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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-19
FREpERlcKS HAS CHANCE TO
RETRIEVE PAST MISTAKES

LOS ANGELES, March 15.-tEditor
Herald: We thank you for publishing
the statements made by Thomas Lee
Woolwine concerning District Attorney
Fredericks and the whitewashing re-
port of the grand jury for which he is
mainly responsible. Three years ago L
hoped that Mr.. Fredericks would have
moral courage enough to do his duty;
and l hope now that he has taken
warning from the popular uprising
against unfaithful officials.
But Mr.. Fredericks has forfeited pub
lie confidence by seeking to please the
machine and its allies last summer,
rather than to perform his sworn duty
in exposing the corruption in this city
and Furnishing the rascals and grafters.
Mr.. Woolwine shows how he was prac-
.tically in league with these criminals.
Mr.. Fredericks now has an opportunity
to save his reputation. But he can do
this only by faithful, fearless, vigor-
Gus and effective prosecution of the
enemies of decency, morality and real
prosperity.
He has made bad beginning in al
lowing Nick Oswald to escape. Mr..
Fredericks evidently has political am
billions. and desires to be elected to
he thinks that the nomination secured
from a discredited political machine by
official hypocrisy will insure his cleo
ton he is much mistaken. The people
will see that men faithful to the inter-
ests of the public are nominated and
elected The county non-partisan or
ganization, which did such excellent
work three years ago, should be at once
reorganized. Mr. Fredericks must
choose now whether he will serve the
people or the S. p. machine.
J. B. IRVINE.
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MODJESKA

MADAME HELENA MODJESKA,
MI one of California's most famous
LII citizens, and one of the greatest
women of modern times, is reported to
be dangerously ill. The announcement
will bring an outpouring of hearty
sympathy from all the civilized world.
In this term, of course. we cannot in
clude Russia. A country which can
issue and keep in force an imperial
ukase forbidding an actress to appear
in public within it's borders can hardly
be called civilized. And this is exactly
what Russia did in the case of Madame
Modjeska. Fearing her influence on
her Polish fellow country people, the
cars government forbade Madame
Modjeska to play in Russia. The loss
of Russia was the worlds gain. Rec
ognizlng the opportunities afforded by
a knowledge of the language of the free
nations, Madame Modjeska studied
English, and began to star in the Eng
disappearing countries, which received
her with honor and applause. Her love
for her adopted language and her APP
probation of the greatly increased life
opportunities it gave her are shown by
her Shakespearean choice of a name
for her beautiful Orange county home,
1.-THE Forest of Arden" where she has
maintained as it were a shrine to
Shakespearean art. All Madame Mod
jeskas admiring fellow Californians
hope her health may be restored and
that she NAV live to see many more
happy days in our land of sunshine.
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MATERIAL INTEREST AT ROOT
OF DISPUTE AS TO DRAMA

SAWTELLE, March 18.-[Editor Her
add: I agree with one of your cor
respondents who says too much notice
has been taken Of the attack on thea
ters by one DIR. Locke. Material in
terest Is a great factor In determining
a persons likes and dislikes, and when
profession, sympathy and material IN
terest combi as they do in the case
of the clergy and theaters, the result
can easily be foreseen.
This clerical opposition is bound to
go on, and upon each success some
other form of human enjoyment VIII be
attacked. 1t took about twenty years
of agitation to get the botanical gar
dens at Kew, London, England, opened
on Sundays. Just fancy 1t! twenty
years of a fight with the churches to
open on Sunday a place like Eastlake
park.
They are always opposed to bands
playing on Sunday. They would close
picture shows on Sunday, and take the
life out of them on other days. In
Scotland a fight was made to prevent
railroad excursions on Sunday, but the
people won.
Sabbatarianism is dreadful thing
when it gets complete hold on city.
The working people, depressed with the
monoton,' of their toll, seek, on their
only day, recreation; and anyone who
would prevent them or curtail their
opportunities is their enemy. whether
he knows it or not. That has been
my opinion for nearly fifty years.
Though 1 am not Catholic, 1T Is only
right that l should except the clergy
of that sect from these structures. AS
a rule they mind their own business,
and are not opposed to workingman
enjoying his Sunday after he has at
tended morning service. The service
also is so early that it leayes him prac-
tically the whole day. b. j. L.
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GRAND JURY SHOULD PROBE
DISTRICT ATTORNEYS OFFICE

