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Evening journal., 1909-05-28

LETTING A THIEF GO.
"Yes Judge, / took the coal. am
guilty" said Fred Watson Of Des
Moines to Judge Stewart Of the police
court in that city.
The thief
But wait.
~ took the coal, Judge. had to;
that's all. would have stolen from
you or any one else" continued the
prisoner.
Standing shamefaced in court. Wat
son pleaded guilty to stealing coal
from a neighbor. His story was a
pitiful one.
II simply had to have COAL" said
Watson. II have been sick all winter
and have been up only three days
from the sickbed. My doctors bill had
run way up. and no one would trust
me for any coal TO keep my house
warm. / appealed to the Humane So
ciety. and It put me of.
Judge Stewart questioned Watson
closely and believed his story.
The judge refused to prosecute Wat
son and said:
'If a man willfully steals It is diff
ferent, but when a man In your cir
cumstances, with a family on his
hands. is driven to It q charitable
world should show clemency. I'll dis
miss your case"
o just judgei
II you had simply looked into your
calf or buckrnm bound lawbooks you
would have pronounced Fred Watson
guilty Of petty larceny and sent him
TO prison.
But there's a higher law.
You didn't look into the musty
books. You looked into your own
good heart and found a law which
says. Blessed are the merciful, for
they shall obtain mercy"
But somebody says;
Stealing is stealing, and no court
has the right to let a guilty man off
in that way. The trouble with this
country today is the failure Of the
courts to enforce the law"
Well. It may be.
And yet it should be stated there is
almost as much danger in this country
In the wrongful OYER-enforcement of
the law as in the wrongful UNDER
enforcement Of it.
That is TO say
The disposition OF the courts to send
the poor man who steals loaf Of
bread to feed his starving family to
prison. while through technicalities
and trlekery the man who steals mill
lions goes scot free. That is a dan
gerous sort OF law enforcement.
The quality Of mercy in this case of
Fred Watson is not strained.
And the Lord of mercy will requite
this Judge for his bowels OF mercy.
Evening journal., 1909-05-28
PICKERS OF BERRIES
SWAMP SUSSEX FIELDS

The annual exodus TO the sandy soil
of Sussex where a fortune in straw
berries is now piling up is in full
swing. The pickers, most OF whom
come from the Eastern shore Of Mary
land, travel in families They are
mostly Poles and Bohemians.
Everybody from the father TO the
baby goes. Each family has separate
quarters. and stoves are generally pro-
vided. All the marketing is done in the
towns. II the grower is a truck far
mer, much of the vegetables are pur-
chased from him. The employer pays
the fare of the entire family TO and
from his place at the beginning and
end of the strawberry season.
For each box Of strawberries picked
the person receives one cent and a half.
At some places raspberries and peas are
gathered. The former bring two cents
a box and the latter pay as high as 25
cents a bushel. An Industrious family
it IS said, can earn in a season from
500 to $3.50.
The road boss accompanies the pick
ers and acts as an overseer on the
farm. He sees that they are paid for
what they pick. and is a general all
around guar dian. The season lasts for
six or seven weeks.
Home again and then of 20 the to-
msto canning houses for another sea-
sons work. This finished there follows
an exodus TO the South. where an the
winter entire families shuck oysters.
Evening journal., 1909-05-28
AMERICAN THIEF
GETS FILIPINOS' COIN

A piclSpocket stole the wallet Of
Thomas Baldamoro. a Filipino. while
he was standing at Fourth and Mar
kvt streets last night. The pocket
book contained S5.75. Baldamoro noti-
fed the police. The Filipino came to
this country ten months ago as a
servant to an officer on the battleship
Missouri. Lately ne has been employed
as a servant to Captain Goodfellow,
at Fort dupont.
Evening journal., 1909-05-28
GraveI Roads Eor ceolI.

