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Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-16

out Europe, even in Sweden, In Asia
Minor, Persia, the Caucasus, Afghan
istan and Siberia. Cultivated succory
Is probably a form OF endive, which Is
thought to have had its origin In India.
Cabbage, like all vegetables which
have been cultivated from remote
times, is believed to be of European
origin, says this Revue Scientifique.
The artichoke Is the cultivated form
OF the wild cardoon, indigenous TO Ma
deira, the Canaries, Morocco, the south
Of France, Spain, Italy and the Medi-
terranean islands.
Asparagus had It's origin in Europe
and temperate western Asia.
The origin of. the egg plant Is India.
That of the broadbean is unknown, as
also that of the, lentil. the pea, check
pea and haricot. The last named APP
pears to have come originally from
The carrot grows spontaneously
throughout Europe. Asia Minor, Sibe-
hia, Northern China, Abyssinia, North
ern Africa Madeira and the Canary
islands.
Chervil comes from temperate west
ern Asia, parsley from the south OF
Europe and Algeria. sorrel from Eil-
rope and northern Asia, the mountains
of India and North America. Spinach
Is supposed to come from northern
Asia.
For some twenty years past the
crosnes has been used. This little tu-
Der with fine savory flesh, which has
long been cultivated In China and
Japan, is probably indigenous to east
ern Asia.
The tomato comes from Peru, the
cucumber from India and the pumpkin
from Guinea.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-16
RACE TRACK GAMBLING

AN THE ground that 1t will be al
most impossible to convict of
murder a man who shot woman
after she had thrown acid on him, he
has been allowed to so free. Probably
1t would have been impossible to con-
Wet him. But it is not impossible to
protest against the conditions which
made this tragedy and scandal pos
sible.
II race track gambling had been
strictly forbidden in the state of Cali
fornia it is not at all likely there would
have been any quarrel between w. p.
McComas and the late Mrs. Charlotte
L. Noyes. Gambling caused the death
of Mrs. Noyes. She must be numbered
among its victims. There are many
other victims. Suicide and murder are
common results of race track gam
bling.
Clean horse racing is a splendid sport,
but dirty horse racing, befouled by its
association with gambling, cannot be
successfully defended. That the Amer
lean public at heart approves officials
who show they are ministers of right
eousness is shown by the denomination
of Governor Hughes of New York on
the first ballot in spite of race track
gambling and associated blackleg op-
position which has been assuring the
public it would punish" Hughes for
his temerity by preventing his renom-
ination,
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-16

and my light shall be sufficient unto
him. Behold, thou vast a child,
wrapped In my love as In a deep un-
troubled sleep; naked, yet r ashamed,
and 1 gave unto thee all things in the
garden wherein I walked with thee.
But thou hast sought way for thy
self, to walk by thine own strength,
following the subtleties OF thine un-
derstanding, which separated from the
heavenly light creepeth forever upon
the earth Turn again unto me that
ye may have eternal life!'
But that other voice repeateth still:
Thou art naked; gather thee fig leaves
The vengeance of God Is upon thee,
and a flaming sword standeth between
thee and thy lost Eden. Hide thy face
from the wrath of God. Henceforth
thy hope Is In thyself and In thine own
devices. Rejoice that thine eyes have
been opened and that thou art now as
the gods, knowing good and evil"
And so the poor deluded children OF
this world have listened to the latter
voice and have made to themselves
laws of heredity and environment, and
are trying to solve the problems Of
the universe with their finite minds.
But the children of the spirit. who
have listened to the call of the Father
and have returned to him that they
might have eternal life, know they are
free. They can say with Paul: ''For
the law of the spirit of life In Christ
Jesus hath made me free from the
law Of sin and DEATH"
SOPHIE HILDRETH.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-16
DUO Doll

TN HIS anxiety to prove he is Jean
de Roquefeuillet, seignior of
Il Roquefeuil and relative of the
Due d'Uzes. John d. Rockefeller. Due
de Standard Oil, has spent great deal
of his precious money and has kept
a professional genealogist on salary for
eight years. The genealogist has re-
ported he has made a discovery which
proves the Rockefellers are noblemen
of long descent. After recovering from
severe attack of laughter Frank c..
Higgins, secretary of the American
Numismatic association, has ex-
claimed; "Pshaw! If Rockefeller had
shown any common sense about his
genealogy hunt he could have found
out in eight hours what it has taken
him eight years to ascertain. All the
facts now in his possession and over
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-16
YELLOW REVENGE

