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Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-10
GRAFTERs OF SAN PEDRO
T INVESTIGATIONS whic h

T INVESTIGATIONS VIII IL h
The Herald has made into
Il existing conditions at San
Pedro have convinced it that a
large part of the opposition to
consolidation comes from men
who are enjoying the benefits of
graft from various sources,
through connections direct or in
direct with the city government of
that city.
These men fully understand
that if their city is consolidated
with Los Angeles this graft will
be destroyed, and they naturally
resent being deprived of the op-
portunity to make the illicit gains
out of the people of San Pedro
which they are now enjoying.
Some of the facts concerning
this graft which The Herald has
accumulated it has published;
others it has refrained from pub
fishing because they had no direct
bearing upon the consolidation
campaign. At the same time, they
would make excellent material
for grand jury.
It may be that the men who
have been enjoying this graft, for
which the people of San Pedro
have been paying, in cooperation
with the Southern Pacific and
other special interests who always
thrive when the people suffer, and
usually suffer when the people
thrive, will succeed in defeating
consolidation.
Should consolidation be defeat
ed fairly, then The Herald will
have nothing to say, save that the
majority should rule.
Should it be defeated by the
crooked Vaccinations of these
men. whose crooked careers in
their town have already made
them fit subjects for legal investi-
CATION, The Herald will see to it
that the facts which it has col
lected as to their careers in theil
CITY are so used as to probably in
terfere with the public usefulness
of some of these men in the tu-
ture.
If consolidation wins and the
crowd of grafters which now has
access to the public trough at San
Pedro is wiped out that will be
the end of the matter.
If it does not win, and it is de-
feated by the evil Vaccinations OF
these same grafters, then the mat
ter will not end there.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-10
A FOREIGN VIEW

nROF. GUGLIELMo FERRERo
contributes to LIE Figaro an arti-
u Gle which shows how foreigners
look on the relationships of the various
strata of society which they see
marked more and more plainly every
year in the United States. Mr.. Nor
gan came to the Tavern club dinner"
says Prof. Ferrero, who evidently
thinks it would have been more de-
corous If the Tavern club dinner had
gone to Mr.. Morgan. Mr.. Carnegie
writes books and constantly ALLOWS
reporters to interview him. Mr.. Rocke-
feller contributes his autobiography,
and his son breaches morals in the
schools. AS the great capitalists In
America monopolize certain functions
that in Europe belong TO the state; as
they have the power and almost inde-
pendent control of several great public
services, such as banking and trans
after by the state, this democracy as
sumes toward them rights more or less
analogous to those it assumes toward
party leaders and cabinet officers. It
wants to know what they are doing,
how they live, how much money they
have and how they got it; 1t wants to
know their history and there views on
all the great questions of the day; 1t
wants to erect arches of triumph to
them or load them with maledictions-
in a word, to treat them as it does its
political potentates, according to the
whim of the moment
This Is hardly accurate. The people
of the United States, realizing money
is power" are jealous lest the rights
of the democracy should be infringed
on by the development of plutocratic
tendencies on the part of citizens of
great wealth. A rich man who "allows"
a reporter to interview him thereby
recognizes the power of the press, and
as the press is the direct representa-
tive of the people, recognizes also the
power of the people. This is still a re-
public and it is only conduct and char
acter that may make one citizen bet
ter" than another.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-10
PRISON REFORM

A RTICLES which The Herald has
"a published on the subject of prison
~ reform have helped to direct pub
lie attention to one of the most i'm
portant problems of the day. Are we
to use prisons for the purpose of max
ing good men out of bad or unframed
men, or for the purpose of bullying un-
trained men until they become bad, or
bad men until they go from bad to
worse?
That a prison is a place where men
are placed in order representatives. of
society may torture them at their
leisure is a Chinese idea. Chinese PEN
ology was probably the most scientific
system OF punishment ever invented.
One of the Chinese methods was to
tap" a convict and draw a little blood
from him every day. This did not re-
form the convict, but made him Ill by
slow degrees, and finally killed him.
Now, this Chinese method of sapping
prisoners strength has actually been
rivaled in countries in which society
has insisted on tapping a mans spirit
until 1t is all used up. 1t is no wonder
convicts released from a course Of teas
ing and torturing punishment have be-
come dangerous to society when freed,
and have devoted their liberty to de-
vising methods of wreaking revenge
upon society for the revenge society
wreaked on them for their first Of
fense against society. What should be
reformatory discipline degenerates into
case Of revenge all around" and
thus society undoubtedly has had to
suffer from many a vendetta. The
prison reform movement will help So
ciety, and more than any measure that
has been devised will tend to eliminate
from society the so-called dangerous
class"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-10
THE MASTERS

