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The herald., 1896-12-27
THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE

The people of Southern California are
harbor should be located at San Pedro,
because their commercial interests
would be better served If it were located
there than at any other point on the
coast. There is no sentiment at all tn
the question, but there is a good deal Of
common business sense in it. In the
first place. nature has laid the founda-
ton at San Pedro for a great harbor,
and nature has also given It the proper
geographical location and provided the
best possible land approaches to 1t.
None of these advantages obtain at San
ia Monica, or at any other point on the
coast. If, therefore, 1t is the purpose
Of the government to establish harbor
to strengthen commerce and furnish ad-
ditional conveniences for accommodating
and distributing articles Of trade and
traffic, it would be waste of time and
money to examine any site other than
San Pedro.
Los Angeles, as the one great trade
center of Southern California, and of
an extensive territory lying to the east,
which is tributary to this market, would
rather have no harbor at all than to have
it located at any point other than San
Pedro. The business men Of Los Ange-
les know that If Santa Monica were Sc
lected. the Southern Pacific would make
rates favorable to the harbor town and
otherwise discriminate against them.
At Santa Monica the Southern Pacific
would own all the terminals. and II 1t
were SO disposed-and it surely would
bet could divert great deal of bust
ness from this city to its town. In short,
Los Angeles will be at perpetual dis
advantage II Santa Monica is selected;
besides. the project to connect this city
with Salt Lake by rail would have to be
abandoned, for the road could not reach
the deep-water harbor.
The herald., 1896-12-27
POVERTY AND CRIME

To the Editor Of the Los Angeles Her
aid: A good deal is being said and
written these days about how to deal
with the criminal class. and 1 find not
q few thinkers who associate crime with
poverty. That poverty encourages
crime have no doubt whatever, but
what the real relation between poverty
and crime is, do not know. What do
you think about it? ECONOMIST.
It is not so easy to make debatable
question out of a proposition that pre-
sents no selt-evident proof Of contain
ing enough truth to build an argument
upon, but The Herald IS asked to take
it for granted that some sort Of a rela :
tionship does exist between poverty and
crime, and then proceed to show how and
why poverty and crime are members Of
the same f.unAy, soto speak. This The
Herald declines to do. 1t is very easy
to postulate conclusions, ~ Economist
does. but it is. quite another thing to
have proof ready to follow upon the heels
Of proposition to substantiate It Econ
om1st does not rely upon reason. logic or
established fact to fortify his position.
He simply asserts that poverty and crime
are bound together by the ties of rela-
tionship. The Herald asserts that II
there be a relation between poverty and
crime" at all it is remote. indistinct and
indefinite. The Herald asserts more
than that. It asserts that as a rule-a
rule SO general that it may be said to be
almost without xceptions-poverty is
not an incentive to crime; that poverty
is honest, submissive, long suffering
and idealistic. and we shall try to prove
It, that is to say. that the great and the
dangerous criminals do not come from
the "haunts of poverty"
The line which separates society-using
the word in its narrow or social mean
ing-from poverty Is established by So
ciety. and 1t is broad and distinct.
The line which separates society from
poor people" is also established by So
ciety. but 1t Is not so wide and is less
distinct, yet society's conventions mark
every man Of poverty with the brand OF
criminal" by suspicion at least, and
every poor man with the brand of doubt.
Hence 1t II that society believes it nee
essary to mark some with the brand
''poor but honest" Society insists that
"honest" be stamped upon the poor man
who aspires to sooiety's recognition. II
il not that society has reason to brand
all poor men or men of poverty as having
natural or acquired taste for crime, bur
society is so constituted. that is to say
1t behooves society, 1t thinks, to cry
stop the thief" to draw critical atten.
tion from its own persohnel.
The truth Of the matter is, the great
criminals, the most notorious degen-
crates sfs, gsAsrally speaking. the pro.
duct of the higher walks of life-of wha,
Is called "society.." 1t may be that in
the lower walks of life there is not SC
much of that which Is calculated to en-.
courage aspirations for blamelessnes.
IN the conduct spf, lifA nevertheless tha,
paaas q ufs furaishes n ysry fsw srimina'
The herald., 1896-12-27

the area of the anticipated catastro-
phe, and so the gaikwar will experience
no difficulty In accepting the queens s
Invitation.
The gaikwar's brother, who has spent
some time in oxford and In London re-
Gently, quietly completing his studies.
has recently passed as barrister, and
is to be called to the bar today. He
leaves this week for Baroda, where his
abilities and knowledge of western ideas
will doubtless be turned to good ac-
count. For an Indian prince, he has
seen a great deal of the world. Not only
has he resided, on and off, for some years
in Oxford and in London, but he has an
acquaintance with every European cap
ital and has travelled extensively in the
United States. in Japan and In China
Pail Mall Gazette,
The herald., 1896-12-27
BERKELEY COLLEGE OF AGRI
CUL LTURE

