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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-22
DANCE HALLS

q INCE the city council has shown ii
is open to conviction with re-
~ gard to constitutionalism 1t should
not be weary in we'll doing, but should
follow up the advantage it has gained
In intelligent and unpreJudiced public
opinion by putting an end to the dance
hall evil. In order to have the slightest
excuse for existence dance han must
be conducted with a scrupulous regard
for propriety. In any entertainment of
a "sociable" nature, where the re-
straints imposed by the conventions of
good society are not enforced rigidly, 1t
Is easy to overstep the bounds of pro-
priety, and in the free and easy pub
ucity of a dance hall, where anybody
can meet everybody" and chaperonage
is hardly known, it Is not hard to be-
lieve the bounds of good conduct may
be overstepped. No self-respecting cit
izen would like to think his daughter
was an unchaperoned frequenter Of
public dance halls, and self-respecting
citizens realize the Importance of TAX
ing care of the morals of other peoples
children. The people of this city have
a, community of interest in public NOR
atty, and it Is distinctly to the ad-
vantage of every family in Los Angeles
that no family should be exposed to
risks through the unrestrained opera
ton of dance halls. We hope the coun-
Gil, which showed a jealous regard for
the spirit of the United States consti-
tuition and Loyalty revised an ordin-
ance which confieted with it, will be
equally jealous in upholding public
morality and discouraging any agency
which directly or indirectly may minis
ter to vice. We must have clean city
as well as a great city; indeed, the
greatness which forgets or neglects
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THUG TARIFFS

RUIT growers of California are
asking whether Mr. Taft would
u be willing to follow the Demo-
cratic lead in the matter of condemn.
ing excessive railroad tariffs on indus
tries, as he followed 1t In the matter
of publicity for campaign contribu-
lions. A correspondent points out that
nations, rebating, ETC., INSCRIPTIONS
railroads have managed to squeeze the
fruit industry almost dry. There is not
much Juice" left for the man who
grows the fruit We have received
many similar complaints from fruit
growers In Southern California who say
they find they have been working for
the railroads. From Imperial valley
comes a protest from former Angelo
nos, who assert they had fine crops,
but after hauling them to the railroad
had less than nothing for their pains
They are out of pocket by the cost of
the hauling. To tax an industry to
death is a short-sighted policy. Early
in the history of America a Tory gov
eminent in London tried to tax the
colonies to death, and every Fourth
of July we celebrate the consequences.
But it was easier for the colonies to
revolt against King George than it is
for the fruit growers to revolt against
King Railroad. The lack of foresight
which characterized the Tory policy
is equally characteristic OF the railroad
policy Oppressors are all guilty OF
the same error. They think the OPP
pressed will never rebel. They forget
an old proverb which says: Even a
worm turns when tramped on" Cali
fornia industries are not managed by
men who lack spirit. They are not
"crawlers," and we marvel at the
short-sightedness of railroad policies
which persist in treating intelligent
managers of great industries as If they
were not entitled to the slightest con-
sideration. Tory railroad magnates
should never forget they are dealing
with American fruit growers, and
there is no reason to believe a con-
test between industrial Toryism and
Industrial Americanism will result in
anything but industrial independence.
It's a way we have in the United
States.
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SAYS A CONSCIENCE THAT IS SHAPED AND
VARIED BY EXTERNALS CAN'T BE INHERENT

