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The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-22
TO HAVE SPECIAL
COURT SIT IN
CAMPBELL CASE
Vredenburgh Militia Retirement
Act Figures in Certiorari
Proceedings.
special to the evening Star. |

i TRENTON, March 22.--Application
to the Supreme Court for the appoint
ment OF special court to sit in the
certiorari proceedings of General Ed
ward A. Campbell to determine the
constitutionality of the yredenburgh
National Guard retirement act will
probably be made today. by the attor-
ney generals department. incidentally
the chief Justice will be asked to de-
eide whether the. certiorari proceedings
act as a stay to Campbelrs retirement,
and If so to what extent does it abro-
gate the retirement order of Governor
Fort nf M
Z Robert - Fl, McCarter represents
Campbell, and will not oppose the
effort to have an early. argument.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-22
WH|TLA BOY IS
EXPECTED HOME
THIS AFTERNOON
Family Have Assurances that
Kidnapped Child Will
Be Returned.
FATHER OF LAD Is
NEAR TO COLLAPSE
Fourth Letter Is Received at
SharOn-Contents Are
Kept a Secret.

SHARON, Pa, March 22.-It Was re-
ported here shortly before II o'clock
that the Whitla family have assurances
that Willie will be returned within
forty-eight hours. 1t is said another
letter has been received directing in
what manner the money shall be paid.
All details of the negotiations are be-
ing carefully guarded. however.
Detective Perkins, of Pittsburg, in a
statement to the Associated Press at
1880 a. M, said Developments have
been thick and fast this morning. A
fourth letter has been. received from
the abductors. cannot give you the
contents of the letter at this time, but
will say that give us a little time and
we will walk the kidnappers into Mr..
Whitla's office"
1t is believed here that the missing
boy will be safe in his parents home
by nightfafl
II. H. Bull, millionaire uncle of the
boy, and several detectives attended the
conference this morning In Mr. Whitla's s
office. Mr. Bull left the office several
times and, a half dozen kilograms were
sent. What plan is on foot could not
be learned. However. it is said impor-
tant developments are expected within
short time.
Mr.. Whitla admitted today the Ash
tabula, Ohio. story is correct. He said
he had the ransom Of $4,000 with him
in that city for the kidnappers, 1t was
also learned that the abductors, in their
letter, had instructed him to leave the
money In the denominations of fives,
tens and twenties. Mr.. whitla is near
collapse now.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-22
REV. j. B. DRURY, NOTED
EDITOR, PASSES AWAY.
Especial to the Evening star. ]

NEW BRUNSWICK, March 22.-The
Rev DR.. John b. Drury. editor-in-chief
,oi the Christian Intelligencer, and a
trustee of Rutgers College and New
Brunswick Theological Seminary, died
In his home here yesterday. He had
been III three weeks. The funeral will
take place tomorrow.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-22

through the want columns of the
STARS Try it. and you will be
convinced of the truth.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-22
ROOT ON SENATE FLOOR
WITH SEVERAL PETITIONS,

WASHINGTON. March EX-SENATOR
Root. for the first time since becoming
a United Ststse senator, took the Aoor
today. He presented several petitions
Senator Frye, president pro tenn,
the New York senator as
the senator from Pennsylvania" !" and
amid laughter corrected his mistake.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-22
SIX INDICTED IN
P|TTsBURG; ONE
IS A MILLIONAIRE
Three C0uncilmen and Banker
Among Those Accused Of
Municipal Corruption.

PITTsBURG. March 22,--As the re-
suit of the grand jury investigation last
week of municipal corruption. the court
today ordered indictments against the
following men,
Dallas c. Byers, millionaire manu-
fscturer.
r. A. Griffen. vice president Colum-
bis. National Bank.
Councilman John F.. Klein
Councilman W. Fl. Weber.
Councilman Charles Stewart.
III L. BoIger. hotel proprietor.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-22
FEAR BALLOONISTS ARE
LOST in THE BLIZZARD.

Los ANGELES. March s2--No word
has come from the six men in the bal
loon America 1t Is feared they have
been lost in the mountains In the midst
of terrible blizzard now raging there.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-22
HERO BINNS AND sMASHER BACK.