The Berkeley professor Of morals has
just said at public meeting that the
belief in miracles is irrational, and the
belief in the vicarious atonement Of
Christ is contrary to ethics.
This extraordinary Berkeley college
does not receive the sacrifices of the peo-
pie in the severe taxation for its benefit
to attack religious belief held by any
part Of the population The belief in the
miracles Of Christ and the belief in the
vicarious atonement of Christ is general
amongst our religious leaders.
A unsupported institution like the
Berkeley colleges should not touch upon
religious questions. These colleges are
misnamed, with some added in San
Francisco, q state university. About the
widest name that would be appropriate
is the Bay university Their friends
here comprise those who are paid for
farmers institute work, like Professor
Cook and those who receivefavors di-
rect and indirect. like printing notices,
etc. Some inquiry is now being made to
see what these bills are.
We have found no farmer, wine grower
or scientific agriculturist who has re-
ceived a benefit from the Berkeley agri-
cultural politicians. Our columns have
been and are open to any one who has
derived benefit from the college OF
agriculture. All we have learned about
these agricultural politicians indicates
that they have the following qualities:
Excellent lobbyists.
Draw salaries WE'LL
Work SO hard that almost two stu
dents are graduated year.
Write UP fine accounts of themselves
In fact, no one in the state can hold a
candle to their smartness, according to
themselves.
Whenever a country journal gets some
of their advertising. 1t also gets an arti-
Gle or two from Fertile Shinn showing
how smart they all are.
The average sradua*ss Of thA collage
The herald., 1896-12-27

of agriculture have been less than two
There are only two students in its SEN
Tor or graduating class now. These two
are Thomas F. Sedgwick Of Berkeley
and George X. Suingle Of Davisville
These two gentlemen should come out OF
this college very accomplished men,
They cost about forty thousand dollars,
or ten thousand a year for each years
study. The faculty. of the agricultural
college as given ia the university regis
ter Is:
President, Kellogg; Professor String
ham, mathematics. Dean; Professors
Gayley, English: Hesse, e,hydrodynamics
Hilgard. agricultural chemistry; LIE
Conte, geology; Zoology, Paget, French
ana spanish; Putzker, German; Rising.
chemistry; Setchell, botany; Slate, phys
les: Soule. civil engineering; Winn. mill
tary science; Associate Professors Ed
wards, mathematics; Haskell, mathe-
matics; Lawson, mineralogy; Neil,
organic and physiological chemistry;
Wickson, agriculture and horticulture;
Assistant Professors. johnson, biology;
Kower, instrumental drawing; Lausch-
ner, astronomy and geodesy: Lough-
bridge. agricultural chemistry and agri-
cultural geology; Randall. civil engineer
ing; Ritter. biology; Senzer. German:
Woodwork, entomology.
Twenty-six professors for two stu
dents ought to show something very fine.
This is thirteen professors per student.
No account is made of such accomp-
lished additional help as Hayne in wine
making and Shinn as inspector.
Besides these accomplished and dis
tinguished men there are fourteen other
men classed in the Berkeley catalogue
''as assistants and other officers now
serving this agricultural college. This
does not include laborers. This makes
in all over forty professors, associate
professors, assistant professors. asst
ants and other officers in the agricultural
college at Berkeley.
This may fairly be deemed a liberal
provision for the two seniors who are
about to graduate in agriculture. 1t Is
intimated that the numerous professors
and assistant professors Of mathemat-
les are kept busy figuring how to keep
the professors, associate professors, as
sistant professors, assistants and other
officers Of the agricultural college from
falling over each other.
Some of the neatest scientific work
done by these distinguished scientific
agriculturists has been in getting ap-
propriations of between five hundred
thousand and a million dollars for new
buildings about the bay. The Herald
Is frank in admitting that it does not
think the results at Berkeley or the in
terests of Southern California, the ad-
vancement of agriculture or any other
reason whatever justifies, in these hard
times a single cent to be added to our
taxation for this impractical, costly COL
lege of agriculture at Berkeley,
The herald., 1896-12-27
RULERS OF INDIA.

