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Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-27
COOKERY

MFRS. MANN of st. Paul, represent
H ing the Minnesota State HON.
oeopathic league, told the an
nual convention of the Minnesota Fed
Grafton of Women's clubs that women's
neglect of home cooking was a cause
Of disease. Cooking and kitchen hy-
gienics should be taught in all schools,
and then the kitchen would not send to
the dining room plentiful supply of
bacteria adroitly concealed among the
victuals.
Ever since the germ theory of dis
ease became popular, the wonder has
grown that mankind should have sur
vived centuries Of peril from the malig-
nant little monsters that infest every
thing eatable and drinkable, and swarm
in the very air we breathe. There are
germs to right Of us, germs to left of
us. And Mrs. Mann not only says
women who cannot cook are RESPONSE
BILE for most Of the modern germs, but
she actually makes the accusation that
women first turned loose germs on
man. when Eve ate the celebrated
apple the germ sprang into pernicious
activity and has been raging ever
since"
Truly when layman reads accounts
of the lectures delivered on the sub
ject of wollypoptoridae and things that
mingle with food, he wonders how it
happens there are any human beings
alive on the face of the earth. The
Christian Scientists, we believe, say
germs are harmless until the power of
thought gives them the ability to hurt
mankind. They say our imaginations
or minds are constantly inventing new
diseases, which are thought into exist
enee and should be thought out of ex-
istence. If Christian Science will de-
stroy the prevalent fear of germs. and
substitute the old-fashioned faith in
food that mankind had in the days
when neither doctors nor diseases were
as numerous as they now are, it will
render a service that will be III the
nature Of an emancipation.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-27
PRACTICAL REFORMS

QIR ROBERT STOUT. K. C. NJ. G.,
chief justice of New Zealand and
~ ex-premier of the free colony,
has returned to the older lands to ex-
press the utmost surprise that in spite
of the object lesson supplied by New
Zealand the older governments per-
sist in regarding as experiments or
even as dangerous experiments social
reforms which have been in operation
in New Zealand so long citizens re-
gard them as Indispensable to exist
ence. No wonder Sir Robert accuses
the United Kingdom and the United
States of being "still in the debating
stage that the people of New Zealand
occupied twenty-odd years ago"
When Sir Robert visits countries
where people regard government em-
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-27
WINDOW WASHERS

d" EARTHLY In favor of every
II movement for the protection of
IL the wage Garner who too often
is asked to imperil his life for a beg
carly pittance, Los Angeles Herald
approves the suggestion an ordinance
should be adopted for the protection
of window washers. Probably there
was a time in the history of Los An
geles when such an ordinance would
have been unnecessary. But these are
the days of skyscrapers. and Los An
geles is growing perpendicularly as
we'll as horizontally at a great rate.
Many of our office buildings today are
as big and as fine as any that are to
be found anywhere in the United
States. Therefore, the problem of
window cleaning in the tall buildings
is presented, and, in the words of City
Attorney Hewitt, "the time is coming
when Los Angeles will have to follow
in the footsteps of cities in the east
and adopt an ordinance providing for
the safety of window washers in tall
buildings. WE SHOULD HAVE
SUCH AN ORDINANCE RIGHT
NOW"
Los Angeles will no doubt provide
for the safety of the window washers.
Amazing to relante, not only men but
women may be seen engaged in this
extra hazardous occupation. It is not
pleasant to see a woman perched on
the outside of a top story window in
a big building, scrubbing away lit
orally "for dear life" and in imminent
danger of imperiling that life and the
lives of the people on the street below.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-27
NEGRO HERO

VIZ HILE there are two white rivals
w for polar premiership, negro
has given unprecedented glory
to his race by reaching the pole,
and no matter whether Peary or Cook
arrived first at the farthest north,
the fact remains a negro reached it
also, and he was indisputably the first
black man there.
The negroes of the United States
should honor Matt Henson, the polar
explorer. He has shown conclusively
the negro race is not inferior to the
white race excepting in inferiority of
opportunity. With education, train
ing and opportunity equal to those of
a white man, who can doubt the
African will rival him in any depart
ment of activity?
In the United States the colored
people are not getting a square deal
The discrimination against the negro
worker Is even greater than that
against the white worker. If it is a
joke to say the average white worker
has opportunities equal with those of
any other white man, 1t Is a wild,
boisterous and preposterous jest to in
sinuate the negro worker is treated as
if he were as freely and equally as
the white man entitled to life, liberty
and the pursuit of happiness AS a
matter of fact, most negroes, like
many white men, enjoy life with linn
itations on liberty and the pursuit of
happiness. The negro polar hero is
not less entitled to credit than is the
white man whose companion he was.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-27
DECLARES CHRISTIANITY .
DOES NOT FOLLOW JESUS