TT is a moot point as to whether
William Dean HoWells or Mark
II Twain deserves the title dean Of
American letters" Mr.. Clemens is
always willing to bestow the rank on
his fellow novelist, because the humor-
Gus corner in Mr. Clemens brain could
not possibly neglect such an obvious
proposition as that a man who is a
Dean by name as we'll as by age and
merit has an extra claim on the title,
Mr.. Howells is very i'll, and his condi-
ton will cause a great many writer's
to refer to him as the greatest modern
American novelist, He is the man who
intended to be the greatest novelist.
He made success in detailed or realistic
novel writing his chief aim in life.
But, with all due respect to Mr..
Howells, is it not a fact that when
Mark Twain entered the novel writing
field, with easy grace and without ap-
parent effort he sauntered into the
position of leadership? Mr.. HoWells
intended to be the foremost American
novelist. Mr.. Clemens became the fore
most American humorist, then, with
amazing ease, became also one Of the
greatest novelists who ever put words
on paper. Both Howells and Twain
are masters of literary art. They be-
long to and represent the nineteenth
century. and if they had been Brit
ishersj would have been called vic
torians." But everybody is glad the
two grand old men have seen almost q
decade of the twentieth century, and
hopes they will both live to see many
more years of 1t.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-10
ADVISES CORRESPONDENTS
TO THINK BEFORE WRITING

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 5.-[Editor
Herald: 1 wish Margaret Brown
would explain her position further, as
1 frankly say do not get the drift
Of what Margaret means. AS / see
nothing but inconsistencies in your ex-
planation, please make 1t more clear.
You say there Is too much talk about
the causes of crime Well, 1 think II
we removed the cause there would he
no crime, and it seems to me that
Christians in general are trying to
suppress the talk about causes. You
say that it is Gods" will that some
shall be rich and others poor. Well,
to be consistent, he must be a rich
mans God, and therefore an enemy
of the poor So don't see what poor
people want with such God. Now
in regard to saving for a rainy day, do
the rich save, don't they use the best
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-10

of tobacco, wines. liquors, etc.? Don't
they also dance and go 10 theaters, and
as for gambling, that is their prin-
cipal pastime; take the stock market,
for example.
Did you ever stop to think what saw
ing would mean? We will take the
worst for an exampleAliquor. II the
people saved on liquor, where would
you employ the thousands that would
be thrown out of employment? Not
that 1 am in favor of liquor. / ad-
NIT it is an evil to some but as q
stimulant to others 1t is good. You
say do away with crime by convert
ing people to Christianity. Now, I
say, remove. the cause, as Christianity
has not removed crime, and 1t has
tried for 1000 years There is nc rea-
son why person who doesn't believe
in God should do right; Christians are
too fond of throwing the blame of their
deeds on the shoulders of God. And
If there is a God he must be tired of
the burden. Now, the person that does
not rely on God to shoulder the re-
sponsibillty of his crimes has the cour-
age to take the responsibility on him
self and is more careful OF committing
crime, and let us stand up like men
and women and not blame God for
crime.
Another inconsistency of yours is
that you think that children who are
old enough and strong enough ought to
work. But you say there is no excuse
for ignorance with so many schools
ana churches. How can a child work
and go to school at :he same time?
Jesus never taught socialism. What
did Jesus teach? Will you tell me
what Socialists teach" Then you fin
ish vour letter by advocating punish-
ment by murder. Did Christ teach
murder by the state? / would advise
you to study these things little, and
above all / would like you to think.
That is what us poor people are doing.
n NJ
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-10
DECLARES WEALTH ONLY
CAN DESTROY A NATION

Los ANGELES. Aug. 3.--[Editor
Herald: A man in Pittsburg died,
leaving an estate of $15OO0,000 behind
him. Sure, what else could he do? He
must leave his wealth behind. He is in
the same position as a hog which ac-
cumulates fat and leaves his bacon for
others to enjoy. Now If the natural
law of accumulation and distribution
were not interfered with by the legisla-
ture it would work no hardship, for
personal property would distribute it.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-10
ProdIqaIIty Denounced

