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Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-26
TAFT WILL HEAR
CLAWS CHARGE
SCANDAL EXPECTED IN U. S.
LAND OFFICE
OFFICIAL ALLEGES WRoNG-Do-
ING IN COAL CLAIMS
So-caIled Cunningham Matter Stirs
Up Trouble in Interior De-
partment-President Will
Cause Investigation
tRr Associated Press.l

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.-The presi-
dent has taken cognizance of charges
made by L. S. CLAWS, chief of the di-
vision of the general land office in the
northwest, with headquarters at Seattle
against his superiors.
Mr.. CLAWS has presented a report to
the president, in which he is under
stood to have attempted to show that
high officials of the inerior department
have been unnecessarily concerned in
the expedition of what are known as
the Cunningham claims, to valuable
coal lands in Alaska. and in doing so
acted entirely independently of the
general officers of the department
The officials are much incensed over
the report, but they take the position
that as they are preparing report for
the president, their lips are sealed
against any outside discussion of the
subject.
This was the attitude assumed by
Commissioner bennett, who only today
arrived from an inspection tour through
the west. and Acting Secretary Pierce
coincided with this view. The two
officials were engaged early in the day
with Assistant Attorney General Law
Ter in consultation with reference to the
proposed report to Beverly, and assur-
ance was given that it would be put in
shape as soon as possible.
The incident is regarded generally as
a phase of the conflict between the in
terror department and the forestry SER
vice. 1t is felt In the department that
Mr.. CLAWS is cooperating with the
forestry bureau, and this circumstance
adds no little to the resentment there
expressed. a
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-26
VAL STONE TAKES A GLANCE
AROUND THE LETTER BOX

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 24.-[Editor
Herald: Three cheers for Marian
Martin-she is there with the goods"
everytime.
j. J. Jewett, too writes a useful let
ter on the sinister sophistry of claim
ing the reward of ability for the over
rich, on the ground-as DIR. Parkhurst
puts it-that some men have talent
for money making. just as though we
were not TO take any account of the
social or anti-social character of
mans ability. Suppose, for instance, l
say: bill Sykes has a talent for
housebr breaking-therefore Bills fairly
entitled to the swag'-would DIR. Park
hurst agree. l wonder!
Just as the learned doctor fails to
distinguish between two entirely diff
ferent kinds of ability-the socially
useful and the socially detrimental so
does r. D. II. miss the distinction be-
tween the tdebasing) competition for
gain and the (ennobing) rivalry of
achievement. The latter no one has
ever proposed TO eliminate. 1t is only
that kind of competition that can FAIR
ly be compared to the mighty river
Of progress" 1t can take care of it
self-it will never overflow its banks.
But the COMPETITION FOR GAIN,
on the other hand, is a pestilent evil
ana DANGER all Tic liiiiNf INV ~
we ought to maintain it, but keep 1t
under control is about like claiming
that we ought to keep SMALL mos
quito swamp near our bedroom win
dow. but DON'T OPEN THE WIN
DOW TOO WIDE, nor allow the
swarm to grow too big.
Then c. f. gets lost in the fog OF ms
own words when he declares that
change is not a thing in itself. can
change struggle to overcome environ
ment?" he asks. Was ever sucn
hopelessly mixed query propounded;
Change in WHAT? In the enVlroneu
or the environment? Change IN the
environed can only come through (or
FROM the environment, and change In
the environment is NEW environment
New environment displacing old en-
vironment augurs further change IN
the environed.
AS to c. F.'s general rule or law that
"nothing can exist and subs'st from
itself, but from another" I don't Know
whether he gets this from Jeremy ray
1lor or Jeremy Diddler; but suppose ne
goes right back to his ultimate "other
his "God"-and then, in accordance
with his rule" or law" tries TO ten
MS bv or from what 'other' that 6od
o,,;s+s oS 9S VAL STONE.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-26
DEMANDS LAWS AGAINST
DESTRUCTION OF TIMBER