NEW YORK. March 22.--Jack Binns.
the wireless telegrapher, the hero of the
steamship Republic, and Carrie Nation.
who has been abroad pursuing her life
work Of fighting the saloon, were pas
senEers aboard the steamer Baltic,
which arrived here late yesterday.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-22
KILLED TRYING TO BE ON TIME.

PHILADELPHIA, March 22-Chief
Mate John Cuminskey. of
the United States ship Panther, en-
.aeavoring to prevent mark for RE
..ar11ing to ship late plunged head
sons down an old drydock thirty-two
sst deep. and was killed yesterday,
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-11
SAN PEDRO

O AN PEDRO'S success in its litiga-
ton with Long Beach for control
~ of Terminal island and the east
basin of the inner harbor means sew
eral more miles of waterfront for San
Pedro which will become a part of the
consolidated city. 1t is not to be ex-
pected that such a big enterprise or
undertaking as consolidation can be
carried through to success without
litigation, but the issue of the contro-
versy with Long Beach is most en-
couraging to all the voters of San Pc
dro who are in favor of consolidation
with Los Angeles.
Long Beach has accepted the situa-
ton gracefully. Mayor Windham of
Long Beach has telephoned Mayor
Walton of San Pedro that Long Beach
is ready to surrender possession of the
lately disputed territory as soon as
San Pedro says the word. AS a result
of the decision of the supreme court
upholding the superior court of Los
Angeles county in declaring invalid
the election by which Long Beach an
nexed the disputed territory both sides
of the harbor will be under the juris-
diction of the consolidated city of
Greater Los Angeles.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-11
POSTAL FACILITIES

~ KITTEN clerks will be added to the
Los Angeles postoffice this year.
~ Ten will begin work July 1, three
October / and three in December. This
will give the postoffice a fair chance
to prepare for the Christmas rush. But
in Los Angeles the ordinary mail is
about as heavy as the Christmas mail
is in most communities of similar size
and population. The reason for this is
the fact that in our metropolis there
are more new chums" than timers.
In the last ten years the addition to
the population has been tremendous,
and much of this addition has come
lover the steel rails"
The nature of the population of Los
Angeles makes it city of letter writ
ers. Many families here have "old
folks at home" in some other part OF
the United States or of the world. OF
course it will be only question of time
until all the friends and relatives OF
all the people now in Los Angeles will
be here. Los Angeles letter. writing
brings many new enthusiasts to our
charming city.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-11
SHOULD STUDY BIBLE
FROM MATERIAL BASIS

WASHINGTON, D. c., June g.
Editor Herald: To contend, as sew
eral contributors to the Letter Box do,
that "it is wrong to argue Bible SYM
bolism on a material basis" is as prov
ocative of evil as was the Withholding
of the Word from the general public
in past ages
If we have arrived at the point where
the word of God has become simply the
symbolic expression of the Supreme
Being to a chosen few, namely, those
who are born of the spirit" according
to C. F., and "who, therefore, cannot
SIM" as r. N. asserts, it is time we
relegate it to the top shelf in our Ii
braries along with other myths and
traditions. That there is much of the
Bible which is symbolic is true, but II
it cannot bear the light of reason from
a material as well as spiritual stand
point it should be stricken from canon
ical writings, for man is first mate
rial creature, and as such God must
commune with him until he is fitted
for the spiritual.
In spite of epithets hurled at priest
craft and it's deluded followers, their
mistakes and unsound theories, it is
only as human mind (materiaD reaches
into the unknown in it's cropping after
God or good (spirituaD that ciViliza-
ton has risen to it's present heights,
and in spite of the decadence of the
church as an institution it will be only
by striving after good that mankind
will eventually attain perfection as in
dividuals, as nations.
That perfection is the ultimate end
of mankind must be the conclusion of
every one who has made even a mea-
ger study of primitive conditions and
compared these with present-day
achievements. ANXIOUS.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-11
GREATER LOS ANGELES

