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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-28
DENIES PARTNERSHIP AND
QUOTES HEBREW SCRIPTURE

POMONA, Nov. 23.-[Editor Herald
While not wishing to defend either Mr.
Torrey's methods or his doctrines,
would like to place before your readers
a few words relative to Mr.. Severance
structures on the Jewish Jehovah ana
his co-worker, the DEVIL which APP
feared in Sundays Letter Box. If Mr..
S. were to read the Jewish scriptures
he would find that no such partnership
exists as the straw one he sets up TO
knock down. On the contrary, we nave
this same Jewish Jehovah declaring
Elsa. 45:O, II make peace, and create
evil"; and again (Amos 800, Shali
there be evil in city, ana the Lord
hath not done it?"
In the Encyclopedia Britannica per-
haps as good an authority as Mr.. s., in
the article on Devil" we read: 1T is
evident that this belief amongst the
Jews was one of gradual growth, ana
is not to be traced in any such dennlte
form in the Old Testament as we meet
with 1t in the New.
'In the earlier prophetic literature OF
the Hebrews there is no recognition OIL
any spirit Of evil at war with Jehovah.
Ali power and dominion are, on the
contrary, clearly aseribed to Jehovah
himself, who is supreme in heaven. on
earth and under the earth. :. Inc
question then arises as to the special
source of the conception or the oeVll
as a fallen and evil spirit. The ex-
PLANTATION commonly given of this con-
ception by our modern critical schools
is that 1t sprang out of the intercourse
of the Jews with the Persians during
their period of exile"
There is "one infinite and universal
force" as Mr.. s. says, that controls
things" The Jewish Jehovah claims to
be that force. "By the spirit of the
Lord Jehovah. r. W were the heavens
made; and all the host of them by the
breath of his mouth" Ps. 1876.
JAMES T. IRWIN.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-28
THE RATES GoUGE

TN ORDER to bring home the mean
ing of the announced increase in
Il freight rates, and to place 1t with
in the scope of the personal expert
enee" of every reader, we will put it in
this way: On and after the beginning
of next year-now nigh at hand-the
railroads propose to increase the cost
of living in Southern California, while
there will be no increase in the reve-
nues earned or wages paid in this
state to Offset the railroad advance.
This Immediately takes the freight rate
proposition out of the fair play range,
and makes it non-debatable from any
ethical point of view. It is q gouge-
nothing more, nothing less: just plain
gouge. with pathetic inability to I'M
derstand the common veal or see the
point, a citrus grower the other day
remarked, with great complaceney:
well, freight rates on citrus fruits are
not advanced, anyway. so we are ahead
of the game"
Ahead of the game! Why, a few
months hence the value of this mans
citrus crop and his citrus ranch will
have deteriorated exactly in proportion
to the extent to which the increase of
freight rates will have affected the
general business system. The money
he earns by means of his citrus crop
will not be able TO buy him as much in
1909 as it did in 1908. He viii have to
put in an extra amount Of labor and
skill and harvest an extra amount of
crop in order to place himself econom-
icauy and financially in the same posi-
ton he occupied in 1908.
Now let US see what is the plain
American Of what the railroads pro-
pose 70 do to California They intend
Cshould the people remain meek and
lamblike) 10 tax California coming and
going. Goods manufactured in this
state and shipped east will have TO pay
the extra freight rate imposed by the
carriers. Goods shipped into this state
will have TO pay the extra freight rate
imposed by the railroads. 1t is difficult
to see where our overoptimistic and
slightly myopic citrus growing friend
finds cause for glee, because many arti-
Giles used in connection with the pro-
duction of his crop will be taxed, and
his fruit viii perforce be more ex-
pensive even when on the tree-even
before it is gathered and shipped. The
elementary economics of the situation
make it only too demonstrably certain
that the increased rate will affect the
necessaries as we'll as the luxuries of
life in California. 1t will be impossible
for MIR. Citrus Grower or anybody else
10 escape the railroad tariff. Every
citizen of the state will be taxed, and
in return the state will receive no ben
eft, and on the contrary will be placed
at a disadvantage in its competition
with the other industrial states of the
Union. The railroad policy shows sim
gularly poor judgment-as well as self
ishness and lack of patriotism.
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THERE ARE OTHERS I"