PASADENA, Aug. 24.-[Editor Her
aldl: What has been and now is of the
greatest Importance is just being
opened up for general discussion the
saving of our water rights, and IN thls
we are not all united in buying a pad
lock for the barn even if the horse is
being stolen. Clifford Pinchot is the
watchman that has given the alarm
and while many loyal citizens have
come to aid in the rescue, the undeslr-
able citizens have fiOcked to the otheT
side, and in order to raise a dust ana
hefop the issue and in trying to DIS
credit Mr. Pinchot are calling hlm all
sorts of names and things; and the
worst of all things that can be or has
been said of him is that he is simply a
nice and honest man, but has TAD.
The fad to make it clear, is the saV-
ing of our lumber water ana minerals
and would to God we had more with
the same fad. For further 1ault ne
was a friend of Roosevelt.
We have more timber land now
thrown omen to the lumbermen than
thev can take care of, and Whlle IN
washington I saw beautitul trees ZOO
to 200 feet high, four feet IN diameter
and 100 feet to the lower limbs pelhs
sIashed and thrown across each other
and burned. section after section in
that way. and those taking rides
around the sound this summer could
stiu see the fires burning, the burning
Of timber right on the water edge, easy
Of TRANSFORMATION, while down mere IN
southern California we are reading ad-
yertisements of snaps where we can
Inv land that will raise eucalyptus at
s9O0 an acre and by planting 1t out at
a cost of another hundred and waiting
seven years it will be worth thou-
sand an acre. How silly for the gov
ernment to turn over lands for $l.23
an acre and a few months settlement
IN he grabbed up at the end OF year
and a half by the Weyerhauser trust
at a cost of SO an acre or else nave II
slashed and burned to be used for
farming purposes! The ordinary quar-
fer section has over 100000 feet on 1t,
and at SIS a thousand would be more
than a quarter of million dollars. We
have been numbering on large scale
for less than fifty years. practically
All of the merchantable lumber east OF
the Rockies has been used UP within
the last decade, and now there is a
little strip left along the coast in
Northern California. oregon and Puget
sound Which is variously estimated to
last from twenty to fifty years. AS to
the water power part, John /. Mathews
in Hampton's Magazine for August
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-26

Westlalle avenue 400 North-A. Cute, owner:
J. Tenzagolski, builder; one-story, fye-room
residence; $500.
Bailey street 114-A. Davis owner; Balti-
more Building company. builder; two-story,
e Eht-room residences $1,000.
Fifty-seventh street. 142 West-C. Dell, own
er; E Weston builder; one-story, dve-room
residence; $3.50.
Casanova street. SAT-. Scott. owner; A.
Cazzi builder; one-story, siX-room residence /;
$500
Mateo street. sO6-F. Brauer, owner and
builder; one-story, three-room residence 5000.
Hoover street, III South-G. Norris owner
aud builder; two-story, eight-room residence;
$1,000.
Cornweu street, 7o2-Airs. senegram. owner
and builder; one-story, four-room residence;
5000
Eighty-hfth place, 149 west-T. Petit owNr
and builder; one-story, dye-room residence;
Eighty-hfth street 1l2 west-T Petit owner
ana builder one-story, fve-room residence;
$1,000
Eighty-ffth street 14S West-T Petit owner
and builder one-story, fve-room residence;
$1,000
Eighty-hfth place, 143 west-T. Petit owner
and builder; one-story, fve-room residence;
$1,000
Plymouth street, 1014-F. Lehriver, owner;
P. J. Leaver & Co, builders; one-story, five
room residence; S662.
Fifty-hfth street S25 West-Groeson and
Kroesen. owners and builders one-story, six
room residence $500.
Forty-ffth street, 1341 East-Mary Day. own
er; Smith and TAFT, builders one-story, flve-
room residence; Sl490
Western avenue, 2703-D. Whitmore owner
end builder, one-story, six-room residence;
$1,000.
Insl,eep street 5s35-Mrs. Simpson, owner;
Christian and Collins, builders; one-story, FIVE
room residence; $500.
Gless street 523-George stepanion, owner
and builder; one-stOry, three-room residence;
$500
sanda street 1Gl6-P Braham, owner and
builder: one-story. 1ve-room residences, $500
Wiltshire place, 655-L. Is. Burk owner; Al
fred GyWrn Co, builder; alterations; $3.50.
Moneta avenue, 4S1-l5-Mrs. p. Gollum,
owner and builder; two-story, sixteen-roOm
stores and apartments; $4,000,
Fourth street, 200 East-E, Wade, owner;
RaIinger T. Morton, builder two-story, thir-
teeu-room stores and flats; S425O.
Bellevue avenue, 26l7-Mrs. r. Clark, owner
A. Morrio, builder; one-story, siX-room resi-
deuce, $500
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-26