WI ITH the Vigor and vim charac-
w teristic of Los Angeles, the con-
W solidation campaign is speeding
ahead to certain success. Petitions are
being signed by practically everybody
who has a right to sign; and citizens
show they appreciate what Greater Los
Angeles means to the state and the
nation The campaign is moving along
splendidly, and everybody is evincing
enthusiastic interest in 1t, and that's
the Los Angeles way. This is cit
liens city, and when it ceases to be
citizens city, administered and gov
erned by the people, for the people and
by men who are true Representa-
tives of the people, the sooner it retires
from business the better it will be for
the cause of Americanism! But there
is not the slightest fear of any black
sliding.
Having asserted at a famous cleo
ton that the people will rule Los An
geles, the voters never again will per-
nit power to be usurped, and by con-
solidation the evil cause of corporation
domination will receive a blow from
which it will not recover in our time
Indeed, we believe the emancipation
will be permanent. So many new fac
tors will be introduced into the trans
portation industry within the next ten
years it will be almost impossible for
any railroad corporation to make a
pocket borough of our metropolis.
Greater Los Angeles, with it's fine
harbor, unequaled on the Pacific coast,
can look forward with confidence to q
career of permanent prosperity and an
ever broadening-in fact. worldwide
field of usefulness to mankind. 1t is
the duty of every voter to sign the con-
solidation petition. A signature for
Greater Los Angeles is a signature for
prosperity.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-11

prove profitable, even though it be
very discouraging.
The amoeba, a single celled animal,
at certain period begins to pinch at
the middle. The two halves separate,
becoming two separate animals, these
in turn go Though the same process
continuous procession. Each animal
is of the same age as every other ami
NAL and none die of old age. Each ami
NAL is as old as the species itself.
Through the processes of nature
through countless ages the metazoa or
many celled animal evolved from
single celled animal.
Here the immortality of the individ-
ifal disappears, but reproduction takes
place by means of cell division, al
though every cell does not possess the
power to reproduce the whole organ
ism.
The cells of the organism are of two
essentially different groups, the repro
duetive cells and the somatic cells. The
Immortality of the unicellular organism
has passed over to the reproductive
cells of the multicellular organism.
The somatic cells must die, and since
the body of the individual is chiefly
composed OF them it must. die also.
If this theory is true Immortality still
remains, but 1t shows that death came
into the world through sex and not by
sin as the Genesis legend reports.
LINEMAN.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-11
UNION

ny REVIVING the frequently pub
X lished statement that the kaiser
- dream is a United States of Eu-
rope, contemporary also revives the
natural sequel to a continental United
States. The United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland could not afford to
maintain it's proverbial magnificent
isolation" against consolidated CONT
nent, and absorption by a polyglot
European federation would be extreme
" distasteful alike to Scotsman, Irish
four races have had their own bitter
racial disputes, but all at all times have
been agreed on the one commanding
fact which has at all times dominated
the politics of the Celto-Britannic un-
ion. Never under any ordinary circum-
Europeanized. Under extraordinary
circumstances-for instance, a complete
change in the general social system
they might consent to become mem
bers of the social family, but under
any ordinary circumstances. and partic-
ularly If these circumstances include
that Imperialism which is NOT fedora
ton and is abhorred by the race, they
prefer to maintain their literal 'insu-
lation."
Should the kaiser succeed in uniting
the states of continental Europe, 1t is
certain Britons who sing they Never,
never shall be slaves" would almost
tumble over each other in the rush to
petition Uncle Sam for admission to
the American Union.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-11
TAFT'S COMMON SENSE

president TAFT'S intervention
to prune the army estimates, cool
the military ardor of some of the
warriors bold who adorn Washington
and lessen the strain on the treasury
should win him golden opinions from
appreciative American citizens. With
an efficient navy, a huge standing
army is unnecessary in the United
States. We have Dragged of our
navy's efficiency and forthwith would
proclaim lack of faith in it by building
up the strength of the land forces!
Perhaps the British war scare may
have had some effect in the United
States because when the leading naval
power suddenly loses faith in the sup
posedly "invincible" arm of the serv-
ice and proceeds to augment the mill
tary establishment it does not tend to
inspire confidence in modern battle
ships. According to British ideas, the
old wooden walls" were harder to bat
ter down than the modern steel walls.
But the nation that during the pres
ent hysterical crisis would place any
faith in British ideas as to defenses
would be rash indeed. Until the Brit
ish recover from the most unreason-
able war scare and panic of which
there is any record in history their
Judgment cannot be respected. Presi-
dent Taft's course has been marked by
common sense, prudence and by cor
rect, calm, level-headed appreciation of
the true needs of the day.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-11

