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Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-05

~ LORIOUSLY crowned with the soft golden sunshine of
California garanded with festoons of her lovely flow
ers, gittering with nnumerabe lights with many
all autter with flags Los Angeles
with extended and smiling counenance bidding well
come to hosts of the Mystic Shrine
by program of pleasures which other land cline
offer she asked them to and enter into the joys she prof
fered They took her at her word from mountain and plain from
and gulf and from the far confines of the
and the isles of the sunset they have sped her gates
they foregahering'at her frontier with this
mornings dawn the incoming rush will be
thousands and ten thousands they have treed the
west meath the shade Of real palm and parak
of the the pineapple the milk and the honey with which this
friends within the confines of California and before
the marching hord of fezcrowned mobiles will have
captured the city and made their own
Ts ordinary welcome that Los Angeles extends these
nobes there fervor about it this southland
the her rpudated caumnaors which nhospaby
that Los Angeles took back her previously
tended invitation for the meeting then and unable to make
good The sting sank deep into the cys soul 80 renewed Its
pledge that given chance this would show both itself and
the Shrner the most splendid entertainment could conceive he
opportunity offered Los Angeles accepted the chaege
about convince the world at large that can entertain gath
eng, how large in fashion unequaed on earth
the visiting mobiles after their weary pilgrimage will
through gay with color and cool with the green
overangng trees They will find waving palms and
swayng hanging baskets OF gay flowers the business
fronts smoered in blossoms and verdure
flags lights They will the joyous countenances of vel
and the hands extended in raerna greeting hey VIII be-
city ete and will easily and quickly forget the tolls
pilgrimage in the caseless round of pleasures crowng SO
hy them that sleep will be forgotten and rest Will be OBJ
will be entertained from the moment they come till
guest peeded hence they will be wned and dned fete
parade danced and driven about till the dzzed and
the mind is dazed and the soul vainly for urcese OF
nob does Los Angeles bid welcome She glad you
come douby glad will sorry you She has given
oyousy of the best make stay memorable one
and fruits abundance yours Tor the asking th
higher pleasure than that will make your
slightest known he may satisfy them The red tez is
open calls for all there don't see what you
want ask for it, if you don't get you take it, you fail
have the most glorious all your mortal life it's because
you fault the place yours help yourset ana may You
be all that you expected and more and may you come
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-05
ADVERTISING

Advertising is not an exact science
and probably never will become SUCH
In this field is the empiricist in his
glory, and interesting beyond express
sion are his efforts at times. The whole
problem is one of psychology: To at
tract attention, to arouse curiosity, to
beeet need. and, finally, to make
sale. 1t bears the same relation to
business as coal to an engine; 1t is the
fuel of commerce and gives 1t both
steam and driving power. Returns
from it's employment are not easily
ascertainable. But it is generally con-
ceded that economy in advertising Is
poor economy, and large stores. in the
recession of their business, realize this
when they decrease their advertising
appropriations. Those who live by
means of advertising will live as long
as they advertise; those who cease will
die. Nothing illustrates this like pat
ent medicine advertising. Sales are
numerous while printers ink is resort
ed to, but signally fall off when 1t is
not invoked.-Wall Street Summary.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-05
Lincoln Farm to Be National Park

die; vandal hands have carried off the
humble cabin wherein giant soul was
born and utter neglect surrounds the
first home of the great American MAN
of Sorrows"
Realizing this negl. It and that this
farm birthplace was to be treat ID with
still greater indignity by the exploit
ations of spectators for vulgar show
and unwholesome popularity the asso-
citation secured the far-l under the auc-
tioneer's hammer, and now holds it in
trust for the nation. 1t simply saw the
opportunity. which no one else seemed
desirous of taking, to protect this shrine
from further vandalism, and it desires
to turn it over to the people of the
United States m be held forever by
them as garden spot in the nations
history, trysting place whence north
and south, east and west may find the
inspiration of national unity and a, pa
triotic righteousness, growing witness
that the dark and bloody ground" is
no longer, and that the "border'' state
has become the central state. AS a pa
triotic park the Lincoln farm will differ
widely from our other national parks.
such as Gettysburg, Chickamauga.
Missionary Ridge, Vicksburg and 9TH
ers, in that it will ever express our
unity rather than preserve the
of our lamentable differences
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-05
NEW FACTS ABOUT Dive RcE

