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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-14
RAISIN DAY
PREPARATIONS are being made
for Raisin day, April 80. On that
II dav all good citizens will eat rails

PREPARATIONS are being made
for Raisin day, April 30. On that
l. day all good citizens will eat rails
ins and boost one of California's most
promising industries. The raisin press
agent. whose work is being performed
with marked ability, tells us the
raisin is as pure as Il is possible TO
make any food. 1t undergoes no artificial
treatment or adulteration in curing,
and consists solely of the pure meat
and sugar of the grape crystallized by
the suns rays. 1t is probably older
than any other article of diet history
records. 1t is first mentioned in the
Bible in First Samuel, chapter 80,
which is supposed to have been written
fully $500 years B. C. Since then it has
been q favorite article of food among
all nations of the world. Especially is
this true of all European countries,
where the people require compact,
healthful and cheap food. Some of the
European nations consume six times as
many raisins per capita as does the
United States. The campaign now be-
ing made is to show the people that
the California raisin is among the sta
pie foods of the country. Buy and boost
the California raisin.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-14
SKINFLINTS

nEV. P. S. HANSON of Boston
X says skinf1ints have no business
~ in the Baptist church. For that
matter, skinfints have no business
anywhere. 1t is the quality of mean
ness or skinflintism which produces
most of the trouble in the world. A
report of DR.. Hanson's remarks says
he minced no words in describing the
shortcomings of penurious millionaires,
and declared the sooner the church got
rid of them the better it would be.
If there is anything that is taught
with even more than usually explicit
lucidity, not only in the New Testa-
ment but in every recognized docu-
ment that carries authority. it is that
covetousness or niggardliness is one OF
the deadly sins. The study of altruism
is neglected in the United States. Boys
and girls are not taught in the schools
and universities that devotion to 9TH
ers or to humanity will produce pros
perity for every one. Says the New
Testament, "Take an interest not only
in your own affairs, but in the affairs
of Others"
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-14

Never mind, dear brother, we Socialists
will try to endure the disgrace of 1t
with becoming patience and fortitude.
And capitalism sheds a few tears
over the fact that Socialists fail to
practice what they preach, and again
a few more tears that most of the
Socialists must eat the bread of capital
ism! Poor dear things! 1t really is
shame. but again we must bear our
disgrace and humiliation with becom-
ing fortitude. We receive with due ap-
probation both your solicitude for the
future welfare of our cause and your
grief at our humiliating place in the
bread line of your beloved capitalism.
We bid you rest your soul in peace on
the first proposition, assuring you that
the very moment we are certain a ma
jority of our fellows will join us we
will begin the practice of our economic
professions with a suddenness that will
cause capitalism a spell of giddy head
ache.
With the second proposition we must
beg your patient indulgence yet lit
tie while; since capitalism has an alb
solute corner on the bread market.
what is the poor Socialist to do but eat
the bread of capitalism. or silently fade
away into that dim spirit land from
whence no weary wanderer hath ere
returned. J. MALCOMB JONES.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-14
ORIENTAL TRADE

III URING the last trace year re-
ported on, "a Of the imports of
= India came from the United
States, and rs of its exports We're sent
to this country. China received SO of
its imports from the United States,
and sent 10 per cent Of its exports here.
Japan sent 1928 per cent of its exports
to our markets, and took 14.7 per cent
of its imports from us.
With the development of San Pedro
and the completion of the Panama
canal oriental commerce will become
far more important. The greatest pop
ulation there is on any part of the
earths surface will slowly and surely
awaken into commercial activity. The
social awakening of the orient is GER
tain to be followed by trade awaken
ing. Oriental commerce with the
United States is still small when we
think of the immense population from
which commerce may be derived.
But the fact that under present con-
ditions there is considerable and con-
stantly increasing trade proves conclu-
sively that as conditions become more
favorable oriental commerce will grow
to gigantic proportions, and much of
the worlds wealth and products will
be handled commercially on the Pacific
coast.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-14
AMERICA

