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Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-07
MUST A CAT BE A KITTEN
BECAUSE A KITTEN is A cAT2

LOS ANGELES. June 5.-[Editor
Herald: Touching Mr.. Thomasson's
claim that to differentiate between
government" and Organization" Is
mere Juggling with words" and that
because government Is organization,
therefore organization must be govern
ment; and his contention that there
fore Socialism would necessarily mean
an enormous increase of government
all activities and powers. / cannot
help wondering that one who keeps
such close tab on socialist affairs as
to read the Chicago Daily Socialist
should not have learned thereby enough
to apprehend the Socialists very cogent
claim that under Socialism so much of
our present governmental machinery
will fall automatically into disuse;
that all the new organizations and
rules incidental to socialism will yet
leave us immeasurably freer and less
hampered and hedged around = In
other words governed" less than now.
CLARENCE REDPATH.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-07


ing machinery. 1t is passing through
transitory stage In which many
questions are being discussed and few
determined. During the next ninety
years the changes in laws and GUS
toms necessary to a readjustment of
life to new Industrial conditions will
be completed. BY the year 1000 prac-
tically every serious question AFFECT
ing industry will have been settled
and the two component factors of in
dustry-capital and labor-will be at
peace.
The very first piece OF machinery IN
vented in the United States which
tended toward creating the modern sys-
tenn of industry was provocative of
great evil, yet its good triumphed in
the end. When Eli Whitney made the
first cotton gin he undoubtedly be-
lieved he had invented a great labor
saving device. But he did not foresee
that 1t would make the growing of cot
ton so profitable that it would restore
the dying institution of African slavery.
He did not foresee that 1t would plunge
the American people into four years OF
bloody internecine strife. He did not
foresee that 1t would inject into the
American politics OF today a never
settled race problem. Yet If 1t had not
been for the cotton gin the south
would not have planted cotton fields
slavery would have died as 1t did In
New England-of its own Improbable
ness-and the whole course of our ma
tional history would have been diff
ferent.
When the steam railroad first came
to take the place of the ancient wagon
road and tow path transportation routes
the advantages were so great that the
people everywhere willingly taxed
| n a inns al fr oil In
the increased facilities of transporta-
tion and communication resulted the
most modern development of industry.
Early In the century the factory In
which 100 men worked took the place
of the 100 shops in which one man
worked. Then came the second develop
ment i'm which 100 factories with 100
men in each were consolidated under
one management-the trust was born.
Every political question which excites
the people of this country In this cam
paign year Is a direct product of the
invention of the steam railroad and the
second stage of collective or social de-
velopment of manufacturing. The prob
lens which resulted from the birth OF
the cotton ain have been practically
settled. The problems resulting from
these later and Infinitely more impor-
tant changes wrought by industrial de-
velopment will be settled long before
the American nation becomes full grown
in the year 1000.
While life and civilization depend up
on the farmer, the conditions of living
depend upon those industries which we
associate under the general heading of
manufacturing" If the reader OF
this article will look about him in the
room he is now occupying 1t is unlikely
that he will see a single object which
would have been possible in It's pres
ent form to the American of ninety
years ago. 1t is entirely probable that
the American of ninety years hence
will be unable to find anything of the
vintage of 1908 except In a museum.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-07
UNFAIR

NIVIL service rules ought to govern
the employment and discharge OF
~ school teachers. The school Is
the most important part of the civil
economy, and reckless discharges and
shakeups by school boards should be
out of the question. From an ethical
and indeed from a moral point of
view the string" contract proposed by
some school trustees is outrageous and
disgraceful A contract is not con-
tract unless it is made in good faith
and is binding on both parties, and the
trustees in question propose to insert
in contracts" with teachers that they
are on trial and may be discharged at
any time. This is an obvious way of
lodging the responsibility of contract
making and contract keeping. Such
a contract would not be worth the
paper on which 1t was written.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-07
GOOD WORK

