to
/ be thought well of by the people so
/ that he could enjoy political honors,
and it made it much easier to get con-
cessions for the people at that time
than 1T would have been had not Sena-
/ tor Stanford been in command
I But another element in the regula-
\ tlon OF railroads was the newspaper
press Of this country The system OF
eXtorting money from the railroad COM
pany and the practice Of bribing the
press by the railroad company had been
alternated to suit the convenience OF
both until this condition existed: that
when the railroad company had the
railroad commission the press then
could not eNtOrt money from the rail-
road, because 1t didn't need them-do
you see2 And they would commence
inhaming the public against the rail-
road company until they would elect a
commission that would listen to the
newspapers. Then the railroad COM
pany was forced TO buy the neWspapers
ana when they were bought they would
stay bought a little while and then NJ
would enable the railroad company TO
re-eIect Its own people without Opposi-
tlon, and they would alternate from,
time TO time in this way And when
was on the commission the second
time there We're two of the members
who were independent.
Q.-Who We're they?
A--Mr- Beckman OF Sacramento wbo
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-04

A.-No, I won't say that.
Or corruptible?
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-04
ASTOUNDING STORY
HAS RING OF TRUTH

Rea will weight with honest citizens throughout
from whose reputation veracy
questioned whose word this will
questioned by those whom he The justice of the
who personally
Quanted with Rea; apparent the circumstance that while he
does pate the subsency the vena of those who do
the bidding OF the railroad corporation he makes clear that these
might have served the faithfully they E. H.
Hartman and William F. Herrin, these workers against the
commonwea had instituted the system which has
the sovereign of California from Of independence
railroad vceroyay subject foreign despotm
that governed the saap of Asia under the mogus and raas
The Rea interview printed today in The Call will
the citizens of California that they longer delay
the effort cleanse the body polite of the parasites that have
fastened upon will them that they have already
ayed long, that they guilty of supne criminal neg
permitting the tyranny that long oppressed them
will them that the remedies suggested by Rea
only advisable absolutely necessary they
regain rights citizenship more hold their
privileges of reemen
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-04

have been very few representa-
tives from this state that weren't sent
there with the money of the Southern
Pacific railroad company-senators
not always congressman. You take
Charles FELTON,, and he stood on his
own merits when he ran for congress.
/ would like to say something there
but Charlie is my friend, and 1 don't
propose to hit anybody personally. Won
understand-but everybody knows
Q.-How do they hold this power
Mr.. Rea? How does Mr.. Herrin hold
it? He is the representative of Mr..
Hartman, is that it?
A.-Yes. sir.
Q.-Well, how does Herrin control
this situation? Tell the people that.
HERRIN HAD TO DEAL
WITH RUFF AND HE DID
A.-Why. Mr.. Hartman controls this
situation in this wise: We will take
for instance in Santa Clara COUNTY
and that is only one county-or in San
Francisco; we will take San Francisco.
When Mr.. Abe Ruef-in the first place.
he had his political combination, and
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-04
Courts, Legislatures and Newspapers Under
Control of the Southern Pacific

Continued from Page I, Column
you can see what n horrible position
individual Is i'm If he starts up to
protest. Why, he is tabOOed by his
community, and he is not only tabOOed
by the political community that is
around him, but he ia tabOOed all over
by the business community and is
looked upon aS a fool for getting away.
And that is the reason that the peo-
pie don't free themselves=they can't
free themselves; they have been sold
out so much and so often. Why, since
] have been in politics in this state the
people have been sold out just as often
as the politics change. Not all of
them have sold out. Since the days
OF Judge Terry the politics have
been more corrupt, because he kept
the democratic party straight as
far as the railroad matters were con-
cerned. The republican party always
did belong TO the railroad company
and in very few instances did it break
away from il. Morris NJ Estee was
nominated in this state once over
the railroad. Outside Of that there
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-04
Astounding Story viii Arouse State
to Throw Off ShaCkIeS
CONTINUED FROM PAGE I, COLUMNS 1 AND

