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Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-08
SHAKING FOR CIGARS MERELY
PART OF GAMBLING SYSTEM

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 6.-[Editor
Herald: If the Church federation
is honestly interested in doing
away with dice shaking at cigar stands
why is it they tolerate the different
forms Of gambling practiced by most
churches for years? A cigar man is
fined $500 for what the churches do
without molestation, namely, selling
lottery tickets Their bazaaIs and fairs
are conducted on plan the sole OBJ
iect of which is to extort money from
the people without giving value re-
ceived.
Instances can be cited in frontier
towns where the parson has been sup
ported by the donations of male and
female sports, and there was always
money in the parsons box. was this
tainted money or magically trans
formed?
Would the federation refuse all or
any part of the cigar mans money?
Not likely. AS some one has aptly put
it. they fish with a net that captures
the small fish but let's the big ones es-
cape, and thereby place themselves in
the unenviable position of straining
at a gnat and swallowing q camel.
If ii Is wrong to do wrong, the sane
ton OF the church will not be ac-
cepted as making It right by the
dananable logic that "the end justifles
the means" Gambling in any form is
to be deplored, but 1t is the modus
operandi of the business world today,
practiced alike by church and state. A
system that, bolster and side prop it
as you will, must eventually fall by its
own weight. T. J. POLLARD.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-08
AERONAUTICS

nj o part of the Sunday Herald was
more interesting than the page
- headed with the Aeronauts.' "
This newspaper recognizes aerial flight
as an established fact of everyday life.
We think the airship is part of the
worlds business. We believe the con-
struction and operation of aeronauti-
cal machines are In the days work,
and we believe aeronautics is a science
as we'll as an art, and before long
many popular textbooks on the sub
ject will be in the market and the
public will not only realize 1t is pos
sible to fly" but will be taught why
It Is possible. Thus air sailing will be
taken out of the realm of the I'M
canny, the monstrous, the extraordin-
ary," and will be brought within the
natural scope of everyday life. 1t
won't take mankind long to become
accustomed to air flight, especially
when people put on their thinking caps
and realize there is nothing strange in
f1ight-even mosquitoes are accus-
toned to it. It's achievement and use
by man have no doubt been retarded
by an obstinate mental attitude on the
subject, which seemed to regard the
mastery of the air as impossible-or
even, for some mysterious reason, as
sacrilegious.
History shows that the first genuine
aeroplane fight was performed (if we
may use that word) in Edinburgh.
Scotland several hundred years ago,
by an abbot. The enterprising church.
man started his flight from the sum-
NIT of a craggy hill called the Castle
rock, but he lost control of his APP
sheet of water which once occupied
the glen now taken up by the famous
Princes Street gardens, we'll known to
all American tourists. Religious SUI
perstition concluded that the aeroplane
was an invention of the devil, to whom
the abbot had sold his soul, and the
poor fellow had hard work to save his
life by disentangling himself from his
wings" and swimming out of the
lake, because no one dared to risk his
salvation by lending a helping hand.
From that time until late years man
has not made many attempts to con-
quer the air. but so much serious
thought has been given to the subject
recently that all records of human
progress would have been set at
naught if the thought had not been
followed by the deed. Man is himself
a more wonderful machine than his
most skillfully and eunningly con-
trived flyer" and there are still more
things in heaven and earth than are
dreamed of in his philosophy.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-08
HEALTH