The principal feudatory prince In West
India, the gaikwar of Baroda, has beer
officially invited to England for the royal
festivities next year. and it is his in
tention to be present. His highness is
very fond of England, which he has
visited on more than one previous oc-
casion for the benefit of his health, and
he has many friends in this country. 1t
is possible that the threatened famine
may prevent India being so we'll reprr-
sented at the celebration of the queens
long reign as was originally hoped; but
fortunately the prosperous and we'll
governed otatA OF Baroda lien Outside
The herald., 1896-12-27

W. r. Price, better known as Bud"
Price, has brought another suit against
The Herald for $4,000 for publishing
things concerning his general character,
which he thinks has been damaged alto
gether in a sum amounting to $1,000.
1t is a pretty we'll established fact that
an honest mans character cannot be
damaged by falsehood, because it is in
vulnerable, and that the character OF
dishonest man cannot be damaged be-
cause there is nothing to damage In the
case of Price. however, it is not ques-
tion of character. 1t is business propo-
sition. If he can mulct The Herald out
of $4,000 he will have $4,000 left after
paying for the use Of the mighty brain
of the lawyer who secures the rich prize
for him. With $4,000 in ready cash in
his pocket he could-but thatis is counting
chickens before they are hatched, or,
let us say. "a pearl beyond Price"
The herald., 1896-12-27
IMPULSES OF THE MOB.

You can talk mob into anything; its
feelings may be-usually are, on the
whole, generous and night, but 1t has no
foundation for them, no hold of them,
You may tease or tickle 1t into any,
thing at your pleasure; it thinks by in :
fection. for the most part-catching an
opinion like cold-and there is nothing
so little that it will not roar itself wild
about, when the fit Is on; nothing so
great but 1t will forget In an hour, when
the fit Is past-John Ruskin.
The herald., 1896-12-27

Let the people Of Los Angeles remem-
Der that II Santa Monica is selected for
the deep-water harbor. the Los Angeles
and Salt Lake railway will never be
built, but that 1t will be built as fast
as men and mules can build 1t if San
San Pedro Is selected
The herald., 1896-12-27

For the convenience Of many citizens
who may have occasion to address the
members Of the California legislative
assembly for 1897, The Herald publishes
this morning complete list of the legis-
lators, with their respective postotfice
addresses.
The herald., 1896-12-27

w. H. Mills. land commissioner of the
Central Pacific, is out with long arsu-
ment in favor of the refunding bill. III
is too bad so much splendid composition
and literary beauty should be waste q
upon such a theme.
The herald., 1896-12-27

One Republican boss says an extra
session of congress will be called to
frame q tariff bill, and another boss
says it will take six months hard work
to do it right. We may conclude, then,
that congress will be in session all sum-
NOR
The herald., 1896-12-27

Bulging out of the Christmas stocking
of fair Los Angeles when she opened her
eyes on Friday morning were divers
good gifts, present and prospective.
Among them was the great park gift
of Griffith ]. Griffith. a Democratic
mayor. sure enough free harbor, =
railroad to Salt Lake City in sight and Z
The herald., 1896-12-27

This is the Sabbath day and 1t is IN
cumbent upon every one to watch ard
pray-that is. to pray for strength to do
right, and to watch Huntington's hired
mo-
The herald., 1896-12-27

Tourists are coming In by the carload,
which show tha. while good many pep
pie may not be enjoying the best n
health, their minds are clear enough 70
come to the finest land In the world.
The herald., 1896-12-27
NO, THANK YOU

Mayor-elect Snyder of Los Angeles
has appointed newspaper man as his
secretary. 1t Is needless to say that the
lucky man is not Col. Harrison Gray
Otis of the Times.-San Diego Vidette.
The herald., 1896-12-27

tourist crop that promises to be phe-
nomenal She Is fine girl and deserves
II ALL
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1896-11-05
TIE LITTLE IN NEBRASKA.

