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Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-22
WESTWARD HOl

n'RESIDENT TAFT will cause great
disappointment on the Pacific
Il coast If he should postpone his
western trip. Owing to the geographi-
cal situation of the District of Column
bia, which no longer by any stretch
of the imagination can be considered
central" the president is not easily
accessible by the mass Of the American
people. Millions Of Americans have
never seen President Taft and never
will. Millions have never seen any
president In all their lives and never
will. In order to stimulate American
ism and help the idea of the UNITY of
the United states-B pluribus unum-
every president should visit every state
in the Union at least once during his
term of office. His journey would not
be in any sense of the word a prog
ress," or anything resembling one; 1t
would simply show the holder of a
great office in the United States is as
willing to meet all the people of every
section of the country in friendly
greeting after he is president as he is
before he is president. Most Of our
presidential candidates take long
speaking tours, and from the tail end
of observation cars harangue wayside
audiences. Other things being equal
and the time and finances being ar
ranged for, a president should be as
eager to meet the people after they
have elected him as he is In the days
when he is asking for their votes.
If President Taft should make a
trip to and through the far west,
whittier the course Of American "em-
pire" is taking it's way with that
calmly certain, gigantic stride which
has marked the sunset march of civil
lization since ever the world began,
his action would produce an impress
sion which nothing else could produce
A presidents popularity is an element
in the stability and prosperity of a
country. It has an economic value.
Tt is to be hoped the president may find
1t possible to make arrangements for
and devote time to a western tour,
which will include Greater Los Angeles
and its seaport, San Pedro.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-22
PATTON
wv HOPE causes and causers of
w complaint at Patton will be re-
" moved, The condition of the in

WE HOPE causes and causers of
w complaint at Patton will be re-
moved The condition of the in
sane is peculiarly pitiable. A volume
could easily be filled with asylum scan
dals, with tales of brutality and mis-
treatment of the insane; and many gov"
ernments have found 1t necessary to re-
form the asylum system.
The utmost care should be taken in
the selection OF the staff of an institu-
ton like Patton. Politics, pull, in
fiuence should, never be allowed to
bring about the appointment of an at
tendant. Merit, conduct, character, ex-
perience, all should be taken into con-
sideration. The Herald's inquiries into
conditions at Patton have been made
with great care and, to put it mildly,
there is room for grave suspicion there
may be a large amount of truth In
stories of cruelty and outrage told by
relatives Of patients.
The case against the management OF
Patton is not less convincing as the days
go by. On the contrary, cumulative
testimony indicates a condition which
calls for immediate and permanent re-
form. for the sake of humanity as we'll
as for the sake of the good name and
fair fame of California,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-22
CULTIVATION OF TOBACCO
CROWDS THE POOR HOUSES

LOS ANGELES, June 21-[Editor
Herald: 1 see 1 am criticised in my
former article by a Mr.. j. w. of San
Jacinto and I wish he would sign his
full name. 1 will say first that l do
not wish newspaper conversation
with anyone. Let each give their views
and let the public be the judge Of who
Is right In citing wheat as against
tobacco because wheat and flour is
very high and bread being the staff of
life, first let me say that | agree with
Mr.. ]. W. that a great deal of Our
products are wasted for want Of proper
facilities for shipping and handling,
but l also contend that the land and
time wasted on tobacco is entirely a
waste, insomuch as it is positive In
jury to the human race, and If not
checked we cannot build almshouses
fast enough to hold the vast army of
imbeciles in the shape of cigarette
smokers.
1 agree with Mr.. ]. w. that we
should eat more fruit and vegetables
and less meat, but he is wrong in say
ing that the more we raise the poorer
we are This reflects on the bounti-
full gifer of all who blesses us with
abundant crops. Through our selfish
greed we are not willing to divide with
our less fortunate neighbors, possibly
in the next county, with foods at low
cost. There are great many things
that might be said along these lines,
one of which is the crowding into cities
of workingmen. wish more men
with capital would open up our vast
tracts of vacant land and encourage
the colonization of more people in the
country. This would relieve a great
deal of distress and poverty in the
large cities. G. l.. ROBERTSON.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-22
INSISTS WINES IN BIBLE
TIMES WERE INTERVIEWED