NOR the purpose of preserving the
health of the public 1t is advis-
u able the forces of the federal, state
and city government should be united
in a harmonious effort to improve hy-
gienic conditions, and that without
waste of men, money or time they
should apportion the territory to be in
spected and guarded in such a man
ner there will be no clashing of in
terests or overlapping of authority. BY
conducting with generalship and skill
war on germs and causes of germs,
the authorities can greatly improve the
health of the nation, and will perhaps
manage to put into practice many les
sons already learned.
We may talk about land fortifca-
tons and sea Notifications, about
armies and navies, guns and gunners,
but If the country Is to be fortified
against more powerful enemy than
any in human shape, it must direct
much Of its scientific ingenuity toward
an extraordinary war on germs, fol-
lowed by such adequate measures OF
hygienic Notifications as shall effect
ually prevent germs from invading the
United States.
OF supreme importance-no words
can overestimate its the effort to
assure the safety of many children of
the United States by giving them a
pure, clean, healthy milk supply. While
a great deal of what may be described
as fool talk" has been INDUCED In
with regard to disease risks and pos
sibilities, there has not been enough
talk with regard to the overwhelming
Of cleanliness in food. drink,
clothing and housing.
The rats, against which San Fran
cisco has been warning, found much
OF their food supply in the garbage,
which was handled as carelessly in San
Francisco as it is in most great cities.
People are sometimes unreasonably
afraid of ghosts, but with equal un-
reason they refuse to be afraid of GER
tain forms Of life and activity they
cannot see, tiny powers invisible, which
are much more harmful than any So
called GHOSTS" Indeed, they might
perhaps be described as a vast army
of invisible devils. Science, sanitation
and saneness can destroy this army,
and when 1t is Destroyed, the death rate
of the United States will be decreased
and the national efficiency increased.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-08
TEACHERS EXCURSION

m WE'VE school teachers are being
selected by readers of The Herald
as delegates to the Alaska Yukon
Pacific exposition. AS a result of the
contest now in progress three teach
ers will be chosen from the city of Los
Angeles, three from the county outside
of the city, one from Ventura county,
one from Riverside, one from San Ber-
nardino, one from Orange, one from
Kern and one from Santa Barbara. A
glance at the figures shows the coun-
ties are doing better than the city, but
we believe the city candidates will be-
gin to run up big scores as soon as
our metropolitan readers awaken TO
the fact that our friends in the coun-
ties are understanding them.
There is nothing in the world more
certain than that twelve elected teach
ers will take this wonderful and in
structive trip, and there is no reason
why the teacher in whom you, reader,
are personally interested should not
be one of the twelve. If you have
boys and girls at school tell them about
this contest, and you will be aston
ished to see how quickly school pride
and class pride-may we be pardoned
if we say class consciousness will
make them "hustlers" for favorite
teachers.
The terms attending the voting con-
test are not hard, but easy. A great
many people wish to subscribe to The
Herald, and when you hear your
friends talking about joining our great
and .ever-growing army of regular
readers tell them to acquaint them
selves with the terms of the contest
before sending in subscriptions and to
take part in the voting. Not only will
the exposition be well worth seeing,
and the trip well worth taking, but
The Herald during next year will be
well worth reading-a finer paper than
ever, with more than ever of the dis
tinctive CHARACTER which, we are
glad to say, is making many good peo-
pie in all parts Of the country sit up
and take notice."
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-08
DANGER

VT HILE no one can reasonably dis
w pute the wisdom or expediency
Of adopting measures which Will
have a tendency to replace gradually
present buildings with fireproof struc-
lures, equally no one can reasonably dis
pute the soundness of the expert opin-
ion of Walter Lips, chief of the fire
department. IF he is not an author
ity on the question Of fire proof1ng and
position to be an authority on these
questions? If his authority and his
expert advice are not recognized by
the council while the circumstance may
not constitute an official censure or re-
buke of the fire chief, 1t constitutes
an official rebuff, for 1t calls in ques-
ton both his authority and his expert
knowledge.
Mr.. Lips has talked so plainly on the
subject of the decision of the commit
tee not to include the hill district in
the fire limits that in the event of an
accident Qet us be euphemistic) in that
region, the blame for untoward results
would be put on the building commit
tee of the council.
If we may judge by what Chief
Lips says, the members of this build
ing committee have assumed a re-
sponsibility that is indeed grave, for,
declares the chief, 1.-The hill district
under present conditions is a menace
to the safety of this city every minute.
The, greater part of 1t, being outside
the fire limits, has been built up with
great wooden apartment houses and
hotels of f1imsy construction. Many Of
them are fire traps, and If once fairly
started would burn like finder. The
prevailing winds are from the west
If a bad fire started in one OF the big
wooden apartment houses on the hill
it would spread in spite of all we could
do"
According to Mr.. Lips-and he is out
spoken and positive about the matter
It is the duty Of the proprietors and
renters in the business district to OPP
pose the building committees report,
because to allow it to be adopted will
create a cause of danger to the bust
ness district.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-08
coMMERcIALIsM
IN TEACHING CHRISTIANITY

