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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-31
HOLIDAYS

" OLIDAYS all begin by being holy
days. In a way that seems ma.
- tural and inevitable, they .gradu.
ally lose some of the atmosphere OF
solemnity. What would the Pilgron-
Fathers say if they could witness q
Thanksgiving day football match? The
Fourth of July, which at first was al
most religious day, so decorous was
its observance, is now a patriotic hull
labaloo, accompanied by numerous
alarms of fire.
Memorial day observances to great
extent are preserving their original
character and intention. This is be-
cause the scope of the day has been
broadened, until it has become prac-
tically the great national day of the
dead, not only the warrior dead, but all
who from their labors rest"
Somewhat transformed, but idealized
and not vuIgarized, this holiday is
destined to become the most significant
and the most truly national in all the
American year.
Prosperity surely will be the portion
of the nation that honors the dead and
cares for the living, but the second
part of the requirement is not less inn
portant than the first. On the Day OF
the Dead the living should resolve to
be kind to one another, for, as Prof
Henry Drummond wrote, Love is "the
greatest thing in the world"
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SAYS LUTHER WAS AcTUATED
BY MOTIVES NOT SINCERE

LOS ANGELES, May 26.-[Editor
HERALD: In this mornings Herald w.
e. w. probably misunderstands my
views regarding Luther's sincerity. In
the main Luther was sincere, but
many of his motives were actuated by
other causes, and his actions were
guided by the old instincts inherited
from ancestors. In his youth he saw
gaunt and fiery-eyed monk. He de-
termined to become a monk. and at
the age of % went into an Angus
tinian convent, where he mortified the
flesh, as was the custom. At 20 he
became a doctor of divinity and re-
manned within the pale of the Roman
church for several years.
He had in the meantime gone to
Rome and saw with horror the abuses
of that institution; he knew the story
of Huss. 1t is true, he preached
against the sale of indulgence, yet
he never denounced 1t vehemently, I'M
til Tetzel, a Dominican monk, came
among his own members and reaped
a small harvest.
Had the pope favored the Angus
tinian order with the SALE probably
Luther would have a different niche
in history.
At any rate, the pope sent Miltitz
to Wittenberg, who held a conference
with Luther and, by persuasion. fiat
terry or otherwise, Luther agreed to
keep silent about the indulgence graft.
Imagine Luther agreeing to this ne
farious outraged
AS in the box the money rings
The soul from purgatory springs
Luther was not first to break the
silence. He still hung to the old
church, but popular clamor virtually
pressed him to pursue his next move,
and, with the support of the great
body behind him, who can say but
that it was safer to pursue the course
he did? LINEMAN.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-31
DEEMS CAPITAL NISHMENT
TOO MERCIFUL FOR FIENDS

LOS ANGELES, May 25.-[Editor
Herald: 1 have noticed various ref
erences in your paper to prison re-
form league that has been formed re-
Gently, and see that a contributor from
Bakersfield thinks it should receive the
attention of your correspondents. The
literature that has fallen into my
hands shows that one of its principal
objects is the abolition of capital pun
ishment, and l think it somewhat sin
gular that this movement has scarcely
been started before the entire commu-
nifty is shocked by the atrocious MUIR
der of a young girl at the very en-
trance of the park given to this city
by the man who is at the front of this
crusade to abolish capital punishment.
Ask the father of Anna Poltera
whether he is in favor of simply con-
filming, at the expense of the taxpayers,
and endeavoring to educate into re-
pentance and useful citizenship the
fiend who took the life Of his daugh-
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-31
AT THE THEATERs

AUDITORIUM-Dark.
MAsON-Ethel Barrymore in Lady Fred
erick."
MAJESTJC-Kolb and Dill in "Weiner and
Schpitzel."
BELASC0-"Merely Mary Ann"
BURBANK-"Under Two Flags"
GRAND-Murray and Mack, In Har-
ward"
experimentation
WALKER--Vaudevi
LOS ANGELES-Vaudeville.
UNIQUE-Extravaganza
EMPIRE-Vaudeville
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-31
WANTS PoRcHES LIGHTED
FOR ELkS' CONVENTION

