Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-28

for him to rup away from fire or a
curious.
He alluded to the FIRE just around the
corner. saying there was plenty OF
smoke but no visible flame, and he
likened it to the seething furnace that
was being kindled against the race
track.
On Extra Duty
when the time comes for the begin
ming of the races and the ponies go
around" said DIR. Burdette, 1--WE minis
ters make our hours longer and we get
ready to help the heart-broken and the
sorrowing. AS long as the races keep
up the pastors do extra duty.
Everything tends to the track-why
even the cars run for 1t. We have
asked for more cars to run to Pasa-
dena, and the high official feels in his
vest pockets, looks under the chair and
searches the Office boy but no cars can
be found. Just then the Santa Anita
cars come in-the race track has got
them. Everything seems to bend to
them except we people who suffer.
What men call sport of kings Is
sport only for thieves And want you
to remember the men in Sacramento
who fight for us. They are usually not
remembered by us, but they are re-
membered by the other side. Let us
copy the wisdom of the world, and let
US, above all, remember our assembly
ment next election and remember in the
right way the men who run the risk of
terminating their political careers"
In introducing Judge Curtis d. Will
bur, Mr.. Meserve said the judge had
had practical experience with results,
and did not speak on theories.
Speaks from Experience
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graphic manner related experiences in
the courts of Los Angeles that gave
ample and conclusive proof of the re-
suits. He said in part:
when | think of the race track I
feel like praying for the fool killer to
help. But l know if he should ever
come there would be mighty few that
would escape, and so the next best
thing is to take care of the fools.
zone day, in department eight, while
a case was being tried, we heard a
pistol shot out in the hall. When /
went out at noon I saw the janitors
washing up the floor, which had been
stained with blood. I found that an en-
ployer had taken his employee to the
district attorney in regard to some ir-
regularity with his accounts. and as
he was about to enter the office he had
pulled out a revolver and shot himself. |
His lifeless body rolled down the steps
and he was carried out of that build
ing a corpse. He had staked more than |
was his own at the races.
Not long ago there was the case of
a young man-just 1S-who had been |
sentenced TO five years in prison. I was
glad to feel that 1 could parole that |
boy. He had been a trusted employee, |
but had gambled away his employers
funds. The employers were willing to |
take him back, for they knew that |
there had been but one cause for his |
downfall, and we are asking you to re-
move that one cause"
Arthur Let's Talks
Arthur Let's, president of the Bust
ness Mems Anti-Race Track league and |
president of the Los Angeles Y. NJ. G. |
A, was introduced and caused much |
by stating he was simply |
a plain business man, accustomed to |
work and not to talk.
Il couldn't sit still while this damn |
able piece of work is running young |
men" said Mr. Let's. 81 am sorry to |
say that the church element-the bet |
ter people of Los Angeles-stay at !
home too much. They take it too much |
for granted that the world is getting |
better"
Nathan Newly then read a letter |
from J. D. Fredericks, district attorney; |
II. S. g. Mccartney, state senator from |
the Thirty-eighth district and Charles |
Monroe, judge of the supreme court, |
stating their inability to be present at |
the mass meeting, but voicing in strong |
terms their opposition to the race |
track.
Lee c. Gates was the last speaker on |
the program and made an eloquent |
plea for the anti-race track bill, stat
ing the opposition it would have from
various sources. He said in part:
"While the firemen are fighting a |
fire just around the corner we are |
building a fire that will reach to Sac
ramento. If there were no other reason
that of pride alone should enable the |
people to wipe out this evil from this |
golden state. New York has wiped it |
out from the entire state, and it only |
for California to follow New |
York's example"
Nathan Newly read set of strong |
resolutions, which were adopted; n |
hymn was sung, and the meeting was |
closed with the benediction, offered by |
Rev. DR.. Warren F. Day.
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