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 6.-[Editor
Herald: Your correspondent r. N.
seems to be unable to grasp the IDEA
that a minister can preach and also
labor among the poor. He should be
nut right on that subject. Many OF
them do, and feel that they are dong
the Masters work, whether preaching
or working among the unfortunate
and needy, knowing, as The Herald
has shown to Its many readers the
necessity for active work among TINS
class.
Recognizing the policy of this paper
il based on fair play and the golden
rule" I wish to be set right on some
noints regarding what Mr.. Brown
really meant when he said that tne
trail of the dollar was over Chris
than Science. ,.oYar-
ence to the preachers or practitioners
of that cult, but to the other branehes
which are purely commercial IN thelr
The publications of the Christian
Science church are priced higher IMAM
those Of any other publishing concern tl
THE textbook, Science and Healtn'
with Key to the Scriptures" is high-
priced book, never having been pup,
iished in a cheap edition which would
nut it within the reach Of the poorer
classes. sr,u oP
Maid writer's whose business it is TO
use the public press to refute any I'M
putation against their beliefs; .s,o
Considering the many martyrs VINO
have lived lives Of sacrifice and uleo
most ignominious deaths in the cause
of Christianity, doesn't 1t snow; 70 hs say NY
this hranch on a purely business basis?
MRS. WILLIAM ROBERTSON.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-08

At special election to be held Feb
signed to end ward politics in Los An
geles will be voted on. 1t is proposed
that voters OF the city shall vote for
councilmen at large. and the friends of
the amendment urge, among other
points in its favor, that it would prob
ably do more than anything else to
break the power of the political boss.
The evils of the present system are
apparent, for they are the evils that
have caused trouble and inspired
undertaking" magazine articles in al
most every big city of our great and,
in every respect except municipal man
agement, glorious country.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-08

We suggest to Mayor Harper and
others interested in the case of the
old woman who possesses a valuable
violin, but is in need Of money with
which to support herself, that if an
American millionaire does not buy the
violin, the authorities at the British mu-
scum in London should be commune
Gated with. Write to Sir Casper Purdon
Clarke, director Of the Metropolitan
museum, New York. If he does not
wish to recommend the purchase of the
violin for the Metropolitan museum, he
will probably be able to negotiate a sale
in London. In the great auction rooms
of that big city the violin would COM
mand a fancy price. Probably it would
bring many thousand dollars. There
is no reason why its owner should be
menaced by hunger and want.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-08
AT THE THEATERs

AUDITORIUM-"The Only Way"
BELAsCO-"The Partisan Romance"
EIAMBURGER's MAJESTIC--"The Alas
KAN
MAsON-Rose stahI in ''The Chorus Lady"
BURBANK-"Glittering Gloria"
GRAND-'Wang."
ORPHEUM-Vaudevflle.
Los MISUNDERSTANDING.
PEOPLE'S-Richards and Pringle's min
streIs.
ISCHERS-"TangIed."
EIPIRE-YaudeviIle.
UNIQUE-''The Merry Widow"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-08
Best Censorship

The best censorship of the stage, the
most honest, intelligent and fearless
will continue to be exercised in the
future, as it has been exercised in the
past, by the press. The responsible
newspapers Of the United States may
always be trusted to give the public a
candid, discriminating and just esti-
mate of the work of actors and of play
wrights.-Baltimore Sun.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-08
Naval Promenade

Taking advantage of Castro's alb
sence, the Dutch government is maxi
ing demonstration along the Vene-
zuelan coast, trying to throw a scare
into the natives. Perhaps the spectacle
Of three warships promenading up and
down the coast will have the desired
effect, and then again perhaps 1t won't.
Salt Lake Herald.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-08
Far and Wide
Bure aucracy

We deplore the whole tendency to
personal cabinets. 1t is long step to-
ward personal government and
bureaucracy. We trust that Mr.. Taft
will return to the time-honored usage
of surrounding himself, not by a lot of
personal friends and boon companions,
but by men representing the people
Of the United States.-Philadelph
Record,
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-08

President Roosevelt has attracted
storm of feminine wrath by making the
assertion mo special improvement in
the position of women in those states
Of the west which have adopted.woman
suffrage is noticeable"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-08