LOS ANGELES. May 2I-[Editor
Herald: Some time since our new
chief of police gave the public to un-
derstand arrangements we're going to
be made with the lighting companies
to have a porch light on every resi-
dence to burn all night. l and many
others trust that this will be accom-
plished before the meeting of the Elks
in July, as it would be one of the best
illuminations that would be possible
for the city to make, in addition to
making it perfectly safe for all visitors
to be abroad at all hours. In fact,
there are so many profitable advan-
tages attached to the perfecting of the
plan to the city and residents that they
are too numerous to mention here.
Would it not be a good idea for you
to invite others to give you their ideas
and wishes on this subject? F. B.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-31
SAYS POLICE DO NOT TREAT
MEN AND WOMEN ALIKE

LOS ANGELES, May 26.-[Editor
Herald: Citizen argues for a redlight
district When it comes to work, the
police do not treat male and female
Migrants alike. Not that I would adj
Vocate the chain gang for these I'M
fortunate women, but if the women
knew their detection by police would
surely result in their being placed in
some "home' where they would have
to work and be under the influence of
good women, the trains couldn't get
them out of the town quick enough.
Work is something most of them are
strangers to. A desire to live easy 90
without working may account for many
young girls going astray. Why should
the police draw the sex line In va
Rrancy? B. H. W.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-31

NAIRo, Egypt, May 24.-Egypt is the
gateway of the East. Entering
~ 1t, the Occidental is bewildered and
delighted by it's strange confusion of
color and it's nameless SPELL Looking
out of it, the Oriental gazes with indif-
ference, tinged with contempt, upon
the curiously dull and conceited West.
Here in Egypt, the cradle of civiliza-
ton, the fountain of both western and
eastern law and religion, the twentieth
century finds the gate between the two
worlds. Here the most enlightened
Moslems are making the last great
stand for the revival of Islam. Here
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-31
A SANE FOURTH

1T is not too soon to begin to talk OF
the glorious Fourth of July, and to
Il discuss ways and means of pre-
venting the glory of the Fourth from
being spoiled by the CORY nature of the
Fourth. It is proposed in some eastern
cities to substitute an historical pag-
cant for the fire cracker Fourth" and
to let patriotic exercises take the place
of noise.
If a stranger were to judge the char
acter of the Fourth by some of the
present methods of celebration he
might believe it was "all sound and
fury, signifying nothing"
Not only from the point of view of
those who wish to see an end of the
annual massacre but of those who
wish for a revival of American
patriotism it is highly desirable an
old-fashioned celebration, with public
speaking and exercises during the day,
and concerts and banquets in the
evening, should take the place of the
racket and danger of the modern cell
ebration.
1.-THE rockets red glare and bombs
bursting in air. belong to war time
and do not signify the peace and
prosperity of the greatest republic in
the history of the world. America is
peaceful and peace-loving country.
Militarism in the republic is unnat-
ural and out of place, and the great
annual list of killed and wounded re-
sulting from military celebration of
the Fourth is inexcusable. 1t is terri
BILE even to think of. 1t should be
made impossible to think about it. Let
us begin to plan a Fourth which will
be a day of rejoicing and not of car
mage.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-31

kAtC ~ Ab1AC AA|NA
Wisconsin is bat
Ting for the ultra
Protestant type of
Christianity. OPP
posed to both are
the reactionary and
n on progressive
Moslems and the
a n c e n t Coptic
church, most con-
sentative of all
Christian bodies.
Here the patriotic
Egyptian national
list is making a
fight for the po-
litical reform or the
Ottoman e m p l + e.
and from here was
directed, in part,
the bloodless revo-
luton which gave
Turkey a constitu-
tional government,
later confirmed by
the dethronement of
Abdul Hamid. And
here is England, in
- 4 sa4E.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-31

OF all the rubbish and twaddle ever
talked by ignorant viciousness or
vicious ignorance seeking to turn to
advantage a tragedy Of a kind which
unfortunately has been chronicled more
than once ere now in other big cities,
the silly assertion that moral conditions
and restraints of decency imposed on a
certain traffic were responsible for the
fate of Anna Poltera is the most rub
bishy and twaddlesome!
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-31

ter; or ask any other father how he
would feel in like circumstances.
The fact of the matter Is that we
have among us creatures who are I'M
worthy the name of men and for whom
hanging is. if anything, too good.
There are plenty of people in this
world, and society is well rid of such
material on the we'll known principle
of our fathers, who held, when they
found their homesteads ravaged by
the redskins, that the only good Indian
was a dead Indian.
H. D. GUILFORD.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-31

