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Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-30
BERRIES AND BEANS

WY HEN It comes to a contest be-
w tween Luther Burbank of Cali
" fornia and certain sages Of the
Bean country who say the California
wonderberry refuses to grow in Massa-
chusetts, we are with L. Burbank of
California. We admit the many splen-
did. nay, magnificent qualities of Mas
sachusetts. on its intellectual soil
grew the city of Boston, an effort in
culture of which any state might well
be proud.
It produced that paragon of pugil-
lists, John L. Sullivan, who for many
day demonstrated the superiority Of
bean porrldge over any other diet for
youth. In some instances, bean por-
ridge goes to the head and produces
prodigies OF learning. In others, it
goes to the muscles, and produces prod
igies Of hitting. We admit cheerfully
the virtues of bean porridge.
But our generous admission OF the
good qualities and leguminous excel
lences Of the far east (we would not
for worlds use the adjective "effete'D
entities us to be listened to with
respectful consideration when we ask
square deal for the Burbank buckle
berry, which, when made in California,
is the champion huckleberry of the
universe. first in war, first in peace,
first in the hearts of its cOuntrymen.
The Ieguminophagists Of Massachusetts
must not be permitted to cast slurs on
the fair fame Of the California Won
derberry.
If It won't grow for the people of
Massachusetts, then, dod CAST 1t, let
the people Of Massachusetts pack up
their traps and come and grow it over
here. where we have the best climate
in the world for everything, including
beans. We would not have said this
if it had not been for the vociferous-
ness Of the Massachusetts critics of
the wonderberry, but since they have
raised such a howl, let US assure them
not only that the wonderberry is all
right when grown In the right soil
with the right climate, but that the
beans OF California have the blase
beans of Massachusetts, skinned mile.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-30
MAYOR ALEXANDER

MAYOR ALEXANDER'S policy OF
! WI team work in city government is
AiA an ideal method. In bringing
about conditions which would promote
the good of the service of the city OF
| Los Angeles 1t has not been possible
for the mayor to please everybody. 1t
is never possible for a man who holds
an important public office to please
everybody.
How, then, Is the general course of
his official conduct to be judged? By
the comminative uproar of those whom
he has displeased? BY the eloquent
approval of those whom he has pleased?
This would leave the impartial citizen
in a quandary.
A safe method by which just con-
clusion may be reached is to consider
| the personalities, the histories, the as
scciations of those whom the official
has pleased, and Of those whom he has
displeased.
When on one side, in the frowning
ranks of the Erouchers, are found rep
resentatives of all kinds of corporation
and private interests, pull workers, Of
flee hunters, spendthrifts Of the puhlic's
money, leeches on the body polite; and
on the other, among the approvers, are
found representatives. of the great, big
public, with its multifarious interests
which directly or indirectly concern the
general good; then he is a wise man
who adds the grouchings Of the crouch
ers 70 the Dlaudits of the people, and
concludes that the grouchings as well
as the plaudits go to prove the impair
tialIty, fairness, efficiency and square
dealing OF the official whose admins
tration is justified overwhelmingly by
the cumulative evidence both of praise
and blame.
Thus 1t is easy to establish incontest-
ably the merit of the administration OF
Mayor George Alexander.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-30
ADVISORY COMMITTEE

II ESOLUTIONS of confidence In the
X advisory committee express the
Az attitude of the general public to-
ward the special representatives OF the
people. 1t is believed by everyone who
is public spirited and not private preju-
diced that I'm the general economy OF
the good roads plans the advisory COM
mitteemen bear a most definite and
most important part. The members OF
the board of supervisors should keep
faith with the public and should not
repudiate the pledge made by them to
the taxpayers.
They are holding office partly as
result Of a distinct understanding and
agreement entered into mutually by the
supervisors and the taxpayers that dur
ing the expenditure Of the $3,50O,0OO
voted by the taxpayers, special repre-
sentatives of the public, to be known
as advisory committeeman, should pro
tect public interests.
If the solid three and their sup
porters had their reasoning faculties
sharply developed they would be able
to follow the trend of public thought,
which seems to confuse them. Evident
ly they cannot see that every attempt
on their part to repudiate the under
standing and agreement as to the work
Of the advisory committee and every
wrggle and squirm they make in the
endeavor to escape the responsibility Of
submitting their work to the commit
tee supplies a new and powerful proof
OF the necessity for the existence of an
active, sharp-witted, honest, wide
awake, faithful advisory committee.
The conduct of the majority of the
board Of supervisors of course has pro-
vided grounds for reasonable lack Of
confidence in the supervisorlal ability
to fulfill unalded the requirements Of
their stewardship to the public in re-
spect of the big bond issue. 1t is rea-
sonabe to believe-in fact the conduct
of the Solid Three has proved-that the
best interests of the taxpayers of Los
Angeles county will be conserved by
the continuance of the advisory COM
mittee, with a renewal and enforcement
of the understanding the supervisors
MUST keep the pledge made to the tax
payers and MUST submit to the ad-
visory committee all questions pertain
ing to, the expenditure Of the good
roads funds.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-30

