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The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-03-05
When Your Eyes Need Care

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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-29

citizens under OATH examining witnesses under OATH and
carrying on secret investigations.
And yet, the public seldom stops to think that
proceedings in before the grand jury absolutely
ex parte-one sided The individual under accusation
suspicion has "day in court prior to the report
of the grand jury, prior to the publishing of the
dictment. He has chance to tell his side he has
counsel to represent and advise him, he Is often not
informed that any inquiry into his acts conduct is
IN progresS-un the officer Of the court serves upon
him the papers upon whose he is ARRESTED"
and committed into the power Of the court, for tra
It hardly needs any further demonstration of the
tremendous power of the grand jury for good ev-n
its influence public opinion its power over the lives
and regulations Of its effect business, pro-
fessional and social relatons-than remind readers
Of the saying that grand jury indictment IS
equivalent to verdict Of guilty, matter what me
tal jury may do. Guilty before the Of public
opinion, that s-a verdict that often carries punish
ment more severe than any money fine OF term Of i'm
pTisOnment be.
A grand jury may indict any man for bgamy,
forgery, bribery, embezzement, theft, false
weighing, any other grave Offense, and ruin him in
business N society, and yet that may be wholly
innocent, the victim Of false accusation Of mistake
Grand juries would think long before taking such
step that might ruin innocent fellow citizen, but
occasion they might not be ccumspect IN publicly
accusing Of offenses against the ballot, nal
feasance IN office Yet the net result Of their public
accusation would hardly be serious far reaching
IN the first class Of cases than in the second.
To receive a clear and forcible impression Of the
possible effects Of grand Jury abuse imagine what might
if at any time of great political excitement the
grand jury should happen TO be made up Of men Of
reactonary even evil tendencies, who might under
take to use their power to defeat the viii Of the
majority Of the people, and expose leaders Of the
progressive and constructive element rdicue public
cenSure. Admit the power, and you admit the
possibility of abuse of that power.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-29

can have so little appreciation OF the
value and historical interest OF the old
indian paintings on the rocks OF Hueco
tanks as 10 disfigure them with their
own signatures" said y 2. Stevens.
When / first came TO th1s section Of
the country I can remember how clear
the indian paintings were and how
vastly interesting il was TO study
them out and try TO get the connected
story that the pictures portrayed. Now
these wonderful paintings are fast be-
coming ooliterated with the senseless
scrawls Of ignorant and unapprecia-
tive peoples signatures. II the Hueco
tanks could be made a national park
soon so that the pictures could be Civ
en- the proper protection. the paintings
are not vet so far gone but that they
might be restored By an expert in in
dian sign language and so preserved
for all time Gen Hugh l. scott had
among his indian stories in that inter
csting collection Of his. the story Of an
indian tribe in Kansas. recountiuE q
fight famous in the tribes history.
when the indians went southwark on
a pony stealing expedition and about
80 miles north OF the Rio Grande had
great fight with the Apaches in a
place among great rocks. When Gen.
Scott was stationed here on the Dor
der he visited the Hueco tanks and
identified the locality OF this same
fight. Hueco tanks should be pre-
served as a national park and so pro-
tected from modern vaudals-'
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-29