~ A. RUSH, president and general
IT. manager of the American Hos
Wv pital association, spoke a word
in season and in reason when he said
every protection should ',e given to
members of the various hospital as
sociations doing business in Los An
geles. 1t is not practicable to submit
them to examination on the lines of
banking and insurance companies, but
there should be some way to assure
contract holders that every pledge will
be carried out in good faith. In four
years the American Hospital associa-
ton has enrolled more than $4,000
members. 1t has a good balance in
several banks and has never failed to
carry out every agreement. If all con-
Germs were conducted on the principles
enforced by the association there would
never be any complaint from members.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-07
cUprD'S MONTH

WI HAT has been the effect OF the
w Republican panic on the mar
w riage market? Is Cupid dead
broke. or is he still among the pluto
Gratis? Are license fees pouring into
official treasures? Are churches re-
ceiving handsome gifts from happy
pairs? Are ministers doubling their
meager incomes by matrimonial fees?
For, mark you. in times Of financial
prosperity matrimony is one of the
greatest and most lucrative industries
in the United States. Possibly you
may never have thought of 1t in that
light, but that should not worry you,
because most of us think least about
the matters nearest at hand. For in
stance, you use common pins every
day, but not many of you have been
in pin factory and few of you have
anything but a vague idea concerning
the process of manufacturing the COM
mon or domestic pin. So you see no
one has any cause to be ashamed II
he should never have set his mind
in receptive attitude as to the facts
COllCClliiil6 lIO ihdtA ihN0otA
1t seems an immense movement OF
money, not only for fees, trouseaus.
incidental expenses. but for presents.
And whenever the matrimony market
is unusually brisk there is a boom in
the furniture market. We hope the
Republican mismanagement of great
marrying and industrial nation has not
interfered with its greatest social GUS
tom and one of its greatest industries.
Health. wealth and prosperity to all
June brides
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-07
ORPHAN LEAGUE

DITY the sorrows of a lone, lorn
orphan! What will become of the
i Independence league when Papa
Hearst is holidaying in Europe? Who
will take care" of the various interests
represented in the far-reaching organ
izati n? For it is far reaching. 1t
reacfAs from Boston to New York,
and from New York to Chicago, and
from Chicago to San Francisco, and
from San Francisco to Los Angeles,
and at the end of every reach is pre-
hensile hand which is dipped into one
of Hearst's multiple pockets. Yellow
journalism and Hearst fads are two
of the biggest money eaters now before
the public. We ell know whose money
they eat. We often wonder whether
William is not aweary of feeding his
whims and fancies. The unhappy
young man certainly suffered from a
multitude of counselors, and if he
wished to advertise himself, which was
probably his chief object, took the
most expensive way of accomplishing
his purpose that could be devised. 1t
is a pity he was induced to throw
away a fortune on style Of Jour
nalism" which cannot become popular
with the American people, because,
thank heaven, it does not reflect the
American people and does not appeal
to them. Yellow journalism is bill
ious nightmare. 1t does not represent
any condition or conditions which really
exist in the United States. 1t is ar
tificial and unreal. 1t lives up to an
imaginary condition, and it has no
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-07
WANTS REGISTRATION FEE"
INSTEAD OF DOG TAX

Los ANGELES, June 4.-[Editor
Herald: If we are going to change
our system in regard to the disposal
of superfiuous dogs and to abolish the
dog catcher-a consummation devouuy
to be wisher-I, for one, think we
should also abolish. or at least reduce,
the dog tax. 1t is an unfair interfer-
ence with the rights of the poor man
who may wish TO keep dog, yet can
not afford the So tax. l am inclined to
agree with Val Stones suggestion re-
Gently made that the dog tax" should
give place to compulsory dog regis
tration with a registration, fee of
some rs cents or 80 cents attached.
j. T. WINTHROP.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-07

more foundation in fact than has a
yellow-backed novel. Far be it from
US to say or even insinuate that the
'stories1 It prints are not accurate.
On its hectic and hysterical style of
presenting facts we have no criticism
to make, because II there are any peo-
pie in the United States or in the world
who like that sort of thing 1t is the
very sort Of thing they will like. But
the Idea" is unreal. There is moth
ing in American life to suggest or in
spire a form of quasi-literary activity
like ''yellow journalism" unless, may
hap. it may lurk secluded in those in
stitutions known as bug houses" with
which, as a rule, the public is un-
familiar.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-07
SAYS MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP
is A SUCCESS IN ENGLAND