The battle IN Nebraska has been the
most iicrccly fought presidential CON
test since the state came into the union
The fact that the presidential candidate
on the tripartite ticket had his home in
this state and the complete fusion of
all the elements OF opposition 80 the
republican party placed the republican
cause at great disadvantage in Ne
braSkn. 1t was apparent that in order
to carry Nebraska for Mckinley and
the state ticket the republicans had TO
combat against great odds.
In 1892 Harrison carried the state by
only HOS plurality over the Weaver
electors. and 24,OO0 democratic votes
were diverted TO the Cleveland electors.
Had there been complete fusion in 1892
Harrison would have lost Nebraska by
more than 10000 This year republicans
were confronted by the combined forces
of the populists. silver democrats and
so-callcd silver republicans, reinforced
by onc-half of the prohibitionists, who
claimed to be- converts to free silver as
the paramount issue. The Bryan aggrc-
cation was, therefore, fully $4,000
stronger at the opening of the campaign
than the supporters of Mckinley.
The disaster which has overtakCn the
republican state. congressional and leg
islativc tickets u.s. therefore, not in the
least discrcdtablc. ON the contrary
Nebraska republicans have good reason
to feel proud of the gallant fight they
have made. While chagrined and
gricved over the result in this state
they can rejoice with the republicans
of the nation over the triumph of the
republican cause and the prospect for
speedy restoration of prosperity
through the establishment of conf
dcncc and the resumption of the policy
of protection and reciprocity.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1896-11-05
Personal AND OTHERWISE.

Dealers in the state of Washington have
begun to make shipments OF apples to Nlad-
vostock, Siberia.
One of the most experienced librarians in
the vicinity OF New York Is Miss Emma
heidelberg of the Brooklyn Historical So
ciety library.
1t will take about $455OO, 900 to run the
departments of the city of New York next
year. This is about Sl,000O0O less than
this years appropriations.
A citizens league has been formed in
Toronto to put down the bicycle scorcher.
The league is composed of the most promi-
nent citizens and is out for blood.
Acting under the authority granted by the
South Carolina legislature, General Hugh l..
Farley is collecting and will publish in per-
manent form the rolls of all the companies
raised in that state for service in the con-
federate army.
When Ii Hung Chang met Joseph Cham
berlain who affects a monocle, the China
man noticed the single eyeglass took it for
granted that the colonial secretary had lost
the use of one eye, and offered him his sin
cere condolences.
Mrs. f. +. Stetson has erected at Read
vile, Mass. as a memorial OF Phillips
Brooks, beautiful building, to be used as
library and reading room by the people to
whom in the Blue Hill chapel close by.
the bishop preached his last sermon.
A Massachusetts, farmer who thought he
understood the money question went to New
York City to see high life. with $4,000 in
his pocket He accepted the guidance OF
two bunco men and woke up one morning
minus his cash and his friends. Guides
come high in Gotham.
The age Of a woman is always matter to
keep man guessing, and the following
dates of the birth OF celebrated actresses
will be found of general interest: Sarah
Bernhard was born in Paris in 1874; Rose
Coghlan. England. 1883 Mrs. Kendall, Eng.
land. 1919; Ada Rehan, Limerick Ireland
about 1856; Nine. Rhea, Belgium 1865; Ellen
Terry, England 1870; Adelna Patti, Spain
1S43 and Lillian Russell. Iowa, 1860.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1896-11-05

tho officers stationed at Fort d. A. Russell
to the making OF formal complaints TO the
War department In cases where special In
Justices has boon done.
A GEM POST
The cavalry or infantry officer who has
been cultivatlug a love for the beautiful Whrt,
serving as military attachc at Berlin, or
Paris. or Vienna. or Rome, would probably
not suffer from shrunken spirits were he or
dCred to proceed TO the United States and
report for duty to the commanding oflccr at
Fort Mcpherson, near Atlanta Ga. Fort Me-
phcrson Is actually one or the gem posts Of
the whole lot. and the life pursued by the
army officer there as In nearly all the posts
south OF Mason and DiNon's line. has SUM-.
Client dolce far niente to invite a good many
hundred applications to the War department
every year for assignments In that region.
In Atlanta more than In any other OF the
large cities Of the south has the feeling OF
dislike for the north, owing TO the rebellion,
died out-a fact attributable not only to the
influence OF the late Mr. Grady, hut also to
the large number OF northern people who
have established themselves in Atlanta dur
ing recent years; SO that Fort Mcpherson,
aside from its lovoinCss as a place OF res
idence and it's contiguity to the remarkably
lovely city OF Atlanta, is In a social sense
one Of the most desirable of American mill
tary posts.
Assignments as Instructors In the various
state military academies through the country
are no longer sought so pcrsistcntly as they
once were, for the reason that the military
spirit appears to he dying out In a majority
Of these institutions during recent years and
the officers officially designated by the War
department to supcrintend the work OF mil
itary instruction have found little or no work
to do or their tasks have been so restricted
and hampered as to render their duties as
instructors undesirable. The War depart
ment is seriously contemplating in fact the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1896-11-05