it's shape from outside conditions, i. e.,
environment?
SAYS Mr.. Graf: Conscience, or the
voice of reason, says in a given case
certain act is right or wrong" Now
l will pass over the fact that 1t Is
begging the question to postulate
Conscience" and the voice of reason"
as identical. 1 will merely point out
that conscience will pronounce differ
emily to two different men upon one
and the same action, and differently
to the same man at dinerent times,
The conscience of a judge In this city
will permit him to condemn fellow
man, charged with common theft, TO
five years impriSonment-he thinks 10
do so is fright" The conscience or
Judge Hopwood, on the other hand,
tells him that such a sentence Is
wrong" ''barbarous" and cruel
Where is your intrinsic" criterion.
your inherent" guide? Each of these
mems conscience is the outcome or
memory of what he has learned-a
habit Of thought" differing in the two
men as their environments have diff
fered; be it the environment of books,
OF of men, or Of other influences what
soever.
The whole strength of the case for
blame and punishment lies in the blind
adherence and acquiescence of the 'un-
IAllhOItS WIN AchNO otAC"~@
themselves to be misled or dominated
by a few loose thinkers and the special
pleaders of force-founded authority.
How foreign to ratiocinatory processes
are it's method becomes apparent di-
rectly its apologists are forced from a
passive to an active attitude.
When Mr.. Graf calmly invites me 70
concede him a point in the field of cold
science and logic on the strength OF
the Cain and Abel fable l feel sad, as
do when he supposes lin terms OF
the presently the case of an assassin
who enormously considers murder to
be a virtue So hard is 1t to ma
good arguments to support their views!
Neither Mr.. Graf nor I can say at
what precise point in the slow devel-
opment of the man-beast or beast-man
into the man proper the first deliberate
murder was committed; but-mark
this-the first time 1t happened that
the slayer of a fellow human was
driven by shame (not fear of VEN
geance) to repel accusation by subter-
fuge, it is safe to say he had learned
from some source outside himself Cen
yironment) that murder was wrong.
How can you ascribe "inherency" to
something that was not in the hearts
of his forbears, nor had as yet pene-
trated the minds of many of his con-
Temperatures? FRANK E. STONE
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wlf AND WISDOM

We've got so now that Wen save q
man from the microbes eff we have to
starve him to death to do it.
A man WI plenty Of money IN the
bank don't like to draw out for to pay
debts he's forgot about.
l reckon that you think you-all up
here in Atlanta have cen about got all
the civilization that's a-comin' to you;
but RELY you amt come to deep water.
The furder you git lords the big north
the more you'll find.
/ amt got a thing in the world agin
sentiment, so long as 1t don't stand In
the may Of the main chance.
I've got so alters look Tor some
kinder string when see paper max
I'M a hero out'n a man, an ef thars
one thar l can alters most inginer'lly
find 1t. -,
Now, I'll tell you-an, your par VA
me whilst I'm a-doin OF I'll Wish the
whole state of Georgy an likewise all
the cotton states was rich enough an
powerful enough for to be muck-raked
an Investigated ever DAY IN tne WEEK.
When the trusts want to SKIN nea
for his hide an taller, they'll start up
a butcher shop for to do the. business
eff they can't git 1t done no other way:
An when they want to go on stu
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POMONA, July 2O.--[Editor Herald:
Most Americans will be bold to assert
that the principles of this government
have never been excelled, and yet their
remoteness from the perfection that
would bring satisfaction is evidenced
by the suggestions which appear in the
Public Letter Box, as well as by the
efforts which are made by the diff
ferent political parties to get into
power, that they may fix things up in
their way. And this change in plan
has been the order in all ages. That
most of she evil from which this sad
old earth" suffers is due to mlsgovern-
ment is plain to the discerning.
Future experiments in governments,
like the past, will when tried be found
wanting. Man labors under disadvan-
tages too great to enable him to formu-
late and execute such laws as will
bring "peace on EARTH" Are conditions
never to improve?
AS man cannot assist us in our extrem-
ity we cry to God "Give us help from
trouble, for vain is the help Of man"
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WHITTIER

