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STEPHENS DELAYS
CITY CLUB TALK
Superior Court Nominee Refuses
to Deliver Address Till
After Election
JUDGE BLEDSOE A SPEAKER
Jurist, Discussing Law's Delays,
Puts Blame on Litigants
and Attorneys
Much *o the disappointment of ft
largo number of niornbors of the City
chih, who had gathered to hoar him,
Albert I.oe Stephens, candidate for
(urge <>f the tuperlor court, declined to
deliver an address bofore the club yes
terday. His fetter of declination was
read to the club by Secretary Hender
son. In it Judge Stephens stated that
he ii.Ki been criticised for addressing
the club so soon before election, n« it
might be construed as a political move,
although the subject he was to discuss
■was purely a sociological one and had
nothing to do with politics. He stated
ho did not wish the club to bo subject
to criticism on his account and regret
fully declined to deliver the address
until after the election.
The program for' the City club yes
terday was a "double-header." Judge
Benjamin F. Blfdsoe spoke on reme
dies fur the law's delays. In his con
clusions Judge Bledsoo Baid that the
trouble was not so much with the law
Itself as with those who had to do with
Its administration.
Judge Stephens letter follows:
Mr. Frank Henderson, Secretary-
City Club: Dear Sir—A few days
ago I was pleased to accept an in
vitation to address the City club,
of which I have long been a mem
ber, at its weekly luncheon of Sat
urday. November 5. After the an
nouncement a few days ago posi
tive statements have readied me
that since I am a candidate for
public office my appearance at so
short a time before the election was
bnlnsr construed as a political move
on my part.
BXI'LAINS AGREEMENT TO SPKAK
You, Mr. Henderson, are aware
that the Invitation was extended to
me some time ago without any sug
gestion en my part, and that this
particular time was selected for the
sole reason that the date mentioned
was the first that could be arranged
with convenience to the club and
to me. You are also aware that my
subject was one dealing with a
sociological problem, which has
nothing to do with the politics of
the day and has no relation or sug
gestion even of the office to which
I hope to be elected.
The City club has been of too
great service and promises too
many good things for the future
to permit even a critical discussion
over the propriety of my speaking
lit all. Permit me therefore with
the best good will to cancel the en
gagement, I am yours very respect
fU"y'AL.BEßT LEE STEPHENS.
In his address Judge Bledsoe said:
"The law's delays, as wo know them,
the law's delays which have tended to
bring the administration of justice into
disrepute, and the law's delays that I
am particularly anxious to speak of
this afternoon, are the delays resulting
not so much, in my judgment, from
the laws as they are now upon tno
statute books, but rather from the use
and abuse made of them by litigants,
lawyers, and even courts. The law s
delays are the result of temperament,
largely, rather than of deficiency in
the law itself.
MTIGANTB TO BI.AME
■•The ordinary litigant, whether he
conceives himself to be In the right or
not In his contention, desires his coun
sel who represents him to use every
effort conlstent with professional cour T
te«y and fair-dealing to advance his
cause. It matters not to him that a
case may drag, that delays ensue, that
undue advantage may be taken In re
quired conformity to certain arbitrary
rules. 'With him success is the desired
end, and with him; therefore, the end
justifies the means.
"The attorney, representing his client,
also desires succors; for with him
success in many cases means remuner
ation, and, more than that ,the profes
sional reputation, which is his chief
asset and stock in trade. The court ia
surrounded and confronted by a mass
of precedents by which it must, partic
ularly if it be a trial court, be gov
erned, and from which It must draw
both its inspiration and its authority.
If the parties litigant, under present
rules will see to It that they require
of their counsel that every effort shall
be made to arrive at a conclusion as to
the real merits of the frfise, without the
Indulgence In any tactics of obstruc
tion or delay—lf the counsel themselves
•will be guided by the wishes of their
clients in this respect, or if, taking
upon themselves the higher, truer and
more ethical conception of their duty
to the community, and so conduct
themselves that little or no attenUon is
paid to matters other than those which
are determinative of the case; and If
the courts, both trial and appellate,
will pay less attention to form and
more to Runstnnee* will require less of
slavish adherence to useless precedent
*>ml more conform to the spirit anil
purpose of the age, many of the com
plaints that are being made will have
become groundless and many of the
reforms that are heliv? suggested will
have become unnecessary.
