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Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-18
THE BLACK HAND

OINISTER influences which have
been exercised against San Pedro
~ harbor and the prosperity of Los
Angeles and Southern California are
again at work, and, in the language of
the New England schoolma'am. who said
she would put greater emphasis on one
of her words but propriety forbade.
they are doing their darnedest."
1t has been intimated that the $780,
900 bond issue will not oe approved If
the citizens of Wilmington do not
adopt resolutions regretting the fact
that tidelands suits are about to be in
stituted by the Los Angeles harbor COM
mission. The conclusion is that the
Southern Pacific is using it's well
known political influence with the at
torney general, by whom the bonds
must be approved.
Is the hand of the would-be intimi-
dator also evident In the disclosed in
tention of the state legislature to dis
criminate against San Pedro harbor in
appropriations? The legislative COM
mittee appointed to investigate the har-
borS or the state has apparently in
vestigated them in the interests of the
Southern Pacific railroad. Now this
committee votes enthusiastically that
in the next ten years the state expend
$10,000,000 in the improvement OF San
Francisco harbor. San Pedro?
Oh, yes. The committeeman had
heard there was such a harbor-some-
where. During the next ten years II
would doubtless demand some care and
attention. Well. s1.50O,0Oo would be
enoughl
Yet. on account of the geographical
situation Of San Pedro it is agreed
among men who know the subject they
discuss, that with the development of
oriental trade, the opening of the
Panama canal and the increase of
railroad facilities San Pedro will be the
port preferred by transcontinental ship
pers. even as for geographical and other
reasons New York became the preferred
port over Boston and Philadelphia on
the Atlantic coast.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-18
TAFT'S PICTURE

~ EPUBLICAN thrift is illustrated
Il in the attempt OF the G.. o. P. to
~ make a little money on the side
by selling pictures of Taft at $40 per
1000 or $40 for 500. The Taft Campaign
Picture Association Distribution Com
mittee of Chicago. Ill, has made the
following appeal to "all loyal Republic
cans, of means: 1.-THE time for action
is short and much work must yet be
done. You can be of vast assistance to
The Republican party and greatly help
elect the Hon. w. H. Taft to the presi-
dency by seeing Mr.. Taft's picture
widely distributed in your town and
county. No matter how bright the out
,ook in your vicinity may be, THERE
is ALWAYS SOME UNCERTAINTY.
This committee is doing every
thing In its power to place from 5000
to $4,000 pictures in every county In the
United States, and we APPEAL TO
YOU TO ORDER 500 or 1000, or as
many more as can be we'll placed, and
help us push this good work along.
The time is short and IMMEDIATE
.ADTION Will BE OF VAST BENE-
FIT, and L trust you will help us all
you can in this matter"
A few weeks ago Republicans spoke
confidently of victory. Republican
lefeat was unthinkable. They lived in
a beautiful dream. Now, too late, they
have had a rude awakening. Tart
must be popularized. He is not well
enough known. Bryan's face is famil-
lar in every farm parlor of the United
States. There is not boy or girl III
the country who would not recognize
Mr.. Bryan at first sight. But Taft. IN
spite of his office holding record, is
unknown to the people of the United
States. If the program had not mis-
carried, Roosevelt's patronizing intro
duction was to have taken the place or
,opular cquaintanceship with the can
iidate. The sale of Taft pictures won't
mend matters because people won't
spend their money for portraits OF
man whom they don't know, and who
they believe will be a loser, and, with
in few months, has BEEN"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-18

geles. 1t was the Edinburgh Courant,
management of Daniel Defoe, grew al
most to the size of the smaller daily
papers of our time. The Courant was
complete" newspaper in every sense
of the term. OF course it had not any
telegraphic news, but it could not help
that. Circumstances prevented 1t.
Since we are gossiping on the subject
of paper and newspapers, 1t may be
interesting to recall that Defoe picked
up" the material for Robinson CRU
soc" while he was running the Cou-
rant, obtaining his idea and some OF
his facts from the Narrative" of a
Scottish sailor named Alexander Sell
kirk. At least, so he says; but Defoe
was one of the most inveterate FAX
ers" who ever lived, and the Courant
was filled with yellow journal sensa-
tional stories. Sometimes it is as hard
to believe that Selkirk suggested Cru
soc as it is to believe that Robert Louis
Stevenson dreamed DR.. Jekyll after
eating raw meat; although he himself
was responsible for that awful yarn,
and many others which he related
gravely to reporters who interviewed
him on the subject in New York and
elsewhere. Mr.. Stevenson believed In
variety, and had a new Jekyll story for
every paper.
Owing to the circumstances govern
ing their production, as well as out OF
regard for the principal use to which
they are put. both wood pulp and white
paper should be put on the free, list
perpetually. 1t is barbaric to tax them.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-18
PAPER