n NE of those curious condolences
that seem to be especially ar
" ranged by Fate sent me Amer
lean people simultaneous messages
from Vice President Sherman of the
United States and General Booth of
the Salvation Army. The Booth mes
sage and the Sherman message can
be read as one message. The state
ment of the reformer is a natural sup
plement or corollary of the statement
of the vice president Mr.. Sherman in
an address said the people of the
United States are equal industrially to
one-half of the rest of mankind.
We have twice as much life insur-
ance as half the rest of the world and
half as much money on deposit in saw
ings banks as all the rest of the world.
Our expenditure for education is two
thirds as much as is spent by all the
rest of the world. One-third of the
revenue collected by governments is
ours, while our debt is but one-thir-
tieth of the debt of the world. We
have enrolled in our schools 10000, 900
students, 100000 being in our public
schools alone, for which we pay annu-
ally 5000, 900 900, which is more than is
spent for educational purposes by the
five greatest countries of Europe, in
Guiding Great Britain.
"Oh, America" said General Booth,
chow vast is your opportunity for
making lasting mark for good on the
entire human race. Endowed with
measureless material resources, enjoy
ing the unbounded confidence of your
own people, favored with the concen-
trated light of earth and heaven, pos
sessed of an influence covering like a
shadow all the world beside, what a
power you must be destined to be-
come. What will you do with this
mighty, magic force? If you are per-
mitted to realize your ambition to lead
the world. whittier will you lead it?"
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-14
SAYS ALcHEMIsTs WILL
PRODUCE ALL SUSTENANcEi

POMONA, April 12.-tEditor Her.
add: Much has been said and written
of late about the origin Of life, the
commencement of life on this or other
planets.
life is either the only power or cause
or there Is something superior to life.
To the writer it Is simply unthink-
able that there is any principle or in
telligence anywhere except life.
To me life Is the creator, preserver
and destroyer of forms.
Life is uncreated and self-existing.
Life is the Greater of so-called new
forms.
Advanced, spiritually illumined
scientists all agree that there Is no
dead or inert matter and that all So
called matter is form of life itself,
for life being omnipresent has moth
ing but itself from which to fashion
forms or evolve environments.
To the spiritual scientist life and
spirit are synonymous and different
rates of motion of the one universal
essence or substance, call 1t by what
soever name you will, is the cause of
"all we see and all we do not see.'
Spiritual philosophy is the antithesis
of evolution, for 1t teaches the eternity
or Immortality of life or spirit while
evolution contends that life was
hint of the origin of that something or
It's character.
The trouble with those who think of
something other than life is that they
still believed in a beginning. 1t seems
difficult to convince the present-day
geologist or astronomer that the
scheme of things including earth.
planets, suns and consultations, has
always existed, subject only to surface
and magnetic changes due to shifting
positions and varying angles caused
by the movement and action of the
complex machine we call the universe.
While there is a seeming begin
ming of a mans body or plant, or a
geological age, it is only seeming, for
the forces or intelligence that mani
tests forms or appearances merges one
rate of motion into another in orderly
sequence. So it must be seen that
each phase of manifest life is but a
differentiation of universal energy.
All material or substance being lat
hand" or available for man, there is
no reason but ignorance why he should
not form whatsoever he needs or
thinks he needs.
The chemist Cor alchemisD of the
near future will not only be able to
manufacture seeds of fruits and vege-
tables in his laboratory from which
plant life will grow, but he will pro-
duce by electric current, viz, vibra-
ton, any substance. vegetable, grain,
nuts, fruit, etc, and with whatever
flavor that may suit his particular
taste.
Nature produces all food stuffs from
earth, air and water, and man will
learn the art and be master of his
environments instead of slave.
GEORGE w. CAREY,
Professor Of Biochemistry.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-14
BELIEVES IN SUNDAY AS DAY
OF RECREATION, NOT RELIGION