The grand jury was originally instituted to safe
guard the liberty Of the subject that Is, the citizen.
persons no less than to procure the punishment Of
the guilty Indeed, in its origins the first stated
purpose stressed than the second The institu
tiOn long antedates Magma Chcrta, and one Of the
clauses Of Magma Charta evidently is aimed at abuses
of the grand jury system, from which abuses the sub
jec that IS the citizens, sought and obtained relief
In English practice, many safeguards have been
thrown about the institution, for the protection of the
subject citizen, and these have come down to
through the general embodiment Of the English
mon law IN code where not inconsistent with
statutory law.
should be abolished altogether. It has been retained
rather from conservative unwihngness to to
tTespass upon the liberties Of the citizen than from
positive conviction Of its necessity instrument Of
enforcing the laws of the state In other words its
advocates maintain. without good reason that the
liberties Of the citizen apt to be better saeguarded
BY p men acting as grand jury, than by one
acting public prosecutor, especially If that official
be d fee officer
Let US take care, then, that we do not allow our
selves to sacrifice whatever merit the grand jury
system possesses, to any temporary and less
imaginary benefit Of extra-legal procedure
Before quoting certain provisions OF the Texas Bill
OF Rights and Code Of Criminal Procedure bearing on
this question, The Herald viii say that without doubt
provision ought TO be made for Just such secret
thorough determined investigation into the conduct
Of public officers the enforcement non-enfo-cement
of law, and the state Of society gand ures have got
into the habit Of making when 1t suits them do.
But 1t is The Herald's idea that such momentous
departures and such Innovations should be made BY
courts public without legislative sanction CT consti-
tutonal mandate IF law and precedent 0e wrong. IT
ought not to be hard to change the law and start
precedent
The law defines the functions Of the grand jury.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-29
New York's Famous Eastsiders and Their
Methods; DoctOring Up An Old Automobile
Their

begin to purr like we'll fed cat and
the victim gets a demonstration that
is highly satisfactory.
A gyp sees for instance a fairly good
looking touring car Of the vintage OF
1911 in the hands OF a dealer. How
much he asks "Iu sell for $3.50
but after a good bit OF dfckerinE the
dealer makes it $500. Il think it'll lust
suit a friend OF mine" says Mr.. GyD.
Looking over the classified newsDa-
pers the next day we see Private party
compelled 10 sell his car (1914). cost
$4,000. for $1,000; all equipment: Just
ike new See Gyp. Hotel Pluto
Must be all right II he lives in that
hotel" the bargain hunter argues He
finds the gyp (WhO has taken a low
priced hotel rOOm). "Oh. yes" said the
Eyp- 4 have to give up my car. I'm
funny about such things-alWays want
ing a new car Ny chauffeur keeps
them in perfect condition. but have
70 get a new car every spring" And 50
on and so forth
Gyps often hire private garages Or
the wealthy. 1t is known that a gvu
has gone as fas as Plainfield. New Jsr-
sey, in hiring a private garage to give
an air OF genuineness to the claim Of a
private sale
As to doping" them. graphite mixed
with cedar saWdust is used to tame the
worn gears in a transmission OF differ
entail, while very heavy lubricating
OIL or a mixture containing wax viii
iii the spaces between piston and cyIiu-
der and bring compression almost M to
normal but in a few days the car Jams
up and quits
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-29
(BY H. D. S,

It does not expressly prohibit such general report
unaccompaned by true bills, practice has made COM
mou neither does It expressly authorize such report
But The Herald believes It IS applying the law Of
common sense Interpretation Of the following para
graphs Of the CODE when 1t arrives at the deduction
that the function Of the grand jury IS intended 10
cease with searching inquiry, followed BY formal IN
dictment where the testimony appears to make likely
a conviction upon trial in open court
EXTRACTS FROM THE TEXAS CODE
I'm all criminal prosecutions. the accused shall have
speedy public trial by impartial jury He shall
have the right to demand and OF the
shall the right Of being heard by hiuselt or
counsel or both. SHAH be confronted with the wit
nesses against him and shall compulsory process
for obtaining witnesses in his favor t1ll OF Rights
IT is the duty Of the grand jury to inquire into all
bers may have knowledge, or Of which they shall be
informed BY the attorney representing the state or
any other credible person
When the Indictment is ready TO be presented. the
through their foreman deliver the indictment to the
judge of the court
All offences. known the penal law Of this state.
must be prosecuted either by Indictment or lnforna
tOn.
An Indictment IS the written statement OF a grand
jury accusing person therein named Of some act
omission which by law is declared to be offence.
tIhe code is very specltc as 10 what an Indictment
contain For example il must charge the
mission OF the offence with that degree OF certainty
that VIII give the defendant notice OF the particular
offence with which he is charged, and enable the
cour-- conviction to pronounce the proper Judg-
HienL NJ "ouId appear lnal genera accusation OF
any group Of men. not named. or such accusatory
allusion might point to individual without
ing him is not contemplated BY the law as within the
duty Of a grand Jury)
Perhaps remark by Samuel Untermyer, a brilliant
member Of the New York bar, bearing indirectly on
the point In issue, may meet the approval Of
not few Herald readers; in an address criminal
law be declared "The chief obstruction to the admins
trltion Of justice criminal lies in the undue
shelter afforded By our constitution"
Hereticl But hereties sometimes set Us TO
thinking.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-29