MO fair-minded person at all ac-
y quainted with the method of
procedure at great Investigations
will agree with the criticism of mem
bers of the committee of the state
board of charities that in the Whittier
case too much hearsay and too little
legal testimony was introduced by
Trustee Desmond" At all investiga-
tions, including the celebrated Lexow
inquiry in New York, the utmost haiti
tude was given to witnesses and hear
say evidence was admitted If the wit
ness gave the name of the person or
persons by whom he had heard 1t
said" In this way the scope of the
investigation was broadened and much
truth was discovered which would have
remained hidden if stricter rules of
evidence had been applied. An inves-
tigation Is not trial. 1t Is instituted
for the purpose of finding out every
thing possible concerning facts-not
only the facts, but everything bearing
on them, and it is impossible to con-
duct a complete investigation without
admitting hearsay evidence. Trustee
Desmonds answer to this awful charge
preferred against him is that of any
well meaning, sincerely honest citizen
who may find himself compelled to act
as prosecuting attorney" He said
he was mot a lawyer, that he had been
asked to prepare papers hurriedly;
that witnesses whom he deemed i'm
portant could not be- found or had
gone beyond the jurisdiction of the
state, and that from remarks he had
heard he judged it would be useless
to prepare his case more exhaustively,
as the board had already Cancelled all
evidence prior to two years back"
Enough evidence was introduced to
satisfy any person not glutton for
scandalous details that Mr.. Desmond
was justified in calling attention to a
disgraceful condition of affairs which
existed at the reformatory. The man
ner in which that institution was con-
Quoted was not calculated to reclaim
the inmates from evil courses and bad
habits of thought and to strengthen
their moral natures and reform their
characters Therefore, under the man
agement that has been complained of,
it has failed of its purpose, and Mr..
Desmond. in calling public attention
to it's shortcomings. did his duty.
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~LoS ANGELES, July 2O.-EEditor
Herald: 1 am glad to see that we
have someone at this end of the world
who has got right hook on the Pas
teur fad and foolishness. Your corre-
spondent M. B. T. is saying some Of
the things that want saying on the
matter; things the like of which
have been wanting to say in times
past; but we had not always Her
aid in which to air our views and facts,
and up to quite recently it was impos-
sible to get a letter against Pasteurism
or vaccination into a California paper.
4 have followed this subjecttas 1t has
been discussed from time to time in a
London paper of large circulation, and
though / have not kept the statistical
material by. me and therefore cannot
quote precise figures here, L have seen
enough to know that at bottom Pas
teurism is commercial, serum-factory
proposition, and that its statistics OF
'cures" are faxed in proper commercial
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LOS ANGELES, July 21.-[Editor
Herald: Mr.. Graf claims my SYM
pathy; he has 1t most entirely. He
thinks should, for charitable pur-
pose, be willing to repeat" 1 am, If
it can be shown to be of any use. My
objection was based on the assumption
that what Mr.. Blatchford had stated
so perfectly could hardly become more
convincing y repetition In my weaker
language It seems, however, that
repetition has brought Mr.. Graf to see
and admit the dependence of con-
science on time. place and condition
in other words, on environment
though he does not yet see, apparently,
that in this he grants Blatchfords
whole case.
When he couples his plea for sym
pathy with a request that l DEFEND
him on the charge of unreasonable
ness-I, who already represent the
other side-I don't see my way so
clearly. | am afraid the most l can
do in Mr.. Crafts defense Is to plead
that he be not punished and blamed,
the while, for his own good, l press
my own--or Mr.. Blatchford's-case1 Tor
the bottom dog.
Mr.. Graf says: my reason tells me
there is a difference between right and
an argument for the inherency of con-
science. 1 have a child who knows
there is "a difference" between his
right foot and his left, but he has to
think twice before he knows which is
which, and even then is not quite
certain. He has to learn more before
he will get the fact fixed. Just as
what we have learned fixes our con-
science.
The question is not Gas Mr.. Graf
| imagines) whether there are certain
things that are intrinsically wrong"
l would hope that, for the purposes
Of this argument, Mr.. Graf and l can
come together in agreement with Mi.
Blatchford when, in differentiating be-
tween true" and "artifcia" morals,
he defines true morals as those that
are founded on the rule that 1t Is
wrong to cause needless injury to any
fellow creature" But this is not the
question. Some loose thinking has
crept in on Mr.. Crafts side. The ques-
ton is. Are there certain things, the
sense of whose rightness or wrongness
is inherent and universally so, in the
human mind or heart? Mr.. Blatch-
ford says mo" / agree with him;
and even Mr.. Graf has come to admit
that this sense depends upon time,
place and condition" What becomes
of the infallibility, the divinity, the
inherency of a conscience that takes
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-22

