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Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-27
JOINS IN CRITICISM
OF EDITOR w. T. STEAD

LOS ANGELES, June 23.-[Editor
Herald: l am glad to see 1T K. G. +"
showing up that most sensational of
editors, w. T. Stead. I have followed
Stead's career for years. during which
time, in the hunt for circulation and
notoriety, he has handled every
modern problem: In my judgment he
has never failed to perplex counsel and
weaken judgment.
Stead never advises that people
should be brave and rely on themselves.
Always with him some God must be
appealed to or some preposterous spirit
consulted. Now 1t is Julia. There is
an old song that runs, "Oh Julia! Oh,
Julia! You are so very peculiar" Yes,
indeed.
Never will Stead be able to answer
the question why he kept all those
agonized spirits waiting those cruelty
long fourteen years.
He cannot claim that he has not had
the means, for he has been proprietor
of influential journals and has been
hobnobbing for years with czars and
kings. A word from him at any time
would have set the machinery in mo-
ton.
What a humbug it all is! Out at
Edendale they are yelling that free
speech is being suppressed, because the
city insists that if they run an amuse-
ment show they must pay an amuse-
ment tax. Yesterday afternoon one of
the arrested martyrs" was telling for
tunes by initials Your lot in life de-
pends on the letters in front Of your
name If that is not an amusing way
Of making living what is? A. d. r.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-27
SAYS BENEFIT OF SUFFRAGE
WILL BE EVIDENT IN FUTURE

WHITTIER, June 20.-[E Editor Her
adj: The results predicted by me in
my former letter were qualified by
these words mot in one day or year,
but in due time" viii the benefit of
Woman's suffrage appear The black
man kept in vassalage for years Is still
largely unqualified for the suffrage.
Women could hardly be expected to
revolutionize Colorado politics in few
years. Bad as the condition there is,
it would have been much worse with
out the ballot. observer" who criti-
cises my position, is a very plausible
writer. Woman's vote did not put
Guggenheim and Hughes into the
United States senate; women were not
in the legislature. 1t is unfair to
charge this against them. observer"
brings no charge against these men.
except their former business relations.
Tom L. Johnson was a beneficiary to
a large extent of the tariff on iron,
but was always in congress opposed
to 1t. A street railway magnate he
bankrupted himself financially and po-
litically to give the people Of CleVe-
land three-cent fares on electric cars.
While it is not generally the part of
wisdom to elect such men to office. it
is their after conduct that should be
used to condemn or Justify their con-
stitutents.
Surely observer" does not blame
the women for the outrages he alleges
as having been practised against la
boring men.
The tenor of my argument was that
woman had a natural right to deter
mine whether she wished to vote or
not as much as man had. Would
observer tamely submit while
woman passed on his ability to vote?
No In most vigorous language, which
his article shows him capable of using,
he would protest. Then why does he
pass on her capacity? Does he be-
lieve that might makes right? Does
he serviley submit to obey laws he has
no voice in enacting? Does he believe
In taxation without representation?
Does he believe in the unalienable
rights of men alone? Would he deny
these to sister, wife and mother? do
not believe he would. He is just a
little soured because of the many
things he sees ABOUT him out of joint,
and blinded by precedent, and hence
is unwilling to do justice to one-half.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-27

should have been in college at the time
they were in the army. They each took
their lives in their hands and gave their
dear heads as targets for rebel bullets
But, thank God, they did get home
with their lives When I think Of
what they suffered, and so many 9TH
ers, think I am eXcusable for the way
l feel.
think there is nothing too good for
Uncle Sam" to do for the few who
are still left. He is a pretty good old
fellow-yes. our government is, with
all it's faults, the best under heaven,
and we may thank these men who
saved it. Instead of thanks, they are
not appreciated as they should be. It
is disgraceful that they are not even
fed sufficiently. 1 have always been
cross al. Uncle Sam because he doesn't
let the old warriors have their families
with them in the home or near by. He
is plenty able to take care of them and
their families. No wonder some of the
poor old fellows take to drink! But 1
don't see anything can do but scold-
and that don't do them any good. So
will close. AN OLD WOMAN.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-27