amendment to the corporation law
making is criminal offence for direc-
tors to take exercise. Then all CAPT
talists would shrek with rage and
employ high priced lawyers TO find n
loop hole in the law which viii enable
them to chop two cords Of wood a day.
This would be hard on the high
priced physicians. but il would pre-
serve our moneyed class and would
make exercise a pleasure.
Every one needs exercise, but II is
like salvation. It is too free. If there
was a law against walking down to
work in the morning and beating the
street car company out Of its just fare.
We would all become pedestrians with
patriotic shouts
Exercise is like alcoholic stimulants
The more you take the more you need
The eminent baseball specialists Of this
country spend all summer in the
fiercest kind Of exercise and then have
to spend all spring running around.
trotting tracks under blankets in order
TO get enough exercise to put them in
shape TO take their summer exercise.
This was formerly not true, how
ever, Of the fielders who worked be-
hind Walter Johnson In the summer
Of 1913 il became necessary TO provide
these athletes with indian CLUBS dur
ing she game in order to keep them
from Wondering away in inaction.-
Copyrighted by The Adams Newspaper
Service
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-29

TEW YORK. March 29.-When the
M murder OF the gambler. Herman
= = RosenthaL at the behest Of a
police lieutenant lifted the veil from
the New York underworld, it disclosed
a seething and violent mass Of feuds
OF a. semi-politicaI nature This wild
gang world Of New York was not a new
thing then and the execution Of Beck
er's four yong gangsters did nothing
As an Instance 7 cite the curious case
OF Michael A. RofranO guarded from
death against his will
Mr.. Rofrano is city official a
member of the street cleaning depart
ment drawing a salary OF $4,000 a
fees at No 19S Broadway. considered
in the business and financial world Of
New York an excellent address.
one day a heavy set keen looking
man met him as he left his home at No.
IL Oliver street
Good morning. Mr. Rofrano. I am
assigned TO you" said the stranger
'Oh. 7 can take care OF myself. You
needn't bother"
Those are my orders"
Well then. come along
All through the day detective Frank
lowed the $4,000 year city official He
accompanied him TO his doorstep at
night This went on day after day.
Sometimes Frankliu's side partner re-
lieVed him. but Mr. ROfranO could not
go out without being guarded. Finally
TO captain Deevy, F-anklins superior.
Deevy was courteous, but firm Ro-
franc must be guarded
But I'm not afraid OF anybody"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-29
The Daily Novelette,
@ITI never give another pass,7
Remarked Sir Hamlet SOdingrass.
Halfway to Heaven.

4 FTER poor but honest Shacka-
a maxon Cish had carried the dis
4 - tinguished looking stranger
grip. for thirteen long city blocks, the
stranger turned and said in deep musi-
cal tones, Thank you, my good man
Here is a ticket which entities you to
see my. performance Of Hamlet at the
opera house this evening"
"Oh, sir I thank you replied young
Cish gratefully Though It IS not my
custom to receive my emolumenr IN
tickets. I am overjoyed at this Oppor-
runity to sit at the feet, as 1t were, Of
the immortal Hamlet SOdingrass." CThe
ambitious young baggage smasher had
taken a night correspondent school
course in English and literature-)
That night ShackamaZon presented
himself at the orchestra entrance OF
the huge new opera house, all dressed
up in his new overalfs-
Take the stairway to your left,
said the man at the door.
Climbing to the balcony he again pre-
scented his ticket
-sT]p further, Gull" said the balcony
guard after glancing at the ticket.
The dauntless baggage smasher pant
ed up to the family circle only TO be
breathless and dizzy. He shook with
The curtain rose. Far below. the dis
tinguished looking stranger appeared
on the stage scarcely visible, entirely
iuaudible With a shout OF Indignation
Shackamaxon Cish rose. tore his seat
from its sockets and. with a mighty
IT. all that immense distance II struck
the famous but parsimonious actor OF
the floating ribs
The curtain fell
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-29