LOS ANGELES, March 17.-[Editor
Herald: As am not a lawyer. perhaps
| am a little dense, and perhaps you
can give me a little enlightenment.
Will you tell me what Is the use of
another grand jury investigation with
the principal, namely the district at
torney's office. and particularly the ofii-
cial doings of Mr.. Fredericks during
the late grand jury session, left out.
1t seems to me. that If the reports and
accusations of Mr. Woolwine and Mr..
Eddie of Mr.. Fredericks doings are
true, they need airing about as badly
as anything else.
We know that for years respectable
deputy sheriff of this county owned
property on New High street. almost
adjoining the county Jail, which was
leased for bawdy house purposes. Also
that Mr.. Phillips of the California
Voice tried to swear out complaints
against that person, and that he couid
get no hearing before the district at
torneys office.
Now, if MIR. Fredericks protected
these places and made it Impossible TO
bring a complaint against them, how
can we expect this coming grand jury
investigation to be any better than the
last one? 1t will only be the second
coat of whitewash applied over the first
one. Remember, when the report came
out the Record had it in great head
lines: Grand jury report complete
whitewash." :,
| believe the people behind the recall
should not rest until District Attorney
Fredericks himself is included in the
grand jury Investigation. II he Is not,
and he conducts the next grand jury
investigation on the same lines as the
frst, which undoubtedly he will. 1t Will
hurt the recall, because people will say
there have been two grand jury in
vestigations and the grand jury found
no indictment either time. And as two
coats of whitewash are an Improvement
on one coat, so will this second inves-
tigation. If conducted under Mr.. Fred
ericks, be a help to the machine poll
tics and the corrupt element of the city.
So by all means, If it Is possible, let
Mr.. Fredericks' official doings be aired
in the grand Jury room, and let some
one else besides Mr.. Fredericks conduct
the investigation. +. w. u.
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EMPHASIZES CHARACTERISTIC
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN SEXES

LOS ANGELES. March 1S.-[Editor
Herald: Your Letter Box writers
overlook the part that nature plays
in the woman suffrage question. Men
and women are much unlike in size
and physical strength. They are also
unlike in ambition.
Men are aggressive, women passive.
The one may be called positive, the
other negative. Men are inclined to
look ahead, women to look backward.
Men are more provident than women.
MY neighbor says women will always
burn the kindling wood first. while
men will save part of 1t to start the
next fire.
Men are much more belligerent than
are women. Women are the more low
able and loving. They are more char
table toward men and less charitable
toward women than are men. Women
are the more emotional, more cautious
more secretive. Likewise quicker of
thought and in the expression of
thoughts.
These views are not in disparage-
ment of women, but may have some
bearing on the suffrage question.
Male and female, God in his wisdom made
them SO;
CURIOUS.
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MILITARISM

NEW citizens realize the amazing ex-
II tent to which the military and
Il naval expenditures of the United
States have been increased in recent
wears. 1t is absurd to say this is not
military nation. The last published
annual total of the army and navy ap-
preparation bills was $240, 100000, which
was within few million dollars of the
military and naval estimates of the
German empire for the year ended
March 81. 1908. In addition to this
huge expenditure for naval and mill
tary purposes, the pension bill, as II
passed the senate, appropriated Slb2'-
900 000 Therefore, for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1910, pensions and army
and navy expenditures will amount to
S4OO, 900 000 The treasury deficit Will be
s125, 900 000 or almost as much as the
amount of Uncle Sans pension bill.
# is evident there will have to be some
agile financiering at Washington unless
the American republic is prepared to
ioin the nations which are always
running behind" In the days when the
British national debt was monumental
it used to be customary for politicians
to soothe the savage breasts of irate
taxpayers by telling them that ma
tional debt was one of the finest bless
ings which could come upon people.
The greater the debt the greater the
prosperity, they were told, and talked
learnedly of "consols." But poor citi-
zens. who could not become creditors OF
the government by purchasing shares
in the national debt, and only knew
they We're being taxed and taxed to pay
it. while economical conditions. includ-
ing wages We're affected, could never
be brought to see the virtue of national
indebtedness.
In the United States the high tariff
was imposed to pay off the huge ma
tional Civil War debt-a purpose it ac-
complished. We are not aware that
during the period of it's usefulness there
was the slightest pretext made that the
tariff was not a tax; while the word
protection" was a brilliant and much
belated afterthought.
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LOS ANGELES

