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Arizona republican., 1908-05-18
FOR HARMONY AT THE
CONVENTION.

If the latest reports from Washing ton are reliable, a serious effort is being made to secure the retirement of all the republican presidential can didates except Mir. Taft previous to the Chicago convention, so that har- mony may brood over the gathering and the party present an undivided front to the enemy from the outset. The reason for this attempt is un- derstood to be not any disinclination to allow the states with favorite sons to offer these sons to the suffrage of the convention, but to prevent any possible resort to President Roosevelt as a stampede" candidate. A sub sidiary reason also is to be found in the desire to enter the campaign without any of those animosities that sometimes develop from protracted convention squabbles. In short. the republican leaders in congress are anxious that the party shall give one more illustration of its ability to set tie its differences quietly in advance, instead of following the democratic example of fighting its battles in public.
 According to the Washington plan, all or nearly all of the candidates of the allies" are to be provided for. Speaker Cannon is to be assured or a reelection to his present post; Gov ernor Hughes is to be boomed for another term at Albany; MT. Fair banks is to go on the ticket with MT. Taft, and Senator Foraker is to be appeased in some way not stated. As for Senator Knox, he does not take kindly to the scheme, and no par ticular disposition has been arrang- ed for him; perhaps it is thought that in any event a continuance in the senate is all he ought to expect.
 What a harmonious plan it is! The democrats could no more arrange such a convention program than they could fly. One of the most striking differences between the man agement of the two parties consists in this republican capacity for smoothing out difficulties in the council room and in the democratic incapacity for getting together when united action is imperative. How ever, the Washington scheme is not yet beyond the newspaper rumor stage; and, as the history of Amer ican politics demonstrates, there's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip.
Arizona republican., 1908-05-18
INTERESTING PITTSBURG PHE-
 NOMENA.

lNIEHES I1-NG I'll 4SDC CANO LIZ
 NOMENA.
 Pittsburg evidently aspires to win fame in more ways that one. It leads all the other cities of the country in the matter of bank defalcations, but this is not enough. A Salvation Army captain attracted some notice there the other day by arraying himself in the habiliments of the grave and preaching a sermon from an open cof- fin. A delegation of W. C. T. U. mem bers gained even more notoriety by entering a fashionable restaurant one evening last week, after the theaters had closed, and making a tour of the tables, carefully scrutinizing those seated thereat and making audible comments on the clothing of the din- CTS and their food, besides pointing reproving finger at women younger than they thought should be permitted to frequent such places. This latter feat makes it apparent that Pittsburg is not to be allowed to go the way of Sodom and Gomorrah without an ef- fort being made to save it.
Arizona republican., 1908-05-18

Love today is chilled emotion" says Elinor Glyn. She never would have said this if she had read the ghastly details of the Guinness matrimonial bu- raam
Arizona republican., 1908-05-18

Minister Wu tells Chinamen to obey their wives. It isn't at all necessary to tell Americans that They learned their lesson long ago.
Arizona republican., 1908-05-18
BOUGHT VALUABLE PROPERTY

-Dr. H. O. Ramsey has bought the three lots on Second avenue, facing south on Van Buren street and op- posite the block owned by the Y. M. c. A This property has been known for many years as the Arizona Water Co.'s corral, it having been utilized by that company as an out fitting headquarters for canal work. The purchase price was not learned definitely but it was reported to be somewhere in the neighborhood of s5,000.
Arizona republican., 1908-05-18

Standard tires at 25 per cent off. Repairing. Linsey's, 112 E. Adams.
Arizona republican., 1908-05-18

It is going to be a disappointment to people who are in the habit of taking vacations if prosperity strikes us so hard this summer that they must re- main at their desks That is the fore cast of the steel trust, according to press dispatches.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-05
REFERS CORRESPONDENT TO
TOLSToY TO PROVE POINT

