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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-11
SUGGESTS NEEDED REFORMS
IN PosToFFIcE DEPARTMENT


by Associated Press
WASHINGTON. Feb. 10.-Congress
today received a preliminary report OF
the Joint commission appointed during
the last congress to investigate the
business methods of the postoffice de-
partment and postoff1ce service and
submit recommenda tons for legislation
to effect changes in their administra-
ton.
The commission, consisting of Sena-
tors Penrose, Carter and Clay and Rep
resentatives Gardner OF New Jersey,
Overstreet and Moon, points out many
objectionable methods of both depart
ments
Among the recommendations is
plan to place the actual direction or the
business of the postotfice department.
under the service of an ofhcer WIN
necessary assistants to be appointed by
the president and witt the advice ana
| consent of the senate for long terms
so as to insure the continuance OF Ell
| fcient service.
Under the plan, the postmaster gen
| eraI. as a member of the caDlnet, Is
| chargeable with general supervisory
control and the determination Oh ques-
| tons of policy.
The commission also recommends that
the business of the department be de-
| centralized so as TO avoid the conges-
| ton at the national capital which I'M
rairs the efficiency and increases the
| cost of the service; that the bookkeep-
| ing. auditing and accounting be SIM
plif,ed. unified and centralized to Sc
! cure greater accuracy. more prompt
methods and elimination of duplication
| of work, and that the practice or re-
curing needless detailed reports from
| small postoffices be discontinued
The moderate application or the nonI
accounting system to small off1ces VII
eliminate about 10000. or nearly one
half of all the postoffice accounts, from
the present complex report and DOCK
keeping system, or would, at least
greatly simplify the same.
The commission says;
at appears too obvious to require ar
gument that the most efficient service
| can never be expected as long as tht
direction of the business is at present
intrusted to a postmaster general anc
certain assistants selected without spe
ciaI reference to experience and quail
fications and subject to frequent
change.
"Under such system a large rail
road. commercial or industrial business
would inevitably go into bankruptcy
and the postoffice department ha
ayerted that fate only because tn
United States treasury has been avail
able TO meet deficiencies"
Submitted with report of the commits
sion is a report of considerable volume
from two New York accounting firIn
who were assigned to the investigation
of the department by the commission
last March.
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COUNSEL FOR
RUFF MAKES
STRONG PLEA
ACH'S EL0QUENCE TRIED ON
JUDGE LAWL0 OR
FAIR PLAY FOR INDICTED BOSS
is ASKED
District Attorneys Office Accused Of
chieanery--Many Legal Tech
nicaIities May Be
Offered

BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 10. - The
huge dome of the big auditorium OIL
Temple Sheriff. Israel echoed ana re-
echoed this afternoon with the elo-
ouence of Henry Ach, chief counsel
for Abraham Ruef, pleading with the
court as If he already stood before q
Jury asking for the restoration to Kuel
OF rights which Ach declared the ue-
PENDANT was deprived of through the
chicanery of the district attorney
that he might defend himself by every
legal means that the law affords
against indictments obtained by the
prosecution surreptitiously and by
fraud
In his argument asking the court 10
sustain his objection to further pro-
ceedings against Ruef on the grouhu
that he had not been legally arraigned'
demanding a rearraignment and the
withdrawal of his plea of mot guilty
which would have the effect of reopen
ing the case to numerous motions 10
set aside and quash and various &c
n1urrers, Ach presented Ruefs case as
a hypothetical one for the courts con-
sioeration, in which the immunity
contract was the principal feature, ana
incidentally showing that the contract
will be one of the strongest features
of Ruef's defense.
Ach Seeks Delay
| Ach's objection to further proceed
ings without rearraignment; the mo-
ton to nulllfy the alleged improper ar
raignment of last May, to be followed
nv a motion for the withdrawal OF
Ruefs plea; the citation of authorities
and the argument T. support OF his
contentious, were directed toward plac-
ing Ruef in the position that he was
before he was arraigned and pleaded,
and would enable him to proceed
against the indictments and perhaps
DELAY mis- actual trial for many weeks
yet.
Ach virtually admitted to Judge
Lawlor that if the contention and OBJ
lection of the defense is sustained by
the court Ruef will attack the validity
of the indictments against him on the
ground that he testified upon the
promises of the district attorney that
he would not be prosecuted. hence was
| deprived of his constitutional right in
thus being persuaded to give testimony
which Will be used against himself
and to avail himself of every possible
| technicality to have the indictments
quashed or set aside.
incidentally Ach vigorously defended
+ g. technical defense.
When Ruef's case came up before
Judge Lawlor at 2 o'clock Assistant
| District Attorney Francis j. Heney
said that as he had returned to San
Francisco only this morning, he had
no opportunity to make a counter afil-
davit to the affidavit made by Ruet
last week He then took his departure
saR.r
menced to make a counter showing for
/ the prosecution by reading the affida-
Wits of w. f. Tucker, acting court
reporter: r. ]. Alexander, clerk OF
/ the court, and one by himself giving
extracts from the record of Ruef's ar
raignment last May.
Ach took up the various statements
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statement with no beating about the
bush in it,
He said he supposed Mr.. Douglas
laid it before the president and the
president decided to send In the nom
nation. Mr.. Foraker gave the presl-
dent entire credit for seeing the JUS
tice of such a course in view OF the
manly reply made by Mr.. Bryson to the
criticism that he made of him.
Mr.. Foraker asserted he could es-
tablish to the entire satisfaction of
any unbiased mind that there are a
hundred such cases in Ohio. lie SAID
that the estimate was no exaggeration,
although the presidents hand could not
be traced to all of them. He said they
had been engineered by men who rep
resented the president.
During his statement the senator
was compelled to suspend in order that
the senate might receive a message
from the president. The appearance
of the White House messenger at this
1uneture provoked much merriment.
No reply was made to MIR. Foraker
remarks.
Douglas Gives His Version
The reading by Senator Foraker in
the senate today of certain correspon-
depce between Representative Douglas
of Ohio and G. II. Bryson, postmaster
of Athens, o., in support of the charge
that President Roosevelt had utilized
federal offices to advance the political
fortunes of Secretary Taft, caused Mr.
Douglas, on the floor of the house oil
representatives, to read another letter
of his to Bryson which he said MT.
Foraker had failed to read.
Mr.. Douglas said he was unable 10
understand how Mr.. Foraker came by
the letters, which were private, or why
he failed to read all of them, unless IL
was he did not have them.
The letter was in reply from one from
Mr. Bryson, who had acknowledged
himself a Foraker man and who mao
made the assertion that the president
would not appoint strong men to public
office.
In his letter to Mr.. Bryson, Mr..
Douglas declared that he was making
mountain out of mole hill, ana IN
order to disabuse his mind about the
presidents feeling toward candidates
for public office suggested that MT.
Bryson come to Washington and nave
{, talk with the president.
Mr.. Douglas declared that he had
recommended Mr.. Bryson for the post
mastership and the president haa az
nointed him. 1.-THE whole incident,
Mr. Douglas remarked, illustrates not
the disposition of the president 10 wage
possible war upon any men VINO are
not of his way of thinking, but ratner
the same generosity and broadmindea-
ness which he has always exhibited III
appointing 10 offices men fit IN every
way to fill them"
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-11
JUDGE HATCH OF HAWAII
ASKS CHANGE IN LAWS

BY ASSOCIATED PrtsH'
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.-Judge F.
NJ. Hatch of the territory OF Hawan
spoke before the house committee gu
territories today and urged favoraple
renort on the bill amending the
Hawaiian land laws.
He declared that his people greatly
desired that the public lands should be
disposed of to settlers instead OF being
leased to sugar growers. He declared
that some leases had been made cover
ing thirty years of time.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-11
Girl Killed on Car

NEW YORK, Feb. 10.-A young wo-
man known to her companions only
as Oueenie. about 81 years of age, and
decidedly pretty, was shot and almost
instantly killed while riding on north
bound Second avenue car at Eighth
street early today. A young man, who
was sitting opposite the girl in the car
fred the shot, the police say. and then
dashed from the car and escaped.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-11
BLING CRUSADE
is STARTED IN RENO
Special TO Tho Herald.