shows how individuals not in the water
power trust sometimes have holes
blown by dynamite and other obstacles
which are tactics worked by the power
trust and worthy of the system" and
that the water power not controlled
by Morgan and his trust and banking
affiliations are held by the Standard
Oil and Amalgamated Copper in the
northwest Hartman through the Pa
cific coast power companies and the
Duke and Ryan tobacco trust in the
south.
And now, before it is too late, let
every paper not owned, leased or con-
trolled by the System" or the petty
politicians, give their readers the true
state of affairs and stand by such men
as President Roosevelt, Herbert Knox
Smith and Clifford Pinchot until we
have a different speaker i'm congress
and a decided change in United States
senators at washington; and last, but
not least, legislators in the states that
will pass laws against waste and de-
struction of timber same as California
has for saving water from flowing
wells. With rains, water will flow
again, but it takes centuries for big
trees to grow again. Then let us have
laws appropriating all the large timber
to the government until needed, and
appropriating all the waterfalls to the
state. CONSPICUOUS.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-26
Herald Letter Box is the. Peoples FOrunl

conditioned" "infinite"-Herbert Spen-
Ger.
l think that in the search for a def
milton of religion we can discover three
leading elements, all fundamental in
their nature. The idea of immortality,
the idea of spiritual existence, and the
idea of God In all the varied and
conflicting forms of religion there is
one truth that underlies them all. This
truth is that there exists a something
which the finite intelligence does not
and cannot comprehend.
In the efforts of interpretations of
revealed precepts there has been varied
and conflicting opinion, and men have
not dared to pursue a course or con-
duct themselves so until these precepts
were properly understood, for every
thing here and hereafter depends on
the precise meaning of &C word, and
the change of a single letter may work
the total destruction of a sect or a
nation. History is replete with in
stances of these conflicts, and if re-
.liglon is a directing force it has proved
a failure os far in directing humanity
to ameliorate suffering and promoting
peace on earth.
Instead of the world being governed
by intellectual knowledge, it has been
ruled by feeling, passion and emotion,
and perhaps will continue thus, though
less paSSlonately. Science mas srauu-
ally solved many of the ''unknowables,
and placed them with the movable,
and / believe this world is better and
will continue to improve as long as
man continues to seek and interpret
the unknowable, and use that knowl-
edge to help humanity's body here
for the soul will take care of itself
In regard to the beliefs of the early
Christian fathers. | believe their opin-
ions are Just as reliable as the modern
Christian in regard to whether sacred
writings of the Hebrews are allegorical
fiction. as they had the advantage or
1900 to 1000 years nearer the actual
scene as they gathered and preserved
old manuscripts and copies of them:
According to chronology of the Bible,
Ham was cursed about 2300 B. c., and
i'm delving into history l find that
Egypt was populated at that time, and
had been for probably 1900 years or
more previously to that time. They dld
not mention anything about the HOOD
LINEMAN.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-26
WETEACH
Business
according to the
best practice.
Established 1882.
Los Angeles
BuSineSSCOllege

combined. And science had no hanu
in it's making, only to belittle, betud-
die and befog it's teachings. Even SO
pronounced an infidel scientist as
Huxley declares in one of his works
that the Bible is the Magma Charta
of the down-trodden and oppresseu
to modern times and has given US
all the best we have in English MS
tory in the past 300 years" Yet ne
like all infidel philosophers, would de-
stroy it by denying its inspiration.
"The letter killeth, but the spirit
maketh alive" Rob Christ of his
divinity and the Scriptures of their
inspiration and the Bible would
descend to the level of common ms
tory and be as powerless for good as
Webster's dictionary. Yet some
creeds. cults and individuals VINO
deny the divinity of Christ, eXtol ana
gush over his beautiful and charm
ing character, accepting him as their
religious, moral and ethical ideal. But
how positively illogical, for Christ en-
phatically claims to be the Divine Son
of God, co-euual with him, or that he
and the Father are one. Hence, II
ne is not, then by any process OF
logic or common sense reason tne
rational ANALYTICAL mind is forced to
the overwhelming conclusion that ne
is the most colossal religious rake
and impostor-Dowit not
excepted world has ever known.
To say the least a very questionable
character for any sanely honest per-
son to worship and adore. But science
at times, as we'll as politics, makes
strange bedfellows. ,.,,
WILL B. SMITH
Letters at Herald office for Elizabeth
ouigley, Mary Magdalen and COmmuter. Ad-
dresses mislaid.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-26
CONDUCTOR ACCUSED
OF FORGING CHECKS
Charged That B. N. KIeier Passed
Paper Purporting to Be of
$500 Value-Barber Also
Arrested