It is estimated that Imperial valley
is spending 100000 for vacations this
summer. That is enough to pay for
building 400 comfortable residences. 1t
would have paid for the planting of
5000 acres Of eucalyptus groves about
the homes of the valley 1t would
have bought and imported as many
dairy COWS as there are in the valley,
thereby doubling the revenue from. this
industry Standard.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-10

Doctors are asking whether human
bite can produce hydrophobia. Prob
ably some human bites are more ven
omous than others; but of human be-
ings as a rule it may be said their bark
is worse than their bite People are
not as "wicked" as they sometimes pre-
tend to be.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-10
AT THE THEATERS

AUDITORIUM-Dark.
BELAsCO-"The Warrens of Virginia"
BURBANK-"The Honor Of the Family"
GRAND-"A Man of Mystery"
MAJESTIC-Dark.
MASON-"FodOra."
ORPHE
Los Notwithstanding.
UNIQUE-Vaudeville and musical comedy
FISCHER's-''His Wifes Family"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-10

Los Angeles day was fittingly cele-
brated at the Alaska Yukon-Pac
exposition. The next western eXposi-
ton will celebrate Greater Los An
geles day. Why shouldn't Greater Los
Angeles have an exposition on its own
account? Place the exposition build
ings at San Pedro and make 1t a
maritime exhibition as we'll as
worlds fair"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-10

Federation of real estate agents will
hold its convention at Oakland. Real
estate men have done more, perhaps
than any other class of business men
to advertise and boost California.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-10

Postmaster Flint shows Los Angeles
postoffice receipts for the fiscal year
ended June 80 were 81, O,96341; Seat
tie, $S43, no; Portland, $713,273. In spite
of the fact Seattle has the Alaska
Yukon Pacific exposition, Los Angeles
maintains it's leadership and will con-
tinue to maintain it. Greater Los An
geles will be the principal city of the
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-10

The bribery trial, with it's Disagree
able echoes of the bad old days, will
help citizens to remember their bless
ings, and to be thankful for the better
davs that came with the Alexander
administration.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-10

Uncle Joe Cannon says reports of his
retirement are too previous. Unc' Joe
is probably afraid some spineless per-
son may get into the speakers chair
and run the house as "speak-easy'"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-10

Six spook mediums will be tried in
Los Angeles next month. AS this is
the twentieth century proceedings will
be somewhat tame. We are aware
there are witch burners in Los An
geles. but witch burning is out of date.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-10
Public Letter Box

TO CORRESPONDENTS intended
for publication piasI be accompanied by tho
name and address of the writer. The Her
al% gives the widest ntitude to correspond
ents, but assumes responsibility for their
Views
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-10

Greater Los Angeles, freed from cor
poration tyranny, will flourish and grow
until it is the biggest and most pros
perous city in all the westland
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-10

Captain Fries work for Greater Los
Angeles will form the subject of an
interesting chapter in the distory-
hnnlke-
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-10

Work and vote for CONSOLIDA-
TION. Greater Los Angeles" is a
slogan worth fighting for.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-10

Vote for consolidation, and pros
perity.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-10

Tomorrow: America in the Philippines:
XI-Commerce and Material Progress.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-10

on all matters pertaining to advertising
address Charles r Gates advertising man
ager.
The Detroit times., 1909-01-26
WARNER PROTESTS
AGAINST WATER
POWER BILL
iNTEREsTs OF MICHIGAN LIE IN
pREsERvArioN or WATER
PoWER-BiLL IN CONGRESS AZ
FEcTs ST. MARY's RIVER.
(From a STAR correspondent.)

LANSING, Mich. Jan. 26.-ln q
message to the legislature today Gov.
Warner protests against the contem-
plated action OF congress that would
impair and lessen the usefulness or
the water power available In the st.
Marys river, at Sault Ste Marie He
refers to the Lorimer bill, now pend
Ing before congress, and says the In
terests of Michigan lie In the preser-
walton and development OF all OF the
water power available within the Dor
ders OF the state, and Michigan should
vigorously protest against any attempt
by congress to destroy for all useful
purposes. approximately one-half OF the
power available In the st. Mary's riy-
err.
The governor said:
Il most earnestly urge the adoption
Of resolutions setting forth the posi-
ton OF our state holds with reference
to the conservation OF its own re-
sources and urging our representatives
and senators to use every effort TO
bring about the defeat OF measure,
the enactment into law of which
would cripple, and In measure destroy,
one OF Michigan's most valuable as
sets"
The legislature received two mes
sages from the governor today. The
second one asks legislative action
to confirm the Carnegie endowment
plan of pensioning aged teachers OF
the state university. The plan was
sanctioned by the regents last April,
and is called the Carnegie foundation
for the advancement OF teaching" II
grants pensions after IS years OF age.
graded as to time OF professional SER
vice.. as fixed by rules, from $500 TO
$4,000 year. Gov. Warner does not
look upon this as charity but n gift to
encourage teaching which is not very
remunerative profession In this coun-
try, and he cordially sanctions the
proposition.
There will be a public hearing by
the joint legislative committees on
taxation over the proposition to put
telegraph and telephone properties
under the ad valorem system of taxa
ton Wednesday morning at 10
o'clock.
The Detroit times., 1909-01-26
TELLS OPERATION
Of SWEATb0X