r INTIMATELY related are the two
great Los Angeles questions-clean-
l. liness, uprightness and patriotism
in city government and consolidation
on lines which will establish perma-
nently the mutually interested rela-
tionship of Los Angeles and the har-
Dor of San Pedro. The cause of con-
solidation has been greatly helped by
the measures taken to reform the
city government, and Los Angeles is
receiving the best advertisement it
has ever had. 1t is being recognized
and praised in every part of the United
States for it's courage in dealing with
the most difficult situation with
which a progressive city was ever
troubled, and in substituting for
what might have been calamity con-
6ition which makes the future rosy
with hope.
1t would have been almost absurd to
have proceeded with plans for con-
solidation while the city's most mo-
mentous undertakings were being
menaced by the coVetous claws of
greedy grafters. Now plans for con-
solidation and for clean, business
like mayoralty harmonic admirably,
and will no doubt be carried into
effect, with the result that the fore
caster of the future of Los Angeles,
instead OF reporting, Doubtful con-
ditions ahead, better go SLOW" is able
to announce: "Alls well. Go ahead
with the Greater Los Angeles cam
paign."
Mayor Stephens has placed the city
of today and the Greater Los Angeles
OF tomorrow under great and last
ing debt of gratitude TO him for his
courage and patriotism. He should
long be remembered as the best friend
of Los Angeles" at the most critical
time of her modern history.
The sterling quality of his character
is shown by the manner in which he
thwarted the plot Matched by the
enemies of George Alexander, who
suggested that Mr., Stephens name
should be written on the official ballot
as a candidate for mayor.
Mr.. Stephens statement putting an
end to all such mischief making or
malevolent proposals is ended with
words which will be memorable for
their manliness and courage: my
SENSE OF HONOR AND MY 10y
Atty TO THE MAN FOR WHOSE
CANDIDACY THE COMMITTEE OF
WHICH 1 WAS CHAIRMAN WAS
PRIMARILY RESPONSIBLE, ABSO-
LUTELY FORBID ANY USE OF
MY NAME THAT WILL INTER
FERE WITH THE ELECTION OF
GEORGE ALEXANDER, WHO is
WORTHY OF AND ENTITLED TO
YOUR SUPPORT"
The success of the mayoralty reform
movement furnishes a reasonable
guarantee of the good government of
Greater Los Angeles. That the en-
larged municipality should be a model
of good government is most earnestly
to be desired, and to this end every
citizen should take an active, intelil-
gent interest in every question con-
nected with the mayoralty, consolida-
ton and all matters relating 10
Greater Los Angeles. Citizens must
continue to be vigilant, and in order
to be vigilant they must keep well
posted
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LIKE ALL ADVANCE, SUFFRAGE
CAUSE MUST MOVE SLOWLY

