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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-28
CARRIE NATIONS FRIENDS
SECURE HER RELEASE
Refuses to Pay Fine for Disturbing
Men Who Smoked Cigarettes
and Wore Masonic Em-
blem on Car

PITTSBURG, Pa, May 27.-Mrs.
Carrie Nation of Kansas, who was ar
rested here yesterday, charged with
disorderly conduct, for scolding and
embarrassing four men in public. was
fined $25 and costs or thirty days in
the workhouse today by Magistrate
Brady. She refused to pay her fine. AS
she was being led back to the cell de-
partment she cried out in the court
room:
II would rather go to jail than go to
hell"
Mrs. Nations present trouble started
yesterday when she strenuously OBJ
jected to three men smoking cigarettes
and a fourth wearing a Masonic en-
blem on a street car. Detective Kelly
who arrested her, testified afterward:
"If she is not CRATER she is crazy.
and l think she ought to be held until
such a time when a commission could
be appointed to examine into her
sanity"
This testimony so angered the saloon
smasher that Magistrate Brady brought
the proceedings to an abrupt close by
imposing the fine.
Several members of the w. c. T. u
who were present, passed hat to col
lect money to defray her fine. They
were successful and Mrs. Nation was
released a few moments before the
train left for the workhouse.
"Pittsburg needs more disorderly
people like me-" she said as she left
the police station.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-28
WOULD-BE SUICIDE GIVES
REASONS FOR HIS ATTEMPT
Man Who Tried to End His Life by
Taking Poison Relates Pa
thetic Hard Luck
Story

A hard luck story that has class
of it's own was heard yesterday when
George Vetter who was taken to the
receiving hospital Tuesday night after
having tried to commit suicide by tax
ing trough on rats" told the causes
that led to the attempt.
Vetter said he formerly conducted a
small department store in Chicago. He
was on the high road to fortune when
the financial depression of six months
ago wiped out his business, causing
him to lose more than $4,000.
He left the Windy City and came to
California and secured employment at
Arcadia. Later on he tried the express
business, but was unsuccessful. He
sold out and tried house painting, and
after securing a contract that would
have given him good start fell from
a ladder and fractured number Of
ribs. This resulted in paralysis and
made him a cripple.
Vetter roomed at 618 Maple avenue.
Before taking the poison he telephoned
to his daughter and stated his inten-
lions. His relatives hurried to his
room and had him taken to the hospi-
tai. He will recover.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-28
NO RELIEF FOR
WESTLAkE OWNERS
HEALTH BOARD CANNOT RE-
woke HOSPITAL PERMIT
City Attorney Decides That No Rem.
edy for Complainants Exists
Within Power of Conn
missioners

Nothing In the way of relief could
be done for residents near Westlake
park by the health board yesterday
after an opinion from City Attorney
Leslie r. Hewitt had been read show
ing that the license for DR.. Wellborns
hospital at Alvarado and Orange had
been regularly granted, hence could not
be revoked except for cause. The IL
cense was granted during the mayors
absence.
Only Mayor A. C. Harper and Com
missioners J. H. Seymour and William
d. Newell attended yesterdays board
meeting, but property owners from
the Westlake district were on hand.
DIR. Wellborn and his attorney, Ora
Monnette, were also on hand.
Secretary Hugh NJ. Love read the
opinion deciding that nothing could be
done toward revoking the permit unless
the hospital authorities violated the
health laws hereafter and the mayor
declared that no open door Of relief
seemed available.
Both the mayor and Commissioner
Newell repeated their former state
ments that the permit should not have
been granted, but no one had protested
at the time, hence the board allowed the
permit. The sanitary condition Of the
surgical hospital had been reported as
perfect.
Yesterday both Mr.. and Mrs. j. b.
MaIlard, who own the property next
door, addressed the board, saying that
because of the burning Of rubbish and
the screams of patients they thought
the board could still condemn the es-
tablishment as a nuisance.
Mayor Harper said he would send an
inspector to the scene in twenty min
utes if any resident telephoned that
the hospital authorities were violating
any laws.
DR.. Seymour remarked that If any
screams were heard they were prob
ably due to patients awaking after hav-
ing been anaesthetized.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-28
ACCUSED OF PASSING
FORGED CHECK FOR $3.50

