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Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-15
URGES TEMPERANCE, NOT
ABOLITION OF LICENSES

LOS ANGELES, June 12.-[Editor
Herald: I am glad that my criticism
of G. M. Taber has given him the op-
portunity of explaining what he means
by education. He should have called
it moral persuasion or reform from
within. for the term education general
Iv means schooling or learning. en-
tirely agree with him that prohlDitlon
will not do away with drunkenness, Tor
it does not reform the man; It only
withholds the qualification OF the de-
sire for drink for time, and instead
of taking away that desire 1t only In
creases it. But If we can effect In man
a complete change of heart the battle
is won. for he has gained the mastery
over himselfi or, in other words, ne
has conquered his animal appetite and
fine lust for sensual self qualification
to excess. / cannot, however, agree
with g. M. Taber abolishing the license
svsten. for / have seen the effect OF
that in different countries in Europe
In Germany, France and notably In
BELGIAN cities where spirituous liquors
are cheap, there you can see almost
every other door cafe or drinking
shop, and no closing hours; there you
can find tipplers sitting at their tables
till Q or in the morning talking drivel
or indulging in bad jokes to keep
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-15
PATTON

A BIOLOGISTS for Patton are missing
~ the main point. When they say
- no one is to blame for what has
happened to patients there they prac-
tically say everyone is to blame. While,
of course. the question of any IN
DIVIDUAL'S responsibility no doubt
should be settled, and anyone who is
found to be culpable should be called
to account. the fact remains, men who
have been inmates Of the INSTITU-
TIoN have been neglected shamefully
and beaten brutally. Even If 1t be
true it was a fellow patient and not
an attendant who attacked Grassmee,
the responsibility of officials and at
tendants for permitting a homicidal pa
tient to attack another is not les
sened.
We cannot see how officials have inn
proved their case by trying to make
it appear patients may have attacked
patients. The officials are forced to
take choice between pleading guilty
to gross and reckless carelessness or
gross and reckless brutality, and 1t
seems they prefer the former alter
native, deeming it the less of two evils.
For our part we believe we voice
public sentiment when we say criminal
carelessness is as bad as brutality. A
slipsliod system which leaves unat-
tended a ward in which one violent
maniac at any moment may take the
.sa- &c dnfanGf-
Bile.
The case of Edward L. Parsons, an
account of which was published In yes
terday's Herald. added cumulative evil
dence which cannot be ignored, and
proved conclusively the death of Grass
NEE was not a mere isolated in
stance" or 1.-The only case of brutality
of which there is any record" Mrs.
Parsons sensational story of the kill
ing of her husband shows Grassmee
was not the only man who died un-
der circumstances worthy of being IN
vestigated. The public will demand
complete reform of the Patton system.
1t is outrageous that modern Cali
fornia, of all places, should tolerate
conditions which in other countries and
states were done away with during the
general upheaval and the revolt of pub
lie opinion against red tape custom
that followed the publication of Charles
Reade's remarkable novels.
When patients die with all their ribs
broken or with their faces disfigured
and their bodies masses of bruises"
it is time for complete change in the
method of dealing with the most un-
fortunate Of all unfortunates, the in
sane.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-15
DRAWS COMPARISON BETWEEN
POLITICIAN AND STATESMAN

WHITTIER, June 12.-[Editor Her
add: Two ways open before public
men-one policy, the other principle.
The politician asks: rs it wise, expe-
dent, practicable?" The statesman
looks through all subterfuges and in
ouires: "Is it right?" "Of two evils
choose the least" says the politician
"Of two evils choose neither" replies
the statesman. The politician says: "A
half loaf is better than no bread"
The statesman asks: rs 1t bread or q
stone?" The statesman rests on solid
rock; the politician shifts with the
sand every day. The statesman has
but one set of morals applicable to all
ages and people; the politician has as
many as the men he meets. The states
man looks you straight in the eye with
out effort or evasion; the politician
looks you in the eye, too, but you feel
it to be part of his plan and requires an
effort Mere politicians, even before
their career ended, generally have found
that their treachery had been disclosed.
The politician will cross the street IN
the mud and shake your hand, while 1t
is not you he want but your vote. The
statesman is so intent on the public
good that he passes you on the street
without recognition in broad daylight.
Lincoln was a statesman. Blaine was
a politician. Washington was a states
man. Webster was politician, will
ing to turn his face against the black
man to get an office he never reached.
The man that follows Jesus must
spurn policy and adhere strictly to pri1l-
ciple. In the long run 1t is always true
that the policy of righteousness is tho
best policy. When this standard is III
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-15
BUSINESS IS GOOD

