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Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-10
POLICE THINK CHINESE
PLOT HAD LOCAL END
Prince Hsun Attack Known in Los
Angeles Chinatown Half an
Hour After Event

The fact that news of the attempted
assassination at Oakland mole of
Prince Hsun, uncle of the Emperor
of China. by George Fung, Chinese
revolItionist, was known by local
Chinese members of Young China So
ciety of reyolutionists in this city with
in a half hour after the attempted
crime, has started an investigation by
members of the local Chinatown squad
into the theory that Fong acted as the
agent for a widespread conspiracy IN
VolVing Chinese reVolutionists in a
number of coast cities. The police or
San Francisco believe that Fong's at
tempt on the life of the prince was in
stieated by other members of the
Young China society although the as
sassin himself declares that no one
else was inolved in the matter. Local
officers are attempting to trace down
clews regarding the alleged conspiracy
in this city.
1t is known that few minutes after
the failure of ii } attempt on the life
of Prince Hsun, word was received by
a number of the most prominent mem
bers of the Young China association
here to that effect. They had know1-
edge of the affair before the press
dispatches with the news arrived.
The officers on the Chinatown de-
tail were told by Cinnamon of the
attempted murder and of its failure the
same afternoon it occurred. AS soon as
it became apparent to the local off
GERS that many members of the society
were aware of the attempt on the
life of the prince a rigid watch was
kept for any demonstration on the part
of the local Chinese. Nothing has thus
far transpired, however.
The members of the Young China
society, the revolutionary body of the
Chinese empire have no regular or
ganization here as in the north. They
are, however, great in number, and
as they are mostly native born and
fairly well educated Chinese. they are,
according to the officers, the hardest
to control and at the bottom of much
of the trouble which is constantly
breaking out in the Chinese quarter.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-10
F LINCOLN HAD LrvED-WHAT2


There are no aspects of Lincoln's life
in which he is not seen conspicuously
standing in principle above the STAN
dards of the time in which he lived,
as physically his tall form loomed
above those around him. And in all
circumstances his fearlessness brought
him to the front to express what both
his sentiment and conscience dictated;
even as when in a southern city the
uncouth young boatman of the MissiS-
sippi. beholding slaves auctioned on
the block, declared, in indignation,
that he would strike slavery hard if
his chance ever came, and in after
years made good what surely seemed
rash and dangerous declaration when
uttered.
So his attitude on the question OF
Intoxicating drink - before sentiment
against its use had been educated in
the states of the then west-though
still boy of but II years. he not only
felt that he must enter agitation
against the deeply-grounded habit of
many centuries, but at that early age
made pleas so strong against the curse
of drink that it has been acknowledged
that none stronger have been put forth
in the years since.
A lecturer at II? No wonder the
question is asked in astonishment! In
matured years when delivering lee
lures on the drink evil his early pro-
duction was still used by him as one
of his favorite addresses.
In quotation from the encyclopaedia
on Temperance, published in 1891 by
Funk & Wagnalls, it is shown indfs-
putably how much Lincoln's thought
and habit were against the use of In
toxicants. We quote:
Throughout his career Lincoln was
a total abstainer, and his sympathy
with the most radical temperance
ideas and the demand for the severest
legislation was strong and apparently
underwent no change. This can be
demonstrated as satisfactorily as any
other claim respecting the tendency OF
his less conspicuous non-official utter
ances and action.
"But since his total abstinence and
prohibition sentiments were delivered
in local and uninfluential meetings in
the obscurity of the west, during a
period of his life when no special sig
nificance attached to his views; since
the anti-liquor work in which he took
part was wholly educative, and had
no political developments; and since
the temperance cause suffered almost
complete eclipse in the years of his
ndtlO0dI prominence illOSb VI ms
bographers have failed to give special
attention to this feature of his record.
at has always been known to those
particularly interested in total alb
stinence that Lincoln was a supporter
of their principles; but no effort was
made to ascertain the strength and ex-
tent of his sympathy until recent bold
forgeries by the unscrupulous defend
ers of the drink traffic led to investi-
cation Lincoln's private secretary
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-10
w. c.. 7. u. Department
nY luIIA A. GARRIsoN