Prof. George H. Boke, head of the
law department in the University of
California, uttered an absolute truth
when he said: "a great American re-
vival is to be the revival of a spiritual
force in terms of national life" Or, as
The Herald has said in several editorial
articles, the spiritual law must be recog-
nized in the natural world In God we
Trust" is still a national motto.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-31

DR.. Francis e. Clark, founder of the
Christian Endeavor society, will visit
Los Angeles in June. To have been the
originator of a movement of such pro-
portions is no small achievement. I'm
doubtedly DIR. Clark is one Of the
greatest men of his day and generation.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-31

Seemingly it never occurs to anybody
that when girls are herded together
under restraining discipline, hysterica
tendencies are apt to be developed. A
good deal of the so-called riot at the
Home of the Good Shepherd was hys'
terra, in our humble opinion.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-31

Mayor Taylor of San Francisco has
made deep impression on Los An
geles. Seventy years young, he is
bright as a dollar, shrewd, sharp,
earnest, convincing and sincere. San
Francisco may well be proud of it's
grand old but young man.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-31

Hurrah for the merry marrying
month of June! The June brides-thou-
sands upon thousands of them, all over
this big country-are rehearsing the
marriage ceremony, and the June bride
grooms-thousands upon thousands of
them-are buying bushels of wedding
rings,
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-31

Total valuation of buildings for which
permits We're issued in May by Los An
geles board of public works department
of buildings was $1,OO6,764. This is a
splendid record and proves Los An
geles is enjoying great prosperity.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-31

Never has the national reputation of
Los Angeles been as great as 1T is to-
day. Ever since the recall election it
has been recognized far and wide as
one of the most important metropolitan
centers of population in the United
States.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-31

AS far as the Fifth street depot is
concerned, Mr.. Hartman is now ap-
pearing in the role of the Absent
Minded Beggar. Los Angeles wants
and must have railway accommoda-
lions of the very best. None but the
best will do. To get what Los Angeles
wants and needs is the Los Angeles
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-31
Public Letter Box

TO CORRESPONDENT intended
for publication must be accompanied by the
name and address Of the writer. The Her
aid gives the widest latitude to correspond
ents, but assumes no responsibility for their
views. Letters must not exceed 500 words
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-31

necessarily brothers, and that the gem
eral recognition of this and the all
fatherhood of God meant love to God
and man, and that was the fulfllment
of the law and the prophets, or heaven.
SAVONAROLA.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-31

Let all good citizens now begin to
clean up. When the Elks arrive they
must find Los Angeles spick and span
as well as blithe and bonnie.
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omorrow-Twentleth Century Egypt.
1.-THE Streets of Cairo.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-26
MOTORMAN BLAMED
FOR GIRLS DEATH
Coroner's Jury Censures George
H. Hall for Fatal Accident to
Miss Myrtle. Terry

BERKELEY, Aug. 25.-After debat-
ing whether to bring a charge of man
slaughter against Motorman George H.
Hail. who was in charge of car No.
248 of the SaM Pablo avenue line from
which Miss Myrtle Terry, an IS year
old girl, who lived at 161 Seventh
street was thrown to her death in
Oceanview August 16, a coroners jury
surfing Hall for driving his car at an
cident.
The testimony of witnesses to the ac-
cident which resulted in the death of
Miss Terry and the injuring of her 16
year old sister, Elsie Terry, showed
that while the rules of the company
prohibit the travelling into switch at
a rate greater than four miles an
hour, Hall was trying to run his car
on schedule time.
The company. however, was not CEN
sured by the jury, of which ]. N Jacob
son was foreman, and the full blame
was thrown on the motorman.
At the time of the accident Elsie and
Myrtle Terry were returning to their
Oakland home from a pleasure ride to
Richmond. They were seated on the
outside of the car which was travel
ing at such speed that both were
thrown off when the car ran into a
switch on San Pablo avenue near GilFs
nursery In Oceanview.t
Myrtle's head struck on the iron
rail and she was almost instantly
killed. Her sister received minor in
juries.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-26
DELEGATES GO TO
SEATTLE CONGRESS
Oakland Chamber of Commerce
Asks Colonel Biddle to ADJ .
wise City in Work