springfield RepubIlcan.
There were only five passengers killed in
railway train accidents in Great Britain and
Ireland during the year 1885. This Is the
smallest number of fatalities of the kind
ever reported, the record for 1894 being six
teen. Still that last figure is very small
when compared with our own records For
the fiscal year 1895 in the United States 17O
passengers were killed in train accidents and
for the seven previous years the average
number was above 800 annually. Taking into
account the large mileage of the United
States we find that in 1895 one passenger
was killed to every n 6967i3 passengers
carried one mile, while in Great Britain the
number of passenger miles to each pas
sCnger killed must have been about 3,0O0,-
900 900, The English are evidently ahead OF
us in this respect.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1896-11-05
A LULLABY.

VIII r Hale in Nashville American.
Sweet an low, sweet an low
An softly as de ribber's flow,
We heah de music cr9st de sea
Whah lays de Ian oh ls-to-Be.
An sweet an low,
An sweet an low,
De baby's leetle footballs go;
But bmeby he's
Gwine be at ease,
Whah roses spring an lilies blow.
DC music comes rum hahps oh gof.
fetched by de fingers neber OF,
An Gawd leans down, leans down to mean
De strains dat's hoatin' TO de can.
An sweet an low.
An sweet an low,
DE baby's leetle footballs go;
But blmeby he's
GWlne to be AT ease,
Whah roses spring an lilies blow.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1896-11-05
phe HOodlum Nuisance.

The American hoodlum proved great
nuisance in the late campaign, irrespective
OF party. The name hoodlum came from
California. The thing itself has spread all
over the country. Being neither man nor
boy the hoodum possesses the Ignorance
and recllessness of immaturity, with fire.
quenty the strength and stature Of man
hood ana this makes him dangerous. With
out sense enough to be afraid of anything,
which may be accounted for by his youth
the hoodum is often fully developed ply
siGaly, and a stout young idiot is by no
means a pleasant customer to tackle, The
greater number Of outrages perpetrated dur
ing the campaign were committed by this
class, not old enough TO vote, yet prominent
on every public occasion. The hoodum Is a
danger and a menace in American society.
His tribe seems to increase, His suppression
is becoming necessary to the safety OF law
abiding people
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1896-11-05
How II seemed 10 Bryan.
MashInEt0n sun.

Bryan and Bourke Cochran met out in
West Virginia. Each expressed regret that
they were not hghtlng together instead of
against each other. Then Bryan went out
to make short address to a rather large
crowd at a small town. Upon his return
Bourke asked: well, what do you think,
yourself, of the outlook"
II draw big crowds everywhere | CO. re-
spondad Bryan. They seem enthusiastic,
and / think | am winning votes but you
can't tell: you can't tell" he added, slowly
Then Frightening up he said ITS a
good deal like the young man who went
cut as missionary to some of the cannlbal
Islands. After he had been there some
time he returned to his friends in this
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1896-11-05

The Postotlice department announces
Its intention of asking for appropri-
atoms TO put in a pneumatic tube
service in n number of eastern
cities to expedite the mails. Ii
IS really too bad these facilities have
not been available during the present
campaign. with pneumatic tube
service Tom Watson's letter might have
been delivered In time to have been
given to the public before election.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1896-11-05

President Cleveland has kindly ex-
tended the classified civil service list TO
include 2,l0O more federal employees in
the Navy department. presumably to
relieve his successor of the pressure
which oifceseekers might bring to Sc
cure the places in question. This
thoughtfulness will doubtless be fully
appreciated by President Mckinley.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1896-11-05

Some things are ncomprehensible.
Among these are the exact motives that
actuated Omaha wageworkcrs to vote to
cut their own wages down, with the alb
solute certainty that they would have TO
go through II long and costly series of
strikes before they could ever get them
raised again.