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Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-24
THE MAYORALTY

4 COMMUNITY has a right to for
II give offenses, but it has no right
- to indorse offenses. While Los
Angeles may forgive Mr.. Mushet for
his share in the school bonds transac-
tion, it has no right to approve his
career and his conduct by making him
mayor. His nomination would merely
put him to a great deal of inconveni-
ence, for he cannot beat George Alex
ander, and whether it is to be Mushet
who is to be nominated and defeated,
or Smith who is to be nominated and
defeated, it is certain Alexander will
be nominated and elected.
Mr.. Smith is a machine Republican.
If elected he would be a machine
mayor. So shy of him is the morning
Republican newspaper it conscien-
tiously refrains from eulogizing him.
With what manner of faint praise it
may yet damn him we don't know.
We do know it has a disagreeable
habit OF damnlng with it's praises. Its
certificate of character is a ticket for
Salt creek. This is so well known it
is proverbial.
Is it Mr.. Smith who is to be elm
mated at the primaries?
Mr.. Mushet is good routine man.
He has had considerable reputation as
an accountant In an executive posi-
ton he is unthinkable He would be
incompetent. He Is not built for a
mayoralty, or for any other important
public position demanding executive
ability and a knowledge of human
nature.
He has shown he is lacking in exec
ntive ability and lacks appreciation of
public needs. Why should we have a
mayor who is lacking in executive
ability? He has shown he is not
merely ignorant but pitifully ignorant
of human nature. He is one of the
poorest judges of character that could
be found in a long days journey.
Why should man who is unable to
Judge character aspire to be mayor?
He would be making mistakes of
judgment constantly. His estimate of
the human beings who came within
range Of his influence or power would
not be worth the breath with which
he might utter it, Why should man
who lacks executive ability and is a
poor judge of character aspire to be
mayor Of Los Angeles? If he were
elected what would be the result?
No. We don't want to invite chaos.
SO. mo, thank you, Mr.. Mushet." Is
it Mr.. Mushet who is TO be eliminated
at the primaries? No matter whether
it is the machinist Smith or the falli-
BILE Mushet who is to be eliminated at
the primaries. George Alexander will
be chosen for a candidate. And ho
will defeat any candidate whom it is
possible to place in nomination against
him.
The denomination and election Of
Mayor George Alexander will be an
Endorsement and an appreciation Of
the best mayoralty administration Los
Angeles has enjoyed in many years.
More Alexander means more pros
perity.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-24

indeed, politically speaking, they
haven't any. The boss controls their
action, ard behind the boss is an in
terest with big boodlebag. BY a
skillful combination OF boss and
boodlebag action is produced on the
part of the automata, which go
through the motions Of being Amer
lean citizens. They automatically
meet in automatic conventions and
automatically nominate automatic
candidates for the machine. They
automatically think the citizens will
automatically choose these automatic
candidates at the primaries, but that's
where they make an automatic error.
This Is an independent and not an
automatic community and the attempt
to introduce machinery instead of free
will in politics will be rebuked at the
primaries in a lively and not at all
automatic fashion.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-24
GREED

AN ELOQUENT preacher, whose
~ voice and figure are familiar at
"A the Peniel hall open-air meetings
tells a capital story to illustrate the ac-
quisitive, materialistic merry -go-round
that has been substituted by some citi-
zens for a reasonable existence. A
farmer. who, to all appearances, has
plenty of land, plenty of corn, and
raises and sells plenty of hogs, an
nounces his future plans thus: II In
tend to grow more corn so that I can
sell more hogs to buy more land to
grow more corn to sell more hogs to
buy more land to grow more corn to
sell more hogs to buy more land" etc.
Doesn't that describe the lives OF
some people? They are never CON-
TENTED, and are forever squirting
themselves on to fresh endeavor. For
what purpose?
To "get more in order to get more In
order to get more"
Now, there are friends who ask:
"Is there any passage in the Bible ex-
plicitly forbidding men to devote their
lives exclusively 10 lildtSIia3 oSANASA
tion?"
Yes. Not only is there the familiar
often quoted passage about boarding
money, accommodating fortunes on earth
"a practice which, to orthodox Chris
tians at any rate, is EXPRESSLY
FORBIDDEN-but there is the fol-
lowing passage, not so often quoted,
not so familiar, but equally explicit,
and indicating the category in which
the Master places devotion to fortune
hunting and money grabbing; Take
heed to yourselves, lest AT ANY TIME
your hearts be overcharged with sur
feiting, and drunkenness, and CARES
OF THIS LIFE, and so that day come
upon you unawares."
Gluttony, drunkenness and worldly
worries were all classed together by the
Master. According TO his rating of
them, they are all forms of debauchery.
The glutton is greedy for food. The
drunkard is greedy for alcohol. The
grabber is greedy for money.
No matter in what relationship, under
what circumstances or in what guise it
appears, GREED is GREED.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-24