agent personal tool is William Herrin He
that evil all that is pencous all that wreched miserable and
commonwealth the baeful influence of the Har
controlling the politics of the specifically
the maen and malignant exercised by W. F. Herrn chief
OF the Southern Pacific law department
Rea arraens every branch of the administration a
defendant the charge that it subsevent the absolute will
Herr operating for the degradation of the
subservency the vena interests of the railroad corpora
OF his words and he offers apology for
his
Rea declares truth and nothing but
the truth
He plaved the game he says because it was the only game
politician could play California He insists that official
master and that the people themselves corrupted
Corruptble imposed by
corporation the judiciary the buwar of rights
and the refuge of justice OF the Hen machine and the
Hartman
true that Immediately melted this revelation by
wrong sought be inflicted by W. F. Herrn in the
and for the profit OF T. H. Hartman but that crcum
initiate against the authenticity of the facts alleged
nor impeach the validity of the statement whole.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-04
AUDACITY OF METHODS
ALMOST UNBELIEVABLE

The methods adopted by the railroad politicians achieve their
purposes by astounding for their audacy and
he says himself would have been unbelievable events in
exposed graft prosecution had fully and ade
quatey confirmed the widest suspicious that have been prevalent
but incapable of absolute proof during which railroad
domination in California has been existent
The IS cOnhrmatoy OF its phases of all that
The Call has heretofore published concerning conditions in Cafor
details and specific instances from his personal
knowledge that newspaper without his assistance could have
procured.
The report the interview verbatim No who reads it
will doubt for that every word uttered by James w.
The phraseoogy characteristic of the the
con of the deductions unquesOnaby those OF Rea and the
subtle irony the sdon humo the peculiar estimate of and
their motives observable ndubtaby the
product of Rea individuality and could have been expressed that
form by other Rea will be recognized every line and
and especially will ring the of those who
accustomed James w Rea do the bidding OF VIII
liarnE Ierrin
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-04
MAJORITY OF LEGISLATURE
ELECTED BY RAILROAD

Al won't say that; majority of
every legislature that is elected in this
state is elected by the railroad people,
and they are allied to the railroad
people through financial obligations, or
financial strings, where they can con-
troll them, or else they are in there to
be paid directly for their votes Now,
corruptible, and because a man stands
with a railroad is no reason that he is
corrupted or that he is a corruption
ist. The anti-railroad end of it is gem
orally composed of soreheads, and men
who want to be corrupted; and, there
fore, the decent people are afraid to
get in on either side, and it has re-
duced itself down so that an honest
man is afraid of the anti-railroad end
of 1t, and a dishonest man, of course,
will get in, and he will get in on the
crooked side-he will be in on the
Doodle side And there is a class of men
that is out for the money instead of
politics, and there is another class that
wants the honor, and they are grateful
to the railroad company for giving
them the honor, and will be true to the
railroad for it. Governor Pardee was
not elected by the railroad; he would
have been beaten in that convention if
Dan Burns hadn't gone to his rescue.
And Pardee never did have any afffli-
alton with the railroad, in my judg-
ment, except to do what he could-he
tried, in my judgment, to do the best
he could to please them, but they never
could dictate to Governor Pardee.
Q.-To be a railroadman, must YOU
be absolutely subservient to them?
A.-They haven't got time to fool
away with anybody that amt right in
line.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-04
SAN FRANCISCO AND ALL
BIG CITIES CORRUPTED

Q.-And who won't take orders?
A.-And who won't take orders. l
was with them for a good many years.
and l wouldn't always take the orders
and our county, when l was in poll
tics-if I do say twas straight, and
there was never any boodling going on
there; and when 1 found it out [ broke
away from the Doodle end of it, But
it has got corrupted now, so that the
politics are corrupt, and it don't make
any difference who wants to do right.
you have got a corrupt combination.
And you have got it in San Francisco
and you have got it in all your big
cities.
Q.-You don't think this present ad-
ministration in San Francisco is cor
rupt administration, do you?
A-Why, Mayor Taylor-why, all the
under fellows, they are politicians.
Q-The great mass of them, you
mean?
A.-You have got that attorney there
that used to be in here-what's his
name?-that runs Taylor, that Scotch
man-McNab; you have got McNab: he
is a good fellow, but he is with Herrin
Q-You speak of Mr.. Mckinley and
Mr.. Bryan in your letter to the mayor
of San Jose?
A.-Yes,
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-04

Continued from Page 1, Column
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-07-17
JUDGE DENIES
MOTION TO QUASH
Indictments Against the State
Bank Officials
TRIAL SET FOR
SEPTEMBER 7
Defendants Attorneys Have FILED
Notice of Appeal From
the Decision.

