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Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-26
pEPLoREs HAeGLING ABOUT
cREEDs WHILE MEN sTARVE

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 25.-LEditor
Herald: The strong point of the 'Vol-
untaries" is that there are two or three
kinds of Socialism. Is there any ism
whose adherents see exactly from the
same viewpoint, and is 1t well they
should do so?
While we are haggling over our 1901
creeds men, women and children are
starving to death, through no fault OF
their own And in the face of these
conditions we read of a 100000 inau-
guration at Washington March 4.
Again Nero fiddles while Rome burns.
This is what the majority voted for
and what the minority must accept.
Would it not be terrible il the majority
should vote emancipation for all?
Would the "Voluntaries" still kick and
refuse freedom because 1t did not come
about by their plan? Perhaps they
would rather fight than vote for free
dom. This is the other and only al
tentative. Freedom is the Socialist
watchword. They choose the bloodless
route. Vote down militarism. Make
of our warships merchantmen, that
nations may learn war no more.
In the meantime we must have the
label read as the pure food law re-
quires, not "Voluntaries," but AN
archists" probably the ultimate of
evolution, but not now. Socialism Is
Worldwide and broad enough for all.
Trim your sails for 1912.
T. j. POLLARD.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-26
DISPUTES DOCTRINE MATTER
is CONTROLLED BY THE MIND

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 24-GEditor
Herald: There are lots OF good per
sons who delude themselves with the
idea that mind controls matter ana
matter in and of itself is without power
To act or insure motion. Now there
are two universal forces in nature'
one is attraction and the other Is re-
pulsion: and these two forces are re-
sponsible for all natural phenomena;
so il is up to these mind-does-it-all
persons to connect their mental force
with these forces and show how 1t
does business.
It would also be very gratifying IL
they would tell us what mind is, II not
a property of matter, and where they
see anything in the universe to indi-
cate that nature has a mind, in the
same sense we do as individuals. When
they get down to the human mind ana
declare it controls the body and has
power to insure good health or dis
ease and our bodies can be completely
dominated by it, 1 would like to ask
whv. if a mans wind is shut off fol
five minutes it leaves him without
mind: and why, il mind controls mat
ter. old age affects the body and SO
few people ever see hundred years
of life?
If mind controls matter, why does
three fingers of whisky taken into MS
stomach send happy thoughts to a
mans head; and forty drops of lauda- :
mum shut off all mental action and
leave him temporarily without a mind
If mind controls the body, why is
vigorous mind dependent and absolute
lv impossible without good food and a
certain number of hours sleep every
twentv-four hours? Don't all speak at
once. CLAIMING SEVERANCE.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-26
TEACHERS TOUR

TT YOU have not voted for your can
didate for The Herald's teachers
n tour to the Alaska Y ukon-P Pacific
exposition do it now. The exposition
will be held at Seattle, Wash June 1
to October Is, 1909. 1t will cost $10,0OO,-
600 and will be the greatest enterprise of
its kind which the western coast has
ever attempted. Therefore it will be
of an epochmaking character and no
one who has an opportunity to visit it
will fail to take advantage of that op-
portunity. The Herald proposes to
make it easy for twelve teachers to
take a trip to the exposition and to
combine pleasure and profit, for a visit
to the exposition will be of an educa-
tional nature, and whatever informa-
tion may be acquired by teachers will
be used by them for the benefit of their
pupils. But even as a pleasure trip it
will be good for the teachers, who will
be helped physically and mentally by
the tonic air and climatic advantages
of Seattle and by the opportunity for
restful recreation.
The Herald has made arrangements
for sending to the exposition as its
guests twelve school teachers. 1t asks
its readers to name the twelve, and
provides a method by which the selec-
ton may be made. The twelve teachers
receiving the largest number of votes
in The Herald's contest will be the
will be chosen from Los Angeles coun-
ty, three from the city of Los Angeles
and three from the county at large
that is to say, the three city teachers
receiving the highest number of votes
and the three county teachers receiv-
ing the highest number of votes will be
selected, or perhaps we should say
elected. There will also be chosen the
teacher who receives the highest num-
ber of votes in San Bernardino county,
the teacher who receives the highest
number of votes in Orange county, the
teacher who receives the highest num-
Der of votes in Santa Barbara county,
the teacher who receives the highest
number of votes in Riverside county,
the teacher who receives the highest
number of votes in Kern county. the
teacher who receives the highest num-
ber of votes in Ventura county. In
this way each of the counties named
will have a representative in The Her
AIDS exposition party, and counties
with large populations will not be able
to swamp counties with smaller We
believe the "deal' is as square as can
be arranged in contest of this kind
Nothing fairer was ever offered for
popular support. We are doing our
part. Now we ask you to vote.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-26
NAMES