Z ORD NORTHCLIFFE who in spite
of his stupid tag-title is chief OF
Ia the biggest newspaper business in
the world, being representative owne'
of thirty-six newspapers and maya
zines, with an aggregate circulation Of
many millions, prophesies a scarcity in
paper. He believes American newspa-
pers must be reduced in size, sooner
later, because" he says, white paper
must inevitably rise in price. Prodigal
extravaganza in the cutting down OF
forests, forest fires and the increased
demand for the wood of the spruce
tree, caused by the growing of newspa-
pers all over the world, must have only
one end unless some of our geniuses
help the situation by discovering q
substitute for wood pulp. Some 5000
different materials have been tried, but
vainly There is nothing like wood"
The gigantic size of modern newspa
pers compared with those of early date
has had a great deal to do with the
white paper outlook. At first the news
sheet was no bigger than the modern
magazine, and complete file OF an OLD
Scottish newspaper preserved in Los
Angeles, which contains an account OF
events leading to the American Revolu
tionary war, and has fine newslette'
service covering the principal countries
of the world, is no bigger than mod
ern magazine. However the first
large" newspaper antedated by many
years the publication now in Los An
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-18

q uBMITTED to the people for their
approval or rejection at the COM
~ ing election are fourteen amend
ments to the organic law OF the
state, and four other propositions that
affect directly the taxpayers pocket
book. All of them are Important; some
of them good and some OF them thor
oughly vicious, says Los Angeles Tx
press.
OF primary Importance, of course, is
the amendment providing for the direct
primary. There was no word of ex-
PLANTATION accompanying the official ad-
yertisement of the amendment, and
had it been placed on the ballot In that
form its defeat would have been In
evitable.
Secretary of State Curry has decided,
however, to give 1t a conspicuous place
on the ballot, with q detailed explana-
ton. AS a result, 1t will appear at the
top of the last column on the ballot,
and will be easily found. Each voter
should make a point to stamp cross
(x) in the blank space marked Yes
the first thing upon entering the booth.
The second most important PROPOSE
ton is senate constitutional amendment
No, /. This provides for a separation
of state and local taxes. AS 1t was
originally presented to the legislature.
the system proposed was q great inn
movement upon the lax method at
present in vogue. 1t was so mutilated
hy Herrin's legislature. however, that
its present form would perhaps do more
harm than good. Vote mo-"
senate amendment No. IA provides for
an increase in the salaries of our state
officials The present salaries were
fixed thirty years ago, and have never
been changed, although cost of living
and salaries in all other lines have
greatly increased. The state should be
willing to pay worthy officials decent
wages. Vote yes
Senate amendment No. 16 provides:
First-That no bills can be intro
duced In the legislature after forty
days. This is to prevent examining
bills in the closing days OF the session,
and is highly desirable.
Second-That legislators be paid a
fixed salary of $1,000 instead of g. per
diem of 49, A man of moderate means
cannot afford to absent himself from
his business for the remuneration 81
present afforded. A man who doesn't
earn $1,000 as a general rule is not OF
sufficient force to become an efficlent
member of the legislature. The pro-
posed change is good one.
Third-That the expenses or eacn
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-18
EDUCATION