OAKLAND, Aug. 25.-Frank w. Bill
ger was appointed delegate to the
American conservation congress by the
directors of the Oakland chamber of
commerce today, and he left for Seattle
this afternoon The congress will be
in session at that city August IS, 81
and 2S. Former Governor George c.
Pardee. who recently took part in the
irrigation congress at Spokane, is the
other delegate. He is now in Wash
ington, where bigger will join him be-
fore the conservation congress dele
gates convene
The directors of the chamber of COM
merce also voted unanimously to in
vite Lieutenant Colonel John Biddle,
the United States army engineer in
charge of rivers and harbors of the
Pacific coast. to act as advisory expert
to the city officials in the municipal
harbor improvements.
M ]. Laymance of the Portola COM
mittee on automobile races reported
that October % had been selected as
the date for the scenic boulevard rae
ing during Portola week. He declared
that the fastest cars in the United
States would participates The first
race. said Laymance, will be 300 mile
contest, starting at $50 o'clock in the
morning and finishing shortly before
noon, with $4,000 cup for the winner
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-26
DFM[NTED WOMAN
GAINS HOUSETOP
FruityaIe Constable Climbs TO
the Roof and Lowers Pris-
oner With Strap

OAKLAND. Aug. 25.-ProeIaiming
herself to be Mary Magdalene and
mounting in scanty attire upon the roof
of her house in Fruitvale, Mrs. Mary
Ethel Cash, pretty young matron, fur
nished serious problem for Constable
Tom Carroll today when it became
known that her mind had given way,
and that she would have to be removed
by force.
Mrs. Cash had the delusion that she
was climbing into heaven direct from
the roof tree of her home, and she ut
tered wild cries of religious ecstacy
while walking on the slippery shingles.
Called upon for assistance, Carroll
climbed out of a little window and
caught hold of the demented woman.
She screamed for him to be careful lest
he injure her and bring retribution
upon himself from the angels
AS last resort Carroll had to fasten
leather strap about her waist and
then, holding to the band lower her
carefully to a porch beneath, where his
deputies were stationed
The woman was then wrapped in
blankets and removed to the detention
ward at the receiving hospital. A COM
plant alleging insanity has been sworn
out, and she will be examined tomor-
row before lunacy commission.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-26
RECEPTIONIN HONOR.
OF The FRESHMEN
Newman Club of University
Sends Invitations to Four
Hundred in Bay Cities

BERKELEY. Aug. 25.-Four hundred
residents, prominent in the bay cities.
have been invited TO attend the annual
reception of the Newman club, the
Catholic organization of the students
of the University of California Friday
afternoon. from 4 o'clock to o'clock
at Newman hall. 1880 Ridge road, The
reception will be given in honor of
the freshman class.
The officers of the club are:
President, William j. Hayes; first vice
president. T. r. Gray; second vice
president, Miss Katherine O'Toole; re-
cording secretary, Miss Julia Graham
corresponding secretary. Miss May Van
Gulpin, treasurer, L G. Quinn; execu-
tive committee, T. F. Chace CHAIR
MANI, Miss Louise Phillips and w. H.
Truxaw.
The club committees which will as
sist in receiving and entertaining the
guests of the afternoon Friday are:
Reception-Hazel Noting, Esther
Phillips. Edith Carew. Louise Phillips,
May Van Gulpin, Katherine OToole,
Hazel Myers, 7; F. Chace. J. NJ. Burke.
Powell, W. j. Graham, Julia Graham,
Irene O'Connor, Marie Mitchell. c. n.
Bley, 7. r. Gray, /. II. Cation, Samuel
de la Cuesta, c. M. O'Toole and l. NJ.
Phillips.
Social committee = Hazel Noting,
lucy Harrison, j. H. Cation, Ellen Ord
and Samuel de Ia Cuesta.
The new social hall of the Newman
club, costing 100000, will be finished in
December.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-26
CAPITALISTS NIECE
IN BUGGY ACCIDENT
Miss K. c. Bousfield May Die as
Result of Injury and
Domestic Suffers