LOS ANGELES. March 1S.-IEditor
Herald: Why does the cause OF wo-
man suffrage gain so slowly? Because
man civilizes so Slowly. -.
Ages probably elapsed from the time
the first animal walked four-Iooted
upon the earth until the descendants
of that animal walked upright ana
looked the world in the face.
Shall ages elapse from the time there
came to the first man glimmering
consciousness that physical strength
was not the true test of intelligence
to the time when man shall stand NOR
ally upright and accord to woman
every advantage he values for hin-
self?
With those who believe that the cur
rent of evolution runs in swifter ana
still swifter cycles as 1t nears perfec-
>tion there abides the hope that in cen-
turtles mans moral development VIII
have attained a perfection which for
his physical development required
aeons of time.
Would q suffragette object to being
called a "tootsy-wootsy? In pro-sla-
very days the writer was called mig
ger lover" and "black abolitionist."
With a local editoN calling the suf-
fragettes "she bipeds" and an eastern
editor calling them "she hyenas," 1t Ia
evident that IL any spice is needed the
"auntieS' VIII supply the ginger.
/ have never complained bitterly
or otherwise because workingmen sup
port the monopolists. / merely stated
these facts--the workingmen compose
the majority of voters, they have lived
for years under monopolistic admin
istration. they approved its tactics,
they wanted 1t continued in power,
they voted for it and they Got what
they wanted.
The ballot gave the workingmen the
power to get what they wanted and
women want the power that will en-
able women to get what they want.
To one who has "agitated" into the
third quarter of a century the quatrain
of Robert Gilbert Welsh is both remin-
iscent and prophetic:
Who fares with me along the way
Nor stays for fear ruth,
His heresy of yesterday
Shall be tomorrow's truth.
ELIZABETH QUIGLEY.
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FREE LUMBER


TN the Pacific coast states farming
classes and all other classes de-
\ mand repeal of the duty on lum-
Der, and in the states of the middle
west the ret lumber men are uniting
in the demand. Throughout the agri-
cultural west action in regard to re-
vision of lumber tariff will be looked
on as a test of the genuineness of
tariff revision. Forests are dwindling.
Reliable statistics show they are almost
on the verge of exhaustion. The price
of timber has been increased enormous
ly within a few years. In good times
domestic mills cannot supply the de-
mand. Soon the American forests will
be wiped out. Canada has vast forest
resources, which can be drawn on both
to the relief of remaining domestic for
ests and to the benefit of consumers.
But lumbermen, after all their years of
prosperity, during which they fattened
on the proceeds derived from the rich
est forests the world has ever known,
enjoyed the greatest home market any
industry ever had, and competed with
Canada and all other timber countries
in the markets of the world. even in
those of Canada itself. to the extent of
1925, 900, 900 a year. now have the nerve
to ask congress to retain an obsolete
duty.
It is greatly to the interest of the
home builders of California, as we'll as
In,
dustrial growth and prosperity, that
they should unite in demand for free
lumber.
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ENTERPRISE

n NE of the first serious problems
that must be solved by the Taft
~ adm tTation is the establish
ment of perpetual peace in the South
American republics. The entire system
and theory and doctrine of interna-
tional arbitrations are menaced by the
latest wrinkle in politics, which has
been discovered by President Zelaya of
Nicaragua The Central American
states are under agreement to keep
the peace always. In order to help the
little republics TO agree with each
otner, a Court of Arbitration was es-
tablished at Carriage, Costa Rica. Now
comes the news that the enterprising
Zelaya has undertaken to capture and
control the Court of Arbitration. There
is nothing slow about Zelaya. The
biggest boss of Tammany Hall on it's
palmest days could not have thought
out a more picturesque and effective
plan of interfering with the benevolent
activities of a modern method of re-
form.
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undertaken with an intelligent appre-
citation of all the factors involved. The
Blanchard hall meeting will be cit
izens' meeting" and all friends Of
good government are invited to at
tend If. We believe it is of the utmost
Importance that voters should be well
posted as to every point and feature
of the remarkable mayoralty situa-
ton and campaign which are making
Los Angeles the most talked of and
written of city in the United States
today.
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HERALD MAY BE PROUD OF
THE ENEMIES 1T HAS MADE

Los ANGELES, March 17.-[Editor
Herald: Hurrah for The Herald!
Like Roosevelt, it has good occasion
to glory in the style of enemies 1t
makes. Like him, it believes in and
breaches publicity to all which con-
Germs the public health-physical
moral or financial-and just that is
what criminals of all sorts most hate,
because followed by the strong arm
of repression.
Down with machine politics. Demo-
cratic, Republican or any other. Down
with corporation control of county.
city, state or nation. Keep the light
turned on everywhere.
Events every day show the need, not
of yellow sensational humbug. but of
the simple, enlightening truth. Then
let them squirm. w. b. G.
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IMPORTANT MEETING