Police swcatbox methods were laid
bare in the examination OF John Por-
ter and Gerald Tuohey on the charge
OF stealing 5000 cigars from a local
truck company. before Justice Stein.
Tuesday. Harry Tuite, arrested with
the defendants, turned states EVIL
dence. as was expected, but minated
that he had been tricked into con.
fession.
They told me that Tuohey had
coughed up everything" he said. DE.
tective Dowd said Tuohey was rat
and would try to lay II all to me. so
then I came through. They told me
so many things that were true that |
thought Tuohey must have been doing
some talking
Tuite's story was that he heard Tue
hey and Porter talking about some CT.
gars they had secured. He made in
quires and finally sold them to Louis
Norman. bartender for Frank Hibbler.
for s45, with the consent OF the other
two. The defendants deny that they
had anything TO do with the theft of
the cigars.
The Detroit times., 1909-01-26
SCORES
F. P. GLAz|ER
PROSECUTOR SAYS oLAZIER
KNEW HE WAS VIOLATING LAW
-AccUsATIoNs ARE DENIED.

LANSING, Mich. Jan. 26.-(Spe-
cial. 1.-The case OF ex-State Treasurer
Glazier started today with arguments
to the jury by Prosecutor Foster. with
a tentative understanding that eacn
side may have two and half hours.
Foster went through the testimony
picking out the most assailable points.
one that when the reserve In the
Chelsea bank was exhausted, within
% days Glazier deposited $350,000 OF
state money therein, that Glazier paid
only ga per cent interest on state
deposits while he received from De-
troit loans two per cent, thus making
a net profit Of IA per cent out Of the
states money Foster ridiculed the
showing by Glazier that much money
was spent on his numerous buildings
for the benefit OF laboring people. He
held that Glazier knew he violated the
law by making excessive state depos-
its and used the states money for
his own personal benefit.
Macarthur, Of Mason. followed for
the defense denying each and every
conclusion drawn by the prosecutor.
The Detroit times., 1909-01-26
POLICE HAVE NEW
WITNESS AGAINST
WELLINGTON
A. M. SMITH EXPECTED TO COR.
RoeoRATE POWERS STORY OF
SHOOTING w o IAN sTILLI
TAKES THE BLAME.

The police have new witness In
the Wellington case. in the person oil
A. M. Smith, who Is said to have been
the first man to reach Ed. Powers side
after the shooting, for which the Ne
gro. Carl Wellington, is now on trial
In Judge Phelan's court. The police
learned Of this only a day or two ago
and lost no time In having his name
Endorsed on the information. He IL
expected To corroborate Powers story
that Wellington was his assailant AMI
not the womkf known variously 81
Lena Groves. Bessie Kay and Lena
Wellington. who. on the stand Mon
day, took the blame on herself
The woman was still on the stand
when. court adjourned for the noon
recess, Tuesday. She was less posi-
tive In her statements relative to the
shooting when questioned, Tuesday
morning. and again stood on her con
stitutional privilege to refuse to an
swer discriminating questions.
Following her dramatic testimony
of Monday morning, when she prac-
tically confessed to shooting Ed. Pow
ers. Lena Groves went step farther
In the afternoon session In Judge
Phelans court, and demonstrated to
the prosecutor, court and jury just how
she claimed to have shot him.
Now. how did you take the revolver
out Of your purse? queried the prose-
cutor. (which hand did you use?"
my right hand" witness replied.
How did you fire it?"
Rising to her feet and holding the
weapon in her hand. she replied
without the slightest hesitation:
Il fired 1t just like that: down low,
like that"
A futile attempt on her part to pull
the trigger seemed rather to discredit
her testimony, but she was ready with
an explanation. Wellington, she
said, had fixed Ii for her previous 10
the shooting so II would be ready for
use any time.
The woman's story was q blow To
the prosecution, but the prosecutor In.
troduced a statement made by the
woman at Powers bedside when II
was thought he would die. This state
ment pointed to Wellington as Pow.
eIs' assailant. The prosecution will
evidently try to show that the woman
is trying to shield Wellington be.
cause she loves him.
Judge Phelan, Monday. ordered
stricken from the record all testimony
as to the early relations between Pow
ers and the woman.
The Detroit times., 1909-01-26

