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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-12
CHRISTMAS

WI z ARE sure our friends will re-
w spond generously to The Her
w AIDS invitation to them to unite
with it in entertaining boys and girls
of Los Angeles at a Christmas festival
(Which of course will be held under the
distinguished auspices and personal
patronage of Santa CLAUSE. They APP
preciate the fact, stated in our an
nouncement, that it is the peoples din
ner. The Herald is acting as steward.
Il is necessary in an enterprise of this
kind that there should be some head
and some headquarters. Therefore The
Herald has assumed the duties of stew
ardship, with all that stewardship in
wolves. Outside of that, it is YOUR
festival as much as ours; and we hope
our good friends who intend to unite
with others and with The Herald in
this great and worthy Christmas bene-
faction will send US their names as
soon as possible, and tell us what they
intend to donate, or what the amount
Of their financial subscription will be.
You will find a subscription blank in
each copy of the paper. 1t will only
be the work of minute to fill it in.
Please take notice, too, that The Her
aid invites you to send the names of
worthy poor children; and it is asking
for volunteers for all departments Of
the work. Tell us what you prefer to
do, and you will receive an assign
nnent" that will be to your liking.
Christmas will be all the happier and
all the merrier for you If you take part
IN The Herald's Christmas festiyity for
the boys and girls Of Los Angeles.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-12
FAVoRs ABOLITION OF ALL
TAXES IMPOSED ON LIQUOR

LOS ANGELES. Dec. S.-[Editor
Herald: No one will doubt that many
reforms are needed, but 1t is impos-
sible for the average congressman to
see it. 1t has been question with
me, after the experience of four years
in the internal revenue, whether state
or city has the right under the con-
stitution to prohibit any one from SELL
ing liquor after he has paid the gov
eminent for the privilege of doing so.
The government receives millions every
year in granting those licenses, and
where cities and villages prohibit the
sale of liquor the government loses
just that amount in taxes.
Ministers of the gospel are spending
time and money in an effort to wipe
out the saloons. The better remedy
would be to wipe out the government
licenses and the tax on whisky. The
result would be that the price of
whisky would 60 back to old time
prices and purity, to from is to 20 cents
per gallon, and that would wipe out
every saloon, as there would be no
money in the business at / cent
glass or 5 cents a gallon. But, you
might say, how would the government
raise sufficient revenue? That would
be easily solved by graduated income
Those corporations which make their
millions ought to pay good sum to
the government for the protection or
their millions. Yes, but you say the
supreme court has decided that such
a tax is unconstitutional. Was 1t I'M
constitutional during the war? / dis
tinctly remember Uncle Sans taking
the tax out of my salary when was
doing duty down in Dixie. What Is
the matter with the supreme court
now?
Does it not look as though there was
too much G. o. p. to see jutisce done?
The tariff made the trusts. the trusts
own the G. o. p, and the G.. o. p.
owns the supreme court. Where is
there any show for the common peo-
ple2 G. NJ. TABER.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-12
Far and Wide
Fortunes Renedlction

Miss Ida TarhelPs History of the
Standard Oil Company" was sold, with
other books, by It's publisher, Mr.. A.,
to Mr.. B., another publisher. Mr.. B,
is at present publishing John D. Rock
efeller's personal "reminiscences and
receiving 1--WE suspect) quite a large
sum of money for those altruistic out
pourings. But observe the recurring
benediction of fortune upon the aged
philanthropist: He is now getting paid
in part, by the money earned by Miss
Tarbell and her useful history. That
is, he is once more getting a rebate
on the shipments of a competitor
New York Sun.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-12
Crucial Point of the Canal
Undertaking Is NOW Secure

TTI HE most important feature of the
annual report of the isthmlan
a canal commission is to be found in
the assurances given regarding the
foundation of the canal locks and the
great Gatun dam. This is the Crucial
point of the whole undertaking. The
Culebra cut is only a matter Of an
enormous amount of excavation, and
that is a question of time, energy and
cost. In the terminal works and the
cutting of the necessary channels there
is nothing novel or unprecedented; and
even the magnitude of the locks,
though beyond anything before at
tempted, only demands calculations
which engineering experience makes
comparatively easy and certain. There
is no doubt that locks of the necessary
size can be constructed and success
fully operated, says the San Jose Mer-
curry.
But there has been some lingering
doubt about the foundation to be af-
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-12
AT THE THEATERs

AUDIToRIUM-"The Only Way"
BELAsCO-'sThe Partisan Romance"
HAAEBURGER'S MAJESTTC-"The Alas
kan"
MASoN-ROse stahl in 1.-THE Chorus Lady
BURBANK-"Glittering Gloria"
GRAND-'Wang."
Observation-Disclosures
LOS MISUNDERSTANDING.
PEOPLE'S-Rlchards and Pringle's min
E!rels.
FISCHER'S-'HTangled."
EAIPTRE-Vaudeville.
UNIQUE-"The Merry widow"
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-12
SAYS WAGE WORKER HAS NO
VALID CLAIM UPON CAPITAL

