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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-18
SOCIETY MUST REMOVE
CAUSE TO STOP CRIME

HOLLYWOOD, June 12.-[Editor
Herald: 1t has always been de-
bated question as to whether crime
is an effect primarily or a cause, and
the opinion one holds in regard to this
question has a great influence on the
attitude in regard to capital punish
ment.
The clergy and nearly all religious
people uphold capital punishment, be-
cause they contend that man was
born evil' and must be made good,
either by the "grace of Cod or the
fear of the policeman's club"
1t seems to me that the theory that
hanging a man for committing a crime
will deter another man from doing
the same thing has been exploded
long ago. In spite of the numerous
examples crime is on the increase.
Isn't it about time we tried some other
method? [ think most of the crimes
of today are caused either directly or
indirectly by the economic system I'M
der which we live. In many instances
1t is absolute need or want that drives
men to crime. The first and most i'm
portant problem before the people for
settlement today is the bread and but
ter problem, and until you settle that
you cannot make much progress either
In moral or educational reforms.
L know that all men are not born
good, but if society interested itself
in the welfare of it's expectant mothers
to the same degree that it does the
propagation of fine horses and cattle
we would have great many more
good people than we now have.
You cannot talk justice and brother
hood to man who never had a dogs
chance. You can't talk honesty to
the man whose mother went hungry
before his birth and you can't talk
moral decency to the man whose father
was a moral pervert before him.
There is always a reason behind
crime and society must do away with
the causes of crime before it can
hope to do away with crime itself
Sometimes it's necessary; sometimes
hereditary or prenatal influences;
sometimes some form of insanity, and
often simply lack of will power and
self-control.
By inaugurating an economic system
of cooperation in place Of the existing
system society can do away with the
necessity and opportunity for much
of the crime now in existence.
complete and scientific education
in regard to the sex question" for
both the girls and boys who are aft
erWards to become parents will soon
do away with bringing into the world
unhealthy, immoral, dull or unwanted
children. and it is from the ranks of
these children that a large number
of habitual criminals come
AS long as these causes of crime ex-
list crime will not only continue to
exist, but will increase as time goes
on In the meantime hail to the prison
reform league, which is one step in
the right direction. Society (Which is
directly responsible for the causes of
crime, and therefore for crime itself
has no right to swell the list of muir
ders by becoming itself a murderer
nor to torture or mistreat its victims
behind the walls of penitentiaries. All
society has right to do is to restrain
criminals of a dangerous type for it's
own protection.
EIINICE WALKER
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-18
TAX "OUTGO"

TT is suggested tax should be i'm
posed on immigrants. When we
Il reflect many states have been in
the habit of collecting a poll tax from
their own citizens, there is nothing
novel or startling in the suggestion.
But, while it is reasonable head tax
should be imposed on immigrants who
intend to become citizens of the United
States, it is equally reasonable some
method should be devised for the tax
alton of the enterprising persons who
come to the United States to seek their
fortunes, or who marry American heir
esses, accumulate vast amounts of
wealth and take it abroad to spend it.
If a dollar made in America by
American labor is to be taken abroad
to be spent abroad, then 1t is only
right the man who has the privilege
Of spending the American dollar and
chooses to exercise that privilege in a
foreign land should pay tribute to our
American Caesar" the sovereign peo-
pie of the United States.
American labor makes every dollar
that is taken abroad by expatriated
American heirs or heiresses. If the
money should be levied by these per-
sons in the form of rentals, then be
sure the rentals can be traced back to
labor. If it were not for labor. there
would be no rent values. If the levy
takes the form of dividends or returns
on investments, the statement still
holds good that at some period in the
history of the money it was the equiv
alent of labor.
We have had hard times-very hard
times-in the United States. Califor-
MIA, owing to special advantages it. en-
joys, heard a great deal more than it
saw of the hard times. But some other
states have q, keen recollection of the
miseries endured by many of the finest
men and women, the most deserving
families, in their communities. Having
had this terrible lesson, why should
the people of the United States "slop"
back to the old, easy-going, confiding
way of letting things occur? 1t won't
do. We have found it won't do. 1t is
proposed to tax incomes. If the in
comes of the rich can be reached and
they can be made to bear an honest
proportionate share of the expenses of
the nation, no patriot can object. But
why not tax "outgoes"? If a multi
millionaire makes up his mind to set
up permanent establishment in for
eign capital, is it fair he should live
abroad in luxury supplied by the labor
of the American nation without maxi
ing that nation some direct return?
Every American dollar should pay
American tribute before 1t is sent out
to improve the industrial and economic
condition of an alien race in a distant,
foreign land.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-18
PROTECTION OF WEALTH