Judge Bordwelps decision refuses to
grant the Hollywood Water company a
temporary injunction preventing the
enforcement Of the supervisors rate,
Judge Bordwell puts a general convic-
tion In trenchant legal phraseology by
saying: This appears to be a case
where one engaged in supplying a COM
munity with commodity of necessity,
under government supervision, has
USED HIS POSITION TO FORCE A
DONATION Of property from the in
habitants of the very community EN-
TITLED TO PROTECTION AGAINST
OVERCHARGE FOR THE SERVICE
RENDERED"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-24

Judge Wilbur agrees heartily with
the statement made repeatedly in Los
Angeles Herald that California penal
institutions have much room for re-
form. They are away behind the times.
They are like the eastern penal insti-
tutions of forty years ago, which were
the subjects of novels, melodramas and
general execration and condemnation
until the authorities at last slowly re-
sponded to public sentiment, and for a
Russian system of making moral in
valids" worse, substituted an Ameri-
can system of making moral invalids
better.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-24

anything can own "his job" but him
self. If something else owns the lob
1t cannot be Q.'s. Did Q. sell 1t, throw
ing in himself for good measure?
again ask who or what is responsible
for the giant? Is 1t subject to death
and decay, or Is it immortal, like "the
earth which abideth forever?" 1t was
good in its youth; at what time did 1t
become baleful? 1t did not invent it's
machines; who did? How did the
giant acquire them? Who or what was
particeps criminis? Capital dies, 1t
cannot reproduce itself. If capitalism
is immortal, perhaps the immortal prin-
ciple resides in its tail, the ism part.
as boys sometimes think is the case
with snakes. If this is not so, who or
what will reproduce the hurtfuI thing,
as it passes into dissolution? Will O
aid in it? / think he will, think that
is what he wants to do when he wants
job All forms OF wealth are created
by labor. The earth is not wealth, for
it is not created by labor II it were
we would let capitalism have it, and
we laborers would make a new one and
own it ourselves. The materials of the
earth when elaborated for human use
become wealth. They rapidly revert to-
the unelaborated condition by the pro-
cess called decay, wear, CONSUMPTION,
or use. They must be re-elaborated or
fresh materials must be elaborated to
renew the wealth that has perished. in
-cluding capital. The greater the wealth
the greater the benefit to ALL It is the
exercise of the power of privilege TO
restrict the use of the earth that hurts
Has Q. ever considered that, and does
he know where to begin to reduce that
power? JOHN ]. JEWETT.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-24
SURLY SUPERVISORS

MOOD citizens of Los Angeles will
(T share the Indignation of citrus
" growers over the treatment of
their representatives by the Solid Three
of the board of supervisors. These rep
resentatives-hfty in number, who act
ed in behalf of S5 per cent of the men
engaged in the citrus industry-were
treated with scant courtesy by the su-
pervisors when they presented a petit
tion in support of their choice for
county horticultural commissioner, and
asked the members of the board to use
their influence in securing the services
of two deputies in the commissioner
office.
The alignment of the supervisors is
painfully distinct. Nellis, Eldridge and
McCabe vote against Pridham and
Manning. 1t is probably unnecessary
to assure citrus growers and all inter-
ested in the great citrus industry that
the conduct of the Solid Three Is repre-
hended by all responsible citizens.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-24
AUTOMATIC

nR. GEORGE E. VINCENT of the
University of Chicago has
~ reached the conclusion men are
automatic. For instance, he says
man who tips his hat to a woman is
not actuated by sentiments of chiv-
airy, but performs the act as an au-
tomaton.
To some extent human beings are
automata. We admit it. We know
there are some who act exactly as if
they had been wound up. We know
there are some whose actions can be
controlled.
But the automatic theory has it's
limitations. A man who would pre-
sumo on the automaton theory and
make love to the woman TO whom he
lifted his hat might be automatically
smitten on the nose by the automatic
right fist of the lady's big brother.
The automatic theory probably owes
it's existence to Or. Vincents obser-
vations of various schools of politics.
There is an automatic school, the ex-
emplars of which dare not call their
political souls their own. Perhaps,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-24
ASKS MORE QUESTIONS
REGARDING CAPITALISM

