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Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-07
Missouri COnvictS Are Clad
Like Normal Human Beings
(Schnectady Union)


response. Charles Wright. No. 6695,
had a resolution of thanks ready, and
after being read it was adopted with a
roar. This was not all the convicts
did to show their appreciation OF the
change. At some period not stated,
a poet and a warbler, Albert Fergu-
son. No. 1878, had broken into the
prison and he had been busy grinding
out verses suitable for every occasion.
He headed his effusion. Danny Deev-
er-After woodward Kindling With a
Shotgun"
For the first time in sixty years the
day passed off with a single infraction
of the prison rules and considering
the fact that there are 2345 inmates
this was considered a record breaker
The negro conVicts, in particular were
greatly pleased with their new uni
forms which really have neat ap-
pearance. Every convict had his shoes
polished and his personal appearance
was improved as much as possible
The prison tailor had succeeded in CIV
ing most of them good fits. All the
suits were made by convict labor, but
under the direction of a foreman.
Months had been spent in getting
ready. The change cost the state about
$11 900
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-07

NOR the first time since the Mis-
II souri, penitentiary was estab
Il lished, more than seventy-five
years ago, the male convicts appear
dressed in civilized clothing, the hated
stripes having been changed for light
blue clothing.
When the convicts assembled in the
big dining hall for breakfast Warden
Andrae made them a short talk. He
said that every convict, except those
who are soon to be released, had been
furnished with a new suit of clothes,
which indicated that all past records
had been wiped out. The prison of
ficials, he said, were willing 10 start
every convict on an equal footing.
Those whose future conduct is meri-
torious, he said, will never again have
to wear stripes.
This mark of degradation will be
imposed in the future only as punish
ment He explained that 1t was up to
every convict from now on to judge If
he prefers plain and substantial cloth
ing to the loathsome stripes
Every convict i'm the penitentiary
knew the change was coming, and in
their own secret way of communicate
ing with each other were ready with a
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-07
RESTITUTION

HTHEN dollars are transmitted into
wv good deeds and a millionaire in
money becomes a millionaire in
kindness let us accept in a charitable
spirit his Offering and not question his
motive in making restitution. And let
Us not waste time in idly deploring
the circumstances or the actions which
placed a vast accumulation of wealth
under the control of one man
But, while beholding the thrilling
spectacle of one human being in pos
session of a colossal power of bringing
about good results on stupendous
scale, let us not lose sight of the fact
age, and let each endeavor to labor for
such a diffusion and understanding of
the first principles Of Americanism,
that between this and the next mile
stone, as the travellers fare forward,
there may be no slave driving, no
cruel raiding, no tyrannous oppression,
no treacherous double dealing. Let the
wealth that is constantly being created
by mankind flow constantly and stead
lily out among mankind, continually
blessing the race, making philanthropy
general and universal. Why entrust it
to the overlordship OF one man, who,
in order to escape an epithet hurled at
his class by Theodore Roosevelt,
sympathizer with the masses, may con-
stitute himself a judge and ruler of
the people, and a divider of the colos-
sal accumulation resulting from years
of their toll and their deprivation?
Restitution, however, is a form of
repentance. Evidently. John D. Rookie
feiler is engaging in the transaction
once described by Andrew Carnegie in
the graphic phrase, Buying his soul"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-07
SOCIAL PROBLEM

q OCIAL questions are spicng mod
ern plays, and the greatest lesson
~ of the day, the lesson that must
be needed and must be learned if civ
ilization is to endure, is being pre-
sented to the public in palatable and
easily assimilable form by many play
Wrights. From that powerful social
play, THE Test" which is billed for
the Mason opera house this week, We
quote the following telling sentences:
Charity is the greatest crime OF the
age, for it is begging of the question,
the right to live "
1.-The rich who do charity work are
usually in need of charity"
''On canvas and signed by Millet, the
picture of a man of sixty, out Of work
and depressed, would be bought by
some millionaire for $50 900. In the
flesh, signed by God Almighty, he isn't
worth fifty cents"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-07

laws for the benefit of corporations
who bribe them: with the monopoles
that suck the last dror of blood OUT OF
the poor man, and with the poiitlcal
machines 1t will prove a Herculean
task to clean the hugean stable, ana
if long delayed, may take hothlns
short of a revolution to bring ABOUT
the desired result But something mas
to be done some day, and the sooner
we wake up to the fact the better.
7 am agreeably surprised at the
beadwav our good city of Los Angeles
is making in cleaning out her stable.
1 am glad she is in the lead, and ,dlnio nope
other cities will follow her example.
In conclusion. / wish to express my
appreciation 5 for The Herald's attitude
in ali matters calculated Is 9doto to promote Go Hn
o'aias Grand. beautiful, good, clean
eniy' eity where climate and other things
combine to make life 6ewsSapePs 50y eogeVSr, %c
HeeN' ALBERT HOESSRICH.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-07
TO BE CALLED EARLY

