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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-11-02
COST OF CRIME
DEFIES FIGURES
SIX BILLIONS ANNUALLY WELL
BELOW THE MARK
Griffith ]. Griffith Points Out Enor-
nous Economic Waste Imposed
on Society by Present
Conditions
BY COL. GRIrFITH j. GRITIIrH

What is the annual bill that the clt-
zens of this country have to pay on
account of crime? / confess frankly
that l cannot give the Yaguest APP
Proclamation. Prof Charles l. Bush-
nell of Washington made the state
ment in 1903 that the American pup
lie was on the verge of bankruptcy
since it expended $6,000,000OOO year
on the criminal, pauper and vicious
classes, while the annual increase OIL
wealth aggregated only $1,000 10000. He
declared himself ready to defend that
astounding statement with an elaDo-
rate array Of statistics to which at
presest l have no access.
Quite recently the Massachusetts
Prison association has published a
pamphlet in which it claims that the
crime bill of that state, paid in state,
county and municipal taxes, exceeds
$500 900 a year, being larger than any
other except that of education. This
calculation, however was arrived at
by adding up merely the cost OF sal
aries and maintenance of prisons and
reformatories; and this, as / shall eX-
plain later seems to me to omit many
most important factors.
Results Unsatisfactory
Here is a statement by the late J. 2.
Altgeld, formerly governor Of Illinois,
which takes "a somewhat wider range;
mo man." he say, team examine the
great penal system of this country
without being astounded at its mag
nitude, it's cost and its unsatisfactory
results. There are in the United States
upward Of 220G county jails, several
hundred lockups or police stations
Between fifty and sixty penitentiaries
with workshops, machinery, etc. The
first cost of the erection of all these
buildings and shops has been estimated
at upward of $500, 900 600, which is deaC
capital the interest upon which sun
alone annually will amount to $25,000,-
co., To this must be added the sums
annually appropriated out of tho
treasury to feed the prisoners, pay
the officers, judicial and executive, anC
keen UP and maintain all Of these In
stitutions, which sums have been esti-
mated at upward of $50000,000, to say
nothing of the costs paid by the ac
cused, There are, in addition to tho
many thousands Of policemen and de-
tectives, about 10000 constables in this
country, and about as many magis
trates. There are upward of 22O0 sher
ifs, and in the neighborhood Of 1900
deputy sheriffs.
"Then come the grand juries, petit
1uries, judges and lawyers; next tn,
keepers and their numerous assistant
for all of these prisons, making abcu
a million of men, partly or wholly sup
porting their families from this source
And, as / am on the list, may speal
with freedom and say that, as a rule
they are comfortable, are anxious t,
hold on, and ready to defend the sys
tenn which gives them and their fam
flies bread AS a rule keepers of pris
ons like to see their prisons we'll filled.
It will be noticed that many new
factors are introduced in the forego
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-11-02
Hiahwaymen Rob Stage

VANCOUVER, B. c., Nov. 1.-Two
masked highwaymen held up the Carl
boo stage at 150-mile house in CariboO
early today and stole several sacks of
registered mail. The robbers were
armed with rifles and met with no re-
sistance from the driver or passengers.
While there is no way of ascertaining
the exact amount Of the theft it is
likely the robbers got $4,000 or $4,000
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-11-02

NEW YORK, Nov. IA nation.
wide propaganda for lessening infan-
tile mortality will begin with a two
days conference at Yale university
November 11-12 This conference will
be attended by many of the leading
physicians, scientists and philanthropy
lists in the United States, and from it
is expected some definite plan whereby
a successful war may be Waeed on the
principal causes Of death among small
children.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-11-02