SAN BERNARDINO. Oct. 14.-[Edi-
tor Herald: In a previous letter to
The Herald l asked for information as
to what is meant by the term capital
ISM" and of the genesis of the thing
so termed. Q. tells me to consult N.
A. Richardson, this city. The PROPOSE
tion is ridiculous. Later, Q. says,
Capitalism is the private ownership
by the few of what the many must
use in order to live" How do the few
obtain ownership? He says it, capital
ism, the giant" owns his job his home
and himself in its schedule of property.
Incidentally he says it has appropriated
the earth, l don't understand how
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-24

of The Herald what they are going
to do about it? Do you care whether
your government takes the side of
liberty or of despotismi whether
it sends back brave, well educated
patriots to bloody tyrant, to be
thrown into a dungeon or shot like a
dog, or protect such refugees from des-
potism, as it has in the past? If you
have a drop of red blood in your veins,
and are worthy the name American,
you will protest with all your power
against this prostitution of our gov
ernment and demand that the Mexican
Liberals now imprisoned in this country
be freed, but that President Taft be
asked to demand the freeing of the
slaves in Yucatan and the political
prisoners in Mexican dungeons.
WILLIAM L. HOLT.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-24

The Los Angeles way is to find out
what is best, and to get it. Los An
geles must have the best candidates,
the best officials. the best policies, the
best results. The world is wide and
the country is big. There may be
room somewhere for the second best,
but not in Greater Los Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-24

Municipal league public utilities or
dinance will go before the people at
the election December z. We have no
doubt the good citizens Of Los Angeles
will approve this ordinance providing
commission that will not be a sham,
that will represent the people of Los
Angeles and the best interests of this
metrOpolis.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-24
AT THE THEATERs

AUDITORIUM-Dark.
MASON-Dark.
BURBANK-"The Silver Girl"
BELASCO-"old Heidelberg"
MAJEsTIC-"The Girl Question"
EUAI-Vaudeville
GRAND-"The Sultan of Sulu."
Los ANGELES-Vaudev
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
WALKER-Burlesq
UNIQUE-Vaudevi and comedy.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-24

George Smith. rump candidate for
mayor, is taking keen interest in
literature. He is reading Leah. tho
Forsaken." George thinks he is her
long-lost brother.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-24
Public Letter Box

TO CORRESPONDENCE intended
for publication must be accompanied by the
name and address of the writer The He,ald
gives the widest latitude to correspondents,
but assumes no responsibility for their views.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-24

Mr.. Mushet is called 'Mushy" for
short. AS Shakespeare says, whats
in name?"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-24

DromgoId should not have allowed
the corporation lawyers to butt In.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-24

On all matters pertaining to advertising
address Charles r. Gates, advertising man
ager.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-24
PANTHEISM
BY oDELL SHEPARD

BY oDELL SHEPARD
IES%6 T is not very wonderful to me
i'm II That He who holds the waters in His hand
ia @ Can cramp the universal deity
IeszM Into the compass of grain of sand.
Why should greatly marvel? Even
Can rival God or be thing of nought-
Can deaf my ear unto beggar's cry
Or span the ages in flashing thought.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-24

Populations of Los Angeles 327, ,685
Evening journal., 1909-10-29
SEASONS WORK
ON The LINKS
Local Golfers Played Well on
Philadelphia Club Grounds

The men and women golfers Of the
Philadelphia district took part in sew
enteen big tournaments this year. and
the Huntingdon Valley Country Club
led in the number OF points scored.
with a total of 40s.. Most Of the total
was rolled up by the men, who scored
800 points in seven tournaments. Mer-
ion Cricket Club finished second,
through the efforts Of its women golf
ers who scored a total Of 200 points
in seven events. 70 which the men add
ed 81, making u total OF 2S7.
The points scored In the II tourna-
ments by Wilmingtonians were as fol-
lows:
Wilmington Country Club-Philadel-
phia cup, 40; Mary T. Farnum cup. 1;
Philadelphia individual, "a; United
states amateur championship, i6. To-
tai, 81.
The total points scored by the clubs
follow
1909 Golf Association Of Philadelphia
Club Record Cup.
Evening journal., 1909-10-29
FIGHTERS MAY
BALK ON REFEREE
Johnson Said to Favor "0ld
John l." But JeffrieS May
Not Stand For Him