Los ANGELES April 12.-[Editor
Heraldl: Much is being said and
written about the sabbath Sunday
and the keeping of it as a sacred day
and day of rest
The nature of the United States is a
free country, OF free speech-yea. even
it's settlement is result of tyranny In
religion. Its earliest pioneers fled hence
that they might worship the true and
living God according to the dictates of
their own conscienceS. And now, after
more than 100 years this free country
is trying to settle one of Gods days
as religious day and regulate peoples
actions on that day from a religious
standpoint.
Christ in several instances sanctioned
labor on the Sabbath day, and even
healed the i'll on that day. SO, from
my view of the question, I would say
to the law maker make 1T day OF
rest by legislation If you wish to do so,
but leave the religious question out of
It Also be careful to not make the
LEGISLATION so strict as to interfere with
Certain inalienable rights among
which are life, liberty and the pursuit
Of happiness"
we are supposed to be living under
Christ's teachings, not under the OLD
Testament laws. And only those which
are repeated in the New Testament
(either In word or unmistakable sub
stance) should be binding today. or
since Christ's, ministry.
If we take any of the Old Testa-
ment's teachings as binding, then let
us take them all. I do not think we
have the privilege of selecting just
what we like and discarding the rest
OF 1t.
Nowhere In the New Testament have
/ been able to find where 1t says, RE-.
member the Sabbath day to keep II
holy" Not even can I find It repeated
in substance. One may reply. Christ
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-14
CHIEF DISHMAN

NHIEF DISHMAN'S friends believe
he is the right man for the place
~ AS a newspaper reporter he has
had considerable experience in police
matters. He knows the business and
enjoys the advantage of being familiar
with it not only from the police but
from the public point of view. From
a man of the efficiency and experience
of the new chief much will be expected.
Los Angeles will look for square and
impartial discharge of all the duties of
the position, and these duties are
many and onerous. Not only must the
new chief develop initiative and plan
out a police policy, but he must clean
up" the department, substitute order
for disorder caused by maladministra-
ton and CLEAN UP THE CITY.
Still no citizen who makes up his
mind to live up to the responsibilities
of this Office needs be daunted by
thought of those responsibilities. 1t is
the foolish man who tries to please
everybody, or the equally foolish man
who tries to please particular inter-
ests or organizations, who finds himself
in difficulties sooner or later.
There is nothing in the duties of
chief of police that is beyond the
grasp of any courageous and intelli-
gent citizen; and if, as in the case of
Chief Dishman, intelligence and cour-
age are combined with honesty, sue
cess will be beyond question. A chief
who owes nothing to influences and
everything to personal merit, expert
sence and the force OF public opinion is
far more happily situated than is any
political chief, no matter how power
full his pull, no matter how close he is
to 1.-THE boss" no matter how Jealous
he is for the organization.
In fact the history not only of Los
Angeles but of other large cities proves
circumstances may readily arise under
which political pull, association, en-
vironment or friendship may be disad-
vantageous rather than advantageous
to an ambitious citizen who seeks or
occupies office.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-14
APPRovLs OF PEACEFUL,
NOT WARLiKE COUNTRY

PHOENIX, Ariz., April 12.-[Editor
Herald: 1 wish heartily to indorse the
article in a recent Herald, signed
"Senex" and headed ITO Encourage
Militarism is to Teach Diabolism." 1t
seems that present day civilization,
which boasts so strongly OF it's advance
over the past, should be able to learn
an object lesson from the worlds his
tory of fire and sword, misery and
blood, and not be led by political ora
tory to plunge into war. War always
can be settled off the battlefield, and
the people, do not want any more
of 1t.
Then why all this noise about more
battleships and millions for defenses7
This is simply a political scheme. and
"the people" are paying the bill. In
order to pay the bill congress is in
creasing by tariff the price of necessary
articles of life, and even revenue
stamps on checks and commercial paper
are agitated.
This country was IN no more danger
with an army of 10000 than it is today
with an army of ten times that
strength. and the same may be said of
the navy No foreign navy or army, no
matter how powerful, could ever in
wade this great land of liberty loving
and loyal citizens.
Did we not have as good fighters in
the Spanish war among the volunteers
as among the regulars? Then why
worry about more regulars and a big
ger navy and millions for defense?"
This great army of peace is the greatest
defense any nation ever had. Take
away Roosevelt's lighting ideas" and
he is the greatest living American, but
he is dead wrong there. / would like
to have more expression on this sub
ject In this column. DRUMMER,
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-14
GREATER LOS ANGELES