The investigation of marriage and di-
vorce statistics undertaken by the CEN
sus bureau has developed some surprts-
ing facts. They show, in the first place,
that during the twenty-year period
from 1887 to 1906 the number of appli-
cations for divorce in the United States
reached the enormous total of 1,4Oo. 600.
1t is estimated that three-fourths of
the applications were granted, hence
that more than 100000 divorces were
allowed during the peroiod covered.
The twenty-year perior from 1867 to
1886 showed a total of 32S,00 divorces.
These figure indicate an enormous in
crease In divorces, but when considered
in the ratio that they bear to popula-
tion the statistician does not find them
so great. Still, the total Is large enough
to warrant the conclusion that the ex-
treme has been reached and that the
divorce pendulum will soon return TO
it's medium movement.
Another surprising feature developed
by this investigation is that Boston and
Philadelphia take the lead OF Cnlcago
in the number of divorces granted IN
the past two decades. This, taken in
connection with the fact that South
Dakota, for some years the haven of
retreat for those who wished to secure
quick divorce as precedent to speedy
rernarriage, has, through its legislature,
called a halt in this direction, indicates
that the march Of empire, so far as di-
vorce goes, is no longer westward, but
has turned astward.-Portland Ore
gonian.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-05

~HE Lincoln Farm association was
organized and incorporated under
4 the laws of the state of New York
early in the month of February 1906, by
a group of patriotic citizens who be-
lieved that the people of our country
should. through affiliating with the or
ganization, develop the farm in Larue
county. Kentucky, on which Abraham
Lincoln was born, into national park.
The association, prior to it's incor-
poration. acquired the title to this his
toric farm, consisting of ITO acres. The
association hopes to develop this prop
erty into an attractive park, embel-
lished by historical museums and prop
erly monumented, so that 1t may be
complete for dedication on the 18th day
of February, 1909, which will be the
centennial of the birth of the great
war president The association has al
ready recovered the cabin in which
Lincoln was born, which was taken
from the property some years ago by
a speculative Snowman, who put 1t on
exhibition at several Of the prominent
fairs throughout the country.
The Lincoln Farm association bel1eVes
that the work of building this farm into
q national memorial should be accom-
plished by the American people, and by
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-05

be made by the United States commits
sioner of ed Ition and the New York
state commissioner of education, and
the relation of colleges to the arbitra-
tion movement will be made the sub
ject of a general discussion. Among the
college men expected are Presidents FL
lot of Harvard, Angel of Michigan,
Thwing Of Western Reserve, Needham
of George Washington, Rhees of Roch-
ester, Seelye of Smith, Taylor of Vassar,
and Warfield of Lafa.-ette, and Profess
sors H. w. Rogers of Yale. J. B. Moore
of Columbia, ]. II. Beale of Har ard,
r. T. Ely of Wisconsin, W. w. Will
loughby of Johns Hopkins, ]. f. Colby
of Dartmouth, n. Stalker of Iowa, q.
Russell of Earlham, and s. G. Mitchell
of Richmond.
Other prominent men who have ac-
cepted invitations are Justice D. j.
Brewer of the United States supreme
court Chief Justice Beard of Tennessee,
Knowlton of Massachusetts, and Doug
las of Rhode Island, and Justices Moore
of Michigan and Potter of Pennsyl-
vania Congressman Hill of Connecti-
cut Smith of Illinois, Goldfogle and
Wiley of New York and Granger OF
Rhode Island; Bishops Coleman of Del
aware and Lawrence of Massachusetts,;
Senior Epifanio Portela, minister from
Colombia; Hon. John d. Long, former
secretary of the navy; Rear Admirals
G. f. Goodrich, T. +. Jewell and A. s.
Barker, United States navy; Governor
Crawford of South Dakota and former
Governor McLane of New Hampshire;
Mayor Jones of Minneapolis Hon, II.
B. F. Macfarland of Washington; Gen.
Stewart l.. Woodford and Alton p.
Parker of New York; Edward M. Shep-
ard of Brooklyn; Hon. Frank Plumley
Of Vermont; Hon. Charles p. Neill,
United States commissioner of labor;
Editors McKelway of the Brooklyn
Eagle Lambdin of the Philadelphia
Public Ledger, O'Brien of the Boston
Hoyt of the Albany Argus,
Abbott of the outlook, Devins of the
New York Observer and Ward of the
and official delegates from
more than fift.' leading chambers Of
commerce and boards of trade to whom
one of the six sessions will be given
FOR discussion of the relation of the
business man to the furtherance of the
arbitration movement.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-05


