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Blue-grass blade., 1908-09-06
Prohibition and Revenue from High
License only Aggravate the Dis
lease. A New Light on an Old
Issue.
(By Franklin H. Heald.)

(By Franklin H. Heald.)
The question of intemperance has be-
come of such vast Importance that it is a
serious matter, menacing our civilization,
and deserves and demands the combined
wisdom of the best brains in the nation,
to investigate the CAUSE of its increase,
and to determine the best methods of re-
lief. For half a century this question has
been left to cranks, zealots and fanatics.
To the writer it appears that intemper-
ance was at its minimum when these first
seized upon it as a means of advancing
their interests by compelling other people
to take their dictation in worldly matters.
At that time the market price of good,
pure, home made whisky was only from
ten to fifteen cents per gallon, and
drunkard was only a poor unfortunate
creature of his own gluttonous appetite
and was Stunned by the balance OF hui
mainly as beneath their notice. There can
be no safer state of society, against any
evil, than society's disapprovaI, and espec-
tally society's contempt for the offender.
If man has any self-respect at all, he is
anxious to be thought we'll of by his
neighbors, and If a drunkard was to be de-
spised he would use more self-restraint
in controlling his appetite before he al
lowed himself to become a drunkard, than
he would if drinking were popular, as it is
now.
Not contented with this state of affairs,
which made the drunkard vulgar and un-
popular certain class OF people con-
ceived the impossible notion of doing away
with all drunkenness, and from that mo-
ment the real trouble and the terrible in
crease in intemperance began. The first
move, after violent agitation, was to I'm
pose by legislation certain restrictions
upon liquors of all kinds-by taxes, IL
censes, revenues, fines, and duties, thus
forcing the price of liquors higher as new
penalties were added, making it harder to
obtain from year to year.
Voltaire, a great and wise man, once
said: "All fanatical movements are d.
rected by knaves." And if this move was
not directed, it certainly was and is fos-
tered and encouraged by the distillers
and wholesale liquor deal
ers. At glance. they saw the advantage
of raising the price of liquors. 1t made the
saloon possible; and the only way to keep
that institution in existence is to keep the
price of liquors high. With whisky at ten
cents a gallon a saloon could not exist,
because no one will pay ten cents for one
swallow of whisky when he can buy a
whole gallon for the same price. Man Is
social animal, always ready to show his
good fellowship by dividing his good things
with his good friends, but he would not
think of insulting friend by asking him
to take drink which costs less than one
tenth of a cent 1t would be only ridicu-
Ious; If it showed anything, 1t would show
him to be penurious and mean, and he
might as well ask his friend to take
Blue-grass blade., 1908-09-06

hand and unravel the mischief which you
have been so industriously doing for too
long a time? AN
OF all the impractical people on the face
of the earth commend me to the long haired
man and the short-haired woman, for inno-
cent stupidity. You have, by advancing the
price of liquor, brought the saloon into ex-
istence and filed the land with poverty,
tears and death. Must the Government, the
State, and the Municipality continue to be
parties to this social saloon iniquity, by re-
ceiving a portion of the blood money, for
which We sell our boys and girls to the
devil? Let the preacher return to his
vomit and the w. c. T. u. to her wallow."
Take all the taxes, revenues and penalties
from liquor; let the price go back to ten
cents gallon; let the saloon die from the
low price of whisky; let the present drunk
ards kill themselves in miserable diseased
children; take the disgrace of abetting
crime and dividing the profit, from the
Government.
1t is better to go back half century, In
Progress" of this kind, than to follow it
up and land our posterity in drunkards
graves or the insane asylums. 1t is the
height of foolishness to imagine this crime
can be entirely prohibited by law. The only
thing TO be done Is to find the penalty
which will be the most effectual, to keep
it within bounds-which in this case is the
ulsapprOVal OF society. Inc IDEA or 1orc-
ng people, by law, to a certain limit of the
appetite would perhaps never enter the
mind of person with more intelligence
than piety.
Fellow -countrymen, something must be
done, and that very soon, to decrease this
social evil. If necessity demands 1t, we
must sit down on the dear ladies'. There
are tens of thousands of sincere temper
ance people who believe the saloon can
never be vanquished until we return to
the free whisky of our grand fathers days,
when they made it pure at home, soaked 1t
in BOneset and Tansy, gave 1t to the little
folks for medicine, and drank it them
selves, three times a day 'for their stom-
ach's sake" There was not one drunkard
then to where there are thousand now.
Let us reason awhile together, and get
rid of this great curse in reasonable way.
Blue-grass blade., 1908-09-06
BLUE GRASS BLADE
Cause And Cure of Intemperance