LOS ANGELES, June 19.-[Editor
Herald1. There is no record of alcohol
or drunkenness at the marriage TO
which the SANITY mother of Jesus was
an invited guest when Jesus turned
water into wine under protest which
was probably "new wine in new bot
tles'' and both preserved" OF skin
or glass alcohol cannot form in air
excluding vessels. The Bible is against
alcohol. 1t says, "Thou shalt not kill
nor steal both are broken by the
liquor traffic. Jesus never said thas
''deadly things" would not injure II
taken premeditatedly. Satan quoted
scripture when he told Christ to cast
himself down, since lit is written, he
shall give his angels charge concerning
thee" etc. Yet Jesus responded, Thou
shalt not tempt the Lord thy God A
person swallowing poison to tempt God
would prove he was no true follower Of
Jesus.
Because of the prophets rich i'm
agery are we to believe that Jesus was
a blear-eyed drunkard?
ST. Paul, who was willing TO lay
down his life for the brethren" COM
manded Timothy to continue in the
scriptures which are able to make you
wise, "~etc, which said that people de
ceived by wine are not WISE" and for
bid to look at wine when it ferments.
ST. Paul forbade therefore to use I'M
fermented wine if it caused a brother
to offend or even to be made weak"
''When We sin against the weaker
brethren" said he, "ye sin against
Christ"
Rev. George Buck, brother of Dudley
Buck, the great composer, said to me,
"a person is very ignorant who does
not know that wines in common use in
the time of our Savior were infer
mented, and many modern missionaries
say that these wines are still used in
Jerusalem. They have made no diff
ference between The, clean and unclean
and my name is profaned among them"
MRS. MARSHALL FLANSBURG.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-22
SAYS DRUNKENNESS COMES
MOSTLY FROM oVERWoRK

POMONA, June 20.-[Editor Herald:
I think "SaVonarola" needs to read The
Herald's Public Letter Box closer than
those he advises need to read history
concerning wines and the Bible. NO
one in the Letter Box has defended in
toxcants, but only proved the Bible
allows a moderate use of them. II
Jesus saw every man who reeled into
a drunkard's grave" he surely did not
mention it, as he saw the reason why;
but he speaks most emphatlcally
against abuses, which perhaps Savon-
arola upholds, the taking of interest
and profits There is where SONS OF
vipers" is applied.
When Jesus said "Serve one another
he did not mean that one shall serve
and the other take without rendering
an equivalent back, because this taking
without rendering as much back has
given US paupers and millionaires. 1t
is this sin that Jesus has tried to save
us from. And when this sin is stamped
out we shall find 1t easier to stamp out
drunkenness.
Examine the drunkards who reel into
graves and you shall find their number
small in comparison to those who reel
into graves because of overwork to sat-
isfy the greed of their masters. Elk
anime more closely and you shall find
that nearly all drunkards are so be-
cause of oVerWork or worry. We shall
not have oVerwork or worry when we
get wise enough to follow Jesus advice
and cooperate. Why not dig the tree
of evil, the profit system, out by the
root instead of only trimming off some
prominent branch? c. u. WHITE.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-22
OLD AGE PENSIONS

old age pensions are being paid
regularly every week in the Brit
~ ish isles, and, strange to relate,
have not bankrupted the government.
Neither have they pauperized or de-
graded the people. They have had an
effect which has made even the little
eockney tory shopkeepers change their
minds on the subject of the radical in
nova.ion. They have put in active cir
culation enough money to increase gen.
eral prosperity appreciably.
When the pensioner gets his weekly
stipend he does not bank it. There is
no reason why he should bank it. On
the contrary, he spends it to the utter
most farthing, realizing next week will
bring another allowance and that the
money is given to him to spend and
not 60 hoard. So the effect of the old
age pensions has been to put great
deal of money in active circulation and
the activity and regularity OF this cir
culation may be depended on. Hence
business has been improved by the old
age pension plan.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-22
SLAVERY

