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Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-10
CALVIN

n RESBYTERIANS today are cele-
brating the four hundredth an
Il niversary of the birth of Jean
Calvin, whose system of church govern
ment, civil liberty and education had
a great deal to do with the founding
of the United States, and is conserved
and to a great extent perpetuated in
the governmental ideals We are in the
habit of grouping under the term
Americanism.
1t is the duty of students to dis
countenance and discourage the mis-
religious bigot," who succeeded in
impressing his teachings on a Scotch
theologian named John Knox, who
forthwith headed a religious revolution
and founded the Presbyterian church
The power Of the Presbyterian church
to a great extent rests in it's form of
government, and in its enduring vitali-
ty the permanence of the United States
is indicated, if the United States will
remember first principles and if the
leaders of the land will practice pa
triotism and not politics.
OF course we do not wish to be
understood as saying the Presbyterian
church is responsible for the United
States, because the patriot fathers were
men of a wide diversity of religious
beliefs, and it, was owing to this di-
versity the United States escaped the
affliction or infictlon of state or
established church. But even a casual
investigation of the subject reveals the
fact that the machinery of the Presby
terian church served as a model in the
political construction of the United
States.
For that reason, all Americans should
take a keen interest in the celebration
of the anniversary OF a man who
was not merely theologiau
Creator narrow, according to
the point of view but actually the
father of systematized civil and re-
ligious liberty in the United States of
America.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-10
sUFFRAGETTEs INTEND TO
PROTECT MoTHERLESSA AGlRLS

LOS ANGELES, July 9.-[Editor
Herald: In a former letter Vera FL
della made the statement that the age
of consent had been raised to 1S years
in Colorado since women voted there,
which statement is correct. The Ari-
zona "Curio" must be the one who is
unable to read, instead of Vera Fdela,
as he seems to have read 1t sixteen
years" Advocates of woman suffrage
consider that motherless homeless
girls have a right to be protected as
well as girls who have homes to stay
in and mothers to teach them and pro-
tect them. Opponents of woman suf-
frage always seem to lose sight of the
fact that there are many girls left at
the mercy Of the world through no fault
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-10
TARIFF ABSURDITY

~ ENATOR CORES amendment on
~ bananas" was one of the witty
~ oases in the great, dry tariff de-
hate. Not only was 1t a good example
of genuine sarcastic wit, but of wisdom.
1t exposes better than many grave
editorials or serious speeches the utter
righteousness of much of the tariff
revision" absurdity My good friend
the senator from North Dakota (Mr. Nc
Cumber)," said Senator Gore, has, by
labor in season and out of season. sue
ceeded in increasing duty a nickel
bushel on corn, so that the farmers
of this country are secure in their
fortunes and their destiny. But he
alarmed me with the suggestion that
the prairies of North Dakota were be-
coming exhausted. Nothing recuperates
the soil like diversihcation of crops
and with a tariff on bananas, why not
plant those prairies in banana groves
and produce in our own country all the
bananas We can consume?
"Of course, a mere theorist would say
it is better for the farmers of North
Dakota to raise wheat and buy ba-
nanas; the same theorist would contend
that it is better for the people of Cen
trail America to raise bananas and
buy wheat; but they are mere theor-
fists, engaged in elusive pipe dreams.
Sir, we want to encourage American
industry and produce our own bananas,
and it is not beyond hope that Boston
itself may become the very center of
the banana business of this country.
Why not have vast groves of bananas
waving over the entire region of New
England?
THE soil Of New England is sterile.
The people of that section have been
engaged in raising little else than the
tariff and they have found that the
most profitable business to which they
could possibly apply their ten talents.
But it seems to me the state of Maine
is peculiarly adapted to the culture Of
the banana. and when her hills have
been denuded of the forest primeval,
and when her stately spruce have been
1elled and manufactured-have been
converted into the Morning sun and
Evening Star-why not insure that
these bleak hills will wave with the
budding and blossoming bananas?
"Why not have the banana there un-
furl its banners Of protection in the
north winds bitter blast?
Let us build up home industry, and
then the senior senator from Maine
(Nr. Hale) could serve homes grown
bananas in fruit dishes manufactured
and sold by the junior senator from
West Virginia (Mr. ScotD at 90 cents
a dozen.
whoever undertakes to deny this
must characterize a skeptic.
He does not appreciate either the
virtues or the efficacy of this protoc-
tion magic. Mr.. President, you know
full we'll that neither the laws of
nature nor the laws of economies nor
the laws Of morals can withstand its
witching power If we could make the
tariff high enough, I am not certain
but that we could by that policy make
the orange, the lemon and the banana
flower and fruit in the very shadow of
the Northern Pole, and thus establish
Citron groves and ambrosial bowers
upon the sides of Mount Yaanek, in
the ultimate climes OF the pole"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-10
THE GREAT RACE