" e.; D. w. Bosserman, recording sec
retary.
The lodge is in a fourishing condition,
having made substantial gains the past
term, and fully expecting greater gains
the next term.
Angelus Rebekah lodge No. 279 held
short session Thursday evening, after
which an entertainment and card party
were given.
Last Wednesday evening the lodge
attended the crystal wedding of Broth
er and Sister Wise, and passed very
enjoyable evening. Those present were:
Messrs. and Mines. Harry e. Hart, Fred
Colburn. A. A. Mcconnell, Charles
Thomas, w. A. Wise, James Parks, r.
L. Brashear, J. E. Brashear. E. r.
Tweedy, F. w. Tracy; Mrs. Mary Bak-
er, Mrs Z. J. Grumwood, Mrs. T. S. A.
Maynard, Mrs. Whitmore, Mrs. Freden-
burg, Mrs. J. b. Clark, Mrs Nellie Pol
son, Mrs. j. W. Curns, Mrs. Frances
Berry, Mrs. Anna Hamilton, Mrs. j. A.
Smith, Rev. Mr.. Myers, Mr.. Crandal,
S. NJ. Nolan, Misses Grace Halliday,
Pauline Fredenburg, Gladys Hamilton,
Maude Blanche Fay Evelyn Brashear,
Lola Georgia and Mabel Greenough,
Verna Twedy, Frances and Lena Wise,
Baby Eunice McConnell; Masters
Terral Maynard, Ross and Lloyd Bra
shear Theron Twedy and Edwin Hart.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-27
EXPLAINS BIBLICAL WORDS
RELATIVE TO USE OF WINE

POMONA, June 24.-[Editor Heraldl:
Mrs Flansburg thinks Jesus made wine
under protest, while he only wanted
to choose his own time for 1t. From
the remarks by the governor Of the
feast we judge the guests were drunk
The English Bible does not say 1t as
clearly as the German or Scandinavian,
which say. Every man setteth on
first the good wine; and when they
have become drunk then that which is
worse; but thou hast kept the good
wine until now" This until now tells
that they were drunk. l am told that
the good wine was used while they
were sober, but as they were getting
drunk and their taste less critical
poorer wine was used. This seems rea-
sonable As loses permits getting
drunk at feasts, why should we judge
them? But we can point to this 20
show that intoxicants were not alto
gether forbidden.
Paul never said "unfermented vine.
He says mot to drink wine nor do any
thing whereby thy brother stumbleth.'
He most likely had the Essene in mind
who would doubt and thereby be con-
demned if he drank, because he drank
not of faith. Pau says: "There is
nothing that is of itself unclean, so to
him that esteemeth anything unclean,
to him it is unclean;" and, Happy is
he that judgeth not himself In that
thing which he approveth, but he that
doubteth is condemned if he eat, be-
cause he eateth not of faith"
Paul tells the weak of faith to be-
come strong, and also: Let no man
therefore judge you in meat or in
drink" We cannot partake of the
Lords supper without wine. And If
Wine fermented or unfermented, of
tends my Essene brother, then the
Lords supper is a sin. C. U. WHITE.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-27
Herald Letter Box is the Peoples F0rurn

we'll paid officers and ex-off1cials Of the
soldiers home are to be the guests of
the Southern Pacific on this occasion?
As fair treatment as given by roads
east of Salt Lake City, if rendered by
the Salt Lake railway, would have
given them a large business, filling
many trains, and in return bringing an
army of eastern people back with them
after the close of the national encamp-
ment to pass a week or more in South
err California before returning to their
eastern homes via the exposition at Sc
attic, while as it is, through the short
sighted, narrow minded management
of this western combination, no cordial
invitations have been sent to the posts,
corps, camps and tents throughout the
east to visit the Pacific coast and out
side the actual delegates a mere hand
full will attend this last encampment
west of a once mighty army of the
Drawn and brain of the nation from
California VIII the masses ever open
their eyes to the reality of the octo-
pus that is clutching the throat of this
once free and independent people,
throttling patriotism and evry sense
of real manhood in their wild greed?
WAR VETERAN.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-27
SAYS PEOPLE NURSE THE
sUPERsTlTIoNs OF PAST AGES