GREATER LOS ANGELES, with its
JT seaport, San Pedro, will bring
W about many changes in South CAL
ifornia. National interest in this sec
ton of the coast country will be in
creased greatly when it is realized
throughout the United States that the
metropolis has maritime future.
Many contributory causes have made
Los Angeles great and famous, but
nothing has as yet been recorded in it's
wonderful history which can rival the
maritime boom which is to come. The
maritime development of Los Angeles
is not dependent on the completion Of
the Panama canal, although that i'm
portant event will doubtless add greatly
to the commercial Importance of our
city by giving it a commanding advan-
tage in the matter of rates and en-
abling it to regulate to a great extent
the terms on which continental COM
merce must be conducted.
Statistics show the prospects of trade
with Australasia and the orient are so
bright that, other things being equal,
and proper facilities being supplied, San
Pedro will be the western seaport head
quarters for oriental commerce. Aus
tralasian development will depend to
some extent on oriental trade, but Aus
tralia can never rival the United States
III dealings with China, Japan and
India.
And Australia's share in oriental
trade should not be regarded jealousy,
because it will help to stimulate Amer
lean trade with the orient. San Pedro
is bound to be a beneficiary of Austral-
asian progress as we'll as of American
enterprise. 1t is one of the most for
tunately situated seaports in the world.
Greater Los Angeles, both by land and
sea, possesses more advantages than
any other city. In every occupation
and in every walk of life there is sure
to be ever increasing prosperity for the
population of Southern California.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-14
SAYS coLLEcTIVIsT MUST
BEAR HUMILIATION MANLY

ALTADENA, Cal, April 12.-[Editor
Herald: Your editorial in last Fri
day mornings Herald, under the cap
ton of Socialism Capitalized" is apv
preciated by your Socialist readers,
and there are more of them than you
might imagine, but since when and
for what reason is this kindly solicit
tude of a capitalistic publication for
the future welfare of this mighty
world wide Socialist movement? And
again it does not seem to cause any
particular misapprehension on the part
OF capitalism, If some noble beneficiary
of the system decides to devote part
or all of his or her acquired wealth to
such purely philanthropic work as
foreign missions, homes for fallen
women, temperance, charity, ct cetera,
ct cetera, ad infinitum.
Indeed any gift to any cause which
has for its purpose the preservation Of
capitalism by making the evils, the err
rors and the sins of capitalism bear
able receives the uproarious support
and glad acclaim of capitalism and all
of the systems apologists and sup
porters. But let any man or woman
propose to use the wealth they pos
sess in educating and organizing the
people to put an end to capitalism, and
10! capitalism Is suddenly as solicitous
for the cause of Socialism as an old
biddy hen over newly Matched brood.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-14
THE HARPER RING

n FFICIALS responsible for the re-
lease for publication of the trans
~ cript OF E. T. Earrs testimony be-
fore the grand jury rendered timely
public service. The air had been filled
comments as to the anti-graft pro-
ceedings from first to last indicated
there might be lingering doubt in the
minds of some citizens as to the justi-
fication for articles printed and pro-
ceedings taken.
These doubts were rapidly dissipated
by the publication of the transcript,
which placed before the citizens in
complete form an accurate and unvar-
nished account of the transactions and
conditions which made drastic action
necessary to guard the honor of the
city and keep its credit unimpaired.
There is no longer any uncertainty.
There is no longer any doubt. 1t is
only too true that Los Angeles, like
many other cities, was subjected to
the plottings and plannings and ma
chinations and dirty work of boodling
ring; and the Harper ring differed from
the Tweed ring principally in the fact
that its opportunities were more lin
tied.
There is no room for doubt as to its
intentions or ambitions. They were as
broad and as generous" Qf we may
usefully misuse that word) as any
that ever dominated any ring or
gang in the history of American
municipal scandal. We regret, of
course, that the truth is as black as
it is, and that there is not even a wee
white ray for apologists. The condi-
ton of affairs revealed by the pub
lished testimony was lust about as
bad as could be-" and timely action
prevented it from becoming fully as
bad as it could be. We may breathe
a sigh of relief when we think there are
deeper depths into which Los Angeles
has not been plunged.
And since we know the worst, let us
face the situation and keep up the
good work for the betterment of the
city. Realizing that eternal vigilance is
the price of liberty, let us as citizens
ever continue to do our duty by TAX
ing q keen active interest in the af-
fairs of the city, and by doing our
share to make the Alexander admin
istration memorable for good works.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-14