MAN named Bernard Arthur Will
n liam Patrick Hastings Forbes
IA has arrived in New York. He
will marry Miss Beatrice ogden NILS
a member of a family of millionaires.
BUT she won't be Mrs. Bernard Arthur
and all the rest of it. for her husband,
in addition to his half dozen names,
owns q. title. He is the Earl of Gran
ard. and the new scion of the New
York Tribune nobility will be the
Countess of Granard. We think the
boys and girls of the United States
are not getting a square deal in the
matter of names. All those earls and
things from across the water have such
a variety of names that they can use
some names for noms de plume, some
for business. some for society and some
they can hold in reserve for emer-
gencies.
Why shouldn't we have more names
in the United States? Plain John
Smith may be the finest fellow in the
world, but isn't his name drawback?
Why shouldn't we sanction a custom
which would permit the parents of
John Smith to christen him John Plan
tagenet aubrey Montmorency .Fitz
Patrick McGillicuddy Washington JEFF
ferson Lincoln starspangled Banner
Hail Columbia Razzle Dazzle Smith
That would be something like.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-26
SEES WORLDWIDE CALAMITY
IN CONQUEST OF THE AIR

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 24.-[Editor
Herald: l rise to ask few questions,
and quote from today's Herald: "Peo-
pie all over the United States are in
tensely interested in experiments i'll
aerial navigation"
Isn't it a fact that rulers of all ma
tions have to be guarded day and night
to save their lives? Let ballooning be-
come a common thing, and how many
kings and palaces would there be. left
III a few years?
How many temples of justice would
be left; what would be the fate of the
great cities of the world; and the
banks with their treasures? What
would become of the capitalists and
trusts?
No man or family would be secure,
day or night Banks would be a shin
ing mark for the wicked anarchist who
might infest the air at night. Think
of It'll A greater calamity could scarce
Iy happen to the inhabitants of the
world than the common navigation Of
the air.
Better gather up those gentlemen
who are trying to navigate the air, and
colonize them in some distant island.
Keep them there, and prohibit others
from such attempts, than to allow
worldwide calamity to blight the hu
man race as this would.
God never intended man to fly, or
He would have given him wings.
Neither did He intend him to murder
or rob; yet he does both.
I pray the day may never come when
the people of the world may have to
lie down in dread. with fear that they
never may see the sun rise again. 1
have passed the four-score mark, and
lain down in front of a we'll armed
army and gazed up on the starry skies.
I could sleep soundly because knew
had an equal chance with the enemy.
Not so with the balloon
/ love my country and the worlds
people I plead for them against this
great threatened world calamity
CHRISMAN Fl. PARKER.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-26

Great Britain already has launcheu
several battleships of the Dreadnought
type, among them being the Colling-
wood. 1S,6OO tons; Bellerophone anu
Temeraire, of 1860 tons. BY the above
table she is equal to the strength OF
any two first-class powers, and well
may she claim the title of mistress Of
the sea. She has now the greatest
navy the world has ever seen. She
could bring against her enemy an arm
ament that would annihilate it from
the ocean.
France has taken second place by
the launching of the two battleshlps
Verite. 1853, and the Danton, Mira
beau of $4,000 tons, Victor Hugo OF H.
$50 tons.
Germany has launched two battle
shfps-Ersatz Sachsen and Ersatz Ba-
yern-of 1850 tone.
The British government already mas
ordered two battleships to be built
which are to have 10000 tons displace-
ment: also two cruisers of 1850 tons.
BY the end of 1910 England Will nave
eighteen Dreadnoughts in commission,
making her naval power to be dread
ed CHARLES OSMER.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-26
SAYS GREAT BRITAIN LEADS
ALL NATIONS ON HIGH SEAS