G. F. Whish was arrested yesterday
afternoon by Detectives Hosick and
Zeigler and taken to the central police
station, where he was booked ON a
charge of forgery.
Whish is alleged to have passed a
forged check for $3.50 on Dan Mellus,
1877 West Second street, Tuesday. The
check was signed James Watt & Co.
The police say Whish represented
himself as being a solicitor for print
ing or publishing house. When
searched at the station a number OF
blank checks were found in his pockets.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-28
CUNARD LINERS WILL RACE
FOR NEW OCEAN RECORDS
Mauritania and Lusitania vii! En-
deavor to Get Special Subsidy Of
fered by British Government
for High Speed

NEW YORK, May 27.-New ocean
records will be tried for by the giant
liners Mauretania and Lusitania.
Owing to the delay in getting out of
dry dock the Mauretania was not able
to leave Liverpool Saturday. On her
passage, beginning June 4, she will at
tempt to make the round trip within
two weeks. If She succeeds In her at
tempt 1t will be the shortest round
trip on record.
Meantime the Lusitania will sail from
here today on the second lap of her
round trip for the bonus offered by
the British government for an average
speed of 245 knots on each voyage of a
round trip. Her average on the first
half of the trip which ended here last
week was 24.83 knots.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-28
FINED FOR REMOVING CATTLE
FROM QUARANTINE DISTRICT

Charles Phillips, stockman of Nor
walk. charged with a violation of the
new county ordinance prohibiting the
taking out of quarantine cattle sup
posed to be infected with Texas tick.
was fined $25 in Justice Selph's court
yesterday.
Phillips was arrested on complaint
sworn to by Ward b. Rowland, county
veterinarian, who was the principal wit
ness against the accused.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-28
G. w. Tweedy Dead

George Washington Tweedy, an old
resident of Rivera, died suddenly yes
terday at Esinore, where he was spend
ing a few weeks with members of his
family. Heart failure was the cause of
death. He is survived by widow and
twelve children. Funeral service Will
be conducted at the Rivera Baptist
church, of which he was a charter
member and trustee, at $3.50 o'clock
Thursday morning.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-28
DECLARES HE WAS ARRESTED
ON cRoUNDLESS CHARGE

A suit was filed in the superior court
yesterday by Thomas A. Watt against
James Pursell, who Watt claims was
responsible for his arrest on a charge
of embezzling $3.50. He also declares
his arrest was malicious and that he
was taken to Oakland after being kept
in the Los Angeles county Jail.
He seeks to recover $12,500 damages
from Pursell, alleging injury to bust
ness and reputation as grounds.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-28
CARS RUN UNMoLESTED,
BUT WITHOUT PASSENGERS

CHESTER, Pa, May 27.-Cars are
running unmolested today on the lines
of the Chester Traction company, the
employees of which have been on strike
for seven weeks, and the local author
tiles apparently have checked the dis
orders of the last two days, which fol-
lowed the withdrawal of the state po-
lice.
in the city because of the boycott,
which extends to business houses serv-
ing the non-union employees and even
to grocers serving the families of po-
licemen
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-28
BLAKE PROTESTS WHEN
TRIAL is POSTPONED

81 have been in jail for forty days,
and 1 think / should have my trial
now" said A. D. Blake in Judge Hut
toms department of the superior court,
when he learned that his hearing which
was to be had yesterday had to be
postponed until June 5.
Blake is charged with having robbed
G. C. Norris of a watch and other
articles of value April 6. Others who
are alleged to have participated in the
robbery are W. r. Buckley. d. Cros-
ley and w. Strobe.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-28
BETTER PICTURES, MOTTO OF
NEWLY FORMED CAMERA CLUB

Better pictures" is the motto of a
temporary organization of camera en-
thusiasts formed last night at meet
ing held in Mammoth hall. The or
ganization adopted the name of the
Los Angeles Camera club and elected
C. E. Smith, 2036 Echo Park avenue,
temporary secretary. Another meeting
will be held at Mammoth hall June 10,
when a permanent organization will be
formed Everyone interested in work
with the camera is invited to be pres
ent at this meeting and join the club.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-28
Seek Brother of Man Killed