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. Jan. 26.-As the
result OF double gas explosion In the
Boswell mine of the United Coal COM
pany last evening. % miners are sup
posed TO have met death. They were
members OF an investigating party
that had entered to make an inspec-
ton, but were caught in the subse-
Quent explosion.
Until after midnight signals were
heard from the imprisoned miners.
After that hour, however. these ceased
IL is supposed that they have fallen
under the influence of the afterdamp
About 4:30 o'clock yesterday AFTER
noon small explosion occurred In
The mine and AS result OF this AMI
other conditions that needed attention
II was decided to make thorough IN
spection OF the underground workings
and entries. This work was In charge
OF Supt. Logan.
The party entered shortly after .
o'clock and while they were In the
mine a second and worse explosion oc'
Cured. This was followed by the Sec
ond and third explosions. which had
the effect of tearing down great guam
titles OF slate, rock and coal In the IN
terror. completely preventing the men
from reaching the outside. State Mine
Inspector Lowther, OF Somerset. re-
ceived a report of the first and second
explosions and Is now OH the scene
directing the work of rescue.
From the experienced miners OF the
night shift who had been prevented
from going to work, as a result OF the
first explosion rescue crews were
formed and in spite OF the large guam
tity of afterdamp that Was manifest
In the mine. they worked heroicaiIy
In an effort to rescue their comrades.
encouraged by the signal tappings
coming from that portion OF the mine
where they were imprisoned.
At S o'clock this morning the body
OF the superintendent was recovered.
He had succambed TO black damp.
Shortly after the finding OF his body
five OF the rescue party were over
come by the aftefdamp and they were
carried TO the outside. Physicians at
tended them and in short time they
were revived.
The Detroit times., 1909-01-26
KISS AND
HUG CAPTAIN OF
REPUBLIC
BANDS PLAY AND 1000 CHEER AS
BRAVE CREW REACHES PIER
IN NEW YoRk-BlNNs IS
LlONlZED.

NEW YORK. Jan. 26.-With bands
playing. flags flying and cheered by
1000 men and women. hysterical with
Joy, the revenue cutter Manhattan
locked at the White Star line pier at
Eleventh-st. and North river today
and landed Capt William I. Sealby Of
the sunken steamship Republic. his
brave little crew and the hero OF the
hour. Chief Wireless Operator Jack
Binns. whose bravery saved hundreds
OF lives.
When Capt. Sealby stepped upon
the dock he was surrounded by
cheering mob. The women had flrst
call In this demonstration just as they
did when the passengers were trans
ferred from the Republic to the Flor.
ida while the White Star liner was
sinking.
When the crowd besieged Sealby
the women seized him first and
Rugged him and smothered him with
kisses. After this the men picked
him up and carried him around on
their shoulders while the band played
America"
Then someone thought of Binns.
Where's Jack Binns" shouted
man whose brother was a member OF
the Republics crew. for most OF those
in the crowd were wives. sweethearts,
sisters and brothers and relatives OF
the crew. Binns, a pale-faced. clean
shaven chap. inclined TO be bashful,
hung back on board the Manhattan
until someone pushed him onto the
pier
There he is." cried a pretty young
girl standing near the gangway. isn't
he handsome. And isn't he hero."
Then she rushed up to bashful Jack
Binns and kissed him. 1t wasn't
wireless kiss but Binns, seeing abou.
100 other women clamoring to get
near him, understood II to be &C. Q.
D." message and he fed precipitately
to avoid being Hobsonized on a whole
sale scale.
Meantime Capt Sealby was strug-
Cling to get away from his admirers SO
he could go to the Offices of the Whita.
Star line and receive instructions CON.
corning an investigation OF the col
lision which was begun today.
Finally he and Binns and the crew
managed to escape the enthusiastic
crowd and they then reported them
selves ready to submit their state
ments concerning the crash of Nam
tucket.
On their way up to the White Star
docks from the derelict destroyer Sen
eca. which is anchored off Tompkins-
vile, Capt Sealby, Binns and the rest
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