nETWEEN ante election pledges and
post-election performances there
~ is a deplorable difference. Re-
publicans who pleaded Mr.. Taft should
be elected in order that policy Of
tariff revision might be carried into
effect must be in the position of poor
Billie Barlow of the ballad:
Now Billie wasn't sayin' nothin;
To nobody nothin' never said he;
But Billie was cert'nly thinkin' somethin' /;
An likewise weepin' most bitterlee
It must be heart breaking to truth
loving, progressive Republicans To look
back to the days before election and
think of the brave speeches made on
the subject of tariff revision-some of
the orators called it sane" tariff re-
vision. clearly indicating their opinion
there was mapacal kind.
Sane tariff revision would have in
creased the purchasing power Of the
poor and given the more fortunate or
the weather. citizens Of the United
States that altruistic opportunity of
bearing the burdens of the nation
which has been generously afforded to
the astonished rich of Britain by the
most democratic of modern statesmen
But the operations Of the revision
lists seem to be directed toward the
adoption of a revised tariff, not for the
protection of American industry, not
for the protection of the American
bome, not for the protection of the
American wage-earner, not for the
protection of the American consumer
but for the protection of American
wealth.
A tariff revision which imposes taxes
on the necessities of life, and allows
multi-millionaires to make huge i'm
portations of dutiable luxuries duty
free is the kind of revision which
makes the American householder Won
der whether Republican tariff revision
is not merely tariff discrimination.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-18
DECLARES NATIONS NAVY
NOTHING BUT COSTLY TOY

LOS ANGELES, June 17.-[Editor
Herald: | observe that your corre-
spondent, Frederic j. Haskin, discuss
ing the Race for Sea Control" con-
graduates this country on the rapidity
with which she has produced.a gigantic
navy. But l read the concluding
article of Golfers special correspon-
dent, Frederick Palmer who accom-
panied the fleet around the world, and
he remarked that the United States
navy, in its AZ, 000-mile voyage, lasting
fourteen months, "charted the oceans
with revelation of our national weak
ness" He tells us that foreign GOLFERS
fed it's bunkers and British and Ger
man merchantmen kept 1t company at
sea. In all its wanderings, he says
and he puts these words in italics-'it
passed fewer oversee ships flying our
colors than the number of its own bat
tleships."
What do you think Of that for a
statement? Since they are still pre-
tending to tinker with the tariff and
since Pittsburg conditions have caused
a little talk, perhaps the American peo-
pie may. begin finally to understand
that my country rules the sea because
she is a free trade country and that
America cuts no figure whatever on IL
because she is high protection
country.
SO long as the protection policy is adj
hered to the American navy win con-
tinue to be what IL Is MT present-a
costly toy; Just for parade purposes,
for the feeding national vanity and
creating jobs. Certainly for nothing
else.
Meanwhile we Britishers watch your
growing army of tramps. the mex
presslbo conditions revealed in your
state prisons and other public institu-
tons, and wonder when the people will
their money being spent with some APP
proach to sanity. BRITISHER.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-18
coRREcTs MEASUREMENT IN
REGARD TO WHEAT OUTPUT