n Farm association.
1t will continue to be a birthplace Of
citizenship and patriotism.
1t is the sole purpose of the associa-
ton to help the American people to their
own; to cooperate with them in max
ing of this Kentucky farm a worthy
companion of Mount Vernon in the af-
fections of the American people and the
admiration of the world. 1t is the pur-
pose of the association to cooperate
with the lovers of Lincoln, old and
young, and as need be help rather than
dictate or direct their patriotic generos-
ity.
The historic ground will be owned
and cared for by the Lincoln Farm
associations self-perpetuating commit
tee of patriotic citizens. To them will
be intrusted the expenditure of the
subsidy which the members Of the Lin
coin Farm association shall raise. Ly-
ing, as this farm does, almost at the
center Of our population, it will ever be
the most accessible, and in many ways
will be the most attractive of all our
historic parks. 1t will be the most
significant and the most useful as
common ground. typifiying the large
industrial development growing out or
the political harmony of eighty millions
of people-a great national school of
peace, civic righteousness and unity,
museum of national loyalty, where all
animosity will forever be buried and
where north and south will find COM
mon ground of pride.
The officers and board of trustees of
the Lincoln Farm association are as
follows:
Joseph w. Folk, governor Of Mis-
souri,, president; Joseph H. Choate, ex-
ambassador to England; Henry Wat
terson, editor Louisville Courier-Jour-
nal; Cardinal Gibbons, archbishop of
Baltimore; Edward M. Shepard, law
yer and author; August Belmont, di-
rector. of Louisville &s Nashville rail-
road Horace Porter ex-ambassador to
France; William Travers Jerome, dis
trict attorney of New York county;
Jenl1in Lloyd Jones, director Lincoln
Center, Chicago; Charles A. Towne,
congressman from New York; William
H. Taft, secretary of war; Lyman j.
Gage, eX-secretary of the treasury;
Norman Hapgood of Golfers; Ida NJ.
Tarbell, biographer of Lincoln; Samuel
L. Clemens mark Twain); Augustus
Saint-Gaudens, sculptor; Albert Shaw,
editor of Review of Reviews; Thomas
Hastings, architect; Robert J. Collier
of Golfers; Clarence H. Mackay, pres
ident Postal Telegraph and Gable COM
pany, treasurer; Richard Lloyd Jones,
secretary.
The office of the association is at IA
Broadway, New York.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-05
With the Poets
FROG AND ISH LAMENT


