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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-04
FAIRGROUNDS

r ZEE f. HAMMER, field representa-
tive of the Playground associa-
- ton, sends from New York an ex-
preston of his appreciation Of the west
ern attitude with regard to outdoor ed
ucation. He praises the playground sys-
tenn of Los Angeles, and says other
California cities are following the ex-
ample OF the Queen of the South. A
play congress will be held in New York
early in September. The metropolis
furnishes to all the rest of the country
an object lesson as to Fairgrounds. IT
may serve for warning and reproof.
as we'll as instruction. New York, too,
had its real estate booms and its great
building activity. The need for play
grounds was not appreciated until
everything was built upon and land
was high. Then New York was forced
to pay $1,OOO,00O per acre for play
ground. One western city got taste
of this discipline. The community had
to pay twice as much as had been
asked the year before. Many cities
are beginning to anticipate their
growth by setting aside play space
while land is still cheap. In the state
of Washington a bill was passed which
required that every new city laid out
should set aside ten per cent Of the
land for parks and playground. This
bill was vetoed. Its proposers are de-
termined to bring it forward again.
For a long time there was a belief
that a playground ministered only to
the physical welfare of the child. The
new view of an organized playground,
that is to say, playground under the
supervision of play expert. is that 1t
is a social rather than physical I'M
dertaking. The playground, rightly
used, helps to train for citizenship. In
group games and in his play with. his
fellows the child develops the habit of
fair play, cooperation, team work and
honesty. In order, however, to make
the playground an effective social
agency, 1t is necessary to have excel
lent play supervisors.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-04
If DOGS ARE WELL HOUSED
THEY ARE LITTLE NUISANCE

LOS ANGELES. July 3.-TEditor
Herald: If read between the lines
correctly, your correspondent signing
himself A Subscriber" bases his desire
to tax all dogs out of existence" on
the fact that dogs bark at night and
thus cause annoyance to the neigh
bors.
Now let us consider this: Dogs that
sleep in the house, or that are cozily
kenneled, are not noisy at night; SO
that 1t would seem that not the dogs
but their thoughtless or inhumane own
ers are to blame in this matter. A box
and strip of carpet or a gunny sack
under the table in the screen porch, or
a kennel with a loose fitting door that
swings both ways, makes all the differ
enct to a dogs comfort-which so many
people forget; and ii is just such peo-
pie as "A Subscriber" who are the
most likely to be remiss in this respect
1t is easy to be so upsympathetic, not
to say selfish, as to cause the very
annoyance complained Of know
having dogs of my own, who are never
noisy at night unless some really sus-
picious sound disturbs them; while
neighbors of mine keep dogs who make
night hideous with bark and howl, sim
ply because they are left out all night
without kennel or any sheltered place
to sleep in, and often where drink of
water is not accessible.
Where the owner does his duty, the
dog need. be no nuisance, and is often
a source of much genuine pleasure, be-
sides cultivating in children the habit
of kindness and consideration for the
helpless.
Though averEe to multiplying city
ordinances, 1 do think dog owners
should be put under some obligation
to house their dogs, and keep water
always within the animals reach.
G. d. MUM.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-04
WOULD HISS OFF THE STAGE
ACTORS WHO ARE INAuDlBLE

LOS ANGELES, July 2.--lEditor
Herald: 1 am delighted to notice that
your dramatic critic, speaking Of Nc
Kee Rankin's otherwise magnificent
performance in "Magda," censures the
actor for speaking in such a way as to
be fnaudible to the mass of the audi
ence. If he had included the star her.
self, Nance O'Neil, in his censure /
should not have objected.
l attended the performance of
''Magda" and that of 1.-THE Fires of st.
john" At the former 1 had seat in
the ninth row of the orchestral; at the
latter in the proscenium box. On both
occasions each of the two actors crit
icised was constantly inaudible to my
self ard to the other members of our
party, none Of whom is deaf.
When Mrs. Fiske played here re-
| Gently 1t was still worse. Then had a
seat in the third row of the balcony.
To those all around me Mrs. Fiske was
practically acting merely in panto-
mime. The five hundred or so back of
me were cheated out of their money. 1
wanted to get up and shout louder
but the lady with me protested and I
remembered that when once before I
tried to raise a mild protest an usher
immediately rushed al me.
If you will read Ellen Terry's BIZ
ography, now running in Mcclure s,
you will notice that she speaks of the
American audiences as the most good
natured in the world, saying that they
never hiss.
That is just why we get such bad
service in every department of life.
We do not kick half enough. No Eng
fish or European audience would toll
crate for five minutes actors who did
not make themselves heard. But
Americans are careful to let 1t be
understood that anything is good
enough for them.
THEA TERGOER
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-04
HARBoR DAY