TN THROUGHOUT the United States
the business outlook is excellent.
Il The figures reported by the steel
and iron trade are especially encourag-
ing. In the past few days contracts
aggregating $75O,OOO have been placed
for shipment Steel construction and
bridge works have ordered d big tom
mage of basic iron. During the past
fortnight contracts for fourteen steam
ers and five torpedo boats have been
placed with eastern shipyards, and con-
tracts for eight additional vessels are
pending. Railroads, since the first of
the year, have placed orders for $4,000
cars, and 5000 more will be ordered this
week. Pig iron production is now at
the rate of 23,OOO,O0O tons annually. The
output in May was the largest since
October, 1907.
Prosperity in the iron and steel trade
shows general national prosperity A
great deal of work still remains to be
done, especially on the Pacific coast.
In the Industrial activity that will re-
suit from the important enterprises
that must be undertaken Greater Los
Angeles will share, and prosperous
future awaits the consolidated city.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-15
PAPER

TN fighting the paper trust, John
Norris and his associates who
a have asked for free paper pulp
have found an unexpected ally in the
department of agriculture, the chem
lists of which have announced that
after much experiment it is certain
good paper can be made from corn
stalks. From cornstalk fiber can be
manufactured all grades of paper, and
it can be produced more cheaply than
wood-pulp paper, because it takes
heavy and expensive grinding machin-
cry to reduce the wood, while corn
stalks can be prepared for the digester
by running them through an ordinary
corr chopper
American ingenuity would certainly
have been subject to the suspicion of
having passed into "the sere and yell
low had it not evolved something
which would permit the country to es-
cape with flying colors from the
tyranny of the trust that thrives by
the taxation of knowledge and learn
ing.
Not only can the present supply Of
cornstalks be sent to paper mills, but
new acreages can be planted in corn"
with the view Of using the stalks for
paper. Some American farmers no
doubt will add to their incomes by
growing paper, and the seed sown by
the hardy sons Of the soil in the great
cornfeIds of the middle west may be
reaped in a literary form by the read
era of periodicals made In California.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-15
PRISON REFORM

mol. GRIFFITH J. GRIFFITH says
cruel and unusual forms of pun
~ ishment until recently have been
inflicted on inmates of California penal
institutions. These punishments were
Of nature which could fairly be de-
scribed as torture" If some enter
prising European traveller and writer
had measured to the United States the
same measure that has frequently been
rneted to foreign countries by our citi-
zens in their books of travel he could
have said and would have been justified
in saying in some of the states of the
Union torture is still usel for the pur-
pose of enforcing prison discipline, and
the sole idea of those in charge of the
prisons seems to be to PUNISH and not
to REFORM.
A punished criminal is not necessarily
a reformed criminal. On the contrary,
he may become a deformed criminal,
physically and mentally, and on his
restoration to liberty may be really
dangerous member of a dangerous
class.
'I am thankful it has been possible
to start a prison reform movement in
this state" says Col. Griffith, land that
already it gives good promise of secur-
ing the support that will enable 1t to
grow into a national movement, al
though, for that, much and most per-
sistent work will be required. While it
aims at certain specific reforms, such
as the abolition of capital punishment,
its main object is to awaken public
opinion on the entire question of the
treatment of crime and criminals, as
representing in its most accentuated
and brutal form that cruelty of man to-
ward man which should have no place
in a twentieth century civilization"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-15
Cooperation Against Criminals
By Frederic J. Haskin

TIME International Association OF
Chiefs of Police is arranging to
Il hold its sixteenth annual. eonven-
tion in Buffalo today 1t had been IN
tended to hold the convention in Los
Angeles, but owing to the recent ponce
scandal there the change to Buftalo
was made. The association meets as
sort of clearing house for ideas in the
prevention of crime, and aims to get
fresh hold on that growing band or
men and women who live by their WIS,
setting their faces against the law. In
the modern days of quick transporta-
tion that police department must fail
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-15

