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Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-30
DANCE DENS

Mr. s. G A T II E r I n E PIERCE
lNb WHEAT, president of the w. c..
A'A T. T., again calls attention to
the fact that licensed dance halls are
running wide open in Los Angeles. She
adds: "OId men and young girls and
all kinds of disreputable characters are
thrown together in these disreputable
dance halls. The girls are enticed into
the saloons, and then into other places
For the good of the girls as well as the
boys, these dance halls must be closed
Disreputable dance halls of the kind
described by Mrs. Wheat are vicious re-
sorts, and if these vicious resorts are
allowed to entice and misuse girls, and
Mrs. Wheat says this is one of their
practices. then we have merely another
instance Of the liberation or protection
of vice in Los Angeles by the, officials
of the city.
Undoubtedly dance hall proprietors
were attracted to Los Angeles by the
fact this city had the reputation Of
being easy and "open" This reputa-
ton was gained during Arthur c. Har-
per's alleged BUSINESS MEMS AID
MINISTRATION. We apologize to the
business men of Los Angeles for men
tioning them in connection with such
a travesty of good government as that
which has been exhibited at city hall;
but it will be remembered that Mr..
Harper owes his election in large
measure to an appeal to business men,
to whom he gave assurance of good
government based upon business prin-
ciples. Perhaps Mr.. Harper can recon
Gle to his own satisfaction his pledge
to give the city a business administra-
ton which would help business in
terests, with the fact that the protec-
ton of vice has had such a wide range
that it has included dancing dens which
debauch the youth of Los Angeles. But
no one else will be satisfied with at
tempts on the part of the mayor to
match black deeds with white words.
1t cannot be done.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-30
INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL
SCIENCE ENDS LABORS
Session Closed by Address on Evils
of Liquor Traffic, in Which DR..
Locke Gives Pertinent
Facts

The Social Science institute Of the w.
c. T. U. of Southern California closed
last evening at the Y. NJ. c. A. building
after successful session of two days.
Prison reform is the topic discussed at
the morning session, including an ad-
dress by Miss Evelyn Stoddard on 1.-THE
Ideal Detention Home" Mrs. Eliza beth
Baker Bohan spoke Of criminals out of
the penitentiary. Mrs. Hester r. Crit
nth, state president, was one of the
speakers on this subject.
one of the principal addresses of the
institute was that last night Of Rev.
Charles Edward Locke, pastor Of the
First Methodist church, who spoke on
The Devils joke He said in part:
Recently in New York city a drunk
en- policeman killed his wife. When he
was sobered he was filled with remorse
and exclaimed: Whisky did it! 1t was
the devils joke. She was the best
woman who ever lived!'
The devil has perpetrated one of his
dlabol1cal jokes on Germany and
France. For many years opponents of
temperance reform have persistently
cited these countries as instances of the
safety of drinking liquors in modera-
ton, and as arguments against total
abstinence
How well the devils Joke has af-
f1icted the French people appears in the
following facts, which were presented
and discussed: During the last fifty
years, while the population has in
creased in the ratio of 100 to 112 the
consumption of alcohol has increased
from 100 to 1855. During the same pc
rod there was a decrease in Sweden.
Finland and England. The United
States were referred to with the state
ment that in 1910 the Individual annual
consumption was 1888 pints, willie in
1900 1t was 1895 pints. In France the
individual consumption is 295 pints of
wine and 4S pints of liquors. In Paris
1t is 566 pints of wine and 81 pints of
liquors. France surpasses ali other
countries in alcoholic consumption, and
Paris all other cities. The congress re-
vealed the other appalling fact that
crime has doubled in thirty years, and
suicide has increased 400 per cent in
thirty years. The medical authorities
unhesitatingly declared that the sta
tionary condition of the population
can be justly charged to the use of al
cohol. The convention inaugurated a
war against intemperance."
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-30
THE RECALL

"ARPERITES are finding consola-
ton in the alleged loyalty Of an
organization called the Sixth
Ward Good Government club. Accord
ing to the Harper press bureau there
are 500 members of this club. Accord
ing to the same authority the Good
Government club, Eat a meeting when
over 200 were present at the club
house, adopted resolutions denounc-
ing ''the attempt to recaM Arthur C.
Harper as mayor" and pledging itself
to support "the said Arthur c. Harper
and to exercise every legitimate effort
to prevent the said recall, which in the
present instance is un-AmeEican, under
handed al unwarranted!"
The organization then puts itself on
record as approving the policies Of
Mayor Harper.
The Herald has already disposed of
the assertion that the recall is I'M
American. We can give precedent after
precedent, instance after instance, and
cite the most responsible and American
authorities that may be cited to show
the Recall rs American.
The history of the United States was
begun with the forcible recall" of a
government which was distasteful to
the people. The recall principle was
embodied in the constitution. It can be
found there by the members Of the
Sixth Ward club, or by any other citi-
zen who takes the trouble to look It
up. In fact, free government without
the recall principle would be impossible.
There is not a public official under the
Stars and Stripes who is not subject to
Impeachment and to removal from
office. Any one who challenges the
accuracy of this statement is painfully
ignorant of the history Of the United
States and the fundamental principles
of good Americanism. The recall of
Mayor Harper is American, open and
above board and warranted by the cir
cumstances.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-30
CHARTER AMENDMENTS
nRoPosED charter amendments