and biographer, John Nicolay, pro-
nounced them all spurious.
IF, B. Carpenter in his little book,
six Months at the White House with
Abraham Lincoln has this account of
the manner in which Lincoln received
the intelligence of his nomination to
the presidency by the committee from
the Republican convention of June 10,
1860:
"In pleasantly he remarked at the
close of the important interview, that
he supposed good manners required
that he should treat the COMMITTEES
with something to drink; and, having
called Mary" the girl, in response
to q few words in undertone from
Lincoln, returned with a large waiter
with empty tumblers and set 1t on
the table before the party. Mr.. Lincoln
gravely rose, saying:
Gentlemen, we must pledge our
mutual health in the most healthy
beverage have ever used, or allowed
in nv family; and I cannot conscien-
tiously depart from it on the present
occasion 1t is pure Adams ale from
the spring" And taking a tumbler
he touched it to his lips and pledged
them his sincerest respects in glass
of cold water.
"All the gentlemen were constrained
to follow his example,
"In 1861 President Lincoln signed an
act of congress providing:
"'That it shall not be lawful for
| any person in the District of Columbia
| to sell, give or administer to any SOL
diet or volunteer. in the service of
the United States or any person wear
ing the uniform of such soldier or vol
unteer. any spirituous liquor or in
toxicating drink; and every person Of
Tending against the provisions of this
act shall be deemed guilty of q mis-
demeanor and upon conviction thereon
before a magistrate or court having
criminal Jurisdiction shall be punished
by a fine of $25, or imprisonment for
thirty days
"And in 1862 he signed further act
that intoxicants be abolished in the
United States navy as a beverage.
''In speaking to a committee of the
Sons of Temperance, who visited him
year before his death, he said: L
use neither LIQUORS nor wines. They
are not served on the White House
table. There are none in its cellars y
Almost the last utterance of Lincoln
on the morning before his assassina-
tion Anril 13. 1865, was as follows
"After reconstruction the next great
question will be the overthrow of the
liduor traffic.
The great question" is still unset
tied, although nearly half a century
has passed since the martyr Lincoln.
uttered that prophecy. Had he lived
the "victory" of which he spoke would
have been nearer realization than
when he uttered these words;
"And when the victory shall be com
plete-when there shall be neither a
slave nor drunkard on earth-how
proud the title of that land which may
truly claim to be the birthplace and
the cradle of both those revolutions
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-10
Club News

The first meeting of the Women's
day at the Hollenbeck hotel. Luncheon
was served for about sixty members az
the association, and the special table
topic for conversation was Ibsen. Fol-
lowing the luncheon there was a pro-
gram which included two violin solos
by Ralph Wylie, a talk by Miss Nor
gan on modern drama with particular
attention to Ibsen's women and an in
teresting description by Miss Mary
Putnam of the New theater In New
York.
The next meeting of the association
will be held the second Saturday in
November, and Mrs. Denver Mackie,
the president, and the members of the
program committee are planning de-
lghtfu program which will probably
take the form of a musical.
-
Mrs. David Chambers McCan is to
make the address for the opening meet
ing of the Altadena Woman's club next
Thursday. This club Is u large one,
composed of about 100 members, and
the president, Mrs. Adellla B. Story,
has asked Mrs. McCan to describe some
of her experiences in India and China
for the entertainment of the club MEM
DerS ana Inelr BueSIS.
IS
The first session of the Woman's
Press club for the season will be held
in the Woman's club house Tuesday at
23O In the afternoon. 1t will be a
shop talk session, the topic under dis
cussion being Literary Marketing"
Letters from editors and authors will
be read, and several well known writ
ers will discuss the subject. Mrs. Sid
ney Budget elizabeth Degeans) will
be one of the speakers.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-10
,TwOrr1D RE IJNBECoMING