TN SPITE of the Mortified indigna-
ton Of old grannies who think
Il every sensational statement Is
lie, the oft repeated assertion that slaV-
cry fingers in the United States has
been recognized officially and the
immigration commission will ask con-
gress to pass a law explicitly forbid
ding peonage or any other form OF
slavery, and making it q punishable
offense to hold persons, young or DID,
in involuntary servitude.
While this legislation is intended to
do away with all forms of contract la
Dor, and with the special importation
of foreign workers, it will strike also
at child labor, for the simple reason
that few or no children go to work or
their own accord or free will They are
sent to work by their elders, and they
are accepted by the 'bosses" to whom
they are sent and paid nominal wages
AS far as peonage is concerned, Its
existence in various states has been
notorious. In some parts of the Union
farmers have been permitted to hire
convicts 10 harvest their crops. By
putting an end to all forms of unpaid
labor, and forbidding the employment
of children, the government will do a
great deal more for the workingman
and wage Garner in general than the
emancipation proclamation did for the
negro slave. If our wage earners are
to have a square deal, criminals, poems
and other involuntary laborers must
not be allowed to compete with them.
The passage of an anti-slavery law will
benefit workers for wages, and will
make the problem of child labor much
easier to deal with than 1t is under
present conditions.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-22

fare Of the united community. Since
consolidation will provide for municipal
control of the harbor frontage involved
the attempt of the trustees looked like
an effort to cheat San Pedro out of its
harbor rights. This was the view OF
the matter taken by the mass meeting,
and it is the view of the overwhelming
majority of the citizenship of Greater
Los Angeles. The transaction in which
the trustees proposed to engage was not
only contrary to public policy and I'M
fair to San Pedro, but was dishonest.
And once more the people have proved
they will not be corporation ridden, but
will defend their rights.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-22
SUGGESTS RAlslNs IN
PLACE OF INTOxICANTS

LOS ANGELES, June 16-[Editor
Herald: It is a great feather in the
cap of the Prohibitionists to have
brought about the prohibition of all
intoxicants along the line of work on
the owens river aqueduct. While on
the whole that is preferable to having
licensed saloons on account or the
abuse of liquor which causes so much
drunkenness, yet / blame the Prohipi-
tionists for not substituting something
more invigorating than mere sort
drinks, which often act injurtously on
the stomach and bowels OF men VINO
have such heavy strains on their con-
stitutions by digging on or tunnelng IN
the earth, under a blazing sun and on
a thirsty land.
1t might have occurred to some of
these we'll meaning people that by rec
omnending rations of raisins, especial
w. fine seedless kind which also have
heen introduced successfully in the
army would not only alleviate much
SUFFERING in the absence of an occa-
sional thorn of whisky" but would also
sunplv substantial food and prevent
much sickness. Try it, good people; we
know YOU mean well. Issue raisins
Thev are the best substitute for fer
mented drinks. Recommend them, sell
them or give them away. You can
onIv do good and no harm; you will
reduce doctors bills and swell poor
mems banking accounts. Try them,
each and all, for your own comfort ana
health. MY recommendation is entirely
disinterested, for am not in the busl-
ness, but can speak of good results
from experience " ~
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-22
The State Press
Boosters Club

Fresno has organized what is known
a Boosters Club" 1t will work
with the board of trade in the effort
to promote the interests of the city. In
an address on the evening Of organiza-
ton the president explained that
booster doesn't imply any misrepre-
sentation but the furtherance of legiti-
mate enterprises for the good of the
country" The organization starts out
with a membership Of $50, with the
prospects of many more as it becomes
better known.-San Jose Mercury.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-22
CAPTAIN FRIES