LOS ANGELES, June 16.-[Editor
Herald: 1 wish to correct some of the
statements made by a recent letter
box writer, who claims that the reason
men are trying to sell themselves in
New York in order to secure bread
for their starving wives and children,
is because 100000 acres of our most
fertile land is used to grow tobacco
instead of wheat. Now while I have
no desire to say anything in defense
of the tobacco habit, cannot bear to
let such rash statements go unchal-
lenged In the first place, if the writer
would consult the yearbooks of the
department of agriculture he would
find that instead of 100000 acres only
500, 800 were planted to tobacco in 1907.
the acreage having dropped from
1,O46, APT acres in 1900 In the second
place, the addition of that much land
to the area now planted to wheat
would increase the crop by less than
Q per cent. In the third place, we
already raise enough to supply every
one, as is shown by the fact that in
1906 we exported 76.569,423 bushels of
wheat and 15.5S4,667 barrels of -four
This was certainly enough to feed
every hungry man, woman and child
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-18

as in natural science, the more you
know the more you see how little you
know, with this difference that the
further you get with the Bible the
nearer you are to God, whilst the more
you analyze material things the more
material you become However, the
two are not incompatible, though they
work in opposite directions They are
both right, provided we do not lose
the thread of religion which runs
throughout all nature and binds us to
God.
Anxious quotes me wrongly. did not
say that you must be born of the
spirit before you can grasp the spirit
ual sense; on the contrary, It is the
understanding of the spiritual sense
which leads to regeneration or spiritual
birth There is dictionary of Bible
symbolism, by e. Swedenborg, which
may be had in any good library of
theological works. There is no dan
ger of the Bible ever being relegated
to the top shelf; it brings comfort and
conslation into every decent household.
The British and American Bible So
ciety distributed last year as many as
100000 copies. G. f.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-18
CLEAN CITY

CLEANLINESS is next to goodness,
and Los Angeles is determined to
~ be clean as well as good. Or
dinances empowering the board of pub
lie works to require the removal of
dirt or distractions from sidewalks and
the cleaning up of vacant lots are
timely The city should be spick and
span when the Elks come, and it
should remain spick and span after the
Elks go.
There is no excuse for public sloven-
illness, and that is the blunt American
for the quality indicated by filthy
streets or rubbish heaps or lots strewn
with old boots and shoes and other
litter, diversified by the occasional
mummy OF a deceased cat. The task
of keeping the city clean is one in
which all property owners should be
delighted to unite. We think the board
of public works in its campaign for a.
cleaner Los Angeles is entitled to and
will receive the hearty, practical sup
port Of every citizen.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-18
IMPOSSIBLE TO ARGUE
BIBLE ON MATERIALISM

\ LOS ANGELES, June 14,-[Editor
Herald1: Yes, Carus Anxious, it is not
only wrong to argue Bible symbolism
on a material basis; it is impossible.
How can you reason about symbols
that you do not understand? You
must first get the meaning of what
those symbols stand for or they can
not be explained. The literal sense
was not given to argue about, but to
believe it or take it by faith (see> the
parallels of Jesus), and faith with
works or acting according to that faith
works salvation. However, there are
those who cannot accept the Bible in
its literal sense and are not affected
and benefited by it, and therefore are
disposed to- reject it, they fall into
denial of the word of God and be-
come atheists.
Our college professors are, with few
exceptions, of that class, to the in
calculable hurt of the rising genera
ton. The Bible is the sphinx whose
secrets or riddles Of life are not re-
vealed except to such as diligently and
ardently dig for them. 1t is the same
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-18
OLD SOLDIERS