TT EARST is not contented with hir-
ing men to invent stories con-
cerning William Jennings Bryan
He is not satisfied with printing every
fag end of mendacity that can be COL
lected by the scavengers of his news
paper trust. lie is not stated by his
platform opportunities to attack DEM
ocracy. He is now giving interviews
which show a spirit of malicious re-
venge and OF bitter personal enmity to
Mr.. ryan. Hearst seems disposed to
blame Mr., Bryan for having been the
cause of his huge monetary losses, the
losses which have had the effect of
compelling the founder of the Indepen-
dence league to surrender his own in
dependence, as far as the Southern
Pacific railroad is concerned Mr.
Hearst did not found the Independence
league for the bona fide purpose of
establishing a new political party.
The new political party-if COR
poraPs guard may be called a party
was incidental to Mr.. Hearst's main
plan, which was to devise a method of
avenging himself On Mr.. Bryan for
having been responsible (according
to the Hearst way Of thinking) for at
least some of the financial losses and
consequent embarrassment Of Hearst.
Mr.. Hearst's temperament forbids the
idea OF a successful revenge. He is not
deep enough. He wears his heart on
his sleeve. When a master plotter
would be silent, when master mind
would counsel reserve. this Intellectual
would-be marplot OF the Democracy
shrieks with rage. Why? Because the
Democratic party refused to accept
him as leader refused to acknowledge
him as dictator, refused to bow to him
as boss. Mr.. Hearst is complaining SO
bitterly of the money he has spent for
Democracy that it is easy to see
wherein mis- grievance consists. Hearst
is wincing because his financial
withers are unwrung.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-16

When he says one thing he is apt to
be thinking another. For example,
when he SAYS environment" he Is
THINKING bad environment; as
witness his telling Squgg that we have
claimed that environment gets the
Bottom Dog" into hell. Which Is alb
surd.
Then, again, using the WORDS her.
edity and environment, but the
THOUGHT bad heredity and bad en-
vironment, he brings against me the
preposterous charge of having said
that heredity and environment neces-
sarily subtract from mans power to
even grope after the truth. On the
contrary. environment as well as her
edity in a given case may be such as
to be eminently helpful to his cropping,
and even to his finding the truth.
But this would be GOOD environment,
which r. N. leaves quote out of ac-
count.
Because I say that "man's mind is
not true except to the extent that an
infinitely mixed heredity and a much
varied environment have left him pow
er to grope," etc., this is not to set
any arbitrary limit to that extent, nor
to prescribe little or much power. In
any given instance (where heredity and
environment have been favorable)I a
mans power to grope-aye and to
FIND-may be vast. So far from being
subtracted from, his powers may be
such as to excite our wonder how
heredity and environment should have
so favored him above the ruck Of his
fellows.
II say man can only buy as much
(Truth) as is commensurate with the
money (power of perception) that has
been bestowed upon him (by heredity
and environmenD I am not gainsay-
ing the fact that in certain cases the
purchase will be considerable. -
r. NJ, gave you Blatchford's own
words, and he is a genius of lucid
explanation. That failed to reach your
mental grasp. Then, in well meant re-
sponse 20 your distressfuI cries of
Cant understand. Explainl Ex-
plainI" tried my own weaker words
and modes of illustration. Still fioun-
dering, you yet splutter at me that old
gibe of Gladstone-D -Disraeli days about
"exuberant verbosity." can only say
again: Read mot Guilty.; read, aye.
and ''stew in it, till you understand
It,. There is no other way. 1t is crys-
tal-clear to me-and simplicity itself.
FRANK r. STONE.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-16
DRRHArs It is merely coincidence

u ERHAPs It Is merely coincidence
that the attempt to divert the eff
forts OF the city OF Oakland from
the Improvement of the 'swhite meat
Of Oalkland's harbor, Is concurrent with
the presence Of MA e. 4. Hartman,
president OF the Southern Pacific COM
pany. In San Francisco.
The people OF Oakland win draw
their own conclusions.
Perhaps the presence OF General Man
ager Calvin of the Southern Pacific
company at a conference Of Mayor
Mott, City Attorney McElroy and City
Engineer Turner was merely coin
cidence.
But the people Of Oakland win draw
their own CONCLUSIONS
1t may be that the presence of Chief
Engineer William Hood OF the South
ern Pacific company at this conference
10 promote Oakland's interests was
merely disinterested.
But people will draw their own con-
illusions.
Perhaps the fact that Mayor Mott and
his associates have slde~stepped and
evaded this Issue and delayed it until
Mr.. Calvin and Mr.. Hartman were
both near at hand, was mere coinci-
dence, but the people win draw their
own conclusions.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-16
TAKES FINAL SHOT AT POOR
HEREDlTY AND ENVIRONMENT