Sheriff Hammel received letter from
s Wharton, Bonneville, Cal, stating
that Alfred Butler has been shot and
killed at Hopville and requesting the
sheriff to look up Jack Butler,
brother of the dead man, and inform
him of the tragedy.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-28
Charged with Forgery

Everett Tracey, who is charged with
forging a check for 5000 on the Western
National bank of San Francisco April
"a. entered a plea of not guilty in the
superior court yesterday morning. His
case was set for trial July l. H. j.
Harris was the name signed to the
document
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-28
HART CAMP INVITES
CHAMBER ON EXCURSION

The Business Mems association of
Hart has invited the members of the
chamber of mines to join the excursion
over the Santa Fe 70 the new mining
town next Saturday. The excursion Is
to show Los Angeles that Hart is one of
the busiest, lustiest infant industries in
the west. .t
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-28
HOGS WALL0W IN MUD,
TURN UP HUMAN BONE
More Grewsome Discoveries Are Made
on Guinness Farm and Pond
Will Be Dragged for
Bodies

LAPORTE, Ind, May 27.-Several
hogs wallowing in the pond at the edge
of q lot on the Guinness farm near here
this morning brought up bone of
human arm.
The finding of the bone has convinced
Sheriff Shutter that other bodies have
been buried beneath the mud at the
bottom of the pond The entire shore
will be gone over with long rakes in an
effort to bring any bodies the water
NAV secrete to the surface.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-28
JURY AcQUITS VERGARA,
ACCUSED OF LARCENY

M. Vergara, who has been on trial
since Monday in department six of the
superior court, charged with grand lar
ceny, was acquitted yesterday.
Vergara was alleged to have stolen
from J. Madrigal May 16 while the lat
ter was absent from home.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-28
Fined for Cruelty to Horses

Charged with cruelty to horses, Philip
Rodriguez of Eel Monte was arraigned
in Justice Selph's court yesterday and
fined $40 The officers of the S. p. G. A.
say more arrests will follow, as there
are a number of Unconditional ami
mails being worked in that section OF
the county.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-28
Will Sentence Former officer

Sentence will be pronounced by Judge
Hutton Friday upon Thomas Nelson.
former deputy city marshal of San
Pedro, who pleaded guilty in. the su-.
perior court yesterday to charge CT
embezzIing $4S, 33 of public money.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-28
MEMORIAL DAY EXCURSIONS
VIA SANTA FE

Excursion tickets will be sold be-
tween all Santa Fe stations in Cali
fornia and Nevada on May 70 and ~
At rate of one and one-third fare for
the round trip. return limit June l,
1908. See q. w. MCGEE. S34 South
Spring street.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-28
Church Wants Mortgage

petition was filed with the superior
court Yesterday by the Boyle Heights
Methodist Episcopal church for per-
mission to mortgage it's property for
$4,000 to be used in making improve
ments upon it's church buildings.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-28
Hollywood Suit Begun

against the city of Hollywood brought
by Cornelius Cole to prevent the in
stallation of storm bitches, which he
declares would do damage to his prop
erty, was begun yesterday in Judge
Bordwells department of the superior
court.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-28

While on Broadway stop at the Bartlett
Music company. Why? Because they have
on exhibition the auto-piano to be given away
by The Herald 1t will pay you.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-10
. JUGGLING WITH Law.


( u .
Legal scene shutters are busy prellf-
ing for what may prove, the last aet
of a drama which has stretched pa
tience almost 10 the breaking point
The slayer of Stanford White has bneh
declared II bankrupt by a United states
court in Pittsburg. II q creditor on
jects that Taw Is insane the latter, -
is claimed, may be taken TO Rittspurts
and there examined. occa'ionailS
courts differ on this point (witness Inc
Chanlcr easel; and should q PennsSi,,
vania tribunal declare him Of SOUND
mind his return to New York Is prop-
sematical Thaw is not n convict. he
was acquitted ON the ground of insan
eity existing at the time of the murder.
No evidence WAS offered that he was
insane when the trial took place, 70
oil intents there was a verdict Of un-
sound mind at the instant the TRIGGER
was pulled :&it was consistent with a
finding of sound mind the instant =
fore and the instant after. Justice
Bowling sent him To .AiattGaHFsln - i3e
held 50 long as his insanity lasted.
ThaW is entitled to have this question
tried by 4 jury. hut q jury trial has
not been sought, Legal presumpiioIt
is in favor of sanity AMI unless this
is disproved to the satisfaction Of Inc.
Pennsylvania courts hew can he be dc
tanned in that state? So runs the legal
reasoning. 1t leads 10 q strange cor
clusion Should Thaw under such u
hotus-poclisH became free9in every state
except New York, Justice would be TIA
vested, No.case can furnish q better
Illustration of The disastrous results
of the clashing Of state savereignties
and Of estate and national tribunals.
each supreme within its Own Sphere.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-10
TURKISH AEFAlRS.