A large number from this city attended
the session of district court at La Junta
on Monday morning. in response to the
announcement that Judge Rizer. had re-
covered from his recent indisposition and
would render his decision upon the motion
to quash the indictments against the
officials of the defunct State Bank.
Judge Rizer overruled the demurrers
and set the cases for trial on Sept. z.
In all there were % indictments filed
against the officials for receiving money
after they knew the bank was insolvent,
and their attorneys had demurred to the
last twelve-four against Godding. four
against Smith and four against all
three Of the bank offieers-on the
ground that there was no law authoriz-
ing such prosecutions. The attorneys
argued that the new law of 1907 did not
60 into effect until Jan. l. 1908. and as
the bank did not do business after Dec.
81, 1907. the law was not in effect at
the time the offenses were alleged to
have been committed. The district at
torney eontended that the new law took
effect July Is. 1907. and the officers
were therefore liable under it.
The defendants attorneys filed notice
Of appeal from the decision Of Judge
Rizer. which in brief held that the new
law was in effect when the alleged
offenses were committed.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-07-17
A GOOD WOMAN GONE
Mrs. J. II. Whlttenburg Passed Away
Wednesday Evening

Two weeks ago, when J. H. Whitten-
burg returned from the home of his
daughter. Mrs. Walter D. Kinney. at
Cimarron, Kan, it was believed that Mrs.
Whittenburg would soon be sufficiently
recovered from the effects of paralytic
stroke to be brought to her Rocky Ford
home, and it was grlevous shock to her
many friends in this city when they heard
that the husband and children had been
hurriedly summoned to her bedside early
this week. This sad summons was fol-
lowed by the intelligence that Mrs. Whit
tenburg had passed away at 6:2o p. m.
Wednesday.
According to arrangements the remains
will reach Rocky Ford upon the early
train this (Friday) morning. and the fun
eral service will be held in the Baptist
church by Rev. S. c. Green at o'clock
this afternoon. Interment IN Valley View
cemetery.
Deceased was most estimable woman
and was we'll and favorably known in
Rocky Ford, where for some IL years
she had resided with her family. She
leaves to mourn her demise husband.
three. daughters-Mrs. Lottie Kinney.
Katie and Edith Whittenburg. and three
sons-Robert. Earnest and David. to
whom sincere sympathy is extended in
their bereavement.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-07-17
Bank of Amity Is Robbed.

About 80 last Thursday afternoon
two men rode into Amity and going
to the Bank of Amity held up Cash.
|icr John Davy and at the points OF
|rcvolvers and Winchesters compelled
|him to open the safe and deliver to
|them all the available cash on hand.
|After securing over $1,000 they
struck south across the river and
through the sand hills.
They compelled Mr.. Davy to ac.
company them to point south
own, when they crossed the river
nd struck south.
An hour after leaving a telephone
Message was received from the Cir
rd ranch, seven miles south of Gra-
ada, stating that fresh horses had
cen secured by the robbers and that
iey were making southwest, which
ould indicate that they were going
the direction of Robbers Roost,"
here "Bill" Smith and his gang for
crly held forth.
One of the men was quite dark
d looked like Mexican.
The pair spent night at Keyes ranch
were identified by an old eowman as
nry Starr, who is credited with putting
men under ground in the early days
Kansas and Oklahoma, and kid"
son. an alleged desperate. on whose
there is said to be a big price. The
formerly operated around Cofey-
Kan. and both were seen in Holly
week.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-07-17
FARMERS PICNIC
And Hear Addresses on Important
Subjects

Subjects
Rains early in the week and the con-
sequent run Of water in the bitches has
caused the farmers hereabouts to get ex-
eesding busy. Time to them now means
money, and for this reason there was
nothing like the attendance Of farmers at
Wednesdays institute that there would
have been had it been held couple Of
weeks earlier.
But there was a goodly crowd at City
Park during the afternoon. as the business
houses were closed from 1880 to 4:3o
and most of the business men believed
they might derive instruction from the
lectures. even il they had only garden
patch to till. Tho thought Of passing an
afternoon amid the sylvan shade Of the
park was also allurina to many.
Addresses upon such important sub
jeet as irrigation. cultivation and general
farming. the growing Of alfalfa. stock
raising. etc., were delivered by Prof. E.
3. House and DR.. Nswsom Of the State
Agricultural College faculty and Prof. P.
X. Blinn Of the Experiment Station.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-07-17
DR., ncfIorrls Dead.