drink of water for sociabilitys sake. He
would make no sacrifice by treating his
friend with what costs nothing, and there
fore there would be no sociability about 1t.
Fifty years ago. liquor was only kept in
groceries, the same as sugar, mOlasses,
vinegar, and other commodities, and sold
to families at very little profit. The sale
was small because only those people
bought it who wanted it for their own use.
They did not want it to treat their friends
with, because it was too cheap for that.
To show an act of sociability they would
have to spend enough money to at least
amount to a small sacrifice, which this
would not be. But as soon as liquor
reached higher figure, people began to
treat each other, and so drank more than
they needed. AS taxes and penalties were
added, and the price raised, IL became more
and more popular as a social evil, or means
:, showing good-fellowship until the saloon
became social necessity. You could now
lake your friend and spend a quarter of
dollar in convincing him that you were
good fellow, and not afraid to spend a
few cents. OF course he would not allow
you to spend all the money, and must treat
also. Then another friend would drop in,
and the treating increased as the crowd
increased until perhaps dozen good fell
lows were under the influence of liquor,
who would never have thought of such a
thing under the old prices of liquor, and
under the old system of only drinking
what they wanted. But thanks to the new
conditions of only using it socially at the
Saloons the sale of liquor has increased to
such an alarming extent that the brewing
of malt liquors, the distilling spirituous
liquors, and the sale thereof, have come to
be the largest and most lucrative business
enterprises In the whole country.
Where fifty years ago there was one poor
shame faced drunkard, made so by an ap-
petite which he could not or did not con-
troll today there are a thousand, made so
by the saloon and good fellowship.
So far as prohibition is concerned, it is a
failure, except possibly in extending intem-
perance to our females, by forcing the sa-
loon into the drug store, and thus giving
them a chance to make use of the same
deadly social evil Take up any prohibit
tion so-called temperance or religious pub
LEGATION, II you wish 10 know exactly how
startling has been the increase of intern
perance in the fifty years last past of their
impractical tutorage, aided secretly, OF
course, by the great associations of the
liquor traffic. 1t is truly appalling, ana
one of its most deadly features is, that at
the high price at which 1t is forced to
sell, much Of 1t is weakened by water ana
then restrengthened with poisonous drugs,
which irritate and inflame the stomach
with an unnatural craving, which soon hur-
ries it's victim to an unnatural and horri-
BILE death.
Now, my good people, you of the inner
circle, after half a century of signal fail
ure, Is 1t not about time you would sit
down quietly for a moment and take a
not about time that you should step to
ono eide and LOT man tqko this maffar I'm
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When he stopped he left the throttle
on the second speed. threw off the
gear-clutch. applied the emergency
brake, and skiddcd into the ditch on
his tires. They are cut through. The
engine was not burned out from being
eft running, for the machine Is of
type which disconnects the batteries
when the gear-clytch is thrown. No
expert motorist ever did such a bung.
ling job"
Perhaps Edgerton was a new hand
at tho game"
mo. On our way back I have been
trying TO think where / had heard his
name before. just recalled Il. He
drove his own Ger in the races at
Washington park last year. 1 mus,
pay more attention to sports"
When we entered the gloomy cor
ridors Of Central station, Clarke at
once sonShi out Inspector ship, who
happened to oe In charge. and begged
foT an Interview with Edgerton-
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Here we met a stumbling block OF
formidable proportions. Inspector Ship
returned with the word that the pris-
oner absolutely refused to see anyone.
Then, inspector, / wish you would
lock me up In the cage next to Edger-
ton, and preferably on the side his
bunk is on, II that one Is empty. You
can do that, can't you, and leave me
there for an hor? ! may be able TO
Interest him through the grating"
Better go out and have your
luncheon In the meantime. Sexton"
said Clarke. as he and the inspector
disappeared down the iron stairway.
st the restaurant TO which | went
for luncheon met some friends, joviaI
good fellows, and we tarried long over
the coffee and cigars. When finally
broke away. I realized in dismay that
fully two hours had elapsed since I
parted from Clarke. I hurried at once
to the station, and there found q
lacoric note from him
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WDENOLp/IKBRHCE
7ND mn kZERE ZOGHED