Ben KIeier, a street car conductor
was placed under arrest last night by
Detective Charles Jones on charge
of forging checks amounting to about
$500 1t is alleged Kleier in signing the
checks used the name of his father
w. F. Kleier for several years resi-
dent of Covina, and James Walters, a
friend He made the checks against
the Covina bank and passed them on
large mercantile houses in this city, it
is charged
Several days ago he made a small
purchase at the store of Mullen &
Bluett, giving d check for $100. AS he
was wearing a conductors uniform he
had little trouble in passing the check
He also gave a number of checks for
smaller amounts on other clothing
firms, it is said.
Earlier in the evening H. s. Scott. Il
former well-knoWn barber was placed
under arrest by Detectives Ritch and
Roberds on the same charge. 1t is
claimed he gave "a check to which he
had forged the name Of J, l.. Lynch
to r. G. Mccoy, who has = store at
12O West Third street. The check
which was for SIS, was made against
the Bank Of Azusa, Of which city Scott
was at one time a resident.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-26
THINKS MANS TENDENCIES
ARE ONLY CAUSE OF CRIME

PROSPECT PARK, Aug. 22.-LEditor
Herald: c. NJ. wishes me to explain
my meaning more fully, so l VIII en-
deavor to do so. / did say that there
is too much talk about the causes OF
crime. There is only one cause ana
that is mans natural tendencies to-
ward evil, and Christianity is the only
cure for that. That God moves in Al
mysterious way his wonders to per-
form" is a true saying. We don't
know why about great many thlnSs'
| don't presume to ask why the maker
of the universe makes things as they
are. Sometimes we in our ignorance
and blindness to His great purpose
rebel at some seeming injustice and
think Him unkind and harsh. 1 have
seen So many instances where peoples
troubles have turned out to be great
blessings.
God sends poverty sickness and af-
Fiction, but if we only trust Him and
have faith that everything is for our
own good, then things VIII al work
out right. c. NJ. says that IF God
made some rich and some poor then
he must be a rich mans God" That
is not true. Christ knew the tempta-
tions that come with wealth for he
said: 1T is easier for a camel to go
through a needles eye than for rich
man to enter into the kingdom Of
heaven" The poor people don't have
all the trouble there is in the world.
All the money in the world won't buy
either love or friendship in this world,
or salvation in the world to come.
There is only one thing for us to do
and that is to bear whatever burdens
the Lord has placed on our shoulders
cheerfully as we can and always be-
lieve that He knows what is best for
our good
w Scott Lewis may be right about
child labor in Rhode Island and Massa-
chusetts. Never having been there 1
know nothing about it and l do know
there are lots of wicked, Goddess people
among the wealthy classes as well as
the poor. I do not think the laws of
California allow very young children
to work.
We hear a great deal from the would
be reformers of the type of Lewis, Eu-
nice Walker and several other of the
Letter Box writer's about the lack of
oportunity. People who have any real
character will rise to the top in spite
of such obstacles as lack of education
al advantages or money. In fact, an
investigation of the lives of the great
men and women of today will prove
that obstacles simply bring out their
great qualities. The children of very
wealthy people scarcely ever amount
to anything. i like the idea of Com
muter" in regard to a picnic for the
Letter Box contributors. And please
don't have it on Sunday as 1 couldn't
come then. I certainly would like to
meet.-and talk with some of my op-
ponents. MARGARET BROWN.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-26
ONTARIO SCHOOLS WILL
BE OPENED SEPTEMBER 20

ONTARIO, Aug. 25.-The board of
school trustees has set the date of the
opening of the local schools for Sep
tember 20. The personnel of the teach
ing staff is largely the same. Jefferson
Taylor, who has, been at the head OF
the local schools for fourteen years
again will be school superintendent.
Two new departments have been added
to the high school curriculum, domestic
science and manual training Miss
Francis Oliver has been engaged as
instructor in the former course, Z. j.
Cooney being the teacher of manual
training.
A commercial course will be added
in a few months, the new high school
building having thoroughly equipped
department for that study. The hlgh
school was completed this week, and
the grounds are now being made ready
for the opening of school, The build
ing is of the distinctly mission style
and is said to be the best equipped
school building in Southern California
costing almost 100000.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-26
SAN PEDRO SHIPPING