Ohio smith of New Jersey and sew
eral others had greater protec.lon
leanings than low tariff inclinatlons,
and before the Wilson bill got past
them it showed-that fact plainly.
AS soon as the measure got 10 tne
senate it was referred to the nnance
committee. That body took no I'M
mediate action. but the Democracy
members placed it in the hands OF
Senator Vest and Senator Mills for
revision before it's consideration by tne
full committee. Mr.. Mills was not
member of the finance committee, put
was the author of the Mills bill. These
two men were pairing down the scned-
ules framed by the house. When the
high tariff Democrats got hold or tnis
information they promptly handed OUT
the ultimatum that If the bill did not
give higher duties than the house
measure 1t could not command their
support. This being the case Demo-
cratic caucus was called and 1t was
there decided to make such conces-
sions as would command the support
of forty-three Democrats. That meant
heavy increases in numerous sched-
u1es.
When the finance committee got
through with the house bill it looked as
If IL had been drawn through brush
DIG backward. FREE COdl anu LUG
iron ore had been decapitated, free
sugar had given place to 40 per cent
duty, with an added differential of
one-eighth cent per pound. On the
whole. such a big gap had been cut
out of the Wilson bill that one could
drive a coach-and-fou through it..
with room to spare. The concessions
that were made to the advocates of
low tariff were few and far between.
The bill was returned to the senate
two months after it had been handed
over to the finance committee. Then
came three weeks of general debate.
Outranking every other effort in
length and thoroughness was the
speech of Senator Quay of Pennsyl-
vania. 1t was in reality three differ
ent speeches of a number of chapters
each, and altogether they embrace 231
pages OF the printed Record-400, 900
words in all. This probably consti-
tutes the greatest speechmaking feat
ever accomplished In either branch of
congress or in any other legislative
body on earth, for that matter. In the
senate there have been numerous in
stances of talking against time, and
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-14
DEADLY CROSSINGS

4 GAIN has the necessity for rail-
~ road crossing reform been en-
"A phasized with CHASTITY force by
the slaughter of a woman and fatal
injury of her husband in a collision
between their automobile and a San
Gabriel car at Bairdstown. 1t seems
to be impossible to arouse public sem
timent on this subject; and even after
it is aroused in any particular instance
the remedy applied is always devoted
to some particular instance. 1t is not
the building of an overhead traffic
bridge at this point or that which is
needed, but reform of the entire sys-
tenn. Long ago Charles Dickens called
attention to the astonishing fact"
that in the United States, in spite of
a spirit of progress manifested in many
other instances, it seemed to be i'm
possible to modernize the railroad
track system at crossings. This Is
still fact, and 1t is more astonishing
than ever.
The yearly tribute of human life and
limb to the level crossing is very great
and is becoming greater. No amount
of precaution can prevent occasional
accidents on such a crossing. The his
tory of the famous Roxbury crossing
near Boston, Mass, shows this. With
a flagman stationed at it and with
every appliance to prevent accident it
was a constant menace to the public,
and until it was abolished provided an
ever-increasing death list.
In the island of Britain it was found
the only way in which to prevent
slaughter at the level crossings was
to abolish them; and the legislators
abolished them with that radical thor
oughness which has characterized all
modern British efforts in the direction
of social reform and of humanitarian
ism. The use of automobiles has
greatly increased risks at level cross
ings. The expense of taking the high
way over the railroad by permanent
bridge which, once built, will last for
wears, is surely less than the costly
sacrifice of human life which marks
the history of the crossings.