Special to Tho Herald.
RENO, Feb. 10.--A three weeks
evangelistic campaign under the direc'
ton of DIR. L. j. Bulgin and Prof. r.
O. Gates closed last evening. Wheel
mans hall. seating 1000, was packed,
over $50 persons having professed con-
,ersion. The churches have been
strengthened and the moral tone of
The town has been raised. Owing to the
interest in reform aroused by the meet
ings a monster mass meeting was held
at which an anti-gambling league was
organized to drive gambling from the
city. The league is circulating a refer
endum petition and expects to have
the matter submitted to the voters.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-11

CLERMONT EN- BAUVAIASIS,
France, Feb. 10.-The magistrate of
this town has officially permitted the
removal from the private sanitarium
here of Henry Huntington, son of the
late Maj. Henry Alonzo Huntington,
who last July shot and wounded his
two brothers and sisters. He had been
declared insane. The magistrate certi-
fed that Huntington has been cured.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-11
PARCELS POSTS FOR RURAL
DISTRICTS OBJECT OF BILL
By Associate Press.

BY Associate Press
WASHINGTON, Feb. Ex-senator
Rurnhan of New Hampshire today in
troduced into congress measure of
distinct Importance to rural interests
throughout the United States. 1t is a
bill to provide a rural delivery parcels
post for merchandise and other articles
actually mailed ON rural delivery
routes. The rural free delivery routes
now number more than $4,000, and on
them in excess of 100000 people re-
ceive a daily postal service.
The measure introduced by senator
Burnham has the Endorsement of the
president and Postmaster General
Meyer. 1t provides, in brief. for the
esta blishment Of rural parcels at spe-
ciaI rates of postage for the delivery of
foodstuffs, dry goods, drugs, books and
other, merchandise.
The rate of postage shall be 5 cents
for the first pound and cents for each
additional pound or fraction thereof.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-11
Seven Perish in Fire

~ Aesocldteu FTesss
NEW LIZARD. Ont, Feb. 10.-Seven
persons were burned to death by fire
which destroyed the home of Lawrence
Haacke, a carpenter, near here this
morning. The victims were his wife
and six children.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-11
YOUNG HARGIS APPEARS TO
ANSWER MURDER CHARGE

BY AssocIateu IFess.
JACKSON, Ky, Feb. 10.--The circuit
courtroom was crowded today when
Beach Hargis, charged with the murder
of his father, Judge James Hargis. was
brought before Judge Taulbee for ex-
animation. He showed no signs of a
breakdown.
Judge Redwine, for the defendant,
asked leave to give bail, but this was
not allowed 1t is believed that the
defense will be insanity. although the
young man still insists that he killed
his father in self-defense.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-11

PAzO OINTMENT is guaranteed to cure
any case of itching, Blind Bleeding or Pro-
truding Piles in to IA days or money re-
funded. soc.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-11

,rhe letter contained a declaration of
Dolitical independence so far as ex-
pressing preference for candidates is
concerned, and Mr. Bryson announced
that while he would like to continue
in office he would not do so by the
sacrifice of his independence, and the
president could have the office for
some one who was willing to carry
out his wishes In all matters.
Mr.. Foraker characterized the letter
by Mr.. Bryson IAN able. frank, candid
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-11
TO PREVENT THE GRIP

LAXATIVE BRoMO QUINlNB removes
tie cause. Their is only one 'BROMO QUI-
NINE" Look for signature Of E. w.
GROVE. CSC.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-11
Never Adds Word