n ROPOSED charter amendments
Nos. and 4 are special OBJ
Jects of attack by machine poll
ticians. A knowledge of this fact alone
would be sufficient to commend them
to the favor and support of all good
citizens. The City club is making a
vigorous campaign for these amend
ments. This is also a good reason why
they should receive the favorable con-
s1deration Of the voters. These are
the amendments that deal with city
officials and their election, and that
propose primary nominating elections.
saying: Candidates to be voted for at
any general municipal election or spe-
cial election to fill a vacancy shall be
nominated at primary nominating cleo
lions. The primary nominating
election shall be held not less than
three nor more than five weeks proceed
ing the special or general election. The
officers Of election who shall be ap-
pointed for the primary nominating
election shall be the officers of the
general or special election, and the
SOIOA d VI Special ELECTION snail De
held at the same places, as far as pos
sible, and the polls shall be opened and
closed at the same hours as may be
provided for the primary nominating
election. All ballots, blanks and other
supplies to be used at any primary
nominating election, and all expenses
necessarily incurred in the preparati N
for or the conducting Of such primary
election shall be paid out of the treas
ury of the city in the same manner,
with like effect and by the same Off
GERS, as in the case of other elections.
The name of no candidate for nomi-
nation shall be printed upon the pri-
mary nomination ballot unless petition
for nomination shall have been filed
in his behalf"
If the charter amendments regulat-
ing elections go into effect the power
to control nominations will be taken
away from the machine and restored
to the people. Menaced by measures
which will cripple it, the machine is
devoting it's energies to discrediting
the election reforms proposed in the
charter amendments. It is hope
less task. The big machine fund will
be spent in vain.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-30
VICTIM OF BANDITS
REVOLVER IS DEAD
Thomas Ryes, Musician, Shot by
Hodup Man, Succumbs to Wound
at Sisters Hospital
Next Tuesday

Thomas Ryles, the musician who was
shot by a highWayman in a holdup at
Second street and Bunker Hill avenue
last Monday night, died at the Sisters
hospital at o'clock last night of the
effects of his wound. The body was
taken to Pierce Bros mOrgue. The
funeral probably will be held at II
o'clock Tuesday morning under the
auspices Of the Musicians association.
Ryles was a young man well known
in professional musical circles in Los
Angeles and he received his death
wound in a plucky effort to capture
one Of the men who held him and three
other men up and robbed them at
about o'clock at night.
With Ernest Smith, also one of the
victims of the bandits, he seized one
Of them as they were running away,
and in the struggle he was shot in the
abdomen. From the beginning DR..
Ralph Hagan, who operated on him,
held but little hope for his recovery.
Ryles died from shock and internal
hemOrrhage.
He was a member of the Symphony
orchestra, the Catalina band and KAN
mermeyer's orchestra.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-30
COUNTY TO GET
CASH FOR ROADS
WORK OF SIGNING BONDS IS
NEARLY COMPLETED
Preliminary Labor on New Highways
Already Begun and Surveys Are
Being Made on Other
Thoroughfares

A certified check for $1.100, so will
be turned over to the board Of super
visors by E. H. Rollins & Sons of San
Francisco, Monday, in exchange for
1850 good roads bonds having a face
value of $1,O5O,OOO. purchased by the
bond house several weeks ago.
Bonds representing the entire issue of
$3,5O0,0O0 good roads bonds were re-
ceived yesterday. They are $500 in
number, and those to be disposed of by
future sale were stored away in the
county vaults after being carefully ex-
amined by L. r. Paxton and B. T. Til
den, clerks of the board.
The at1Xing of signatures to the 1850
bonds as required by law was begun
by 9. j. Nellis, chairman of the board
OF supervisors, and H. G. Dow, county
auditor, Immediately after the steel
engraved instruments were received
and examined. Mr.. Nellis wrote his
name 72O times yesterday and will re-
sumo the work this morning, it being
necessary to have the bonds in readi-
ness by Monday, when they will be
turned over to the purchasing house
Mr.. Dow received the bonds from Mr..
Nellis during the afternoon, and when
the county offices closed had placed his
signature on about 600 bonds.
Refund Money Advanced
When the money received from the
sale of these bonds is received there
will be refunded to the general fund
something over $2OOO borrowed from
that fund to pay for preliminary work
on the new highways
Although the money for good roads
work is now available, actual repair
and construction will not commence for
at least two months, according to
Chairman Daggett of the highway COM
mission. It will be at least three or
four weeks, said Mr. Daggett, before
survey on the five roads where parties
have been sent out is completed The
drawing up of specifications will take
up some time, and contracts for con-
struction and for the furnishing of ma
terials and machinery cannot be let
until bids are received. Advertisements
for these bids must run at least ten
days.
Surveying parties are now at work
on Wiltshire boulevard, commencing at
the west end; the Alhambra road, from
Eastlake park; Long Beach road, from
Compton avenue to Long Beach, and
the road from Pasadena to Glendale
through Eagle Rock valley.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-30