zines that throw an awful light on the
white slave traffic and the gambling
houses and saloons which are the
haunts of criminals and prostitutes.
We are informed that New York city
has become the procuring center of
the world; that from it ramify lines
of communication with all the prin-
cipal cities of the United States and
points so distant as the mining camps
of South Africa. We learn that the
trade in female flesh is organized in
accord with the most advanced busl-
ness methods, being operated at an
immense number of centers by "ca-
dets," that is to say men whose bust
ness is seduction and who live by the
earnings of their victims, sold at es-
tablished market rates to the syndl-
Gates that conduct the establishments
In which they find their final home.
Startling revelations are made as to
the profits realized by the police
through their connivance at and pow
erful support of this vast and essen
TALLY criminal business; and great
editor, S. S. Mcclure of McClures
Magazine, tells us that ours sis the
only country in which honest police
men have everything to fear in en-
forcing the law and in which the police
in general are engaged in degrading
the community that they are supposed
to serve"
Concluding an article that has been
the talk of the east the writer says:
"There is one thing that will change
this, and one only. The local govern
ment of cities must be taken from the
hands of criminals and puryeyors of
vice" The entire gist Of his indict-
ment is that we are face to face today
with the staggering fact that our lead
ing cities are under the rule of organ
lied crime.
Breaking Labor's Back
Who can estimate the economic loss
involved in such conditions; the vast
ness of the burden beneath when the
producer groans? For 1t is obvious,
being the first lesson in political econ
omy. that every dollar that finds its
Wav into the pockets of the non-pro-
ductive means added toll to the actual
creators of wealth. In saying which l
do not mean that only he who laoors
with his hands is a producer, Tor /
rate most highly the productive power
OF brains, the value of invention, or
new suggestions and ideas. But l do
mean that everything connected with
crime, and vices so fragrant that we
are justified in chasing them with
crimes, is worse than reproductive
and constitutes an incalculable burden
laid on the brain and hand workers
of the world.
Startling, therefore, although the six
billion dollar year estimate of the
cost of crime given by Prof. Bushnell
may appear, I deem it greatly below
the actual mark if tested by the golden
rule of political economy.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-11-02

Dollar cash prizes in The Herald
Junior contests each week. Write $50
word letters on the topics, my First
Day - -" to be received at this
office not later than November 4.
"An Ideal Thanksgiving Day" to be
received not later than November IL.
Address Aunt Laurie, Herald Junior.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-11-02

Land on the west coast OF Mexico Sonora
einaioa--H. A. Smith, $40 Byrns bldg.
-
n you want to go east, O. HaydOck. Axs.
Illinois Central r. r.. 1ls w. Sixth street i
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-11-02
Crusade Against Tammany

At this writing the entire country is
watching with breathless interest
Tammany's fight for life in New York
city, and the struggle has been made
the occasion for the appearance OF
various articles in the leading maya
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-11-02

And now we have an obsequious
Judge in Chicago upholding the con-
tention of the Illinois Manufacturers
association that the law. enacted at the
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-11-02

The eight-hour day has been estab-
lished in SO per cent Of the boob
binderies in the country, according TO
Robert Glockling, president of the
Bookbinders' union.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-11-02

w. D. DEEBLE, Secretary.
G. M. DERBY, Treasurer.
A, P. THOMPSON, Associate Attorney.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-03-20
DISTRICT COURT
TO CONVENE SOON
Most Of the TERM Will be De
voted TO Civil Cases. Grim
inal Ca ses Few

District Attorney, !. T.. Wright,
is spending the latter part OF the
week IN this city attending to oii.
cial business. Attorney Wright
states that It has not been decided
as yet whether the District Court
will convene herr on the second "
the third Monday in April.
Attorney Wright spent last Tues.
day in Alamogordo where he ar.
ranged his docket for the term.
The term will be almost entirely
given up to civil cases. What tew
criminal cases there are will he dis.
posed OF as quickly As pos, lble and
the civil cases taken up. There
are not more than four or five Grim.
inal cases on the docket this term.
For the first time in the history OF
the county Is the docket clear OF
murder cases.
No grand jury will be summoned
this term. The petty lury vinir
has not been completed as yet
owing TO recent changes made by
the Legislature IN regard to the Jury
laws.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-03-20
SIDEWALK WORK IS
NOW BEING PUSHED
ON TO COMPLETION
Hutchinson a Co. Have Built
Over Fifteen Thousand
Square Feet

Work on the side walks, which
was delayed last week on accoun,
OF the cold weather was recommenc.
ed here this week. The side walks
in the prescribed district are now
about completed, work being in
lorce in several places.
The Hutchinson company which
has done the most OF the copstruc.
ton work has put down over fifteen
thousand square feet OF side walk
to date and has about six thousand
square feet in contracts still un-
finished.
The work on Second street is
now about completed and only a
lew places still remain on this
street unpaved. Work on the 9th.
er streets in the district will be
pushed and completed by the first
OF May.
X. =. Hutchinson, the manager
OF the paving company, has been
the recipient oil many compliments
recently on the excellent side walks
which he is building. He employs
skilled workmen and puts dow n
walks that stay.
The Hutchinson company ex-
poets to commence work in the
residence section OF the city in the
course OF few weeks.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-03-20
Goldenbers Home In Flames