Commenting upon Senator Foraker S
remarks on the floor of the senate to-
day Postmaster General Meyer gave
out the following:
Il do not quite understand Foraker
charge in the senate today. because
his statement itself shows that. not
withstanding the president knew that
Postmaster Bryson favored Foraker, ne
sent in Bryson's name for postmaster
at Athens, Ohio. The president had
previously directed me to hold up the
nomination, it having been alleged 10
him that Bryson had been guilty OIL
corruption and had been violent OPP
ponent OF the administration policies
"After looking up the matter l noti-
fed the president that the charges had
been investigated, were not sustained
and proved to be wholly unjustiiaole.
The president then directed me 10 SEND
in his name. It was accordingly sent
in as soon as the senate reassempleo
after tho Christmas holiday. When the
president gave this decision to SEND
This name in he and I knew that Bry-
son was a friend of Senator Foraker s..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-06-07

on branch of the River GanSes, so the animals
can have their bath and be watered
Hunting parties leave Dacca at the beginning
of December. and after working three or four
months in the forests of Chittasons the white
sahibs in charge return about May with hun
dreds of captured monsters. The method OF
capture is ancient and simple. when the feed
ing ground Of a herd is reached army Of
IabOrers feIIs trees and builds q great Enclosure
with funnel shaped opening. Above the en-
trance is drop door secured by a able The
native heaters and shikaris, armed with tom
toms brass Gonss, fireworks and fIiutocks, sur
round the frightened herd and drive It into the
corral The able i cut, the door drops After
ward men mounted on tame, intelligent beasts
enter the incIGsure and rope wild specimen
a time and lead him outside. II necessary,
the tame ones give him good licking" The
process of tanning is often speedy. but 1t takes
some time to educate an anin2 for the military
or civil service Every military elephant, which
will carry artillery and baggage for the British
army in mountain expeditions. must learn how
to salute with its trunk. twenty-five OF the
least valuable OF a herd of animals recently
captured We're sold at public auction for 81 10
apiece
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-06-07

was captured and chained at a livery stable
The woman who was killed was a church dea-
coness; she caught by the beast in hotel
courtyard before he went through the barber
shop.
hotel guest was tossed aside by the ele-
plants trunk and had some ribs broken. the
beast belonged to circus which had set up ITS
tents on the outskirts of the town, and the
explosion of an oil tank frenzied him and started
him on his wild career. There were other
pachyderms in the show which broke loose, but
did act badly. The fact that the rogue
was male bears out the contention of trainers
that sex has everything to do with the conduct
of animals in captivity. Sooner or later, IT Is
said, all males so wrong. Tip and Tom had to
be executed at Central Park, and last fall Co
lumbia strangled for his sins by the circus
people at Hartford. Nearly all show elephants
are females; nobody wants the other sex
female elephant may have her spring tantrums,
but she gets over them.
Jewell is all right now said Bill Snyder,
head keeper at Central Park. She never
touched me. anyhow, and only gave one of the
men she didn't like a swpe with her trunk. An
elephant likes to have the same person wait on
her. Males always get vicious in time. You
might punish EN-, which you must do right
after the crime, but the effect doesn't last.
When you do start punishment you have got to
keep it up till the animal gives up ana squeals.
Sometimes he'l. hardly squcal though you burn
him with irons and stick q pitchfork into him
as far as it'll go
How much do they know? They know
much as anybody. Could you see anything more
knowing than elephant who rubs his feet on
rOsn before walking a barrel he won't slip?
Jewell and little Hattie can talk and dance and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-06-07