OF n man and then cut so clean a fur
row. There are no signs OF a struggle.
The polish Of that woodwork hasn't a
scratch on It. which wouldn't be likely
II there had been fight. officer. are
you sure these levers haven't been
touched since the body was found?"
Yes, sir. | came with the wagon
last night and they were just that way.
The lieutenant left Clancy to guard it
and / relieved him at eight. Neither
of us have touched them"
Sexton, It is my solemn judgment
that Edgerton was not in tina, auto
mobile when the killing was done. It's
a simple thing, but to me it's conclu-
sive.
The machine was set on the sec
ondary speed. The gasolinetank was
almost empty and the oilcups dry as
a bone. Whoever ran that car was
afraid OF the high speed, and he had
been burning up the engine and squan.
deT1ng tho gasoline - make time.
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was why 1 noticed 1t. but / suppose IL
was nervousness that caused him to
change"
when she left, Clarke's eyes danced
with excitement.
when we reached the scene of the
tragedy We found the machine stand
ing apparently just as the murderer
had left II, the front wheels in the
ditch and the hind wheels elevated by
the grade OF the roadway. A dark pool
OF blood in the tonneau told its own
story.
An automatic" he quietly re-
marked. Nothing but steel jacketed
bullet could go clear through the body
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TT certainly looked black for Ar.
4 thur Edgerton. Even Clarke, who
usually. find. Is inclined to let
mis- sympathies rest with the accused
sinui all shadow Of doubt Is dispelled.
was hard put to find. excuses for him.
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can't be OF any importance When he
was leaving he rolled cigarette and I
noticed that he rolled it inward. When
he makes his own cigarettes he always
rolls them outward and he told me
once that was the proper way. This
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ing some act to disgrace me. You
nave seen the resemblance between
us, and as I never mentioned to my
friends that had a twin brother, it
war easy for him to impose on them.
Before l asked Mazie to be my
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Can't wait any longer. Come at
once to ass Fourth avenue"
1 went In boldly. and at q venture.
said authoritatively to the barkeeper.
who was serving solitary customer:
The inspector just came in with a
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-19
CONFIRMS
STATE BOND SALE
HALF MILLION DISPOSED OF AT
SACRAMENTO
Endorsement of Aqueduct Project by
Commonwealth Adds Value to
the $2s,ooo,ooo Issue of
Securities

The city council, in special session yes
terday afternoon, confirmed the sale of
S510 900 of Owens river adequate bonds to
the state board of examiners at Saora-
mento, word reaching the city officials
by wire at aclock that the deal had
tGen closed.
The session was first called in the
morning, but the final telegram had not
come then, and another session was held
at 4 o'clock, the councils action being
merely a formal though necessary step.
City Treasurer c. II. Hance and Ad-
visory Counsel w. b. Mathews of the
adequate board are in Sacramento to
close the negotiations.
This substantial Endorsement by the
state of the big water project will go far
in the eyes of bond investors in showing
the worth of the securities.
The special business of the council was
divided into two classes.
One clause was ito receive and take
action on the report of the city treasurer
of the sale and delivery December 81
1907, to the seate board of examiners of
the state of California for the state of
California Of $4,000 water works bonds
of the city of Los Angeles, being the
initial part of the issue of S23, 900, 900 bonds
authorized at the special election held IN
said city June II, 1907"
The second clause was ito consider and
take action upon an ordinance ratifying
and confirming the sale and delivery to
the state board of examiners of the state
OF California for said state of $50, 900
water works bonds of said city, being the
initial part of the issue of 1923, 000, 900 bonds
Of June IL last"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-19
MISS FLORENCE MARKS
Double Wedding