Women of the Temple Baptist church
will become rainbow chasers next
Thursday and Friday, when the rain
bow bazaar will be held. We hope the
proverbial pot of gold will be found at
the end of the rainbow.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-08
No Atlantic Foes

If we are to have a big navy and n
fighting navy, that navy's activities
will necessarily be in oriental waters.
If the United States should ever go to
war again where sea fighting will pre-
dominate, that war will be against
power lying on the Pacific. In the At
lantic we have no foes.-Memphls Com
mercial-Appeal.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-08
The State Press
Matrimonial

AS a substitute for matrimony the
Duke d'Abruzzi intends to make a sec
ond dash for the north pole. That
may be easy for him, but it does not
help hundreds of husbands seeking di-
vorce who made dash for matrimony
before giving the north pole thought.
Fresno Mirror
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-08

While an existing police regulation
forbids dice throwing for drinks in
saloons, the city council graciously per-
mits dice throwing for cigars at cigar
stands. If consistency is a Jewel, Los
Angeles city council must have
pawned it.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-08

A Chicago gambler arrested for maxi
ing a hand book swallowed the in
eliminating evidence. Evidently the
digestive apparatus of an ostrich is
not stronger than that of Chicago
gambler.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-08

We presume you have made up your
mind as to what you win give for the
children's Christmas festival. All right
Now ask your neighbor what he is
going to give.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-08

President ELECT Taft says the mining
industry is second only to agriculture
in its contribution to the national
wealth. California is a remarkable
state for many reasons, but none is
more remarkable than the fact 1t makes
a heavy contribution to the national
wealth both in agriculture and in
mining
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-08
Bad to Worse

The law-resistlng millionaire, the
Captain of industry" and the tariff
baron have taken the place of the
veholder-Pearson's Magazine.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-08
Storm Centers

California is the last resort of the
race track gamblers and touts; the
eastern and southern states have shut
them out. Arcadia and Emeryville will
be storm centers, and so will the on
coming neutrality-suspicious. Register.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-08
Queer Mixture

The papers say that an effort is to
be made to increase the efficiency of
Uncle Sans army chaplains. Is it in
timated that their prayers are not
answered? War and religion never
have mixed very well, anyway.-Fresno
Herald.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-08
Mid Eastern Winter

Twelve degrees above zero on De-
cember 2 is not much of .vindication
for the Projectors of a mild winter
Chicago Record-Herald.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-08
Action Followed

Some unknown person or persons in
Pine Bluff, Ark, touched off charge
OF dynamite under a large consignment
of red tape belonging to the war de-
partment.-Kansas City Times.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-08

Chief Macintosh Of the Creek Indians
is dead. lie was one of the last Of the
white men who ran away from civili-
cation to play savage.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-08
"More Different Kinds. Etc.u

Count Boni de Castellane is worth
less and contemplate in more differ
ent ways than the average of the titled
European fortune hunters who come
to America-and the average is pretty
low.-Sacramento Bee.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-08
The Public Letter Box

10 for publication must be onpand
the name @ 800 words
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-08
Leila Thompson's Fame

The Los Angeles Herald has started
a Christmas dinner for the poor, to be
held in the new Y. M. c. A. building,
and the first donator was a little girl.
Corona Independent.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-08
stuns Again

Stung Again
Again Joe Cannon is ready to walk
away with the job as speaker of the
house, and the dear people, who think
they rule, have been stung again.
Arlington Times.
q
Shop Early
You who read this, make up your
mind to be one of those to help the
clerks as well as yourself by shopping
early.-Bakersfield Californian.
e
Safe
The man who just loafs around is
never in any danger of being run down
by rosperity.-Ramona Sentinel.
-
Do 1t Now
II you're shopping do it early,
Do 1t early. mother dear.
For fam would see II finished
Ere 1 greet the glad new year.
Get 1t started, get 1t finished,
Buy at home, and buy the best.
Then, when you have finished buying,
Shop" no longer, take a rest.
Santa Ana Blade.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-07-01
SYNOPSIS.