ELKTON. Nd. May S.-The county
commissioners are having a gravel road
built from Pleasant Hin to Kinks Bridge.
under the supervision Of Alfred b. Nc
ey and Walter I. Smith. The bitches are
being cleaned out and the road grades
first, and then roadbed Il feet wide and
one feet deep is constructed Of gravel
from the Marble pit, which has been pro-
nounced by road building experts TO be
the best in this part Of the country for
road building.
The commissioners inspected the stone
road which is being built under the pro-
visions of the Shoemaker Good Roads
Law, between Cecilton and Warwick. by
Contractor Theobold Harsoh. Of VIII
mington, Del About IS miles Of perman-
ent road will be built in Cecil county this
year.
Evening journal., 1909-05-28
DONATIONS FOR
THE SANITORlUM

Throusht T. Challxley Hatton, con-
sulting engineer, who donated his SER
vices as engineer for the construction
Of the sanatorium for the Anti
Tuberculosis Society of Delaware. a
number Of donations OF material have
been made. greatly lessening the cost
OF building. The Charles Warner Com
pany has donated fifteen barrels of ce-
ment valued at about $50, and The
Delaware Terra Gotta Company has
donated 1900 hard brick, worth about
SIS.
Mr.. Hatton has surveyed the ground
and stalJed off the foundations on the
site near Brandywine Springs Park.
Several patients have already applied
for admittance to the sanatorium.
Evening journal., 1909-05-28
LittI. Ie. Rad Eoonon,v.

DO not economize this summer By
putting in an insufficient quantity OF
ice. This is a mistake. If you keep
the ice box packed, or at least well
filled you will have the benefit Of the
maximum cooling capacity OF your re
frigerator. otherwise the tempera-
ture within will never be very low and
things will not keep as well.
A small refrigerator, well stocked
one only half full.
Except in certain cases where II
cannot be helped. make II a rule never
90 put food directly on the ice.
Evening journal., 1909-05-28
Cnnnnrnlnn Wiz

Prominent just now is the so-called
mummy fashion Of wearing the veli.
It is draped closely around the head,
as 4 protection against high spring winds.
II is made OF fancy spotted net. with a
large open mesh Of a square design.
II is sold IN all Of the newest shades.
Scarf wells are popular. as they may be
assumed al any moment for motor car
drive, and afford complete protection.
Marquisette and voile are the mate
rials chiefly used for their making
Another becoming veil, yet a rather ex-
pensive one, is made Of white lace with
a needle-run design upon Il.
This Is particularly pretty for we'd
dings and such festive occasions
Evening journal., 1909-05-28
ElnraI EHnrl.-

Hazelnuts are shown. and so are
small chestnuts, plums. apples. peaches
and oranges in ordinary as well as
mandarin size.
A quaint new feature Is 20 combine
mass Of small fowers-little RAM
bier roses. forget-me- -nots. hyacinths.
liiacs and cowslips, for instance-with
berries; all in natural tints.
Lilies Of the valley are zen masse. .
IN large graceful sprays. and made
into touffes and fence bands around
crowns.
Cherries, currants, raspberries
Evening journal., 1909-05-28
BIoomo-. Il,J.- eLI-.-

One clever woman. who IS the mother
Of three sturdy littla girls. has auccers-
fully solved the summer white petticoat
problem. Now the horror OF wash day.
has been greatly iessened. and the number
Of little garments decreased
For each little frock tho mother makes
tiny pair Of bioomers Of tho same ma.
teriai, and this is an excellent plan. E.r
the little bioomers are undoubtedly cooler
and much more comfortable than suniy
Evening journal., 1909-05-28
WILL PRINT new
BUILDING LAWS

The contract for printing the new
building laws was awarded by Council
last night to the Charles M. Smith Print
ing and Stationery Company at its BID
of sec The only other bidder was Charles
II. Gray, who submitted a price Of $50
City Treasurer Ross reported a balance
in bank OF SS3. 765,2s. February receipts for
the week were: George II. Mccall, S625
Eugene NJ. Savers, s2O797; James H. Nor
ris, S265. and miscellaneous. s59595.
The police rayron Of s7.5o3.9 was al
lowed.
Evening journal., 1909-05-28
.tarched via pettInoats.

starched white pettinoats.
They are quite scanty and fasten above
the knees with a buftoned strap that his
rather loosely, thus avoiding an elastic
and the hot tight gathers It causes
II requires very little material TO make
these bloomers. and they are most prac-
ticai in a family where there are several
little folks FOR they save fne white petit
coats from the ravages OF the laundry.
the laundress' temper and unnecessary ex-
pense.
Evening journal., 1909-05-28
:-:WOMANKIND:-: ::

strawberries, blaclxberries, hawberrlca,
and wild vine have come in very pro-
fusely and are now initiated In such
perfection that they come close to ma
ture and look exceedingly luscious and
tempting when placed on a hat
Evening journal., 1909-05-28
charaed VIA TrappIna Pinson.