LOS ANGELES. June 4.-[Editor
Herald: AS bearing upon the above
question, which many people profess
to be in doubt about, I notice by the
English papers that at Bolton, Eng
land, the municipal gas department
has allocated 100000 in relief Of the
taxes, the municipal tramways de-
partment $4,000. the electricity depart
ment $4,000 and the markets depart
ment $4,000. a total Of $4,000. These
figures talk!
Ashton-under-T tramway sys-
tenn also makes a good showing. After
setting aside some $4,000 for interest,
ETC., there is a net profit of nearly
$45,0 200. This should be an instruction
to some people. There is lots of SINH
lar evidence extant.
ALEX WESTER.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-07

ern shoe factory for
t h e old fashioned
cobbier's bench Is
responsible for many
changes, some of
them evil but most
OF them good. What
ever our private
opinion may be as to
the preponderance OF
good or evil, the
change has come
and the era of indi-
vidual industry is
as much a part of
the inexorable past
as the reign of Ram
esis ii.
The full effects of
the changes wrought
by the modern sys-
tenn of collective or
social industry do
not yet appear. The
United States is in
the front rank Of
development by vir-
tue of it's greater
ingenuity In invent
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-07
WINDOW GLASS MADE
BY A PROCESS UNKNOWN
DURING LAST CENTURY

Look about you. The glass in the
window is made by process entirely
unknown a century ago. 1t Is much
clearer. but 1t is also much more brit
tie and much cheaper. Glassmaking
was once trade--it is now a business.
The desk before you-it came from
Grand Rapids, and each piece of wood
in it was cut by machine which cut
ten thousand other pieces of Identical
size and shape. And you know that
there are ten thousand other desks Just
like yours. Ninety years ago your desk
would have been made by your own
cabinet maker at the village wood shop.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-07

President Roosevelt has expressed
great concern over the woeful accident
on the Tennessee. Incidentally, the dis
aster was inopportune for the militar-
lists. Patriotism is excellent, and to be
willing to risk ones life for ones coun-
try is a commendable virtue. But is II
right that the country, by adopting
militarism, should compel citizens to
take unnecessary risks in times of
peace?
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-07

market indicate the presence of active
prosperity and prosperous activity in
our fiourishing city. Los Angeles has
many thriving business industries but
none is nearer her heart than the real
estate market, with which her interests
have always been identified.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-07

Among the first citizens to find the
times are good and the country has
recovered from financial depression are
the genial members of the beef trust,
who with characteristic optimism have
illustrated their belief in a return OF
prosperity by raising the price of
dressed beef.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-07

After 7 p. m. all boys must be off the
streets of Los Angeles. This will be
good for the health and morals of the
youngsters. Considerable restriction
will be placed on the activities of boys
who work out in the open. We hope
there will be equal activity and vigil
ance in the detection or prevention Of
child labor behind closed doors.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-07

Chile proposes to establish penal
settlement on Robinson Crusoe's island.
If we did not realize that Chile was an
ingenious, unsophisticated and innocent
country we might be tempted to appeal
to jingoes to avenge this insult to the
people who read Defoe's book.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-07

Among many and convincing remarks
made by Rev. DR.. Henry at the City
club was a defining statement with
regard to the place and value of the
church in modern civilization. The re-
demption of the city, he said, depends
upon the adaptation of the Christian
church to the times in which we live.
The church of the future must cultivate
tenderest sympathy with the people.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-07
viii Be Walked Over

Rather If the insensate policy of
turning over the leadership of the Re-
publican party to the hired boss of a
foreign corporation is persisted in,
there will be no walk-over for Repub-
licans in November next-Fresno Re-
publican.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-07

Anglers report they are having the
greatest luck of their lives. There new
er was a season in which fish of all
sorts and sizes with more abandon
and enthusiasm precipitated themselves
on all kinds of hooks and joyously flung
themselves out of the water in their
fisherman's reel. AT least--so the fish,
ermen say.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-07
CLEAR, CRISP AND CLEAN
HERALD'S SUPREMACY