DR.. Edmund Montgomery Moffett of
New Jersey, the Jacobite king of Great
Britain, Ireland and the colonies and
emperor of India, is dead, and Ed G..
Victim, esq, may devote himself to
horse racing without any fear of inter
ruption from claimant for his royal
"honors." On both sides of the Allan
tic, among people who use the language
of Shakespeare, the prevalent sentiment
on the subject is expressed in the inter-
rogation, 'Who cares?"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-15

Bunker Hill day will be celebrated
Thursday by the Sons and Daughters
Of the American Revolution. Many old
revolutionary families are represented
in Los Angeles, which is one of the
biggest American" cities on the North
American continent. If our population
should continue to grow at the present
rate, ere long there will be more Amer
leans in Los Angeles than there are in
New York.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-15
AT THE THEATERs

AUDTTORIUM-Dark.
MASON-AIarie Doro in "Ths Morals OF
Marcus"
BELAsCO-Richard Bennett in ''The Lion
and the Mouse"
BURBANK-"A Milk white Flag"
GRAND-"No Mother to Guide Her"
MAJESTTC-KOlb and Dill in Lonesome
Town"
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Los ANGELES-VaudeYflle.
WALKER-Vaudeville.
EMPIRE-Vaudeville.
UNIQUE-vaudeville and comedy, THE
Masqueraders."
MISREPRESENTATION comedy.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-15

Wn1cn QOeS Ilul GU
operate with its
neighbors. for the
criminal may be a
t h o u S a n d miles
away fro m the
scene of his crime
within twenty-four
hours. 1t was to
bring about that
cooperation and to
transform the police
forces of the world
into one great or
ganization, e a C h
part aiding the 9TH
er in it's work, each
part looking for the
lawbreakers of all,
that the Interna-
tional Association
Of Police Chiefs was
formed.
Along with it was
formed the Interna-
tional Bureau OF
Identification, now
located in Wash
ington. This bu-
reau has the records S
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-15

Important questions SHOULD have
been considered by the city council at a
meeting which SHOULD have been held
yesterday. But there was no quorum,
a fact which left many good citizens in
a state of suspense.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-15

Elks' entertainment fund invites citi-
zens to contribute. The program for
the welcome of the Elks will help ad-
vertise Greater Los Angeles. Our Wis
itors will come to our metropolis with
great expectations, and should be sent
away saying, well. thought Los An
geles was a live city, but had no idea it
was such big winner as it is. Califor-
mia for mine!"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-15

Arizona and New Mexico are prepar-
ing for statehood. The Republican par
ty is pledged to admit them by the fol-
lowing plank in the platform on which
President Taft was elected: 1--WE favor
the immediate admission of the terri
tories of New Mexico and Arizona as
separate states in the Union"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-15

Many motor trucks may now be seen
on the streets of Los Angeles. In few
years thousands of auto vehicles run
ming swiftly and safely over good roads
will help the public to compel railroads
to give "sauare dealn rates.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-15
Public Letter Box

TO CORRESPONDENTS intended
for publication rlusS be accompanied by the
name and address of the writer. The Her
aid gives the widest latitude to correspond
ents, but assumes no responsibility for their
views.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-15

Los Angeles has a finer and moro
body of school teachers than
any other city in the world. This re-
mark is made without any fear Of sue
cessful contradiction. Our teachers are
''the pick of the country" Therefore
very few changes in the personnel of
the citys teaching staff will be made
at the board of education meeting this
aVaOipU
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-15

Consolidation election petition was
filed yesterday and city council viii re-
ceive official notification this morning.
The Greater Los Angeles question is
now in practical politics.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-15

Mrs. Katherine Clemmons Gould re-
fused to tell her age. Judging by the
jewelry for which her admirers have
had to pay big bills, 1t is a perennial
golden age.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-15

awake. and in consequence there is
great immortality, the worst evil that
can befall any nation, for it is the cor
rupter of youth.
My recommendation is: One glass at
a time, and no more. z. r.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-15