Charged with trapping a pigeon. the
property Of Albert Lang, John Ponesll
was held under 500 bail for the upper
court last night by Magistrate Broman.
The bird is valued at $40.
Evening journal., 1909-05-28
Asbury Park Councilman Here.

c. n Swain. a member Of City
Council at Asbury Park. n. j.. at
tended last nights meeting Of Council
at the invitation Of President Of Coun-
ell Taylor. Mr. Swain occupied a seat
beside the president.
Evening journal., 1909-05-28

Orders to Jr. o. U. A. m. Members.
All members Of the IT. o. u. A. NJ. will
meet at their hall, No. 9O7 Tatnar street
at 1 o'clock on Memorial Day to take po-
sition in line Of parade.
Evening journal., 1909-05-28

Prof Henry Helm Clayton. for 16
years meteorologist at Blue Hin OBJ
servatory. near Boston. has announced
his intention OF trying % travel from
that city TO the Pacific Coast by ball
loon his summer.
Evening journal., 1909-05-28


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Evening journal., 1909-05-28

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boiling
Evening journal., 1909-05-28
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By EDWIN A..NYE.

1909. by American Press Asso.
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Evening journal., 1909-05-28

Eyes. Judge, / took the coal. am
guilty" said Fred Watson Of Des
Moines to Judge Stewart Of the police
court in that city.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-29
MILLIONS OF ACRES TO
BE OPENED FOR ENTRY

WASHINGTON, April 2S.-Approxi-
mately 175,176,S00 acres of land in the
various western states, to which the
32O-acre homestead bill applies, have
been designated by Secretary Of the
Interior Ballinger as coming within
the provisions of the act. The area OF
land designated in each of the states is
as follows:
Oregon, 7OO4,16 Washington, $3.50
$50; Utah. 7044, 4S0; Wyoming, 1921, 100;
New Mexico, 1884 $50; Nevada, 49,
512, 800; Arizona, 1861, $50; Colorado,
2O,16O. 900, and Montana, 10, 664,64O.
1t was stated at the department to-
day that approximately 40 per cent of
the area designated, except in Nevada,
is now held by individuals through
"some color of title and it is believed
that larger percentage in Washing
ton and Oregon are so held. Were all
the lands designated suitable for entry
there would be about $4,000 home
steads.
The lands in question are not sus-
ceptible of irrigation from any known
source of water supply. The regula-
tions under which entries for these
lands are to be made recently were ap-
proved.
Diagrams showing the lands subject
to entry will be furnished the local
land offices as soon as possible and
applications to enter will then be re-
ceiVed.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-29
ARREST AIlFGFD
COUNT ERFEITERS
BAG CONTAINING OVER $500
IN BAD MONEY FOUND
Three Men, Said to Be Members OF
Gang, Apprehended After Strue-
ole-Two Unidentified Women
Are Implicated
rRv Associated Press. ]

MARYSVILLE, Aril 2S-The ponce
here. acting on information obtained
from the office of the United states
marshal in San Francisco, have arrest
ed Tom Grow, w. a. Wakeheld ana
Frederick Foster, three members Oh On
alleged band of counterfeiters VINO TOT
the last three months are asserted 10
have been manufacturing bogus money
in a private residence located IN tne
heart of the fashionable district or inns
CITY. The men have been shadoWed for
weeks by officers, who last night ar
rested one on a minor charge, finding
his nockets full of counterfeit com.
IThe officers then went to the Crow
house. where they were met by Crow
who was armed with a revolver He
was compelled to drop the weapon ana
was placed under arrest, but not before
he had thrown out of the window bag
containing over 500 in bad money,
nearly hitting an officer on the head.
The residence was then searched ana
a complete counterfeiting plant, the
most extensive ever seen in this Sec
ton, was discovered. Wakefield was
arrested without trouble, but Foster,
who was found at his home, drew
knife on the officers before he was
taken into custody. All three men are
we'll known here, two of them having
families. Officer Mccoy, who was In
charge Of the case, succeeded in trac-
ing the men after much trouble. 1t is
intimated that two women, whose
names are not known, are implicated
in the counterfeiting scheme.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-29
MAN HELD UP BY
MASKED ROBBERS