EASILY verifiable figures show the Los
X Angeles Herald is maintaining its lead
II ership among the local daily news
papers as publisher of all the re-
liable news of the city. state, nation and
world. The table below gives in summar-
ized form the total number Of news items
printed during the period now under review,
and for purposes of comparison a fair count
Of items printed in the Times and the Ex-
aminer during the same period is given;
June 1 to 8 (inclusive).
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-07

When the butcher, the baker and the
candlestick maker passed off the stage
to make way for the beef trust, the
cracker trust and the steel trust the
change affected every soul In Christen-
dom. The development of machinery
and power which substitutes the mod
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-07
Cruelty

In the fishing season it surely seems
This fact most reasonable looks.
That the whipping of the stream
Causes the murmur of the brooks.
Grass Valley Union
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-07
Memo. for ]. &.

A baby arrived at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Juan Aranjo. we'll known
residents of the Bethel district, on
Tuesday morning. This is the eight
eenth child born to the couple. Fresno
Republican.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-07

The Herald's supremacy as a gatherer and
publisher of news is brought out even more
strikingly when for the summary we sub
stitute a detailed analysis of news publica-
tion by the three Los Angeles morning pa
pers day by day. This analysis is shown in
the following table:
J,na IQO2-
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-07
An UnbeIlever

The latest fish story from down
Riverside way, according to the Red
lands Citrograph, Is that goldfish are
being caught in the streams OF that
locality. That is almost as big as one
told us the other day about fish climb
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-07
The P ublic Letter Box

Letters INTENDED for publication must be
accompanied by the name and address OF
the writer The Herald gives the widest
latitude to correspondents but assumes no
responsibility for their Views. Letters
should not exceed 500 words.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-07
II Means Success

And now comes the news that Alton
B. Parker Is to write the platform for
William Jennings Bryan to stand upon.
What do you think of that?-Bakers-
field Echo.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-07
MS PA R M So
MN FRors A (Il
|NNLnvE WIRE u
Our Governor

When politics is in tho air
And things need Akin anywhere,
Who's first on hand
To take command?
Me, you bet.
Says Gov. Gillett.
Are Espe interests at stalker
Is there a railroad deal to maker
Who takes the tricks''
In politics?
Me, you bet.
Says Gov. Gillett.
When governors in council meet
And brainy statesmen statesmen greet.
Who stays behind
His Ak to grindr
ME-. YOU BET.
Says Gov. Gillett
-N-
Death Penalty
you say suicide is regarded by the
law as a crime in New York;"
That's the law"
"What do they do to a man who
kills himself there?"
"They usually bury him."
-
Just Because
DR.. Aked of England says the Amer
lean husband is the ideal husband.
Perhaps that is the reason so many
American igrls marry foreigners.
-
CAUGHT on the Run
DR.. Burdette brought back from the
Baptist convention in Oklahoma one
story which usually makes a hit. He
credits 1t to southern dominic who
well knows the ways Of the dusky
brother The scene is laid in south
ern town where negro was the pro-
prietor of a small but famously clean
restaurant in which the good things to
eat had earned the place an enviable
reputation.
A traveller, attracted by the spick
and span appearance of the place. en-
tered and was delighted to learn he
could get some fricassed young turkey
with suitable furnishings and fried
sweet potatoes.
Shortly after the meal was served
the waiter-proprietor noticed a pained
look on his customers face.
Look here" said the diner, IT had
no idea this was wild turkey.
thought 1t was tame bird you were
serving"
"Yessuh," replied the waiter. with
an obsequious bow. 'It am tame
tukky, all right. No vile ones hea-
bouts, suh."
"But I nearly broke my tooth on a
shot. Here are several birdshot 1 got
from the turkey"
BOSS, hits a tame tukky. I dom
mind tellin' yo' in confidence, them
shots was intended for me-"
-
In the Dry Zone
Charles Conn of Louisville died last
Sunday as a result of a bite by a rat
tlesnake. This will prove powerful
argument for Marse Henry Watterson
against the further extension of the
dry belt in old Kentucky.
=
Soutache Not Succotasf
No, Miss Edytha, a casserole is moth
ing like a camisole. The latter, like
the jabot, is a thing to wear; the for
mer is not worn externally.
-
Any Time
The time, the place and the girl
Eylinor CIvn at Rawhide
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-07
STATE PRESS ECHOES