SAN PEDRO, Aug. 25.--The steamship
President, Captain Cousins, cleared this morn
ms for san Diego with freight and passengers
She will call tomorrow bound for Seattle via
Sau Francisco and Eureka.
The British steamer Oswestry, Captain Wat
uy 28Jl tons, arrived this morning from
Chilean ports, bringing 800 tons Of nitrates
consigned to ". r. Grace & Co. Remainder
OF cargo is for Puget Sound ports.
Steamer Grace Dollar, Captain Olsen, has
arrived from Hardy Creek via San Francisco
with 2S5 600 feet of lumber and $4,000 feet
OF shakes unsigned to the f. X. Wood Lum-
ber company.
steamer James s. Higgins, Captain Hlg-
gins, completed the discharge of 100000 feet
of lumber and cleared today for Fort Bragg
to reload taking freight and passengers for
san Francisco,
Steamer j. Marhoffer captain Wrinkle, ar
rived today four and onc-half days from Will
Iapa Harbor via san Francisco with full cargo
OF lumber
British steamer MauN King. Captain Canncll,
Is now out scvcnty-si& days from Antwerp
for san Pedro with general cargo.
Steamer Claremont Captain Walvig COM
cleared today for san Diego with the re-
mainder.
steamer Santa Barbara Captain Zaddart,
will clear tomorrow for Grav's Harbor to re-
load taking freight and passengers for san
Francisco
steamer Temple f. DoT, Captain Pauzer,
has arrived from Eureka with $50 900 feet Of
lumber for the Pacific Lumber company.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-26
Buster and Eggs at Retail
REDLANDs NOTES

REDLANDs, Aug. 25-Lumber dealers say
building operations, which have been active
ali summer, will become more heavy in the
fall that figures have been secured on ma
terial for several large structures in the
business district we'll for residences.
The city trustee committee, composed OF
Mayor Kingsbury, Trustees Prendergast and
Gore, and Fire Chief Mosbaugh, has returned
from visit Of several days at Los Angeles.
Long Beach. San Pedro and Hollywood to see
the automobile fire engines at work. The COM
mittee was impressed with the work and mas
decided to make a recommendation for the
purchase of automobile equipment for the To-
cal department waiting te-see the tests of a
new engine at Riverside in a few weeks.
C. A. Fitzhenbe, who camping near
Seven oaks, was painfully injured internally
by kick from horse last might and was
rushed from the mountains to this city on the
way to his home
W. b. Glvens has resigned as manual train
ing instructor in the Redlands schools to take
a place in the Santa Barbara schools.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-26
SLAYER OF PINCUS
RELEASED BY JURORS
William Maxwell Creates Scene When
He Accuses Brother of Dead Man
Of Making Threats

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 25-Justice
of the Peace b. T. Flood presided to-
day over the inquest OF the body of
Edward Pincus, who was shot and
killed by William Maxwell on Market
street last week.
The inquest chamber was crowded
with witnesses and the friends Of both
men and matters took an exciting
turn when Maxwell, rising from his
place appealed to Justice Flood to pro-
tect him against Benjamin Pincus
brother of the dead man, whom he ac-
cused Of making a threatening ges-
ture toward him. The court ordered
benjamin PinCus to a distant corner
of the chamber.
The evidence went to show that Pin
Gus had made threats to kill Maxwell
and apparently had reached for his
pistol just before he was shot
After celebrating for half an hour
the jury returned a verdict Of justif-
able homicide.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-26
FOUNDER OF ONTARIO
PAYS VISIT TO CITY

ONTARIO, Aug. 25.-George Chaffey,
who founded Ontario colony more than
a quarter of a century ago, was a
visitor in Ontario this week. accom-
panied by his son. Mr. Chaffey was
the first one to see the wonderful pos
sibilities that were ahead of this sec
ton. Together with his brother, he
secured several thousand acres of land,
laid out streets, planted trees ana Sc
cured a valuable water right.
rive wears later the Chaffey college
was erected by him, and was success
fullv managed for many years until
finally affailiated with the University
of Southern California the building
here being taken by the high school.
Now that the high school is in a new
structure, it is said that Mr.. Charley
has given 100000 for the converting of
the building into a technical institute.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-26
AGED METHODIST EPISCOPAL
CHURCH MINISTER is DEAD
Superannuated Preacher Dies in Hoi-
lywood at Age of Eighty
Four

HOLLYWOOD Aug 25,-Thomas Robert
son Satterfeld 81 years old. one of the
Oldest superannuated Methodist Episcopal
church ministers In California. died at ms
home at 352 Milton avenue this morning at
o'clock after a lingering illness.
The Rev Mn Satterfeld was ordained by
the Baltimore conference in 1858. He re-
moved to Chicago in 1857 and worked IN the
Rock River conference district for tory
vears when he was placed among the SUI
perannuates He removed to California IN
1903 and has lived in Hollywood for the
past three years. D.,
He is survived by widow TWO sons anu
one daughter The children are the Rev. NJ,
w Satterheld of Chicago. John P. Satter-
field of Rhoades, Iowa. and Mrs Mary Os-
,cood of this city.