When the nation has made up its
mind it will hear nothing more with
regard to huge military expenditures
the general staff of the army suddenly
announces it will ask congress to app
propriate $1,000, 900 for the fertilization
of the Panama canal terminus. The
proposed fertilization will add to thc
safety of the Pacific coast, and will
be of advantage to San Pedro, the
Greater Los Angeles harbor. To fortify
unprotected would be unwise.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-11
THE REAL CAUSE

CONTRIBUTOR to The Herald
A Letter Box gives an interesting
IA statistical explanation of the
REAL cause of child labor, and the
inevitable sequel to his deductions is
the assertion the term Child slavery
is accurate, because child labor owes
its popularity among various employing
classes in the United States to the same
causes which made negro slavery popu-
lar among certain classes.
It exists mot because of the divorce
evil" or of any social evil with a
moral aspect, but because of an evil
with an economical aspect, and ONLY
an economical aspect. 1t is profitable"
to certain interests to hire child labor,
just as it would have been profitable
to certain interests in California in
the old days to hire Chinese labor, and
just as it was profitable to southern
capitalists to buy labor and feed it
rather than pay it a regular salary.
In every case it was merely a ques-
tion of profits. If children commanded
a wage double that paid to adults
IHCIG NOulQ De no GIAlAQ ldDOls L A4C
same interests which now defy the
humanitarian sentiment of this nation
by employing children by the thou
sand, would employ men by the hum
dred, and the men employed by the
hundred at decent wages would take
care of and feed, clothe and educate
and ''raise" for this nation children by
the thousand, and there would be no
more talk of race suicide"
Look at the statistics supplied by
the Letter Box writer-and let us say
here The Herald will welcome and will
publish gladly ALL reliable informa-
ton that may tend to awaken the pub
lie conscience on this subject, which at
present is of more VITAL Importance
to the United States than all others
put together.
In 1900 the number of children en-
ployed at gainful occupations in this
land of churches and schools was 1885,
17s, and the average weekly wage paid
to each of the little ones was $3.46.
Less than so cents day is not MUCH
compensation for loss of liberty, child
hood and education, is it?
But think what a tremendous saving
this represented to the trusts and other
interests" Why, if men had been en-
ployed, each man would have demanded
the colossal sum of $11.16 per week in
return for his services! So, in every
case in which a child was hired to take
the place OF man the amount saved
to the smployer Individual or corpora
tom was $40 per week. To various
employers in the United States GALL
immensely wealthy this represented a
total saving of s1S,OOo,OOO a week, or
$67S, 100000 a year
And yet there are people who refuse
to be impressed by the economic aspect
of the child labor problem, who close
their eyes to it's magnitude, who de-
cline to be Informed it is menacing the
future welfare and prosperity Of this
nation, and is responsible for as great
proportion of the inequality which
with greater and greater frequency is
becoming a subject of comment by the
fearless American pulpit and the en-
1ightened American press.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-11
DEFENDS REAL, DENoUNCES
FRAUDULENT SPIRITUALISM

Los ANGELES, June 5.-[Editor
Herald: Whenever Spiritualism comes
up for discussion the average person
will cry fraud, and in some respects he
is justified, for the history of medium
ship is one long record of fraud and
exposure.
Spreading thinks that all the evidence
of spirit intercourse is spurious, and
the result of fraud or delusion. He
calls the many scientific men engaged
in psychic research a "superstitious
bunch" and the sensitives with whom
they experiment frauds" But instead
of giving us some reason, based on the
evidence in the case, for his wild and
erratic statements, invites everybody
to attend Garrison's little show on
Spring street for proof, and offers re-
ward to the mediumistic takers for gen.
uine phenomena.
Now, Spiritualism has more than one
thousand volumes to eXpound its phe-
nomena and philosophy. The evidence
in support of spirit intercourse collected
by the Phychic Research societies of
England and America alone comprises
more volumes than the average reader
interested would have time or inclina-
ton to study.
Nobody who knows Garrison will go
to him for evidence of spirit inter-
course, for he knows no more about it
than Spreading. He knows the fake
side, out no other Spiritual ideas and
the evidences of spirit intercourse re-
quire respectful attention from those
who are ambitious to eXpound them in
diligently to the reading public. To
call all mediums fakes and all believers
in spirit intercourse fools is easy; a
parrot could do the same. But to gem
eralize, to sift evidence and lay hold of
what is true and to discard what is
erroneous, require some effort and tall
emit Spreading is wholly incapable of it,
He ought to return to Emma Goldman,
his adored queen, sit at her feet and
listen to her baby twaddle.
ID
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-11