POMONA, Sept. 24-[Editor Herald:
"a. b." of Santa Ana thinks 1t is right
to take interest on money because
Deut, xiii, 10, 20, permits lending on
foreigner, and Lev. XIV, S5, S6 forhids
lending on interest to stranger or so
journer that lived among them. And
Lev. xix, "a: "The stranger that
dwelleth with you shall be unto you
as one born among you, and thou shall
love him as thyself." According to
this, a Christian cannot lend 10
Christian and take interest, as they
are brothers in Christ; nor TO any one
sojourning among them. When one Of
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-27
SEES GREAT CHANCE FOR
cHlVALRoUS .coUNcILMEN

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 22.-[Editor
Herald: I have watched the columns
of The Herald in vain during the dis
cussion of smoking on street cars for
news of a chivalrous outburst from our
legislators, who so eloquently voiced
their desire last winter to protect
women from the contamination OF the
voting booth. Here is another oppor-
tunity to protect her from contamina-
tion. I have noted that the expected
has happened, in that the dear work.
ingman, for whose welfare and comfort
councilmen and legislators are always
so deeply concerned, has been punctu-
ally trotted in. 1t would be pity to
mar the pleasure of the workingman's
ride home perched on an airy foothold
on the fender or uncertainty balancing
on a lower step.
But really, now, if the working
woman had a vote too wouldn't Mr..
Healy be in a quandary?
GEORGIA K.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-27

his disciples asked Jesus to teach them
to pray Nuke XD he gave them a
model, and in this it says: Forgive
us our sins, for we also forgive every
one thta is indebted to us" Therefore
he gave them rule to follow in all
cases when he said, Lend, hoping for
nothing back" And his early follow
ers carried this out in their commun-
ism. Christianity of today does not
follow Jesus. Under Socialism we shall
not need to borrow on interest, nor pay
increase. @.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-27

Hurrah Los Angeles has been max
ing history, anyway. We gave to the
world a brilliant example of the eff
cacy of a recall election. Now we have
given the world a brilliant example
of the god-sent madness of the about
to-be-destroyed. AS an object lesson
the Rump convention was undeniably
a success. Say, mister" said the
village drunkard to the temperance
lecturer, don't ye want to hire me
and tank me up fer yer show? The
boozier I am the better it will be for
vow"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-27
AT THE THEATERs

AUDIToRIUM-'The Great John Canton
MASON-''Love Watches"
BURBANK-'Iady Frederick"
BELASC0-'Du Barry"
MAJESTIC-"The Girl from Rector's."
ORPHEUM-Vaudeville.
GRAND-"Adrift in the World"
Los MISUNDERSTANDING.
FIsCHERS-BurIesque.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-27

University of Southern California
announces special Saturday classes for
school teachers and others. The idea
is splendid and the Saturday classes
should be successful.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-27
THINKS MALE MAGDALENES
ARE CONTEMPLATE SNEAKS

LOS ANGELES. Sept. 25.-[Editor
The difficulty in dealing
with tho male and female
is this: The female Mag
are branded, while the male
are such black-hearted,
sneaks it is hard to To-
cate them. Let the good work of the
raids go on.
SAMUEL SPENLOW.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-27

Yes, anxious inquirer, you can
register without voting, although such
a course is by no means commendable.
But there's nothing more certain than
that you cannot vote without register
ing. You haven't forgotten, have you?
And you don't belong to the manana
brigade?
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-27
Public Letter Box

TO CORRESPONDENTS intended
for publication must be accompanied by the
name and address of the writer. The Herald
gives the widest latitude to correspondents,
but assumes responsibility for their views.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-27

President Taft will receive a floral
welcome in Los Angeles. He will be
met, greeted and feted in the world
famous Los Angeles way.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-27

It will be the same old fight be-
tween good citizenship and gang citi-
zenship. You haven't forgotten to
register, have you?
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-27

In lovely-or politically speaking
lively-Los Angeles, interest in the
local polls has dispaced interest in the
north pole.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-27

Vindicate the primary system Of
nomination by refusing to recognize
the Rump candidates. Have you reg
istered?
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-27

Rump convention is a thing Of the
past. Rump convention candidates
soon will be things of ditto.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-27

Unless you register, your influence
will not count for much. Don't pave
the way to Blazes. Register.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-27