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
NEW YORK, oct gs.-Probably the
hardest point to settle when Jim Jeffries
and Jack johnson and their managers
meet this afternoon at 3 O'Clock at the
Hotel Albany to arrange for their pro-
posed fight will be that Of a referee.
The only name proposed up TO date is
that Of John l. Sullivan, whom johnson
says he will urge upon Jeffries. It IS a
moral certainty that Jeffries viii refuse
70 listen TO the proposal. Since old John
L. was quoted in Chicago dispatches as
saying that he thought Jeffries has not a
chance against the negro and again as
saying that Jeffries would make quick
work Of johnson, Jenries has become
somewhat suspicious and is inclined to
think that the old timers oft-expressed
anupathy to colored fighters has been
waived In the case Of johnson.
So far there has been nothing to indi-
cate that the questions Of forfelts and
side bets viii not be satisfactorily ar
ranged Each fighter has already sug-
gested that he thought a forfeit OF $4,000
would be about the right size. Jeffries has
intimated that he wanted at least Slo,-
600 side bet to which George Little, john
sons manager, has made teh counter pro-
posal Of 5000 side bet and all the
money that Jeffries wants to bet at the
ringEide odds. He says be is willing to
bet $4,000 on johnson even If the odds are
no longer than 10 to on Jenries.
That each fighter intends to pick up all
the soft money" that can be had be-
fore the fight is indicated by their prac-
tical agreement that the date shall not
be earlier than next April. This will give
each man n three months season on the
road and with the prestige of their COM
ing fight for the worlds championship,
the box offices arc expected to respond
nobly.
Should either fighter make any un-
reasonable demand at this afternoon s
meeting. the championship" may be set
Nsd without Marquis Of ouesnsoury rules
Evening journal., 1909-10-29
Blue and Gold Team
in Hard Practice Games

Special 70 THE EVENING JOURNAL,
NEWARK, Del, oct. 29.--Hsrd work
was the order OF ansirs for the regular
Varsity team at "Old Delaware" yes
terday and the members Of tho team were
given the stiffest practice since the scrin.-
mage work was inaugurated "Biig' Mac
Avoy, who has entire charge over the
condition OF the men, has been complain
ing that the players have been loahng on
their Jobs consequently when the games
take place. not every man is familiar with
his duty.
Although most Of the Varsity were ex-
cused from the whole game with the
scrub. they nevertheless put in the en-
tire afternoon going through signals and
running on the track. The coach had a
friend helping him with his duty and the
fellows had TO exert themselves to the
limit. This friend IS an old Lafayette man
and he gave the big linemen some Maroon
and White pointers. Carsweli, the little
beefy'' fullback, who has been out Of
the game a week with a ruptued blood
vessel. was out again for tho first time
yesterday, but did not do any hard work.
I.arrimore, the star left tackle viii not
be IN Saturdays game, so Corkran has
Evening journal., 1909-10-29
big ELEVENS FACEg {
THEIR CRUCTALTEST
First Real Big Football Games
Of Season Scheduled For
Saturday

Tomorrow the first real big foot
ball games of the season win be fought.
To date the struggles have been only
what would be termed by the baseball
scribe as down south practice games.
Last Saturdays contests gave ua "a
fair limo on the respective strength of
the big elovens. but the ones schoduld
Off ia coming Saturday win give an
the necessary dope needed before piac-
ing wagers on the fight for tho cham
pionship."
The Harvard Army game at West
Point will be the real classy one of the
day II win give Il grand line on the
Harvard and Yale. The Crimson viii
I at least have TO beat the Soldiers by
/ as good a score as Yale did. II 20 o
to figure In the same class with Oh,
Eli. Harvard win have the advantag
Of two more weeks OF developing; stil
it must be considered that the Army
too. viii show better football with IN
II days intervening between the game
I with Yale and Harvard. The Cadet
viii have improved IN the two weeks
| time and they learned lot In III,
| struggle with the New Haven eleven
/ too.
Princeton win have the Navy to beat
and they should have no trouble win
ming. The Tigers were very unluclSy
y their game against Lafayette. but
the contest should be thrown out by
form players. The Sailors are not as
strong as usual this year and will have
TO show a lot Of Improvement this week
TO have any kind OF a defense for the
Tirers' new football attack.
The Indians and Ponnsy viii furnish
"a hot old game over on Franklin Field.
To pick the winner Is like tossing a
coin and calling which side viii face
up. Both teams have met Pennsyi-
vania state this season and the best
either could get was a tie. The Indians
played an to 8 game with them, and
/ the Quakers on last Saturday could
only get a to tie against tho alm,
! aggregation.
OF course. Pennsy will have the ad
vantage Of playing on their owl
grounds. with thousands of admirer
shouting words Of encoura cement 4
them. still the Indians have a lot o
Evening journal., 1909-10-29
swarthmore's Final serimmaqs.