Friends of the school book trust are
wildly alarmed by the suggestion OF
Los Angeles Herald that education
should be as free in California as it is
in many other states and that the sup
ply of textbooks should be included in
the supply of learning. The question
Of free school books has been threshed
out in other states, and the conclusion
reached has been that the policy of
''the greatest good for the greatest
number" would forbid the state to in
terpose between a child and his educa-
ton formidable expense bill for high
priced school books supplied by trust
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-30
GAMBLING HURTS
BUSINESS
REPRESENTATIVE of the New

A REPRESENTATIVE of the New
n California Jockey club, which ope
- rates the race track at Emeryville,
made a foolish break when he tried
to help the cause of race track gam
bling by libeling, preposterously and
foully, the clergymen of the United
States and Canada. This race track
president was not content with making
a plea which might have won sympathy
and respect. He did not promise clean
racing. He brazenly advocated gam
bling. His very boldness and out
spokenness might have won him some
cOnsideration-for grit is grit, whether
exhibited in a bad cause or a good-but
he went too far. His grit became cow
ardice, and he committed on one of the
foremost Of the learned professions of
the United States an attack so wan
tonly and outrageously malicious, or so
stupidity and ignorantly foolish, as to
forfeit his slightest claim to respect or
attention.
While Williams was lying about the
clergymen of the United States, and
was quoting from a scurrillous and
libelous book published a few years
ago. Arthur Let's of Los An
geles was present, and. in his official
capacity as president of the Anti-Race
Track Gambling league of Southern
California, and acting we'll within his
rights as the special representative of
the PEOPLE, addressed the following
question to Williams:
Would you be in this business if it
were not for the profits in it?'
The angry reply was, That's none of
your business"
Mr.. Let's, however, demonstrated
with great ease and complete success
that it WAS his business, as we'll as the
business Of every business man in Los
Angeles and Southern California. He
said betting on horse races is corrupt
ing the public, AND IS RESPONSIBLE
FOR THOUSANDS OF CASES OF
ENGBEZZLEMENT. That is one good
business reason why it is to the bust
ness interest of business men of Los
Angeles and Southern California to
have race track gambling abolished.
In addition to other reasons, there is
this hard, practical and incontrovert-
ible reason: IT INTERPRETERS WITH
BUSINESS.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-30
GOOSE PARTY TO
BE GIVEN BY CHILDREN
Sunday School Pupils of All Saints,
Episcopal Church to Present
Characters Dear to
Youthful Minds

Under the direction of Misses Ger
trude knight and Dorothy B. Bond
the Sunday school children of All
Saints Episcopal church in Highland
Park will present under the auspices
of Epiphany church and All Saints
S sH1ntbgr s school juvenile play
Friday evening at Conaty hall, Dow
ney and Daily avenues. This plav
was given short time ago in High
land Park and met with such success
that the young women have been
asked to repeat it in a larger place.
1.-The Mad Tea Party from alice
in Wonderland" has been added to
the program.
Care has been taken forgive an ac-
curate representation of the original
pictures. Simple Simon, fishing in his
mothers pail; Bo Peep, looking for her
sheep; Cinderella, as she appeared at
the ball; Old King Cole, with his
fddlers three; Little Miss Muffett:
Baron Munchausen, with his tales Of
the land Of make believe; Boy Blue.
asleep at the hay stack; Fierce old
Blue Beard and his beautiful wife,
and the old woman who lived in
shoe with all her children will be
present.
Jack Spratt and his wife, with their
platter; Jack and Jill; the Queen of
Hearts and the Knave who stole her
tarts; Mistress Mary, quite contrary.
and her maids all in row; Robinson
Crusoe and his man Friday have all
promised to come. Santa Claus will
also greet his little friends. In all
there will be some forty characters
in-the entertainment, which will close
with the minuet danced by Mother
Goose, Simple Simon, Mistress Mary.
Baron Munchausen, 30 Peep, the Mad
Halter, Alice in Wonderland and the
March Hare and Dormouse. Mrs
Reynolds orchestra will furnish the
music.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-30
SAVAGE FASHIONS
WE TAKE the following elegant
w extracts from the woman's fash
ion page of a contemporary:

w extracts from the woman's FASH
ion page Of contemporary:
"a rich shade Of dark dahlia, velvet
for the draped crown and band Of
CHINCHILLA combine to make this
coquettish little turban. The only
decoration is an AIGRETTE on left
side, fastened with button of bril-
liants.
There is nothing prettier than Err
MINE for evening wear or dressy af-
ternoon affairs
can effective finishing touch is an
exquisite set of black LYNX furs.
'Directoire costume Of bronze green
velvet with black FUR and FUR
around hem and wrists. Muff and har
of FUR match that used on gown;
hat trimmed with a bunch Of yellow
paradise AIGRETTES.
This might be used for a lesson in
natural history instead of modes. The
bird and the animal kingdoms are
put under heavy tribute in order that
our wives, mothers, sweethearts,
daughters, sisters, cousins and aunts
may be adorned according to the latest
fashion. Woman. in all climes and
times, refuses to be clad without
bloodshed. In her primitive condition
she wears skins. In her refined state
she still wears skins and is prouder Of
a genuine sealskin coat than she is Of
all her linen. In her most highly civ
ilized condition. bedizened with skins,
feathers and dead birds, she attends
meetings of the S. p. c. A. and gives
contributions to the Association for
the Suppression of Savagery in the
is conscience money?
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-30

Aren't you tired of hearing about "the
machine?" Aren't you sick of the
sound of the letters SIS. P.?" We hope
you are tired enough and sick enough
to record your disapprobation by sign
ing the recall petition and by voting
for the charter amendments which will
consign the machine to the junk shop
and send the S. P. back to it's business
Of running railroad trains on schedule
time at reasonable rates.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-30
"pryu Farmers Dislike Name

CHEYENNE, Wyo., Jan. 29.-Efforts
will be made at the third annual con-
vention Of the so-called dry farming
congress which meets here February 20
to % to have the name of the organiza-
ton changed. 1t is contended that "dry
farming is a misnomer and mislead-
ing, and that the method should be re-
ferred to as scientific farming or
"arid land culture" because 1t is the
scientific way of conserving moisture in
the soils through following nature
laws in performing autumn blowing,
narrowing, mulching, sowing, etc.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-30

A horrible story is that of the starv-
ing, thirsty, suffering cattle found in
railroad cars in the Southern Pacific
yards. This gross case of cruelty to
animals was the result of criminal
carelessness or of asinine, thick
headed stupidity. 1t was outrageous,
despicable and damnable.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-30

Los Angeles is again the leader
among the cities of the state in bank
clearing gains for the week. Another
way of putting this statement is, Los
Angeles is the most prosperous city
in California. 1t is also the most pros
porous city in all the west.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-30
AT THE THEATERs

AUDITORIUM-"Cinder
MAsON-"A Stubborn Cinderella
BELASCO-"The Girl of the Golden West
Observation-Disclosures repertoire.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES"
ORPHEUNI-Rcad show vaudeville
GRAND OPERA H0USE-'The Wizard o.
the Nile"
f.OS ANGELES-VaudeVille.
tTSCHER'S-"The Heiress''
ENIPTRE-VaudeVille.
WALKEH-VaudeyiIIe.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-30

In spite of the hulIaba1oo about clubs
that favor Harper, the men who COM
pose the alleged army of his alleged sup
porters prefer to remain anonymous.
: 5 far as real results for the anti
recallers are concerned, their campaign
to date has produced ''muckle cry but
little WOO, as the Dell said when he
sheared the $780,"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-30

Says the Municipal league: ''We have
no feeling whatever against Mr.. Har-
per, but we have a great deal of feel
ing in favor of good city govern
ment, with some pable and high
minded man at it's head" So say we
all Of us
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-30

Are you a friend of Los Angeles? OF
course you are. Then work for the
recall and vote for the charter amend
ments which will make dirty politics"
impossible.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-30

Charter amendment election Febru-
airy 2. Study the amendments and then
cast your vote intelligently for a
greater and better Los Angeles, and
with clearer and more wholesome po-
litical atmosphere, our lovely city will
go marching on to the civic supremacy
of the Pacific coast,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-30

A dispatch says London, England.
has been hidden for three days in a
yellow fog. Great Scott has Hearst
begun to publish papers over there,
fnn0
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-30

Boys and girls, how would you go about it
to train ur the best child? Write this week
and tell Aunt Laurie, and the best letter will
receive one dollar cash prize.
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