whose authority were the chauffeurs
of Los Angeles given the public right
of way? 1 notice that in most every
instance they take the same.
Also why are some of the automo-
biles permitted to run without numbers
being placed on the rear of the car,
and that, too, in a conspicuous place
and of regulated size of number?
1t appears that a regulated size of
number to be placed in the most con-
spicuous place on the rear OF the car
would add somewhat to the protec-
tion of the public at large
Also, should not the public be given
some protection from the chauffeurs
who so fagantly and wilfully vio-
late the speed law, and who are some
times found on the wrong side of the
street, thereby increasing the danger
to the pedestrians?
Is ii not possible for our city law
makers to pass such an ordinance as
will prohibit? 1t appears that the jail
sentence can be side-tracked through
the unfortunate dispensation of the
rights of the higher courts, which 1t
appears entities them to an appeal
Notwithstanding the fact that the
Judge of the lower court may be con-
fident that they are guilty: therefore,
would 1t not be eXpedient as we'll as
practicable to place a fine, say not less
than $780, where the guilty party has
been proven to be guilty of reckless
driving, and thereby make no provision
for him to side-track this fine after it
has been proven that he is guilty.
Such an ordinance would protect the
aged of our city, as well as the young,
and thereby maintain the safety of
life from the reckless chauffeur in a
much greater degree.
CITIZEN.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-30
DECLARES MATERIALIsM
MAKES BELIEVER HAPPY

LOS ANGELES, July 29.-[Editor
HERALD: I always read the contents OF
vour Letter Box and am disappointed
when only one or two letters appear.
Some of these letters are grossly ap-
surd; as, for instance, those written 20
prove that wine in the Bible does not
mean wine. BY reading these ! am In
etructed In the vagares of the human
mind. learn that with some people
if their opinions have been we'll ground
into them black in the Bible can mean
white. But / would like to see materal-
ism. or, as some say, monlSm, treated
in some letters. Surely it is worthy OF
some notice Is it not the profesSon OF
some of the greatest intellectuals OF the
world? Materlalism takes in the sum
of human knowledge but aoJures al
sneculation, It renders. its adherents
immune to the thousand and one cults
and fakes that grow and hour1sh all
around us. from the grand palaces of
God to the humble tent of the shouting
evangelist. To say nothing or the
clairvoyants. palmists, mind readers
and telepathists, materlallsIh opens
mans heart to the people, because ne
finds that every benefit that he enjoys
comes from the people, Materialism
takes a man off his knees, makes him
stand up and walk the earth as though
he owned it. He loves the people be-
cause he knows they are as good as the
conditions allow them to be-
None Of the popular bugaboos dis
turb him. He expects nothing from
any god and is not disappointed. He
defies all devils and goes scatheless.
He knows naught of spirits and wor-
ships NO book His hope is to make
things pleasant for his fellow man and,
If he lives long enough, to enjoy the
Improvement and, If not, that his Gill
dren may. He repudiates all the
heavens he has read of in sacred books,
so-caned, and laughs at their hells,
whether hot or cold.
He regrets that his fellow man
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-30
DENIES THAT THE BIBLE
UPHOLDS DEATH PENFLTY