ing up waterfalls. The enthusiast to
seen a sturgeon thirty-five feet long
swim up Niagara falls.--Santa Paula
Chronicle.
Right
Uncle joe, listening to the tramp OF
the Taft army: Left! Left! Lett!
Left!"-Long Beach Telegram.
a.
Nomenclature
The navigator of an airship Is called
an aviator II the thing turns turtle
and spills him out they gather up the
fragments and call him Dennis.--Pas-
adena Star.
MonrovIan Method
The citizens of Monrovia seem TO
have their own ideas of how to handle
anarchists The other day they gave
one fellow until 4 o'clock In the after
noon to get out Of town, and he GOT
San Diego Tribune;
Henious
Tbs esteemed Newport News says II is
absolutely henious'' (sic) for newspapers to
nublish patent medicine ads that are rotten
in their grammatical construction Well.
welli--santa Ana Buiie'ih'
Worried
There Is no doubt but what the Nebraskan
is causing more worry In the Republican
camp than ali things else which go to make
q political campaign uncertain combined
Visalia Times.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-07
Soutache Not Succotash

Soutache Not Succotash
No, Miss Edytha, a casserole is moth
ing like camisole. The latter. like
the jabot, is thing to wear; the for
mer is not worn externally.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-07
WORLDWIDE INTEREST
When America Is Grown-Industry
eY FREDERIC ]. HAsKlN

HAT the life of the world has
changed more in the last CEN
tury than in a thousand
years before that time Is d.
rectly due to the influence
upon industry of the modern
..s~an - ,..an,,fo rfttf{nQ
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-07
ANY Time

The time, the place and the girl
Elinor Glyn at Rawhide.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-07
In the Dry Zone

IN the Dry Zohc
Charles Conn of Louisville died last
Sunday as a result of a bite by rat
tlesnake. This will prove powerful
argument for Marse Henry Watterson
against the further extension of the
dry belt in old Kentucky.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-07
Just Because

DR.. Aked of England says the Amer
lean husband is the ideal husband.
Perhaps that is the reason so many
American igrls marry foreigners.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-07

you say suicide is regarded by the
law as crime in New York;"
"Thats the law"
'what do they do to a man who
kills himself there?"
"They usually bury him."
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-29
AYE, AYE, SRI

With o94 mldsnlpmen on It's reg
lister the United States Naval acade-
my begins its term fully installed in
its magnificent new home, The rapid
extension Of the navy and the build
ing of battleships on a scale un-
dreamed of a few years since call for
a much larger number Of naval Of
ficers, as well as for a higher grade
Of efficiency.
But the old ideals are not lost
sight of-the sincerity, courage and
high purpose that r wen more inn
portant factors in the making OF
great commanders than even tech
meal training. From its beginning
Annapolis has turned out not only
well-trained officers, but men who
have been as distinguished for theil
chivalry and splendid manhood a
for their courage and ability.
The Naval academy produces no
only able nayigators and fearles
fighters, but gentlemen unafraid."
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-29
PINcHED EXPLORERS.

Captain Mikkelsen's polar expe-
dition has been rather pinched for
food in the winter quarters off Flax
man Island through placing too
much reliance on the Canada coast
game, for which last year was SO
bad that the Eskimos were half
starved, and had to be fed by the
expedition. In return they acted
as hunters for the expedition, and
Captain Mikkelsen hopes to sue
coed in his search for land in the
hitherto unexplored area known al
the Beaufort Sea.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-29
PRovED AN ALlsl.

Among the various announce
ments of local interest that appeared
on the Reading (Pa.) Eagle bulletin
board recently was the following
death of Frank Miller" A num-
Der of people who were pausing tc
read the notice were joined presently
by two farmers from the extreme
backwoods, one Of whom, after gaz-
ing intently for a few minutes, spied
the hgubrious statement, and
pointing it out to the rustic who &C
companied him, remarked limo
Gently;
"Is sess on dat board, DeSs o.
Frank Miller Iss dat your"
"No,' replied the other, in al
seriousness. "My name ISIS john"