City council gave expression to the
popular confidence in Mayor Alexander
by rejecting the expensive fire engine
house sites, to the purchase of which he,
by selecting the two sites recommended
by a special committee consisting of
the mayor and Commissioners Mallory
and Williamson. The saving to the
city is $14, 200, within 5000 of the total
cost of the recall election.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-11

America and civilization are the
poorer today by the death of Edward
Everett Hale, chaplain of the United
States senate and famous, for his con-
tributions to patriotic literature, the
Without a Country" should be read by
every American citizen. And by every
American citizen should DIR. Hale's
motto for life be remembered. 1t was:
Look up, and not down. look forward,
in; lend a hand"
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-11

fortune d III BpOu
name lie buried in
the failure of am
other canal, half
way round the
world.
The romance of
the Suez canal is
suggested by every
thing the visitor
sees at Port Said
the "turnstile of
the nations" But
the tragedy of the
canal, the terrible
cost of life, the
shameful waste of
money lllS Cii
slavement of the
Egyptians in gov
ernmental and fl
nancial bondage,
the wreck OF
French hopes and
aspirations-not one
hint of all that
tragedy is discern
ible. Ferdinand de
L e S s e p s, Ismail
pa cha and the
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-11
INVESTIGATE

WE HOPE there will be a rigid in
w vestigation into the circum-
stances which caused the death
of Henry Grassmee, at the Southern
California state hospital for the in
sane at Patton. Mr. Grassmee was
formerly superintendent of the bind
ing department of the Neuner COM
pany, printers. Exhaustion and par
esis were given officially as the causes
of Grassmee's death, but an autopsy
showed the unfortunate man had ten
ribs broken. If there is a brute at
Patton, let's find out who he is. This
will be better than leaving an entire
staff under suspicion.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-11

bureau and you will find clew to the
true cause of child labor. Here we
learn that in 1900 there were 1,75017S
children employed in this country.
Their average wage was $3,46 per
week, while the average wage of the
men was $11.16 In other words, the
factory owners saved $40 a week
every time they fired the father and
hired the child. In the year 1900 this
amounted to a total of over $13,0000OO
a week or $3.50 900 for the entire
yearl So you see child labor exists,
not because of the divorce evil, but
because it is profitable to the men who
own the nation. There is but one way
to abolish it and that is to abolish the
industrial system that allows the few
to live by taking from the many the
products of their labor. When our in
dustries are operated for the good of
all the people instead of the private
profit of few, child labor will dis
appear. w. SCOTT LEWIS
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AT THE THEATERs

AUDTTORIUM-Mrs F1ske In salvation
Nell"
MAsoN-John Drew in Jack Straw"
BURBANK-"Secret Service"
BELASCO-"Shore Acres"
MAJESTIC-Kolb and Dill in Lonesome
Town"
GRAND-Murray and Mack I'm Harvard
ORPHEUM-Eaudevtlle.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Los ANGELES-Vaudeville.
UNIQUE-NIusica1 comedy.
EMPIRE-Vaudeville.
FTSCHER'S-Musical comedy.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-11

Subscriptions are needed for the Elks'
entertainment in accordance with the
best traditions of lovely Los Angeles it
will be necessary to provide a hand
some entertainment fund. Inasmuch
as the visit of the Elks will boom
Los Angeles during these consolidation
days, when judicious booming will be
beneficial, the entertainment fund
should be regarded as an excellent in
vestment.