.
1t is recorded as. a notable incident
that Turkish consul honored meet
ing OF Hionists in New York viii his
presence. lis may mean that better
feeling has been established between
Z the different races IN Turkey. Or, it
may mean that Iionls,n is considered
important enough in Turkey to be care
fully watched. The Turkish consul in
New York is on record as liberal in
his views and his presence mt that
meeting may be merely a personal en-
dorsement of the Zionist movement
which aims at liberty for the Hebrew
race.
Under a liberal rule in Turkey it is
probable that Jewish Immigration into
Palestine may be facilitated and en-
scouraged. The resources of the Holy
Land would be so developed as to rend
er 1t capable Of supporting a much
larger population than il now can sus-
tain. This would be encouraging to the
Hionists who, undoubtedly. would take
advantage of the new conditions in the
hope Of gaining autonomy ultimately.
And it is quite possible that the revolu-
ton in Turkey is but q preliminary
to the triumph of nionism.
The Young Turks aim at the
Strengthening of Turkey against Ell
rope. The crisis was. precipitated by
the threatened action of the Powers in
Macedonia. AS long az Abdul Hand
reigned alone, Turkey was being
brought nearer 10 dismembermcnt. To
avert such q catastrophe, to keep the
Empire intact and make it modern, Is
the work to which the new party has
set itself.
But Europe has for at least so years.
supposed that Turkey was destined TO
go to pieces and finally disappear The
only question was, who should get the
pieces. Will Europe now welcome the
possibility of seeing Turkey u strong
and independent power? VIII Germany,
abandon her policy in Asia Minor?
Turkey has been 50 long under the
tutel;lge of Europe and is bound by
so many treaties, that there are thou
sand ways In which Europe can inter
yene in her affairs. Suppose Europe
intervenes? That might be the most
direct road to the Independence of
Palestine Time alone can tell,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-10
THAT DISTRICT.

Z. &
~ IS collcelYatie ,'i'''' t,,e ps'',' s,.
Who controi tle e't, NV ,,,,I,,,,,,a
through .ne H., o-nosins,
have at least two reasons 10, opp1 $50
{ the removal OF tne sp-Va'.so ~ -
district from the tenee, !, - ~,
TO the West slue' oi.e : - ~
nosition may possibly gun ~ -,
Il So called Anefieail psa'es sosS' 49,
1.-THE West sac. iiie 80
it is almost sure - ie'S''n -
II the Commercial stiess ,,.,,
Those bosses arg poh.'e,'',,s ~.
We're going 70 MRS : : 90 80, ~,
by pretendins 70 teiios. = 49,. a. ,or.,
tersof the city me i'''e','''u's''eu ~,
filth They were soit's - So !.
lar pyrotechnic saisPl'tS ~ ny. so -,
liminary 70 next tieet'e','
plan Of eataphssfliis a',os''s'
district was eneoHfslspa ~. 'ns ~
position became loo ss ,s, ,, 80
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-10
WHENCE DISHONESTY?