VISITORS to San Pedro today will
N enjoy a right glorious Fourth.
The joint municipal Independence
day program includes the sailing Of
the yachts in the transpacific race to
Honolulu, a realistic sham battle. In
which 1000 militiamen will be engaged,
an attack on Deadman's island by a
hostile fleet and a variety of land and
water sports. Announcement of the
preparations for a special harbor cele-
bration at San Pedro has attracted at
tention all over the world because it
means a great deal to worldwide mar
thine interests when fine, spacious,
we'll equipped, safe harbor is added to
the ports of call. There is one aspect
of the harbor question which probably
has not been thought of. Much has
been said in deserved praise of the
harbor, but little has been said on the
point that in view of commercial
growth and expansion and of the on
ward urge of business Southern Cali
fornia MUST have harbor. The
necessities of trade and commerce de-
mand it. San Pedro in every respect
is the best possible seaport for the new
carrying trade which will be caused
by oriental imports and EXPORTS the
growth of the English speaking coun-
tries of the Pacific. the increase of
coastwise traffic and the completion of
the Panama canal San Pedro is al
ready well known seaport. But after
the big doings' of today it will be
ON THE MAP more conspicuously than
ever before. And, relatively. this will
mean as much to Southern California
as to San Pedro. On this glorious
celebration Of the Independent exist
ence of the American nation 1t is fit
and proper that national expansion
should be commemorated. National
expansion makes San Pedro harbor
necessary iad San Pedro will help ma
tional commercial expansion.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-04
THE sLEEPERs

TT is evident the railway commits
sioners. are officially out of COM
n mission, otherwise, surely, fragrant
cases of violation of the anticipating
law would not be allowed to drift, and
drift. until it seems to be not unlikely
they may drift into the shelter of the
harbor of the statute Of limitations.
For a while the commissioners stirred
feebly and showed faint signs Of amt
nation. 1t looked as If they might be
at least somnambulists. But they are
not even sleep walkers. They are
slumbers like upon those of Ephesus,
VINO held the worlds record for pro
longed soporific stupor until our friends
Theodore summerland & Co. took the
championship away from them
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-04

1t is evident from many letters re-
ceived by The Herald that the Chris
tan church must show warmer and
more practical sympathy with the
working classes. We refuse to admit
that our non-church-going correspond
ents are wicked" because they are
honest enough to say they cannot find
a church which suits their needs-one
in which they would "feel at home
On the contrary we believe the church
should respond to and appreciate such
honesty by making proper provision
for il.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-04

Your Joy and enthusiasm over In
dependence day and its associations
will be increased If you remember that
the future prosperity of California will
be helped by a system of good roads,
and since the expenditure of the money
to be raised is to be safeguarded and
your interests are to be protected, let
your independence day resolution be
to support the bond issue and do all in
your power to make 1t successful
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-04
SAYS WoRkINoMEN NEED REST
MORE THAN CHURCH SERVICE

LOS ANGELES, July S.-[Editor
Herald: A good many have been dis
GUESSING the problem in your columns
why iaboring men don't go to church"
Let me answer you. The average
workingnan today gets too little rest
and recreation. After six miserable
DAYS of sedatory drudgery he wants to
enjoy a few hours of rest in the parlor
Of the little home on which he is strug-
Cling to meet the installments, or rent;
or else he wants to go to a park with
his wife and family, or get some other
real pleasure at the beach, theater or
mountain. His only little day Is far
TOO Valuable TO spend It among a lot
OF persons who probably attend church
to show off their toggery or see the
other persons. When the church joins
IN the tight to alleviate the sufferings
and poverty of the laboring man he
will have some confidence In It and
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-04
Political Points
Odd and Suspicious

Secretary Taft came squarely out for
publicity of campaign contributions
and disbursements and asked Senator
Burrows, who later became the tenn
porary chairman of the Republican
convention, to urge the passage of the
publicity bill. And yet the convention
that nominated Mr.. Taft repudiated
publicity by an almost unanimous vote.
Houston Post.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-04

Ahead of scheduled time, the yearly
massacre was begun yesterday at
Cleveland. where five women and a
boy were killed and a score Of people
injured by an explosion Of Fourth of
July fireworks. We do not see why
idiotic ideas regarding the value of
noise and danger in a demonstration Of
patriotism" should make Indepen-
dence day an annual benefit perform
ance for the undertakers.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-04

Don't forget the police departments
"Dont's" for the Fourth of July. Here
they are: Don't allow your children to
use cap pistols. Don't let them have
toy cannons. Don't permit them to
play with loose powder Don't buy
them large firecrackers. Don't fail to
take them to doctor If they suffer
even a very small injury.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-04

Liberty, equality and fraternity!
And not the least of these three is fra
ternity. Man to man the world Ger
should brothers be and a that, es-
pecially in the United States, the land
of the free and the home of the brave.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-04
CLEAR, CRISP AND CLEAN
THE GLORIOUS FOURTH