Rump candidates are practicing the
stroke that will take them up Salt
Creek.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-27

The Rump candidates must go. The
primaries plank awaits them. Let
them walk it.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-27

Colonists today. Citizens tomorrow.
The more the merrier.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-27

Cook and Peary found the Pole.
They are a pair Of Bricks,
Cook and Pea -confoupd the Polei
Let's talk Of Politics.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-27
PoLELITICAL

The Rump Nine are in training for a
crushing defeat.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-27
The State Press
Glory for All

Miss Peck a former professor of Lat
in in Smith college and now noted
Alpinist, having climbed the Matter
horn in 1885, Popocatapetl and Orizaba
in 1897, and Mt. Sorata, in Bolivia, In
1904 up to 2O5OO feet, has just distin-
guished herself by generously and
graciously admitting that Mrs. Bullock
Workman is the champion woman
climber in the world. She says:
'"There's glory enough for ALL" Mrs.
Workman ascended to the top of Nun
kin, 49, 800 feet avoce the sea level.-San
Jose Mercnry.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-27
Forewarned

Forewarned, forearmed. Beware of
the woman with the hat pin.-Norwalk
Call.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-27
South California

If California, even for a serious
grievance, should threaten to secede
from the union, it would mean war,
and the intense loyalties aroused by
such an issue would leave a genera
ton of bitterness behind them. But
when Southern California threatens to
secede from California it arouses only
differences of practical judgment; no
outpouring of patriotic emotion. 1t is
all the difference between dissolution
of partnership and divorce.-Fresno
Republican.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-27
Milwaukee

Taft visited in milwaukee, today.
Wonder if he sampled wlat mace that
citv famous? We scent a scandal that
will completely overshadow Fairbanks
and his cocktail.-Yisalia Times.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-27
Golden Age

Today we enter upon the new era
an era of enterprise, expansion,
good feeling and upbuilding. Hum
boldt's Golden Age is at hand.-Hum-
boldt Times.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-27
THE FATE OF KOREA
IX-Will the Open Door BE Closed?
By Frederic j. Haskin

1EOUL, Korea.-The appoint
ment of Viscount Some as
resident general for Korea re-
opens the question of whether
Japan intends to maintain the
i so-called "open door" prin-
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-27

Tomorrow-The Fate of Korea-X: Forces
of Modern Progress.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-27

Populationof ofLos Angeles 327, ,685
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-27

On all matters pertaining 10 advertising
address Charles R Gates, advertising man
Eger.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-17
GIRL SLASHES
YOUTHS FACE
ASSAULT ON BROTHER Is
AVENGED
SISTER Furnishes ASSAlLANT
WITH RAZOR
Terror Stricken Crowds Stand by
While Infuriated Maid Dsflgures
Enemy-Held by Stronger
Boy
(By Associated Press.)


NEW YORK, July 16.-The Brooklyn
police have in custady Lena Mielano, a
13-year-old girl, who is charged with
committing a most remarkable assault
upon lad of her own age while a
crowd of terror stricken people looked
on.
Anthony Romaln, aged 10, slapped
the littl0 brother of Lena Mtelano, ana
the latter in revenge slashed the face
of the boy into ribbons while an older
boy held him.
Lena summoned Philip Mazza, aged
II, to her assistance, and when they
found Roman, Philip grabbed his arms
from behind while the girl drew a
razor from the folds of her short skirt
and commenced slashlng at the face of
the young lad.
One stroke of the razor clipped off
an ear, another left the nose hang
ing by a thread. and others opened
the scalp and cheeks in many places.
During the vicious attack Anthony
tried to free himself, but the youth
holding HIN was too strong and all he
could do was to move his head from
side to side in an effort to avoid the
onslaught of the enraged girl.
Women in the streets screamed and
a crowd quickly collected. AS a police
man approached. Mazza dropped An
thony to the sidewalk and he and the
girl tried to escape, but were cap
tured.
At the police station Lena's comment
was that no one could whip her young
brother without paying for 1t.
Doctors say if Anthony RECEIVERS at
all he will be badly disfgured.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-17
ASSERTS STRIKERS
ARE INCOMPETENTS
CAR COMPANY PRESIDENT
SPEAKS PLAINLY
Head of Pressed Steel Car Works
Says Men Out on Strike Are
,Low=CIass Laborers and
Worthless