4 DOUBLE wedding took place last
~ night at midnigh. at the home of
"A Mrs Grace T. stedman 1901 Georgia
street, the VOWS being pronounced just
as the new year was ushered in. The
contracting parties were Miss Rose f.
Ogden and Vane Stedman, both of this
city and Miss Edith Berg, formerly of
Seattle, and Hugh Whaley. The house
was bright with Christmas bells, smilax
and holly berries and the ceremony took
place in the parlor under bower of red
crepe paper Miss Verna Stedman at
tended Miss Ogden and Miss Linda Lin
bloom served ] -iss Berg as bridesmaid.
The service was read by Rev. Edwin R.
Brown, assistant pastor of Temple Bap-
list church, in the presence of about six
ty guests. For the wedding march Miss
Christine Nelson played THE Sweetest
Story Ever Told" Following the cere-
mony refreshments were served in the
dining room, where the decorations were
in green.
Miss Ogden chose for her wedding
gown pale blue messaline over taffeta
and carried white carnations, while Miss
Berg wore cream silk over taffeta and
her bouquet was of white roses.
After a short trip to nearby points the
young people will return to the city TO
make their home. Mr.. Stedman is pro-
prietor of the National Electric works In
this city and Mr.. Whaley is connected
with Brauer & Krohn.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-19

temple, has made the following report OF
the charity work done by the Shriners al
Christmas time:
EVERY member of our temple through
out our jurisdiction is earnestly requested
to investigate the needs of his neighbors,
and If he finds any family or person,
without regard for creed, race or color,
who will not receive visit from Santa
Claus, notify your potentate what funds
will be required to assist in making this
family or person a little happier by some
necessary Christmas gift or supplies for
a Christmas dinner, and your potentate
will send you a check to purchase what
ever is required. On account of the de-
mands which will be made upon us no
check will be sent in excess of 50 to
anyone.
''In looking around don't forget that we
are particularly anxious to assist little
children who look forward to the visit
of Santa Claus, but perhaps this year
something may prevent his visit unless
W assist.
please do not forget TO write the poten-
tate freely about the cases in which you
are interested, and the check will be sent
you and it will be your duty to buy the
Christmas gifts and make some one
Cir istflas brighter and happier.
"Al Malaikah temple last year built a
cottage at the Barlow sanitarium, and we
now contribute each month to this spleI-
did institution the amount necessary TO
pay the cost of maintenance of the two
unfortunates who may occupy the two
teds in our cottage"
In response to this notice over 100 mem
bers of All Malaikah temple from the ter
ritory of Bakersfield and San Luis Obispo
south to the Mexican border, write the
potentate advising of some cases where
Christmas cheer was required, and checks
of S. each were mailed to our members
to personally see that the cases under
their observation were properly provided
for.
December IS the Associated Press an
nounced the following order issued by
the postmaster general:
"Ordered. That hereafter and until the
close of the first day of January, 1908
postmasters are directed to deliver all
letters arriving at their respective post
Offices addressed plainly and unmistak-
ably to Santa Claus without any other
terms or expressions identifying the per-
to any regularly organized charitable So
ciety In the city or town of address, to be
used exclusively for philanthropic pur
poses. In the event that claim should be
made by more than one such society for
letters so addressed, such letters will be
equally divided according to number be-
tween or among the societies making such
claim"
No charitable organization having made
demand for these letters l, as potentate
of AL Malaikah temple. decided that our
shrine should take up the work. and $40
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-19
concordla Ball

The New Years ball given at the Con-
cordia club last evening was one of the
deliberately appointed functions of the
year
Beautiful floral and electric effects OBJ
tanned in the ballroom, where the vivid
red of polnsettias and carnations WED
with a myriad incandescent lights and
ropes of sm-1ax gave a strong contrast
of color Flowers and all decorations in
the diningroom re of a soft rosy pink.
Special guests of honor were two young
women who made their formal entrance
into society last evening. Miss Amy He'll
man, daughter of Mrs. II. w. Hellman
of g5S South Hill street, and Miss Florence
Marks, granddaughter of Mrs. Hannah
Hamburger of 1147 South Flower street
who has just returned from a nine
months European trip with her mother.
Miss Hellman wore a beautiful imported
gown Of white chiffon made empire with
garniture of costly lace and pink baby
roses. The same tiny blossoms were
worn in her hair Miss Marks was also
in an imported robe of white tulle, en-
broidered with gold beads and showing
here and there effective touches of orange
colored velvet.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-19
LIBRARY DIRECTORS
PRAISE LIBRARIAN
LUMMIS SAVES CITY THOUSANDS
EACH YEAR
Reforms and Economy Increase Cir
cuation and Registration With
out Corresponding Expan-
sion In Expenses

