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Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-11-18


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Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-11-18

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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-22

American church. denouncing It's adj
herents as sturdy rebels, but actually
refused the rite OF ordination to some
of its earliest independent ministers,
who went to Scotland and were there
ordained by the Scottish Episcopal
church. That is the reason why the
archbishop of Canterbury is not today
the actual head of the American Epis-
copal church, even as the pope is the
head OF the Roman Catholic church in
the United States. II people would
stop to think about such matters IL
might perhaps strike them as being
somewhat curious that there should
have been a division In the Episcopal
church while there was none in the
Roman Catholic church. The Scottish
Episcopal church gave aid, counte-
nance, support and ordination to the
young American church, and now,
when the great American church Is nc
longer young, many of its ministers
and communict is are tumbling over
each other in their frantic anxiety to
toady to their ancient enemy, Eng
land, and slight their benefactor, the
Scottish Episcopal church, the most
venerable of all the Episcopal churches
in the world.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-22
SEES STRANGE DISCREPANCY
IN ADMINISTRATION OF LAW

LAwNDALE, Cal, May 20.-[Editor
Herald: From the first page OF to-
days Herald I quote the following:
with 1851 on her person a styiisniy
dressed woman was arrested on
charge of shoplifting in Jacoby's store
yesterday. When searched large
amount of money was found In ner
clothes and the police began to make
efforts to prevent the filing or COM
plant and to keep the affair quiet. As
q result of Capt. Auble's efforts the
proprietor of the store decided to fiie
no complaint and the woman was a.
lowed to return to her home"
From another page l quote the FOL.
lowing: sc. Gonzales was sentenced
by Justice Austin to twenty days IN
iail on a charge of shoplifting. Con-
zales was arrested while attempting
to pawn silverware, which was after
ward found to have been stolen from
a Broadway department store
These two items appeared in tins
same edition of your paper, put Wnlle
the offense seemed to be practically the
same, viz, shoplifting, the punshmen,
was very different. One, who happened
to have considerable money on her per-
son. was allowed to go free, mainly
through the efforts of Capt. Auble
The other, who, by the way, did mo-
have any money when arrested Tin fact
| he was trying to get little money
when arrested) was given twenty day;
on the chain gang. with the Two OF
lenses so nearly alike, what about the
Justice of the punishments? Why moi
give both the same treatment? The
woman claimed she had never dons
such a thing before, but on the Other
hand. neither was it proved that Con
zales had done such thing before. /
looks. to an outsider, as though th'
police department wanted to hush VI
| the woman's case because she "hat
money"
Though I do not approve OF shop
lifting or anything else which is agains
the law (both written and moraD, ane
feel that all offenders should be pun
| ished. yet 1 am one of many who fai
to see where the justice of these tive
cases comes in.
Will some reader of The Herald.
public letter box enlighten me?
IWANTONO.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-22
UNCONSTITUTIONAL

uTHY is Colonel William F. Stew
" art U. S. A., in exile at Fort
W Grant, Arizona? 1t is possible
the banished officer is guilty OF a helm
Gus offense. Surely nothing less than
heinous offense would justify a pun
ishment which is most grossly and out
rageously at variance with the consti-
tuition of the United States. Article III,
section g. of the constitution says:
"The trial of ALL CRIMES. except in
case of impeachment shall be by jury
and such trial shall be held in the
state where the said crimes have been
committed; but when not committed
within any state, the trial shall be at
such place or places as the congress
may by law direct" There Is nothing
tn indicate that this protection does
not extend to a military citizen as well
as a civilian. The presidents arbitrary
action is also at variance with article
XIV of the amendments to the consti-
tuition of the United States: mo state
shall make or enforce any law which
shall abridge the privileges or immuni-
ties of citizens of the United States;
nor shall any state deprive any person
of life, liberty or property without due
process of law, nor deny to any per-
son within it's jurisdiction the equal
nrotection of the laws" There Is MOTH
ing in this to indicate that tyrannical
mower is devolved upon the chief exec
utive in times of profound peace when
there are no unusual or desperate cir
cumstances to warrant his assumption
of an arbitrary authority denied to the
sovereign states.
For the punishment of Colonel Stew
art has the president repealed or sus-
nended article VIII of the amendments,
which says: Excessive bail shall not
ba reouired nor excessive fines imposed
nor cruel and unusual punishments
,nAicted?" Under article II, clause
of section 7, the president. before he
enters on the execution of his Office, is
required to take the following oath OF
afirmation: st do solemnly swear or
affirm that I will faithfully execute
the Office of president of the United
States, and will to the best of my
ability preserve, protect and defend
the constitution of the United states.
There must be some great and grave
reason for the course the president mas
taken. which without reasonable ex-
PLANTATION looks like rough riding over
the constitution. The reason should
be made public without delay.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-22
SAN PEDRO HARBoR