LOS ANGELES, June 24.-[Editor
Herald: It is amusing to note the
persistency Of some of the contributors
to your Letter Box, in airing the
obsolete opinions of the writer's OF the
second and third centuries, who are
absolutely unknown. They are ap-
parently not aware that they are ltV-
ing in the light of the twentieth CEN
tury and are not cognizant of the
evolution of intelligence of this en-
lightened age, but must go back to
the time when the masses were held
down in superstition and bigotry.
No doubt they pose and indorse the
edicts of Emperor Constantine, who
called together the priests from sew
eral provinces, and after several
councils selected from pile of old
manuscripts, in A. D. 325, at Nice, and
pronounced them divine inspiration
and the word of God.
Constantine, the first Christian en-
peror. was a pagan priest and not
entitled to be called a good man, let
alone a good Christian, as history de-
clares that he murdered Maximian.
his wifes father; he also murdered
Bassianus, his sisters husband; also
his sisters son, II years of age; he
drowned his wife in boiling water; he
murdered Sopater, his friend; also
Iicinius, another sisters husband, and
his own son, Crispus.
That was the kind of a man who
fathered the holy scriptures, and it is
asserted that Josephus' writings
came within one vote of being included
as holy writ. There are intelligent
people in the twentieth century who
do not believe that the death of one
man was instrumental in saving all
of the rest, particularly when millions
had lived before that time.
There are many who do not believe
that physical or moral trangressions
can be wiped out by simply believing
in certain man-made creeds.
There are those who believe that to
save oneself from present and future
sorrow, they must obey the law of
right doing and right living, that be-
ing the only safe mode of salvation.
What a wonderful consolation there
is in mere belief. An able writer in
part remarks: "That the religion OF
the future will be the universal re-
ligion of humanity, without sects OF
creed; it's faith will be in human
progress; it's teachings will be the gos-
pei of joy and human brotherhood. -
Then the superstitions of the past will
find little comfort in the religion OF
the future. G. M. T.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-27
WANTS HERALD TO LECTURE
BUSINESS MEN ON GRAMMAR

LOS ANGELES, June 22-[Editor
Herald: Self-supporting women ap-
preciate The Herald editorials, be-
cause the editor seems to believe that
women should have some rights, even
poor women. The battle of life is hard
for all wage earners, both men and
women, but it is much harder for
women than for men. There are not
so many occupations open to them, and
they receive less pay for the same
work Some people take the view that
women should not work for living
but as we must work or starve per-
haps they think we should starve. 9th
ers take the view that we should all get
married, but it would be only a busi-
ness proposition to marry without love,
and a girl cannot fall in love with an
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-27

unworthy person. Perhaps when the
rank and file of men are more moral
than they are today there will be
enough worthy ones to go around.
The Herald editor could render 4
great service to poor stenographers by
giving lessons in English grammar to
some business men, who do not know
they are ungrammatical, and think we
are wrong when we straighten out
their grammatical errors in transcrib-
ing. Why do people (when trying to
be elegant) use the pronoun in the
nominative form in the objective case?
For instance, For you and l. He
saw John and l." instead of For you
and me-" "He saw John and me-" l
wish the editor would give them a good
talking to about such things some time.
If they realized their ignorance they
would appreciate their stenographers
more. WOMAN STENOGRAPHER.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-27
SISTER OF VETERANS sCoLDs
sAWTELLE HOME MANAGEMENT

LOS ANGELES. June 24.-[Editor
Herald: Since reading the first ar
ticIe in The Herald about the trouble
in the soldiers home at Sawtelle my
blood has been boiling. I fear my in
dignation has not been righteous one.
If 1 had my will 1 would have the gov
ernor try short rations a while. L
think l would give him hard tack, such
as the boys had in the army. Maybe
l would relent before the four years. 1
would see about 1t.
I gave all the brothers I had and
would have gone myself If they would
have taken me. One of my brothers,
a colonel, was CARED off the field for
dead, but survived and suffered untold
misery; another one, an officer, lost his
right arm. Each of them died before
their time. The two who are still liv
ing have been handicapped, as they
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-27
THINKS SALT LAKE ROUTE
is UNFAIR TO VETERANS