The annual report Of the public library
directors, filed yesterday, pays high tri-
butte to the efficiency and economic abil'
ity of Librarian Charles F. Lummis In
the management of the Los Angeles pub
lie library, eleventh largest in the United
States. This library is one of twenty
two existing In the flower city.
In registration the troublesome red
tape of the past has been removed by a
simplifcation which saves more than the
salary Of the librarian in actual cost, and
greatly facilitates the public convenience.
After consultation with the leading IL
brarians it was decided by the board to
Issue borrowers cards at once to any
person in the current city directory OF
Los Angeles or to any one guaranteed by
any person in the directory. This re-
form. put in operation on November 4,
1907. brought the largest registration the
library ever had.
In the reminding Of library books an
economy of $4,000 to $1,000 a year has been
effected. Three bidders are in constant
competition in placing indestructibe bind
ings.
The purchase of books has now become
a large item, amounting in the present
year to $18 900. This Is being safeguarded
by making a department of book orders
with formal requisition system.
1Hefc has DCeu progressive ecDnOIny the
last year In purchases. In all buying
more favorable figures have been re-
ceived.
Referring to Librarian Lummls the d.
rectors report says
We extend to our librarian our
hearty and grateful thanks for his
untiring energy and constant and
assiduous attention TO duty.
The city of Los Angeles is particu-
larly fortunate In possessing as libra
rian man of such marked ability.
great resourcefulness and aggressive
ness.
Hardly a meeting of this board is
held without receiving from him a
suggestion or recommendation of a
constructive character.
He is certainly a builder and is
never satisfied to follow a policy
which oftimes is designated by some
as conservative but which, in fact.
stands only for mediocrity.
We hope that we will have the good
fortune of his services for many years
to come
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-19
BEAUTIFUL HORSE WILL
BE GIVEN AWAY TODAY
Drawing for Arabian Steed VIII Take
Place at Desmond's Store at 1890
o'CIock-Three Numbers
to BE Drawn

The drawing for Bedouin, the beautiful
$1,000 Arabian horse, will take place at
Desmond's furnishing goods store at $50
o'clock today.
Mr.. Desmond has taken every precau-
tlon to guard against the appearance of
favoritism. He has had little tablets
printed with numbers corresponding to
those ON the tickets given out to pur-
chasers, and these are placed in a glass
case. The bookkeepers will make affi-
Wits that for every number held a cor
responding number can be found in the
case.
Some one will be selected from the
crowd to draw out the numbers. Instead
OF but one being drawn three will be
taken out. The first number will be de-
clared the winner. In the event the
holder of the number cannot be found
within a reasonable length of time the
second number wins. The second number
will be allowed sufficient time, and In
case the holder cannot be found the third
number wins.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-19
LIKE APPROACHING STORM,
F0RECASTER is AT SEA
Unsettled Weather Is One Best Bet
for New Years Day-Season's
Precipitation, 2.o7; Last
Year, COY

The weather for New Years day? Well,
It's hard to say just what to expect, and
even the man who is supposed to possess
a knowledge of such things, acquired by
lorg experience and dilhgent application
to his work, is, like the storm which may
reach this vicinity, at sea.
Forecaster Wollaber believes, however,
that conditions favor unsettled weather
and bases his belief on the continued
unsettled state of weather of the Wash
ington coast. But the future movement
of this storm is not at al certain, as
1t is now foolishly cuttingup at some
distance from land and where there is
water enough already. 1t may do one Of
two things, move northwArd or inland
In the latter event a heavy rain viii oc-
cur In this vicinity In thu near future.
The seasons precipitation up to last
night was 2.O7, compared with e.07 last
year. and the wetness Yesterday amount
ed to just .03 inch.