Ivy WAY of defense, the Standard
II Oil trust will make the plea there
- are others Just as bad" and will
review the history of big corporations
in the United States. It will endeavor
4 show abuses complained of with re-
gard to Standard Oil management have
characterized the management Of all
the successful corporations. We cannot
believe all the great business successes
the United States were the result of
unscrupulousness and of disregard of
the rights Of others.
Mr.. Rockefe1ler's lawyer is surely
overzealous in behalf of his client
when he asserts many great fortunes
in the United States We're made by
methods similar to those used by Rock
efeller, and that in fortune building the
weakest man must go to the wall. The
Rockefeller theory is that modern bust
ness life illustrates to a nicely OAR
wlnianism, and in a struggle for exist
ence the fittest survive, the fittest being
the most daring, most unserupulous
and most unkind
The saber-tooth tiger has been eXtlnct
for Qnany centuries, but modern civil
zatign has created something which is
as inimical to the higher and better
interests Of mankind as a saber-toothed
tiger. That the crushing tyranny OF
one great trust mould be justified by
the tyrannies Of other trusts is an argu-
nent which is more Satanic than rea-
sonable. surely in the consideration OF
me case Of the STANDARD oil trust II
win not be allowed to prevail.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-28
A RICH RULER

T BUILDED my Treasure-house under the ground
Cavern of granite with doors steel-bound.
Il And my gold and my gems, and my jewels there
Safe-guarded by charms and magic
My granaries, proof against hunger or fear,
Were rich with the harvest of many year.
And watched with suspicion my fellows, then,
For heard the whispers of starving men,
But the desert, when Hunger spoke
My crust with beggar boy broke
Then the wilderness sang with the multitude,
For the barren sands fields OF food.
And men who hated my iron rod
Coupled my name with the name of God
Back to my granaries-nad with fear
Empty husks of a famine year
But sang for JOY, like gone mad,
For the bOunteous emptiness made me glad
Then once when a blind cried for aims
l empted my purse in his shriyeled palms.
And heard the blind and The poor, ard the lame
Shouting with praise my hated name
Then rushed my Treasure-house, faint with dread
Dust Dust and Dust-like the house of the Dead!
But my heart light that laughed and cried;
My soul with Love gorihed
For heard from heaven the dear Christ call
1T is Mine, my Child you have given it all
ROBERT ]. BURDEFIE
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CHRISTMAS CHEER

IN spite of the advice of President
elect Taft, who tells the American
Il nation it should not rush on
prosperity, Los Angeles Herald for a
long time has been rushing on pros
perity and achieving a great success.
1t will celebrate this success in the
Christmas spirit and in the good old
fashioned Christmas way by helping
its friends to have a little enjoyment
"As We journey through life let US
live by the way" We cannot live
complete lives if we live selfish lives
The Herald win act as Santa Claus
steward at a children's Christmas fes-
tival, and while we are doing our part
we think it is only fair to our big, hap
by family of readers that we should
give them the opportunity of uniting
with us in making the merriest Christ
mas ever for the boys and girls of Los
Angeles.
Our readers are responding splendid
ly to the request of The Herald that
they should join The Herald in pro-
viding a memorable Christmas feast
ana eHLEEA6lnAile4il lOE the GOnllB AoAFASs
We do not wish to be too persistently
urgent, yet we know that since the
festival is 10 be held it is probable a
very large number of our readers and
friends would like to show their benev-
olence and good will. and it is also
probable that unless We gently prod
them up they will wait until the last
few available days before they send in
their contributions and gifts and our
santa Claus stan will be overwhelmed
with work. We know we can count
on the cooperation of enough readers
and friends to warrant us in saying
The Herald festival will be the big
gest and best of its kind ever held in
Los Angeles, but for the sake Of the
workers who are attending to the prep
arations we wish our friends would an
nounce their gifts and contributions
early. The Herald will publish names
Of all subscribers to the Christmas
fund and contributors to the Christmas
fare.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-28