LOS ANGELES, Dec 7.-[Editor
Herald: Charles N. Whites oft re-
peated question, How do you propose
to make it possible for the penniless
and propertyless worker to cooper
ate?" seems to me to require no an
swer, for the reason that man who
has nothing to give is no factor in CO.
operation. He must sell his labor for
what he can get, for his first duty is
to provide food for himself, and until
he can save from his wages and in
vest his savings he is working against
cooperation, for he withdraws wealth
and consumes it.
AS soon as he is able to invest he
becomes a capitalist to the amount OF
his investment, and can cooperate in
enterprises according to that amount
Labor has no claim upon capital, fol-
II has taken its share out OF its wages
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-12

forded for the locks in the nature of
the earth to be penetrated, while the
great dam at Gatun, which is to hold
back the waters of the Chagres rives
and create large lake level, is far
beyond anything of the kind ever be-
fore undertaken, and upon its stability
everything will depend. Doubts were
thrown upon 1t by advocates of the
sea-level canal, and they have never
been completely laid. 1t was argued
that underground streams or seepage
might undermine the whole structure
unless a core could be carried down to
solid rock. The formation appears to
be such that the equivalent of solid
rock may be reached for both lock and
dam foundations, but moving water is
found in some of the upper strata. The
structures can be effectually protected
from this by sheet piling in the dam
and curtain walls in the lock founda-
tions, which will insure their safety
beyond peradventure.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-12

Thugs and robbers are again doing
business in Los Angeles. While our
policemen are vigilant and efficient, it
is evidently impossible for them to look
after all the winter birds of prey who
flock to this city. This is one of our
most pressing problems, and it should
be solved.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-12

If the owners Of the new steamship
line which will run from Victoria and
Vancouver to Mexican and Central
American ports will consult the map
they will find the seaport Of Los An
geles and Southern California is San
Pedro. The port of call for the new
steamship line undoubtedly should be
San Pedro. To talk of any other port
when San Pedro is available is to talk
of second best when the best may be
had
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-12

All the ground lost by Los Angeles
banks during the financial storm has
been recovered. Although the panic in
the east was severe, in California it did
little temporary damage and not any
permanent damage. Since February of
the year that is almost over Los An
geles banks have been making steady
gains, and figures show the financial
strength and prosperity Of Los Angeles
are most gratifying.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-12
The State Press
Taft at Exposition

Sorry we can't have Mr.. Taft as one
of our tourists this winter. Suppose he
will be too busy getting ready to move
into the White House in March. But
he says may be he will visit the Yukon
Pacific exposition at Seattle next year,
and If he does he will drop down Los
Angeles way and give us a call.--Elsi-
more Press.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-12
Football PAYS

proposition no matter which side loses
the game. The total receipts of the
big contest in Berkeley were $35. 127,
of which the state university's share
was $1624695. 1t seems that the only
thing missing in the football of today
IS the long list of broken heads that
was the accompaniment of the real
thing."-St. Helena Star.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-12

OF course liquor should be kept out
of the aqueduct camps. Was ever any
proposition made as insane as that
which would dog with the worst kind
of temptation the men engaged in
aqueduct construction? The board of
supervisors must not think of granting
licenses to intending prisoners and de-
moralizers Of aqueduct workers.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-12

General Marshall, chief of engineers,
in his report to congress recommends
an appropriation to deepen San Pedro
harbor to thirty feet up to and includ-
ing the present turning basin. San
Pedro. when all contemplated or pro-
posed plans are carried out, will be the
finest harbor on the Pacific coast and
one of the best in the world.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-12

and it has no claim on the product
because 1t was hired to produce it and
was paid for it.
These seem to me incontrovertible
axioms, and no political economy or
any ism" conjured up among the en-
Vious, discontinued and thriftless can
twist them so as to mean anything
else.
What has the wage worker to do
with cooperation? Contentment goes
before riches. Poverty has its bless
ings and riches its heavy burdens to
bear. c. F.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-12
Can Do Great Service

It is trying time upon everybody
when shopping is crowded into the last
few days before Christmas, and those
who can do it now do themselves, the
storekeepers and those WHO have to
wait upon them a greater service than
they realize.-Baltimore News.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-12

Redondo Beach will send a sea SER
pent to Pasadena Tournament of Roses
parade. 1t is believed the Prohibition
lists of Redondo Beach are responsible
for this choice Of an exhibit"
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-12
Good Suggestion