1T is evident from copies Of a cont
munication addressed to the secre-
\ tary of war by General A. Mac
kenzie, chief of United States engineers.
that the Southern Pacific is still fight
ing for control of San Pedro harbor.
The position of the chief engineer,
that to follow the order of congress
would expose the government to action,
is the sheerest nonsense in the world.
The government simply lays out mar
Dor lines. The harbor lines where they
have been laid out already were laid
out over tideland claims held by pri-
vate parties, Just like some of the land
over which the harbor lines the joint
resolution contemplates will be laid out,
and nothing was ever heard of any ac-
ton against the government for dam
ages. The government did not suffer.
BY means of this communication and
Endorsements accompanying it light has
been shed on the attitude of the South
ern Pacific in falling to oppose the
$1,000 bond issue voted by the city of
Wilmington for the improvement of
channel and the building of dock.
The work accomplished by the people
of Los Angeles when Senator Flint
introduced his first resolution to fix
harbor lines will have to be done over
again. In his Endorsement attached TO
the letter of General Mackenzie, Assist
ant Secretary oliver recommends that
action in the matter of fixing harbor
lines be taken along the line of secur-
ing the consent of the claimants" This
would have the effect of placing the
Southern Pacific practically in control
of the situation. Under the general
quired. The land is taken by the
United States by right of eminent do
main over navigable waters. When
Senator Flint introduced resolution
to establish harbor lines in the east
basin and a strong and effective pro-
test was made by the people of Los
Angeles, Senator Flint said he had been
laboring under a misunderstanding,
and stated he had been imposed on by
officials of the war department. He
introduced a special joint resolution
making 1t unnecessary to secure the
consent of property owners, and pro-
viding for the establishment of lines In
both basins. Then came the Whining
ton bond election, when 100000 of
bonds were voted for the improvement
of the channel and building of docks.
The vote was practically unanimous.
The Southern Pacific did not oppose
the bonds. The recommendation Of
Assistant Secretary oliver indicates
that the inactivity of the Southern Pa
cific in this matter was not due to
change of heart, but to a-shall we
say a presentiment?-that an attempt
might be made to have the situation
adjusted in accordance with the aims
of the railroad corporation. Eternal
vigilance, the price of liberty, is also
the price of San Pedro harbor, for the
power which represents private inter-
ests and menaces public rights never
sleeps.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-22
REPUBLICAN RAPACITY