The bullfrog he sighed meath the twink
ling stars,
That CLEANED up above, like a million
cigars,
fog,
Where the lamps of the giggers flash
bright DER the bog.
"If I were only hen, and lay hundreds
of eggs,
Greedy mankind would not covet my
legs.
I'd roost in the barn, make nests in the
hay
blithesome and gay"
II.
The black bass looked out from the lily
pods shade
To the wild flowers abloom far back>in
the glade.
"If 1 were only a bird, I'd sing in the
Be kissed by the sun and rocked by the
breeze,
I'd soar far above to the blue of the
skies
Where men like Lou Dennig couldn't
fool me with flies.
I'd build me nest in mountain of
cloud,
And I'd give the ha, ha, to the whole
angler crowd"
Ill
The jack salmon rose from depths
down below
And looked to the shore where wild
roses blow;
While his big, CLASSY eyes of uncertain
hue.
Caught the CLINT and the glow of
heaven born blue.
'T ain't no loafer, for I travel about.
And I'm game and frisky as any old
trout
But there's one thing fools<me, that is
what rubs.
When men. like Pop Harry lure me with
chubs."
The sunfish bobbed up with flirt of his
tail,
And shot through the waves like a
yacht in a gale.
'I'm the sauciest fish that ever did
swim,
And chuck full of ginger, grub worms
and vim;
I'm reckless and racy and don't give
For little Jim Quigley or any old man.
They're all sure to catch me, whenever
they can,
For of all the fried fishes, I'm king of
the pan"
st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-05
ALL SOULS

o little soul that God sent from me
Into the unknown dark,
Come to me on the -stic night,
And knock upon Iny heart.
Come as the evening shadows fall,
While cares of day depart;
Climb on my knee, and lay thy head
Upon my throbbing heart.
o little soul that God gave me,
What has He done with thee?
Come to me on this mystic night,
And whisper low to me.
Tell me If through the passing days
He guards thee happily.
Tell me If when you tire of play
He takes thee on His knee?
o little soul that God sent from me
Into the unknown dark,
Come to me on this mystic night,
And knock upon my heart.
Come as I sit before the fire,
Swift bid my fears depart;
All come and whisper in my ear
Thou are happy where thou art.
Gertrude Rogers.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-05
THE MAYORS FORECAST

"In five years time, when we have
the water here, the city will be twice
as large as it is now"
That is the well-matured opinion of
Mayor Harper, clinched by his recent
personal investigation. 1t sums up the
prospective results of the Owens river
water proposition, confirming the judg-
ment of experts and all others who are
we'll acquainted with the subject.
What the mayor foresees in the fu-
ture of Los Angeles as result of an
abundant water supply is what every
true citizen is hopefully anticipating.
Every one realizes the fact that the
consummation of the water project
would give a mighty impetus to the
growth of the city. And experience
teaches that the mayors estimate OF
results is fully warranted.
Los Angeles with a population wei
beyond the half million mark, within
the brief period indicated by the mayor,
is a forecast that excites the pride OF
all citizens. And well it may. The
realization of it means the advance
ment of Los Angeles from the level OF
an obscure pueblo only few years
ago to a place among the great Amer
lean cities on the upper metropolitan
level.
Contemplate the position that Los
Angeles will hold, as pictured by Mayor
Harper. The last federal census shows
cnly six cities l. the United States
above the half million mark in popula-
tion. and half of tn e were not faI
beyond the mark. New York was cred
tied with 3,4S7,202; Chicago, 1,69S,575;
Philadelphia, 1928, ,697; st. Louis, 575,2SS;
Boston, $780, S92, Baltimore, 5OS,957.
All of these greater cities have in
creased largely in population since the
last general census but none of thera
has approached the ratio of the in
crease in Los Angeles. This city Is
now equal in the number of it's inhab-
itants to some of the big cities at the
time of the last census. For iastan>e e.
at that time the population of Wash
ington was 27S,71S; Milwaukee, 2S5,315;
Detroit, 285, 5,7O4; New Orleans, 2S71O4.
Los Angeles, with more than half q
million population ar1 growing at the
rate of double in llf dozen years
is the bright spectacle that is seen in
the distance as a consequence of the
completed water service.
Nothing can prevent a realization OF
Mayor Harper's promise but failure OF
the bond election next month. And
that failure is impossible, notwith-
standing the desperate efforts of parties
interested in killing the proposition, if
citizens do their duty at the polls, un-
influenced by apathy and excessive con-
fidence.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-05
DANGERS OF AUTO RACING