DOWNEY, Cal, July 26.-[Editor
Herald: I believe Mrs. Margaret
Brown is mistaken when she says the
Bible upholds capital punishment.
However, it is true that Adam was
sentenced to death, as all his posterlty,
but none since. 1t Is also true that
under the Mosaic law capital punish
ment was the penalty for certain
crimes. but God was dealing with only
one nation as a typical church or
people and none others, and says: you
only have I known" This law cove
nant was added for a special purpose,
and that special purpose was to show
to his chosen people as well as all
others of the Adamic race that not one
could keep a perfect law, as all were
imperfect and under sentence of death,
and that a ransom was necessary to
satisfy divine justice for Adams vio-
lation of Gods positive precepts.
Cain was the first murderer, but he
was not killed, hung or shot, but being
already under the death sentence on
account Of Adams transgressions, was
banished and held under restraint.
Cain violated only natural law which
teaches human beings that 1t is wrong
to iniure each other but remember that
the nenalty was not death, as in the
case of Adams violating verbal law
or the Jew in failing to take up the
nrecepts of the decalogue. The law
covenant was given to the Jew only
and not to the Gentle nations, even
down to the present time. Ihls law
covenant. as before stated, was added
for wise purpose, not only to the
Jew, but eventually to all mankind, to
teach them that no imperfect man
could keep a perfect law, that price
must be paid to satisfy divine justice
and ransom the race from death. No,
the Bible does not uphold capital pun
ishment as we understand 1t.
w. II. s.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-30
AIRSHIPS

! VERYBODY is anxiously awaiting
| X the publication of an article ex-
~ planning the commercial value of
air navigation. Every writer on the
subject of the conquest of the air has
assumed the conqueror Of the air
would turn his achievement to military
account and proceed to undertake the
conquest of the earth. While he was
carrying out this amiable design civil
ization would of course, submit tame
ly to being conquered. The course of
business would be uninterrupted. The
toilers would continue to toll. the min
ers to mine, the smelters to smelt, the
farmers to farm and the bakers to
baker
A likely story No. If militarism is
to be the sole aim Of air navigators
the world will be plunged into social
chaos, and the most tremendous, most
appalling, most terrible famine that
ever scourged the earth viii decimate
the population of our good for nothing
oblate spheroid, the miserable inhabi-
tants of which are at their old trick of
Sleallng the very lllo liOlA HOo''N NA4 80
order to work the works of hell.
It is high time for a great crusade
against militarism. From every pulpit
in Christendom the doctrine Of peace
on earth among men of good will
should be preached Sunday after Sun
day. Not only this nation, but the en-
tire world, is approaching a most seri-
Gus crisis in its history. With a prop
er use of air travel and air flying ma
chimes conditions of universal peace
and general prosperity can be pro-
duced With an improper use of air
machines the earth win become a hab-
itation of horror for all the Inhabitants
thereof, and civilization will be
drowned in an ocean of its own blood.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-30

Prosperity is reported from every
part of the big United States. Every
interest IS prosperlng. There is enough
for everybody, and everybody should
have enough. There is work for all,
and there should be wages for all.
There is profit for all, reward for all
who are willing to work, and there
should be loss for nobody. When we
say loss we do not mean merely loss
of money, but loss Of time caused by
idleness. General prosperity has re-
suited In general optimism. This will
be remembered as the summer of
cheerfulness.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-30

should be imposed upon by a fat and
lazy class that does no useful work,
but he does not worry over it. Fools
and their money are soon parted"
He thinks the world would be better
IL the people knew more and believed
less. For any evil that he has done he
stands ready to take the consequences
and not that any innocent person
should suffer for him. Taking a num-
Der of persons similarly situated, but
of different "persuasions," the mate
rialist will be the happiest, 7. ]. B.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-30
SAN PEDRO REAL ESTATE
ALREADY RISES IN VALUE

LOS ANGELES, Cal, July 2S-IEdi-
tor Herald: The very fact that con-
soldation is generally believed to be
assured is the reason for real estate
in San Pedro to be now in demand. I
own some lots in a new section of San
Pedro, which in the past have been
quite anxious to dispose of, but with
out any results Now, that the people
believe that ere long San Pedro and
Los Angeles will be one, I have an op-
portunity to sell for good price.
This is only one reason why the peo-
pie should vote solidly for consoli-
dalton. VITO.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-30

Ambassador Rockhill says China is
slowly but surely taking a place among
progressive nations. The Chinese gov
ernment is interesting itself actively in
the education of the masses. and the
present ambition of the big empire is
to build up great and enduring trade
relations with the United States.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-30

Oh, that this too, too solid case would
melt, Thaw and resolve itself into
Adieu! We have had a surfeit Of sala-
ciousness. The jaded reader has re-
ceived q general impression that Trav-
ers Jerome hasn't done a blessed thing
but try Harry Thaw during, 10, these
many years. Bill Travers' nephew will
never get a presidential nomination by
that kind of continuous performance.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-30
AT THE THEATERS
AJrDTTORIUM-Dark.