A newspaper man told Los Angeles
audience how he gained interviews
with notable persons" To our way
Of thinking there is no person too nota-
BILE to have any right to refuse to an
swer questions put to him by accredit-
ed representatives of the American
people-and that is exactly what news
paper men are. When we read how
some newspaper men talk about the
persons they have made famous we
cannot blame the notable" persons
for having "swelled heads" How many
persons would be notable If there
were no newspapers?
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-28
Perpetual Change Is Basis
OF Governmental Structure

learning that there is Something that
does build for eternity, that shapes and
molds the destiny of nations and men
unknown to him. And when he real
ICES that fact more fully, and learns
to be guided and governed in some
measure by that Primal Power, his
governments and social forms will be-
gin to take on the appearance of sta
bility, and beauty. Then harmony viii
displace discord in the relations of
men.
Poets and philosophers of all ages
have perceived this principle of i'm
manent wisdom at work in the affairs
of men. and have pleaded in vain for
it's practical recognition of statesmen
and publishers, but the governmental
class, physical science, and the forces
of formal edudcation have almost al
ways been solidly arrayed on the side
of a glorified materialism; and even
now the light is dawning in spite of,
rather than because of. the men and
principles that seemingly guide the des-
tiny of governments and peoples
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-28
COrnSfdIkS WIN Furnish
InexhanStibJe Paper Supply

day being produced from wood pulp
and to be afforded cheaper.
1t now looks as though source has
been discovered that will be practically
inexhaustible, with the incidental but
nightly important advantage of cheap
ness. The savants who have investi-
gated the matter declare that the new
material viii be 80 per cent cheaper
than wood pulp.
Under the direction of the bureau of
forestry and of plant industry expert
ments have been conducted, the out
come of which has been the production
of five grades of good paper from the
ordinary constalk.
According to the department of ag
riculture millions of tons of material
will be available for this new manufac-
ture, which heretofore either has been
plowed under. for fertilization of the
soil (for which purpose agricultural
experts say their value is slight.
No special growth of corn is required
it is averred, just such sorts as are
raised in Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas,
or in Texas, Tennessee, Illinois and
Virginia. A new source of income is
open to the farmer.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-28
REFoRMER ROOSEVELT

president ROOSEVELT says!
when the people of this country
a are asking the question. what
shall we do for our ex-presidents? tell
them they need do nothing for this
ex-president. He is going out to work
and to do for himself. I have had a
first-class time as president of the
United States, and have enjoyed every
minute of the time have been in the
White House. When I have finished
the last stroke, I am going contentedly
to a.ork."
He meaas to the work of writing
books. special stories and magazine
articles, for We should not forget that
a professional special writer is COM
pleting his presidency of the United
States, and a newspaper reporter is
about to succeed him. According TO
general belief the reporter should make
a better president than the special
writer, because he is more practical
and is better acquainted with condi-
tons as they are. But we are forced
to believe Judge Taft has been highly
successful I'm forgetting his reporters
experience, or he would be able TO talk
more intelligently about social con-
ditions. We hope Mr.. Roosevelt on
his return to private life will associate
himself with his friend Riis and follow
up the disclosures as to "how the other
half lives by advocating sane meas
ures of permanent reform. We hope
he will md out WHY the other half
lives in the manner described by Riis,
that he will ascertain WHY there is
another half in the land of the free,
and will suggest practical remedies for
present conditions.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-28
SAYS ASPIRATION ALONE
NEVER BUILT A HOUSE