But Tor the timely discovery OF
the blaze the home OF A. d. Gold
enberg would have been burned TO
the ground last Thursday evening.
Fire in the large hre place caused
some paste boards on the floor to
catch and in a few moments that
corner OF the room was one sheet
oi flames from the floor TO the cell
ing.
At this moment little Hugh Gold.
enberg entered the room and spread
the alarm, The blaze was soon
ex,ingu,shed. No estimate can he
placed on the value OF the articles
lost since many OF the things can
never be replaced. Over three
hundred dollars worth OF sheet
music was destroyed. A lamp
which had been an heirloom in the
family Tor two hundred years, some
rich German tapestry and a picture
oil Mr.. Goldenperg's mother are
among the articles lost.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-03-20
LEGISLATURE APPROPRIATES MONEY AND
LABOR FOR A DEMONSTRATION FARM HERE
No Wedding Bells.

The tond hopes OF two young
hearts were sadly frustrated one
day this week when a young man,
shy and slender, from near Montoya
applied to Rome Donohoo, the
county clerk, Tor a marriage H..
censes. On entering the clerk OIL.
tce the youth became suddenly con-
fused at the thought OF what he was
about to do. After Rome had got.
ten down his book oi fancy license
the young man stood motioness.
The pen had been dipped into
the ink but the shy and slender lad
forgot the name OF his beloved
finance and could not Tor his lie,
he said, remember il. He was
positive that she was very beauti-
ful and that he loved her passion.
ately. He knew her age and her
size, as we'll as her weight, perfectly. 4.
His confusion and embarrass-
ment became proiuse and excited
the deepest pity from both clerk
and deputies. The scene was most
pathetic but the lad was compelled
to leave the Office empty handed.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-03-20
Six Hundred and Forty Acres Lying Three Miles East Of
Tucumcari Are Set Aside for Experiment Station
CITIZENS ELATED OVER THE NEW ACQUISITION

/ farm comprises a whole
section oil land, six hundred and
forty acres, and is situated just
three miles east OF the city. MIR.
Buchanan has been in Santa Fe
Tor the past week to promote the
passage OF the bill and has not re.
turned as yet. II seems from the
telegram however that he had
started on his homeward journey
before the bill was passed and thus
the telegram was addressed to him.
A recognition OF Quay County's $
fitness for a demonstration farm
IRON the territory is one OF the
best advertisements that this com.
munity has ever had and the value
oi the farm to this city and county
is bsyond present estimation.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-03-20
0NTRACT0R 0'C0NNER HAS
ARRIVED WITH HIS OUTFIT
Has a Large Equipment and
Will Begin Work on the
Grade in a Few Days

The vicinity OF the stock Yards
took on the appearance OF a real
grading camp this week when con.
tractor O'Conncr unloaded his
grading equipment there. Hc has
pitched has tents and is doing TEN
porary camping there while he Is
getting ready to remove 10 his Sc
Ilon oi the grading and is hiring
men.
O'Conner's equipment consists
OF twenty hve large scrapers and
several small ones. He mas som,
OF the largest mules tina, ever cam,
TO Quay county and is prepared IL
rush his portion OF the grade
through IN short order.
y Conner Is going TO give EN-
ployment TO about one hundred and
fifty mrn and will move to his per.
manent camps about Monday. The
Gross Kelly * Co., was awarded
the contract 10 furnish the supplies
tor the graders. Several loads ot
goods will be shipped out as soon
as The camp is located.
Contractor Vaughn, with grad
ing equipment three times as ex,
tcnsive as O'Conners is expectec
in the city early in the week. MI
Vaughn has contract 10 do TWEEN
ty-hve miles oi the work. This i.
the largest sub-contract awarduc
by the Ware company.
The breaking OF dirt all alons
the line will he in progress in only
few days. Contractors King ant
Pitiman are doing some last worL
on their portions OF the grade anc
the rails will he laid over the frs
thirteen miles OF the road in onl,
a month or so.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-03-20
THOSE SUBSCRIBING FOR THE NEWS GET
PAPER FOR ONE YEAR AND TWO DOLLARS
AND SIXTY CENTS FOR JUST ONE DOLLAR
Money Is Following Proposition.