OUR only quarrel with the plank of
ID the Democratic platform which
" favors immediate declaration OF
the nations purpose to free the Phll-
ippines is that 1t did not go into this
matter at greater length, and denounce
the Republican exploitation or the
enslaved Filipinos. The only LOOT IN
history which may be compared with
the Republican loot of the Philippines
is the Give hastings loot OF Brltlsn
Hindustan. and that disgraceful blotch
upon the history of Christian civiliza-
ton is an old world, century before
last story, belonging to an age When
might was still openly substituted LOT
right. when the word ethics was I'M
known. when the Golden Rule was
ignored. and when the world was
inspired by
The good old rule. the simple PLAN
That he should take who had the power
And he should keep who can.
Like an echo of barbarism, like an
untimely incident wrenched from the
depths of the darkest ages, comes into
our modern lives the incredible story
of Republican rapacity, craft, graft
and cruelty in the conquered and SUD-
iect province of the Pacific. This Is
not a year for voting by superstition
heredity or prejudice or out of def
erence to antiquity. "Act In the living
present" and the living present is con-
cerned with the redemption of the
United states of America from the dis
graceful domination of the politicians
who, having removed the fear of God
from their hearts, sought also to remove
if from the coinage of the country.
The hypocritical declaration of allegi-
ance was restored in frenzy of super
stitious terror "In God they trust, ."
again say the hypocrites, but to his
listening ear ascends the cry of two
million toiling children, robbed of their
education, and the prayer Of the widow,
the fatherless, the orphan and the
weak. deprived of the necessaries of
life by the spoilsmen who will work
and vote and contribute campaign
funds. and if necessary stretch their
gutta-percha consciences to the bribing
noint, in order that the reign of rapac-
ity and incapacity may be continued,
and the victor at the polls may still sit
among his spoils, grinning, like Timour
Mammon, on a pile of children's
| homes"
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-22
TARIFF REFORM

WHY not speak the truth about tar
wv if revision? Even disguised UNI
~ der the word revision" tariff
reform is repugnant to the conservatism
of hidebound Republican politicians
Hence all these humbugging delays
While the country is suffering from
an outworn system, while 1t Is con-
fessed that present schedules are In
some respects ridiculous, in others pre-
posterous and in all unsuited for the
needs of the day. the members of the
G. o. p. dare not lay profane hands
upon, that which is sacred. Anyone
who expects a genuine, sincere and ef'
fective measure of tariff reform te
come from Republican sources is
member of the exalted order of the
Easy Marks who look for grapes OF
thorns and figs on thistles. The Re-
publicans cannot revise the tariff, ane
will not revise the tariff. They dare
not. If they were to offend any OF
the interests by changing schedules
now. or even by suggesting changes
the big tin cup would be EXTENDED
in vain for a campaign contributor
from the interests affected. Nay, 1t Is
possible Republican leaders have en-
tered into an explicit agreement
with their campaign friends tc
maintain the present arrange
ments. 1t is obvious that fol-
the good of the people of the
United States there should be in power
a party so independent of the inter-
ests which claim the right to have
a say" about tariff revision that the
work may be undertaken with single
eye to the good of the men, women and
children of the United States and not
to the advantages of industries That are
not conducted from philanthropical OF
patriotic motives, but for what there
is in them to the owners. 1t Is a lone
time since old Vanderbilt said, the
public be damned" but it is as wei
from time to time to recall the fac'
that he did say it, and was undoubt'
eddy voicing the sentiment which Is to-
day dearest to the hearts of the mosi
highly protected. 1t is useless to talb
about attacking the trusts In busi'
ness like and effective way until
tariff reform is a living. imminent
question, and not a chronic procras-
tinaton. Tariff reform must be a
leading Democratic issue at the cleo
ton. If the Republicans prefer to sleep
over it until after the Ides of Novem-
Der, so much the worse for the Re-
publicans.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-22
SOME INDIAN FARMERS
ARE MOST THRIFTY AND
AMAss LARGE FORTUNES

The reservation is bounded on the
west by the Washington-Idaho state
line, which 1t follows forty-two miles
south. It's northern extremity is al
most due east of Rockford, Wash. Its
upper boundary runs east a few miles
and then turns to the southeast, cross
ing the Occur d'Alene lake and running
to the southeast of tho town of Harri-
son. Idaho, seven miles. The reserva-
ton comes almost to point there, and
it's southeastern boundary runs in a
southwestern direction until 1t strikes
the state line again south of Farming
ton. At it's greatest width 1t Is twenty
eight miles wide. The Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul railroad is building
it's line through the reservation from
the st. Joe river on its southeast boun-
dairy, through to Tekoa. The Oregon
Railroad & Navigation company's line
from Tekoa to Wallace, Idaho, crosses
the reserve from west to east. The
st. Joe river and Occur d'Alene lake
furnish water transportation through
it's greatest length from north to south.
Peter Mocktilma is head chief and
Peter Jarper is second chief. There are
two government policemen. Louie
Michel and Ichan. Chief Mocktilma
is the reigning power; but he Is SUBJ
iect to the rules and regulations OIL tne
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-22
CLEAR, CRISP AND CLEAN
WONDERS OF WIRELESS"