HAT is the meaning of this day and
MAJ celebration? Simply that what we
wv have achieved must be perpetuated
in its strength and purity, not Civ
ing MP one jot or little Of the victories won.
There never was a wrong without remedy.
There never was crime against the con-
stitution that there was not way some
where and somehow found to punish; there
never was such an abuse that did not sug-
gest a reform that pointed to justice ana
righteousness. / am not so much troubled
about how the thing is to be done rs am
troubled that the living shall do what Is
right as the living see the right. The
future win take care Of itself IL we VIII dc
rirht.-President william Mckinley.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-04
Has Won Respect

Mr.. Bryan has won, after years of
perseverance, the high esteem of Lin
coin, the city in which he lives. Bryan
has grown and broadened immensely
since 1896. But the change in Lincoln's
attitude toward him denotes, also, that
him and overlooked no opportunity to
show him disrespect, have. also grown
in understanding and decency.-Kansas
CITY Times.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-04
E PIuribus Unum

Upon the heels of the Democratic
convention will come that of the In
dependence party. This is the Hearst
organization, and it promises to aim
somewhere between the Roosevelt doc
trines and those of Bryan. With Debs
representing Socialism and Watson or
some one else standing for Populism,
we shall have a multiplicity of tickets.
Philadelphia Inquirer.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-04

Says General Oliver, assistant secre-
tary of war: Every man who enlists
in the national guard today, and every
officer who takes his oath when COM
missioned. has already volunteered for
the war" Again we ask, What war?
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-04

Secretary Cortelyou has discovered
that the governmental deficit would be
a surplus IL 1t were not for the anti
duated system of bookkeeping at
Washington. Cortelyou's genius for
figures is almost equal to Gladstone's.
Verify. the man who can explain
away the sum of sso.OOO,OOO is a wiz
ard OF finance.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-04

Los Angeles wireless operators have
been talking with Alaska. They could
communicate with the north pole, but
what's the user There isn't an opera
tor there. But wait for a year or two
until an airship reaches that much
sought geographical point, and the
polar wireless station may be reality.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-04
The P ublic Letter Box

Letters intended for publication must be
accompanied by the name and address Of
the writer. The Herald gives tho widest
latitude to correspondents. but assumes no
responsibility for their views Letters
should not exceed 900 words.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-04
Roller Not Needed

There are conspicuous indications
that William Jennings Bryan Will. be
nominated upon the first ballot at Dem
yer without the use of a road roller
on tho opposition. There win be 1908
delegates in the convention, OF which
the friends Of Bryan claim eS3. Two
thirds, or 672. are required to nominate.
The 'road roller" Is not necessary
Seattle Times.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-04
Vocal War

If Mr.. Roosevelt had not talked a
great deal about the predatory rich and
the indicators of great wealth no.
body would have realized that a war
on the combinations of capital was go
ing on.-Philadelphia Record.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-04

Teddy, in Washington, will press the
button. The yachts, at San Pedro. will
do the rest. This is the most wonder
full country of the most wonderful
world we ever lived in.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-04

As the chamber of commerce will be
closed today bonds for the San Pedro
celebration will be on sale at Ninth
and Main streets. Patriots who wish to
become bloated bondholders will please
,nfn
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-04

California orange growers are after
the box trust. They say lumber cor
poration has formed combination and
conspiracy in restraint of trade.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-04

Hank to the happy haymaker as
right blithesomely he whistleth that
quaint, cheerful classic, "The Hay
makers Jig" The price of hay has
been advanced until the man with a
big crop win make fortune. This
summer the term "hayseed" will be
ANONYMOUS with millionaire.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-04
Wall Street Sun

The Buffalo Express concludes that
the New York SUMS vicious attacks on
Mr.. Bryan means that the Sun will
support Taft" To be sure 1t WILL
Who else would the organ of Wall
street support but the candidate of
Wall street?-Buffalo Times.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-04

Long Beach city council and Will
mington board of trustees have filed
resolutions with Captain Fries indors-
ing the harbor lines recommended by
the board.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-04
Necessary Work

Bacon-Your wife's away. isn't she7
'Egbert-She is.
Tier what?"
@Her understudy-who darns your
socks when she's away Ply onkers
Statesman.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-04
Question

Waltz Has John Hays Hammond
vouchsafed any assurance that ne in
tends to give the Republican ticket his
enthusiastic support Chicago Record
Herald.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-04

will patronize 1t more regularly. The
church so far has only served to blind
and beggar him, and to keep him
swathed in superstition and doubt,
How has any church ever helped any
Ia borIno man2 Please look into his
torv ana Investigate carefully before
: ~ go y T CHARLES HELTsTED.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-04

What has become of the Oklahoma
compressed air fire" cracker, war
ranted to make noise without hurt
ing anybody?
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-04

Whether drinking fountains are to be
erected by the city the w. g. 7. U.
and civic federation or a Los Angeles
promoter doth. not appear. but it is
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-04

plain that Los Angeles intends to go
into the thirst quenching business with
good old aqua pura.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-04-16
BETRAYS A DWARFED MIND.
The Evening Paper viciously Attacks
Man and Wife Who Failed to
Patronize It.