BERKELEY, Aug. 25.-Miss Kathryn
Bousheld. niece of Robert E. Bousfeld,
a capitalist living in Claremont, and
her companion. Miss Sarah Moore. a
domestic. were thrown from a buggy
at Telegraph avenue near sixty-second
street tonight. Both were injured. 1t
is feared that Miss Moore's skull was
fractured.
Miss Bousfeld had been out driving
for several hours. and Miss Moore. who
is employed at the Bousfield residence.
accompanied her. The horse got
frightened at an automobile in Tele-
graph avenue and bolted. The wheels
of the buggy skidded on a car track.
and the vehicle was overturned. Both
young women were pitched out.
Miss Bousfield suffered only minor
injuries, but Miss Moore was rendered
unconscious. A passing automobile
took the injured girls TO the Roose-
welt hospital, where several stitches
were taken in a cash in the domestic's
scalp. The capitalists niece was taken
to the Bousfield residence.
DIR. A. NJ. Mcintosh fears Miss Moore
will not recover.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-26
CARS VICTIM DIES
in INTENSE AGONY
Mrs. Margaret Leekley Of
Berkeley Succumbs to Inju=
ries Received in This City

BERKELEY, Aug. 25.-Unable to
continue the fight on account of her
age, Mrs. Margaret Leekley, 81 years
old. who was struck by streetcar at
Market and Davis streets, San Fran
cisco. Sunday morning, died at the
Roosevelt hospital this morning as a
result of the injuries she received. Her
last hours were full of suffering.
AT the time of the accident Mrs.
Leekley was walking across Market
street with her son, E. Leekley, an
electrician. AS the cars of the Market
street line were blockaded the couple
walked up Market street to Davis.
There, in an attempt to board west
bound car, Mrs. Leekley is said to have
become confused by the approach of
the Suffer street horsecar and started
across the tracks before her son could
interfere.
She was struck by Haight street
car No I'LL speeding ferryward and
thrown under the fender, which, in
stead of offering protection. served to
pin her down and the car travelled two
lengths before 1t was brought to a
standstill.
The woman was taken IN an uncon-
scious condition to the harbor emer-
gency hospital and later brought to the
Roosevelt hospital of this city, where
she was attended by DR.. Frank Wool
sey. AT first she seemed to recuperate,
but yesterday she sank slowly.
She is survived by three sons, Eu-
gene Leekley of this city, Wilbur G. and
Walter j, Leekley of Albuquerque,
N NJ, and two daughters. Mrs. j. l.
Orear of this city and Mrs. r. d. Ball
of Albuquerque. The body will be
shipped to that city for burial tomor-
row.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-26
BROUGHT REST, SLEEP
AND A PERFECT CURE

Words cannot express the awful skin
disease ! suffered with My whole body
was covered with it. Ny head broke
out so that ! could not comb my hair.
For a month or more / suffered with .
terrible sore throat. When ! should lie
down at night my eyes would stick to-
gether and would have TO battle them
before opening them each morning. /
scarcely could see for my eyes had failed
me from the effect of the skin disease I
tried three doctors, but they gave me no
relief and then tried all kinds Of things
that / thought would do me good but I
could find nothing. I was a perfect
prisoner with the awful humor.
One Of my neighbors begged me TO
try the Cuticura Remedies, and ] made
up my mind to try them but not think
ing that would ever be cured would
take a hot bath with Cuticura Soap and
then apply the Cuticura Ointment. ]
found relief in a few days and in
month you could scarcely see a spot on
my face. felt like new person. When
j first began 20 use the Cuticura Rene
dies they cooled the itching flesh and
brought me real good sleep and rest at
night. j had suffered fully two years
with the skin disease but now am 8 well
woman and in good health. ] beg every
skin sufferer to use the Cuticura Rene
dies. / cannot praise Cuticura enough
because i thought that j would never
get well again. Mrs. Cordeha c. Pitts,
Newborn, Ca. Nov. "a and Dec. 81. '0S. !"