AJDITORIUM-Dark.
MASON-"The Merry Widow"
BELASCO-"The College Widow"
BURBANK-"The Man on the Box"
GRAND-"In the Shadow of the Gallows."
MAJESTIC-"A Runaway Girl"
ORPHEUM-Vaudeville
LOS ANGELES-Vaudeville.
UNIQUE-Vaudeville and musical comedy.
FISCHER'S-Allen Curtis company In
"Jakey, Ikey and AIikey"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-30
Public Letter Box

TO sPONDENTs--Letters Intended
for publication -nusI be accompanied by tEe
name and address of tho writer. The Her
aid gives the widest latitude TO correspond
ents, but assumes no responsibility for their
viz
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-30

There is no truth in the rumor a
mass meeting of candidates for the
mayoralty will be held in Simpson au-
ditorium for the purpose Of exchanging
views as to the survival of the fittest.
All the same, It must be admitted Los
Angeles is wealthily endowed with
eligibles for the highest office in the
gift of the people of our metropolitan
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-30

That shrill buzzing noise down the
harbor way is caused by mosquito
newspaper trying to make believe it is
an eagle screaming.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-30

King Alfonso XIII has certainly had
more than his share of bad luck. He
has every reason to believe in the
thirteen superstition.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-30

Corporationism is opposed to con-
solidation. This of itself would consti-
tute an argument in favor Of the es-
tablishment of Greater Los Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-30

Consolidation will be one of the most
memorable milestones in the trlum-
phant history of Los Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-30

What's the matter with Whining
ton? She's all right. So is San Pedro,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-30

Railroad officials say the block sig
nal system is impracticable on local
lines. Is it2 But granting that it is,
the Coston signal is not impracticable'
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-30
Accounting for Nightmare

Patience-She says she never forgets
a face.
Patrice--No wonder she's subject to
nightmare.-Yonkers Statesman.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-30

A vote for Greater Los Angeles will
be a vote for greater prosperity.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-30

On all matters pertaining to advertising
address Charles R Gates advertising man
ager.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-30
WOULD LIKE PROTECTION
FROM SPEEDING MOTORISTS

LOS ANGELES. July 2S Editor
HeraldI: Will you please state by
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-30

Poor old spainl
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-30

Tomorrow-The Straits Settlements w.
Germans in the Orient.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-08
SAN BERNARDING
CURRENT ITEMS OF NEWS
FOUND AT SAN BERNARDINo
Office sos Third Street.
!. Home s75. Sunset MAR

SAN BERNARDINO, March An
unidentified Mexican died today at
the county hospital from excessive al
coholism. The man was found yester-
day afternoon lying exposed to the
storm and was in a pitiful condition at
that time. He was at once removed by
the police to the hospital In spite of
all that could be done death ensued.
The annual meeting of the North
Fork Water company resulted in the
selection of the following officers, most
of them reelected: A. e. Frye, presi-
dent; George Miller, vice president; w.
S. Boggs, secretary and treasurer; A.
E. Frye, A. F.. Sterling. George Miller,
w. e. Nye w. S. Corwin, Frank l..
Cram and Dr. f. Scott Blair. directors.
A petition asking for rehearing by
the full court of the case of n. w.
Stowell VS.. the Rialto Irrigation dis
trict has been filed in the supreme
court. The case involves a bond issue
of $500. 900 and was decided against the
irrigation district by a department OF
the court recently. 1t is asked the full
court consider the case.
President w. H. Booth and Secretary
Frank Virgins of the Los Angeles
chamber of commerce will speak at San
Bernardino Friday evening at a meet
ing under the auspices and in the in
terest of the local chamber of COM
MERGE the meeting to be held at the
opera house.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-08
LET'S TO BE Defendant
IN MOCK TRIAL TONIGHT
Proceedings at Simpson Auditorium
Expected to Furnish Unlimited
Amount of Fun