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 2.-[Editor
Herald: The writer would refer L. r.
G. to Tolstoy on the subject of mascu-
line purity. Tolstoy shows that 1t is
not so much mature" as early training
which causes youths of the masculine
sex to part with their chastity. 1t Is
not sex attraction which causes the
first side step from virtue, but the
teaching of other men and youths with
whom they associate that 1t is smart
ito be bad' and manly to run with the
gang and participate in the sins OF the
gang. What L. K. G. calls nature Is
in reality perverted nature. The sex
Impulse is for the perpetuation of the
race, and 1t was the original intention
of nature that it be prompted only by
love, or the mating instinct, and any
thing more than this is perversion of
nature, which has been handed down
through generations by the unre-
strained license of the male sex. Even
with inherited tendencies to vice
(Which it would be a wonder If the
boys should escape, considering the
conduct OF former generations of mem
the mature" of which T. X: G. speaks
would not be a compelling force to-
ward sex sins on the part of young
men were it not for the fact that they
are deliberately taught by older men
and their young companions that 1t is
the proper thing to commit sins against
purity. Then, after the habit is once
formed, it becomes as strong as any
other habit.
The writer has a little boy and lit
tie girl Yes, T. K. G., would feel
equal grief in both cases should either
my boy or girl be found in the redlight
district, and it shall be my aim to
especially guard my boy, and strength
EN- his moral character, not alone be-
cause he will be subject to more physi-
cal temptation than my girl, but be-
cause of the influence of men who
teach that such things are necessary"
and Smart" The very fact that the
temptation to physical vice Is stronger
with boys is all the more reason why
there should be more done to guard
them against this evil.
VERA FIDELIA.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-05
SANTA CLAUS

q ANITA CLAUS is another days
~ journey nearer Los Angeles. 1t
~ looks as If he would be highly
pleased by the response of the people
of Los Angeles to The Heralds invita-
ton to unite with it in providing a
Christmas festival for boys and girls.
The Heralds Christmas festival will
mean great deal more than the an
nouncement that a millionaire has died
and has left huge fortune, or that a
living rich man has founded library.
We do not wish to quarrel with phi
lanthropy in any form, but when you
think of it, is there not something
essentially selfish even in the greatest
of the great library endowments? One
man gives a lot of money, and in return
receives the thanks of thousands of
people. But is it not much better when
hundreds or thousands of people unite
in making a gift? If it is more blessed
to give than to receive a man may be a
giving-hog as we'll as the other or Mig
gardly kind, because a huge donation
scares off kind hearted citizens who
don't care to have their gifts placed in
comparison with the millionaire's.
Now, there's a good deal of philoso-
ply in this, if you think it over, and it
leads. to the conclusion that from every
point of view a popular Christmas fes-
tival like that which is being arranged
by The Herald, is the best kind.
All the givers of gifts attend it-a big,
jolly company of great hearted men and
women, instead of one august person
with contented but critical look and
a bullying pocket. And all the receiv-
ers and givers of gifts attend 1t to-
gether, so it is a cooperative Christ
mas jolly-up, and not like the char
table levee Of a steel or beef baron.
1t is a big, fine, altruistic celebration,
no matter from what point of view we
look at it.
The receivers are doing a Christmas
kindness to the givers, and The Herald
to both, and all to Santa Claus, who is
looking forward with most pleasant an
ticipations to the biggest social engage
ment on his calendar.
AGAIN we ask our 1rlendS TO send In
gifts and subscriptions as soon as pos
sible so that there may not be too
much of a rush in the last few days
before Christmas. We also ask them
to allow us to use their real names and
addresses. Our readers, especially those
who have already announced their in
tention of taking part in The Heralds
Christmas festivity, like to know the
really and truly" identity of all who
are associated with them in the work
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-05
CONTEST CLUBS