Zone hundred years ago today" ac-
cording to the St. Louis Republic.
"many persons were of the opinion that
the national government was becoming
an oligarchy." And in the year of our
Lord, 1910, many still hold to the same
opinion. 1t appears to be a case OF
always becoming but never became"
-Brookfield (Mo.) Gazette.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-10

that shall have ended in that victory"
William II. Taft is another president
who is an abstainer. He says: He
who drinks is deliberately disqualify-
ing himself for advancement. PERSON.
ally, I refuse to take such risk. 1
do not drink" p"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-09-29
REPORT ON HOME
COMMANDMENT GEDDlS OF THE
SOLDIERS HOME REPORTS
TO THE GOVERNOR
MONEY BACK TO THE STATE
Surplus of Appropriation Amounting
to Several Thousand Dollars
Not Needed Has Been
Returned

Huron-Col. ]. 3. Geddis, Com
mandant Of the State Soldiers Home
was in the city day or two
since. He has completed his report
to Gov. Vessey and in it are found
some very interesting facts con-
corning the State Soldiers Home at
Hot Springs. Col Geddis assumed
charge of the Home Feb. /, 1909, his
report therefore covering part of the
term of the former commandant The
legislature of 1907 appropriated for
salaries of officers and employees at
the Home, $3o,oO0.00 and for main,
terance $8000000, which became
available on the LIST of July, 1908.
When Col. Geddis assumed charge OF
the Home, the appropriation had been
expended and there was a deficiency
Of $15,437.3S, which was made good
with an appropriation by the legis-
lature of 1903, and at the close Of the
year, all outstanding bills had been
paid, amounting to $14,623.27, leaving
a balance reverting to the state treas
ury of $794.11, which would not have
been, except for the holding back of
a number of bills, until too late to
include in the deficiency contract,
these were therefore paid from the
new appropriation. The appropriation
for the year June 80, 1902 for officers
and employees, was $17,500, and the
amount expended was s17,456.5S, leav
ing a balance to the state treasury of
$3.50. There was an appropriation
for maintenance for the same year of
$55 100000, of which s5o,229.s9 was eX-
pended, leaving balance of $4,770.01.
For Improvements there was an ap-
preparation of S15,O00.00, of which
$14,060.SS was used, leaving a balance
of $93912 The total amount turned
into the state treasury for the year
ending June 80, 1910, was $6,546.99.
| This is the first time in the history
of the institution that surplus of the
appropriations made, has reverted 40
/ the state treasury and indicates to
/ some degree, the careful management
1 by Col. Geddis, of the institution.
I There was an appropriation of $1,000
1 90 for repairs upon sewers, all of
which was expended except $3952
which reverted to the state treasury
Of the 261 members of the Home on
! June 80, 1909, 1873 were present and rs
absent. Ninety-one were adm tel
during the year, making the total
number cared for 352. There was lost
during the year SO, total enrolment,
June 80, 1910, was 256, being decrease
of five during the year; the average
4 number present during the two years
was 403. The total number maintain
ed but for which no appropriation was
made, was S4 These were women,
1 wives Of members and employees.
! The report shows that the members
4 are in exceptionally good health, well
e. .4x~.4 Il
could be expected. The buildings ana
grounds are in the best possible con-
dition, and the place was never more
"home-like
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-09-29
Murderer Breaks Jail

Geddes-Shepard Parker, who MUIR
dered an Indian by the name of
James Filioia in a drunken brawl
at Lake Andes over week ago. broke
Jail at Lake Andes Sunday night and
escaped and has not yet been appre-
hended by the officers who are on
his trail. A sister of the murdered
man and the county have combined
and have published a reward of $500
for his capture. Parker has mixture
of negro and Mexican blood and Is
described as about IS years OF age, 5
feet 10 inches high and weighing $50
pounds, blue eyes and dark brown
hair and mustache. He committed the
crime during an alteration with
Felicia over game of cards, which
they and two others were engaged in
on Sunday night, September 4, and he
stabbed his victim to death with a
knife.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-09-29
WORLDS OLDEST FAMILIES
Of Them All, the Mikado Of Japan Eas-
lily Is Entitled to the First
Place.