About the smallest thing in the
newspaper line we have observed
lately is the vicious attack made on
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Jackson by the Bull
letin. Mr.. and Mrs. Jackson are So
Letting orders for letter heads con-
tanning on the back descriptive ar
ticle on Aberdeen and some business
cards. When they arrived in the city
they went to the different printing
offices for figures on the work
10000 or more letter heads.
The contract was secured by the
Herald Printery, which is the only
known reason for the shameless at
tack by the little daily. That it was
not made to "protect" the business
men from "grafters" is too we'll evil
denced by the numerous fakes that
have been worked in Aberdeen with
out word from the |. d. so long as
their job department did the work.
Within the last week, the little chap
has slobbered all over its front page
in eulogy of a sort of directory graft
that is rank steal in comparison
with the Jackson proposition-but
the work was done in the Bulletin Of
flee.
The JacksOns are strangers to us,
and, as rule, we take little stock
in this method of advertising, but
they sell the letter heads as cheaply
as the business man could obtain
them in orders of single thousand,
and, whether the business cards on
the back are worth much or little, the
article describing Aberdeen scattered
to the four quarters of the earth on
10000 letters cannot fail to be of
advantage to the city. The attack of
the Bulletin reveals a smallness of
mind that surprises us.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-04-16
WEDDING BELLS RING.
Marriage of Harry Coles and Miss
Leila CreeCh Last Evening.

Harry Coles, elder son of Ma or
Coles, and Miss Leila Creech, daugh-
ter of Peter Creech, were married last
evening at the home of the bride on
Sixth street, by Rev. A. H. Hause,
pastor of the Baptist church. The
bride was attended by her sister, Mrs.
Scholtz, and the bridegroom by his
brother, William Coles. The bride
wore an attractive gown of white or
candle and carried boquet of brides
roses. After the ceremony there
were the customary congratulations,
and the guests were then served with
refreshments. Only relatives were in
attendance, and the couple received d
choice collection of presents. AT a
late hour, Mr.. and Mrs. Coles went tC
their newly,furnished home on;Monroe
street.
Mr.. Coles is bookkeeper for Young
& Hoover and is highly respected
young man. The bride has been {
resident of Aberdeen several years
and is winsome and greatly liked in ;
large circle of friends.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-04-16
TEACHING FORCE ENGAGED.
Board of Education Selects Nearly
All of the Old Teachers for the
Coming Year.

With the exception of P. A. Will
liams, principal of the Franklin
school, who resigned, the personnel
of the teaching force of the public
schools next year will be about the
same as last year. At meeting OF
the board of education Monday even
ing the teachers for the coming year
were selected. This is done thus
early, plan that was adopted several
years ago, in order to give those
teachers who are not retained time to
get their applications in elsewhere.
Mr.. Williams resignation is much
regretted as he is considered one of
the best instructors ever engaged by
the Aberdeen board of education. 1t
is understood he is to be a candidate
for county superintendent Of schools,
a position which he prefers to the
close application of a teachers work.
Mr.. Williams is one of the most pop
ular educators in the state of Wash
ington.
The board decided also to take a
census of the school children the
coming month.
Miss Bertha Thornton was granted
a leave of absence by the board until
September next.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-04-16
Advertised Letters.

Following letters remain uncalled
for in the Aberdeen postoffice for the
week ending April IA, 1908:
Alexander, J.
Anderson, William J.
Anderson, Joseph j.
Arps, Chas.
Afric, Anton
Alvord, Edith
Brown, Mrs. M.
Carel Mrs. Anna
Fleming, Charlie
CAM, Frank
Howard, J. L.
Jackson, o. l..
Jackson,f vbgkqj cmfwyp cmfwypf
Johnston, w. J.
Johnson, Mrs. Rose
Koslki, Fred
Kaarto, John
Kelley, NJ
Lame, Kusti
Lougheed, Walter
Robinson, Roy
Roach, Miss Cecilia
Smith, Fred ca
Torio, SALVATORE
Sherman, G. D.
Sleipnes, Paul GU
Simons, w. l..
Williamson, H. A.
SHIPS
Capt. J. P. Larsen, Str Bodwin.
Capt. Geo. Thes. Nelson, Palmeria.
THIRD AND FOURTH CLASS
Mrs. Eunice EvinS
Bert Mayor CD
Persons calling for these letters
will please say Advertised"
w. B. CRAMMATTE, P. M.