will he accepted for twenty-five
cents IN cash. With every dollar
purchase a coupon can he used.
DO not cut the coupon from the ad,
and write name and address on
coupon where Indicated
The News wants live energetic
agent at every post office in the
county. Applicants may send in
their names at once. A liberal cash
commission will be- paid and tn,
proposition which is here made to
subscribers viii certainly make the
agent round ,alary. This is no,
a question oi who will win "a grand
prize but every solicitor will he
paid "A commission Tor every sub.
scription sent in. No one will I've
disappointed. Everybody, solici.
tors and subscribers, will he treat.
ed alike. The solicitors reward will
only he limited by his own efforts.
The subscribers will receive the
value OF two dollars and sixty cents
IN coupons, redecmabie 10y any
merchant named IN our list, and the
best newspaper IN Northeastern
New Mexico
The News Is seven column
paper, carrying from eight to four.
teen pages every week and
all the news of Gu. Y county. In
this issue we are printing nineteen
coupons which at their face value
are worth nInenty hve cents, near.
Is the entire cost OF the paper ior
one year.
Ii subscriber trades with only
one oi the merchants carving
News coupons, durng the year,
they will he worth to him, So. 90;
II he trades with Two OF them,
S., 40; with three o, them, s.. So.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-03-20
WORK ON PASSENGER
STATION POSTPONED
TO DISCUSS PLANS
Southwestern Asks the Rock
Island for a Two Story
Building

Work which was TO have begun
on the new passenger depot this
week was Unexpectedly postponed .
] he improvements are being made
by the Rock island company but
after all the plans were made and
the work ready to begin it was held
up because the Southwestern com
pany asked that certain changes
be- made.
1t was the intention OF the com.
pany to build one story passen.
g'r depot here with only waiting
room, baggage room, telegraph Of
hCe and ticket office. The rest oi
the Offices were 10 have been lett
IN the old depot which was 10 be
moved TO Pirst street.
The Southwestern has had the
work postponed long enough 10
submit other plans which will pro.
vide Tor "A two story passenger
depot with a suuerintendenis office
and o her official oiic in the sec.
ond story. They also have sev.
erai changes they wish made in the
ireigh, depot.
The construction will be post.
Doned Tor a week or SO and the
matter discussed. The Rock Is.
land has not given the Southwestern
an answer as yet but 1t is thought
that they will comply with the
oouthwestern's request and make
the additional changes and im-
provements.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-03-20

The business men OF this city
were elated Yesterday on the re-
ceipt OF telegram from Council.
man Mechem to ". +, Buchanan.
The relegram reads as follows;
1--WE get demonstration farm and
FIVE thousand dollars for two years.
Curry furnishes convicts. Signed. +.
This means that Tucumcsri is
to have a Demonstration Farm and
an Agriculture Experiment Station
in the near future. On a bill in
troduced By Mechem the legisla-
ture OF the territory will appro.
pirate FIVE thousand dollars Tor
two years Tor the maintenance OF
the farm and the territory will fur
nish convict labor TO cultivate L..
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-03-20
Crawford's Gun Thwarts China
mems Plan.

Weary OF confinement, the TOUR
Cinnamon now locked IN the coun-
~ jail, attempted to make a break
tor their liberty one day carly this
week. They lost then nerve, how
ever, when they saw lailer Craw-
ford's blue steel gun looking them
straight in the eye and decided
that they would wait a while.
The tour had a well concocked
scheme which might have work d
N China, but failed TO gain much
mere. They attracri the lallers
attention 10y leignlus t. Je fighting
and when he opened the door to
quiet them they thought it
would be an easy matter to make
center rush, give him something
like the Jul lutsI and make for dis.
tant groves.
1t didn't work at all. The fig ht
came of according TO schedule and
Crawford went to The rescue as was
supposed that he would. They
hadn't calculated on his gun, how
ever, and when they made their
stampede they only Iarred themsel.
yes by the sudden stop. The re.
volver filled the gap. The door
swung shut and all hopes ot escape
were cut off. Crawford returned
to his office. The Chinks to their
cells, sullen and each blaming the
failure on the other.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-03-20
FAkER WHO CLAIMED TO BE SELLING BAT
NELSON'S NEW BOOK HAS SUCCESS hERE