HARD TO OKI KKFORM
"In this, as in all other respects, In
my judgment, legislation which is In
tended to bring about a new course of
conduct on the part of any considerable
portion of the community will prove
abortive. Reform, in this Instance, as
in most others, must come from within
and not from without. Public senti
ment must be educated up to the un
derstanding that it better conduces to
the good of the community as a whole
to work out substantial justice between
contending parties pormptly, effective
ly and simply, ratljor than through
long protracted effort and by means of
devious forms of procedure.
"In this connection it may not be
inappropriate to suggest that a most
vital reform advocated by the Amer
ican liar association, the ofllcial body
of the organized lawyers of America,
for the purpose of bringing about a
better condition of affairs In proce
dure, is to tho effect that no judg
ment shall be set aside for any reason
unless the court to which application
shall be made shall determine that
the error complained of has resulted
In a miscarriage of justice. This re
form has been offered as a vital, sub
stantial and effective remedy for the
correction of existing evils. It is now
before congress for consideration and
enactment.
"It will no doubt surprise some of
the laymen present, thougli it la known
to every lawyer that tho California
codes of procedure, both civil and
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"Hurrah!" shouted the Department Manager, rushing into the Advertising Department INeW ipO bUItS at H^
last Tuesday afternoon. "I've just made the biggest scoop I ever made in my life— bought _ The patterns , the style, the tai- jggk
loring—not like ordinary $15.00 /^'^^
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xtra Bs^sp,o P i 6 . Basement hasn't had such a bargain since I've been here-/ ye se/f/om -Telephone your mends iow it in the un-fiplf 1" \/ '' I A
-such wonderful extra seen such coats to sell at less than $12.50 and $15.00. They 11 be wom - an C shou ; d kno , v usually perfect wayt 1 ■ \V / §& l\ .
rye n emo nre c than we can over in the morning and I want you to see them first thing—for cuts and and an who can they 6t> and wear"T^ /l I fl * U \
glvethpm - a big Sunday advertisement. Can I get them?" 1 1 . \ Satisfaction tTey M M/
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enthusiasm carried all before it—The most wonderful coat values color and every size. Scotch heather mixtures, herringbone -Bullock's $15 suits at $15 /,■* WMri * . ill
the writer has ever seen go on sale Monday in the Bargain Base- weaves, cheviots, worsteds, shaggiest woolens to fine smooth are the best suits^can ;fe|jj \ " 1*- <I§§ "'-I
ment at $7.98. . ■ ... / . '. cloths. that ' nave dignity and V^.J^ \ ' ' ' »*|jß
-«. of them. 4 Seventh street windows are filled with them now. The abov. _^Why. .button- aio^on \_T^^t-f^L '" JR. \ 'V^
drawing s,hows sof the very styles sketched from life. compare with the poorest of these. All the samples and showroom lots of —A beautiful range of new Vla SSL lj '1
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-A great shipment; great -Another sensational bargain tiO "' Basement. ' SitTmade to look well /J if \1 I
and design, fine ><C^3>\ shoe offering, Basement - 250 7Z:Z s ZlTr£lai:S. and to wear well; many If \lf
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cream and white; some in matched / \^J^\ Vli^--"* price we shall sell them tor JMon- dres9 materials—all 39 C rd. In And a great line of boys tf 1 \~\%*£st
LTvery special offering Monday- \V^-^k \ 1 da^ .;.' many cases at least 1-3 under worth. .furnishings-Third Floor. M t/JS^^XjJ S^'
25c each. •-■ yy (L\ m—c&& I —Sizes 2% to 4% and a few large sizes j __—. -— - — %l'w "' " ' "*" «t^«i^'&
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criminal, actually do now contain and
for many, many years have contained
provisions of more far-reaching ef-
Feet than tho one above mentioned.
Yet with such a 'reform' on our statute
books, a reform actually accomplished,
a step already taken, we are still com
plaining of the very things complained
of by those who have been unreformed
and are demanding, as reforms, the
things which we in truth and In fact
possess.
"It is my own judgment, and I may
say it is the judgment and expressed
conviction of eminent lawyers of our
state, that present conditions and pres
ent demands for reform might to a
great degree have been avoided and
rendered unnecessary had the bench
of our state approached the consid
eration of tho sections of our codes
above referred to in a different frame
of mind—in a spirit of reform rather
than In a spirit of unyielding adher
ence to precedent."