The story opens during a trip OF the
Overland Mali through the Rocky
mountains. Uncle Billy Dodge, stage
driver, Alfred Vincent, young man. and
Phineas Cadwallader, introduced. They
come across the remains of a massacre.
Later at Anthony's station they find the
redskins have carried thej< destructive
work there also. Stella Anthony. daugh-
ter of Anthony. keeper of station, is in
troduced. Anthony has been killed.
Vincent is assigned his work in unearth-
built Vincent visits town where railroad
men are working on road and receives
token OF esteem from Stella The old
stage driver decides to work close to
town in order that he may be, able to
keep fatherly watch over the young
woman. She is engaged a tutor for
Viola Bernard, daughter of hotel land
lady. Vincent visits society circles of en-
emies of the Central Pacific railroad and
learns their secrets. He returns to Stella,
each showing signs of love for the other.
Phineas Cadwallader pushing railroad
opposing Central Pacific, reaches mining
town. She writes to Alfred Vincent his
boast. Plying his attentions Cadwallader
insults her and she is rescued by Gideon,
her fathers servant. In turn he proposes
marriage is rejected, leaves her declaring
he will return the sort of a man she will
love. Vincent shows up" San Francisco
and Washoe road and is praised by gov
ernor and heads of Central Pacific. Be
ing known as agent of G. P. he decides
short time. Stella hears from her lover,
Gideon. and of his phenomenal success.
Finds letter of Importance involving plans
OF opposition road.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-07-01
The Tramp and the Railroad.

The Tramp and the Railroad.
We have the idea that our American
railroads kill many passengers. Yet
almost ten trespassers are killed to
every passenger killed. We believe
that the trainman takes his life in his
hands; yet more than twice as many
trespassers annually sustain fatal ac-
cidents, says Orlando F. Lewis in the
Atlantic. When we read that in five
years 1884 trespassers were killed by
railroads, and 1926 trespassers in
jured, we wonder that there should be
left living a single Jack the Hobo to
wash his shirt. In these five years
there were more trespassers killed
than there are inhabitants in Bangor
Me-, or Burlington, VT. Were this
army of the dead lying but three feet
apart along the trackside in CHASTITY
regularity, they would stretch out for
nearly IA miles. At brisk walk, it
would take four hours to reach the
end OF the line. And then, were all
those reported injured in the last five
years lying but three feet apart, we
should be obliged to walk for more
than four hours more, before we
reached the end Of this second line.
The Baltimore & Ohio representative
said that many railroads maintain pri-
vate tramp graveyards," in which are
buried many of the unknown dead,
without inquest and with expedition.
Question: How many city graveyards
could be annually filled with the unre-
corded, unreported vagrant dead?
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-07-01

At Sacramento the night man heard it,
but paid no attention to it,
Its states prison offense."
"Oh, yes; but Cad won't go to pris.
on. You'll see! How'll they catch
him? And, anyway, the fellers he's
working for in San Francisco IL save
him. They'll have to, if they save
their own skins"
Alfred was needless. He was read
ing the second dispatch "a. c. &
O., San Francisco. To be called for.
Everything fixed. Flora leaves Fri
day at ten, with five hundred tons
iron. P. Q. undertakes the job for
price we offered. No mistake. Timed
for the straits. Don't let her take pas
sengers. c. P. & A.
Good heavens!" Alfred cried. Drop
ping into chair by the desk and
reaching for slip and pencil. This is
Friday, and" He took out his watch.
'Nine-fve! Got a San Francisco
paper, Az"
Yes; but it's several days old"
mo matter! Find out quick what
dock the Flora leaves, then get to
your key We must beat lightning to-
day"
The two were silent, Alvin nervous
ly turning the paper, Alfred scratching
dispatches. Evidently the Flora" was
not q regular boat; her name was not
in the shipping lists.
We'll have to send the message on
trust then Quick, al, Tell the OPP
crate down there it means life or
death to officers and crew-this
message does. Tell him to put man
on horse-Tll stand the expense
anything to get word to the Flora in
time! Oh, sign my name. 1t won't
do to have the company show up in
this
Alvin bent over his key. Men came
and went, Alvin holding off trainmen
and commercial messages alike with
the decisive words, 'tcompany's bust
ness" He looked up at last, breathing
freer as he spoke. They'll do it," he
whispered to Alfred. They know
where the Flora lies. They have 20
minutes to catch her."
Alfred sent second message to the