kkT UsT BECAUSE WE HAD TO
GO FOR DAYS WITHOUT
- EATING DURING THE CIV
IL WAR is THE REASON WHY WE
DON'T WANT TO GO WITHOUT
PROPER FOOD NOW
This plea of a veteran at Sawtelle
calls to mind the reason why "the old
boys" have a claim on the nation and
deserve the best treatment the nation
can give and the best food the nation
can supply.
"RATIONS' was a word of vital i'm
portance during the war. If the nation
had not been able to feed the army
soon there would have been neither
army nor nation. The soldiers, how
ever did not go to the front expect
ing three square meals a day. They
accepted what food they could get and
were thankful. They knew nothing
about luxuries; and frequently the
"bin of fare" was of such a nature
a modern hobo would turn up his nose
at it.
When we remember the sufferings
anu DIlNdLAbliE u LAlU AllEil " NAAOAAl Jul
country owes its undivided existence
and its prosperity. and when we re-
member how death is thinning the
ranks of the survivors of the great
strife, we thrill with horror and with
shame at the thought that the man
agement of any institution established,
maintained, endowed and financed for
the purpose of taking care of the SUI
perannuated soldiers and patriots
should become matter of private COM
plant and of public scandal.
Red tape is at least partly respon-
sible for conditions complained of by
veterans at the National Soldiers
home.
Owing to mismanagement-w is
not necessarily grating, since funds
may be BADLY administered without
the slightest dishonesty-the $500 SOL
diers at present in the home will have
to go without meat for the next f1f-
teen days.
Why should the veterans who en-
dured the privations and perils of the
fiercest and most sanguinary strife of
which there is any record in history
be exposed to unnecessary privations
in times of profound peace, when the
resources of the public are so huge,
so vast that many intelligent people
are beginning to believe the existence
of poverty with its attendant evils is
as great a national disgrace as human
slavery was?
In the name of common sense as
well as of common humanity we ask,
Why should there be poverty at Saw
telle? Why should the nation be dis
graced by the announcement the Ma
tional Soldiers home is dead broke,
and the representatives of Uncle Sam
cannot afford to feed the veterans to
whom the Union owes its existence?
out of an appropriation of $4,000
only S42 is left with which to provide
for at least 2sOO men for three weeks
Whose fault is it?
The official excuse reads like an ag-
gravation rather than an extenuauon:
"Why, some of those men want meat
enough for a Woodworking person! :.
Those FELLOWS should consider
that during the civil war they had to
go four or five days at a time with
out any food
That is the very reason why, IN their
old age, when they are sitting around
the last camp fire, waiting for Taps
the old soldiers should never have to
- - sbor+ 1-afiOns
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-18
AT THE THEATERs

AUDITORIUM--Dark.
MASON-Marie Doro in THE Morals of
Marcus"
BELAsCO-Ricbard Bennett in 1.-THE Lion
and the Mouse"
BURBANK-"A Milk white Flag"
GRAND-''No Mother to Guide Her"
MAJESTIC-Rolb and Dill in Lonesome
Town"
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
LOS MISUNDERSTANDING
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
ElIPIRE-Vaudeville.
UNIoUE-VaudevIlle and comedy, 1.-THE
Masqueraders."
FIsCHER's-Musleal comedy.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-18
CHOICE

Love came to US at break of morn
Through silver mist and dew;
He bore red roses-red dawn,
Beset with prickly rue.
Now choose We, choose We, IAN and maid'
He cried a-down the light.
''Red is the rose-but roses fade,
The rue braves every blight"
We raised to him our Joined hands,
Smiling and level-eyed.
GIVE us for aye. as love demands,
Roses and rue" cried.
Martha Meculoch Williams in March
Ainslee's,
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-18

William Cell, the Pennsylvania ex-
plorer, says there are great opportuni-
ties for American trade in China That
may be news to the Pennsylvanians,
but here in California we are we'll
aware of the possibilities of oriental
trade. That is one of the reasons why
we are enthusiastic over the develop
ment of San Pedro harbor and the plan
for a maritime and greater Los An
geleE
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-18

Senator Brown of Nebraska summed
up the situation as far as print paper
is concerned in his statement: 1.-The
print paper market is controlled in the
United States by a combination, and
whatever duty the law may fix will
assist the combination in violation of
the law, to the injury and outrage Of
the public"
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-18