Among fallacies which are used by
Republican papers in their endeavor to
square the circle" by maintaining an
untenable economical position, none is
sillier or weaker than the absurd state
ment that the poor man does not pay
taxes. Indirectly, the poor man is "a
constant taxpayer. He is always pay
ing taxes, from the cradle to the grave.
He is taxed through his grocery bills,
butcher bills, tailors' bills, shoemakers'
bills and landlords bills for house rent.
In addition, in California, he pays a
poll tax. In proportion to his earnings
the poor man is far more heavily taxed
than the rich man. 1t is absurd to pre-
tend he isn't.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-22

LONG BEACH, July 2O-TEditor
Herald: The most striking and pro-
phetic cartoon which so far has APP
peared in this political campaign is the
well drawn one in late issue of your
paper which shows the Republican
presidential candidate clearing for
action by disposing of the Roosevelt
policies. Closely following this came
an Associated Press dispatch giving
a synopsis of what is to be in
Tafts notification speech. Now we
have it heralded through his party or
gans that he proposes doing a great
thing for California by high tarin on
our fruit imports, ignoring the fact that
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-22

In order to show the world that Los
Angeles is a ms nufacturing and indus
trial center and not merely the flower
garden many misguided fasteners still
think it is, Frank Wisstns, secretary
of the chamber of commerce, is pre-
pairing a list of local manufacturers
Already he has discovered and listed
1870 firms And in spite of its great
industrial activity Los Angeles is still
the most attractive beautiful, delight
full, aesthetic, floral city in the Unite j
States
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GOOD ROADS

NOOD ROADS will add to the i'm
T portance, wealth, prestige. happi-
VI ness, earning power. producing
and marketing ability of Southern Call
ifnrnia. They will bringsan immediate
increase of revenue to Los Angeles
county They will pay for themselves
so fast that the initial expense will be
hardly perceptible. We do not ask the
pardon of our readers for reminding
them constantly of the good roads
bonds election. On the contrary, we
ask them to go and do likewise. We
wish they would say Good roads, to
every neighbor they meet, every time
they meet that neighbor. If by their
zeal they persuade or constrain that
neighbor to vote for good roads they
can afford to stand a little grumbling.
If the bond issue is to succeed, a two
thirds favorable vote must be polled.
1t is your business and ours to get
out that majority. It Is your business
and ours to persuade voters to vote.
It is your business and ours to insist
that this is q personal matter, that
every citizen must do HIS duty and
not trust to ''the other fellow" II you
vote you have done your duty. If you
ask the other fellow" whether he has
voted you have still done no more
than your duty. The good roads mat
ter is not of minor Importance. 1t is
of major Importance. 1t should enlist
not merely the loyal enthusiasm but
the personal endeavor OF every citizen.
The success of the good roads bond
issue will be assured If every citizen
acts on the theory that his vote is all
important; that it is absolutely essen
tiaI to the success of the cause.
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SAYS MOST OF EVILS OF OLD EARTH
COME DIRECTLY FROM MIsMANAGEMENT

psalm GOLD. And before we put forth
our petition an answer is promised,
Because he (God) hath appointed a
day in which he will judge the
world in righteousness, by that man
whom he hath ordained, whereof he
hath given assurance unto all men, in
that he hath raised him from the dead"
(Acts 17:3D. The most prominent ele-
ment in the character of Jesus Christ,
as represented sin the scriptures of the
prophets" is his kinship, and any form
of religion which ignores this is vitality
defective.
I will give a few references, leaving
your interested readers to look up and
read the texts. They will show, If they
have any meaning, that Christ's king
dom will be as real and liberal as any
that has ever existed: Psalms 29,
11O:1-2, 72:S-12, 67:4; lisa. 1921, Dan.
7.13-14, Rev. 11:15. Such promises are
full of hope. If they mean what they
say let us tell others of them. If they
do not, let some of your readers ex-
plain. JAMES T. IRWIN.
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THINKS PASTEURISM COMMERCIAL AFFAIR,
AND A SERUM FACTORY PROPOSITION