AZ. the best citizens of the state
n that is to say. those who take
"a an active and intelligent interest
in its affairs for the sake of American
ism and the progress Of the nation in
the direction of things that are true;
lovely and of good report-wiIl sympa-
thize with School Superintendent E. c..
Moore in his criticisms of proposed
constitutional amendments which
would tend to degrade the school sys-
tenn by introducing politics into it. We
agree with him that politics ought to
be kept out of education, and share
his horror of having important educa-
tional interests controlled or manipu-
lated by professional politicians.
Haven't we had enough of an ex-
perience with political supervisors to
teach us the danger of mixing politics
with BUSINESS? And now we are
asked to sanction changes by which
politics. WOULD BE MIXED WITH
EDUCATION, AND BUSINESS WITH
BOTH!
From the standpoint of organization,
California has the best school system
in the United States, and as DR.. Moore
pointed out, much of its superiority is
due to the state board of education,
which heretofore has been and now is
an EDUCATIONAL AND AM Elk
PERT AND NOT A POLITICAL
board. 1t has always been made up
of the educational leaders of the state,
men who have done their work in a
manner which is above reproach.
DIR. Moore asks voters to beware of
constitutional amendments" which
will tend to drag California down from
the proud educational eminence she
occupies among the states, an eminence
she has reached and held because our
educational system, thank heaven, has
been kept out of politics and beyond
reach of machine influence, except in
the matter of the school book trust.
And the amendment proposes not to
"amend," but to perpetuate the present
unsatisfactory manner of furnishing
text books for the schools!
The proposed reorganization of the
state board would substitute cheap and
poor school management for econom-
ical and efficient.
In the words of DR.. Moore: How
much log rolling there would be to be-
come a member of the proposed board.
How many different interests are rep
resented there Think of the interest
of the whole Of the educational ques-
ton of California represented in such
board as that suggested. It will be
inharmonious. 1t will be discordant
IL will be POLITICAL. 1t won't last
long. It's members won't have perma-
hence of tenure enough to establish
permanent policies! 1t will be a bundle
of sticks united
Take the advice Of DR.. Moore, who
is a recognized educational expert, and
a citizen whose motives are always
those of a patriot, and VOTE
AGAINST AMENDMENTS NO. 8 AND
NO. "a.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-18
TIP TO VOTERS

VIZ ILL D. GOULD, candidate for
w senator from the Thirty-seventh
W district; Frank P. frey, can
didate for senator from the Thirty
fifth; S. A. Waldron, candidate for the
assembly from the Seventy-ifth; M.
G. Yoakum, candidate for the assem-
bly, from the Seventy-fourth; B. F.
Hard, candidate for the assembly from
the Seventy-third; John w. Satter-
white, candidate for the assembly from
the Seventy-second, and ]. S. Allison,
candidate for the assembly from the
Sixty-eighth, have signed a statement
in favor of the development of San
Pedro harbor as a free port, emanci-
pated from railroad influences or con-
troll.
All are good Democrats, opposed to
bossism and Doodle.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-18
Hearken Unto the Parable
of OakIdnd'S Bold Burglar

n NOE Upon Time Mister Oakland
took up his Residence on the East
" Shore of San Francisco Bay. He
was a Good Citizen, paid his Taxes,
went to Church Regularly. Sawed
great deal of Wood and said Very lit"
tie. He became prosperous and was
soon Picked out as an Easy Mark by
a Bold Burglar called 8. Pee. One day,
while Mister Oakland was out Doing
a Little Politics, of which he Is Very
Fond, s. Pee. the Burglar, broke into
his House and Stole a valuable piece
of Bric-a-Brac, known as The Water
front. Mister Oakland did not dis
cover his LOSS for quite long time,
but, when he did, he set up Terrible
Din and denounced s. Pee as the Thief,
and hired Lawyers to put him where
he Belonged and to Recover the stolen
Property.
But Burglar 8. Pee was a Resource
full as well as a Hardened Criminal
and resolved to Brazen It out. He ad-
mitted that he had the Waterfront,
but declared that Mister Oakland had
Given 1t to him; and, s. Pee. having
Prospered on the Fruit of his Thefts.
had plenty of Money. too. to hire law
yers to defend him. BY the Devices
inoYn to Limbs of the Law, he man
agedNto Stave Off trial for year after
year until the Great Waterfront case
became almost a Joke--such Good
Joke that even Mister Oakland began
to smile at II himself. 1t was not SO
very long, either till he began to feel
less harshly toward S. Pee and got
into the habit of Nodding Jovially as
he Met the Burglar. who, meantime.
had acquired big Railroad.
On more than One Occasion. Mister
Oakland was on the Point of dropping
the Waterfront Case, but was pre-
vented by Neighbors, who were afraid
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-18
CELTIC CLUB