NOTHING so astounding has
" marked the wonderful history of
- wireless telegraphy as the acc1-
dental discovery that isolated instru-
ments may pick UP and de-
liver messages without poles or wires.
The story goes that southern profess
sor of science heard a strange clicking
in the basement of his school. He sent
for a telegrapher, who read messages
from wireless stations at Santa Cruz,
Cal, and Oklahoma City, Okla. He
also responded successfully to queries
made by the wireless operators when
they found the new station" on the
line.
The air may be filled with wireless
messages, and anyone who owns an
instrument may "set" 1t like a trap to
catch the wandering word signals. But
this brings wireless telegraphy to the
verge of the uncanny. Such a mani
festation is most dangerously and UNI
comfortably like some of the spirit
rapping messages which mediums from
time to time have pretended to receive,
either by the regulation code or by a
special code invented apparently to
suit the needs of a spirit force" not
familiar with electrical alphabets. Is
life electricity? Is the air filled with
force in the form of vagrant electricity?
Is it barely possible that this life
force may have been used successfully
, to signal from an immaterial to the
material condition of human energy,
thus justifying the belief world-preva-
lent in many forms that human energy.
or the soul, is imperishable and ever
lasting? Is science about to establish
beyond all doubt or room for doubt the
truth of all scriptural teachings and
religious beliefs? Is the spiritual law
in the natural world at last to be rec
ognized and are we in scientific terms
at last to know something of its Won
derful workings? Perhaps there is
nothing in these questions, but they
are suggested by this remarkable dis
covery of Professor Elliott. The jest of
todays comic writer that we may re-
ceive messages from Mars may be the
solid scientific fact of tomorrow. 1t
behooves men to live in consciousness
of their souls and to apply their hearts
unto WISDOM" for truly we know not
what day may bring forth in the
realm of science.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-22

nieces and nephews. a., ..ro
But after all the indian IN aa =
pretty we'll. The average Ameri t,sAn
citizen who possesses 100, acres OF up up
TO-, farming land considers himseiI
rather we'll off. Each indian on Tug
reservation will be allowed to pick "a
quarter section before his paIe1ace
brethren get a single chance. Iheie
fore. the Indians will get the cream "
the reservation If they choose Wlseiy.
This, together with that poruon MnS.'
will be set aside for other PURPOSES
viii take some 10000 acres. 1t Is prop
able that the Indians will choose rarm-
inr land: and this will leave SON.
401 00l acres to be divided among wnite
homesteaders, 100000 of which Will VIII n ne
agricultural land. The otner ooo,vvg
acres are mountainous and co'ereu
with valuable timber.
There is much work to be done pc
fore the reservation can De thIvma,
omen for settlement. The law PROVIDES
that there shall be three appraisers.
and that each one OF them must WISH
every forty-acre section on the reser-
walton. There are 1850 of these sud
divisions. The valuators will propapiy
drive a stake in the center OF eacn
quarter section and walk around ~;
and the law will have been compIieu
with. The Indians will be given theil
selections, WHICH must NC oPPA0
the secretary of the interior, ana tneh
the remainder will be classified. APP
praised and turned over to the wnlte
homesteaders his, the law provinces
shall be thrown open for homestead
settlement at such time and In sucn
manner as the president may desig-
nate. This "such manner will be the
new form of land lottery, lottery IN
which every ticket draws a prize until
the prizes are exhausted. In the lone
run the timbered land will propapiy
nrove more valuable than that which
Is cleared, and 1t is likely to meet with
equal favor with the other.
On the reservation the government
has a sawmill capable of cutting 10000
feet of logs a day, with planer and
single plant; also grist mill OF tnir-
ty-five barrels capacity. These were
established years ago and have beer
a great help to the Indians In improv-
ing their lands. The Indians are re-
CURED to take the logs to the sawmill
where they are cut into lumber. The
government supplies all the skilled Ia
bor but the Indians must bring the
logs to the mill and take the lumber
AWAY. In this way they have secured
much of the lumber for their homes
and barns at no cost except the labor Of
securing the logs and hauling the lum-
Der. No charge is made for grinding
their grain.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-22
DISCOUNTED