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 26.-[Editor
Herald: l never decry the Golden
Rule. It is a rule that has guided
the best men and women since now
fnany centuries before Christ man
knoweth not. 1t doubtless had lts
inception in human conduct even pc.
fore the time of written history. But
fine Golden Rule is, after all, only an
aspiration-not an arrangement or a
system; and though we might ai~be
"golden-rulers," yet that would not
necessarily settle anything, because our
individual ideas of how we would De
done by differ so vastly. For exam
pie, the capitalistically-ln minded person
will agree to the proposition: III SKIN
Won When / can; you shall skin me
when YOU can-within the law III you
step outside the law in doing SO, ~
have YOU trounced by the law; ana II
I transgress similarly, you shall have
me trounced Crowded we are caught).
And the trouncing shall be, cruelty
hard-it is for our moral good De-
HeVe in the Golden Rule.
Contrast the above with the other
"golden-ruler'' who says: Never SKIN
your fellow; and If he skins you' lot
give him" And then, further, con-
slider all those other intermediate gold
en-rulers.
And then consider yourself (Mrs. A.
r. NJ or any othef) ana reaHIe %
you must) that the Golden Rule: m
yeI,anIe as a standard axiom of indi-
vidua1 aspiration, is ridiculously and
demonstrabIy inadequate as a social
remedy for social and economic disor-
ganization, and bad national house,
Foster the Golden Rule by all means
it is helpful; but don't depend
upon anything so purely abstract 10
6iI the nlace of concrete, definite, or
eanized collective action. Aspiration
never built a house; but method, ma
terials and muscular manipulation.
VAL STONE.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-28

II T HAS ever been the dream of sim
cere statesmen to find the perfect
\ form of government, and, having
found it, to make it as fixed as the
solar system is seemingly fixed. But
the perfect form of human government
has never been found, and the nearest
seeming approaches to it, despite the
elaborate and desperate efforts of man,
have never remained fixed, says the
Fresno Herald.
And today, as in the time of the an
cient states and civilizations, man
stands-like child before his house
of blocks-surprised and dismayed at
the fall or change of a social structure
he has toiled so long to rear.
Not only is man coming to learn that
perpetual change is the basis of his
governmental and social structures,
but he is beginning to perceive why
this is true. Man is gradually grasp
ing the fact that whatever he, feeble
insect of an hour" can do, has in it
the ripe seeds of decay, but he is also
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-28

According to the Municipal league
the theory or idea that graft is an
essential factor in city government is
fading away. We hope it will fade out
so thoroughly It will leave no marks,
and municipal government in the
United States, instead of being
source of constant scandal. will be lily
pure. One Of the principal remedies for
the graft trouble will be to put IN
office men who will not under any cir
cumstances consent to be grafters.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-28
The State Press
GAMBLING

Gambling is absolutely essential to
racing" says Richard Croker. 'Who
would. care to see a lot of horses run
ming around a track if his interest
was not quickened by the fact that he
had a bit of money on this or that
animal?" Well, If that is true, horse
racing must cease to exist.-Fresno
Republican.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-28

" URING a very interesting talk on
tree planting given before the San
~ Pedro Woman's club October "
Mr.. Harper, the city forester of Los
Angeles, in calling attention to the ne
cessity of eternal vigilance on the part
of the government and the public in
preventing waste timber. inasmuch as
that for legitimate purposes, the ex-
listing supply is good but for about
twenty years.
The enormous demand that is being
daily made upon the forests for ma
teriaI for use in paper manufacture
was illustrated by the fact that 1t re-
quires twelve acres of forest to produce
the daily issue of the New York World.
Think of this!
Naturally then for the paper supply
for newspapers and magazines there
has been a good deal of looking around
for other sources of material; good
deal of experimentation with various
vegetable fibers. The problem was 70
find some fibrous article from which
several different grades of paper could
he manufactured of as good as that to-
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-28
IN spEcIAL PERMISSION

A firm of Shady outside London brok-
ers was prosecuted for swindling. In
acquitting them the court, with great
severity, said: 3
There is not sufficient evidence to
convict you, but if any one wishes to
know my opinion of you I hope that
they will refer to me-"
Next day the firms advertisement
appeared in every available medium
preference as to probity, by special
permission, the lord chief Justice OF
England. "-Everybody's Magazine.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-28
INTO THE TREADMILL