creep like baby and say yes and no Win
their heads Hattie is so smart have to keep
chains at the open doorway of her pen, because
she knows how lift up bars and walk outside
They don't have a good sense of smell, but they
recognize their friends by the figure and the
gait Come around to the yard and III make
Hattie talk for you
The young elephant was swinging her trunk
in the outer air across the chains when Snyder
approaohed her and said Are you ready for
YOUR luncheon Hattie? Tell me" Hattie rolled
her little eyes and without moving her rubbery
triangle of lower lip. like ventrioquist, emitted
a nuty chirp that seemed appropriate TO a large
bird.
Elephants are at last being trained to work
in Africa in the WelIe district, north of the
Congo. A herd of twenty-five native animals
has been taught to carry freight and passengers,
haul wagons and derrick expenses III build
ing operations. Some of them act as hodnen.
carrying baskets of brick to the masOns The
African mature earlier than the Asian eIe-
seven years. while the other kind not able
to do heavy work until they fifteen years
old but heretofore the African beast has not
been thought capable of being trained to work
safely.
The government of India has 1890 men who
catch and train wild elephants in the northern
jungIes. DacCa, in Bengal is the headquarters
OF his majesty's pachyderm department Here
is elephant depot nearly mile square. deep
ly intrenched and with immense shed in the
ccntre where the animals are kept during the
heat of the day. Tuskers picketed in long
awaiting transport by and land to all
parts of India for military and civil use. There
is a hospital for sick beasts. The depot abuts
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-06-07
THE WISE ELEPHANT.
Indian Government Employs 1900
Men to Catch Him.

OF all the picture book animals the elephant Is
little girl said at the Zoo and his numbering
bigness is queerly joined to wisdom. He sug-
Eests everything foreign and strange and, indeed,
belongs to countries very different from ours
i, ephants do not grow in this climate-excepting
as a cartoonists symbol of political party
which makes il the stranger to see them march
ing through the peaceful streets of Brooklyn
holding one anothers tails. and TO read about
bad tlsker who rampagcd through a California
town like a cyclone the other day and trampied
a woman to death At the Central Park zoo
an elephant called Madame Jewell has been
celebrating the advent OF spring with attacks
on her keepers, while gifted beast at The
Bronx is said to have accumulated so much capt.
tai in his collection box that he purposes to
pack his trunk and go on a tour of Europe this
summer.
The people OF Riverside, Cal, must have felt
that America was not entirely settled and civil
tied when the appariton Of a great tusked beast.
trumpcting and with uplifted trunk, dashed
through the centre Of the city regardless Of troll
ley cars and policemen, knocked down every
thing in his path, went through hotel barber
shop. carrying away the door frame and cover
ing himself with fifty dollars worth OF hair tonic
and witch hazel paid hasty visit to a dry
goods store and stepped a clerk who perhaps
mstook him for new customer, and finally
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-06-07

J. PierpOnt Morgan, during his recent stay 81
the Bristol, in Paris, accorded To an art critic
a brief interview on the subject Of his London
collection. which Queen Alexandra had just vir-
tied Discussing his incompatible miniatures,
Mr. Morgan told an art story. Two men, he
said. came out from a picture shop BY Jove"
said the first. there's a rare bargain in there
\ Raphae-only SEQ francs and signed. too"
What is the subject? the other asked. The
Battle OF Waterloo"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-05-01

porter Of the Roosevelt policies, and
they know it. In all matters affect
ing corporate control he has stood
with the federal administration, and
they know it. On all vital bills that
have been acted upon by the senate
Mr.. Kittredge has voted in the in
terests of the people, and they know
1T. He was the first prominent man
in the west to declare une~quivocally
for Taft, whom Roosevelt has beer
warmly supporting, and they know it.
ment in South Dakota to accept Taft,
and they know it. He is standing
squarely for Tatt's nomination and
for a continuation of the Roosevelt
policies, and they know it.
Blu the popularity of the campaign
lies in the fact that Mr.. K~ittredge's
opponents go back TO the time when
Mr.. Crawford was a prominent fac
tor in state administrative matters
back to the time when MIR. Crawford
voted on the side OF corporate greed
and for vicious bills in the interest
Of corporations and against whole
some measures intended to curb cor
porate rapacity; back to the time
when Crawford fixed railroad valua-
tons n eXerted his influence as a
former state otfice-hOlder and paid
railroad attorney to decrease rather
thar increase railroad assessments
and seek to hold Kittredge RESPONSE
bic for what Crawford and his pres
ent political mainstays did.
Need we wonder that they cry u
against resurrecting the past as ap-
piled to Crawford!
Need We wonder that they want
no invidious comparison, even of
the present!