n OS ANGELES is a city Of clubs
4, societies, associations. But there
Ia isn't any club which represents as
much as the Celtic, for the simple
reason that it is not a merely ma
tiona1" organization, like the Sons of
st. Andrew. Sons of st. Patrick or Sons
of st. George, but Is clearly, definitely
and legitimately American, represent
ing the Celtic element in American ma
tional life and progress. And much that
is best in Americanism came out of the
second-sighted brain of a Celt named
Alexander Hamilton. From his day to
this American life has been one long,
constant struggle between Celtic IDEAL
ism and Sassenagh liberalism. We be-
lieve in this statement (Which probably
has never been printed before but, like
many other statements which have
escaped print, is none the less true) we
have an explanation of much that is
innermost in American life and de-
velopment. On the one hand, 'perfer-
vidum ingeniunn" drives the nation to
lofty and noble deeds and compels 1t to
the recognition of the thoughts which
come from over the hills and far away,
and try, try, try to bring q little bit
real nving-Christlan like living-into
this awful hurlyburly.
On the other hand, business "prin-
ciples," falsely so called, and the cares
OF this world. and the greed for riches,
and the modern mania for measures
which will and must inevitably pro-
duce the greatest good for the smallest
number. seduce the nation into the
worship of false ideals and the exalta-
ton Of the money power. Cold-blooded
capitalism and self-worshiping ma
tertalism have made Sassenagh civillza-
ton great in so far as 1t illustrates the
things that perish, but, in a realization
of the things that endure, there never
was a weaker civilization than ours.
and this indeed ia its point Of danger.
INTERFERE WITH ITS MATERIAL
ISM, AND WHAT rs LEFT? How
many citizens have been trained or
taught to care for Americanism and to
know that 1t is eternal7
Sassenagh civilization Is great-gi-
gantica1ly great--but who shall say 1t
is altogether "good?" We wish ever
increasing prosperity to the Celtic club
and hope It's members will work with
a will for the election of the American
and Celtic candidate for the presi-
dency, William Jennings Bryan.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-18

that II He did SO. Burglar s. Pee
might be emboldened to Break into
Their Houses.
So Things were going along swim
mingly and s. Pee took great Joy In
his Stolen Waterfront until his Bad
Brother, Yves Pee. got glimpse OF
the loot. Immediately Yves Pee. who
is also in the Railroad Business, said:
THAT for Nine" Knowing II was
with It In Broad Daylight. thinking s.
Pee would not Dare to SqueaL Bat
he didn't know 8. Pee. who coliared
him with the Goods and Hailed him
before the Court. And, 10 and behold,
the Judges who were trying to Earn
their Wages, allowed no delays. This
was a New Experience to 3. Pee and
Yves Pee. and they both got so Ratified
that they let a Large Cat out OF the
Bag and the Wise Judges declared
that the Waterfront which the Bad
Brothers claimed, Really Belonged to
Mister Oakland. to whom 1t was Forth
with Awarded, says the San Fran
cisco Bulletin.
Did 8. Pee hang his head in Shame
and Sneak Away? Not he. Turning
to Mister Oakland, he said: "It's True
the property I Stole is Yours, the
Judges have given 1t back to you, but
to show you / bear No Malice, I'll Let
you keep Half. IL you will give me the
More Valuable Half for My Trouble in
Stealing it."
And Good, Easy Going Mister Oak
land is still so Dazed at the Magma
nimity of the Offer. that he is Half
Inclined to Accept it.
Now, What do you Think OF That?
Mayor Mott calls II "A Great Vic-
tory for Mister Oakland"
There are Others who call it a GOLD
BRICK.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-18

Imprisoned in the county Jail for
fourteen months, tried on six charges.
some of them ridiculous, held on one
only, not allowed to receive visitors,
not allowed to furnish bail, in a word,
alleged Mexican revolutionary prison.
ers in Los Angeles Magon, the best
known of the three men who are de-
tained by the Republican government
in order to please a tyrant, is dying
What are we going to do about this
Injustice?
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-18
Political Points


AS Nicholas is Roosevelt's son-in-
law we may take it for granted that his
announcement is authoritative so far
as the program is concerned. but some
programs are not carried out and 1t
seems likely that this one will not be.
If the second Roosevelt reign Is to walt
for eight years of Taft IL seems prob
able that 1t will be postponed until
after perpetual motion is invented
Jacksonville Times Union.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-18

General Lord Kitchener, well known
as the Sirdar and the military COM
mander of India, will visit the United
States. Kitchener, unlike "Bobs," is
not a popular hero among his own
ly disagreeable necessity during mill
tary crises, and is never turned loose"
until the situation becomes desperate.
By respectful but not admiring cir
Gle he is recognized as the most cold
blooded military butcher of modern
times
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-18