C. z. Miller, who lives on South
Main street, near Fortieth street, was
held up last night at Jefferson and Main
streets as he was on his way home, by
two men who attempted to rob him.
Miller was ordered by the men, who
were masked and armed with revolV-
ers, to throw up his hands. Instead of
complying with the order he struck one
of the men in the face with sack of
eggs which he was carrying home and
at the same time cried for the police.
Patrolman Parrish, who was but
short distance away, ran to his assist
ance and chased the two men for sew
eral blocks and finally captured them.
They were placed in central station on
suspicion. They gave their names as
A. j. Williams and Walter A. Woods.
A revolver was found in Williams
pocket, but Woods had thrown MS
weapon away.
An attempt was made to rob william
Burke, the night Waterman at Blsnop
box factory on Also street short after
midnight this morning by man VINO
leveled a revolver at him as he came
out of a doorway to pull the time clock
on the rear platform. Burke, who Is
65 years of age, but an active man,
struck the robber with his clenched INST
as he raised his hands, knocking him
from the platform. which is about hve
feet high. He then ran into the build
ing and locked the door and notified the
police by telephone When the officers
got there the robber had disappeared.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-29
CAPITALIST BUYS;
PUTS UP NO MONEY
Especial to The Herald

LONG BEACH, April 2S.-The
whereabouts of William Holiness
northern capitalist" who visited this
city several weeks ago and invested
in a number of valuable properties, but
without putting up any real money,
are being inquired about anXiouSly by
people who went into deals with MN.
Telling of his wealth and extensive
holdings in other cites, including Red
lands and Pasadena, Holmes entered
into contracts to buy the Park View
hotel for So, 900 and the Burbank and
other rooming houses which are less
costly.
He induced Mrs. Nellie Messenger to
take a half interest in the Burbank
house and to accept the position Of
manager at a good salary. AS her
share Mrs. Messenger put up two notes
for $3.50 each and transferred two
mortgages which she owned. This
collateral was to be put in escrow with
William Niebel Mrs. Messenger has
now discovered that Niebel has the
mortgages in escrow but says he never
saw her notes. She has advertised
that the notes are void
Meanwhile the owner of the Park
View property, turning down other
chances to sell the hotel because he
feels bound by the contract with
Holmes, which does not expire until
May /" has written to other cities in
which Holmes said he was known but
has been told in reply, he says, that
such a man is unknown in any of the
places.
Three or four letters have been writ
ten by Holmes and mailed at Needles,
in each Of which he has said he would
be here by the next train.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-29
MACHINERY TO VALUE
S45.OOOTO BE BOUGHT

PASADENA, April 2S.-Electrical ma
chinery to the value of $4,000 was or
dered purchased by the city council
this morning at a special session. when
it opened bids for extensions of the mu-
nicipal lighting plant.
Engines, generators and other appa-
ratus are included in the purchase,
which is divided among half dozen
firms.
After long discussion the council ac-
cepted the recommendation of Super
intendent C. w. Koiner that the present
sixty-cycle generators should be ex-
changed for fifty-cycle generators. The
new machinery is also of the fifty-cycle
type, which is the standard in Southern
California, while sixty-cycles are al
most universally used in the east.
Mr.. Koiner declared that the city of
Pasadena would want owens river
power as soon as this was available,
and that to take advantage of it fifty
cycle generators throughout the plant
would be necessary.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-29
CABANNE BOY GOES
HOME WITH FATHER
Reunion of Parent with Son Happy
EVent-No Further Trouble
Anticipated from Branden-
burg, Stepfather

SAN FRANCISCO, April 2S.-The
7-year-old boy, James S. Cabanne III,
who was brought out of st. Louis in
wicker basket and brought to this
city by Broughton Brandenburg, his
stepfather, who is being held by the
police to await the action of the New
York authorities in connection with
the charge of grand larceny growing
out of the sale of a letter purporting
TO have been written by the late Grow
err Cleveland, was today taken from
the juvenile detention home and given
to his father, James Sheppard Ca
banne of ST. Louis.
Mr.. Cabanne expects to return home
with his son this evening and does not
anticipate that his departure will be
delayed by habeas corpus proceedings,
of which there has been some talk
previous to his arrival here.
There was nothing of a sensational
character connected with the return of
little James Cabanne to his father.
The reunion was a happy one, the
child gleefully expressing delight at
the prospect of soon being at home
again. He greeted his father affec-
tioEately and the two went to a down
town hotel.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-29
WOMAN COMPELLED TO
SUFFER GREAT EMOTIONS
Locked Gates Prevent Tourists Es-
cape from Enclosure Where
Chinaman Is Decapitated.
Death Eased by Opium