Los ANGELES, Sept. 12.-[Editor
Herald1: One of your correspondents
asserts that by recognizing that man
makes use of his opportunities I
"tacitly concede the Stone-B -Blatchford
claim that he is at the mercy Of his
environment" His assertion would he
entitled to considerable respect If I
had said that mans opportunities
make use Of him; but ! said just the
opposite. Not only that, but distinct-
" refused to admit that man was de-
pendent upon his opportunities Cor en-
vironment).
The disciples Of Robert Blatchford
attach supreme Importance to the ssim
proving Of environment" as though the
only way to improve man were BY the
indirect method Of improving his en-
vironment, depending upon his "im-
proved" environment to improve the
man himself--after the fashion, pre-
do they mean by Improving environ
nent?" Do they mean that a man
should seek to improve his own en-
vironment or the environment of 9TH
ers? Presumably the latter, because
(according to their doctrine) man be-
ing dependent on his environment, and
his environment determining what he
Is, 1t Is greater than he himself There
fore, as a stream cannot rise higher
than It's source, man is powerless to
change his environment and must
either wait patiently until it grows
better Of itself or until some one else
takes pity on him and improves 1t
for him before he can expect better
things for himself.
What piece of work is man, indeed
according TO the "heredity and en-
vircnment" theory
r. c. STEWART.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-16
TAFT'S PERIL

CANDIDATE TAFT should pray for
deliverance from well meaning
" friends, especially when armed
With cameras When a picture-taking
special correspondent is detailed to at
tend him on his fishing trips, he should
realize his peril and fee from him as
from the wrath to come. Mr.. Taft has
our sympathy; first, because he will be
defeated in November, and again be-
cause the efforts of photographers and
others to make hero out of most
unheroic person are inviting laughter,
than which there is nothing more bane-
fui to presidential prospects. Taft
fishing" "Taft boating" Taft swarm
ing aboard a lcunch," "Taft waiting
for bitel" He will fish for dreary.
long time before the American people
will vote for a hook baited with such
stuff as the Republican platform is
made Of.
Governor Taft should suppress that
photographer before he gives us Taft
up a tree" Taft standing on his head''
and ''Taft bathing!
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-16
BELIEVES SURROUNDINGS DO
NOT INFLUENCE OUR LIVES

LOS ANGELES, Sept 14--rEditor
Herald: In regard to environment l
think it has but q small place in our
lives. We are what we are from her
edity. Like the features of our face,
we are born with them and our char
acter unfolds little by little as we
grow older it is all there and just de-
velops.
If our environments are bad and we
inherit a larger amount of good in our
character we can rise above environ
ment. If the bad predominate no
amount Of good will help only to cover
1t over, but it will creep out again. We
are not responsible for our good or bad
qualities any more than the features
of our face. AS one feature will alter
a face some one trait of character will
alter our lives.
We draw out the good qualities by
good environments but cannot change
it. If man did not have criminal
tendency you could not make him a
thief; by environment he would rise
above 1t (his environmenD and find his
place.
Water seeks its level and so do people.
A rose in a cabbage patch would still
be rose in spite of environments.
MRS. WILLIAMS.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-16
Hartman S Hand Is Showp
in. Oakland HaYbOr Affairs


It may have been sollcitude for the
pl 5lic that caused the mayors combi-
nation to cut down the appropriation
and contlne It's efforts TO the improve
ment OF the inner harbor. elm Mating
the white meat" upon which the cor
porations have covetous eyes.
The people Of Oakland win draw their
own conclusions, says the Oakland En-
uulrer.
1t may have been merely q coinoi-
dcnce that General Manager Calvin ana
Chief Engineer William Hood OF the
Southern Pacific were called into con-
sultation at the mayors star chamber
cabinet meeting, and Councilman Jack
son, who has fathered this plan OF har-
Dor Improvement, was not invited by
Mayor Mott to meet In this conference.
The people of Oakland will draw their
own conclusions.
Councilman Jackson said last even
ing at the council meeting. 81 want to
know what went on In that star cham
ber session. am going to find
out what was done at that conference
and what part the Southern Pacific
played in it."
The people OF Oakland will also ask
for similar information and they will
draw their own conclusions,
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-16
BONDS SCANDAL