~ OUTHERN CALIFORNIA Auto
- mobile Dealers Association
~ road race today will make the
Santa Monica course a Mecca for
motordom. The success of the great
automobile meet is practically as
sured. Automobiling in Southern Cali
fornia is always excellent. This is an
all-the-year-round country, therefore
there is little or no variation in the
form" of the crack motorists" and a
racing event in this corner of Uncle
Sans estate is always worthy of the
national and international attention it
receives.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-10

of their own. Many OF them have no
male relative and no mother to- pro-
tect them. 1 sometimes think the anti
suffragists think that unprotected
women and girls are of no consequence
and that it makes no difference what
becomes of them. because their one
stock phrase and remedy for every
thing is, "Let the women stay at home
and everything will be all right" Some
women are unable to stay at home and
teach their children, as advised, be-
cause they have to get out and earn
a living for them. Some girls are un-
able to stay quietly at home, for the
excellent reason that they have no
homes. Suffragists believe that such
people have their rights in the world.
Let us be thankful that the cause is ad-
vancing all over the world and that
conditions in Colorado have been so
greatly improved, the widespread tenn
perance reform in the last election
being only one of the many things that
could be said in favor of the purifying
effect of woman suffrage.
VERA FIDELIA.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-10
PUNISH ALL THE GUILTY

m HE HERALD today in its Letter
Box publishes q comnluni cation
Il from Citizen" which probably
throws eorc further !.eht upon the
regrettable occurrence by which the
life of a prominent and useful citizen
Of this town lately paid the penalty
for the reckless handling of an auto
mobile.
From "Citizen's" recital of the testi-
mony adduced at the coroner's inquest,
1t would appear that the machine
which killed Mr. Lowman was not only
being driven at an excessive rate of
speed, but that its mechanical condi-
ton when it left the garage was so
defective as to have made its opera
tion upon a public highway at any
speed a menace to human life. 1t also
appears that the condition of the ma
chine was known to parties in the gar
! age who permitted its use.
This introduces an additional ele-
ment of reckless disregard Of human
life into this very serious occurrence,
and doubly emphasizes the necessity
for carefully drawn and stringent leg
islation holding to account people who
deal recklessly with what is a most
useful but may, If recklessly handled,
be a most dangerous and destructive
article
While upon this subject, it may be
worth while to call attention to the
! fact that 1t makes no difference how
/ carefully drawn or how stringent in
character the legislation adopted by
the city council may be, it will fail to
| accomplish its purpose unless 1t Is
strictly and impartially enforced by
the officials charged with its enforce
ment.
We now have laws providing the
penalty of imprisonment for reckless
running of automobiles. If this ex-
treme penalty had been heretofore en-
forced by our magistrates in instances
Of repeated and persistent violation,
it is very probable that the reckless
driver would before now have been
terrorized into more careful habits.
It is a fact. and a very sad one, in
view of recent occurrences in this city,
that Notwithstanding men have been
brought before our city magistrates
for the second, third and fourth Of
fenses against the law, the punishment
of imprisonment has not been admins
tered, and they have been permitted to
escape for a fine, slight in most in
stances to any one, and slight in all
instances to any man of means.
The law as it stands furnishes a
pretty fair protection to people using
our highways from the effects Of reck-
less automobile driving, if our magis-
trates would only impose the extreme
penalty of Imprisonment on men
brought before them, after the second
offense.
THE MAGISTRATES WHO HAVE
FAILED TO IMPOSE THE SERIOUS
PENALTY OF IMPRISONMENT
UPON MEN WHO HAVE BEEN
GUILTY OF REPEATED AND PER
'SIsTENT VIOLATIONS OF THE LAW
CANNOT BE HELD BLAMELESS
FOR THE RECENT SERIOUS RE
SUITS TO A NUMBER OF OUR
CITIZENS WHICH RECKLESS
DRIVING OF AUTOMOBILES HAS
OCCASIONED.
And it may be pertinent to suggest
to the city council that in the law
which they are now framing they
shall include a section providing for
the in1iction of a double penalty on
every one who, after injuring a per-
son. shall drive off until officers have
been summoned and the injured per-
son put into the hands of people who
will care for him.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-10
AT THE THEATERS