Claiming to be a brother OF Joe
Galligan and an agent oi Battling
Nelson, Tor the purpose OF selling
Nelson's new hook, a man who
signed his checks as Edward Gal
ligan worked a clever game In Tu-
cumcari. The autobiography OF
Nelson has gone to the hands OF
the printer, he said, and the book
would be out in just few weeks.
He was selling the books for two
dollars per, saying that he would
send in the orders to the publishers
and the books would be shipped
direct.
The faker was q professional 10
his line and no one suspected that
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-03-20
Arrested On Charge OF Fraud

Alter remaining unidentified IN
this city for the past three months,
Ed {. Porter was arrested on the
streets oil Tucumcari last Wednes.
day by sheriff Ward and is being
held here until the sheriff OF Butte
county, Iowa, and has been want.
ed there Tor several months. /,
was not until recently however tina,
Ward received description OF the
man wanted and he was no time
spotting the right one.
In tact Ward already had his eye
on Porter. He knew by instinct
that Porter was wanted somewhere
but as he had received no notice oi
il he Just laid low until the time
came.
Porter filed on a claim nine miles
east OF the city and intended &c
live in this county unknown.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-03-20

The News has Just completed
an arrangement with number oil
the merchants OF Tucumcari where.
by each copy oil the News will have
cash value OF five cents, or a
yearly cash value OF s2 90 with
each and every merchant carrying
our ad coupons.
In the ads oil the merchants car
rying these coupons, commencing
with this issue, will be printed
News coupons that will be- used as
five cents in cash in purchasing
one dollars worth OF goods in any
vi the stores using them; in other
words ninety.hve cents in cash and
one coupon will buy a dollar 5
worth OF merchandise. The mer.
chants in whose ads you will ind
the coupons have agreed to accept
them, and the News guarantees
that they will he redeemed at their
lace value, one with each dollar $
worth OF goods purchased. One
years subscription to the News
will cost only one dollar, and nifty.
two coupons will have cash value
oil s2. 90 or 500 more than tn.
cost oi the paper whole year,
with each oil the merchants using
them.
There is only one condition that
is made with this proposition and
that is the holder oil the coupon rs
required to cut from the News the
advertisement OF the hIm with
which he expects to deal, and pre-.
sent the advertisement with the
coupon printed in 1t. II you want
to purchase an article worth s. 90
from any oil these merchants, save
tive OF them aud bring them, TO.
gether with s4.75, and the coupons
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-03-20
TWO MEN FROM MOORE ARE PLACED IN
COUNTY JAIL HERE IN DEFAULT OF BOND

among his cattle started to their
rescue, when the younger Eitsen
motioned to him to keep away, He
did not stop however, where-upon,
Albert Eitson, il is clai ned, drove
him back with gun, firing one
shot at him.
Moore claims that the Eitsons
were striking his cattle with an axe,
Two were dead when the two me n
were arrested and several more
were suffering with ugly gashes
cut in their legs and over their
bodies.
The date Tor the trial has not
been set as yet. l. Z. Lange
has been employed to defend the
Eitsons.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-03-20

and SO on as far as he desires to
carry them.
Subscribers are not required %
use the coupon the week IL is
ISSUED, but NAV save them from
week to week together with the ads
IN which they appear and they will
be accepted when presented, each
coupon good Tor It's face value,
provided a dollar purchase is made
TOT each coupon presented. Per.
sons desiring to take advantage
OF this proposition NAV send US
their subscriptions or may sub.
scrib" from any OF the merchants
whose ad carries coupon " from
our agents AT any postoiiice in the
County.
The following merchants have
agreed to redeem all coupons:
Gross Kelly 81 Company.
Taioya * Lawson.
NJ. Il. GoIdenberg Co.
Jumbo Store.
Barnes * Rankin.
/. \. Muirhead Dry Goods.
Utility Cash Store.
l.. L. Taylor.
los. Israel.
Pioneer Drug Store.
Elk Drug Store.
The Famous.
{. {. Chapman.
TucumcarI Transfer Co. Coal.
]. {. Jones, Ieweler and Optic.
ian.
Mrs. K. l.. Severe, Millinery.
ROLAND Bros. y kann, Gents
Furnishings.
T.. Il. Dunn, Groceries.
J. l.. Pickering, Meat Market.