"On the morrow call me early.
Call me early. mother dear!"
Said the maid unto her parent -
AS she brushed away tear.
"Are you going shopping, daughterf
Are you going out to dine?
Or why should call you early,
Call you early, daughter miner"
"Let me whisper to you, mother,
Let me whisper in your ear;
'Tis tonight / marry EARLY
Mr. Early, mother dear"
Yonkers Statesman.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-07

the fight for liberty that followed de-
feating the best soldiers in the world.
Don't compare Abraham Lincoln
plain people with the peasants or
europe, for there is no comparison.
You have always noticed the peasants
of Europe are more contented than the
toiers of America. L suppose you failed
to notice that this nation is founded
on discontentment. Perhaps your
chauffeur failed to tell you that.
A WORKING MAN.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-07

An outrage only less in degree than
pasting glaring advertisements on the
front of a dwelling house is the prac-
tice of pasting posters on fence close
by dwelling. The billboard nuisance
mars the beauty of many parts of
Los Angeles that would be attractive
if it were not for the hideousness of
this crude and primitive method Of
ADVERTISING
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-07
Public Letter Box

TO CORRESPONDENCE intended
for publication must be accompanied by the
name and address of the writer fhe Herald
gives the widest latitude to correspondents,
but assumes responsibility for their view.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-07
AT THE THEATERS

AUDITORIUM-Dark.
BELASCO-"The Man Of the Hour"
BuRBANK-"Sweet Kitty Bellairs."
FIsCHER'S-Musical farce.
GRAND-"The Ameer"
LOS ANGELES-Vaudevill
MAJESTIC-''Wine, Woman and Song"
MAsON-Robert Mantell.
ORPHEUM-Vaudevil
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-07

The y-when-you-enter street cars
may be all right, but what many An
gelenos want is acknowledgements
system.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-07

When the aqueduct juice is turned
on, how the wheels of Industrial Los
Angeles will hum. And we won't
have to wait Ions. Los Angeles is on
+ba nroeneritV track
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-07

Don't forget to muzzle your dog
today. Any dog found running around
without muzzle may be shot at
sight by a policeman. By conforming
to the regulation you will protect your
doc
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-07

Ballinger- Pinchot inquiry is charac-
terized by argumentative questions
which naturally provoke argumenta-
tive answers. The inquiry shows
that for all citizens, especially for
those who hold official positions,
square-deal policies are the best in
the long run. Such are the Roosevelt
policies, which in every new develop
ment of the nations history are be-
ing triumphantlY justified.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-07

Los Angeles Herald is receiving anx-
ious inquiries from Good Rods boost
ers The general tenor of these inter-
rogations is: I'VE voted the bonds.
Now we want to see the roads? Where
are they?" Like our friends, we want
to see the roads, and are now, as
we ever have been, in favor of push
ing ahead the good roads project to
successful completion.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-07

In the letter sent by Clifford Pinchot
to the City club there was this very
significant passage: Now that the
lines are being clearly drawn between
the special interests and the rest Of
us in the fight for conservation and
the square DEAL we shall win, for the
people are on our side. What has
happened to me is of no consequence,
except as 1t will help us to win"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-07

annous hardship by it's wicked inter-
ference with the conditions which
govern the cost of living.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-07

First four days of March, 1910,
showed $152,172 increase in valuation
of buildings to be erected as COM
pared with the valuation of buildings
for which permits were issued in the
corresponding period Of 1909. The
constant growth of Los Angeles is
one of the most convincing examples
of the success Of the Los Angeles way.
A German South Polar expedition
is planned. 1t is to be hoped the
south pole will be found without
south polar controversy. Most people
would prefer to have the south pole
remain undiscovered rather than have
its discovery subject suffering hu-
manity to the risk of a south polar
souabble
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-07
The National Museum
BY Frederic j. Haskin

ARCH 1st the authorities
of the Smithsonian insti-
tuition opened the new
National museum to the
public. With it's ten acres
of floor snape aVarv foot
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-07