Great interest is being shown in the
mock trial of Arthur Let's before
Judge Curtis D. Wilbur, in Simpson
auditorium tonight. The cast of char
acters which follows shows that a
great many busy business men are
giving their time and support to TINS
event for the benefit of the triangle
department of the Young Mems Chris
tan association. This department,
which has to do with the boys of high
school age, is considered one of the
most important, and a crowd will
mean financial support for the furnish
ing of clubrooms in the new building.
The cast of characters is as follows;
Learned judge, Hon. Curtis D. Wilbur;
clerk of the court, I. c. Louis; bailiff,
w. A. Reynolds; district attorney. c.
&. McComas; associate counsel, Oscar
Elvrum; counsel for defendant, George
P. Adams; associate counsel, w. G.
Colby; court reporter, Frank Lillard;
deputy sheriff, L. H. Kelsey: defend
ant, Arthur Let's: defendants bonds
man, 0. T. Johnson.
Witnesses for prosecution-Prosecut
ing witness, A. B. Cass; policeman,
S. F. Bottomfeld: colored gentleman,
w. w. Willis; second cook, Mrs. J. F.
Ponder; defendants cook, Miss Nell
Hightower.
Witnesses for observation-disclosures
Leland Reeves: general secretary, D.
e. Luther; medical expert, H. T. Che
ney; Aero clubman, j. G. Warren;
aeronaut, Joseph A. Martin.
Jurors-Giles Kellogg, foreman: r..
r. Earl, W. f. McVey. J. E. Carr, w.
S. Bartlett, d. K. Edwards, Julius A.
Brown. c. M. Staub, Clarence Eader,
Fl. L. Vandergrift, Charles Griffin and
Robert J. Scott.
During the intermissiQn selections on
the saxophone will be given by M. LIE
Febre
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ATTEMPT TO RAISE RIOT
AT CEREMONY IN PARIS
RevoIutionists Plan Demonstration
Against Clemenceau, but
Are Fooled

PARIS, March THE social revo-
lutionists, as a protest against the Wig
orous measures of the government,
tried to organize huge hostile demon
stration against Premier Clemenceau
today at the unwilling of the monu-
ment erected to Charles Thomas FLO
quet, former prime minister of France.
President Fallieries, former President
Loubet, many senators and deputies
were present, together with the mem
bers of various organizations. AT the
first sign of unruly manifestations a
large force of police took steps to sup
press the demonstration, number or
whom were arrested.
In an address M. Clemenceau SAID
those who denied the existence of
government of liberty in France today
were, FIRST, the reactionaries, who de-
sired the return of a government of op-
preston; second, the church, which only
understood liberty as an exclusive
privilege, and, third, the revolutionists.
who charged that their liberty was
being invaded, when the government
was only protecting its own liberty
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ARCTIC EXPLORER TO FIT
EXHIBITION FOR ALASKA
e. D. LeffingwelI Visits Father at Pas
adena, Where He Will Make
Preparations for Trip

PASADENA, March Ernest De
Koven Leffingwell Arctic explorer.
government photographer and scientist
of the University of Chicago, arrived
at Pasadena from the east today ana
is the guest of his father, DR.. c. w
Leffngwell, in the latter's magnificent
residence on San Rafael Heights.
Mr.. Leffngwell comes here to or
gal1ize another expedition to the bleak
northern coast of Alaska, an expedi-
ton of which he will be the chief and
which is being financed by the Uni
versity of Chicago and John d. Rookie
Teller. He will enlist his men and
gather his supplies here and in Seat
tie for a long journey into the north
land, to begin with the opening Of
navigation in the spring.
His last expedition, although fruit
full of results so far as he himself was
concerned. was that of the Inflated
ship. the Duchess of Bedford, fitted
out by the Englishwoman of that
name The vessel was caught in the
ice of the Alaskan coast and crushed
to splinters, and the crew, taking to
the ice had weary and trying march
over leagues of foes before they
reached the land and safety.
Leffngwell, undismayed by the
hardships which caused many of his
companions to give up the seemingly
impossible task of continuing their eX-
petition without a ship, continued his
work with the aid of a few hardy COM
panions, and as a result came out of
the frozen country last October with
the most complete set of charts of the
North Alaskan coast ever compiled.
These We're taken east to the govern
ment photographic office, and he has
since been in Washington. New York
and Chicago completing his arrange
ments for a return to the northland,
where he expects to make not ONLY
maps of the interior but collections
of the flora and fauna of the regions
for the museum of the University Of
Cbica