AUDITORIUM--Dark.
MAsON-Princess company In 'gThe Um-
pire."
York"
BURBANK-"sherIock Holmes"
GRAND--"A Girl Of the Streets"
AIAJESTIC-"sergeant Kitty"
ORPHEUM--VaudeviIle.
Los ANGELES-Vaudeville.
WALKER-Vaudeville.
EMPIRE-Vaudeville
UNIQUE-Vaudeville and musical comedy
FIsCHERs-Musical comedy and vaudeville
PEOPLE'S-Eeson-H Fl yland Fight Pictures.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-10
DARK FoREHoDINos

They say that Caesar couldn't fight; they say
that Willie Tell
Was a galoot who couldn't shoot, at least not
very we'll.
They say Leander couldn't swim. In countless
ways they try
To rob us of the tales wo love and leave us
high and dry.
They say that Nero couldn't play the violin
or sing
That Marys lamb was but sham, legendary
thing,
They'll rob us next OF Mother Goose, that
lovable old croue,
Nor leave us with a single myth 10 treasure
for our own.
kansas City Journal.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-10

have forgotten its name and place of
publication. / think it made use of
Isaac Pitmans, which consists of
thirty-six letters twelve of which are
vowels, and is found in r. Max Null
ler's Chips from q German Work
shop" vol. 5, page 150, and on page 1873
is applied in full.
Schools and professors of English are
either too learned or too stubborn, as
we'll as too jealous of one another, and
of everybody else, to permit change
from our crazy spelling to anything as
sane as Pitman's system. They tell
us we need more than thirty-six
vowels, and that all people would not
pronounce alike and, therefore, 1t
would be impracticable. Such argu-
ments are too silly, but effective, be-
cause they come from high sources.
G. u. WHITE.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-10

A passage-at-words the other day
between lawyer and a well-known
and highly respected citizen, who is
secretary of the League of Justice, in
dicates the league by certain people is
regarded with mingled feelings, Law
yer politicians and political lawyers of
certain stripe and type may well
fear the establishment Of League of
Justice in Los Angeles, but it is well
coined and supported by all honest
lawyers as well as by all other honest
men.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-10
GIVES FACTS RELATIVE
TO PHONETIC SPELLING

POMONA, Cal, July 9.-[Editor
Herald; Sometime ago a writer in
the Letter Box" inquired about
phonetic spelling, and as / have not
give what l know.
A little more than twenty years ago
| saw a copy of a periodical published
to propagate phonetic spelling, but I
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-10

Many patents for new inventions have
been secured recently by Southern Cal
ifornians. Conditions here are favor
able to brain activity, and any origin
ality that may be latent in man will
be developed if he makes his home in
Los Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-10

To Good Servant" and others; The fer
aid does not print letters Of correspondents
who do not send their names and addresses.
The anonymous letter writer wastes both his
time and ours. No attention will be given
TO unsigned letters. Names will not be pub
lished when writers wish them to be with
held-Editor.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-10

Los Angeles, 1916" is the City club
topic today without doubt it will be
the greatest city in the west. Mean
while, LOS Angeles, 1909" is no small
potatoes. We point to it with exulta-
ton, and are justly proud of it.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-10

Frank Virgins, secretary of the
chamber Of commerce, has come homo
from Seattle for awhile. The Elks'
celebration would certainly have been
incomplete without the best Of the
Los Angeles boomers. Banzai. Frank!
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-10

only SAT amendments on the Payne
tariff bill! Well may the battered in
strument exclalm, He jests at scars
who never felt a wound" And ten
Republican senators voted against it.
That was the most unkindest cut of
all.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-10
Public Letter Box