SWARTMORE, Pa. oct. 29.-The
Swarthmore varsity was given the
last scrimmage Of the week, until the
Delaware game on Saturday. William
J. Clothes was again on the field coach
ing the team. Quarterback Wicllham
seems TO have recovered his old time
football form. His running has been
Ia feature of the varsity work for the
past week. With the exception of Full
back Tarble who had his ankle badly
wrencehd today in scrimmage, the men
are in fine condition. Tarbie is ex-
pected TO all his regular position in
Saturdays game. Carr is also suffering
with a bad knee. and the end position
VIII be filled by Buck
Evening journal., 1909-10-29
ORANGE EXPECTS HARD
GAME WITH GERMANTOWN

on Saturday afternoon at Front and
Union streets Orange will meet the
Germantown, Pa, football team. This
should be one Of the most interesting
struggles of the local football wear as
Germantown is coming 10 Wilmington
with a collection Of the fastest players
in Philadelphia and the immediate vi
cinity. While somewhat lighter in
weight than tho local boys German
town will surely make up for the de-
hciency in speed ana the Orange to
keep up their winning streak will be
compelled to be on their mettle all the
time. Germantown is noted for the
athletes developed there and Oranges
opponents on Saturday viii be a pro-
duction OF speed, football knowledge
and grit. Johnson, a former Pennsyl-
Nania man, who is physical director and
superintendent OF all athletics, IS train
ing the Phlladolphians for this game.
The name Germantown is synonymous
with good football in this city as the
old Football followers will remember
the 1gridironz battles the old Warren
team used TO have with the team from
GERMANTOWN.
Orange will have Its regular lineup
and It is probable that Mcclure will be
in the game for a short time. Orange
came through the Sold ers games ad-
mirably well for so hard a contest and
the men viii be in the best physical
condition when they meet Germantown
tomorrow afternoon. The game viii be
called promptly at S.15 with Robert II.
Taylor as referee. The lineup will be:
Orange-Ste;ser. left end; Snitcher,
left tackle; Draper, left guard; john
ston, centre; Haggerty. Neese, right
guard; McAleer, right tackle; South
ard, right end; Kite, quarterback;
Mcclure -Joslyn, right halfback; Con-
nell, Byrne, left halfback; Ridgeway-
Palmer. full back.
mantown-Boyston. left end;
Dearborn, left tackle; Mcconnell, left
guard; Bergman, centre; Dagllesh,
right guard; Thackara. right tackle
Hammel, right end; Peters. quarter
back; Homiller- -McDyre. right half
back: Topham- -Kalbacker, left half
back; Peters, fullback.
Evening journal., 1909-10-29

taken his place r. Taylor was shifted
from tho scrubs to Corkran's place and
chambers was given another chance at
center
Late In tho afternoon. with "Bissie
Bico at quarterback, the varsity was
pitted against the scrub. After twenty
minutes Of scrimmage, the Varsity had
scored twice. and the men ran around
the new cinder track three times and
then -were sent 20 their quarters for the
day. Franklin was sent back TO the scrub
and Haley was again at fullback. Mil
iington IS strl a little slow but he Is
gradually learning TO use his weight At
tx stil recovers fumbles as good as he
did In the early part of the season.
During the signal practice OF the Var
sity. Bico worked at quarter with Haley
az fun and Taylor and tSewart az the
halves Bice Is gradually recovering from
his bruises and Is running the team in
great style
Rumors that the team win 80 away
next week TO rest up for the Wash .ng-
ton game arc denied by the college au-
thorites. but the Blue and Gold players
would rather get that game than any
other.