On all matters pertaining to advertising
address Charles r. Gates, advertising man
ager.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-07
AMERICANS GOUGED

TN THE columns of our morning
high tariff contemporary there
Il appears the following naive con-
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-09
BELIEVES BAKER SLATED
TO SUCCEED BALLINGER

Atlanta. Oct S-Bernard \. Baker OF
Baltimore. who came 10 Atlanta TO attend
the Southern Conservation Congress. left
for Beverly, Mass. to-day in response
10 a telegram of invitation from President
Taft Mr.. Baker would not say posi-
lively why he has been called 10 Bever-
ly. but his friends state that he is slated
to succeed Secretary of the Interior Bal
linger.
Nlr. Baker is a former president of the
American Conservation Congress. and is
thoroughly in sympathy with the conser-
yation movement. He IS a steamship
owner. and was sent TO Panama by both
President Roosevelt and President Taft
TO investigate conditions surrounding
steamship facilities there
For some, time leading cOnservationIsts
have been pushing B2ker as a successor
TO Ballnger. No appointment, unless il
be Clifford Pinchot. could mean more for
conservation, and especially in the South
and Appalachian district, so declare con-
seTvation enthusiasts.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-09
GROWING INSULT
FOR DOLGOROURI
Special to the Washington Herald.

Special 10 the Washington Herald.
Richmond, Va, Oct. S-John Armstrong
Chaloner to-day delivered what he con-
siders his crowning insult 10 Prince Dol
gorouk. One Of the local papers on
Thursday reproduced on its front page
from one of the New York papers a car
toon showing the evolution of hog into
Prince Dolgorouki. and directly under
meath printed the lengthy reasons given
by Mr.. Chaloner for naming his hog Doll
gorouki Taking this first page. Mr..
Chaloner wrote across it in a large hand
the following:
a NJ lie Prince Dolgoroukl. evesomes
Armstrong Chaloner. Richmond, Va.
lie II d Octobre, 1870"
Mr.. Chaloner's translation of the above
is: ITO NJ lie Prince Dolgorouki, with the
assurance Of my most distinguished con-
sideration"
Having written the above over the pic
tured evolution, Mr., ChaIoner proceeded
to have 1t neatly placed in Wesmoreland
Club stationery and addressed IL in his
own firm, lesible hand:
From john Armstrong Chaloner, Rich
mond, Va. A. NJ. lie Prince Dolgorouki.
Seine de rAmbassade de la Russia, Paris.
France
Trusting this to no one, MIR. Chaloner
himself journeyed to tbe post-oflee and
there registered his mfssive and taking
therefor the receipt Of Uncle Sam and his
guarantee that il win be delivered to the
address and an acknowledgment to that
effect returned TO Mr.. Chaloner.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-09
TEST RIDE AN ORDEAL
Army Officers in Rain. Circling
ThirtY-mile Trip.

The thirty-dve army officers from Fort
Myer who arrived An Rockville yesterday
afternoon on a niRety-mile. three-day test
ride. LETT here this morning FOR a thirty
mile ride 10 the upper section Of the
county and return. They reached their
camp on the fair grounds here about 2
O'Clock yesterday afternoon Men and
horses were apparently in the best OF
condition. Notwithstanding that the long
ride was made over muddy roads and
with rain falling nearly the entire time.
The officers spent last night in camp
here. and viii leave early this morning
FOR the thirty-mile return trip 10 Fort
Myer. The officers are under command
OF Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-09
TOWNS WIPED OUT
BY FOREST FIRES
Disastrous BlaZeS RaVaging
Country in Ontario.
SEVENTY-FIVE MAY BE DEAD
Canadian Northern Railway Rushes
Relief Train to Help Residents
her Lands, Valued mt Millions.
Destroy Homeless.