T Os, ANGELES cannot afford to lose
Capt A. A. Fries. His removal
~ from this district at this time
would be a serious blow to interests of
vital Importance to this community.
He has a mastery grasp Of the harbor
situation, knows every line of the har-
Dor work and is thoroughly familiar
with harbor history. His complete
dissertation from the harbor would be
nothing short of a misfortune to Los
Angeles, and it is unthinkable.
He would make an ideal man to be
placed in charge of harbor construc-
ton work for Greater Los Angeles. In
the position of-general superintendent
of harbor construction and develop
ment Los Angeles Herald hopes to see
him. and believes citizens will realize
it is to the best interest of this COM
munity that a determined effort should
be made to bring about conditions
which will make Capt. Fries perma-
nent chief engineer and superintendent
of harbor construction.
Come what may, the history of San
Pedro harbor, the seaport of Greater
Los Angeles, will always be associated
inseparably with the name and FAME
OF Capt. Amos A. Fries; but it will be
OF decided advantage to this metropol-
itan community if the magnificent
ability and the fearless patriotism of
Capt. Fries can be not only recognized
and honored but made serviceable and
beneficial to Greater Los Angeles by
his appointment to a position in which
he win be able to see the development
and fruition of his patriotic public
services to this city, this state and this
nation in the development and success
of San Pedro harbor.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-22
Cost of Graft

mony that private parties in San Fran
cisco have contributed $4,000 to as
sist the city in carrying on the graft
prosecution, and an itemized account
showing how this sum was spent has
been published. The Fresno Repub-
lican suggests that another itemized
account showing how much has been
spent in behalf of the various defend
ants would also furnish interesting
reading.--San Jose Mercury.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-22
Automobile InfIuance

1t is really wonderful how the auto
mobile has taken the place it has with
the necessities of our very existence
1t has passed the experimental stage
such a long time ago that we will not
go into all the advantageous uses 1t can
be put to, but one advantage in parti-
cular that the automo, lie has, is the
bringing of the country closer to US
Fresno Herald,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-22
Lure of Wildwood

in pent-up cities and towns turn
their attention once again toward
mountains and the summer resorts.
The lure Of the wildwood calls-with
most insistent pleading, and happy is
he who can escape from office and shop
for time, and give those wasted nerve
cells a period in which TO rebuild.-Mo-
destO News
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-22

Preparations are being made to give
the visiting Elks the biggest 'week"
in all their experience. The Elks will
find California hospitality is the best
in the United States, and Los Angeles
hospitality is the best in California.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-22
AT THE THEATERs

AUDTORIUM-Darlz.
MASoN-Princess company in "Piff, Paff,
Pouf."
BELASCO-Richard Bennett in "The Lion
and the Mouse"
BURBANK-"The Traitor"
GRAND-"Bunc0 in Arizona"
MAJESTIC-'"rhree Weeks"
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Los ANGEIES-Vaudeville
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
EATPIRE--Vaudevtile.
UNIQUE-Vaudeville and musical comedy.
FISOHER'S-Musical comedy and vaudeville.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-22

Let us have a sane celebration of
independence day, which this year will
be commemorated on the 9TH of July,
instead Of the 4th. Let rs show the
other cities of the United States the
patriotism of Los Angeles does not de-
pend on fireworks.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-22
Far and Wide
Not Active

Not Active
General Diaz does not work in be-
half of his own candidacy. 1t is his
friends, those who share his political
views, the people at large who desire
to re-elect him. Mr.. Corral observes
exactly the same attitude. For his
part he does nothing.-La Iberia.
s.
Humanity
Such is the feeling of humanity that
Spervades the senate committee on
finance that 1t has resolved to make
no moderation of duties that might be
calculated to injure anybody in their
reduction philadelphia Record.
Eastern Joy
Funny, amt it?
Just to think
Winter now is
On the blink!
Cleveland Plain Dealer .
-
In Pennsy
We trust the weather man will re-
member next October that we have
already had large slice OF fall
weather and won't need to repeat 1t.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Beginning Of Work
commencement means beginning
Most graduates have a mistaken idea
it means quitting time.-Knoxville
Sentinel.
But He Won't
If 7. r. catches the sleeping sick
ness that will be the\ end of it.-Bos-
tpn Transcript.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-22

We are glad to see a contemporary
advocating special school training in
citizenship. Readers of The Herald
are familiar with the positiol taken by
this paper on that important question.
No public school education is complete
without a thorough training in Amer
lean history, civics and Americanism.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-22

American Institute of Banking is
holding it's annual convention at Seat
tie. Many questions of Importance to
the financial world are being discussed
by the institute, which represents some
of the best thought and experience of
the country with regard to financial
matters.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-22