advertising fashion. The method can
freely indicate as follows:
Suppose that in pre-Pasteur days out
Of 10000 persons bitten by dogs 100 per-
sons only Chose, in fact, whose cases
involved some alarming conditions)
were medically treated, and three of
them died.
Now suppose today, out of 10000 per-
sons bitten, 1000 are forced or fright
ened or cajoled into undergoing treat
ment at the Pasteur institutions, and
ten of them die.
How do the Pasteurites figure this9
Three out of 100 is per cent. Ten
out of 1000 is 1 per cent; therefore,
they say, we have reduced the mortal
ity from to per cent.
Whereas, the fact is as follows:
Three out of 10000 is 3-100 of / per
cent; ten out of 10000 is Ito of per
cent-showing large increase in NOR
tality instead of a decrease.
A LOOKER-ON.
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SHOWS THAT FREIGHT RATES AND REBATES
ARE HEAVIEST BURDEN ON CALIFoRNIANS

in this matter the railroad tariff most
concerns our people.
In the past the railroads seriously OPP
pressed them by excessive freight
charges and determinations for service
between individual shippers and locali-
ties. That, now being by law forbidden
except the first mentioned, the rail-
roads hope to continue in it by exact
ing sufficient to pay dividends upon as
much or more of watered stock than
they have of honestly invested capt.
tai. In respect to this the Democratic
platform is emphatically on the side
Of the producing class. The paramount
question in this regard is will Mr.. Taft
follow the Democratic lead as he did in
the matter of publicity for campaign
contributions? HAWKEYE.
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A Wall street banker is treasurer of
the Republican national committee.
The sagacious prudence evinced in this
choice compels admiration. At the
heart of the money market Treasurer
Sheldon will find it easy to send out
the Office boy with the aims basket
We don't think contributors to the big
fund will be limited to one donation
although shrinking modesty may pre-
vent Republican contributors from hav-
ing their names published more than
once.
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hunt, they'll put up costly bureau an
wash stand in Washin't ton an pay
man a hundred dollars week for to
slip paragraphs in the newspapers of
the country.
The fact is all of us will have to git
down to modern business methods
sooner or later, an the sooner the bet
ter. Wen have to take off our big bags
of sentiment an bury 'em by the side
Of the road.
A lie may have jest as long legs as
a mule colt, but it's Jest as weak
kneed, an it can be run down an las
seed lots quicker than folks think it
can-Joel Chandler Harris in Uncle
Remus' Magazine.
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IN ST. GERMAN STREET

Through the street of st. German
March the tattered hosts OF rain.
While the wind with vagrant fife
Whips their chilly ranks to life.
From the window I can see
Their CHASTITY banners blowing free,
As they pass to where the, ships
Crowd about the wharves and slips.
There at days end they embark
To invade the realms Of dark,
And the sun comes out again
In the street of St. German.
Broadway Magazine.
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Edwin Markham's Chautauquan poem,
"World Purpose" was delayed in
transit and was not read at the PSYCHE
cal moment. Still, it may rise superior
to the event, and may fulfil It's purpose.
Edwin Markham is a great poet, but,
dear! dear! will poets ever learn to be
punctual?
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We strongly and urgently advise our
friends not to "bet their
heads on Taft. The post-election spec
tacle of headless Republicans wander
ing around Los Angeles would be dis
Besides, it would not be can
ME. Hang on to your heads, boys.
Don't lose them.
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BY the death of Bishop Potter of
New York the American Episcopal
church loses one of its best known and
most popular prelates. His father be-
fore him was Bishop Potter, and tho
family has many distinguished rep
resentatives in secular circles
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A two-thirds vote is necessary for the
success of the good roads bond election.
A mere majority won't do. Los Angeles
county expects every citizen to do his
duty by turning out and voting for this
great. epoch making public improve
ment
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Too Late, Too Late

Sandy, who is painting his house,
goes to the other end of town on a, bor
rowing expedition. He stops at Neigh
Dor Wullies. Knocks.
us Wullie in?"
AYE" replies woman at the door.
"a wad like tae see him."
Eye Gamma"
"Whit wye no? Is ma he weel?"
100, he's JUST deid, puir bodie"
Uong pause.)
Ibid he say onything aboot a pot o.
green paint afore he ee'd?"-Harper's
Weekly.
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American gems more than doubled in
value last year. To Kunz, the expert,
belongs the honor OF discovering that
American rocks and soil produced
jewelry as we'll as gold.