Rainey River. OntarioJ oct S.-The most
disastrous forest fire In tue history OF
Northern Minnesota and Western Ontario
has been ravaging the country all of last
night and to-day
The towns of Spooner and Beaudette,
on the American side. are in ashes, and
the residents Of this town have been
fighting fires here all day. Despite their
efforts it is probable the town Will be
destroyed before morning
The dead are estimated at between
thirty and seventy-hve Seven bodies
have been picked up along the line of
the Canadian Northern burned to cinders.
man named Ramsey ran seven miles
TO this town with a young baby ina his
arms seeking safety. He says that he
passed four large parties of settlers
headed this way. That was early this
morning and they have not arrived yet.
When Spooner and Beaudette caught
fire the Canadian Northern Railway
rushed a train OF fifty box cars TO help
the residents get away. They We're
brought 70 this place tonight The
flames are raging fercely through the
timber and already millions of dollars OF
damage has been done The Shevlin
MethSu Lumber Company lost all It's
buildings and 100000 feet of lumber.
The Rat Portage Lumber Company also
lost all its plant with 600.OOooo0 feet. The
Rainey River Company suffered the same
fate and lost 10000 feet Of lumber
Tonight there are 1900 people home
less here with nothing more than they
have on their backs. The villages OF
Siemans. Pitt, Williams, and Swift have
also been destroyed
Kenora, ont, oct SPURIOUS forest
fires are raging around here tonight,
threatening lives and property.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-09
RELIGIOUS ORDERS
MUST GO AT ONCE
Banished by New Republic
of Portugal.
GIVEN TwENTY-FOUR HOURS
Provisional Government Publishes
Decree and Arrests Follow Har-
boring of Churchmen-New Regime
Receiving General support.

Lisbon, oct S-AH members Of relig-
-ous orders are directed 10 leave Portugal
within twenty-four hours by a decree is
sued to-day by the government
Thus the government takes the first
sep 10 make good one of the cardinal
principles set forth in its rrsJ proclama-
tion--the separation Of church and state.
The Issuing of the dcree followed a
fierce fight between stveral hundred
priests and monks and two regiments Of
infantry at the Jesuit monastery on the
Rua do QueIhas LAST night Only the
hosting Of a British flag over the mon
astery saved its clerical defenders from
slaughter The troops. respected the flag
and ceased firing.
Some OF the monks expelled from the
monastery to-day violntly resisted the
soldiers.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-09

Winter, Wis, Oct 8-John Dietz, the
outlaw of Cameron Dam, late this after
noon surrendered. was arrested, and hand
eufed. Little Helen Dietz appeared with
a flag OF truce at 80 p. N. She walked
10 the edge Of the clearing weeping, met
Sheriff Madden and said:
Father was shot in the hand, and will
surrender if guaranteed safe conduct TO
jail with the family"
Deputy Fred Thorbahn went TO the
cabin and put handouts on Dietz.
The gun battle began al s:45 a. m.
Every rife in the posse Of sixty men
surrounding the Dietz cabin flashed fire.
It appears that John and Leslie Dietz
walked into the trap set by the deputies.
Leslie left the cabin 70 90 to the far
side Of the clearing for a coat. He had
proceeded about go yards when he was
fred upon.
Hastens to Seek Shelter.
Leslie jumped back and ran along tho
crest of the hill on which the cabin stands
10 get behind a lumber pile. For a dis
tance Of az least 900 feet he was a fair
target for the guns Of the deputies.
John Dietz. when the shooting started.
was between the barn and the lumber
piles. Behind one OF the piles OF lumber
were a few deputies, and he received the
full fire from these men. He suddenly
pitched forward and down on his knees
and lay PROSTATE for a moment, then
scrambled 10 his feet and made run
for the cabin and darted inside the deer.
Mrs. Dietz was about I10 feet from the
5sor4 4yhen the bullets began to ~. She
ran inside the house and apparently was
not injured. While the movements were
/ taking place. the fusillsde was kept
/ up from all sides Of the clearing. When
they were all within the shack. FIVE
shots were fired back through the
windows. that was all the reply. One
deputy sheriff is said 70 have fallen
from one Of these shots
Last Chapter Written.
While outside Of the cabin neither
John nor his son Leslie carried a
rife If they had revolvers on their
/ persons. they were not in evidence.
| The last chapter in the history OF THIS
| famous case was written late tonight
when upon the surrender OF the out
| law he and his family were conveyed
| in automobiles 10 Hayward. the
county seat of Sawyer County, ana
placed in jail. Il is understood. how
| ever that the wife and children are
| being taken care Of outside the jail.
John Dietz was shot through the
hand and Leslie Dietz was shot in
the hip. Neither case is considered
| serious.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-09
WELLMAN Is READY
TO CROSS ATLANTIC
Six Men to Compose Crew OF
Dirigible America.