H. E. MeMorris returned Tuesday from
Denver. where he was called last week
by the serious illness Of his brother
Frank. He had been in time to see his
brother again In life, as DR.. Memorris
fingered until Sunday evening before he
sueeumbed to the shock Of an operation
for kidney trouble. Accompanied by the
bersavsd widow the remains left Denver
on Monday. for ntsrmsnt At Duneannon.
Pa. Deceased was SO years old and
leaves q mother. sister and brother In
this city to mourn his untimely demise.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-07-17
EULO0Y OF THE EDITOR
D. w. Barkiey. tho Veteran Edito
Buried with rlasonic HonorS.

y. w. oafkbcys tn0 veteran EoltOf
Buried with rlasonic honors.
The funeral Of D. w. Barklsy. whose
death was reported in our last issue.
along with some data Of his life. took
place on Friday morning last under Ma
sonic auspices. The service was held at
the Methodist church. and although II
took place in the busy morning hours .
considerable number Of the business men
OF the town joined the goodly company Of
church and other fraternal aequaintaness
who paid Prospect to the memory OF .
good citizen passed from our midst
The easket rested at the ehanesl rail
beneath . wealth Of flowers and the
members Of St. Johns Lodge A. F. & A.
M. in attendance occupied the pews en-
eircling the bier and the company Of ber-
savsd relatives. A quartstts Of voices
from the church choir consisting Of
Msssrs Elssr and Rieksrt, Mrs. Smith
and Miss Burris rendered the solemn
music Of the occasion. and the pastor.
Rev. Potashinsky delivered the funeral
address. In part be spoke as follows:
Ths life Of the warrior Is Of command
ing interest The motive inspiring him.
the principles eontendsd for. the field on
which the battle Is waged. the heroic
struggle for supremacy all engage our at
tsntion to the straining point and when
the warrior. against the many odds.
overeomss all obstacles to victory. we
gladly wrsathe upon his brow the laurel
and crown him triumphant.
Life Is a conflict and this world. in its
inner and outer sense. Is the field Of bat
tie. We wage battle against the forces
within and forces without. 1t is no vain
figure Of speech to say II must fight. IL I
would reign" and since every well think
ing man would reign, every life that
would be wholesome expects to enter the
lists in the conflict. 1t is no light petition
that we make when we cry increase my
courage, Lord!" for to win in this conflict
requires self-denial. mastery Of temper
and passion; the bearing Of toll and the
endurance Of pain as well as the out
ward courage to attack the known forces
Of evil. And when the warrior in this
larger strife has conquered. the angelic
host, Gods army, joins in our praises, as
we crown him triumphant.
We gather this morning to crown the
warrior who for many years has fought
heroieally in this conflict. We need to
emphasize this idea Of death. It is the
erowning after the hard battle. The
sense Of loss is in that death only that
ends base life. But IL the life has been
noble there can be no permanent sense
Of loss in death. A text for this occasion
comes to me intuitively. It is Paul's
statement Il have fought good fight, I
have finished the course. I have kept the
faith. Heneeforth there is laid up for me
a crown Of righteousness"
The text is fertile in suggestion and
outlines Of discourse crowd upon one as
the text Is studied. But am not come
to this place to preach a sermon. proper
as this might be and as inviting as this
text is. am here to speak word Of ap-
probation for one. who was TO me ae-
counted friend long before became 10
him pastor.
In one respect my anoloRy seems to
break down. He did not have to fight. to
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-07-17

Rev. Davenport returned Wednesday
from Allison. where he had been to or
ganize Presbyterian church. The new
church had charter membership OF 81.
about half Of whom were former residents
Of Rocky Ford.