X o ACTION has been taken on the
SS.500,000 bonds sale. The super
4 visors say they win not consider
the matter until next Monday. A meet
ing OF the advisory committee viii be
held today. The committee win demand
that the supervisors rescind their hasty
award Immediately.
The people are well aware that
whether or not the transaction was
honest. it was not discreet, it was ill-
advised. It was not the course of con-
duct in an important financial trans
action which would be pursued by
any conservative, responsible business
house. Perhaps 1t was not even the
course Of conduct the squalid three
would pursue In a private matter af-
fecting their own interests. The value
of competition is well understood in
American business life. The value Of
publicity is appreciated. When a man
wants to make good bargain he ad-
vertises and takes his pick Of offers.
If the award to the successful firms
had been made after ample publicity
there would not have been ground for
criticism. But since the supervisors de-
liberately withheld from their clients
and masters, the public, the opportunity
to get the best possible bargain, then
the public has a right to find out and
must find out why the bonds were sold
privately.
What was the motive which impelled
the supervisors to dare public censure? :?
What was the incentive which induced
them to take the risk Of exposing their
regulations to perll7 A reputation is
worth a great deal to most men. A
good name Is priceless. Why should the
solid three have thought so little of
themselves, why should Patterson. Will
son and Eldridge have had so little
respect for Patterson, Wilson and
Eldridge that they deliberately exposed
their reputation to a storm of dis
agreeable criticism7 When a man says
he will take his medicine" it is usual
to look for heroic motive. What is
the motive which is inducing the solid
three to take their bitter medicine and
stand patti"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-16

which he seems highly elated could
have been picked UP by him in any
well stocked public library. Besides,
there are two genuine Roqdefeuils in
Paris-Counts Robert and Aymar de
Roquefeuil-and no doubt they would
have been delighted to have estab-
lished their relationship to the rich
American. even if they had had to
humor him by changing their name
from De Roquefeuil to De Roquefeuil-
let"
1t is well known that every man has
a weak point. and it is exhibited when
he is independent. When a man be-
comes rich he indulges In his fad. and
If he has had secret hankering after
spotted dogs or pet monkeys or mid
night suppers the world soon knows 1T.
But who would have dreamed that
John d.
Rockefeller he
Was trying to graft on family treef
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-16
CITES PECULIAR FEATURES
OF CLOSING CONTROVERSY

LOS ANGELES, Sept 14-[Editor
Herald: Two things have struck me
as noteworthy in regard to the discus
sion just closing.
One is that the original questionable
equity or otherwise of blame and pun
ishment (heredity and environment are
only incidentally has been quite lost
sight Of by your numerous correspon-
dents.
The other is that most of said corr
respondents waded in to combat Robert
Blatchford's position without having
read his book, and they display little or
no concern now in admitting, right at
the close, that they are still in the
dark as to the meaning of the words
heridity and environment, about which
they have been contending. To me this
Is really droll. I have procured ami
am reading the book, mot Guilty" and
1t is well worth reading and rereading.
but / understand that Blatchford' s
great" book on "Heredity and En-
vironment" has yet to be published. He
is writing 1t now. mot Guilty" with
its one or two chapters thereon, is
merely preparatory or preliminary as
regards those subjects. It's main theme
as noted above is 'Punishment"-is 1t
Just or useful? CONRAD WELT.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-16
QUOTES SCRIPTURE TO SHOW
FUTILITY OF MANS ARoUM ENT

SAN PEDRO. Sept. 14.--[Editor Her
add: In the discussion OF heredity and
environment which has been carried on
so long in the Letter Box, IL seems to
me the spiritual nature of man has
been ignored. I think all will admit
there are two natures in man-the spir-
itual and the animal. Two voices
speaking to his soul. This is beauti-
fully expressed by favorite author
Of mine.
He says: 'Lo, these two voices have
striven with man from the beginning,
the voice Of the Lord God saying: !
am the Father Of Spirits. ! have
breathed int thy nostrils, and thy life
is Of my life-thy light Of my light.
Whosoever hath faith IN me. roy life
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-16
FOR PRESIDENT
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN
FOR VICE PRESIDENT
JOHN w. KERN
AT THE THEATERs