ENLIGHTENS VOTERS ON
IDENTITY OF CANDIDATE
Editor Herald: It has :omo to the
attention of the Good Government or
ganization that statements are being
made by persons advocating the re
election of W. O. Welch as county tax
collector that AValter J. Desmond, the
candidate of the Good Government or
ganization lor that office, is the man
of that name who has the- contract for
feeding the employes on the Owens
river aqueduct.
In order that there may be no mis
take In tho minds of voters as to
Walter J. Desmond's Identity, we wish
to state that he is president of the
board of public works of the city of
Long Beach, is not related to the com
missary in the aqueduct department, is
not connected with the work being
done there and never has been.
Good Government Organization.
GEORGE BAKER ANDERSON, Sec.
It's v «»»y "o ■•cure a Darcaln In a ium)
eutomobll*. through want adv»rtliiln*. v It
ai»d to b—and »UU U-to Meuro ■ harm
LOS ANGELES HERALD: SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 6, 1910.
CITY CLUB SCORES PLAN
TO CHANGE TAX SYSTEM
Resolutions strongly condemning sen
ate amendment No. 1 were adopted by
the City club at its meeting yesterday.
They were prepared by Walter Mal
lard, city assessor, and read as follows:
"Be it resolved, by the City club of
Los Angeles, that wo are opposed to the
adoption of senate constitutional
amendment No. 1, by which it Is pro
posed to change the method of taxa
tion as against certain corporations,
and we base our opposition on the fol
lowing grounds:
"First —The proposed law will not
separate state taxation from local tax
ation, as Is claimed by the advocates
of said amendment.
"Second—The taxes of the large cor
porations would bo materially reduced,
and the taxes of the general taxpayer
would be correspondingly increased.
"Third—The charter provides that the
tax rate for general municipal purposes
shall not exceed $1 on each $100 valua
tion. That rate, based upon present
valuations, would not yield a sufficient
amount to maintain the city govern
ment in case of the ratification of said
amendment.
"Fourth The corporations would not
pay any proportion of the expense of
maintaining the city or county govern
ment.
"Fifth—By reason of the reduction
of the valuation of property within tho
city, the city's bonding capacity would
bo reduced and the credit of the city
would be to that extent impaired.
"Sixth—That It is proposed by said
amendment to provide for a special
class of taxpayers, and to make an un
fair and unwarranted distinction be
tween corporate and Individual tax
payeri.
"Seventh—lt would be necessary to
levy a tax upon said corporation! to
provide for the interest and sinking
fund of the city and county bonded
debt, which sums would be deducted
from the amount of taxes which said
corporations would be required to pay
to the state. Also the city would be
compelled to levy a tax on said corpo
rations and the general taxpayers to
supply the deficiency in the state reve
nues."
MRS. ROSAMOND P. BOYNTON,
CALIFORNIA PIONEER DEAD
Mrs. Rosamond Purmort Boynton,
mother of Fred W. Boynton of the pro
duce firm of Flint & Boynton, died yes
terday mornig at the family residence,
1935 Bstrella avenue. Although Mrs.
Boynton had been 111 several weks, her
death was unexpected'and came as a
sad shock to her family and friends.
Mrs. Boynton was a native of New
York and came to California forty
years ago, having resided in Los Ange
les the past twenty years. She was the
widow of Byron F. Boynton, who died
nine years ago.
The funeral services will be private
and will be held Monday a/ternoon nt
2 o'clock at the undertaking parlors of
the Connell company, the Rev. Baker
P. Lea to officiate.
NEW MEMBERS ARE SOUGHT
BY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
A campaign for membership has been
started by the chamber of commerce,
which It Is hoped will add 1500 new
members to that organization. Joseph
Scott, president of the chamber, is
sending personal letters to every active
member requesting that each do all In
his power to Induce new men to join,
and It is expected that a great number
will be admitted at the next regular
meeting of the board of directors.
The letter states that owing to the
rapidly Increasing expenses of the
chamber caused by the many new
activities entered into by It, funds
.must be raised by the admission of
new members.
MANSFIELD EXPLAINS USE
OF INDORSEMENT WORDS
Nominee for Supervisor Says Mis
apprehension Was Cause
J. L. Mansfield, Democratic nominee
for iuperviaor in the third district,
ileclared yesterday that in printing
"Indorsed by the Good Government
organisation" <>n some of his campaign
literature he had no intention of ap
propriating a commendation which
did not belong to him, and the use of
the phrase was made under misappre
hension.