But great speed-the conquest OF
space-and danger will ever go hand
in hand, in all probability. Under
proper conditions, however. which is to
say proper precautions, the danger Is
reduced in contrary proportion to the
increase of speed. For example, there
are now about 100000 automobiles IN
use in the United States, and the num-
ber of persons who met death IN auto
mobiles during the past tWelVemonth
was proportionately about hve times
the number of railway wreck victims.
On the other hand, during my twelve
wears as an automobile driver, in races
of the first order there have been, SO
far as my information and experience
go. only three fatalities among the eX-
pert drivers of the world OF course
the danger is primarily greater to the
driver in a big race than under ordt-
nary circumstances, and obviously so,
but his training and condition, mental
and physical, are such as to reduce
tragic possibilities to a very minimum.
On the other hand, tires that run true
at twenty miles an hour may and do
burst at the pressure of sixty or sew
entv miles. Axles that are rigid at
low gears may and do snap like brittle
glass when the race is on. Stones or
surface impediments that merely 1ostle
the driver in his car going at ordinary
speed make a somersaulting automo-
bile when it is doing ninety miles an
hour. Ruts that would only stop a
machine going slowly upset one going
very rapidly Brakes may fail of per-
forming their duty, carburetter may
explode or one of the multiple acci-
dents may happen in the best
regulated machine with disastrous con-
seouence-and to that extent the
driver must unquestionably have and
hold his life in his hand when mount
ing his car for a great race.-The Out
ing Magazine.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-05

veloped by the LincO
their individual contributions, and not
through any appropriation from con-
gress or through the subsidy Of large
private fortunes. 1t should express the
democratic sympathy and loyalty of the
American people for and to this great
president, who has so fittingly been
called the FIRST American"
The Lincoln Farm association is an
organization of American citizens to
which every one shall be entitled to
membership who contributes through
the general fund for the preservation
of this historic spot any sum not less
than 25 cents, nor to exceed $25. Every
such subscriber shall be recorded in
the membership card catalogues, which
will ultimately rest in a place of honor
and Of public access in one of the his
toric buildings to be erected on the
farm. Each subscriber shall receive
Immediately upon the receipt of his do
nation to the work of the association
handsomely engraved certificate Of
membership in the Lincoln Farm asso-
citation, bearing on it's face a portrait
Of Lincoln, a picture Of the cabin in
House at Washington. 1t will also
bear the members name and the auto
graphs of the officers and trustees of
the association.
The board Of trustees of the Lincoln
Farm association were actuated in this
movement because they believed that
the most valuable assets of any nation
are the traditions, the sacred assoeia-
tions and the shrines made holy by the
accumulatory love with which success
sive generations bedeck them. George
Eliot said: mo nation has ever become
great without holidays and professions
dedicated to the noble" The United
States as yet is notoriously poor in this
direction. This is not wholly on ac-
count of it's youth, but on account also
of the Indifference to spiritual welfare
which has characterized a youth enam-
ored of material plenty and drunk with
the prosperity that comes from the
easy conquest of fertile acres and ex-
haustless mines. American youths have
turned longing eyes toward the holy
places of Europe and visited the birth
places of Robert Burns and Schiller
the tombs of Walter Scott and Victor
Hugo and the millennial monument Of
King Alfred at Winchester; while the
birthplace of our matchless American
the strong-handed, clear-headed and
great-hearted Lincoln-has been left,
after its acres have been Impoverished
by careless tillage, to become a humlllz
alton to the poet and the historian, and
the butt of ridicule to the irreverent.
Pigs and cattle have reduced the basin
of the beautiful spring to q mud pud-
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-05
A RESEM BLANCE

You ask me why l smile and sigh
To watch you as you come and go;
I love you, child and this is why:
You seem what 1 was long ago.
Your shadowed eyes are quick with
CLEANS
OF changing hope and joy and woe,
And deep with light of inward CLEANS; =
You seem what 1 was long ago.
Your head is Grecian marble pure,
In Arctic summers made to glow,
Where SHOWS in azure skies endure;
You seem what 1 was long ago.
Each day I stretch my hand and cry:
at give you all the love I know"
Each day you laugh and pass me by;
You seem what I was long ago.
-Sully Prudhomme.