A very good suggestion was ventured
to the writer last Saturday. One of
the farmers thought how easily the
people of the valley could set day
for driving, bring their own lunch and
join in a merry reunion.-Antelope VAL
ley Gazette.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-12
Good Roads

Much attention is to be given during
the next two years to good roads, and
the man with the auto will soon be
able to enjoy himself. But If the
roads get good the farmers will be
able to run as fast as the autos.-Whit-
tier News.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-12
SAVING Time and Temner

It will save your own time and tenn
per, your nerves and your money as
well, If you plan in advance and buy
in advance, while the goods are fresh,
and shop people unhurried, the delivery
system and the transportation means
ncroWded.-Albany Argus.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-12
Would Relieve Strain

A very simple and easy way of do
ing good is for those who have the
wherewithal to buy Christmas gifts to
set about it soon, so that those upon
whom the Christmas festival casts ex-
ira labor and strain may not be over
worked at the last.-Boston Herald.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-12
For Good

Thomas L. Hisgen, recently Inde-
pendent party candidate for president
Of the United States, announces that
he is "out Of politics for good" Mr..
Hisgen was never Gin politics for good"
so that it could be noticed.-Oakland
Enquirer.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-12

Hotel and restaurant men of Los An
geles will hold a banquet Monday
night No citizens appreciate more
keenly than hotel and restaurant men
the fact that Los Angeles is prosper
GUS They know it from business ex-
perience and they do not hesitate to
say they know it, for they are "jolly
good fellows" and speak their minds.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-12
sidine Their Time

There has been no rise in the price
of meat for a long time, perhaps be-
cause the packers are waiting until
prise.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-12
Eoothath

Some ardent versifer has put his
poetic foot in it by writing about
Owens river water coming down to
lave the feet of the queen city. The
suggestion is enough to give Los An
geles cold feet.-Pasadena Star.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-12
After the Holiday

They're common blessings-thats all right,
They're priceless though they're cheap
The blessings of an appetite,
The blessings, too, of sleep.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-12
Airy but Dense

The kaiser assumes an airy attitude
which incompletely comprehends the
fact that his subjects have their Dutch
up.-Sap Bernardino Index.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-12
The Public Letter Box

intended for publication must accompanied BY
fol- not
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-28

WASHINGTON, July q. Ac,
cording TO a decision Of the Inter
state Commerce Commission today
shippers may combine small quan'
titles oi freight OF various owner
ship, whether by arrangement be-
tween themselves or through the
medium OF forwarding agency and
ship the combined lot. at relatively
lower rates applicable TO the large
shipments. The commissions held that
because one shipper tenders "Bulked
shipment made up OF property, oi
various ownership, consolidated be.
fore delivery TO the carrier, the fact
OF various ownership does not justify
the carrier in making the different
charge than for the shipment OF simi.
lar character rendered by the shipper
who Is also the owner. The COM
plainant in the present case is en-
gagged in the forwarding business at
Chicago and New York, and assem-
bles packages OF merchandise OF
various ownership, consolidating them
in carload lots and shipping them at
carload rates The railroads refused
to accept carload rates under official
classification which the commission
now declares TO be illegal Basing
their decision on the fact that no dis
elimination in rates shall exist The
commission says that the enforce
ment OF such rule by the railroad
companies would bring disaster upon
many OF the small industries and
more surely establish the dominance
Of greater industrial and commercial
institutions
The decision of the interstate COM
merce commission is Of widespread
importance. Following closely upon
the appeal Of the Cincinnati shippers
to the President to induce the COM
mission to take this course, II Is gem
orally believed here the suggestion
calling for a statement came from the
President. There was much interest
expressed in the action of Judge
Speer of Georgia granting The in
junction to several railroads, from
putting into effect the increased
rates on August ist on shipments of
staple products from the western
markets.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-28
, HALF-BREED KILLS MAN.
Charles Phillips Same Man Who
Killed Seattle Officer II
Years Ago.

SPOKANE, July H.-A special to
the Spokesman Review from the Re-
public says that Charles Phillips, a
half-breed, shot Rol Sibert Of West
Fork yesterday. Sibert died half an
hour later. The men had trouble on
the Fourth Of July when Sibert is
said to have knocked Phillips down.
About II years ago Phillips killed a
policeman in Seattle and secreted
himself under a building and had his
arm shot off when he was dislodgedI
For that crime he served several
years in the penitentiary. Phillips is
an expert horseman and gunman and
was the terror to the neighborhood
where he lieved with his father on
Bonaparte Creek in Okanogan
county. Sheriff Hall pressed into
service ten men and this afternoon it
was reported that had Phillips sur
rounded in swamp, but the stories are
conflicting and the last told is that
he has escaped toward Nespelen
county.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-28