NEW YORK, April 2S.-Mrs. N. s.
Stowell of San Francisco, who arrived
yesterday on the steamer Prinz Fred
erick Wilhelm, told how she had been
compelled to be present at Canton
China, when mans head was cut off.
Mr.. Stowell and 1 were taken to
the execution grounds in Canton among
other sights" said Mrs. Stowell, land
when We We're within the enclosure the
gates were suddenly closed, To our
horror, they led out a poor wretch and
our guide told us they were going to
cut off his head. We wanted to get out,
but they would not open the gates I'M
til the execution was over. OF course
! turned my head away and suffered
intense emotions, but there We're no
unusual sounds or cutlery. Afterward
we were told that they had given the
victim opium. When the gates were
opened we hurried away as quickly as
we could"
Mr.. and Mrs. Stowell are on their
way home after a trip around the
world
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-29
CITY MARSHAL WILL STOP
GAMBLING AT OCEAN PARK

OCEAN PARK, April 2S.-City Mar
shall Simpson, on being asked regard
ing an article criticising him, said this
evening: " When they say that have
a mighty small conception of a po-
liceman's duty they state facts, for
never had anything to do with de-
partment before l was elected city
first that heard of the slot machines
in his place was last Sunday morning
when one of my officers reported the
matter to me, and gave orders at once
to SHUT off all machines not having a
merchandise license, and that quietus
be put on all gambling machines.
81 shall get an opinion from the city
attorney this evening regarding the
status of machines that do not give an
equivalent for the money played. AS
far as the straight gambling machines
go, while the city license is 500
month, according to the state law, we
have no right to license them anyway
"Any leniency that has been extended
heretofore was on account of the fact
that everybody claimed to be losing
money and there have been no abuses
until this case came up, and l think
that this is an abuse. Hereafter the
ordinances will be enforced literally,
and if anybody is hurt it is up to them
to complain to the trustees for rem
edy."
The whole matter arises from the fact
that last Sunday policemen of the city
found ten slot machines running full
blast in the saloon of T. o. Evans and
ordered the use of them discontinued,
which was done. At present it has been
decided to allow each cigar merchant
and each bar to have two machines in
use, providing an equivalent is given
for all money put in the machines and
that a license of $35 year is paid for
such merchandise machines.
There is a we'll defined rumor current
this evening that there is to be re-
organization of the police department
by Marshal Simpson, to take effect on
the first of the month.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-29
BOYLE WILL TRY TO
ESTABLISH AN ALIBI

MERCER, Pa, April 2S-James H:
Boyle, awaiting trial on the charge of
kidnapping Willie Whitla, expects TO
prove that he was in Youngstown and
not in Sharon, as the prosecution will
try to prove, on the evening before the
abduction and that he left youngstown
the morning of the abduction, going by
rail to Warren, o. He will allege that
at Warren he accidentally met couple
of friends who had the Whitla boy in
their charge. He says they informed
him that smallpox had broken out in
Sharon and that they were taking the
boy away from the disease.
He insists he knew nothing of any
correspondence regarding the ransom.
Mrs. Boyle has her defense also pre-
pared. She seems satisfied there is no
evidence against her.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-29
OPERATORS AND MINERS
COME TO AN AGREEMENT

SCRANTON, Pa, April 2S.-After
weeks of consideration the final stage
in settling the differences between the
anthracite mine workers and their en-
ployers has been reached, and tomOr-
row will see the end of the controversy.
The tri-district convention of the I'M
ion miners unanimously approved to-
day the three years agreement with
the operators. The agreement is yet to
be signed.
The proposed agreement that the off,
GERS of the anthracite miners union
hope will be signed by the hard coal
operators was laid before the delegates
today, and the principal section, the
renewal of the agreement was adopted
unanimously.
The entire agreement presented to
the miners convention was adopted
without change, and the convention ad-
iOurned.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-29
COURT DENIES MOTION
TO ACQUIT BENSON
Counsel Begin Argument to Jury After
Defense Declines to Intro
duce Evidence

WASHINGTON. April 2s.-Justice
Gould in criminal court today denied
the motion of the defense to instruct the
jury for acquittal in the case of John
A. Benson of San Francisco.
Benson is charged with bribing two
former general land office employees to
secure information concerning a secret
report regarding western land irregu-
larities.
In overruling the motion the court
declared the question close one and a
matter which should be submitted to
the Jury. The defense declined to intro
duce any testimony, relying on Its po-
sition that the government had failed
to make out its case. The arguments
of counsel to the jury began this af-
ternoon. and the case probably will be
completed tomorrow.