AUDTrORIUM-Lewis s. Stone Co. In ''The
Pit"
BELASCO-Ferenc Molnar's satirical COM
edy, ''The Devil" second week.
BURBANK-Ferenc Molnar's satiricar COM
edy, "The Devil" second week.
GRAND-'The Typewriter Girl"
MASON-"The Time. the Place and tbs
Girl"
pEOPLE's-May Naunary in "At the Ok
Cross Roads"
ORPHEUM-Advanced vaudeville.
EAfPIRE-Vaudevilie
EMPIRE-Vaudevflle
FTSCHER'S-"Mr. Planet OF Mars"
UNIQUE-"The Partisan Widow'-"Tos
Many Wives"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-16

Fred P. Gregson. traffic manager of
the Associated Jobbers Of Los Angeles,
says Los Angeles has great CONNER
cial future and viii soon have huge
business with the west coast of Mex
leo. San Pedro harbor VIII be the
headquarters of two big commercial
fleets. the transpacific and the coast
wise, to which, on the completion OF
the Panama canal, will be added a
third-the bi-oceanic.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-16

Republican State Chairman Wood
ruff of New York says If Governor
Hughes is renominated the Republican
party in the state will be defeated.
The war against race track gambling
waged by Governor Hughes was dis
tasteful to many Republicans. Democ-
racy, with a first rate candidate. seems
to have good opportunity offplacing
governor in Albany. N. Y, as well
as president in Washington, d. c.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-16
The P ublic Letter Box

TO CORRESPONDENTS Beginning
Thursday, September II, all letters to this
department exceeding 800 words VIII be re-
jected. All letters exceeding that length
remaining on hand at that date will be re-
jected. The controversy over heredity and
environments has been SO exhaustiveiy
threshed out that probably no good purpose
can be served by its further discussion at
this time. After September ~ thu contro-
versy will be considered closed.-Editor.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-16

Gratifying progress is being made on
San Pedro and Wilmington harbor
work. Manufacturing and commercial
industry in Los Angeles and Southern
California will receive a wonderful inn
petus by the completion of harbor I'M
provements and by the opening OF the
Panama canal. Los Angeles has a
greater future than any other city in
the United States.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-16

Los Angeles building superintendent
will be sent on a long tour Of inspec-
ton of eastern cities, to see what steps
they are taking in the regulation of
building. He will surprise eastern
officials when he tells them OF the
progress building is making in Los
Angeles. He will be a missionary as
we'll as an investigator. The eastern
cities should help pay his expenses.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-16

Hearst is babbling about the failure
of the Democracy to nominate him for
president. He thinks Mr.. Bryan should
have made way for him. After limiting
at this for some time he has at last
said 1t. Mr.. Hearst evidently does not
realize he is making himself the most
ridiculous figure in American history
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-16

Holland says 1t is "endeavoring' to
overcome peacefully the interruption of
friendly relations with Venezuela. If
Holland succeeds it will have qualified
itself for admission to the Christian
Endeavor society.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-16

Employees Of the board of supervisors
are complaining Of overwork. They
say the clerical demands on the COM
paratively small office force are out Of
proportion both to the size and the pay
of the staff.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-16

Eastern railroads will charge only a
single fare for round trip tickets to po-
litical gatherings during the campaign.
The railroads evidently appreciate and
wish to protect that great American
industry, spellbinding.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-16

A morning newspaper announces
Taft will talk ten days" Great Scottl
Surely he does not intend to make his
campaign continuous performances
A talk lasting ten days win break all
records.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-16

Government is having an unhappy
time in trying to discipline Uncle Sans
employees accused of political activity.
When a professional politician Is ap-
pointed to Office it is hard for him to
stop being a professional politician, es-
pecially during a campaign. 1t would
almost necessitate suspended anima-
tion.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-16

Los Angeles chamber OF commerce
will fight to compel the Southern Pa
cifc road to cease its practice Of dis
eliminating against Los Angeles In
freight rates. and It will win.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-16
SAYS READ mot GUILTY.;
THERE'S NO OTHER WAY

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 12--[Editor
Herald1 That r. n. reads, discusses
and reneafe words without ever allow
ing their precise meaning to penetrate
his mentality Is abundantly evident.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-16

Was trying to graft on family trssf