HY WELVE teachers nominated and
elected by the readers of The Her
Il aid will act as special holiday
delegates or commissioners to the Alas
ka- Yukon-Paciflc exposition. which
will be held at Seattle. Wash, June
to October Is. 1909. Our readers will
choose six teachers from Los Angeles
county, three from the city of Los An
geles and three from the county at
large outside the city; one from San
Bernardlno county, one from Orange
county, one from Santa Barbara coun-
ty, one from Riverside county, one
from Kern county and one from Ven
tura county.
On the contest page readers will find
complete particulars, and, armed with
all the necessary information, may
show their generalship and amuse
themselves by organizing campaigns
for their favorite candidates. In case
of this kind, as in all kinds of cases,
teamwork counts, and plan, as rule.
will come out ahead of haphazard. "
our readers who are interested in any
special school from which they would
like to send delegates. or in any teacher
who they think deserves to be among
the happy dozen. would organize con-
test clubs they might achieve excellent
results. We wish to assure them (al-
ways remembering that some of them
know it already that a great deal Of
first rate, innocent amusement may be
derived from a contest club, which
should meet at regular intervals at the
house of the club chairman to compare
notes and devise new methods of work.
Once there was a big-hearted, brainy
man on a New York morning paper
who went through life on the principle
that work was fun, and the results he
obtained by intoxicating this doctrine
in his office were simply astounding.
His paper fairly sparkled in every col
umn-sometimes almost one might say
in every line, and there are many
newspaper writer's who remember how
Chester Lord used to come beaming out
of Charles Danas office and say some
thing like this: IL want a couple Of
you bright young men to spend few
hours with the Society for Antediluvian
Research, where Professor Straddle-
bogge will read a paper on The I'm
thinkableness of the Plesiosauric PIER
odactyl,' and there will be a general
discussion. AS far as possible, keep it
down to words of one syllable, and
don't leave out the ginger. 1t will be
lots of fun"
In the same spirit-which is win
ming spirit-we counsel our readers to
engage in this contest and to keep 1t
up in this spirit right along all the
time it lasts until the closing day. To
carry out contest campaign will cost
some work, of course; nothing in the
world that's worth having is won with
out work, but it will be interesting
work, and "lots of fun"
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-05
SAYS OPPONENTS ARGUMENT
TOO FRIVOLOUS TO CONSIDER

PASADENA, Dec. 3.-LEditor Her
add: IF the light within We be dark
ness how dense is that darkness?" This
saying of one whose mental and moral
grandeur was so transcendent that be-
levers and disbelievers are equally Inv
poverished if they forget his lessons
was recalled by Val Stones contribu-
ton in the Issue of December 1.
AS a model of deliberate classification,
vulgar and singing and impenetrable
intensity of intellectual density 1t
stands head and shoulders above the
Hon. Val's other vaporings.
But it illustrates far more than that.
1T is a warning example of the cruel
and intolIerant attitude toward all who
disagree, which the socialistic regime
engenders among it's partisans and de-
tenders, even now so long before they
have the chance of attaining that over
whelming, irresistible economic and
political power, which 1t is their adj
mitted purpose to acquire.
Answer or argument, II is not in the
nature of things possible to return for
a contribution which like the one mem
toned contains neither facts nor rea-
sons, but merely vituperation, innuendo
and extravagantly bizarre assertions.
In court of law or equity such plea
would be thrown out as frivolous.
AVIS. I.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-05
Social Rural Improvement
Is Being Effected in Japan