Shaking the dice for the cigars will
no longer be a popular pastime in
Los Angeles. The authorities have
reached the conclusion that this is as
bad a form of gambling as any other.
And they are right. Gambling is gam
bling, and it would not be fair to pun
ish men who gamble for high stakes
and give immunity to those who gam
BILE for low stakes. BY the way, how
about those election bets of which we
are hearing so much?
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-18
Trusts Are Republican

The trust evil has grown up since
the Inauguration of Mckinley. Before
McKinleys inauguration there was lit
tie ground for prosecution. Some of
the laws under which prosecutions
have been instituted were not in force
during Cleveland's administration be-
cause the evils they are intended to
correct were not then known.-E1orida
Times Union.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-18
Cleveland Forgery

Instead of frankly confessing him
self the Village Idiot of American
Journalism, Adolph S. Ochs, editor of
the New York Times, prefers to take
his stand in the dock with Richard V.
Oulahan, chief of the publicity bureau
of the Republican campaign committee,
as guilty of procuring and uttering a
forgery of the name of Grove Cleve-
land.-LoCisville Courier-Journal.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-18
AT THE HEATERS

BURBANK-"Dorothy Vernon Of Haddo
Hall"
PEOPLE'S-NelsOn- Cans fight pictures.
ORPHEUM-Advanced vaudeville.
LOS ANGELES-Fashionabl vaudeville.
EMPIRE-Vaudeville.
FIsCHER'S-"Get Me a Baby"
UNIQUE-''Ths HOld-Up."
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-18

This morning, if calculations are cor
rect the American fleet of warships
will arrive off Yokohama, and the ban
zais and salutes of the Japs will make
all patriots in both countries forget the
unpleasant language which was in
dulged in recently.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-18

With the constitutionality of the
Cartwright antitrust law upheld, pro-
ceedings will now be taken against de-
PENDANTS accused of entering into an
agreement to fix and control prices to
the consumer. The course and result
of the first trial under the law will
be watched with the greatest interest
In every part of the United States.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-18

Some years ago the Republican paper
was deploring the fact that a strong
p. A. Stanton. This year G. C. Mar
tin fills the bill. He is candidate
whom all voters of high principle can
support with clear consciences.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-18

An aeroplane steerer injured the
other day is being refArred to as
sky pilot. The old-fashioned style of
sky pilot, however, win still hold pre-
mier rank.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-18
He VIII

present administration in California
that there is apprehension that IL the
governor of the state were to make a
political speech for the Republican
party in San Luis Obispo 1t would drive
scores of Republicans to vote the DEM
ocratic tieket.-Oakland Enquirer.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-18
Campaign Suggestion

A letter mailed fourteen years ago
has just reached its destination. Mr..
Taft's managers would feel more con-
fidence If the Roosevelt letters took
that route.-New York World
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-18
Roosevelt Dynasty

Perhaps in 1915 the campaign for
woman's rights will have reached a
stage which will permit the succession
of Alice Roosevelt Longworth to this
presidential throne.--St. Louis POST
Dispatch.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-18
Sunshine in Carloads

Statistics show that in 1908 1000 cars
of apples, $500 of deciduous and about
81. 900 of citrus fruits have been shipped
out of California.-Santa Monica Out
look.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-18
UnIntentIonaI Truth

The Republican campaign in Califor-
mia is now at its height and in many
respects 1t is one of the most remark
able which has ever come within the
experience of even the most seasoned
leaders of the party.-San Luis Obispo
Tribune.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-18
The State Press
Welcomed Royalty

The visit of California business men
to Japan promises to have good results
for the coast. They were royalty well
coined to Tokio.--Pasadena News.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-18
SENSITIVE

Mr.. Roosevelt Is sure that the Ameri-
can people win condemn 1.-The tone" OF
Governor Haskell's attack upon the
president. A master of urbanity and
delicacy himself, he knows how harsh
words and reckless accusations CRATE
upon the ear.-New York Post.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-18

One industrious highwayman up In
washington managed to hold up thirty
men at one time. He ought to trans
fer his activities to the other Wash
ington.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-18
General Awakening

These big meetings, in the busy sea-
son all over the country, do not indi-
cate any widespread apathy among
men who think for themselyes-7Fresno
Republican.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-18
True to the Policy

And still In another respect Mr. Tai;
IL carrying out the Roosevelt policy.
He is becoming boastfui.-Indisnapolls
News.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-18

Mr.. Gray states that the farmers
bordering on the lake complain that
fine ducks are eating their wheat sown
or left for volunteer crop and they
have nut out Paris green which has
killed thousands of them.-Lemoore
Republican.