At lovely Los Angeles the sun re-
fused to be eclipsed yesterday. The sun
will not interrupt the record for per-
petual shining in Southern California
no, not if the entire tribe of Zadkiel
We're to be discounted and discredited.
There may have been an eclipse of the
sun yesterday, but you can't prove it
by Los Angeles.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-18

In celebration of the close of the
first years work in the new building
the Young Womens Christian associ-
alton last evening gave reception and
entertainment This organization is
one of the powers for righteousness"
which help to make Los Angeles one
of the best cities in the world.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-18

Louisiana alligators are being shipped
to California. When the gator indus
try is fairly started in this state the
California beasts will grow so big this
effete alligators of Louisiana will look
like TOYS.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-18

There is an Egg Producers associa-
ton in Southern California. With all
due respect to the membership, we
think there is a suggestion of usurpa-
ton in the title. How about Biddy?
Isn't she the only original, genuine,
egg producer?
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-18

DR.. Charles Eliot, former president
of Harvard, has decided Burns Tam
o Shanter" should be included among
the best works" That is indeed kind
of DR.. Eliot. How delighted must be
the shade of the immortal Poet of
Nature and of Human Nature to hear
DR.. Eliot has rescued Tam" from
oblivion!
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-18
Public Letter Box

TO CORRESPONDENT intended
for publication HndsG be accompanied by tie
name and address of the writer. The Her
aid gives the widest latitude to correspond
ents, but assumes no responsibility for their
views.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-18

Railroad car manufacturers report
great activity in demand for freight
cars. This means business, and plenty
of it. National prosperity is indicated
facturers.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-18

The peroration of counsel in the Cal
houn case, when he gave to the jury
the honor of his client, suggests two
well-known lines:
His honor rooted in dshonor stood,
And faith unfaithful kept him falsely true.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-18

the agreement which you heretofore
made with me in consideration of my
granting your former request and do
ing you great and valuable favor"
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-18

If those who own the mills. the mines
and the factories had not denied to q
large part of the working class the
right to earn the means of purchasing
the means of life.
The writer says his "heart aches for
the poor, poverty stricken people," but
If he really desires to aid them he will
do we'll to make a little closer study
of economic conditions.
w SCOTT T EVVTS
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-18

In Mississippi it is felony TO entice
a minor into a gambling game. A law
of that kind is needed in California.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-05
Nancy Boyer Company.

In presenting the Nancy Boyer CON-
pany the combined effort of the man.
agement has been centered upon Gre
ating new standard in moderate
priced American play production.
The universal appeal for good. clean.
wholesome amusement within the
reach of all, and the willingness of al
to patronize such amusement has
made possible the existence of such a
theatrical company as the Nancy b.
yer. Equipped with lavish display Of
especially designed scenery and para
phernalia, representing the most re-
cent ideas in American stagecraft.
each play is produced amid realistic
settings, with all the careful atten-
ton to detail that marked its original
New York production.
The personnel of the Nancy Boyer
company has been selected with ut
most care, with the result of bringing
together a company Of players who
have, collectively and individually
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-05
1.-THE Prince of Tonight"

"The Importance of any city as
producing center may be measured by
the number Of it's dog towns, said
Mort H. Singer. manager of the Prin-
cess theater the other night, discuss
ing the new Chicago production, The
Prince of Tonight" which had its first
"try-out'' in Milwaukee, and which
comes to the Gennett on Tuesday, De
cember IA.
In theatrical parlance dog town.
is any place where metropolitan show
is first shown to public gaze before il
is displayed for the critical judgment
of the city where it is expected to make
a long run. Time was when Chicago
was looked upon as the chief dos
town of New York. but that day i:
passed, and now several cities in In
diana. Illinois and Wisconsin are riv
ais for the honors within the gift O.
Chicago managers who submit thei
productions to the judgment of othe
| out of town audiences before thei
| first nights here.
Whenever Hough, Adams and How
ard write a piece for Chicago produc
| ton, they insist on having it tried GU
| in Milwaukee. They have been toll
that if they ever desert Milwaukee TO
| these tryouts, a hoodoo will settle owe