TO CORRESPONDENTS Intended
for publication 0usJ be accompanied by the
name aud address OF the writer. The Her
aid gives the widest latitude to correspond
ents, but assumes no responsibility for their
vieHa.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-10

"Suffragettes gain ear of King Ed
ward" says a contemporary. How did
they get it? Bite it off?
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-10

on all matters pertaining to advertising
address Charles R Gates, advertising man
aRer,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-10
CLEAR, CRISP AND CLEAN

Population of Los Angeles 315,9s5
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-10

Hello-Willlam!
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-10

TOmorrOw-The Empire OF India. VT
Constitution and Government.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-29
HOUSEHOLD NOTES

A plain salt gargle is very good for sore throat.
 Gasoline is good to clean soft white leather shoes
 Tomatoes eaten once or twice a day will often rouse up a lazy liver.
 All frozen buildings are improved by being served with whipped cream.
 Use ammonia and water rather than soap and water for washing marble.
 Milk is good to wash white paint; cold tea equally good to wash colored paint.
 In buying potatoes pick those that are firm and hard and have the few est '.eyes."
 Leftover biscuit are much better cut in two and toasted than if merely warmed over.
 When cooking mackere1 or other salt fish, see that the skin side is placed uDpermost.
 To lengthen the life of a tin wash basin, paint it inside with any good quality of paint
 Clean zinc with kerosene, rubbed on with a soft cloth, and follow with boiling water.
 A whisk broom that has outlived it's usefulness can be shortened and made into a sink brush.
 A few chopped almonds added to custard or bread pudding will greatly improve it's favor
 A sprig of mint in the water in which potatoes or peas are boiled. will
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-29
GOOD WORK FOR CHARITY; QUEENS
 DAUGHTERS FEST

For the furtherance of the extensive charitable work conducted by the Queens Daughters in this city, an aug ment to their treasury is imperative prior to the heavy demands of the ap- preaching autumn season On this ac- count a liberal patronage of the fete to be held this afternoon and evening on the lawns of Mrs. James A. McGuin- ness and Mrs. Walter Wilmot, 4S8-508 Stratford avenue, is solicited, and the public is extended a cordial invitation to attend. A gratifying response has greeted all previous appeals, a fact of which the ladies are adequately appre- ciative.
 The persistent assiduity of the or ganization in caring for the sick and aiding the indigent has been most com mendable, the ladies being entirely non-sectarian in their work, requiring only that the applicant should merit assistance. The matter of nursing invalids without means has been att tended to by the Sisters of the Holy Ghost who have given their services absolutely without fecompense in 230 families. aggregating 7,139 hours work during the year just closed.
 By participating in the manifold pleasures of the festival this after noon or evening, the public will assist in the maintenance of the nuns who are in a great measure dependent for support upon the Daughters of the Queen.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-29
GOMPERS DEPLORES CONDITIONS ON
 OCEAN LINERS
Especial from United Press.)

- Washington, July 29.-Men and wom- en herded together like cattle; human slaves sweating their lives cut in the stoke holes of the ship, for almost no wages: employees cringing and fawn- ing for chances to make up the pay that the transportation company is lodging.
 These are some of the observations made by Samuel Gompers president of fhe American Federation of Labor on his way to Europe, aboard one of the large first class liners bound for Liv- erpool. As he took the trip for the purpose of studying labor conditions MT. Gompers thought it would be a good idea to begin on the voyage over. So he wrote the captain a note, stating his desire to inspect the ship and tell ing him frankly his purpose. In the August number of the Federationfst, the official organ of the Federation of Labor, Gompers tells how the captain readily agreed to place a guide at his disposal, but how the guide in Ques- tion hustled him past the plague spots so fast that he was able to see practi- caI1y nothing of the real conditions among the working sailors. By req son of a little detective work, later, however, Gompers was able to obtain a very fair description of the condi- tions. The abuse of the tipping sys- tenn was to Gompers one of the worst evils on board the ship. The stewards, he writes, are paid only $100 year as wages. The passengers are obliged to make up the rest
 "'Little wonder" he says, ''that the stewards fully work their charges in tips" Tip takers rarely, if ever, strike. Gompers suggests that if the steam ship stewards would organize a union they would force the steamship com panies to pay them decent wages and the long suffering passengers would be relieved of the burden they are now carrying. According to his computa- tion Gompers says that $5,o00 in tips is given up by the passengers every trip across. He said that the working sailors get from $20 to $50 a month; sleep in miserable quarters; and are supplied with the worst sor of food
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-29
1138-1144 MAIN ST.