Los ANGELES, June 23.-TEditor
Herald: I am deeply interested IN
your glorious work for the rightful bet
terment of those loyal men now COM
pelled to pass their declining years in
what should be an american defend
er's home" a home in reality. While
en- route TO the beach at Santa Monica
few days since, before leaving the
Hill street station, / met and talked
with a veteran from my own state, a
clean minded, cleanly man in the
seventies. who found, at the last mo-
ment at the gate, that his return tick
ct was missing.
The guard roughly pushed the ola
veteran back inside the gate and the
train pulled out, leaving the old man
standing bewildered at such rough
treatment, while sitting in plain view
in the car passing out was Col. O. H.
La Grange, the former governor of the
soldiers home and his wife. and was
interested to note his indifference to
what was passing-he also a veteran
and supposedly a comrade. When the
conductor came through to collect fares
it was all explained. The colonel,
holding a free pass, had a right to ride,
according to railroad ethics-supposed-
ly for value already received but
scarcely in accordance with interstate
commerce law, which prohibits the Civ
ing of passes and which is being held
up at the present moment as a great
moral law by the Southern Pacific, Salt
LAX division. railway
When the 1000 to 10000 veterans of
Southern California are desirous of at
tending what will probably be the last
gathering of civil war veterans west
OF the Mississippi river, the forty
third national encampment of the
A - a Ca1
Lake City, August 0 to IA. the rail-
road demands the extortionate rate of
$50 for the round trip from Los An
geles, while from Denver, via Denver
and Rio Grande, the charge is but
$17.75, and the distance only forty
miles less. VIII some intelligent cor
poration attorney explain this differ
ence in the Interpretation of the inter-
state commerce law and also state If
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-27

and Venice are making strenuous eff
forts to secure the prize. The member
ship is showing unusual interest and
the prospects are that it will be the
largest picnic ever given by the order.
Los Angeles tent No. 2 held its regu-
lar meeting Wednesday evening. A
committee was present from Redondo
and urged the members to use their in
fluence to have the annual picnic held
in that city. The committee is certain
ly to be congratulated for the manner
in which the proposition was submit
ted. Wednesday evening the tent will
give a progressive whist party for it's
members and invited guests. Suitable
prizes will be awarded.
Redondo tent No. has appointed
committee to secure new regalia, and
bids are now being received for it. The
tent is now meeting in the Masonic
hall and visiting sir knights are cor
daily invited to attend it's meetings.
San Diego tent is getting it's team
in condition to confer the degrees at the
organization of the tent at National
City. Deputy Great Commander Ar
bogast reports that he is meeting with
considerable success and will have
good charter list
The June issue of the Bee Hive, the
official organ of the order, contains a
report of the insurance commissioners
showing the condition of the order on
January 1. According to this report
the net ledger assets amount to $685.
313.73, of which amount $461, $40 is In
cash and the balance invested in gov
ernment, state and municipal securi-
ties,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-27
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF
ODD FELLOWS

The Third regiment,
20 ~ Patriarch Militant, will
Go assemble July at Covina
to assist in celebrating
the Fourth. There will be an exhibition
and competitive drills, baseball and all
sorts of sports in the afternoon. Rev.
viii A Knighten will be the orator of
the day. AT night a big ball will close
the program. The G. A. R. drum and
fife corps will enliven the day with
martial music.
The veteran Odd Fellows, numbering
ninety, assembled at I. o. 0. E. hall
last Wednesday night. After a short
business session they visited the West
End lodge at Pico Heights, where the
third degree was conferred on nine can
didates. Judge Ballard made an elo-
ouent address, including others. Re
freshments were served.
America lodge No. 1856 will hold in
stallation of officers at the hall, lOS1a
North Spring street. Thursday, July 1.
District Deputy Grand Master Anson
Miller and his staff of cantons will do
the installation work. The following
elective officers will be installed: L.
w. Eader, N. s.; j. L. de Coudress,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-27

and by odds the best half, of mankind.
Well as long as slavery or tyranny
exists over one individual 1t endan-
gers the whole of humanity. My doc
trine is equal and exact justice, liberty
and equality to man, woman~and child
SAVONAROLA.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-27
KNIGHTS OF THE
MACCABEES

The committees from
the various tents and
1ives in this county will
meet at Mckinley hall,
Walker Theater building,
next Wednesday evening,
to arrange for the time
and place for holding the
annual picnic. Redondo
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-01-15
WOMAN'S MISSIONARY
SOCIETY ADOPTS
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT

Whereas. by The dispensation Of
an ailw sc Father. Mrs. Mary J.
Hare, beloved. and hon5red mem
Der OF our missionary SOC ETY. has
been called from earthly labor 10
everlasting rest; therefore,
Resolved, first, That while we
humbly accept this arfiicton sent
by our Father whose wisdom we do
not doubt. We feel impellod as me-
NOR a of affection to give uttor-
ance to the painfulness of the stroke
that severed the relation which ex-
isted between us. And, as a fur
ther tribute TO her memory to- al
Jude to her Chr stan life which is
well worthy OF emulation, her qu eli
gentle and refined feelings and man.
nerB aud her suner Dg.
Resolved, second, That in the
death OF our beloved sister ii,
church has lost a consistent and de
voted member. The children low
Ing mother and our society most
valuable member.
Resolved, third. That a COPY OF
th'se reso utions be spread upon
our minutes, ana the same published
n the Biuedeld papers.
MRS e. p. GODBEY,
MRS. S. A. WoRLEY
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-01-15
JAPS SUARDS
AGAINST THE
PAPER FAMINE

Washington, Jan. 15.--Tbe Japa-
nese also have looked over the con-
tents of their Industrial stores and
have decided that something must
be done toward conserving the r
remaining suppress or raw material
for paper making.
In Japan, paper Is used for al
most everything from the silver-fig-
ured partitions of the Buddhist TEN
PIE TO the rude hut walls Of tine la
borer; from the silk-Lke veStments
OF the priest down to the rain-prooi
sh' cid of the traveller. In fact, the
,ngen uity OF the Japanese is only
matched by the varieties Of uses to
which paper may be adapted.
The work OF the United States
government toward determining the
amount of paper materials used ana
the source of future supply, is be-
ing follower by the Japanese, ac-
cording to an advice from u. S.
Consul John II. Snodgrass, at Kobe.
The imminence of the danger is APP
parent from the fact that the Jap
anese authorities have requested
the paper mills department OF the
MItsu Blshi Kaisha to take over
some 1900 acres of the bamboo
forests of Formosa.
1t is known that the bamboo
tree has beon the raw material
from which the Japanese have re-
Gently made he larger portion OF
their paper products; so IL is
thought, that by introdUc 'ng the inn
proved methods OF forest cultva-
ton and harvesting, this tract Of
woods VIII furnish yearly 10000
900 bamboos, adapted for CONVEX
sion into paper pup.
No matter whether the paper
company VIII establish IT, mills in
Formosa or ship the bamboo TO Ja-
pan in a partly furn shed state, the
development OF tbs new source OF
raw material will be OF high impor-
lance and may overcome me aecss-
sity of the Island Empire looking to
foreign countries for ehe future
supply Of paper pulp.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-01-15
An ArFEcuNG soENE.

An affecting scene was w messed
At Erie, Fennsylgan a, Tuesday
when tha eouEt Imposed sentence on
" liam a. Ensisu a banker eighty
ars oi age. ana bis son, convict
ei q receiving 8epos is m tho
bank after they had knowledge that
che bank aaa a.oEaut. The Judge
all. "Tls aHence or the court IS
That sou pas o fine Of $1,000 return
-hs property emUczzled or the value
thereof and undorg, Imprisonment
the western pom Tertiary al soma
rate and soIIlary confinement fof
ne year. The aged banker was
We bly, an % Exceptions were
taken to The sentence and both faith.
ar and son were admitted to bal.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-01-15
DEATH OF AUGUSTUS
GRIFFITH
VETERAN OF THE CIVIL WAR
PASSES 10 THE GREAT BE-
YoND AT RICHaILANDs.


Eng neer j. A. Griffith has re-
turned home from Richlands, Va.
where he WAS called few days age
on account OF the death of his faith
er, Augustus Griffith.
Mr.. Grtfith. deceased. is survives
by a wife. Mrs. Sarah Grifnth. two
daughters, Mrs. j. +. BAH and Mrs
j. f Prater. and two sons. J. A. and
A. r. Griffith.
Mr. CIR fifth was a well known ans
respected citizen OF farewell county
Va
He was s'xty-nine years OF age
and was soldier through the Civil
War.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-01-15
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