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 23.-[Editor
Herald: 1t is only natural that the
average American Graves to know how
his country's navy ranks with those OF
the other great naval powers. A year
ago the United States stood second in
tonnage only and fourth in the num-
Der of ships, but since then several
new ships have been added. But we
must remember, also, that while we
were building ships the other powers
were not idle. as the following table
.,riIi
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-26

Mayor Mcclellan of New York has
abolished picture shows in the metrop-
oils. Holding that the great majority
of the exhibitions are suggestive and
immoral, he has revoked the licenses
of all of them. Apparently it was
impossible for the moving picture show
men of New York to be decent. They
got what they deserved. Mayor Nc
CIellan is to be congratulated heartily.
Bravo, George!
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-26

A Frenchman who was arrested for
attacking the president of France said
to his captors: 81 merely wanted to
pull his beard" He cannot under
stand why the tyrannical gems d'armes
foi1ed him. Some people have queer
notions of Christmas celebration. Pull
ing a presidents beard is the weirdest
form of diversion ever yet planned for
the Yuletide--or Noel, as they call it
in All Gaul.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-26
AT THE THEATERs

AUDITORIUM-"On the Quiet"
BELASCO--Dark.
HAMBURGER'S MAJESTIC--'"The Substi-
fute."
hTASON-"Brewster' MllliOns."
BuRBANK-"Janice Meredith"
GRAND--"The TOymalSer."
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Los A&GELES-Vaudeville.
PEOPLE'S-"Shamus O'Brien."
FTsCHER'S-"The Arch Schemer."
EMPIRE-"College Days"
UNIQUE-"A Trip TO Coney Island"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-26
The State Press
Hell and pamnation

Maledictions on the wretch who
would take away from his brother the
ing torment for the other fellow! The
revivalist of hysteria can't get along
without red-hot, old-fashioned hell,
infested by forked-tailed devils and
redolent of roast unbeliever He needs
it in his business. Therefore he who
Questions that a loving Father main
tains such a resort for his weak and
erring children is just a plumb liar,
and be damned to him.-Imperial VAL
ley Press.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-26

Christmas is over and gone. But we
should not lose the Christmas feeling,
that touch of kindness which makes
the whole world kin. Now we can give
our undivided attention to the cause
of the educators, and we ask our read
ers to "up and hustle" in the School
Teachers contest.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-26

Judge Wilbur's suggestions embodied
in the final draft of the new juvenile
court bill are admirable. This COM
munity ds fortunate in possessing in
Judge Wilbur one Of the cleanest, fair
est, most high principled and most
thoroughly American of all public serv-
ants in the United States.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-26
They Won't Be Starved

Roosevelt will go down in history
as the president who secured a higher
order of cabinet officers than any of
his predecessors; there appears to be
a place for each of them in some big
trust as fast as his term expires.'-
San Francisco Globe.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-26
Why Not2

Former Mayor Schmitz of San Fran
cisco has gone into the insurance busi-
ness with his brother, and the firm will
as fire.
| Why not add grating to other in
surable risks ?-Sacramento Bee.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-26
Won't Die pIsaraced

President Castro of Venezuela, who
evidently shares the opinion of a
brother plutocrat that it is a disgrace
to die rich, has discovered a more
practicable short cut toward the goal
of poverty.-San Jose Herald.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-26

Aqueduct title is almost complete.
We wish we could say the same of the
aqueduct. But now with all tangles
united the work on the big ditch will
be rushed ahead with energy and
ability
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-26
caesarism Charged

All Mr.. Taft need do is to look in
the mirror and say: 81 want men like
that around me,'' says the Los Angeles
Times, discussing the cabinet of the
president-elect. Something of Julius
Caesar sentiment.-Visalia Times.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-26

A man went from Chicago to Ire
land in less than week. The world is
growing smaller and smaller. Less
than a century ago it took a week TO
go from many parts Of Ireland to Lon
don, England.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-26

Municipal judge in Chicago says in
that city men and women are sent to
the Bridewell not because they are
criminal, but because they are poor.
He says the judges of the country
should begin campaign in favor of
equal rights.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-26
Momentous Question

The public is awaiting with keen
anxiety the presidents decision in re-
gard to the suffragettes. Are women to
be admitted to membership in the Ana
Mas ub?-Fresno Herald.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-26
Strong Language