"At the time of the J.img Beach con
ference, at which I was nominated,"
s<aid Mr. Mamfleld yesterday, "the
Good Government Organization issued
a statement in which it said It com
mended the nomination of the candi
dates.
"1 interpreted this to mean an in
dorsement of my candidacy, and did
not think I was exceeding my rights
In printing my literature with the
phrase which has been taken by cer
tain parties to be a misappropriation."
NOVICE AVIATION MEET
POSTPONED UNTIL NOV. 13
BecauM of the recent rains, which
have lefl the tield ut the motordrome
In poor condition, the novice aviation
meet iChedultd for this afternoon has
been postponed until next Sunday aft
ernoon. <ni that date, it wan an
nounced yesterday, nil local aviators
will be In readiness for flying.
C. F. Walsh and J. J. Slavin have
their machines in readiness now, and
B. F. Rnehrig, who broke his .skids and
axle a few days ago while descending
after making a new altitude record,
promises to have hiH machine In readi-
D e*l by November 13. The price of ad
mission to the motordrome has been
reduced to 25 cents.
LEAVES HOME TO SEE BIG
FIGHT: NOW HELD HERE
Utah Boy Who Failed to See Bout
Ashamed to Go Home
Officials of the detention home have
under their supervision George I.id
.lt'll l-l years old, v"ho ran away frpm
his 'lniino in Ogden, Utah, last summer
in order to sec the Jeffries-Johnson
prize tight at Reno, Nev., scicl an; try
ing to rind work for him.
The boy thought that he WouM like
to live v sporting life, but his experi
ences so far have tended to alter his
Inclinations. He raached Ren", but
wis unable to obtain admittance to
the contest. Then he felt too ashamed
of himself to return to Ills parents, Mr.
and Mrs. A. E. Liddell, nnd son con
tinued wandering until he reach 1 I. '
A.ngeles, Here lie was placed In the
hands of the juvenile court >ffleern.
They have communicated with Diß pa
rents who, because of having to cure
for seven children, are unable to send
George a ticket home. They wan! him
to earn enough to pay his woy home.
TRANSPORT SHERIDAN SAILS
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 6.—Carrying
nearly woo persona—both mllltar!
civil—the United Status army trans
port Sheridan departed today
Manila by way of Honolulu. AmoiiK
the enlisted men aboard W ire WO
rims and a squad of bluf Ja *ets for
the Asiatic 'iieot. Tho remainder >t
the 'tween decks passengers were army
recruits.
MORE MONEY FOR TIMES FUND
Another chock was received by the
chamber of comtnerca yesterlay from
the San Franolsco chamber for the
fund being railed for the sufferers in
the Times disaster. It Is for $650. The
total of San Francisco's contributions
now is $10,655.
HUNTS FLAG HE CARRIED
THROUGH CIVIL WAR FIGHT
Colorado Man Starts a Country-
Wide Search for Bunting
A, search is being made for a United
States flag which was carried through
the battle of Blue Wills by J. H. Lakin.
415 East St. Vram street, Colorado
i Springs, Colo. The flag was lost by
, Lakin during the battle of Shilob.
Captain W. 11. Harrison, who is con
nected with the office of tho state
comptroller of Georgia, has become In
terested in the recovery <>f the lost flag
and is makincr Inquiries in every state
in the Union in hopes of finding its pos
sessor.
The flag was made of bunting and
bore the letters "Blue Mills" upon it.
Lakin placed it in a carpet bag just
before tho battle of Shiloh, and during
the fray lost sight of it. Any word a I
to where it can be round will be appre
ciated by both Captain Harrison and
I Mr. Lakin.
CZAR AND KAISER MEET
FOR SLAUGHTER OF GAME
BERLIN, Nov. —Emperor Nicholas
"hunted" today in Emperor 'William's
new punt preserves near Oranenburs;,
' twenty-six mllos northeast of Potsdam.
A battalion of soldiers, with foresters,
had been engaged for some days in
assembling sonic 1500 door, hare and
other four-footed game within an en
closure and the animals were driven
out today past a line of platforms en
circled by pine branches and upon
which tho royal party and twenty-two
other court hunters had taken positions
ready for the killing. Emperor Nicho
[as was permitted the first shot.
The forest was thoroughly searched
by troops to make sure that it con-,
tamed no one whoso presence was un
authorized. ... ».,4 ,
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