coming meeting the membership Will
be greatly increased as there are SOME
important matters affecting cattlemen
that should be taken Up at the next
meeting OF the legislature and il is only
through concerted action that results
can be obtained There is no reason
why every stoCkman in the southern
part OF the state should not join the
association
IF we had some such weather as this
in Houston IL would do US good" said
T. O. Lane, secretary TO president ".
b Scott, OF the c.. H & :. a we have
had a very late spring and the farmers
are suffering The early tomato plants
in the hot frames We're nearly all rot
ted by the rains. though enough plants
were saved for a fair crop However.
they viii be very late and that viii per-
init other districts TO reach the mar
kets at the same time ant low prices
are likely to prevail Then the fruit
men in eastern Texas are complaining
Of the very late and heavy frosts, which
have practically killed all the peach
buds. There will be a very light peach
crop in that district, il there is any at
all"
1T is most deplorsble that people
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-29
Famous
q GOTHAM KNICKERBOCKER.

protested kofrauo- lie went hiEher-tO
the second deputy police commissioner,
who is iu charge OF detectives
same result same result too. when
missioner himself The latter simply
paid a call 10 district attorney Perkins
and The guard continued
& rrIfle odd. isn't it, Police sure a
man is i'm peril Of his nfe and man him
self willinv 10 brave peril
What's the solutiOn2 Oh it's just the
little game Of politics. as it's played in
good old Manhattan Mr.. Rofrano has
dared to dispute the democratic leader
ship Of the second assembly district
with Big Tom Foley, exsheriff Result
Three murders IN a year, a thousand
and one debates on the subject with
fists. bricks and other persuasiVes and
any American city OF $4,000 population,
the whole nation would watch It. But
IL buried in New GorE-s great lower
last side Indeed. it's a big section OF
the half million people on the East
side don't know anything about it.
When I'm New York look out for the
gyps- Don't know what a gyp ls- Well.
you don't have 20 fear them unless you
attempt TO purchase a second hand au-
tOmObie- Then watch your step.
The gyps are the direct descendants
OF the old time horse traders Their
tricks are as many as those Of the Irav-
cling gypsy who would doctor a WheeZ-
ing. knOck-kneed. decrepit nag TO look
like young thoroughbred
The motor car gyp can also accom-
deft fingers worn down cylinders and
pistons are suddenly brought together
and compression seems nearly perfect.
Gears that have shrieked and ratified
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-29
Exercise Is the Process Of Making Duty
Out Of What Is Really Physical Recreation
Is Real

TXERCISE is the process Of max
ing a duty out Of physical recre-
- alton.
The world IS full Of happy young
men who are neglecting their work IN
order TO play golf. swim in gymna-
Sums and walk over the green April
hills. That's all pleasure
The world is also well supplied with
older men who drag themselves away
from their work with regret to do the
same things. That's exercise.
When a man does no manual labor
except TO trim coupons off stack OF
bonds once a month, his muscles get
al flabby and gummy as an old print
er's roller and his liver begins a-loaf
on the Job. He must then taks-e1erclse
OF iii B. tastefully desiEEed tomb con-
sfderablr- a head-se- scnedueed time.
Taking exercise is as pleasant as
taking medicine out Of a bottle. There
is no more pathetic sight than that Of
fat captain of industry trudEing
down a country lane on foot with
valet carrying his sweater in a $4,000
Limousine close behind
Some Of these people pay thousands
of dollars in order to go to Europe
and trudge down country lanes on foot.
but that is not exercise. It is pleasure.
The government should pass an
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-29
LIT TIE
INTERVIEWS