places in this part of the country.
 Joseph Tomlinson and family of Chicago are stopping at the Ridge Inn. During his stay he will arrange for improving the house at Hoyt Hill. Bethel, which he bought last spring from Daniel Wood.
 In coming up Ryan's Hill from Pleasant Valley on Tuesday Highway Commissioner Macdonald had mis- hap which just missed being a serious accident. At the bend in the bill the clutch of his auto slipped and the ma- chine rolled backward down the steep incline until it crashed against the abutment of stone cu1vert. Only this saved it from rolling off a high bank and had not the under side of the machine been stoutly braced with steel rods, recently put in it's collision must have caused a wreck. W. c. Sanford came to the rescue with a team and hauled out the auto which was not disabled.
 For the purpose of doing away with the dust nuisance D. S. Sanford will premises with oil in accordance with a plan which has worked so well else where. He has bought 13 barrels of crude oil and will apply 1t as soon as he can get sprinkler from some city.
 At the residence of Robert Wal bridge in Pleasant Valley last Satur- day his sister, Mrs. Anna M. Brown, was married to Howard w. McWil- Hams. Both groom and bride are of Brooklyn. The knot was tied by a Presbyterian minister who came all the way from Pittsburg to perform the ceremony.
 A whist was given Monday evening by Miss Elizabeth Read at the home of her parents in hometown. The guests were of the younger set and there were six tables. The gentlemen's prize went to A. G. Barnett and the ladies' prize to Miss Lucy Sanford.
 MT. and Mrs. Stephen Sanford with their two grandsons and a maid are occupying cottage at Trumbuu Beach for two weeks.
 The Oddity- Minstrels of Bethel are to appear at Grange Hall on the Ridge on Friday evening. Aug. 6, un- der the auspices of Bedding Grange.
 A passing auto did for pet fox terrier belonging to Miss J. H. San ford one day last week. Some one poisoned Sheriff Banks setter and some one shot two bullets into L. c. Rumsey's dog. Neither case fatal.
 Robert B. Brinsmade, the well known mining engineer, was married on Sat urday last to Miss Christine Steen- book of Madison. Wis. The groom has relatives in this town and formerly lived in BTdgeport.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-29
WALL STREET TO-DAY.
(special from United Press) !


 New York, July 29.-With few excep- tions the stock market opened higher and after the first few minutes showed some material advances. St. Paul and New York Central were the features. starting in with substantial fractional improvements At the end of the first ten minutes trading Union Pacific, St. Paul, Amalgamated, Baltimore & Ohio, Reading, Rock Island common and pre- ferred, Atchison. Southern Pacific and the Cotton Oil stocks showed net gains of IA to 1-2. St. Paul rose Is but lost 1-2 later
 il a. m.-The market in the first hour showed a contraction of dealings but while prices moved with some ir- a rise. M. K. & T. gained nearly a General Electric was off IF from yes terday's highest. Steel Common moved within narrow limits. but Un- ion Pacific, Atchison, Rock. Island preferred, Cotton Oil and St. Paul lost good part of the early gains. New York Central gained 15a and Reading after rising s, fell back to yesterdays clos.
 Government bonds unchanged; other bonds firm.
 Noon.-The market after the first hour of trading. disclosed bullish senti- ment in new quarters. Covering of shorts advanced Amalgamated Copper nearly a point above yesterdays close and Atlantic Coastline rose 1A. Read ing reached the highest point of the morning and there were numerous im- provements in prices.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-29
LAST DAY OF RACING.

Saturday will be the last day of racing at the Empire City Track and the program is an especially attractive one comprising six sparkling events, including a match race of five and half furlongs between the crack two year olds. The Fad, Donan and Coli net These are the best two year olds that have raced at the Yonkers track. Donan is a stake winner and winner of 12 races. The Fad Is the winner of the Cincinnati Trophy and six other races. Colinet has proved his class at the present meeting and proved an eye opener for the talent. There will be five other exciting contests includ- ing the Mount Vernon Handicap. Aft CT Saturday there yin be no racing around New York until Fall