ALL good citizens should attend the
N Alexander mass meeting at
"A Blanchard hall tomorrow even
ing, when plans for the mayoralty
campaign will be discussed and the
policies of the next administration
will be considered. 1t is we'll that cit
liens should have a clear idea of the
program in order that from the very
first the task of giving Los Angeles
good municipal government may be
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AT THE THEATERS

MASON-Dark.
BELASCO-"The Dollar Mark"
MAJESTIC-"Black Patti"
BURBANK-"Peter Pan"
AUDITORIUM-"Uncle Toms Cabin" Musi
cal Burlesque.
GRAND-"The Fortune Teller"
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Los MISUNDERSTANDING.
FISCHER'S-"'Her Husband"
EMPIRE-Vaudeyille.
UNIQUE-"Sixty Minutes In Panama"
WALKER-Vaudeyille.
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A former prime minister of Ontario
says there never will be war between
Canada and the United States. This
information, projected into our midst
at a time when we are entertaining a
typical Briton who is universally rec
ognized as the best friend" of the
American commonwealth is truly start
ling. Some people are never happy I'M
less they are making astonishing dis
coVeries.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-19

Teddy Roosevelt refuses to grow a
full beard. Says he will shave himself
in Africa after he gets out of the bar
Der region and into the barbarous. If
he should lose his razor, we see where
the official photographer of the expedi-
ton may make fortune upon his re-
turn to the United States.
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Far and Wide
BOILING Teddy Down

The editor of the outlook says 1t will
not be swamped with copy from Mr..
Roosevelt's pen when he becomes its
associate editor If it isn't 1t will have
an experience for different from the one
through which congress has passed.
Binghamton Press.
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SYMPATHY

Over the glad. the green land, you have gone.
Bright head bent low, none travelling too
but Sorrow;
While /, as II it were another's pain.
Set my poor words and few against your
bitter morrow.
o friend and loved, o living golden heart.
No friend, nor loved one am l. unless wear
Myself this woe-dim out my sun-and leave
For you, who now bear all, some less and
happier share.
Mildred Sweeney In Century.
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Civic. association will serve penny
lunches to the school children. The
movement to give children meal while
at school was begun in New York. In
Los Angeles of course there is not a
trace of the hardship which was the
cause of the school children's lunch
movement in the east. Still, the inno-
walton will be in the nature of an
improvement.
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An American millionaire in Africa
is reported to have hundreds of ne
groes'' working for him. Wonder
whether he pays them on the African
or the American plan.
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The State Press
Lona.Lived Pioneers

The picture in Sundays Mercury of
a group of aged California pioneers is
at once impressive and significant.
ere is group of fifteen men, all of
them above so years old. several of
them near 80 and one of them full
100. Taken together they have lived
1870 years, an average of nearly S.
San Jose Mercury.
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"As the late Josh Billings used to say,
AN amusin' cuss!'" Well, Josh Billings
did not say it. Artemus Ward did. He
was speaking about his kangaroo. He
said it was "a amoosin' cuss."
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Public Spirited

From the good-paying Jobs that many
gentlemen are giving up to accept
positions in the Taft cabinet for meager
recompense, 1t goes without saying that
the United states is blessed with a
lot OF public-spirited men.-Topeka
Journal.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-19

In the annals of progressive Los AM
geles the name of Mayor Stephens will
be illustrious. He saved the city from
confusion; nay, from possible disaster
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The Roller

Now let us accustom ourselves to
the steam roller, for we believe Taft
has the courage to use it and that it is
bound to come.--Sacramento Union.
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Aldermen in Danger

New York city is discussing the
proposition of abolishing its board of
aldermen. If this sort of thing keeps
up, the alderman will eventually be-
come an extinct species.-Portland
Telegram,
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-19

Ambassador Bryce speaks with
Scotch burr and Irish brogue. That Is
the kind of "Englishman" he is.
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Cows Not to Blame

There is no scarcity of cows in this
broad land of ours. There are other
reasons for the high price of butter
Compton Enterprise.
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The Public Letter Box

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