CLEVELAND, July H,-With a
bullet wound just over his heart, a
young man who is registered as Lou
is Weber is said to be dying at Char.
ity hospital Back of the shooting is
a mystery which the police OF Cleve-
land and Cleveland Heights, fash
ionable suburb where it occurred had
not been able to solve early this
morning,
The shooting occurred not far
from the scene of the Carl Bernthal-
er and Lena Zeichno murders sever
al months ago and as far as is known
under somewhat the same peculiar
circumstances.
Both principals say Weber was
shot by two men while the couple
was sitting on the grass, The girl
helped the young man to the resi-
dence of F. P. Root and asked for
water To Mr.. Root she said they
had been sitting at the side of the
road not far from the Root residence
when two men dashed through the
bushes at the rear Of them. She said
the men seemed greatly excited.
One held revolver in his hand
and as he ran past them he fred. The
bullet struck the girls companion
passing through his arm and into his
breast just above the heart The men
disappeared as quickly as they came
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-28
AsTORIA, OREGON, TUsEOAY, July 2s, 1903

committee Of three named by the
chairman and was given an uproar-
ious ovation.
When quiet had been resumed he
began his address as temporary
chairman Of the convention. He
spoke with intense earnestness driv-
ing home his points In an emphatic
manner that carried the convention
with him. His description Of Bryan
as the Knight in Motley" called
forth great laughter, as did his ref
crcncc to others. At the conclusion
of his address he was given an oya-
tion that lasted for several minutes
Hearst was then presented with a
Union Label gavel and mother ga
vel was presented BY J. D. Bush of
New York. Hearst briefly accepted
and the secretary then read the mem
bcrship lists Of the various commit.
tees After an address BY G. A
indie OF Chicago. the convention ad-
journed until tomorrow afternoon.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-28
PRICE FIVE CENTS
BRYAN JONES FOR VOTES

OMAHA, July H--Bryan tonight
was admitted to the mysteries Of the
Knights Of Ak Sar Ben, the other is
composed Of business men Of Omaha
and the State of Nebraska. A large
number Of Lincoln business men
came to Omaha to witness and par
ticipate in the initiation. Bryan's vel
come on his return to Nebraska from
a trip to Chicago to meet the demo-
cratic leaders was strictly non-parti-
san but none The less cordial. AT q
o'clock, this afternoon, Bryan was
speaker at the fagpole raising BY
John A. Creighton, Of the Democratic
Marching Club. AT 4 o'clock he was
the guest Of A. Sar Ben directors at
a dinner at the Omaha Club. Bryan
will return to Lincoln tomorrow.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-28
PREPARE FOR RACE.
Elimination Tests Being Made For
Motor Yachts.

NEW YORK, July H.-Nine high
speed power boats are entered for
the elimination races which begin in
Hunting Bay today for the selection
of three defenders for the British in
ternational cup, formerly known as
the Harmsworth cup. The first race
will start today at 2:30 p, m, at the
hea dof Huntington Bay, under the
direction Of Chas. P. Tower, M. M,
Whitaker and Walter M. Bieling, the
regatta committee of the Motor Boat
Club of America The course is a
triangular one which the boats will
have tc cover three times, making a
total distance OF thirty nautical
miles. There will be three races, the
second will be started at 1880 to-
morrow morning and the third at
2:30 in the afternoon, The three
boats selected will meet the Duke Of
Westminister's famous Wolsely- Sid
deley and the Daimler III. owned by
Lord Howard De Walden, both mem-
hers o fthe motor boat yacht club Of
England, which is the challenger for
the cup, now held by F, J, Shroeder's
Dixie, which won it in Southampton
water slast year.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-28
DOVE WILL NOT RESIGN
Committee Appointed to Consider
the Foraker Matter--Taft in Close
Touch With the Work of Vorhys
and Other Leaders.

CINCINNATI, July 1.-TWO i'm
portant events politically, resulted
from the meetings and conferences in
the final notification day preparations
today. Taft addressed the joint meet
ing OF the Ohio state central and exc
cutive committees identifying himself
closely with the state campaign and
making it plain that whatever had
been done by Arthur Vorhys and
other state leaders had been
recognized by him. Just what
is to be the status Of Senator For
aker at the opening Of campaign on
September 5.h is to be decided by the
special committee of the state exc
cutive committee appointed today. II
was stated that the committee would
consider the Foraker matter in three
ways; Whether to invite the Senator
TO speak unconditionally; to invite
him on condition that he will indi-
cate, in advance, his position, or not
to invite him,
No prediction could be obtained as
to which OF these three courses will
be pursued. During the day Secre-
tary Taft approved the program for
notification day and during the after
noon selected rooms in the Vinton
Hotel which will constitute his Office
during the campaign months Of Sep
tember and October. Elmore Dove,
secretary OF the national committee
who arrived today, reiterated his dis
claimer of any intention of resigning
his position. He had long confer
ence with Taft late in the afternoon.