Attorney General Bonaparte says
that the United States is approaching
crisis. There must be legislation in
restraint of trusts, or revolution. This
is mighty strong language.-Visalia
Times.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-26
Truthful Nat

Nat Goodwin declares he has never
told a wife of his lie in his life,
which may explain why so many of
item have left him.-San Bernardino
Index.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-26
Like Likes Like

Taft says the solid south is friendly
to him. That's natural on the ground
that like likes like-Sacramento Union.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-26
Far and Wide
Physician Scared


A "prominent physician" advises us
not to eat lettuce, onions or celery.
y Negetarians getting too healthy to suit
him, eh?-Cleveland Leader.
a
Standpatters
The standpatters are apparently do
ing a good service to the cause of
tariff revision by overreaching them
selves.-Omaha Bee.
=
Uncommon Sin
"Wealth is a sin," savs a German
thinker. Well, it is one that mighty
few of us have to repent, anyway
Detroit News.
Probably He viii
Somehow Tom Johnson seems to sug-
gest the type of man capable of max
ing another fortune.-Philadelph Led
ger.
She Doesn't Know
what is a kiss?" asks lady poet
Poor thing, she must be very homelyl-
Birmingham e-Herald.
Necessary Precaution
When building a new house be sure
that the roof is aeroplane proof
Charleston News and Courier
81
1t Will Fall
"Nick" Longworth will keep on med
ding with the big stick until it falls
over on him.-Detroit Times.
s.
System
System is wonderful thing, but it
breaks no Monte Carlo banks.-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-26
The Public Letter Box

publication must be
exceed 500 words
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-26

It was a merry Christmas. Now for
a happy New Ye'
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-26
system

System is wonderful thing, but il
breaks no Monte Carlo banks.-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-26
It viii Fall

"Nick" Longworth will keep on med
ding with the big stick until it fall
over on him.-Detroit Times.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-26

A prominent physician" advises us
not to eat lettuce, onions or celery.
y Negetarians getting too healthy to suit
him, ell ?--Cleveland Leader.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-26
She Doesn't Know

what is a kiss?" asks lady poet
Poor thing, she must be very homelyl-
Birmingham Age-Herald.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-26
Necessary Precaution

When building a. new house be sure
that the roof is aeroplane proof
Charleston News and Courier
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-26
Probably He viii

Somehow Tom Johnson seems to sug-
gest the type of man capable of maxi
ing another fortune.-Philadelp Led
erap
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-26
Uncommon Sin

"Wealth is a SIM sa.s a German
thinker. Well, it is one that mighty
few of us have to repent, anyway
Detroit News.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-26

The standpatters are apparently do
ing a good service to the cause o
tariff revision by overreaching them
selVes.-Omaha Bee.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-09-25
NON-PARTISAN LABOR PAPER.
Mine Workers Journal, Represent
ing $4,000 Coal Miners, Refuses
Space to Politics.

The Mine Workers Journal, official
paper of the $4,000 coal miners of the
country, published at indianapolis, will
not support Bryan in the coming cleo
tion. In a statement to a correspond
ent the Mine Workers Journal states {:
For obvious reasons we are COM
PEELED to decline publication of your
well-written letter. 1t is contrary to
the rules of the Journal to allow any
thing of "A partisan political nature in
its columns. Yours would invoke re-
plies of a partisan nature and an at
tack on other partisan candidates
from others who differ with you. and
the columns of the Journal would be
filled with letters of a partisan politi-
cal nature to the exclusion of matter
that is more interesting and calculated
to do more good. Politics of a parti-
san character are excluded from the
Journal for the good Of the Journal
and peace of its members"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-09-25
Party Requirements.

AS a party shows itself homogeneous,
able to grasp the truth with respect to
new issues, able to discard unimportant
differences of opinion, sensitive with
respect to the successful maintenance
of government. and highly charged with
the responsibility of Its obligations to
the people ut large, 1t establishes its
claim to the confidence Of the public
and to its continuance In political
power.-Hon. VIM. II. Taft, at Kansas
City. No.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-09-25

The millionaire automobilist who
went crashing with a 120-horse power
flyer through carriages in crowded
streets at Long Branch the other day
will have his license revoked, and war,
rants were procured for his arrest.
The reckless speeder is as much the
enemy of the moderate autoist as of
the rest OF the public. and all should
combine against him. 1t might be
even justice to strap some OF the
merciless scorchers to their W We
hicles and set them going on a steam
railroad track. where they would meet
something Of their size.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-09-25
TAFT'S SETTLEMENT OF THE
FRIARS' LAIRD PROBLEM.