ton and intellectual awakening of Its
members. The Agricultural Association
of Motosu district recognized the adj
vantage of using the influence of
Buddhist priests for improvement IN
agriculture. So in August, 1903, seven
ty Buddhist priests of various sects
were called together and instructed
how to cultivate rice, barley and veg
etables and how to hunt the injurious
insects. The attempts proved success
full and the results were remarkably
good, says the Chicago News.
To foster the spirit of industry and
economy and to encourage an auxi-
larry work among farmers. the manu-
ufacture of wicker lunch baskets was
started among common school students
of Namazu village. The wages were
to be either used for school expenses
or deposited as postal savings. The
material being waste pieces discarded
in the making of wicker trunks, this
work is proving very profitable and
hopeful.
Shimo- Nikajima village abounds in
deep, muddy rice fields, which are suit
able for the growth of leeches. Taking
advantage of this, students of the COM
mon school were made to gather
leeches for the purpose of encouraging
the spirit of industry and economy
among them. The work was started in
June, 1904, and in that year almost 5000
leeches were caught and sold, about 10
yen ($7.50) being made. In 1905 about
5000 were caught and more than 80 yen
($15) was made. Each time the money
was deposited as joint saving. In 1906
more than 10000 leeches were gathered.
The children expect greater income
as well as a larger demand, and are
much interested.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-05
BELIEVES HIS CRITICS ARE
PuRPosELY MisoUoTING HIM

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 1.-[Editor
Herald: T. ]. Pollard neither quotes
me correctly, substituting church for
religion, nor st. Paul by substituting
public for church, wherefore his criti-
cism goes by the board.
r. N. gives my statement malicious
twist and tries to make out the con-
trary of what I clearly stated.
Universal force, God, acting in,
through and by means of matter, ma
ture, as mind acts in and by means OIL
the body, can never be made to mean:
Force, God, is dependent on matter
nature"
You who deprecate abuse, why do
you abuse me first and then conclude
by approving me? AS to which Is nrst'
spirit or nature, or as regards man,
mind or body, there can be no doubt,
for, the architect conceives in mind
and makes a plan which bit by bit ex-
ternalizes into material reality, so the
power of God, spirit, creates by sys-
tematically externalizing the concep-
lions of spirit so that material Things,
nature, are, as 1t were, precipltated
spirit, because alive, permeated and
preserved by spirit matter, therefore
is that material which has been de-
prived of spirit and is in a state OF de-
composition. -,
AS to personality: Human intelli-
gence works by ideas, idealizes, and
therefore needing a form, personities
the idea; to think thoughts is to form
ideas, and there can be no thoughts
without form, hence spirit or spirits
are living beings, not mere quantity
of formless vapor. If, therefore, 1 can
conceive the idea of my country as
Uncle Sam by analogy l can conceive
the whole physical universe as the
body of God in the shape of a man,
and the soul therefore represented by
His face, which frequently occurs in
the Bible. The face of the Lord as
the universal control, sun of pure
love manifesting, permeating all things,
ruling, preserving or changing all,
according to His wisdom and intelii-
gence. Z. e.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-05
STEEL TOOLS

A PARAGRAPH published on this
u page saying an Austrian member
"A of the Academy of Sciences eX-
pressed wonder at the failure of Ameri-
ca to manufacture steel tools and tool
steel is supplemented by V. E. Scott
of this city, who says tool steel is
manufactured by a Pennsylvania firm,
and has been on this market for two
months. This is good news. and it is
even more gratifying to find the Penn
sylvania firm which manufactures the
tool steel is not a member of the steel
trust.
Mr.. Scott says the greater number
of manufacturing firms in this city
buy tool steel and make their own
tools. This is as it should be, and next
time the Austrian academician criti-
cises the United States for being shy
in tool steel and steel tools he will have
to make an exception of California and
Of some other places as well. Probably
the Austrian was speaking on the au-
thority of a member of the steel trust,
who ignored or forgot the possibility
of the existence of any branch of the
steel industry outside Of the branches
controlled by the Carnegie-Schwab oc-
topus.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-05
COOPERATING AND TALKING
ABOUT WISH TO COOPERATE