(NTILL disgruntled, always disgrun-
tied, always In the minority, al
~ ways defeated, always claiming he
is right, in spite of appearances, the
saffron press agent of the indie
pendence league has managed in an
adroitly phrased and misleading news
paper article to convey the impression
that there is discord in Democratic
ranks; that, for instance, Jesse T. Wal
den, zone of the Democratic park COM
missioners, was one of the most dis
gusted of the delegates" According to
the meddler in Democratic affairs, Mr.
Walden said: ut was an outrage the
way we were treated. / suppose we
must take our medicine for the time
being, but there is a time coming when
we can even up things"
The reporter for the Independence
league organ also says of Mr.. Walden:
IF Mr.. Bell could have heard his sui
phurous comments, it is probable there
would have been something doing"
Every one is entitled to his own opin-
ion, and in the absence of more salts
factory proof we decline to believe the
statement of the mischief maker and
stirrer UP of strife. The bitterest enc
my of the Democratic party in Cali
fornia is the quick change artist who
would be any kind of a Democrat,
machine or anti-machine, if he thought
the party would give him the presi-
Dental nomination to which he thinks
he is entitled by divine right. In order
TO hurt the Democracy, there is moth
ing at which this Vinegared and
grouchy mischief maker will hesitate.
A secret alliance with 8. p. interests
would be in line with his rule or ruin
policy.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-22
SAYS BUTCHERS WEIGH
THEIR HANDS WITH MEAT

LOS ANGELES, May 19.-lEditor
Herald: 1t is good that we have an
INSPECTOR of weights, but what good
can he be to the citizen who must sub
nit to the growing habit of butchers
who weigh their hands with ones
steak? A smiling attendant places one
pound of beefstek and two pounds OF
hand on the scales and says, FIFTY
five cents, will there be anything else
today?" and there you are.
Profanity is alarmingly on the In
crease in our family and the scale fiend
Is the sole cause
propose a gift of $4,000 for the
electrician who will invent "thingum-
bobber'' that will paralyze the man who
weighs his hand with the peoples beef
steak THOMAS B. REDMOND.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-22
WORLDWIDE INTEREST
POOR 10 DIVIDES AGAIN
eY FREDERIC J. HAsKiN

dian agent, Chief Mocktilma Is an inn
partial judge and deals out justice
without regard to personality. His son.
Bartholomew Mooktilma, aged %
years, is a frequent visitor at Tekoa,
and has little or no difficulty In obtain
ing SUFFICIENT liquor to produce intoxi-
cation bordering on helplessness. The
Indian police take him to the mission.
where he Is ordered imprisoned by his
father. When he falls from grace the
chiefs son receives the same treat
ment as other Indians who get drunk.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-22
EPISCOPAL CONFERENCE

NT EITHER we nor our readers can
~ overestimate the Importance to
~ Christianity and mankind of the
coming Pan-Episcopal conference to be
held in London in June. Although
press dispatches persist in calling 1t
the Pan-Anglican conference, the title
is a mistake, and conveys an erroneous,
limited and inadequate idea Of the
meaning with which the laundering
expression seeks to define. To ignore
the old Scottish Episcopal communion,
to which the American church at it's
beginning owed much, indeed practical
ly everything, is on par with the
action of standing on convenient
mound in a churchyard and finging
stones at ones great-grandmother's
grave. The Anglican branch of the
Episcopal church not only refused to
have anything to do with the young