Families which trace their ancestry
through eight or ten generations are
counted old, yet they are mere fedg-
llngs compared with some of the really
ancient families of the world
The oldest family in the British Isles
is the Mar family, in Scotland, which
traces its pedigree back to 1093 The
Campbells Of Argyll began in $780, Tai
leyrand dates from 1899, and Bismarck
from 1910. The Grosvenor family Chat
of the duke of Westminster) 1866; the
Austrian house of Hapsburg goes back
to 952, and the house of Bourbon to
1854.
The descendants Of Mohammed, born
$40, are ali registered carefully and
authoritatiyely in beck kept in Mecca
by chief of the family Little or no
doubt exists of the absolute authenti-
city of the long line of Mohammed's
descendants. In China there are many
old families, also among the Jews.
But in point of pedigrees the mi
Ihdo OF Japan has a unique record.
His place has been filled by members
OF his family for more than twenty
i've hundred years. The present mi
kado IS the one hundred and twenty
second in.the line. The first one was
contemporary with Meh.chsdnszzse,
$50 years before Christ
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-09-29
Agent For Good Roads

Pierre-State Engineer S. H. Lea
has been designated special agent
of the United States department OF
agriculture, department of public
roads 1t is desired that as much IN
formation as possible be obtained con-
corning the public roads and highways
in South Dakota and information IS
desired covering the following points:
Road laws enacted or projected; roau
experiments contemplated, begun or
proposed; experiments contemplated,
begun or completed; state and county
road conventions, announced or held;
educational work in road improve
ments; county or township bond Is
sues proposed Or authorized for roads;
statements as to revenues and eX-
penditures on roads and highways;
construction projects contempl ated,
begun or finished, either roads or
bridges; any miscellaneous items In
regard to roads not included in either
of the foregoing. Any information on
any of these matters will be appre-
ciated and used for the benefit of the
public, and should be addressed To
State Engineer, Pierre, S. d.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-09-29
EXCHANGED LANDS
State Officials Will Determine Value
of Land offered by Government


Pierre-J E. Truran, deputy com
missioner of school and public lands,
has gone to Deadwood TO direct
the appraisal of timber on 10000
acres of land in the government
forest reserve of the Black Hills. I'm
til short time ago, the title to this
land claimed by the state of South
Dakota was disputed by the national
government on the ground that at the
time the state signified its intention
to reserve the land the survey was
not complete An agreement was
reached between Commissioner Dok-
ken of the land department of the
state, and the department of the in
terror whereby the state was to be CIV
en- title to the lands which it claimed
with the provision that an exchange
should be made Of these lands, which
are scattered here and there through
out the millions of acres composing
the government reserve for tract Of
equal acreage and value.
BY this agreement both national
and state lands are distinct and separ-
ate. and thus more convenient for ad-
ministration During the past few
months the field agents of the state
office have been at work placing a
value on the standing timber on the
original land belonging to the state
and the present occupation of Deputy
Truran and force of clerks is that
of ascertaining the wealth of the
lands offered by the national govern
ment in exchange.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-09-29
STATES COMMISSIONER
Pure Foods and Drugs Commissioners
Makes Annual Report

Vermillion-Dr. Cook, state food and
drug commissioner, has just made his
annual report to Governor Vessey for
the year ending June 80, 1910.
1t comprises 1853 typewriter pages.
The following are some of the lead
ing features of the report:
1. The commissioner has recon-
mended the enactment of three new
laws. GAY Publicity Law, requiring all
official papers in the state to publish
the bulletins of analyses sent out by
the commission. (b) He has recon-
mended the enactment of a Clean Food
or Sanitary Inspection Law This
would be very important law, re-
curing grocers to protect foods on
sale from dust and fies. 1t is we'll
known that through the avenue OF
both dust and hies several diseases,
are communicated, the most promi-
nent Of which are tuberculosis and
typhoid fever. 1t is only recently that
we have begun to realize that more
deaths occur in this country every
year on account of the formerly sup
posed innocent fly than are caused
by all the wild beasts of the jungles
Of India and Africa combined. 1t is
high time, therefore, that something
was being done in South Dakota, as
has been done in several other states.
(c) A Net Weight Law, requiring the
net weight to be placed on all pack
ages of foods for the purpose Of pre-
venting deception and fraud.
2. The commissioner recommends
q substantial increase in the appro-
priation in order to be able to enforce
all of the laws now upon the statute
books. There are two or three i'm
portant laws with which the commits
sion has been able to do nothing on
account of the lack Of funds.
8. complete list of the bulletins
issued during the year are included In
the report.
4. The report of the analyses OF
foods and drugs on sale in the state.
Over nine-hundred samples have been
analyzed in the laboratory, including
canned goods, olives, pickles, catsup
salmon, oysters, jellies, jams pre-
serves, syrups, beverages, dried fruits
food colors, peanut butter, -four saus-
age, mince meat, mushrooms, chewing
gum, extracts, vinegar, water, spices
linseed oil, paint, stockfoods, etc. II
is found that II per cent of the foods
on sale have passed our law and thai
% per cent are illegal. In case OF
drugs, however, the condition is not
so favorable as out Of 276 drugs anal
yzed only 107 were found to be pass
able. This is the first systematic
work on the analysis of drugs under
taken in South Dakota, and it is ex
pected that in another year condition:
will be very much improved. seyera
parties were prosecuted during the
year for selling adulterated foods ant
! drugs
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-09-29
GEORGEW. EGAM piSBARRED At
TORNEY PETITIONS FOR
REINSTATEMENT
MAKESAPOLOCY TOCOURT
Claims Criticisms of the Court Were
Made in Heat of Anger With
out Regard to Public
Estimate of Same