= y ii LII . rs ~ F.. t .
Colonel Wenstock, who was commits
stoned by the Governor of California to
look into the conditions of labor in
Europe and related questions, says
that the Germans cannot understand
what seems to them a paradoxical con-
dition iii ON. country. They ask, How
is it that individually you Americans as
Il rule are the soul of honor. yet eollec-
lively in your municipal administra-
tons you seem to be u pack of
thieves 2
David Lubin is said TO have made a
similar remark and suggested that a
general attendance at primaries would
honest citizens fail to do their duty In
the primaries. dishonesty prevails in
many places In the administration of
public affairs.
The Sacramento Bee holds that public
ownership of public utilities would
change matters for the better. That
paper says.
'"rhe Bee has often held. and circum-
stantial evidence will prove it, that the
reason for the proportional decrease Of
municipal corruptness In European
cities comes from the public ownership
of public utilities Before the pubic
utilities were owned by the People, Tor
Instance in the cities OF England, the
corruptnpss there was so notorious that
IL was exploited by novelists. AS the
People began to own their public utiit-
| ties better men We're put up for office
and more honesty developed In munich
| pal positions. The same would un-
| t,oubtddly be the result here For a
| few years there might be corruption, as
| there was corruption for q few years
| i'm those English cities. hut gradually
| the best citizens would take q pride in
! running for office and in governing the
| cities where they had SO many great
interests to look out for
Wen. our system may have its I'M
porfections. but the great trouble Is
that public office Is regarded as
',spoils' belonging to the victor The
| entire conception of municipal govern
| nant is absurd, as long as the offices
are considered in the light of loot be-
longing to the stronger Of two or more
| hostile parties If Offices, instead, We're
| filled as u result Of friendly consulta-
| ton between all citizens, with view
10 the furtheranco of the best interests
| OF all. there would be no need of any
| radical change In the system. We need
| honest citizens, who clearly understand
the duties and responsibilities ot citt-
zenship. Water will rise Just as high
| as its sources. and governments viii
be Just as good as the ranks from
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-10
FArrHLEss CRITICS.

Clement x. Shorter, in the sphere,
The fact is that there is not suffi-
Gent Independence of Judgment today
In criticising poetry. Most of our
critics are merely prose- men With a
great perception of the best that Is IN
English prose, but with no Judgment
whatever with regard to poetry. In
this branch nf literature they. are pre-
pared to take established regulations
for granted One sees how distinctly
this is the case by their treatment of
living poets. II is not only that the
public will not buy your living poet,
most Of our critics have no faculty
whatever for estimating him.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-10

Ii is written on the books of the
United States government that no one
who is unable to support himself or
those dependent on him, shall be per-
mltted to come into America, and SO
far as known this rule has never been
read but one way. So the Tribune. as
is usual, is only exhibiting malice when
snarltng at Senator Smoot and criti-.
cling the Senator because he did not
argue with the immigration officials at
Boston, when they debarred the Rott
family because its members, in their
Judgment, We're dependent upon a help
less father Utah Senators are not in
the habit of urging officials to break
the rules BY which they are guided, or
circumrent laws that are in force.
ti-"Mormons" advocated the setting
aside OF the Constitution for an alleged
higher law. but that precedent is not
followed by decent citizens. II is TO DO
regretted that laws cannot force news
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-10
TOO READY FRIENDS.
Lord Chesterfield.

BE upon your guard against those
who, upon very slight acquaintance,
pbtrude their unasked and unmerited
friendship and confidence upon you,
for they probably cram you With them
only for their own eating; but, at the
same time, do not roughly reject them
upon that general superstition. Exam
Inc further and see whether those un-
expected offers flow from n warm heart
and a silly head or from a designing
head and a cold heart, for knavery and
folly have often the same symptoms.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-10

One Of the biggest conventions salt
Lake has ever had, with the exception,
pcrhaps,of the Jubilee Will be the COM
ing c. a. r. national gathering Thou
sands of strangers viii visit this city,
Evcryhndy can help. The house with
an extra room can provide accommoda-
tons for one or two and in this way
nj, will be made comfortable. The
Commercial club in this city is to have
a chance to show itself. Everything
ought to be mapped out at once. begun
rs soon as possible and carried TO COM
pletion without delay. And one thing
ton. without delay. And one thing
everyone should remember; being fair
ana honest with visitors makes them
feel that they are really welcome, and
they will come again. The central
committee should take 1t upon itself
personally 10 have the whole town un-
dor its direction. Salt Lake is becom-
ing 100 big and important conven-,
ton center to permit any unfair treat
ment to visitors al the hands of the
thoughtless. or avaricious.