When the price of butter is high, as it
is at present, the Los Angeles house,
wife has consolation in the fact that it
is the price and not the butter.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-15

troduced into a city the righteous
should rejoice and rally as one man to
its support. When it fully prevails, in
it's highest sense, the kingdom of God
will have come on the earth.
SAVONAROLA.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-15
OAKLAND MAYOR
PRAISES t1ARBOR
CONGRATULATIONS EXTENDED
TO LOS ANGELES
BIG RESULTS ARE FoREsEEN IN
NORTHERN CITY
State Realty Board Also Extends the
Right Hand of Fellowship Over
Consolidation with San
Pedro

Oakland, through the citys mayor,
has extended congratulations to Los
Angeles on the result of the consolida-
ton campaign. The Los Angeles har-
Dor commission has received the follow
ing telegram from Mayor Frank X.
Mott:
ION behalf of the city of Oakland
I congratulate you on the result or
your untiring and devoted work May
the development of your harbor go
speedily forward, that Los Angeles may
be enabled to do her share in caring
for the coming great commerce of the
Pacific coast"
Another telegram of congratulatlon
came to the commission from the dele
gates to the California state realty
federation in convention at the bay
cities. 1t is representative of local or
ganizations in all parts of the states
and shows the appreciation of the mn
portance of harbor development on the
part of the real estate interests or
California. The convention instructed
President d. w. Carmichael and Sec
retary Burdett to send the following
telegram to the harbor commission;
"The California state realty fedora
ton. in convention assembled, con-
graduates the city of Los Angeles ana
Yourselves upon the result of the con-
solidation elections
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-15

what was possibly his best appearance
as the Duke in Lucia"
Arcangeli and cara are entirely dll-
ferent in their work, but both are gen
eral favorites. In comedy roles or
strong character parts Arcangeli Is
particularly successful.
In the special program given last
night each singer was greeted with de-
lighted applause, and the curtains were
raised from seven to ten times after
each act, and soloists responded, bow
ing, while the audience testified its en-
thusiastic approval of the singers, as
we'll as it's regret that this enjoyable
season is terminated.
The consistently good work when
the company has done was we'll re-
warded last night by the attendance OF
one of the largest audiences of the sea-
son.
The composite bill included Act IL
from Lucia di Lammermoor, the sex
tette and mad scene, with Nine. Nor
ELI. Mile. Williams, M. Bari, NJ. Zara,
NJ. Oteri NJ. Giuliani and chorus; Act
II from I'll Trovatore," the camp
scene, with Mile. Strauss, NJ. Samoiloff
and chorus, and "Cavalleria Rusti-
cana" with this cast of characters:
Santuzza, Nine. r. Duce-Merola; Lola,
Mile. Zarad; Mamma Lucia, Mile. M.
Kaplan; Turiddu. M Bari; Alfio, M.
cara. Conductor G. Merola.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-15
GRAND OPERATIC
SEASON CLOSES
LARGE AUDIENCE TESTIFIES
TO ARTISTS WORTH
SINGERS Reach Zenith in Presentation
of "CaValIeria," Mad Scene from
"Lucia" and Popular Second
Act of "Trovatore"

The season of grand opera which was
closed last night at the Mason has been
without doubt one of the most satisfac-
tory engagements of the sort which
Los Angeles theatrical world has
known. Although but few of the singers
have appeared here before, they have
won a position in the esteem and ap-
probation of the local audiences which
will assure each individual artist a
cordial greeting in future appearances
here.
1t is to be hoped that the organiza-
ton, as such, may visit US again,
bringing one or two more new operas.
This engagement has witnessed the
singing of two new operas. OF these
Fedora" although practically un-
known in the west, has been heard
with delight by eastern audiences,
while Mascagnrs "L'Amico Fritz" was
presented to Los Angeles theatergoers
before the Atlantic states heard it.
The personnel of the company is well
balanced, and the casts have been, in
the main, adequate for each production.
OF the sopranos Therry and Norelll
have been favOrites, while Duce- Merola
in Carmen" and Bertossi as Aida each
achieved notable success. Strauss has
done her best work as AZucena, and
the other women soloists have been
generally acceptable. SamOilOff and
ColOmbini have divided first tenor hon
ors. The former singer has a generally
mellow, smooth voice. occasionally big
and surprisingly resonant, but dra-
matlcally Colombini has so many re-
sources that he has never failed to
make his roles convincing. Bari made
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-15
CITIZENS OF SAN
PEDRO JOIN HANDS
old-Tine Partisanship Disappears
and After Thursdays Victory All
Stand Shoulder to Shoulder
to Face Future