In the whole story Of Judge Tafts
brilliant and useful career us jurist.
executive and diplomat there. is no
more creditablc chapter than that de
voted to his adjustment of the contro-
versy concerning what were known as
the "Friars' Lands in the Philip.
pines. Those lands, consisting OF
some 100000 acres OF the most fer
tile soil in the islands. were held by
priests of certain religious orders, but
were occupied and farmed by native
tenants, who complained that the
lords were excessive. Upon the with
drawal of Spanish authority from the
Archipelago the F'riars' Lands became
the subject of earnest controversy.
The farmer tenants contended that
the property should be taken from the
priests and thrown open To purchase
in small parcels by the actual occu-
pants. There was Il demand. indeed,
for the contiscation of the property
and the priests themselves. in their
vi ~ DAtlAlOtl-. NCAC
fearful that such a course might be
adopted.
1t became one OF Mr.. Taft's tasks
to settle this serious dispute, and he
accomplished II in n manner which
not only greatly increased his own
popularity and enlarged American
prestige in the islands, but developed
among the clerical authorities and tho
tenant farmers a vastly more neighbour
ly spirit, and Il more harmonious
community OF interest than had ever
existed before. Mr.. Taft carefully in
| vestigated all conditions relating TO
the Friars' Lands. He consulted the
clerical landlords, the higher church
authorities and the tenant farmers.
| Then he went to Rome, where ais
proposals for an amicable adjustment
of the controversy received the cordial
approval of the papal authorities.
The Friars' Lands were purchased for
Il sum approximating SI,000,0O0.
Clerical landlorGism ceased and the
property was divided into small par
cells and sold On easy terms TO former
tenants and others DESTROYS of engag-
ing in agriculture.
Tie real Importance of this trans
action is appreciated only by those
familiar WITH the manifold and deli.
cate problems which have been en-
countooed in the work of American
izing the Philippines. The settlement
of the affair by Mr.. Taft removed per-
manently a fruitful source of friction
between the civil and the religious in,
| terests of the islands. 1t laid the
| foundation for kindlier relations and
more intimate cooperation between
the civil government and the autaori-
ties of the church. 1t set before the
Filipinos Il high example Of American
friendship and fair dealing which is
bound to exert a wholesome moral
and educational influence for many
; years to come.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-09-25
HOW COULD BRYAN HELP?
His Prescriptions For Business
Shown to Be Intellectual.

(From the Pittsburg Gazette-Times.)
We hear of workingmen saying
that this time they intend to vote
for Mr.. Bryan. because for the past
ten months we have had hard times
But what good will that do? How Is
q tariff for revenue, ignoring the pro-
lection plea altogether, going to open
the shops and mills? How will the
election of Senators by direct vote
start the wheels of industry? Or
the publication of campaign contri-
buttons? Or the further harassment
of the railroads? Or the reorganlza-
ton of the House, so that the Speaker
may be powerless? Why open this
country now to the markets Of the
world when we have not sufficient de-
mand to consume what we ourselves
manufacture?
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-09-25
Political Notes.

The Republican party is greater than
any,man, a distinct contrast to the
Democratic party, which has but one
leadhr and he its master.-Hon. James
S, Sherman.
tits announced that Mrs. Tennessee
ClaAan Cook Is coming all the way
acro$s the ocean for the purpose OF
helpIhg to elect Bryan. She is a deter
minN woman, and Mr., Bryan probably
will#be unable to stop her.-Chlcugo
Tribune.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-09-25

In a New York court a policeman
arraigned a chauffeur who, the officer
testified, was towing two dead" au.
tomobiles and speeding at the rate Of
20 miles an hour. "Three machines,
each going 20 miles an hour?" said
the magistrate. Il should figure that
the prisoner was going 60 miles an
hour. I'll hold him for trial" And no
body punished the magistrate for his
u~nprovoked assault on physics and
mathematics.