NEW YORK, July 16.-H. -.t'
stott, president of the Preside steel
Car company, whose plant nea Et.s~
burg has been the scene Of stril. .'s
will reach Pittsburg today.
Before leaving New York, Mr.. Hoff-
stott said the trouble had arisen
through the dismissal of 400 incompe-
tent or dissatisfied employees out of a
total of 400.
There is no foundation" he said,
for the statements that the men had
to pay from $40 up to the foremen to
get their jobs, and after week were
discharged to make room for others.
The foremen employed in the works
are all high grade men and have been
with the company for several years
None of the first class workmen
ever objected to the system of pooling
piece work, as its operation means
higher wages for all the men working
under it.
"Under the ordinary piece work sys-
tenn, first class workmen who put the
car up might have to wait and lose
time for poor riveters. By the pooling
arrangement, the men divided them
selves into gangs and the good men
sorted themselves out so that there
were grades in the bodies, the same as
when each man worked for himself.
"The whole trouble has been caused
by these lower class workmen who were
discharged because they were incom-
petent.
II expect we will reach solution
in a day or two"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-17
REPORT OF EXPERT
SENDS COTTON DOWN
BOIL WEEVIL SITUATION
BREAKS MARKET
Panicky Liquidation and Excitement
Mark Fall in Prices for New
Crop Delivery on
Exchange

NEW YORK, July ia remarkable
break in the cotton market occurred to-
day as a result of a special report on
the boil weevil situation by the gov
ernment entomologist, DR.. Hunter. At
the end of the decline cotton for the
new crop delivery, was selling at 81
bale less than the closing price
Thursday
The break was marked by panicky
liquidation and excitement. Within
half an hour prices declined fully 81
points, and while the market recoV-
cred a few points of the loss the close
was barely steady.
The decline was the elimination of a
growing lack of confidence in the sta
biIity of prices which nearly reached
the 13 cent level earlier in the week,
when the low July condition report
was received showing a continuation
of hot dry weather in Texas where the
crop was supposed to be rapidly de-
teriorating.
The selling which started around
$1287 for December, early in the week.
continued in increasing volume until
this morning, December contracts
were selling at $12.15
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-17
WANTS TO KNOW IF U. S. is
TO ASK LING'S EXTRACTION

WASHINGTON, July 16.-A cable
gram from Ambassador Reid at Lon
don today states the British govern
ment would like to know whether any
request is to be made for the eXtradi-
ton of Leon Ling, should he be appre-
hended in England.
1t cannot be ascertained that this re-
guest is based on any information as to
the whereabouts of Ling.
The inference is that the Scotland
Yard authorities simply desire to know
IL any steps are worth their while IN
the absence of information as tc
whether the United States would de-
mand Icons extradition.
Scotland Yard today showed a photo
graph of Ling to an American, who de-
clared he undoubtedly was the man he
saw. He gave the police full descrip-
tion of the European clothes worn by
the Chinese.
Photographs of Leon Ling have beer
sent to all the London police stations
and active search for the Chinese is
being made.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-17
HARTMAN REPRESENTATIVE
DENIES ELECTRIFICATI0N
Kruttschnitt SCOTS at Report That
Southern Pacific Will Substitute
Electrical Energy

CHICAGO, July 16.-Reports from
New York and California, indicating
that E. II. Hartman had authorized
the expenditure of millions for the
electrification of the Southern Pacinc
before taking steps to satisfy Chicago's
demand for the subtitution of electric
motors for locomotives on the Illinois
Central terminals, was secuted by
Julius Kruttschnitt. director of maln-
tenance and operation of the Union
Pacific-Southern Pacific SYSTEM To-Day;
Mr.. Kruttsehnitt not only denied
that electrification of any of the
Southern Pacific lines was in prospect,
but asserted that two of the biggest
steam locomotives in the world. which
recently passed through Chicago Tor
service on the heavy mountain grades,
were plenty good enough for some time
to come.
In fact, he said, 81 more had been
ordered.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-17
MUST NOT AUCTION OFF
CONFISCATED FEATHERS
Solicitor of Treasury Decides Aigrettes
Seized from Smugglers Can
Only Be Destroyed