The first day Of school
Is a boys busy time,
New clothes to get dirty,
Old fences to climb.
Strange scholars to HEX
New teachers to try,
New girls to look at
with a wink Of the eye.
There are lots Of new books
Into which goes your name
A lot of new pictures
To color in same.
Then early dismissal,
Then in the old pool
The seasons last plunge
on the first day Of school.
The next day is irksome;
Vacation was good,
The hunts on the prairie.
The hunts in the wood,
The camp by the shore.
But school had to CALI
Now It seems like you'd had
No vacation at all!
-Houstos Pos
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-28
PreparinaI for Pie

In Taft we have the judicial caliber
of John Marshall, the broad humanity
of Lincoln, the kindly spirit of Nc
Kinley and the policies of Roosevelt
National Committeeman Nagel,
A man who feels that way ought to
move on the pie counter with confidence
and determination.-St. Louis Post
Dispatch.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-28

In the east, at Thanksgiving. the
frost is on the pumpkin and the fod-
ders in the shock" From various
parts of California come reports of
a light touch of frost on Thanksgiving
night. No damage was done. The
clerk of the weather was only giving
us a very gentle reminder of condl-
lions "back east
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-28
Some Remember Jackson

Down at Washington the Oldest in.
habitant will be forgetting what a
Democratic president looks like
Pittsburg Gazette Times.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-28

Joe Cannon says the people will get
just what they voted for. They voted
for Uncle Joe and that will demon
strate again the folly of people Vot-
ing for what they do not want and
then bowling because they get it.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-28
The Public Letter Box

To CORRESPONDENCE intended
for publication must be accompanied by the
name and address Of the writer. The Her
aid gives the widest latitude to correspond
ents but assumes no responsibility Tor their
views. Letters must not exceed SUI Worus'
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-28

A meeting of representatives Of DEM
ocratic clubs will be held in Washing
ton, D. C., next month. The managers
wish it to be distinctly understood the
gathering is to be in the interests of
the Democratic party. and not of any
candidate or candidates. Plans will be
made for a complete and businesslike
organization of the Democracy in every
part of the United States.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-28

Sound the trumpets. Beat the drums.
Hither Richard Croker comes. Thev
say the Britisher who fooled New York
for so many years and then went home
and bought an Irish estate and settled
down to be a squire will pass the win
ter in California. Many citizens VIII
be elated to hear this?
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-28
Far and Wide
ROYAL GIFT

King Edward has given Queen Alex
andra a million-dollar diamond neck
lace for his birthday. This perhaps is
a better plan than letting her buy it
for Inn to give to her on her birthday,
or buying it for her to give to him on
his birthday, but it doesn't affect the
probability that she was bound to have
it one way or another.-Louisville Her
aid
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-28

Rev. Robert Macarthur of New York
has pronounced a sacerdotal curse on
every anti-Jap in the United States.
He says: "Paralyzed be the arm raised
in America against Japan" All right,
doctor. But we don't think you should
have talked so vociferously about pa
cific coast hoodlums." There are more
hoodums in New York city than in
all California.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-28
Chinese Memory

John D. Rockefellers memory is ex-
cellent upon most all things except
matters regarding rebates upon oil
shipments. John Chinaman avoids an
swering questions upon the ground that
he mo sabe," and John D. upon the
ground that he mo remember. "-Tu-
lare Advance.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-28

Preparations are being made for a
big California exhibit at the Seattle
exposition, We hope the Los Angeles
and Southern California section of the
California exhibit win whip the uni
verse.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-28
FIoundering Hulk

The Examiner, once the most popular
and influential of the papers of tho
state, is now recognized as an enemy
to society and morality. Its influence
for good is entirely gone and 1t is now
seen a fioundering hulk in q sea of its
own hypocrisy-Madera Tribune.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-28

With T. r. as associate editor will
the Outlook become the official organ
of the Ananias club?-Providence
Journal.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-28
carnesie's Conversion

Mr.. Carnegie is reported to be for
free steel. Well, he isn't in active BUSH
ness Just now. There was a time when
he thought highly of protection.-Phil-
adelphia Inquirer.