Atlantic City, y. J., oct. S.-There viii
be no eight-hour day for the six men who
are about 70 start on a transatlantic
trip 10 London ia Waiter Wellman's air
ship America. Eighteen-hour shifts Will
be the rule. and with the multiplicity Of
engines. ropes. instruments. and appa-
ratus 70 watch they VIII be busy shifts.
Yet the crew. the captain, and the engi-
neer are impatient 10 begin these labors
The bigdirigible, with its 22S-foot gas
bag and its 156-foot car, has beee tested
in every detail. and now swings uneasily
In its shed here. ready for tho journey.
with its wireless equipment installed and
its supplies all stored.
Our estimate of the time for the
fight" said Mr.. Wellman to-day. lis
somewhere from six TO eight days. if con-
ditions are decentIy favorable, but we
VIII have provisions for a thirty-day
flight and emergency rauons for thirty
days more. That Is a safeguard against
the thousand chances that beset an en-
| terprise like this
Melvin Vaniman. the mechanical ge-
MUS of the expedition. has done every
thing that skill and foresight can do TO
make the airship fit for the journey and
though failure is not unlikely. we believe
were going 10 demonstrate that a diri-
gible can cross the Atlantic in the same
time or even less than the liners"
The aviator, who is TO write the story
of this trip for Hampton's Magazine
bases his belief that the trip will take
about a week on two factors. the engines
and the winds. one gasoline motor Of
60-horse power Will turn two propellers
$50 times a minute. giving a speed of 20
miles an hour. There is also another
motor of s0-100 horsepower driving two
other propellers The large motor is TO
be used alternatively with the other, one
running While the other cools-
A careful study of air currents has
shown the prevailing winds at this
season of the year to be in the di.
rection OF the airship's projected
course. In still air the aviators can
make a speed Of twenty miles an hour
with one engine and any favorable
wind will increase the speed by the
velocity Of the breeze. To keep the
dirigible at the desired distance above
the water, Mr.. Vaniman, the engi-
neer. has designed what he calls the
'equinbrator. which IS a series or
cylindrical gasoline tanks strung like
beads on a long steel cable. This Is
controlled by means of a winch on
the car.
A balloon full of hydrogen constantly
expands and contracts under the infiu-
ince OF temperature changes When the
hydrozen contracts, the dlrigible sinks;
when it expands. 1t rises. The equilibra-
tor is heavy. but it will float, Therefore,
when the dirigible sinks toward the wa
ter successive links Of the equilbrator
rest on the surface, and with the weight
thus relieved the balloon rises When
the gas again expands. the equilibrator
is raised and its weight overcomes the
increased bouyancy, thus maintaining the
desired level which is 10 be between $50
and $50 feet above the sea. The -equi-
iibrator is regarded as one OF the most
useful and important parts of the air
ship.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-09
FIND POTS OF GOLD.
Indiana Woman. Working in Her
Garden. Gets Treasure.

South Bend. Ind, Oct S-A pot OF
gold containing more than SLIGO was
found by Mrs. Edw. Casey. Of Harris
Township. in her garden She was work.
ing ia the flower beds, when 20 her sur
prise a $50 gold piece was brought 10
the surface.
She began digging, and in a few min
utes uncovered a rusty can which con-
tained gold pieces amounting in ali 10
S1.155. Some OF the coins bore the date
OF 1885, but most OF them were coined
in 1886
The farm was formerly occupied by
Henry Casey. a wealthy farmer who died
about twenty years ago. Il IS thought
that he buried the gold for safekeeping.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-09
TAFT'S FOOT SORE.
New Pair of Shoes Responsible for
Inflammation.

Beverly. Oct. s-President Taft Is laid
up with a sore foot. He tried a new
pair OF shoes the other day. and the
left one pinehed his instep. causing a
blister and a little Inflammation. He re-
ceived his callers to-day wearing a cloth
slipper with a hole cut in 1t over the sore
spot The injury is only annoying. and
sumo his daily golf game by Monday.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-09
GAYNOR OUT OF RACE
Says He Has No Ambition TO Be
President.

New York, Oct S.-James Creelman, in
a signed article, said last night Mayor
Gaynor, Of New York. has not changed
his mind In regard to accepting the nomi-
nation for the Presidency. In a letter 10
Mr.. Creelman the mayor said he had no
political ambitions and the goyernOrship
Of the State was not even sought. He
accepted the mayoralty merely as an op-
portunity for public service.
Mayor Gaynors stand was taken when
he was acquainted with a letter written
by Henry Watterson 10 the effect that he
had aspira uons for the Presidency.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-09
WEATHER FORECAST.

For the District of Columbia
and Maryland-Partly cloudy to-
day, with probable showers; to-
morrow, fair; moderate variable
winds.