Ferre-Telling the court that if
the apology contained in the docu-
ment he prepared was not sufti-
Gent, that he would take further
steps to convince it of his sincere
purpose, George W. Egan O Sioux
Falls, defeated candidate for gov
ernor Mt the hands of the republi-
can voters at the recent primaries,
and who for nearly two years has
been disbarred from practicing as an
attorney in the courts of South Dako-
ia, appeared before the supreme
judges in this city today, seeking to
be allowed to continue in his profess
sion.
In asking to be re-instated Mr.. Egan
read his apology to the court, and
then offered some little further pleas
for himself, he appearing as his own
attorney He said that if the matter
contained in the document presented
was insufficient that he would be will
ing to make amendments as the court
desired, adding that no person whom
he had ever served as an attorney has
ever complained of his acts as their
representative.
In answer to an Interrogation by
Presiding Judge Whiting, Egan de-
clared that he had made his criti-
cisms of the court in the heat Of an
ger, "and III cooler deliberation and
considering the other side of the case
it grew upon me that the court could
conscientiously decide as it did on the
testimony and record before them"
The possible effect of the statements
on the public was not considered in
making the charges. They were made
on impulse and effects were not con-
sidered.
Mr.. Egan was admitted to practice
in this state in November, 1907, and
shortly after handled the case of
Mrs. O'Grady, who was on trial for
the murder of her husband. In secu-
ing his fees 70 this pactice his meth
DDS were deemed unprofessEo nal, and
thereupon he was promptly d.sbarred.
Since that time Mr.. Egan has peti-
toned once for readmission. His ap-
plicatiOn was denied.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-09-29
Recovered Stolen Horses

Interior-Horse thieves, who are
believed to be mixed-blood Sioux l.
dams from the adjacent Pine Ridge
reservation, are becoming very bold
in this part of the state. Mrs. Charles
Smalley, a woman homesteader living
near here, had an exciting experience
with the thieves.
They raided her place and drove
away all of her horses, thirty in num-
ber which were in pasture on the
south side of White river. The loss
of the horses soon was detected and
ranchers in this vicinity started in
pursuit. They traced the thieves to-
ward the interior Of the reservation.
The pursuers gained on the thieves to
such an extent that the latter were
compelled to abandon the stolen
horses, which were recovered, but thus
far the thieves have not been run
down.
The ranchers along the river are
keeping a close watch on their horses,
and are prepared to give the thieves
a warm reception should they again
make a raid in this part OF the state.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-09-29
How Many Gentlemen

Which of us can point out many
such in his circle-men whose aims
ARE generous, whose truth Is constant,
and not only constant in its kind, but
elevated in its degree; whose want Of
meanness makes them simple; who
can look the world honestly in the
face with an equal manly sympathy
for the great and the small? We all
know hundred whose coats are very
well made, and a score who have ex-
cellent manners, and one or two happy
beings who are what they call in the
inner circles, and have shot into the
very center and bullseye OF the fash
ion; but of gentlemen, how many!
Let us take little scrap OF paper and
each make out his st-Thackeray.