LIN a quiet way the Big Brother
committee Of the Elks lodge in
FL Paso is doing a big charity
work" said ". d. Case. For instance.
since Oct 1 the committee has found
places for q young men. fellows picked
up on the streets without money and
discouraged. Jobs were secured for all
OF them and nearly all have made good
one boy didn't have enough clothing
to cover his back. He was secured a
job and has since paid back all that
was advanced him and has enough
money in the bank TO -ake him back
home, if he chooses to co The com
mittee has stood sponsor to the court
for four boys These boys We're taken
out Of jail and put TO work. Only one
of the four failed TO make good. Last
summer a number Of boys were kept
in the summer school through funds
advanced by the committee. and several
young fellows have been made mem
bers Of the Y. NJ c. A. through ad-
vaucements made through the same
source The Big Brother committees
Of the Elks in the United States have
between $4,000 and 10000 boys for
whom they are sponsor
"I have seen the Hueco tanks and
consider the scenery equal to the Car
uEA VI LAE GnASs III AuAold4Ds 11AQ
W. Malcomb Of Lincoln. Neb I'm com
pauy with some friends I motOred to the
Hueco mountains a few days ago. We
found the roads I'm pretty good shape
better. ] was informed. than usual
The run was made in less than two
hours each way The formation OF the
HuecO tanks is similar to that OF the
far-famed Garden of the Gods. and I
found much Of interest there as 7 did
when visiting the Colorado attraction.
If more accessible to FL PasO. the Hueco
tanks would be quite an asset to the
city as a scenic attraction
THE next few years Will find the FL
Paso valley producing and canning a
great amount Of fruit" said Harold xii
burn. Farmers OF The valley have
found that there is always a ready
demand for good fruit even when
standard crops are not doing well The
farmers have also come to the cOnclu-
sion that the largest profits are to be
made from the best grades Of fruit,
even II the trees cost more in the first
place, and the grade Of trees now be-
ing planted is the best The soil is
ideal for the cultivation OF pears, ap-
pies, grapes and many other fruits and.
chard business will become an impor-
tant one in the valley"
"Deming is going to send large del
egauOn TO the Southwestern New Mex
leo Cattle Raisers' association conven-
ton at Silver City" said Earnest Rudd
The association is just starting out but
already IL has been of great benefit to
the Cattlemen- 1t is hoped that at the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-29
GERMANS GROWN PRINCE
VISITS WIFE. AWAITING STOI
Moots fam.

London, Eng. March est is re-
ported from Berlin. says the Daily Tel
egraph's Copenhagen correspondent
that the German crown prince is visit
ing the crown princess in Berlin and
that her accouchment is expected short
". The correspondent adds that this
is the first authoritative news for three
months Of the whereabouts Of crown
prince Frederick William.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-29

az = HEIHER acting district Judge ". D. Howe
wv refused the grand jury's report solely upon
\ professional conscientious grounds or partly
from partisan political considerations the fact remains
that he took step of far reaching importance that
deserves most serious attention. As the motives
which the Judge acted The Herald declines to enter
upon any discussion It is never profitable to discuss
mans motives, for intelligent discussion of motives
involves power Of second sight, sixth sense, power
enter into mans mind, determine the processes OF
his Intellectual machinery, and analyze his conscience.
discussion Of mans motives is most apt to reflect
nothing but the preudices preconceved opinions Of
the assuming to pass judgement thereon. When
oOnfine ourselves to discussion of mans acts and
their effects, hold to safe ground, but when
tines to Judge another mans motives he is IN
tribute commonly held to belong divinity alone 1t
pastme dangerous and as senseless as it com
Men may form opinions conjeotures of other
mems motives for their amusement OF guidance,
but they best kept to oneself; they certainly
fit subjects Of public discussion on the platform
In the press.
Intentionally, The Herald has refrained from con-
sultng any lawyer any other citizen reading the
interviews with lawyers bearing upon judge HOwes act
pror to forming and expressing its opinion of that
act The Herald prefers TO say what has to say,
its own expression, uninfluenced by any other con-
sderaton than those Of ordinary sense, public
policy and such knowledge Of law-its origins develop
to possess.