NEW YORK, July 16.-The solicitor
of the treasury has decided that plumes
of the white heron, called aigrettes,
and worn mostly on the hats of wom-
en-, cannot be sold even by the govern
ment in the state of New York.
Collector Loeb had announced that
aigrettes valued at about $1,000, which
were smuggled into this port by stew
ards of the steamships Tennyson and
Verdi from Brazil in April and May,
and seized by customs inspectors, were
to be sold at public auction.
A professor of the National Associa-
ton of Audubon Societies wrote a let
ter to the collector protesting against
the sale, on the ground it lis against
the public interest"
The collector cogitated and put the
problem up to the secretary of the
treasury who in turn referred it to the
solicitor.
should be destroyed by the collector.
Inasmuch as under the laws of this
state it is a misdemeanor to sell plum
age of the heron, the solicitor decides
that government officials have no more
right to sell it than any individual cit
iZen.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-17
.BlGAMY CHARGE IS
MADE AGAINST WIFE
JEWELER ALLEGES WOMAN
MARRIED TWICE
Accused Says She Was Married First
when IA, and That Second Hus-
band Knew Con-
dition

SAN FRANCISCO, July 16--Mrs'
Agnes Selka, wife of jeweler of AS
toria, Ore, was arrested last night on
charge of bigamy preferred by her
husband and is at the city prison
awaiting the arrival of an officer from
the north with eXtradition papers.
She arrived here on the steamer
State of California with her two chill
dren, a boy of and a girl of A, and
took up her abode in the Richmond
district, where she was found by de-
tectives.
According to her story, she was mar
ried to E. p. Durand, an employe of
the Southern Pacific, when she was Ia
years of age. He put her on the
vaudeville stage, but she wearled of
the work and soon left him. Soon
afterward she married Selka, who is
the father of her children, and who,
she says, was aware she had not been
divorced.
About a month ago, however, she Sc
cured a divorce from Durand. She says
she believes her husband swore to the
warrant only to get her back to AS
tOria,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-17
PRISONER CARRIES KNIFE
CONCEALED IN HIS PALM
James Cunningham, Who Admits
Killing Caroline Brasch, Is Dis
armed In Court Room

SAN FRANCISCO, July 16.-When
James E. Cunningham, self-confessed
murderer of Miss Caroline Brasch, en-
tered the police court for his prelimi-
nary hearing today, his guards no
ticed the CLEAN of metal in his hand
and took from him an open knife
which he had concealed in his palm.
Cunningham admitted he had Dor
rowed" 1t from the man behind him
in the chain gang line, Mitchell
Wright.
Wright said Cunningham had asked
for it to clean his nails. Whether
Cunningham planned suicide or an at
tack on some of the officers could not
be learned.
Chief of Police Cook has ordered
that charges of negligence be pre-
ferred against Policeman j. ]. Clancy,
who had charge of the chang gang.
The preliminary hearing was post
poned until Wednesday after w. Rus
sell Cole, a reporter on the Call, to
whom Cunningham first told the story
of the killing of Miss Brasch, had
given his evidence. John Nyland, who
was with Cole at the time, was unable
to be present until that day and his
corroborative evidence is requiFed.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-17
MUST FACE CHARGE
OF MANSLAUGHTER
FRESHMAN WANTED AT HOME
MUST GO BACK
Accused of Wounding in Fight Friend
Who Died Later, Patrick Cox Is
Ordered to Face British
Tribunal

CHICAGO, July ia compromise
between the British government and
counsel for Patrick Cox, the Irishman
whose extradition was sought on the
charge of murder, has been reached
and he will be tried for manslaughter.
Cox, with several friends, all of Coun-
ty Mayo, were returning from funeral
when they began to quarrel cox, II is
alleged, struck a friend on the head
with a stick, but they shook hands al
ter the fight.
About three months afterward the
youth died and meantime Cox had emf
grated to America. The inquest showed
death was caused by Cox's. blow and
the British government took steps to
extradite him on the charge of murder
The case was fought in the supreme
court of the United States and was
still being contested when the compro-
mise was effected a few days ago.
William Dillon, brother of John Dill
Ion, the Irish parliamentary leader
departed for Ireland yesterday to de-
fend Cox.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-17
NEW MINISTER TO CHINA
. is AUTHORITY ON ORIENT
Taft's Selection for Consular Honors
Said to Be Young, Wealthy
and Scholarly

CHICAGO, July 16.-Charles r..
Crane. of Chicago, whom President
Taft has selected for minister to China,
is young, wealthy, a man of the world,
a scholar and an extensive traveller
He is one of the foremost American
authorities on the politics and business
of the far east. In addition his knoWl-
edge of Russia, whose policies have
embraced northern China and are still
to be reckoned with despite the late
war with Japan. is profound.
Mr.. Crane has never held political
office. He supported Grover Cleveland
but was found with Mr.. Taft in the
late campaign. He was the mainstay
and one of the founders of the NUM-
cipal Voters league of Chicago, Which
entered Chicago politics when the need
of reform was urgent, and has been a
factor in marked improvement in the
city government.