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 3.-[Editor
Herald1 Mr.. Stone again refers to us
'voluntaries" as people who agree
with cooperation only as long as it
does not cooperate" implying that the
political Socialists are now co-operat-
ing and that we are only talking about
it. Will Mr.. Stone please til us what
his kind of Socialists are cooperating
in now that makes them superior to
the voluntary kind.
Does he think that drumming up lot
of votes to land a few politicians IN
office is cooperation? If so, he is right
when he says that we do not believe
or practice cooperation.
1 pointed out that farmers are now
cooperating in the ownership of steam
plows, thrashing machines, creameries,
ETC., without being compelled to do so
by office holders-known as govern
ment. And Mr.. White replied that
farmers cooperating did not help 9TH
ers who do not cooperate.
Certainly not. We do not pretend
that it helps those who do not CO.
operate. What would be the induce
ment for them to join if it did?
The fact is that thousands of per-
sons cooperate now, to their benefit.
And all that is needed is to extend the
opportunities to those who want to CO.
operate with them. But not by the
unjust scheme of the state Socialists,
who would force people into a thing
they don't want on the pretense that it
is for "all the peoples good.''
I believe in the people having the
liberty to choose what they want, and
not in their being compelled to accept
what bare majority wants them to
have, on the pretense that it is for
their good.
L am convinced that we are the peo-
pie who are doing the cooperating,
and that the Socialist party is the one
that is doing the talking about it. If
not let, Mr.. Stone give us some proof
to substantiate his claim. "Barkis is
willin'" to be shown.
c. T. SPREADING.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-05

nj OF only is Japan encouraging ag-
riculture through the enginery of
4 model farm experimental sta
tions, lectures and what not, but like
wise it is attempting to improve the
lot of the agriculturist There is going
on in Japan today big work of up
lifting, to employ our sorely tried
American phrase.
Foremost in this movement is a So
ciety known as the Hotokukwai, which
may be translated as the society for
moral and economic advancement Its
mai strength is being put forth in i'm
proving rural conditions and in making
life in the rural communities more
worth the living through the extension
of amusements, charities, education, So
cial features of one kind and another
and by the development of agricultural
enterprises.
It has organized the young people
everywhere and started branches in
about 100000 of the smaller hamletS
and villages of Japan. The Hotokukwai
is assisted in it's laudable efforts by the
government of Japan, which gives 1t
money from time to time; by the heads
of the various procedures and by the
villagers themselves. 1t has built up
an agricultural society in every pre-
feetural district, separate ones in the
larger towns, and put over all of these
a central agricultural agency or Toxic
to aid and direct them. If any OF the
members of the numerous branches OF
the society choose to visit one Of the
big cities they are conducted through
its schools, factories and workshops and
shown its most interesting sights. The
society likewise issues a number of
periodicals and papers for the instruS-
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-05
BELIEVES OPPONENTS REMARKS
BASED ON MISUNDERSTANDING

Los ANGELES, Dec. 3.-[Editor
Herald: The remarks made by James
7. Irwin because of my reference to
the Jewish Jehovah were based on a
misunderstanding. The Jews and their
views were not under consideration; it
was Christians and their beliefs on
which my comments rested. Chris
their God and they attribute all that
is good to him and all that is evil to
the devil. Why they need a devil
when the two passages of scripture
referred to by Mr.. Irwin are consid-
ered-and with which l have long been
familiar-passes comprehension, for Je-
hovah plainly declares he creates evil.
thus eliminating the need of devil.
But the devil is a very active individ-
ual in the New Testament, and, with
that fact in mind. Mr.. Irwin will see
the correctness of my assertion.
And, now, just word about infinite
force. Infinite means without end or
limit, and the mind can travel in the
realms of space until weary and find
no end, yet Mr.. Irwin and all believers
in Jehovah would have us accept the
idea that a personal, anthropomorphic
god has infinite power and controls
everything that exists in infinite space.
Credulity revolts at such an idea, and
the conception of personal god with
whom Moses could converse and see,
as we see each other, and yet have
infinite powers, is absurd and irration-
al. Infinite force cannot be dependent
on a finite being. and under the light
of reason the Jehovah dies natural
mythology. '"rhere is no god but ma
ture," Aristotle affirmed, and every
finite one is simply a mental image.
CLAIMING SEVERANCE.