SAN PEDRO, Aug. 14,-The excite
ment incident to the election of Thurs
day has nearly subsidized now and peo-
pie are busying themselves again in
their workaday pursuits, which have
been neglected by some for the fur
therance of the cause Of consolidation.
1t is the consensus of opinion here
that the Los Angeles consolidation
committee, which has directed the
merging of Los Angeles Wilmington
and San Pedro, should continue its
valuable work, and with the Los Ange-
les harbor commission act as advisory
board to the governing body of the city
in the formation and completion of the
plans for the development of the great
harbor of Los Angeles.
That no time will be lost in calling the
bond election and expending the money
thus secured is the belief of everybody
here. The pledges made by Los Ange-
les will, it is expected, be carried out
to even greater lengths than antici-
Iated.
Following the canvass of the vote,
which will be made by the council Of
Los Angeles and the board of trustees
of this city sitting together at Los An
geles Monday, there will still be an in
terVal before Los Angeles can take
charge here, viz, the time taken to get
the certificate TO Sacramento and the
notice back from the secretary of state
The trustees of this city will meet on
Tuesday afternoon, but it is imprOba-
BILE that anything but the smallest
amount of routine work will be at
tempted.
Although the officials of this city
have received their full share of scor-
ing during the long campaign Of near
" a year. the sentiment now prevails
that it is best to forget the past and
all the unpleasant features of the cam
paign, and all work together for the
building of a great city and a great
harbOr
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-15
THREE LYONS IN
RACE FOR OFFICE
COUNCILMAN HENRY OPPOSED
BY HARRY AND GEORGE
Five Men Secure Petitions and Start
Out to Get Names Emitting
Them to Enter the
Primaries

Five more persons with the lued thdI
the direct primaries is the straight roau
TO political seats of honor TOOK out Pc
titions from the city clerks office yes
terday and began a canvass for 1OO
signers. in order to have their names
nIaced on the ballot as candidates tor
councilmen. They are w. II. OCon-
nell. p. w. Ross, Charles F. Brett, the
Socialist party and Alfred Moore.
outside of the three early candidates
in the field for the mayoralty-Mushel'
smith and Parish and Capt. &. H.
Hance. who wishes again to be city
treasurer-the only other office for
which an aspirant has put in an ap-
pearance and taken out petltons le
| that of auditor. Ethan R. Allen would
like to have the job.
Allen is a member Of the Fairgrounds
commission. He was appointed to TINS
position by Mayor Alexander soon af-
ter the mayor took office. Prior to that
time he was the city bill board inspec-
tor and has gone down in flaming let
ters in the history of Los Angeles as
the only city employe who ever had his
own position abolished. While bill
board inspector, Allen recommended an
ordinance to the council that gave the
bill board inspector a little more
authority over the billbOards he had to
inspect. The council passed the ordi-
nance, but before it did so cut out not
only the new features that had been
added. but some of the old ones as We'll
and made the position of bill board IN
spector mere name.
The following week Allen introduced
another ordinance. This ordinance re
duced the license fee of the big bill
board men and increased the fee of the
little men in the business, but at the
same time it abolished the office of bill
board inspector. He declared he was
disgusted with having nothing to do
Since that time there has been no bill
board inspector.
Councilman Henry Lyon views with
alarm another Richmond in the field
although his name is not Richmond.
Councilman Henr-' would give two or
three votes if it was. 1t is Lyon,
George Lyon of the one time Ninth
ward. and he is a candidate for the city
council That makes three of the same
name, Councilman Henry Lyon, Harry
Lyon and George Lyon, all of whom are
striving for the same seat.
Il guess every Lyon in town is going
to roar for the job of councilman"
said Councilman Henry yesterday, with
a plaintive note in his voice. II would
like to vary the monotony of this thing
a little. I hope the next member of
our great and illustrious family that
takes out petition will spell his name
Lion, or even add an s. If any more
Of us go after this job the alphabetic-
ally arranged ballot will look like a
section of the city directory"
But Councilman Henry has a little
hope, for George Lyon took out his Pc
tition on Friday, the 18th. and if that
double hoodoo doesn't prove efficacious
Councilman Henry will throw away his
rabbits foot,