Public opinion demands square deal
for the old soldiers in the Soldiers
homes. Men who have imperiled their
lives for the sake Of their country
should not be put to inconvenience for
reasons resulting from the financiering
or management. of the institutions in
which they are spending their closing
days. or for any other reasons.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-22

Commander Peary's friends think he
has reached the north pole. If that be
SO, it is important he should return In
safety and tell the world of his achieve
ment. All good citizens wish the sur
mise of the gallant explorers friends
may be correct, and that he may have
PLANTED the Stars and Stripes "faFthest
4,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-22

Housewives who are indignant over
the increase in the price of cotton and
wooden goods under the new tariff bill
may find a crumb of consolation in the
fact radium has been placed on the free
list. The great American housewife
may yet have the privilege Of cooking
with duty-free radium!
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-22
Old Order Doomed

Through Senator LaFollette and his
insurrectionists the voters have spoken
the doom of the old order of things.
1t is the voice of one crying in the
wilderness, Repent We, repent We, for
the kingdom of civic Righteousness and
honest politics is at hand.-Modesto
News
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-22

Spiritualists who are arrested or get
into any kind of trouble always cause
the public to wonder why the 'infiu-
ences" which control the mediums do
not give them warning when there
danger ahead.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-22
Public Letter Box

TO CORRESPONDENCE 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 tnen
views
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-22
Prosperity

Observers generally are optimistic as
regards the future prosperity of the
Pacific coast, and California in parti-
Times.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-22
Evolution

Raisuli started as a bandit and be-
came a politician. Some men start as
politicians and end by becoming ban
dits.-Oakland Enquirer.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-22

San Pedro harbor belongs to San
Pedro, and not to the S. P.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-22

On all matters pertaining to advertising
address Charles r. Gates, advertising man
ager. "
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-22
But He Won't

If T. r. catches the sleeping sick
ness that will be theS end of it'-Bos
ton Transcript
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-22

Commencement means beginning.
Most graduates have a mistaken idea
it means quitting time.-Knoxville
Sentinel.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-20
SHOOT UP TOWN,
DYNAMITE BANK.
Vault Of Bald Knob Institution, Hew.
ever, Resists a Score Of
Blasts.

Bald Knob, Ark, March 20.--While
some of their number rode about the
streets discharging their weapons and
holding the populace in terror Others OF
band of robbers worked for more than
an hour yesterday morning in an nm.
successful effort TO dynamite their way
into the vault of the bank Of Bald Knob
abandoning their task after firing a
score Of blasts, which demolished the
outer door of the safe. but failed to
force the inner doors. One citizen was
wounded in the parting fusilade of the
band as they rode away.
The first explosion aroused the citi-
gems, who, as they emerged from their
houses, were greeted by the bullets Of
the outposts. They quickly ran to shel.
ter, while the robbers held undisputed
sway, keeping up an almost constant
fire and taking chance shots at any who
came within range In the meanwhile
those at work in the bank building con.
tinued to explode dynamite Before be-
ginning operations the robbers destroy
ed telephone communication out OF Bald
Knob, but overlooked railroad tele-
graph wire. A message to Augusta over
this wire brought q posse of citizens
from that place, who joined several 9th.
or posses hastily formed here and i'm.
nediateiy started in pursuit of the band.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-20

describing the incident Mr.. Parker says:
Upon unlocking the disused room into
which perhaps ten or twelve thousand
separate articles had been cast, we might
have thought ourselves in Photographic
warehouse. There must certainly have
been between six and seven thousand
photographs.
Next to be dealt with we're 'souve-
Mrs of every variety, and the articles
voted to the most popular candidate for
president at church fairs and charity
raes. These included everything that
human ingenuity could devise. The gold
headed canes tof which there were more
than dozenl we're, except for few that
had some personal associations, assigned
as presents to personal friends. To my
lot fell one from Masonic festival in
Kentucky.
sThen there were theatrical programs;
menus Of banquets eaten long ago and
at which the president had not been
present; music dedicated or sent to him,
but probably never played by anybody;
out -of- the-way objects which had been
sent either for sale or for begging pur-
poses; tickets and articles from every
order of charitable undertaking."